VOL. LXII. THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED KURTZ, ~~ EDITOR —— ccm. 94 Er oa Henderson pretended he would be a ack Greist in the Commissioners office, Henderson has piven up the notion to ran for Sheriff next year—he heard something drop. Even John Decker is disgusted with bim. In China, the other day, the platform of a theatre at Wienhen, in the province of Shantung collapsed during a performs ance. Five hundred persons were kill~ ed. A thrifty dockmaster of New York who received a salary of $1,800 a year, saved $11,600 in a little over two years. It is probable that it was done by not keeping a hired girl. “The man that went up in a balloon eaten by sharks the papers say,” re- marked the old lady, “goodness I always thought sharks lived in the water and not up in the clouds.” Thomas B, Reed, of Matue, is the new speaker of the house of representatives. In the Republican caucus, which met at noon Saturday, he received on the sec ond ballot eighty-five votes, or one more than he required to secure the nomina- tion. A Hastings club has beea organized in Lancaster. With a clab ready thus early our uncle Dan should be able to cudgel Delamater and Montooth off the track. Harrah for Hastings, on that side. The election of Charles Turner to Coogress in New York City is fraught with a significant interest. He is a poor young man, has no money, yet Tam- many Hall nominated and elected him by a rousing majority, This season he drove an ice wagon. ESR TITRE The fire bas been getting in more work By the burning of a bakery in Philadelphia, Monday morning, two wo- men aod five children were burned. Same morning at 8t. Paul, the Wash ington hotel, a two~story stone building, was burned, Two men perished in the flames. Stanley expects to reach Zanzibar next Thursday, and when he “oes will settle down for a time and try to catch up with the world’s news for tue last three years. He and his companions were re- joiced whea they received some missing mail some days ago to learn that Queen Victoria is still alive. Stanley bad heard no news from the civilized world for over two years, The Republicans in congress are fore ed to give up the revolutionary inten< tions on contests, The plot to seat West Virginia and Maryland Republican con- gresamen in the seats of Democrats who beld the gubernatorial certificates has been abandoned. Messrs. McKinley and Grosvener hunted up the alleged pre- cedent and found a lawcovering the case, This law stipulates that those members- elect holding certificates are the ones that must be sworn in. It takes a prodigious amount of vegeta bile matter to form a lsyer of coal; it being estimated that the present growth of the world would make a layer less than one~ eighth of an inch in thickness, and that it would take a million years of vegetable growths to form 8 coal-bed 10 feet in thickness, The United States has an area of more than 440,000 square miles o coal field, and more than 100,000,000 tons of coal were mined in this country last year, enough to run a ring around the earth at the center Hi¢ feet wide and 53¢ feet thick. Competent scientists say that there is enough coal in the United States to supply the world for the next 2000 om The most heartrending tales of desti- tation and suffering among the fisher Opening of Congress. call showed the presence of 327 members Whitthorne of Tennessee: The mention of Mr. Reed's name was a signal for applause om the republican gide which was returned with interest by the democrats, when Mr. McUreary, of Kentucky nominated Mr, Carlisle for the honorable position Messrs. Cannon, of lilinois; Mills, of Texas Henderson of Iowa, and Felix Campbell were appointed tellers, and the clerk proceeded to call the roll. The vote resulted: For Reed, 166; for Carlisle, 154; for Cummings, of New York, 1. Mr. Reed, having been declared elected speaker, was escorted to the chair by Messrs. McKinley and Carlisle amid applause, and the oath office was admis" tered by Mr, Kelley, of Pennsylvania, ES i a —— What is causing the present mild weather and so much resin may possibly be suggested by the following: It is a theory of the meteorologists lately origi- nated that the cause of the mild weather last winter and fall is dae to change made in the course of the Gulf stream now run- ning closer to the Atlantic cost than it ever did before. The caase for this is at- t:ibuted to depressions made in the bed of the ocean in that degree hy the earth quakes which showed their effects inland at Charleston and other places in Bouth Carolina. Itisargued by these meteorolo- gists, that the deep indetantions made in the bed of the ocean, took the Galf stream’s flow close to the continent, there- by affecting the climatic conditions, and producing unusal softness in the atmos phere where the weather ought to be cold and the earth frozen in deep degrees Whether or not the scientists are right in their conjectures, the unlearned are not competent to jadge, but the fact is clear to all observers, that since the earth. quakes which shook South Carolinas, with the exception of a blizzard or two, our winters have been nnusaally mild, — — Judge Anderson has denied he applica. tion for citizenship made by mormons who bad taken the endowment house oath, He holds that the church ia a teasonable organization ia its teachings and hostile to the gevernment in its practices, disobeying th» laws and seek ing the overthrow of the government. Theoath binds its members under penalty of death to implicit obedience in things temporal as well as spiritual to the priests hood and to avenge the death of Joseph and Hiram Smith upon the government and people of the United States. There fore, aliens who are members of the church are not fit persons to be made citizens, The judge reviewsthe evidencs at great length and lays stress upon the refusal of Mormons to give the nature of the oath, while ex-Mormons described it as above stated. The judge quotes from speeches of Brigham Young and other leaders, and leams to the opinion that the Mountain Meadow massacre was inspired by their utterances. AY Nothing cats so deeply as the truth’ That is one reason why political bosses and men who want to achieve the largest material success have such a horror of downright plainepeaking, They would see all our institutions subverted and the spirit of the fathers destroyed rather than lift up their voices in defense of the truth for fear that some one might be offended and votes lost, Men whose souls are on fire with devotion to the right never stop to count cost, nor do they keep their mouths shut when this republic looked only after their personal fortunes there would have been no revolution and we would still be a dependency of the British crown, Bat they spoke and acted and lo! they won freedom for their descendants and im mortal fame for themselves. The battles of the republic have not all been fought. Altoona Tribume, RE a at President Harrison's first message is out, and he thinks that the tariff needs an overhauling. The recent elections, no doubt, give him new ideas, He says in the message: “T recommend a revision of our tariff law, both in its administrative features and in the schedules, The need of the former is generally conceded and an agreement upon the evils to be remedied and the best methods for their correction will probably not be diffienlt. Unifo:m- ’ It is equally desira- be promptly de- the business of the country and of great difficulty by reason of the wide diversion of opinion as to the objects that may properly be promoted by such legisla tion, -— Reliable advices from Portugal indicate the imminence of a demonstration in favor of a republic which will even menace the overthrow of the monarchy. The republicans of Lisbon, Oporto, Villareal and Aveiro are co-operating. They have ninety~seven working commit tees and 17,000 enrolled members, among whom are Deputy Coelho, of Lisbon, a member of the academy of science; Dep ute Frieitas. of Oporto; Colonel Elias Garcia, a professor in the military school, and Dr, Braza, a member of the municipal council of Lisbon, The leaders of the army, and especially those of the ars tillery, are ripe for a republic. Senor Zorilla recently paid a secret visit to Lisbon to confer with the supporters of the revolotionary movement, The changes in Rio Janeiro, which in them. seives are viewed with comparative indifference here, are anxiously watched by the government as associated with the republican agitation on the Spanish peninsula and with reference to their reflex influence upon the whole o Europe. i rf» Beribner's Magazine of Deceinber is a Holiday number of striking beauty and attractiveness in its illustrationsland the text of the articles will appeal to the fancy and sympathy of readers, rather than to their desire for instruction in practical affairs, With ¢he exception of the fourth instalment of Harold Frederic's serial, each article is complete in this issue, The contents include a sym~ pathetic stody of life in the poorest quarters of New York's tenements; a vigorous end paper, sure to provoke discussion, by Edward J. Phelps, Esq. ex~Minister to England ; a genial and dis- criminating review of the whole field of American humorous drawing, by J. A Mitchell, the founder and editor of Life . another story by Mr. H: C. Bonner editor of Puck, whose “Zadoc Pine,” and Squire Five-Fathom,” in previous Christ mas isoues, will be recalled ; a vivid and pictaresque account of some characteristic Breton festivals ; and 8 sunny picture of life and eccentric character on some of the least frequented of the Bahama Islands, aaa SI MA It now seems that any slatement to the effect that the number of Iadian population is slowly decreasing is not in accord with the truth. The Indian is not dying off and vanishing from the earth any more than the Caucasian is. They have, for the most part, adopted semi-civilized habits, and live quiet lives. They are increasing rather than decreasing. In the quiet, orderly ecom- ities of the Indian Territory, in the res ervations of Dakota, and in the pueblos of New Mexico and Arizona the Indian is encamped peacefully, and his children are being edacated. He is fairly pros- perous, provided the Indian agent and the contractor do not try to starve him, and he is raising his family and increas- ing in the land. Ey a It is an indisputable proposition that in making Representative Reed of Maine, the cancus nominee for speaker of the house the Republicans have done A Pan-American Dollar. The silver coinage of Canada and the United States are of the same value, and on our northern border Canadian silver circulates freely. Our greenback dollar also is readily taken in Canada. A uni form dollar is most advantageous for trade between the two countries. It has been suggested that one of the things that should occupy the careful attention of the three Americas’ con- gress is the fixing on a common silver dollar for all the countries. The coin should be of uniform size and weight in all the republics, but each would stamp its own national device on its own dollar, The South American countries are at present unfortunately suffering from a depreciated paper currency, but, follow- ing the example of the United States, they could resume in due time. The time need not be long if they resumed on a silver basis, All the countries of the American continent united in a common silver coinage would, undoubt edly, have a powerful influence on the silver market of the world, They would have an important bearing on the ques tion of the bi-metallic standard also. The influence of such a pan-American dollar on our trade with the countries south of us would become more and more favorable, Alaska wants to have a delegate in congress, and be placed on an equal foot ing with the other territories. The re quest ought to be granted. Alaska pay to the United States government every year enough money to cover the interest of her purchase money. She pays it from the seal fisheries, and it is a larger sum than any of the other territories pay to the government, or ever did pay. Uranium is a very rare metal, worth £12000 a ton. It can be used as a sub stitute for gold in alloys with platinum and copper. Joes its high electrical resistance. also « A slate has recently been discovered in Cornwall, England. vein of the metal in a very pure Cook should demand an itemized bill, which he is bound to render, and then have it examined against the imposition of overcharges, The sheriff seems to bave scooped in quite a handsome sum in this way. Perhaps the exposure in the Reronrun and other Democratic pa- pers will deter this official from further wrongs in this direction. Bat it is hard: ly safe to trust him. Mr, Dale, of this town, got back $12 which the sheriff overcharged him. Mr. Bushman has notified this officer that an iilegal charge of $22 must be refanded. There are a number of others, and they should all compel the sheriff to hand back the boodle, and if be fails, prosecute him recover it, SAI MA n accordance with general expectation Congressman Thomas B. Read, of Maine has beaten Congressman McKinley, of Ohio, for the speakership of the next house, and what's more he bad a complete walk-over, In all the country from ocean to ocean and from the gulf to the lakes there cannot be found a stauocher ads vocate of protectionism than McKinley, and his defeat may be regarded as a slap at the Chinese policy. Even the chairs man of the republican national committee Senator Quay is said to have done mis. sionary work against Ohio's favorite son and the McKinleyities threaten to “get even.” It looks very much as if there are breakers ahead of the republican vessel thinks the Patriot. At Wilkesbarre a few months ago Chief of Police Wathins, of Parsons while under the influence of liquor, was killed by being struck by an engine while sitting on the platform of the Delaware snd Hudson railroad station, About a month ago his widow fled a claim in court for $10,000 damages against John Schumacher, a very wealthy saloon keeper who had sold her husband liquor while he was visably affected by it. The case was up before three arbitrators who after hearing all the arguments, this afternoon awarded the widow $2,500, Itis said the defendant will not make any appeal from the decision’ a ef A RE Hopkins Senten On Saturday afternoon Hopkins was brought into court and sentenced by Judge Furst. By the Court—Mr. Hopkins stand up! Have you anything to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced upon youn according to law 7 Prisoner—No sir. The Court—Mr. Hopkins, you have been convicted by a jury of your couns try of the highest crime known to the law-—the erime of murder, The murder of a member of your family, You had a fair and impartial trial; your counsel was zealous in the discharge of every duty to protect you and see that youjhad a fair and jost trial; you had a conscien- tious jury, sworn to try the issue between you and the Commonwealth and a true deliverance make. That jury under the evidence found you guilty of murder in the first degree. There cannot be a nestion, there cannot be a shadow of a oubt but that the verdict is the exact truth in your case. You committed this crime in cold blood; youn committed it with malice in your heart; premeditated vou lay in wait in your own house at midnight, watching for the purpose, We have buat little else to say to you but this, that you need expect no clemency THE NEWS OF THE DAY HOW TO GET IT me QA] remem WHERE TO GET IT Announcement of The Pittsburg ost FOR 1890 The Fiction Department, As 8 family newspaper ThePost will stand without & peer. [ts fict department will cons tinue to be one of the most attractive in the coun- try. The serial novels for which contracts for 1530 have already boen made are the products of some of the foremost romance wrilers of the world, There will be several of these novels in the conrse of the year, and in book form any ons of them would cost more than s year's subsord tion to The Post. ” sip The Market Reports, As a Guide for buyers and sellers of merchan. dine and produce, The Post's market reports will be found full, reliable, extensive, and of very lis from every commercial center hile in size snd Suality of reading matter it b equal 16 two of the ordinary ones, all of which, and other excellent features, make it the largest, best and chonpest paper in the country. The caitle, Produce and grain markets. especially prepared eh the weekly odition, are always full and rel wealth or the board of pardon; you must make your address for pardons and for- giveness to a higher power and we coms mend you to a prayerful consideration of your own condition; we say to you kindly and with the best feeling of our heart to repent of your sins sand seek pardon from God whose law you have offended. The penalty of your crime is death; it is the consequences of your own life; it is the consequences of your own crime; by your crime you have fors feited your life sud we say to you in conclusion fo Jaks yout peace with God; seek his pardon and it may be that you will be forgiven if you repent in sinceri- ty and truth. The sentence of the court is that you, William B. Hopkins, the prisoner at the bar, be taken henoe to the jail of Centre county from whence you came and from thence to the place of execution snd that yon be there hangad by the neck until you are dead, and may God Al- mighty have mercy on your soul, A Grand Dispiay. The undersigned respectfully announ- ces that he has opened his new store room at Spring Mills with an entire new stock of goods just received from New York and Philadelphia. : This large stock bas been selected with great care asregards quality and price to meet the wants of a home market, The dry goods and dress trimming de- riments are very complete, the fash tons and styles being entirely new and very desirable. The combination dress patterns especially are very peat and stylisn in appearance, and must be seen to be appreciated. Hosiery, gloves, rib~ bone, buttons, notions, etc., in endless variety and st reduced prices. Boots shoes and rubber goods of every descrip- tion, and at astonishingly low figures for the quality. Men's and boys’ fine dress shoes, lace and congress; ladies’, misses’, and children’s shoes, of all grades, and finish and wearing qualities, by any oths er store in the valley. Groceries recei every day and al ways fresh. Also keep a fall line of the finer grade of groceries not usually kept in country stores, The goods sre very choice and desirable. lot ing bats and caps, all the latest styles. {ardware, wood and willow ware, glass and queensware of every de- scription, and will always keep a com- plete stock. In addition to the above Iam receive inga large variety of choice for the holidays to please the little folks as wil as the large Sate. A visit jo inapast | and examine goods is respectfully solicited. D.E. 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Pitts CORPHANS COURT BALE PURSUANT TO an order of the Orphan's Court of Centre Coun<y, there will be exposed at public sale on the ism, now occupied by Holerand Dale, in tre Hall Borough, on Owen BATURDAY, DEC, 25th, 1880 Ommnty ai 2 o'clock, the following Onna) REAL ESTATE 0g of Emanne] Smith, doc’d., bounded and deseri ax follows: On the north the West by an alley, on the by . and on the Esst by pike. containing 40 PER- CHES. Thereon ereciad a FINE Oey TWOETORY DWELLING HOUSE Oey Good summer house, wood shed, and cistern, all under roof, also a good large stable. room for four shed attached, good and all necessary oul TERME OF SALE One third on confirmation of sale. One third in one year, and the in two yemrs, all with interest from date of con firmation of sale. The deferred Jaymes to be secured by bond and morigage on premises, IBAAC SMITH. Administrator of Deceased. 1 find Ideal Tooth Powder is without exception the best I have ever used. With its aid I keep my teeth very clean with any other powder 1 have ever tried before. Yo sa go i E. Chartard, Baltimore, M By the way, will you buy and use Ideal Tooth Powder? We can thoroughly rec. ommend it. R. E. Nichols, Dentist, Sa~ lina, Kansas, says, Ideal Tooth Powder is in my estimation, Jun What ia samo indicates. An engravi: x = Price 2 cents A A Either of the following engravings, " ¥* % Monarch of rather surprising to be told that the|™ Haytians are not pleased because Fred Prime erick Donglass our Minister, is not a white) ers on | the best thing possible under present conditions, The same statement, on general principles, will apply to the At the Brazilian legation in this city men of Labrador coast k ring in . Bop pour og it was thought that Dom Pedro would and 1t is now evident that many deaths A.D. } Wman, Slat, Nicholia, Powder ad find it superior toall others. from starvation will have to be chronicled before relief reaches these unfortunats next spring. Near Point Esquimanx families bave been diecovered on the verge of starvation establish his residence in France, but it is not believed that he will make any emperor having s penchant for travel. selection of Edward J. McPherson of this State, as the nominee for clerk. Reed is & man of admitted high charac ter, real ability and pretentions educa- body in Hayti, white or black but ifhe the tain Kennedy is of his five h " The engra: “ Evangeline” arrived oh of making Trusting republic's wishes, though it strikes us that the negroes down there, who are tional mequirements, His Democratic friends, and he has many of them, aver that he is as scrupalonsly honest as it is possible for men in his position to be, spent in Nice and Cannes, where he has many friends. Tosmorrow is his birth day when he will be sixty-four years of age. he Boy and gir they do nd h is writing & § pong Bp tyro OS Are 3 u " + My the gf subsisting on the flesh of dogs. At a number ofthe fishing stations anticipating 8 scarcity of food the fishermen saved the refuse from their fish, which they salted and which will have to be eaten to keep them alive, The fisheries, upon which they entirely depend, were a failure and they were left without means to bay food. It is feared that before the winter is out the past history of the sufferiogs of they will again be driven to CR SI ASO Great fires inside a week: The fire at Lynn, Mass, loss, $5,000,000, The fire at Bo#ton, loss, $3,000,000. The fire at Leechburg, loss near one million, ‘The fire at It is rather remarkable that the big bi, fire in Boston last week should have followed closely upon the heels of an editoral article in the Globe demonstrat that such a fire as that which Minneapolis, Banday could not possibly occur night, destruction of the Tribane build. bas a way of ing, and seven persons burned. playing jokes of this charcter. i % ® J ¥ . 3 i
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