VOL .LXIV. THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR adnan The Italian, with his monkey and or gan will soon open the spring season, and you wont deteot a bit of war paint on him, They boast of a woman down in one of the lower counties who actually minds her own business and mischievous gossip. There are at this time fourteen men in the Allegheny connty jail who have eith- er been couvicted of murder are awaiting trial for that crime, don't get into or All are elated at having cheaper sugar on account of the tariff being off, Why not take the tariff off of wool, and some other articles in common use, and be more elated ? It seerus doubtful that a road bill will be passed this session of the legislature, Better roads for all and less taxes for the farmer and other toiling masses are two subjects the law makers should ae: upon. President Harrison on his southern trip is meeting flue receptions every- where, Guess Le will get over that the southern people are a set as some of the demagogues would paint them. the idea a8 bad northern The census shows that the colored race in what is kno'n as the “black belt” of the United States is not holding its owo, that its increase in the de- cade between 1889 and 1890 was not as great in proportion as that of the white race, All the journals cf the state favor a fair and just equalization of taxes, but all of them fina the preseat bill a jam~ ble of absurdities in some of its sections Our law makers should heed the mands of the people as voiced by press of all parties in the sta‘e. de~ the The Harrwsborg Patriot has changed hands, Messrs, D, A. Orr and Joo. G. Orr, are the new proprietors, The first issue auder the vew management displays a wonderful in the Patriot in every The paper has been enlarged, and displays first class editorial ability aod its news department is complete with the lstest telegraphic news furnished. Saccess to the new proprietors, improvement department. The present legislature will come short of its duty if it adjouros without passing a farmer's tax bill. Let the bill now up be amended by strikiog out the absurd and objectionable features so as to put it in common sense shape, aod the masses of the people will endorse it. It will not suit the toilers of the state in its present shape, but it can be perfected to suit the overtaxed peopie snd equal- ize taxation, by throwing more of its burdens upon monopoly and less upon the farmer. fat t——————————————— Secretary Blaine's acswer to Baron Rudini has the true rivg to it. The Italian governwent,s game of biaff is at an ead aud the only indemnity she will get for the killing of the Mafia assassins is the satisfaction of koowing that the murderers she could not control are not likely to trouble anybody elss. Mr, Blaine’'s statement that foreigners are not guaranteed any other protection than that granted to the citizens of the United Staies will have the effect of showing Italy that her criminal classes cannot escape jast punishment in Am- erica simply becanse they are subjects of King Humbert. A dispatcu from Beanares, capital of the Benares District, India, and one of the most ancient cites in the world, the chief center of Brahmioical learning, and a holy place in the opinion of the Aindoos and Buddhists alike, announces that serious religious disorders are tek® ing place there. The disturbances are owing to the fact that the local authori- ties have commenced the demolition o: the temple, which has been a place of pilgrimage visited by the Hindoos and Boddhists from all parts of ladia, in order to provide a site for a new water works, The action of Governor Pattison in vetoing the bill empowering boroughs to tax persons, property and occupations is to be highly commended , It ia time oor law-makers recognized the fact that the demand of the hoor is for a redaction instead of an increase in taxation, If they would give their attention to the creation of a wore equiteble system of taxation, under which the bordens would be‘equally and justly distributed among all classes, they would come nearer the full discharge of the duty they were chosen to perform. CENTRE A Rising Fropean War Cloud. Philad, Press: The chance of war in Earope has clearly grown in the last three weeks, and in no years since 1885 or 1875 has war seemed more near, Its coming seems to rest on two or three clear contingencies. The Russian army is being fast armed with a new gun which French factories are at work to turn out night and day. Germany may deem it wise to fall to before this work is done. This is meant by the Berlin despatches that the young Kaiser had begun a systematic display of displeasure to M. Herbette, the Erench Ambassador which was held to mean war. Rearm- ing Russia is about over, bat it will be six months or a year before the Russian army is both equipped and trained in its new weapon. Italy holds the odds in the next war France and Russia against Germany and and Austria is a match so even French Government could resist the temptation to act if it were clear the war could be fought out on this line. Italy added to the two central powers would force France to put one~ third of its force on the Italian froutier and keep the French fleet in the Mediterranean, With Italy neutral, France and Russia outs number Germany and Austria two to one in gr es streugth effective force. 'remier Rudini’s oracnlar interview suggests, and it is the first suggestion of the sort from Italy in ten years, that Italy may be neutral. Italy's weakness is ita long coast line, and it has been vaderstood for four years that under standing existed noder which England would protect Italy in the event of war. The Marquis di Rudini now suggests that this guarantee may be contingent on keeping out of a war between France and Germany. In other words, France may be ready to give England and Italy both substantial advances and advan. tages in the East Mediterranean in re- torn from neutrality in the great strug gle with central Earope. Italy get Trieste and the Italian Austria, and England get good, France could well afford to make these that vo and three to two in might coast of Egypt for concessions, and if Italy snd were thus matter of weeks alone, England “squared,” war would be a Bat such an ar« rangement is most improbable, and war will probably ¢ of even's. yma by the dead-weight ep Sixty Dollars an Hour for 1,900 Years. Ia the course of a speech delivered be- fore the Young Men's Democratic Clab at Boston, on Jefferson's birthday, the Hon. Benton McMillin, of Tennessee gave this compendious and instructive sketch of the Billion Congress: “Besides this congress the extravas gance of all others sinks into iosignifi- cance. A billion eight million speot in two years is ils record, A sum 80 great it has to be divided up and considered in sections and by comparison to compres hend it. Itis $16 a minate for all the time since the Declaration of Independ- ence was signed. Itis $60 for every hour since the Bavionr was born into the world. You bave all beard of the prodi- gal son, His squandering was nothing when compared to theirs, If he could rise from the tomb he would blush bes cause he bad been outdone. He would stand forth as parsimonious as Shylock when compared to these. And I apolo gize to the shade of that poor squanderer for doing him the injustice to compare him to this Congress. He squandered only his own inheritance, not that of others, Besides, he repented, while they pever did.” Mr. McMillen has not overstated the case, There is no exaggeration in his account: The mosey appropriated by the Billion Congress amounts to more than $60 an hour for nineteen hundred years, Never has the people's cash been flung away with such crazy prodigality As Mr, McMillin says, the prodigal has not repented. It is necessary that the punishment should be sharp snd severe enough to cause the only repentance the Republican party is capable of, the con- sciousness of having blandered terri bly mean id in The Pittsburg Post says on the 15 inst., two train loads of pauper immigrants passed through that city en route from New York to the West, There were over 600 people in sixteen cars, and it is said they were a filthy lot, and, judging by appearance, only fitted for the lowest kind of labor, and some of them not for that. It is such people as these that do great barm to the United States, We have no use fo: them at all. It would be decidedly interesting to know how they got through New York, if they are a8 bad as reported. If the laws are not rigid enough to keep them out, the de: fects should be remedied. America is plenty big enough for many millions more, but it is entirely too small to shel ter the paupers and secial offsconri ngs of Earopesn countries, «M, Faable, of the Rochester Clothing House, in this issue loserts a large ad. Read it and be benefitted, Avoiding New Immigration Bill The treasury department has taken the reports that immigrants for the Uni- ted States, in many instances, first land at Halifax, N, 8,, and then come across the Border by rail, to escape the opera- tions of the new immigration law. It has addressed letters to the several col- lectors of customs with a request for whatever information they way have. The first response was received from Col- lector Dow, at Portland, Me., dated April 13, in which he says that the last three English steamers landed passengers there as foliows: March 27, the Carthagenian, 43 (have ing previously landed about 100 at Hali- fax), March 30, the Sarnia, 30 (having previously landed about 600 at Halifax) and April 7, the Parisian 34 (having pre- viously landed 100 at Halifax, The Collector says that the Immigrant Inspector at the port informed him that the immigrants landed there were appar- ently of a better class than the usual run and were in possession of a considerable amount of baggage indicating, the In- spector thinks, that the poorer classes were landed at Halifax. The collector thinks it is probable that a large portion of those landed at Halifax will nltimate~ ly reach the United States. He also says that tne steamer Polynesian is expected to arrive about April 20, and he supposes she will land many immigrants at Hali- arrival might be able to trace the nltim. ate destination of any considerable num. ber of these inending to cross the line. It will not be possible to prevent immi~ | grants landed in Canadas reaching the} United States, the Collector says in con-| incoming trains from Canada than has! heretofore been made at Portland, --——— Legislative Apportionment Bill. i Representative Hays of Venango, with! the assistance of some of the Republica®| membersiof the house, has formulated the! legislative apportionment bill which was! presented to the committee for its cons | sideration. It provides for 201 represen: | tatives, three less than the present body. | The apportionment of Allegheny « yunty | appeared in The Post a few days ago. Cambria county elects 3 members ine stead of 2; Clarion 1 instead of 2; Clears field 3 instead of 2, Crawford 2 instead of 3; Hontingdon 1 instead of 2; Jefferson 2 instead of 1; Lawrence instead of 2.} There will be no change from the pres sent apportionment! in the following! Western counties: | Centre, Fayette | Forest, Greene, Indiana, Warren, Wash. | ing snd Westmoreland, | The Republican senatorial bill makes! no change in the Western part of the Siate except the provision for an addi. tional district in Allegheny. It takes Clinton from Clearfield and Center and| adds it to McKean and Potter, and takes Tioga from McKean and Potter and adds it to Lycoming. Work on the World's Fair site at Jack- son Park was entirely suspesuded. Six hundred of the 950 men at work struck on Mcuday and the remainder declined to go to work. There bas been no diss turbance, There is no mistake but Secretary Blaine caromed on Signor Rudini’s dem- ands for punishment and indemnity, as to the New Orleans Iynchers, very neats ly, but it is rather unfortunate in a sensational point of view that for a couple of weeks the press has beea dis cussing the positions taken s=9 the just and proper course for our government, and bad unearthed not only the Webster precedent the secretary points out, but others equally pertinent, The promise of indemnity is rather vague. If Italian subjects were killed, if they were in New Orleans not in violation of our immigra~ tion laws, etc, etec., the President would submit the matter to congress. Of the eleven lynched, nine were citizens or had declared their intention to become such, and the other two were fagitiye criminals and it is believed assassins from Italy, and of course in the United States in violation of our immigration laws. The chance for indemnity seems exceedingly slim. There is a row in the kaiser’s houses hold, Berlin dispatches state, and the empress may take a journey to Schles. wig. The imperial couple are said to be unhappy for several reasons, one being the growing influence of the Empress Frederick, who, in the opinion of the kaiserin, nsurps some of the importance that ought to attach to the kaiser's con. sort, and another is the harshness shown by the kaiser recently to near relatives of the kaiserin. The kaiser has been a devoted husband since the suicide of Prinoe Rudolph of Austria had an effect in mending his habits, but hé expects the same divine night sort of worship in bis family that he requires from his peo ple, and this has led to trouble, ns mi I, A DRIAL 35 The Women Voted. There was an extended experiment in woman's suffrage in Kansas at the local elections last week with results very diss appointing to the Repoblican leaders. The law giving the sex the right to vote in manicipal elections was passed by a Republican legislature, and was expected by most of the Republican managers to inure to the advantage of their party, al- though Governor Martin did not share this view, and warned the brethren they wonld live to regret it, The Republican papers in the prelim- inary canvass to last week's elections made every effort to prejudice the wor men against the Democrats by character izing them as “the whisky party,” the “enemies of the home,” etc, The results were somewhat astonishing. Topeka, i Leaveuaworth, Kansas City, Kan., Fort [Beott and other places were carried by {the Democrats, and by the votes of wos {men whose husbands end fathers are | Republicans. In Leavenworth a sepas {rate count of the votes cast by men and {women showed that the men were als ‘most evenly divided between the two (parties, while the Democratic candidate | was supported by 1,232 women, and the Republican by only 945. The same in lother places, and in towns somewhat Africanized by negro immigration the white women voted the Democratic tick. jet and the colored women the Repuablis can, Naturally the Republican managers are mad, and the chief Republican ore gan of the State, the Topeka Capital de~ clares that “one or two more slams such as the women gave the Republican party in Topeka and there will not be one of the old friends of municipal suffrage left to raise a voice against the repeal of the law,’ oy Cost to Call Out Troops. Soldiering is a costly business to the State. The two regiments recently sent to the coke regions at an expenses of over $2,000 a day already aggregate about $20 - 000. Judge Black once said it would be cheaper to pay laboring mea the adyance wages demanded out of the State treas. ury than to send soldiers to quell strikes. The capitalists and railroad companies make most of the money out of the coal business, and jost now they are fighting the tax bill before the legislature because it requires them to pay something nearer a fair proportion of taxes. They want the State to protect them against the lawless Huns they imported some years 8go, because they would work cheaper than Americans, Irish, Germans and others. But at the same time these big coal and transportation companies insist upon the farmers continuing to pay more than thsir proper share of taxes aithough they never ask or require soy police or military protection from the oe ——— Judge Gordon, of Philadelpia, in sen- tencing a saloon keeper for selling liquor 10 minors, made the following remarks: “The very worst effects of the sale of liquors are realized when sold to minors. That is debauching life st its spring. It is making bad men, drunkards aad crimioals, and a judge cansot but look upon such an offense with abhorrence, as the law also stamps it. The maximum punishment is light enough for such aa offense’, He then tazed the fellow $100 fine and cost sand sent him to jail for ninety days. Jade ing from outward signs, as well as fairly well authenticated reports afloat, there are men in this town who are thus violat- ing the law, and others who are selling by the bottle, by which means boys are furnished with liquor. We have some reason to believe that if these violations of the law are brought to the attention of the court by means of aflidavits, the offenders will be punished and their lis censes revoked.~Altoona Tribune, saree art SRCIRRREERTLIN EOL No English parliament is remembered in connection with which so many dreadfai personal scandals have occurred as that now sitting. Within a few months there has been the exposure which ruin ed Parnell, a minor member of the ministry has escaped by the skin of his teeth, and warrants are out against an Irish Conservative and an English Liber- al on charges of an infamous character: These men were loudest ia professions of purity and uncharitable toward all the weak brothers. One of them is a leads ing Orangeman, deputy grand master for Ireland. He is charged with the most abominable and nameless crimes. The other, who lured English girls to the con® tinent for criminal purposes is a high official of the Y. M, CA. an army officer and member of the London city conneil, He is a Gladstonian home ruler. So far as the political balance goes neither party can crow over the other, but these disgracefal scandals cannot fail to make a deep impression on the public mind, ———— Woodland Coal. | Subscribe for the Revoxta, ceived, at Kurtz & Son's mill, The Hebrew Passover 5,651, On Wednerday evening 22, at 7 o'clock the annual festival of the Hebrew Pass~ over, also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread, was ivaugurated with appro- priate prayer in every synagogue and temple snd the solemn service contin- ued nearly in every Jewish dwelling throughout the world. The festival com~ mences on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month called Nisan, and ends as at present observed on the eve. ning of the twentyssecond day of the tame mouth, It is instituted to com- memorate the miraculous deliverance of the Israelites from slavery and oppres. sion to liberty and freedom, and als though that nearly thirty<five centuries have elapsed which recall that memora- bie release, yet they still continue re- membering “the days of old,” thanking the Supreme being for Lhe protection He has offered them and entreating Him to continue to kindness. them His nnremitting " sr A ——— Horseradish a Cure for the Grip A week or two ago a lady in this city wrote a note to the Tribune recommend - ing the use of horseradish a8 a means of alleviating the miseries of the grip, if not aflecting a thorough cure. Several instances in which this suggestion was acted upon with strikingly favorable re- sults have come to the know ledge of the Tribune. Ordiuary grated horseradish eaten at intervals during the day and in connection with food at the table, if food is eaten at all, has been found remark- ably efficacious in banishing cough that frequently lingers after all the other symptoms of the grip have gone, It can do no harm to try it at all events. The humble but pungent horseradish must have been made for some good use, — Chicago Tribune, AA +A Change in the Revenue Laws, Prior to this year the fiscal year of the United States Government relating to special liquor tax or license closed on April 30th, This caused great incon venience to brewers, hotel keepers and bottlers, who carried on business under the State law which commenced on June 1st of each year, and the United States authorities have pow decided to commence on July 1st. All brewers sa- loon keepers, cigar manufactarers, tobacs co manufacturers and leaf dealers are now compelled to pay {ax or register for the months of May and Jane, and then on July 1st to get ont their license for a full year. All dealers will receive notice of the change, The tax or license for cigar manufacturers, tobacco manufac- turers, leaf dealers and retail dealers in cigars and tobacco has been repealed, and hereafter no charge will be made for the above classes, ~Some folks have begun Potato planting. (The smallest potato we know of is the fellow who takes a paper a nomber of years, then, without paying for it, allows the post master to report it, “refused, —e{)ns last Friday night A. W, Graff's store, at Milroy, was entered and two res volvers, a gold watch and cigars, chews ing and smoking tobacco carried off. Other articles may have been stolen but Mr. Graff has not been able to notice the fact, Eatrance was effected by means of & ladder to a second story window. A man by name of Kozier bas been arrests ed on suspicion. ~Silver in Sugar valley, gold in Egg- hill, and coal in Brush mountain, north of Egg-hill, is enough to make a new El- dorado of this part of the state. The silver, and gold, and coal, have not yet been found, it is true, but there are shin. ing “eigns” of these precious minerals, and an old Injun knows the spot where they are hidden, but be wont tell. Such an Injun can’t belong to the class term- ed “good Injans,” else he would not be a liven, for the only good Injun is a dead Injun, wee gerious accident happened to a little daughter of John Caron, French~ man, residing at Coal Run, last Saturday afternoon. It appears that a Delgian, who was boarding at that place, had a revolver and was trying to shoot a rat, While the little girl was standing in front of him the revolver was discharged: The ball struck her in the right side, passing between the fourth and fifth ribs near the sternum, taking a downward course through the body and lodged in her dress. The miraculous course of the ball avoided the vital organs and it is possible she will get well. ~The Williamsport Sun, of 22, says: A. O. Deinninger, of Hughesville, whe was appointed executor of the estate of William Talbert, deceased, was committ- ed to jail this morning by order of the court, The estate, which amoonis to over $1100, was squandered by Denning. or after a number of attempts on the of the heirs to get a settlement from: a petition to the court cause ‘NO. 16 Additional Locals, ~—--Samuel Beaver, of Aaronsburg, is putting up a new stable, ~eee Wl i Lizzie Keen, of Millheim, is quite ill from grip. ~—Forgy Confer has moved from Bpring Mills to Poe Mills: -—Prof. Rothrock’s select school opened last week with thirtyefour situs dents, ~The family of Mr. Robert Hen- derson, of Buffalo Run are all sick with scarlet fever, —The Rebersburg Lutheran Sabbath school will have a cantdta, in their church, Baturday evening, May 0th, ~The commissioners have taken down the iron fence around the court house yard, No one will fanlt them for i. ~'There are still many cases of the grip in town, and many are yet down with it, though a few are able to be out again, Corn and oats are trump, and such of our farmers as must buy feed, would be satisfied if prices of these were not so bigh. - =Wit McCormick had thirty-one funerals, at Tyrone, since January, and seems to be doing a good business as un~ dertaker, —Jjosiah Dale ie at present traveling #8 a salesman for a drug house and is heading towards the Pacificcoast. Hope he will meet with success. ee L000K, good watches for a time, ons ly $3.75, also Websters Unabridged dice tionaries at the same figure. Come and inspect them. G. O, Benner, Mrs, James Sweetwood, of near Centre Hill, feli down the cellar steps one day this week and was s~riougly in- jured, She is a very aged lady. —Digging for coal is still going ahead on the John Emerick farm, about three miles below Centre Hall, with in- dications that look encouraging. —Supervisor Morrow, on our rail road the past eight years, has been trans- ferred to the Altoons division. Frank Stoughton takes his place on our road. wee Ex Sheriff Walker has an interest in coal lands in Westmoreland county, which promises a good thing for Mr, Walker. We hope it will pan out big. Reader if you send us the name of one new subscriber, with cash forsix months we will send you The American Farmer one year free for yonr trouble. —HHad very fine, summerlike weather from 12th to 23d, which suited farmers, and housewives for gardening. Trees are budding and many are covered with leaves, ards are out for the wedding of Prof. P. O, Stiver, of Orangeville, Ill, a former resident of this valley, and Miss Effie J. Mingle, of Lock Haven, on W nesday evening, 22. —[)o you want to secure genuine bargains in clothing and genl's furnish ing goods? Lewins, at the Philad. Branc:, Belle'onte, can save you consid erable money. we AMMOL Meyer, ‘t here save er.| weeks ago for the west, has located permanently at Dickson, Ill, where he has secured a permanent job at his trade of talloring. wwThe family of Mr. J. J. Arney, are all on the sick list, except Mr. Arney and seriously too. Mrs. James Lingle, mother of Mrs, Mervin Arney, is also quite ill at Mr, Arney’s. While engaged in spreading mane ure which had been taken from a car in which horses had been shipped, L. H. Davidson, of Milroy, Mifflin county, tound a gold watch and chain, said to be worth $75. ~ A fall line of spring clothing has been received at the Philad. Branch, Bellefonte, and can be purchased at very low prices, One of the best cutters is in the employ of Lewins snd a perfect fit guaranteed. wee Nathaniel C. Wilson, Esq., a well known member of the Mifilin county bar died at McVeytown Friday evening. While suffering with a severe cold he visited his sisters and was taken serious. ly ill, death resulting after ten days. ~eWarren Smith, of Sal Lycoming county, and the horse he was driving were struck and killed by light ning during the thunder storm on Sat orday afternoon. Mr, Smith was drive ing on the road near Salladasburg at the time, That venerable Democratic patria arch, Samuel Hess, of near Pinegrove Mills, on 11th inst, celebrated his 98nd birth day. Some thirty years back, he | was a county commissioner, Father * Hees is an uncle of Mrs, Kurtz, of this 5 wh
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