CAPITOL GOSSIP NEWS OF A WEEK AT THE NA- TION'S CAPITOL. Determination of Mr, Cloveland Not to Ap- point Former OfMicoholders. The Financial Outlook Better WasHinagTON, MAR, 13.—President Cleveland has not committed himself on the Hawaiian question. This statement is made upon high and un- questionable authority. The Harrison annexation treaty was withdrawn from the senate because it was objectionable for several reasons. It was carelessly drawn, and some of its most important hasn't in favor of annexation. What Mr. Cleveland desires is information, and that he is now diligently seeking, through Secretary Gresham, and Gen- eral Schofield and Admiral Brown, sonal observation with Hawaii and its population. dential message on this subject will be sent to the senate before that body ad- | journs, and it is also probable that it | will be accompanied by a new treaty, may be of annexation and maybe for | ters of Hawaii will not be allowed to cash in their expectations. While the determination who held office under his first adminis work in the campaign the rank and file of the party, the men fought for a losing cause, many eants for office. fishes, and that it is but carrying out the old democratic officeholding class. Ii shows too, the lesson of the decay of the once powerful republican party has not been lost upon Mr. Cleveland. outlook much more couraging, although not yet satisfac. tory, than when he first took charge of Bd: national finances. There has been alet up in the demand for gold, and he hopes to escape having to choose between using a part of the $100,000,- 000 gold reserve fund or an bonds, issue cumulating quite ury. Representative apidly in the Treas of Ten- Yichardson, postmaster under this administration, under President Cleveland's first ad- ministration. Mr. Richardson also congressmen who bas been sent for by the President to consult with him about the appointment of a new gov- ernment printer, one of the most im- portant positions, from a political point of view, under the administra | tion. Mr. Richardson has been al committee on printing tor a number of | ment printing. The caucus committee charged with ie caucus the membership of the re-or- ganized senate committees has about concluded its work although its report will not be made for a day or two, and it is thought that the following list of chairmen of the most important com- mittees is correct: Appropriastions— Cockrell; Commerce—-Ransom; Finance ~Voorhees; Foreign Relations—Mor- gan; Interstate Commerce—Butler; Judiciary—Pugh; Library~Mills; Mili- tary Afluirs—Walthall; Naval Affairs ~McPherson; Patents~Gray; Pensions ~—Palmer; Post Office and Post-Roads ~Colquit; Printing—Gorman; Privi- leges and Elections—Vance; Public Buildings and Grounds—Vest; Rules— Blackburn; Territories— Faulkner, and Indian Depredations—Vilas, It is ex- pected that the re-organization will be perfected this week. Secretary Smith has already earned the reputation of being one of the hardest workers who ever presided over the Interior Department, and he Is at all times accessible to callers. He listens patiently to all they have to say, but as yet he does very little of the talking himself. A rumor, of the important if trae variety, is flouting around to the effect that President Cleveland had announs eed his intention to appoint no news paper men to office, except in excep- Sonal cases, and that he is particular y opposed to making editors ters of small tn. ! Povttha The last member of this week, in the person of ex-Attorney General Miller, the one who expected to have remained here as a Justice of the Supreme Court. Just how long the extra session of the Senate will continue is uncertain, but it is the expectation of the Sena- tors with whom I have talked that it will remain in session until about the first of May. COBURN, The Finnnees of the ; Fawnbip In Good Condition. Luther Guisewile made a business trip to Bellefonte on last Wednesday. W. W. Rishell our popular hotelist was again granted license last week. R. J. Buavely wears a broad smile on his face and says a little stranger { came to their house one day last week. { It’s a boy. It is reported that Dr. W. P. Ard, of | Woodward, intends moving to this { place in the spring. Hope the report | Is true, as we are in need of such men. | What will be Woodward's loss will be our gain. A quartet of Indies composed of Mrs. Dr. Frank, of Millheim, and Mrs. G. { R. Stover, Mrs. John Hoffa and Mrs. W. W. Rishel went to Bellefonte last | Wednesday evening and attended the performance given by Kitty Rhoads and her troup. The auditors of Penn township met ton Monday to examine the accounts | of the supervisors and overseers of the i Poor, and found the finances of the township in good condition, over { three hundred dollars being on hand, in favor of the township, a good show- ing considering the low millage. Mrs. James E. Harter, while visit- ing at the home of her fatheritlaw, Andrew Harter, day week, | was taken suddenly sick and could not be removed to her home. She is still confined to her bed at the above nam- ed place, but is convalescing, one last Wp A ARONSHURG | Items of Interest from Oar Town, Neighboring George W. Winklebleck, who has oc- cupied the poor house since last spring | will move to his father, who is sick in bed. weir Two more boys have ST. PATRICK, Became Famous. birth of St. Patrick—the saint of Ireland, It is In every way a festival snakes—whether considered from the ancient fact of St Patrick’s stare per- formance in exterminating them from the green sward of Erin or from more modern and less deniable cireum- stances which a faithful ar adherence {to dying “Take a drop o’ something, my sake,” naturally of the facts the Great Patrick are that he was a Scotchman: that he never would have i» tothe Emerald Isle at all if the persuasive of kidnappers, in the role hadn't insisted so strenuously; that he discovered the art of distilling liquor, drank whiskey whenever he could g et it and lived to the ripe age of one hundred and twenty-five Years, There are a few self-styled au- thorities the reck- lessly deny that personage Bt. Patrick thes patron id persistent his injunction: bovs, '" induces. Nome about ane arguments of pirates, and remarkable on sibject who such an ns ever existed at all—but "olk- imagination either ie offenders of F lore and et mies to fanciful the part men their Heenses revoked, in their ambitions for t or dled drinking lemonade. Now ns to the knows something more tl about the snaki rick many are these: bass drum which telligible ription, Tamman through 16 for wd defeated are ost who hi were he constabulary Were exy from for XI 1 Tammany snakes Every one about snakes, to sh miracle SOM But al - know, of St. | The ured ¢ then unin- Hlong the proceeded district ian they want in the dark. Nt. P are atri kK pr L¥ bore tho ins HEY iy Braves!" and the thickly-infest fested “ loud tatoo, All the snakes came out of thelr holes and followed him. St Patric} for the intending the whole lot, but sudde midst of the operation the | the sy from beating a tremendously seashore niy sal ie MAKES In the drum burst, were freed f thing would the snakes th a fighting show, for the charm. have gor more love lasting turned and will u t Howard i heir Weaver | faces westward 1ake Hlinois, "und Herbert Smull, Willmer Stover mind and will not move to homes in has changed his | lef mite for the present, but his wife lag go back into their own house and re-| Bel wil rally i sume house-kKeeping John W. Forster bought nice little Mifflin} i now it will not be at all strange his sister Mazie out driving i ally with the little sorrel, as it i to be very gentle. Billy Stevens has again returned to | the old town of Aaronsburg to spend a short vaeation. Billy finds each year as he returns, fewer of the old boys attend with him the | “snitzens' and quiltings in the coun- itry. Billy says the proper thing to i set before the boys at that time when jout sparking was fut-cakes and hard i cider, and some of the boys got away | | with a goodly portion of it. { ling was very common then, ial eit cceicsenaniun Will Change the Date, Senator Sherman's joint résolution, in the United | States senate, to celebrate future presi- {dential inaugurations on April 30 in- | stead of March 4, will commend itself himself a | and | nrg, horse al tO see | oecasion- : is sald {who used to : Jand- | { | introduced Saturday : {to everyone who stood in the cold at Washington. The first week of March is a most unfortunate date for such a great outdoor ceremonial. At the end of April Washington is usually enjoy- ing beautiful spring weather, and a president-elect, could, on that day. stand bareheaded before his cheering countrymen without endangering his life, so valuable to the nation. April 30 was the day on which Washington was inaugurated first president of the United States, and this historical pre- cedent, worthy of commemoration, is probably the basis of Senator Bher- man's resolution. -» amido. YI MAM rt 5 Will Make a Change. A bill that will make a radical change in the practice of law before those great dignitaries, the justices of the peace, is the bill that gives the right of appeal on sums which are less than that old fashioned figure of $5.58. This will avoid a great deal of prosecu- tion caused by hungry litigants who sue their friends for fifty cents and one dollar, A A MSU ARRAS, «This cold weather makes heavy clothing a necessity for comfort, and the question arises w here can it be pro cured at a low figure and atithe same time receive goods that are not shod dy. Lewins, at the Prilat. gn Bellefonre, he me when A purchase A factory # can bo relied upon. Patrick aud the well 1105 Jean ARDS win tiquarians disagre drowned. As to the stor which evineed in a more tl VeNOoMmousness ae isobedience which worse treal- exploits goat *pP momentous, he took back with him for ment than the i of his world-famed billy are of history but scrupulously authentic, Taken all in there are few fact there are oulside the of Tammany aldermen who have ever had so many trump thelr hands as our friend Patriek. The miracle of turning into fuel for a blazing bonfire rest, uck'’ facts « less all in none ranks strong cards in balls and the SHOW death of a baker's dozen of good Irish- men who were with him, his turning the insipid fruits and products of the soil into good whiskey, how he fasted for forty days on Mt Conachaugeli, his clean knock-out of the devil there, must ever form a record of conquests and schievements such as only a mod - ern spiritual medium, a weather proph- preciaste, As to his birth there Is one fact up- | on which all Irishmen agree—that he | was born. curred according to some March 8th, i fully prepared for his illustrious career forty years afterward. BIRTH OF BT, PATRICK. On the vighth day of March it was, some peo That Saint Pathsick at midnight he fret saw While otlirre debiare ‘tas the. ninth hoe was And’ twarail h thistake between midnight and For mines ox will oocinr in a hurry and shook And some the bmbby and some blam'd alonk - Til with All thelr 09 eros stions sure no one If the olitid was vo fash the clock was 100 Now the faetion fight In owid Ireland, of Br Pathriok’s bith jer: a Rasim hs #ighth ~lor the And who Noa "tee right, sure they blackn'd ve Ww, hp Lops Vidas, i net wad gi Father hy, who showed them their Bald, “No ome conld. have two Sirthdrys, but a Says be, A don't be fightin’ for elght or for Don’t be always dividin-but rometimes oom: Combine sight { With nine, and seventeen is the 80 let chat bo hls birthday.” “Amen” says the 18 fh wasn) a twins, sure our * Wt'ey wil Then they all got bind dhrunk— plated thetr bliss, Aud we keep up the practice from that day this, which com beloved cestor save the benefits and the memo- and his jaw bone containing a few teeth which not false, The jaw bone is Nothing remains of our are carefully preserved in the family of a peasant living near lelfast to whom it was given with in - junctions never to part with it. The poor man has often had his conscience strained by dime propriet ors and curiosity shops has held out faithfully poverty and the jawbone without it. The with marvellous severely musen mn but he prefecring afflience erodited hoaling in- Atl be io is for jawbone powers or ted »ihis t thousand vea but still doing good of suspec criminals, the lowest estimat bone mist considerably over old, for «ther SIGMA, service people, a »o— A GREAT ECU] VSIAST IC AL BUDY. a Conference Ve Hefonte., {On Wednesday, the 15th inst., Central Pennsylvania conference Methodist Episcopal churel Bellefonte, This was struck off t altimore ¢ in 186K, Potter north to the and from Nt, to territ Central Pennsyiva at bie ting thie of the will moeel in Confore no nfer- enee and takes in the ter from and Tioga counties oi line the Marv's, Harrisburg ory there are faatin Bia iL on Elk county, on the 211 api» int- divisions district Iw rif re Far POI NLO Es the wost | § ments, dis foll Williamsport 100 forty “55 tht p Lhe ided Lito five WE: appol ntments ville district, with foriv-fivi Harrisburg pointments; ap dis with forty district, trict ap with 51 and Allyona Juniata appx : forty- five iments, i, witl appointment MEMBERSHIP. y the reports as he Alto point 11.041 fuli nu HIE Nie Pre na distri of membershi H 2M members th bers, xf, with 10 wl third, wi d 10.007 Hiamsport isirict with 4.544% menibers district, had aiiest hiturches valued Hiamspori ty-nine churches val » and thirty-ei parsonnges 2.150. These foot totals of 541 churches valued at $2,307 - 805 and 15 (x), Ju ght 8 | 5% £3 ov worlh § igures = parsonages worth SUNDAY SCHOOLS, The Sunday schools according to the last report as Altoona district, 188 schools, 1.6002 officers rs and 14.8% scholars. Danville 1,740 scholars, were follows: and teache officers and Harris. 1,734 offi- scholars, yl ofli- t, 115 schools, a and 14.347 burg district, eighty schools, cers and teschers and 13,043 Juniata district, x3 2 disiric teachen 125 schools, 1 i. 729 officers and teachers and 12.656 scholars, Making a total of 574 scliools 8.656 officers and {eachers and scholars, 60,770 GENERAL NOTES, There are at present 191 ministers in Be-ides these are forty- four who are on the supernumerary | and superannuated list, lp Ap The Reading In Bad Shape The Ledger says: “It is undeniable fina Reading receivers’ report is unfs ore able, that the Reading stoppage came from its own insolwency. That the receiv. cates is inevitable. They are now pay- ing little more than the current wages, but their obligations will before long exceed the current income, especially as the Lehigh Valley lease is to be maintained with modifications.” ApS Now THAT the state needs very lit- tle money why not exempt the farm. er's horses and cattle from taxation? What legislator wil! make himself urep- utation by championing such ame vo? Give the agriculturist relief, the siate treasury Is now in such a shape to per- mit a cutting down of taxes. RA “Papa, I could hardly get John home with the whip.” “My son tell the to give the horse some Bull’s-Head Horse and Cattle Povder in his feed, Ho ls ’ of vital energy. APPOINTMENTS MADE AT CON FERENCE. Appointments Were Session of Kvangellont Confer- ence Held at Milton, Following ut the At the closing session of the Evan- at Milton York cir- district Buffalo Lewisburg dis- Centre si FEE EE] gelical conference in se last week, Wrightsville and taken from York to Carlisle district cuits were added circuit was trict Hughesy burg district and tuken from added ille was district. Lewis- and fo taken from added to W nntments and iHinms- port were TRICT. CE NL riz . P. Remer. : (irace, I (. Yeakel. 1.. B. Reich Riv Douty. imore - ard. AL’ YY. n, B. H Jarrettaville, KE. Fulkomer. i v4. P. Bi (+. W, le, E£. D. Keen, } J. Shami rk, King, U. F. mils, wabury ichner Cilen Roel Currin, Logansvil York, ( Jueen, wel. Swengel, Baumgaradi Or Jone Mi. Bear. Maice. . SLOYEer. mber quarterly of Newport conference, he Fishing conference, Cumbers ber of t ¥. Hall, Valley Quarterly H.W. member of and Quarterly Conference. CENTRE DISTRICT. J. Hartzler, P. ¥ W. B. P attersnt « WW. N. Wa McA are. P. (. Middlebn Kenuelley, Port Treverton, 8. E. New J. UG. M. Millmont, E. W. Centre, C. F. Finkb spring Mills, J. H. Hertz, Brush Valley, D. = Kepner. Sugar Valley, DP. errett. Nittany Valley, 7 L.. Lohr, Li. Garduer. re Hall, C. H. Goodling. Bellefonte, UG. FF. Zehiner. Milesburg, 8. Aurand. Professor A. E. Gobble, D. D., mem- ber of New Berlin Quarterly confer H. B. Barshinger, member of conference, mem Bender, Lewistown. ox. Welds nmyer, and ire hn] a Fig 0 BN nith M. Davis, Swengel. Koontz, Berlin, INGer., and J. ”- enee., | Quarterly conference, LEWISHURG DISTRICT. A. H. Irvine, P. E. Lewisburg, E. Grumbling. Buffalo, J. D. Shortess, Milton, M. F. Fosselman. Washingtonville, I. M. Pines, Hughesville. H. A. Stoke. Muncy Valley, W. J. Campbell. Dushore, H. T. Minsker. Danville, 8. 8. Mumey. Bloomsburg, J. Womeldorf, Light Street, D. A. Artman. Waller, W. Minsker. Columbia, C. D. Moor. Berwick, A. Stapleton. Nescopeck, J. A. Dunlap. Nanticoke, C. L. Sones, Ransome, E. E. Shaffer, Tunkhannock cir, 1+ B. F. Keller. Tunkhannock, § W. H. Hoch. Scranton, Zion, J. W. Messinger. Scranton, Trinity, J. G. Whitmire. West Clifford, to be supplied. Zion's Grove, L. Dill, Luzerne, to he supplied. L. EK. Spangler, secretary of Y. M. CL AL, of Milton, Pa, and member of Milton quarterly conference. A. L. Reeser, G. Hunter and E. Swengle, Hembers of Lewisburg quarterly con- ference. WILLIAMEPORT DISDRICT, M. J. Carothers P. E. Lock Haven Miwian, Yi A. Benfer, Lycoming, W. H, Stover Williamsport Circuit, J. Williamsport H. Lilly. Williamsport —8t, Paul, M. 1. Ja BO, Williamsport A. Hollenbach. Mouth Wil Bmson, L.ibert ¥, Po (irover. Wayls Mhultz, Newberry M ission, mi- Bennett Street, H., Mission, 1. WwW. ! int, J. BB Jd. W. Thompson. BW. E. White Dex r. H. W. Gross, Seneca, to be supplied. EK. Kohr, terly ast ALA Koontz. member of Newberry D. conference; A. Miller, quarterly conference; member of Jersey Sh nore ference. Ww. strect rouse, Bennett teuben members of Young, quarterly eon- lp - Chief Bargesses Cannot Preside. Judge of Ps nNsYy is ion relative Xs80n, ireme court, led a decis- the Chief lo preside over ' : $1 q § ania, recent y of the right of Burgesses of boroughs the business of borough cou LIC sale § port ane, orougl » at any A Monument! To Sena ennsylvania. the m lic men ost i avd vr ne cans and his remains now lie in a neglected plat on a farm that formekly to hi in ley, " & w BS umn an west of Lew isburg. belonged m Buffalo wi six miles In the latter part of the last century i 3 with an Indian his guide, explored the the Susquehanna r being a most peril ians were as upper waters of fon Ind- account of we French, Yer, the ¢ x pedit is one as the very hostile on Canada when they Fort Au- r to take CAC The Women in Control. Washington says excitement in Wash- By a re- and urdexplainable mistake writing the official draft of the World's Fair appropriation the wom- en's board is given absolute control of the $570,000 for the World's Fair pre- miums and rewards, and also it would seem the entire power to appoint all Jurors, and female, and the A there amo LE B43 from considerable World's Fai a deve special is r people ington over lopment. markable in male miums at the World's Fair is by this draft given to women. The error came by the clerk inserting the words, lady managers, in the wrong space. mes So —— Deserving Praise, We desire to say is our citizens, that have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump- Dr. King's New Life Pills, We do time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory re sults do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popu- larity purely on their merits. J. D. Murray, Druggist, LL Mo A Round for Miliheim. Why don’t the Millheim business men make a move for an electric road to Coburn if the steam road does not materialize ? With a water power such as Penns creek offers, just below Co- burn, to furnish the power to generate electricity cheaply, we think the pro- jeot is entirely feasible. Herein liethe seeds of a fine boom for Millheim. wweslf in need of a heavy storm ule ster go to Lewing, at Bellefonte, and take a peep at his stock. You will cer service and worth to you, and at such astonishing.
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