ass ER >» “BY P. GRAY MEEK. INK SLINGS. —China, at last, gives evidence of an honest effort to wake up. It has just’ ordered a consignment of 10,000 Ameri- can alarm clocks. —After the warning it had on Monday ' last, if Philadelphia won't either repent . or reform, it ought at least get busy building cyclone cellars. —It is getting to look now as if tariff reform is the band-wagon upon which the entire populace is scrambling to get a seat. May the music go on. —From the length of his various epis- ties Mr. GUTHRIE must be trying to make up for the time he failed to lose going to the polls the last five or six years. —The new Congress will convene on next Tuesday. Let us hope that it won't adjourn until it has done at least a part of the work that it was elected to do. —That stone pile in the San Francisco prison proved “the hope of the white race” for twenty-four hours at least. The pity is that they couldn't keep JACK JOHN- SON on it longer. —The Hon. GEORGE W. GUTHRIE, of Pittsburg, has accepted the chairmanship of the State Democracy. At least that is what he proclaims in his letter made public on Monday. “Let GEORGE do it.” —The Boston professor who is of the VOL. 56. Mr. Guthrie Accepts a Shadow. Mr. GeorGe W. GUTHRIE, who was re- | cently elected chairman of the Democrat- ic State Central committee by the fraction of an extra-judicial body dominated by party recreants,has taken the matter ser- Liously enough to accept the election. He | couldn't accept the office, of course, for | the reason that it is safely settled in the | possession of another gentleman who has ! shown no inclination to abandon it. But | Mr. GUTHRIE accepts the election in a {long drawn out and labored letter ad- | dressed to Hon. Wm. B. WILSON, chair- ! man, and B. F. Davis, Esq, secretary. | The gist of the letter is that “the power | of selection and appointment always car- | ries with it the power of removal.” That | is a mischievous half-truth. | Mr. GUTHRIE cites, in support of his proposition, a recent and with characteristic carelessness, or incident in the House of Representatives in Washington, ' opinion that ten cents will buy a man ...64y misquotes the facts. For exam. enough food to run him a day didn’t go ple he says that “when it was proposed so far as to say that at the same expendi- yo resolution to remove the Speaker of STATE Colonel Guffey’s Plan of Rehabilitation. Colonel J. M. Gurrey, Nationgl com- mitteeman for Pennsylvania, has suggest- ed a plan for the rehabilitation “of the Democratic party of the State which is in striking contrast with the destructive scheme of the MCCORMICK packed jury. Colonel GUFFEY proposes a “joini-meet- ing of representative members and their Executive Committees of both the Demo- cratic and Keystone parties to fully dis- cuss and consider the unfortunate circum® stances and their cause that prevailed in last year's State campaign, and to try to get together in a spirit of harmony, in a sane and legal way, for the betterment of the party in the State.” There is no spir- it, no reprisals, no vindictiveness in the ‘plan. It offers an opportuuity for re- conciliation and reconstruction. We have already shown that neither National committeeman GUFFEY nor Chairman DEwALT was responsible for the miscarriage of the campaign of last fall. They were both earnest and zealous in support of the candidates. It is well RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION. BELLEFONTE Pir AARC ture he could run many days in succes: | yp. National House of Representatives, ' and widely known that neither of them sion. 'every one concerned admitted that the was responsible for the MUNSON candi- —Well, there is some consolation in ' House, having the power to elect, had dacy or its inopportune collapse. Yet the fact that we don’t have to wade algo the power to remove.” As a matter | those unfortunate political incidents were through the President's message next of fact it was never proposed to remove subsequently made the excuse for desert- week if we don’t want to. And yet there ' the Speaker by resolution. It was pro- | ing the party by the very men who now are folks who think they have no liberty proposed to curtail his power by the ref- | desire to put aspersion and humiliation left them. | ormation of the Committee on Rules and | upon those who remained faithful, and —It is not to be wondered at that Sen- | when that was achieved by an arbitrary ator LAFOLLETT so strenuously objects to process, which has since been repudiat- any more wars. He has so many scraps ed, the Speaker invited the drunken rev- of his own on hand that it wouldbe diffi- elers to proceed to the preposterous lim- cult to understand how he could find it of removing him from his office of time to help attend to others. | Speaker. This appeal “from PETER ——With hailstones knocking horses | drunk to PETER sober,” brought the ab- down on the streets of Scranton and cat- surd actors in the comedy to their senses tle being blown off their feet in Berks | and ended the folly. county, on Monday evening, the storm | : 3 y that shook us up a little at the same Session of the Pennsylvania Legislature During the intensely bitter partisan | time had some of the cyclone class to it. | of 1899 the majority of the House of Rep- hope to attain party distinction through this form of injustice. In other words those who compose the MCCORMICK com mittee having brought disaster upon the party by deserting its candidates are now endeavoring to profit by their treachery through the unjust punishment of those who were faithful. No party can be enduringly built upon a foundation of injustice. The spirit of fairness which is not only inherent but assertive in the American mind revolts Reports of the Committee of Seven. The minority members of the McCor- MICK Committee of Seven, appointed under the authority of the Democratic State Central committeé, to devise a plan for the rehabilitation of the Democratic organization, has submitted a report to Chairman DewaLT. It is an exceedingly interesting paper. It recites the proceed- ings of a sessson of the committee held at Harrisburg on March 14, in detail and with scrupulous accuracy, and recom- mends that both National Committeeman Gurrey and State Chairman DEWALT “continue to exercise and perform the functions of their respective offices, until such time as a vacancy may legally occur by their voluntarily retiring or other- wise or until their terms are regularly ended.” The report is signed by Hon. WALTER E. RITTER, of Lycoming county, Hon. ROBERT E. JAMES, of Northampton county, and CHARLES P. DONNELLY, Esq, of Philadelphia. It states as basic principles which have governed the actions of the signatories, that the Democratic party is governed by rules: that the courts have unifermly declared that there can be no government within the party except in conformity with such rules; that the rules define the process of amendment, and the action of the Committee of Seven, at the meeting in Harrisburg on March 14, in amending the rules by other than the prescribed process, was invahd and only advisory in its character. The majority report which had been submitted previously had undertaken to declare vacancies in the offices of chair- man of the State committee and member of the National committee, in direct vio- lation of the rules, and name gentlemen to occupy the places. The absurdity of H 31, 1011. NO. 13. Concealing the Facts. From the Lancaster Intelligencer. We are now advised that the insurrec- tion in Mexico is of such import as to be successful if the United States will keep its hands off it; which its administration seems to be unwilling to do. Whether it is right in this attitude its citizens are not fairly able to judge, because of the reticence maintained i ih acquaiating them with the facts; which there can no doubt are suppressed by the government so far as it is able to conceal them. It has moved a force to the bor- der, under the fair that it seeks to preserve the neutrality of but it is apparent that it protect the present, or the late, govern- ment of Diaz. We are in as to whether or to what extent this is today the real ernment of Mexico. even in doubt as to whether Diaz is liv- ing, but there seems to be no doubt that he is no longer in possession of the facul- ties enabling him to govern, and that his government is being carried on in his name by others. We are told that its officials have been changed; tly been done to secure greater efficiency, and it seems to be in the line of “saving the pieces.” If our government was franker it would be better; there seems to be no sense in the concealment of the situation; which cannot last much Jones, sisice i is quite site that Congress will take a hang in the matter. It has become too much the adminis- tration’s habit in this nation for action to be taken by it in affairs of the international import without seeking the advice of The for the ad- " On bo is to sal the couasel of Congress wherever possible to at t, rather than to advoid it, whenever possi- ble, according to its habit. The President may have been acting wisely in this Mexican matter, but it would be more satisfactory if it was the action of the . Congress. | | g 8 P hick has | ! Still in the Dark. | —a————— From the Philadelphia North American. | We are still in the dark about the Taft the proposition was obvious but never-' maneuvers. And being unable to inform ‘+ —The multitude of dirty jobs that are ed and which humiliated the sane citizens | against such procedure. The MCCORMICK committee flouted every proposition which held out the hope of harmony. Influenc- ed by the vindictive spirit of "an eye for | . . —If HossoNand the other Jingoes don't | TseatELive sevoliol wnat a harping about “the yellow per- | : i! soon stop arin shot he yellow Pe yy passion usurped the | thority of the Chair, arbitrarily removed Japan will have to meet in mid-Pacific | the r and installed WARD R. BLISS, x an eye and a tooth for a tooth,” it invok- a Ge ay ane o show | of Delaware county, in his place. But | ed the execution of its victims, without =. | the legal and judicial mind of the State | trial and even in the absence of definite b ; | was so outraged by the event that next | accusation. Colonel GUFFEY'S suggestion ~—Southern hospitality may be on the 4,0 oven the leaders of the mob, under ' embodies the opposite of this spirit of wane, or possibly there may be a short: yo chagtening influence of a “sober, sec- ' barbarism. It proposes conference and age in the possum crop down there. At ond thought,” ran away from the danger- ' conciliation, justice and harmony. There least there is no evidence that President | =. von and invited the legally elect: | can be no doubt as to which of these TAFT was either over-lunched or gorged 4 Speaker to resume his duties. It was | plans will be endorsed by the fair-minded on possum dinners during his recent vis: ,, ahyllition of passion of which every- Democratic yeomanry of Pennsylvania. it to Georgia. body concerned in it was heartily asham- | Such a doubt would imply an aspersion. turning up each day at Harrisburg, | of the entire State. Probably Mr. GUTH- A Bill of Much Merit. Hike > one with Bsa of TIE fever heard of i. however. He May | There is merit in the measure intro- sense the weary have been making arrangements for a|dnced in the Legislature by Senator Turkish bath-rooms of the capitol do in | “pink tea” somewhere and oblivious of 'SALUS, of Philadelphia, : to prevent return for the wages they are paid. Sute- such things. | salitout companies. fore AACE even! ly some people must be neglecting their In another paragraph of his curious | sive contracts with express companies to duty. letter Mr. GUTHRIE ventures the | carry freight. Such a law adopted in all —From the papers of Wednesday we | opinion that “rules may be disregard- | the States would work the solution of learn that Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. GUTHRIE | ed with impunity by the very body which | savers) problems. It the first place it and Mr. PALMER, met in Harrisburg on adopts them.” Manifestly he has had would compel all railroads to go into the Tuesday to “consider important matters | little experience in such matters. A par- express business and thus wipe out one in which they are greatly interested.” | liamentary body, such as the Congress of | ,¢ 11a most dangerous monopolies. Next We presume its to find out where they the United States or the Legislature of a | it would remove the fatal opposition to “are at,” or how they can get certificates | State is not amenable like other bodies parcels poste and cheapen the carrying the-less the minority of the committee offered various terms of compromise and suggested several plans for conciliation. But the four gentlemen named by Mr. McCorMiICK rejected all overtures and proceeded with its work of destruction. Under the circumstances the minority members have had no alternative than the course they adopted. The matter is now before the bar of public opinion, a court which invariably decides right. -—The absurd story that WEBSTER Grim had consented to accept a judicial appointment from Governor TENER didn’t have a very long life. Mr. GRIM prompt: that under no circumstances would he ac- cept such an appointment. During the campaign of last fall WEBSTER GRIM alone of the candidates for Governor es- caped the tongue of scandal. As Hon. Joun G. HARMAN said in his speech noti- fying the candidate of his nomination, “his life is as clean as a hound's tooth," and though he was defeated no friend had cause to blush at his record. It may safely be predicted, moreover, that his future life will be as circumspect as his past record and scandals emanating from his enemies will have short shrift after he gets hold of them. ly denounced it as a falsehood and added | and guide our readers’ thoughts in com- plete assurance of the correctness of our deductions, we can as yet commend for their consideration only these few facts that are not without interest: The Morgan-Guggenheim copper mer- ger is in absolute control of the copper output in Mexico. i . Guggenheim Sons own all the large smelters in Mexico, as well as vast min- eo Se generally in Mexico as they occupy in the United States. The Standard Oil company, under the name of the Waters-Pierce, with many subsidiary corporations, controls a vastly major portion of the crude oil flow of Mexico. It controls 90 per cent of the wholesale and retail trade in oil. The American Sugar Trust has secured from the federal and state governments concessions for the production of sugar beets and beet sugar so favorable as to insure it a complete monopoly of Mexico sugar business within the next ten years. e Continental Rubber company, in other words, the Rubber Trust, is in pos- session of millions of acres of the best rubber lands in Mexico. The Wells-Fargo Express company, the property of the Southern Pacific Railroad, through partnership with the govern- ment, holds an steoiute mo) ely of the e -carrying business o co. The Southern Pacific Railroad and allied Harriman heirs own outright and control three-fourths of the main line railway mileage of Mexico. Jina chiere are A ties tn the tract today. = The damage done by forest fires last season was to positions to which they were never | governed by rules for the reason that service to consumers in all parts of the elected. —The Bellefonte gentlemen who de- cided to cross the i they can neither be mandamused nor en- joined by judicial process. But a corpor- country. Finally it would put an end to ione of the evils that divert the profits bridge before they | ation or a political committee or any of railroad service from the owners of came to it and held up the construction | other body which acts in a representative | the property. of the impractical bridge on High street, | capacity must obey its rules with scrupu- | A measure thus capable of doing good ran contrary to the old advice about crossing the bridge too soon, but they did the town and the county a good serv- ice; for now the structure will probably be made right. —A correspondent who has been re- siding in Florida for some time writes us that “the climate is entirely too hot for Northern people to think of making it their home any length of time.” In this conclusion our friend seems to be away off. We see plenty of Northern people every day who seem determined to earn a home in a good deal hotter climate than ever sizzled over the swamps, or baked the sand dunes of Florida. ~The horrible holocaust in New York last Saturday suggests the thought that a little of the fire proofing that was done to save the building might have been di- verted to fire escapes to save the in- mates. The spectacle of one hundred and fifty persons losing their lives in a fire that was confined to two floors and did little damage to the building itself is one that should haunt the buildings in- spection department of New York for many years to come. —Mr. GEORGE W. GUTHRIE, who im- agines he can assume the position of chairman of the Democratic State com- mittee, in violation of party rules, says, “these rules can be disregarded with impu- nity by the very body which adopts them, if it sees proper to do so." Unfortunate- under the delusion that he constituted committee are the State convention. lous fidelity or suffer whatever penalty the courts choose to impose. In this State especially the rules of a political organization are effective for the rea. son that under the statutes they are a part of the law of the Commonwealth. It is as much an offense for a party to | violate its rules as for a railroad com- | pany to disregard its by-laws in issuing stock. ‘ No doubt the Democratic State Cen- tral committee has a right to remove its chairman for cause, just as the President of the United States has a right to re- move a revenue collector for cause. But in neither case can there be an arbitrary removal in the absence of accusation and hearing. If Mr. GUTHRIE or any of the other party recreants who deserted the admirable candidates of the Democratic party last fall have any complaint to make against Chairman DEWALT, he has a right to be heard before the committee and if he makes good his charges the committee has a right to remove the Chairman. But nothing of that kind has happened. No man has questioned the earnestness or fidelity of Mr. DEWALT or given any reason why he should be as- persed or humilizted. Mr. GUTHRIE has a reason, of course. He covets the job and the power he imagines goes with it. ——Having failed in securing a suita- ble room for his billiard and pool parlor Harry Otto will store his tables and fur- niture in the basement of the armory for the present, until he can secure a location either in Bellefonte or some other town. While there are a number of vacant rooms in Bellefonte there are none ex- actly suitable for his business. | ought to meet with universal approval. And there can be no doubt of the result of such legislation. Express companies have been making money hand over fist while the railroad companies which per- form the service have been compelled to increase rates on other freight service in order to make both ends meet. Cutting out the exclusive contract privilege would necessarily open up the service to every person who applied to the railroad for it and the Interstate Commerce regu- lations would compel a uniformity of rates for carriage to patrons whether in- dividuals or companies. These advan- tages secured competition would do the rest. But we are very much afraid that Mr. SALUS is not in earnest in the matter. The big railroad corporations have too firm a hold of the dominant political ma- chine in Philadelphia to permit a Sen. ator in the Legislature from that city insist on contractor R. B. Taylor going to work on the state highway through Belle- fonte and completing the same as soon as possible. The road should have been completed last fall but was delayed for various reasons, and everybody in Belle- fonte knows what north Allegheny and Bishop streets have been like this winter. While it may yetbe a little early to begin work on the completion of the road, it is | not too early to contract for the asphaltum and other material and this should be | done now, so that when the weather per- { mits the road can be speedily completed. 1 i — { —This time next week the Demo: | cratic majority in Congress will be com- | arrangements to relieve the coun- | try of some of the burdens which a long | continued control of the predatory inter- | ests had imposed upon the people. It is gratifying, moreover, to feel confident that the work will be well done and that the improvement will be enduring. If! the Representatives of the Democratic | party in Congress perform their duties as they should it will be a long half century before the Republicans get “a look-in” ——The borough authorities should | Foreseen But Not Prevented. From the Harrisburg Patriot. Since the dreadful disaster in New York last Saturday, it has been made clear that the fact that many of the over- crowded factory buildings and lofts in New York, were veritable death traps, in case fire should break out in them, was well understood by the Chief of the Fire Department and by the officers of various labor unions. Beni all the WIging of he head of the re Department an e complaints of bad sanitary and protective conditions made committees of trade organiza- i a t requi sacrifice © n A if not quite, a hundred and fifty hives to wake up the authorities to some From the Philadelphia Record. Ex-Mayor Guthrie, of Pittsburg, has is- sued a statement in which he ; | SPAWLS FROM THE KEYSTONE. —John S. Seeds, of Altoona, has made plans | erect twenty-five dwellings in that city and sub- . =Dr. Willlam Perrv Eveland, president of Wil- | Namapor Dickinson Seminary, is talked of as | president of Dickinson college, Carlisle, when Dr. ! Reed retires. | =A dispatch from Mauch Chunk says that nat- | ural gas has been found at Drifton Junction, but i whether in paying quantities remains to be deter- ! mined by future investigation. ~The Osceola Silica & Fire Brick Co., com- posed partly of Philipsburg capitalists, has booked a large yearly order, which means that the plant will be kept busy for some time to come. —Dr. S. H. Gilliland, of Marietta, former state veterinarian, intends to take up some work in conpection with the medical department at the University of Pennsylvania, and he will move to Philadelphia ~Two persons have been bitten near Osceola by dogs supposed to have been mad. One is under treatment, and the other is awaiting result of the examination of the dogs’s head. The dog quarantine ison. —Stephen Martin, an employee of the Warwick Iron and Steel company at Pottsville, fell seventy- five feet from the top of a furnace stack and yet escaped with unbroken bones. He was uncon" scious when picked up, but recovered rapidly. —~Harry Black, the Lewistown mail clerk, who was arrested on the charge of stealing money from the mails, was given a hearing at Scranton this week. He was sentenced to serve four months in jail, and pay a fine of $300 and costs. ~The department of fisheries has begun the distribution of trout fry from the hatcheries of the State, the first fry having been planted in Chester and Delaware counties last week. It is estimated that the output of the State fisheries this year will be about 15,000,000 fry. —Pete Cotra, aged 26 years, is at the Philips. burg hospital, with a serious wound on his head. He was attacked by three men while walking on the street at Arcadia, his home town. One of them hit him with an axand only the timely ar- rival of help saved his life. —Under the will of the late Eltiot P. Kisner, of Hazleton, former chairman of the Democratic State central committees, the Associated Char- ities of that *own, the Young Men's Christian As” sociation and the Presbyterian church are to be benefitted to the extent of $200,000. ~The school directors of Columbia are going to have an embarrassing time filling the superin- tendency of the borough schools caused by the appointment of superintendent Fleisher to the county superintendency. There are fifty appli- cants, mostly all good men and true. ~In spite of the fact that hydrophobia is gener- ally believed tobe a hot weather disease, many cases have been reported during the winter and at the present time quarantines for mad dogs ex- ists in the counties of Cambria, Jefferson, Somer- set, Delaware, Columbia and Luzerne. —QOrders have been received at Josephine to complete work on the new blast furnace. It has been progressing more or less slowly for two years and orders to rush it are welcome, New ore bins are already in order. It will be a means of employment to a large number of men. —~Mrs. Sarah Jackson, 2 Luzerne county lady of an inquiring turn of mind, receutly advertised for a husband. She received 150 responses, but declares that none of the applicants suited her. She now expresses the very sensible determina. tion to marry a man whom she knows, if she mar. ries at all, ~8. L. Mull, state forester at Elimsport, reports the state reserve on the Bald Eagle mountain to be the most valuable of the entire state reserva. % considerable, bul not as great as anticipated. ~There was an exciting time at Lewistown Junction a tew days ago. when a prisoner, en route from Lackawanna to the reformatory at Huntingdon, escaped the sheriff. Lieutenant W- V. Casey saw him go and started after him. He shot in the air several times, but only the threat to shoot to kift brought the lad to time and enabled Mr. Casey to hand him over to his custodians. —In the midst of luxurious surroundings, rare paintings and costly bound books, covered with dust and fallen plaster, with torn letters that bear dates back a score of years, scattered upon the floor, Miss Caroline E. Furber, 90 years old, was found on Sunday, her dress on fire and a broken lamp beside her. She was suffering from bums which caused her death soon after she had been removed to the German hospital, in Philadelphia. ~The Middletown Car company has on its books contracts for 900 cars for South American countries, mostly for shipment to the Argentine Republic. The first order is for 500 cars of ten different designs, including box, hopper and flat cars. A second order for 400 cars will aiso be built at the plant. Material for these new orders is being received, and it is said that within a few weeks every department at the works will be in operatien with a full complement of men. ~The dairy business holds its old-time lead in Tioga county. Monday, March 20th, the Helvetia condensary in Wellsboro received from its ra. trons fifty-two tons of milk, the largest single day's receipts inits history. Allowing twenty-five pounds to the cow, this would be milk from 4,100 cows. At this condensary cighty farmers re. ceived checks of from one to over three hundred dollars for their milk during the month of Febru. ary, while the smallest check received by any | to indulge in such spasms of reform. But ] the introduction of the bill opens up the 63M | cratic State committee. Thesame place way for other members of the Legisla | The admission of Arizonaas a State is claimed by gx Senator Deval i ture to adopt moment was delayed by Senator BAILEY'S - Congressman Palmer, of Mr. SALUS reveals the symptoms of “cold LR) I ES | ee each claim Pennsylvania's one member- feet,” the country members could come Rule but only for a brief period. The ship if the Democratic Nation] samest- forward and insist on the consideration Senate will reverse itself in time to per- i A A Poaiar Dt. of the measure. Let us hope that some: mit the issue of the proclamation on July It is t to imagi thing of this kind will happen. The en- 4th and it wouldn't have been issued be- ridiculous than a actment of that proposition into law fore that date in any event. BAILEY had would mark the beginning of the end of pis trouble for his pains and made a mon- many evils. | key of himself without hope of recom: I CY | pense. i ! - prove that he is chairman of the c they can ——The danger of an invasion of Mexico seems to have passed with little factions damage done though it was a perilously merit the co-operati close call. But suppose ROOSEVELT had Republicans of been President at the time? sylvania in redeeming now buy eggs for fifteen cents, in two Bellefonte ve been | at that, § farmer was $50.50. —Mrs. David Robinson, the aged Hollidaysburg woman, who was charged with the murder of her infant grandchild, was found not guilty in Blair county court Wednesday. The character wit- nesses for the defense were many and prominent, and their testimony as to the character of the quiet home, and foving mother did much towards her acquittal. During her entire life she has had an unblemished reputation and w.s loved and cherished by all. The defense claimed her mind was temporarily unbalanced. are contained in the tract, making upward of eighteen miles of the finest trout fishing to be found anywhere. In a weeks the various spring. Two are being constructed at Clearfield county, by A. Haney. Both are round timber rafts, one containing pine and hemlock
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