VOL. LXIX. CAPITOL NEWS THE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED Begun Work on the Tariff 13ill Which they Will Attempt to Pass at the Extra Session of Congress. WasHiNGTON, Dec. 14.—There isa great deal more in the announcement that the Republican members of the House Committee on Ways and Means n the tarifl’ bill which they are to attempt to at the extra session of the next to be held early the that the Committee are to ings to manufacturers at once pears upon the surface. There are rea- that this ment was hurried up as a part plan to enough this winter to make ty for thateparty. The Steering Committee of the Senate sue- ceeded in getting Mr. Hanna to uuder- take this job of electing Senators Kentucky, North Carolina, South Da- kota, and Washington, and everybody knows that the only lever Mr. Hanna relies upon for success is money. By giving the men who expect to get big profits through the ‘“‘protection” Republican tariff’ bill hearings before the Committee they can that they are to get what and thus be put into the Mr. have begun work on I pass Congress and grant hear- Pp in spring, than a sons to believe announce. of the Senators elect Republican a majori- Republican in of a be shown they want humor to fur- Hanna wants nish what more cash. k is The same talk about a “moderate tarif”’ which newspaper men was prevalent whe work was the McKinley bill. The result will a bill that will probably be more radical than the Me- Kinley bill It is true of the Republicans would really to see the bill made now being given to § begun on be was, that many like moderate, but it is equally true that the mmen who made Republican success possible this year are determined that the be President gone to South ( shall duties Clevelan« high. ‘arolina ona trip and Congressmen charging him with run the ex-Queen of Hawaii, to Washingt him with a bill of damages are having away to escape is coming on to fulfill his promise, not of but of a restored throne. The Populists in Congress are a lit- tie shy about expressing for publica tion any opinion about the rurnpus be- tween Senator Marion Batler and Tom Watson, but it that them, especially those from the south, Butler do something to show his or is plain some of believe that will have to resentment lose his influence with the that sect a Populist, said about the recent phase of it: ““Thefe were fighting words in that signed article of Watson's it Poy vi lists of ion. A Georgian, who is not and when I was a young man would'nt have been a question of publishin similar attack upon the other patty. said that a man ‘tells truth merely for the casual would To have an un- pleasure of having deceived’ have dueling pistols and an early meeting in of burg in the good old no idea that Batler will more than call Watson another, If McKinley is half as admirers think to he quickly let it be known among the Re- publican Senators that Proctor, of Ver- mont, is not to be the administration leader in the Senate of the C gress, a position now assigned him by rumor. Senator Proctor a nice enough man in his way, but he has not, either as a member of Harrison's Cabinet, or as a Benator, shown any of the qualities needed for successful lead- ership, and there is no reason to be- lieve that he posseses them. are already a number of Republican | Senators who do not feel over cordial | towards McKinley, and if he is'nt very | meant morning the vicinity Bladens- days.” his will Wise as him be next on- ja as soon as he is in the White House, The House made a fairly good show- ing for the first week of the session, tion Bill, a number of postal bills, private Pension bills. The held only four sessions during the week, and it has very little to show | for them. At one of these sessions | some commotion was caused by a mo- tion made by Senator Allen to take up the Dingley bill. The motion carried but the only result was the killing of a few minutes time, at the expiration of which the bill went back to the ealen- dar under the rules, Senator Teller has been quite a busy * man since his arrival in Washington. One of the first men he had an extend. ed conference with was Henator Jones, of Arkansas, and the subject of the conference was the future policy of the silver men in Congress. Both Sena. tors declined to be interviewed on the subject and no public announcement is expected until after the conference of silver leaders, shortly to be held, to announce any formal programme. - ad — MILESBURG PRESBYTERIANS, Their New Church Formally Dedicated Free of Debit After four years in their church, of worshiping the M ilesburg Hew congregation of the last were unable to go through with sane Sunday, form they prior a 0 the debt remain debt been paid off, with the exception of a to this time owing t ing on the same, I'he having rais- the Her very small amount, which was easily ed that morning, brought about the day 'H bield interesting, happy culmination of I'he Hn pressive Vices, Services and with were 1 bey the low ed were begun the singing of fol rendition of a voluntary doxology and an invoeation by the by the choir. Reading of the seripture | followed the the dedicatory was preached by Rev John ntosh, D. D. LL. D., Dr. Maclutosh chose for text Ro- mans, “The Father's testi- children's trust.” eRsSOn and prayer Ly pastor, after which sermon Mauc- of Philadelphia, ~. his xiv: 1. mony; the Following the for the edifice and after the sermon pledges were made lifting of the debt on the ¥ prayer of dedica- tion and the benediction the morning ad. Dr. Macln- tosh again preached a stirring sermon in the evening. In addition to the f Dr. Maclntosh there were present Dr. William Laurie, of Bell Rev. (3. W. the Mile burg Methodist Episcopal church Rev. , Wright. Services were at an et press Hoe O fonte; King, of and the pastor, Ne Messrs - . A Good showing. James and Geor board will reti sh they ALN, ent Wl ters ir official dut «1 upoi ness in‘the mmissioner more that itself, more con sid thes i= 3 Reepiog | = paying all fats grisier 's NeW SLees fii WwW water led and th drainage system exten 300 water closets : ew SrX) i} line, Centre and $4.0 the © damages tar: AR) (KE) recarpeted pap is with pikes, rooms: rn red the ed the flo linoliu: furniture and a new office a No More Presents for Tenchers s reds ts} a 3 y Saturday Hung the pubic school directors of Goshen township, fed pupils Chester county and deci to ¢ of met put a stop to the custom clubbing together and purchasing pres- | ents for the teacher, the of the cannot They argue that | ich of has | inatier is one taxation, in wh children enter because this Pupils may make in- if they but wnbination must their circumstances, and caused trouble. dividual gifts those of the ¢ future be omitted. #0 desire, order in the That is a level headed board, and its | example is worthy of imitation in Cen- aud it might as well be ex- | for | tre county, tended to eover individual gifts, reason that where the chil-| the poorer ones i think they should do likewise and put ian expense upon parents who can't af- | ford it—bouquet or other ine xpensive | testimonial exeepled. amin esis itis Conscience his Own Accuser | George Erb, aged 34, a stone mason, who formerly lived at Mechanicsburg, { Cumberland county, called at Harris | burg police headquarters a few days | ago and confessed his participation in Ark., last ! March. He and a woman, named El- {la Hicks gave Edward Nutter, weigh- { master, kncckout drops for the pur- {pose of robbing him and he subse quently died. Erb said he could not keep the secret longer, his conscience tormented him day and night. He is in jail, ia murder at Fort Smith, PRE —A fine gold pen in a beautiful hold- er, put up in a fine plush ease, from $1.75 to $3.00. Just the thing for Christmas; at Bushman's Jewelry Store, Centre Hall, Pa, Fine YHums, Breakfast Bacon, Dried Beef, la new Mackeral, Salt, coarse or fine, 14 1b, 28 Ib, 50 1b., 140 1b and 280 1b. bbl. —Sechler & Co., Bellefonte. HALL. PA., TH TOURSTO CALIFORNIA | Three Tours Aveanged for ! 1807 by the ¥ the Nensan IH. KK fittingly All KKY, Californian has been most | termed the ‘‘Italy | the delicious balm, of America.” the and the rich verdure of the cloud le a] great | ated in Here Hey '- ropean peninsula are duplic this sunny land of the P in the su acifie, of nature basks nshine Fis lished her own sanitarium, whe nal spring inspires everlasting With the snow mantled Sierras upon the one Pacific with its soft other, and a veritable | plant is 1 a count ers, fruits, and ean find and ne To visit su a blessing, The ny, Ilvania Railro the » and ple Pennsy recognizing comfortable ing the contin of annual through cars from ent, $1 tours to Cali train of New Yorl stopping ppt 18 fn Coast, and points of interest en popularity of these the For have been York, Phila January 27, Py wisdom of the the seas 114] f arrang lelphia, Fel “hh, The fis Diego vis Route, and The Mammoth Cave San Diego, BOOTH City" daring val. This Lake ( $1 cago, alloy nin I'he thi Denver, passengers t dil months All of t £150 one For detaile WwW. Per ger Boy Agent adel} hia Couaty News Cli ntral R R is I H. the pro Weaver, of 1 id pa of twin Next re-uni at Warriorsmark, Hi « hristian Eadea 31 Dec. in Lue Kate Osmer d of ied at the Buffalo | trouble. thaniel Krape, from stomach A big family gat} venerable John “ Ig hon Hamilton, nos Bellefonte, » . * $ sl Pinegrove trois out tl ering 3, at his home in } John Musser two of 4 James Decker 433. one of 444 The Centre Democrat prints photo. of of Miss Mary Pleasant Gap, and Wm. Twitmyer, B. Rerick, both good looking. A fy Directors Go to Jail Here is another warning for county, boro and township officers : James Kenna, J. C. Clemens, Mich. | nan, the Blythe township, Schuylkill | county, school directors were found guilty of defrauding the district, were sentenced by Judge Bechtel to! one year imprisonment, pay a fine! of $100, the costs and to restore the | property. It is a violation of law for any officer | to be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract, work, material, hauls ing, ete, ete, which comes under | the jurisdiction of his office, and audi- | tors are equally guilty for passing such | accounts, i $ who ce fs MAAS Important Real Estale Sale, In another colum will be found a large batch of real estate advertised at public sale by attorney C. P. Hewes, trustee for the estate of George Gross. man, dec'd, We have the finest assortment of canned goods, evaporated fruits and fine groceries ever offered to the trade in Bellefonte. Goods in this line are fine in quality and very reasonable in price.—Sechler & Co. U RSDAY, SEVERAL CEREMONIES PERFORM ED THE LAST WEEK Perry Luse and Miss Esta Spade the John Luase and Miss Big Wedding tructing Couple Eva Carter Today, rie r. Zab ried at the Varsonage v ir { { i 17. 1896, MACEDO DECOYED INTO A TRAP, da ihn Lender and is Staff shot Cold Biood Down in J. A. Juan, agent for the Cuban jun has received a letter from a friend in Cuba confirming the report of Maceo's and giving dilarg. Maceo died by the treach- ards and his own staf! Zertucha betrayed at Dec Jacksonville, death pani Dr. to Jusu says th him i Ma Marquis surgeon, letter ed “a ju N if Ahumada, (Cuba, CeO Teeny re HI Lng fiers of y f pain for a conf with 1 Cron en ling thie wat siall appointed alive commit ifls are n world’s marke Mn OLIIcers Master, Leon’d Rhone Siatle resid minty ‘raw ford eo J. MeClut ouniy. ye The Trocha Westmo reland « in { first The trocha, read of than news, i= a military highway { barbed foot ich are sentinal posts i= high wire fence, be wi Then is a small canal with three feet of ter yond, wa then the military be- roe and fortified stations, highway along the hia, are The ' accent on trocha a dangerous line to pass, pronunciation is “'troteli-a, first syllable, put it for the Reporter reader. psi “ wt straightening the w alks. of line and there is almost straight line out to the station. now a Acorpted a Call, Rev. 8, M. Davis, over a year ago | pastor of the Presbyterian congrega- {tion of this place, has accepted a call from the chureh in Hastings, Minn. tf A Don't ve persuaded into baying lini ments without reputation or merit | by a test of many years, Such letters as the following, from L. (i. Bagley, Hueneme, Cal, are constantly being received: “The Best remedy for pain I have ever used is Chamberlain's Pain Balin, and I say so after having used it in my family for several years.” It cures rheumatism, lame back, sprains and swellings. For sale by R. E. Bar- tholomew, Centre Hall, J. H. Ross, Linden, Hall, 8. M. Swartz, Tussey- ville, and William Pealer, Spring Mille, BEDUCED RATES, To Washington on Account of the ration via PP. BR. RB Bas desire ident or the benefit of the who atiend the ceremonies ind ‘Kinley, the Peannsylv {om will sell excursion tickets to March 1, 2 8, and 4, March 4 to 8, at From New York, $5.40, Baltimore, 60; Harrisburg, i; Williamsport £11.20; Rs : Altoona and Pittsburg, pany Washington fi ollowing rates: aN iF) d to return from the f Philadelphia, £50 810. luflalo, whester, £10.00; and the Penn- be a most in- undoubtedly uration will and will This inaug teresting event, i : The magnificent facilities of the Pennsylvania Railroad make this line the favorite route to the national capi- all times, and its enormous Washington make it es pecially popular on such oceasions. Lutheran Serv tors by Rev. Hearick, Sunday, Dec. 20, at Centre Hall, at 10a. m.; at St. John's at Zp. m. ; at Georges Valley at 7 p. mi. A A A AAAI One Way to be Mappy. I= to attend to the comfort of your family. Should one catch a slight cold or eough, call on R. E. Bartholo- mew, Centre Hall, and G. H. Loog, Spring Mills, and get a trial bottle of Otto's Cure, the great German Reme- dy free. We give it away to prove that we have a sure cure for Coughs, ‘olds, Asthma, Constipation, and all diseases of the throat and Lungs. Large sizes 50c. and 2c. lirics ~The Philadelphia Branch leads in common sense clothing at common sense prices—hard time prices. They look for only a fair profit there, In many of the goods they sell they don’t get any. Home Hash We cemoer a can sing the hymn, # Muy 5 pleasant a When t in, le he musical ok out for up the music, What mild showed ymploms this df 1 { passed wig ln OAR HALL. Late News Vacation Next Week next week The tea Only schools will ele DE liday wvacation. attend institute, the scholars, wtors decided given py How to Preven! Pneumonia At this time of the very easily contracted, year a cold and if left without the aid of some reliable cough medicine is lable to ree sult in that dread disease, pneumonia We know of no better remedy, a cough or cold than Chamberlain’ Cough Remedy. We have used it quite extensively and it has always given entire satisfaction.—Olagal Ind. Ter. Chic. This is the only remedy that is known to be a certain preventive of pneumonia. Among the many thons- ands who have used it for colds and la grippe, we have never yet heard of a single case having resulted in poeumo- nia. Persons who have weak lange or have reason to fear an attack of pneu monia, should Keep the remedy at hand. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by R. E. Bartholomew, Centre Hall, J. H. Ross, Linden Hall, S. M. Swartz, Tusseyville, and Wm. Pealer, Bpring Mills. iat ——— —One-half dozen Roger Bro's silver fruit knives, in case, $2.25, would muke a nice Christmas present for mother; at G. W. Bushman’s, run its course to cure “ Posts! Posts! Bawed or in the rough, on top of Nittany mountain, on the Loneborger road. In any quan tity, at reasonable prices. Apply to A. G, Noll. im mnt ss AIA SS ns. —~Babscribe for the REPORTER, $1 59
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