New York Financier Charged With Graad Larceny. BIS BAIL FIXED AT New York, Feb. 11.—The grand jury for New York county, which nas Leen investigating certain business transac- tions involving some of the banks with which Charles W. Morse, the or- ganizer of the American Ice company and the Consolidated Steamship com- pany, until recently was identified, re- turned five indictments. Three of these indictments had to do with liquor tax | cases, while two indictments charged grand larceny. yo The indictments were not made pub- He, but in asking that a good-sized bail bond be required, District Attor- ney Jerome stated to the court that the two charges of grand larceny were laid against “a man now on his way over here” from Europe. Following the court proceedings it was stated authoritatively that the man referred to by Mr. Jerome was Charles W. Morse, who sailed for Liverpool a week ago Saturday on the Campania, but is now returning upon the advice of his counsel. Mr. Morse is a passenger on the Cunarder Etruria, due here late next Saturday. The grand jury, it is learned, has or- dered other indictments in connection with its investigation into banking af- fairs When the jury appeared before Jus- tice Dowling in the supreme court, District Attorney Jerome said: “Your honor, two of those papers in that batch are indictments on which I would like to have bail fixed. I would suggest $20,000 on one of them and nothing on the other.” Justice Dowling looked through the indictments and replied: “1 suggest that bail be fixed at $10,000 on each of them.” This was agreeable to Mr. Je- rome, Among the matters which the grand Jnury looked into was a transaction in which two notes for $200,000 figured. The federal grand jury, which also | has been investigating the banking situation, concluded its day’s session without handing down any indict- ments. KILLED PROSTRATE MAN Pottsville Man Riddled Chicken Thief With Bullets. Pottsville, Pa, Feb. 7.—Exhausted after a long chase, Isaac Bevan, of Shenandoah, was riddled with bullets from two revolvers which his pur suer, Anthony Sinkiewicz, emptied in- to his body as he lay helpless in a snowdrift. All twelve shots took ef- fect, one passing through the heart, causing almost instant death. Sinkiewiecz had for some time been annoyed by chicken thieves and fixed up a burglar alarm. He was awak- ened by this alarm, and he and a boarder at his home armed themselves and gave chase to the thief by means of tracks in the newly-fallen snow. The chase led for more than a mile. when Bevan dropped over from ex- haustion. Seven chickens were found in a bag which he carried. He was unarmed. Sinkiewicz gave himself up to the authorities and has been charg- ed with deliberate murder. Why Army Life Is Unpopular, Washington, Feb. 8.—There have been many responses from officers and enlisted men to Secretary Taft's invi- tation for a statement of reasons of discontent and unrest in the army. The replies mention practice marches, compulsory exercises in the gymna- slum, inadequacy of the ration and the cutting off of “extras” in the way of food and the character of extra work. The department has taken steps to ameliorate some of these comditions. The ration has been increased and con- gress has been asked to create a ser- vice corps to do extra and nonmilitary work now required of soldiers. PENNYPACKER BROUGHT IN Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 11.-—~Nervous and excited from a severe cross-exam- ination by P. F. Rothermel, of counsel for the defense, Stanford B. Lewis, as- sistant to Architect Joseph M. Huston, caused a sensation at the trial of the state capitol conspiracy suit against Contractor Sanderson and former state officials Snyder, Mathues and Shu- maker. At an intense moment when Mr. Rothermel was trying to force Lewis to admit that certain statement con- tained in the Huston letter to former Attorney General Carson were false, the witness arose in his seat and pro- duced a letter which, he said, would show why he had been indicted in the conspiracy suits and asked permission of Judge Kunkel to make a statement. Mr. Rothermel instantly objected. Deputy Attorney General Cunning- ham sprang to the witness, seized the paper, gave it a hurried glance and then turned it over to Attorney General Todd, who carefully stowed it away without disclosing its contents, Meanwhile Lewis was on his feet de- claring to Judge Kunkel that Mr. Roth- ermel had impeached the veracity of his statements and dragged in the fact that he was a defendant to discredit his testimony and that he be allowed to put the letter in evidence. “] wish to introduce evidence, yuur honor, which will show why I was in- dicted” pleaded the witness, pale and nervous. > “That is not relevant to this case,” sald the judge, calmly. Lewis was allowed to make a state- ment correcting his testimony concern- ing Mr. Carson's alleged participation in the conference at which Huston's etter was prepared. “When I said the letter was gotten up with Mr. Carson,” explained the wit- $20,000 i ness, “1 was confused and should have | | said in conference with Auditor Gen- | | eral Snyder. | “I have another correction to make,* he continued. “The testimony reads to the effect that 1 went to Harrisburg myself and saw Auditor General Snyder and Governor Pennypacker in confer- ! ence and also Hampton l.. Carson and went over this subject in detail. | de- . sire to change that reference to Mr.- | Carson to read that I saw the attorney | general about that time and told him I was getting up a letter on the subject to send to him and he said | need not be in a hurry about it; that I should | take my time.” Lewis declared with dramatic earn- estness that Huston's letter to former Attorney General Carson, explaining his part in the contracts, had been prepared at the suggestion of former Governor Pennypacker, former Audi: | tor General Snyder, one of the defend: | ants, and Mr. Carson, and that it was “misleading” and intended to be a “whitewash.” According to Lewis’ story, when It came to Huston’s turn te write an an- swer to Mr. Carson, Lewis was tele phoned to come to Harrisburg by Pen- nypacker and Snyder, and that the Jet- ter was prepared at a conference with those two officers and the former at- torney general to “dovetail” in with others prepared by state officers con- nected with the construction and equipment of the canilol. He declared the architect believed at that time that everything had been carried out with strict fidelity to con tract. Relying upon the representa tions of all interested persons that everything was “straight,” Huston | wrote the letter. The commonwealth secured the ad- admission of a letter from Shumaker acknowledging the receipt of twenty- five senate chairs from Sanderson on { Jan, 1, 1905, which are declared to have | been paid for the following day and | which were not delivered until Jan. 30. | The state's lawyers claim that the fact | that the chairs were certified to ani | delivered and paid for before the actual shipment is a strong evidence of con- | spiracy. In the re-direct examination of | Lewis the commonwealth showed that | two certificates which Snyder took to the office of T. Larry Eyre in Philade!- phia for Huston's signature were dated ! back to conform with bills rendered ny | Sanderson for goods which had been i pald for before delivered; that the | money was advanced to Sanderson | without any consideration of the | amounts of his bills, and that after the | election of State Treasurer Berry in | November, 1905, Snyder and other state | officers added big amounts to old bills ‘to make up the deficiency and haa ; Huston issue new certificates, i ———————————————— | Medical Opinions Caused Suicide. { Utica, N. Y., Feb. 10.—The suicide | at Malone of Dr. Stacy Dwight Wil | llamson, which occurred a few days ago, is believed to have been due to a peculiar form of melancholia. The details show that Dr. Williamson was prompted to the act by expert medi: cal opinions that he was rapidly de veloping homicidal insanity, and that in an unguhirded moment he might at- tack his wife and children. Killed By Fall From Trolley Car. ®Raston, Pa., Feb. 11.—James Mec: Fadden, of Phillipsburg. fell from a trolley car on his way to this city from Bethlehem and received injuries which caused his death in a short time. He died on the trolley car while being brought here. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Wednesday, February 8. Hon. George D. Wise, for many years a member of congress from the Third Virginia district, died at Rich- mond. Fourteen passengers on a street car were seriously cut and bruised when the car was struck by a Pittsburg, Virginia & Charleston railroad pas- senger train at Homestead, Pa. When fire in the Ontario Powder works at Tweed, Ont., reached the ex. plosive building, the resulting explo. sion destroyed twelve buildings and shattered windows for miles around, but there were no casualties. Thursday, February 6. Four lives were lost when the house of Thomas Yeast, four miles southwest of Preston, Minn, burned to the ground. A new cold weather record for Ball- ston, N. Y., was made Wednesday when the mercury dropped to forty-five de- grees below zero. Miss Carrol Harriman, daughter of Edward H. Harriman, of New York, was operated upon for ear trouble at John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, Md. After reading several chapters in the Bible and kneeling with members of his family in prayer, David Potts, of Birmingham, Ala., retired to his room and with a shotgun blew the top of his head off. Friday, February 7. Three foreigners, unused to gas, were asphyxiated during the night at their boarding house in Erie, Pa. While insane Gustav Walstedt shot and killed his nine-year-old daughter and himself in his home at Chicago. Jack Long, accused of murdering John Sapp, was taken from the jail at of 200 men, Governor Stuart approved the char- ter application of Hershey Chocolate capitalized at $1,500,000. who held up a Northern Pacific train crime and was given a life sentence. Saturday, February 8. Mass. Gainesville, Fla., and lynched by a mob | ure provides that every hotel shall pro- ' cup, dish, vessel or receptacle for food company, of Hershey, Pa, which is George Hastings, the last of the trio has also passed both houses. near Butte, Mont., last May and mur. | One Killed, Six Injured While Coasting dered Engineer Clow, confessed the| Mount Pleasant, Pa., Feb. 10.—~While Harriet Field, a widow, aged eighty. | companions were seriously injured. four, was burned to death in a fire | Burford was guiding, lost comtrol of which destroyed her home at Orange, | the sled and it went over an embank- FOUND STARVING FAMILY co———— Pitiable Condition of Father, Mother and Eight Children, Pittsburg, Feb, 10.—An entire family, father, mother and eight children, de- mented from starvation; the father in his delirium holding the body of his 11- year-old son a week and defying the officers to enter his home, was a story unearthed by deputy coroners, The child, from appearances, had died of starvation, and his mother, suffer- ing similarly, refused to believe him dead. Last week Henry W. Ochse, poor director of Etna, was notified that the family of Matt Radmantz was desti- tute, and that one child was sick. Ac- companied by a physician, Ochse visit- ed the place, and they were driven away by Radmantz. Since then re- peated efforts have been made to get into the house. The poor director exhibited food to the starving family, the sight of which almost drove the children frantic. When the deputy coroners handed out bread. the children, all under ten years of age, rushed about them like animals. There was not a bit of food in the house. The little ones fought and bit like animals until supplied with bread, Then they pulled the bread apart and swallowed it in chunks. A phy=ician stopped them, giving them a little candy till food in | cooked state was provided. Charitable woiwen are looking after the family. PALMER KNOCKED OUT Tommy Burns Defeats English Cham. pion In Four Rcunds. London, Feb. 11. — Tommy Burns, the American heavy-weight pugilist, knocked out Jack Palmer, of New Castle, the English champion, in the fourth round of what was scheduled to be a twenty-round contest for the heavy-weight championship. The referee might have given a de | cigion in the first minute of the con test, as Palmer was a beaten man from the moment he entered the ring Burns climbed under the ropes smil ingly and showing his customary con | fidence, while Palmer displayed great | nervousness. Without any preliminary | sparring, Burns went afier him, and the first round had hardly begun be | fore the Englishman was on his knees, | He took the count twice, and during | the rest of the round was busily en | gaged in covering himself. This was | repeated in each of the other rounds | Palmer being hopelessly outclas<ed | and apparently without ability either! to deliver a telling blow or to defend | himself. In the final round he was | sent to the floor several times and at last was barely able to drag himsell to his knees, where he remained, with his elbows on the floor, until after the count of ten had been toiled off. GEORGE A. JENKS DEAD Well-Known Pennsylvania Dies of Old Age. Brookville, Pa., Feb. 11. — Former Congressman George Augustus Jenks one of the best-known attorneys ip western Pennsylvania and a promi nent figure in national affairs twenty five years ago, died at his home here from the infirmities of age. He was seventy-two years cold. He was elected to congress from the Twenty: fifth Pennsylvania district in 1874, and as chairman of the committee on in valid pensions made a report which brought about important reforms in the pension bureau. He served as as sistant secretary of the interior in 1885-6, and during the latter vear was appointed solicitor general by Presi dent Cleveland. Mr. Jenks was the Democratic nom inee for governor in 1898, and was the Democratic caucus nominee for United States senator in 1899. Lawyer THE DEADLY OIL STOVE Woman Burned to Death and Three Others injured. Philadelphia, Feb. 10. — The explo sion of an oil stove in the home of Walter Clifford, where a small family reunion was being held, in the north eastern section of the city, resulted in the death of Mrs. Jennie Thomas and the serious injury of three other per sons. Mrs. Clifford was entertaining her friends at the piano, when the stove exploded, throwing oll over Mrs. Thomas, who was burned from head to foot, and died shortly after being admitted to a hospital. Mrs. Clifford was also severely burned and is in 8 serious condition, and both Walter and Ernest Clifford were painfully burned about the face, neck and arms. They, too, are in a hospital. PENNSY ORDERS RAILS 65,000 Tons to Be Delivered During the Year. Philadelphia, Feb. 7—The Pennsyl vania Railroad company placed orders with steel manufacturers for 55,000 tons of rails to be delivered during 1908. These, in addition to 30,000 tons left over from 1907, will give the com: pany 85,000 tons for use this year. Law to Regulate Hotels. Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 11.—The house of representatives passed a sweeping measure regulating hotels. The meas- vide nine-foot sheets and shall use “no that bas cracks visible to the naked eye.” The Ellis anti-lobbying bill, pro- viding for jail sentences for lobbying coasting, Cornelius Burford, a negro, eighteen years old, was killed and six ment. CARLOS AND SON BURIED of Lisbon Assassins Laid Away In Pantheon, Lisbon, Feb. 11.—The bodies of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz Philippe were laid away beside those of their royal ancestors in the sacred sepnichres of the pantheon. The official closing of one of the most tragical incidents in Portuguese history was attended by a scene which almost developed into a disaster. A great crowd, numbering into the thousands, struggled outside the Cathedral of San Vincente seeking enter and view the bodies before the doors were finally closed for the cere- mony. Brushing back the police and the guard of royal archers they pourad into the church, sweeping everything before them. A panic was threatened and the cavalry was called out to dis- perse the pushing thousands. After absolution had been given and the chanting of the Benedictus, the grand chamberlain solemnly swore that the bodies were those of “our beloved lord and king, his most faithful ma- jesty. Dom Carlos I., king of Portugal, and our prince, Dom Luiz Philippe, duke of Braganza.” Official documents were drawn up and signed and the key of each coffin was given over to the patriarch of Lis- bon. When the coffins were placed in the tombs the cortege separated and the pantheon was closed. Victims Mob Awes Military and Lynches Nearo Brook Haven, Miss., Feb. 11. — Eli Pigot, the negro who criminally as- saulted Miss Williams, a young white woman near here several weeks ago, was taken from the custody of the Jackson military company and a posse of deputies and hanged from a tele- graph pole within less than a hun- dred yards of the courthouse. The military company and the posse were overpowered by a mob of more than 2000 citizems. Several shots were fired during the melee and two members of the mob were wounded. Ordered to Kill Wild Horses. Reno, Nev. Feb. 10.—Orders were received from the forestry department instructing the rangers on the Toel- yabe, the Toquima and the Kouitor reserves, in Lander county, to kill all wild horses found on the government domain. There are about 15,000 wild horses on the reservas. They are do- ing much damage to vegetation and attracting domestic animale to their herds. Hampton Institute Gets $160,000. Pittsfield, Mass., Feb. 8.—By the will of Miss Alice Byington, of Stockbridge, the Hampton institute, of Hampton, Va., is given $160,000, and the Normal and Agricultural school of the same place will receive $50,000. The Normal and Industrial Institute of Tuskegee, Ala., is given $50,000 and the Mount Hermon school for Boys at East North- fleld, Mass., $25,000. Tursday, February 11. The First National bank, of Brook- lyn, N. Y.. which closed on Oct. 25 last, repcned for business, Botween 5000 and $200 men return ed to work at the Lorain plant of the National Tube company, near Cleve land, O. After leaving a note in explanation that his act was due wholly to finan- cial reverses, Frank Harris, a broker committed suicide by shooting in a hotel in Boston. J. H. WARD offers his property at Pine Grove Mills for sale. The property conrists of large hoa<e with modern con- veniences, large stable, ice hovse and other out buildings, with new store room suita- ble for meat market. Nearest meat market 6 miles distant. Announcements. The following are the prices charged for Announce- ments in this column : Congress $10.00; Legis- lature $8.00; Treasurer $8.00; Sheriff $5.00 Register $6.00 ; Recorder $5.00; Commissioners $3.00 ; Coroner and County Surveyor cach $3.00 LEGISLATURE. We are authorized to announce that J, C. Meyer of Bellefonte, will be a candidate for the office of Assemblyman subject to the decision of the Democratic voters of Centre county as ex at the 2oming Primary. We are authorized to announce Robert M. Fos- ter, of State College, ax a candidate for the ol Assemblyman, sub) Democrutie voters of Centre county as expressed at the Spring primaries, * We are requested to announce A. A. Pletcher, of Howard, as a candidate for Register subject to the decision of the Democratic voters of Centre county, as expressed at the polls in with the Uniform Primaries Act, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, We are authorized to announce that C. A. Weaver, of Penn township, will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for County Com: r at the Spring Primaries to be held Sat- missione urday, April 11th, 1908, We are authorized toannounce John L. Dunlap, of Spring township, as a candidate for the Demo- cratic nomination for County Commissioner at Hr ng Primaries 0 be held Saturday, April FOR RECORDER. We are authorized to announce Thomas How. ley, of Bellefonte borough, as a candidate for the nomination for Recorder, subject to the decision of tte Democratic voters as expressed at the Spring Primaries, . TREASURER. We are authorized to announce J. D. Miller, of Walker town: hip, as a candidate for the office County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the Democratic voters as expressed at the Spring We are authorized to announce that W, J, Carlin, of Miles jownship, is a candidate for the nomination for County Treasurer, sul to the choice of the Democratic voters at Announcement, In compliance with the Act of Assembly provid. for ap nomination of I direct at the es, | have filed my in the offize of the Commissioners of Centre county I office t to the decision of the | —BSabsoribe for the WATCHMAN, { i New Advertisements. 1 i XECUTOR'S NOTICE —In the mat- | ter of the estate of Dr. J. Y. Dale, ‘ate of | College township, decemsed. In the Orphan's . Court of Centre county, Pennsylvania. | Letters testamentary in the shove stated matter having been granted to the undersigned, all per- | sons knowing themselves indebted 10 the deceas. | ed, are requested to make immediate payment, and all per<ons having claims against the same, | are requested to present the same properly au- | thenticated for + ayment. MATILDA A. DALE, Executrix. James A. B. Mitien, Lemoat, Attorney. 5760 PHOLSTERING.—Have youn Sofas, Chairs, Mattresses oranything in that line to repair. If you have, call H. M, Bidwell on Commercial ‘phone. He will come to see you about it. TYLISH TRAPS FOR SALE. —A fine side-bar Buckboard, painted yellow, jump seat tongue and shafts, for two or four passengers, Inquire of ANNA VALENTINE 53-6-20% Bellefonte, Pa. Automobiles. mi. Wu. W. KEICHLINE & CO. WE COME TO THE FRONT WITH AUTOMOBILES Ford 4-cylinder 1518 H. P. Runabout, Model H, $600 Ford 4-cylinder 16-18 H. P. Runabout, Model 8, $700 Ford 4-cylinder 18.20 H. P. Touring Car, $1000 The Best, Cheapest, Most Satisfactory Car on the market tcday. Call at our Gar- age and Shops, Water Street, 53-4-6m * | 53-64 New Advertisements. R SALE.—A good Single Barrel Shot Gun, 12 guage, with case, will sell for $3.00 eash, inquire at this office or A. B, Youna, NOTICE Is hereby given that on and niter the 1st day of February, 1908, the price for milk and eream will be as Rl. Milk per QUATL.....onreesnesnens 6 cents Cream per guart........oooo. 9 conts This price to rule until further notice. Damysans' Amsociarion 53.31 * of Bellefonte, Pa. VW ANT TO MAKE MONEY ?7—Agents wanted in Ceatral Pennsyivania for a line of the best-selling household novelties ever pnt out, Write for catalogue and conditions Quick sales, easy money. Household Novelty N. ¥. CHAS. M. H. ATHERTON, WW ANTED. —Work on a farm, will so- cept fair wages and try to be worth them. Address, Daxter Dr Haas, Belle 53-0.3t foute, Pa, R SALE.—Finely equi ped Pool and Billiard parlor at State College. Twp pool tables, one billiard table. Well ronized by the 800 students and general publie. Terms rg ht. Apply to W. W. STEPHENS, B52.0-tf State College, Pa, AND FOR SALE.—The Nittany Iron Company, having reserved from iis sale of its Gatesbu g and Taylor ore properties, 15 ACRES OF LAND situated along the Zion pike, at Gatesburg, offers the same for sale at a very low price. Every fool of this land i» In excellent condition for cultive tion aod contains a BELLEFONTE, PA. Sau GOOD HOUSE, ORCHARD AND WELL. Wu. W. KEICHLINE & CO. W. A. Moors 5244-1. Presiden. ® ARR —————— Bellefonte Lumber Company. buy this. or of poor quality ? about your plans. do that very thing. §2-2-1y Wall Paper, Paints, Etc. ONE OF THE THINGS WE SUPPLY IS ROUGH BILL STUFF — Joists, Sills, Rough Boards, etc. . SEND US YOUR BILL FOR OUR ESTIMATE ON THESE. We can save you money. But there is a great deal beyond price to be considered when you Do you know about the trouble and expense and delay that is caused by Rough Bill Stuff not being sawed right, or being damaged We know, and we take the most careful pains to see what is wanted exactly, and then to send what is needed accurately. all expensive and annoying mistakes. And we think that we have been pretty successful in doing so with our present equipment and men. Don’t you like your work to go right ahead without a hitch ? We wish that you could come and SEE how well we ars fixed with big stocks and well equipped mill. would not need to ‘‘show you'’' when you come to buy. But take our word for it till you can receive further proof, that fora house, church, barn, shed, meeting house, hall, crib, store, factory, in fact, building of every kind, that is the most completely ready to sup- ply and most careful place in Centre county. ’ There are other divisions in our business just as important as this. The manufacture of Double Air Chamber Concrete Building Blocks is going to assume the lead over all others before long. Now, there are so many things that would make a call from you very interesting to both. Will you not please make that call, or write us We are here looking for every man that builds to Bellefonte Lumber Co., We try to avoid If you would do this we Bellefonte, Pa. of dec ration. pensive. Bush Arcade, J R. WOOD, Passenger Traffic Manager. PAINT YOUR HOUSE In attractive colors and it will stand out from its neighbors. OUR EXPERIENCE In combining colors harmoniously is at your serv- ice, with Pure White Lead and Oil to back us up. THE NEW WALL PAPERS We have cn be made to give many novel forms We'd be glad to suggest original treatment for your house—They need not be ex- Wall papers, Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Paints, Oil, Glass, &c., at ECKENROTH BROTHERS, us Bellefonte, Pa. 4 SE Pennsylvania Railroad Announcement. ) FLORIDA ( The Land of Summer, Sunshine and Flowers, is best seen by PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Personally-Conducted Tours FEBRUARY 18, MARCH 3, 1908 Two Weeks to Three Months in the Tropics. ROUND TRIP $49.60 FROM BELLEFONTE proportionate Rates from Other Points, Special Pullman Trains. Independent Travel in Florida. For detailed Itineraries and full information, consult nearest Ticket Agent. GEO. W. BOYD, 5 3-2-6t General Passenger Agent.
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