4 VOL. LXVIIL. CAPITOL NEWS DOMESTIC AFFAIRS IN A PROMIS- ING CONDITION. The Supreme Court Has Decided the In- come Tax Cases But the Decision Will not be Made Known until next Week. President Cleveland is taking things easy and enjoying these delightful May days at his suburban home, only com- ing in to the White House on Cabinet days. For the first time in many months the wheels of the government are moving without a jar, All the threatening foreign complications have been peaceably straightened out, or have reached a stage at which they are no longer threatening: and our do- mestic affairs are all in a promising condition, notwithstanding the extra people in con- cocting sensational stories about the condition of the Treasury, and the reg- ular weekly hewspaper resignation from the Cabinet. If this of quietness lasts it is probable that the President will accompany Mrs. Cleve- land and the children when they go to Gray Gables for the summer, The Supreme Court has decided the time put in by some period income tax cases, but the nature of the decision will not be known until next week, unless some enterprising news- paper man finds a way to get at it be- fore it is officially announced, as was done with the first decision. There are surface indications that Justice Jackson voted to uphold the constitu- tionality of the His vote practically the decision, unless law. Was there has been some change among the oth- er eight justices, who were equally di- vided as to the constitutionality of the tax when the first decision was made. Secretary Carlisle is being de with invitations to make speeches in Kentucky, but he yet finally decided how many speeches he will be able to make in tl luged financial has not that nor at what places or time they will be state made, from the Memphis sound money con- It is probable that he will go vention to Kentucky. Admiral Reed has proven that the ad- ministration had excellent grounds for fearing to put him in a position where foreign t a war with a country might his by showing that he has no depend entirely upon diseretion, discretion. His published interview while in New York not only shows him to be a man without discretion, but to army or navy officer should be be what no an in- It is Ad- vitter tensely bitter political partisan. that and the opinion of naval officers miral Meade's injudicious publie criticism of the government has tried by court- martial, under article 235 of the Naval prohibits made him liable to be regulations, which officers communicating, by interview or other- wise, any comments or criticism of any department of government. Un- der that same article a court-martial is to convene next week to try Medical Inspector Nershner, upon charges made by Admiral Meade. The person- al popularity of the hot headed, but brave and generous Admiral, may be sufficient keep him from being court-martialed; but should any officer of the navy make formal complaint against him the President would be al- most compelled to either order a court- martial or an examination to the mental responsibility of Admiral Meade. It is understood that Secreta- ry Herbert has asked him for an ex- planation. Ex-Congressman Vance, of Ohio, says of the political situation in his state: “Democratic sentiment is pre- dominently in favor of the nomina- tion of Ex-Governor Campbell. He is for sound money, and would make the best race on account of his personal popularity and good campaigning ability, and he would draw both ele ments of the party around him, the silver as well as the sound money men. Of course the party is divided on the silver question, but the leaders are al- most all for sound money, among the exceptions being Allen G. Thurman, Jr., chairman of the state executive committee, and Secretary Taylor; but looking the state over I find that the big men of the party are for sound money, and believe that the Demo- cratic state convention will on sober second thought so declare itself. As for the Republicans, they will proba- bly adopt a resolution referring the whole matter to the incoming Repub- lican Congress.” Democrats generally regard the po- sition taken by Senator Gray concern- ing that alleged election of Col. Du- pont to be a U, B. Senator by the Del- aware legislature as the correct one, and believe with him that the Senate will not allow Col. Dupont to take his seat. Even as radical a Republican as Benator Mitchell, of Oregon, expresses doubt of Dupont's claim. Senator Morgan, of Ala., doesn’t believe that Dupont will be seated, nor that the U, B. Senate has any Constitutional right to question the legality of Gov. Wat- son's vote as Senator while acting Gov- ne to as ernor of the state. Senator Morgan also calls attention to the fact that on- ly one man has been allowed during his Senatorial career to take a seat in the Senate without first presenting the Governor's certificate of his election. That man was Roscoe Conkling, but in his ease the certificate had been sent by the Governor of New York, but was delayed in the mails. Dupont will not it is certain, get a certificate from Gov. Watson, em. A Late Newspaper Law, It frequently happens that a publish- er receives word from distant postmas- ter that a copy of his paper addressed to a certain subscriber “remains un- called for, party moved.” It isa com- mon occurrence for subscribers to eu- chre publishers by quietly slipping away and not paying what is due on the paper. The new postal laws make it larceny to take a paper and then re- fuse to pay for it, and acting on this a newspaper proprietor brought suit against forty-three men who would not pay their subscriptions, and ob- tained judgment in each case for the Of these twen- ty-eight made affidavit that they own- ed no more than the law allowed, thus preventing attachment. Then, nnder the decision of the supreme court, they were arrested for petit larceny and bound over in the sum of $300 each. All but six gave bond, which six went to jail. A subscriber is in duty bound to pay his subscription the same as any other debt and the law is right and just, as it should be. If he would con- tract a debt at a grocery he would ex- pect to be made pay for it. The same is true of subscription. He contracted the debt and should be man enough to pay for it. amount of each claim, mr——————— State Items of Interest. Lycoming will celebrate her centen- nial July 1 to 8. Williamsport is ma- king big preparations for it. The residents near Washington fur- nace state that the establishment of a terra cotta manufactory at that place is being agitated, Brockwayville boro has been sued for $10,000 damages by Jacob McCau- ley whose wife a year ago died from injuries received from tripping on a defective sidewalk in that place. While John Romig, of near Selins- grove, and Frank Weller, of Mt. Pleas- ant Mills, were engaged. in hauling rails last Thursday, the horse ran off, | Mr. Weller fell from the load of rails, | broke his neck and died immediately. He leaves a large family. : m————— Dependent Pensioners, The action of the pension bureau in construing the legal meaning of de pendence under the act of June 27. 1890, has been reversed by Assistant Secretary of the Interior Reynolds in a decision on a dependent mother’s case. The ruling provides that where the property possessed by a mother having no other means of support is so small that it will not yield an incomeé sufficient to support her during her life, it should not deprive her of the right to a pension. By “adequate means of support” the law is interpre- ted to mean not merely enough to sup- ply the necessaries of life for any lim- ited period of years, but a comfortable maintenance of the pensioner during the remainder of her life. / rof. E. W. Crawford will begin in- structing his singing class next Satur- day evening. All are invited to join the class, Mrs. N. B. Spangler, of Bellefonte, was visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity last week. Miss Maggie Rossman is seriously ill of pneumonia, having taken sick a week ago, Mrs. John Spangler is recovering from the long spell of sickness which confined her to the house. Frank Bible is farming for Mr. W. Rishel; hope he will meet with success in his work. Constable Harry Swabb captured our coachmaker and saddler last week. Ap — —————— Shortlldge Gives 85,000 Ball, The case of Professor Bwithen Short- lidge, the murderer of his pretty young wife, whose release from the Norris town insane asylum has been asked for, was heard by Judge Clayton in the court house, at Chester, Pa., and after taking the testimony of an ex- pert and others, the court released the defendant, but required him to file bonds in $5,000 to keep the peace to- ward Dr, Mary Jones and her son, the mother and brother of the murdered wife, — — —— News Items from Tusseyville, ——————————— When they are Alike, There are only four days each year in which sun and clock time exactly correspond. April 156 was one of those days. The other three are June 14, Heptember 1 and December 24, A A AAAI. ~~Bubscribe for the REPORTER. LAWYERS WANT THE BILL, Should the State Tax Confersnce Scheme Become un Law It Would Give Them More Business, a The new revenue bill passed second reading in the house Thursday with an ease that was surprising to its most sanguine supporters. The measure will come up Tuesday for third read- ing and final pessage and will proba- bly pass this stage by a comfortable majority. The advocates of the bill are confident it will go through the senate. Governor Hastings is said to be opposed to the proposition, al- though it is thought he will approve it if it should ever reach him. It would raise considerably more revenue than the present system. This would probably serve an incentive for the governor to approve the bill, The corporation lawyers are anxious that it shall become a law. It will en- | tail endless litigation and that is what the lawyers want. All the disputed questions in the present law have been practically decided. Should it become a law it would make a vast amount of work for the attorney general's de- partment the next three or four years in interpreting for the auditor general the various questions raised by corpo- rations and defending it in the courts. The revenues will affected in three ways by the bill. First by di- verting to the counties the minor eivil divisions certain taxes which now gO to the state. Second, by changes in the methods of levying taxes on cer- tain of the subjects of taxation. Third, by the taxation of corporations that now escape taxation. Under the tion of the first of these changes the state revenue will be reduced, under third it be ac- the action of the second and will be increased. The state revenues in 1804 amounted to $12,875,788, of which $3,416,683 is not affected by the bill. The revenues proposed to be diverted to amounts to $1,499 523.54, but the state would be relieved of collecting the money at an annual of $13,165 and with other loss escaped the net loss to the state would not exceed $1,- 470,000. President Weeks. of the state tax conference, estimates that the bill will raise about $10 800.000 revenue an- nually. This is an increase of about $500,000 a year over the present reve- counties Cost Centre County, Centre county was organized Febru- ary 13, 1800. It is the largest in area, 1227 square miles—785,2580 acres, allowing ten acres | to a family averaging four each, our county could sustain a population of 314,112, and then not be halfas thickly settled as China. We have the natural elements of wealth to make this one of the richest counties in the state. Our county has furnished heroes for every war from the revolvtionary war on down, and a big lot of governors. Pennsvalley has more churches than any section of our state of equal popo- lation. The seating capacity of these churches is double that of the entire population of the valley. Three Boys Badly Burned, At Bandy Ridge, this county, Char- ley and Johnnie Pfoutz, aged three and eight years, respectively, and Troy Twigg, aged seven, were badly burned a few days ago. The latter boy had gotten hold of a quantity of min- ing powder and applied a mateh to it. An explosion immediately followed. Troy's hands were burned to a crisp and his face was beyond recognition, He died a few hours after. The other two boys were severely burned about the face, hands and legs. The oldest one is in a critical condition. ———— —————— A Hint for All Don’t lick postage stamps, cries a British medical authority. They pass through many hands, from the manu- facturer to the office boy. They are torn off, folded and carried about through postoffices in disease stricken localities and sometimes carried in mail bags dirtier than anything. They may give you diphtheria, smallpox or scarlet fever. They haveon tap any kind of disease that you call for. Therefore, don’t lick them. Moisten them with a wet sponge. ss———— —— 4s Sunbury Man Suicides, Harry Bourne, one of the auditors of Bunbury, was found in a dying condi. tion in bed by his wife Saturday. He had shot himself while in a fit of de- spondency. Before physicians arrived he expired. ———— A A SAP Four at a Time, A cow owned by Jonas From, who lives on the Cameron Burnside farm, east of Bellefone, recently gave birth to four well-developed calves. Two of the calves were accidentally killed, but the other two are aliveand doing well. ~8ave 30 per cent. and buy your Merchandise from—C. P, Long, Spring BLEW OFF HIS HEAD. Young Man. A distressing accident occurred says the Philipsburg Journal, Moshannon creek to shoot some wild stream. Bo he took his loaded shot the gun was accidently discharged, the contents of which blew the head off’ his body. man was aged about 32 years, mn ——— Brief Locnxl Items izens, now about 82 years of age, is se- Mrs, John Conly. The report that Rev. Jellefonte, had accepted a call from another charge, is not correct, and is he received, but did not accept. Our boro schools close this week. Wesly Smith and merchant Craw- ford left for Lamar, Nittany valley, a few days ago, to fish for trout. We wish them big luck. cr May be Sent Back Again, of Lock Haven, was legislated out of the Clearfield, Centre and Clinton | ju- Clinton, Cameron and Elk district. If sent back into the district again. brings about peculiar changes, Clearfield-Clinton The whirligig of Ben cont sm —— Taken to the Asylum On Monday Miss having been adjudged insane, was con- ¥ J Maggie Dooley, veyed to the insane hospital at ville, says the Daily News ley was a bright girl but has had many troubles and these weighed so heavily on her mind that the strain tirely too much for her cumbed mentally. Was en- BUC~ and she ———— A A ————— Church Services. There will be service in the Reform- No Union church at Farmers the the be in Mills; pastor, Rev, 8B. H. Eisenberg, will meeting of West Susquehanna Classis which convened last evening at MiMlinburg, Pa service absent attending the —— ener Picnics at Hecla Park, Hecla Park, on the line of the Cen- for about three picnics each week dur- ing the coming season. The Park has been greatly improved since last sea- son, and will undoubtedly be the centre of all attraction in Nittany Valley this summer. pf eat — Philadelphia Grain Market, Wheat No. 2 red 68 and 69. No. 2 mixed, 554. Oats, No. 2 36. Butter, Penn'a creamery, extra, 17, and Penn'a prints, extra, wholesale 21 and 24. Counterfeit Dimes, Be on the lookout for counterfeit ten cent pieces—many are now in circu- lation. It requires close scrutiny to detect them. They are of leaden char- ing lacks the sharpness of the genuine. lp Box Sociable, A box sociable will be held above Harper & Kramer's store, on Decora- tion day, by the Ladies Aid Bociety, for the benefit of the Reformed church. AIA A ——————— ~We believe that every person should have the value of a dollar when he earns it and when he spends it. This belief of ours you can have raté fied by buying from us.—Wolf & Crawford. E.R QU —————————— A lady in Tooleys, La., was very sick with bilious colic when M. C. Tisler, a prominent merchant of the town gave hera bottle of Chamber- lain’s Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, He says she was well in for- ty minutes after taking the first dose. For sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville. I ——— I SS ——— ~Jxtraordinary 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 reductions last only a short time, Wanted, at Lyon & Co’s store, Bellefonte, 60,000 lbs. of Wool. Mills. ~fBubscribe for the REPORTER. WOODWARD. — Interesting Items of the Past Week Given | by Our Correspondent, i A. M. Harter made a business trip to | urday. { urday. { James Dolan, of Bellefonte, store- { again here attending to his duties. | C. W. Hosterman is having his store | house painted and it presents a fine ap- | pearance. | The farmers in this section have all | The heavy thunder storm that pass- { ed over this part of the valley on Sat- urday evening was welcomed by every- { body; Bunday followed very cool and stormy. | The thermometer registered 95 de- shade last week. Old { “Bol” is at his work again. A Union Sunday school has been | opened in the Pine Creek school house, John H. Brumgard, G. W. Frank | and Martin Shade will leave for some | point up the West Branch to peel bark. { Whether it is willful negligence or { til weeks afterward. Complaints are | being made by a number and trouble may follow. The members of the Ladies’ Aid So- ciety of the United Evangelical church of persons {| will hold a festival in the grove near this place some time in June. | ev, W. C. Hoch and wife, of Spring | Mills, visited at Harter & Co’s lumber { camp one day last week. L. D. Orndorf our enterprising gro- near future. | having nightly drills preparatory for | service on Decoration Day. a—— Died to Win a Bet. | A crowd of men on Monday morn- ing went into a saloon at Shamokin to see Joseph Bwartz drink a quart in alittle while bering his corpse. t was a tradition that Swartz could drink two quarts of the reddest liquor { ot the at one time, and when arose as to whether he could question swallow ugged his Without the flery liquid. the quart Joe shr contemptuously. Down and his Finally the last drop was down, and Joe cast a triumphant glance at his Then a jig. His and he said | his nerves tingled as though a thous. { and needles were pricking him. Fast- {er went his feet, until he suddenly | threw his Arms in the air and grew deathly paie. He groaned, { dropped to the floor and the merry shouts of his comrades died into ex. They rushed to his side, and he seemed in awful ago- | ny, but unable to speak. He became | senseless in a few minutes and then | died. > { Cellars should not only receive a i thorough cleaning every spring and { fall, but care should be taken at all | times that decayed vegetables do not accumulate and thus endanger the health, if not the lives of the family. | This unsanity evil is strangely over { looked by housewives who evidently | consider their cellars a sort of a dump- |ing ground. These damp, poorly ven- {tilated and literated basements are frequently the source of disease. The wise and truly cleanly housewife will be as proportionately careful of her cellar as her parlor, A gut a mm A New Apportionment. A new congressional anportionment reported by committee, constitutes Centre, Mifflin, Juniata, Snyder, Mon- tour and Northumberland the 18th district. Whew, what a string. ———— ro ——— Col, Spangler Appointed, Gov. Hastings has appointed Col. J. L. Spangler one of a dozen members of the cotton states exposition commis sion. he ordered his throat coursed the stuff, eyes sparkled. companions. he danced { brain had been turned, sang a song and clamations of alarm. i Ventilate your Cellar. Price of Wheat Raised. The price of wheat was raised from fifty-four to sixty cents in the past week. This is encouraging news for our farmers. ~Our new stock is here; the largest assortment ever brought to town; pric es lowest. Dont fail to see them. Wolf & Crawford. ~ Before buying elsewhere come and examine our fine stock of dress goods. ‘We have the best assortment and the best quality to select from, and at pric es to suit all.—Wolf & Crawford. ~Every well-dressed young man gets his clothing and gents’ furnishing at Lewins, Bellefonte, NO. 20 To Prevent Washing of Roads. The washing of roads is due to two faults in the making of them. One is the failure to round the surface, so that the water may flow off to the sides. The other is the absence of culverts to carry off the water that thus flows from the roadbed. The too water bars on country roads are an in- jury, rather than a benefit, for they soon cause the hollows thus made to become deeper and collect the water, thus becoming soft; every vehicle pass- ing digs out the hollow and makes it worse. Culverts should be made der the road at proper take the water from the ditches and lead it to the other side, thus checking the flow materially and pre- venting washing out the ditches. As often as may be possible, the ditches should discharge their water off road. But even this method is only a makeshift; the right way is to take the water of the culverts in drains, thus wholly avoiding t} mon washing of the side ditches, common n- distances to gide the covered 12 Com We The Cloud Barst. The Johnstown Tribuncsays: Tues- day afternoon between 12 and 1 o'clock | the village of Bealp Level was visited by a terrible rainstorm, which caused great damage in that The ominous clouds, which could be plain- vicinity. | ly seen from this city suddenly began to pour down torrefts of rain, and in a few minutes the village was envelop- {ed in a sheet of water. Gardens {entirely destroyed, in some cases the | soil being washed away to the depth {of two feet. Joard sidewalks and | fences were moved from their {and the streets covered with debris of | all Kinds, Potatoes, corn and other | spring crops were entirely | by being washed away or covered with | soil and gravel, were pla 8 destroyed Wheat and rye also suffered considerably, and the loss to farmers will be large. AA — Persons who sympathize with the afflicted will rejoice with D. E. C of 1235 Harrison street, Kansas City. He is an old sufferer from arr inflamma tory rheumatism, but has not hereto- fore been troubled in this Last winter he went up into Wiscon- climate, sin, and in consequence has had anoth- er attack. “It came upon very acute and severe,’ he became again “iM y inflamed; to at. {f my moth- Chamberlain’s Pain me said. joints swelled and { sore to touch almost look Upon the urgent request o er-in-law 1 tried Balm to reduce the and ease the pain, and to agreeable surprise, it did both. I have used three fifty-cent and lieve it to be the finest thing for rheu- matism, pains and swellings extant. For sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills. and 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville. or swelling my bottles be i — Half Holidays. The board of directors of the Penn- sylvania railroad have decided the long-considered half-holiday question. The half-holiday period will begin May 15 and end on September 15, Heretofore the period commenced on June 15 and ended on the September date as given above. The employes are therefore given an extra month of Saturday half-holidays. The proposi- tion to have Saturday half holidays on the lines west of Pittsburg was rejected on the ground that it would seriously interfere with the operation of some departments. —— ———————— ~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. For whooping cough Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is excellent. By us. ing it freely the disease is deprived of all dangerous consequences. There is no danger in giving the remedy to ba- bies, as it contains nothing injurious, 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and 8. M. Swartz, Tussey ville, A — I ———————— Keep your Eyes Open, Spring has come and with the ad- vent of warm weather look out for a host of crooks, sharpers and fakirs from the cities on their annual pilgrim- ages to fleece the unwary. Already our exchanges are teeming with com- plaints, but if all our readers adhere to the rule to pay no money to strangers for future delivery of goods, sign no papers for traveling sharpers, kick lightning rod swindlers off their prem- ises and refuse to patronize glib tongued peddiars, they will have nothing to fear. — Ex. A ——— ~You will want a new suit. You want it cheap and good, as well as of the latest cut. Lewins, Bellefonte, can accommodate you in every partic. ular, and is bound to please. Figured China Silks, 20c. a yard. Striped Wash Silks, soc. a yard. Lyon & Co.
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