BY PRP. GRAY MEEK.
EE EE BE PS A AS ity,
Ink Slings.
—1It is beginning to look as if Japan is
afraid and Russia dassent.
—The righteous man is not so sure of
his standing in slippery places these days.
—Like BANQUOs' ghost the shade of
HANNA'S presidential inclinations will not
down. :
—The Republicans hope to dig a grave
in Panama for the skeletons in the Post-of-
fice Department.
—Has HANNA made friends or has
ROOSEVELT made enemies ! Which is i$?
1904 will tell.
-.—— Philadephia should cheer up. It
isn’t so worse to be side-tracked. Why,
the Pennsy backs in to Bellefonte.
—Japan and Russia both seem to be
guided by the CORBETT-FITZSIMMONS
tactics. It is all wind, nothing more.
—Congress has acted on the civil service
reform appropriation bill, but congressional
action doesn’t always represent congres-
sional sentiment.
—How thoughtful of the physician who
recently explained the dangers of too fre-
quent bathing, to do it just in advance of
this awful cold weather.
—Having licked all the would-be rival
bosses in Pennsylvania QUAY is sighing for
* new fields to conqa er and has started in to
take a fall ont of HANNA.
—The war clouds in the far east are not
¢ arrying near as much misery to the Jap
and Russian as are the storm clonds to the
people of the occident.
—For something they neither shared in
providing nor partaking of Mr. BRYAN’S
dollar dinner at Lincoln seems to be giving
certain eastern papers a needless amounus of
concern.
—Some held Mt. Pelee respousible for
the weather vagaries we experienced last
winter, but for this one there is no doubt
of old Boreas’ fine Italian' band being at
the helm now.
—Poor old “Uncle RUSSELL SAGE’ has
had to retire from business. And to think !
He has only about one hundred million to
live on. Here’s a case that needs SAM
DIEHL'S attention.
—Eight thousand murders and one hun-
dred legal executions in the United States
last year is a monumental testimonial, eith-
er to the obtusity of policemen or the ela-
siveness of the technicalities of the laiv.
—Tomorrow the precinct primaries will
be held in all precincts of the county. The
really good citizen will attend and lend
his voice to the making of a ticket that in-
eludes nothing but intelligent, honest men.
“The worst is over in” Butler and that
stricken town has reason to rejoice that the
fever epidemic has been broken so that it
is safe to send home the untiring nurses
and physicians who hastened to their re-
lief.
—It is stated that there are eight thou-
sand ‘stranded thespians somewhere in the
west; making their way homeward over
the ties and through the snow drifts.
Here is another calamity to be laid at the
Democratic door(?)
—The county school directors are in
session in Bellefonte now, but up to the
hour of our going to press none of them has
been discovered with a patent kid-catocher
designed to help the enforcement of the
compulsory education law. ?
“The deeper the probe goes into the sad
end of MABEL BECHTEL, of Allentown, the
more certain it becomes that there are far
more fertile fields for the work of the
christian missionary right here in Pennsyl-
vania th an are to he found on the plains of
India.
—The volcano that threatened to get in-
to action down in Kentucky last week has
turned ont to have been the burning of a
lot of moonshiner’s stills that were conceai-
ed in caves in the mountains. In other
words, the volcano story ‘‘was all moon-
shine.”” °
—QUAY’Ss case of insomnia very likely is
the result of long activity in politics. ‘‘Pol-
itics makes strange bed fellows’’ and we
suppose that the ‘‘old man?’ had to sleep
with the one eye open so much of the
time in his early political days that now
that t hings are safer be finds it hard to get
it closed at all.
—When the trustees of The Pennsylvania
State College are called upon to explain
how they ceded property that had been
taken over for the use of that institution
for ever there is likely to be a division of
opinion as to the astuteness of the legal
mind that made the deed for the ground
the Tnn once occupied.
—The WATCHMAN commends mosh
heartily the effort on the part of the wom-
en of Connellsville to prevent the notorious
KATE SOFFEL from opening her new play,
‘A Daring Woman’’ in that city tomorrow
night. We hope, Yor the fair name of Con-
nellsville and the honorable men and won-
en of that city, they will sacce ed. al ;
~The effort of JACQUES LEBAUDY 40 |
induce President ROOSEVELT to persnade a
portion of our bolored popalation to flock fo |
. the new empire the eccentsic Frenchman is
going to try to build ap-inithe ‘desert of
Sghara is decidedly misguided at this time.
1t might arouse more of the President’s in-
terest afte r November, b isn’t the
man to encourage the deportation of voters
just at this stage of the —— fe
VOL. 49
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STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
BELLEFONTE, PA., JANUARY 22, 1904.
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Approaching a Crisis.
The case of Mormon Apostle REED
SMo0T, now a United States Senator for
Utah, appears to be approaching a crisis.
Mr. SmoorT has answsred the charges
against him and the Senate committee on
elections will be obliged to determine in
the near future whether or not the answer
is adequate. The charges are first that
SMmoor is a polygamist. To this accusation
he enters an emphatic denial. He has
only one wife and never had another, he
declares and offers his wife and six or
eight children as witnesses to prove his
statement. To the other charges he re-
sponds with a ‘‘confession.’’ That is to
say he admits them, but declares that they
are irrelevans.
For example, it is alleged in the protest
that he is a member of and an Apostle in
the Mormon church. To this he replies
that he, is but that he can’t be kept out of
the Senate on that account. The Mormon
church is a religious organization and the
constitution of the United States declares
that “‘no religions test shall ever be re-
quired as a qualification to any office or
public trust under the United States.”’
The Mormon church tolerates polygamy
and under the law polygamy is a crime,
but Mr. SMOOT protests that he doesn’t
practice polygamy and can’t be held re-
sponsible for what the church teaches or
tolerates. No man can be punished for
thinking in this country.
Obviously those who are annoying Mr.
SMooT with protests against his service in
the Senate are insincere or else they
wouldn’t predicate their case on proposi-
tions so obviously weak. As a member of
the Mormon church and Apostle of a polyg-
amous organization SMOOT is accessory be-
fore and after the fact tothe crime of polvg-
amy and could be expelled from the
Senate for that. But in converting ihe
Salt Lake Zribune from a relentless and
tireless antagonist of polygamy to ap en-
thusiastic supporter of that iniquity Sen-
ator HANNA is also accessory before and
after the fact to polygamy and both must
go orstay together. Both are guilty of a
corrupt bargain for the election of Syoo0T,
moreover, and if the opposition to Smoor
was earnest both would be thrown out for
that. : :
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1
Roosevelt Imagines Trouble.
Senator HANNA protests that he didn’t
hold back the call of the Republican Na-
tional convention for any sinister purpose
and for that matter that he didn’t hold it
back at all. When Mr. CLARKSON was
chairman, Senator HANNA adds, the call
wasn’t issued until two months after the
time had been fixed by the national com-
mittee and nobody conjured up fake fights
against a candidate in consequence. The
trath is, Senator HANNA inferentially de-
clares, that ROOSEVELT is such a craven
and coward that he imagines everyone is
conspiring agaiust him, whereas nobody
pays enough attention to him to give hiul
serious thought. ‘‘He will be nominat-
ed,’ Senator HANNA sobstantially adds,
because defeat is inevitable and nobody
will accept the place.
As a matter of fact, the wail issued from
the W hite House to the effect that Senator
HANNA, as chairman of the national com-
mittee, was withholding the call for the
purpose of prejudicing the President’s po-
litical interests was both premature and ab-
surd. In the first place no suck result of
withholding the call could have been obtain-
‘ed. The national committee fixed the time of
the national convention and if the chairman
had never issued the formal call at all, the
convention would be held at the time and
place designated by the committee and ev-
ery delegate entitled to a seat wonld have
been ‘‘present or accounted for.’”” This
fact is proven by the calling of several
state conventions, including that of Peun-
sylvania, to elect delegates to the conven-
tion. :
President ROOSEVELT and his friends
know, however, that the idea of his nomi-
nation is repulsive to ‘a vast majority of
the voters of the Republican party and
that the most nnpromising organized move-
ment for his defeat would compass the re-
gutt. To any man“witha reasonable meas-
ure of common sense these palpable signs
would be ominous enough. They would
admonish him to get out of the way of the
impending disaster. But ROOSEVELT
doesn’t take that view of the matter. He
imagines that after he gets the nomipagi
he may be able to create ent]
command support. Therefdfe
ward wich childish. impetuosi
lessness oi ‘with eve
doesn’t. voldiiteer support.”
ishisi. gp wratiBzaiust the
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FB a By EERE =
~The people of Shate ol
mento the ; Tuns from Le-
mont to that place should think well be-
fore they take any such radical step. A:
turnpike, once abandoned, soon deteriorates
intoa bad road, as bas been the case in
every instance in this county, aud the Col-
lege people would do well to hold onto
; theirs, rather than work for its abandon:
| ment.
vicinity who re dso he” amp rd
Not a Radiant Prospect.
It is not altogether certain that we will
escape war with Colombia on account of
the Panama outrage. A war with Co-
lombia would probably not be a very seri-
ous affair, so far as this country is concern-
ed. In other words we could send force
enough on sixty days notice to overwhelm
the country and take possession of its gov-
ernment. But it would cost a good many
lives on hoth sides to achieve the result
and the expense in the sacrifice of honor
would he infinitely greater. No country
can afford victories with are achieved at
the expense of justice and such a victory
would be so tainted.
But there are other sources of danger at-
tendant upon such a war of conquest or
chastisement against Colombia. It would
be ample and just cause of alarm fo every
other Spanish-American Republic and in
self-defence they might make common
cause with Colombia. That wouldn't pre-
vent the final trinmph of the United States,
bat it would vastly increase the expense of
the enterprise in life and treasure and
fasten upon this country a perpetual
guerilla warfare. This is not a matter of
careless conjecture. It is a practical cer-
tainty according to the most thoughtful
students of international politics and law.
With all the forces of the South and Cen-
tral American Republics constantly nagging
at our heels and outbreaks as regularly re-
curring on the Philippine Islands the future
of the conntry is not radiant with signs of
peace and prosperity. We have made great
progress in the past, but it was for the rea-
sou that we cultivated the arts of peace
and aspired to the triumphs of commerce.
In that way we have become the ware-
house of the world for food stuffs and were
becoming the supply station for manufac-
tures. But this distinction will not re-
main with us long if we turn our attention
to destroying instead of creating wealth.
Too Frank or not Frank Enough
In av interview published in New York
on Monday PERRY S. HEATH, formerly
first assistant Postmaster General, said
among other curious things: “I was put
into the Postoffice Department to carry out
the pledges made by President MCKINLEY
‘| and if Iam to be crucified for that,'I guess
: I can stand ih castro BAe RAE an
. ‘Mr. HEATH is either too frank or not
frank enough. He is being condemned for
perpetrating frauds in the Postoffice Depart-
ment. It is alleged that he made vouchers
for expense bills of his own that never
existed and compelled the payment of them.
Had president MCKINLEY pledged himself
to such violations of the law?
One of the charges for which Mr. HEATH
is being ‘‘crucified’’ is that he hada couple
of immoral women put on the pay roll and
paid regularly, though they performed no
service. Was that official action in fulfill-
ment of any pledges made by President
MCKINLEY. If so the secretary of the Re-
publican national convention ought to
give a bill of particalars. \
According to the statement of fourth
assistant Postmaster General BRISTOW Mr.
HEATH received, without consideration,
stock in companies supplying the Depart-
ment with various articles at exorbitant
prices. In fact giving him stock was nec-
essary to gitting the business. Was it be-
canse MCKINLEY stood pledged to, such
things? i
We are inclined to the opinion that
HEATH has lied about the matter and is
putting a stain upon the character of the
late President in order to justify himself
before the country. But of course this is
only a matter of conjecture with us. Still
if what he says is true, he ought to support
.it with testimony. ;
Dresser’s Vote Against Civil’ Service.
Judging from the vote cast by the Hon.
SOLOMON DRESSER, who represents this
district in Congress, on the matter of strik-
ing out the appropriation for the civil serv-
ice commission it would appear that the
Hon. SoLoMON has no use for proficiency
or the merit system. In other words
about the only interpretation that can be
put upon his action is that he believes in
the old theory that the spoils should be-
Tong to 'the vietor and as the victor in this
case happens to be a man who isn’t averse
to such things are we to believe tha
competent federal
af bi oh h t
11 while there were but 88 against it.
Mr. DRESSER’S vote was one of the 83
and we have been wondering how he will
explain himself to his constituents as going
on record against a system acknowledged
by the best men of both parties to be the
very best in keeping the clerical force of
the departments up-to-date, while BOUTELL,
GILLET, HEMENWAY, HITT, DALZELL,
es os nadl Aiton
“|'are aceessori
fies who are protected |
Quay Could Make a Row.
We learn from the Washington corres-
pondent of an esteemed Philadelphia con-
temporary that ‘Senator QUAY and other
supporters of President ROOSEVELT, QUAY
and his friends will split the party and put
the Democrats in possession of every branch
of the government.” The same correspon-
dent adds, ‘Quay is still in frequent
conference with President ROOSEVELT and
is the most frequent visitor at the White
House after the Cabinet members.” He
continues, ‘‘he has warned those who have
approached him that if the movement in
favor of HANNA goes much further he will
stir up a row that will not he healed for
years.”
So that is the way the land lays. Sen-
ator QUAY has determined to employ his
customary tactics to bring opponents to
his terms. It will be remembered that
during the discussion of the WILSON
tariff bill during the session of 1894 QUAY
demanded some concessions in the interest
of some of his clients on pepalty of pre-
venting the passage of the bill and when
the majority of the body refused to accede
he sent to the library for a wagon load of
books which he threatened to read. The
operation would have consumed all the
time of the session and the Democratio
managers consented to his propositions.
Last year when he tried to force through
the omnibus statehood bill he parsued
the same course and though he failed, it
was by a narrow margio.
There is no doubt, however, that he
could carry out his threat in this matter.
It would be easy enough for any deter-
mined fellow, well informed, ‘‘to stir up
a row’’ which ‘‘will he sure to bring about
Republican defeat this fall.”” There are
any number of ways for a fellow on the
inside to do that. Suppose, for example,
the whole truth of the postal scandals
were revealed. There would bea row on
your hands as big as a mountain and sin-
‘gularly enough all the sufferers except
ROOSEVELT, himself, wonld be friends of
HANNA. There are RATHBONE and PERRY
HEATH for example, and scores of others.
Indeed QUAY could stir up a ‘‘beaut”’ if
he were so inclined. Let us hope that he
will carry out the purpose. |
; sa iim Postal Frands Confessed.
It is practically settled tbat there will
be no real investigaton of the Postoffice
Department frauds. In other words the
Democrats of the Senate having failed to
get such a resolution as wonld secore a
searching investigation adopted, agreed the
other day to refer the question of investiga-
to the committee on postoffices and post-
roads. It is barely possible that Senator
PENROSE of Pennsylvania will consent to
an investigation after the election. Bat it is
more than likely that he will conveniently
forget the matter and allow the resolutions
to slumber in his pigeon-hole to the end of
time. :
This is the first actual confession of
official participation in looting operations
brought to public attention. That ie to
say it has been admitted frauds have been
perpetrated aud the trail of corruption
actually Jed into the office of the Post-
master General where his private secretary
was inculpated. It bas been confessed that
“the secretary of the Republican National
committee defrauded the government in
various ways while an official in the De-
partment and that he bas escaped 'punish-
ment because of the failure to prosecute
‘within the time limit of the statute, with
the consent if not upon the advice of the
President. Yet the leaders of the party
responsible for the mal-fearances refuse to
allow an investigation. .
What is the natural inference to be
drawn from these facts? Simply that every
accusation is true and that those concerned
are endeavoring to conceal the particulars
of the rascalities until after the presiden-
tial election. If there had been a possible
chance of disproving the charges the inves-
tigation would have been welcomed. In
that event the scandal would have been
converted into a first class campaign
document. But as it is the action of the
Republicans is a confession of guilt and we
have a right to charge not only that the
Departiient is permented. with frandabot
Postmaster’ General wid Biesitons
es to theGrime. | V,
féntion to it. Mr. Horsburgh is the staff
lecturer in history and literature for the
Oxford and American societies for the ex-
tension of university teaching and is con-
sidered the strongest man on the platform
doing this great work today. His coming
to America has been looked forward to with
delight in the large cities and how Belle-
foute was able to secure him for a course
when he expects to spend only thirteen
weeks in this conntry is really something
to marvel at. Seats for the Horsbargh
‘and other heavy weights in his party voted
in favor of the system.
series can be gotten from any member of
the eommittee. :
| to receive less than $250,000.
ub te
| have she poorest el lof
> Be Dore: He bélieves that no one |
or in this bill.
Hanna is Neither Down Nor Ont.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Only three times upon the Lupercal did
Cesar pus away the kingly crown, and
Mark Hauva says he has sent two thousand
letters announcing that he is not a candi-
date for the Presidency. The Ohio Sena-
tor bas beaten all records in declination.
No other American can boast that so great
is the passion of his fellow-counteymen to
make him President that two thonsand per-
sonal letters, in nearly identical phraseolo-
gy, are not sufficient to stay the demands
for his nomination. Can it be expected that
Mr, Hanna shall send a copy of his type-
written declination to every Republican
voter in the country? This is unreason-
able. Mr. Hanna's health is poor; he has
been ill in New York; that is the reason
why he has not issued the call for the Na-
tional Convention. He has also been busy
getting himself re-elected to the Senate by’
a record-breaking majority, which could
not fail to commend his availability to the
National Convention, and he has not bad
time to issue that call. Can aman so busy
and in such delicate health—encumbered,
too, by the burden of vindicating Perry
Heath and Major Rathbone—be required to
tell every Republican in the United Siste
that he has no personal ambition to serve
and cannot be considered in any sense a
candidate for the presidential nomination,”
and that his only desire is to serve his par-
ty to the extent of his ability ? oo
He is in no sense a candidate, but there
is nothing in his letter to justify the appre-
hension that he would not serve if elected,
or that he would refuse a nomination if it
were pressed upon him by the National
Convention. No one questions his patriot-
ism, and earnest patriots are frequently
compelled by a sense of duty to accept the
nomination for the Presidency, though they
would far prefer ‘‘to serve their party to
the extent of their ability’’ in some hum-
ble station. Furthermore, a dispatch from
Cleveland says that Hanna has issmed in-
structions to bis lieutenants in that city
that only Hanna men shonld be elected
from the two Congressional districts includ-
ed 1 the city. Under these circumstances
persons who desire the nomination of the
Ohio Senator will continue their efforts in
spite of the two thousand declinations.
But Roosevelt Thinks He is Infalli-
© ble.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Ope of the most striking examples of
crass reactionism is the statement in the
Washington dispatches that the adminis-
tration cannot consent to the submission of
any of the phases of the Colombian dispute
to arbitration because that would be a con-
fession that its course had been wrong.
This excuse, if really offered by the ad-
ministration, sets the progress of eciviliza-
of international disputes save by brute
force. Is it necessary that every govern-
ment shall set up the claim of absolute in-
fallibility and refuse arbitration because
‘that would imply fallibility ? If so, what
was the use of supporting. The Hague
project, recommending arbitration, and
supporting that cause for thirty years?
How on that theory could Esgland and
the United States submit the Alabama
claims to arbitration ? What arbitration is
possible if every government must refuse is
because it would imply a confession of
wrong-doing ? :
The fact is that this especial case, less
than almost any other, implies such a con-
fession. It concerns the interpretation of
a treaty and the rules of international law,
and a consent that such questions be
arbitrated implies only the admission that
there is a dispute between Colombia and
this government as to the proper interpre-
tation. The man who takes a dispute with
his neighbor into the courts does not con-
fess or imply that he is wrong. He claims
thas he is right, and welcomes the oppor-
tunity to prove it before an impartial
tribunal. Why, on the hypothesis of the
correctness of our government’s course,
should it not seek the chance to demon-
strate that claim by the verdict of an in-
ternational court?
However that may be, it is self-evident
that this nation cannot refuge to suhmit its
own disputes to arbitration without giving
the lie to its long-standing professions in
favor of the peaceful and civilized methods
of international arbitration.
Congress Takes Up the Good Roads
: Movement.
From the Altoona Evening Gazette.
There is now pending in Congress a hill
introduced by Hon. Walter P. Brownlow,
of Tennessee and the Hon. Jacob H.
Gallinger, Senator from New Hampshire,
appropriating $24,000,000 as national aid
for the building of wagon roads. This sum
is to be distributed to each State according
to its population, except that no State is
The States
tion back te the refusal of any seétlement |
Spawls from the Keystone.
—During the year 1903 the freight shop
department of the Pennsylvania railroad
company of Altoona was kept busy. One
‘hundred and twenty-nine thousand, eight
hundred and ninety-one cars were repaired
during the year.
—Samuel M. Taylor, of Clearfield, a
freight train conductor on the Beech Creek
railroad, whose run is between Clearfield and
Patton, was struck by a water column while
leaning out of a car to exactly ascertain
where a hot journal was and instantly killed.
He was 32 years of age and leaves a wife and
two small chilaren.
—Mrs, Leah Keith, the oldest woman in
Western Pennsylvania, died at her home
near Grinsmore, Indiana county, Friday
evening. She was born in York county in
September, 1802. She saw but one train of
cars during her life time and never visited
Indiana, the county seat, although residing
but a few miles from it for ninety-three
Fears.
—Albert Barner, who is considered a des-
perate character and was arrested near Sayre
after a hard fight with the officers and only
surrendered after being badly wounded, is,
said to answer the description of the man
seen at Brown’s tower the night operator
Clendennen was murdered. Detective Lebo,
of the N. Y. Central force, will investigate
the case. :
—William H.Albert, a sturdy and prosper-
ous resident, whose post office address is
Clearfield Bridge, Clearfield county, has
welcomed the eighteenth addition to his
family in the shape of a bouncing boy. Nor
is that all. Every one of the 18 children is
living, hale and hearty and keeping the old
man bustling for grub enough to fill the
mouths of such a large family.
—From the effects of a wound inflicted
two weeks ago by the accidental discharge of
a gun in the hands of her little grandson,
Mrs. Jane Watt died recently av her home in
Paulton, Westmoreland county. She was in
her 80th, year. The grandchild bad taken
the gun from its accustomed place, and, be-
lieving it was unloaded snapped the trigger.
The shot took effect in the grandmother's
right shoulder.
—Mrs. Ella Soles, who conducts the depot
restanrant at Lewistown, made a very narrow
escape from a horrible death by fire Satur-
day, when the sleeve of her woolen waist
was ignited by a spark. The garment
blazed up like powder and was soon burned
from her body. Her husband, who was
close by, recognized the danger, and grasp-
ing an overcoat which belonged to one of his
patrons, quickly smothered the flames.
—John A. Schwab, of Loretto, father of
Charles M. Schwab, the former president of
the United States Steel corporation, returned
several days ago from New York, where he
had been the guest of his son. He declares
the latter to be in better health than he has
been for some years and he believes that,
having laid aside the cares of business, the
recovery of the former steel king will be
more rapid in the future.
—The large general store of D. Ross & Co.
at. Woodland, was totally destroyed by fire
at 8:30 o'clock Monday morning, the fire
originating in a flue. A desperate effort was
made to save the building, but to no avail
and the workers turned their efforts to. sav-
ing the stock. The building Wasa frame one
and burned so rapidly and fiercely that but
few goods were taken out. The loss amounts
to many thousands of dollars, the store be-
the largest in Woodland. ’
—A. F. Boynton, one of Clearfield’s lead
ing citizens, died on Tuesday morning after
a hingering illness, in the 61st year of his age.
Mr. Boynton was identified with many. of
the improvements of Clearfield. He was pres-
ident of the water company and was one of
its largest stockholders. He was a life-long
member of the Clearfield Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr. Boynton was a good man; con-
scious, honest and honorable in his dealings
with all men. His place in the community
will be hard to fill. He is survived by his
wife and his aged father, Jonathan Boynton,
who is in his 94th year, and his mother, who
is 88 years of age.
Humphrey Chilcote, aged 85 years, who
left the Huntingdon county home Shirleys-
burg on Novenber 5th, and had not been
seen since, was found last week in a hunter’s
shanty on Sandy ridge some miles from the
home. He was in a sitting position and
dead. He had placed his red handkerchief
on a stick and raised it above his cabin,
which attracted the attention of some fox
hunters. His wife died many years ago and
he has since spent his time with relatives
and friends. On October 24th he wandered
to the alms house and asked for shelter as he
said he had no home and it was cold. . No-
vember 5th he left suddenly and no trace of
him could be found until his body was found
in the isolated cabin.
—Preston E. Brackhill, a prosperous Lan-
caster county farmer, courted Elizabeth D.
Rauck twenty years, aud one day a time was
fixed for the pair to be married, but when
the day arrived Brackhill worked in the
harvest field and did not appear at the place
the wedding was to have occurred. The
patient and tolerant girl decided thag, Brack-
or counties receiving this money must add’!
a like amount, so that $48,000,000 will b
expended in the building of wagos
~ Colonel Brownlow says that
‘Over $25,000 miles of the, finest
the world, more miles of railway
the rest of
the globe
thing: will do this country so much goed as
‘the building of wagon roads, as provided
As these are to he built
in every State of the union, they will be
especially valuable as an object lesson.
Experience has shown that wherever good
roads exist every one wants more of them.
+ Under the pro rata of the new bill Penn-
sylvania would receive $1,828,000 to im-
prove her roads. This sam would certain-
ly be a handsome addition to the fund for
good roads provided by the recent act of
‘Assembly.
100,000 are Homeless.
BosTON, Jan. 18.—The latest reports to
the American hoard from the relief centers
in Macedonia show that there are now 100,-
000 persous who are homeless and without
means of support for the winter, Of this
number hetween 52,000 and 53,000 are. in
Monastir vilayvet. The Turkish govern-
ment is affording seme relief, and funds
are coming from America and England.
|e
hill had carried the joke far enough, and ad-
s | ministered a dose of law to the gentleman.
| Phe jury that recently tried «her breach of
romisé suit rendered a verdict of $3,000 in
ar'favor, and the Lancaster county court
ained the verdict. So Preston E. Brack-
ili will bave to fork over the cash and hunt
another girl, for Elizabeth is done with him
as a lover.
—The long expected deal for the purchase
of the Beech Creek Coal and Coke company
by the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke com-
pany, it isstated, is practically consummated.
The Beech Creek company’s property is lo-
cated in the north of Cambria county, prin-
cipally at Patton. Ex-Congressman James
Kerr and Senator Patton, of Clearfield coun-
ty, are heavily interested in the concern,
which is backed up by the New York Cen-
tral people. With the transfer goes all the
coal tonnage of the Beech Creek railroad.
The New York Central's support thus goes
to the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke company,
while the Pennsylvania railroad controls the
Berwind-White Coal Mining company, the
largest operating concern in the Central
Pennsylvania field. It is believed that in
time a general cousolidation of the soft coal
interest in the Central Penusylvania field
will take place.
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