CENTRE REPORTER, | en ap winted n inister | the | in make Suitan i i i Jlefonte Republican can’t ander We'd be surprised | I wd anything § Cgramimar. principles are f1 pe ind to withdraw ugh is a Republi- a — e bill authorizing the Pennsylvania College to Th Slats #¢ | 1's eastern and west- ern experimental farms came up on the On of reading, uit., and the Senate of the whole on a by Senator Humes debate, in which Sena- tor Hood, of showed that the in his county had been well man and would se 1 for far more than it but waseuseless in advancing the Indiana, science of agricolture, the bill was passed finally by 39 to 1, Senator Humes being ie — & —— Belative to the business outlook the New York World says perbaps the most ouraging features of the commercial situation at the present time is the con. dition of the foreign trade of the coun- try. Last week, for instance, the exports of domestic products from this port showed an increase of about $400000 and the lmports a falling off of nearly $5,000,000 as compared with the corre- sponding period last year. On the one hand the increased exports show that we are finding a better market for our surplus products of 1884, while on the other hand the diminished importations indicate clearly thatthe American peo- ple have learned a wholesome lesson in economy from the depressed condition of business since the memorable “Loom” of 1880, The chuage must prove of lasts en A SHORT WHEAT CROP. A short crop of wheat can be expected, resulting from several causes, t k he winter wheat in the west has been the low prices that prevailed during the wiraged the planting of 1 usual extent of land with that cereal. yn of th an unusual de possibly be ym Europe’ in consequence o ilities between Russia and tanding thi 31 i HialyY Ol of ap ne matter In Pat } and way slip iahbers OCCARIO alle ane IRIGY one n { I because |} aracte 118 real ch r be it then he will to walk out as soon as the long fin- are detected. to be lesale plundering of the L x } RROown, mm There is no more whe peo- is certain, ple 41 at , Democrat Eve ry honest nee will rej that at length there is prospect of hon- oaty iry $1 in the entire public service, just what we have contended for during t last twenty vears. he Let honest Republi- cans rejoice too, for they know a change was needed, that reform should be had in the government, and let them nobly stand by Cleveland in all that works in this direction. Selah, ph i—— i . The New York Sun performs a valua- ble public service in printing a table of the actual appropriations of the secoud session of the 48th Congress; and by contrasting the totals of the last with those of the previous Congress. “Here then,” it says, “are the totals for the past four years, covering the history of the 47th and 45th Congresses, and exhibiting in striking form the difference between Republican corruption and extravagance with Hiscock and Secor Robeson on deck, and Democratic retrenchment un der the prudent, patriotic leadership of Hamuel J. Randall and William 8. Hol man :" 47th Congress, First Session... oo. 8251408117 Beobnd Sesslon.....ouw iio 187.911.0466 POM ss ccsiisssrmnssiissinresossecsne SHSDIIO80 48th Congress, First Session,. SL 0 AN Bron BOMION, cv consis sessrsasionss 10B.08,200 FEO Se EA A SN ing benefit w ail legitimate interests FOUL. cosine mssamins svsrinstussiammnies SEI0007,084 Difference in, favor of 5 Cobgrom... $120,071.00 - i Why are England and Russia getting! » war about Afghanistan 7 is a question which many a RerorteR read- The actions of each are an- For : il i k. solely by greed, a Russia has been credited wit @ to push her empire to the shores her object being to he territory iris operations in HUSTON: and lial. ALI have eras until y het 4 d, to read the Persian! the « } i alin has traversed half listance conquering the ter- river and north of she has ex STARTING UP OF IRON WOR At Sharon, Pa, KE, the Atlantic iron works been which have months ago, started Inst late to i up i Monday, making arn or i Nee, Cleveland is President an't the reason the Sharon iin, 1 y would have same even if Dan Hast i up all the Neither is this Clevelan been suspend 1 large | PERFECTION OF RAILROAD MAN-| | AGEMENT, | | Nothing eo thoroughly exemplifies the! | pertection of railroad management as the manner in which the :mmense amount! | of travel to the inanguration was handled | | by the roads composing the Great Penn- | {eylvania System.” Never before in the! { history of this country has there been | {kuch a demand made npon transporta { tion facilities, as duriog the fourdeye im { mediaiely preceeding and succeeding the {4th of March; yet, under its splendid | | organization, the vast travel was accom | modated without the semblance of an ac | sands came from the north, east, west {and south, aggregating a total of from company alone, yet they were accom mo- dated withoat any apparent effort on the | part of the great corporation, which just uf the world, This grand achievment is not due alone to the skill sud experience {of its officers and employes, but to 1s splendid switch and block sigual system, | which makes the hundiing of nay ad. | ditional traivs a8 simple and easy as the {ority of mavagement and perfection of pla 1 whole Nicaragua will provide men and Costa Rica sends two thousand. - Costa Rica, at the same time contributes $100,000 towards * proposing & most wnment bill « 1 3 wo-thirds of he state, This | f the i Republicans, and wh as | Democrats soft enough to: uit i - afiice, slate, con nty | | national to the exclasion| hardworking Democrats. | We have a few such Democrats in this! unty, and they are U8 Well One of our exchanges alluding to the apportionment, savs the gross injustice Presad ent Zaldwar, o will assome the chief commad of the al President Cardenas, of Ni nd, and 0, of Costa Rica, will proba- aragua, will be second in comma y take the third place, NO HOPE FOR sugene Sittig, LOGAN, editor in Chicago f the an of the senatorial contest, he said: “John Logan will not be elected. He bills for the state. We have previously alluded to the unfairness of the Congres sional apportionment, and now comes the Senatorial apportionment bill passed by the Senate, which is, if possible, worse than the other. As an instance let us take the city of Philadeiphia. There are 90,000 Republican and 70,000 Democratic votes in the city. The bill passed by the Senate gives the Republicans seven and the Democrats one Senator, An appor tionment according to the political com- plexion in the state would give 27 Re- publican to 23 Democratic Senators, but the bill just passed gives 36 Republicans to 14 Democrats, Of conrse, we look for Gov. Pattison to veto the bill, EUROPEAN COLLIERY DISASTER. Vienna, March 27.—Forty men were to-day imprisoned, and it id believeo that al! of them were instantly killed by an explosion of fire<damu in a eolliery a Troppan, in Austria Silesia, Fifty-six miners were killed to-day by an explo glon in the mines owned by Baron Rotus child at Ostrnn, in Morevia, SENTENCED TO DEATH, Lew isto vo, Pa, March 26.--The mo tion for a new trial for Cortin M: Clain f + murder wasoverrul d to-day, and the I Was pon Ww deii. not the choice of the democrats, Adark horse will appear within ten days and be elected. It will be some man at pros. ent not spoken of, probably Bob Lincoln or Farwell—perhaps Palmer. The gov ernor will not get a chance to appoint logan, as the legislature will either elect a senator or hold on until next fall. If by some reason the legisiatore shoud adjourn and the governor appoint a sen- ator, his career would be brief, as none of the appropriation bills have been touched, and they will not be until a senator is selected. Then, in case of an adjournment, the governor will recon- vene the legislature to pass the appropri ations, and the appointed senat.r will find a senator elected. The thing has all been considered and every contingency arranged for. Both sides, democrats and republicans, are wide awake and taking advantage of every point. All the brains of the state are at the capitol half the fime, and every move that statecraft, wisdom and scheming can suggest is be ing taken advantage of. Morrison and Logan have given up, They don't ex- nect to be elected hey are still on hand and pretend to feel secure, but they don’t. 1 never saw anything tell nm a man like this contest has on Logan He looks at least Swanty years older. He is turning gray, and has an odd, far away, disappointed look on his face. He is really an obiect of pity, and begs and pleads for support like a child, The past ow months have wade an him. aptiy shown, and the result accompiist- { od is but another illostration of the fact { hat speed, comfort and perfect safely are ways guaranteed wogn we journey the lines of the Peunsylvania Rail- lal pVOr 1 4 road and its branches, tt ENGLISH AND TURKISH AL LIANCE, Jonstantinople, March 26.—~In political circles bere it 18 thooght that between Russia and Eogland the fighting will not be confiued to the Afghau frontier, but wil extend wo the Black Sea. It is ro- mored that Grest Bri ain has already sounded the porte in regard to obtaining permission {o Dardavelles iu case of war. The prolonged stay in Loao- ton of Hessan Fehimi Pasha, Torkish en- 1¥, 18 attributed the belief tut the i 2 fxhan trou » more likely than the | Egypt fect, under cet- pass the A THOUSAND CAM London, March vernmen of Burmah is sendin sand Camel 10 Juda to be employed in the transport service on the fronuer of Algbasistan by Geuersl Stewart, the British commander. - - ¥) FBOLDIERS FOR INDIA, London, March 206.—Reports sre car- rent at Aldershot that orders have been received there providing for the raising 5000 troops for India, Oue battery ree arullery will proceed from Wonl- ediately, zLS FOR INDIA. The g t % ' a $1738 bh to ludia mn ER SHARP FIGHT Killed nada Hurrying ; the Noene, . Winnipeg, March 20.—Tne authorities nave received news from Homboldt of snuther engagement between the mount- police and the Prince Albert vgiun- corps aud a force of about 300 rebels, r Duck Lake, Friday evening. ‘1hir- wen yolusteers and police were killed, and the rebel loss was very heavy, Ils learned thet the volunteers and police were coming down trail from Fort Carlton to Dack Lake to secure supplies, Lue rebels in large numbers were 1ying «a ambush, aud when the police were in a piece of thick underbrusn the rebels rushed upon them. Firing was kept up je, with terrible effect sorh sides A large number of Indias aere with the rebels. The police finally tought their way through and retreated apon Furt Carlton, leaviog 8 number of » cunded behind, .—- RUSSIA REFUSES TO WITHDRAW HER TROOPS AT ENGLAND'S OFFER, Loodon, March 27.~The Globe says bat a proposal, partakiog of the nature 1 an witimatum, was telegraphed by the government to St, Petersburg yesterday. it was requested al the same lime, that the Kussian government should rend an | answer that would reach Dowuniug street «0 later than Monday next. The same paper declares that Earl Greenville, on Jue 16h instsant, proposed 10 Russia that both the Rossians and Afghans) should withdraw from that portion of territory which is at present the sutject! { dispute, and should remain outside] of it during the continuance of negoiia-| wons between Russia and Eogland, then! in progress in London. To this proposal Russia sent no reply antl last Wednesday. Ste then refused o accede to Exglaud’s proposition on the ground that the withdrawal of ber troops sould be a source of humiliation to Rus} sia. After that answer was received rom Russia the cabinet decided to em- oody the reserves and the militia and to end the ultimatum already referred to. fied th wae Or sulle an be —————— GENERAL GRANT'S END BELIEV- ED TO BE NEAR. New York, March 30,—~The Graphic says: One of the Grant household told a reporter at 11 ». m. that the almost unanimous opinion of the doctors en gaged upon the case was that General Grant would not live more than forty. eight hours, while one or two held tha twenty-hours was the longest that he conld last, “I suppose the General has written in his book for the last time.” Said this party, “It is a mistake to say be will leave his book unfinished. He nas finished the second voume, and is correcting it. They should have provid. ed him with a stenographer, and then he contld have written four times as much as he has.” “oes General Grant think be is dy ing?" ¥ He has never doubled it. - He knows the progress of the disease as well as the prysiciang, and can tell as accorately when bis end is approaching. He awaits the final snmmons with the grim stolidis ty for wich he is noted. Everything arrunged, snd perhaps bis only wish is ‘hat he might be allowed a little more tiwe in whion to thoroughly satisfy Lim well about bis book.” v o-oo 13, NO. AQUELZR TRADE, There exists in London a gentleman who makes his whole incom: salads. A few minus mencement of a dinner up Proc the ingredient ready prepared for him. In a the salad is finished ] viel Bll in 8 hansom mixing of table, it is an ineredibl an ethereal comcoe cannot have been made br rather as if it hovered bets hemispheres, partaking belonging to neither of the he uses, some it reject, materials BEMIS but is surmised bring with him gome sin or mysterious herb whi salad its magical flav salad is a BNCoes guines fo BOG i another salad the salad-maker at perfect solitude for ment, and he has a while i THYE pression, whicl gest a person who takes an « Light in mixing of manner go quietly polite self rh he contained, as perfectly to inquiry which could b» iis history as the se Were his host ous as the Princess won salad-maker. me sponoe beyond tory bow, and shoulders. In covered the secret there is flavor lies it : he where h what he salad ing 3 tifetin GUNPOWDER. THE FIRST USE OF *y 4 a paper rec hangha branc] ociety Dr. Macy of the Chinese gunpo was examined in an elaborat years ago by the late M ied by } Macgowan a wader and v Qs Dow used is a European disc terior to its granulation b) was a crude compound, of little 1 his sa h fe d lies wil propelling missiles writer, is the article firet used in China materials stat a ployed The incendiary 1 by Greek historian to have been em by the Hindus against Alexander's are stated to have been mer uaphthous or petrolenm mixtares of 1 and in early times used The “stinkpots,” much used by Chinese pirates, is, it a Cambodian invention, Dr, Macgowan states also that as early as the twelfth or thirteenth century the Chinese attempted submarin, warface, contriving rude torpedoes for that pur- In the year 1,000 an inventor exhibited to the then Emperor of of China “a fire gun and a fire bomb.” He says that, while the Chinese dis. ancient Coreans, 80 by the Chines APPEASE > i sulphur, and charcoal in combination, they were laggards in its manufactures, 80, in the use of firearms, failing to pro- seonte experiment, they are found be hind in the matter of scientific gunnery. Ep STROLLING MINSTRELS, There are curious bands of singers in the London streets—most respectable persona, judging from their clothes. noticeable ; one curious feature of their doings is that they sell the music of the songs, the secretary giving out a certain number to each of the others, for which she takes cash from them. This is worthy of a floater of companies. They of the street, who are objectionab o in the extreme, are the Sabbath-breakers Mobs, preceded by bands, have been thus obooxious ; but as it is done in the name of temperance, doubt oss it will be considered by some equally as warranted as is the parad of the Salvationists, who stir upithe bloode of the public to acts of aggression, in order to put down imp. dence and a parade of peculiar religions, which no one objects to if done indoors, and where it can, and ought, to hide its head. After much experimenting, Dr. Rich ardson has found a sativa means of causing painless death, has in. troduced it into the Home for Lost Dogs, in London. The animals to be killed are placed in a chamber charged with a i gp aidan chileifoes vapor, when they tranquilly fall asleep md wake go mre cy
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