VOL. LXTIL. THE CENTRE REPORTER | - - EDITOR FRED KURTZ, The Republicans were again badly snowed under on Webnesday--and the Damocrats, they shoveled snow. The affairs of Centre county will soon be in other and better bands. With the ushering in of Jan. 1, ‘01, there will be an ushering out of the worst set of of- ficials Cen're county ever knew of SR Snallpox is ragiog in Guatemala. In seven weeks there were 1,200 deaths throughout the country and the number at last accounts was on the iacresse, In the city of Guatemala dozens of deaths have ocarred daily Brevet Maj. Gen. Alfred H, Terry, of the United States army, died at his resi- dence, in New Haven, Conn, at 4 o'clock Tuaesday morning. Heart failure due to Bright's disease, was the cause of death. He had been ill over two years. I A S— The Morning Patriot prospectus ap- pears in this issue. The Patriot reaches Centre county half a day in advance of city morning papers, hence it ia the first to inform us of the able Democratic organ aad its articles on public topics are always full of solid reasoning. The Weekty Patriot will be found & welcome visitor in any fanily. A ———————— Representa , of the Twentieth district of Pennsylvania, was served with a notice of contest by Thomas H. Gree the Democratic candidate. Senll was given a majority of 558. Rep- resentative Atkizson, of the Eighteenth district, has received private information that Capt Skinner has decided to fest his geal. SAA, Australian ballot will probably mandatory in the Keotacky as the majority report on constitutional conven- tion contains this cliuse: “All elections of the people shall be by secret official ballot, furnished by public anthorily to the vo'ers at the polls, and marked by each in private at the polis and then and there deposited.” * ES ———————— ————————————— latest news | SAA ive Scall vy. lale COne= The male legislature, be elections in the The sub-committee of the Stale road commission appointed by the latter to draft 4 bill for presentation to the next legislature met and decided to refer the to the constitationality of the proposition to receive money from the Sate to better the condition of roads to tha attorney geoceral. He decided that it would be coostitutional, inasmuch as general benefit would be derived, bat he to'd the commiitee that he reserved the right to criticiss their bill when it comes before him. question as The total popalation of the country in- clnding Indians, ete., will reach 63.000 000. Already thie Census Office has acta- ally returned in round figures 316 000 In- dians and whies in the lodian Terri tory. These with the population of Als aska, which Special Agent Pe'roff ess tima'es at 33,000, will bring np the total popula ion of the country to 63,000,000, a namerical gain of 13,000,000 for the de- cada, The Force bill is dead. Old granny Hoar, in the senate, tried his best to keep it alive, but it gave up the ghost, He applied mustard plasters, catnip tea, hot clothe, and all the granny remedies known, but it could not be kept alive, and old granny Hoar is mach depressed in spirit thereat, The trouh'e with the Force bill seemed tn be, the people, in November. left it ont in the cold; it took chills; got head- aches, bellyaches, earaches, and a dozen other aches, and these were too many even for granny Hoar to docter, and so the Force bill kicked the bucket, snd granny Hoar, of Massachusetts, is about the only monrner, “Yes,” said a Republicen to the Re- PoRTER, the other day, “1 must admit you Democrats seem to have the yell on ne on the tariff question.” Yes, we said, the yell has got down in dead earnest to the man who stands be. tween tue plow handles; down to the maid in the kitchen, to the day-laborer; to the mechanic; to the clerk; to the minisier of the gospel and all these joined in one great big, loud yell, ast November, that was heard from Califor~ nia fo New Jersey and from the St, Law rence to the gulf of Maxi co, indieating that the masses of the people have had their eyes opeoed to the fact that they have been fools to favor a tariff tha! pro- tects the millionaire by taxing the life out of farmers and all other classes. Our Republican friend admittad that the belief was growing in him that the tariff sas a tax to enrich a fow at the ¢x- t see our Republicin frie d vor fora New Republi can Leadership. The Republican leaders have become hopelessly engulfed in violent or revo- lutionary party measures, and have brought down upon themselves and up on the party the most sweeping political disaster of American history, says the Philadelphia Times. Some of them learn nothing, forget nothing, and yet demand crushieg tuxes on the masses to satiate monopoly greed, and revolutionary elecs tion laws to legalize State and national political theft; but the younger and now better elements of the party have halted the idiotic old political suicides and an entire change of leadership is not only pos ible but guite probable before the close of the present session of Congress, It must be evident to all dispassionate observers of the situation in the Senate that Senator Plumb, until recently rath- er a submissive follower, holds the Sens ate in his power to-day, and is able to dictate the policy of the party. He spoke and voted against the McKinley ariff i_famy, and be is more than josti- fied by the next to annibilation of Re- publican power in the strong Republican States of the West. He warned his mo~ nopoly tax-breeders in the debate on the tariff that the people would revolt agaiost the wanton taxes imposed upon them, but he was unheeded. To-day he lias tbe emphatic command of his State —the State that gave the largest Repub~ lican majority in 1888—to lead for re doced taxes and honest elections, His eminent sod brill ant colleague in the Senate, who reluctantly voted for the monopoly tariff, is hopelessly defeated in his struggle for re-election, and the hitherto solid Republican delegation in Congres: will be supplanted by five Democrats and two Republicans in the new Congress. With such overwhels miog popular commendation of his rugs gedly houoest record, it is not surprising that the power of the Senate is likely to fall into his hands, and that he will shape the party policy during the press ent session. It is an open secret that a number of Republican Senators who haye not yet publicly expressed their views, heartily agree with Senator Plumb that the Force election bill is useless and odious and that the party can’t make a hopeful bats tle in 1892 without nanloading the Mec Kinley tariff, Not only a large propor- tion of the Western Senators agree with Senator Plumb, but some of the most practical, progressive and sagacious Sen. ators of the East are not in sympathy with the administration in ifs effort to force the Force election bill and hinder the reduction of tariff taxes. It is known that both the Pennsylvania Senators are not in special favor at the White House, and the fact that the want of Presiden- tial favor is now an open door to popular favor in the party tells the story of Seo ator Plumb's easy path toa new Sena. torial leadership. It is more than probable that the lead- ership of Senator Plumb will be aggres- sively assailed during the present week unless the riddled and rattled Bourbon leaders shall stop their tomfoolery and lead as Plumb would lead by dismissing the Force bill and turning to business legislation, It now seems certain that the revolation in party policy must come speedily either by submission or the de-~ feat of the Bourbon leaders, and when it comes it will coe to stay. It will date not only the fall of the Force policy of the old leaders, but it will date the de- clive and fall of oppressive tariff taxes on the necessaries of indastry and of life. It will mean the certain revision of the tariff by the next Congress, with the probability that a tariff quite as low as the Mills bill may not only be pasied by the Senate, but that such & measare may pass both branches over a Presi dent's veto. Toe world moves | > Special Announcement. We have made arrangements with Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., publishers of “A Trea, ties on the Horse and his Disease,” which will enable all our subscribers to obtain a copy of that valuable work free by sending their address (enclosing a two- cent stamp for mailing same) to Dr. B J. Kexoars Oo, Exossonon Favs, Vr. This book is now recognized as standard authority upon all diseases of the horse, as its phenomenal sale attests, over four million cupies having been sold in the past ten years, a sale never before reach. ed by any poblication in the same period of time. We feel confident that our patrons will appreciate the work snd be glad to avail themselves of this opportu: pity of obtaining a valuable book. It is necessary that you mention this paper in sending for the “Treatise.” This offer will remain open for only a short time, wis A pair of sham will we a very acceplable and fine Christmas p esent, A.C. Miogie’'s shop store, Bellefonte, will supply soy thing in that live and at UW Pr oes, ~Toe wife of Henry Frauke berger foil on the ive « faw deys ago, in Peon Democraric President, tp, breski gan am In the state grange, at Harrishburg, last week, State Lecturer Brown of York submitted has annual report, injwhich he spoke of the resclt of the recent election, “It is a revelation, peaceful indeed,” he says, “but no less significant than if ac” compained by the clash of resounding arms, the tears, the blood, the slaughter which are the usual concomitants similar upheavals. From whatever stand point it may be viewed through whatso- ever glasses it may be scrutinized, it must be allowed that whoever else went down in the conflict last month the farmer came out on top. The farmers of Am- erica have dem sostrated they will call no man master,” and that the ballot is not the mere perfunctory plaything in in their hands these imagined it to be. “Bat the one gnestion now more im portant to them than any other is how to use, how to improve, what is con. feesedly their victory. As far as our own State is concerned, we have male the first actual sdvancement to ward equa'ization of taxation that we have ever scored. But we have not yet, by any means, made certain its attainment, Oar enemies are rebuked and checked, but not crushed, More astounded than al- armed, and more desperate than ever, now that they realize the advantage wae Lave gained, to expect that they, the owners of the corporate capital and con- centrated worth of the State, will yield to an equalization of taxation without a fight, or uatil they are compelled to, would be simply ridiculous; and yet we hear from certain quarters that it is time to withdraw from the fie 4d.” -——- Kinley Prices. New York Economist, We sabjoin the figures which show the comparative cost nuder the old and new tanfls of some of the prominent Bradford goods, A 54-inch double warp Italian, which cost 52} cents to import on October 1 last one week later cost 72% cents; a little better grade, which eost 90 cents to im- port, was jumped up by the McKinley bill to 82} cents, making a8 difference io the retail price of either grade of not less than 25 cents a yard. The amusing pert of this is that one~third in value, and about the same in weight, of this cloth is American cotton, on which the McKialey tariff imposes in addition to the ad. valorem duty four times the duty on the Anstralian wool, of which the remainder of the fabric consists, This putting an enormous wool duty on our cotton when we bring it back to this county would be enough to make & cow langh if it were not such an irritating piece of stapidity Take an ordinary men's wear 6-4 worsted, weighing 21 to 22 ounces. Up to the going into effect of the late tariff this could be retailed at $2; at present it must bring 1 50 if the retailer is to make the same profit as before, A 42-inch Sicilian which previously cost 41} cents to land now costs 554 cents, elevating its retail price about 20 cents per yard. A mohair brilliantine which previously cost 37} cents to import now costs 44} cents, which put about 12} cents on to the retail price. On cotton velvets the operation of the tariff is somewhat peculiar. An 18-inch black velvet which used to cost 15 cents to bring in now costs 221 cents, almost exactly 50 per cent advance, with a cor. responding increase in the retail price: whereas the same class of goods of a beiter grade, 22 inches wide, and costing previously 56% cents to import, is raised by the tariff only about 3 cents to the im porter, and the increase in the retail price is correspondiogly small. This only illustrates the genersl tendency of the tariff to cause the heavies! increases on the lowest grade of goods, to A —— a A Free Eduention. In The Queens ‘Word Contest,’ whiek:, the publishers of that magazine announ~ ced as the last one they will ever offer A free Education consisting of a Three Years Course in any Canadian or Am. erican Seminary or College, including all expenses, tuition and board, to be paid by the publishers of The Queen or One Year Abroad, consisting of one Entire Years Travel in Europe, all expenses to be paid, will be given to the person send: ing them the largest list of words made from the text which is announced in the last issue of The Queen. A special deposi of $750. has been made in The Dominion Baok of Canada, to carry out this offer, Many other useful and valuable prizes will be awarded in order of merit. The publishers of The Queen have made their popular fanily magazine famous through out canada and the United States by the liberal prizes given in their previous competitions, and this will positively be the last one offered, they intend to make it excel all others as regards the value of the prises, Bend six two cent. U. 8 stamps for copy of The Queen containing text, complete rales and lists of prizes. Address The Queen Canadian Toronto, Canada. smsm——————————————_— «Boots and shoes below actual © at Musser’s shoe store, Bellefonte. Get a bargain before it is too late. Additional Looals, Wednesday was about as bad day as they make ‘em. $8 —— Daniel Hess publishes letters of administration on the SBparr state, Some folks filled their ice honses last week; ice was from 4 to 6 inches in thickness, — will sell, until January 1st, a nice mixed candy at 10 cents per pound.—G, OQ. Benner. wee Mrs. Solomon Wert died at Aarons- burg, on Sunday, aged 85, Her husband died some 10 years ago. With Will Runkle's house there seems it's going to be no postpone- ment on account of the winter, new — Boots and shoes below actaal cost at Musser'sshoe store, Bellefonte, Get a bargain before it is too late, Dr, Gast, the eye specialist, will be at Centre Hall, for consultation, on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 22 and 23. — A hunting party passed through town on Monday afternoon with a large four-prong buck as a trophy. —~T, C, Kiotziog, president of the First National bank of Lock Haven, died at his home, aged 72 years. Manager Brisbin of the turnpike company informs us that the soow meas. ures a depth of 26} inches on the level. [Rast Kession of Grange. The State Grange of Patrons of Hoss {bandry closed its meeting Baturday. A | proposition to reduce the membership fee was negatived, The committee on legislation recommended amending the game and fish law so as to make tres- pass & criminal offense; demanded fen’ nes along public highways and railroads, and recommended equalizing the tax on all classes of property. The committee on education urged the doubling of the state appropriations for public schools, demanding an increase of the school term, and that children be compulsorily keptat school until 14 years of age. The agricultural committee recommends ed a change in the method of forming the s'ate board of agriculture, so as to elect the members by a joint vote of all the county agricultural and horticultos ral societies, the Kiate a The Philadelphia Press is indulging in some kicking at Cameron and Qusy, snd some cther Republican papers ere taks ing up the en dgels in the same line. Fault is found with Cameron's wisdom and patriotism in opposing the force bill and there will be an effort to secure a bolt from the lezislative cancus that wil defeat him for the senate. It will take 28 members to make this a success, as the Republican msjority on joint ballot wm Wednesday's snow storm was a tremendous one and we look for accounts of suow blockades from all over the country. —Jt will not be regretied if buy your clothing from Lewins, at Philad. Braach. tire stock. you the He guaran fies bis ens lant week we erred in staling that the lawlal season for killing rabbits closed on Dec. 16. The season does not end until Jaouary 1. —d3ive Lawins Bellefonte, der for a suit. experienced catters to be had, guaranteed, your or He bas one of the most A fit is wd, Lo. Runkle, from across the vals ley, called, and tells us there will be much moving and shifting around due ring the coming spring. — A covey of little boys, oul every eveniug uotil late aunoy some of the bosiness places by nonruly conduct, Their parents are to blame. is 54, being 11 in the senate and 43 in the house, This can bardly be accom. plished, Mr. Cameron interested him. self in legislative nominations and elec tions; put up bis money very liberally and since election has secured pledges from enough members to control the caucus. Ia fact he has pledges from pretty much all the Repablicin mems bers, He started out with 42 from Phila delphia, 19 from Allegheny, 8 from Lan- caster, and there is any quantity of his faithful servitors among the rural roos!- ers, . An extension of the Pittsburgh & West. ern railroad into the center of Pennsyl- State Senator WW. Betts of Clearfield He said: “The Pittsburgh, Beech Creek & Eastern survey was finished last Tues- day night. This road will run from Butler to Clearfield, conpecting at the former point with the Pittsburgh & West- ern. The cherter was taken out more ~The Philad Branch is thoroughly] reliable, and Lewins bas in stock a line! of clothing that leads in quality and low prices. Satisfaction always given, | we Wednesdays snow was two feet! deep, and the drifis avywhere from 2 inches ap to 30 feet, Guess the whole land is snowbound, but we are ont. wee [e007 Davis has begun a protracted meeting in the Evangelical church, The meetings have been running for near two wesks with very good attendance. ee owing makes sails to order, par ties can select their own goods from samples. Salisfaction guaranteed in ali respects, and at prices 25 per cent lower than elsewhere: ~The axe factory of Mann & Com- pany, at Mill Hall, started on full time again, which is glad news for all em ployes, as there was some trouble about the firm resuming operations, - Postmaster Brisbin received a large new safe for the office. The ine crease in the post office bosiness com- pells the carrying of & greater amount of stamps, ete. and makes a safe a necessity, wwe"Think not the clothes will make the man,” but they help. It is an une disputed fact that the Philad. Branch has more handsome styles, finer goods and better assortinent of clothihg than any two stores in Bellefonte. This week Bellefonte is overflow. ing with pretty school marms, which may set the heads of many of its gallant young men topsy-lurvy., Now wonid be the time to cage ‘em when they are plenty and handy, and perhaps willing. wee Don’t forget the Odd Fellows’ fes- tival on the second floor of the bank building, beginning on Christmas evens ing, and to coutinne until the following Saturday evening. The proceeds are for the benefit of the order which is worthy of public patronage, wwe Wednesdays snow storm was one of t he queerest and contrariest we ever knew of. The snow banks it built were different in architecture from the old style, being neither Grecian, Corinthian nor Roman, and cast in different places from the accustomed ones, with curls and twirls cornices of every imaginable shape and pattern. wee After the holidays, what? The musical convention fever will be np to 124 in the shade. After the musical con: ventions, what? Then will break in for the bangry, After the public sales, what ? Then will come the frolicsome flittiv g#, with hoe downs and the like. | What then ? well, this is enough to show thatthe o d of things wosdave is not the road is 8. B. Dick of Meadville,” - ~The following is clipped from the Somerset Democrat: We stated last qaite seriously injured in the fail they received when atlempting to come down the rope in their escape from the jail Both received severe injuries and claim that because of their injuries they were unable to escape. They are both lying in their cells in the jail under treatment of the jail physician—Dave with a brok en ankle and a broken wrist and Joe with a severely strained ankle and a wounded band. They both suffered severely from their exposure to the weather and had their feet and legs frozen, For a while it was thought in flamation had set in Joe's frozea foot, bat the doctor says that such is not the result. They are both in a fair way to recovery. It may be necessary to am- putate the toes and heel on Joe's foot, bat unless the symptoms are more un favorable amputation will not be made. w= Lamberman Hoyett will make Centre Hall his home again in the spring and occupy the house which Harry Kreamer lived the last 8 years. Glad 'o bave so excellent man and Democrat as Mr. Huyett come here again. Harry Kreamer haviog purchased Mrs, Righel’s properly opposite Harper & Kreamet's store, he will ocoupy same next spring D.J. Meyer will move from the “Found ry house,” and become a next door neigh- bor of ye editor in the Witmer home. stead which will be vacated by Dr. Em- erick who is buildiog a new house on the Durst lot, weeThe Newport Ledger is aathorily for the followiog: A most dastardly deed was nerpetrated ou Miss Annie Miller, a 16 year-old danghter of David son Miller, who lives about two miles above Newport, on the south side of the Juniata, in Janiata county, on Sanday night. The family had retired to bed as asual, leaving the door unlocked to ale lowason, who is a walchman on the rail road track, to have fiee ingress and luxuriant head of light-colored bair, which when flowing reached below her knees. Monday morning when Her fath er called her to get ap, she discovered |, that some flend had been to her bed dus | Fe riog ber sleep, cnt her tresses off and has not yet been discovered. wessThe picture of the late Samuel J, Randall is to orvament either the new vo ve awhile unger yet in spre of the cranks who thiok they see the tailend. certificate, One of the best engravers in t is now at work on the portrait, «hich will show a side view of the distinguished Philadelphian's face, NO. 49 Latest. Virginia had 3 feet of snow. From all over the county we have ace counts of fearful snow storms nesday. on Weds The house passed the apporti bill, onment i - A Battle With The sndians, A rancher, in Denver, Col., just arrived ii great haste to our commanding officer reporis a command of attacked and two officers and fif'y men killed, but the Indisus were repulsed with losses, flodiens killed is The Indians were put to cavalry The number o not known, roat. a “My Christmas gift” ~ please send ts the amount due on subscription, Arb Katherman and James Bmelz- ler were to Mifflinburg lest week, Bellefonte W. C.T. U. had a tem- work on the tipplers of that town a short time ago, and suce ceeded in having over three hundred af- fix their names the pledge. They conid not get in their work on Fiedler. perance agitator at w £6] ~~ The Lutheran school is Cantata bere will be fine parts &c, has always recdered first. ciass entertainments and will no doubt keep up ite record. ~The Altoona Tri the country boys or Mahbath in training twice a week on its for Christmas night. T music, entertaining dialogue This schoo] bune truyly thinks ught to be fact man who is prominent much ens that nearly in the couraged by the every iqduatrial. affairs of our Uki~- and wine lor g-continu- siry anc continued ion which he fil That which hes been shall be. commercial and political republic to~day was a native of the eo try, uscally born ing bis wiy to the effort, in poverty, front by ed patient indn fidelity in every posit - ra ii F . The Illinois grange dosen’t seem sgree with the crazy organs of m which, prices are cheapened by of trade, he to mopoly, to please their masters, insist that the restriction farmers may ~~! know & great deal about po they apparently know a band when they see one. of robbers -— The State Capital. - WATCH THE P INGE OF URE BRIX we nD YOUR LEG- The Birtidours Deg Y Parmior, inad dition to the general news of the day, 1] contain full reports of the proceeds ings of the Legislature during tbe ses sion of that body. Send one dollar and twenty-five cents to the publisher and get a copy every day during the sess 8100. The Weezry Parrior family journal and will report of the legislative Terms: $1 00 per copy per clubs of ten or more, 75 cents per annpuin, with an additional the getter-up of the club Daily and Weekly prepaid by lisher, The Dairy Parnic weboth for £5 (8) pow The Wrens TER ~ excellent contain a proceedings. annum; to Per copy eopy to Postage on the pub. it an also T and the Rep ‘r annum Pargior and both for $2.20 tr annn ETER the 1. m EPORS a Esery Home Should fave It. A always « te ailm it is a ails physician - Ying yo d Fiag Oil in the house you have a Paysician slways at band: it kills R hen Neuralgia, Burns, Biuises, and all Achesand Pa‘os. Price 2 ¢ bert are few things in may be ceriain, but this I= one of them, Pan Tine Cough and Consumption Care bes no equal for Coughs, Oolds and Consumption. Price 26 and 80 cents, Trial bottles i¢e at J.D. Murray's Drug Etore. for every iid imatism life of which we At this season of ihe your “when meiaria iurks in the alr, and bad colds not an unfreqe rent visitor we long fora quick and effective remedy. There is soarcely a home without a sufferer from some one of the many {Ils Sesh is heir 10.7 A simul ant is after the intermedistor. It is quick and effective It brings relief and saves doctor bills We can recommenda Mr Max Kiein for anythi in the liquor ine. His Eliver Age Eye al $11 per quart is the best whiskey in the market. He will sel il any Pennsylvania Kye Whic key, six year old at $100 Jor esch quert, or six for $5.00, Bend for his price list an 4 catalogs ana meniion this paper. Address X KLEIX, #2 Federal a Rays Pa 5 AAR NI A, When Baby was sick, we gave her Caatoria, When abe was & Child, abe cried for Castoria, Wien abe became Miss, she clung to Castoria, | When ahead Children, she gave them Castorin, Grain Market. 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