VOL. LX1X. CAPITOL GOSSIP THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN CHICAGO. Chieago a Lucky Democratic City, The Stormy Monroe Doctrine Resola tions assed, WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Cleveland, although asked to do declined to express his wishes ‘before the National Committee decided upon 80, Chicago as this year's convention city, but it is understood that he has then said he was glad Chicago chosen because of the good since Wis luck that Demo- nominat- had usually followed Chicago cratic nominations ed at Chicago both ti elected. Whether it is this because the country is again favorably disposed toward the cratic party that has caused I k ocrats generally to regard the outlool he was « that he was It feeling or } hee sane ming Demo- the Dem- as more cheerful I am not prepared to say, but whatever it is, i i that the Democrats are as a much more cheerful condition of min: it a it Ot 18 rule the National Committee, and that they now talk of going into the Presi- dential campaign with a hope of win- ning, and not merely to keep up the party organization. The Monroe doctrine ported from the Senate Commi Foreign Relations out-Monroe's 34 . resolution Ic {Lex Mon- It notonly reaffirms on roe, so to speak. what Monroe uage than was used by him, | much further, United States will alone be th said, in Bsseris and of what constitutes a violation Monroe doctrine. While few conservative men in Congres there regard the expression of the exe branch of the government was necessary on the think the wording too much in the sary defiance hurled at the world for country which prides itself uj peaceably inclined, there is 1 fially ature ii 1 upon bein that the resolution is cor ed by an overwhe \Z both Senate and House, they are hunting for : country, but because ! 1 imi i ¥ t4 an opportune time } le derstand just where the Unites stands and just where they stand for all time. Col. Henry Watterson, the and inten Lid guished Kentucky editor } he out crat, who says is at present a day or two ago. He will part in the Presidential cam he will leave for Europe sever: before the National Ce held —it will seem odd to hold National ention 1.1 #3 id Ci mv is the o - ers to a Convention When to asked nomi- until after the election. who the Democrats ought nate, Col. Watterson replied: “My ticket is Col. William R. Morrison, o Ills., for President, and Gen. John B. Gordon, of sr Vice President. They were both shot at from different £ i Ga., fi sides during the war and I am willing that they shall be put up again and be shot at.” The Morrison boom get ting to be quite robust, The eh Chicago as the Convention city v not made as a result any tion in Col. Morrison's favor, has nev- ertheless added materially t strength, his friends believe, Ex-Congressman says that state tan be safely put in the is of oice i hilo LEER of Comolli K- 0 Rm Lamb, of { to make assurance doubly sure, of the ticket, don, is in Washington. He “There was no war feeling against the had all disappeared. not want to take up arms against this country.” ed for the selection of Chicago as the Convention city, said before leaving Washington, concerning the ridicu- committee thought that, as between vention. The silver question did not enter into the choice between the two cities, as has been claimed. The cur- rency question will no doubt figure in the convention, but it did not in the selection of the place.” For some reason the Democrats of the District of Columbia do not seem to be greatly pleased with the action of the National Coramittee in increas- ing their representation in the Nation- a: Convention from two to six deie- | gates, | not vote or from other causes, the elec- National vention has always made the District and not a few of them seem | that since the tion of delegates to the Con- a regular row among Democrats, to think representation in the Convention has been made three times be as large the row must also made the the Seriously, I think main source of all the trouble is such as ex proper party machinery, ists in all voting communities for the 4 . 1 selection of dele orale a Compulsory Edacation. In his annual report the r, p on schools Dr. Schaef! the superintend ent of public instruction, refers to the and its i He M1 daw compulsory educati fect ndane 3 pro upon the atte already the iildren in districts where the h 5 efit in increasing : el have been negiected. the results will be ry és 918 SARIN the school nsus has Ce im Of Li der the decisic Law Not Yalid, committal, as well ¢ in which there was or committal, cause its subjec ed in the title cided against Judge Biddle's decisi ter is of ogres Large Rafts to Come Down the River. The Lock Havan Republican Says; : r of rafts ti he numbs will the will be considerably larger alls } nat come Susqueh wn ann spring if snow enough f the to get Mr. W. Or = to timber makers their big B. Quig- gcenler of this rafts of round pine logs which he says came down the river. the five scaled 340,000 feet board mea sure, The largest stick in the lot is 104 feet in length and is 18 inches at the top 205,000 feet board measure. The length ide one (ol one 34 ee W; three 48: three feet long. One of the DS NS Fresident Harrison to be Married. THE coming marriage of Ex-presi- nounced-—his bride is a niece of Mr. Harrison's late wife. This engage- ment has caused a rapture in the Har- M’'Kee and Russell, will not own the coming mother-in-law, theyjsay she is not object to their father getting mar. ried. RE Ayer's Hair Vigor is certainly a re- markable preparation and nothing like it has ever been produced. No matter how wiry and unmanageable the hair may be, under the influence of this incomparable dressing, it be- comes soft, silky, and pliable to the comb and brush, YX hg’ “Run.” will be a Republi- sheriff, He poor hangman during his first tepublicans on the x-sherifl Cook can candidate for was fi if any of us are to be hung, let's a fellow who can do it kill. of Ciecorge Smith, Bellefonte, is forge I seCLUTe sherifl, this smith ec to but mind yi an way nomination, sheritl the right 1, the next is going to be a Democrat. Henry Montgomery { Re would ‘also | cept the publican nomination { sherifl, and his party ri sfiouid Five | him, because ther i | will end, iy iid - AN SOLE Isst}) tie of sue of $ | 3 of silver candidate teresting battle and instruct ive as to the power of WII fie T for han they have been for ment among the condi- 1 i ions are more favorable a i party { many REPORT. | Secretary of Agricultare Shows the Work of His Department Since March Interesting Slatement | i i ge | to Necrrtary Fd as completed his i annual report Governor of agriculture March. ri ment since The } i report nent is done much to ale of that { befor prevented { Dut there is aoe i market i’ 1 of aloiotin nis worth of sieighing, lots of good joe, Mo — rg writes from 1 iv enoug him know and 5 § get SA FEE to admit there's one rier i= worth more than its ss 4 ivy 3 quite a compiiment, § siiflfered some for the want of spow appealing toa strong i ment will have advantages in a trian- | gular battle over the old parties, which | may present a varied assortment of | economic anc id political notions. i don’t believe in free coinage, but real- {ize it has a strong hold on the people i south and west of Pittsburg Pos The 1d James L. Francis, Alderman, Chica- go says: “Iregard Dr. King's New Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung Complaints, having used it in my family for the last five years, to the exclusion of phy- sician’s prescriptions or other prepara- tions.” Rev. John Burges, Keokuk, Iowa, writes: “I have been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church for fifty years or more, and have never found anything so beneficial, or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King's New Discovery.” Try this Ideal Cough remedy now. Trial bottles free at J. D. Murray's Drug store, Ho fp oni Sheriff's Sale. Great bargains in all kinds of cloth. ing at the Philadelphia Branch, a full line of men and boys’ wear, at sheriff sale prices, © Pennsylvania. # eal Pangcen, Oals 18 and 20e, and corn 30¢. ¥ al il F ti d is ock lowe Ian any the ichinery should be time in 40 vears, Tig an hard on farmer ; his ‘ af and n empt from taxation. Bssiliiisimm—— On the Sick List. Mrs. Adam ille, has been Krumrine, of ill for some time with a severe attack of preumo- proving SOT iously al ent. Two of John Bair's children at Tus- seyville are sick, one having pneumo- nia and the other scarlet fever, EE —— On the Sick List, Fergus Potter, esq., of Harris, is on pneumonia. As our friend Fergus scarce knew what it meant to be ill, we trust he will soon get over this tri- al of it. Prof. John Hamilton, of State Col- lege had a spell of sickness but is men- ding up again. icm——————— Both Legs Cat of, On Monday afternoon while trying to board a fast freight on the Penn's Railroad at Tyrone, Hayes Holder missed his footing and was thrown un- der the train and had both legs sev- ered close from his body. He died about three hours after the accident. It seems that Holder had been drink- ing during the day, and was standing around the station to jump a train Lat was prevented, and finally suceceded with the above sad result. "A ST ———_——— Died of Peralysis, Aunt Mary Reese died at her home at the Forge near Bellefonte, on Mon- day, from a stroke of paralysis four days previous ; her age was 53 years. i i ) 896. AN IMPORTANT LEGAL OPINION, Licenses Cannot be Refused Without Hea Hives, During the sitting of the Sup { Court in Philadelphia the appe { George 1... Doberneck from of the Quarter Sessions for though belonge: it 31 » \ ¥ y ittsburg district, was given 1 wearing, and after eéft the A {1 I | argument l han Js matter in the fcCarthy, to prepare ‘he court then adiourne { BECO il i A ndav { nd Monday « vif Eran ilon, tit} ¥ monin in : was thie Dots NHeCK COBUNRN, } i ner day and every voter should make § the various offic ae “What is worth d doing well 1 3 ¥ a tenacity $3 vi me « t 1, knowi 1eir stead 1 fire the distr "i i is the ¥ il Sryevd Sac situatio 3 3 04 (SEER high P § present H. Stove a very severe tions, not fast improving sickness, Miss Bertha Braucht, old daughter of W. E. slight attack of pneumonia. John Rote is in feeble health, due to old age and a generally. Miss Blanche ti me wv} frauch ie $ down broken Jowersox is again Wolfs Store. (Quite a large number of our people were in Millheim on last Saturday to attend the sale of the Kentucky mules that was to be—but was not. The singing class at this place under the leadership of Prof. James E. Har ter is progressing rapidly. Why not close with a convention ? A ss Not a few who read what Mr. Rob ert Rowls, of Hollands, Va., has to say below, will remember their own expe- rience under like circumstances: “Last winter I had la grippe which left me in a low state of health, I tried numerous remedies, none of which did me any good, until 1 was induced to try a bottle of Chamber lain’s Cough Remedy. The first bot. tle of it so far relieved me that I was enabled to attend to my work, and the second bottle effected a eure” For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, 8 M. Swartz, Tusseyville, and R. E. Bar tholomew, Centre Hall, Es nn ff SPRING MILLS, | Our Roads Kept in Excellent Condition by Our Vresent Supervisors, ings. m. Walk Ling « the timbers uck him, knock- He fell il ! abe sul fe about 12 the an- kle, Mrs. Howard, of Nippenose | ix aged near a « | Collumeville, | Fel i vy $e par £30 ¥ and if she lives until ruary 12, will be 95 vears old Bp ATRIBUTE OF RESPECT. ! i in to Inasmuch as God his infinite wisdom has fit take from among us our beloved classmate, John Philip Meyers, of Boalsburg, Pa. be it Resolved, That we, the members of { the class of "98, of Franklin and Mar- | shall College, offer this humble trib. {ute to the memory of our departed { friend. The unselfish devotion which | he ever manifested t¢ the class and | College in their several interests. and {his manly, Christian character, had {endeared him to all who associated with him. In his death we have lost an affectionate friend, and the chureh in which he labored so assiduously, a faithful servant. Our deep sorrow is alleviated only by the assurance that our loss is his eternal gain. Resolved, further, Phat we extend to the sorrowing family our heart-felt sympathy in their great affliction, and that a copy of these resolutions be for. warded iy and also be published in the College Student, the F. and AM, Weeldy, the Reformed Church Messen ger, aud the Centre county pay 8. V, HosTERMAN, G. CO. HeLies. F. W. BHULENBERG ER. Com., Clas-'88, Sheriff Sale of Clothing, ue A full line of all kinds of ready-made clothing, for men and boys, must be sold at once, on account of sherifid sale, at the Philadelphia Branch, Belle fonte. Hurry up, if you want a bar- son
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