VOL. LXV. CAPITOL CHAT. INFORMATION OF A WEEK FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITOL. A Brief Review of What Government of Oficials are Doing for the Coun- try's Good, WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 1802 -—‘“As goes New York so goes the election,” is what one hears on all Con- sequently the greatest interest is center- ed upon the situation in that state, It is no secret among well informed dem- ocrats that the party managers have side made of every voter of New York State, and that each of them shows democratic majority ranging from 20,- 00 to 000. Itis also known that the republicans have made three polls a 39, publican polls are substantially the Harrsion by a prominent New York republican, and advice sought from him as tojthe ways and means of over- unquestionably exists at this time. The republicans were never working harder to carry New York than they are at this moment; they that the votes of at least New Yorkers who have declared themselves in favor of Cleveland must be influenc- ed in order to carry the state for Har- rison, and if it is possible to do that by fair means or foul, they intend to do it. It was because of this affairs that Mr. Blaine was eajoled into going to Whitelaw Reid's residence and into making his sj especially appealing to the Irish Amer- icans to vote for Harrison, and such a determined effort is bei by the republicans to show tl Cleveland is or has been at some t 0.000 condition of country ) My that 12 mad Mr, ire the from al in his publie career unfriendly Irish Americans: such things crats fear danger. mous corruption fund known to be the hands of the republican national committee that the come. Already it is known that a deep laid scheme exists to bring about the ab- sence from their precincts of democratic voters 1 # it i Io hat ti is from but $ i 1 as these we demo- t t the enor- in will al a ¥3 On real danger voting on election day. This scheme covers every imaginable method from hiring democratic ingmen at high wages to go away from home to work for a few days, ing drunk and kidnapping keeping them hid away until election day. It difficult American who loves his count its institutions to Presidential election can be earric such corrupt methods, and why those who know about those polls of the state by both parties are fident that the democratic majority will not be overcome and that the electoral votes of the empire state will be cast for Cleveland and Stevenson. The contract which allows the In- ternational Navigation Company to draw from this Government every year an amount equal to more than ten per cent of the cost of all the vessels it will use, including those which are to be built within the next three years, for carrying the mail from New York to Europe, is one of the softest snaps ever obtained by a private corporation from this government, and it is not to be wondered at that when it was sign- ed by Mr. Wanamaker, the other day, work- ) to mak- YO is believe t} FRIAS COn- i ot was recalled to the old timers. If this contract cannot he upset by a demo- CEN | { longer deferred, The effects of hi watchfulness and suspense are plainly f visible in Mr. Harrison's appearance, | to the White House, tl COBURN, | A Painful and Peculiar Accident. Other | News in the Locality. AD Campbell was home over day with his family. Mrs. Moore, of Flemington, is | | | ing at the home of her gaughter, | T. B. Everett, | Mrs. Edward Rull, of Spring Mills, { spent Sunday at this place the guest of | Mrs. W. W. Rishel. J. Meyer has rented part of i the house occupied by Jerry Martin | {and has moved into the same, visit~ Mrs, 1 i. | ‘ | Lecorge | Quite a number of our people went | to Paradise church on Sunday even- | | ing to hear the Childrens’ day exercis- | | es held at that place, i Mrs. Garthofl has received her stock | of millinery goods and requests all her | | friends to call and examine her line of | head gear. Andrew Harter has made extensive improvements on his stable and other | {outbuildings at the place which he purchased in the spring. | John Gray, section foreman, and his crew of men have been busy the last | week in clearing the right of way of is that had accumulated there- | any del i, in order 0 in good have things P. R. R. this way, i i shape whe i be inspectors happen to who are | daily expected. Jerry Winkl on last Thursday, at ehlecl 1 departed this life his about He diseases He did until Sunday evening home had a complication of throat not complain His remains Aaronsburg previous to his death. were interred in Inst Hi sons and one on Saturday. leaves wife, three a to His age was 57 years, . pave daughter his mourn v1! t y THES with a painful ac- in last Saturday while working in Id hemlock log which had * railroad. He was engaged wen blown down by the storm, when or ginal threw Mr. Snavely vio-| a lot of rocks and off the stump flew back in its ori d position ax ntly among roots, ruising his side and arms considera- bones however were broken. a —-. A New Departure. mriure, has, it is said, been thie i Pennsylvania road the of noth new locomotives, The One | oy wr bg } 5 Wy wiki) running CIT ams be pratically double. is to will throttle Another | v known as the runner, on the engine, who off the lever. » his hands air brake man to be Known as the engineman will look out for the signals, attending the oiler things of that sort, and two men will | attend to the firing. It believed these unusual precautions will prevent accidents on trains hauled by these] at the rate of 50 miles an hour, straight | through. i i between stations and to i is mammoth locomotives, will be run i yy ss { Mr. MacVeagh made two startling | declarations in his great speech deliver- | ed in Philadelphia on Saturday even- | First, county, the of agriculture in the world good farms could be bought for the of the improvements on them: and, second, that the depreciation in| farm property of the country i ing to an immense multitude. he said that in Lancaster garden spot i i i cost sinoe | TRE HALL, PA A LIAR WITHOUT A PEER. { Another Evidence of the Unreliability o { the Gazette, The Bellefonte Centre ir [ its last issue is called upon to show uj | | | Democrat |ler's (fazette, in publishing i views which never oceurred and the direct opposite if they had. ocral Bays: i i 3 { Bonacord, Kas., formerly of Walker | tion. whom he spoke a few words in year. In the next issue of the ing style: Kansas Is Republican. Among former Centre countians residing Kaosas and at present visiting friends home of his youth, is Noah J. Blover, of Bona Kansas. For several years he was quite an active Farmer Alliance advocate. When by a Gazette representative what effect the Demo cratic Alliance | electoral ticks fasion on the i K «tisas would have this year on the Presidents at My dear boy, don’t give yourself any ness, for Kansas I» as surely Republican this The perous and perfe {arrison, sand a large as Pennsylvania, farmers, one of tly Republican fm, are pros satisfied w dent | jority will ocratic fars of Kausas will ry ii vole i0y are sbeoiulely in t demagogucs o's party OL it which Is the he All This isnot very pleasant reading for calamity shiriekers of Lhe east, but they will have to take the facts as they realy exist. Mr. Stoverisa of far more ti ry intelligence and 0 fog from an A Ow $12 hold, it must be tak en as strictly o t is hoped the Cen tre counly calamity shrieking DEWEDE Pers sod their stump speakers will give Mr Stover's report wide circulstilon « sare The above report of what Mr. Stover said was a complete falshood in every line. It annoyed Mr. Stover consider- ably for wherever he went his friends questioned him about it and ex pressed surprise. In order that the story might be told, Mr. Stover ea at the Cran Ihe office Saturday afternoon and made the fol- Correct Hed § i § irre nd on ls ig lowing statements, over his own = nature, for publication: A CORRECTION. Ei Dieminerat: to the above quotations he I that for some reason I have not been correctly reported: Ist. “as surely publican as Pennsylvania.’ In estimation the electoral vote of Kansas {it { rsitre In regard i Ke or in t stone (Gazelle would say Re- my Kansas is not will likely be cast for Cleveland be cause his views come nearer to those of the Alliance platform than those of the Republican party. 2nd. I have no personal knowledge, nor have I heard of any Democratic farmers in my country who will vote the Republican ticket this Year. Srd. While I am an Alliance Party par- ties, I would say that the Alliance party is disgusted with the Republi- can administration in our state: and in the event of making a choice, I would heartily endorse the principles of the Democratic party and would for president. 4th. 1 believe that the present Me- Kinley tariff does not benefit the farm- ers of Kansas, and that reform of the present tariff laws is necessary for the prosperity of our people. N. J. B1ovER, —— EE whines A Horsethiel's Awful Crime, Farmer Levi Boyer and his son, Emery, had a struggle with a horse at least bring out the names of the stock tion, and those names might explain much that people would like to know about this boodle scheme, for such it undoubtedly is. The specifications under which the bids for this contract #8 to shut out all possible competition, and this Company was the only bid- der, The unusual haste of the admistra- tion to recognize the new government of Venezuela makes it look as though the accusation that the administration was from the first lending its aid to Crespo and the revolutionists was true, Meddling with the internal affairs of our southern neighbors seems to be a specialty with Mr. Harrison. Mr. Blaine and his family will this week return to their unlucky Wash- ington residence to spend the winter, Although it is just across the street from the White House it is not prob. able that Mr, Blaine will give Mr. Harrison pointers on how to run his campaign, Everybody synpathizes with Mr. Harrison in his funily afMiection. Even Mr. Blaine sent through the Bec. of Btate, a note of symathy, Mrs, Harrison’s death hay be looked for any day; she is only kept alive now by the use of stimulants. All of her children and grand children are with He the growth of monopoly, was as great | as the value of the entire protected | manufacturing establishments of the | | nation. Does the present value of Lan- caster county farms prove or disprove the truth of these grave statements? { The farmers can judge for themselves, : lp {| Both the National and State Demo- | eratic Committees have written letters {of thanks to C, R. Kurtz, of the Cen- | tre Democrat, for having successfully | shown up the character of the North | Carolina tool of the Republicans, | who hails from Illinois and passed | himself off as a southern Democrat in | order to print stuff calculated to influ. {ence Union soldiers against Mr. Cleve- land. A full account of Mr. Kurtz's expose, copied from the Pittsburg Pout, is found in another colum of the REPORTER, Sdn A OAR SAU It is thought wheat will go down ta 65 cents. We hope not—however if it goes that low, we have the consalation of knowing we have a high tariff to live on. i LL fs A — We would advise Republicans ta start on their Salt river trip now, the weather being so fino—it's going to be mighty rough after the 8th of Novem ber. Hw osiom— ~The Philad. Branch has almost an entire new stock to select from, If 4 near Bunbury Sunday morning. The father and son entered the barn hitch up the family horse. They found a stranger about to steal a valuable horse. Boyer and his son attempted to stop him and a fight ensued. thief seized a heavy piece of iron, and after crushing the boy's skull in, and injuring the father he escape, A posse of farmers has scoured the mountains, but have thus far failed to capture the fugitive. Young Boyer died within an hour, Snr AA — New Store, A new store has been opened at Far- mers Mills by Mr. John H. Rishell, which the citizens of that locality will heartily appreciate. A full line of gen- eral merchandise will be kept in stock and at rock bottom prices only will it be sold. He invites all ta call and see his stock, Wan the Game. In a well played game at Lewisburg last Baturday, the Bucknell University foot-ball team defeated the Franklin and Marshall team, of Lancaster, by a scare of 32 (to 18. Bucknell Rays a superior game In running, king and tackling, Crops Not Good. ab note average crop but REPUBLICANS USING AN OLD CAM PAIGN TRICK OF 1878. i yi i Ing Republican Editors to Abuse North. Work of the Dur- ££.) i ern Soldiers, ham (N. Grobe, Pittsburg Post, Oct, 14. The Republican national committee has revamped a trick which it played on the publie in the campaign of 1876, In that year a paper up that was known as the Stat It was published at Okolona, a village in sprung Sid lier denouncing the North in the most bitter terms, It the oldiers in the kind of language, Mississippi. It began by assailed Union viiest its lurid and that the The publisher editorials tried to show South was ws disloyal as ever, o be rit ort i a Democrat, and i Hen- Tilden and WO Briicios. soon paper i North during the cam paig t { in Hepuplican rn, and had HT of prejudicing many so § i ri in matier wa a desire an ang Rurtz, editor Mr. Charles { a put tre Ik of 1 3 [Ome] lellefonte, “y £1 ni [8 #1 f I which owing letter wrote nd if editor of the % nized Du 0, Ba Poo “a Halide Demoeratic paper at rl purpose of arogs] yd prejudiciog them regard to this re following is ed st Durham, N.C i= It ican, of Indepeundentin pol Wihst do you koow of the editor or proper tor? How long a resident of the place? Where did he reside formerly? What Is his pod it Do you think he was employed by Repubi boodle 10 write such articles What the timent of your people in regard 0 such an pression? A prompt reply bo the above i will be un special favor Youre Respectfully, in reply to his letter following sgninw Clipping formation et Lies % HE a1 ney ex nguirios Citas, RB, Konys Mr. Kurtz received the Dunnam Diatiy Sox, Jas A. Rot Eb, i Dunstan, N.C, Oot. 2, ‘02 { Chas. R. Kurtz. Bellefonie, Pa 1 Dean Sig-Yours of the 1st to { Globe is published here by Al Fairbrother, who | came hore frm Nebraska about two years Bago { The article, a copy of whieh you enclose, appear { ed in thecolumns of the Globe. whic h professes to be independent in politics My Fairbrother's politics heretofore, | hear, was Republican. He was al one time on the Omaba Bee. Our people | are conservative in thelr views They raise no | objections to the payment of hotest pensions | but vituperation and abuse of federal veterans is { Dot the prevailing sentiment and is very much | deplored. 1 ericiose you a resolution passed by | the State Association of Demne ratio Clute You | will find the Democratic sentiment here in that | 1am unable to say whether the article is written | { for “bootle’ or not, Some of the State papers : { have repudiated the sentiments. 1 enclose an xtract from one. Others have regarded the | Givbe as highly sensational and have not noticed {It The action of the Democratic clubs gives you some Idea of the sentiment of our people, better than | can write, With host wishes for your pros. perity, | am Prabgroalty Yours, A. Roupssan, The action of the Democratic clubs referred to by Mr. Robinson is as fol- lows: “Resolved, That this associa- tion, composed largely of ex-Confed- erate soldiers, reaffirms the principles enunciated in the national Demacratie platform of this year, and heartily in- dorses every werd and syllable thereof; and repudiates the utterances of the Durham Globe, an independent news. paper edited by a person heretofore a Republican, from the Northwest, re garding pensions, inconsistent with the time-honored principle of the Dem- ogratic party." : It is clear as daylight that Fairbroth- or Is acting for the interest of the Re- publican national committee, and in the hope of electing Harrison is heap- Ing abuse and vilification on surviving federal soldiers to prejudice them against Cleveland. It is the trick of i 1X } hand Yor ihe 1876 over again, and Republican mon- ey Is at the bottom of it. The JHizen has eon carefully studying the that connection for several Northern paper says that the Dirham Lot supporting Cieveland, but san Alliance per. his is partly a mistake supporting Cleveland, whi doing more than any Repu! i pretensions Ww defeat him formation of the notorious Ke (late We is Anolis (iladoe al ine same time ican paper of equs Wa state § “hie hat the editor of the Globe is no rman, but one Al. Fairbrother well known in Nebraska as a Republican snd not very well known here as anythin | However, he 1s not past finding on y on famouvs editor of the Okalona State A recent number of the Zines Press dny { ity : 0 A iced it» Mich. SAVE: One day las Temes I» cpeed fifteen cent 1 Epring Kernan % ¢ ny nso the pr ¥ wen engaged ant foes ¥ in this office Kernan db wrdiness of his connectisy wit woh created * Yori of 70 by its tated that hye Bt Nirikers Return to Work. imber of Homes Monday (3111Y mment the si i Hollow i i al Urelirington irn to work - - — A Swindle. few months ago agent female, canvassed Huntingdon Erste or (wstirit Hg '] The pots would stand 8 secur ie {oop NE orders yots 1s agree i lest, saves the Huntisnede, | mild not break un i the fl less they were or The sold thousands of them in this arop on yO T ground. forty FOU pot hasers 1 hi i stand an ordidary heat. 1 that s would pare had been d iped, § FOIE a n Huntingdon the i 1 id rural some of them bein There is » ware, and the through © s * WARE Joss i trade Pe SO no I's {fore ar oe mor where they are made. whole The are only too sorry that we can’t obtain the thing is a fraud, and we names of the swindlers so as to enable us to give amore thorough ventilation. Beltane Disqualified as Election Officers. The following persons are disqualifi- ed from holding or exercising at the same time the office or appointment of tion to be held in the commonwealth: First, All persons excepting justices commis. Second. A subordinate officer or agent who shall be employed under the legislative, executive or Judiciary department of this state, or of the United States, or of any city or incor- Third, Also any member of con- and of the select common council of corporated district. Fourth. Any inspector, judge or other officer of any election is ineligi- ble to any office to be voted for at such elections except that of an election of- ficer. A A AS — Publie School Statistics, Statistics compiled at the school department for the year ending June 6, 1802, gives the total number of dis tricts in this state at 2,358 an increase of 20 over the previous year; number of #chools, 28,486, an increase of 552; num- ber of teachers, 25,8389: number of pupils 977,520; cost of tuition, $7,706,657.18 The figures show an increase in wages paid teachers and general improve ment all along the line, A Gunning Accident, Charles, son of William Read, of Mil- roy, Mifflin county, aged about 10 years, was killed in a gunning accident on the mountain near that place on Tuesday. He let the butt of his gun down on the ground and it was ao f 2 “NO. 41. Swallowed the Bait, A new phase of the lightning-rod swindle was per petrated on several far- IeTs near Cambria the line between summer which is somewhat amusing. The facts in the case just came to light | today by suit being entered for the col- ven by the guileless farmers, The names of the farmers who were made the victims of the lightning rod agents are Joseph Hofecker and Josiah Allwine, Against each of Judgment note : turned up, and attorney to f these a for a large sum has just i Fra pay mer the obtaining the notes was as they have engaged an Ac~ manner of oll i043 Ag 1 ight the it. cording to their story OWS: One day during the summer two strangers drove up to Hofecker's place, £4 { } y and they just as they came to the arn alighted and looked at an instrument They then spoke to Mr. Hofecker saying, “You're in luck. You just actly right. You can conside fortunate they had in the wagon. ait it ex: ¢ i r yourself a man, indeed.” When that they werd alr sacl asxea t rods tree to miles five cker's place hap- rq il eslgences ang t pened to be just tl visi v4 APT, iii an advertisement, as f Gn Ol Pe i, hat the rods ought 10 have a good ef- and when the Hofecke neighbors of done, Was » i b was completed Mr. was the cautioned not to tell the good luck as Lhe they expected to get As WH that 3 ting up others. wim, Hofecker ir pay by put a i $ £ § matter of nere 1 asked to sign a paper showing rods had been with n i i ! p, which paper ow 1 a ive times what the ii +4 3 pul i his signature 1 iIrns up as gment note for i | The same were worked on i men readily swal- It that number of other farmers the same +} the same way, lowing the said ball. 18 a in caught in her ollie Fh JOlInslown vicinity fs iar n =O Ho have been Herald, suits here, —— A Warning to Postmaster has been tl For some time rent to t past it Noid ¢ ilicials of ap- Postoffice post Hl he £ 16 Jepartment that many masters disregard the long-standing custom to i : mail Many of those who receive 1 i ive offices, by imparting such in- have unwittingly assisted and fraudulent schemes, such and other swindles, which rely upon the credul- ity of persons whose names and ad- dresses have been obtained and paid for without disclosing their object. To remedy this evil the Postmaster Gener- al has issued an order to postmasters and other postal officers and employes, strictly prohibiting from making pub- lic names, addresses or private informa- tion obtained by them in the discharge of their official duties. encouraged as ‘‘green goods” A AM AS A A Thing of the Past. What a pity that the oldfashioned apple-butter boilings have nearly gone out of fashion. Blumsock, wildirish- man, mock marriages, and such like fun that followed when the snitzing was done are among the things of the dizzy past and coming generations grow up under other inspirations. To be at an apple-butter boiling was the highest ambition of our boys and girls at one day and the season looked forward to with great longing for its speedy coming, that the yougsters might “go home mit de gals in the morning.” What is the world coming to anyhow? Si pl A ——— Found Dead. Samuel K. Hicks, a well-known citi- zen of Grafton, Huntingdon county, was found dead on a pile of straw near his residence on Saturday morning. He had been in Huntingdon on Friday and bought some laudanum, of which it is supposed he took an overdose by mistake. He was aged 48 years, was a soldier in the war of 61, and leaves a wife and several children. Warren's Comedy Co. Will appear in Harper & Kreamer's hall beginning on Friday evening, 21, for an week's engagement. Comedy, drama, ete, is contained in their rep- ertoire. Beats, ten cents. Chestnut Season Soon Over, Chestnut time will soon be over and Sunday schools will fill up again, Don’t throw shells on the floor. A A——— The Beauties of Nature.
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