VOL. LXX. - 1897. <b THE SHERIFF CONTEST, DETAILS OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON SATURDAY. Judge Love Orders Ballot Boxes of More Districts to be Collected. Another Hearing Next Saturday On Saturday afternoon the attorneys in the Miller-Crounister sheriff’ contest had another round before the court at Bellefonte. The attendance was large, indicating that the public is much in- terested in these proceedings. D. F. Fortney, Esq., in behalf of counsel for Mr. Cronister, read a lengthy ment setting forth that in many dist- ricts of the county ballots not counted as the voter had marked them, and in this way many votes that were properly marked for Mr. were not properly counted. tion presented asked that boxes in the remaining brought in and securely until the present proceedings were dis- posed of. The petition was granted and the same officers, Messrs, Henry Montgomery and John Dunlap, were appointed to secure the boxes, All the ballot boxes in the county will be tak- en to Bellefonte except those in Miles, Haines, Penn and South Potter. Both sides filed their “bill of ulars'’ in which they specify who were illegal voters and residence, all other ties contained in ti previous tions. On next will have an opportt tions to the allegations doecu- were Cronister, The peti- the ballot districts be stored away partic durir ig the last election, and irregulari- + weir eli- each to file and Saturday party nity objec- the same will be argued. Edward Chambers Esq , Miller, presented a petition asking the court to appoint count the ballot make proper returns, was held over until Satur counsel f 1 Fe. and examiner to for sherift This day, an cast petition also the one presented to ope n the ballot boxes. Mr. the names of over four hundred voters who voted at late that were not properly qualified, either paid, registered or resident of the Cronister's contained petition the election, by not having their tax properly districts. Miller's petition contained about for- for the that hey also allege briber ty names S4ie reason : were illegal. y and the use of li juor in pure hinsi ng voles, Taking a general view of the case it appears that when a search is made there are more irregular votes on the Republican ticket than had been an- ticipated. mduaet but a game of chance for This ¢ is nothing Miller's bene- fit in which the county pays all ex- penses, mtb AWFUL CALAMITY children the burning of an orphan’s home, isa hor ror that happened in Dallas, Texas, early on last Saturday morning The fire midnight, The attaches were hastily aroused and Hixteen cremated in was discovered about sent in all directions to rouse t! dren. Such was the matron’s 1e chil- anxiety for the safety of the inmates that she for- got her own children, and despite her frantic efforts at rescue, they burned to death. The building was of wood and the fire communicated to its various wings | with incredible rapidity. The echil- dren were hastily aroused and hurried out of the building wrapped in their night clothes and bed quilts, All were badly frightened, and when the shrieks of those who were being cremated in the roaring mass of flames | reached their ears they became almost | unmanageable and were with difficul- ty prevented from rushing into the | fire in an effort at rescue. sa —— A - were | Encouraging Matrimony, A wealthy German of New York has | organized a society for providing poor | orphan girls with dowries. The bene- | ficiaries will be selected without refer- | ence to race or creed, the only qualifi- | cation necessary being worthiness and the desire to marry. Would it not be | well te grade the dower, so that the less good-looking might get more, and the more good-looking less ? There is a curious custom in force in certain parts of Southeastern Europe. All the marriageable girls are collected on a certain day. The beauties are put up first, and a brisk competition follows, The sum of money paid over by the successful competitor is put into a common fund. Then each of the homely girls goes to the man who is willing to take ber with the smallest dower, The queer thing about this system is that it does not result in the unhappiness that might be expected. The reason, of course, is that custom has taken the element of strangeness from it. 1 } i i i i ~——You certainly need a new equip- ment of underwear or 8 good dress suit. Call at Lewins, Bellefonte, and you will appreciate what he has in that line. Better Roads, Governor Hastings, in | message, says a needed word in regard to public roads. In the various towns there are 80,000 miles of public roads, not including the turnpikes and roads in cities and boroughs. Four million dollars $48.78 per mile) is spent each year on these roads, This expenditure, ly directed, ought, within a few years, The or Wise- to give us uniformly good roads. Governor that one-half the road tax be paid in money. This pro- vision without being a burden to the farmer, would secure a very much bet- ter quality of work than at present. It suggests of the tax paid in money. There is, of a great unwill- ingness on the part of the farmer to be taxed for thinks than himself, led the popular idea of course, making a road which he much On this point there of education. the of schools has been greatly advanced and elevated in the in Massachusetts, concerns others more is As good Heed a cainpalgn need lectures; old Mann, went about from county to county and talking the would very official pre- siding over Fonds and road making, who should meet by ns times Horace from town to town, up mmon schools, so it be wise if there were a state » farmers at their county and town Catluire and show of the their character of with them how closely the roads is allied to farms; si roads the duce he would save every value that, ould the wow them good pro- horse where that he expense farmer ¢ draw his to market with one now has to use two, and vear in the of hs the irses and draugh cattle and il wear and tear on his wagon many times what good roads would cost him. ut there is a cert semblance of the far largely taxed f ain justice in mer's to be or the road when othe 'h as himself or wild be divided. rs use quite as mu more. The expense sh The State the te ly of Connecti wt of roads shall be borne e fe, and the tal not by the sta the county lo- to exceed «i that the to shall very cality, the a vi cost state annually 500), Thisis a equitable rangement. EE. — EDITORIAL NOTES, American health officers feel terrible ain the plague in Bombay, India, | not spread to our country. The U the Spanish gun-boat by a torpedo placed Wii ubans, other day, sunk a rivers, The stock of the ( the in one of the ‘ambria Iron Com- pany in last twelve months bas earned nine per cent, as the report sets that the | the iron show ruining which does not tarifl fort h, Democratic 14 trade, MeKi cabinet nley still has trouble to get his fixed. Sherman accepted af- | ter having refused half dozen times: about a dozen others have been tender- ed cabinet positions, but all declined. The present look of the Republican sky portends trouble for the new ministration. Formerly there was a rush for cabinet honors ; now all offers | ad- are being dodged. In Ohio the Republicans are sitting | over a voleano, which, if it bursts, will wreck the party in that state and give the new administration great trouble | in the outstart, It is Foraker and Gov Bushnell against getting | Sherman's seat in All | loaded, match is applied, there will be an awful explosion. boss Hanna the Senate, ix and once the The Republicans of the legislature armies, in into two Quay | and are an ugly | mood, Texas on Tuesday had the first snow They have arranged for a big Pen- to which the Wanamaker men are to be invited for a bite, with McKinley, up to this morning, did | inet, All the officials of the defunct New- port deposit bank have been indicted for embezzlement of deposits, Three negro assassins were taken from a Louisiana prison on Tuesday and lynched, A Cure for Lame Back. “My daughter, when recovering from an attack of fever, was a great sufferer from pain in the back and hips,” writes London Grover, of Sar. dis, Ky. “After using quite a num- ber of remedies without any benefit #he tried one bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, and it has given entire re- lief.” Chamberlain's Pain Balm is al- 80 a certain cure for rheumatism. Sold by R. E. Bartholomew, Centre Hall, J. H. Rosa, Linden Hall, 8 M. Swartz, Tusseyville, and Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, MM ~The largest stock, thelowest prices and satisfaction guaranteed is what gives the Philad. Branch, Bellefonte, ita trade. Ounce a customer always a of that sore. i { Local Snap Shots, Some one stole landlord Rhule's big | | thermometer, The grainfields thus far have not been injured by the winter, Thomas Yearick, of Aaronsburg, is still in & critical condition. of the Lutheran church of this place. has improved some from her severe illness, Tl auditing the accounts of the county officers. Wm. Pealer ministration The widow Stiver, of this place, ie county auditors are about done advertises letters of ad- on the estate of Samuel re is of [.¢e that the vicinity We learn from Dr. considerable sickness in the Madisonburg. «= From yesterday noon to 9 at night, there was a 3 inch suow-fall. To-day it is inclined to rain. Thus far there has not been a quantity of ice harvested in this coun- ty, ood. Persons making remittance large Pre but prospect ahead g on sub- scription will always find their label pa ged the J. E. at the Fort, will move the PP, Smith farm near Penn Hall, in the spiing. 4 Harry Swab slaughtered month following. Royer, on the Benner farm On about 100 hogs in this fall's butcherings, which might mean a couple miles of sausages, The §2 have been taken to Bellefonte, the ballot boxes from districts for BR Te count in Miller-Cronister sheriff For lots, at a low figure, adjoining town, read adv. in another colum : al- #80 read ad’s of two ve ry desirable town properiies al private sale, in east and Bleighing has been pretty good y the here the valley from this section Sunday. West of the Bellefonte there end, since on side Was no We reckon if all ing Mills none voting for the ~O0e § posi were to ap visto vole | plicants at Spr | their choice, f HDirmseil, would be favor of the unanimity in office at Pealers, had 1, Our town youngsters this week first for this from the into town coasting fy mountain Fhey if de- happy. officers will fax- es depend upon the kind of men that are elected of the harum-skarum sort you get high road, poor and school taxes, We SOR80T0:, can make a run of over 11 miles sired, a The held in a few nd they are never for local weeks, elections : Li i be and your if th had sleighing, tl t of the ie firs ¥ the merry gave of it, Runkel's grand conti- | nental songsters, on Sunday, and ng bells notice and | above all Sam strung across his un- surpassed spotted grays, ale of- In the east precinct of Miles the t are informed. The board thought this was the proper | thing to do, with no thought of viola fs we By Convicted of Arson H. Bruee Hutchinson, a young mer- | chant of Juniata, near Altoona, was! onvicted in court at Hollidaysburg, on Wednesday, to burn | Pheasant & Wag- The that Hut- chinson had offered four men the sum of solicitation his business competitors, 100 as an inducement to perpetrate : | the erime. The fire department thwar- Hut- vietim of ted the work of the incendiaries, chinson claimed he was the a conspiracy. One of the above firm is Will Wag- ner, formerly an assistant in the rail- | road station at this place ; we made a | note in the Reporter, last summer, of | this attempt to burn his store, & i i i i————— Pays Tax to Marry. A queer law has been introduced by | It went into effect January 1, and) reads in part as follows. “Young ce- libates of either sex who shall, with- out legitimate motive, reject the ad- dress of him or her who may aspire to his or her hand, and who continues eontumaciously unmarried, shall pay the sum of 500 piastres forthe bene fit of the young person, man or woman, who has been refused.” Another clause reads: “That every male from the age of 20 to 80 shall pay a tax till he marries, and shall pay it once in every month.” — Ex, AA A Ss. One Way to be Happy. Is to attend to the comfort of your family. Should one catch a slight cold or cough, call on R. E. Bartholo- mew, Centre Hall, and G. H. Long,” Bpring 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, Colds, Asthma, Constipation, and all diseases of the throat snd Lungs. SHERMAN IN THE CABINET, HANNA, No Help for Cabs from McKinley's Admin. istration —Difficalty In Securing Cabinet Material, 18.—Poor Cuba ! that John Bherman had been compelled to be- come McKinley's Secretary of State, in order to make a place in the Bengte for Boss Hanna, makes it unless this Congress does something WaAsHINGTON, Jan, The formal announcement certain that for Cuba, it will have to go on fighting alone, There has been a suspicion for that McKinley very nearly the same attitude Cuban that Cleveland and Mr. that picion a saying: sometime occupied towards President does, an has made ntnty by herm cert th between Si not believe # government should in- terfere I do should min and the Cubans, this settle believe to take any steps putting not government attempt the war or us the of Cubans win.”’ when he of McKin- ley and after he had accepted the upon determining the nature he was burden of rule in Cuba in case t As this language used was just from the presence PSE retaryship of State, there isn't the hitest doubt advance wile lig that it an McKinley's Cul is statement of cy. It the (level nl do ian poli- than President to is shades worse several present Cuban policy tried Kinley prop: to at least Me thing nothing and has wii t pence, absolutely and the 1 is friends are on petitions signed by six butchery continue indefinitely. up There may result the of Cuba in in Washingt Ki hundred thousand in stirring Congress now citizens, Inde- American asking Congress to recognize the pendence of Cuba. It is evident that Speaker Reed does B who was unseated at the not expect Representative Boatner, of La., ion of Congress Inst ses and reciected to fill the a full term begin- to be i again i vacancy and for g March 4th in the contest which made fi Otherwi not have selected Mr. Be Democrats a certain next, unseated ng tHE ir his seat. ise he would winer, who is one of those who fa rare vors protection to extent, to the Repre- fil the Democratic Way # and Means Bailey, of ACANcCY on Committee, Texas, who on the Rules C is said given his Mr. Reed, C te ex-Bpeaker s y Lie ale Post Of. seniative Was given the vacancy Olde mitiee, {the 05 3 He Cris was it choles % » + Boor & vacancies by har t Py son of was given the vacancy on fice Hilokes, Agriculture, the and N.C. that Committee, Representative the Commit of on tee On The Republican steering of the Senate |} Canal comimiiiee ms given the Nicaragua jill the first pia ¢ in of business of the the order which of killing time during the four days a week Senate, is merely another way the ing this Session, as they know Those members of Huntington's lob- who are not regularly on his pay roll, found themselves out of a job, when the House sat down so hard Railroads Funding Bill The question of legislation on the sub- considered, but Hunt- ington seems at last to realize that the numerous lobby he had at work in Washington did the funding bill more harm than good, and from on now on, ducted. If there is any legislation on this matter it is likely to be along th is now being considered by the House | Committee. It provides for a commis- sion of Cabinet officials with authority | to settle the whole business, If the free homestead bill fails to get | | through, Speaker Reed will make nu- | merous Western enemies who will be! heard from if he is again a candidate | for his party’s Presidential nomina- | tion. The bill when passed by the House only provided for free home- steads in Oklahoma, but before the Senate passed it, amendments were added, extending the area of free homesteads. When the bill went back to the House, instead of allowing the House to vote on the Senate amend- ments so that the bill could be sent to Conference, if they were not accepted by the House, Speaker Reed sent the bill back to the Committee on Public Lands, and its friends are whispering that he did it for the purpose of hav- ing the bill smothered. Representative and Senator-elect Money, of Miss. thus disposes of a sen- sational story sent from Washington: “There is not a word of truth in the story that I have the slightest misun- derstanding with Consul-General Lee growing out of my letters on the Cu- ban question. General Lee and I are the best of and there is not the least of a chance of our dis- ues wines ae, and Ste, A { was to be a duel between as General will be when he sees it.” us any International Monetary Confer- ence that may be called, has been troduced in the This measure for which everybody | gress will vote, and which or out of Congress, Henate, is nobody, believes will ever of creasing the use silver as money is concer ned, ~ a OAK HALL. Visitors Who Have Been With Us the Week. Past Samuel Knofl, of Boalsburg, was the guest of Mrs. Mary Knoff, of this place. Miss Junette McFarlane, of Boals was noticed our town Wed burg, in Iie sday, Hall ‘ jast Jared Kreamer, of Centre W the guest of C, J. day. Wm, I, of Mill Hall to James Poorman’s house a of the The lumber and railroad ties; the Stamm a tur- ved in foot Knof mo t the fountain lumber teams are hauling in lumber is to be shipped trom this station. Charles visit he young the seems Lo be Ryman | ing at of T. F. Gramley; taken with some The ing preaching home ladies, of our Lutherans at Boalsburg are hav- every evening this week 8 great many o oung tend, f our 5 people al Daniel Meyers, of » healing Boalsburg, receis furnace st nm Wednesday, for hi dence We Peter Houser last week: ed i“ large tion « # new resi at State College, are ur friend Jas to Miss Olive sorry to lose « #, who was married he expects to leave this place in the spring Ao REDUCED RATES. To Washing (ton on Account of the Inaugu- ration. of Ceremonies of Presider For the benefit those attend the to att the i imuguration Me Kinley, the Company will sell Mare Pennsylvania hl 23: “on hostown, § s “Harris burg, 3.08, stations on red ue © and from all GEG es Pennsvivania -y » - x 1 5 “% 1 19 § 3 Fhis inauguration teresting event, and number of the ¢ magnificent peo ile country. attract a large every section of The Pennsyly f +41 5 ; 3 facilities of ti ania Railroad make this line the favorite route to the national capi- tal equipment and splendid terminal at all times, and its enormous ad- vantages at Washington make cially popular on such occasions, Wp —-— THE SHERIFF vorren S Judge the bal- districts Love's order to have infected” brought to Bellefonte has been com “dynamite” with the plied with and 42 boxes of yw under lock and key Prothonotary. are ne bh their Judge His ere shall The lawyers are now busy wit ANSWErs Love Hor be yet On, Saturday, after which whether th to be argued before on 3 ior will decide a recount Thus the contest is not and hinges the Judge's uj on opinion from the facts adduced answers whether there are sufficient — Bellefonte and © learfield. At the annual meeting of the direct- | | ors and stockholders of the Bellefonte | company, held | at Bellefonte on Monday the following | | officers were elected: President, Chas, | | W. Wilhelm; Vice President, James | | Harris; Secretary, I. T. Munson, and | | Treasurer, Wilfred Hebner. The road | was chartered a year ago, and survey. od by A. V. Hoyt and Charles Sharp- ess, both of that place, the former be- hw a stockholder and director, and it will form an important link on a di- rect line to Chicago passing through Philipsburg. It is expected that the work of constructing the road will be commenced within the next few months. Philipsburg Journal, oo A A SY The progressive ladies of Westfield, ind. issued 8 “Woman's Edition" of the Westfield News, bearing date of April 8, 1806. The paper is filled with matter of interest to women, and we notice the following from a correspond- ent, which the editors printed, realiz- ing that it treats upon a matter of vi- tal importance to their sex: “The best remedy for croup, colds and bron- chitis that I have been able to find is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For family use it has no equal. I gladly recommend it.” 25 and 50 cent bot- SPRING MILLS | Oar Town Greatly in Need of Street Lasnpn i | and Other Improvements, i The building just erected by | Rearick is fast approaching i tion; rank comple. quite an improvement to the neighborhood, Work is belng commenced on a pew the passing t } Og Og church { gravel walk from Penns creek, to the | 8 distance of probably for | dred feet { In the spring foot he M. E iron bridge over 8 over irik in t inking creck, ir or five hun- ; this is a want 1 ¥ ong needed, of the year and { mild winter weather this mucl i pathw ay in simply a mud walk deep. The committee shoul to the lamp midway, improvement by havi But why has street la walk | ha or three mps any wheres in our village is only ve but one, a di h and in undred qu ed and angr It thi Miller the defeated for sherifl iil I8 Very severs y bis political they JIS COU Mr. Cronister’ chase hi Rily his attempt to friends regard | 8 electi and denou or crook hook rex an office to pie elected him to Mar merchants say BOY Money was ma jie AT fal irs Ness was fair, but the f }s § " 4 5 If this is correct, evidently ens done was simply an even ex- or about like giving a paper i0T a siiver one the M. Faus of ¥ Has Leen etings during the past week; meelings were largely attended. On B afternoon he in the candi- aturday next t i Democrats of Gregg tow nshilp meet nominatio for good caucus to make ns y elextion. Give us of result will not dates gentlemen, i the By the men and character an : Une certain, way, Harvey Ross. man 1s spoken of for receiver of taxes- a most deserving man and his nomi- 5 5 i i be- competent and besides be an excellent ughly unblemished reputation. that Mr. R. | submitted to three operations within the past year without any special ben- fit, & labor, nation would one, ing thoro sustains an It will be remembered and is now unfitted for auy The take in nominating Mr. receiver severe mis- Rossman for Again gentlemen ive us good eandidates, We have five prominent applicants for postmaster of our village, viz: J. D. Long, Jas. N., Leitzell, Charles Miller, Frank Rearick, of ourse with a half dozen or fol- Will the contest be a repiti- the Killkenny J. D. and Jas. N. Leitzell are old sol- and if the old soldier racket is to D. Long has evi- { dently the inside track. Mr. L. pan | ticipeted in several severe engagements i | and at the battle of Btone River, Tenn. | lost a limb, and has suffered from the | wound more or less ever since. He | was our postmaster under the admin- | istration of Mr. Harrison, and I must | say gave such general satisfaction then | that his appointment now, would be universally approved by the people of this postal district. Jas, N. Leitzell, if my information is correct, wore sol dier clothes only to Harrisburg, and after remaining there a few days re turned home, of course his military record would hardly be a recommen- dation, but notwithstanding Mr. Leit- zell has a very strong and influential following. Charles Miller, a citizen of our yillage for many years, is another prominent applicant, a gentleman of high repute, and whose Republican- ism is unquestionable. He is highly endorsed here irrespective of party. The remaining two gentlemen also stand well in the community. Mr Krape is decidedly a strict partisan, having voted the straight Republican ticket since his majority; while Mr, Rearick, it is said, has supported the Prohibition ticket more frequently SEL RR ideas" but this eredit. caucus will make no of taxes. or = A. Krape, and more lowing. tion of cals? ONE diers, be played again, J.
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