VOL. LXV.
CAPITOL GOSSIP
GOSSIP OF THE WEEK AT THE NA-
TIONAL CAPITOL
Speaker Crisp Slighted at the Reform Club
Banquet ~- Republicans Do Not Want
Democrats in Complete Control,
WasHINGTON, Dec. - President
elect Cleveland’s Reform Club speech
gave great satisfuction to the
erats in Congress, but so much cannot
be said for the misunderstanding, not
to call it what democrats do,
which resulted in an apparent slight
to Speaker Crisp at the hands of the
managers of the banquet, If Speaker
Crisp had not been wanted he should
not have been asked. He occupies to-
day the highest official position con-
trolled by the democratic party, and
no matter whether one agrees with all
his views or not he entitled to
spect and consideration from every
democrat. Democrats who opposed
Mr. Crisp’s election to the Speaker-
ship of the present House, and who
will oppose his election to the Speak-
ership of the next House are outspok-
en in their denunciation of the
management which allowed Mr. Crisp
to furnish the press with copies of his
speech and then did not give him
opportunity to deliver it. They regard
it as a slight to his official position and
not to him personally.
Senator Vorhees,
wisdom teeth were cut some Years ago,
rightly characterizes the idea that the
republreans really wish to see the dem-
ocrats control the Senate of the Fifty-
third Congress, absurd. Said
“The idea that republicans
stand back or give an inch is as ridicu-
the
issue and org
an
ry demo-
We will assume all responsibili-
ty and we are ready to begin tomor-
row if need be. The democratic party
can be depended upon todo two things
—remove the unjust
tion from the necessaries
provide the necessary revenue for
government. The republicans
prone to talk of our
may have made mistakes,
have been crimes.”
demo-
sone
is re-
niis-
in
whose political
he,
+31
will
as
the
that democrats
are afraid to meet the
ize the Senate, and the last
sult to the intelligence of evi
crat.
lous as the story
ali
in-
is
burdens of taxa-
f i
Of
life and
the
are
We
theirs
mistakes,
but
last campaign is confident that
Crisp will be Speaker of the
House, He says, “Of course
will be an opposing candidate or
didates; the Speakership of the House |
is too great an honor for any man to |
expeet- to get without opposition, but |
the opposition has not, in my opinion,
the remotest chance of becoming |
strong enough to defeat Mr. Crisp.
next
Ay oly
A Report Corrected,
State College, Dec. 7, 1862,
Fd. Reporter:
Allow me through
correct a report that we frequently
hear about the Farmers’ Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, or as it is often
called the Centre Hall Company, viz:
That a person sustaining a loss always
has trouble to get his money, and
again that in case of loss a person is
never paid the full amount
ance that his policy calls for.
I wish simply to give my experience
with the named company in
the settlement of the loss which I sus-
above
ing of my barn and contents. I re-
ceived notice to appear before the di-
rectors at a regular quarterly
which I did, stated my case, laid my |
policy before them, which called for
$1000 insurance on barn, it being a to-
tal loss $1000 were allowed. Hay I |
lost all, $300 on it}
was allowed, and so on
tally The grain being a
partial loss and unthreshed I was al-
lowed what I thought my loss was on
grain, and in less than one hour my
so the insurance of
dest royed.
received a
Mr. Wm.
when due
money
treasurer.
my policy and
check for my
Wolf,
from
SAMUEL GARNER.
Ws ly
DR McGLYNN'S REINSTATEMENT.
Archbishop Corrigan says that Dr.
MeGlynn comes back to the church as
a penitent. He says:
“There is to be no reopening of the
case, as has often been intimated in
the newspapers. It should be remem-
At least six times he was ordered to
tome, and each time he refused to go.
He was excommunicated simply for
It is now certain that when Senator |
Hale made that
about his and other republicans wish-|
ing to see the democrats rol
Senate his intention was to throw
democrats off th guard in order that
a deep laid republican
be carried out to def
people by purchasing
certain state legislatures to ret
trol of the Senate pro- |
tected millionaires to continue to pock-
et their exorbitant profits,
ers, among whom are such experts as |
Clarkson, Manley and Estee,
Washington and their meetings were
attended by millionaires Alger and)
Pullman, who, it is supposed, are the |
purse holders for the ring which wants |
to buy some more protection. i
Little things count up. The House |
committee on Appropriations in
work of preparing the sundry eivil ap- |
propriation bill has discovered that
the eight hour law passed at
session will increase the expenditures |
of the government about fifteen
cent.
Democratic printers who expect
stick type in the
printing office in
public statement |
cont the
the
er
might |
will of the
scheme
at the
votes enough in
in con- |
the
and enable
its |
fo
the near future,
il service rules to that
ployment of apprentices in that office,
Mr. Scott says only Journeymen should |
be employed by the government; that |
boys who wish to learn to be printers
establishments, and that his bill will |
pass,
Joint caucus of the democrats in the
the purpose of mapping out just what
business, exclusive of appropriation
bills, shall be taken up at this session,
Representative Gear of California,
the author of the present anti-Chinese
law, which the treasury officials say
will not work, has"his fighting blood
up, and somebody may cateh it very
soon, He says the law can easily be
enforced and that to talk of repealing
it without having really tried to en-
force it, as the bill introduced by Rep-
resentative Andrews of Massachusetts,
provides, is simply cowardice, and will
be so regarded by the whole world,
A poll of the House and Senate
shows a majority in favor of the re.
striction of immigration in some way
at this session, but an agreement has
yet to be reached upon the best meth-
od of doing it, sithough the one year's
suspension appears to be the favorite
method.
Senator Teller says the silver men
will oppose the repeal of the present
silver law until a substitute that is bet-
ter is proposed,
Representative
disobeying the Pope's request.”
The settlement of the was ar
ranged by Archbishop Satalli. After
Case
McGlynn's first acts
astery. He may seclude himself in |
According to custom, |
after the retreat he will receive facul-
ties from an Archbishop or Bishop,
Archbishop Corrigan,
If receives faculties |
the diocese. he
| possible he will say mass at the altar
of St. Stephen's Church, many of the
parishoners of which supported him
in his controversy. Should he desire
Archbishop Corrigan will give him
what is called an “exeat,” a certificate
that he is a priest in good standing.
mendation.
i
VIEWS ON IMMIGRATION.
A pretty careful and thorough ecan-
It was found that in the neigh-
borhood of 96 per cent of the senators
and members were in favor of some
| sort of restriction. The more moder
ate simply wished to see the present
| immigration laws rigidly enforced, so
|e to exclude criminals and paupers,
while the extremists thought the situ-
(ation demanded the absolute stoppage
lof all immigration for some years to
come. A considerable majority of
| those interviewed favored more rigid
| restrictions than those now in forge,
| 80 a8 to diminish to a considerable ex-
tent the stream of immigration now
{flowing in from Europe. A scheme
| which seemed to meet with general
approval was the adoption of a sort of
passport sy stem, under which persons
intending to immigrate to this country
would first be obliged to go to a Uni-
ted States consul or agent in Europe
and show their fitness to become citi
zens of this country.
A —
THE PUBLIC 8CHOOLS of Pennsylva-
nia are growing in importance and ef-
fectiveness year by year. The annual
report of Superintendent Waller shows
that $14,390,100 were expended on the
077,623 pupils of the public schools
last year, or nearly $15 to each. The
increase of the State appropriation to
$5,000,000 will doubtless lead to an en-
larged outlay in the coming year,
Neither quality nor quantity suffers
in the manufacture of Bull's-Head
Flavoring Extracts. They are offered
to housekeopers who want the best at
OPPOSITION TO RUHONE
[he Worthy Master May Not be Re-Elect-
edatthe Annual Convention,
| The annual convention of the P
{sylvania State Grange, Patrons of
| Husbandry, convened on Tuesday af-
ternoon at Harrisburg, in the hall of
| the house of representatives and will |
| continue in until Friday or
{ Saturday. It is expected that the con.
| vention will be attended by upward of |
{Ly 000 delegates, many of them women,
| The he adquarters of the officers of the
| convention will the Lochial
| hotel.
One of the most important
| of the convention will be the election
lof officers. Leonard H. Rhone, of
| Centre Hall, for many years worthy
master of the organization again
candidate for re-election,
retary Robert H. of Mechan-
|lesburg. Mr. Thomas may have
{ opposition for another term, but it
| said Worthy Master Rhone is less for-
| | tunate, the Patriot says. Senator Ger-
{ard C. Brown, of York, aspires to the
| position held by Mr. Rhone and will
{oppose him for re-election. Senator
{ Brown is not only popular with the
| members of the grange but he has the
| prestige of never having held any im-
| portant office in connection with it,
{other than worthy lecturer. His
| friends are quietly at work in his in-
| terest and feel very much
| with the outlook.
The
Gov,
session
be at
features
is a
as is also See-
Thomas,
no
is
encouraged
addressed
Pattison on Tuesday and the
convention was by
fil-
tendance was good,
Wp —-—
A Remarkable Prospectus
We have received from the publish-
ers of The Youth's Companion its An-
nouncements for 1883. They promise
an unusually brilliant volume,
Among other notable features is a
ries of articles entitled, “Your Work
written persons
Rite
by experi
fessions and designed to help young
“The
narrates
Another series, entitled, rave
«le
ela
States Generals and War Correspond-
ents. There is also a series of articles
“Odd Housekeeping,’
of much interest
which
ladies,
contributed
the
and several articles on
by Sir Edwin Arnold. Special Corres-
pondents will write of the World's
Fair, How to go, and What to see in a
given time.
Gen. Lew Wallace narrates the ori-
to
by William Clark Russell, famous
ndia
famous novel,
“Ben Hur,” while Frank R. Stockton
Serial Stories
this year, besides more than One Hun-
the most successful
Short Story writers, besides many stir-
ring Tales of Adventure,
The Companion alms to be a favorite
in every family, and its circulation of
ciated. New subscribers sent now will
receive the paper to January lst,
including the Double Holiday Num-
$1.75 a year, Boston, Mass.
op oy
A Professions] Boy Spanker
The professional spanker is abroad
in New York and the small boys of |
incorrigible dispositions are uneasy.
There is a man who advertises for bad
boys to punish. His name is William-
well oiled straps in his coat tail pocket.
When this professionol spanker sees
his subject he leads him into a private
room, talks to him confidentially for
fifteen minutes and then begins the
wholloping. He guarantees that when
the boy emerges from that room he
carries a heavy heart and would much
rather stand than sit down,
Invented a Motor Car,
Dr. J.T. Wilson, of Tyrone, who is
well know to many of our citizens, has
secured letters patent on his new elee-
tric motor in the United States and
Canada. He has had a model con-
structed, which shows how a pair of
motors receiving the power through
ingeniously arranged brushes from
storage batteries which can be placed
under a ear floor, will run a street car
noiselessly, smooth and at any desired
speed. The maker of the model tested
it thoroughly and pronounced its oper -
ation very satisfactory.
A SS
Mr. CLEVELAND has indicated his
future plans, previous to his inaugura-
tion. He insists upon having quiet
for his work, and his home life will be
kept separate from his business affairs,
His cabinet he will make himself, and
he will give little heed to delegations
or letters from office scokors, and will
make na mare political speeches. He
will go down to hard work from now
until March 4, and have his home in
cents per bottle.
New York.
DECEMBER
WATER POISONED
NON-UNION MEN AT HOMESTEAD
SUFFER.
Confession Maude by a Cook Said to Impli
cate Labor Leaders, One Man Now
Under Arrest
An alleged conspiracy to kill
means of poison the non-union men
employed in the Carnegie steel plant
at Homestead is said to have been dis-
covered. The it
claimed, implicate members of the
visory
Amalgamated Association and officers
of of the labor organizations
sympathizing with the
men at Homestead,
by
is
Adl-
developements,
Committee, members of
SOIme
locked out
As a result of this conspiracy it is al-
leged that Persons
thelr lives, while scores of
homes
several bave lost
others are
and in
hospitals from the effects of poisonous
drugs.
still sutlering at their
Nine or more lesa
identified with
arrest,
es, but really for the purpose of avert-
ing suspicion until all those
claimed to be in the
been secured. The
charged
poison is Robert
persons,
the
more or
strike, are
osten
who
conspiracy
only
with
Beatty, who
fire
He have
name
of those administering
Was
night.
arrival of the
the
work
rested at Louisville 8
shortly after the
Hi
had
iturday
Slate
miiitia at ymestead and
non-
HIIOn mien commenced
{ the mills complaints became prevalent
about the unw holesome water supplied
Many {
Ol
were reported, but were all attributed
to the men. CASEH sickness
i
to the impurity of the water
the
COM pa
the
ther
So firmly impressed were
the
walter Causing
supply fro
Despite
phy-
Ba
ny ‘that the
sickness that
SOUrees was secured,
tion t!
A number of the sick were
ans and the officials of
Wns
a
the cau
we sickness continued,
taken
nearly
recovered, although many of them |
still ill. The first that |
officers had that the diagnosis of |
ne wa and that
a
the hospital for treatment, and
intimation
ia # incorrect,
» physic
e
Ine were the victims of conspi-
racy to poison, was outlined more than
two months since.
It came in such a manner, however,
that it was impossible to make arrests
ins intely , and it was not until Sat
at the evidence was deemed
to be sufficiently strong to warrant the
apprehension of at least of those
to
GTi
who are alleged have been
cated.
Then the
on which the arrest was based dee
impli-
mn who gave informs ition }
lares
that one of the chief cooks employed
in the mili engaged him to work for
him, growing confidential, told him
that he had put poison in the food and
drink of the non-union men order
that the plant would be owing
to lack of men.
The informant of the police is al-
leged to have said that the cook told |
him he was to receive $5,000 if he sue-|
ceeded,
The man
§ work,
in
closed
became afraid to go to
after being engaged and reveal-
ed the whole plot to Mr. Frick, who!
advised him to go to the mills and aid |
him in getting evidence,
| The man followed instructions and |
the chief cook was arrested. He is |
[said to have made a confession in| |
which the names of all
Wholesale arrests |
i
{
concerned |
are now expected. i
ili smesinn
Good Looks,
Good looks are more than skin deep, |
| depending upon a healthy condition
of all the vital organs. If the liver be
inactive, you have a bilious look, if
{a Dyspeptic look and if your Kidneys |
| be affected you have a Pinched look.
| Secure good health and you will have
good looks. Electric Bitters is the
great alterative and Tonic acts direct.
ly on these vital organs. Cures Pim-
ples, Blotches, Boils, and gives a good
complexion. Soldat J. D. Murray's
Drugstore, 50c. per bottle.
i ——————
Tur silver States of Colorado and
Nevada are reported in a troubled bus.
iness condition owing to the contin-
ued fall in the price of silver ai the
little prospect of the Brussels confer-
ence doing anything to relieve the sit-
uation. Silver is quoted at 84 cents an
ounce; 129 being necessary to bring it
to par with gold on the American ra-
tio. The bullion value of a silver dol
lar is only 64] cents. In Colorado
and Nevada mines are being shut
down. The latter State is worse oft
than the former, as its agricultural re-
sources are limited to sage brush and
eactus. Colorado on the other hand
has great agricultural resources hy
means of irrigation, and its farm pro-
duets now exoeed in value its mineral,
while manufactures are developing.
ss MMU Rb
~The shoes sold by A. C. Mingle,
Bullefoute, ee al
15, 1892.
| pe reonally-condueted Tours
Growth,
nnd their
That the American people are be-
coming a race of travelers is evident
ment of pleasure tours which is set be-
fore them by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company for the season of 1893,
series to the Golden
March
Tourists will trav-
el by superbly-appointed special trains
of Pullman drawing-room,
and Harrisburg, February 8th,
1863.
sleeping,
under the
Agent and Chaperon.
Then follows a series of five to Jack-
sonville—January 31st, February 14th
and 28th, March 14th and 28th,
The first four admit of two whole
weeks in the sunny South, while tiek-
ets for the fifth tour are good to return
by regular trains until May 30th, 1893.
The round-trip rate is but $50 from
New York and $48 from Philadelphia,
and proportionately low
supervision of a Tourist
rates
other stations,
D.
1892; January |
y February 9th, March 23rd, April |
15th, and May 4th and 25th, 1888,
Each tour covers period of three |
days, and rate udes all traveling
National
A series to Washington,
December 15th and 19th,
i
incl
apital.
Last of all, the Pennsylvania Rail-
that it, dur- |
August, 1803, the
announced later,
g the month of
date to be deflinitely
proposes running
Yel
be
prince
in
National
the
maintained
Park.
same
low stone
mducted
and
It
general
at th
the
6 ol
iples,
manifested on all
tailroad
personnally-conducted tours,
Pennsylvania
Care fully prepare
as detailed information may be
Mr.
General
cured (100,
Boyd,
Agent,
by addressing
Assistant Passenge
Wl
Nye's Cow,
Bil
:
Le
for
'
will
I Nye in advertising his cow
h, I
in town 19,
, says: Owing to ill healt
1 at mv residence range
, West, according to government sur-
plush ried
years, she is a good milkster, and
. One raspberry cow, ag
fot
eigit
ii
18
not afraid of the cars or anvihing els
4 el
and gives
dow
f undaunted courage,
. a man who
in any form,
she would
a great boon, She
house
is very much at-
ay
bs
ached to her at present,
ns of a stay chain,
sold to
her
hornes
but she will
{fo
shor
i
double-barreled
In
n
nea
any one w ho will HgTee Lime
right. She one-fourth
i
{
Is
three-fourths
iso throw in one
and hyena,
will a
$ ¢
Ww gu
May sh
week Or
If
she n whieh with her,
Foes
» generally goes {
and returns with
He
and I would prefer to sell
away
two, a
red calf with wobbly legs. r name
is Rowe,
Wp
Facts.
Old "82 is approaching its evening.
There are some mighty small beings
in this world who imagine they are
The mischief breeder is the curse of
a community.
It is mean principle to be a Shylock
and not want to see your neighbor sue-
cessful in business,
It is a poor principle to try and slip
| through the world dishonestly by hid-
{ing behind your wife's petticoat—a
fullsized man won't be found that
way.
It is unmanly to deny your neigh-
bor any profit when on your side you
are a noted skinner in every deal.
ER —. ——
Nive Baows,
It is a long established rule with ne
weather-wise and those who forecast
the weather, that the number of snows
to occur during the winter is always
determined by the date of the month
on which the first snow falls. As the
first snowfall for the winter of 1862
was recorded on November 6th, it nec-
essarily follows that in sccordance
with this rule we are to have nine gen-
uine old-fashioned snow storms this
winter and before the setting in of
spring. This rule, it is said, is very
rarely to be found at fault, and ite ae
curacy will be closely watched by
many skeptical persons daring the
coming winter.
It is proposed to introduce a bill in
the next legislature providing for put-
ting a stop to deer killing for the peri.
od of three years. That there is neces.
sity for such a law every true sports.
man will readily agree. At the pres-
ent rate of killing off the deer it will
only be a few years until they are ex-
terminated and the most exciting
sport known to Pennsylvania hunters
will end. The pot hunters may object
to the passage of such a law, but their
upposition should be taken as an ad-
NO. 49.
SUFFOCATED BY GAS,
Captain B, F. Miller and Wife, of Newport,
the Victims,
On Wednesday morning about nine
o'clock the bodies of Captain B. F.
| Miller and wife were found in their
home, in Oliver township, about three
miles from Newport, cold in death,
having been suffocated with gas from
a coal stove during the night previous,
Their hired girl came very near meet-
ing the same fate, as she was unecon-
scious when found, and only by the
great efforts of a physician was she re-
stored to consciousness. The entire
second story was filled with gas when
the house was entered. Robert Hea-
| ney, who attends to feeding the stock
| and does other chores about the place,
{ but does not there at night,
came to his work as usual in the morn-
{ing and finding no_ body astir about
{ the house, suspected that something
| was the matter. He attempted to get
{ in the house, but the doors being lock-
ed, he was compelled to climb to a
| second story, window, which he open-
He was in the girl's
bed room and found her in a deep stu-
por. At once he went to Captain Mil-
| ler’s room, where he found Mr. Miller
{lying on the floor and Mrs. Miller in
bed, both dead. A drum used to heat
i the room from a stove down stairs be-
| came displaced which allowed the gas
| to escape with the above deadly effect.
lc aptain Miller was sheriff of Perry
| county one te rm, and captain of
| company G. 208th regiment Pennsyl-
volunteers, They four
{ children and seven gre children to
mourn their sudden death. They
were aged about 70 vears.
lodge
ed and entered.
was
vania leave
and
— - —
A Turkey Story
: follow
the
s time ago'a
had
ng turkey story was cl
Public
U
bt
ip-
il of Clearfield:
Justice
DuBois
pa
1 iTOm S40
mon twp.
! peace 1siness at
lower road.
John DuBois
Just as he reached the
farm he noticed a turkey
turkeys on
Several turkeys were in
the car and the drover
fo capture them. After
endeavoring to surround the
frisky birds he gave up in disgust and
offered the entire five to Rockton man
This offer accepted wd
the drover left on the waiting freig
The man from Union
trying
was
and they ran into DuBois’ chicken
ard where he captured them, only to
find out they didn't bel to
the drover but to Mr. DuBois. Some-
near the car and
told the drover some of his gobblers
had escaped, hence the attempted capt-
ure and cheap sale. Mr. D. of Union
drover Cameron
county and got his money and now
that ong
into
on the fly.
— li
William Sarver's Hunting Fox.
Three years ago William Sarver, of
Somerset county, according to his own
statement, captured ared fox that he
trained with his hunting dog, to hunt
rabbits, ete. He says while hunting
in the Allegheny Mountains, wild fox-
es would get on the track of his fox
and follow her up close enough for him
to shoot them, and frequently they
would come to his house to visit and
he could shoot them without going
out of the building. The fox comes
into the house to be fed while the fam-
ily are eating their meals. Mr. Sar
ver says the fox can outrun any dog
he ever saw, and has run down every
rabbit she ever tackled.
Christmas is s0 near at hand that
all feel it in the air, and the juveniles
are treading spryer and dreaming live.
lier of stockings well filled by the
hairy faced king, Santa Claus. Well,
let it come right along—which it will
~for every body gets in better humor
on and about Christmas, and even
some cranks are temporarily cured of
their malady when they get into
Christmastide. =
Christmas is the especial time for re-
Jjoicing and feeling glad, and we pity
the lone mortal who can’t wear a
smilihg face when Christmas comes,
It is rare that anything sad happens
during the Christmas festival--this is
our recollection—and why should
there?
INGRATITUDE is a far worse weed in
the moral world than the Canada this.
tle is in the vegetable kingdom. The
ingrate has no lingering of kindness
in him for past favors or acts of friend-
ship; he is selfish only all the time
and unless you keep on
benefits upon him, you reap blows of
meanness from him as a reward for
your past good deeds. The true man
is never an ingrate.
So A AMA
DIAMONDS are reported to have been
nt a half