VOL. LXVIL
CAPITOL GOSSIP
PROGRESS IN THE SENATE OF THE
TARIFF BILL.
Peckham Turned Down for Good Reasons.
—~Not a Demoerat ~The Hawalinn
Investigation.
wasHINGTON, Feb, 19.—For good
and sufficient reasons the tariff bill
was not reported to the Senate Fi-
nance committee last week, although
it could have been reported. The de-
lay was in the interest of Democratic
harmony, it being thought best to al-
low objecting Democrats to have their
say to the sub-committee composed
entirely of Democrats rather than be-
fore the full committee. The regular
meeting of the Finance committee will
be held tomorrow and the present in-
tention is to report the revised bill.
It is possible that it may be delayed a
day or two later, but I am assured by
every member of the committee that
it will certainly be reported this week.
No time will be lost by the Democrats
on the finance committee after it is re-
ported in getting it reported to the
Senate, as they have been cognizant of
every change made by the sub-com-
mittee. In fact the sub-committee
while nominally made up of only
three Senators has in reality been the
entire Democratic membership of the
Finance committee, except Senator
Vance, who is away sick. The mem-
bers of the sub-committee feel so cer-
tain that they have made the last
change in the bill that the revised
copy has been sent to the Government |
Printing office to be put in type.
The best posted Democrats laugh at
the idea of the fifteen Democratic Sen-
ators who voted to reject the nomina-
tion of Peckham being classed as op-
ponents of the administration. One
requesting all labor organizations in
his district to join in the voice thus
raised in appreciation of his services to
the working people. Judge Sayers has
always been popular in Washington
because of his approachavility, and
the fame he is making as chairman of
the appropriations committee, one of
the most important in the House, has
not swelled his head even a little bit.
eet rem
The Explanation.
A commercial paper, commenting
on Bradstreet’s review of the failures
of the past few years, says:
These records show that, taking sev-
eral years as a basis for forming the
conclusion, we owe much the largest
number of our failures to the unwise
attempt to do business on a little capi-
tal and a great deal of credit, creating
a top-heavy commercial structure
which cannot stand. Disasters from
external causes come next, followed by
incompetence, inexperience and fraud,
with the rest of the failures pretty well
distributed among other causes.
Failure due to the faults of those
failing made up 73.6 per cent. of the
total last year, the remaining 26.4 per
cent. being due to such external causes
as disaster, failure of others and undue
competition.
This statement speaks for itself.
When three-fourths of our failures are
due to incompetence and too little cap-
ital, we should think twice before as-
eribing our commercial disasters to
sme for ——
The Pyx Box Opened.
The pyx box at the United States
mint in Philadelphia was opened on
Wednesday by a commission appoint-
ed by President Cleveland. In this
box samples of all coins made must be
kept, one coin being picked out indis-
criminately from every 1,000. The
commission weighs and measures
of President Cleveland's most loyal |
supporters as well as his warm person- |
al friends puts it in this way; “I am |
not a bit sorry that Peckham was re- |
jected, and I know the reasons which |
governed most of the Democratic votes |
ast against him. First he bolted the |
regular Democratic ticket at the last |
state election and openly aided in de-|
feating it, and, as though that were
not enough to bar him from any favors |
at the disposal of the party, he neg-|
lected to vote at the recent speeial |
Congressional election in New York]
city when he knew that extraordinary
efforts were being made to get out the |
full party vote, and when asked about
it replied carelessly that he forgot all
about the election. Now, I don’t
think a man who forgets when an im- |
portant election is to be held should |
have any office, large or small.” That
this opinion is echoed by many of the
staunchest friends of the administra-
tion in Congress is certain, and it is
generally believed that if President
Cleveland will nominate a good Dem- |
ocrat for the vacancy those fifteen |
Democratic Senators will show that |
they bear the administration no -ill |
will by voting solidly for his confir-
mation. The shrewdest Democrats in
Congress think that the mugwumps |
have been sufficiently rewarded and |
that all the appointments hereafter |
made should be good Democrats, men
who can be depended upon to help the |
party win future battles,
Senator Morgan, chairman of the
Senate committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, has, at the request of the sub-
committee, written the report of the
Hawaiian investigation. Ata special
meeting of the comuittee the report
was read and it was decided to defer
action upon it to a meeting to be held
this week. The report has not been
made public and members of the com-
mittee decline to discuss it.
Representative Bland, of Mo., has
been having a tussle with the ‘‘no
quorum’’ flend, and his bill for the
coinage of the seigniorage is still un-
acted upon. There has been a quorum
on the floor of the House every day,
but those opposed to the bill have re-
fused to vote and the friends of the
measure have been a few short of a
quorum. Notice has been sent to all
absentees to return at once and Mr.
Bland is confident that a quorum in
favor of the bill will be on hand
this week and that the bill will be
passed without further delay. It is
thought that the filibustering against
the bill was for the purpose of delaying
it in the House until after the tariff
bill gets before the Senate, so as to pre-
vent its being promptly scted upon in
the Senate, as its passage by the House
has been conceded by sll from the
first.
The Woman's SBuffragists are pre
paring to move on to the south. At
their annual convention, just closed in
this city, Atlanta, Ga., wis selected as
the meeting place of next year's cons
vention.
The plate printers’ brahch of the K.
of L., of this city, have adopted
lutions thanking F entative Say.
them to see that the mint superintend-
ent has put in the full allowance of
gold and silver. The pound weight
used is of brass. It was made in Eng-
can only
{ used once in ten years, duplicates be-
ing employed at other times.
The mint last year coined $50,000,000
of gold, the most ever turned out ex-
cept the first year of the war and dur-
ing the panie of 1873
be
sg
Strength sod Health
If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If “La
Grippe’’ has left you weak and weary,
This remedy acts
directly on Liver, Stomach and Kid-
neys, gently aiding those organs to
perform their functions. If you are
afflicted with Sick Headache, you will
find speedy and permanent relief by
One trial will
5,
Large bottles only at
J. D. Murray's Drug Store,
Spninm—— a —————
A Simple Remedy for the Grip
The Scientific American has given a
remedy for the grip which a noted
physician employs with
Like most discoveries
it is very simple. It is nothing more
nor less than common saleratus or
baking soda. Take a teaspoonful and
dissolve it in two-thirds of a cup of
fa
time at intervals of ten or fifteen min-
utes,
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He Made $100,000 Quick.
The author of ‘‘ Aftér the ball is over”
cleared $100,000 in less than a year on
this song. This is the largest amount
ever realized by a single individual, on
the sale of one song. The author
Charles K. Hanison, is a Jew, and lives
in Detroit, Michigan. Although a
great writer of songs he knows noth-
ing whatever of music.
A A PIT
Came Near Making an Effective Cure.
A young lady named Martin, of
Williamsport, drank the contents of a
three ounce bottle of Piso consump-
tion cure. She was imbued with the
idea that if a little was good, more
was better, and through that opinion
came near ending her mortal career.
Postoffice Closed.
Today, Washington's birthday,
ing a holiday, the postoffice will be
closed all day, except for handling the
mails, Don’t be disappointed then if
you find it locked.
The New Owner.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger,
owned by Mr, George W. Childs, now
deceased, on Tuesday passed under the
entire control and direction of the
Drexel estate. Mr. G. W. C. Drexel is
the editor and publisher,
a ————— A ——"
«Wear boots and shoes suitable
the season. At Mingle's, Bellefonte
you will find them in men's and boys
reso- | Kip boots, and men’s rubber boots.
The most reasonable prices and in
varloty.
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~fubgeribe for the RErFoRvan.
IN CONGRESS,
House Unuable to Secure sn Quoram to Con.
sider the Seigniorage Bil,
Although there were 269 members of
the house present to-day, as shown by
one of the roll calls, Mr. Bland could
get but 170, nine less than a quorum,
to vote upon his motion to take up the
bill to coin the seigniorage of the bull-
ion in the treasury. Four attempts
were made to overcome the obstacle of
the voting quorum, but without avail,
and at 4.10 the house adjourned until
to-morrow, when it is belidved by
will be present. That Mr. Bland’s
motion will pass, however, is doubt-
ful in the minds of some of them.
Bergeant at arms Snow made a
of arrest made yesterday, showing |
seven Republican members under
rest. It was developed upon examin-
ation that but two of them
were sub-
either present yesterday or previously
excused by the house, and all were ex-
cused.
Ws fp
Their Hands
HA of character
found in the way in which a man car-
ries his hands,” said C. G. Clark, of
“You notice men the
Nee young man with
swinging arms and palms which
displayed to all who take the
to look.
heart is as open as his hands.
frank,
a believer in the honesty of his fellows.
How Men Carry
sure indication is
Joston. on
streets, the
are
He
unsuspicious,
Notice the business man more
His hands
closed so tightly that he gives you
ed in years, always
the
an at-
attitude of men bent
it
tude which displays the
determination and fight.
“In debate you will observe
are
impression he is ever
tack.
upon a certain
expecting
This is the
object, is
some of
our lawmakers emphasize a statement
by hammering the desk before them
with their knuckles, w
parently equally impassioned, are
isfied with the use of the
that if
mination will succeed, the
applies his knuckle
his colleague who uses his palm.
hile others, ap-
sat-
You
of r
deter-
palm.
may rest assured sheer
man who
« will win before
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Grant's Book,
book,
dying, to |
hin
General Grant's which
wrote hie
money
while CAVE, AS
said, somet g in the way of
A member of the
still a
for the
dl fed,
hed
or
paid them $500,000,
Grant family says that there is
steady and very large demand
book. “In ashort time,”
“a cheaper edition will
something that can be sold for $1 a
little less.” If a cheaper edition meets
with the sale that is expected, Mrs,
Grant's profits may be nearer $1,000,
000 than $500,000 within the pext ten
years. As it is the book is already the
most profitable book, in a commercial |
sense, ever written.
sisi A A TY TAT ITTITS i
A Nest of Counterfeiters in Alioons. i
On Baturday morning Sam’l Swee- |
ney, a detective, arrested M. A. Bmith |
Charles Smith, Graves and |
Louis Staller, all of Altoona, for man- |
ufacturing counterfeit money, right in |
the heart of that city. One of the men |
in the party said : “A fellow must do |
something these hard times,” and |
then made a confession. It is claimed
that they had been making bogus dol- |
lars, nickels and quarters. They have |
been bound over for the United States
district court.
EE Mt ADE LD
Clothing,
In addition to our large line of
Men's, Boy's and Children’s clothing,
we show a ‘line of samples,” repre-
senting several of the leading clothing
houses in the East.
A full and complete measure taken.
Men's Buits, $7.50 to $15.00,
Boy's Suits, $3.50 to $10.00
Child's Suits, $1.50 to $5.00,
All new fresh Spring Styles,
MoxsTooMERY & Co.
Bellefonte, Pa.
samo ——
Joseph V. Dory, of Warsaw, Ill,
was troubled with rheumatism and
tried a number of different remedies,
but says none of them seemed to do
him any good; but finally he got hold
of one that speedily cured him. He
was much pleased with it, and felt
sure that others similarly afflicted
would like to know what the remedy
was that cured him. He states for the
benefit of the public that it is called
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For sale
by J. D. Murry, Druggist.
Prices of wheat show signs of wena
kening ; the surplus on hand and pros-
pect of a good crop nextsummer, leave
little hope for an advance in price.
Reports from Kansas speak of the
outlook being for an unusually heavy
wheat crop. Reports of of
large crops come from other parts of
the country.
70.008 SULLY tiie GPop prvupects aty
George
ALL GROW
JORITY.
It Was All Grow Tuaesday.-Over 1
000 Majority. Vote Not
Out,
The election on Tuesday
was tame, The Democrats, not expec-
i ting to win, did not take great inter-
lest in it, and not turning out, will
{150.000. The vote in the state
| near a full one.
| for Grow.
York county to have
| Grow from 300 to 400 majority.
Columbia county,
i rality.
Montgomery county,
| re lity.
Sullivan county,
BEETS
(irow
Han
Northampton, Hancock,
Juniata, 100,
wock 250.
2000,
Hancock,
Snyder, Grow BU,
Chester, Grow 5000,
Bradford, Grow 3,400,
Montour, Hancock 475.
Hancock 150.
RAHN),
Carbon,
Lancaster, Grow
Huntingdon, Grow 1550.
Blair, Grow 4000,
Grow 11040,
Hancock 2500,
SK),
Union,
Berks,
Centre, Grow
Luzerne, Grow 900,
Mifflin,
Lycoming,
Grow 225.
Hancock
SA) EEN,
50%),
Allegheny, Grow
Erie, Grow 20606),
The other counties in the state
he
for Grow
run
same way, showing
dnenicsom—
A Good Sized Plant,
The following information will prove
interesting to our readers
the
Huntingdon:
the electrical department of
Reformatory at
are 1200 incandescs
sixteen candle power each; from 500 to
100 burning during the
i
ight and 26
are
There are lights
are kept
arc
burn until mids
burning all night; each are light
dle
ty of the entire plant is
tains 20000 can power. The capaci
follows: 60
as
f
200
arc lamps, and
1 WO eng
are used for running of the same.
A —-—
State Notes
Two more connterfeiters were
is
i%
oona, J. (3. ars and Har-
ry McFarland ; this makes
dozen that have been scooped in there.
Lath,
refused
texl at J Sheg
about haif
Rev. Bringel of the church at
Springfield, O., has wine
also refused the
drinkers. He is
strong temperance man. The sensa-
and
beer
communion, sa
crament to a
Two Hollidaysburg attorneys, A. V.
and G. L. Owens, pounded
each other in court the other day and
The wife of John Abel, of Altoona, a
king a dose of morphine.
A (— — ——————————
Not Observed,
The schools did not observe Wash-
This is according to the
State Superintendent
teach if
he so chooses on any holiday. It is
the first day in Centre Hall that the
scholars were at school on this day.
ssmt—————
Election Quiet,
Tuesday, election day, was an unusu-
ally quiet one in Centre Hall, and
there was very little stir. There was
apparently no issue, and unless there
was an undercurrent, every one was
allowed to vote as he pleased. The
vote was near all out, and a good vote,
considering it was a decidedly ofl
year,
Sasm—— A
M. E. Church Dedication,
The dedication of the M. E. church,
at Mifflinburg, Rev. I. Heckman, pas-
tor, will take place Sunday, February
25. Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, and Rev.
E. J. Gray, D. D., of Dickinson Semi-
nary, Willinmsport, will have charge
of the services,
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Religious Services,
Rev. James W. Boal will preach in
the Presbyterian church at this place
next Sabbath morning at 10.30 o'clock,
and at Spring Mills in the afternoon
et 2,80 o'clock,
— AIA AA A Be
Dig Hog.
P. A. Auman, farmer, living about 1
mile east of the Fort, killed a hog last
week, which dressed 630 pounds. This
beats Decker’s and all the rest, and
puts Auman A, No. 1.
Mr. Grow was originally a Democrat
afuirut high WES aud wl ways favored
frev coal.
SOME IMPORTANT LAW,
some Rail,
The York Gazette The
Worley
BAYH:
case of
the township of Dover,
which the
high, when
from the rear collided with
which caused it overturn
a carriage
his own,
and fall |
to
neck, If the
the
out and breaking his
‘It was
600 to Mr. Worley's widow.
The guard
barriers
public roads
protection of the traveling public
Inw requires ails on
on all
; and
guards or
barriers requires more expense than it
reasonable the township
the court on the representation
of the supervisors or on petition of any
is
ders a view in the manner
vided in case of roads, and if on the re-
NO. 8
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS
Low Rate Excursions to Washington,
Covina FP. R.R,
Three special excursions will be run
to the National Capital from Pittsburg
and other points on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, as mentioned below, at re
markably low rates. The dates select-
ed are February 21st, March 22nd, and
April 19th. Tickets for these trips will
be good on any of the regular trains
except the Pennsylvania Limited or
on the special train to be run the
schedule herewith, on the days desig-
{ nated, and will admit of a stay
{days in Washington.
Jaltimore may be made
{ rection within limit,
These trips are especially appropri-
| ate and attractive during the
i.
on
of ten
Stop-over
in
al
either di-
present
season, when the most beautiful city
in America may be seen at its best.
| The historic and contemporaneous in-
| terest always attaching itself to Wash-
ington, and the magnificent architect-
ural sights, will amply repay visit,
i and when the extremely low rates are
| considered no better trip could well be
| devised.
A special train of parlor cars and day
| coaches will be run, and tickets will
| be sold as per the following:-
Trails
Aa
Hele leave
{ Pittshurg.. o j )
Johnstown —- 78 ¥ 22
Aloo 18
3
court the grand jurors and the
{ missioners of the county that
guards or barriers are
Com ~
be erected and
main-
ed.
A
Not Favorable.
The low price for wheat is the won-
The of this
in
BOC ~
consumer. whole cause
prices lies
that stocks have been
Argen- |
offering 30,000,000
crop for export.
said
Republic is
bushels of its new
also Lo
are offering
wheat for export,
Russian
Other
is
crop
countries
large quantities of
per bushel.
the west
Large
have been
cents
in
3 to b
Bex ulators
90.000,000 bushels to sccumulate in
buyers have
wally declining
Foreign
mit
market. Western speculators LI
ar
in
longer, espe-
new
holding their wheat any
cially as the time for the
come into the market is
months ahead, and they have
de umping g ¢ their holdings on the
market in order to get out of it with
It is estimated
that approximately 50,000,000 bushels
of wheat have concentrated at
the commercial centers,
Grain merchants are beginning to
be much concerned at the state of the
market. Many look for still further
decline,
only a few
simply
been
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Important Postoffice Notice.
Owing to the great increase in the
number of letters received at the dead
letter office at Washington, First As-
sistant Postmaster General Frank H.
Jones has sent out notices to all post-
masters, with an order to post it con-
spicuously. It reads as follows:
having your own address written or
printed upon the upper left hand cor-
per. This will insure its prompt re-
turn if not delivered, and will prevent
its being sent to and opened at the dead
letter office.
Samsstmm—— A AP ——————
Are Happy.
Our good neighbors of Philipsburg
are happy over striking a rich vein of
good coal at Steiner's, adjoining the
boro limits. May it bring them a big
boom ; Philipsburg is one of the best
and most enterprising towns of its size
in the state.
nsnm——— pl — ——————
In Luck.
Tuesday was a lucky day for Frank
Arney, and was a point in his career
he will likely remember. His wife
presented him with a son, and he was
elected tax collector. Fortunes, like
misfortunes, never come singly.
Wonk is going on to rescue the en-
tombed miners near Wilkesbarre, but
prospects are not encouraging to reach
them alive.
MR. Grow having favored free-trade
in coal, the Democrats, on Tuesday,
permitted his majority to run up to
150,000.
big reduction in ou all
| Lewistown J Jun:
Wmbiington, Arrive
il cta—
Dogs in Passenger Cars,
| Occasionally a spinster much attach-
ed to a poodle, warm hearted
| wife who holds a pug in high regard,
{ or a ruddy cheeked in her
{ who hugs a nine ounce terrier close to
her well rounded bust, manages 10
| smuggle one or the other of 8
or a
lass teens
these
| nine darlings into a passenger car, but
{ it is at the risk of having it torn
| her trembling grasp and hurried to a
| baggage or express Car, it is
{ charged a certain rate for transporia-
ition. Dogs are not admitted to rail-
cars if a conductor knows it while
entering, therefore all
sdmissions, are effected
| clandestinely. There are occasional
| bitter altercations the subject of
{dogs in passenger railroad cars, but
{ the owner of the dog is the worsted
party in all these cases,
from
where
road
i they
i such
are and
if made,
on
A AS SSO
IM r. Albert Favorite, of Arkansas
| City, Kas., wishes to give our readers
{the benefit of his with
{eolds. He says “I contracted cold
{early last spring that settled on my
{ lungs, and had hardly recovered from
it when I caught another that hung
on all summer and left me with a
hacking cough which I thought I nev-
er would get rid of. 1 had used Cham-
berlain’s Cough Remedy some four-
teen years ago with much success, and
concluded to try it again. When I
had got through with one bottle my
gh had left me, and I have not suf-
fered with a cough or cold since. I
have recommended it to others, and
all speak well of it.” 50 cent bottles
for sale by J. D. Murray, Druggist.
experience
“a
cou
AA a ———
Mach in Little.
The ice-houses are filled,
agony is ended.
The public sale season is in full blast
now-—which means free grub.
Revival meetings are in full progress
—go, ye sinners, poor and needy.
The ground- hog hit it for last week,
but it’s a miss this week.
Spring Mills merchants have quit
selling sugar at 2 cents per pound.
and that
Pennsylvania Railroad Relief
The receipts of the Pennsylvania re-
lief for the past year were $550,000 and
expense $654,000, leaving a deficiency
of $4,000 to be made up from the bal-
ance in the treasury. The member-
ship is now 82,827, an increase of 1,187
over 1802. This represents over 50 per
cent. of the employes. There were 458
deaths and 22,848 cases of sickness and
accidents in 1803. Since its organiza-
tion the department has received $3,.-
558,832 and disbursed $3,459 346,
SILVER keeps going down. Claren
Snyder, of Caketown, near Sunbury,
while playing with some boys, swal-
lowed a half dollar. The only remedy
we know is to present a silver certifi-
cate and demand specie payment.
Cure for rheumatism or neuralgia.
Buy a 25 cent bottle of Salvation Oil
and use it according to directions. It
will cure the worst case,
Sh m——— A A SSA TO 5
~—(3inghams that were 8 ots. and 10
ots. are now 6 ots. Prints that were
8 cts. are now 5 ots, and other corres-
ponding bargains you will find at
Wolf & Crawford's.
~JLewins, Bellefonte, has the most
experienced cutter in these partsand at
his establishment you can be suited in