THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED.KURTZ, Epmorand Pror's TERMS; One year, $1.50, when paid in ad nee. Those in arrears subject to previous rms. $2 per year, Advertisements 20 cents ns.and 5 cents tor each sn r line for 8 inser nent insertion. Cextee Hav, Pa, Taurs, Dzo. 5. SPEAKER TOM REED Grasps the Gavel and Raps the New Congress to Order. WasHINGTON, Dee. 2.—At high noon 3oday the Fifty-first congress assembled, As the senate is a continuous body very little interest was excited by the formal commencement of business in that branch of the national legislature, but the opening scenes in ¢he house of rep- resentatives at a new congress are al- ways full of new sights and peculiar in- terest to every one, no matter whether he has witnessed the assembling of half a dozen houses before or it be his first experience, e clerk called the house to order sharply at 12 o'clock and then called his roll of members-electac- cording to the cer- tificates gent him by the state gov- ernments. When there is a con- tested seat he gives the votes for each candi- date and his rea- ¥ sons for placing the member§s named on his roll, § Oftentimes these contests cause dis- cussion and delay the proceedings. Immediately after the oie of the clerk’s roll the election of Speaker was proceeded with. Mr, omas B. Reed, of Maine, was nomi- nated and received the full vote of the Republican members, and ex-Speaker Carlisle received the complimentary vote of the Democrats, Mr. Reed was declared elected and was escorted to the chair by Messrs. McKinley and Carlisle, where he grasped the gavel and rapped the house to order amid the cheers of his asso- ciates, After a brief speech expressive of his appreciation of the honor con- ferred upon him Speaker Reed pro- ceeded to swear in the members whose certificates had been accepted. The Republican Caucus. WasHiNgTON, Dec, 2.—1In the caucus of Republican members-elect of the house of representatives on Saturday af- ternoon the vote for speaker on the first ballot stood: Reed, 78; McKinley, 39; Cannon, 22; Henderson, iv; Burrows, 10. The second ballot, which gave Mr, Reed a majority and elected him, stood thus: ar 86: McKmley, 38; Cannon, 19; Henderson, 15; Burrows, 9. For clerk of the house Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania, was nominated by a vote of 116 to 50 for Maj. John M. Car- son, of Pennsylvania. Ex-Congressman Holmes, of lows, was nominated for — t-at-arms. Charles W. Adams, of Maryland, was elected doorkeeper by a majority of one vote over James A, Wheat, of Wisconsin, and then Wheat got the consolation stake of tmaster, Charles B. Ransdell, of the North Pres- byterian church of Washington, was nominated for chaplain. Big Ssmow Drifts in Iadiana. Fort WAYNE, Ind., Nov, 80,—Traffic on the roads centering in this city was atly delayed and in the case of the Nickel Plate line, entirely suspended by the heavy fall of smow. Drifts four feet high near Knox, west of this city, stopped al trains on the Nickel Plate . Two unimportant wrecks oc- curred on the Pennsylvania road. West bound freight No. 58 was derailed near this city by a broken frog and ten cars Reve piled up in a heap. Freight train No. 88, also west bound, was wrecked near Elida, O., and several cars were de molished. No oné was injured but Jraseuger trains were delayed for five urs. * ———————— Gov. Jackson Withdraws His Proclamation Savriseury, Md., Dec. 8.— Acting upon the advice of Attorney General Whyte, who, by the way, had not been con- sulted at all until Saturday, although when in the United States senate he had the FE Island te in hand, Gov- ernor Jackson wi w his proclama- tion which opened the Hog Island oyster grounds to the public, VErnor Lee sent Jackson a tel inviting him to come to Ric and discuss the matter over an o stow as the governors of the Carol used to do. Jay Gould BH Off the Bears. New York, Dee. 8.—Jay Gould ap- peared on Wall street just before noon when the decline in stocks was at its worst point. He visited some promi- nent brokerag in B Stoadily to the close, early losses being more recovered. Money, however, was feverish all day and as high as 20 per cent. was for call loans, the rate at the close 10 per cent. Calls the Silver Convention a Faroe. ., Dec, 8.-~Hon, W. H. 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Six Persons Lose Their Lives in a Philadelphia Fire, WOMEN AND CHILDEEN THE VIOTIME The Vgress Was Cut OFF Before AY the Bleeping Inwntes Were Alarmed—Hev- eral Windows and Soffer Serious Injury—Origin of the Fire Un- explained, Jump from PiLavrrenia, Dee. 8, Not since the Randolph: sii! fire several years ago has the district + hocksink been visited by such u eal that which befell it yesterday Vienna bakery of Gustav Gre northeast corner of » untingdon streets, was vurped and mix persons lost their lives, The building was or upied by two fami- the record wrought by DECOnG Ana fies, and this is the flames and the smoke: Drend. ner, age Mrs, Annie Lit Fr, Aged 1 42 yours, auths aged 6 aan « Jobin § on face and Jimbs, aud bane] The Origin & Mystery. The origin of the fire is a mystery. Whether it originated {rom spontaneous comb iw rom the heater setting live to the woodwork of the cellar ceil- ng ned, The story brick with brown portion of it itingdon street is occu- : y Baker Gross, Bee ith this 18 a cellar, while directly t is the bakery containing the i nns se #scerta bakery 8 a three #tone | i hat Wis covered by George VIAN He was mix- fh, when clouds of aring into the apart working, Baker moments before half hours sleep. rved the place on fire, it is said, he lost no time in running up stairs and notifying his employer. The KRtairway Baker Gross, to make sure his jour- neyman was not mistaken, descended to the cellar and found front part Hastily he climbed the stair- Funk. the RL JOLIE Te CUR BIOR: arr ment were Gross had but a few gong up to take a When Funk obs Wis Ablaze, the buming. way to alarm those sleeping up stairs, but when he reached the first floor he found, to his horror, the flames had preceded him A half dozen steps were already partly burned, while the smoke was 80 dense that it was utterly impossible to ascend them. Almost frantic with terror, Baker Gross rushed out of doors upon the street, as the only SLairway in the building would not per- mit him to rescue his family. A Horrible Scene, the engines arrived on 3 conflagration the When # soene of the firemen were met with a sight they will long remem. ber. Standing at the open upper win- dows were men, women and children: and, as the flames poured out of the lower windows and illuminated the neighborhood, they added horror to the scene as the blanched faces of those were plainly seen. Mrs. Gross had been awakened by the smoke in her bedroom, a hastily picking up her infant daughter Mattie, she also ap- peas iat the window with the child in wer arms. The shouts of the firemen to wait a moment longer until tne ladders could be raised she but when the flames began licking about her feet she became panic stricken. Her cloth- ing took fire, next her face was singed, and, a moment later she Jeaped from a second story window to the pavement below, ALGve heeded, Leaping from Windows. The woman fell with a sickening thud and a score of people who had been at- tracted to the fire rushed to her side. Although seriously burned and injured Mrs. Gross still held her babe tightly clasped in ber grasp. She and the child were removed to a neighbor's house. The next person to leap from the burn. ing thuilding was Joseph Bittner, a weaver, whose family occupied the third floor. He had also been Picts burned, and when picked up his back was nearly broken in his attempt to escape from the burning furnace. John Elizahn was also severely burned and hurt on the head and body in jumping from one of the upper stories. Those rescued were kindly looked after by the neighbors whe, besides givin them shelter. gave them clothing, as their own had them burned. From Wilkeabarre to Willinmsport. WitkespaRRE, Pa., Nov. 20. Details have about been completed for the con- struction of a railroad between this city and Williamsport to ferm a counecting line between the t lines of the east and the west. The road will be about seventy-five miles J and will shorten the distance between cit
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