VOL. LXVI.
CAPITOL GOSSIP
CE
ington real es*ate ring, great as it is
known to be, will be sufficiently pow-
REPEAL PASSED
COUNTRY ENCOURAGING.
Efforts of Republicans to Lay the Blame
on Demoorats. Sherman Can Fath-
er No Future Bill,
et,
Wasn 30.—8Senator
Gorman’s explanation of the sudden
change which without warning swept
away all chance of the
Democratic silver compromise and
made the of the Voorhees
Sherman law a certainty, just when it
is time-
INGTON,
adoption of
passage
seemed an utter impossibility,
ly as well as interesting. It was made
in the Senate Saturday afternoon and
has since formed the principal topic
of conversation wherever two or three
Democrats are gathered together. It
was in the course of a few remarks
made in reply to a speech of Senator
sherman in favor of the issue of $200,-
000,000 in bonds and attocking the
Democrats for not providing therefor,
that Mr. Gorman told why there
no Democratic compromise. He start-
ed in by scoring Senator Sherman for
trying to make party capital out of the
present condition of affairs, and then
said that Sherman, as the Republican
and the leader of a majority of
those Senators who represented the re-
peal sentiment, held the key to the
situation and dictated terms to the ad-
ministration and the that
better measure, one doing justice to all
interests and at the same time furnish-
ing the relief wanted by the adminis-
tration, could have been agreed
leader,
Senaile; a
upon
and passed had the Republicans been
more patriotic and less devoted to par-
tisanship. He that
had been obliged to set aside
the
Democrats
lifetime
emergency,
said
to meet
the Republicans,
iinistration. Mr.
that he not
conversations, but
unfortunate
misunder-
further finan-
It
ap
: but
now controlling
would
convictions
forced by
the adn
said in conclusion
stitial
exceedingly
and save
Gorman
would
at confide
it
Demoer
rep»
that was
that
stood
cial
ats had been
that he expected
trouble
be
tions by
for the Treasury.
would caused |
propria
the Det
the entire
the
addition to being ra
WwW extravagant
recent Congresses
nocratic party,
PE &
gir
assume
ing it. In
n explanation Sen-
a fitting
Sherman for his au-
tempting to pose before the
nt,
vernme
wusibility of
res pe meet
ator Gorman's remarks were
rebuke
dacity in at
to John “
director of the
Past Re-
make an
country as the financial
administration.
may
necessary
Democratic
publi
isstie
can extravag
of bonds
ance
in the near
issued it will
or intro-
future, but if
not be
they are
under a bill fathered
duced by John Sherman. There is
sufficient financial talent in the Dem-
eratic majority to prepare all of the
financial measures that will be passed
by this Congress,
Speaking of
irn settled a
3
8 ong
Senator Black-
that
senator
bonds,
bn
been open
controversy has
time when
Sherman in reply to a question denied
any knowledge of the Harrison admin-
had the
an issue of bonds under the
istration having
graved for
act of 1875,
plates en-
by stating that the plates
were prepared and that if it were nee-
essary to substantiate his statement he
could in an hour produce them in the
Senate.
erable progress in
amendments offered to the
bill, and unless something unexpected
shall occur to delay matters the rest of
Voorhees
itself passed and sent to the House be
fore the middle of the week. That it
will be speedily disposed of by the
House is considered certain,
If Congress takes a recess at all after
the silver question is disposed of it is
er than to about the 20th of November,
the House about that time. Before
measure,
In view of the pledges of the Demo-
eratic party and the record of the Dem-
ocratic Congress thus far in favor of!
economy in public expenditures the
scheme of the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia to increase the
value of suburban property around
Washington, which is largely owned
by a ring of real estate speculators, by
asking Congress for authority to jssue
$5,000,000 in bonds, the money to be
spent in opening and improving streets
and building sewers, is to say the least
a rather cheeky proceeding. The Dis
trict of Columbia already carries an
enormous indebtedness in the shape of
bonds issued under the old form of
government, the interest upon which
Congress has guaranteed. Even if
this scheme was really in the interest
of all the people residing in the dis
triet, which everybody Knows it isn't,
this would be no time to increase the
District's indebtedness by issuing new
bonds. Your correspondent cannot
through either House or Senate,
Ap
TRAFFIC TO THE
| The Railroads Carried 3,335,000
to Chieago,
FAIR,
Chicago roads were busily engaged |
on Saturday in figuring up the World's
Fair traflio since the opening of the
fair. With most of them the conclu-
sions arrived at were but
the most reliable at
based on data
hand.
ly accurate figures can be had.
the figures at hand go to show that
the number of people brought into Chi-
cago by the twenty-one passenger |
| lines entering during the Fair period |
were, in round numbers, 3,335,000,
T bis allows 350,000 each for the five
lines, 300,000 each |
for the five next following, 150,000 |
each for the next group of five, and |
50,000 each for the six weak lines.
| leading passenger
to have visited the Fair five times
would account for an attendance of 16, -
750,000, which would be a good pro-
portion of outside wisitors. It would
but a little 5,000,000 visits
from Chicagoans.
leave over
Wc lf ny
ASTUBBOILN FIRE,
The FPlaot of the Williamsport Furniture
Company Badly Damaged
The machine and wood-working de-
partment of the Williamsport furni-
Tuesday night to the extent of $25,000
or $30,000. The flames raged stubborn-
ly for over three before
subdued and the ant,
hours
great pl
quarter of a million,
destruction.
The fire will throw 250 men out
work who have laid off
constantly since July as a result of the
hard times, the factory having
started up. The wood-working
partment will be almost a total
as the interior is badly burned and the
being
worth
{
been
loss,
valuable machines drenched with wa-
ter.
three
manufactures the
The loss is covered by
‘he plant consists of a series of |
buildings,
$
4
and |
of furniture. |
and fonr-story
fine *
insurance,
- » ——
A Warning to Tena ts.
A non-suit, entered inthe Montgom- |
the |
in-
ina case where
killed by falling
sued the landlord for
should admonish tenants to read |
sign. :
ery county court
parents of a child,
tO nn we i,
ages,
the
On
terms of the leases they may
the premises ren te
tifls there
board covering.
by the plain-|
wasn well with a rotten |
The tenants notified |
of the property, and
promised to huve made,
neglected to do owner
he |
repairs but |
The
then notified, and he also promised re-
pairs, but did not make them.
afterwards a child of the tenant
ing on the well cover broke through |
and was killed, That looked like al
good case for damages, but the lease of
the premises did not contain the usual
covenant requiring the landlord to
keep the property in good repair, and
the court therefore ordered a non-suit.
I
RO,
Was
Soon |
play- |
Killed Tostantly
Saturday morning H. B. Guise, of
Gallagher township, while in the em-
ploy of Frank Swartz, was instantly
killed. With other men he was en-
gaged in loading a wagon with logs,
when one of the logs slipped from their
hold. Thesliding log struck the end
of the skid, causing it to fly up sudden-
ly, striking Mr. Guise on the back of
the head and breaking his neck. He
fell over dead. The unfortunate man
wasSabout fifty ycars of age, He leaves
He was bur-
ied under the soldiers’ indigent act.
lian stnsciin
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| New Discovery for Consumption,
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| Sufferers from La Girippe found it just
i the thing and under its use had a
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is. Trial bottles free at J. D, Murray's
Drug Store. Large size 50c and $1.00.
m——————
Died at Booneville,
William Strohecker, an old resident,
died suddenly at his home at Boone-
ville Tuesday morning. He was nine-
ty two yearsold. He Is survived by
three sons and three daughters,
ee Apron gingham worth Te, af 4e.,
brow n sugar worth Be, six pounds for
25 cents; good toweling, 4) cts, bed
blankets, 0, per pair, band saws, 25¢,,
enlico worth Te. at 4c, ladies vests
ATE OVER.
| By a Vote of 43 to 32 the Senate
i the Repeal of the Sherman Pur-
| chasing Clause.
The long conflict in the senate at
|W ashington over the bill to repeal the
| purchasing clause of the Sherman
{ came to pn end on Monday with a vie-
tory on the side of repeal.
act
The vote
i on the passage of the bill amended
(that is of the
was yeas forty-three,
the vote
Aldrich,
ans
substitute
thirt y-lwo.
in tail:
‘aflery,
Davis, Dixon,
Frye, Gallinger,
Voorhees
nays
Following is
Yeas— Messrs,
i Camden, Carey, Cullom,
Dolph, Faulkuer,
! Gibson, Gorman, Gray, Hale, Hawley,
| Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Hunton, Lind-
say, Lodge, McMillan, McPherson,
| Manderson, Mills, Mitchell (Wiscon-
i sin), Morrill, Murphy, Proctor, Platt,
Quay, Rausom, Sherman, Smith,
| Bquire, Stockbridge, Turpie, Vilas,
Voorhees, Washburn and W Lou-
| isiana)—43,
i Nays—Messrs. Allen, Bates,
| Blackburn, Butler, Call, C
Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Dubois, George,
Harris, Irby, Jones,
Nevada), Kyle,
det
rice, {
hite |
Berry,
meron,
Arkansas), Jones
Martin, y, Pefler,
! Perkins, Pettigrew, Power, Pugh,
toach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance,
i Vest, Walthall and Wolcott —32,
The were the pairs:
| Messrs, and Allison;
alifornia
Pas
following
Mitchell
Chandler and White (C
quitt and Wilson; Palmer and
brough; Gordan and Morgan.
There
ment of a
there was probably
Oregon
* Col.
Hang
extultation
Was no
kind over the
feeling
on all sides that the end of
ny
a
gle had been reached.
On Tuesday t hie see retary of the sen-
| ate will appear at the bar of the house
informing that
that the bill has been passed with an
the
amend.
may
with a message body
{ amendment, and requesting con-
j currence of the in that
The message and bill
house
i ment. re-
1x
it t hie
laid
dd
ndme
re
a direct
{ convenient to ha bef
be refers
Bins
ve i
or it to
, or the
body;
mitte
nay € 8 COl-
senate nl may
{ be concurred in without ference to
any committee and by vote of
Not only was the repeal bill brought
the
of
but 0 also was
long legislative day
Puesday, the 17th of October,
i —
OF CARTER
SON.
HARRI.
Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago,
on last Sa-
terday evening, after having taken
; his
After supper he laid
himself upon a lounge in the dining
Noon there was a
female servant
the
oor bell, a
opening and
woe Mr
Was
answered by door,
and being told he tak-
fellow brushed past the
servant into the hall. Mr. Harrison,
awakened by what took place, rose up
and entered the hall; the fellow im-
mediately drew a pistol and fired ; he
fired again and by that time Mr. Har
rison had backed into the kitchen and
a third shot was fired ; the first ball
entered the lungs, the second lodged
in the stomach and the third struck
him in the hand. Death resulted ina
short time.
The murderer's name is Pendergast,
a newspaper carrier, and he gave as his |
reason because the Mayor did not have
him appointed corporation counsel,
Mayor Horrison was to have been!
married in a few weeks, to a million- |
aire lady, aged 20, of New Orleans ; she |
was called to his side as he expired.
a
The AXpuyers of the county, from |
the statements already given in these
columns of the faithful services ren-
dered by commissioners Goodhart and
recoguise the importance of reelecting |
these gentlemen.
once more upon a healthy financial |
footing and it is desirable, and for the
benefit of the taxpayers, that we leave
the control of the commissioners’ ofs
fice, during the next three years in its
present hands ; 4 change might land
the county where the previous board
left it, in debt and confusion.
Goodhart and Adams deserve to be
re-elected by increased majorities,
lp ot
Chareh Improvements,
The Lutheran church, at Aarons
burg, has completed its repairs and
improvements; memorial windows
have been added, the exterior and in-
terior have been repainted-—taken all
together, the church is now handsom-
er than ever, and will soon be rededi-
ented
we Lewing, Bellefonte, take the lead
in suits for men and boys. Nothing
worth We. for 80¢. at—C. P. » Lang &
Co., Spring Mills.
quite so stylish or better: mad, Call
‘and be
PROSPECTS BRIGHTENING,
The Business Outlook Is Steadily Growing |
fetter,
R. G. Dun & Co.’
trade will say:
s weekly review of |
stormy voyage, and the prospect of a |
Stocks climbed rapidly for three days,
banks relaxed restraints,
freely sought
from all
show the prevalence of more
feeling,
commercial
loans and
quarters
are more
made, and reports
hopeful
of
which,
of
has
yet,
some revival and
industry,
consumption
nevertheless,
made but moderate progress as
It is still too soon
fect in trade and
though monetary obstacles are
large extent there still
main other legislative questions which
uncertainty.
us to the
to be
and
manufactures, and
{io
removed,
create
fers
now
doubt
clearin
week are
th
Opinion also dif-
of improvement
after
loss,
York
“al per
extent
Koy
But
the
cent.
exp led
delay and
gs outside Ne
3
>
Ww
not quite less
an last year.
It is hoped that monetary ease and
security may encourage railroad exten
sions and improvements and more
shrinkage
due to the
state of the money markets,
tectural work, but the
archi
in demand is not wholly
of fail-
OX
weeks of
The number and magnitude
ures decreased less than had been
vilities in three
to
for the
This week Lhe
U
and
pected, the lial
detober nting £1
HE) (RN)
amon Ri AR
120
against about £7, BAIT
wi eka
been
last year, re have
S42 fallures in the
against 187
nites
t year, #4 in Cana-
da against 20 last year.
oe
FUN ON THE MIDWAY.
The Street All
Harrah,
of
ned
in Midway Plaisance.
it was ever witnessed in
Pandemonium reig
rhit
on
nig
like Chicago
celebration of
It was a concentrated
New Year's Eve repeated one hundred |
fold.
of all n
Buaillding
The Midway street
from the Woman's
LOVE
atid
ot
Mas §
to
{age avenue was a mass of n
1
MIsianas
visy |
re
hamanif i he of tin-horns |
and every conceivable instrument!
used
the
CONCessIoOnaines
which could create
by the by the
chair-pushers, by the
and by thei
8 Noise were
visitors, guides, by
i
employes without any re-|
gard for those who preferred t
0 £ njoy |
themselves in a quieter way.
of men carrying all
Kinds of signs marched up and down |
the Midway to the
of the tin horn In vario
Proocessions
:
i
music |
unt
screeching :
IER FAL il it
loose, |
There was no restraint placed upon |
the conduct of the multitude which |
passed up and down the thoroughfare
Nobody cared early;
enjoyment
World's Fair.
Wy
all
¥
fo go home
upon
iast day of the
were bent reckless
The depressed condition of the o
try which ded
land from Harrison's administration,
induces Republicans to
was hai over to Cleve
ask the
tion, “*How do you like tl
We beg leave to say the “change”
had not come yet, it only begins now
with the repeal of the Harrison-Sher-
man silver bill. That far the people
are exceedingly pleased. The next
will be in the robber tariff, and
then the people will be pleased better
still. Then will follow economy in
a He
1 change.”
We predict the people are going to
wonderfully tickled when the
has actually taken place.
be
MSA A As
Tue stockhlde sr« of the Ferris
Wheel Company, among which are a
The compa-
(ny will pay a proBit of about $360,000
after deducting £500,000 for the first
cost of the wheel and 50 per cent. of
the receipts paid the fair after that
amount was taken in. It is quite like-
i ly that the huge structure will be re-
City or Coney Island,
A SA AR
Tue oliver» senators predict the ree
peal will cause every manner of dire
disastos in the silver states and that
even the millionaires will become beg.
pars at once,
Well, we guess not much.
a a
THE next work of congréss will be
the paring down of the high tariff’ to
benefit the masses instead of the few,
This will be change No, 2; change No.
1, was the repeal of the silver purchase
law. The promised “change” is only
starting in now,
I MAAN,
Trose Two sterling Democrats, Faq.
Keluha, of Woodward, and John B.
Shafer, of Madisonburg, close recent
letters with a “Hurrah, for the Demo-
cratic ticket!” That's the stuff that
makes majorities.
AD. A A So r——————
Vor for Condo,
MORE FACTS
CHANGE ?
{
the County with that of the Demoeratic
and then Consider If a Change is
Necessary,
In January 1888, when the
Republican party got
the Commi
office, the Dem
turned
ABD
and
control of a
gloners’
crats over to
RPLUS,
liabili-
them
Ov
cr above all
ties, of
Three ye
1801,
again
found
Bune racks
rod 008.83
ars lat
the
. Ji ATTUAT Y
De HOCTrals
getting
that url
reo and
confronted with «
control
all
In two the pH
Board
nmissioners, by judice-
ious
YVEeurs
Democratic
is
af
not
he debt
their pred-
ccessors but wereable to
management,
only wiped out t
left them by
wr 3
BIlOW the
un surplus in
treasury of
In other words, thi
Board in
Years spent thie
the
lican
Democrats had
On
hand, and
additional,
A total of
more than
An
’
year of
thelr ine
He,
per
The t Democratic
Board in two
presen
years not
i nd debt of
¥
of
aid the «
Lg
only
but 1 s surplus of
$
b
gain per year of
difference in manage-
ment each year, the
of —
The
and Democratic
sun
epublican
shorts
surplus
in favor
management.
Do the taxpayer entre «
§
a change’
If not, vote for Goodhs and
ari
Em. a
Interesting News Items.
Prof. George Robb, of Willias nusport,
ders, was clected of
tor rea
the Altoona hi
principal
3
igh
1 a ho il
Altoona has a number
phoid fev
When the
the
Linu
of cases of ty
+"
:
and diphtheria.
fair closed Su
paid
were 21.2
night
admissions up that
When the r
found tha
The tot
nday
.
f4
total y
is (an,
counted it was
«1,477,212
admissions
at
al
passes was
total was
&
number of
is
2052, 188, a grand total of 23.-
debt
will
making
After every of the
paid there remain at
least $1,000,000, and perhaps more, to
olders,
2,400, fair
been
On Tuesday night the Williamsport |
extent of $25,000, by fire.
On Monday another crank was bent
on mischief, in New York. He en-
by the recent strike,
NO. 43.
ADJOINING COUNTIES,
Items Briefly
for our Readers,
| Inte resting Parasgraphed
The school directors of Osceola have
| been ordered by Judge Krebs to sup-
public sehools with text books.
The trade in the
Clearfield and Broadtop regions is said
to be duller now than it has
before,
H. B.
Clinton os
by
}
¥
bituminous coal
ever been
Guise, of Gallagher township,
in killed
break-
unity, wus tantly
a heavy log falling on him,
ig his neck.
The hos 40 (30
fs Aven,
fire Wedne
as no insurance,
d by Orville Smith
3
4
There
api
was {« ly «
night.
of a onsume
by on saay
Ww
¥ : vt ile
of Boone ville,
in his
dropped
William SBtratsecker,
{*
n wr g - a it
linton county, aged 74, whil
woodshed ranking firewood,
dead from apople iy.
For slugging Edit
ired FEagl:
paid the
1
£3
HOVA,
itor $100 in cash.
At Wi
i Hyivester Wilhelm at
illiamsport
tem nt
at that jac
1d under 2500 bail.
with al
floor.
¢ ;
iarme
has rex
Darr, (German
Somerset oo
Frederick a
livi fi rite
living in uniy,
«4 informatis
wiv
from (x rmany
i
is uncle has die«
lands and
east $100,000,
ne in money
a brakeman
i:
i
3 fay
iT,
Robert Keppi
iddle
ng fell off hi
fest
livision,
Tues
Me
ie
Hi
arly AY
“i ; wee rh
# train at ANell's ero
west of Tere station, and
was badly
he
were shipped da to Harrisburg where the
He Ik
mourn
3 i riat i iia
Hs ns L350, 5
: : y :
mangled by » wheels remains
deceased resided AVES
and family to
nd.
res
The decision of Judg
his
1
on the
and
the new railroad,
Krebs
3 an x 1
SEVEeral crossings over ti ie
Pe
ie Tyrot
id railroad b
we Altoor
to the
fran 3 Y
bw ing allowed exo pt
iearfie
is favor-
i and Philipsburg
§
able new company, grade cros-
i .
sings in one case,
t
i
Ihe 1 i will be in operation between
ie roa Wiki De 10 peration eg
Philipsburg and Osceola as soon as the
weeks
as Houtz-
crossings are made, and in two
#3 # : 'e
be in operation asx far
Will i
dale.
}
{ has rendered a
wh
» Supreme
Jourt
ion in a coal dir’ case, ich will
» Lyvkens Valley Coal Compa-
¥ to pay out many thousand dollars
in dams sustained by waste from
the
Bear and Wisconisco creeks in Dauph-
Lges,
culm banks being washed down
valuable farm lands. Suit was brought
The jury awarded
The compa-
ny appealed and the Supreme Court in
its opinion sustained the lower court.
i f— fo —
Tur Michigan Sapreme Court hand-
utes until a telephone message brought
in some policemen who arrested him,
On Tuesday the Hollidaysburg Iron
and Nail Company and the Duncans
ville Iron Works started up again, giv-
ing work to 700 hands,
EE
The Moors have won a ‘battle over
their old-time enemies, the Spaniards,
Another battle was fought at Mellila
Saturday, and the Spaniards were bad-
ly defeated, losing their commander
inchief. The Moors, while not pow- |
erful as a people, may give any nation
trouble to subdue them. They are
fighting in the fastnesses of their own
land, and will furnish plenty of war
for the Europeans before giving in.
a
There seems to be no opposition to
Morrison's re-election to the recorder
ship ; three years of good service have
settled that matter.
No fault can be found with W, W.
Royer and H. W. Bickle, for county
auditors, two first class men for these
very importani positions.
W. M. Grove, for co, surveyor, and
Dr. G. B. Frank, for coroner, are ex.
cellent names to round up our ticket
with, Vote for all the above on next
Tuesday, Nov. 7th.
THE WORLD'S FAIR being over, Chis
cago presents the next sensation that
has attracted world wide attention in
the assassination of Carter Jurrison,
mayor of the city, on last Saturday ev-
frage law passed by the last Legisia-
ture, declaring that the law is uncon-
stitutional and void. Now Ris will
have to stay at homie on ¢lection day
and mind the baby and darn stock-
ings.
- i
Harter declares that all the intelli-
gence in the country is found with the
Republicans. Democrats to whom he
applies for a complimentary vote can
{afford to bear this in mind, so he may
{ know they have intelligence enough
to rebuke a sneer and fosuit by voting
for John P. Condo for sheriff’
The Rerorrer makes it a rule to
print judizial decisions rendered from
time to time upon points of law which
are of general interest and boiled down
#0 us to be quite plain toall. If our
readers would paste these decisions in
a book for reference and study them at
leisure, a vast amount of legal infor
mation would be obtained at n trifling
cost,
Fellows engaged in illegal fishing
are catching the law all over the state ;
there is not a week but what we see a
report of prosecutions somewhere.
The opposition had their eye upon
defeating John Q. Miles for treasurer,
but now see the hopelessness of the
Job. John Q. will be elected to take
care of the county dunds, and he will
show himself well qualified for the of
re et sabes penta pus