- oe = ) OLD SERIES XL S | NEW SERIES XX RT — THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED KURTZ - ~- Editor. Every grand army boy should vote for N i, fur sherifl, LL I A I— y learn that some Republicans are trving to stuff Democrats with ion that Johu Noll was a kicker, Dem 1 i d believe fir. Mr. Noll was straight, true rats, n' a y ticket s definitely settled that the peach than will i New Jersey will be less fifth of the average and prices have refused 75 ruit as it is asked igh, Growers stands for the of the Bridge- cents a basket for the f orchards, and $1 ost ordinary grade. Because light crop the fruit exchange at ton will not open this season. —————————— fire losses, $14,000,000, are the on record, and the loss since Jans July argest a vi (¥ 0,000 thas naver been ex- | for the first seven months of any serious side of this loss 18 is not due to any one large fire : small ones, and the maoner in which fires increase daring any period f stringency raises the question whether r the last months have seven harder on the small trader st observers have imagined. —————————— ticket 1s © Noll, for stone mason. entire Democrati men. John sil-known fate Judge, 18 A Rupp, for regis- James Kim- is an intelligent, hard- fo, teach- (ialer Morrison, 3 ' SCHo0l , for com merchant; non ilinee he Democratic ticket is a gen- ¢men’s ticket, and e very f man can vote for ii ——————————— frightful railroad ng the 8, last week, the inquiry of d commissioners proves almost fire sly that the bridge eaught ; and that tl} the result of sheer carelessness, 1@ horrible affair ). Baker, professor of civil engi- neering in the university of Illinois, has made a careful examination of the burn- vd Chatsworth bridge and other bridges He says the foundation ever: that while an attempt hasbeen Iverts in the vicinity. liary theory has no tect the bridges of the road } ong the line of the road the grass ¢ i 1 mot all nmediate vicinity of the weeds hae been burned ofl in the it it was more car elessly done t burned bridge han elsewhere, TR TAS. The New York World says: report that the Goveroment in- ate suits both civil and ials of the Cen- who 'nion Pacific railroads isnsed their trusts is, if true, the 108t important pieceof news that has yme from Washington since the adjourn- f Congress, nough have been disclosed by the Investigating to justify and Come sach { and to demand no hat the funds of one of these com- h the t, have | lings There is shadow Government has a to corrupticn. ‘he people ha een robbed and their ts corrupted with the pro res diverted pen of bribery and ve b Wn servan ceeds of the robbery, The Government's security for vast loans has been impaired by dishonest management It is time that these rich and powerful If the Administra- will take resolute measures to this rings were broken. tion end any amount of puttering and blun- with the offices will he forgotten. denng One of the most prodigions engineer rojects now on the tapis is that for locky Mountains under Tray's Peak, which rises no less than 14,441 feet above the level of the sea, It is stated that at 4,441 feet below the peak: by tunnelling from east to west for 000 feet direct, communication could be opened between the valleys on the Atlantic slope and those on the Pacific side. Part of the work has already been accomplished, The country from the Missouri to the foot of the Rockies rises gradually in rolling prairie until an ele vation is reached of 5,200 feet above the sea level. The Rockies themselves ris at various places toa height exceedin 11,000 feet. Of the 20 most famous ses, only seven are below 10000 feet, while five are upward of 12,000, and onb is 13,000 feet. The point from which it is proposed to tunnel is 80 miles doe west from Denver, and although one of the highest peaks it is by far the narrowest in the great backbone of the American continent, ' ing p tunnelling the OK 20, RELATION OF CAPITAL TO WAGES. Mr. Atkinson's pet proposition is that 48 much as ninety per cent of the pro- duet of industry goes to workingmen io wages or otherwise, leaving but ten per man- In one of his Century articles make ten he must cent as the reward of capital and agement, he asserts that if any one can the pay, capital will be found for the enter- The Christian Union has rendered showing that these propositions are disproved by the very figures that Mr. Atkinson has In calculating he bas confounded two entirely distinct and different quantities, The capitalist engages per cent profit on wages prise, in important service in 18. ied onto prove them, his percentages in business not when he can make ten per cent the but when can make ten per cent on the capital invest. on wages he must pay, he ed. 1his would be the same thing paid the annua! wages equaled the capital | as if n- according to the census of 1880, the capital invested in American manufactures was $2,790 000,000, and the That nearly and be ten per cent on the wages only vested: but, cost of labor was $947,000 000, in to say, the capital invested was three times the annual wages, ten per cent on capital would nearly thirty per cent on wages, In other industries than manafactur- anlar manufactaring in- proportion ing, and in parti dustries, the of capital The capital invested in railroads is twenty times the to wages is very much larger. annoal wages bill, and in 1880 the owan- ers of the railroads, instead of getting only « wealth earned profits g been $227 000 000 me-tenth of the received more than one-half, the of capital havin and In re- the wages of labor only £195 .000,00 he wards of capital have been the paper manufacture relative yet greater, noteworthy table prepared by Mr. George K. Holmes for the Paper World for March, and pablish- ed in Work and Wages the The Christian Unios that $e iv fF SiQaY Of economic as appeared from the same month his the It profits of the on copes table, Rays it “merits careful students.” shows that the average paper fr manufacture for the thirlyy years 1850 to 1580 were not tenper cent, m but 142 per cent of the wages paid ! Takiog all the indastrie of the country together, it appears that the 1 wv capital n | vested is L000 000 000 ; he annual product $9,000,000 000: so that, if capital $ gets as much as eight per cent on invest. ment, it gets more than thirty five per cent of the annual prodict. mate, the Christian [ This oat, fully e incometax statistics of European countries, kingd of Saxony the natirnal iscome is niorighows is confirmed by th In the mn divid- ed as follows: From lands and 855,000,000; from stocks and houses, neg wtiable | paper, $27,000,000; from wages, $76 000, from profits in itra le, guy O00) (0X), (WY manufactures Fron the t §256,000,000, the intereston mortgages | $21,000,000—is deducted, leaving a net national income of $235,600 000, of which it wil and ital of be seen the wage darners’ share is than one-third. “The Prussian statistics recently published by Soetheer exhibit a similar state & affairs in Great Britain, according to one million persons recdved in ers while Baxter, 1868 as large an income as t e maining eleven millions !"— Work and Hages, The Republican state convention is in tession at Harrisherg. I ATI The people's Wiritage is being reclaim: ed by a Democpttic administration. Mr, Lamar, the seatetary of the interior, re- voked the ordé of withdrawal of indem- pity lands for ‘he benefit of the Atlantic and Pacific R&ilroad Company, and in a long letter tathe commissioner of the general land office, directs they may be restored tofectual settlement under the pre-emptigh and homestead lawn, It is stated th ween 25000000 and 30.- 000 000 agres are involved in this decision in the case of the Atlantic and Pacific Company alone, The order also applies to all of the other railroads named in the secretary’s rules of May 23 last, | —————————— -_ — — ——— . The proposed duel between Genera Boulanger, the French Military hero and ex-Premier Ferry, has resulted in nothing more serious thus far than talk The conus belli is a contemptous allusion | to General Boulanger made by M. Ferry |i a political speech at Epinal. The (General was referred to as the “God of the music halls,” a phrase the chieftian those to consider a safficient provooation er the shedding of blood. M. Ferry has nnonnced his willingness to fight, but there has been a dispute about the terms of the duel which is likely to postpone the meeting indefinitely. The whole AMair has been in the highest degree ridiculous, and would be amusing did it not involve such a serious moral prinei. ple. The spectacle of two such men as Ferry and Boulanger making arrange. ments to murder each other, and the whole nation waiting in anxious expec tancy for the murdering to begin, is not a flattering one io this last quarter of the nineteenth century. Neither does it au- : gur well for the republic of France. THAT AR WIL- LING. Republicans are REPUBLICANS E The following nounced as candidates: fonte; Sam'l T, Gray, Patton. Sheriff* John G3. Dubbs, Zion; Lever, Halfmoon; Robert Cook, Howard. Treasurer: John Harris, Renben Pletcher, Howard; Ferguson. J. H. Jral Bellefonte:! Cyrus Goss, Commissioner: Wm, Dawson, Belle-| fonte: J. C. Henderson, Huston; Joha D Decker, Potter; Austin Curtin, Boggs, i PHILADELPHIA'S BIGTIME. From the numerous replies received | by the Constitutional Centennial Com- brilliant assemblage of dis- d at the Ac- ceptances have been received from Min- mission a tinguished personages is a coming celebration in September. Cheon Mem- Japanese Lega- isters Romero of Mexico, Shu Pon of China and Kaiki of Japan, bers of the Chinese and tions have also accepted, been received | thatthe majority of the Diplomatic Corps | that will participate in Among the bishops will be Assurances have also at Washington will be here and nearly all the nations the Jubilee, the Cardinal (xibbons of Baltimore Whitehead of Pittsburg, Bishop Starkey | of Newark, N.J., Bishop Searborough of Bedell of Ohio, ! been received of the United States Senate, and a majority | Rev, Bishop Potter of New York Bishop rh New Jersey and Bishop Acceptances have also from Hon. John Sherman, President of the United States Senate, members of i the United States Supreme Court and of the n of Representatives A large number of the House ill be present, as well Cabinet, eI. bers w as the Governors of nearly all the States, There will be 14.000 in additic and marines in the The great ind under Slate trod mb » & large number of military parade, and Cole ustrial CiVit the charge of nel Spow promises to be the most remarkable its kind ever seen here, .-— I States Cire wrder on Mon tor Leland Sanford to appear next Wed. nite uit . idge Sawyer is i ‘ sued and lay citing Sena nesday and show canse why he should . be led to answer certain « he Pa to the exper tha vars wi f wae purg } COM pe ia 8 asked him by t fi ra commission in regard of the funds for i infio ing legislation at the f the today The Pacific inf that they ResKIon oO torney for the « mission at Central red sloners were not able to sent their case owing to of the the demoraliz accounts and papers wants and before October when the eo Inde could the ad oners would « New Y thai frit thelr investigation in Ore, --—— Republican county Avgust | convention meets 30, when a set of fellows will be GREATLY SHOCKED. Benator Riddieberger Taiks About Arrest and Rescue -—-OMcers Try to Re-arresting Him, Va., Aug. 15. —Peoj have nol recovered Avaid Woon abouls shock of from this state in th the STOCK, yet rom Blates other of | office hardly the president of the seeing i nite Im o ~~ Man joss exalted an eo LY an nation, pass us common Jali fs iat the fact tha of the greatest the co y Ono laws of bhruie 1st the mie the Btates Benat trv iniey on 8 chi ed down in November, --——— The state of Pennsylvania does not| appropriate ils nor This could have been obtained free gratis at the office the money ita tents to] private pic nics. information | | {EPORTER for the benefit of ever disappointed blunderbusses. | .-——a . The Pennsylvania Republicans passed | a resolation in favor of Blaine for presi. | dent, — The at Harrisburg, on Wednesday, chose Gen D. H. Hastings, of Bellefonte, for chair- man, and ina short time thereafter nominated the boas’ ticket, namely Wm. B. Hart, for state treasurer, and W. Williams for supreme Judge, - ——— “ Republican state convention, Henry Hailstones are following drought in Illinois. One of the heaviest rain and hailstorms that was ever seen passed ov- er the section of Pana, on night of 14th, doing much damage to the corn and ap- ple crop. - -_-e The excitement over the imprison. ment and subsequent rescue of Senator Riddleberger has subsided, The court adjourned Friday, and in the meantime the senator returned to jail, -——— sian The Democratic nominee for sheriff, John Noll, is a mason by trade, and will knock the spalls off any thing the Re- publicans set up, It is very hard to please the farmers of the Northwest. A long drought caused them to declare that the crops would be a failure unless rain speedily came, Now heavy rains have fallen, the harvesting is belong delayed, and they declare that the damage will be immense if the rain doesn’t stop soon. - oe» Jake Pettijohn, who was sentenced to be hung thirty years ago for killing Ciay- ton Vaugh, but escaped by flight, has ust been arrested in Indian Territory and will be brought back for execution, at Atlanta, Ga. Cincinnati's Mayor Married, CINNATIL terday m Cincinnal Miss Ida Mr mony years probate father's thea caren age She ghoxis slore or A Bax Fuax Flood, 1 still ill at his Meni Hank President HL Aug resident of the Nevad ans do not state ailment, but hav of scene and clim 8 @X if able, he will leave for many, next week. Vari ing the invalid are in ¢ officials of the his condition serious. wit 3 HAR reco! It a chauge tod that, Carlsbad, Ger. 8 rumors regards but the declare that regarded as ate ation rou Nevada bank bas not been An Aged Countess Dying. MabrID Aug 15, Countess Casa Miranda, a venerable lady of one hnndred yours, who was the governess of Queen Mercedes and of the Countess of Paris, was suddenly seized last night with con. gestion of the brain, and her imminent death causes deap sorrow in Madrid soci- oty. Her husband was one of the most cherished heroes of the Bpanish war of in dependence. Her son is the husband of Christine Nilsson ————————— Murderers Run Down. Lexisorox, Ky., Aug. 15. Hiram Pig man and A. Peery were indicted by the Rowan county grand jury Friday for mur dering Craig and Bud Tolliver on June 22 They fled to Huntington, West Va, a day or two ago, where they were arrested yos- terday by the local authorties. They will be brought back to Morehead for trial Kicked to Death hy a Hore. Newnono, Aug. 16 Charles Jansen, & Bweed, twenty five years of age, while leading new horses from the dopot at Pine Island to the Orange county stock farm yostorday, was set upon by one of the animals and kicked to death. He resided in New York city. GUST SHERIFF'S SALE. ALY 17, 1887, BY VIRTUE OF £1 entre of the 1 degrees west 18 2. x degrees west yor south 7 1 legrees west 2 TH r ing, containing 4 acres and. Thereon erected one J # Kennelly, ond fox od r t we house occupied 3 occupied by Monroe house Also all that certain plece or tract of te near Col 1, Penn twp, Centre oo, ded and described as follows, to wit. On by Penns Creek, ou the east by blic rod. ne west and south by Penna company, containing 1% acres, more { Thereon erected a 23; story frame dwelling house, stable, grain depot, and part of a coal shed and other outbuildings. Seized, taken in exeoution {and to be sold as the property of 1. J, Grenoble i No. ll. All that certain piece or tract of land {situate in the twp, of Gregg, county of Centre and | state of Pa., bounded and described as follows, to {wit Beginning al a stone thence by land of W { H. Bloom and 1. J. Grenoble south 13 degrees east 130 perches to a stone, thenoe by land of James { Runkle and John H, Leitsell north 70% degrees {east 22 4.10 perches, thence by land of 1. J. Greno {ble north 18 degrees west 30 perches to the centre {of the L. and T, Raliroad, thenoe in same south | 77 degrees west 16 2.10 perches, thenoe seuth 13% { west 9 3.10 perches 10 a stone, thenoe south 70 de grees west 2 perches to the place of beginning, joontaining 4 acres and 157 perches, nest measure I No puiidings Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of W, H Bartholomew, No.12 All thal certain messuage, tenement jand tract of land situate near the vill of Coal ville, Spring twp, Centre co. 'a., bounded on the east by the Thomas Estate on the west by D, M Lieb, on the north by the Thomas Estate, and on the south by land of www Bweitser, containing is of an acre, more or less. Thereon erected a two story frame dwelling house, stable and other outbuildin Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of James Stine, No, 13. All that certain tract of land situate in Curtin township, Osntre county, Pa. beanded and described as follows, to wit: On the north and west by land of Curtin & Co, and on the south and east by land of HH. P. Watkins, oon. taining about six acres, Thereon erected & two story log Swoiling house, Jog barn and other out buildings. Selsed, taken in execution and to be old ax the property of R. M, Watkins, TERMS-No deed will be acknowledged until the purchase money be paid in full, W. MILES WALKER, Sheriffs Ooo, Bellefonte, Pa, July 27. Sherif! White and red wheat, rye, shelled corn onts and barley wan at the Centre Hall Rolla M I for which the highest market prices) w paid, Grain taken on storage 1 ar . NO. 32 NEWS OF THE WEEK. Work on the Foughi ie brid Ing 1 port ’ Chattanc ished A DYNAMITE SENSATION. Arrest of a French Woman at Cowes with Three Cakes of the Deadly Stuff Lox been created t © Wight, by named Deyroint, on the ch noealed i er her abode N, At A great sensation has wes, Isle of the arrest of nch woman having She nable ¢ doteo- body the Fen BP ¥ ATQ0 Of a baggage at the fash , and the descent of t} tives on the place s It is repo iITPrise i ex ers ried that three sma cakes © What wou na lady's baggage unless fi is the iosive were found ( f the ex) i bring them oF me r juestion passed Gallagher ony to Circuili= 8 grimina: puri asked. Under the explosives act at the time of the conviction of and his associates It was made a possess dynamite under such slanoes he proximity of Cowes 10 the queen's residence, Osborne house, gives the dis- covery its most startling feature, as the w an may have intended to use it there. This 1s the police theory ad fe Says She Was Abducted and Sold. Toreno, QO, Aug 12--The sale of a wife for a glass of wine has created a sensation here and resulted in the arrest of Eugene Bevery, of Busquehanna, Pa. and W._ J. Cowell, of Bouth Valley, NX. ¥. The girl who was sod claims that she was ab ducted from the home of her grandmother and says that she was a member of one of the wealthiest families in Susquehanna. the claims that she was drugged and that when she became conscious she was in Cleveland, OO. Bhe joined Eugene Bevery, an adventurer, and he, becoming tired of her, as she alioges, sold her to W. RB Cowell of Bouth Valley. She has appealed to the police and the detectives are inves. tigating Good and Bad Crops. Luwisrox, Me, Aug. 14. ~The Journal published yesterday a synopsis of the crop reports from all portions of Maine. Hay will yield from 25 to 80 per cent. more then last your. There will be less than half the average crop of fruit. There is also ne increase in the average of corn. The yield is large. Polaloes average the same as last year. The yield is below the average. Thay are not bottoming well in some sec tions, and some are rotting. Oats prom ised above the average, but are rusting. California Wants to be Seen, Bax Fraxoso, Cal, Aug. 14.~The state democratic club of California has appoint- od a committos of seven to consult with the state and city authorities with a view to extending to President Cleveland a fore pal invitation to visit California A;
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