nr rr —————
Demoniac.
_—
Bellefonte, Pa., September 28, 1906.
Tesus or Susscmirrion.—Until further notice
tis paper will be furnished to subscribers at the
following rates :
Paid strictly in advance..........
Paid before expiration of year.
Paid after expiration of year.......
EE ——————
Democratic Siate Ticket.
FOR GOVERNOR,
LEWIS EMERY Jr.
FOR LIZUTENANT GOVERNOR,
JEREMIAH 8. BLACK.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
WILLIAM T. CREASY.
FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
JOHN J. GREEN.
FOR SENATOR,
GEORGE M. DIMELING,
of Clearfield county.
FOR CONGRESS,
H. 8. TAYLOR,
of Centre County.
Democratic County Ticket.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
JOHN NOLL,
of Bellefonte.
FOR JURY COMMISSIONER,
ADAM HAZEL,
of Spring Township.
For Reform and Good Government.
Every good and loyal citizen in Centre
county knows that there is much to reform
in the way our State government has been
run for the many years it has been under
machine domination and the only way
sach reformation can be bad is to chaoge
the office holders. This is the great issue
in this campaign for the election of a Gov-
On the one side we have STUART,
who in himself is an honest enough man,
but his nominaiion was dictated by PEN.
ROSE and made by the machine and should
he be elected he will of necessity have to
stick to the people who made him Gov-
ernor.
On the other hand we have LEwIs EM-
ERY Jr., the man nominated by the inde-
pendent Republicans who have tired of the
dark and evil paths of the old regime and
want to see reform in all lines of our State
government, and who was endorsed by the
Democrats because they know him to hea
man who, when elected, will do his whole
duty as he sees it for the best interests of
the people and the State.
The people of Bellefonte and Centre
county will be given an opportunity to
hear not only Mr. EMERY speak but JERE-
MIAH 8. BLAck, W. T. CREASY, JOHN J.
GREEN and even State Treasurer W. H.
BERRY, at a monster mass meeting to be
held in the court house during fair week,
on Wednesday, October 10th, Not a man
in Centre county will want to miss this
meeting. It will interest you to hear the
issues of the campaign discossed as these
men discuss it, 20 don’t fail to attend.
There will bespecial trains from all parts
of the county and return tiaics home alter
the meeting, with regular excursion rates.
Remember the day, Weduesday of fair
week, October 10th.
ernor.
George M. Dimeling for State Senator.
After five conferences and one hundred
and fifty-six ballots the deadlock in the
Democratic senatorial conference for the
Thirty-fourth district was broken in Ty-
rone on Monday by the unanimous nomi-
nation of GeorGe M. DiMELING Esq,
of Clearfield county, to lead the reform
forces in the fight for State Senator this
fall.
While there is natural disappointment
among the friends of former Senator HEIN-
LE, who was Centre county’s representative
in the contest, that he did not succeed in
securiug the nomination they are quite sat-
isfled that inasmuch as it was not possible
for him so able and eminent a Democrat
as Mr. DIMELING was chosen. The latter
is one of the best known men in Clearfield
county, where his popularity will be shown
to its greatest strength in November, when
he will receive a bandsome majority. He
has been prominent in politics in that seo-
tion for years and when it became necessa-
ry to have an astute manager to direct the
great campaigu that overthrew the machine
that former Judge GORDON had built up
over them Mr. DIMELING was called upon
to take charge. He did is and a victory
that was recorded in the hooks of reform
successes all over the State was the result.
He is a mao of affairs ; extensively inter.
ested in business and of unimpeachable
character. Certain it is that no more ad-
mirable nomination couid have been made.
His election isalready assured, for he will
carry Clearfield county and receive a band-
some majority in Centre. Mr. QUIGLEY,
his opponent, is a young attorney of abili-
ty ; but unfortunately he is so completely
under the PENROSE domination that his
individuality would be entirely lost were
he chosen to represent this district in the
Senate. The machine has no vse for men
it is not certain of at thie time and do yon
think for one moment that ANDREWS
would have arranged Mr. QUIGLEY'S nom- |
ination bad he pot known exactly what he
was doing.
It is unfortunate for the young candi-
date that he elected to cast his lot with |
this crowd because many of his best Iriends
will decline to vote for him because of the
new friends he bas made. His defeat will
not be construed as evidence of unfitness,
but rather a rebuke for training with the
gang that a wise man of the Republican
party has called ‘‘a corrupt and criminal
combination masquerading as Repabii-
cans.”
Special Trains for the Fair.
On account of the Great Centre County
Fair Oct. 9-10-1112 the following special
accommodations bave heen arranged for on
the railroads leading to Bellefonte :
DOWN PENNSVALLEY.
For points along the Lewisburg and
Tyrone railroad from Bellefonte to Coburn,
special excursion rates will be given. The
regular trains will carry passengers to
Bellefonte and special trains will leave
Bellefonte for Coburn on Wednesday night
at 10 o'clock and Tharsday avd Friday
evenings at 7 o'clock.
NOWN THE BALD EAGLE.
For points east of Mileshurg on the
Bald Eagle no extra train service will be
needed as the night passenger train will
carry everyoue home who comes. Special
excursion tickets will be sold and all day
trains will stop at the fair ground except
the flier.
UP THE BALD EAGLE.
Special excursion rates from all points,
plenty of cars to carry the people and the,
evening train will stop each day at the
fair grounds to take on passengers.
ALONG THE BUFFALO RUN,
Use regular morning train coming to
Bellefonte and return on evening train
which will be held at the Junction until
after the races at the fair. On Wednesday
night a special will leave Bellefonte for all
points to Pine Groveat 10:30 o'clock. This
train is arranged for the coavenience of
those who want to remain in town for the
great reform rally in the court house that
night.
IN NITTANY VALLEY.
Up to this time no special arrangements
have been made for the C. R. R. of Pa.
bat its regular train service gives ample
accommodation for bringing and taking the
crowd each day.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
—]f yon fail to see the ‘‘Queen of the
Areua’’ at Garman’s tonight you'll miss a
treat.
>
— Last Saturday eveuing Mrs. Louisa
Bush entertained a party at dinner in hon-
or of Rev. and Mrs. J. Allison Platts,
i
Lewis Dorman bas purchased the
Meyer property on Penn street and expects
to move his family there in a short time.
vo
——C. N. Meserve, secretary of the young
Men's Christian Association, who has been
sick the past couple weeks, is slowly
improving.
CPO.
~—-From the hig holesdug in the streets
from which clouds of steam pour forth it
is an easy matter to see that cool weather
is approaching.
--
—— James Burrows left on Monday for
Niagara Falls where he has accepted a
position as clerk in the store of Edfield,
Hartsome & Co.
msn A ses
—— Between sixty aod seventy mem-
bers of the new Tent of the Knights of the
Maccabees went to Oesterreich’s studio, on
Sunday,and had a group picture taken. A
group picture was also taken of the officers
of the organization.
——————A em sm—
——State College opened the foothall
season on Beaver field, last Satarday, with
a game with the Lebanon Valley College
eleven, defeating them by the score of 26
t0 0. The feature was the excellent work
of Vorhis and Coulson, two State fresh-
men.
—— AA mm,
——Mi#a Julia Cortin, who last week
was thought to bave recovered from an
abscess in the bead and was discharged
from the Bellefonte hospital, became worse
again on Sunday and Monday afternoon
was again taken to the hospital tor treat-
ment.
~The seventy-sixth auniversary of the
Centre Baptist Association will be held
with the Ebensburg Baptist church, Ebene-
burg, Cambria county, Wednesday and
Thursday, October 3rd and 4th, 1906. The
Woman's Missionary Society meets Tues-
day afternoon, October 20d. For orders
for excursion tickets, address, with stamp
enclosed, Mr. Edward Bell, Sabbath Rest,
Blair county, Pa.
~—W. E. Tyson, of Tyrone, on Mon-
day purchased from J. W. Gardner his
retail ceal, brick, plaster, etc., business in
that place and will henceforth conduct
same personally, Mr. Gardoer retaining
the wholesale department. With Mr.
Tyson’s business ability and large list of
acquaintances he is sare to make a big soe-
cess of his business and we expect before
long to hear of him as one of the biggest
retail coal barons in Tyrone.
——On Sunday the Lutheran congrega-
tion wae considerably surprised when their
pastor, Rev. W. M. Rearick, tendered his
resigoation to take effect on November 1st,
on account of having accepted a call to be-
come pastor of the Mifflinburg church and
the appointment at Reisbach. Rev. Rearick
has been pastor of the Bellefonte church just
about one year and was well liked by the
congregation. He is an able preacher and
is deserving of success wherever he goes.
WiLsox.—Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, relict
of the late Oliver P. Wilson, for many
years one of the best known farmers in
Huston township, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Rubiey, near Cold
Streaw, in Rush township, Wednesday
morning of last week, of infirmities of age,
after only a six weeks illness.
Deceased’s maiden name was Elizabeth
Myers and she was born between Miles-
burg and Bellefonte Jane 24th, 1824, thus
making her age at the time of her death 82
years, 2 months and 24 days. Mis. Wil.
son was a woman of most lovable character
and her death is mourned by a large circle
of friends. She was a faithfol member of
the Methodist church since early girlhood.
Her husband died about seventeen years
ago but surviving her are the following
sons and daughters : Charles, of Jalian ;
John, of Pitcairn ; Mrs. Joseph Raubley, of
Rush township : Mis. Jason Underwood,
Unionville ; Mrs. Frank Kidd, Lock Ha-
ven, and Mce. Benjamin Atherton, Jersey
Shore ; also one brother, Aaron V. Myers,
of Julian.
Brief funeral services were held at the
Rubley home last Thursday evening and
on Friday morning the remains were taken
to Unionville where interment took place
that afternoon.
I i i
PIPER.—The venerable William Piper
died at the home of his son, Rev. M. C.
Piper, in Milesburg, at 4.20 o'clock Mon-
day morning, of diseases incident to his ad-
vanced age. He was a opative of Centre
county and was 84 years, 2 months aod 10
days old. He was a lile long member of
the Methodist Episcopal church and is sar-
vived by three children: Mrs. Annie E.
Harrison, of Altoona; Rev. M. C. Piper,
of Mileshurg, and Thomas H. Piper. of
Sinoamahoning; also two brothers, and
two sisters, namely: Abrabam Piper, of
Petersburg; Philip Piper, of Alexandria;
Mrs. Mary Walker, of Tyrone, and Mrs.
Margaret Graffine, of Pet rsbarg.
The funeral services were held at Miles-
burg on Wednesday morning after which
the remains were taken to Shirleyshurg,
Huntingdon county, for interment.
i i i
WAITE.—Mrs, Sarah E. Waite, widow
of the late William Waite, died at her
home in Maidsviile, in the lower Bald Ea-
gle valley, on Tuesday, of an affection of
the longs. She was born in Nittany val-
ley and was aged 70 years, 4 months and
27 days. She ie survived by eight chil-
dren, as follows: John W., of Beech
Creek ; Mrs. Ella Kunes, of Brookville ;
Mrs. Mabalia Freeland, of Vilas ; Mrs.
Anna Berry, at home ; Mrs. Bertha De-
Long, of Winburne ; Mrs. Alice Berry and
Mrs. Mahalia Ritter, of Vilas, and Miss
Minnie, of Pittsburg. The faneral was
held on Thursday afternoon, interment be.
iog made in the Clark cemetery.
i I i
BANEY.—Mrs. Elizabeth Baney, wife of
James A. Baney, died at her home in
Philipsburg, Tbureday evening of last
week, after an eight month's illness with
cancer. Serviving her are ber husband
and two daoghters, Edna and Mary; also
her mother, Mrs. Hannah Mayes; one sister
Mrs. William Hassard, and four brothers
William, of Milesburg; Jobn, George and
James, of Philipsburg. The funeral was
held lass Saturday morning.
i ! i
THOMPSON.—Alter quite a long illness
with cancer and a complication of diseases
Mrs. Harry Thompson died at her home
in Coleville at 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
She was the daoghter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Kreps, was born in Milesburg and
was about thirty-four years of age. The
faueral was held at 1 o'clock Tuesday after-
noon from the United Evangelical church,
interment heing made in the Union ceme-
tery.
VoGEL's MINSTRELS. — An occasional
visit of a minstrel show is a good thing for
the theatre goer. Wearied' by a continu-
ous course of problem plays, lurid melo-
dramas and musical comedies, the stately
presence and sparkling conversation of the
interlocutor appeals restfully to him, whiie
the familiar quips of the end men are hail-
ed asold friends returning from a long
journey, aud it is all very lovely. This
statement is especially true of as good a
minstrel show as John W. Vogel's Big
City Minstrels are presenting, which comes
to Garmans opera house Oct. 4th. There
is just enough newness about it to please,
and just enough of the old-time flavor to
relieve it from any change of iconoclasm.
And the fact that the past nine years dem.
onstrated enthusiastio approval of every
item of the bill, would indicate tbat John
W. Vogel’s aggregation has made good.
ms—— A ——
MARRIAGE Licexses.—The following
marriage licenses were issued the past week
by Register Earle C. Tuten.
Ralph H. Galbraith, of Philipsburg, and
Edith May Steiner, of Osceola Mills.
Chester Twigg,and Veda Rebecca Kling,
both of Sandy Ridge.
Ward Shamp, of Nittany, and Gussie
Hagen, of Beech Creek.
James O. Heverley, and Ketarah M.
Long, both of Romola.
Herbert L. Charles, of Hartleten, and
Ella Hammel, of Schuykill Haven.
William H. Haney, and Elsie C. Finkle,
both of Spring Mills.
Barton Robison, of Port Matilda, and
Anna M. Bailey, of Half Moon Twp.
S——— lp ———
——The Walter L. Main circus and Col.
Commin’s wild west show drew a large
crowd to Bellefonte last Friday. Is proved
to be a bigger aggregation than anticipat-
ed and for a wild west attraction was fairly
up-to-date with a few new features. In
the bucking bronco line they bad several
animals which undoubtedly were the real
thing.
Sure of Good Eating.
There will be no doubt of the kind of
eating visitors to the Great Centre County
Fair will have on Oct. 9 10-11-12. The
Bellefonte Evangelical charch bas taken
the eating house on the grounds and the
ladies of that denomination are already at
work preparing for the greatest business
that bas ever been nudertaken hy a party
of church workers in Centre conuty. It
will be a wonderful undertaking, hut they
declare that they can do it and are actually
going to serve chicken and waffles for din-
ner each day.
Several of the Bloomsburg charches do ir
at the fair in Columbia county each year,
bat this is the first time it has been tried
in Centre county and the ladies will be
watched with interest, necanse every oue
knows they have the repatation for being
grand cooks,
A
Milton's Big alr.
Tue fali meeting of the Milton Fair As-
sociation will be held on Tuesday, Wed-
ne<day, Thursday and Friday, October 20d,
3rd, 4th and 5th. The management prom-
ise that this meeting wil! be one of the
hest in the society's history. The Milton
Fair i= an inter connty fair. The iudiza-
tions are that there will hen large exhibit
in the stock and main boilding depart.
ments. There is every promise of a large
field of horses for the races. THe midway
will he as popular as ever, and free from
anything tainted with immorality. The
attractions this year will he entirely out of
the ordinary and are the most expensive
ever contracted for by a Central Penneyl.
vania fair management. Good order will
be maintained and the gambler and the
crook has no place at the Milton Fair. All
railroads se!l excursion tickets at reduced
prices.
————— A + ——
The Poultry Show.
The poultry show at the fair this fall is
going to be larger than ever and the best
part of it all is that none but Centre coun-
ty chickens, docks and geese will be per-
mitted to compete for the premiums. Al-
ready many local fanciersare getting their
birds in condition for exhibition and there
promises an unusually interesting exhibit
in this line.
Of course the Pennsylvania State College
Experiment Station will make an exhibit
of its new poultry department, but it will
not enter for premiums, thus leaving the
whole field of prizes open to the growers
on a smaller scale.
——
—— Daniel C. Grove, of Zion, one of the
best fruit growers in Centre county,
brought to the WATCHMAN office last week
two large apples, one of which measured
fourteen inches in circumference and the
other almost fifteen inches. And Mr. Grove
merely picked them up off the ground as
he was passing through his orchard, so that
that they can be considered a very fair
sample of his crop and must not be con-
sidered the very higgest he bas by any
means.
—— Drs. R.G. H. Hayes and David Dale
have concluded to close their private sani-
torium on Spring street. The reason given
is that the work there takes up too much
of their time from their regular practice.
The property will again be put in shape
for a residence and Dr. Hayes and family
expect to move there from the property
they now occupy out near the furnace. Dr.
Dale will continue his practice with Dr.
Hayes, the two having their offices to-
gether.
S———— I = e———
——At a recent meeting of the Probibi-
tion senatorial conferees for this distriot,
beld at Philipsburg, Rev. M. C. Piper, of
Milesburg, was nominated for State Sena-
tor in the Thirty-fourth district.
- Lemont.
Wade Evey returned to Philadelphia Mon-
day.
Philip C. Bradford moved to town Tues-
day.
William Rishel and family Sundayed in
Oak Hall.
Dr. H. H. Long, of Berwick, was in town
a few days this week.
The Granger's picnic had a fair crowd from
this town in attendance.
Mrs. John Etters went along with her
daughter to Dewart, Friday.
E. W. Evey and son Forest, are visiting at
the home of A. L. Whitehill this week.
Dr. J. Y. Daleis having a new roof put
on his residence and the slate taken off.
James Glenn went to his work last Fri.
day and it is hoped that he will be success.
ful.
Mrs. George W. Ralston and sons went to
their new home at Dewart one week ago to-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. George Glenn are proud of
the little daughter that came to their house
Thursday
Mrs. Mary Miller, who has been spending
several weeks with her parents, returned to
Altoona Friday.
The farmers are about ready to begin
husking corn, as the wheat is all in the
ground and the corn on shock.
Rev. A. 8. Wolf returned from conference,
Monday, and is now busy getting ready to
go to his new work near Johnstown.
The potato erop is fair to good in these
parts, for they are larger. Some of them are
rotting, but not as bad as was counted on,
Rev. Joseph Miller, the new United
Brethren minister, will preach for the
Houserville congregation Sunday evening,
October 7th.
There was a large congregation to hear the
temperance sermon delivered by Rev.
Sechrist, in the United Evangelical church,
Sunday, and no one was disappointed for the
sermon wa ight to the pont.
—fubscribe for the WATCHMAN.
Pine Grove Mention,
Mrs. W. H. Goss has been ill with a billious
attack the past week.
Mrs. A, J. Tate is visiting friends in
Adamsburg this week.
Robert E. Johuson is off to Buffalo for a
car load of cattle for feeders.
Miss Anna Dale with ber mother are visit.
ing relatives in and about Duncavsville.
J. Harris Hoy. on the Rock View farm,
lost one of his mated grays Tuesday morn.
ing.
George Johnson speut Saturday and Sune
day with his aged parents over near Charter
Oak.
Charley Strouse is having his home done
up in a fresh cont of paint—white with green
trimmings.
Arthur Fortney and wife, of Tusseyville,
came up on Tuesday to spend the day with
his wother,
Wm. Sauvsserman and wife, of Altoona.
came down for a short outing among their
old friends,
With the granger picnic and the show over
the next ohjective point will be the big Cen.
tre county fair.
Mr. und Mrs. J. B. Quinn, of Neff"s Mills,
were royally entertained ut the Ball home in
Boalsburg Sunday.
Lee Markle has «x short leave of absence
from his job in Altoona to look after his in.
terests hereabouts.
Peter Corl 18 breaking ground for a new
house at Struble’s, which would indicate his
quitting the old farm.
Mrs. N. J Belli with her little grand.
daughter, Margaret, came down from Spruce
Creek to visit her mother.
Aunt Julia Musser with her grand-daugh-
ter, Bertha Musser, of Freeport, Ill, are
visiting relatives at Boalsburg.
Samuel A. Dunlap represented Tussey
Counsel No. 515, Jr. 0. U, A. M., at the Na-
tional gathering at Allentown.
The venerable Silas Gibboney, of Sauls.
burg, came over to spend a few days among
his old neighbors ut Boalsburg.
John and Michael Bressler journeyed over
old Tussey, Saturday, to visit their sister,
Mrs. Mary Brooks, at Morrisville.
Farmer W. K. Corl has been holding down
his big arm chair for several days, making
wry faces over an attack of sciatica.
Miss Margaret Stewart left yesterday for
Philadelphia where she will be enrolled as a
musicial student for « term at least,
Joe B. Goss and lady friend journeyed
over to McAlevey’s Fort and enjoyed the
drive over old Tussey’s heights on Sunday.
A nice little girl came to the Sausserman
home on Water street Monday. It is the first
born and the young parents are quite happy.
After a months visit among relatives in the
city of Brotherly Love Mrs. Amanda Fisher
returned home Monday, perfectly delighted
with her trip.
A. M. Brown, of Pennsylvania Furnace,
was circulating among the farmers on Tues-
day for Lorses and cattle for his exteusive
trade in the east,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Musser with their
interesting little family came over from
Clearfield for a week’s visit among their
Pennsvalley friends.
Washington grange will hold their annual
picnic at Pine Hall on S8cturday,Getober 6th,
Prof. H. A. Surface and other prominent
men will make addresses.
Samuel Everhart and Miss Maude Me.
Manus journeyed over the mountain Satur-
day evening so as to be in good time for
Sunday school at the Manor.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherr, of Sunbury, are being
entertained at their uncles, Dr. G. H. Woods.
Mrs. Sherr was a daughter of W. Miles Shif-
fer, a former Pine Grove Mills boy.
Assistant postmaster George Glenn is open
for congratulations since the arrival of No. 2
in their happy household. Its a boy and
both babe and mother are doing nicely.
Wm. W. Keller, teacher of the Mt. Union
grammar school, eame home Monday suffer.
ing with an attack of typhoid fever. We
sincerely trust it will prove to be in a mild
form.
Edward Roop, a fireman on the Pennsy,
came down from Altoona for a week’s outing
among the grangers and is spending a few
days at his parental home, John Roop’s, in
Boalsburg.
Rev. Bergstresser was at Middleburg this
week attending the annual meeting of the
Central Pennsylvania Synod of the Lutheran
church. A. J. Tate was also in attendance
asa lay delegate.
Foster Weaver, while on second base ata
ball game here on Saturday had his left leg
broken. Dr. Woods reduced the fracture
and the young man is getting along nicely,
but has made a vow to forever cut ball games
out.
J. B. Ard bad just completed the remodel-
ing of his home on Main street and on Fri.
day night some villian hesmirched the front
and porch with banner lye. If ever found
out he had better make his calling and elec:
tion sure.
Our mutual friend, Joe Ard, wasin hard
luck Tuesday. While carryinga bucket in
each hand up a flight of stairs he tripped and
fell breaking his right thumb, the bone pro-
truding through the skin, causinga very
painful injury.
Jonathan Foffoer, an old battle-searred
veteran of the war of the rebellion, was
greeting old comrades here on Saturday,
looking sprightly for one of his years. At
the battle of Cold Harbor he was shot
through the left lung.
Saturday brought a big crowd and good
bidders at the Louck sales. Farm No. 1,
better known as the old Krumrine home, was
hammered down to John Strouse at $3,520.
No. 2, the old Peter Louck homestead, was
bought by Samuel Corl at the $3,220 mark.
This part of the county will be much in
ovidence at the big Centre county fair at
Bellefonte on Wednesday, October 10th, as
on that morning the Pine Grove Mills and
Baileyville base ball teams will play = final
game to decide which of them will be the
champions of Ferguson township. Both
teams have hosts of backers and a large
crowd of rooters will accompany the boys.
Of course, after the game they will all stay
and take in the fair then in the evening at-
tend the big Reform meeting snd bear
Emery and the other candidates on the state
ticket, as well as Berry, speak. Of course,no
one need feel uneasy about getting back as
the Bellefonte Central railroad will run a
special return train from Bellefonte to Pine
Grove Mills and intermediate points, leaving
Bellefonte about 10 o'clock, after every part
of the big day's doings are over
PENNA. CAPITAL COST $13,101,922
Official Statement Shows Cost of
Building and Furnishings.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jept. 27.—An offi-
cial statement showing the cost of the
new state capitol building, which will
be dedicated on October 4, was issued
by Governor Pennypacker and Auditor
General Snyder, who, with State
Treasurer Berry, compose the bbard of
public grounds and buildings, by which
the capitol was furnished and egipped.
The statement shows that the total
expenses of the building was $12,601,-
$22.18 in addition to $500,000 appro-
priated to the original capitol com-
mission by the legislature of 1897 after
the old capitol was destroyed by fire.
The statement shows also that the
amount expended by the present capi-
tol commission in the construction of
the building was $4,000,000, the sum
appropriated for this purpose by the
legislature of 1897.
The board of grounds and buildings
has already expended $8,179,343.06 and
is under contract to expend an addi-
tional sum of $422,579.12. The fee of
Joseph M. Huston, the architect, was
$524,585.42.
The statement explains that the
board would have preferred to have
waited until all the obligations in-
curred had been paid to furnish an ac-
count of the expenditures, “but since
an effort has been made to have the
subject meet the exigencies of a po-
litical campaign they feel that accu-
rate information ought at once to be
given to the people.”
Governor Pennypacker has issued a
proclamation inviting all the citizens
of the state to attend the dedication
exercises and inspect the building on
October 4,
WON'T ARREST MORMON LEADER
Court Refuses to Issue Warrant For
President Smith.
Salt Lake City, Sept. 27.—~Judge
| Armstrong, in the district court, de-
cided that County Attorney Parley P.
Christensen could not be compelled to
issue a warrant for the arrest of Presi-
dent Joseph Smith on a count sworn to
by Charles Mostyn Owen charging the
head of the Mormon church with a
statutory offense. The court was of
the opinion that the complaint sworn
to by Owen was indefinite and did not
show that Mary Schwartz Smith, whose
relations with the president formed
the ground of a complaint, was not nis
legal wife.
Charles Mostyn Owen says he will
: take other steps to compel the issuance
of a warrant against President Smith.
President Smith is in New York at the
present time,
DOGS CHEWED CHILD'S BODY
Killed By Brother While Playing With
a Gun During Mother's Absence.
Bay City, Mich, Sept. 27.—When
Mrs. Samuel Abrams returned to her
home on a farm in Garfield township,
| 15 miles from here, she found her
A-yvear-old daughter lying dead on the
| floor, her face blown off by a charge
from a shotgun, and three dogs which
had heen in the house chewing at the
child's body. The dead girl's 8-year-
old brother had shot her during his
mother's absence, while playing with
a gun which he did not know was
loaded. Mrs. Abrams fainted from the
shock of finding her child, and is still
in a critical condition. She had left
her three children alone in the house
while attending a trial.
P. 0. Clerks Want 8-Hour Day.
Scranton, Pa., Sept. 27.—The execu-
tive officers of the Post Office Clerks’
National association held a business
session here and decided to make an-
other effort to secure the passage of
the bill fixing 48 hours in six
days as the time they will be required
to work and the bill providing for a
classified salary system. It is said the
post office department now favors the
latter bill and that it is likely to pass.
Heir to $50,000 Dead.
Milwaukee, Sept. 27.—~Carl Chapin,
74 years old, a veteran of the National
Soldiers’ Home in this city, and who
was said to have been one of the heirs
to the estate of his uncle, Russell
Sage, died here. Chapin had been
ailing from general debility for some
time. None of his relatives were with
him during the last hours. It is said
Chapin’s share of the vast estate was
$50,000.
Pope Worries For Dr. Lapponi.
Rome, Sept. 27.—The pope is wor-
ried over the illness of Dr. Lapponi,
his personal physician, who is pro-
nounced by Dr. Mazzoni to be suffer-
ing from cancer of the stomach. The
malady may prove fatal, owing to the
impossiblity of an operation. The
pope said: “Dr. Lapponi has prolong-
ed my life. Without his aid my pon-
tificate promises to be short.”
Gelatin Not a Meat Food Product.
Washington, Sept. 27.—The secre-
tary of agriculture decided that gela-
tin, as now manufactured from hides
and horns and other inedible portions
of the animal, is not a meat food prod-
ust with in the meaning of the meat
inspection law, and therefore will be
handled under the pure food law.
NUGGETS OF NEWS
Edward C. Crummer, business man-
ager of the Baltimore (Md.) Sun, died
suddenly of heart failure.
Rev. Thomas J. Leonard, of Brook-
lyn, was elected president of the
Catholic Young Men's National Union
at the convention in New York.