Pim s——————— —— THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED. KURTZ. “TERMS; —One year, $1.50, when paid in ad nee, Those in arresrs subject to previous rms. $2 per year, Epiror and Pror’a Advertisaments 20 cents per line for 8 inser ns.and 5 cants for each subsequent insertion. Centre B sur, Pa, Tuurs, Seer 25, KEYSTONE NOTES. Items of Real Interest Pre- sented in Condensed Form, WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS D0 AND KNOW. Gleanings of Importance from All Fields of News, Picked Up Here and There Through the State, Political, Secret Society All Other Departments, and Fire is again raging in the mines of the Charlotte coke works at Scottdale. The latter part of last week the flames were thought to have been entirely extinguished, and preparations were made to resume the plant. The mine was full of smoke, as the result of the fire, and a large fan was erected to drive it out. Shortly fire burst out anew and worse than ever. The loss is very heavy and the mine has again been sealed up, in the hope of finally extinguishing the flames. The dead and horribly mangled body of Joseph Pace, aged 23, a prominent member of Company H, Ninth Regi- ment, was found lying along the Lehigh Valley tracks at Port Blanchard Sunday morning. Parsons giving an Saturday afternoon He did corapany his company home evening, but started to walk Port Griffith Is Saturday ever and David Hutchinson k Consta James W. Young {rom West Chester t« the Norristown Insane asyluin. Within the last three days has been exceed- ingly erratic and lost the power to dis- tinctly articulate, A committee Call post, No. 81, Grand An i Republic, took him in charge and him examined by Drs. Massey and Dunn, who found that his mind was badly affected and that softening of the brain had been going on. ao shot had 114 CHAN A disastrous ion occurred on the eastern : i division of the Erie rail road, Saturday morning, at Middle town Summit, in which two men were instantly killed and several others injured. Two of the injured may die. Those killed are J. Lephart, conductor of freight train, and James Duffy, brakeman freight ain. The badly in- jured are George Miller, of express train, leg broken and injured about body; Joseph Hageman, brakeman, head and body crushed. frau General Master Wo an Powderly favors a most important change in the constitution of the Knights of Labor organization. He thinks the power of ordering a strike on any railroad sys tem should be lodged with the general executive board the order and not with the district assemblies on the varions railroads. Mr. Powderly has long held this view, but has never been able to have the constitution amended. of The fire department of Harrisburg Saturday night gave a roval welcome to City Treasurer Al. T. Black, the newly elected president of the State Firemen's association, and the Hope, Citizen and Reiley companies, which returns from the big Chester parade tire department turned sands of people were The procession streets, 1 home The en- and thoun- 3 the sireets principal Out. on paraded the The long drawn ont investigation of the Erie police force has had a number of sensational developments, in which allegations of protection to disorderly houses and to wheelmen at the driving parks were sgbstantiated by sworn statements, and of executive interference in behalf of fugitives from justice, where political pulls could be secured at elections, was likewise proven. The Montgomery Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit company. of Norris town, Saturday sold the bonds and stocks which William F. Slingluff as- gigned to secure for his deficit of last May. At the time of the discovery of the shortage Slinglnff placed these bonds at the disposal of the company as col- lateral, and are what the company termed “unauthorized loans.” The wheeling events in Reading Sat- urday were very successful and inter- esting and the road race one of the best that ever took place in the east. There were a large number of prominent wheelmen there from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and other places, and the local wheelmen, as well as the general public, displayed great interest, Ex-Commissioner George A. Houck, of Mechanicsburg, and leading Repub- lican of the valley, died Saturday from an accident received a few days before, at the age of 68 years, He was director in the First National bank, treasurer of the East Pennsboro Insurance company, president of the Gas and Water com- pany and held other important trasts, The most successful picnic that the frangers of central Pennsylvania ever eld since they began holding them, seventeen years ago, ended at Bellefonte Saturday. Twenty-six acres of land have been purchased, which the grang- ers expect to beautify each year until their park is as attractive and beautiful As any grange park in the state, Coroner Ashbridge, of Philadelphia, Saturday received a letter from Gus tave J. Schene, executor of the estate of Stephen Beck, who lost his life by jomp- ing from a train at Holmesbuorg junc. tion, stating that little Lona Beck was recovering from her injuries, She sends her thanks for the kind treatment she received in this city. Willian Hughes is in Jail at Wil charged wit commiyv- ting serions offenses in the little town of Montgomery, He committed a felonious assault upon Lena Bine, a 16- -old girl, and slashed as Pot- Jor across the forehead and arm with a e. Owing to the late heavy rains, an iron ore mine at Rittenhouse Gap sprung a leak and 10,000 tons of ore disappeared ina hole 200 feet , carrying with it two ta me Mn ashinery. The mine supposed nve been situated aver a su an cavern, RAILROAD HORR( Fifty-seven Killed and Inj the Reading Disaster. RD. il ROBBERS OF DEAD BODIES CAUGHT, aned Thine Drowned «= The Heard fur and Passengers Pinned Down by Until They of the Miles — Harrowing bers Noise Crash MOeenes ite cidents — Five Persons Killed Chicago-—Other Fatal Accid Reaping, Pa., Sept. 21.—A w curred on the Reading railroad. asvon teen miles above this place, at abast 6:45 Friday night, Twenty-one pe were killed outright and thirty-six seriously injured, The wrecked express carried about 150 passengers, and mail and express cars, and three pas ger cars. Above Shoemakerville, fifteen miles above the city, thae isa curve where the railroad ut eigh- teen to twenty feet higher than the Schuylkill river, Here, shortly 8 o'clock, a freight train ran train, throwing several. cars of ter on the opposite track. efore the train hands had time to go back to warn any approaching train the ds r, the Pottsville expre around curve agd ran into wrecked cars on its track engine went down the embanin followed by the entire tra human freight. The great horror, and can ined than described. The noise the heard several miles. headlight was hurled river, while engine cab reaches engine leaped 150 spot she struck the wreck into the river. The tank the air and fell right back express Prils wore consisted of engine, 1 about a 18 fix befora : , 1 into 8 Coll the lat- Of 8 Came the the conl 3 Ol geetio the plunged 10 and juinped Of the en DRL i! . debi, shadid The tarued apw vr tream, drowning seven of i lawn the work of he river con inight the Mahanoy Reading, taken Pottsville in the er the Pullma drowned. » body of Mrs, Edward J, Fox was taken out at 5:50 a. m. She was the first lady taken ont and was found drowned under the Pullman car, She lived in Pottsville and was 89 years old. Edward J. Fox, husband of Mrs. Fox, was found drowned i f his wife. Both had together, George R. Kaercher's bod) taken out ato a m He was badly cut on the forehead and about the eyes. He was drowned in five t of water in the Pullman car. His arms and lower limbs were drawn up Harry Loughl dactor of the « dead under the His hand » had anticipated d mangied, and hild in Pottsville, Durgess alongside © drowned MHLY was AR : 45 FYOars « f age, train, ailman car, were Wns in ol 3 On Is Ia BYES 84 Wi John Bex Mahanoy Ci of the fire de the smoke inah ROT Was under was Mr. servin md term as bua A Terrible Scene, Jahn Osborn, from Philadelphia, his way } was next found man, six and was Une of the on t his wife, le to visit He was a fine looking +31 » At Lakd f o to Fy out iT of WT $5 Peale OW Leg 2 ia kil Hearnon wi i + arenoen wiao i 1 # y 1 $3 at madnigat age, Car. out of the been identified as Frank Hq Mahanoy City. He was 33 years old and a member of the Citizens’ Fire esmpany. His chest was crushed in, A. A. Greenewald, the mail agent, leaves a widow and two small children in Pottsville. Mrs. J. E. Fredericks, of Pottsville, 40 years old, was found drowned in the Pallman car. J. E. Fredericks, her husband, was found dead by her side. N. C. Vanderstice, of Phamnixville, was found dead under the smoker. He was a candidate on the Republican ticket for the legislature, John Shadle, a Philadelphia and Read- ing engineer, of Philadelphia, was found dead under the smoker. Michael Summers, of Mahanoy City, member of the Humane Fire company, was found dead under the smoker. He was one of the bosses of the fuel plant near that lace, Geoge Lambert, aged 45, of amaqua, was found dead in the smoker. John L. Miller, of Cressona. a coal train brakeman, was found drowned in the smoker. John White, engineer, found under his cab. Robbing Dead Bodies. Franklin M. Kershner, aged 42, who claimed Shoemakerville as his resi dence, was brought to this city and committed to prison in default of $1,000 bail. He was arrested at the scene of the wreck on the charge of robbing the dead bodies. Rie since an, of wreck Killed. Bhomo, William D., aged 80, Readidg. Kaercher, George R., aged 45, Pottsville. Becker, Joseph, chief burgess of Mahanoy City. Fox, Edward J., aged 41, Pottaville. Fox, Mra. Edward J., aged 38, Pottaville, Hoover, Solomon, aged 8), Pottaville, Jacoby, Harry, stonecutter, foreman, Potts ville. Miller, John F., Cressona. Greenawald, George, mall agent, Pottaville, White, Jolin, engineer, Pottsville, Templin, James, fireman, Pottaville, fLoughin, Harry, conductor of express, Osburn, John, Philadelphia. Fredericks, Mra, J. E. Philadelphia. Fredoricks, J. E., husband of the above. Bauseman, Joseph, Philadelphia. Vandersiice, N, C.. Phoenixville. Shoodle, John, Philadelphia, Philadelphia and Reading engineer. Sammers, Michael, Mahanoy Clty, Hassman, Frank, Mahanoy City. Unknown man, delegates to the state fire man's convention from Mahasoy City, Injured, Joseph Southwood, Centralia, body cut and Internally hart, James F. Merkle, Bethlehem, badly cut about bead and internally burt, Jolin Thortton, Leesport, badly cut about hesd and body; seriously injured, Joseph Noll, Shenandoah, cut about head and left shoulder broken, . Frank B, Hall, manager of Frank Mayo's Dramatic company, out ahont head and body, bruised abotit arms and legs, © John Careoll, 96 Clair, back hurt and In. ternally injured, ” mses William Glassmayer, Port Clinton, badly cut about breast. Thomas Cooney, Philadelphia, legs Injured, tobert Cotton, ternally, Samuel hollenburger, Hamburg, leg: ine fured. B. W. Cibbler, Girardville, foot and leg mashed, John Conllek, Mt. Carmel, hurt internally and hand mashed, W. W, Johnston, Shenandoah, head badly ont and ler hraken, George W. Sowders, Reading, about back and neck. Professor Henry ©, Mitehell, of Lehigh University, South Bethleham. jaw dislocated. Joseph Southwood, of Michigan, Injured in. ternally. Lanrence Brown, Philadelphia, gerously cut, John Riland, Philadelphia, leg broken and injured internally, Was on his way to visit a daughter, seriously {11 and supposed to be dying. John R. Sonor, West about the legs and body, John Me Donald, Shenandoah, severely cut about leg. John Straub, Schuylkill Haven, log ent. Benjamin F. Beacher, Shenandoah, left hip badly ent and leg hart James Bernhard, ernshed and legs hurt, John Hesa, Mahanoy City, lees badly hart, David G. Young, Mahanoy City, head badly rut and leas sprained. Lyman Deck, Hambure, both legs broken. Dir. BF. Sallade, New Ringgold, right arm badly huet head and Pottstown, Injured in. badly hurt head dan- Leesport, badly cat Shenandoah, left hip Jueoh Ulmer, Pottaviile, both legs hroken, Samuel Coombs, Mahanoy Clty, badly hurt abanat body, William Simmer, head and internally, James O° St, Clad», bally bruised, John Carroll also injured, foot Ashland, hurt about sop Rom of Girardville, and leg Logan, Pottsville, jnred in back and head; at bngeage mas. first parlor ear conductor, very badly bruis FATAL MINE EXPLOSION. Four Men Killed and One Near Wilkesbarre, WiLkesparne, Pa., Sept, 20, —A tern- ¢ explosion of gas occurred in No. 4 of the Murray mine. The colliery not been in operation since Aug, 19, the cyl wrecked the much damage about “he victims were: The Killed, il, & fire hos Injured Ap Injured. Edward Buttston, head fire bossa, Lawrence Casey and James Sullivan, laborers, went to the bottom of the slope to bail water. Shortly after Fire Boss James Boswell and his assistant, Alexander Jennings, went down into the mine to make an examination. Their object was to make a thorongh survey of the mine and get it in shape for todav. when it was proposed to resume operations. One of the men carried a naked lamp, which one is not known. 2 one now remains to tell the story, the supposition that the fire bosses struck a large body of gas when they least expected it. The i slowed and Boswell and @ blown almost to pieces. “0 but is ings wer FIVE KILLED AT CHICAGO. An Exenrsion Train Wrecked on the C,, B. & Q. Road. Sept, 22 lock last itech engine on » Chicago, and Quincy ran into an excursion train on the entral road nes dAghteenth At 8B oy +3 ightfal onfusion was wosiinate idea swusible to ob however, five dragged out timbers and a4 the £pot lision had taken place. it had also been ascer- ©§ people were three others #* ey least tha 3 ured and htly. The dead are: Lily Diener, aged 28; Martha Diener, aged 21: Otto Schioeff, aged 17: two men, identity unknown. The fatally injured are: Lena Riswig, aged Minnie Pilgrim, aged , 15; Eddie Torpe, aged 186. In addition to these were the follow ing: Tillie Burke, left shoulder broken: Henry Lutz, leg fractured; C. H. Nie- man, right leg broken and left arm crushed; Charles Marose, arm broken, Through a Burning Trestle, OMasia, Neb. Sept. 23. Freight train No. 97 on the Wabash from St. Louis, due at Council Dlufls, was wrecked by going through a burning trestle fifty feet high, about ten miles southeast of this city. Twelve cars loaded with hardware and other merchandize, one tank car of tar and two cars of beer were totally destroyed. The engineer, Martin Eskridge, and the fireman, § Suuph Burke, of Stanbury, Mo., were illed. Big Freight Wreck, CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Sept. 23.—One of the biggest freight wrecks in the histo of the Pittsburg division of the Balti- mere and Ohio railroad happened yes terday at Benning station, twelve miles west of here. Engineer James Shields was killed and Fireman Harry Cy- phers probably fatally injured. Three other trainmen were injured. Locomotive Boiler Explodes, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 24. The boiler of an engine attached to a ht train on the t Tennessee, Vi in and Georgia railroad exploded at . man Heights, five miles from here. The engineer and the fireman were blown to ators and the brakeman was severely injured. The names of the victims have not been learned as the wires are prostrated. Dion Boucieault Dead. New York, Sept. 19. —Dion Bouci- canlt, the veteran actor and playwright, fled 43 5:15 last evening after a linger ness, Ew Yonx, Sept. 28.-~The funeral of Bouciceault, dramatist and Buchanan Renominated, © ATrasTic Cry, Sept. 10.-/The Second blican l con entre Hall Mills. All grades of Roller Flour con- stantly on hand, at whole- sale to dealers and at retail All grades of Chop. Granulated Corn Meal finest grades. of the Bran, fine and coarse. COAL, always on hand, Hard, Soft and Woodland, all sizes. TERMS, for Flour, Feed and Coal, Strictly Cash All kinds of grain wanted and HUMPHREYS’ Da, Husrnneys' Sepciyios are scientifically and earclully prepared prescriptions ; used for many rears in private practices with succes and for over trty yours used by the people. 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A Complimentary copy of Dr. Humphreys’ Veterinary Manual (300 pages) on treatment and eare of Domestic Animais—Horses, Cattle, Bheep, ¢ {fogs and Poultry — Bent free, HUNFEBEEYS suicisy Co. 8 Fulton St, X.Y. One of {he BINT Tel f encopes in the world. Ou | of. & 3 yr $ sg of Tas shows the small end of the scope. The fullowing cut gives the sppoarunce of Souble sina teie. bow you shout the Efieth part of its bulk ities rend poops. a8 Merge se is eney $5 curry. We will alee show you an make roe BE 1 B10 s dey of Joust, Hum he parte OU 1 perience Petter write gt ones. We ¥ ali express charges Address, Bl HALLETT & 00, Bes 880, Foxtiars, Maire MEN ONLY! SPM For LOBT or FAILING RANE: Ii Eeesteneral and NERVOUS DERILITY; 74 VW eskness of Body snd Rind, Efocta LR of Errors or Exorseoe in Old or Young, Bobped, Bobie BM ASROOD faity Restored, Flow fo pul v wud Strengthens WEAR, URPEYE LOPES ORGASEAPARTIOY BODY. Adssiutely wetting HOEE TREATHNENT- BoneBis nw day. Bon testity from 40 Sinton sod Forvipe Souvirtes. Write them, Dessriptive Boek, erplenetion asd proche mabied eosind ) fron, 4 Mbros ERIE MEDICAL CO. BUFFALO, Ne Yo Warranted boary b hunting cssen Bd gents Hires Ong PERSON in SEN ROUTE - ay we free. A sped do is to show what we send you $0 Those whe Sends sd neighbors and those » he #5 valuable trade Tor pe, wick Woids forvosrs _ snd thus we are repaid. We pry 88 sR reN + $$ you would like te ge to Ww bout you sare frome Btinson mplete cooking ntensll eve able odor filling the house No overflow on the stnves while kettles, No cloths needed in They supply the long fell want codfish, corned beef or ham ean be cooked in them without the bad smell filling the house Every woman who sees them wants them and the men do not object to paying for them GEORGE M. POTTER 2 Agent for Centre County. ARM FOR BALE ~IN COLLEGE TOWN. ship, by the heirs of Joseph Baker, dec'd, Couinains using these handling them Onions, Kraut, Yommeminad 150 ACRRS, ) bered: Besutiful for sitnation, wen FOOD BUILDINGS, GOOD WATER, wee excellent fruit of all kinds 20 m inntes from Oak Hall station, For terms address ¥. M. Baker, Dauphin, Pa, or D. 8. Keller, Bellefonte, Pa. &t sop 19 ARM FOR SALE THE FARM BELONG ing to the ate Jonathan Spangler, dec'd, will be offered at public sale on Owed WEDNESDAY, OUT. 1, 1800, Owemiy in Miles township, two miles east of Rebershurg cuntaining 111 sores of excellent farming land and 31 sores of good timber Jand. Thercon a wn GOOD HOUSE, BANK BARN and otherioutbuildings. The farm js well loons ted and io a high state of cultivation, be BALE OF REAL ESTATE «THE undersigned, executor, will offer at public sale on the premises, in Gregg township, on Ques SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 0g Bh i ea a oF Linen whan, consisting of 8 traot of land, contateing Joana 1D ACRES, poesaf more or loss, Thereon eracte La sory om DWELLING HOUSE, BTABLE, wo and all ¥ lidings. Lot of choles aa, SACI he } i i Fovurans HOUBE, BELLEYORTE BEUARUEL BROWSE, Proprieior The traveling coruapnpity will find this bote! equal to auy in the county i» every respect, fer man and beast, and charges very moderate. Giveit atria Zsjune tf Pa HOUE N*=v BROCKERIOFF BROCKERHOFE HOUSE, Al N «BELLE Cond Bample 0 on ge” Free Boss to and from all nr GIA fruits, rH. Pr no Parsrran Joy 24, JE.) ee FOR HOLDING ——— Adjustable 1=The Partitions can be moved in stantly to make the divisions any required sigs, Simple l-Nothing to got out of order—Easy of adie nt. 1--Will hold upright any sive of book Attachment! We make an altsch- ment for banging the Rack against the wall, thereby forming a shell Sizesl-The following sizes always in stork. Any other length (above 12 inches) to order st proportionate price : Tm . TNrweem oF Panvrrross 8 Partitions. 3 mn oa {Puce - a | i gauss “_ ''m Wells Manufacturing Co., ' MANUFACTURERS, ‘ 83 W. Onondaga 5i, SYRACUSE, N.Y. FAVE SINGER | | : :
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