THE CENTRE REPORTER. FReER. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. TERMS.—One year, $1.60, when paid in advance. Those in arrears subject to previous terms, $2.00 per year. ADVERTISEMENTS. —20 cents per line for three insertions, and 5 cenis per,line for each subse- quent insertion. Other rates made made known on application. CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, May 2 ANNOUNCEMENTS, We are authorized to announce the name of William F Smith, of Bellefoute, as a candidate for the nomination of Prothonotary. subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic county convention. A LEXOW INVESTIGATION FOR PHILA DELPHIA. This will be a great week in the po- litical history of Pennsylvania. Sena- tor Quay is to be in Harrisburg and the struggle for supremacy between him and Dave Martin will begin. The Beaver county man is expected to in- sist on the passing of the resolution to Lexow Philadelphia. When this is done factional lines must be drawn and the people who have been strad- dling the political fence will have to show whom they will look to as a lead- er in the future. The Martin-Porter people are badly frightened. They now realize there is to be an investigation, and while they say they do not fear the results it is very evident they would rather not have their past history examined into. Some of them declare Quay will not dare insist on an investigation as it would turn out badly for him. They intimate that the investigators may be investigated before the Penrose inqui- ry is over. The friends of the Beaver statesman laugh at the bluff and have the temerity to say there is nothing in the past history of their leader that he is afraid to have revealed. United States by purchase could be ac- complished within the next few years, That it would be wise to do so we do not doubt, and that, in addition to getting a full compensation for all that could be paid for the island, no greater act of humanity could be done by our government than to gather in Cuba as an addition to our possessions, THE congressional apportionment now before the legislature, makes Cen- tre, Clearfield and Elk a congressional district. We think that Centre and Clearfield should adhere to their rules basing the representation in the con- gressional conference upon the Demo- cratic vote cast in each county. Little Elk cannot in justice claim to have as large a vote in conference as the large counties of Centre and Clearfield. Let the Orvis rule be adhered to. msrm—— ff mat— IN the state senate a resolution has been introduced to have a Lexow com- mitte appointed to investigate the do- ings of Philadelphia city officials. It is altogether a Republican fight in which one faction desires to expose the rottenness of the other. An inves- tigation is sorely needed, the govern- ment of that city is rotten from top to bottom. a ...L Tue item below is the general senti- ment of our exchanges of all parties : “The Legislature has now been in session 118 days. Both ly in the of legislation. date Gov. bills and vetoed 6. 30 joint resolutions. The Farr pulsory education bill and a few others which have been passed finally by both bodies, will go to the Governor to Morrow, or as soon signatures of the presiding officers.” way COm~ have mainly been in the direction or Warwick. sons for asking for this investigation is to embarrass the mayor on the start of his administration. claiming the Philadelphia senator mis- senate last Wednesday afternoon. examine into the workings of the Bul- litt act is by them considered a gigan- tic bluff. The Martin faction also claim that Penrose was afraid to make the resolu- tion a joint one. They think had been put to sleep. There are people who would have liked to see a joint resolution as it would have re quired the signature of Governor Hast- ings. This would have shown with whom the chief executive intended to east his lot. Ever since the appoint- ment of Captain Walton as e¢ity con- troller of Philadelphia many of the legislators are of the opinion General Hastings is a Martin man. en fp tpn The Annexation of Cuba, it, is destined to failure. It is practic- the Cuban disturban- warfare in There will be of guerrilla mountains, erty for months to come, but the revo- not be revived with any hope of sue- As a rule, the men who have en- gaged in revolution are irresponsible and have little or no property inter- ests to suffer; but the property owners of the island, who embrace a small minority of the whole people not par- ticipating in rebellions, CONS, the parent government of Spain. It is not surprising that the iotelli- cord desire annexation to the States, ba by Spain are the largest per capita of any country in the world, and when it is remembered that the whole taxes are paid by a very small minority, the enormity of this oppression may be ap- precisted. Those who have property interests see no safety excepting in an- nexation and freedom from the convul- sions and exposure of both life and property and the oppressive taxes which follow. We doubt not, there- fore, that our correspondent expresses the view of those whose wishes should be respected in moulding the destiny of Cuba. How the annexation of Cuba is to be brought about is not proposed by our correspondent. Our government could not take forcible possession of it without provocation or a clearly de- fined declaration of war, The whole policy of the civilized world is against annexation by conquest, aud this gov. ernment could not make any such move without endangering its peace- ful relations with the governments of Europe. The only other method of ac- quiring Cuba would be by purchase, and we doubt not that it would be wise for this government to pay even a high price, as it would be a most im- portant acquisition to us in every way. It has been long agitated by some of our leading statesmen, prominent among whom has been Ex-Mayor Hewitt, of New York, and we doubt not that if Spain were to show a dis- position to negotinte on reasonable - aising salaries and creating new —— mm ce one THE citizens of our county are made electing Womelsdorf lo ————— weeks, one that meets the favor of the people, it benefits the farmer. The upward jump in oil and beef benefits the trusts in each. will be pleased to learn. A tps they Dowx at Carlisle are of the bar, and hereafter there are to be no more wholesale admissions to For some the with a two years’ course, the Carlisle bar. years past Dickinson School of Law, been admitted to that bar without ex- As the rules of the court have amination. office, the same period must be If these students, upon examination, should prove to come up to the re- mission to the bar, no more than could pass a rule to prevent any one from following those pursuits, — “ Te McKinley act of 1880, says the Record, was followed by The a decline most credulous believer in high tariffs, Wp ost a set in yet. On ness and wages have improved under the new Democratic tariff. sessment tesserae IN Judge Gordon's court in delphia, the “Times’’ was fined $45,000 for saying some salty things about ex- mayor Smith. The interest on this big sum would be §2700 per year which the ex-mayor might let go as a pension for Judge Gordon, who would now be a fit subject for retirement, if a om— To Oppose Free Sliver, A strong and vigorous fight against the free and unlimited coinage of sil- ver, independent of international agreement, is to be made by the ad- ministration. With that end in view officers in the various executive de- partments, appointed under the pres ent administration, are being urged to organize systematically for the pur pose of conducting the contest along the lines laid down in the president's message. Many of the high officials who enjoy reputations at home as stump speakers will probably take to the field early in the summer and oth- ers are even now engaged in writing letters to their local papers, or person- al friends, impressing upon them the importance of sustaining the adminis- tration in the position it has outlined. Federal officers in the several states will be organized as a nucleus about which all who uphold the administra- tion or rather who are opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver, will be expected to rally. I SSM AP ABABA ~The merchant tailoring establish- ment connected with Lewins clothing house at Bellefonte, has the reputa- tion for turning out the best and most stylish clothing worn in the county, GREAT SPRING Dress Coods, Lace Curtains, Carpets, Muslin, Cinghams, Prints, Clothing, Shoes, Etc. IN THIS PART OF THE STATE! PH The greatest assortment of Window Blinds, Spring Roll- “pe3IdII0S $4040 KNOW THAT 100 rods of Fence pose © DO You we furnish Kine Strand Wire complete, (except for £30.00, Guaranteed marl42m ‘9]|qeiod pur Ajeuonwis Address Pa. LOW PRICES Our stock of WINTER CLOTHING, BOOTS the most comple the tition. Inf roods ai te in such low and you probably need a 8 what vou p in stock. y. figures. oot 1 gure we have of R ie CA HARPER UNDERWEAR, l kinds i i all 1 01 Ail ki Ete., and our prices worry compe We are g itisfied with a mod- every purchase it or (rloves maaqge. we are ki nds wanted » KREAMER. on nds ince of all O ALL PAPER complete, at 14c, 135, 18, 20, 25 and 30c a window. - Note these prices: 18 24, 25, 30, 34, 373, 40 and 8% The above of the newest patterns and 9/7 2! best qualities have ever been shown for the money. SHOES. We are leaders in the sale of at A genuine Dongola, patent leather toe, Ww opera toe, square toe, common sense toe, 1.75, and 1,90. Every pair warranted. You never heard of shoes tor these prices, the finest Dongola Kid, button and lace boots for ladies, 2.00 and 2.40, of exquisite workmanship; opera toe, nar row square toe, patent leather toe, common sense every paii warranted. As fine a stock, as dressy ny ~ ~ i 0, 27: 20, - 5 1at rood sh fe a year ago. Infant's Shoes, real kid, 27¢ a pair, Girl's Shoes, 60, 75, 93, 98, 1.00 and 1.20. As quality as you buy elsewhere for one-half more. good Dress Shocs, 75,03, 98, 1.00 and 125. Al stock and wear like iron. Men's Dress Shoes, 1.13, 1.25, 1.435, 1.98, 2.40, and 2.48. them elsewhere for that money. We have, beyond doubt, the best wearing shoe world. are the sole agents for the sale of them in Centre county. You know what they are. They are the Douglas Shoe. good in | good | 98, I See if you can buy in an allowance or get another pair. We have them Men’s from 1.85 to 4.50 a pair. We have them in pat- | ent leathers, russets, bluchers, razor toe, needle toe, Yale toe, square toe, half round or any style you may want. CLOTHING. Spring Clothing now ready for you; in Clothing we lead | them all in lowness of prices, in good goods, well made, and fit equal to merchant tailor made. Boys’ Suits at 75, go, 1.00, 1.10, 1.25, 1,50and 2.00 Boys’ strictly all wool suits, wear and sewing guaranteed, at 2, So, 2,73, 3.00, 3.25, 3.50, 3.75 and 4,00. Men’s Suits at 2 90, 3.50, 4.00, 4.25, and 4.50, Cheviot, mixed Cassimers, .tc., all new stock. Men’s strictly all wool suits, newest patterns, at 4.735, 5.00 5.25, 5.50, 6.00, 7.00 and 8.00 Men’s fine dress suits, in Black Worsted, Clay Worsted, neat mixtures, at 7.50, 8.00, 9.00, 9.50, 10.00 and 11.50, as fine goods, as stylish a cut, and as well made as you used to pay $15 to $20a suit for. in Black O Jest Table Oileloth at . 15¢ a yard. Best Unbleached Muslins, 4, 4 1.2, 5c a yard. Best Bleached Muslins, 6 1-2 and Te a yard. msn Piss LYON & CO, O KRUMRINE BROS, Apothecaries, Bellefonte, Penna. daquarters jor FINE PERFUMERY AND : : TOILET EQUISITES. |: "OI ( ort i Minister, teacher, or wideawake m Address, stating age and Bible Publishing Pa i given preference | er employment 23 Chestnut St, Phila. Gi lotx INT OTICE T0 STOCKHOLDERS. -~THE AN. nual meeting of the Siockholders o 1 the je wisburg and Tyrone Raslroad Company will be beld at the office of the Company, Rootn Now | 256, General Office, Broad Street Station, Phils { deiphbia, Pa., on Monday, May 6th, 1885, at 12% o'clock, p. m. Kiection for President and Direc tors same day and plsoe. JAMES R. McCLURE, aprisst Secretary. UDITOR'S NOTICE. ~ESTATE OF JOHN P. Bair late of Potter wwnship, deceas ed. The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the { Orphan's Court of Centre County, Pennsylvania, | to make distribution of the balance as shown by the account of Samuel P. Bair, late of Potter township, deceased, will attend to the duties of his appointment, at his office in Crider's Ex- change, Bellefonte, Pa. on Friday, the 24th day of May, 1905, at 10 alo in the forenoon, at which time and place all parties in interest are notified to attend, or in defanit thereof they will be debarred from coming in on said fund. MITCHELL. Auditor. X BOL TOR'S NOTIC E. li ETT TERS TESTA- mentary on the estate of Joseph R. Me Clelian, late of Potter township, deceased, hav ing been duly nted to the undersigned, they would respectfully request all persons knowing themselves indebted 10 the estate to make imme: diste payment and those having claims against the same 10 present them duly authenticated for settlement. , MeCLELLAN. ‘MeCLELLAN. MeC LELLAR. . rh O Bellefonte, Pa., May 1, 1865, hs ER N. B. SPANGLER, Atty. ory es a heretofore owned hed has been sold 0 BE. G. oo Hall, for value ri Al cautioned against meddling with the same in any manner whatever, as | have passed all said property to the party above named oT. y the un. Van Pelt, of All persons are may2-4 LYDIA FOU Election Notice, he annual election of the stockhold ers of the Centre Hall Water Compa- ny, will be held in Reesman’s shop on Monday evening, May 6, 1805, between the hours of 6 and 7 o'clock, for the purpose of electing five directors, a sec. retary and a treasurer for the ensuing year. Frep, Kurt, President. Bellefonte, Penna. D. F. Luce, Sec'y. at { Consult the Specialist DR. LOBB 329 N. [5th St: lowhill Ph iladel phin Pa. ¥ FEAr¥ Cot 1 tice in all special 0 free Ionse $s of ur choice Nursery on paid I gUKTAn Special DOL DeOes- own YO not Gelay. Apply to ALLEN NURSERY CO. Rochester N.Y B.C. ACHENBACH, BELLEFONTE. Baker, = Confectioner, Caterer. WANTED Sock u. ont cholo Wholesaleing Iee - - - - . = Cream a Specialty. ———— Ice Cream put up in any form, Molds, Bricks, and all latest signs, Easter Rabbits, etc. Fine Display of Easter Goods. Come and See. de- UDITOR'S NOTICE ESTATE OF 8010. won Kleckoer, late of Miles towuship, deceased. The undersigned Auditor appointed by the Orphan's Court of Centre County, Pennsylva- nia, 10 make distribution of the balance as shown by the account of Solomon Kleckuner, late of Pot- ter wwnship, deceased, will attend to the duties of his appointment, ai bis office in Bellefonte, on Tuesday, May 25th, at 10 o'ciock in the fore. boon, at which time and place all thes In in. terest are notified 10 attend, or in default thereof they will be debarred from olin} in on said fund C. QUIGLEY, Bellefonte, May 1st, 1805. Audisor. HENCH & DROMGOLD’S HENCH & ~Our enterprising merchant, C. P. Long was in Eastern cities last week buying his large stock of General Merchandise. He is always up to the times and away down with prices. Come soe the new stock. -