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Bellefonte, Pa., June 5, 1903.
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Democratic County Committee for 1903.
Precinct. Name. P, 0. Address.
Bellefonte N W Jno. Trafford Bellefonte
“ SW P. H. Gerrity, i
g¢ WW Geo. R. Meek, £€
Centre Hall Boro W. F. Bradford, Centre Hall
Howard se Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg George Noll, Milesburg
Millheim i F. P. Musser, Millheim
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens Philipsburg
5 2nd W Ira Howe, *
4 rd W Ed. G.Jones, x
8. Philipsburg C. D. Dutcher 46
State College Boro M. S. McDowell, State College
Unionville ** Geo. W. Rumberger, Fleming
Benner Twp. N PL. C. Rearick, Bellefonte
te S P J.F. Hoy, .
Boggs Twp. N P Ira P. Confer, Yarnell
‘t E P G.H. Lyman, Roland
8 W P Louis Aikey, Milesburg
Burnside Twp. Wm, Hipple, Pine Glenn
llege W. A. Collins, Lemont
Curtin i William Quay, Romola
Ferguson ‘“ EP Wm. H.Fry, Pine Grove Mills
¢ ‘“ W P F.Bowersox, Penna Furnace
Gregg Twp. NP Geo. W. Ream, Penns Cave
6 E P Frank Fisher, Penn Hall
x WP John Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P Ralph Stover, Aaronsburg
1" E P E.M. Boone, Feidler
Half Moon Twp. J. H. Griffin, Stormstown
Harris £6 Oscar Stover, Boalsburg
Howard se Jerry Glenn, Mt. Eagle
Huston io R. D. Ardery, Martha
Liberty te B. 8. Brown, Blanchard
Marion te J. W. Orr, Walker
Miles Twp E P Jerry Brungart, Wolfs Store
fe MP W Ww. Hackman, Rebersburg
¥ w A. J. Hazel, Madisonburg
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Waddle
Penn ** W. F. 8mith, Millheim
Potter “ 8S P F, M. Carson, Potters Mills
* *“ N P D.K. Keller, Centre Hall
a “ .W P J. W. Spangler, Tusseyville
Rush “ N P Wm. Frank, Philipsburg
* “ 8 P F.W.Penny, Osceola Mills
SnowShoe E P J. D. Brown, Snow Shoe
£€ W P Wm. Kern, Moshannon
Spring Twp. N P Jas, C. Carson Bellefonte
te S P Henr Gentzel, Pleasant Gap
o W P Jno. L. Dunlop Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. James F. Goss, Hannah
Union * 8. K. Emerick Fleming
Walker Twp E P J. H. Beck, Nittany
os M J. D. Miller, Hublersburg
“ W P Albert Shaffer, Zion
Worth *¢- G. C. Woodring, Port Matilda
L. A: SHAFFER CYRUS BRUNGART,
J. K. Jonson Chairman,
Secretaries.
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The Democrats of the County in Con-
vention.
An Interesting and Placid Gathering of the Unter.
rified—An Exceptionally Large Turnout for an Off
Year. The Business Hurried Through and Ringing
Speeches Followed.
Taking into consideration that there were
only two minor offices ¢o be filled and that
there was no contest for either one of them
Tuesday’s convention of the Democrats of
Centre county was surprisingly well attend-
ed. Only nine precincts failed to send rep-
resentatives.
While it would have been better had
they all been present to enjoy the Demo-
cratic feast of that hour in convention the
fact -that so many were there 1s evidence
that’ Democrats all over the county are
awake to the interests of the party and
mean to commence perfecting an organiza
tion that will bring a sweeping victory in
the more important contest of next year.
Owing to a slight misunderstanding as
to the hour at which the convention was to
be called to order all of the delegates were
not in their places when at 12:10 chairman
Cyrus Brungart let the gavel fall and de-
clared the convention open.
The chairman welcomed the delegates in
a very neat little speech in which be pro-
voked the applause of the convention when
he referred to the uprightness of Pattison
as compared with the present servile Gov-
erncr of the State. His remarks relative to
the condition of the party in the county
were warmly received.
Secretary L. A. Schaeffer read the call
for the convention after which J. A. Wil-
liams nominated W. Miles Walker, of
Bellefonte, for permanent chairman, sec-
onded by E. G. Jones, of Philipsburg. Up-
on motion of Mr. John Bower, of Belle-
fonte, nominations closed and the selection
of Mr. Walker was made unanimous. Up-
on taking the chair he thanked the dele-
gates for the evidence of their confidence,
shown in his selection and calling attention
to the presence of several old time Demo-
cratic orators present he urged the rapid
transaction of business in order that they
might be heard.
Pauli Fortney, North ward of Bellefonte,
named H. D. Rumberger, of Philipsburg,
for clerk and he was unanimously chosen.
Harry has come to he such an old reliable
at county conventions that the organization
never scems complete without him in evi-
dence somewhere.
It was John F. Potter, of Boggs, who
made the motion naming ‘‘Hons.’”’ Charles
R. Kurtz and Geo. R. Meek for secretaries
and the laugh that went up right away
must bave made the ex-district attorney
question the appropriateness of the title, for
he withdrew it instanter, w hereupon Wil-
liam Collins, of College, moved to close the
nomination and the honor was unanimous-
ly put beyond the reach of anyone else.
Former deputy recorder Jimmy Swab, of
Harris, next named John A. Williams, of
Worth, and John G. Dauberman, of Pot-
ter, as tellers and the old war horse of
Democracy Hast Leyman, of Boggs, moved
to make their selection by acclamation.
Everything was running so smoothly that
when it came to the matter of a committee
on credentials the chairman announced
that inasmuch as there were no contests
for seats such a committee was not needed.
Bat the very next move a cog was slipped
and a temporary stop made in the nicely
arranged program. When it came to the
naming of a committee on resolutions no
one responded. It was evident that the
man who was to move the appointment of
such a committee had dallied too long at
the dinner table, for he was nowhere in
sight. Then the chairman—not to be non-
plussed—airily remarked that it was the
duty of the chairman to name the commit-
tee and he did it, forthwith, as follows : G.
L. Goodhart, of Potter; E. G. Jones, of
Philipsburg; Amos Garbrick, of Spring; R.
E. Stover, of Haines, and R. F. Emerick,
of Walker.
The order of business was then adopted
as had been stated in the call for the con-
vention. This wasdone on motion of John
Bower, of Bellefonte.
ROBB RENOMINATED.
A complete organization having been ef-
fected the convention was ready to receive
nominations for jary commissioner. G. H.
Leyman, of Boggs, presented the name of
Frederick Robb, of Liberty. His being the
only name presented Mr. Rumberger mov-
ed that the nomination be made by accla-
mation and it carried.
- AfCOUNTY SURVEYOR NAMED.
The next nomination called for was that
of a County Surveyor. When the chair
declared itself ready for the presentation of
names Mr. Bower stated that there was no
vacancy and suggested that no nomination
be made, but chairman Walker was of a
different opinion and thought someone
should be named pending an investigation.
Thereupon Mr. Bower nominated Hon. J.
H. Wetzel, of Bellefonte, and upon motion
of Joseph Peters, of Philipsburg, it was
made by acclamation.
In reference to this controversy it might
be said that no County Surveyor has been
elected in Centre county since 1898 and as
we have no long term offices in this county,
except that of Judge, it is about time one
is elected.
STATE DELEGATES CHOSEN.
For delegates ohosen to the state conven-
tion next September F. P. Musser, of Mill-
heim, named Joseph Peters, Philipsburg;
W. J. Carlin, Miles ; James Swab, Harris,
and Jno. A. Williams, Worth. Upon mo-
tion of Mr. Johnson, of Philipsburg, they
were unanimously chosen.
For the office of county chairman H. D.
Rumberger named Capt. Hugh 8. Taylor.
A motion by Mr. Bower made his choice
one of unanimity also. It may be some-
thing of a surprise to the Democrats
throughout the county to learn that our
very able chairman Cyrus Brungart was
not re-elected for a second term, as is usual-
ly the case, but it was merely because Mr.
Brungart positively declined the honor.
His future occupation being somewhat un-
certain he deemed it for the best interests
of the party that he should not take the
chairmanship for the next year—which will
be one of the most important campaigns
ever waged in the county. He is not cer-
tain that he will be in Bellefonte and for
that reason insisted that a new chairman
should be named so that there would be no
danger of having aun effective organization
broken by his possible removal.
COL. SPANGLER DECLARES FOR A NON-
POLITICAL JUDGE.
Up to this time the resolutions commis-
tee had not completed its work so Col.
Jackson L, Spangler. was called upon for a
speech. He responded with a good old
fashioned Democratic enthusiasm that
roused the convention to frequent cheers.
The general interest was in marked con-
trast with that of the Republican conven-
tion two weeks ago when none of the bar-
raony spell-binders could thaw out that icy
gathering. Col Spangler said that he heard
people say, that he read in the newspapers
that we bave a political judge on the
bench in Centre county and that he stood
for electing a man to that office next year
whose past life and reputation for high
character is such that no such question will
ever be raised again as to the dignity of the
occupant of the bench in our court house.
Continuing, he said, ‘‘I care not who hears
me say it I am here to declare for a man
who will redeem the beach of Centre coun-
ty and I call upon the Democrats to name
euch an one.”
At the conclusion of Col. Spangler’s talk
former Senator Heinle was called upon and
responded in a very timely talk on the
seriousness of the political situation in our
country and traced it back to insincerity
and commercialism of the individual. He
dwelt upon the duty of the individual and
urged that no man in Centre county lose
sight of his duty as a good and uncorrup-
tible citizen.
At this juncture the resolutions commit.
tee reported through chairman, Geo. IL.
Goodbart, and immediately afterwards the
convention adjourned.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Tho Democracy of Centre county in con-
vention assembled declare :
1. Their firm faith in the freedom of
speech and of the press. ‘The free com-
munication of thouzht and opinion is one ot
the invaluable rights of man ‘and every
citizen should, as provided in the Constitu-
tion of our State’ freely speak, write and
print on any subject, being responsible for
the abuse of that liberty. We therefore em-
phatically condemn the passage of the Salus-
Grady libel bill by the last Legislature, and
the signing of the same by Gov. Penny-
packer, as an effort to restrict, hamper and
cripple the liberty of the press. We wonld
record both our contempt and condemnation
for those so-called Democrats who aided the
Republican machine to pass this measure,
known to them to be at once a blow at the
freedom of the press, tyrannical and oppres-
sive—an aid to cover the crimes of those who
would steal the rights and franchises of our
great municipalities under cover of law and
a Protegtion to the rotten and corrupt,
political machine that has so long robbed and
disgraced our Commonwealth,
2. Weare, in defense of common honesty,
bound to condemn the last Legislature
for passing and the Governor for approving
laws creating many more offices and office
holders than is necessary to the efficient and
economical administration of the State gov-
ernment, and the undue and unreasonable
increase in the salaries of many of the offices
heretofore existing thus adding undue bur-
dens upon an already over-taxed ple ; as
well as for its failure to fulfill the solemn
pledges of the Republican party to give to the
State personal registration and ballot reform,
3. The Democratic party is now, as it has
always been in favor of laws that will pro-
tect the life and limb, and add to the peace,
happiness and prosperity of those who labor
in our mines and factories. We therefore
condemn Governor Pennypacker for vetoing
the bills passed by the last Legislature in the
interest of labor. We declare that the vetoing
of these bills was but the end of a scheme
and a purpose on the part of the Republican
party, not to grant to the workers in the
mines the relief they demanded and Lad
been promised, and affirm that relief for all
classes of labor from its burdens and wrongs
can only be brought about by the success of
the Democratic party.
4. The nomination of Hon. W. P. Snyder
for Auditor General of the Commonwealth
by the late Republican convention is an open
and bold approval of the iniquituous Salus-
Grady libel bill, and a challenge to the in-
tegrity and courage of the press of the State.
We therefore call upon all citizens irrespect-
ive of party who love liberty and believe in
the freedom of the press as guaranteed to us
by the constitution of the State to join us in
Faging a determined campaign for his de-
eat.
5. It is with pleasure that we endorse the
course pursued by our Representatives Hon.
J. H. Wetzel and J. W. Kepler during the
late session of the Legislature. It isa grati-
fication to be represented by men, whose
record is clean, and who, amidst the corrup-
tion so prevalent, came home with their
honor preserved and their integrity unim-
peached.
6. We pledge ourselves to the earnest and
united support of the ticket this day nominat-
ed, and we call upon our State convention
yet to be held to give us clean, strong, able
and pure men, men untarnished with libel
bills and untainted by corruption or ad-
herence to and affiliation with the ring th:t
festers in every part of our State govern-
ment, for Auditor General, State Treasurer,
and Judges to the Superior court, pledging
the Democracy of Centre county, ifit shall
so do, to the hearty support of the ticket it
shall present.
THE DELEGATES PRESENT WERE
Bellefonte Boro. North Ward.—Geo. A. Beezer,
W. Miles Walker, John J. Bower.
South Ward.—D. F. Fortney, H. J. Walkey, J.
M. Keichline, *J. A. B. Miller.
West Ward.—S, A. MeQuistion.
Centre Hall Boro.—J. G. Dauberman, Wm.
MecClenahan. ’
Howard Boro.—Abram Weber.
Milesburg Boro.—E. W. Grove.
Millheim Boro.—F. P. Musser, Samuel Weiser,
Ezra Auman.
Philipsburg Boro.—1st. Ward—H. B. Lingle.
2nd. Ward.—J. C. Johnston, Jos. Peters, Jacob
Swires. -
3d.—H. D. Rumberger, E. G. Jones.
8S, Philipsburg Boro.—Joseph Gates.
State College Boro.—J. C. Sowers, J. B. Shu-
man.
Unionville Boro.—Dr. W. U, Irwin
Benner Twp. N. P.—H. C. Huey.
& ‘“ 8.P.—J. F. Hoy.
Boggs Twp. N. P.—Ira P. Confer.
se ‘“ E.P.—G. H. Leyman.
%€ ‘“ W, P.—John F. Potter.
Burnside Twp.—
College Twp.—Wm. A. Collins, W. E. Grove.
Curtin Twp.—
Ferguson Twp. E. P.—A. G. Archey, *R. M.
Krebs, J. W. Fye.
Ferguson Twp. W. P.—
Gregg Twp. N. P.—Henry Zeigler,
Ungard.
Gregg Twp. E. P.—Harvey Vonada.
so “ W.P.—John A, Hosterman, W, H.
Smith, *John Smiih.
Haines Twp. E, P.—
86 ‘“ W. P.—R. E. Stover, F. W. Keister.
Half Moon Twp.—
Harris Twp.—John A. Rupp, James Swab,
Howard Twp.—
Huston Twp.—R. D. Ardery.
Liberty Twp.—J. A. Bitner.
Marion Twp.—Wm. Bridge.
Miles Twp. E. P.—
‘ “ M.P.—W. J. Carlin, L. B. Frank,
A. L. Nearhood,
Miles Twp. W. P.—J. B. Hazel.
Patton Twp.—
Penn Twp.—
Potter Twp. N. P.—D. W.
Schaeffer.
Potter Twp. S. P.—G. L. Goodhart, *J. M. Car-
son. :
Potter Twp. W. P.—H. E. Fleisher, J. R. Lee.
Rush Twp. N. P,—
‘“ ¢ 8,P.—Fred Penney.
Snow Shoe Twp. E, P.—
$e ¢“ Twp. W. P.—J. T. Lucas.
Spring Twp. N. P.—J. H. Neese, J. S. Hazel.
te ¢ 8, P.—Clayton Gettig, Jerry Dona-
van.
Spring Twp. W. P.—Amos Garbrick.
Taylor Twp.—J. T. Merryman.
Union Twp.—J. B. Alexander.
Walker Twp. E. P.—R. F. Emerick,
Emanuel
Bradford, Michael
“ “ M. P—J. L. Walkey, Wm. H.
Emerick.
Walker Twp, W. P.—C, N. Fisher, L. H. Me-
Mullen.
Worth Twp.—John A. Williams.
*Indicates that the gentleman acting as a dele-
gate was a substitute.
An Agricultural Building at The Penn-
sylvania State College.
The appropriation bill for The Pennsyl-
vania State College as passed by the Leg-
islature and approved by the Governor
includes the following items of special in-
terest to the friends of agricultural educa-
tion.
“For the maintenance of the department
of agriculture the sum of twelve thousand
dollars or so much thereof as may be nec-
essary.
For the purpose of assisting in the erec-
tion, equimpment and furnishing of a
building or buildings to be used for the
purpose of instruction and investigation in
the various branches of agriculture and for
the purchase of all necessary apparatus,
therefor the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars ; provided that before any part of
this appropriation shall be paid, the trus-
tees of the State College shall file with the
Auditor General plans and specifications
and estimates satisfactory to him, showing
that the entire cost of the erecting, com-
pleting, furnishing and equipping any
building or buildings upon which any part
of this apprgpriation is to be expended will
not exceed the sum of two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Thus the long struggle to secure .an agri-
cultural building bas been crowned with
abundant success and we have the assur-
ance of a home for the agricultural de-
partment of the college equal if not super-
ior to that possessed by any institution in
the United States. The erection of the
dairy wings of the building will be begun
at once and it is confidently expected that
it will be ready for use next winter, and
the creamery course will therefore be given
with greatly increased facilities.
The provision for maintenance, unfors-
unately, is still meagre. The director of
Farmers’ Institutes, however, the Hon.
A. L. Martin, who introduced the first
bill for the agricultural building and whose
interest in agricultural education needs no
comment, has most generously volunteered
to forego for the present year the aid which
the college has been accustomed to render
at the Institutes. This action on his part
rendered it possible for the college to resume
the short winter course in agriculture
which has been suspended for the past
four years. This is thoroughly a practical
course of twelve weeks designed to meet
the wants of those who cannot afford the
time or money necessary for the longer
courses, and yet desire a better preparation
for their life-work than can be acquired on
the farm alone. The studies of this course
are subtantially what would be taught in
an agricultural high school. Any student
who has acquired an ordinary common
school education may take the course with
profit, and for the Present, no entrance ex-
amination is required.
The Presbyterians, the Prestdent and
the Mormons.
Must See Polygamy Through Different Glasses, Or
Have Different Purposes in View.
That President Roosevelt and the mem-
bers of the Presbyterian church are not ex-
actly in accord on the question of Mormon-
ism is evidenced by the following telegrams.
They came at the same hour of the same
day; the one giving the resolutions passed
unanimously by the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian church at Los Angeles,
Cal. ; the other telling of the association
with and friendly feeling shown for, the
leaders, of the Mormon Hierarchy by the
President. We give them side hy side and
you can take your choice as to which is
right.
Tne PresipENt Evurnog-
1zEs THE Mormons
AND Dixes Wirn
SMITH AND
Smoor,
WHAT THE ASSEMBLY SAYS:
Los Angeles, May 29,
The following resolu-
tions were unanimously
passed today as the final
act and expression of the
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church.
“Whereas, this hier-
archy, the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, persists in
the active encourage-
ment and practice of the
crime of polygamy, and
“Whereas, This hier-
archy recently, January
20th, 1902, through the
Utah Legislature, has :
had elected to the Unit-
ed States Senate a high
ecclesiastic, one of its
chief authorities, the
apostle, Reed Smoot, in
direct violation of its
pledges to the nation to
refrain from interference
with the affairs of States,
and
“Whereas, This apos-
tle, Senator Reed Smoot,
is a direct representative
of polygamy, born of its
system and in cordial
sympathy with it as a di-
vine institution, reveal-
ed as a law of primary
obligation and made
mandatory by the most
solemn sanctions; and
has encouraged its per-
tuation and practice by
is personal efforts.
CALL FOR ACTION.
“Resolved, That this
Assembly most respect:
fully but earnestly call
upon the people of the
United States to use their
utmost endeavor, em-
ploying all honorable
means to secure the ex-
ulsion of Apostle Reed
is from the halls of
the National Senate, and
urges the Senate itself
and each member there-
of to exhaust all legal
means to this end, and
in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal
constitution.
‘“This assembly also
calls upon the people and
congress of the United
States in both houses,
and each member of each
house to employ and ex-
haust all legal means to
secure such an amend-
ment to the Federal con-
stitution as shall define
legal marriage as mono-
gamic, and make polyg-
amy, under every guise
and practice, a crime
against the United States
punishable by adequate
enalties, including dis-
ranchisement and dis-
qualification to vote or
hold office in the United
States or in any State or
territory under the juris.
diction of the United
States.”
Salt Lake, May 29.
President Roosevelt
and party reached here
from the North at 8:30
this morning, and were
heartily greeted. Af-
ter speaking to a crowd
of children the Presi-
dent was driven to the
Tabernacle, where he
addressed 11,000 peo-
ple. He Spoke in eulo-
gf otine tah pioneer,
righam Young an
his followers, who, he
said, came here not to
exploit the land and
then go elsewhere, but
to build homes here,
establish their church
and spread the doc-
trine they believe in.
Leaving the Taber-
nacle, the President
was escorted to Sena-
tor Kearns’ residence
for luncneon and rest.
President Joseph E.
Smith, of the Mormon
church,Senator Smoot,
Governor Wells and
Congressman Howell
made up the party.
Probably 100 Persons Killed by a
Terrific Cyclone? In the City of
Gainesville, Georgia.
Many Houses Wrecked. Greatest Loss of Life is Re-
ported in the Destruction of the Cotton Mills
Where Many Worked.
GAINESVILLE, Ga., June 1.—Just after
the noon hour to-day the city was struck
hy a terrific cyclone, killing probably 100
persons, unroofing the city hotels, other
large buildings, and destroying the Gaines-
ville cotton mills. The greatest loss of life
is reported in the destruction of the cotton
mills, where about eighty persons are re-
ported killed and scores injured.
Eighteen persons were killed in the city
between the centre of the town and the
railroad station, where four large stores
were blown down. The storm had driven
many persons into these stores for refuge.
There were 500 persons at work in the cot-
ton mill when the oyclone struck. The
mill was a three story building. The first
story was left standing but badly wrecked.
The second and third floors were complete-
ly demolished and the employees were
caught under the wreckage and mangled.
It is estimated that there are at least seven-
ty-five bodies under the wreckage of the
third floor, and it is not knov.n how many
persons on the second floor of the building
were killed.
The roof of the electric car barn was lift-
ed and the building badly damaged.
The Southern railroad depot was blown
down. The Gainesville Iron works were
demolished and several people perished in
the wreck. The Gainesville cotton oil
mines were blown down.
Unconfirmed reports from White Sul-
phur, seven miles from Gainesville, says
that about twelve persons were killed
there. Their names are not yet obtainable
and hopes are expressed that this report is
unfounded.
. The tornado did its appalling work in
such an incredible short time that it is dif-
ficult to obtain a coherent description of
its character. It appears to have swept
down from the southwest, striking the
Gainesville mills with a roar like the re-
port of artillery. After lifting two stories
from this structare, it swept on northward,
leaving a trail of destruction along Summit.
street, which is inhabited almost exclusive-
ly by negroes. Nearly a bundred cottages
of colored people on this street were levelled
to the ground, but by a fortunate circum-
stance, the tenants were all absent, having
left the city in the morning to take part in
a negro picnic.
The furious wind next descended on the
plant of the Pacolet cotton mills, at New
Holland, two miles from the Southern rail-
road station. This is one of the largest
cotton mills in the south, employing more
than 600 bands. The storm spared the
Pacolet factory, but entirely demolished a
hundred of its cottages standing nearby
and tenanted by its operatives. Here the
fatalities were greatest, upwards of thirty-
five persons being buried in the ruins of
the cottages. Bodies were blown hundreds
of yards, and many of them when picked
up bore no semblance to humanity. The
trunk of one young boy was found with
the head decapitated as if by the guillo-
tine.
From New Holland the tornado swept
onward to the east in the direction of
White Sulphur, a town of about 100 per-
sons. The extent of its destruction there
cannot now be definitely told, but reports
i far received indicate considerable loss of
ife.
ie C0
The bodies of most of the dead in the
two cotton mills were fearfully torn and
mangled; the skulls of many of them were
crushed and the limbs broken; some were
torn and crushed about the abdomen with
the viscera visibly protruding. The local
physicians, who gave first aid to the in-
jured, say the sights were horrible beyond
description. The death list is expected to
be of much greater magnitude by morning,
as nearly thirty are believed to be hurs he.
yond hope of recovery.
Gainesville has only twelve local phy-
sicians gnd their services were found to be
entirely inadequate to the sitnation. Sar-
geons came to-night, however, from Atlan-
ta, and several other points, so that the
number in the city now is about forty and
all possible care and attention is being
given to the people.
THE DEAD NUMBER 100 AND AS MANY
MORE ARE INJURED.
GAINESVILLE, Ga., June 2.—The 6,000
inhabitants of this city have just begun to
realize the extent of the appalling disaster
of yesterday. It now seems certain that
the death list will not be much short of 100,
perhaps somewhat over 100, considering
the number of dangerously woanded whose
chances for recovery cannot now be calcu-
lated. Figuring from all available sources
and giving credence only to these reports
which are believed to be trustworthy, the
following is a summary of the effects of the
tornado in Gainesville. ¥
One hundred kilied.
One hundred and fifty injured of whom
probably many will die.
Eight hundred persons homeless, their
residences having been wiped out of ex-
istence.
Property loss about a balf million dol-
lars, none of which is covered by storm
insurance.
A concise and accurate statement of the
casualties cannot be renderad for several
days, but the physicians in attendance
believe that it will not go very far above
100, although twenty-five or thirty are des-
perately injured and may die within the
next two or three days.
The death list so far compiled includes
thirty-two at the Pacolet cotton mills, at
New Holland, all of whom were killed in
the demolition of the company’s cottages ;
thirty-six at the Gainesville cotton mills,
where the tornado first struck, and eight
persons killed in the destruction of the
Jones and Logan stores, near the Southern
depot.
All of the later were men except Mrs.
Jones, the wife of the proprietor of the
Joues general store. Two of the men kill-
ed in the Logan store were negroes.
Grand Army Encampment.
Annual Meeting of Veterans in Session at Allen-
town.
ALLENTOWN, June 3.—Escorted by 500
national guardsmen from the Fourth,
Eight and Thirteenth regiments, 2,000
Grand Army comrades paraded here to-
day, signalizing the opening of the thirty-
seventh annual encampment of the Penn-
sylvania department, Grand Army of the
Republic. The city was beautifully drap-
ed in honor of the veterans, but the veter-
ans carried only their battle-scarred flags
and badges.
Major Lewis welcomed the veterans to
the city and Past Department Commander
Sample, of Allegheny county, responded.
As the opening session Commander Scott
was presented with a gavel.
The statistics, show a total membership
of 26,608 with 546 posts. During the past
year there has been a loss of six posts with
a net loss in membership of 968. There
were 1,078 deaths since the last annual en-
campments.
The Woman’s Relief corps opened its
convention to-day. The statistical report
as submitted follows :
Members, 3,908 in 116 corps. In its
nineteen year history the corps has paid
$69,544.20 for relics and posts were assited
to the extent of $45,453.89. The corps
maintains a home at Brookville, Pa., val-
ued at $60,000.
The Grand Army of the Republic depart-
ment encampment elected Edwin Walton,
of Philadelphia, commander by acclama-
tion; also W. P. Atkinson, of Erie, senior
vice commander; Dr. Alfred Smith, of
Beaver Falls, medical director, and Rev.
John W, Sayres, of Chester, chaplain, the
latter for the thirty-third term. Jenkins
Evans. of Berwick, and Andrew Lee, of
Hazleton, are candidates for junior vice
commander, the election for which will be
held to-morrow.
Gettysburg has no opposition for next
year’s meeting.
Commander Scott, in his annual report,
scored Governor Pennypacker for alleged
partisanship in the nominations of the
Soldier’s Orphans’ commission by failing
to name the men recommended by Scott.
General Gobin is chairman of the com-
mittee on reporte which will present its
recommendations to-morrow.
The Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic (lected these officers:
President, Mrs. Kate Blair, Philadel-
phia; senior vice president, Mary McClure,
of Pittshurg; junior vice president, Mrs.
Hattie Johnson, of Grafton; treasurer,
Mrs. Mary Howard, of Philadelphia; board
of managers of home at Hawkins station,
Hattie Mandbaugh, Braddock; Agnes Lang-
wich, Pittsburg; Annie Smith, Homestead;
Jennie E. Smay, Pittsburg; Mary A. Lind-
say, Allegheny; Josephine Kloss. Alle-
gheny; Lucy Dewald, Allegheny; Ellen
Knoblock, Pittsburg; Ruth Jones, Alle-
gheny; B. F. Brant, Allegheny; Mrs. S.
C. Bangham, Turtle Creek.
The Woman’s Relief Corps elected as
president Mrs. Adeline E. Robinson, of
Northeast. Forty-one members died last
year, for whom memorial services were
held.
He Followed Many Trades.
Some weeks ago Farmer Miller of Har-
per filed suit for divorce frem Ida Miller,
alleging that she had caused him unbound-
ed trouble and expense by her continued
dissatisfaction in any one locality and that
she had forced him to move 26 times dur-
ing the 21 years of their married life.
Mrs. Miller has filed her answer and
cross petition to the husband’s charges and
they are as novel as the complaints made
by Mr. Miller. She says that since their
marriage her husband has engaged in al-
most every known pursuit of trade. She
says he has been a farmer, showman,
photographer, selling wire bustles, hawk-
ing fish, trading horses, telephone lineman,
peddling patent devices, working in rail-
road shops and conducting a manufactur-
ing business. She claims he failed to fol-
low any of these pursuits for any length of
time and that he has given over most of
his life to pleasure and ease, while she has
been compelled to make the living.
——Hotel Keeper—Have you given that
man his bill ?
Waiter— Yes.
Hotel Keeper—Imposgible !
Why he’s
whistling still.
In Buffalo Next Year.
Presbyterian Generali Assembly to Meet There in
1904.
. Los ANGELES, Cal., May 25.—Accord-
ing to the commissioners from the Buffalo,
N. Y., Synod, that city has already prac-
tically won the fight for next year’s general
Presbyterian assembly, and will be selected
by the committee on place of meeting of
the next general assembly in 1904. The
committee will not make its report public
until near the close of the assembly.
The general assembly resumed its session
this morning in Immanuel church, the first
business to come before the commissioners
being the report of the board of missions
for freedmen. Charles Payson Cheseman,
D. D., of Pittsburg, chairman of the board,
presented the report, which showed an en-
couraging condition. :
The Rev. C. W. Cowan. D. D., secretary
of the freedmen’s hoard, then addressed the
assembly upon the work of the board dur-
ing the past vear and what it had accom-
plished in the south.
The report of the hoard of missions for
freedmen brought ont a lively discussion
on the question on how best to accomplish
the work, a question that has caused much
diecnssion in past assemblies. Dr, Page
introduced a resolution that was construed
as attacking the Peoria plan, and which
aroused considerable opposition from the
commiseioner supporting the present board.
The majority of the commissioners how-
ever, and all the colored commissioners ap-
peared to be in favor of the adoption of the
report.
Preceding the discussion, the Rev. S.
B. Nelson, D. D., of Rochester, N. Y., in-
troduced a resolution that the assembly
appoint a committee of nine te act asa
board of arbitration in disputes between
labor and capital. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on bills and over-
tures.
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Fatal Electric Fishing.
Young Man Caught Hold of a Live Wire and Was
Killed Instantly.
Joe Engle, of Toledo aged 21, was killed
a few miles east of Lorain, O., last Tues-
day night while killing carp in the lake
with electricity. With several young men
they ran a wireattached to the Lake Shore
electric railroad’s trolley wire to the bank
of the lake and thence to the Lake Shore
eleotric’s dock. When the carp swam by
the boys would shove the wire a: the fish
and stun him and then wade in after him.
Engle bad juststepped into the water on
such an errand when he slipped and in try-
ing to save himself caught at the live wire.
He was killed instantly. He had been in
Lorain only two weeks.
A Genuine Republican Measure.
From the Pittsburg Leader (Rep.)
The muzzler, it need hardly be explain-
ed, is the chief issne before the people of
Pennsylvania. That measure was framed
by the Republican bosses, passed by the
Republican Legislature and signed by the
Republican Governor. The defense of it,
therefore, rests upon the Republican party,
yet the state convention of that party, act
ing under orders from the arch-press-muz-
zlers themselves, ignores the bill and passes
it over in craven silence. This is what
may he termed confession by avoidance.
IE the press muzzle law were righteous,
why should the convention dodge? The
fact that it did dodge involves a tacit ad-
mission that the Quay organization is afraid
of the monster of its own making.
Hublersburg.
Mrs. Geo. Hoy spent Sunday with her
parents at Lock Haven.
Mr. Rathmell, of Williamsport, visited his
son James Tuesday.
Mrs. George McAulay spent Sunday with
her parents at Huston.
A party of young people from this place
were to Penns Cave Saturday.
Will Miller and family, of Bellefonte, spent
Sunday at John Weaver's.
Miss Grace McClintick, of Lamar, visited
at the home of Samuel Hoy.
Prof. Weaver spent Sunday under the
parental roof at Wolfe's Store.
Boyd Kramer, who is employed at Lock
Haven, visited at home Sunday.
Charles Callahan, of Philipsburg, visited
his uncle E. L. Bergstresser, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Harve Markle, of Pleasant
Gap, spent Sunday at D. M. Whitmans.
Hannah Beck and Cora Sholl, of Belle-
fonte, visited at the home of Samuel Hoy on
Sunday.
Frank Whitman and Will Whitman and
wife of Renovo, spent Sunday under the
parental roof.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Kessinger and daugh-
ters were in Bellefonte visiting Mrs. Kessing-
ers parents Sunday.
Miss Minnie Lee and Miss Ada Hubler, of
State College, returned Tuesday after spend-
ing several weeks in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Best, attended the
wedding of Mrs. Best's brother Charles
Wells, of Altoona, and Miss Clara Krape, of
Lamar at the bride’s home at noon Wed-
nesday June 3rd.
Memorial services were held in the Evan-
gelical church Sunday. The speaker was
ex-Senator Heinle, of Bellefonte. A num-
ber of old soldiers were present and decorated
the graves of the deceased soldiers.
Howard.
A, A. Schenck d parted on Tuesday for
Buffalo, where he will visit a short time.
Miss Jennie Holter, of Williamsport, visited
at the home of her sister Mrs. James Kane.
The entertainment which was held in the
M. E. church by Mr. Drake was a grand
success.
Mrs. Essie Lucas was brought home from
the Lock Haven hospital Tuesday on the
12:38 train.
Our town, was filled to its utmost capacity
on Memorial day with people from different
parts of the country.
Miss Louise Hensyl, after spending a
month with her mother, returned on Tues-
day to Station Island hospital, N. Y.
Mrs. Clare Thomas and daughters departed
on Wednesday for Oswego, N. Y., where they
will visit for several weeks.
Misses Anna Muffly and Alice Long spent
Memorial day with their parents. hey
Jers Sccompanied by eleven of their Normal
ends.
Senator and Mrs. Peale, of Lock Haven,
drove through our town on Tuesday even-
ing. They stopped at the Syracuse house
and took supper.
The first Milwaukee mower sold at How-
ard was set up near the depot by A. A.
Pletcher and W. F. Leathers, of Mt. Eagle,
on Memorial day. Many farmers inspected
the machine and pronounced it easy run-
ning and light on the neck of team, a strong
and durable machine.