BY P. GRAY MEEK.
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Ink Slings.
The Commissioners ‘have came and went”
The Shriners are on deck
‘ They have a camel and a goat,
And some other things I "spec,
But what they are we'll never know
For that’s the mystery
That's only told to Pilgrims bold
Of Koran’s Nobility.
—Gen. GoBIN might have added that
the National Guard makes him sick, as well
as state politics.
—Every man must stand on his own legs
these days. They don’t make one pair to
carry two people any more.
—While straw hats are being pretty gen-
erally called in, straw stacks are just begin-
ning to be put out.
—The successful man is not the one who
makes the most money, but the one who
gets the most money out of the opportuni-
ties he has.
—How did it happen that DANIEL was
not present at the Union party convention?
He might not have been needed or missed,
but it seems to us that he ought to have
been there.
—Prince CHING need not be so sarcastic
in his thanks to the Americans because the
-wood-work of the Chinese imperial palace
was not carried away as loot. He can
thank his pig-tailed head that there was
any of China left on which an imperial
palace could stand.
—The Hon. T. LARRY EYRE, super-
intendent of public buildings and grounds,
can probably ‘see no reason why a per-
sonal registration amendment should not
pass the Legislature,”’ but LARRY isn’f
one of the kind who looks for reasons until
the ‘old man’ gives the word to kill a
bill. :
— Lieutenant Governor WATRES bas had
his ear to the ground and heard the duty
calls. It is necessary to the salvation of
Pennsylvania—so he probably thinks—that
he become the Governor and he has an-
nounced himself accordingly. Of course
QuAY stands between Gen. WATRES and
the salvation of the State.
— There were great crowds and great
enthusiasm at the Union party convention
in Philadelphia on Tuesday. It remains
to be seen whether all of their energy was
expended in speeches and cheers in the
Academy of Music or whether they will
have enough left to get out to the polls
and vote the way they talk now.
—It will only be a matter of a few days
now until CzoLGosz will be ushered into a
place where he will be able to preach an-
archy to his heart’s content. It won’t make
much difference about his being opposed to
law and order down there. So long as the
fire keeps hot he'll have enough troubles of
his own to look after without making more
for other people.
—TIf the Pennsylvania Legislature would
only give the people a chance to use voting
machines instead of the corrupt ballot there
would be no need for Union parties and re-
form movements. But, we fear, the only
machine the poor old Keystone State can
have is the one invented by boss QUAY and
not the honest device of J. H. MYERS, the
Rochester inventor.
—The dispatch with which the assassin
CzoLGosz has been tried and convicted
will have a very reassuring effect on the
public. Everything was done with becom-
ing dignity, yet it was done speedily
enough to satisfy every clamor. In fact the
law’s delays and the loop holes afforded
through technicalities have done more to
foster lynching and such lawless outbreaks
than any other agency.
—Since the hoard of navigating officers
of the fleet that was in the Santiago en-
gagement have decided that the chart they
made themselves, and subscribed to, is a
humbug the public will begin to realize
that there are some other craft, besides
SAMPSON, that will need to have their bilge
plates readjusted before they can sail out
into the sea of full publicity with im-
punity. .
—The Irem Shriners, who are in town
listening to the plaints of about forty
novices, ordered them all to wash their feet
and soak them in coal tar to keep them
from taking cold while riding the camel
over the hot sands of the desert. One of
the eager novitiates, when he saw the car
load of scenery, camel and goat, thought
the order was genuine and now he is proba-
bly conferring with CAL GREEN as to the
best way of getting the tar off.
—The Philadelphia Record is of the opin-
jon “‘that it is more clearly revealed than
ever that the navy is divided between two
warring factions * * * Upon the
numerical strength of the two it would be
difficuit to determine.’”” Not at all.
While SAMPSON hasall of the ‘‘revolving
« chair”? sailors and the most of the junior
officers who are afraid to open their mouths
for fear of an appointive set back, SCHLEY
has the men behind the guns and they
have both numbers and courage on their
side.
—The WATCHMAN had every confidence
in former Governor PATTISON’S ability to
reorganize and rehabilitate the Philadel-
phia Democracy, but he has failed. The
failure was not for want of sincere effort,
however, and we still believe that bad he
been given the support he had every right
to expect there would have been a different
result. The whole trouble in the situation
lies in the fact that the former Governor
is honest and the men with whom he was
dealing are not. And honesty and dis-
honesty can never pull together.
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—The annual conference of the Pennsylva
nia Chapter of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution will
be held in Harrisburg, Oectober 23rd, 24th
and 25th. .
—Jobn Kemererand Edgar Schwenk, of
| Sugar valley, gathered eight bushels of wild
grapes in the narrows a’ few days ago, and
Jesse Schrack, John Zellers and Lewis Geyer
gathered sixteen bushels.
—Fred H. Freeborn, formerly of Jersey
Shore, was accidentally shot and instantly
killed at Buffalo Monday. Mr. Freeborn
VOL. 46
Overlooking an Important Matter.
The WATCHMAN may be wrong in the
matter of which it proposes to speak. It
earnestly hopes it is, but from present ap-
pearances and the little interest that seems
to be manifested in the question it looks
very much as if the proposed amendents to
the constitution are to be allowed to go
by default or take care of themselves.
It is now, but little over six weeks until
the election. Everything else that per-
tains thereto bas been discussed and re-dis-
cussed and contended over for weeks and
weeks, while up to this time we bave not
noticed a half dozen papers or heard from
half dozen meetings that bave considered
or referred to these amend ments—the most
important question that have been before
the people of the State for many, many
years.
In fact, the election of local candidates
for the city of Philadelphia and the part
the Democratic voters are to take in de-
termining whom they should be has at-
tracted much more attention and roused a
much greater interest among the people of
the State than has the more important mat-
ter of what kind of registration and what
kind of election laws we shall be allowed to
make for the future.
This should not be so. The people
should not allow questions of fusion, of
coalition, or re-organization, or of the in-
dividual success of any candidates to over-
shadow the great question of changing our
constitution so that such election laws as
the people of the State desire can be enact-
ed and such registration acts be placed up-
on the statute books as will secure an hon-
est and unpadded registration of voters. .
The adoption of the two proposed amend-
ments will change neither our present regis-
tration nor election laws. They are only
intended to widen the authority of the
Legislature so that laws suitable to exist-
ing situations can be enacted. Their suc-
cess will fasten no new system upon the
State; will add nothing to the expenses of
the people, but will simply give authority
to coming Legislatures to meet changed
conditions and enact such laws as will se-
cure to the people an honest poll of the
vote and an honest retufn of the same. |
Their failure will continge the preseut in-
adequate laws and present corrupt systems
for years to come, for under no conditions
can the amendments now proposed be again
submitted to the people for a period of five
years.
With so important a matter to he deter-
mined at the election we can scarcely un-
derstand why so little attention has been
given it. There may be time yet to arouse
the people on this subject or no opposition
may manifest itself to the adoption of these
resolutions, but under any circumstances
it might be well for those having the
management of the different campaigns in
their charge to pay a little more attention
to this matter, even if it has to be done at
the expense of time that is devoted to
settling the wrangles of discordant leaders
or the disputes arising out of factional
fends.
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Somebody Ought to Act.
More than two weeks have elapsed since
Lieutenant Governor GOBIN publicly de-
clared that bribery and corruption bad been
practiced during the last session of the
Legislature to an unprecedented extent,
but no one of those concerned has thus far
called him to account. He even particu-
larized sufficiently to fasten venality on
five Democratic Senators and made the
charge so direct that everyone understood
who was meant. But neither of the gen-
tlemen has raised a word of protest. By
their silence they practically plead guilty
to the charge. As MRS. MALAPROP would
say, they ‘‘own the impeachment.”’ A
But why is it that others are silent?
The district attorney of Dauphin county
has a duty to perform iu the premises, and
why has he taken no action ? He is under
sworn obligation to bring matters of that
kind to the attention of the grand juiy and
summon such witnesses as he is able to get
to support the accusation. Or in the event
‘of his failure there are other means of
bringing the matter to a judicial determi-
pation. Either of the common pleas judges
of Dauphin county bas the right and it is
a duty to refer to the matter in charging
the grand jury. In that event it might be
necessary to postpone the investigation for
a term of court, for the judge would not be
expeoted to provide the wituesses.
The grand jury itself, moreover, has the
right to take the initiative in the matter,
and summon General GOBIN to tell what
he knows and that would probably reveal
other witnesses. Even a private citizen
or a public official connected with one of
the departments of the state government is
capable of acting as prosecutor. It fact
some of ‘‘the HILL’’ officials have been so
aspersed by General GOBIN’S statement
that nothing less than a judicial investiga-
tion will relieve them. It was intimated
that the Attorney General was smirched by
‘the corruption and insurance comniissioner
DURHAM has been accused. Why don’t
one of those gentlemen appeal to the courts.
There is something rotten in Denmark.
Watres Won’t Do.
New interest was put in the political
gossip of the day by the announcement, on
Monday morning, that Lieutenant Gover-
nor WATRES, of Scranton, is acandidate for
nomination for Governor. It was not en-
tirely news for there have been intimations
of such a possibility for several months.
But it was not expected that the formal an-
nouncement would be made for some time
to come and for that reason it came some-
what in the nature of a surprise on Mon-
day. But there was no lack of authentici-
ty in the announcement. It appeared in
the form of a personal letter signed by Mr.
WATRES himself and addressed to his
friends, and frankly solicited their report.
Colonel WATRES makes no bones of his
desire to be Governor. It is a laudable
ambition that every citizen has a right to
indulge, he says, substantially. In his own
case; he intimates, there is something more
than the ordinary right to aspire, for he has
served the party and the State toa consid-
erable extent and therefore bas had the
requisite experience and has the necessary
ability. He tells his friends that he served
eight years in the State Senate and four as
Lieutenant Governor. Beside that he
served a brief time as chairman of the Re-
publican state committee and ten years on
the executive committee of his party.
There is not only a wealth but a variety of
experience in such a record.
It is safe to predict that Mr. WATRES
will not be nominated by the coming Re-
publican state convention, however. The
job is already bespoke and though Col.
W ATRES is all tight be won’t do. Senator
QuAY wants a different kind of a Governor.
He has now tasted the sweets of ownership
and doesn’t propose to relinquish the game
sosoon. There was a time when Colonel
W ATRES might have made his calling and
election sure, but that time has passed. It
may come again after QUAY is dead, but
not before. WATRES revealed a conscience
when he was Lieutenant Governorand that
ended him. A Governor whd is owned
has no business with either conscience or
character and for that reason WATRES
won’t do.
Our New President.
The new President is going tobe Presi:
‘dent of the United States and not of a sec-
tion, if his present plans are not altered.
“I will have no use for dividing lines or
sectionalism in this country during wy ad-
ministration,’’ he said to a group of south-
ern visitors the other day. Continuing in
this line he added that his mother was a
southern woman and that he is proud of
the fact that one of his uncles was an ad-
miral in the Confederate’ navy. These ex-
pressions cannot fail to have a reassuring
influence on public feeling in the South.
1t ought to exercise a wholesome influence
on the country, North and South.
All things considered it may be said that
the administration of the new President is
beginning under the most auspicious con-
ditions. President ROOSEVELT has practic-
ally declared himself in favor of tariff re-
form and given pledge that his influence
will be for such reduction in the tax bur-
dens of the country as present conditions
justify. Of course that is a negative prop-
osition and may mean much or little. Sen-
ator HANNA would bave said the same
any time within the past four years. But
to his mind no tax reductions would have
been justified, as long as there were subsidy
mongers unsatisfied.
But it is different with President ROOSE-
vELT. What he says he means, literally.
He hasn’t learned to simulate. He accepts
‘without qualification or mental reservation
the statement made by his lamented pred-
ecessor in office that it is our duty ‘‘to
sell wherever we can and buy wherever
the buying will enlarge our sales.” That
declaration is susceptible to but one inter-
pretation. It means tariff for revenue on-
ly, a cardinal Democratic policy, and what
is more important and significant it seems
that he will be the President of all parties
as well as of all sections.
The Pan American Exposition,
It is to be regretted that the recent na-
tional tragedy at Buffalo is working an ad-
verse influence on the Pan-American expo-
sition then and now in progress in that
oity. Late information from there indi-
cates that the attendance has fallen off very
materially during the past three weeks and
the success which was practically assured,
is now enveloped in doubt. There is no
just reason for this. Neither the exposi-
tion managers nor the city authorities in
Buffalo were responsible for the great na-
tional calamity. No precautionary meas-
ure to secure the proper policing of the city
or the grounds was neglected.
If the change for the worse is influenced
by a sentimental sympathy for the late
President it is most grievously out of place.
The President cherished no resentment
against the exposition or the city in his dy-
ing moments.
wounded he expressed the hope that no
blame: would be put. on either and that
there would be no impairment of the pros-
In fact, after he was’
BELLEFONTE, PA., SEPTEMBER 27, 1901.
perity of either on account of what hap-
pened. In fact he had a deep interest in
the exposition and an abiding faith in the
results of it. If he could speak to the peo-
ple of to-day he would most probably urge
the generous patronage of the exposition.
The Pan-American is a vast undertaking,
but not not a selfish enterprise. It was
not intended entirely for the city of Buffa-
lo. Its purpose and the aim of those who
prepared it was to promote friendly rela- |
tions between the various peoples on’ this
hemisphere and expand the trade between
the several Americas. Why should this
purpose be defeated because a miscreant
obtained entrance to the exj.osition and
committed an atrocious crime ? We all
join in regrets for that but conditions are
not improved by taking spite out of the ex-
position. On the contrary, we can show re-
spect for the martyred President by doing
what he would have done, namely by visit-
ing the exposition and encouraging its pur-
poses.
Senator Hanna and Tariff Reform.
Senator HANNA'S statement that if Pres-
ident RooSEVELT fulfills his promise to ad-
here to the policies adopted by his pred-
ecessor in office, he, HANNA, will cordial-
ly aud loyally support him, indicates a
new and important convert to the principle
of tariff reform. The policy recently adopted
by McKiNLEY and announced in his able
and timely Buffalo speech was ‘‘tariff for
revenue only.” His language will admit
of no other interpretation. We must sell
wherever we can,” he declared, ‘and buy
wherever the huying will increase our
sales.” That meant that we must cultivate
trade relations with Great Britain by
sacrificing tariff schedules.
It President ROOSEVELT adheres to that
policy, we will likewise cordially and loyal-
ly support him. That is the policy for
which we have been earnestly contending
for ‘vears. It isthe policy which means
commercial, rather than territorial expan-
gion and which promises constant instead
of intermitteat employment of our indus-
trial forces. It means uninterrupted in-
dustrial activity for there can be no over-
production when the markets of the world
are open and if we ‘‘sell wherever we can,
and buy wherever the buying will increase
our#ales,”’ there will always be a.demand
equal to the supply. This is the logic of
the laws of trade. If is the consequence of
the survival of the fittest.
It is possible, of course, that Senator
HANNA makes his promise with a mental
reservation. That is to say he may insist
that a part of the price of his support is
that President ROOSEVELT shall favor the
atrocious ship-subsidy schemes in which he
and a few other multimillionaires are con-
cerned. In that event Senator HANNA in-
dicates the parting of the ways between him
and us. One form of robhery of the people
is the same as another, to our mind, and in
objecting to largesses under the tariff rob-
bery we object to bounties under the
subsidy scheme of spoliation. We should
be glad to have Senator HANNA with us
in all things, for he is an able man. Bat
we can’t stand for robbery of any sort.
Grief for McKinley.
The funeral of President McKINLEY
was among the most solemn and impres-
sive events in the history of the country.
The obsequies of the first of our martyred
Presidents ABRAHAM LINCOLN occurred at
a time when the country was emerging
from a prolonged and devasting war and
in the shadow of military glamor it took
on a measure of ceremonial that was absent
from the event of last Thursday. The
ragic death of GARFIELD likewise created
a profound impression and the faneral was
imposing. But the burial of McKINLEY
stirred the country to a depth never before
reached and in that measure it was the
more striking.
It would be hard to estimate the reason
for these differences. Curiously enough
the three murdered Presidents were alike
in some respect. They were among the
most amiable of the men who have reached
distinction in the public life of the United
States. LINCOLN was almost like a child
in the simplicity of his life and the henev-
olence of his character. GARFIELD, more
subtle in his nature, was nevertheless ex-
ceptionally frank and amiable in disposi-
tion. McKINLEY was more austere than
either, but nevertheless exceptionally kind
and generous in his impulses. One would
bave thought that the similar death of all
would have excited similar emotions in the
minds of the people.
But we find that such was not the case.
The others were widely and even deeply
mourned, but as a stranger mourns for a
man of good repute whese useful life has
attracted friendly notice. McKINLEY, on
the other hand, was followed to his grave
by the hearts of all the people with feelings
‘akin to these which. would be. stirred by
the : death of the nearest: relative. J ast
why this is'so is left to conjecture, though
‘it may be assumed that one. who would
attribute it in large part to his, constant
and chivalric devotion to an invalid wife
1 would not be far away.
| Cortelyou.
NO. 38.
Union Party Nominates.
It is in Opposition to the Regular Republican Party.
Yerkes for the Supreme Court. Elisha M. Coray
Jjr., Named for State Treasurer, and it is Under-
stood Palm, the Democratic Candidate Will With-
draw. The Philadelphia City Ticket.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24. — The first
state and city convention of the union par-
ty, which has been organized iu opposition
to the regular Republican organization in
the state and city, were held here to-day,
and the following tickets were placed in
the field :
STATE.
For Judge of the Supreme Court—Judge
Harman Yerkes, of Bucks county; demo-
crat and the nominee of the democratic
state convention.
State Treasurer—Elisha A. Ccray jr., of
Luzerne county ; Independent Republican.
CITY.
For District Attorney—P. F. Rothermel
jr.; Republican and present incumbent.
Recorder of Deeds—John Virdin, Repub-
lican and present incumbent.
Controller—John M. Walton ;Republican
and present incumbent.
Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court—Frank
A. Hartranft; Democrat.
Judges of Common Pleas Court No. 5—
G. Harry Davis, Republican, and Henry
Budd, Democrat.
Members of the board of Revision of
Taxes — Simon Gratz, Republican, and
Both pres-
Rinaldo A. Lukens, Democrat.
ent incumbents.
The city ticket is identical with that
named by the Municipal League last night,
and the same candidates will be nominated
tomorrow night by the town meeting of the
Pattison wing of the Democratic party
which has broken away from the regular
Democratic organization because the latter
body refused to fuse with the union party.
The state convention delegates selected a
full state central committee of which ex-
Director of Public Safety Frank M. Riter,
of this city, was elected chairman. The
campaign in both the city and the state
will be pushed from now on with great
vigor. There was not the slightest friction
in the convention, both Republicans and
Democrats vieing with each other in honor-
It is under-
stood that in a short time Andrew G. Palm,
of Crawford county, the Democratic nomi-
nee for state treasurer, will withdraw in
favor of Coray, thus making fusion between
the state Democratic organization and the
ing the candidates selected.
union party.
Ih its platform it says among other
things : n
“The -union party has been calle into
hrow-
rol in
being for the single purpose of over!
ing the evil combination now in con
the state and electing men without#
to affiliations who will. admini
simple honesty and ability the
which they are elected. It:does fiot aim to
sever citizens from their affiliation with the
great parties that are divided upon ques-
Its struggle is
for an honest ballot and for the restoration
of integrity and capacity in state and mun-
We heartily recommend the
emphatic expressions of the Democratic
state convention in favor of a closer union
between that organization and all others of
different political convictions who are ready
to make patriotic aud earnest efforts to re-
generate the government of both city and
state; and we welcome the aid of this great
party and of all good citizens and organiza-
tions of national politics.
icipal affairs.
tions in the cause we have at heart.
“We especially condemn the revolation-
arv acts of the late legislature in summarily
deposing the municipal officers of cities of
the second class, whereby the people of
those cities were disfranchised for a period
of nearly two years and denied any voice
in the control of their own local affairs.
“We denounce the secret plans and the
legislation that brought them to fruition,
whereby franchises of incalculable value
have been voted away by the legislature
and by councils, and also the executive of-
ficials who bave used the power of their
great offices to consummate the wrong thus
inflicted upon the whole body of the peo-
ple.”
Nor Do We Expect Any.
From the Johnstown Tribune.
The Bellefonte WATCHMAN says Theo-
dore Roosevelt was at one time a very pro-
nounced Civil Service man, so much so
that he was made a member of the Civil
Service Commission, but since serving in
that capacity he has filled the office of
police commissioner of New York City and
Governor of the State of N. Y., in neither
of which places did he appoint Demo-
crats to positions, but on the contrary only
Republicans of the most pronounced type.
Maybe he could not find any Democrats
who could stand as good an examination
as Republicans;and then perhaps he looked
at things differently when he got into a
position by partisan influence from what he
did when put into one on a non-partisan
platform. But whatever the reason, there
is ground in for the suspicion that
the Democrats will receive few of tlie loaves
and fishes to be distributed by the present
And we will
National Administration.
ever pray,’ etc.
Yes, a Change is Needed in the Naw
Department.
From the York Gazette.
It would be a blessing for President
Roosevelt if the rumors that Secretary of
the navy Long is about to retire were
founded on fact. Secretary Long has
e
doubtless is an honest and able man hut he
We suggest
that the President accept Secretary Long’s
resignation if he sends it in and appoint as
his successor Secretary to the President
That gentleman bas proved
his emineut fitness to fill almost auy
position in the service of the government
and he would without a doubt be just
the mau to overhaul the useless and
trouble-creating bureaus and build up in
their places a system for the administration
of the affairs of the navy which would be
made a failure as a cabinet officer.
lacks the elements of tact.
satisfactory-all around.
— Suabseribe for the WATCHMAN.
was auditor of the Buffalo and Susquehanna
railroad. He was 35 years old.
—Warren Gilger, of Shamokin, was held
up in his bed in a hotel on Wednesday, in
order that he could ‘see the funeral of his
wife, whom he killed on Saturday, go by. He
afterwards shot himself and will not recover.
—Frank Togan died Tuesday at his home
1n South Scranton as a result of injuries sus-
tained in a practice game with the high
school football team last week. Togan was
injured while engaged in a centre rush play.
—A cow owned by Al. Wilson, near Wil-
liamsport, stepped on a board that covered a
well, and was precipitated thirty two feet to
the bottom. There were several feet of wa-
ter in the well. The animal was drawn up
by a windlass. It was not seriously injured.
—The Twenty second Pennsylvania Caval-
ry Regiment association will hold its annual
reunion at Marklesburg, Huntingdon county,
on Friday, October 18. A grand old time is
anticipated and all old soldiers with their
friendsare requested to meet with the “boys’’
on the above date.
—Pat Dunn, while driving one of T.F_
Smith’s lumber teams on the Kettle creek
road, went over an embankment, near Sny-
der’s in Clinton county. Dunn was severely
injured, but no bones were broken. The
wagon was demolished and the horses were
badly hurt.
—Joseph McGuire was cut in the neck by
an unknown man at Hudson, near Wilkes-
barre, Wednesday night, receiving a wound
an inch long. He wore a high collar which
saved the jugular vein. The collar was stifily
starched, and a slit over two inches long was
cut in it.
—Ira Burket, aged 18 years, and his broth-
er Edward, aged 22 years, sons of Edwin
Burket, were on their way from Altoona to
Claysburg last Wednesday night, when Ira
attempted to kill himself. He fired three
shots, but one of which taking effect. The
bullet lodged under the skin on the fore-
head.
—Martin Sevison, an employe of Dano-
wski’s sawmill at White Deer, was backing
up to a table, in the top of whiclr swiftly re
volved a small circular saw. He placed his
hands on the edge of the table, drew-himself
up aud sat down squarely on the saw. Nine-
teen stitches were required to close the
wound.
—TIt is expected now that the new West
Branch Valley railroad will be completed and
trains running over it by March 1st, 1902.
The heaviest piece of work on the new line
is said to be the Fulton tunnel, two miles be-
low Clearfield. It will be 2,000 feet long.
Half of that distance has already been drill-
ed through solid rock, 500 frow each end.
—Joseph Woodley, 34 years old, and mar”
ried, and William Cole, Jr., 17 years old, met
with fatal accidents at the sawmill of Wil.
liam Cole, Sr., at Patton, on Saturday. An
axle of a lumber truck broke and let a pile
of lumber fall on them. Woodley’s left arm,
shoulder and side were crushed toa pulp,
He died. Young Cole cannot recover.
—1It is seldom that a homestead reverts to
four generations of a family and retains its
name. “Elmwood Farm,” three miles north
of Greensburg, owned and occupied by
David C. Gourley. is the exception. It was
descended from Mr. Gourley’s great-grand-
father, John Gourley,who obtained a govern-
ment patent for it and settled on it in 1772.
—Alex. Burd, a 12 year old boy of Kings-
ton, Westmoreland county is dying from the
effects of an explosion of a home made bomb.
Burd and several playmates filled a gas pipe
with dynamite on Sunday afternoon and
lighted it. The fuse did not burn rapidly
and young Burd went to investigate. As he
reached the bomb it exploded. The youth’s
skull was badly shattered.
—James A. Dinehart, veteran riverman of
the West Branch valley, and for the past 30
years superintendent of the Susquehanna
Boom Co.. died at Williamsport Sunday
morning from paralysis, 58 years old. In the
30 years he has worked for the Susquehanna
Boom Co. it is estimated he handled a total
of 4,000,000,000 feet of logs, a record that
makes him king of the rivermen.
—On the return of the Williamsport excur-
sion train to Munson on Saturday night
about 9:30, Henry Molick and a companion
were standing on the track about a half mile
east of the depot in the act of taking a drink
from a bottle, when they were struck by the
train named. Molick was 'instantly killed
and his companion seriously hurt. The de-
ceased leaves a wife and five children. He
was a native of Poland.
—Mountaineers say that there will be a
very light chestnut crop this year. The
small boys have been patiently awaiting
the first big frost to loosen the nuts.
Last fall the sure sign of a big ‘crop was no-
ticed, and it has failed. The old saying is
that the trees bloom fora year ahead,}and,
according to the sign, the crop should be
very heavy this fall, but those who live near
the groves say that this is not true.
—Four valuable horses of John and Harry
Bash, of Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland coun-
ty, were killed on the railroad, a short dis-
tance below their farm house, at Thomas’
school house, Sunday morning. The animals
were caught on the rail bridge and ter-
ribly mutilated. One of the horses killed
was valued at $300, the owner having refus-
ed $285 for it a few days ago, Another horse
which was purchased for $175 was among the
four killed.
—Governor Stone has appointed John
O'Breiter and Dr. 8. T. Davis, of Lancaster;
William A. Robinson and Henry P. Kneps,
of Pittsburg; George W. Skinner, of Scotland,
John W. Kneps. of Allegheny and M. Mc-
Nally, of Philadelphia, members of the Com-
mission to erect a monument to commemorate
the services of the 77th, Pennsylvania regi-
| ment at the battle of Shiloh, for which an ap-
ploptiation of $4,000 was made by the last