Dewalt,
BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
— After REEDER is through with CHAM-
BERS, DALE, QUIGLEY et al they will look
like dirty deuces in a new deck.
—01d Probs must have taken a dose of
liver medicine lately. He seems to have
straightened up and gotten down to busi-
ness ic weather making. +
— Under the present Republican admin-
istration the government is costing $220,-
000,000 more a year than it ever did ander
a Democratic regime.
—The Russians are in a position to un-
derstand Gen. SHERMAN’S great epigram,
“‘War is Hell,”” to the fullest. Because
they are certainly getting it.
——There were two feet of snow in the
streets of Cripple Creek, Colorado, on Mon-
day as a result of a blizzard that day. We
thought the hail we had bad enough, but
it might bave been worse.
—The St. Louis fair bad them all beat
on the opening day attendance. 187,793
pers ons wasn’t bad, especially when it is
known that the first day at the Chicago
fair drew over forty thousand less.
—When you come to town to the circus
pext week remember that you can’t buy
gold mines anywhere for fifty cents and if
vou try to do it from the circus shark it is
likely to be as bad an investment as Lake
Superior or U. 8. S. common.
—1It is said that every man has his
price. All that is needed is a bid that is
high enough. Looking at the county
property about the court house we are led
to believe that a few tickets to a circus
lauded the County Commissioners.
—The Japs have at last succeeded in
bottling up the Russians in Port Arthur
harbor. They succeeded in sinking a doz-
en merchant vessels in the channel. It is
the kind of a bottle, too, that isn’t calcu-
lated to stimulate the Russian spirits.
—If Jog SIBLEY wants to be the next
Senator from Pennsylvania the wait might
not have to be so long. The Lord deliver
the State from the likes of a SIBLEY!
PENROSE and QUAY are bad enough. Leb
us have something hetter when the oppor-
tunity presents itself.
—There must be something in being Re-
publican county chairman. Thereare four
of them after it now, but LOVE is the gen-
tleman who will tell three of them to
stand back when the time comes, and Col.
WiLBeR FORCE REEDER jwon’t be in the
trio, either.
—The stranger in Bellefonte just now
might naturally wonder at the display of
circus posters and banners on our streets
and wonder how it is that telephone and
electric light companies that are given
franchises as public utilities are permitted
to sell their poles for bill-board purposes.
—With the expenses of the government
shooting well over the two billion dollar
mark we rise to inquire: How is it
with the old soldier? Is he getting an
increase of pension to correspond with the
enormous increase of expenses? If not,
he should ask the reason why.
—A Philadelphia physician says the
Japs are short because their legs are short
and that some day when they do away with
their custom of sitting in cramped posi-
tions their legs will lengthen out and they
will be just as tall as any of ns. How
thankfal the Russians ought to be thas the
Jap leg isn’t any longer than it is.
—The present administration of Roosk-
v ELT has cost over two billion dollars more
than did MADISON'S second term in which
the war of 1812 was fought; three hun-
dred million more than LINCOLN’S admin-
istration during the Civil war and over five
hundred million more than MCKINLEY’S
term doring the Spanish war. What a
price to pay for the services of such a wan,
for you will all acknowledge that he is
neither a MADISON, a LINCOLN, nor a
MCKINLEY.
—Has Bellefonte lost all of her dignity
that she should give free rein to the rival
bill posters of rival circuses? While a cir-
cus could possibly bring no more pleas-
ure to any one than to the writer, yet we
are forced to oriticise the authority, what-
ever it may have been, that permitted our
principal business thoroughfares to be con-
verted into a bill board simply becanse two
shows chance to be trying to heat each
other out for business. Surely there are
enough blank walls and regular stands in
the town to make ample advertising, so
why permit the flaunting of gaudy ban-
ners from every post or wire that could be
found. Free tickets have been the bait.
Borough officials bave been bribed by their
generons distribution and the County Com-
missioners have even gone so far as to make
the public property about the court house
look like a crazy quilt of gaudy bills, for
a few reserved seats. The telephone com-
panies and the electric light company have
given the use of their poles and wires for
the same consideration, so that we call
upou council to forthwith tax all such
poles, as they should be. Franchises and
pole lines were granted these companies
for the purposes named in their charter,
not to make money or other valuable con-
siderations out of them as bill hoards.
They will not permit the posting of a
church fair or fireman's festival bill on
their poles, because they get no tickets for
it, but with a circus it is different. There-
fore if they are to derive benefits other
than those for which the poles were erect-
ed it is time for the borough to tax each
and every one of them.
kel
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
VOL. 49
An Expensive President.
The enormous expense of the ROOSE-
VELT administration bas become a subject
of popular comment as well as a cause of
grave concern. An increase of expenses
during a period of war may be excused for
the vast expenses of war are an extraordi-
nary charge which must be met promptly in
order to preserve the credit essential to the
successful prosecution of military opera-
tions. But enormous expenses in times of
profound peace indicate profligacy in ad-
ministration and a comparison of the ex-
penses of the ROOSEVELT administration
with those of his predecessors in office
shows an alarming measure of extrava-
gance. In fact they are criminally profli-
gate.
A statistically inclined contemporary has
ascertained the exact amount of the dis-
bursements of the several administrations
of the Federal government which have con-
ducted wars since the formation of the gov-
ernment. The first of these was the second
administration of President MADISON dur-
ing which the war of 1812 was fought.
The total expenditures for the four years
of that administration amounted to $130,-
542,794. The administration of President
PoLk during which the Mexican war was
conducted spent in four years toe sum of
$173,299,266. During the first adminis-
tration of President LINCOLN through
which the Civil war ran from start to fin-
ish, the expenditures amounted to $3,347,-
802,909 in paper money which was equiva-
lent to a little more than 1,500,000,000 in
gold. But it is known that the Civil war
was the most expensive in the history of
the world.
President MCKINLEY’S first administra-
tion was expensive but there was reason for
it. Within two years of his inauguration
the Spanish war broke out and with Gen-
eral ALGER in the office of Secretary of
War and the necessity of forced operations
in preparing for hostilities money ‘flowed
like water,”’ to use a homely but expres-
sive phrase. In addition to buying arms,
ammunition and other equipments for
troops, purchases for the navy were made
in a most reckless manner and hundreds of
ships which were absolutely worthless
were bought and converted into junk.
Notwithstanding those extraordinary and
it might be Added needless expenditures,
however, the aggregate disbursements of
the first four years in which MCKINLEY
was in office, during which the Spanish
war was fonght and the Philippines paci-
fied, amounted to only $1,906,136,611.
That was a trifle more than the cost of the
government during the Civil war.
Now comes the administration of Presi-
dent ROOSEVELT. It began in September
1901, and bas run just two years and eight
months. But in that period of profound
peace the expenses of the government have
reached the enormous total of $2,640,000,-
000. No war has been fought during that
time, for we had the official proclamation
of the pacification of the Philippines some
time before the death of MCKINLEY. Then
what excuse is there for making the ex-
penses of the government about double
what they were under MCKINLEY, not-
withstanding over a year of actual and
costly war? It must be found in the reck-
lessness of that bronco buster in the ex-
penditure of the people’s money.
——————
The Life and Times of Thomas Smith.
In these days of much patriotism, and
manifest devotion to country we are often
painfully reminded of the ignorance of the
American people of the authentic early day
history of the country. So called historic
novels are popular, but at best their read-
ers acquire only a superficial knowledge of
she conditions as they existed in the forma-
tive period of the government.
For instance, i5 would he interesting to
know just what percentage of the Aweri-
can people are acquainted with the fact
that such a character as THOMAS SMITH
ever existed. Though he was a member of
the Continental Congress, a justice of the
Supreme court jof Pennsylvania, reputed
to be the greatest land lawyer of his times,
and attorney for General WASHINGTON in
the Virginia claims case and other im-
portant government litigation, we venture
the assertion than even ninety-nine per
cent of the people of Pennsylvania, his
native State, would regard him merely as
one of the numerous SMITHS, should they
hear him spoken of today and have abso-
lutely no knowledge of the important role
be played among the patriots and states-
man of the period extending from 1745
to 1809.
Mr. Burton ALVA KONKLE, formerly
director of the historizal work of the Penn-
sylvania Bar Association, has given to the
public a work that is designed to make the
memory of THOMAS SMITH a living one in
the minds of those who cherish it. It isa
fine octavo volume of 250 pages, with forty
illustrations and introduction by the Hon.
HAMPTON L. CARSON, published by Cam-
pion & Company, 1305 Walnut street,
Philadelphia. Inasmuch as the edition is
limited to 500 copies it is likely they will
be at a premium ere loug.
BELLEFONTE, PA., MAY 6, 1904.
A Crime Against Industry.
State Treasurer WILLIAM L. MATTHUES
entered upon the duties of his office on
Monday last with a balance in hand
amounting to $16,464,897.77. Of this vast
sum $3,939,887.33 isin the sinking fand
and $12,525,010.44 in the general fund.
This money is distributed over the State
in banks chosen by the State Treasurer on
such terms as he iz able to make with the
custodians, two per cent of the interest go-
ing to the State. If there is any profit
over and above the amount fixed by law
as interest, it probably goes to the cam-
paign fund in the main. It may be as-
sumed tbat a considerable amount of the
money is deposited in banks in which poli-
ticians are interested at the rate of interest
prescribed by law, the conditions being
that they take care of the party interests in
the communities in which they live.
During the greater part of Mr. HARRIS
term of office every dollar in his custody
could have been placed in safe depositories
at three per cent. and over. At the be-
ginning of his term the balance was $11,-
502,843.43. At no time during the two
years that we can call to mind has there
been a less sum than that in the treasury.
One per cent. on that sum would amount
to $115,026.45 a year and for the full term
the aggregate would be $230,056.90. If
the average gain was, say one-half of one
per cent. more than that, which is more
than likely, the profit to the Treasurer or
the campaign fand for the full term would
be nearly $300,000. That is a considerable
sum with which to ‘‘grease the machine,”
as one of the participants in another form
of loot testified it was used for. A good
deal of ballot pollution could be achieved
with that amount of money.
If every penny of the proceeds of such
vast balances were covered into the Treas-
ary it would still be iniquitous. Just
taxation contemplates the collection of
only such sums as are absolutely essential
to the maintenance of government, eco-
pomically administered. All taxes come
from the earnings of the people, no matter
how they are levied and collected. If
charged against corporations the corpora-
tions consider them in fixing the charges
of services to the people so that the people
pay in the end. Moreover, the charge ultis.
mately finds its way to the wage-earner
who is obliged to pay either in increased
expenses for living or decreased wages. He
muss pay, for there is nobody below that
he can shift it upon. That being the case
the collection of $16,464,897.77 from the
people in excess of the amount required
for profligate government is a crime against
the industrial life of the country more
atrocious than burglary or even homicide.
Achievements of Congress.
The Congress which adjourned on Thurs-
day last was the shortest unlimited session
since 1818. By unlimited we mean the
session which is not limited by the con-
stitution and may continue, if the Mem-
bers desire, until the time fixed for the
opening of the following session. The last
session of each Congress is necessarily short
for beginning on the first Monday in De-
cember it expires, because of the expiration
of the term of office of the Members on the
4th of March following. But the otber ses-
gion may run from the first of December
when it begins until the last day of Nov-
ember following, thus rounding out a fall
year. It may be said that the only credit-
able achievement of the session just ended
was its brevity.
It can be said that it passed the appro-
priation bills, but that is po great thing
under the present rules. There was a time
when passing the appropriation bills was a
matter of some difficulty. Every Member
on the floor had a right to discuss each
item in every one of them to the full meas-
ure of his inclination and offer any amend-
ments he liked. But it is not so now. The
bills are read and each side given an hour
or two for disoussion, without the right of
offering an amendment, after which they
are railroaded through under the spur of
party exigencies and probably not a man
on the floor understands a single provision
they contain outside of the ‘*‘gentleman in
charge.” That is not legislation at all. It
is simply dictation. :
It is within reason to say that every one
of the appropriation bills might have been
passed within three weeks from the begin-
ning of the session instead of waiting five
months on them, which was done. We say
this understandingly because during the
entire time of their consideration not an
improvement or an amendment of any
kind was made except such as were fixed
upon by the committee on rules. Aside
from them, however, the only measures of
legislation evacted were the bill for the
government of the canal zone in Panama
and the ratification of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. There were four or five thousand
pension bills passed, probably, but they
are passed by the clerks of the two Houses
and even those who introduce them scarce-
ly know what they mean.
——Subseribe for the WATCHMAN,
Smoot’s Seat Secure.
We have REED SM00T, Mormon apostie,in
the United States Senate for another year,
thanks to the Republican party. This pro-
moter of polygamy, this criminal under the
laws of Congress and of God, acquired a
seat in the Senate of Congress originally
through a bargain between the Republican
national committee and the officials of the
Mormon church in 1900. The late Senator
HANNA, then chairman of the Republican
national committee, had an idea that the
vote of Utah would be necessary to elect
the presidential ticket that year and he
dispatched PERRY S. HEATH, secretary of
the committee, to make the bargain.
HEATH agreed to give the church a seat in
the Senate and SM00T’S presence there is
the result.
When SMooT was lected the decent pub-
lic sentiment of the country was outraged
aud protested with great vehemence and
earnestness. But HANNA was a man of his
word and he kept faith with the polyga-
mists as long as he could. Finally, how-
ever, he was obliged to yield to an investi-
gation. That could have been completed in
thirty days and within a day after the re-
port was submitted the agent of the poly-
gamists might have been thrown out. But
FORAKER, of Ohio, Mr. ROOSEVELT’S pres-
ent champion in the Senate, came t> the
conclusion that the help of the Mormon
church may be needed to carry the election
this year and he interposed for delay until
after the adjournment of Congress. This
accomplishes his purpose.
The result is that SMooT is made secure
in his seat for another year and by that
time public sentiment will probably become
reconciled to the outrage and the bargain
between the polygamists and the Republi-
can party can be made permanent. In
some respects the contract has been put on
an enduring basis. That is to say the si-
lencing of the Salt Lake Zribune, theinvet-
erate and tireless opponent of polygamy
and Mormonism, has been effected forever,
or at least so long as the property remains
in the hands of Mr. HEATH and that was a
long stride in the direction of quieting the
opposition to polygamy. But the settling
of SMoOT in his seat is necessary. to fulfill
the bargain and it looks now as if that will
Hbi-done.
it is a Low Level.
The Pennsylvania building at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition was ded-
icated on Monday with appropriate cere-
monies. It is one of the largest State
structures on the ground, the dispatches
inform us, and the ceremonies of dedication
were becomingly elaborate—and unique.
The Filipino band discoursed the music
and ‘‘Oleo Bill’ BROWN presided. That
was a combination to conjure with. It
was eminently fit that the Speaker of the
last ‘‘unspeakable’’ House of Representa-
tives of the Legislature should be the orator
of the occasion and that Representative
Hoyv,of Clarion,and Representative IKELER,
of Columbia county, should have been con-
gpiouous figures in the drama.
The burden of Speaker WALTON’ speech
was the public schools. A distinguished
poet bas said that ‘‘patriotism is the last
refuge of a scoundrel.” Judging from the
praise which such men as WALTON bestow
on the public schools they are hecoming
the refuge of the political highwaymen of
the country. ‘The schools of America
form one of the bulwarks of liberty,”” ob-
served Mr. WALTON, ‘‘and as the nation
moves onward and upward to a higher
place of power and influence, we predict
that Pennsylvania will raise the common
schools to even a higher plane than they
now occupy.’”’” What he really meant is
that the schools of Pennsylvania are now
one of the principal sources of graft and
that the appropriations will be increased
in order that the ‘‘rake-offs’’ may be multi-
plied.
It isa shame and disgrace that the dedica-
tion of the Pennsylvania building at such
a place and on such an occasion should
have been committed to such a group of
sourvy poiiticians as ‘‘Oleo BILL,’ Press
Muzzler WALTON and such others as were
about there participating in the ceremonies
at St. Louis. Have we no emiuent law-
yere, no great statesmen, no distinguished
clergymen who might have heen summoned
from the body of the people to speak for
the great State of Pennsylvania on such an
occasion ? Hitherto Pennsylvania has not
been wanting under such conditions. But
now it appears we have fallen to so low a
level that our Representatives on such an
occasion are a group of decrepit politicians
of bad morals.
—— President RoOSEVELT’S fear that the
Democrats will make him the issue is not
withont sense, for what better issue could
any party desire than the one to be found
in the extravagant, headstrong, unsafe
President of its adveisary ?
——————————
have decided to
A blind
—The Republicans
‘‘staud pat’’ on the tariff issue.
man could see that it is only a bluff.
“NO. 18.
‘The Main Buildings of the St. Louis Ex-
position Brilliantly 1lluminated
Monday Night.
The Penvsylvania Building at the Big Fair
was Dedicated at Noon Monday. A Number of
Speeches Made.
St. Louls, May 2.—When the first regun-
lar day of the Louisiana Parchase exposi-
tion had drawn to a close a flood of light
from thousands of electric bulbs that line
the tops of the main buildings illuminated
the grounds so that day almost continued.
Throngs of visitors began pouring into the
grounds early in the evening, in anticipa-
tion of the illumination feature. Music of
bands and falling water lent attraction to
evening visitors. The plaza became the
central point of interest, as the main ex-
hibition buildings close at dark.
The illuminated grounds are open, how-
ever, until 11 o'clock, so that visitors may
enjoy the ‘‘Pike,” the waters and the
music.
White lights will be used in the illumi-
nation for several nights and then 20,000
colored electric bulbs will be used. It has
not been decided which color will be used.
The ‘“‘intramural railroad’’ started running
today with a limited number of cars.
An inviting exhibit is the palace of horbi-
onlture, where there are five thousand
plates of apples, pears, oranges and other
fruits, embracing every known variety of
fruit raised in America.
- Official announcement of the . total num-
ber of persons who attended the opening of
the exposition on Saturday will not be
made known until the count has been
verified beyond question, according to
President Francis. President Francis said
that owing to the great interest manifested
throughout the country because of guess-
ing contests, every precaution would be
taken to avoid a mistake. The count will
probably be announced soon.
The Pennsylvania building at the world’s
fair was dedicated at noon.
“The dedicatory ceremonies were opened
by a selection from the Filipino band.
James H. Lambert, a member of the
executive board of the state commission,
then introduced Lieut. Governor W. M.
Brown, the chairman of the day. Henry
F. Walton, speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, followed with an address in
which he spoke of the great resources of
the Keystone state and extended Penn-
sylvania’s welcome to her sister States, to
the exposition and to the world at large.
President Francis responded in behalf of
the exposition, Congressman Jas. Tawney,
of Minnesota, but a native of Pennsyl-
vania, followed with au address in which
he enlogized bis native State and bespoke |’
her wide extended hospitality. 3
Philip H. Johnson, architect of the
Pennsylvania building, came on for the
dedicatory exercises. In an intervicgi il
him at the hotel Jefferson he gave the de-
sign of the structure. He said :
“Buildings of historical interest in Penn-
sylvania to be reproduced could not he
adapted to exposition uses. Therefore I
decided that this house should agree ina
general way with the style of architecture
of the exposition. At the same time the
columned colonial effect of the entrance
follows closely the simple style of the old
capitol building at Harrisburg, which
burned some years ago. The lines of this
building are purely classical. It is 226
fees long and 105 feet deep. The entrance
is imposing, with its grand approach, forty-
two feet in width. The house is certainly
laid out for convenience of visitors. On
the first floor is the rotunda with large
reception apartments and immense shaded
verandas on either side. In the rear isa
postoffice and express department. Visitors
may have their mail from now sent in care
of the Penusylvania building, if they
choose. Up stairs are the art galleries and
in the rear facing the wess is a fully equip-
ped hospital room, where a nurse will be
in regular attendance. The furniture and
furnishings are in perfect harmony and
give a suggestion of the state colors in blue
and gold. The gardens outside the build-
ing are adorned with trees and shrubs
native to Pennsylvania. The hyacinth
beds are in the form of keystones and give
a most harmonious touch of color to the
spendid garden.”
Lots are Jumping Every Day.
From the Lancaster Intelligencer.
There are many speculations as to the
exact meaning of the strange announce-
ment recently telegraphed from Rome that
excavations in the forum bad uncovered a
monument to Mettus Curtius, the noble
youth who, in the lays and chronicles of
old Rome, was said to have leaped into the
mysterious chasm which had opened in the
forum, and which would not close without
a sacrifice. It was stated that the closed
month of the chasm itself was found near
the monument and the truth of the story
thus conclusively proven, but everybody is
asking how it was proven, and there are
even those who are at great pains to point
out gravely the absurdities of the legend.
The New York ‘‘Sun,’”’ however, avows
a debt of gratitude to those who are dig-
ging in the forum and thus reverently re-
cites the record of Mettus Curtius :
“M. Cartius,’’ says the ‘‘Sun,’’ is one of
the most attractive characters in history,
the prototype of the Citizens’ Union youth,
whatever they called shemselves, who were
to follow. When that yawning chasm
opened bottomless in the forum, like a sub-
way excavation, and the various medicine
men declared that only Rome's noblest
and dearest could stop the gap, Mettus,
the reformer, looked about him and, nat-
urally, seeing nothing better or choicer
than himself, kindly jumped in, and the
yawn closed over him.’
Not Wanted in the Navy.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Lientenant Boyd, who refused in New
Orleans to accept colored recruits for the
navy, has been transferred to some other
post where he wiil not make a mess of
things. He ought to have had sense enough
to know that the navy does not wantcolor-
ed men, but that this is not a proper time
to say so aloud. He should have been in-
genious enough to find some other excuse.
Spawls from the Keystone.
—A large freight locomotive on the New
York Central broke all records Monday
afternoon by pulling a train of 121 empty
cars from Cammal to Jersey Shore.
—W. J. Maxwell, who sued the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company for $10,000 damages
for injuries alleged to have been sustained
by a fall in the Logan house at Altoona, Pa.,
was awarded $188 by a Blair county jury.
—Cresson will have a new passenger sta-
tion in the near future. Plans to that effect
have been completed. The facilities for the
transplanting of passengers from the main
line to the Cambria and Clearfield division
are unsatisfactory and provisions for the
change have been made.
—Thursday night the postoffice at Burn-
side, Clearfield county, was burglarized, the
safe blown open with nitro-glycerine and
stamps, money orders and registered letters
to the vaiue of $100 taken, besides a small
sum of money that belonged to postmaster
John Conners.
—City treasurer Frederick Sheffield, of
Altoona, dreamed Saturday night that he
Was undergoing initiation into the fraternal
order of Eagles and had been commanded to
fly. He obeyed by jumping from the third
story window and fractured a leg. The
Eagles’ initiation ceremony must be a bird.
—Having been falsely accused of a crime,
and being of a sensitive nature, Harry L.
Stewart, of Eden Hill, near Birmingham,
who graduated with first honors from the
Spruce Creek High school last week, com-
mitted suicide Sunday morning by placing
the muzzle of his Winchester rifle against his
face, the charge killing him instantly.
—A Philadelphia and Reading railroad de-
tective was immersed in a pond at Williams-
port Sunday by two boys, whom he was en-
deavoring to arrest for stealing a ride. The
young fellows were determined to evade
capture, and had a tussel with the detective
on the top of a steep embankment, rolling
him into the pond. By the time he had
emerged from the water they had made their
escape.
—When the fleet of rafts from Lock Haven
were taken down the river some weeks ago,
one of the largest of the number stuck oun the
bar below the Shamokin dam and remained
there until Friday, when Benjamin Costly
and several men dislodged it, and started to
take it to its destination. A short distance
on this side of Selinsgrove Costly, who was
standing at the guiding oar, alone, was seen
to suddenly reel and then fall. When the
men reached him he was dead.
—1In burning an old bed tick a Slav wom-
an at Leckrone, Fayette county, Wednesday
destroyed $900 in United States paper cur-
‘rency which her husband bad saved. In the
haste of house cleaning she forgot that the
money was secreted in the old bed tick and
set fire to the straw. After it was burned
she remembered the money, but could find
no vestige of it, except some silver dollars
that had been wrapped in the paper money.
—Tuesday afternoon about 4 o’clock while
Mrs. Margaret Matthews, an aged widow
lady, was engaged in burning brush in the
garden of her home at No. west Twelfth
street, Tyrone, her dress caught in the
flames and before assistance eould be render-
ed she was so seriously burned that death
was almost instantaneous. She was aged
about 70 years and is survived by three sons
and three daughters, viz : William, of Rock-
ville, Pa.; James, of Pottstown; Stewart,
residence unknown; Mrs. Fred Weston, of
Tyrone, and Anna and Catharine at home.
Her son Stewart formerly drove for the
Adams Express company at Tyrone.
—Edward Dively, an Altoona machinist,
has brought suit against five young men of
that city for $1,000 damages for injuries al-
leged to have been inflicted while they were
hazing him at Patton, on November 11th last.
Dively accompanied the Altoona football
team to Patton, and declares that the defend-
ants,seeking to have some fun with him, tied a
rope around his legs and pulled him out of
bed; that they tried to throw bim over the
transom above the door, but failing in this
they suspended him from the ceiling and
dropped him headfirst into a tub of water,
pulling him out and dropping him in again.
As a result of this treatment he says he has
lost much time from his work.
—1It is likely the divisional encampment
of the National Guard this year will be held
at Gettysburg, that being the choice of Na-
tional Guard officers, but the selection will
not be made until a meeting of the general
officers of the Guard is held. Itis unofficial-
ly announced that the Guard will go into
camp on July 23rd, remaining until July
30th. Chief clerk George D. Thorp, of the.
state department, representing a committee
of Gettysburg citizens, has submitted a prop-
osition to Adjutant General Stewart offering
to raise a sufficient sum to pay for water,
light and rent of the grounds. It is said that
the selection of a permanent camp ground,
for which an appropriation was made by the
last Legislature, will be deferred until it is
known whether or not the government will
establish one of the national camps in the
Conewago valley. If this is done a State
camp will not be necessary, as all military
organizations in the States embraced in the
district may use the government grounds.
—The four men, Oscar Gardner (white),
and Edward Rhodes (white), of Camden, and
New Brunswick, N. J., William Atkins (col-
ored, of Jersey City, and Thomas Barnett,
(colored), of Kentucky, who were implicat-
ed in the attempted murder of Harry Hein-
mann, near Warriorsmark, Wednesday, April
21st, when Heinmann lost a leg and was rob-
bed, plead guilty to two charges at the court
of oyer and terminer held in Huntingdon on
Monday. The first charge was assault and
battery with intent to kill, and the second
highway robbery. The prisoners demurred
about the ‘‘intent to kill,”” but upon the rec-
ommendation of District Attorney William-
son for liency on account of pleading guilty,
the court sentenced them each $20 fine and
four years at separate and solitary confine-
ment in the western penitentiary. Asa side
remark he said : “I could sentence you all to
ten years and really feel justified in so doing,
as there are many robberies of the kind that
you have participated in that I feel that a
lesson should be taught some one.” The
prisoners seemed very glad to escape so light-
1y.