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BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
When Noah built his mighty ark,
And rode upon the seas,
He was no more left in the darlk,
= Or made feel ill at ease,
Than we were, just one week ago
When old Spring creek got full
And gave us all the over flow
Of filth that she could pull.
All over our nice bright machines
There was mud, a feet or more,
While corn-stalks littered everything
And toads hopped on the floor.
— Have no favors to ask unless you feel
disposed to grant some when called upon
to do so.
—The prophet who said March would
come in like a lamb evidently reserved the
lyin role for himself.
—A record-breaking flood, a thunder
storm and a blizzard all within five days
suggests the idea that someone should look
around for a new weather man.
—When the floods rose and cut off the
drinking water in Bellefonte lots of fel-
lows were happy because of the excuse that
it gave for drinking something else, but
when the ‘‘something else’’ ran out there
were ‘‘hot coppers’ on all sides.
—According to the Senate program the
ship subsidy bill is to pass on March 17th.
The Bellefonte draymen have about as
much demand on the government to subsi-
dize their wagons as the plutocratic sharks
who are forcing this gigantic steal through
Congress.
—The daily papers are making a great
ado over the announcement that strikers
are being shot in Spain. What if they are,
are we the people to fuss about it when we
have the widows and orphans of Home-
stead, Chicago and Latimer still in our
midst.
—The British government is feeding and
paying three hundred thousand soldiers in
South Africa and maintaining two hundred
and forty-three thousand horses in order to
round up about five thousand Duteh farm-
ers. It is quite apparent that someone is
stuck on their job.
——A handkerchief presented by Mrs.
WirLiAM A. STONE, wife of Governor
STONE, to a handkerchief sale held at Mun-
son recently, brought $7 when put up at
auction. It is very doubtful if the Govern-
or, hi mself, had given it whether it would
have brought seven cents.
—The Philadelphia Inquirer is injecting
a lot of hot air into the ELKIN’S boom
these days and the hope of the Democracy
and Independent Republicans is that it will
be successful in getting him onto the ticket
for Governor. It will take far more than
the Inquirer’s wonderful imaginative pow-
ers to tell how it happened after the people
have had their say in November.
—On Tuesday evening several local pol-
iticians were ready to bet that former Gov-
ernor HASTINGS would let the ELKINS
people win the delegates from Centre coun-
ty without opposition, his intention being
to show his hand when the election day
comes round. Just where the *‘tip’’ came
from counldn’t be found out, but on the
face of it it doesn’t seem to be very
straight.
— Emperor WILLIAM is all 1ight, Prince
HENRY is all right, the Hohenzollerns are
all right and so are all the rest of the
Dutch, but the milk in this big entertain-
ment cocoanut is the ninety-one million
dollars balance of trade in our favor with
Germany. Turn that the other way and
we Americans would forget that the Ger-
man Emperor’s brother is among us in the
eagerness to iron out our green sashes for
St. Patiick’s day parades.
—Whenever the men who make the laws
for the United States get over the fallacy
that there can be no prosperity in this
country unless the old policy of we win and
you lose is insisted upon in dealing with
other governments the better it will be for
all concerned. If our much vaunted in-
genuity and resourcefulness caunot com-
pete with the world, unless it be given a
handicap, then it is time to find out wheth-
er it is ingenuity and resourcefulness or
merely a make-believe that has deceived
other countries. : :
~' ~The Altoona committee that wanted to
do the thing up so fine when Prince HENRY
stopped in that city probably feels a little
jike the fellow at the swell banquet after
he had discovered that bouillion is to be
eaten with a spoon and isn’t sugared and
drank from the cup as he had done. Cloth-
‘ed with officiousness and carrying a big ad-
dress to his German highuess they actually |
jostled the Prince, who was standing on
the car platform when the train pulled into
Altoona, and asked him to conduct them
to the presence of royalty. When he polite-
ly made known his identity to them they
were so rattled that they forgot their little
speeches aud sinnk away back into the
crowd to sit down.
— When Senator TILLMAN hastily decid-
ed to punch Sevator MCLAURIN'S nose he
did not even invite him out behind the barn
to have it done, but went at him in the full
glare of publicity in the United States Sen-
ate chamber. Right before the very eyes
of men who have bought their seats in that
chamber, nren who sanction murder and
incendiarism in the name of war in the Phil-
ippines, and men who have made millions
by gambling in stocks affected hy their
own votes as Senators. Is it any wonder
that they stood up to censure their stren-
uous colleague from South Carolina? Such
polished, saave, honorable Senators were,
of course, shocked at such an exhibition of
indecency. Every little pot turned up to
call the kettle black.
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© STATE RIGHTS AND
FEDERAL UNION.
VOL. 47
Personal Registration.
Up until recently the question of person-
al registration was of no great concern to
the people in communities other than those
of the large cities. But information re-
ceived through the papers of Harrisburg
and other third class cities with respect to
the recent municipal elections indicate that
the ballot reform association was wise in
including cities of the third class in the
provisions of the bill to be introduced at the
next session of the Legislature providing
for personal registration. In other words,
at that election the local Quay ma-
chines had organized bands of professional
repeaters in all the cities of that class and
according to the Harrishurg Star-Indepen-
dent three hundred votés were polled by
that class of ballot stuffers in Harrisburg,
notwithstanding precantions had been tak-
en to purge the registry lists.
The registry law has been drawn with
great care by Hou. CLINTON RODGERS
WOoODRUFF, of Philadelphia, and has the
approval of the ballot reform association.
It provides for boards of registration in
first, second and third class cities, and fixes
days for it to sit. All voters must make
personal application for registry and they
are subject to the ordinary examination of
voters at the polls under the existing law.
It they make the necessary answers to
questions propounded they are entitled to
vote on election day without further in-
inquiry except with respect to residence
and identification. That isifa man ap-
plies to vote on the name registered who
doesn’t answer the description of the regis-
tered voter he has upon himself the burden
of proof of his identity. That provision
makes the personation of voters practically
imposeible.
It is clearly the duty of good citizens to
promote the passage of the proposed law by
every possible way that is legitimate. In
the country districts there are no reasons
tor such precautions but the representatives
of such districts in the Legislature are in-
terested, nevertheless, for upon a just re-
turn of the votes in the cities the result of
most elections depends. Within the last few
years elections have been carried by the
fraudulent votes of the cities for the Repub-
lican ticket and candidates nominated by
the Democrats “in rdral” communities have
suffered unjust defeat inconsequence. We
firmly believe that if the personal registra-
tion bill is enacted the State will be Demo-
cratic in the future and that would be a
glorious consummation.
——1It is a pretty good sized job that
some newspapers seem to have cut out for
themselves. We refer to the effort a few of
them are making to have the public believe
that Mr. QUAY has separated himself from
the state machine, and that Mr. ELKINS is
to be made the Republican nominee for
Governor in defiance of the wishes and sup-
port of the old boss. There may be people
green enough to believe almost anything
that is told them, hut we doubt if, in the
entire Commonwealth, as many individuals
as usually attend the burial of a small-pox
patient, can be found who are gullible
enough to place credence in any such stuff.
Imperialism Confirmed.
The Philippine tariff bill has been agreed
to in the House of Representatives in
Washington, only three Republicans dis-
senting on the final vote, and it may be
said that the Republican policy of estab-
lishing subject colonies bas been confirm-
ed. The three dissenters were led in their
revolt by Mr. L!TTLEFIELD, of Maine, and
thongh they were unable to check the prog-
ress of their party toward the ultimate re-
sult, they have sneceeded in setting a good
many conservative citizens of the country
to thinking. LITTLEFIELD is by odds the
ablest Republican on the floor and his at-
titude is therefore significant.
The creation of subject colonies is a sub-
version of every principle asserted in the
Declaration of Independence and the viola-
tion of every provision of the constitution
of the United States. The fundamental
principle expressed in the Declaration of
Independence is that all men are created
equal. If that is true it follows that all
have tbe same right to self-government and
the establishment of a colony of people
who are not in the enjoyment of that in-
herent right, but on the contrary are wil-
lingly or unwillingly held in subjection by
an alien governing power, is a contiadict-
ion of the equality doctrine.
The federal constitution is particularly
explicit on the subject of the equality of
taxation’ throughout the country. In one
clause it is distinctly alleged that no ex-
port duty shall be levied on the products
of any State and in avother it is quite as
plainly set forth that all revenue laws
shall be *‘uniforin throughout the United
States.” Now .if the Philippines are a
part of the United States Congress is clear-
ly denied the right to pass such laws as
that known as the Philippine tariff and if
it isn’t a part of the United States then
Congress has no right to govern the people
at all.
BELLEFONTE,
The Delaware Channel.
The proposition to make a thirty foot
channel in the Delaware river from Phila-
delphia to the tide gives some promise of
success and the appropriation of $3,000,-
000 to pay the expenses of the improve-
ment will cause no complaint if the work
is honestly performed on an economical
basis. Philadelphia ought to be the lead-
ing port of entry of this country. It prob-
ably would be if the same effort had been
made that has been put forth for New York,
Boston and Baltimore by those interest-
ed in the property of those cities. In fact
it was the natural port at the outset aud so
long as natural conditions prevailed Phila-
delphia was in the lead. But for many,
many years Philadelphia citizens and
Philadelphia’s business interests have
shown a decidedly greater concern for the
size of the majority they could give to Re-
publican tickets or the amount of money
they could furnish to swell Republican
campaign funds, than for the condition of
the Delaware channel or the material pros-
perity of thas city. For this reason Penn-
sylvanians generally took but little stock
in the demands that were made upon the
Legislature for appropriation by the State
to help clean out the channel and lost hope
of Philadelphia continuing in the race for
supremacy as a shipping port.
The proposed appropriation of $3,000,-
000 hy the general government will, how-
ever, give Philadelphia a channel equal to
the requirements of the largest and" best
steamships. It will not make the cost to
the public anywhere near what the New
York harbor has cost. The clearing of a
passage through hell-gate in New York
harbor has cost the government much more
than the proposed expense of the thirty-
foot channel in the Delaware. But Penu-
sylvanians don’t grudge the favors which
have gone to others. They only ask for
justice for themselves and if the proposed
appropriation is granted, the general senti-
ment will be that it be expended by others
than the rings that have robbed Philadel-
phia, and that the work he done under the
management of men who will see that it is
used for the purposes intended, and not to
enrich the jobbers who have gotten their
claws so deeply into the business vitals of
the metropolis of the State.
Better Men the Remedy.
ss
The franchise deals recently effected in
Pittsburg and Philadelphia are likely to
accentuate the popular objections to the
work of the last Legislature. When the
franchise grab legislation was being rail-
roaded throogh those who were able to
analyze them protested that they were in-
tended for the purpose of creating specula-
tive property out of nothing. But the in-
terested parties asserted that the purpose
was to promote rapid transit in one of the
big cities and relieve the conjested local
travel in the other and a good many men
of honest purposes were induced to vote for
them.
The developments of the last few weeks,
however, havestripped those schemes of all
false masks and laid them bare before the
world. The consolidation of the Philadel-
phia franchises in the hands of the owners
of the present street railway properties
proves that the grab bills were for no other
purpose than to ‘‘freeze’’ out the JOHNSON
syndicate, which was pleading for the op-
portunity to give the people better service
at greatly reduced rates. The Pittshurg
grab was for the precisely similar purpose
and the absorption of them by the present
monopoly is the sufficient proof of the fact.
These franchises for the two cities were
worth in the neighborhood of eight millions
of dollars. They were created out of noth:
ing,it is true, but nevertheless they helong-
ed to the people and the appropriation of
them by a group of politicians was as much
a crime as the breaking into the city treas-
uries wonld be. It can be said that there
is no recourse now for the property having
been acquired by legal processes the title is
established. But it is not altogether fool-
ish to Took the stable after the horse has
been stolen. It is a lesson to be more cau-
tious in the future and the incident in
point should teach the people to send better
men to the Legislature.
——The whole matter of the political
redemption of Pennsylvania seems be up
to the Democratic leaders and the Demo-
cratic organizations. Conditions point un-
mistakably to the fact that the people are
ready for revolt and the State ripe fora
revolution. Are you ready to take advan-
tage of the situation? Do those who have
charge of the state and local organizations
realize the great responsibility that is now
upon them ? Do they understand how near
we may be to victory if they do their full
duty, or how far that victory may be off
should they fail at this the time of great
expectations and great promises. It is a
fearful responsibility that now rests upon
those who bave been invested with party
leadership and they should waken up to
the fact that to make that leadership ef-
fective and successful work to that end
should be begnn at once, and prosecuted
earnestly until the victory that is within
our grasp is assured. :
PA, MARCH 7. 1002.
Spice in Political Life.
Variety is the spice of life, we are as-
sured, and we bave been having variety
enough in the politics of Pennsylvania dur-
ing the past week to season it to the taste
of an epicure. For example, we have been
receiving almost daily reports from the
QUAY retreat in Florida as conflicting as
they are numerous and at least two guber-
naforial booms previously bursted have been
re-inflated and started out again afresh and
under the most promising auspices. At-
_torney General ELKIN has heen overwhelm-
ed, withdrawn and retired atleast half a
dozen times since the last issue of the
WATCHMAN. « Bat he is still a hopeful
candidate and the search for dark horses
still goes merrily qn.
Probably the greatest interest with re-
spect to political conditions centres in the
two re-inflated booms that have come into
public notice during the week. The first
of these and probably the most important
is that of Representative SIBLEY, of Venan-
go county. The Republicans of that
county held a convention the other day and
after transacting the usnal routine business
adopted a resolution favoring SIBLEY.
JoE had been lounging about the corridors
of the capitol all day with his ear to the
floor listening for the joyful sound and
finally when the information was con-
veyed to him by a newspaper man he ac-
knowledged that it was delightful but too
sudden. The other re-inflation was the
boom of DoN CAMERON. The Republicans
of Armstrong county are responsible for
that.
It is safe to conjecture that the naming
of both these gentlemen was a tentative
operation. In other words neither the Re-
publicans of Venango nor Armstrong coun-
ty were serious, though the Armstrong
county political speculators took the trou-
ble to send a committee to Washington to
back it up. But as a matter of fact the
object of both movements was to create
sentiment against the nomination of ELKIN
and having accomplished that result the
idea was to trust to luck to geta candidate
who will sei ve the purposes of the QUAY
machine without outraging the consciences
of the anti-QUAY Republicans. Thus far
there are no indications that the expedient
has heen successful.
A Closed Incident.
The TILLMAN-McLAURIN episode is
what the diplomatists call a closed in-
cident. That is to say a vote of censure
was passed by an almost unanimous vote
of the Senate and though TILLMAN gave
the body a parting shot which was almost
construed as a fresh offense, it was decided
that nothing further would be done in the
matter. This was probably the wisest
course to pursue. It is proverbial that no
one can stir up pitch without being defiled
and the chances are that a further agitation
of the trouble would have led to unpleasant
consequences. :
But now that the matter is over we may
be permitted to express the opinion that
after all Senator TILLMAN was less to
blame than his colleague. It is true that
there is no condonation of the offense he
committed. In a parliamentary body no
man has a right to resort to other than
parliamentary expedients. To strike a
blow is ruffianism. But ruffianism isn’t
the greatest or the gravest crime in the
catalogue. Corruption is infinitely worse.
To an honorable man the presence of a cor-
ruptionist is unbearable. An expression
of blackguardism from such a man is au
unendurable affront.
TILLMAN struck a blow, but what manly
man would have done less under the cir-
cumstances. Within reach of his good.
right arm a man whom he despised had put
an opprobrium on him. After a series of
provocations one whom he estimated to be a
conscienceless blackguard had stigmatized
him as a liar. What was there left for
him to do other than that which he did.
The majority of the Republican party
would have been glad to censure TILLMAN
and let McLLAURIN go free. But the mi-
nority prevented that and all ought to be
content with the issue of the affair.
A Promising Life Gone Out,
The announcement of the death of Con-
gressman Rurus K. Pork in Philadelphia,
on Wednesday evening, will be a severe
blow to his many friends throughout the
State. The fact that he had been ailing
was unknown to any of them until the
news of the end came. Only his closest
personal friends knew of the fact that he
had a weak heart, but none suspected the
sudden and startlivg termination of a life
that promised so much.
Mr. PoLk was one of the rising
young men of the State and whose
future usefulness many looked forward
to with great hopes. He was twice
elected to Congress from the district
composed of Montour, Sullivan, Col-
umbia and Northumberland counties, served
his constituents and the State with a zeal
and faithfulness thas few in public position
manifest. Since taking a part in politics
he has been recognized as one of the lead-
ing Democrats of the State, and among
those whose names were being canvassed
as available candidates for Governor,at the
coming election, he stood well to the front.
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Gang Foghorn Charity.
From the Clearfield Republican.
The fog horn charity practised last week
by Is Durbam and Clayt Erb in sending
their costs in the Meek-Harris case to some
Clearfield charity, to he named by Harris,
i3 characteristic of the stalwart gang gener-
ally. :
Durham and Erb were summoned here
from Philadelphia as witnesses by editor
Meek. Judge Gordon’s ruling prohibited
them from testifying. Under the law they
are entitled to $1 per day and three cents
per mile, circular, for each mile traveled.
Mr. Meek sent them notice to make out
their bills and forward to him. They did
so and received checks for $20.78 each.
This amount they sent to Frank G. Harris
with the request that he give it to some de-
serving Clearfield charity. The very de-
serving Children’s Aid Society received the
$41.56 of editor Meek’s money.
Durham and Erb both travel on passes
and they could well afford to be charitable
with other men’s money, especially when
the prospects were so bright that their act-
ion would get into the newspapers.
It is a wonder Harris, who bad the dis-
position of the $41.56, didn’t send if to the
Cottage hospital at Philipsburg.
it Must Be Dignified.
From the Pittsburg Post.
Speaking of the Tillman vote of censure
by the Senate, George Fred Williams, of
Boston, admits that Senator Tillman did an
indiscreet act, shocked ‘some delicate sensi-
bilities, but wronged no man, woman or
child. As to the ‘‘dignity of the Senate,”’
he says, ‘‘God save the mark,’’ and then
goes ou : :
‘Men stood up to vote censure who have
been found guilty by competent tribunals
of securing their seats by bribery and frand;
some cast their vote before and will cast it
again for the slaughter of an innocent peo-
ple whose only offense has been love of liber-
ty; some have increased their fortunes by
specalating on their own votes ; many, if
not most, are the tools of a system which
takes tribute from the scanty tables of the
poor, while it not only relieves the wealth
of the rich from its just burdens, but legal-
izes all sorts of extortions to increase it. I
agree that they do all these things very ju-
diciously, always politely and quietly, and
they are ever solicitous not to shock the
sensitive with the coarse or obstructive
methods. Dignity is preserved, the dignity
of the Senate.’’
But Is It Tottering ?
From the York Gazette.
Admiring as we do the elevated tone and
hopeful spirit of William Lloyd Garrison’s
article, “The Tottering Edifice’'of Protee-
tion,”” we are convinced that the fall of
this hoary abuse can come only from an
aroused and indignant public opinion. The
protectionists and trusts,fostered by special
favors and growing rich and powerful at
the expense of the people, will never volun-
tarily abate their pretension nor relinquish
their spoils, and the only remedy is to en-
lighten the ignorant and awaken the in-
terest of the patriotic masses.
The American Free Trade league is de-
voted to this work. Its membership in-
cludes nearly every State. Its annual fees
are $1. Its publications can be obtained
by sending ten cents in stamps to its ad-
dress, 602 and 603 Tremont building, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts.
A New Ruling in Attempts at Suicide.
From the Philipsburg Ledger.
A few days ago Herbert Wright,of Phila-
delphia, was before Judge Arnold on a
charge of attempting to commit suicide.
Defendant pleaded guilty, but the judge
discharged him, saying that there is nosuch
offense in this State or country as attempt-
ed suicide; that a man’s life belongs to him-
self or his Creator ; that the law against
suicide emanated from countries where
there were kings and emperors who adopted
the theory that it is wrong for a man to kill
himself and thus reduce the number of the
king’s subjects. In the ruling the judge
gave the human side of the problem. Next
comes the problem of accountability to God
for the use that he makes of his life. ‘‘Aye,
there’s the rub.”’
President will Visit Charleston.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—A delegation
of prominent citizens of Charleston, 8. C.,
bad a conference with President Roosevelt
to-day in regard to his attending the
Charleston exposition. The delegation
strongly urged the President to keep his
engagement to visit the exposition and as-
sured him a most cordial welcome. The
President told the dzlegation that if noth-
ing intervened to prevent he would take
great pleasure in visiting Charleston and
the exposition some time in the near fu-
ture. i
Iii Session in Lock Haven.
Lock HAVEN, March 5.—Preliminary to
the opening of the annual session of the
‘Central Pennsylvania United Evangelical
conference in that city, twenty-six janior
preachers were examined to-day. The ex-
amining board re-organized with Rev.
M. I. Jamison, president, and Rev. M. A.
Kennally, secretary. The annual mission-
ary meeting was held to-night.
House Continues to Debate Rural Free
Delivery.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—The House to-
day continued the debate on the bill to
classify the rural free delivery service but,
without action, adjourned out of respect to
the memory of Representative Polk, of
Pennsylvania, whose death occurred sud-
denly at Philadelphia last night. A com-
mittee of fifteen was appointed to attend
the funeral of the deceased Member.
Spawls from the Keystone.
—The Bloom's Run iron bridge, near Cur-
wensville, was on Saturday lifted from its
abutments by the flood and carried nearly a
half mile down the stream.
Lydia B. Carlisle has instituted legal pro-
ceedings against the city of Williamsport to
recover $6,000 damages for a fractured leg
caused by falling on a defective sidewalk in
that city in October last.
—A Huntingdon man asked for stamps at
the post office the other day and the post
master asked: ‘What denomination, please?’
the man stammered a bit and said his wife
belonged to the Presbyterians.
—The largest car of window glass ever
shipped from Kane, was shipped east by the
Pennsylvania Window Glass company, Wed-
nesday. 11,090 boxes made up the car, the
weight of which was 91,000 lbs.
—Zuber & Son, of Lock Haven, had forty-
six hogs penned in their butcher shop along
the creek. The stream rose so rapidly that
before assistance could be given the porkers
by the men who went to the shop, about
thirty were drowned.
—The fruit growers of the southern part
of the State are perturbed by the anticipated
visit of a guest that will not be welcome.
This is the year in which the seventeen year
locusts will make their appearance in this
country during the summer months.
—The boom company at Williamsport do
not expect any logs on this freshet. On the
next rise the logs and rafts will be started.
It is estimated that 80,000,000 feet of logs
will come down this spring, which estimate
is 40,000,000 feet less than last spring.
—One thing John Wanamaker has done,
and that is in establishing one of the most
‘prosperous businesses in the country. News-
paper advertising, he says, has been the
means of his succes. Doubting merchants
may get a pointer from the fact that last
year he distributed $385,000 to the newspa-
pers of Philadelphia alone.
—Robert Jellison, of Blairsville, who has
had his burial clothes in readiness for the
past twenty years, has taken them from the
cedar chest and had them pressed, that they
might be in proper shape when death occurs.
This was brought about hy the recent death
of his sister, Miss Lizzie Jellison, who also
had lier burial clothing ready for a number
of years. :
—A¢t Karthaus Saturday night, Ross Stew-
art, a white man of North Carolina, who
had been employed on the West Branch road,
and his brother quarreled with two Italians.
One of the latter fired three shots from his
revolver, one of which took effect in Ross’
heart, killing him instantly. The Italians
are Guy Marino and Michael Ross. They
both fled.
—Col. R. C. Elder, commanding the Fifth
regiment, N. G. P., has announced these staff
appointments : Adjutant, Captain James S.
Stackpole, of Lewistown ; chaplain, Captain
J. K. Lloyd, of Altoona, former incumbent
under Col. Theodore Burchfield ; regimental
clerk, Howard O. Lantz, Esq., of Lewistown,
who was formerly connected with the regi-
ment as first lieutenant of Company G.
—A fox hound owned by W. T. Shibe, of
which time he crossed the Bald Eagle moun-
tain five times and traveled over 300 miles.
Shibe and a party started out Tharsday, and
started a fox, which they chased until dusk.
One of the dogs returned next morning. The
dog came home with his feet cut and his
body badly torn.
—Miss Maud Johnson, the Lock Haven
Normal school graduate and the Perry coun-
ty school teacher, who mysteriously disap-
peared from Mrs. Zeigler’s home in Philadel-
phia last Thursday, has been found. She
was wandering aimlessly around the streets
of Philadelphia and seemed to be in a ‘be-
wildered state of mind. From inquiries that
she had made it was suspected that she was
endeavoring to make her way to the river
with the intention of throwing herself into
the water. She was taken to Mrs. Zeigler’s
home.
—Right in the midst of floods on all bands,
Bellwood came nearer having a water fam-
ine than ever in its history. ‘Some obstruc-
tion in the pipes weakened the pressure on
Saturday. Many people didn’t have water
at all and those who had it were afraid it
would stop any minute. But by nightfall
the obstruction was removed and the pres-
sure was as usual. On the other hand, by
the clogging of drain pipes the water rose in
the Methodist church cellar so high as to put
out the fires in the furnaces.
—The annual district conference of the
Pittsburg district of the African M. E.
church, will be hald in Bethel A. M. E.
church, Tyrone, May 20th, 21st and 22nd,
1902. This conference will bring together all
the pastors and local elders and deacons and
preachers of the district, and one lay dele-
gate from each charge in the district. A
great time is expected. The pastor, Rev. S.e
A. Lewis, will commence preparations at
once for the entertainment of the conference
which will be the first ever held in the Ty-
rone A. M. E. church. The membership of
‘this church has increased under the present
administration from fifteen to fifty.
—During the storm Friday night last
lightning struck a house at Buelah, near
Houtzdale, occupied by an Italian and fami-
Williamsport, returned Monday night after
having been four days on the chase, during
ly, tearing the roof off and demoralizing the
building generally.
a bed occupied by the man and two children,
all of whom were taken from the building in
an unconscious condition. The children
came to in a short time but the man did not
recover consciousness until noon Saturday.
In an adjoining building, the sister of Miss Lo-
venia Copenhaver, until recently residing in
Tyrone, was going up stairs with a lamp in
hand at the time, and the shock put the light
out leaving her in darkness and badly
frightened.
| — Pennsylvania stands second among the
States of the Union in silk production, New
Jersey heading the list. According to the
figures given out by the census bureau there
are 843 silk manufacturing plants in the
/ United States, the total capital represented
——The Long home at Salona, which has
heen quarantined becanse Mr. Loug’s moth-
er was exposed to small pox infection while
in Harrisburg recently, shows no signs of
developing a case of that disease. Mrs.
Long was 1eported ill soon after her arrival
there but the report was incorrect. The |
quarantine will be maintained a few days
longer however.
amounting to $1,082,201. Pennsylvania bas
$20,894,042, one-fourth the total amount, in-
vested in the industry. The total value of
the products of the silk mills of the country
in 1900 was $101,256,258, and the value of the
product of the Pennsylvania mills was $31,-
072,926, or a little less than one-third of the
aggregate. ‘This is a very creditable showing:
for the Keystone State, and two of the
largest silk mills in the State, are located. in
Williamsport.
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