lee CENTRE HALL, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1895. COURT NOTES VOL. LX VIII. CAPITOL GOSSIP FINANCIAL LEGISLATION THE TOPIC. § { | each from Wyomingjand Washington, | LATEST NEWS CONDENSED, take their seats, there will be 83 Sena- | . tors, the Republicans having 40 and | Hppenings of In STILL | the Populists 5. Whether the Repub- | Country, ; |licans and Populists will combine to | Congress has the new currency bill | : : up. An effort to strike out the section | reorganize the Senate as yet | UF wo The Cases Tried and Results since Wednes- | . . Court adjourned on Saturday after- ’ ' : . | take place at Howard, un- | . iiss to retire National bank notes of less known, but the probabilities are that | . diy,~The Civil List now before the | they will, after 4th of March, . Court, i noon at 2.30 till Monday morning at | | : | ! 10 o’clock " | final proceeding in i YOCIOCK., denomination than ten dollars, was re- : i 11 | jected, { the Democratic strength will be still |? On Monday morning court called at i ; fine of one dollar, costs of prosecution | A BITTER CHURCH FIGHT {and undergo imprisonment in the | tn | county jail for a period of five months, | { PROCEEDINOS SINCE LAST WEEKS’ | Wm. Bwarm was sentenced to pay a SESSION. terest Throughout the | The Village of Howard all Torn p Over the Affair, i Proce fol of by church The attachment to unusua Hing | fine of five dollars, and costs of prose- cution. & OW 6 15 1 ed to Pass Both Senate and the Bond Bill is Inevitable No Bill Likely and | cution issued House, against will the i It will be — the most when | : : h | Bland offered a free silver proposi- { bitter and prolonged church fights WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—President | further reduced. | p ; 2 PRR Award (Yh ans we fights bill, which was ruled In the case of Edward Chambers vs, ever tempt of the leaders of the House to pass the bill reported from the com- mittee Banking and Currency, which was drawn in on accordance with the recommendations of his special fi- few nancial message, for days the official announcement of the postpone a bond issue for which all arrangements have been made, but a careful canvass of the Senate has that no bill passed by the House can possibly wel through the Senate: hence the bond issue is inevitable. It will afford the Treasury that relief which Congress shown has so persistently denied, and that re- lief is necessary is acknow ledged, alike by those who favor and those who op- pose the issue of bonds. It the administration would do, but what it has got to do in the ab- sence of Congressional relief, The House committee on report an order for the consideration of the financial bill on Tuesday, Wed- nesday and Thursday of isn't what like to Rules will » 1- Weer, this and when the vote is taken in that or- der it will be seen how much influence the President's special message had with the Democrats of the House. If the rule be adopted it is probable that the House will pass the bill in shape; but if it be rejected there will some be no further hope of financial legisla- tion at the present session. Senators Caffery and Blanchard, of La., accompanied a delegation of New Orleans business men in a call upon President Cleveland to views upon the payment of the sug: bounty for the year 1894. Members of the delegation pleased to find that the wer: President sted on the Was thoroughly p subject, and told them he was in favor of the pavment were still more pleased when he of one-half of the bounty would el wdly Ci an Mer Committee on Forei Hi t Affairs made a Chair 1 few sensible and well-timed remarks concerning the disposition of cans to introduce all Rorts tions concerning Hawaii ju purpose of making buncombe speeches " ‘a . He said that the act the thereon. ions this administration on Hawaiian th '¥ matters had been in accordance wi international law and with the poli of this country for hundred and that if poli be followed the government a Years, a different ¥ to were might be called upon to send war ships all over the world, and to there was trouble, interfere wherever The dealers in fake resignations from the cabinet had at last a real resigna- True, it was not a cabinet resignation. but it tion to handle several days ago. was as near as it could possibly have been not to be. The Solicitor General is next in rank to the Attorney Gen- eral and draws a salary of only a thou- Although the resignation of Solicitor General Maxwell a great surprise outside of the Depart- ment of Justice, there was little or no foundation for the have been built up around it, sand less, was which There was no quarrel between Judge Max- well and Mr. Olney, although there has been numerous differences of opin- ion between sensations them, such as mon enough between lawyers who are the best of friends. Judge Maxwell's principal reason for resigning was that the iliness of his law partner made it necessary for him to return to Cincin- | nati and take charge of their large practice, Holmes Conrad, of Virgin- in, was appointed to the vacancy, | Under the alleged divinity whieh | doth hedge all legislation concerning | men who served in the UU, army | during the recent war, there is a vast | amount of crookedness. A case in point is the bill to place Lt. Col. J. Madison Cutts on the retired list of the army with the rank and pay of ( ‘ap- tain. This man, who has for years been a $1,200 clerk in the War depart- | ment and the recipient of $20 8 month | pension, was dismissed from the army in disgrace in 1863, for using and writ ing abusive language to brother offi- cers and for playing “peeping Tom’ in a hotel. Yet he now comes for ward, under the protection of the aforesaid divinity, and makes a strike for $1500 a year for the rest of his life, and the billlgiving it to him had pass- ed the Senate and been favorably re ported to the House when Representa- tive Bretz, of Indiana, made the above facts known to the House. Today for the first time since the fourth of March, 1893, the Democrats have less than a majority of the Sen- ate. There are now 86 Senators, and the Democrats have only 43. When are come Ns. I i ! ! The House killed the Reilly Pacific Railroad refunding bill by adopting a motion to recommit it. 177 to 106. — > — Why She Won't be a Servant. The reason the native of the arguments of the rational and godly, is that service is the sole em- ployment in this country in which she can be told with impunity that she is the social inferior of anyone else, It is the telling which she cannot put up with. It is one thing to be conscious that the person you are constantly as- sociated with is better educated, better mannered and more attractive than yourself, and it is another to be told at every opportuny that this isso. In the shop, in the factory, and in other walks of life, whatever her real super- iors may think of her, they must treat her as an equal. The happiness of her life, and its mainspring, too, lies in the consciousness that she is free to be- come the first lady in the land, and that she herself is to be her sole eritic Why right in refusing to sacrifice her indepen- Why should she sell her birth- Ex. and detractor. is she not dence? or » Ke right for a mess of pottage’ A ———— Publishing Marriage Licenses The question of publishing marriage licenses in the newspapers was discuss- ed in Berks county court a few days An thought they shouldn't ministers contracting since, attorney because some the into an adjoining coun- might lose a fee by parties going ty, and the publication of the license would only afford matter for gossipers | t. Judge Bland answered | “] publicity given to the proposed marriages there | to talk abou the attorney neatly by remarking: think if there was greater would not be so many family quarrels | and trials, such as often take place in Judge Bland will render a de- rily he re the privilege of pub- and it is pre whable |r is lishing marriage licenses, Wp Poe Mills L. E. of Water street. 1 his live stock to James Osman, of Kerstetter, sol Railroad street the other day. The other morning P. B. Raymon’s | pet tiger strayed up the railroad and was caught on the track by train No. | 114, but he managed to jump on the pilot and was not hurt; when the train stopped at the station he was ready to | get off, and now Bell keeps him shut | up, and stands at the pen till the trains | are all by, { T. R. Park intends to make auction | sale of his personal’property on the 9th of Feb, { came to L. E. Kerstetters and engaged board perma- nently; Linn says it is a girl. T. R. Park sold part of his saw mill | to W. H. Culberson, of Millheim: he | intends moving it to Havice valley | where he will start a hoop mill in the | spring. Mrs. B. F. Edmonds and two chil- dren, of Aaronsburg, visited friends at this place the last week, Some of our young folks put up an| ice machine and intend making ice | during the coming summer: Jim says | the first lot baked well. Mr. J. E. Reitenbach, of West Poe valley was seen on our streets on Mon- day. Some of the boys say the ground- hog is not dead yet; they saw him out Monday. There was a visitor among | latter part of | cps A Des Moines woman who has been troubled with frequent colds, conclud- ed to try an old remedy in a new way, (four times the usual dose) of Cham- berlain’s Cough Remedy just before going to bed. The next morning she found that her cold had almost entire During the day she took a few doses of the remedy (one teaspoonful at a time) and at night again took a tablespoonful before going to bed, and on the following morning awoke free from all symptoms of the cold. Bince then she has, on several occasions, used this remedy in like manner, with the same good results, and is much elated over her discovery of so quick a way of curing a cold. For sale by Wim. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8B. M. Swartz, Tusseyville ——————— Will be Offered at a Bargain, On account of ill health I will offer my entire stock of boots and shoes at private sale, at a bargain and on rea- sonable terms; any one desiring to pur. chase the same can get full particulars at my store on Main street, Millheim., | to the currency out of order by the speaker. The new U. 8. senator from Wyom- | ing, Mr. Clark, Rep., has taken his i seat. i Germany will take no part in any | effort made by other powers to bring about peace between China and Japan. A boundery dispute between Brazil and the Argentine Republie, in which | President Cleveland acted as arbitra- tor, was decided in favor of Brazil. Dr. Stover, of Waymouth, Towa, on his way from a sick call, a few nights ago, was frozen to death. The thermometer at Wilkesbarre, on | Wednesday, stood 9 below zero. Cholera has broken out in Constan- | tinople. President Cleveland has signed a bill reviving the rank of lieutenant gene- ral of the army for the benefit of Major General Schofield. A local option bill was introduced in the house at Harrisburg yesterday. A bill passed the house, yesterday, creating about a dozen new offices. Philadelphia having been the coldest since the win- reports yesterday as ter of 1890-81, mercury 14 below zero. Debs the strike boss witness stand on his trial in Chicago ; is now on the he SAYS he was opposed to violent act Yesterday in New York hotel murder and suicide were committed. a Great destitution exists among the miners of Washington county, Pa. Wp. Weather Moderating. From all parts of the state come re- ports that the weather is moderating. At 9 o'clock last night the thermome- ter registered as follows : At Pottsville 2 deg. above At Wi At Wilkesbarre 8 deg. At Johnstown 7 deg. above At Altoona 6 deg. At Reading 6 deg. ¢ ZeT0, below, iamsport 2 deg. At Lebanon 8 deg. above At Seranton 5 deg. above, m This morning at 7 o'clock at % nire Hall, 4 de This morning's below . or =. below, o'clock report : Reading, 7 Philadelphia 3 be Erie 20 below, 1 % low Buffalo 18 below, same along lake. Grantburg, Wis, 50 below Pottsville 10 below, Pittsburg 6 below and snowing York { below. Kittanning 12 below. In England 8 below. joston 6 below, Lock Haven 8 below. Lancaster 6 below, Bethlehem, Pa., 13 below, Vermont, Connecticut and Maine, | from 21 to 27 below, { Ra a Renova's Big Blaze. Renova had a $37,000 blaze Saturday night, caused by a lamp. Ope of the clerks in the dry goods store of George J. Koser, Beventh street and Erie ave nue, was closing the place at 9.15 o'clock and had turned down the wick of a large lamp in the rear of the estab- | lishment, when the oil became ignit- | ed. He tried to throw the lamp out the back door, but the door was lock- ed. In passing a heavy chenille cur- tain the flames ignited the material and in an instant the spreading fast. The store building was completely destroyed. The build- | ing adjoining the Koser store fused as a residence and grocery store was also consumed. The residence of John Murphy, | president of the First National bank, | Renova, was gutted by fire Saturday morning. During the fire a chimney fell upon three firemen, all of whom were severely cut and burned about the head. flames were | Destroyed by Fire. The dwelling house owned by Rev. 8. 8. Gray, of Warriorsmark, and oc- cupied by Harner Whippo, situated at Cross Roads, in Warriorsmark Valley was totally destroyed by fire shortly after nine o'clock Friday evening. No one was at home when the blaze start- ed and it is supposed the cause is from a defective flue. Mr. and Mrs. Whip- po at the time were in attendance at a meeting of the literary society when the alarm was given. All the con- tents valued at $400 were consumed with the building valued at $800, which was insured at $700 and the con- tents at $300, both in (Geo, C. Waite's Tyrone agency. ~ Extraordinary reductions in Win ter clothing and overcoats by Lyons, Bellefonte, and this means a reduction from the wonderfully low prices they have had during the past season. The the two additional Republicans, one Jangi-4t J. A. MiLLER. G. Askey tried on Wednesday morning; verdict on Thursday morn- ing in favor of the plaintiff for $94.20, Com. vs, Clune tried on Wednesday forenoon; verdict guilty and the defendant recommended to the extreme merey of the court. Com, John Jack Johnson, James Johnson, James Whee- ler, Wm. Gaskin, Wm. Walker and Walker Charles Cieorge VE, Newberry, colored) charged on first count, riot, second count unlawful assembly, third count, L. A. Haupt. These parties were prosecuted for rioting on the train be- tween Osceola Mills and Mt, Pleasant. on the Tyrone and Clearfield R. R. on Dec. 15, and assaulting Mr. Haupt, the conductor: verdict John Newberry, Jack Johnson and James Johnson guilty in manner and form Wm. Gaskin and Wm. Walker guilty of riotous assault i Wheeler Dattery 1¢ LILY. us they stood indicted and vi James Walker and Charles not Other Com, gu already of om. vs, Harry Kerns, charge f. Cases not Hien- tioned { were disposed as follows: and 4 0; prosecutrix Bessie Shreckengast. settled, Com. v8. George Reese and Fdward Reasner; charge larceny, Harry McMurtrie; bill Thos, Stiles; prosecutrix =e . Moyer itrix Rosa Sternberg Lyv- prosecutor ignored, . charge f. and bh ie Fink; true b { Ol. VS Lyon; charg tion prosec In this case the cot N. B' Spangler, ¢ mony and report the same appointed he + ok testi March #1. to hear t . a argument term. ( Abe Houser; 0.; prosecutrix Minnie haroe f charge 1. Au On. VE, ana OAan: true bill * Ww road; vie. Win, Witmer charge d itmer ting pre Huey Henry Sampsel supervisors of Benner Mn an obstruc i James and sectors SSERISONn: charge Rhrecken- arge f. Robinson Weave rs and b.; Mamie true bill tried this The following civil cases were F recover {« Joel Tressler vs, Chas, ook; Chas ira Cow | Mr was brought to which had leck’s property and when Mr. Beck field he and ac Verdict vor of the plaintifl for £17.50. Hannah Wm. ( been trespassing on went to put her out of his threw a stone to head her off - cidently broke the cows leg in fa administratrix of Daniel Ma- | (sroves Groves, dec'd vs, at fi er on a book account medical tendance by the Ia Dr. Wm. after the evidence was heard the defendant ment in favor of the plaintiff for $2.50 John P. Hite va. W. P. Lucas: this | suit was brought to recover for labor | verdict in | for te (iroves: all | confessed judg- done and performed, ete.: Harrison Snyder and M. H. Snyder | vs. Eliza J. Lucas and N. Bierly ad-| ministratrix of David A. Lucas, dec'd; | plaintiffs for Thos. Meyers va. W. F. Rearick and Grove dec'd and J. P. Grove: verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1162, Brown MeNitt va, Jacob Smith ad- ministrator of Jacob Miess dec'd: ver- John P. Hite va. W. P. Lucas: the defendant confessed judgment in favor Samuel Me- cost of the Lucy M. Auman vs, Clintie; continued at the plaintiff. L. T. Rohrbach, endorsee vs. Miran- da A. Motz, executrix of John C. Motz, dec'd; continued. Samuel Immel vs. Wm. Colyer; set- tied. Daniel DeHass va. Mary Ryan; set- tied, Daniel Fleisher vs. David Frantz: settled. T. F. Kennedy vs. James Lytle; con. tinued. Elias Walk vs. Vinton Beckwith; continued, The following persons were sentenc- ed on Saturday afternoon: John Newberry, Jack Johnson and James Johnson were sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar, costs of prosecu- tion and undergo imprisonment in the western penitentiary for a period of one year and four months, Wm. Walker was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar, costs of prosecu- tion and undergo imprisonment in the western penitentiary for a period of one year and two months. ten o'clock with Hon. John G. Love president judge and Associate Benja- min Rich on the bench. List of jurors called and thirty wered to their names. ans- The different members of the petitions, The R. and W. Jenkinson Co, vs. J. 8 McCarger: the Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs for $170, Ut then presented a number of confessed defendant The tollowing cases were then tried together by of counsel: kB agreement Hall, Bwoyer, Glase & Co. vs. Frank. J. Blumenthal vs L. B. Frank. df't. and J. P. Frank and W. J. Carlin, gur- & L. and J. P. Frank, and Hood, Foulkrod & B. Frank, deft, W. J. Carlin, garn J. Netter & Co. vs. L. and J. P. Frank and W. nishees. nishees ; 0. Vv ishes df’t Frank Car I'hese suits are brot garnishees monies in their he of law esd rved A lence the piti and Vie La whether ids of James vice of the atts to the P. Fra Court payment « ik again called Hon. BR. W. the Ww ith and Furst fi rid BEY nail on I'he sontested by both si y 4 Wednesday noon yr News Items, Europ as well as Americ OT Rorous winter Japan has sent back th commissioners on thi that they were not clothed with fi powers to close a treaty of peace, The Republicans is notflosing Philadelphia war among : any in lerness, A Republicans to defeat Cameron's re- fight is being organized among election to the senate. The school-book publishers have put out a statement denying that they are in school-books ; they allege the wrong is done by an intermediate party. Republican organs are warning their the move and create pay. legislature against salaries with made to increase big Let the alarm be sounded. Ap State Items At Franklinville, Huntingdon coun- ty, on Tuesday morning Denton In- house caught fire from a even clothing. The charge is made that a telephone | company paid $362,000 to Philadelphia councilmen to secure privileges. In| view of this statement it looks as if a Lexow investigation committee something the Quaker City badly | needs. The charge has since been pro- ven. 0 is | a lls Dr. J. W, Stam, intends moving | back fo this valley again; his goods | are being shipped to Boalsburg, where : he intends to practice medicine, | It has been cold in this county right | along for seven weeks, with snow cov- ering the ground during the past six | weeks, It isso cold you don’t find | any children running bare-footed. At Potter's Mills, a few mornings | ago mercury was reported down to 18] in this vicinity it has been down as low as 14 below zero, most of the time at from 4 to 10. Aniid the rigorous winter we are having we are glad to say that the ge neral health is good in this county, and that is a blessing, indeed. -> ~The merchaut tailoring establish. ment at Lewins, Bellefonte, has a long-standing reputation of furnishing the best fitting clothes in this part of the state. When you see a well-dress- ed young man you can put it down that he gets his clothing at this store, ~ ==Sell beef hides to Benner. recorded, and one without any precedent. The case is that of Disc , for the the rch, in the 3 po HOW! iple chu Hage of How- of which two ' 1. vio § oe Os, K Long-Lucas fac~ eyv-dsardner almost im to the de- de- idants to set & the The « ed by the defendants to the Su Cour master's } cision ase | HAS HOW preme and the in- to be tried on its merits. is awaited with fs sherifl whether ~-the 4 % Outen: verish terest, 14 Meantime the to serve his writs or not is ina he can plaintiffs know dilemma and the de- fendants threatening to make trouble demanding him to do 80 - — Mrs. Emily Thorne, at Toledo, Washington, says she has nev- who resides for rheumatism that relieves the pain Cham- and that she has also used it for lame back with great For sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8. M. Swaitz, Tus seyville, 80 quickly and effectually berlain’s Pain Balm, as was MY A On a Standstill Prices of farm products have been on spring may bring an upward move. Wheat 50 to 52. Corn 45 and 50. Oats 30 to 33. Beef 6 per side. Pork 5 to 6 per 100 Baled hay dropped from $13 to $10. 0. W. O. Hardman, Sheriff’ of Tay- lor Co., W. Va., appreciates a good thing and does not hesitate to say so, He was almost prostrated with a cold when he procured a bottle of Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy. He says: “It gave me prompt relief. I find it to be an invaluable remedy for coughs and colds.” For sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8. M. Swartz, Tus sey ville, ———— Remember the Sociable, Don’t forget the sociable this even- ing.at the home of Mr. J. O, Deining- er; refreshments will be served to suit the taste of all. All are invited. Pro- ceeds for benefit of the church. st fA ———— ~Lewins, Bellefonte, guarantees ov you ‘get
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