VOL .LXIV. THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR The Altoona Tribune often says some sensible things, and this item belongs to the list: There are people in this coun- try whose lands would be of little value were it not for the market's opened up to them by the railroads, and yet they spend a great deal of energy in demand. ing that the railroads be taxed beyond their capacity. The grip is thoroaghly epidemic in Pittsburgh and fally 4,000 cases are re- ported. Several of the most prominent physicians are «fllicted and almost every business firm numbers at least one with the disease. Among those whose death can be directly attributed to the grip is Alderman Cassidy, well known in city affairs, who died. The disease is far more acute than ever known here. In the Senate at Harrisburg on Weds nesday Senate Williamson of Huatis ngdon presented a petition from Citizens of Hantingdon protesting agaiost the liberating of inmates of the Reformatory of that place at about hall pay, ts the detriment of honest labor and suggested that the prisoners should be sent to their homes to work out thair paro’a and not ruin honest labor at Hantiug lon by com petition with cheap convict labor, It appears that all the Sicilians murs dered by the mob in New Orleacs were nataralized citizans. This disposes of any reason for interference by the Italian Government, and it mast be a source of considerable satisfaction to Secretary Blaine, who by his swift and ioconsid. erate offi:ial dispatch to Nicholls made out a case against himse If before the facts were known. Mr. Blaine has one failing as a diplomatist, He sometimes lets his heart ron away with his head. Governor Peter J. Claassen, who was convicted wrecking the Sixth Natiopal Bank of New York, was tentenced to six vears imprisonment; and on the same day at Long Island City a burglar received a thirteen years sentence, The lay mind sometimes finds it difficult to under stand why the man who improverishes buodreds of innocent persons, and strikes a blow at business integrity, shou'd be dealt with more leniently than the social I<hmaelits, with his dark lantern and “jimmy,” who robs but few at a time, and these with mach discrimiostion. United States Government to make amends in any way to the victims of the New Orleans tragedy. The President bas no power, as the law now stands, to punish anybody, or make amends to anybody, for what has happened in New Orleans, or to give any precautionary orders or instruction to the Sate of- ficials. He canoot interfere in ny way with the police of Louisiana excest at the request of the Legislature, or of the Goverpor when the Legislature is not in session. Nor is the United States re sponsible, under our municipal law, to any foreign Power for damage done to the persons or property of resident aliens. This fact Las been set forth again aad again by various Secretaries of State and notably by Mr. Bayard in the controversy arising out of the Rock Spriags massacre of Chinese in 1884, An Important Decision. A dispatch from Doylestown, Pa., says Judge Yerkes has ren lered an interest. iug and importiot decision, in which it is held and laid down as law that the word *“wssae” ina will iaclades illegiti~ mate children. Ouse of the six children of the testator died before him, but after the date of his will. He left legitimate children and owe illegitimate son, who was born prior to the date of the will and whose existance was known of by the testator. He claims to share in the onssixth interest which his mother would have taken if livieg. It was cn: tended tnat the illegitimate son must be excluded, because, under the rule of the common law, the deseriptim “child,” “son,” “issue,” must be taken prima facie to mean legitimate child, son or issue, Jodge Yerkes, in concluding bis opinion, says: “We are of the opinio » that when the testator substitated the issue of de eeasad children as the legatess wo were to take the shares of deceased parents his inteot, us expressed by his will and uader the law, was to inclade the illegiii mate with the legitimate children of such parent in the term ‘issue.’ ” wwe Lowing makes suits to order, pur. ties can select their own goods from ssmples, Satisfaction guaranteed in ali respects, and at prices 25 per cent lower than elsewhere. . On The Granger Tax Bill, There was a discussion of the grangers’ tax bili in the house at Harrisburg, on Wednesday, from 11 o'clock until 1, and fiom 3 till 5,30, Many smendments were inserted and more were rejected, and when odjournment time arrived five of the 23 séctions of the measure had been disposed of, Taggart, of Montgom- ery, who led the fight for the bil |, asked for its passage on the ground that it would materially relieve the farming in terests of the unjost burden of taxation which it ie compelled to bear. He was ably assisted by Wherry, of Camberland and, indeed, had it not been for the lat ter, Taggart would have frequently found himself in a hole, Capp, of Lebanon, was first to find fault with the bill. He took excsption to the first section which defines certain terms, but Wherry silenced him in short order, and then was passsd the first amendment of the day. It was offered by Taggart himself, and exempts from taxation mortgages held by building and loan associations. Walton, of Philadel- phia, wanted to exempt savings institu tions from the payment of a tax, but his amendment to that effect was voted down and the first section of the bill agreed to. In the second rection of the bill the income tax feature was stricken out, notwithstanding the vehement protest of Stocking of Washington. This was Tags gart’'s proposition, and there was no trouble in having it carried into effect. Fow, of Philadelphia, made an unsae. cessfal effort to put scientific and literary institutions on the taxable list, The bill exempts institutions of this sort, bat Wherry says they must be institutions that receive Stale aid. Fow was also unsuccessful in an attempt to exempt consigned goods from taxation, and Gil lan, of Franklin, met a similar fate in his effort to prevent the taxation of mos sical instruments, The warmest discassion of the day was over the proposition of Stewart of Phila delphia to strike out the provision tax. ing machinery. He, Wallon and Bow contended that a tax ou machinery would drive some of the largest manufacturing establishments in Philadelphia out of the city. Gillan maintained that the bill wouldn't tax that kind of machinery, others declared that it would, and the matier was being discussed when the house adjourned, Consideration of the bill will be resumed, and the probabili- ties are that all the sec lions will be dis- posed of a» - Advice To Farmers Ex-President Cleveland has written a etter to the Indiana Tariff Reform League declining to be present at the league's annoal meeting, The ful text of the letter is not given out for publication, but the closing para- graphs are made public. They are as follows. “You will not, hope, think it amiss if I suggest the necessity of pushing with more vigor than ever the doctrine of your organization. I believe that the theories and practices which tariff reform antagouizes are responsible for many if not all of the evils which afflict our peo ple “If there is a scarcity of the circulat- ing medium is not the experiment worth trying as a remedy of leaving the moa- ey in the hands of the people, and for their vee, which is needlessly taken from them under the pretext of necessa- ry taxation? If the farmers’ lot is a hard one in his discouraging struggle for better rewards of his toil, are the prices of his products to be improved by a poli- cy which hampers trade in his best marks ets, and invites the competition of dan gerons rivals, whether other means of relief may appear necessary to relieve the present ? “I believe the principle of tariff re. form promises the most important aid in their satisfaction, and that the contin ued and earnest advocacy of this princis ple is essential fo the lightening of the burdens of our countrymen. Hoping that your organization may contioue to be one of great usefulness and encour- agement, I am yours very respectfully, Grover CLEVELAND.” No New Capitol. + The Bailding Commission to devise means to repair the capitol or build a new one, decided to recommend the ereclion of a department building and library, oot to exceed in cost $500,000, and that an appropriation of $125,000 be made to repair the present capitol build ing. There will be no new capitol. So long as we have the old rooster #'yle of legislation at Harrisburg the old capitol is good encogh. As long as roos- tera and lobbyists direct things at Hare risburg there geed be no new building at Harrisburg—the present one will do. When the taxpaying masses once see that their intereats are to be cared for then let the event be inaugurated by a new capitol—otherwise the old Augean stable is good enough, ai — Shirts, i ‘underwear, hats, , caps trunks and valises at cost. 8, Loeb, PA. » Election of Senators, The sentimeat is growing strongly in favor of the election of United States senators by the people. Congressman Holman of Indiana, who has served longer in that body than any member of the house, but not in continuous service in a recent interview staked his reputa- tion for good judgment “upon the predic- tion that almost the first thing done at the opening of the Fifty~second congress will be the passage of a resolution to amend the coustitution, requiring the election of senators by the people. There is a strong sentiment in favor of it, and the change is almost at hand, The measure will be introduced in the house as soon as congress meets, and there will be very little delay in its passage. It will go to the senate early enough togive + senators, whether they lik it or not, can- not afford to defeat the measure, A popular sentiment will demand change, and for senators to oppose it would be construed to signify a fear on their part to trust their fates to the will of the people. method of electing senators will be very soon done away with.” crats of Illicois in their successful cam paiga for Governor Palmer. Their can- didate will probably be Senator Sherman, whose term expires with the next con- gress, aud this is the vacancy that is to be filled. Governor Foraker, it is stated will be a candidate for the convention indorsement, will hardly succeed against if the Republicans should adopt this plan of nominating a candidate for senator it will be a challs enge for the Democrats to do the same, but Sherman, declared for a constitutional amendment States. Congressman Holman's assur. ance that it will pass congress by the necessary two-thirds vote is most wel come, -———- Chicago is again in the grasp of the grip. The disease seems to be more prevas lent than last year. The residents of the fashionable avenues and the denizens in the tenements of the poor alike suffer from its ravages, and it is felt in line of business, Five hundred men employed on West Side street car system are laid off with the epidemic and the company is badly handicapped for help. The South every list. The North Side Company has about 75 men off, while many of those at work are suffering from the disease in a mild form, The large down town stores are hav- jog a similar experience. In one store, employing 150 clerks, 40 ara sick. Ten per cent of the police force is laid up and 50 men in the fire department are off. Fifty oat of 150 mail carriers in the posts office are suffering. All the hospitals are overcrowded. About 50 grip suffer. ers applied for admission to the County Hospital and nearly as many the day be- fore. The institution is full and many of the patients are compelled to accept sccommodations on the floor, There is scarcely a boarding house in the city, it is said, but has from one to five persons laid up with the disease, It has invaded the hotels, and fully ones third of the guests are ill. To make mat- ters worse then, many of the managers and hotel employes are sufferers, and there is such a dearth of help that some of the guests, by their own request, have been sent to the hospita's. There are a large number of grip saffsrers in private houses all over the city and the doctors are kept busy night and day, - Pabst Beer. The bottling establishment of P. R. Young sells it to every dealer. It has medical properties and highly recom- mended for invalids, nursing mother and delicate children. Beside he has pure unadulterated liquors and wines of all brands.” The guarantee with every sale is my reputation, 10 3 Pure R, Yovsa, Prop’r Lewistown Bottling Work, dims ili ciapinadan ; Conscience Money. On Monday morning Treasurer Gram - ley received $12 from a party living in Pennsvalley which under the eircums stances should be termed conecience money had been out hunting and killed game out of season, So strong were the pangs of concience that they only found relief by voluntarily paylog the full amount of the fine to the county Treasur- er ~~Centre Democral, ss MI Ml AO Woodland Coal. Two ear londs Woodland coal just re- ceived, at Kurtz & Son's mill, . To Import Buffalo. \ C. K, Bober, of near Coburn, is making efforts to import a buffalo bull from Nebraska, for the purpose of crossing with the cattle in this section. If he meets with proper encouragement from our farmers, and he should, because it would be the means of greatly improv ing their stock, will arrange to get a buffalo or two in the near future, West- ern stockmen claim that the robes of crossed stock are more beautifal and of greater value than the robe of a fall buff- alo, while the meat of such cattle is far superior to that of common cattle. —Miil« heim Journal, rent e— Marriage Licenses. Following is the list of marriage li- censes issued during the past week from the register’s office Bellefonte: John Bwift and Elizabeth West, both of Philipsburg. { Aundrew Biosh and Agnes Hoilas, both {of Enterprise. F. Delosier and Jeanie Straub, both of { Hollidaysburg. i Chas, 8B. Hinton, of Soow Shoe and |L na Lucas, Union twp. { W.H. Boavely, of Penn twp. and { Nora Mowery, of Aaronsburg. David Giogery, of Martha, and Cecelia i Bullock, of Julian, Samuel Segal and Sarah i both of Philipsburg, Abramson A Wonder Worker. Mr. Frank Haffman, a young man of Barlington, Ohio, states that he had been under the care of two prominent phy. sicians, and used their treatment until he w.s not able to get around. They pronounced his case to be Consumption snd incurable He was pursasded to try Dr, Kiogs's New Discovery for Consamp- tion, Coughs and Colds and at that time was not able to walk across the street without resting. He found, before he ‘had used half of a bottle, that be was {much better; he continued to use it snd is tosday enjoying good bealth, If you have any Throat, Lung or Chest Trouble try it. We guarantee satisfaction, Trial {bottle free at J. D., Murray's Drugstore. a — Many Changes, | The recent conference of the Metho~ | dist Episcopal church, at Sunbury made imany changes in the assignment of [charges among the members of that { body, familiar to many of our readers Rey. Elias Shoemaker has been assigned ito the Penns Valley charge and Rev. O. {L. Hicks, the former pastor, stationed at Fairview and Marysville. Rev, Sarvis, who did good work at Pleasant | Gap for four years, was assigned to Irvo- ios, and Rev. F. W, Leidy stationed at {that place; Rev. C. W. Rishell has been | stationed at Bharmaut. such pe ! | Centre Hall Select School. | The spring term of the Centre Hall se- ect school, to continue ten weeks, will {begin on April 13, next. All the higher i branches and languages will be taught. Special classes will be formed for those | preparing to teach. Boarding can be had at reasonable | rates, H. C. Rominock, Principal, D mar 4t - Eis Body Fouad, The body of Newton Graham, who was lost io the mountains in Clearfield county, while hunting last December, was found oan Taesday of this week on Leonard Ridge. It was in a fair state of preservation and the clothing did not show signs of disturbance. His watch was missing. It is likely he was Jost dur ing the heavy scow storm which pre, vailed at the time and died from exhanss tion. a ——— W Old Doeu ments. Recently while in Bquire Boal's office, we were shown some very antiquated documents which he has in his posses sion. They are deeds conveying lands, dating back from 1774, and are still in very good condition, though somewhat time-worn as can be expected. The penmanship is very good and is perfect. a —- ly legible, >» Thanks, Mrs. Martha Odenkirk wishes through these columns to kindly thank the neighbors and friends who showed many favors and attentions during the recent illness of her brother, a Thousands of Families, bless the day when they learn the use of Huxrreys' Sexcirios NOS, ONE and SEVEN. Coughs, Cold, Bronchitis and Sore Throats are always cured by them. SRA. ua ~=flave you been to A, 0. Mingle's shoe store in the Brockerboff house block? Never miss going there when at Bellefonte, he always bas something new and offers none but genuine goods which he warrants, For low prices in boots and shoes Mingle's is the place: = ~The cantata Saturday evenipg—ad- mission, 20 cents, ~Freshground buckwheat flour, No i,at the Centre Hall mills, Mr. M,C. Gephart, of Millheim, was circulating in the town this week. — Now stock of wall paper, etc,, at Camp's furniture rooms, Centre Hall. Thanks to Benator Meek for copy of the road bill as it passed the senate, —Misg Carrie Tibbens, of Farmers Mills, was a visitor in Centre Hall this week, —Bamuel Kreamer bought a fine bay horse st a eale in Brush valley last week, ~ Harry Camp returned home this week after spending four weeks in Mif- flin county. Dr, Jacob's family on Bunday eve ning, added one more to its list,—its a big girl and the first, —0On Monday last a Clinton county man killed a blacksoake which measure ed over four feet in length. ~—We are sorry te note the illness of Mrs. Harper, of this place, the aged mother of Bimon Harper. -—~It is proposed that the Pennsylvas nia building st the World's Fair shall be a facsimile of Independence Hall. ——Don't fail to hear the beautiful cantata on Batarday eveniog in the Lutheran church, benefit of a good cause, -1 have one new sewing machine, New Home make, will sell for $10.00, in order to close out. GW. Busnuax, ~The milk man was pot on hand Tuesday as announced, but he will be around-—due time with a good quality of milk, ~Jorry Miller has moved back into is former room with his barber shop, the water having receded from the oor, — —~Mr, James Kimport, of Harris twp, gaveusa call. Mr, Kimport ins tends having public sale of farm stock, etc., April 4. ~The funeral train, from Tyrone to Spring Mills, will pass here hetween 12 and 1p. m,, Friday with the remains of J. W, Van Valzah. —(3e0rge Ocker, Moses Richard and veral others, who had been working na big job st Tyrone, have returned ome again. ~The Lingo trial in Jersey attract~ ed no little interest among the citizens of this community, the proceedings be- ing closely watched, ~~ A petition for a license for a new house, presented to the court at Altoona by J. Hesser, contained the signatures of 8 great many women, ~(jive Lewins, Bellefonte, your or- der for a suit. He has one of the most experienced cutters to behad, A fit is guaranteed: ~i~]t is likely that all arrests for the murderer Wilson, have been made and seemingly al | persons answering his de scription are in and no more out at pres- ent. ee William H. Runkle has become a itizen of Ceatre Hall, having flitted last week into a house near the station. He will speedily push the erection of his new residence. un MUSICAL COLLEGE.~The 39 Session opens Monday May 4 for Young Ladies in Vocal and Instrumental Music ~~ Address, for circular, F.C. Moyzs, Freeburgh, Ps. ~The Lutheran church of Mifflin town has extended a call to Rev. H, C. Holloway, D. D., of Allegheny. Rev Hol- joway is a native of Aaroosburg, this county. ~The F. & M. Glee Club, will give a concert in Garman’s operas house, Bellefonte, Thursday evening, April 2, for benefit of Reformed church organ fund of Bellefonte, ~The Trustees of the Evangelical Church at Shoemakersville, have wel comed pastors appointed by Bishops of both factions, while in Reading churches the congregations will divide, ~elsovi M, Eberhart, tax collector of Allison township, Clinton county, has been arrested in Chicago charged with embezzlement of state and county taxes aud will be brought back to Lock Haven for trial, we Rav, George Guyer, a superanpus ated minister of the Central Pennayls vanis conference of the Methodist Epis copal church, died at his home in Tyrone on Tuesday evening. He was 72 years and 24 days old. «Frank Woods, a wellsknown man employed as a clerk mn Altoona, was drawn on the jury for the Blair county court, when be made his appearance at court at Hollidaysburg Wedoesday in answer to the summons he was badly ins toxicated. His honor, Judge Dean, at once noticed his condition and dismissed him. Assoon as he became sober he was taken before the court and publicly reprimanded and fined $25. His name was also ordered to be forever stricken from the list of jary eligibles. "NO. 12 Died from Eating Peanuts. Word comes from Snow Shoe township, of a Miss Bolt, says the Daily News of Wednesday, a young lady about 18 years of age, who was found dead in her bed on Bunday morning. An inquest was held and & post mortem examination made from which it was learned that the indirect canse of the young lady’s death was eating too many peanuts. The dis rect cause of death was the bursting of a blood vessel which was undoubtedly caused by a severe attack of cramp, the latter the result of the peanuts the young lady had eaten. It is said that she ate three quarts on Saturday evening but this is probably too large a g nantity, i ——The Middleburg Post says: While stsrifl Bolender was in Philadelphia to place Adam Comfort in Eastern penitentiary, be called on Israel Erb, who is serving out a life sentence for nis part in the Kiatzier murder of 1879. The old convict bad a paralytic stroke on the 24th of Febraoary which had al most proved fatal, but he had nearly re« covered hie usual health. He told the Sheriff that he thought he had to die, but found comfort in the comsolation that he was innocent of the charges that kept him there, He explained that he bad had hope of pardon until his friead Andy Dill died and that since then’ he had cast the matter aside. At the sug- gestion that he had better prepare for a better world, he replied: “Yes I have been thinking of that, and done some work in that direction, but not as much as I ought to have done. However, I have forgiven everybody and harbor malice toward none.” When giving Mr. Bolender goodby he said: “Give my respects to my friends, to my family, and especially to Samael Wittenmyer of your town, Tell them that I have spent nine years in prison an innocent man. I am now seventy-four years old and I would like to see “de mommy” (his wife) once more—if it was but to go home and die, the ~The new jail at Somerset does away with the scaffold in executing murs derers. The inside of the jail is entirely of iron, and double irom trap doors in the hallway of the upper floor constitute the drop snd two iron rings fastened in an iron joist of the ceiling of the second story serve to secure the ropes. The executions take place in an upper corri- dor of the building where the witnesses are stationed. The bodies drop through the trap and hang partly in the lower corridor. The room in the jail only al- lowe aboat 35 or 40 persons as no more can be accommodated. About 400 per- sons have addressed Sheriff Good to wite ness the execution of the Nicely brothers, ~—A farmer named Andrews, in Crawe ford county, died recently, He was al- ways complaining about being poor. He dressed for effect and lived the same. He died recently and his heirs are now rejoicivg over finding $17, 000 worth of Government bonds, secreted in & small tin box, which was hidden on a brace in the barn. About a fortnight sgo they discover. d papers which proved that he bad $8,000 of boads in the Treasury Des partment at Vi x He left a farm of 800 acres, worth at ieast $20,000, If the heirs are the ussal style they will nes Sorry any one telling them they are poor. ——Samuel Pierson, of Lock Haven, fell from a second-story window of the Keating house, about 3 o'clock in the moraing, sustaining serious injaries. Five ribs were broken, his tongue badly cat aud his body considerably bruised. It is supposed that he rose in his sleep and raised the window with the above ree salt, ~Dr. John Ege, of Reading, who engrafted a white man’s skin on a colors od man, and a white man’s with the re- sult that the black skin became white, while the white szin retained its origis nal color, has announced his belief in white being the primeval hoe} of man's epidermis. ~The Bowmanites have concluded not to make any further attempt to gain possession of the four Evangelical church. es of Allentown, but wiil hold services in another hall, beginning next Sanday, until the meeting of the General Cons ference in October. ~The statement of receipts and ex. penditures for Centre Hall boro appear in this issue of the Reronren, It is sox. iously looked for by ali as the past year was one of unusoal interest to the tax- payers of the boro. ~The Cantata, “Under the Palms” in the Lutheran church, on Ssturday evening, admission 20 cents, under 12 years 10 cents. Reserved seats 10 couts extra, ~Rev. J. W, Haughawout, aged 81, a Methodist minister well known in Cen tre county, died at his home in Williame- port on Tuesday night. «To-morrow, 27th is Good Friday and a holiday, HRELOn,
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