BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
—Good morning! It will likely .be hot
enough for you today.
—Few of us will bearound when the old
Academy celebrates her next centennial.
—New York found out last week that
she wasn’t too great to get water in her
cellar. wi x 2
VOL. 50
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
BELLEFONTE, PA., JUNE 16, 1905.
~The new rule for workers in the munio-
ipal service in Philadelphia is that ‘they
must be there with the goods.
—Japan would do well in asking $0 see
the calor of the coin before getting too deep
in peace terms complications.
“Mr. PAUL MORTON isn’t the kind of a
man that the Equitable needs to restore
faith in ‘the honesty of its operations.
~—If GROVER CLEVELAND is to take on
the | EQUITABLE’S troubles who: is going
to keep the sea from getting too. full of
fish. saaviioy oF of
—A ‘Williamsport man bas sucoeeded in
propogating a stingless bee. It is #0 be
hoped that the result will not be sweetless
lf Norway really needsa King and
can’t find anyone else probably Mr. FRANK
W. Wirrye, of Tyrone, would accept the
JO re ,
— Let: us hold up this soldier's monumen
and; PRUNER orphanage fass until fall. It
is getting entirely too warm to he agitated
by other things.
—Mr. SCHWAB is anxious to form anoth-
er steel trust, which is a tacit admission
on CHARLEY'S part that he hasn’t been
getting his lately. ,
—Waslington policemen: have been or-
dered'to keep ‘their helmets on straight.
Such all order would not be necessary with
wawen on the force.
—~Seventeen year locusts are abroad in
the country ‘again, just as they have been
every spring during the seventeen years
most recently passed.
—Ms. Pelee can’t make another sensa-
tion go she might as well stop trying to
erupt. Martinigue is no more,consequent-
ly Pelee threatens no one.
—There are many differences between
time and eternity.’ Principal among them
are the facts that you do one in jail and the
other in——well, unless you are real good
you might have to do it in'a worse place
than jail.
—Congratulations, Mr. JAMES R.
HuGHES. The Bellefonte Academy cele-
brates its centennary today, as an institu-
tion of which we are all proud and to you,
more than any other man, is due the honor
of having made it what it is.
—The general Synod of the Reformed
church in session at Asbury Park, recently, |
addressed a communication to President
ROOSEVELT calling him ‘‘the peace maker
of the world.” Tt didn’s ask him to break
*‘the big stiok’’ however. .
—Now'if those ninety-six young men;
who graduated from State College this
week will only be able to put in practice
half the good advice they got on Wednes-
day they ought t0'bé'able to make their
future a. certain success.
+——The card which Mr. D. A; GROVE, a
recent candidate for Commissioner before
the ' Democratic ‘county ‘convention, : pub-
lishes in ‘this'iseue has ‘thé trae ring. A
gentleman who can take defeat in such'a
spirit will certainly not have occasion for
suffering many of them. iatla a
—Jamaica is said to be: growing tired of
being’ an ‘English dependency and: is com-
mencing to’ make ocoquettish eyes “at your
uncle SAMUEL! Of course’ she doesn’t
mention that little grant of $50,000 a year
she world like to have asa consideration
. 'l'known. Iisa fact;;however, that RooSE-
of the change of paps. knows fas,
~The healsh officer of Sioux City, Towa, | VXU* 18 8lways against the fellow who
thinks that women’s skirts ought to be | mAKes‘Charges. | 1 ©
ee deal | Woe vo Ven masa
snd'éir up tos much dust. _ 13 this 8 he he: ‘ed on the photic or i eA
ginning of the lass stage in the asoendanoy ly that ons while Minister held
o woman? , In ;gvery, feld of work, they commercial relations with the asphalt trast.
avebecome ous keenest onmpetitors, now and supported the charge by the assertion
let us: pray to’ the Merciful Lord to save thas Bppecied had on 3 » $10,000 and
oi nn LIN I SE en
© Those new fifteen hour trains between | canoetted check as evidence of the acs,
New. York and ‘Chicago are marvels of en- | Of course’ Loomis denied ‘any commerce
gineering; skill and. speed. but les one. of | with she asphalt trust though he admitted
them fun off ‘the track ;juet once and the | that he had recommended the administra:
passengers who had been thinking the rate | gion as Washington to declare war against
of over a mile a minute ‘fast will discover. | Venezuela because that country refused to
that they will make the trip of millions of | allow the truss to violate ite contracts with
miles 6o either one or the other of the two | she Venezuela government and various citi-
stations of eternity in far less than one | zens of that poverty stricken Republic. He
minute, #b eri 1a barn) | also denied the money transaction until the
Improved Railroad Service.
The improvement in railroading is so
rapid that contemplation of it makes one
dizzy. Last Sunday the Pennsylvania
railroad inaugurated a service between New
York and Chicago which for speed beats
the world. A$ 2:55 p. m., of that day, a
train left New York scheduled to arrive in
Chicago at 8:55 on Monday morning, the
distance being 913 miles and the time pre-
cisely eighteen hours. The result was
achieved with the greatest ease. In fact
the run was so leisurely thas there is talk
of redncing the time to fifteen hours and
we shall nos be surprised if such aschedule
isn’6 published within a month, and prao-
ticed every day. : ;
But the Pennsylvania railroad isn’t ac-
complishing everything that is agreeable in
the matter of railroad service. The Lake
Shore road which runs lengthwise through
New York State proposes to put a train on
next Sunday which will cover. the distance
between the points in precisely the same
time though the distance is about seventy
miles greater. Bat speed is. not the only
attraction : of ‘this = Lake Shore service.
There will be a stenographer, a typewriter
and a valet for ‘men and maid for women
and the passengers can have a shave, a bath
and a man can have creases ironed into
his trousers while he is speeding over
the line at the rate of a mile a minute or
less.
Ot course the Lake Shore road will enjoy
service exclusively for only a brief period.
In other words,it may be predicted that be-
fore long all the accessories of comfortable
travel which is thus scheduled for that line
will be offered by the Pennsylvania and
the stenographer will be better, the type
writer bandsomer and the creaser more
skillful. The bath is nothing new of course
and the barber has been a feature of first
olass train service this long time. And
these improvements are exceedingly grati-
fying. But if the railroads would strive to
excel in the cheapness as well as the excel-
lence of; their service they would more
nearly ‘meet the needs of some of us old
fellows who have more time and less mon-
ey than the millionaires.
The Venezueln Comedy,
The funniest comedy of recent’ political
life in Washington is the alleged investiga-
tion of the dispute between Assistant Sec-
retary of State LoodIs and former United
States Minister to' Venezuela, Mr, HERBERT
BowEN. ; The obvious purpose of this in-
vestigation: iis to whitewash Mr. Loomis
and the sinuous lines that have been drawn
in pursuit of ‘this result are the marvel of
the period. Secretary of War TAFT bas
charge of the operation and he has a mighty
bard job on his hands. The evidence is on
the other side and his efforts to contort or
construe it to suit wonld make a thin man
sweat and TAFT is anything else.
The principal reason that the sympathies
of the administration are with Loomis in
this case is that BOWEN is the accuser. It
may have been noticed that ROOSEVELT is
invariably against the fellow who tells.
‘Whether this_is a sentimental ‘quality ac-
quired while in school or a development of
not safe to provoke inquiry, may never be
—A new gold mining boom has been
started, with Nevada as the scene of opera-
tions. Is is.said five millions of dollars has
changed bands within a week in deals for
mining claims in Nevada. Senators CLARK,
of Montaoa, and KEARNS, of Utah, are active
in the promotion of the new El Dorado.
Well, the production of gold must be kept |
up... Uncle SAM needs it in his business.
the trast check had been given to him
merely. in, exchange for his own check
which he had given the trust as an accom-
modation. Altogether the administration
is going to have a tough time to vindicate
Loops, but it is equal to the emergency.
More Frenzied Finance.
iad i i { 3a '
The managers of the Equitable Assur-
ance Society of New York appear o have a
queer notion of popular patience. Because
of their indulgence.in what ToM LAWSON
calls “frenzied ‘finance,’’ ‘ that corporation
with its ‘vast Business’ and vaster ‘sarplus
had forfeited public confidence. Frenzied |
finance. consists mostly of juggling other,
People’s. money so as to evade the law and.
—Presently the question of the recogni-
tion of Norway as an independent state
will present a new difficulty to the State
Department, at Washiogian, Sweden re.
sists the secession of Norway and war be-
tween the two connfries may ensne. If is
| enid that; Germany and. Russia are. taking
sides with Sweden and will bring-diplomacy.
to bédr t0'indude the United States to stand
with them against Norwegian independ-
ence. This quédtion’ nay prove a more
diffioalt ‘one to diplomatists'than the open-
ing of negotiations for peace between Rus-
sia and Japan.
men who bave been indulging in such op-
erations ‘imagine they can square them:
selves with the public by calling into their
‘oouncils a man who has been doing precise’
the ‘distinction of rendering this unique |'
recent years the result of a feeling that it’s |
check was produced and then declared that | -
escape just punishment. Then the gentle- |
ly the same thing in another line of busi-
ness.
In other words, Mr. ALEXANDER and
Mr. HYDE, respectively president and vice
president of the Equitable society, who have
been manipulating the fands of that organi-
zation £0 promote their personal interests
and being caught in the act bave called
into the management of the concern Mr.
PAUL MORTON, who as vice president of
the Santa Fe railroad, paid rebates in viola-
tion of law to the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company of which he was also vice presi-
‘dent. An investigation having revealed
pelled to resign from the President’s cabi-
net but ALEXANDER and HYDE think they
can fool the people into hestowing coufi-
dence in the Equitable by putting him at
the head of its affairs.
The truth of the matter is that putting
PAUL MORTON at the head of the Equita-
ble society is simply insulting the intelli-
gence and outraging the conscience of the
country. That it was done to deceive is
obvious, moreover, for Mr. HYDE's stock
in the corporation of the par value of $101,-
000 was “taken over’’ hy a syndicate opera-
ting with MORTON at a valuation of $4,000,
000, though under the law it can’t earn
‘more than seven per cent. and wouldn’t
‘yield the amount said to have been paid for
it in a thousand years. If there were no
intention to manipulate it no such price
would have been paid for it.
, A Menacing Sign of Weakness,
We are not strengthened in confidence of
the ultimate success of the reform move-
ment in Philadelpbia by Mayor WEAVER’S
appointment of an advisory board. The
gentlemen whom he bas selected for this
service are admirable, beyond question.
They are conspicuous in the business and
social life of the community and distin-
guished for civic righteousness. Bus they
are all theorists in politics and the chances
are that they never will agree on any sub-
ject and after the first meeting or two
they will not only decline to meet but
each will blame the other for failure and
they will all cordially agree that Mayor
WEAVER is a humbug.
In the first place men who are withoas.
mental problems. We were almost in-
clined to add that men who serve withont
‘compensation are as a rule worth little if
any more than they receive, but we are re-
strained by the high character and im-
mense wealth of the gentlemen who have
been called upon to act as Mayor WEAYV-
ER’S advisers. They don’t need any pay
and they are unquestionably able in busi-
ness affairs. Bus suppose they are willing
to work for nothing and give their best
physical and mental energies to the task?
When they disagree among themselves or
baving agreed suggest something that
Mayor WEAVER can’t adopt, they are cer-
tain to go off in a'sulk.
Then what's the result? The Mayor
who never had a very stiff backbone natnt-
ally falls back upon the theory that he
‘has not been supported in his reform
purposes by the substantial citizens and
the bottom drops out of the whole move-
ment, Asa matter of fact the strength of
an administration reform movement is not
in the diffusion bus in the concentration of
authority. If the Philadelphia reform
movement succeeds it will be because the
‘Mayor has the authority to pus the ma-
chine managers out of business and bas the
‘courage to exeroise his authority. This
advisory board is a menacing sign of weak-
ness.
——A tub race, a boat race, a sack race
and a potato race, a horse race and a foot
race, a base ball game and a trap shont,
band music during the day and dance
music at night are only some of the feat-
mares of the Logan picnic to be held next
Thursday. The ball game alone, between
a team of the Logans and one of the Un-
dines, will be well worth going to see;
80 if you want a good day’s ‘amuse-
ment go to Heola park on the 22nd.
—1It you bave not already secured one
or more of the Bellefonte Academy cen-
tennial souvenirs, you had better do so at
(once. Either the medal, the badge or the
program are well worth preserving and
cheap at the price asked. If you are an
old student you will want these souvenirs
as mementoes of this occasion.
——Now that State College commenge-
ment and the Bellefonte Academy centen-
‘nial is over the only excitement we oan
‘look forward to is the meeting of the State
Fisheries commission here next week.
—It will be ample time for Demo-
the Independent Republicans when they
show an organization thas controls some-
thing to fues with. 3 .
——What our Independent Republican
friends want now is a little less wind
about what can be done aud a little more
‘work about what they propose todo. .
the facts Mr. MORTON was virtnally com-
authorit 1 « =F ;
uthority rarely are of much use in govern for the hope of peace in the far Fash. A
orats to consider the matter of fnssing with
Honest Kiection Promised,
The purging of the registry lists in Phila-
delpbia gives promise of a reasonably fair
election nexs fall, which will guarantee a
warvelons change in the result. Eighty
thousand frandulent votes will be taken
from the total of the Republican poll and
though it will leave a Republican majority
it will not be so overwhelming as to make
the result in the State whatever the ma-
chine desires. Eighty thousand added to
a considerable majority not only determine
the result in the State hut creates a unani-
mous delegation in Congress, senatorial
and legislative delegations and robs the
minority representation in councils.
There has not been an’ honestly elected
state official in Pennsylvania for a’ dozen
years. It 1898 WILLIAM A. STONE was
defeated for Governor by a substantial
majority but was counted in in Philadel-
phia, Pittsburg and other cities where
fraudulent votes were cast. PENNY-
PACKER would have been defeated, like-
wise, if thie election had ‘been honest. No
doubt ROOSEVELT would have carried the
State by a large majority even if the eleo-
tion had been scrupulously honest. There
were influences at work in his’ behalf thas
w ere both nnusual and surprising and the
vote for him carried the other candidates
on the ticket through. But it was the
only election in recent years carried by a
Republican by legal votes.
We would not be understood as declar-
ing that there were no fraudulent votes cast
last fall. On the contrary there were more
bogus votes cast last year than ever before.
But they didn’t change the result either on
the presidential ticket or for state candi-
dates. There might have been two or
three more Democratic Senators elected
and possibly fifty more Democratic Repre-
sentatives in the Legislatare if the vote
bad been honest, and the changes would
have altered the character of the legislation
and promoted political and official mor-
ality. But we hope for a reasonably honest
election this year and next and after that
personal registration will make better elec-
tions all the time.
_ Peace In the Far East.
There appears to be a reasonable ground
the earnest request of President Roosk-
VELT hoth the Czar of Russia and the
Emperor of Japan have consented to
terms of settlement of their differ-
ences. Such negotiations: would occupy.
considerable time, no doubt, ‘and involve a
good deal of diplomatic labor, but in the
event of an armistice pending the delibera-
tions that wouldn’t: matter much. The
expense of maintaining armies ona war
footing even thongh . inactive, would be
considerable of course, but the loss of
human life would be discontinued at once
and alter all that’ is ‘the most important
thing to consider. ES
No intimation bas been given: of the
terms upon which ‘Japan will consent to
cease hostilities, but ‘it may be assumed
that they won't be overly severe. The
generous. treatment, of Geveral STOESSEL
after the surrender of Port Arthar and of
ROJESTVENSKY after the disaster in the
Japan sea indicates that the Japs are as
magnanimous as they are courageous. - Of
course the Russians will be obliged to give
up all pretentions to sovereignty in Mau-
churia. But they neyer had any jas claim
to control: there and they: ought to have
given it up before ‘there’ was a shot
fired. In that event there would havé‘been
BOWEL, ny edt lb fia had
Japan will be entitled to. a pecuniary
indemnity for the expense of the war and
in fixing the amount she will be governed
entirely by her own impulses. That is to
would have’ the temerity to even suggest a
basis of figuring out what amount’ ought
tobe paid. But Japan may, safely be trust-
ed to dispose of that question justly. Rus-
sia will emerge from the conflict very poor
indeed. She will not only have exhausted
credit about to the limit. That being the.
case it may be predicted that the terms of
peace will be surprisingly liberal and
ought to be promptly accepted. §
——There has been considerable disons-
of erecting the soldier’s monument on the
location in the yard in front of the cours
house, and there is much adverse criticism
as to that being the most desirable place
for it. The court house officials, while
not openly denouncing she location, would
much prefer having it in the park between
the court house and the jail. If erected in
the court house 'vard it will obstruct she
It will nécessitate cutting u * ‘that
delightful spot in ‘the hears of ‘the town
and will place the monument #o close to the’
street that it will'all' the time be’ covered
with duet and’ thas become unsightly. i
~The Pruner orphanage, the soldier's
monument and the race bridge all took a
rest this week, presumably on _acoount ‘of
the College commencement and the Acad- |
emy centennial.
‘has,
“in the popul
‘present owners of the street’ railway
i
‘and operate public utilities; and declares
say, no outsider, president or. potentate | oon VIS IN
‘pear in'Portland’’—and evidently with the
her present resources but mortgaged her |
| his future is already assured; it isa’t worth
‘sion the past week as to: the advisability,
view from the court house as well as of if,
| only the writer ‘forgot to tell: the public
NO. 24,
What Pennsylvania Republicans Have
Been Supporting, *
From the Pittsburg Times, (Rep.). o vig
The 254 members of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, for a period almost beyond the
memory of this generation, have been .
tically the abject tools of a self-constituted
little coterie of bosses, They have not
been fre agents. They bave been. largely
mere puppets, and the puppets of an organs |
izaiion devoid often of conscience, honor
and honesty. What a picture this is!’ Hon-
est, patriotio, self-respecting citizens all
over the State go to the. polls and elect men
to the Legisiatnre who go to Harrisburg
and vote just. as they are *‘told to vote.’
They are puppets, pulled by strings - held
in the hands of a few so-called leaders.
What has been the result? ‘Mis-govern-
ment, corruption, fraud, extravagance,
graft and scandal. . The paid employes of:
she bosses walk along the aisles and order
—Dot request, but order—the representa.
tives of the people how to vote. - There is
DO pretext of consideration of public ques-
tions. . It is merely. a question of orders.
Sad as it.is to. say it, there is no longer
even a semblance of popular government in:
Pennsylvania. ; i
The presiding officers of both honses are
selected, not by the members; but by the
bosses. The committees are named by the
bosses. : No bill, no matter how compara-
tively unimportant, can be passed unless
countersigned by the bosses. If there are
differences between the two houses over the
provisions of a. measure, the hosses name
the conference committees. . The a
tions, paid by the taxes of the whole peo-
ple, are doled out, not as a manifestation
of popular ' benevolence; but at the direc
tion of the. bosses. They, indeed; bave
power ‘‘to kill or make alive.” No one
can trust the results of a roll call. Mere
clerks, paid. hirelings of
pass or defeat bills as
bosses.
How long will Pennsylvania and Penn-
sylvanians stand this? How long is popn-
lar government to he thus made a farce in
the Keystone State ? Jo vio 4
An Outside Opinion of a Pennsylvania
HIRT 7 : Official. : \ CE
From Collier's Weekly. = :
The Mayor of Philadelphia and the Gov-
ernor of Pennsylvania offer somewhat 'in-
structive contrasts’ at present. Mayor
Weaver is a weak-kneed human’ being, who
however, been spurred intoa contest
with the machine which created him.
Oblivious to prayer, he was driveu by fury
h e. The Governor ‘is made
of sterner stuff. No backsliding for him.
To Quay be owed his existence, and fo the.
machine and memory of Quay he will be
faithfal. Immortal as the man who failed
togag the press, he adds a little laurel to
his wreath by signing a bill to spend $20,-
000 of the people’s money in’ celebration of
Quay, atthesame time vetoing a small ap-
propriation for Molly - Pitcher, whose gal-
lant little share in the Revolution is at
least a picturesque trifle in our history.
Governor Pennypacker, in big things and
little, has made a failure of his job. Mayor
Weaver was" sent by Providence into the’
world without much strength of spinal
structure, but by taking the right side in
a flagrant orisis he Las at least done some-
thing to redeem himself, and incidentally
‘hie city and his State. Such reckless theft
as Philadélphia lawyers, business men and
politicians combine to perpetrate sends the
{feeling for municipal ownership forward in’
‘enormous strides. :
Via
$1 ‘Ie is Coming:
From the Springfield Republican, + ' + ~
Farther evidence of the abuses of monop-
olistic business’ comes from Portland,
Dragons Whets ‘the a railway com-
ny is planning to capitalize its proper-
ties, said to be wtih anon $2,000,000 ex-
clusive ‘of franchises, at $6,000,000, ' and
then sell out the whole concern: a$ abont
the latter figure. The Portland ‘Ore-
goniat, whiob has been about the last
paper in’ the country one would expect ‘to
find public ownership talk in, now comes
‘out with just this sort of agitation ‘against
the possibility thas the inflation ‘steal
willbe ‘carried through.’ It warns the
tem— ‘the reigning families of Portland,
‘the platocratio syndicate, ' the banki
combise,” who have *‘usurped streets,’
etc., of the ‘coming storm,” or the move-
ment of the people in Chicago, San Fran-
©isoo and elsewhere, to take possession of
that: what is a| ing in other parts'of the
es whl surely ap-
approval of the Oregonian, if the present
‘scheme of inflation and sale is carried out.
We may next find even she New York
‘World or the. New York « Times advocating
‘ownership. [EE £31 0 ¥ 3 2: 3
The Kind of a Man Needed.
From'the Johnstown Democrat. 4
, The democratic Democrats have in Mr.
Berty, their candidate for treasurer, a man
‘worth working for—and this is nos said in
any disparagement of Mr. Head, because
while to’ work for him, because he cannot
fail to be elected, But in the case of Mr.
Berry there is not only the occasion for ef-
for; there is every reason, in the quality
of the man and in ‘the ‘need of the party
‘and of the State for leadership such ae his,
for the best work that can be put forth in
his behalf. ' Mr. Berry is a man of genuine
courage. His attitude on public questions
is that of an a ve thinker. He is nos
of the reactionary type. He is not’ afraid
of his Democratic horses. And it is safe to
say that in office he would serve Se pople
hehe SLE EGNOS
any coterie of graft. “Mr. Berry deserves
the cordial sapport of all real Demoorats.
——That was a very thrilling cave story
Published in the. Centre Reporter last week;
how a good sized’ mati was’ able to crawl
down a rope in a well that was drilled and
bave room enough to look around and see
the sides caving in. i
Spawls from the Keystone.
—DuBois has a new garment factory among
her growing industries. fh
—Johnstown is to have seven sub-postal
stations beginning July 1st.
—Westmoreland county farmers are troub-
led with a plague of canker worms.
—In the last two ‘weeks the orphan’s court
clerk of Clearfield county granted sixty-
seven marriage licenses.
—DuBois has a litile girl 9 years of age,
who has attended school three years without
missing one day or being late once.
~The Odd Fellows, who have 1,000 local
members, celebrated Memorial day at Shamo-
kin, Sunday,in honor of their dead brethren.
—Thomas Reighard, a Newberry citizen,
caught a trout in Lycoming creek last Tues-
"| day which was twenty-four inches long and
weighed four pounds.
—Rev. Jacob F. Shearer, of Somerset, has
been ‘appointed a deputy factory inspector :
by State-Inspector’ Delaney, vice W. Scott
Mullin, -of Bedford, resigned.’ .
the Legislature, |
told to do by she
assistant adjutant, Charl
—Wabash agents have been busy in Indiana
‘county the past ten days buying right of
| way from’ Indiana to Leechburg. Traffic
| from 40,000 acres of coal land is involved.
—James P. Kennedy, the Westmoreland
county man convicted of the murder of
Howard W. Ebner, of New Kensington, has
been sent to the western penitentiary for ten
years.”
—Cap’ t. Thomas E. Clark put ten thousand
| salmon in the river at Clearfield last week.
They were furnished him by the United
‘States government and sent from St. Vincent,
Nox» oq fon Ba
“The Lykens Valley vein, the richest in
the anthracite coal région, was discovered at
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
company’s field last week and will be open-
ed up at once. ;
—William Ulrich, aged 52 years, watchman
at the Dauphin county almshouse, was drown -
| ed in a small stream near Harrisburg Thurs-
day afternoon by the capsizing of a boat from
which he was fishing. :
—The exercises incideut to the annual
‘commencement of Juniata College, Hunt-
‘ingdon, will be held next week, beginning
‘with the delivering of the baccalaureate ser-
mon on Sunday evening by the Rev. I. Har-
vey Brumbaugh.
—A'bolt of lightning from a clear sky
‘Tuesday struck the barn on the George
Painter farm, three miles south of Irwin.
John Gongaware, a farm hand, was in the
‘building and was burned abont the arms and
hands.. The building was destroyed. The
loss is about $10,000.
—The executive committee of the Penn-
‘sylvania State Grange bas selected Sunbury
as the place for the next annual meeting,
| which will be held December 12th-15th. C.
H. Dildine, a member of the executive com-
mittee, was recently in Sunbury making the
preliminary arrangements for the yearly
gathering. :
—The body of Michael Boylan was found
I¥ lin the Locust Gap mine, near Shamokin, last
‘Thursday. He was smothered one year ago
bya fire which yet rages in these under-
ound ‘workings. Four other miners lost
‘their lives at the time Boylan was killed.
All the bodies have now been recovered.
—Governor Pennypacker last” Thursday
appointed Judge John Stewart, of Chambers.
burg, to’ the State Supreme court: vacancy
‘created by the recent death of ‘Justice John
Dean, of Hollidaysburg, until the first Mon-
day of next January, when he will bé recom-
missioned for the full term of 21 years, if he
shall be elected in November.
—A cablegram from’ Rome says the Pope
received Saturday in private audience the
Rt. Rev. E. A. Garvey, Bishop of Altoona,
| who presented to the Pope $3,500 in Peter's
| pence. ‘The Pope thanked Bishop Garvey in
‘the warmest manner and had him sit beside
him, Bishop Garvey told: the Pope that ef-
forts ‘were being made ‘to introduce Italian
clergy into his diocese to labor among the
Italians. i
—The Japanese government has placed
with the Pressed Steel Car company of Phila-
delphia, an order for 900 box cars for early
delivery. This is supplementary to the
1,000 box and gondola cars placed several
days ago with the Middletown Car company
and the Miltonand Berwick plants of the
American Car and Foundry company. The
cars to be built by the Pressed Steel Car com-
pany will be 3} foot gauge, fifteen feet long
and will have a’ catrying capacity of seven
. —While Spangler's ‘circus ‘was giving a
performance in Williamsburg, Blair county,
| Friday night several sections of the seats
collapsed, due to overcrowding and two per-
sons were fatally injured while a score or
| more: were hurt... The crowd, believing that
| the accident was due to carelessness on the
part of the management, attacked the show
people and a general row followed in which
quite a number were badly used up: The
proprietor escaped injury by taking refuge
in a nearby house,
'—In addition to'a letter expressive of
appreciation of the aid and succor given to
the injured, and care bestowed upon the dead
in the South Harrisburg wreck of May 1ith
by the people of Harrisburg, the Pennsyl-
vania ‘Railroad company has donated $10,-
000 to the Harrisburg hospital. The dona-
‘tion ‘was given to the hospital without any
‘restrictions as to its use, that being left en-
tirely to its board of managers, and was ac-
companied with a letter from W. W. Atter-
bury, general manager, telling of the deep
gratitude of the company. E
—The Pennsylvania State encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic closed at
Reading, last Thursday, after having se-
lected Altoona as the place of meeting next
year. These newly elected officers were in-
stalled : Department commander, J. Andrew
Wilt, of Towanda; senior vice ‘commander,
| Andréw Lee, of Hazleton; junior vice com-
mander, ‘William’ Green, of Philadelphia;
5 A. Saydam, Phila. '
delphia; assistant quartermaster general,
John L. Grim, Philadelphia; department in-
spector,. Alexander | F. Nicholas, Philadel-
phia;:judge advocate, D. J. Horner, Somer-
set; ehief ‘mustering officer, {Charles O.
Smith, Pittsburg; medical director, Albert
M. Smith, Beaver Springs, department chap-
lain, Rev. Dr. John Sayres, Chester; head-
quarters clerk, John N, Reber, Philadelphia.