BY P. GRAY MEEK. Ink Slings. - —The greatest speakers under the sun, * ‘Whether preacher, teacher or wit, Are the ones who know when they've said their say. And the proper time to quit. 1t’s the quitting biz that tries us all ‘With the fellow whose thoughts are few, And mark it down he is one of the kind, Who never knows when he’s through. —Pittsburgers have no kick coming if “other people call it FLINN-burg hereafter. —1It is the retired pugilist who can right- fully pose as an ex-pounder. —If MATTHEW STANLEY QUAY keeps - falling out with his lieutenants about the first thing he knows he will tumble clear _ over into the Union camp. —An Ohio Adventist has figured it out "that the world will come to an end, for : sure this time, on the 17th of December, "1999. "How thankful we ought to be. . This will give us all time to get through © with the President’s message. _ —Who says we have nothing to show for . our efforts to conquer the Philippines. Bishop THOBURN reports a single mission . that is caring for over 8,000 orphans. As orphan makers we are proving an un- - bounded success. —More than three thousand bills were , introduced daring the first day’s session of Congress, which will give the public a * ‘pretty fair idea of how some of the fellows * expect to get in their hooks on the treasury during the life of the fifty-seventh. —And now we have the evidence of the correctness of the report sent out a few ! weeks ago that members of the cabinet shed tears over parts of the President’s " message. It takes the reading of but very few paragraphs to appreciate how thorough- . ly the whole document has been watered. — It you will notice, not a singie anti- j QUAY post-master has been decapitated in this county, since the rumor got around - that that Superior court judgeship is to be given to a Pittshurger. Possibly judge "Love has grown tired of keeping up his end of the doubletree when there is no promise of an oats bag ahead. —The Hon. THOMAS V. COOPER may swing his red lantern and shake his red ~ head in alarm before the Republican party of Pennsylvania, but the better element of . that organization do not propose to he side . tracked in their ‘great run for reform, nor “will any of them be caught asleep at a - switch that would ditch either the QUAY + or the STONE-FLINN combinations. ° —Tyroue wants a band, which is not an abnormal or depraved want, at all. The town is rarely heard of any more and since the Indians all have wigwams of their own and Col. PRUNER bas been elected mayor the only people who talk of it are tlie bums “who have been in his calaboose and the theatrical people who have played his house. + —While we have no desire to get mixed -up in the controversy that reflects any- thing but credit upon the parties concerned we are forced to the comclusion that our Methodist brethren who have proscribed Dr. SWALLOW from all church gatherings and work until the meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Conference next March have put a very strange interpretation upon the MASTER'S last mortal act of pardoning the thief on the cross. —A sad case of what thoughtlessness of children may cause comes from Bane, N. Y., where a widow, already super-sensitive * ahout her name of DAMN threw herself intoa cistern and was drowned when her children returned from school in tears, be- cause their play fellows had teased them “about their undesirable name. Children will be ever thus, but what appears nobler than the little boy or girl who refrains from laughing at his less fortunate com- panion’s clothing or who stands in defense of some little cripple whose deformities are being made the subject of the rude jokes of young bullies. —A bill is to be introduced in the French chamber of Deputies making it an offense, | punishable by both fine and imprisonment, for girls under thirty years of age to wear corsets or stays of any sort. MARECHAL, the eminent French scientist, says stays are dangerous, that heavy skirts’ shorten the legs and heavy hats contruct [the craniums of women and if they are not ‘stopped in their foolish indulgence of such dress fads we will degenerate into a race of puny, scrawny scrubs. Such a condition is not at all unlikely. For when woman - can use stays to push all of her ‘innards’ up around her neck or down almost to her ‘toes—as fashion decrees her form must be —there must be something loose, some- where. ~—It was a little late in getting there but the constitution has finally caught up to the flag in the Philippines. Chief Justice FULLER, of the Supreme courts, has just handed down a decision in the famous ‘‘fourteen diamond rings’ suit in which he declares that the Philippines are domes- tic territory and that we have no right to collect duty on imports from those islands. This is exactly what the Demociats declar- ed in 1900, but the proposition was regard- ed as buncombe by the Republican Congress that had ratified the treaty aud appropri- ated the $20,000,000 to pay Spain for the Archipelago. The learned Justice fur- ther says that when we bought the islands we also became heirs of all the insurrections that had been harrassing Spain for bun- dreds of years before DEWEY sent her squadron to the bottom of Manila bay. & v Ti VOL. 46 BELLEFONTE, PA., STATE RIGHTS AN D FEDERAL UNION. DECEMBER 6, 1901. NO. 48. cums The President's Message. We will hardly be considered ungenerous in criticism when we say that the first message to Congress of President ROSE- VELT will be a disappointment, both to his political friends and foes. A great public document could hardly have been expected under the circumstances. With compara- tively little experience in public affairs previously it would have been unjust to demand from him a paper of the standard created by some of his predecessors in of- fice, even if he had been called to the duty of creating it in the usual way. But with- in less than two months from the moment that he was unexpectedly and through the medium of a national tragedy summoned to the grave duties of the high office, it be- came his duty to prepare the message and so considered the success he has achieved must be not only surprising but gratifying to the public. It reveals a splendid liter- ary equipment, as well as a fairly well digested understanding of the duties of his office. Bat those who expected the President to treat every question of public interest with the courage that he disclosed in his mili- tary operations, or the intelligence with which he entered upon the less exacting duties of his office must be disappointed. Consideration must be given to the fact that the document was written ‘under the shadow of a great calamity.’”’ But even that fact will not make plain the mental gymnastics which made it possible after declaring that ‘‘we need every honest and efficient immigrant fitted to become an American citizen,’’ to add ‘‘all persons should be excluded who are below a certain standard of economic fitness to enter our industrial field as competitors with Ameri- can labor.” With such demagogues as POWDERLY to determine the qualifications such a regulation would be as effective. to keep out all kinds of immigrants as if a Chinese wall a thousand feet high, with a coping of barbed wire, had been erected around the boundaries of the country. Another inconsistency, manifestly the consequence of lack of courage, is shown in his treatment of the labor problem in its economic aspect. In one paragraph he truthfully states that ‘‘American wage- workers work with their heads as well as their bands. Moreover, they take a keen pride in what they are doing so that in- dependent of the reward, they wish to turn out a perfect job. This is the great secret of our success in competition with the labors of foreign countries.””” When he wrote that he was temporarily free from the slavery of the tariff mongers. But it was only for a brief period, for within the space of two pages removed from that obvi- ously correct view he adds ‘‘nothing could be more unwise than to disturb the busi- ness interests of the country by any gen- eral tariff change at this time.”’ Clearly MARK HANNA got a line on him and frightened him out of his hester senses. Such fanlts run through the message and yet it is not all bad. A Gubernatorial Mix up. Unless the stories which come from Washington are glaringly false and strik- ingly misleading, Governor STONE'S ‘‘rip- ping’’ operations in" Pittsburg have com- pletely destroyed Attorney General ELK- IN’s chances for the gubernatorial nomina- tion next year. That is to say some of the leading Republican newspapers of the State allege that Senator QUAY has declared in unequivocal language that it will not do to nominate Mr. ELKIN this year. Some other year the faithful follower of the ma- chine may hope to reach that high altitude in the political life of the Commonwealth, but not this year. ! There is plausibility in the Washington story. With fraud and force and false pretense the machine was able to elect its ticket this year by a majority less than bthe illegal votes cast in Philadelphia, «nd as STONE'S folly has since stricken proba- bly 20.000 from the legitimate total, it is manifest that no man can be elected Gov- ernor who isin any way connected with the odious STONE administration. QUAY is not willing to take thechances of a de- feat. In fact, it may he said that he is not yet ready to bave the accounts submitted to public inspeetion, and much as he is in- debted to ELKIN and greatly as he would like to serve him, self-preservation is the first law of nature and QUAY will take no chances of defeat ou sentimental grounds. But while we are thus given to under- stand who will uot be nominated for Gov- ernor by the machine, we are still not per- mitted to take a peep at the man who will be chosen. There is ‘only ‘one’ man who would bave a ghost of a show, but it may be safely said that his nomination is im- possible. We refer to Lieutenant Govern- or WATRES, but naming him would operate on the mind of CONNELL as the sight of a red rag doés on the brain of a mad bull. General MILLER could hardly carry half the vote of the party and what the’ public would do to Dox CAMERON is plenty. The sins of the father would be visited on his head. i A Trickster or a Fool. Representative HEPBURN, of Iowa, is either a very foolish man ora consummate trickster. That is to say if he is in earn- est in his profession of a desire to amend the rules of the House of Representatives in Congress then he is exceedingly silly in presenting his petition to the Republican caucus at the beginning of each session. If on the other hand his pretense is false and fraudulent, made for the purpose of preventing a movement in the same di- rection by some other member, then be is a consummate actor, for hz throws so much feeling into his action that most people are deceived. . But in either event the REED rules will never he revoked or materially altered as long as the Republican party has a major- ity in the House of Representatives. They were conceived in sin and broaght forth in iniquity. Their purpose was to curtail the liberty of speech and retain the right of action in the interest of monoply. They take out of the hands of the House all legislative power and lodge it in the hands of the Speaker and the committee on rules, appointed by the Speaker. If corporate authority is able to secure the Speaker of the House, it is able to control all the ‘legislation of Congress because con- current action is necessary to pass laws and without the consent of the Speaker action in the House is absolutely impossible un- der the REED rules. If Mr. HEPBURN were sincere in his ef- fort to amend the rules, the chances are more than even that he would succeed. He is among the ablest men on the floor and far and away the most effective orator. He has bad plenty of experience to make him a masterful parliamentarian. He has courage, tenacity of purpose and skill in disputation. But he will never achieve the result by appealing to the Republican caucus, His only hope is in addressing his efforts to the House when the question of adopting the rules is under consider- ation. Then the new members of his own party and the minority will be sufficient to carry the motions to amend. But the time is past for this Congress. The REED rules were re-adopted on Monday and will re- main in force until the present Congress ends. - 1 ~~ Judging fom the Way the Republican commented on the supposed aspiration of A. E. PATTON, of Curwensrville, for congres- sional honors, last week, former Congress- man ARNOLD, of DuBois, need not apply for conferees in Centre county. Unless, perchance, he should decide to fight for them, as he did once before, much to DANIEL’S political undoing in the county. Confasion Worse Confounded. Our relations with what are called the ‘‘insular possessions,’”” have been still further confused by two decisions of the Supreme court handed down on Monday. One of these decisions asserts that tariff taxes cannot be levied and collected on commodities brought from the Philippine Islands here and the other alleges that tariff taxes can be levied and collected on merchandise sent from here to Porto Rico. The first opinion is predicated on the theory that the treaty of Paris made the Philip- pine islands a part of the territory of the United States and the other obviously on the idea that the FORAKER act dissolved such relations between the United States and Porto Rico. At least that is to be inferred from the text of the decisions as far as they have been made public. That covering the Philippine case was written by Chief Jus- tice FULLER and holds the islands are not territory occupied by the United States but ‘‘such as has been granted by treaty and delivered to the United States, whose sovereignty is unquestioned.” The other decision was handed down by Justice BrowxN and dismisses the complaint on the ground of insufficient cause of action. It upholds the constitutionality of the FORAKER act, however, which authorizes the Legislature of Porto Rico to lay im- posts on goods brought from ports of the United States. In that case Justices GRAY, SHIRAS, WHITE and McKENNA concurred and in the other Justices PECKHAM, HAR- LAN, BROWN and BREWER agreed with the Chief Justice. Justice BROWN enjoys the distinction of being on both sides of the question. This is very interesting but promises all kinds of confusion in the future. If, as Justice FULLER states, the Philippines were acquired by treaty and delivered to the United States ‘‘whose sovereignty is un- questioned,” the same must be true of Porto Rico, for under the same treaty the territory of both was acquired and by vir- tue of it is now occupied. Moreover, if the premises of Chief Justice FULLER are cortecs the taxing of goods sent from New York or any other port in this country to the Philippines or Porto Rico would be a direct violation of the provisions of the federal constitution which forbids the taxation of “exports from any State. The court would better get together. Rather a Bad Beginning. The Democratic Representatives in Con- gress began business badly. That is at the caucus on Saturday a lot of extraneous and irrelevant matter was introduced which led to an acrimonious debate and almost dis- solved the meeting in disagreement. The nomination of Mr. RICHARDSON, of Tenn- essee, for Speaker was both wise and ap- propriate. As leader of the minority in the last Congress he proved able, earnest and efficient. The selection of Mr. JAMES KERR, of Pennsylvania, for clerk was equally commendable. He filled the office during the last Congress in which the party bad a majority and did it well. But having thus admirably completed their work the members felt it incumbent upon themselves to kick up a little row and they proceeded to do so. Mr. Mo- CLELLAND, of New York, led in the matter by introducing a series of resolutions, in the main right enough but altogether unnec- essary. Tor example, one of his resolutions declared that the Democrats of the House are opposed to the ship subsidy bill and will vote against the appropriation of the money of all the people for the use of a few individuals. Of course they will do that or else they will be faithless to the prinei- ples of the party to which they profess al- legiance. Another member, Mr. BURLESON, of Texas, made an equally Democratic prop- osition. He suggested that Democratic representatives would best subserve the in- terests of their party by refraining from soliciting favors from the administration. Of course that is obviously true, but there is hardly any use in talking about it. In fact in doing so they gave FITZGERALD, of Massachusetts, and some other fellow from somewhere else an opportunity to offer in- cendiary resolutions on the currency ques- tion which provoked the bitter debate. There are few énough Democrats in Con- gress if they stick together and making dis- turbances is the worst form of folly. Monroe Doctrine Will be Infringed. The Hardly The London Chronicle, in commenting on that portion of the President’s mes- sage referring to the MONROE doctrine says : “Whether the European nations are likely to respect this American. prohibition much longer; whey the desirable colonizing grounds of the world are being snapped up “hon ability of the Un ited States to en- force their prohibition.” Juat so. That has been the American idea of it ever since JAMES MONROE, the fifth President of the United States, pro- mulgated the doctrine that we should keep free from foreign embroglios and allow no foreign power to gain a foot-hold in the western hemisphere. The Chronicle hints that they will all be glad enough to grab a slice of South or Central America the mo- ment they imagined themselves strong enough to do so with impunity, thereby failing to show a proper appreciation of the fact that our government has stood back of the doctrine sinze 1823. During long periods of years, when both our army and our navy were more creations of paper than anything else and if they were afraid to try the grabbing then how can they hope for any more courage, in the face of the new greatest world power we are build- ing up here now. : Early Conventions Proposed. There is talk of early conventions this year and the leaders of both parties are participating in it. Some of the Republi- cans indicate that the convention of their party may be held as early as March, which would be without precedent in recent years, except when preparations for a presiden- tial convention were in progress. Those in the Democratic party who have been talking of an early convention have refrain- ed from naming a date, but the opinion is freely expressed among them that it ought to be held before midsummer and probably as early as the last week in May or the first of June. Before the civil war the state conven- tions of the Democratic party were invari- ably held during the first quarter of the year and once or twice within the memory of the ‘‘oldest inhabitant’’ the convention was held as early as February. Then the national conventions were held early and it became necessary to hold the state con- ventions not later than March on presiden- tial years But after the party fell into a minority the FABIAN policy became popu- lar and the conventions delayed until after the Republicans had named their ticket. It was believed that in that way advantage could be taken of any mistakes the enemy might make, Last year, for the first time in two or three decades, the Democratic convention was held first. It was reasoned by some of the party managers that such a course would indicate a confidence in results that would have a good influence ou the vote and it is not certain but they were right. In any event, it is tolerably sure that there: is no advantage in waiting until ‘after the Republicans have acted. Of course. if. they. meet as early as March it will be impos- sible and probably inexpedient to get in ahead. But without respect to the time of the Republican convention we believe it would be good policy for the Democrats to : call their convention at an early date. headlong race, must depend ultimately" t A Comparison With a Point. From the Mount Vernon (Tex.) Herald. The able editor of the Courier-Journal, Col. Henry Watterson, wrote a most read- able and spicy editorial several weeks ago in which he recorded his belief that the democratic party was now in its “Valley Forge State.’’ If the able Kentucky editor is right the Herald mildly suggests that the reason why we are now camping out in the cold and snow was a modern repetition of the field of Monmouth, where Light- horse Harry disobeved his commander and ordered a retreat. History has repeated it- self, for another hot-headed southern com- mander from over about Louisvilleled a small squad in nankeen uniform outside the democratic camps, and we have been fighting greater odds ever since than the brave old George Washington and his hand- ful of trost-bitten continentals ever had to face. In view of the fact that many of the yellow uniformed squad have commis. sions from ‘‘Lord Howe,” and the further fact that the gallant Kentucky cavalier has been roaming around in the woods since 1896, may we not hope to touch elbows with him again at the storming of York tow in 1904? Haven't you been out in the snow long enough? Government Controi of Railroads. From the Hartford Times. Government control of the railroads means a federal guarantee of the interest on all the bonds that Mr. Morgan and his friends are issuing, including this latest batch in the Northwest. Is there a large railroad bondholder in the country who will object to having the indorsement of Uncle Sam added to the guarantee which already adorns his securities? Well, hard- ly. The only thing that concerns these able promoters now is to get a sufficient amount of bonds into legal existence be- fore Uncle Sam walks in and says that he really must insist on making the property of Messrs. Morgan, Hill, the Vanderbilts, the Goulds, the Rockerfellers and all the others a part of the natiorval debt. Railroad stocks the Government might buy at an appraisal, as could any other purchaser. But railroad bonds, the ‘‘first lien,” with the sacred right of foreclosure, cannot be appropriated except with the as- sumption of the obligation to pay interest on them. i Nobody will be more ready for Govern- ment control, when it shall come, than the organizers of great railroad ‘‘combiues’’ and the manufacturers of the billions of dollars’ worth of rairoad bonds with which the great railroad systems are being loaded own. Marked Up Fifty Per Cent. From the Hartford Times. ag the fo years prior to Juve 30th, , the annual expenditures the gov- ernment never exceed $358 U0, 000, vi the average was less than $350,000,000, Last year the expenditures wer® close to $500,000,000, and they will be almost as much this year. Next year they are cer- tain to be more. Lag The estimates sent in to Congress from the executive department foot up $610,- 827,688. Of this amount $100,000,000 is asked for the army, $73,000,000 for the navy and $140,000,000 for pensions. More than half of this vast contemplated ex-' penditure is for the military service. ‘*Expansion,’’ following the Spanish war, has marked up the cost of government in this country $150,000,000 a year, or nearly 50 per cent. What is the average Ameri- can man getting for his taxes now that he did not receive in 1897? Is his national government worth 50 per cent. more to him than it was four years ago? Where the Trouble Is. From the Harrisburg Star Independent. The Democratic state leaders, it is said, are soon to bave another meeting with a view. of getting together the fragments and fractions of their party. as well as to determine upon a line of action on the subject of fusion with the Independent or Union party. Such conferences might do a great deal of good if the petty ambitions of people who are in politics only for what they can get out of it could be suppressed. It is that class of politicians which makes the political trading post possible, and which is, therefore, respousible for the fail- ure of the Demqcratic party to reassert its former power. 8 The Way of the Courts. From the Lincoln, Neb., Commoner. The court of last resort has finally decid- ed that the express companies must fur- nish the stamp. This would be a great victory for the people were it -not for the fact that the necessity for attaching a reve- nue stamp to express receipts was removed some time ago. 1t will be noted that the express companies managed to stave of the decision until it was useless. This isa way the corporations have. But the man who mentions this interesting fact ina tone of criticism is at once dnbbed an ‘‘anarchist’’ and accused of ‘‘attacking the courts.”’ Very Much on Both Sides. From the Philadelphia North American. Mr. John D. Long’s incongruous position as Secretary of the Navy and President of the American Peace Society has subjected him’ to much embarrassing criticism during his service in the Cabinet. But it so hap- pens that his zealous followers in the Peace Society, unmindful of the difficulties of his dual role, are chief among those to cause him annoyance. Within a few days Mr. Long has approved estimates for the navy for the next fiscal year aggregating about $100,000,000. d ————————— Still - Hope for the Dutch. From the Concordia (Kas.) Kansan. Born a Britisher we have been inclined to have a feeling of pride for the sturdiness of the English character, but we have had a fall taken out of us when we read that the physicians to King Edward have ordered him to refrain from “smoking cigarettes. A King the victim - of ‘the cigarette habit, what do you think of that, anyway? Go it Mr. Boer, you've got a fighting chance, yet, if the English have gone to smoking cigatettes. ~~ de SRT Spawls from the Keystone. —Karthaus, the first time in many years, basn’t an empty house within its scope. Many more would locate there if they could obtain houses to live in. —At the last meéting of the Renovo council, there were five petitions favoring a curfew Jaw read. The council referred the matter to their solicitor. : —As a result of slipping on a cabbage leaf lying upon the pavement, J. Monroe Novinger, of Williamsport, received injuries in that city Monday which caused his death. —Jesse Francis, while hunting near Haney - ville Saturday, saw two deer on a full run. He fired fifteen shots from his Winchester rifle and wounded them so badly that they soon died. —At Danville Thursday, Mrs. Hambach was gathering coal, when a spark from a bonfire ignited her clothing. Before help could reach her she was so badly burned that she died in a short time. —The United Brethren, it is said, will build a new $4,000 church in East Clearfield, where they have a small place of worship. Work on the new Mothodist church in the same place is progressing. —The board of health of Williamsport have decided to cover all dead water ponds in that vicinity with petroleum early in the spring, in order to banish mosquitoes and kill malaria germs next summer. —Walter Hopkins, aged 20 years, lay down beside a stove containing sulphur gas at the Emporium iron furnace Sunday night. He fell asleep, and when discovered Monday morning was dead from the escaping fumes. —A shipment of one hundred and seventy- six barrels of horse radish were transferred from one railroad to the other at Milton Mon- day. Here is a pointer for farmers in this vicinity—what’s the matter with cultivating horse radish ? —Refusing to see a physician and stead- fastly asserting her belief in Christian Science Mrs. Lydia Musser, wife of Amos O. Musser, a farmer living near Air Hill Church, Frank- lin county, died of typhoid fever of the most malignant type Saturday evening. —William W. Rung, aged 35 years, died at his home in Huntingdon Monday from ex- haustion, produced by hic.coughs. Last Thursday he was attacked by hic-coughs, which continued with little abatement until his death, although scores of remedies were used. —Mrs. Mary W. Weis, a widow of South Williamsport, has been ill from erysipelas. Monday morning while temporarily insane, she slipped away from the house and drown- ed herself in the river. Her body was recov- ered. She was 38 years old and leaves four children, the youngest of which is4 years old. —George Burns, who is 92 years old, of Selinsgrove, returned from a hunt Tuesday. He had two wild gobblers, seven pheasants, three rabbits and one raccoon. One of the turkeys he shot on the wing. Mr. Burns says he used the old-fashioned hatch ball for loading, and thinks the new fangled cartridge is a humbug. —Overcome by a rush of gas, while work- ing at the top of a stack at the Lebanon fur- nace, George Reigert fell into the bell Sat- | urday. In attempting to rescué¢ him George were about to be dropped into the furnace, with the lowering of the bell,” when com- panions pulled them out. —Mrs. Eckley B. Coxe, of Drifton, is ar- ranging Christmas celebrations for the chil- dren of the miners in the employ of Coxe Brothers & Co., as she does every year. The celebration this year will ‘be on a nore elaborate scale than ever before, as entertain- ments are to be given in every town where the Coxes have operations. : —William Jackson, colored, was convicted at Williamsport Monday of criminal libel for declaring that when on September 6, news was received of the shooting of President Mc- Kinley, Joseph Hemmerle, an expressman, said that the president should have heen shot long ago. Hemmerle brought suit against Jackson. The latter was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment and a fine of twenty- five dollars. —On the request of a large number of citi- zens, the Everett Republican has started a fund to defray the expense of having a com- pany of the National Guard of Pennsylvania go to Everett to participate in the funeral services of Corporal Thomas E. Baird, who was recently killed in the Philippines and whose remains are now on the way home. Contributions are being made in amounts of from ten cents to $5. —Six months ago the Rev. W. E. Karus, pastor of Epworth M. E. church, Jeisey Shore, preached a sermon on the ‘‘Parable of the Talents.” Then he distributed among the members of his congregation 100 new pennies, with instructions to invest the “talents” and return the profits to the church. Thursday night the money was re- turned, with usury, and the result was that $800, a sufficient amount to free the church from debt, was realized. The pastor himself led the list as the largest contributor, having made $60 as the result of investing his one cent talent. The talent itself was purchased by an admirer of the young divine for $25. —In a circular issued by J. P. Morgan & Co., offering for sale $3,500,000 of the $4,500,- 000 Beeck Creek extension bonds official an- nouncement is made of the plans of that company. The extension was formed by combining the Susquehanna and Clearfield, West Branch and Canoe Creek roads to re- lieve the Beech Creek railroad from the surplus of coal offered from the mines in the region. The extension gives the New York Central practically a two track line for the coal business. The Susquehanna and Clear- field extends from Karthaus to Keating, twenty-three miles, connecting with the Philadelphia and Erie at Keating. The West Branch connects Karthaus and Clear- field, twenty-nine mines. This line is now under construction. The Canoe Creek ex- tends from a point on the Pennsylvania and Northern near Ebell to Rossitur, ‘Indiana county, over three miles. About 4,000 acres of valuable bituminous coal land has been ‘bought in Indiana county. The New York Central owns the entiré capitol stock of the Beeck Creck extension and has a 999 year Jease on the road. Feiser was also overcome by the. gas. “They =
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