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Epon ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ~——The masquerade skate in the army on Taesday evening was largely attended. —— ~The county commissioners have been busy this week distributing ballots for next Tuesday’s election. — ——The Centre county medical society held a regular meeting in the arbitration room in the court bonse on Tuesday. rr — Edward Reasner, who lives on the Pordue farm on the mountain, was taken to the Bellefonte hospital on Monday. ~——Muomps are ROE the rounds in Bellefonte so if you happen to get a swelled peck you will kuow how to acconus for it. oe —— Patronize the ars exhibit to be held in Petriken ball three days next week under the auspices of the public schools of Bellcloute. <. _. —i Mrs. Joho Guisewhite entertained a houseful of boys and girls from three to five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon in honor of her little daughter, Catharine's, fifth brithday anniversary. | PETERS —MeCLINTIC— Luther B. Peters, of Oak Hall} and Miss Cora B. McClintic, of Linden Hall,came to Bellefonte on Tues- day and were married at the Reformed parsonage by Rev. Ambrose M. Schmidt. — ~——Guy Jacobs, a student at State Col- lege, is at his home at Centre Hall serious- ly ill. He went home on accoant of having the momps and had about recovered when be went out and caught cold with the re- sult that be is now worse than ever. a tore ~——Centre countiavs granted increases in pensious the past week and the amounts are as foliows : John 8. Steffen, Aarons- burg, $15; Jacob Gross, Axe Mann, $15; Joho B. Crawford, Nittany, $15 ; Jobn Noll, Bellefonte, $12; George W. Fransler, Pors Matilda, $12 $12. — Our old Nieod, § 8. “Simoox, of Phil- ipsbarg,is head over ears in the paper wood business. He now has twenty-five teams hauling wood to the railroad at Philips. burg avd twelve or more teams delivering wood t0 she station at Sandy Ridge, and withal that he has over three thousand cords in the woods ready for hauling. ——— AP we ——Last Thursday the adjuster for the Etoa fire insurance company, of Hartford, was in Bellefonte and with their local agent, Hany E. Fenlon, fixed the amount of the loss on William Steele's house aud farniture, which were so badly damaged by fire on Sunday might, February 2ud ; and on Mouday he got a draft for she amount. ——Don. Potter “whis ‘week moved his furnitore oat of the Hamilton house on Allegheny street and stored the same, he aod Mrs. Potser intending to board for the time being. The nouse they vacated will be repaired throughout and on the first of April will be occupied by T. B. Hamilton and family, who will move back to Belle- fonte from New York k olvy. —— Paul Nef, who Ri for a number of years past bas been a brakeman on she Suow Shoe railroad, bas been transferred to Ty- rooe and will fill » run as baggage master on the Tyrone and Clearfield railroad, sak- ing the place made vacant by the tranefer of W. R. Chaney to what is kuown as No 2ron. Mr. Neff, who was recently mar. ried, will move to Tyrone. ——— + ——Beginning nexs Monday all freight trains that heretofore were routed by the way of Lewistown Junction to Sunbury will be sens over the Baid Eagle Valley. This will mean about four or more extia trains a day with the consequent crews to man shem. Is is quite likely that the Bald Eagle will be double-tiacked as soon as the weather opens up in 40e spring. On Tuseday oh last week Mis. For est L. Bullock, of east High street, was out on the back porch dusting rugs. The porch was icy aud her fees slipping she fell over the low railing to the ground below, a distauce of ten feet or more. It was at fires thought her injuries were quite serious bat fortunately they did not prove as bad as supposed and she is now getting along all right. —r ——R. Bower Holter, of Howard, who by the way was at one time a compositor in the WATCHMAN office, made hie debut as an editor in Bellefonte on Monday morn- ing when he took charge of the Daily News and Bellefonte Republican as successor to W. F. Bhope. From the appearance of both papers this week Mr. Holter has the right instinots for a good newspaper man aod we | wish him wobounded success in th2 call iog. —— BALD EAGLE VALLEY TO BE MERGED WwiTH P. R. R.—The final merging of the Bald Eagle Valley railroad with the Penn- aylvania will take place at the annual meet- ing of the stockholders of the iatter com- pany on March 10th. Under the offer of three shares of Pennsylvania railroad stook and fitsy dollars cash bonus for each share of Bald Eagle Valley the former company secured all the stook that was in oatside bands, In the transaction a number of Belle. fonters reaped a fair finavcial harvest. SANKEY.—Ms. Nancy B. Sankey, wid- ow of the late Jeremiah Sankey, and one of the best known women in Philipsburg, died at the bowe of her daughter, Mis. G. C. Showalter, in that place, at 7 o'clock Monday morning. The cause of death was poeamonia with which she had been sick since the first of Febroary. Deceased was a daughter of Solomon and Margaret Hamer and was born in Huot ingdon county over seventy-two years ago. Ou January 15th, 1855, she was married at Manor Hill, to Jeremiah Sankey and short- ly afterwards the voang couple took up their residence at State College where they lived until 1872, when they moved to Phil. ipsburg. Tuere ber husband died fourteen years ago and since that she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Showalter, who, with two sons, Hamer and Samuel M., all of Philipshurg, survive. She also leavesjone sister, Mrs. R. Whippo, of Cross Roads, ard two brothers, Solomon C. Ham- er, of Blue Ball, and Jobu W., of Hans- ingdon Furnace. When a girl seventeen years old Mrs Sankey became a member of the Methodist church and her entire life has been one of devout worship for the teachings of her Master. She was a nohle woman, heloved by all who knew her and her death is the source of deep sorrow to all her friends. The funeral was held on Wednesday after- noon at 1:30 o'clock, Rev. 8. D. Wilson, officiatine at the services and interment being made in the Philipsburg cemetery. | | | BITNER.—Mrs. Cora Catharine Bitner. wife of Dr. Henry F. Bitner, who is at the head of the scientific department of the Millersville State Normal school, died at four o'clock last Saturday morning. About five weeks ago she had an attack of poeu- monia and appeared to be on a fair way to recovery up until a week prior to her deathiwhen she suffered a relapse and from that time gradually sank until death ended | her sufferings, Deceased wasa daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Jared D. Morray and was born at Centre Hall, this county. The earlier years of her life were spent in that town where she was highly esteemed by a host of friends. For twenty-two years past she has lived at Brooks. —Samuel T. Brooks died as the home of his mother, Mrs. Richard Brooks, at Pleasant Gap, as seven o'clock on Sae- day evening. He had been in failing health for several years and of late was as feeble miuded as a ohbild. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brooks and was born at Pleasant Gap aboat forty eights years ago. During his life he followed various occupations. He farmed for a number of years, taught school, was collector for the Belicfonte Republican, trav- eled over the country as a salesman of a sell teaching music instructor, conducted a livery stable in Bellefonte, ete. He was honest and industrious and was well liked by all with whom he came in contact. His wife died a number of vears ago hut surviving him are three small children, his mother and the following brothers aod sis- ters : James and Jasper, of Pleasant Gap ; William, of Linden Hall, and Lemuel, who has been at home for some time tak- iag care of the deceased; Mrs. John Bil- ger and Mrs. Henry Twitmyer, of Pleasant Gap, and Mrs. Joho Showers and Mm, C C. Bell, of Altoona. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon, interment being wade as Pleasavs Gap. 1 | | FORSTER. —Mrs. Lydia A. Forster, wid- ow of the late Thomas W. Forster, died on Wednesday of last week at the home of her son, A. G. Forster, in Harrishurg. De- orased was sixty-eight years of age and was born in Howard, thie cooonty, being a daughter of Henry B. and Margaret Grove. When a girl of sixteen her parents moved to Look Haven where, in 1862, she was apited in marriage to Mr. Forster. The family’ resided there until 1896 when they moved to Harrishurg, where Mr. Forster died a few years ago. Barviviog the de- ceased are the following children : Arihaor G.. Mrs. Charles H. Bernheisel and Mande, of Harrisburg; Miss Ollie, of Bridgton, N. J; Mrs. R. A. Handing, of Lewishurg, and Mrs E. F. Heflner, of Lock Haven ; also the following brothers and sisters ; Henry B. Grove, of Kanopoiis, Kan.; Mrs. Wm. Strank,of Beech Creek; Mrs. Sarah Packer, of Shamokin Dam, and Miss Rebecca Grove, of Harrisbuig. The remains were taken to Lock Haven where funeral services were Millersville. She was a member of the Reformed oharch and a good christian woman. She is survived by her husband and four sons, namely : Lawrence, who is connected with a medical company in Chinay Harry, city editor of the Pittshurg Press; Ralph and Lynn, at howe; also her father and ove sister, Miss Agues, of Cen- tre Hall. The remains were taken to the Reformed chareh in Centre Hall on Monday morn- ing and the foneral held the same alter. noon. Rev. Whitmore, of Millersville, officiated, assisted hy Rev. Daniel Gress, of Centre Hall. Interment was made in the Centre Hall cemetery. I i i ARMSTRONG.— After only four days ill ness with the grip Mrs. Mary J. Gordon Armstrong died at the home of her dangh- ter, near Lewistown, on Tuesday of last week. She was eighty-two years of age and was a member of one of the pioneer families of Bald Eagle valley, her grand- parents having settled in Union township in 1790. Most of her life was spent in the vicinity ofjMileshburg with the exception of a few years spent at Axe Mann and Mill Hall. She is survived by six children as follows : Mrs. W. B. Grasmeyer, of Miles- butg ; Irvin, of Salona ; Mrs. Martha Mey- er, of Mill Hall ; Mrs. Jennie Sellers, of near Lewistown; Cbarles, of Mill Hall, and Grant, of Wairen. The funeral was held from the home of her eon Irvin last Friday, burial being made in the Cedar Hill cemetery. i | ReARICK.—Franklin J. Rearick, a na- tive Centre countian, died in the Presby- terian hospital, Philadelphia, last Sasur- day, of tuberculosis, after an illness of some months. He was ahout fifty years of age and was boro in Gregg township. When a young man he learned the printer's trade bat later became an agent for pianos, organs, eto. A number of years ago he moved to Philadelphia where he lived until his death. He is survived hy his wife, who before marriage was Miss Florence Krape, and one daughter, Verva V., a professional nurse. The remains were taken to Spring Mille on Monday and the funeral held di- rect from the train. | | | Ki1NG.—Bellefooters no doubt remember Philip A. King, who ten years ago came bere from Williamsport as the local agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance com- pany and during the two years of his stay in this place was married to Miss Kate Steinkerchner, and will regret to hear of his death, which occurred at bis home in Wilkesbarree on Mooday of last week, after only four days illness with pneumonia. He was only thirty-five years old and in ad- dition to his wife is survived by bis father, four brothers and five sisters. Joseph and Miss Kate McGowan, of this place, attend- the faneral which was held at Canton, Pa., last Thursday. Il [ HECKMAN. — Pneumonia is reaping a rich harvest this winter and another viotim of the dread disease was Mrs. Rebecca Heckman, wile of Jobo Heckman, of Gregg township, who died at the home of her brother, Robert Smith, at Spring Mills, at 12:30 o'clock last Friday afternoon. She was a woman widely known and greatly loved by the people of that section of the county. She left no children bus in addi- tion to her hushand she is survived by three brothers. Rev. Gress officiated at the fan- eral services which were held on Wednes- day morning, interment being made in the ) Heckman cemetery. held at the home of her daughter on Satur: day morning, private interment being made in the Highland cemetery. | | | Kaupr.— The many friends of John Kaup, son of the late George Kaup, will be sorry to learn of his death which ocounr- red yesterday forenoon in the Bellefonte hospital. Mr. Kaup lived on Bishop street and was a machinist at Lingle's foundry. Last week he became ill and by Satarday he developed a bad attack of ty- phoid fever. On Sanday he was taken to the hospital but his case was so serious that he died yesterday morning. Deceased was a son of the late George Kaop and was born in Spring township about thirty-two years ago. He worked on the farm for his father until a number of years ago when he learned the machin ints trade and has since worked at Lingle’s foundry. He was a steady, industrious young man and his death is deeply de- plored. He is survived by two sisters, Sarah J. and Virginia A. Arrangements for the funeral bave not been completed at this writing. | | | RiLEY.—Death stalked in the town of Boalsburg on Tharsday evening of last week and carried away the life of Mrs. Catharine Riley, widow of James Riley. She‘bad not been in good health for months owing to ber advanced age, so that her death was not unexpected. She wae seventy- eight years old and is survived by two chil- dren, Mrs. Oscar Stover, of Boalsburg, and Miss Sallie Riley, a trained norse of the same place. She also leaves one sister, Mra. Charles Shaffer,of Philadelphia. Since early girlhood she had been a member of the Presbyterian church and was an earnest christian woman. Rev. W. K. Harnish officiated at the funeral which was held on Monday morning, interment being made in the Boalsburg cemetery. | | STOVER. —Mrs. Malinda Stover died quite suddenly of apoplexy, at her home in Penn township, Thursday morning of Inst week. She was the widow of George W. Stover and was past seventy-eight years of age. Surviving her are two sons and one daughter, P. H. and Kreider Stover, of Eikins, W. Va., and Mrs. T. B. Motz, of Penn township. The remains were buried in the Reformed cemetery at Aarons burg Mouday morning, Rev. W. D. Donat, officiating. | i Re1sH.— Mrs. Elizabeth Reish, wife of George Reish, died at ber home in Centre Hall on Sanday, of pneumonia. She was sixty-nine years of age and is survived hy her husband and three brothers, namely : Robert Smith, of Spring Mille; Charles, of Feidler, and Daniel, of Millmont. The fuoeral was held on Wednesday morning. Rev. Daniel Gress officiated and burial was made in the Heckman cemetery. i i HEessEL.—Jacob Hessel, probably the oldest resident in Potter township, died on Monday of general infirmities. He was ninety-two years of age and was one of the best known men in that section. Since the death of bis wife, many years ago, he made his home with the William Bower family. The funeral was held yesterday, interment being made at Tusseyville. | | | | | Duck.—Mary Malinda, she infant daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Duck, of Pleas- ant Gap, died last Saturday of pneumonia, aged 5 months and 17 days. The faneral was held on Monday. | see, in one collection, two hundred of the EckLey —Miss Mary D. Eckley, daugh- | ter of Mrs. Mary A. Eckley, died at the | home of ber sister, Mre. James Rider, in Coleville, on Tuesday. She had heen siok | for almost a year with consumption and had been confined to her hed since Tost | June. She was about twenty three years of age and is survived hy two sisters, | Mrs. J. B. Lucas, of Runville, and Matjorie at home, and three brothers, Lawrence and Clayton, of Benner township, | and Rev. Eckley, of Pitcairn. The faneral will be held today, interment to be le in the Messiah cemetery. | | I Faust. —Roland C. Faust died at the home of his son-in-law, Dr. J. F. Brook- | haok, in DuBois, on Wedoesday., He was horn at Jacksonville, this county, and learned the blacksmithing trade onder Henry Poorman, in this place. He is sur- vived by several children and one brother, Henry E., who lives at Rockford, 11. Br ART EXHIBIT. — Bellefonters will next week have the advantage of an innovation that they have never had hefore. By apecial arrangement of John D. Meyer, supervising principal of the Bellefonte schools, with she Horace K. Tarner Art Exhibit company, of Boston, Mass., a set of pictures has been secured for exhibition in B-llefonte. The exhibit comprises two handred bean- tiful reprodactions of the world’s most fa- mous original snhjects in paintings, por- traits, architecsnre, sculpture and nataral #oenery, representing all stages of ars, be. ginning with Egyptian architecture and coming down to modern American art. The revenoe derived from this exhibit is to be expended for pictures for the schools. The whole idea is to give to the people of our community and the pupils a more com- prehensive idea of the value of good pio- ‘ures. The pictures are of good size and of high standard and excellent quality, done by a special photographic process,and many of them are hand-oolored. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend this art exhibit which will be held in the rooms of Petriken hall on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb- roary 20th, 21ss and 22nd. The admission fee is fifteen cents, a small enough sum to world’s best pictures. Art catalogues, at ten cents each, will be for those who wish to buy. These cata- logues are in themselves a miniature art gal- lery, listing and illustrating about three hundred and filty pictures, giving a short sketch covcerning the original and com. ments on the artist. Orders will also be taken for pictures at prices quoted in the catalogue. The exhibit will be open from hall-past one o'clock in the afternoon until nine o'clock in the evening. ARRESTED FOR BSTEALING.— At five o'clock on Tuesday evening John Gordon, son of Benjamin Gordon, was arrested at the Y. M.C. A. rooms on the charge of theft. He was kept in jail over night and Wednesday morning at ten o'clock was given a hearing before justice of the peace John M. Keichline. For a year or more various articles as well as money have been stolen from the Y. M. C. A. avd suspicion pointed strongly to young Gordon. He was told about it and warned to quit his petty thefts or he would ges into trouble. The warning had no effect, however, and of late so many things were taken that is be- came necessary for the secretary, Mr. Meserve, to take aggressive measures to stop is. A watch was put over Gordon and on Monday he was practically caughs in the aot of stealing a pair of gloves, a necktie and forty-two cents in money. Mr. Me. serve made complaint, swore out a warrant and bad the young man arrested. As the hearing the evidence again him was so conclusive that he was bound over for trial at court, giving bail for his appearance when wanted. Gordon has not done any work for months and although he started to school last fall he quis after attending only a few weeks and most of his time has been put in at the Y. M. C. A. rooms, he being the star player cn the association’s basket ball team. —————— A] Lemont, William Klinger is able to be out again. Dale Shuey is housed up with the mumps. Many people near town are down with the grip. N. W. Williams is now able to be out again, Mrs. Matilda Dale returned from the south Saturday. The Methodist protracted meeting opened Sunday evening. The ice crop is the finest that has been housed for years, Helen Klinger is down with pneumonia at this writing and is very ill. Harry Williams came down from Altoona, Friday, and spent a week at his old home. Tuesday will be election day and every loyal Democrat should turn out to cast his vote. Sunday the mercury stood from 15 degree to 19 degree below zero, Monday 5 degree be: low and Tuesday 10 degrees below, the three being very cold mornings. The supervisors of College township have been very husy this last week shoveling snow, for all the roads are drifted full, this being the worst blow that we have had for many years, Spring Mills. Our folks have been very busy storing ice. The ice is from 8 to 12 inches thick and frozen so hard that it looks fairly green. No danger of an ice famine now, though ten days ago it did look a trifle sericus. Major Huss has been housed up for several RA days with the grip. Miss Jane Nofsker, 01 years of age, before reported on the sick list, | is not improving any. Mrs. David Barree bas been ill for several days, but is convales~ leing. Mrs. W. L. Donachy, also on the sick list, is improving. Our rural letter carriers bad a very rough time last week. For three days they were unsble to go over their entire route. Some | of the roads were drifted higher than the | fence, and in some localities the snow was drifted into young mountains, field after field, so it was impossible to go forward. Pine Grove Mention. Next Tuesday will be election day, get out the vote. Harry Musser reports another boy at his home, No. 3. Mrs. Wm. Brouse visited friends in Boals- burg iast week. Clyde Fishburn will till the Mrs, farm after April 1st. Hurry Musser transacted business in the Lumber city Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. Glenn has been in the cluiches of the grip the past week. Wm. K. Corl and wife enjoyed the sleigh~ ing to Bellefonte Tuesday. Mrs. Sallie Bloom is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Emma Heckman, at Spring Mills. Miss Lizzie Bloom attended the Mrs, Heck- man funeral at Spring Mills Wednesday. E. C. Musser and wife spent Tuesday at the home of his nucle, Geo. Dale, at Shiloh. Curt Meyers is housed up with an attack of wosilitis nnd is quite a sick young man. Wm. Jacobs, an old soldier, is confined to bed with the grip and a complication of dis- eases, W. 8. Bailey and daughter Mary were visitors at the J. G. Bailey home in our town Wednesday. After a months visit among Center county relatives and friends Miss Sallie Behrers left for her home in the Buckeye State on Mon- day. A bright little baby boy came to the home of Mr. sud Mrs. M. A. Dieiblebis last week. Both mother and baby are getting along nicely. James Hoover says another boy came to their home last week. So the proud dad thinks he ought to be elected constable next Tuesday. Th money stringency has brought many peaple to the old home, among whom are W. P. Hoover and sister, Jessie Sharp and her daughter Leuisa, from Pittsburg. After a two weeks visit among friends in Barneshoro, Mrs. 8. D. Neidigh and three little children returned home lst week. She had a stormy trip in the blizzard, bav- ing frozen her hands in an effort to carry her babe through a snow drift in which the team balked. On account of the blizzard and blockaded roads many of the schools were closed sever. al days and but few of the R. F. D. men got through. In fact they will not be able to muke the rounds for days to come. Jas. I. Reed has charge of the mail from here to State College, once a day only. The Commercial Telephone people are extending their line beyond the Pine Hall district westward. The new subscribers are Mrs. Frances Knoche, W. E. Stover, D. 8S. Neidigh, L. H. Osman, J. H. Hoy, James Hubler, George Cronohble, H. N. Cronoble and others whose names we did not have. A jolly sled load of youngsters drove out of town Tuesday evening and were halted at the J. W. Kepler home in the Glades. The party was arranged by Mrs. Kepler as a sur- prise for little Katharine’s sixth birthday. The little Miss received many nice presents. Ice cream, cake and candies, were served and the guests had a rollicking good time. It was midnight when they returned home. Sledding parties have been all the go this week. On Monday night a crowd from here went in a four -horse sled to the home of Ira Corman, at Oak Hall. On the way they ran in a snow drift and upset with the re sult that the occupants were all thrown out on a pile. With the exception of a few minor damages to the sled the accident was fraught with no bad results. On Wedneadar evening two sled loads came from State College to this place. One of them invaded the Luth* eran patsonage and made merry around the heartbstone of Rev. and Mrs. Bergstresser, They came laden with baskets of good things to eat so that the refreshments were one of the leading features of the evening. The other sled load were guests at the home of merchant N. T. Krebs apd family. Suffering Papas Form Protective Club. Warsaw, Ind, Feb. 11.—The Suffer- ing Papa club of Warsaw has organ- ized with fifty-seven members. Its ob- ject is to accomplish certain domestic reforms. Among them are: Refusal to walk the floor day or night with a squalling infant. Refusal to assist In the kitchen when daughters are giving parties. Cigarettes and pipes to be smoked in any part of the house and in presence of “company.” Daughters’ beaux to be called down hard when they get too gay. Gossip about other suffering papas to be cut out. W. F. Maish is master suffering papa. A Moving Picture Trust. Philadelphia, Feb. 11.—The legal wars which Thomas Edison, the inven- tor, has participated in with moving picture machine manufacturers and dealers for the past nine years, have been settled through the formation in Buffalo on Saturday, of an $8,000,000 combination to control the entire mov- ing picture business of the world. The moving picture business of the country which this combination controls repre- sents an investment, it is said, of $50,- 000,000 with 4200 show places. Mr. Edison will receive $200,000 a year royalty. Bound and Left to Freeze to Death. Naugatank, W. Va., Feb, 11.—Lying in the snow, and bound with that cut into the frozen flesh of wrists and ankles, Reel Hatfleld, miner aged thirty years, was found u conscious in a woods two miles here, supposedly a victim of th His condition is critical. £f HH SCHOOL FOR MURDER Black Hand Teach Young Men Best Methods of Taking Human Life. Pitisi rg, Feb. 11.—Anlonio Folino end the seven other Italians, alleged members of the Black Hand society, arrested in a raid following attempts to blackmail a son of the .ate Senator Quay and other residents of Sewickley Heights, an exclusive residential suburb, are being held in prison for a further hearing after letters and liter- ature found in the house they occupied has been translated. The police assert that a school to train young men in the wiles of extor- tion and the best methods of taking human life was found in session when detectives arrested the leader, Folino, with his assistants and students at the rendezvous. It is also asserted that similar schools are maintained in other communities where the extortion organizations operate and flourish. It is the opinion of some of the detec tives that Folino secured his ideas from Italian fairy tales. Extracts from these are found in the by-laws of the society and in the instructions to the men when addressing their “magnani- mous leader.” Translations of the papers found in the shanty of Raffele Peluso, near Se wickley, reveal interesting side lights of the Sacro Coricalo society, another branch. The oath of death of this society is as follows: “With my life I swear everlasting allegiance to the Sacro Coricalo society. Her interests shall be my interests. I swear to do for her whatever the Great Hand shall order. I pledge myself to take whatever life fs necessary for our great and {llus- trious tribunal of death, and if I fail at any time | swear to present myself for sacrifice by my brothers.” PRESIDENT DENIES CHARGES Says He Did Not Make Appointments to Aid Taft's Candidacy. Washington, Feb. 10. — President Roosevelt made answer to the recent public statements that he has made use of federal patronage to further the presidential interests of Secretary Taft. The answer is in form of a letter ad- dressed to William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond, Ind., and includes a letter from Mr. Foulke to the president sug- gesting the need of such a statement, The president begins by characteriz- ing the charges as “false and malici- ous.” He follows this with an analysis of all appointments sent by him to the senate for its action to show that in no case has the proximity of a president- ial contest influenced his action. The president says since congress ad- journed on March 4 last he made 1352 appointments, 1164 being postmasters. In naming the latter he accepted the suggestions of senators and congress- men of the localities concerned. He says In Ohio the appointments were made in that way and several on the recommendation of Senators Foraker and Dick, and the charges relate to only these, of which two were nomin- ated in the usual fashion on the recom- mendation of the out going congress- man; and that the third nomination was made on the report of a postal in- spector and would have been made without the slightest regard to wheth- er there was a presidential canvass on hand or not. FATAL FIGHT OVER CARDS Man Shot Dead, Another Wounded and Woman Stabbed. Philadelphia, Feb. 8.—Alfonso Cifelli was shot an instantly killed; Joseph Eteunia was wounded and Mary Eteu- nia was severely stabbed in a fight that started over a game of cards in a board- ing house in the northeastern section of the city. The shooting is alleged to have been done by Pasquale Grasso, who made his escape in the excitement. It is charged by witnesses arrested in the case that Grasso shot Cifelll becausa he refused to pay $28 which the former alleged he owed. Eteunia went to Cl- felli’s assistance and received a bullet in the shoulder and Mary Eteunia was stabbed by a woman who took up the cudgel for Grasso. Shot His Sister While at Play. Elkton, Md., Feb. 10.—Finding her father's revolver in a trunk upstairs. Katherine Fursico, the four-year-old daughter of Antonio Fursico, carried the weapon down stairs and playfully placed it against the back of her ten- year-old sister Evelyn. The weapon was discharged and the ball went clear through the girl's body. The wounded girl was removed to a hos- pital, where her condition is said to be critical. Saved Train From Destruction. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 11.—A fasi- running passenger train on the Wilkes-Barre & Eastern railroad was saved from destruction at Yatesville by an unknown foreign miner. He flagged the train, after which it was discovered that a long section of the track had disappeared in a mine eave- in. All traffic on the branch is stopped. Four Scalded On Warship. Vallejo, Cal, Feb. 11.—Boiler tubes on the cruiser St. Louis blew out while the St. Louis was off Sausalito. E. E. Scott, coal passer; F. Thompson, water tender; E. W. Baker, fireman of the first class, and D. Lewis, fire man of the first class, were horribly scalded with steam. It is believed that the injured will recover. Passed American Fieet in Strait. Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan, Feb. 10.—The Pacific Navigation com- pany’'s steamship Orita, which arrived here, reports having passed the Amer- fcan fleet in the strait twelve miles east of Cape Pillar. The Chilean cruiser Chacabuco was leading. The weather was very stormy.
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