VOL.LXIYV. THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR The fish one catches in a dream are always much larger than those caught otherwise, IS We won't keep lent this year because the fellow who borrowed a large satchel from us last year has not yet retarned it; SET, The farmer has the heavy end of taxa- tion. What wil! the legislature do? Gov. Pattison ie there to sign any bill that will relieve the agricultural class, A ———————————————————] There are several tax bills before the present legislature ard if our law makers don’t do something that will lessen the burden hanging upon the farming class the people will want to know why, BO —— “Thou shalt not steal,” —thisis the 7th commandment, which Fiedler violated in his $400 blanks scheme. Guess he never learned the 10 commandments as he also continually violates the 8th com mandment ISS AO. The masses of the people of this state —the tax payers and the farm and inthe workshops demand re- lief of some sort from the burdens of uns Just taxation, Will our legislators heed the cry of the people ? A —————————————————————. toi'lers npon The presidential perfereuces of the Democrats of 27 State legislatures has been ascertained by the New York Herald correspondents and the footings stand: Cleveland, 1,615; Hill, 199; scat tering, 276. The New York legislature was reported 31 for Hill, 2 for Cleveland and 47 doubtful. Governor Hill bosses that institution, Not many years ago an eminent scientist declared that it was useless to look for coal in Califoroia, as the geologi, cal formations gave no hope of coal. But since then the coal~searching Califorai- ans have discovered seams, and a few weeks ago the largest of them all, So California will now grow her own coal as well as her own fruit. We have just read the fall ww, ena tor Meek’s bill taxing unpalturslized foreigners 25 cents per month, and do pot believe it will pass either hoose, as we thiok it is in conflict with both the state and federal constitutions. The fa mous alien law under John Adams gave the Democratic party, ia its condemna- tion of it, great popularity and they used it with wonderful effect against the Fed- eralists for 30 years after. Is the telephone free? A big suit to at once break down the Bell Telephone monopoly will be begua in the Uniled States courts in a few days aud will be directed by a widely known patent law yer of Philad. It is claimed that the patent involving the main principle of the Bell telephone expired by limitation on Dec. 9, and it is now possible for oth- er systems to enter and occapy the field. Patent Lawyer George Harding, one of the highest authorities in America, said that it is a fact, as the Koglish patent ran out in December, the American patents, under an act of Congress, also ran out at the same time, and the patents ars now public property. There is no doabtabout this be said. ASO, At the court at Meadville, last week, Delawater's trial was pat off, Three bills of indictment were retarn- ed against the ex-bankers and two in dictments include the names of G. B , G. W.end T, A. Delamater. Ope case the ex-County Commissioners are prosecu~ tors and in another G, W. Witter, a des positor, is prosecutor. The latter is also prosecutor in a case against Victor M. Delamater, the cashier of the bank, All the indictments are for embezzlement, under the act of Assembly of 1886, which makes it a criminal offense to accept money on deposit when officials know their bank is insolvent. An application was made for a con tinaance of all the cases till next term. The McKinley bill papers do some laughable squirming in their frantie at tempts to Show that oppressively high tariff measure is beneficial to the farmers Of course they can’t show any such thing as Blaine told them when he declared that the bill would pot open a market wheat, The laws of supply and demand are solely what give the farmer a chance to sell his products, and the McKin- ley bill cannot possibly increase or de- crease his sale, But it can and does in. flict upon him a burdensome and anwar. ranted taxation, that takes not only the money his farm proceeds bring him, but compels him to mordipeigehic Property and get into debt, The fair-minded farmer has come to the conclusion that the McKinley bill is an aid only to great corporations and greedy and powerful monopolists. K CE ATTEMPT TO ROB. Tue Prax FrusreateEp To SwiNDLE THE County Our or $200, Fiedler's Little Game To Swindle The Voters -—He Stands A Self-Confessed Thief, The facts of the game to rob thelreasury of Centre county out of $200 are now in, and ald further infamy to the manner in which the county was fleeced uoder th Henderson-Fiedler regime and the sure plus spent. With the outgoing of the late board of commissioners, another grab was hatched by Fiedler, with the aid of Henderson, by which the infas mous (Fazetle was to farther increase the deficiency to the amount of $200 thro a trick to have blavks priated several years abead at a robbing price as the thing now reveals itself and thereby in an uao- heard of scheme of meanness to head off the Democratic papers from getting any printing for 3 years. Fiedler's plunder scheme was to carried out just at the last moment be- fore Henderson ceased to be commission- er. Henderson agreed to have Fiedler print the blanks for $400: to this Hen~ dersoun did not have the consent of the board, but that did not matter, it was the last chance fora pull and Fiedler was anscrapulous and desperate for the steal, and the two, when the plan was nicely laid for the steal, tbought then to coax, cajole, buy, or threaten John Deck- er into acquiescence, but he manfally put his foot down on it as heavy as the Seven Mountains, Henderson snd Fiedler went on then on their own hook in the steal and had the blanks ordered for which Fiedler was to get $400, The blanks for which Fiedler was to get $400 came on, The blanks for which Fiedler was to make a last pull on the tax payers for $400 were sent by Fiedler to the com- missioners’ office. When the blanks, for which Fiedler hoped to make his last steal of $400 were laid upon the commissioners’ table John Decker only was in; says Decker: What's that? Its them blanks said Fiedler's man, Oat with them at once, said commis sioner Decker, robbiog must stop, Out with them! And “them blanks” for which Fiedler with Henderson had plotted to make his last haul of $400 went out—were kicked out, by the Ea. than Allen determination of John Deck er, and the county escaped a further plunder of the tax payers, by Fiedler of $400. be Now see Low the steal of $400 proved itself, Then Fiedler, who had hoped to make the steal gf $400 in so disreputable a manner thought to entrap the new board to get his steal of $400 for “them blanks.” He tried to fix Strohm, and have Strohm fix Goodhart to get the $400 boo- dls off the tax-payers, But Fiedler did not get the thing fixed to steal that $400, and the blanks could not pass the Democratic commissioners with a steal of $400 in them. Fiedler got very sick then, because he dida’t get the $400. His belly was out of order, his gills pale like those of a spoiled sucker, and he smelled like a spoiled mackerel because he could not get “them blacks” thro for $400, Now see. Fiedler then tried to have the blanks taken at a reduction, proving he had overcharged, He came down, came down, until he agreed to take $200 for what he attempt ed to fleece the tax-payers out of $400 in the first place. The selfoonfessed plunderer! A responsible house in Pittsburg tele graphed and by mail sent its offer to our commissioners to furnish the same blanks, guaranteed to be on hand in time, for $200, for which the same Fied ler of the vile, lying, stealing Gazette tried to get $400 outof our taxepayers! besides in a mean, sneaking manner plotting to shut oat other printing offices from getting a chance to earn an hon est dollar for three years, Now then: LESSON TAUGHT, It Fiedler tried to get $400 for “them blanks,” and subsequently agreed to take $250, is be a self-confessed thief? If he tried to filch from the county $400, for “them blanks” which a respons sible Pitisbarg house offered to farnish for $200 does that not proye his endeay~ or to thieve the tax-payers ? He has been caught, S While the prices for the farmer's grain have gone down; the value of his acres has dropped down 00 per cent; his horse os have gone down in value 30 per cent, the taxes he has to pay have gone up. Tariffs have been heaped upon all he buys to carry on farming or clothe him- self and family; direct taxes added for road, school, poor and state swell the wrong, Here is the fifst and most important wrong that needs a cors rection. This demand is simple justice - o-oo. sod it comes nob from Centre county alone, but from all over the state, The Election, The elections passed off very quietly on Tuesday, and a rather large vote was polled considering the unpropitions weather. A great deal of cuotting was done in the boro, but the Democratic ticket was elected by good majorities, The Republicans bad placed a ticket in the field but had indorsed several of the Democratic nominations. \ y CENTRE HALL, The following boro officers were elect ed on Tueeday: Chief Burgess, John Riter; Assistant Burgess, Wes White- man; Town Council, R. D. Foreman, J. T. Lee, Harry Dioges; School Directors, A. 8. Kerlig, Dr. Jacobs; Tax Collector, WR rt, Judge of Election, Wm. RN 4 Quay's Denial, On Tuesday in the senate, Mr, Quay made a denial of the charges against him. It was a most remarkable scene in the senate—a representative of a great Blate in the highest branch of the national congress and the national chairman ofa great party rising to deny that he is an embezzler, but failing to ask for an in- vestigation, although the chagges against him are specifi and have been made in hundreds of respectable newspapers and in public speeches by responsible men. If Qoay were in the house it is likely that some fearless Democrat would not be content to let his general denial go unchallenged, but would ask him some questions calculated to make his Camp; Inspector, John Daaberman, Jr; Overseer of Poor, J. 8. Row ©, one year, H. G. Strohmeier, two years; Treasurer H. W. Kreamer: High Constable, auditor, David K. Geiss. ’ | » PENN TOWNSHIP, Stover, J. W. Moyer; Overseer of Poor, | J. OC. Snook: Behool Directors, Jacob) Kersteler, Fred Auman: Sapervisors, J, D. Keen, John Long; Collector, W. F.| Swith; Auditor, A, P. Zerby; Town Clerk, | A. K. Alexander, i POTTER TOWNSHIP, North Precinct—Jadge of Election, J. L. Nefl; Inspector, J. F, Potter: South Precinct, Judge of election, W. A, Kerr: Inspector, John B. Fortney; School di- rectors, W. M. Grove, M. J, Decker: Su. pervisors, Samuel Bruss, J. A. Bweet- wood; Overseer of Poor, 8, B, Spangler; Tax Collector, Jacob Smith: Auditor, B. A. Arney; Town Clerk, Joseph M. Gillis land, MILES TOWNSHIP. Judge, John F. Waite; Inspectors, J, B. Hazel, 8, Brumgard: Tax Collector, C Btover; School Directors, Wm. Krea mer, John West; Supervisors, B., W. Royer, | Wesley Soyder; Auditor, J. W. Bright; | Overseer, J. C. Hosterman; Clerk, T. B, | Frank, i i MILLHEIM | Bargess, J. B. Hosterman, asst. bar. ! gees, H, W. Bollinger; Council, Cyrus Brumgard, G. Frank, W. R. Weiser:| School ‘Directors, W. K Alexander, R.A .| Bomeller; Overseer, H. H. Weiser: Tax | Collector, Jacob Eisentuth: Judge, F.| Kister; Lospectors, F. P, Masser, J, H.| Deibler; Aaditor, W, A. Tobias. High | Coostable, W. H. Reifsuyder; Jastice of| the Peace, J. H. Reifsnyder. | HARRIS } TOWNSHIS Judge William Hess: Iaspectors, c.| Durst, John Musser; Justice of Peace, | Furgus Pout er; Collector, D. F. Weiland: School Directors, M. Hess: W. A. Murray | Overseer, A. H. Hosterman; Supervisars:| George gwabb, W. M. Meyer: Auditors, P.H. Meyer, A. B, Kimport; Clerk, Frank Swabb, Bellefonte went RepuBlican—the Dutch have taken Holland by the skin of their teeth. Ceatre Hall went Democratic by a big majority. I A AI How a Religious Enthusiast died by His Own Hands, Elias Fagely, a well-to-do farmer of Northumberland county, has been one of the most active movers in religious meetings that were held in his section. Ol! late he has been almost constantly passing the time in reading the Bible and dilating on religion with his friends aod neighbors, On Sanday Mr. Fagely attended services morning, noon and night, and when he retired he took a Bible with him, Oa Monday morning he was found in his bed with his throat cut from ear to ear in a pool of his own blood which was still warm, indicating that the deed committed some time between the hours of 6 and 8 o'clock this morning. Mr. Fagely held in his left band with a vicelike grip a Bible, and in the right was the razor besmeared with his own blood, The dead man was about 55 years of age. His business affairs are all in a flourishing condition, and no cause is assigaed for the act by his family. titi iloem— A Correction. Oax Hawi Srarion, Fs, 18, 1801, Hon. Fred, Kurtz I am very much indisposed, from a complication sf diseases, have not been out of the house for ten days. You made mention in the Reronren of my voting for Porter in 1835, a mistake, it was George Wolf, my next two votes were for Porter, my first vote was in 1834, election was held at Earlystown, in a kotel kept by Walter Longwell; I voted for Doctor H n for congress and John Hasson for bly; 1 have never missed voting for President or Gov. ernor; only voted the one time in my native township, Potter, which then ex- tended from east of Spring Mills to with. in 10 rods of my farm where I am now living. Truly Yours, Bamugr GriuiLaxy, vindication more complete if he is ins is guilty. But the courtesy of the senate and the time<honored usages of the body will prevent anything of this sort, The spectacle of a young woman worth $7,000,000 in her own right makiog a vow of “poverty, chastity and obedience” in order to devote her life to the service of the Indians and the colored race, is think twice before it either dismisses her from its mind as merely a pious en- thusiast or sneers at her as a victim of priestcraft, For evidently Miss Cather. ine Drexel, now Sister Mary Cather ine of the new Order of the Holy Bacra. ment, is neither. No two more serious problems confront this nation than its duty to the dark men of the Souath and the red men of the West, and no more urgent need exists than that the spirit of Christianity reaching down a helping band to lift them up, succeed the spirit of force, mardering them and defrand. ing them of their rights. Catherine Drexel is worthy to rank with Cornelia with Joan of Arc and with Charlotte Corday as one of the patriot woman im. mortals of the world, as well as with thousands of unknown saiotly women who like the poor widow in the gospel give all that they have. Special Announcement. We have made arrangements with Dr B. J, Kendall Co., publishers of “A Trea ties on the Home and his Disease’ which will enable all our subscribers to obtain a copy of that valuable work Jree by sendiog their address (enclosing s two. cent stamp for mailing same) to De. B J. Kexpary Co., Exvossrnon Faiis, Vr This book is now recognized as standard authority upon all diseases of the borse, a8 its phenomenal sale attests, over four million cupies haying been sold in the past ten years, a sale never before reach. ed by any publication in the same period of time. We feel confidert that our patrons will appreciate the work and be glad to avail themselves of this opportu nity 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, - - Marriage Licenses. Following is the list of fgarriage li- censes issued during the past week from the register's office, Bellefonte: J. E. Harter and Jennie V. Hosters man, both of Coburn. Harry Wise and Laura H, Erb, both of Woodward, M. E. Grove and 8. Jennie Pecht, both of Mifflin county. John T. Holt and Winona Bomgardner both of Julian, Roland Richards of Julian, and Gertie Williams, of Martha, Alex Mclowell, jr, and Sarah J. Craw- ford, both of Snow Shoe. Joseph E, Wallace and Mary A. Davi- son, both of Munson, Deputy Sheriff, Mr. J. B. Crawford, of Spring Mills, fa. vored our sanctam with a call. Mr, Crawford has been appointed deputy by Sherifl Ishler, for which position he is well qualified and is, also, in every sense of the word, a gentleman. Sheriff Ish ler is to be congratuiated upon his selec. tion, as we know that Mr. Crawford will prove an efficient and popular deputy, The “Doster” had a Start, A Lycoming county paper says: “A farmer near Jersey Shore had been sick with pneumonia. A traveling doctor came along and pat him in a bath of ices water to cure him. He died in twelve minutes, but the doctor was two miles ahead of the crowd at last reports and still going strong and steady.” List of Unclaimed Letters, The following is a list of unclaimed letters in the Cantre Hall post office: F.P, Gerhard, Miss Rossella Meyers, Miss Ida Smalls, Wm. E Shaffer, T, Benton Ulrich, Wm. W. Young. AM IG MS A ~—=(iive Lowins, Bellefonte, der for a suit, He bas one of the experienced cutters to behad. A D. B. Baisnix, Post Master, TY AI MN The Floods Altoona, Feb. 17 —Although this city has escaped there has been considerable damage done by the high water, both east and west, At Tyrone the Juniata has a fifteen foot flood and the houses in the western part of the town sre sur rounded with water, with many half submerged. At Tipton, ten miles east, a foot of water is ranning over the Penn- sylvania railroad tracks. West Newton, Pa, Feb. 17—The Youghiogheny river at 1 o'clock this afternoon has reached the highest point since August, 1884: One track of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad is passable, but the other is buried under twenty-five feet of water in places, All railroad traffic has been suspended at Washington, Pa., since the bridges are not considered safe, and at Tem. peranceville, a suburb of this city, the Chartisre creek covers half the town and is spreading, Hundreds are homeless and sinoe all the trains are tied up they can only seek the higher ground and take with them what few belongings they can carry in their hands. Huntingdon, Pa, Feb, 17—~Thirtysix hours of constant rain has caused a rise in the Juniata river to eleven feet above low water mark, submerging all the out lying farming districts to the south and destroying all the fences and other mov able property within reazh. JOHNSTOWN UNDER WATER Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 16—The Cone~ maugh river is six feet higher than any previous time this spring. On many of the streets people are leaving their homes in boats, and public business of all kinds is stopped. Reports from Bouth Fork say the river is higher than since the flood, vale bridges over the Conemaugh at this place have been washed away and utter. ly destroyed. The permanent iron bridge at Walnut street and the Came bria Iron Company's raiiroad bridge have also been swept away. This leaves the entire city with only the permanent iron bridge to Kernville. Al 6 o'elock this evening all the lower parts of the city inundated, and the water is still rio rapidly. On the Southside, aud in Cambria, hundreds of houses are flooded and people are getting out in boats, The Penusylvania railroad has estab- lished a station at Washington street, and a rumor bas just become gurrent that a large log boom up Stony creek is about breaking. This report has caused the most intense alarm, and people are fleeing to the high grounds. It is said the water at the large boom on Shady creek is higher than it was in 1887 when it broke, There are 4,000,000 feet of loge in this boom, It is said if it breaks it will surely carry away the boom at Fouseville and in thst event very ser- ious consequences will result in Johns town. At 9 o'clock the water is running over most of the principal streets, and still ris ing. The Millvale schoolhouse is under water, and a number of houses in that section have floated from their founda- tious, The engine and hose house of the Thirteenth ward have been carried down. The streets in this section, as well as throughout Cambria, have been desert ed [and the people have left their homes. c——— o—————— The editor of the Philadelphia Times has compiled a table showing the official vote cast by all the States last Novem- ber. The Democrats carried 29 of the 44 and the Republicans 15. The major- ity for the former was 1,019,610 and for the latter 100,531. Behold the majority 919079. Here we have nearly a million majority for the Democrats. Buch a public condemnation was never before administered to a party anywhere. The chastisement was not locally administer ed, but was broadly spread oat from Portland Maine, to Portland, Oregon, and from the St. Lawrence to the Rio Grande and its meaning cannot be misunder- stood—“thou has been weighed in a bal- ance and found wanting.” A codicil has been added to the foregoing will of the people— Eight Republican United States Senators are on a strike, and if the Hoar Reed managers do not change their tactics, by the meeting of the next Cons grees, a half dozen more will follow suit, The Pension Bill as passed the Senate than five or six millions, but perience warrants the belief that it be more than double this, It is to Additional Locals, ~The rain has ceased since Wednes- day morning, ~——Mrs. Martin Stover, of Haines, died a few days ago, aged about 75 years, ~——Da not fail to read notice and ad vertisemesnt of Bimon Loeb in this week's issue, ~=J. D. Long, of Spring Mills, was given a surprise party on 12, his birthe day, ~—There is an old and true German saying, “That children and fools often tell the truth.” ~—=Subscribe for the REgorren—a tri- al trip of 3 to 5 months, only 8 cents per month, less than cost, ~——Jacch Wagner will cease farming, and flit the day after his sale. Note nem ders emol gut, Geck, The Philad Branch is thoroughly reliable, and Lewins has in stock a line of clothing that leads in quality snd low rices. Satisfaction always given. ~The Philad, Branch is thoroughly reliable, and Lewine has in stock a line of clothing that leads in quality and low prices. Satisfaction always given. —— The son of Mr, Feterolf is not ims proving. Mrs. J.C, Boal is fast recover ing from a broken rib sustained by bes ing thrown from an upsetting sled some ten days ago, ~A good warm boot or shoe is need ed by all daring this winter weather, A. C. Mingle, Bellefonte, keeps a com- plete stock and at low prices. Gum boots, shoes, etc. a speciality. —Jerry Miller removed his barber shop from under the bank into the ho- tel building, having had about ten ine ches of water on his floor and being a little unhandy to boat. ~~Many of the cellars in town are flooded, caused by the recent rains, some having from four to five feet. The town is in need of better drainage, and sewers to carry off the water, ———Mre, Alfred Walton, of Philips burg, was drowned on Baturday. The cellar of her house was flooded, snd falling down the cellar steps she was drowned before help came. ~——MUSICAL COLLEGE.—The Session opens Monday May 4 for Young Ladies in Vocal and Instramental Music. ~Address, for circular, F.C. Noyzs, Freeburgh, Pa. ——Have you been to A, C. Mingle's shoe store in the Brockerhoff house block? Never miss going there when at Bellefonte, he always has something new aod offers none but genuine goods which he warrants. For low prices in boots and shoes Mingie's is the place: --(3et the RzrorTer on trial for 3 or 5 months, at campaign rates, eight cents per month. Send a sample copy to your friends outside the county, who formerly lived here; we put the price at less than cust for a trial trip. Let each reader send us at least one name, with the cash at the alhuve low trial rate, a oid Senator Qui; ’s 1epiy to the charges preferred against him by wwe New York World would have attracted more atten. tion if it had been made promptly, The World declares that it will in doe time analyze the reply. It says: “If Mr, Quay is innocent why has he not met these charges in a way which admitted of the taking of testimony under oath? Why has he not put the matter in such shape that the facts could be tested with certainty? Why does he offer, in refata~ tion of such charges, only the word of an accused and discredited man, without even the pos: support of his own af. fidavit? Mr, Quay’s answer is no answer. He has not met the charges, because be cannot. He shirks because he knows that the accusations are true.” Thus the case is put at issue between the World and Senator Quay. The latter's deaial is emphatic and specific, but the World will, no doubt, bring forward its evidence and we shall have another trial of the case in the newspapers, EE In Omaha they have a way to break a fast. Harry M. Rogers, the horse thief, forger and alleged murderer, who at tempted suicide six days ago and has been in jail since, has been trying to starve himself to death. He bas not eaten anything since his confinement and has only drank one cup of water daily: Yesterday the county physician concluds od to break Rogers fest for him. The prisoner was accordingly strapped ia a chair, and ia spite of his resistance » quart of milk was forced into his stomack through a tube inserted in his nostrils, His lower jaw was then bandaged firmly to his upper one. This treatment will be repeated twice a day, alternating the milk with boef tea. a tht pablo ommiani went
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