VOL. LXVIII. CAPITOL GOSSIP EXTRA SESSION. Fever Breaks Out Republicans, ~- Three New tle Ships to be Bulle, The Hawalian the Bat- publicans in Congress have another bad case of Hawaiian fever, brought on by the news of the very feeble re- volt against the Republic of Hawaii, papers. In their ravings against the administration the Republicans forget that the absence of a U. 8. war ship volt was directly due to a request made by President Dole, of Hawaii; also, that Minister Willis in his official dis- patch to Secretary Gresham, giving news of the revolt and of its failure, says: “President Dole expressed to me his gratification that no national 1" turbance. In other words, that President of Hawaii was glad that he had been able to demonstrate to the world his ability to put down a revolt without the moral support which the sels would have given him. never trouble themselves about whan they start to abusing the administra- tion. The eruiser Philadelphia has been ordered to Hawaii. There has been no apparent change as to the outlook for financial tion during the past week. Efforts to bill that can be passed are still being made, but reach an agreement on some prospects are not encouraging. Representative-elect Fitzgerald, Mass., was probably the first President Cleveland the “Will there be an extra ses- man to ask direct question: sion of ( ongress ? Anyway he is the and made known the President's Ie Ir nothing is done at this session of Con- ti hesi- ply thereto, which was as follows: have not yet made up my mind. ; interests of I shall gress, and the best 16 country demand it, not tate to convene Congress again, with- out regard to any party feeling and un- good.’ to the the undertake to pass a tarift bill and send to H To Cleveland answered; that of the public gerald then Mr. Fitz- said President: “But suppose that Republican it to you sign. which Mr. “I cannot be sponsible for what they do. d duty of Congress to legislate Ul If the is convened, my responsibility will be- thi has passed both Houses is sent to me for act questions to be settled, an i yn them in its own way. new gin when a measure at ion." The Naval appropriation bill, which has been reported to the House, car- ries, in accordance with Secretary Her bert's recommendations, struction of twelve torpedo boats of from 100 to The bill provides that one of the battle-ships and three of the torpedo boats shall be built upon the Pacific Coast or in ad- jacent waters, if it can be done at fair cost; abolishes speed SX tons each. a premiums, and says that one of the battle-ships shall be named Kearsage. When the proposition to build these battleships was first made many were disposed to oppose it on account Congressmen but upon consideration of the fact that the largest part of the money for them will be paid for labor, thus giving needed employment to many, the most of them have withdrawn their opposition, and it is now regarded as certain that the bill will go through practically as reported. Secretary Hoke Smith decided some time ago that the Interior department was paying the Bell telephone monop- oly entirely too much money for the telephones in use between the main department building and its branches, the Geological Burvey, the Bureau of Ethnology, tye Pension Bureau, the Census office, the Bareau of Fduca- tion and several others. The tele phone company refused to reduce its charges and Secretary Smith has made a contract with other parties for the erection of a telephone line which will belong to the government and will save a considerable sum of money, as there will be no charges to pay after the line is up except for its being kept in repair. The Bell Telephone Com- pany is threatening legal complica- tions. Although the re-opening of the case ralses a doubt as to whether the com- mittee on the Judiciary of the House will report that impeachment resolu. tion against Judge Ricks, of Ohlo, it may yet do so, unless the hearing of Judge Ricks and any witnesses he may introduce shall put a more favorable aspect on the charges against the Judge, which the committee has once decided were proven, Time need cut no figure in the matter, as according { | to Senator Gorman, who is good au- | thority, impeachment proceedings | when formally brought before the Senate by the House would not be | affected by the expiration of the ses- sion, but would be taken up at the | next session and carried to a conclu- i sion, There have only been seven im- | peachment trials in our history, four of them being of judges, one of a Sena- | tor—Blount, of Tenn.,one of a Presi- { dent—Johnson—and one of a Secreta- i ry of War—Belknap. Speaker Crisp, has not been { well recently, has by advice of his phy- { sicians gone away for a few days rest. once who i { ma—— i fr tl | How an Astor Grieves Over a Dead Wife, { Four thousand lilies of the rarest and | costliest description, deftly woven into | a pall of wondrous sweetness, were rev- | erently laid on Mrs. William Waldorf | Astor's last resting place Friday morn- | ing. Saturday morning they were re- | moved and burned, and a pall of fresh | flowers, scintillant with the dew of dawn, substituted for them. This act reverence—this sacra- | ment of flowers—will be repeated every | morning throughout the year. A { million and a half lilies will be sacri- | ficed in homage to the memory of the | dead. In all directions the sorrowing millionaire was accorded the highest praise for the touching evidence of de- [ votion evidenced in the princely out- | lay involved. The value of the 4,000 lilies used was in the neighborhood of $125. { In addition to the price of the flow- of | FOR A 810,000,000 CAPITOL. | New Bullding, | The unsatisfactory condition of the { hall of the House has revived agita- | tion in favor of a new eapitol. The | most popular price mentioned as the { probable cost of a new capitol is $10,- 000,000 although some legislators think | a suitable building could be put up for | half that amount. The revenue | tem of the State is doing such good | work that a debt of $10,000,000 would | be extinguished in a few years, if pres- | ent tax laws were kept in for that period. Ten millions for a new capitol is a | big thing and will ring in the taxpay- ers’ ears just at this time, when a big sum has been spent remodel the capitol in fine style, with baths for greasy Senators that £30,000. Pennsylvania gave a big Republican majority, now why cant it spend big sums on a new capitol? Bys§- foree fo cont A A ———— Cannot be Pat Twice In Jeopardy. It is a general rule of law in the states of the American Union that crime by the verdict of a jury cannot again be put on trial for the same of- fense. It matters not that mistakes have been made in the conduct of the trial to the injury of the prosecution and the benefit of the prisoner. If the defendant has been declared not guil- ty by a jury, that verdict is conclusive forever. This rule is based upon a pro- vision to be found in the Constitution a ers themselves, Mr. Astor pays for the | employment of a man, whose exclu- sive duty it is to superintend their dis- | posal and remain on guard at the tomb. This, with other incidental ex- penses, brings the total cost for the | year up to $50,000, which is the sum mentioned in the contract. | Wl Brief Items of Local Interest, Township and boro elections come There are several cases of scarlet fever | around Spring Mills. in substance that no person shall the same offense. found in the fifth amendment Constitution of the United applies only to charges of crime against the laws of the United States, as dis- tinguished from state laws, and to prosecutions in the Federal courts, as distinguished from state tribunals, prosecutions in ———— i | i Elias Heckman, of Orangeville, IIl., | writes us, Jan. 17: Our winter, so far, | { has been a fine one ; have not had over | i half an inch of snow, and the coldest | | well-known surveyor, Henry Trezul- | ny, died in Boggs tp. last week. Mrs. Trezulney, widow of the once Snow is too deep in the woods for etting out timber to advantage. or = A young man, son of B. F. Yearick. will move on the Bruss farm, (former- i distance east of} { this place. a short Farmers are of the opinion the pres-| ent covering of snow will be beneficial i Mr. Reish will shortly dccupy the | hotel stand. It is] {an old land-mark ‘and many interes- | | ting incidents of the earlier days are | ! i { connected with it. i in | purchased skates | have failed to notice the cheapness of the article. Skates, that so late as five years ago cost $5 to $6 can be bought at one- tenth that price. A hardware dealer explains this by the fact that most of the patents that made the skates ex- pensive have expired, and that the process of manufacture has been so im- proved as to reduce the original cost to the minimum figure, A first-class pair of skates can be bought for 50 cents. The article cost $3 ten years ago, Why Skates are Cheap. have this season could not Those who i nt s— Appointed Committeeman. D. J. Meyer has been appointed committeeman of the borough Demo- crats by county chairman N. B. Spangler. In the north precinct of Potter James W. Runkle, and in the south precinct James B. Spangler were appointed committemen. The Democratic cauceses will be held in the various election districts of the county on Saturday next, 26th. pg Bought the Churches. The United Evangelicals have pur- chased from the Esherites the church- es at Aaronsburg, Millheim and Co- burn. At Millheim the parsonage and church were sold for $800 above the claims against the same, as we are in- formed. A ——_—— a Nineteen Prisoners Sieriff Condo is boarding nineteen prisdbers at presentin his bastile at Bellefonte. The eourt next week will rid him of the greater portion of them. i Ml ~For the purpose of closing out our entire stock of Winter Goods we offer an extraordinary reduction sale to last for thirty days only. Prices are still further reduced. —Lyon & Co., Belle fonte, ~~Go to Meyers’ Cash Bazaar for all the latest dry goods st new tariff The Mouse Escaped €r man or mouse, A lady while engaged in the pursuit of her domestic duties encountered a mouse in the flour barrel. ladies, under similar one and station himself at a convenient stairs and commenced punch the flour barrel with a pole. Presently the mouse made its ap- pearance and started across the floor. The dog at once went in pursuit. The man fired and the dog dropped dead, the lady fainted and fell down the stairs, and the man, thinking that she was killed, and fearing that he would be arrested for murder, disappeared, and has not been seen since. The mouse escaped. erie The Bonds Filed The bonds of Governor Hastings’ cabinet were filed at the state depart- ment. That of Insurance Commis sioner Lambert is for $10,000 with J. L. Bpangler and William P. Duncan, of Centre county, and L. G. MeCau- ley, of West Chester, as sureties. The bond of Adjutant General Stewart is for $20,000, J. K. Weaver, W. W. Ren- nyson and J. W. Bmith, of Norris town are sureties. Secretary Reeder is required to give a bond of $10,000 and Major Lane 8, Hart and A. Reed- er Ferriday, of Harrisburg, are on it, At SHAAN way up More Snows, Two snows last week added about 8 inches to what had previously fallen, making nine snows in all, and a total of 36 inches, Very little of the snow that fell in the past five weeks has mel- ted to any considerable extent, hence it is deep in the fields and woods, and turning out on the roads is a little dif- ficult. Monday a drizzle of rainset in- Pp Additions to Our Burg, Frank Foreman and Charles Slack will be additions to our burg next spring, and will occupy the new doub- le house built §y Mr. Colyer. We will be glad to have such good citizens add- ed to our town. 3 Amount of Insurance, The insurance on the mill of J. B, Crawford is $2000 in the F. M. Co., of Centre Hall, and $1200 in the Sugar Valley Co., of Loganton. Lyon & Co., Bellefonte are having an extraordinary reduction sale of all lines in their store, and a further re- duction from the low prices has been made. For a short time only. prices. Bellefonte, Pa. —wfBubsoribe for the REPORTER. ELECTROCUTION | A BILL TO ABOLISH THE NOOSE IN THE STATE A Bill Introduced Substituting Electricity for the Will Hardly Bs. Law, Noose, come n The bill introduced in the house by Representative Cotton, of Allegheny, doing away with the death penalty and substituting therefor death by electrocution will probably be allowed the that waking’ by the judiciary general com- | mittee, There is to “sleep sleep knows no sentiment favor of ing capital punishment, and a move- ment has started by certain members to substitute the bill offered by Senator Vaughan, of Lackawanna, having this for its purpose, should the the There is danger, through, that the Vaughan proposition will to a strong in the committee in abolish- been measure reach committee. never be allowed go through the senate. bill that the infliction of the death penalty The objection to the Cotton is by electricity, although it is the mode of capital punishment in New York state, is yet an experiment and does f it. i not give the satisfaction expected o Mr. Cotton's bill changes the place of the to one of the penitentiaries, where special ACI i | execution from county prison { i | ipparatus is to be maintained for that | purpose, spec i A certain week is ified, not are The | of witnesses is limited to the represen - but the day and hour made { Known to the eriminal, number tatives of the press, the usual jury and | t York | provisions of the bill are almos with New fden- | tical those of slate law, Another bill intorduced by Mr. Cot- { ton is likely to meet { fate. It f building and los foreign ll fie Ie Same pre vents sociations from state by limiting t operations stich concerns to the counties in their principal office 11 4 3 Ol Is slumbering in the gent ciary committee and will probably Ix Th from allowed to remain there, e strong oul to the it Northwestern objection Western in which substantal f COMmes and Counties reign and build- ing and loan associations doa thriving business, Namerous other schemes have been offered to rid the ASOT iti be radieal as as tion. State Items, J. L. McPherson, a lumberman of identally shot and killed of He member of tl his sleigh. was 58 Fifth was { a ee Pennsylvania Reserves and The poor directors of Mercer county Pa., investigating the condition of the | poor, found 500 families in Sharon de- | pending on charity. A “bread war” at Indianapolis has brought the retail price to three cents a loaf-wholesale, one cent. When William Millheim, of near! Williamsport, was about to shoot a horse which had outlived useful- ness, the gun burst and Millheim terribly injured about the head and will lose one eye. its was « a Be Careful How You Speak. Remember this, young men, be care- ful how you speak of a woman's char- | acter, Think how many years she | has been building it, of the toils and | privations endured, of the wounds re- ceived, and let no suspicion follow her | actions. The purity of woman is the | salvation of the race, the hope of fu- | ture greatness, the redemption of man. Wipe out her purity and she sinks be- neath the wave of despair, with not a star to guide her life into a channel of safety, Think then, before you speak, and remember that any hog can root up the fairest flower that ever grew, #0 the vilest man may ruin the purest woman's character.—Tyrone Herald. mis sima— Carlton Cornwell, foreman of the Gazette, Middletown, N. J., believes that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy should be in every home. He used it for a cold and it effected a speedy cure, He says: “It is indeed a grand reme- dy, I can recommend to all. I have also seen it used for whooping cough, with the best results.” 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville, — ' a Bereft of Seven Children, The seventh death from diphtheria within a period of two weeks has oc- curred in the family of Jacob K. Le- van, of Oley, Berks county. Two oth ers in the family are in a critical con- dition, Mr. and Mrs. Levan had ten healthy children a month ago, but have been bereft of all but three. a UA «Every well-dressed young man gets his clothing and gents’ furnishing at Lewins, Bellefonte. ABLY MANAGED Progress Shown In the Affairs of the State College. State College presents a better show- There are now enroll- has 45 to 48, Atl the experiment stations tests are being made in the Pasteurization of Legislature, as having an important bearing on bills, The college authorities are severe in propriations for the institution in speech before the Legislature, Be No Minister's Passes, The Pennsylvania railway west of Pittsburg have caused thing of the past. The custom of giv- be in force east March 31. issued ters calling for a reduction of Pittsburg until The coupon in fare good only until that time, This move has caused the the clap of thunder. excitement and has come on gymen like a For years past passes or at reduced rates, and such a move is was altogether unexpected the trying reach this point for years past, The i 3 mir en out, however, that Penn- rive Eiy sylvania system has been y Closed the lines thus the against are Pittsburg, The railroad people give out that present state of affairs will remain in of the Central '1 raffic association, when it will be made permanent, perhaps, vill be asked to syelems § Join in the movement. WA — Change in Legislative Districts. A bill changing the legislative dis- WHR tricts of the ¢ the House by f 41 1 tal L of the jegisiative state introduced in Chairman Culbertson, It is similar to that introdue- i 3 ed in the last session and was present- ed at this time merely for the purpose of giving the committee a basis on which if fT ble to the majority side of the from J iy and gives Philadelphia, Cambria, and Jefferson one additional member jedford, Lawrence, Clarion, Crawford, Chester each. Somerset, Schuylkill, No change is made in the membership from the other counties, E Too Trae, The editor of Lindsey Press knows If the local speak as disparagingly of its business newspaper of a town would interests as some of the business people do, what would be the result. There are people in this world who think a should hustle eighteen hours a day to boom their town and py Poe Mills. the other night and had quite a lively time, James Bingaman intends moving lor, Mr. F. W. Confer's wood shed took quite a tumble the other day and left Engines No. 868 and 106 are at a standstill at present on account of the deep snow; there is now about thirty- six inches in the woods, A. J. Gotshall made a flying trip to this place on Friday to look after his lumber job which he suspended until the weather moderates, Quite a number of our young folks took in the hop at Duncantown on Baturday evening and report a good time. Peter Coon, formerly of Boalsburg, but now of Mazeppa, Union county, is visiting his brother-in-law, Elliot Has singer, of this place. ———— There is good reason for the popular ity of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Davis & Buzard, of West Montery, Clarion Co., Pa., say: “It has cured people that our physicians could do nothing for. We persuaded them to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and they now recommend it with the rest of us,” 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville. ABERIES OF TOURS, Fersopally Conducted Tours via. vania Rallroad. Pennsyl~ It is at this season of the year that people’s thoughts turn to some meth od by which the rigors of our northern winter climate may be escaped, and a | trip to the “Land of Flowers,” if only { for a short time, offers the easiest solu- | tion to the question, In order to give the public portunity to visit Florida a very | reasonable the Pennsylvania | Railroad Company has arranged for a #eries of tours to Jacksonville, and the well-earned reputation acquired by | that company for the superiority of { its personally-conducted tours will be | maintained for this year’s series. Since the system of personally-con- ducted tours inaugurated by that eom- pany has in effect, none but words of commendation have been re- | ceived, | i | an op- at cost, i i i i i i { i i been Its unexcelled train service, experienced Tourist Agents and Chap- { erons, and all, moderate | charges, leave nothing to be desired. | The tours to Jacksonville, all two weeks’ stay in Florida, will New York and Philadelphia on Janu- ary 29, February 12 and 26, and March The rate, including transportation, meals en route, and | Pullman berth on special train, is $50.- above its owing leave | 12 and 26, 1805. Philadelphia; proportionate rates from For further information apply to Ticket Agents, or Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York, or oom 411, Phil- adelphia, for address jroad Street Btation, whom application space should also be made. fo ws As Fut Sait on Coal At this time of the year when the oal begins to develop such extraordi- consumption, housekeepers are eagerly on the lookout f t L or something that will least prevent waste, if it cannot by any other means make a ton go furth- There are several preparations for 1 1 name, f the latter is sprinkled bin or as it is put into the furnice, it burn more evenly to a there some chemical ers. Of course, about She is satisfled that it is 80, ——————— To Prevent Forest Fires. The Forestry Commission has drawn |and Mr. Meyrick has introduced at | Harrisburg a bill intended to suppress | forest fires by providing for forest war- { dens, imposing penalties for careless- { ness in setting forest fires, and requir- | ing any one called upou to assist in isuppressing them. In addition to { special fire wardens the supervisors of { roads are made fire wardens within their districts. Forest fires annually cost this state a vast sum, and a meas- | ure for their suppression is very great- | ly needed. The provisions of this act are simple and efficient and it ought to become a law. Sr —— i A Happy Treasurer. | The auditors of Indiana county, in making a settlement with the treasur- | er, brought him out in debt to the { county in the amount of almost §3,000, | Of course he was dissatisfied and could | not understand how it was brought | about; accordingly he employed an ex- | pert book-keeper, who began at the be- ginning and finished up to the end. | In going over the amounts he found | that instead of the treasurer owing the | county a large sum, the county was in- | debted to the treasurer more than $800. SE — Many stubborn and aggravating cases of rheumatism that were believ- ed to be incurable and accepted as life legacies, have yielded to Chamber- lain’s Pain Balm, much to the sur- prise and gratification of the sufferers, One application will relieve the pair and suffering and its continued use in- sures an effectual cure. For sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8. M. Bwartz, Tusseyville, ———————————— Good Shape, Tue county auditors have no diffi. culty looking over the finances ; they find the business transactions for 1804 in good shape, and thereat the taxpay- ers of the county have cause to feel gratified. Upa Peg. HE has gone up a peg, Wm. E. Gray has, having been appointed Republi- can county chairman, in place of Ree- der resigned. Gray will make a good “‘eheerman’’ on that side of the house, ~Lewins, Bellefonte, has the fines selection of Winter Suits in this part of the state. They go at prices that are a sacrifice. All styles and grades and at such figures that defy competi tion, and that is the why of his im- meose trade in clothing.
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