mms A OE RR 8 AI THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED.KURTZ, Eprror and Pro P'R ~TERMS;—One year, $1.50, when paid in ad vince. Those in arrears subject to previous terms. $2 per year, Advertisements 20 cents per line fok 8 inser naand 5 cents for each subsequent insertion. Cextee B » ur, PaA., THURS, APR. 9. wt NLL, WCHMIDT IS FREE. The Jary Quickly Brought in a Ven dict of Acquittal Mgepia, Pa. April 1.—Media's sensa- tional murder trial came to an end yes- terday. when the jury in the case, after only a half hours’ deliberation, returned a verdict of not guilty. By the verdict of the jury it is declared that Emma Pfitzenmeyer took her own life. The district attorney at once withdrew the charge that had been made against Henry Schmidt, and thus Media's sen- sation is ended. Many were the con- gratulations Mrs. Schmidt received. can be made against man or woman, is feared that the terrible strains to Her mind seems to be gone. and t but even this seems doubtful. Good News for Workers, the steel works resume, the entire Ed- gar Thompson plant will be coal insteod of gas fuel. When Since that time been made at four new blast ment as coalers. provements have steel works, and naces erected. t 900 additional men will find work consequence of the proposed change. in- in Iron Workers Stick to Their Work. READING, Pa., April 2.—The e mpi at work and none of the departments were stopped on account of the tion of wages, } works are running today as usaal, puddlers held another meet nd de- cided that it would be folly to strike at a time when many are out of em- ployment and the prices of iron are down to the lowest notch, with no de- 1 mand for any kind of iron. redo 3 i AN Was alluiCid i ing, sO To Take the Strikers’ Places. NorrisTows, Pa., April 7.—Since the strike occurred at Morewood a number of Italians employed in this vicinity on the Pennsylvania Railroad company’s Trenton branch have started forthe scene of hostiliti Four embarked-on Friday night and nineteen more on Sat- urday. Others and one of a party that int leaving said his "| to follow, end are did not intend to would take the 3 "n } ES Te 3 to Join the strikers, 3 ir piaces, Oil Goes Up in Smoke. Prrrseure, April 3.—The Waverly Oil company’s pla was totally de- stroyed by fire last night. Loss about $115,000. The planing mill and lumber yard of George adjoining, were destroyed; los was owned ni 16 oil refinery . Wilcox, of Alle gheny, Six f crude oil, three of benzine and about 415 barrels of oil were destroyed. The origin of the fire is in- cendiary. The fifteen employes had NAITOW esCapes. Killed by Non-Unionists, CHESTER. Pa, 1 2. — William 3Jrown, one of en employed by the Standard Casting company, at whose shops a strike is In progress, was shot and kil night. Brown was with several strikers who attacked four non-union men. The non-union men drew revolvers, and Brown was ghot through the heart. The four men are under arrest. Their names are A. and C., Gill, J. C. Crisps and F. Quinn. Apri the mn Nieal last Sunday Closing in Lansdale. LaxspaLE, Pa., April 7.—All the cigar stores in Lansdale were closed on Sun- day through the infinence of the con- ference committee of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Women's Christian Temperance union. But one hotel was open during the day, and there was a more general suspension of bnsiness than for many years. It has been agreed by the cigar dealers to make the Sunday closing permanent. The Gilkinson Murder Ca se. Prrrseurc, April 7.—~The coroner's inquest in the Gilkinson murder case, after a brief review of the testimony, found that Detective Gilkinson’s death resulted from two gunshot wounds in- flicted by Frederick Fitzsimmons. His wife, Lucy, was held as an accessory, and C. M. Cark, his wife and her sister, Cora Wyatt, were held as accessories after the fact in concealing, harboring and maintaining Fitzsimmons. Will Suspend During Church Hours, Reaping, Pa., April 7. The two mountain railway companies of this city, and the East Reading Electric Railway company, have been requested not to run their cars on Sundays during church services. The Mount Penn Gravity company will comply with the request, while the East Reading line will jushend during the church hours provided the City Passenger Railway company will also discontinue, : Charged with Murder in Poland. Manaxoy Ciry, Pa, April 8.—Mat- thew Stanix has been arrested at this 8 on suspicion of having committed a murder in Russian Poland several months ago. A letter written by F. W. Boczkowski, son of the editor of The Saale, the local Lithuanian paper. was offered in evidence, It alleged that Stanix had killed a man in Europe and fled to America. Stanix has been committed to jail. His Reason Taken by the Grip. Reaping, Pa., April 4. Judge Er- mentrout issued an order for the trans fer of John Van Peit from the county to the state lunatic asylum at burg. The testimony of physi- cians presented to the court was to the fifeot Shad Jan. pelts Fedsoh ad oft m by reason 8 continued illness with the grip, ong The Keystone Bank Will Resume. PuiLaverriia, Aprit2.—The affairs of the Keystone onal bank age gradually issuing from a state of Oo and the officers are confident within a few days the doors of the in- stitution will be again opened for busi- ¢ ih oy oe sted since tha e banic of last winter, BURNED 10 DEATH. Nine Persons Perish in a Fire at Rochester, Pa. A TOTAL LOSS OF OVER $6,000. A 10. Year-Old Girl Escapes by Jump- Window, Found in the Ruins, end A Fearful Strug- f ing from a Second Story Gold Coin List of the gle with the Flames, RocuesTer, Pa., April 7.—A disas trous and fatal sroke ont late on Sunday night in a large frame building on New York street. occupied by E. J. Keede as a dwelling and shoe store, Mrs. A. Hall as a mullinery store aud George Edwards as a tea and coffee store. The fire started in the Mtchen of Keene's residence, aul he and his son Walter were overpowered by the smoke and were not discovered until too late to save them. sons mentioned escaped, | of Italians occupying the uj of a portion of the building ar ed to death. with the one of them, Marie fire ine OX LICKIO, & window, She gave : Anna Ih her fat ner and Vittorio Tickio. her une sisters: Josef Rosa and Fannie Tickio, her brother, Rampatein, boarder. Nine Bodies Found in the Rains There were nine bodies found at i fire, indy They hath, he been recognized, his who was hundred and fifty found in the ruins belonged to the sO, SU Italians $300 more still in the clusion arrived at became confi doors in the rear of Thomas McManus, nan, was the first to which was under way sounded the aroused the the fire nntil upon his | til the bed burned bey of the j rible, and an a others a is no d¢ started, anthorities Ie Ct one Fe Mr. Keene in fired the hu India, very serious ti for the British the suc cently crushed compan W. Quin ¥ 11 tow I ton in bis : disputes which have the rival chieftains of As anzai, in the Kohaf te of the Peshawer division have risen in arms i the British troops length of their line that the Miranzai 80 vigorously that ments have been h to the front. Full new uprising are natus the British authorities h An Anarchist Fgneral, Prrrssoro, April 8. In taking rooms of Samson, avenue, surrounded by wealth, in the pr of nearly persons, the of Anar : Joseph Frick took place yesterday alter- noon. Johann Most deliv 1 the eulogy and took advantage of the oppor tunity to make an appeal for anarchy. The dead man was attired in black, A blood red scarf encircled the threat and a blood red rose was pinned to the coat lappel. Around foot of the bier ae on eviden “OE obseqaies the floated the folds of a carmine Anarchist flag. The rests beneath the casket were draped with bunting of the,same san- guine hue, George Canningham Wins, Derrotr, Mich., April 7. Cunningham completed his sleeping fast at noon yesterday and won the purse of 800. He was only one of the six contestants to keep awake the entire 168 hours, Four of his competitors had dropped out ongBaturday, and Sanday night Townsend, an old time pedes. trian, also collapsed and now exhibits strong signs of insanity, Physicians think Cunningham can fardly ESCAPE serious mental impairment, (ieorge P. T. Barnum Slowly Sinking. Brivoerort, Conn. April 7. — Mr Barnum rested quietly yesterday and up to 10 o'clock last night was supposed to be improving. At that hour 4 was taken much worse and the physicians were summoned. They saw that he wis rapidly sinking and at once ad- vised Mrs, Barnum to notify her chil dren. At midnight there was no change in his condition, Slept Too Near a Stove, Wasminoron, April 7. Frances Lewis, an old colored woman, was burned to death yesterday. The old woman had made a bed on some chairs near the stove and her soreams aronsed the police, who broke the door in to find a mass of flames and charred flesh It is thought that a spark from the stove set fire to her clothing. Emigration from German Ports, Bertax, April 7. The number of in the months of January and Pel Taary, 1801, was 7.048 the highest © the same period in five vars, C—O SAIN wren RIOTERS BHOT DOWN, The Strikers at Morewood Met With Armed Resistance, Mr. Preasant, Pa., April 3.—This town was shaken to is very center at : : yesterday morning. At that hour seven Hungarian rioters were shou dead aud twenty or more wounded by deputy sheriffs. The greatest excite- ment prevails, Following is a hst of the killed: Paul Dohannis, Siav, unmarried; shot in the head; died in the company’s store, Valentine Zeidel, Slav, of Don- nelly, unmarried; slot through the neck. James Brochle, Pole, of Tarrs, unnarried; shot through the right breast, Jacob shucoskey, Pole, of Tarrs; shot through the head; he has a wife in Poland. John Fudor, Pole, of Stand. wird, unmarried; shot above left eye, Antonio Rist, Pole, of Btandard, unmar- ried: shot through the head, Cresezo Binero, Italian, of Tarrs; shot through the breast, At about doubtless a aronnd Md <i A 3 HIE OCIOcK 2:80 o'clock in the morning thousand men gathered wrewond, The deputies were ng a sharp lookout. The guards ere in charge of Deputy Sheriff Mc. Connell and Capt. Loar. The latter had been sworn in as a deputy, as were also sone men 1 E. They were stallions ut 143 vest side of the deputies at the * McConnell. sd, making buat remained si- assed, but The column n those ir Company wi COMMIpans i i ii depnties 1 the Hun they on mischief 1 wh § All pass: + a dash for the company’s fence, ied “Halt,” but not a man captains r command to halt. Another he command by pistol shots, mien Rept their The « iis put “8 OTIS sgumand was came to replied, from the s alive with were fired when the AY and yen » dead it was found eight len, one of whom is now ' ¥ - & +s1} elects of a4 bullet strikers » shots RKuown, out aw tha me +e men ters made anot ’ ir XX WOrks, 1 hi It aleb, of wing "Ot ar, Richard Davis, Harry Lriibert Lrerge Elmer i, May, ent d, and each # 11 i the effort trade Dave as true Demo y Lo free orden a DAS I O'Malley Sarrenders April 4.—-Dominick y¥ Malley. t notori detective, ] ith having atlempted Hennessy case, limappeared when Liay statues were created a sensa- surrendering him- : the criminal court attorney, Lionel Adams, and Barry, ex-clerk of the criminal 1 gave himself up Chief r Sheriff Arnanlt. He gave bail Tr agpearance, wr . LS EW { ORLEANS, Jus WHS CHAT ay by drove to > % 13 ail to i —— Terrible Colliery Explosion, Ls April 4.-An alarming ool liery explosi urred at Spedaie’ North Staffordshire, yesterday, resalt- ing in the killing of seven men and three boya. it is supposed to have been caused by the improper firing of a blast, The bodies of the dead were brought up in a terribly battered and almost un- recognizable conditian. The colliery belongs to the Midland Coal and Coke Iron company and adjoins the Burley fit. wherein nineteen lives were lately ost. XIN, Mm OC Catholic University Board. JartiMore, April 7. — The annual meeting, of the Catholic university board will be held at the institution next Wednesday, Cardinal Gibbons, president of the board, will preside, and among the members are Archbishops Williams. of Boston; Corrigan, of New York; dreland, of St. Paul; Bishop Foley, of Detroit: Rev. Dr. P. L. Chap- Rete and Mr. Thomas Waggaman, of Washington, and Mr. Michael Jenkins, of Baltimore, A Boiler Takes Its Flight, Prrranunro, April 6.—The boiler of the West End Gas company exploded Saturday. The boiler was an upright one and it went straight up through the roof over Foley's livery stable, which is three stories high, and then over a row of frame buildings in the rear of the stable and up into a lot on Steuben street, a distance of about 500 feet. No one was in the building when the explosion occurred, and its cause is not known. Three Children Drowned, Rice Lake, Wis, April 7.—~Three of Arthur Ritchie's children, aged 7, 9 and 11 years, were drowned ina small Fool of water near his logging camp in rch Lake, eighteen miles northeast of this city, by breaking through the ice, AAA SION Buried Under an Avalanche, Havrarax, N. 8, April 4.—At St, An. thonys, N. F., an avalanche of snow swept down from ahigh cliff and buried ander its enormous ht the resi. dence of Levi Andrews, tly kill. ing Mrs, Andrews, a daughter and a son. | i in Condensed Form, Local Happenings Picked Up Herve and There in the State and Flashed Over the Busy Wires, Pottstown paid only $14,308 in county tax last year. Odd Fellows will demonstrate at Ta maqua on April 27, A new paper, The Tribune, will ap pear at Scranton on July 1. The postoffice at Bradford has been raised to the presidential class, James T. Dunfee has been appointed yostinaster at Newville, vice John M. Yoodbury, removed. Ex-County Treasurer Henry T. Hofl- was one of Lebanon's leading citizens, While talking to friends in the Man- gion house reading room, Lansford, Charles Kurtz, aged 70, dropped dead. years, is charged with bigamy by her son. Seven husbands are to her credit, A horse leaped from a moving train near York, rolled over, got up, after the train and tumbled into a cul vert Farmer Schreibe, of Guth's Station, Lehigh county, found thieves in his house, had a tussle and was seriously wounded. Rev. W. Leggett Koll, of St. James’ Episcopal church, Bristol, resigned from the rectorship of the church. Ill health is the cause. Dr. M. A. Hengst, of Birdsboro, failed to cure Job Van Pelt of grippe,and Van Pelt assanited the physician with a club, injuring him seriously. The Neversink Mountain railroad was enabled by sheriffs deed to cut up the lands of the late Joseph Good, near leading, and the children and heirs sue for consequential damages. William K. Stauffer, who died at Boyertown in the 72d year of his age, was one of the most prominent citizens of Berks county. He was a son of the late Judge Stanffer, and was a justice of the peace for thirty years. Two of his sons are well known clergymen, At New Cumberland Edward Tanby, a young man, was drowned while fish. ing in the Yellow Breeches creek. He was out in a boat lifting nets, when it capsized and he was thrown into the water. A boy upon the shore tried to gave him, but failed. At last report the body had not been recovered. Omer Fra , & yonng married man of Reading, whose sister recently com- mitted suicide, was taken to the Har- risburg Lunatic asylum at his own re- quest, Since the death of his sister he has been very despondent, and was fear. ful that suicidal mania might overtake him His father, Daniel 8. Francis, «1 suicide several years ago, H. 8. Cope,of Durham, Bucks kookkeeper for Matthew Lynn, an ex- tensive lumber merchant and manufa reported to have Mr. Lynn since dis is charged, that Cope is but not x Pe is A Jus- ty county, disappeared, has Oovered, hort in hs Enow the exact amonnt the peace of Durham civil 5 Hi accounts, does tice of wnsbip, business, respects and transacted a large His family is one of the able in Durham Arreonexy City, Pa, Apnl 7.—The new charler for this city went into ef. fect yesterday, and hereafter that mn- nicipality will be classed with cities of the second class. 1nost I Eastox, Pa., April 7,—~Charles Landy, who escaped from the station house in South Easton, where he was held on a harge of robbery at Lebanon, Pa., was arrested in Phillipsburg, N. J., yester- day, and brought to the same lockup, where he is to be held until the arrival of an officer from Lebanon. Weer MaxAYUSE, Pa., April 7.—The dissatisfaction between A. & P. Rob- erts & Co., of the Pencoyd Iron works, and their pnddlers has taken definite shape and about 200 men are out of em- sioyment, with prospects that this num- po will be very materially increased. Eastrox, Pa, April 4.—An Italian girl, aged about 8 years, wearing a pink dress, strayed from her home near East Bangor and wanderdd out on a country road. A bull ina field near by, upon seeing the dress, leaped over a fence, and before he could be driven away the child was gored to death, being man- gled in a shocking manner. Reapisa, Pa, April 7. — Harrison Wesley, of Robeson township, was se- verely beaten by a gang of colored men whom he refused to treat in a saloon at Tenth and Walnut streets. John Ar- begus, who was convictea of killing John Brown, colored, but who is at liberty on bail pending a trial, has been arrested as one of his assailants, Porrsvirig, Pa, April 4.—A sealed verdict in the Shepp-Cox ejection case was rendered yesterday. The case involved the title to a certain tract of land valued at $10,000, sitnated about three miles from Brandonville. Both Shepp Bnd Dox claimed the right of ownership in the property. Latigation over the title has been or on on for the past seventeen years. This last deci. sion is in favor Cox. The litigation has coat some $30,000, Gureexssuro, Pa, April 4.-—When the bodies of the Nicely brothers, who were executed at Somerset on Thurs. day, arrived in Ligonier they were then from the coffine and placed in other more expensive caskets, Ol Mrs. Nicely was completely pros trated and has beeri a raving maniac ever since. Dr. Beltz, the attending ysician, fears she will never regain r reason. The funeral this afternoon was one of the largest ever witnessed in Ligonier valley. om ‘Rangat Raught WiLkesnanne, Pa. and Iron Detective W red Rosario Staziola, O 8 A limited quantity per yard. = 0 of yard wide, extra cents ~ yr Ginghams from yard. Only ¢ piece. - i tc cents per each I RMERS' SUPPLIES AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES, BOUTH Baxi CHILLE! x REDUCTION IN arb GW SHARES reduced from 40 to 30 cents All ether regain reduced sooordingly Roland CHILLED PLOWS are the best bevel wmndeide plow earil Prices I's plo duced, wm POTATO PLANTER. The Aspenwall Is the most planter ever made Farmers who have them yp thelr own crops and realize from $500 to 0.00 per your from thelr neighbors, who wilh ingly pey $1.00 per acre for the use of an Aspen wali planter oom plete potaio BARROWS The Purmer’s Friend Hovee Shoe Luck Spring Tooth Harrow seventeen teeth ,oue side of which can be 184 8s 8 single cultivator THE HENCH AND STEEL KING TOOTH HARROW, SPRING Allen's Ce'ebrated Caltivarors, Garden Tools and Seed Drills, which were practically extibited at the Granger's Fienle. — PLANTERS AND CORN - atest improved, - j wee [AY RAKES AND HAY TEDDERS, we at cut prices. Farmers who harvest fifteen or wore tons of hay cannot afford to do without one of our Hay Tedders, which are built witk a fork outside of each wheel, the same tedder can be opera ed by one or two horses, CONKLIN WAGONS, CHAMPION WAGONS, are superior in build, fine finish snd durabiliy. BUGGIES, NOBBY ROAD CARTS, PHAETONS, AND PLATFORM SPRING WAGONS, CORN FHELLERS, neat . ‘The Boss.” Beut Wood, Oval and Churns— Union Churns, Our sale of churns is constantly increasing, WHEELBARROWS, Our steel and wood wheelbarrows are adapted to all kinds of work of which we have a jarge assortment at very low prices, —— A large stock of g ARM AND GARDEN SEEpg FLOWER POTS AND URNS. a— {=] FERTILIZERS, {~] ultural Salt, our Champion Twen polar gi ate; Lister's Pent make; roid fa argent py hemi 8 “o er, all of wh have the highest reputation producing an honest return for the money in Oar large trace justifies us in buying our supplies in large quantities, hence #e buy at the lowest prices, which eva- bles us to sell at the lowest prices; therefore, it will be to the interest © wvery farmer iv Osntral Penveylvania to examine our stock before parchasing pleasury in entertaining farmers. It does not cost anything to examine the articles we have on exhibi- tion, McCALMONT & CO, Hale Building, Bellefonte, Pa, Rov, Mecnimont, } Business Namagers. ap1iim BY VIRTUE OF SUN. ine, Levari out of IFF'S BALES ited Fieri Fic i Exponse sued “lens Of Centre Oo ex posed Facies ax the Court of ne Cirecied ott House nuly, Wo 10 public sale, ut the ¢ i ate, Pa, on A.D, 180 foliowiug property lo fefendants right, title and al certain piece or tract of land situs usd pire eounty, Ma. bound v lands of Jacob Kaverick, Bam i # creck, on the west by lands of Jacob Emerick, ou the soulh by lands of Daniel Geary i on the eset by lands of George W Stover s estate, Frank Auman and Jacob Seauns ders, containing 40 acres more Or jews, ALSO we right, title and interest of the defend. hat piece or tract of land situste iu ihe wwnship of Peau, county of Centre and stale of Petinsyivania, bounded on the north by lands of Wm. BH ¥rile apd others, on the wesl by lands of A. P. Zeroy and others, on ithe south by innds of Soloman Lingle and Conrad Immel, add on the east by lands of Jacob Sankey and panied Geary, cottaiulng 54 scres more or les. Seized taken i= ss=culion and 10 be sold a» the property of Reuben Harter ALSO All the right, title and interest of the defends ant in and 10 all those several pieces or tracts of land situate in the townshipot Pewn, county of Centre and state of Peuna. One thereof bounds od on the north by lands of Jobn Sankey, on the east by lands of Mm Jonsihan Harter and M. 8 Feidler, ou the south by lsud of David Feidier apd on the west by lands of Mre, Fore ter, containing 76 acres more or Jess, Lbereon erected two two story dwelling bouses, Lank bern and other outbuildings . Another thereof, bounded on ihe north by junds of J. C. 8-35, on the east by labds of Mrs. Jopsthan Herter, on the south by lands of John Sankey, and oa the west by lands of Jobn Saukey and Mrs. Forster, containing 4 aches more or less, LO bolldings. Seized, lagen in execution and to the property of A. W, Ulrich a TERMS-No deed will be acknowledged until the purchese money mw paid or TTR in full. pe PW. A. ISHL Reni Sheriff"s Office, Bellefonte, ) Pa. March 8, 189 i interest in ship, Lx by Bartley and Pem be sold as At this season of the your when malaria lurks in the air, and bad colds not an unfrequent visitor we jong for a quick and effective remedy. There is sonrcely a hom without a sufferer from some one of the many ills flesh i heir 10.” A stimuls ant is after the iutermedistor. It is quick and effective. It brings relief and saves doctor bills We can recommenda Mr Max Kiein for anythi in the liguor line. His Sliver A Rye at $10 quart is the best whiskey in the market. He wiil sed] any Pennsylvania Kye Whiskey, six year old at $100 for each guart, or six for $5.00. band for his price list and mention this paper. Address MAX KLEIN, £2 Foderal st, Allegheny, Pa. To The Farmers of Centre County. Iwishto say 1 will again be among you offering tbe following farm implements, The Deering Binder and Mowers, the Albright spring tooth cultivator with double row cornplanter and also his sixteen and eighteen spring tooth harrows, the Bisset] chilled plows, Hauck and Comstock bay mikes, Bullard hay tedder with one fork outside of each wheel, Buperior grain drill with or without fertilizer attachment, the Champion hand cloverseed sower it will save its cost in seed in one season, Buckeye Force pump, Empire steam engise and Thiusher, Allentown phosphates, Eclipse steel wagons from a one horse to a heavy lumber wagon. 1 would say to those who think of buyiog's new wagon 10 come to my place at Centre Hl and see the Eclipse Stee! sampie wagon Yefore you buy a wagon, it cant belp bot please you The Columbia Steel wagon Co offer a challenge of FIO in thelr printed circulars to any maker of a line of farm wagons with as many good points as the Bollpse steel wagons, all the wood you will find on the wagon is the bed, wheels, tongue coupling pole and look bar Thanking the farmers for thelr Rindooss and patronage in the past and trusting they will this coming season give me a part of it an usual ? oo M H ‘Pa
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