BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
—Miss RoosEVELT bids fair to out strip
both baby McKEE and RUTH CLEVELAND
as White House wonders.
—The government is paying five million
dollars for the Danish West Indies. Let
us hope we are not buying another war.
—SAM BROOK’s dinner-horn omnibus
came nearer sizing up to the needs in
Bellefonte than a trolley line will and you
all know how long it lasted.
—The local political situation is becom-
ing so complicated that it keeps a candidate
guessing as to who will be in bed with him
when he wakens up in the morning.
—About the only way the advocates of
the unholy war in the Philippines can
make it out to be a holy war is by pointing
to the holes in the bodies of its victims.
— President ROOSEVELT is the latest bib
of game that QUAY has bagged and now the
public wonders what kind of a brick TEDDY
will find himself in possession of in a short
time.
—Senator MONEY wants to let the Phil-
ippines ‘‘go to the devil,’ a wish that will
very probably be gratified sooner than is
expected if the present rate of liquor ship-
ments to those islands keeps up.
—Liquor cost the American people a bil-
lion and a half last year and. you do not
hear a murmur about the price being too
high, yet let the assessors raise your water
tax one paltry little mill and listen to the
‘‘holler’”’ that will be made.
—Mr. Treasurer-elect FRANK HARRIS
wants the WATCHMAN to pay twenty-five
thousand dollars for a few imaginary
dinges in his character, but we’d advise
him to grub-stake that claim with his law-
yers. There is such a slight chance of
striking pay-dirt in a country printery.
—Rumor has it that the American mis-
sionary, Miss STONE, has been released by
the Turkish brigands who carried her and
Mme TSILKA off some time ago and have
been holding them for ransom. While they
didn’t get their price the job was still profi-
table enough to demonstrate that it pays
to steal women some time.
—New York tuunels seem to be very
dangerous elements in the safety of that
city. The country had scarcely stopped
shuddering at the horror of that railroad
catastrophe when the entire city was set
quaking again by an explosion of hundreds
of pounds of dynamite in the new sub-way
that is being built there. ¢
—Clear field may imagine herself in luck
because of the great wash of political linen
that will be hung out over there néxt week,
but Bellefonte isn’t going to be left. The
Methodist conference and Dr. SWALLOW’S
case will mo re than make up for our loss,
when it comes down to an exchange of
pleasant ries between contending factions.
—M. SANTOS, the brazilian inventor,
has at last found a flying machine that will
fly. There are lots of girls on the streets
of our cities who are fly enough for any pur-
pose and they would likely beat this in-
vention of SANTOS’ at going ‘‘up into
air?’ if they were told how really fly they
are.
——Another suit was entered by Mr.
FRANK HARRIS against the editor of the
WATCHM AN in the Clearfield court last
Monday. This time he brings a civil ac-
tion, placing the damages he claims, at
$25,000—a fairly large sum to expect to
collect off of the publisher of a country
newspaper and a pretty high valuation for
what Mr. HARRIS imagines he has lost.
—Qur distinguished friend, the treasurer
elect of the State of Pennsylvania, hassud-
denly jumped into prominence as a humor-
ist by bringing a suit for $25,000 damages
against us. The idea of associating $25,000
with the editor of the WATCHMAN is so
ridiculous on the face of it that we can’t
help applauding Mr. HARRIS’ facetious-
ness. If he finds it necessary to do any-
thing m ore,after his next go at Harrisburg,
we'll give him a testimonial as a joke
writer.
—Official circles in Washington are very
much wrought up just now about the mat-
ter of gifts from the German Emperor to
President ROOSEVELT. Tradition has it
that no presents from foreigners ought to be
accepted by a President of the United
States. The King of France once gave
GEORGE WASHINGTON a jack-ass and some
foreign bunch of titles gave General GRANT
a dog, but we have been unable to discov-
er whether it was the jack or the dog that
‘‘queered’’ the exchange of gifts. The
Jack may have tried to kick the American
eagle out of the skies and the dog may have
gotten both the mange and the rabies, but
why should that deter TEDDY from accept-
ing a hunting case from der Kaiser.
—King EDWARD VIIis probably only too
well imbued with the old idea that ‘‘uneasy
lies the head that wears the ecrown’’ and if
may be just some such a thought that is
back of the apparent attempts of J.ord
ROSEBERRY to bring about peace for Eng-
land and the South African Republic be-
fore the day of the new King's coronation.
Whatever it may be that is inspiring this
great English diplomat of the ‘‘peace and
prosperity’’ class let us hope that his efforts
will not be in vain and that the English-
man and the Boer will lay down their
arms very soon. The one to realize that
Republics cannot he beaten into de-
pendent colonies, the other to turn
back to the peaceful pursuits he was so nn-
justly called to defend in battle.
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VOL. 47
Improvements in Harrisburg.
At the meeting of the Pennsyl: ania state
editorial association in Harrisburg last
week it was suggested that the newspapers
of the State lend their moral influence to a
movement now pending in that city for
suitable and much needed municipal im-
provements. The proposition is to increase
the debt of the city. to the extent of $1,-
000,000, the funds to be used in reforming
and increasing the sewerage system, the
creation of a filtering plant to purify the
water and the establishment of parks with-
in the city limits. The association took no
action on the suggestion for the reason that
a citizen of Harrisburg objected that the
the improvement question was a local affair
with which persons and newspapers out-
side of the city have no concern.
As a matter of fact, however, the people
and press of the State are deeply concerned
about the sanitary,as well as the moral con-
ditions of the city of Harrisburg. It is the
capital of the State and besides the state
officials and Senators and members of the
Legislature who are there a considerable
time each year itis the temporary resi-
dence of a large number of citizens who are
otherwise not of the city. Besides the
Legislature has recently appropriated $4,-
000,000 for the construction: of a capital
building, there is already there a number
of other buildings and the beautiful capital
park all of which belong, not to the people
of Harrisburg, but to those of the State, so
that every citizen of Pennsylvania who
pays taxes has a property interest in the
city of Harrisburg.
We are not influenced by an unlikely
feeling toward the people of Harrisburg in
saying that that city is far behind other
cities of its class and conditions in the ele-
ments of civic pride which are expressed in
evidences of progress. We have had occa-
sion to spend a good deal of time there at
one period or another during the last third
of a century and have found delinquency in
the streets, an absence of parks, other than
the one maintained by the State, a danger-
ous want of sanitation in the sewerage sys-
tem and at times a water supply that is
atrocious. If the people are wise they will
remedy these defects in their municipal
management for it will save them vastly in
doctor’s bills and add to their revenues by
holding out greater inducements for people
to sojourn with them.
An Interesting Witness.
The inquiry into the organization of the
Northern Securities company by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission now in session
in Chicago, is developing some interesting
facts. The testimony of Mr. E. H. HAR-
RIMAN, president of the Union Pacific rail-
road on Saturday last was especially inter-
esting and significant. Mr. HARRIMAN
wae not a willing witness, according to the |.
press reports of the proceedings, but he was
a useful one. That is to say he spoke re-
luctantly, but when he found there was
no escape he spoke with remarkable can-
dor. His story was like a romance, more-
over, and he was the villain if not the hero
of his narrative. ;
Mr. HARRIMAN was asked concerning
the corner of Northern Pacific shares in
May of last year and he told all about it.
He was himself the principal agent in the
transaction, he admitted. For reasons sat-
isfactory to himself ,he declared under oath
he wanted control, temporarily of the stock
of the Northern Pacific. He was at the
time president of the Oregon Short Live, a
comparatively small highway with a capi-
talization of $27,000,000 and a surplus of
$3,000,000, making a total of $30,000,000.
Upon that basis he caused to be issued cer-
tificates to the amount of $75,000,000 and
used the proceeds of the sale of the certifi-
cates fonnded on fraud to purchase stock of
the Northern Pacific company. Subse-
quently he redeemed the bogus certificates
by issuing bonds to the amount of $1,000,-
000,000. 3 :
Ordinarily the over-issue of stock is a
c rime punishable by a long term of service
in the penitentiary. Of course that pen-
alty only follows the exposure of the crime
before it bad been remedied. But Mr.
HARRIMAN has confessed the crime before
reparation has even been offered. It is
true that the bogus certificates have been
redeemed by the issue of bogus bonds. But
the speculators who lost fortunes by having
sold Northern Pacific short and were un-
able to deliver for the reason that HARRI-
MAN had a corper on the property and held
it at his own figures, have not been recom-
pensed. Whether the penalty will be ap-
plied or not remains to be seen.
——The recent primaries in Potter town-
ship were said to have had the largest at-
tendance in years and while there were a
number of sharp contests everything passed
off pleasantly between the contending oan-
didates. It remains to be seen whether
they will support the ticket they have
named. The residents of Potter usually do
the right thing, however, and we look for
the election of the entre ticket over there.
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STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
BELLEFONTE, PA., JANUARY 31, 1902.
Stone, Quay and Elkin.
" Some of the Pittsburg politicians piofess
to believe that there isa break in the
friendly relations between Senator QUAY
and Governor STONE impending. Politi-
cians in the East, lesscredunlous, however,
can discern no such indications. The Pitts-
burgers base their impressions on an al-
leged statement by QUAY that the books
between himself and the Governor are bal-
anced. ‘‘STONE owes me nothing.’’ the
Senator is alleged to have remarked to a
friend, ‘and I owe him nothing.”” That
would imply a settlement in full of all
transactions between them. It is safe to
say, however, that no such settlement has
taken place. Asa matter of fact there
can be no settlement until ELKIN has been
taken care of
Even if Senator QUAY had made use of
the language attributed to him it would
not necessarily indicate a break between
him and the Governor. QUAY has a hab-
it of saying such things when he wants to
mislead the public. For example four
years ago, when STONE'S friends were striv-
ing for his nomination for Governor, QUAY
said something of the kind. It was in-
tended then to divert opposition against
STONE and it succeeded. It is intended
now to divert opposition against ELKIN
and so far as the Pittsburg politicians are
concerned it has succeeded again. They
have swallowed the ‘‘con’’ whole. They
really believe that Quay and STONE are
working at cross purposes.
There is nothing in this wide world
farther from the fact. Senator QUAY and
Governor STONE have one absorbing pur-
pose in common and that ig the nomina-
tion and election of JOHN P. ELKIN to the
office of Governor of Pennsylvania this
coming fall. The term which will begin a
year from now will have unlimited possi-
bilities for loot, if the right mau is elected
Governor. The right man is ELKIN. There
are others who might serve the purpose,
but they might not. ELKIN is sure. QUAY
and the gang would be certain of “letters
of marque and reprisal” to despoil as they
liked, if ELKIN were elected and for that
reason whatever QUAY may say to distract
public attention he is with StoNE for
ELKIN.
——June eleventh has been fixed as the
time Mr. QUAY’S state convention will
meet. It will announce Mr. JNo. P. EL-
KIN as the Republican nominee for Gov-
ernor, Mr. J. B. BROWN as its candidate for
Secretary of Internal Affairs,and will make
a pretense of fighting over the nominee for
Lieut. Governor in order to leave the im-
pression that the machine did not dictate
everything, but left to the convention the
selection of at least one of the nominees.
Possibly this may impress the political
‘“‘gang’’ with the fact that QUAY didn’t get
everything he wanted, but the fellow who
thinks that way will be too big a fool to
even know what he is or who owns him.
No Isthmian Canal.
Those who still hope for the passage of
an Isthmian canal bill are exceedingly san-
guine persons. There ought to be no doubt
of the prompt passage of such a measure
for the platforms of both the great political
parties have declared emphatically and re-
peatedly in favor of such a waterway. But
one Congress after another has come and
gone and still there is no canal bill. It
used to be the habit to attribute the failure
to the late COLLINS P. HUNTINGDON, presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific ‘railroad, but
he bas heen dead a year or more and still
the prospects for a canal bill are no bright-
er now than they were when he last must-
ered his formidable lobby in the corridors
of the capital.
When the present Congress met the ont-
look for a bill was exceedingly bright. The
President had recommended it in his mes-
sage in more than commonly earnest
phrases, and the leaders of the Republican
majority talked favorably of the proposi-
tion. But before much progress had been
made differences of opinion as to the route
began to develope. The Panama company
appeared in the nick of time and offered its
half dug ditch at bargain counter prices,
and while the real’ friends of the canal ad-
hered to the Nicarauga route those who
only pretended friendship flopped to the
other scheme on account of ite cheapness.
Bat the real reason for their preference was
that it afforded delay.
The whole secret of the matter is that the
Pacific railroads have pooled their issues in
opposition to an Isthmian waterway. It
would take too much of their traffic
and correspondingly decrease the value of
their speculative railroad shares. HUNT-
INGDON is no longer there to direct the lob-
by, but HARRIMAN, HILL and J. PIER-
PONT MORGAN are still in the flesh and at
long range are directing the fight in an in-
finitely more successful way than their
predecessor was able to do. That is to say
they aie able to achieve the same results
without showing their hands, while HunT-
INGDON stood always revealed and his
methods known to everybody onthe con-
tinent.
An Inhabitant of a Big Glass House.
The Philadelphia Inquirer devoted quite
a lot of its very valuable editorial space,on
Tuesday, to an article by which it evident-
ly hoped to convince the world that the
WATCHMAN is “narrow-minded, devoid of
honor, childish, hide-bound’’ and a few
other things not necessary to mention at
this time. Just what provoked the Inquir-
er to such a purple-faced frenzy we are at a
loss to understand but its apparent excuse
is to be found in a paragraph that appear-
ed in this paper last week in which it was
suggested that if Philadelphia would stop |
the plundering of her own city treasury she |.
would not have to go down on her knees to
Uncle SAM for the $600,000 necessary to
complete a thirty foot channel in the Dela-
ware.
The Inquirer brands as a ‘‘malicious in-
sult and pure fabrication’’ our assertion
that the Philadelphia treasury is plunder-
ed, but that doesn’t make it so, for our
great contemporary would be sorely put to
were it to attempt to explain how the enor-
mous revenues of that city are expended
for cracked reservoirs, defective paving and
a public building that will never be com-
pleted as long as there is a dollar in sight
to ‘‘burn’’ on that pyre of plunder.
Wedon’t mean to censure Philadelphia
for getting the $600,000 out of the national
treasury, if she can, but what a spectacle
she presents! Begging for such a sum,
when it is only a fraction of what is stolen
from her every year.—Mark you we make
the charge again. The Inquirer says she is
‘‘next to New York, the greatest commeér-
cial city.”” Granted. Then why doesn’t
she follow the example of Manchester, Eng-
land, a far smaller city that, failing in other
directions, built herself the greatest ship
canal in the world so that she could the
better compete in the world’s markets?
Why it wasn’t a year ago that JOHN WAN-
AMAKER offered the city of Philadelphia
more than she is begging the federal gov-
ernment for now for a franchise, for a per-
iod of only ten years, that her councils
were giving away to favored plunderers for
nothing.
So much for the money side of the ques-
tion. Let us take up the partisan view of
it, the ‘‘hide-bound, narrow-minded’’ vis-
ion. In the very next column of the same
issue of the Imguirer that very impartial,
broad minded, liberal organ wants to know
why VANCE McCORMICK, a Democrat,
should be elected mayor of Harrisburg in
face of the fact that this has been a
prosperous year under Republican govern-
ment. Republican government, indeed.
Here's brains for you, gray-matter so deep-
ly convoluted that it can trace the success
of the great iron mills of Harrisburg to the
conduct of a mayor’s office. This, alas, is
not partisanship, narrow mindedness, or
hide-hound. It is worse, it is damphule-
ishness.
Then again the Inquirer charges the
WArcHMAN with being childish. What
for we don’t know unless it is te pull us
down to its own class, for what more glar-
ing exhibition of a childish tantram could
have been made than the Inquirer gave the
world about three years ago when, for one
day,it weaned itself away from nurse QUAY
because he had probably slapped the Hou.
JIMMY ELVERSON’s ‘‘hooks,’’ because he
was trying to get them onto something that
the ‘‘old man’’ wouldn’t let him have.
Politics in Pittsburg.
The Pittsburg political situation increas-
es in interest as the day of election ap-
proaches. The fusion = which originally
only extended to the city offices, and was
intended mainly to defeat the machine
candidate for City Controller, has expand-
ed and now takes in the ward and precinct
officers. The result of this is a strength-
ening of the lines and an increase of confi.
dence in the result. Scarcely any one
questions the election of JOHN B. LARKIN
to the office of Controller, and there _ is al-
most equal unanimity in the opinion that
the fusionists will carry councils.
This is a most gratifying prospect, for it
implies the permanent retirement of Sena-
tor WILLIAM FLINN from public life. We
do not flatter ourselves that it will greatly
effect the political estate of QUAY and
STONE, much as'such a result is to be de-
sired. But it is no exaggeration to say
that of all the pernicious political leaders
in the State Senate, FLINN is the most
obnoxious to every principle of morality.
He is governed by no considerations except
those of selfishness, and he shifts his al-
legiance from one side to another with the
facility that a chamelion changes its color.
It is to be hoped, however, that the
friends of good government in Pittsburg
will take advantage of the opportunity
which present conditions present to correct
the faults in their political system which
enable Senator FLINN to manipulate the
local government to suit his selfish in-
terests. In other words, it is to be hoped
that at the approaching election the minor-
ity party will succeed in electing honest,
vigiliant minority officers for every polling
place in the city. Last fall FLINN was
able to fix the Republican majority before
the poll closed and with honest election of-
ficers he will have no such power.
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The Silent Old Bell.
From an Unknown Exchange.
They have sent the Bell of Liberty to Charles-
town on the Coast,
Where the people meet and greet it
acclaim.
And we touch it with devotion and we very
loudly boast
That it cracked while clearly ringing “Free
dom’s name.
Though its brazen lips are silent and its echo
«= sounds no more, :
Yet we claim to understand just what it means:
Equal rights and equal justice—on America’s
fair shore—
But subjects in the far-off Philippines,
with
Yea, it cracked while ringing Freedom from a
despot’s iron hand,
And the fathers cried with
sound,
They foregathered ‘neath their banner
they fought, a hero band,
And their eboing lifeblood hallowed Freedom's
ground,
But we've gathered added knowledge of the
meaning of the word—
And forgotten Valley Forge and other scenes.
While they fought “for rule of justice we are
ruling with the sword
In the name of Freedom, in the Philippines,
joy to hear the
and
Read the old bell’s quaint inscription ?
Would it be a waste of time ?
Would it tend to crush our lordly pomp and
pride?
Is it well the old bell’s silent? Isit well its
mellow chime
Rings no more the cause for which our fathers
died?
Dare we send it on a journey 'round the world,
from shore to shore,
And proclaim to lisUning nations
means ?
Would it bring a peaceful dawning where the
sullen rifles roar
In the jungles of the far-off Philippines ?
what it
Take it back ! Tis cracked and silent, and its
lesson s forgot.
Might, not Justice, is the motto we uphold.
Gleaming bayonet and rifle, cannon smoke and
battle hot—
Anything to garner in the land and gold.
Government by all the people! Tis for that
our fathers bled—
Died to give a freeman’s right to you and
me—
But the Brown Man ! If he asks it we will fill
him full of lead,
For we need his islands in our business. See?
The Record We are Making.
From the Pittsburg Post.
The struggle with the Filipinos has now
continued three years. Every declared ex-
pectation of the invading and conquering
power has heen disappointed. The one
thing that promised well from the" start’
has not been tried. That is that we should
treat the Filipinos as we have treated the
Cubans. If that policy had been pursued
there would have been no war. If it had
prevailed it is probable that nota hostile
shot would have been fired between the na-
tives and the American. We tried the
other way—of conquest and subjugation.
Fifty thousand human beings have gone
to their graves in onr effort to crush the
spirit of liberty out of that people, $300,-
000,000 of Americans money has been
squandered in the bloody work, and great
stretches of thickly populated territory
have heen devastated. And as a result,
what do we have? General Bell’s edict tells
the story, declaring how we have fallen
back on the Weyler plan in Cuba and
Kitchener's ip South Africa. For an in-
definite period we will require the services
on the island of a largearmy. We are in-
extricably involved in a protracted guerril-
la war because we have broken faith with
a peaceable people we were gladto recognize
as our allies when our troops first landed
on the islands. It is a terrible record.
And Who, Pray, Would Be Left?
From the N. Y. Sun.
Commissioner Jones, of Indian Affairs,
must have barber’s blood in his veins. His
latest order compellinz all male Indians in
the United States to have and keep their
hair cut presents a mild form of scalping
which is well calculated to astonish the
civilized aborigines. ere are those in
the United States who believe we have
robbed the Indians of their lands, but now
when there are no more lands to take from
them, Mr. Jones proposes to go for their
hair.
But where comes in the personal liberty
of the subject, or the all-embracing free-
dom of our country when even the wind is
to be shorn of the privilege of capering
through the dark tresses of our red-skinned
football players? And observe the truly
Christian method which he suggests for
the enforcement of the use of his almighty
scissors. He would ‘‘withhold supplies
from the recalcitrant Indian’' who might
object to the hair cut. The well-being and
longevity of the Republican party require
the removal of donkeys from office. Turn
the cranks out! ;
There May Be Outside Picking.
From the Fonda, (N. Y.) Democrat.
Yep! Funny things in politics. Mr.
Griggs—the New Jersey Griggs, if you
please—gave up the portfolio of Attorney
General in McKinley’s cabinet because the
$8,000 salary would not justify his leaving
his private practice. Lately, Mr. Griggs
was scrambling to get sent to the Senate,
where his salary would be only $5,000.
Either his practice has fallen off or he
doesn’t regard a seat in the Senate as a bar
to its cortinnance.
But Two Qualifications.
From the Lincoln, (Neb.) Independent.
As soon as a man gets money or gets into
a national bank, the Republicans seem to
think that he has all the qualifications that
are required to make a United States Senas
tor. He may know nothing of a govern-
ment, have no settled principles, lack of ed-
ucation, but if he is a banker and has mon-
ey, he is the nan that they want.
——~Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
(was the result of a dispute.
‘and has not been eaptured, although an arm-
Spawls from the Keystone.
-—The Prohibition party of Williamsport
has nominated Sherman H. Stanton, a prom-
inent citizen, for the office of mayor.
—At least 100 houses have been erected in
Mount Union during the past yearand the
population has increased to almost 2,000.
Work is plenty and wages good.
—The applications for license to sell liquor
in Cambria county number 335, or forty-four
more than the highest record previously
scored, and 124 in excess of last year.
—Mus. John Dempsy, of Tarentum, wept
continually over the death of her son so that
her eyes became badly diseased and had to
be removed to save the woman's life.
—A Williamsport alderman had just fined
William Harler,a resident of Lycoming coun-
ty, $100 for killing a deer-out of season. And
William ought to kick himself all over his
county, first for proving himself a mean man
and second for allowing himself to be caught
in so mean an act. :
—Three hundred and thirty-five persons
desire permission to legally sell liquor in
Cambria county during the approaching year
and had put their applications to that effect
on the record in the prothonotary’s office in
Ebensburg by midnight Saturday, when the
time for filing then expired.
—R. A. Stivers livery stable, at Bedford,
was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. He succeeded in saving all his
horses and all but two of his carriages. The
loss on the building was fully covered by in-
surance. Snow on theiroof of the adjoining
buildings prevented the spread of the fire.
—After spending thirteen years on a sick
bed and being unable to use her limbs, Mrs.
G. M. Richerts, of Sayre, is now walk-
ing about a little each day. For five years
she has had no doctor. Recently she had an
impulse to get on to her feet. She did so, and
she walks about the house unassisted.
—The Blairsville Courier reports that on
December 24th a well developed toad was
seen hopping around on the snow a short
distance away from his hiding place in Brush -
valley, Indiana county. It was a very un-
usual sight and indicates that the bat rachian
was trying to go the ground-hog one better.
—During the recent freshet in Loyal-
sock creek, two hogs of Gotleib Bower, of
Montourville, Lycoming county were swept
away in their pen. One of the hogs was
found drowned. The other hog, weighing
300 pounds, floated on the bottom of the pen
to Steelton, a distance of ninety-two miles,
where it was rescued. .
—George F. Hall, a carpenter, was work-
ing on a scaffolding on the Sloneseifer build-
ing on north Market street, Williamsport,
Friday. The scaffolding was about eighteen
feet above the ground. Hall was reaching
out over the end when the props gave away
and he fell headforemost to the ground. His
skull was crushed in. He expired instantly.
He was 29 years old and leaves a wife and
one child.
—A special from Shawmut states that a
cold blooded murder was committed at that
place Sunday night. James Higgins, an
English speaking miner, was shot through
the head and instantly killed by Thomas
Matadine, an Italian miner. The killing
Matadine fled
ed posse is in pursuit of him. Lynching is
feared when Matadine is caught.
—A sad drowning accident occurred at
Watsontown at noon Friday. On their way
home from school Roy Linn; a ten-year-old
son of Johu Linn, of that place and some
companions ventured on the ice on the pool.
It was very thin and the boys broke through.
The others were rescued but the unfortunate
lad sank. The water in the pool is very
deep at the point where the accident oe-
curred. His body was recovered about 20
minutes later but of course life was extinct.
—George Shope, an aged Perry county
farmer, was delivering wood in Duncannon
with a four-horse team one day last week,
while crossing over the Pennsylvania rail-
road tracks at Ann street, main line express
came rushing down the tracks at a rapid
speed and before he had time to get out of
the way the engine struck the wagon and
smashed it to pieces. One horse was so bad-
ly hurt that it had to be killed. Shope, who
was on the saddle horse, jumped in time to
save his life. ry Le FATA
—News was received at Philipsburg Thurs:
day of an affray that occurred at Windber
Saturday night, in which Walter McDowell,
of Houtzdale was probably ‘fatally injured.
Thomas Dougherty, also of Houtzdale, en-
gaged in a quarrel with John Simmons, who
is a former resident of Philipsburg. All these
men went to Windber to work in the mines
some time ago. During Saturday night's
quarrel Dougherty threw a stone intended
for Simmons, but in mistake he struck Mc-
Dowell, inflicting a wound from ‘whieh jt is
believed he will die. TEA ee
—Mrs. L. C. Chatham was severely burned
in the face during the fire at'McElhattan
Wednesday afternoon. Mis. Chatham, dfter
washing bed clothes, had hung them on a
chair around a stove to dry. She went into
another room, and during her absence the
clothes caught fire from the red-hot stove and
pipe. When she re-entered the room the
flames were spreading very fast and leaped
into her face, blistering the skin and singeing
her eychrows and bair. The entire family
was compelled to make a hasty escape. Only
a very few of the household goods were
saved. All the wearing apparel was burned.
—Near Rixford, McKean county, one
morning last week, a Mrs. Baker went to
call upon her neighbor, Mrs, Mary Arnett.
She knocked for admittance, but there was
no response. The lady attempted to open
the door, but found it locked. Then her
suspicions were aroused that something seri-
ous had happened within, and she forced the
door open. In the house she found Mrs,
Arnett lying in bed. She saw at once that
the woman was dead. Leaning against the
bed, his face pinched with cold and hunger,
barefooted and clothed only in a night gar-
ment, stood her shivering little boy, whose
mamma had refused to respond to his cries.
There had been no fire in the house since
the embers bad died out in the stove the
night before, wood being the fuel used in
that humble abode. ‘‘Mamma sleep,” said
the litle fellow to Mrs. Baker, and then
good woman tearfully clothed the tiny lad
and took him to her home.