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.