VOL. LXX.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The office-seekers have proven to be
McKinley
THE SENATE WILL GET IN
WORK ON THE TARIFF BILL
ITS |
What it Ought to be, and the Mens.
are Will Have Many Amendments,
Senator
the |
}
WasmiNaroN, April A,
Jones, of Arkansas, Chairman
Democratic N tional Committee,
issued an address indorsing the appeal |
made by President Black, of the Na-
tional Association of Democratic Clubs
for a celebration of the 154th anniver-
sary of the birthday of Thomas Jeffer-
son, the author of the declaration of in-
dependence and the founder of Ameri-
can Democracy, on the 13th day of)
this month by all Democratic organi-
zations.
The tariff bill has been in the
of the Senate Finance committee long
enough to make it certain that it
going to be cut and slashed very much
by that committee, to
what will be done to it after it gets re-
ported to the Senate. Republican Sen-
ators are very free in saying that the
bill is not what it ought to be. That,
of course, is not a sure sign that it will
be bettered in the Senate, merely a
sign that it will be very much chang-
ed. The clause making the duties im-
posed by the bill when it a
law collectable on all importations or-
dered after April 1,
ed as merely a farcical
up to frighten timid importers.
It now looks though Speaker
Reed really intended to the
announced programme of only having
the House week on
Wednesday and
journ. It may be
this thing up during
months that the Senate will
pass the tarifl bill, but maoy
dicting that he will bave to
House a chance to do something or
of
has
hands
is
not mention
becomes
is generally regard-
scarecrow, set
as
carry out
twice a
Saturday —
that keep |
the two or three
take to!
are pre-
the
meet
and ad-
he can
give
it
will do something in spite of him.
There is some very lively Kicking
among the newcomers at the working |
of Mr. McKinl
pointing men who held office
Harrison. When this
announced the
lighted, but they
when they
which the members of
ey's rule against re-ap-
under
first
de-
rule was
REWOCOmers were
look
soe t
at it differe:
now, lie
Hag!
the
gade are quietly gathering up the good
things. The re-appointment of Mr.
Palmer, to be public was re-
ceived with wry faces by the newcom-
but when Mr.
printer
ers, Palmer took charge
of the Government Printing Office and
re-appointed W. H.
Clerk and H. P, Brian,
Collins, Chief
foreman, words
a family newspaper.
A majority of the executive Commit
tee of the Indianapolis monetary con-
vention, more generally known as the |
ton trying to talk Senators and Repre-
sentatives into supporting a bill
viding for a Monetary
The members of the pro-
fess to be jubilant over the outlook for
the bill, but Senators and
tives appear to be entirely
to the subject. Representative Heat. |
wole, of Minn., offered a resolution |
last week for the creation of
commission, but there
sight to indicate that it will be
upon, notwithstanding the implied |
support Mr. McKinley gave the scheme |
just after the Indianapolis convention.
The selection of ex-Representative |
Benjamin Butterworth, of Ohio, to be |
Commissioner of Patents, a place he
filled once before to the satisfaction of
all those having dealings with the of-
fice, can scarcely be considered politic-
al, as Mr. Butterworth has expressed
opinions upon the tariff and silver
question that were a lotig ways from
being in accord with those held by Mr,
MeKialey and the men who are domi-
nating his administration and the Re
publican party at this time. Mr. But
terworth’s appointment can be credit-
ed to the friendship of Mr. MeKinley
for him, and to his eminent fitness for
the place. All of his experience and
wide knowledge of patent law and
practice as well as the prestige given
by bis name will be needed by -Mr.
Butterworth to put the business of the
Patent Office upon the high profession-
al plane it should occur y.
They are telling a little story about
Czar Reed at the expense of a number
of Benators. According to the story,
the Czar just before the meeting of the
extra session, attended a dinner party
where the guests were nearly all Sena-
tors, some of whom were expressing
direful forebodings about what would
happen to Benatorial dignity when
“Blily” Mason, with his free and easy
manners, entered that body. The
Czar finally tired of that sort of thing,
and turniog to the Senators asked in
that exmsperating drawl which he
does'nt drop into so often in the House
as he used to: “Do you think Mason
pro- i
Commission,
Committee
lepresenta-
indifferent
such a |
is nothing
acted
| will this week run away from them by |
| taking a little trip of two or three days
caused by!
ex-Secretary |
Not much surprise was
the announcement that
Carlisle had been retained to look
A
To Cure Extravagance,
RK
| ganization of school supply houses
work
the
Thousands of circulars, worked |
been sent out for signatures, and when
signed are to be forwarded to the mem-
bers of the house and for the
possible, the!
extrava-
senate
if
school
purpose of defeating,
Weiss bill to curb
gance.
The bill against which they are
rayed provides that the sum to be ex-
pended hereafter by school directors in |
in providing
charts and such apparatus shall not ex-
ceed the £15 of the amount appropriat-
ed by the
ar-
districts,
maps,
State.
seeks to remedy is the reckless and un-
for the
apparatus,
waste of money al-
leged
This
school
purchase of school
prevails
distriets. The organized
ests which supply
most prominently in
equipment
find a fertile field in the country
ricts.
these
— et
Sustained the Company,
A man went into Pennsylvania |
court recently with
railroad company for putt him ofr}
train, He took a
seat upon the platform because he had
& short distance to go
worth his while to ride
a
Aa sul against a
ing
claimed that he
only and it was
The
the
not inside,
was against
rules to ride outside
must either ride
put off. He refused
from the train hen he brought suit.
upon a platfong,
De
inside or
and was ejected
it was its da-
and it was its
ogers from riding
he held the
rule to be a reasonable one and sustais
ty to prevent _eC) lents,
atforms, court
mpany
- » -
Crime to Give Colin Bangles.
have
treasury
D.C.,
meerning
in relation to the
Letters the bushel
the
ment at Washington,
by been
pouring in
01 depart.
iw
} ’
Inw
asking
information ¢ the new
passage of mutilated |
ie law provides that ti
tilation and def
1 mu- |
acement of o«
held to be
in forany
i
shall be a criminal |
{ fine of $100 to $2000. Under the law
coins of gold or silver, with the initials
to be
worn as bangles, will be a criminal of-
fense,
il itpcninns
The Tide Tarning.
Important municipal elections were
held in many cities beginning of this
=
week, and the Democracy turned up
wonderfully alive,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Colum-
towns, including Me-
| Kinley's own town of Canton. There
were great Democratic gains indica-
idal wave next fall.
In Cincinnati it is a swing around
| from 20,000 Republican to 7300 Demo-
eratic majority.
The Democrats carried Detroit by
1000 majority. Bt. Joseph, Battle
Creek, Zanesville, Dubuque, Wooster,
and Tiffin, all went Democratic,
tn Ni
Recent Union Co. Deaths.
At Winfield, Elmer, son of Daniel
Crabb, aged 6 years,
In White Deer, Sophia Ann Sheelt,
aged 64 years,
In East Buffalo, the widow of Elias
Brown, in her 72 year.
At Laurelton, John R. Smith, aged
52 years,
At Cowan, the wife of Jere,
bach, aged 69 years.
Reiten-
MP
Weekly Wenther Report-Uentre Hall.
(Government Service.)
Temperature ©: Highest. Lowest.
April, 1 51 29 clear,
4 2 61 28 clear.
62 34 clear.
53 35 cloudy,
64 88 part clo dy.
54 42 cloudy.
62 36 cloudy,
On 4th, at night, .23 in, rain ; on 5th
day and night .38 in. rain; on 6th,
day, .08 in rain. Thunder gust after-
noon of 5th.
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~Omne of the Inrgest stovks of Spring
and Summer clothing eves received in
this pari of the state, was received re-
cently by Lewins, at the Philad.
Branch, Bellefonte. It is a tremen-
NEW STATE LAWS,
Important Measures Signed by Governor |
Hastings,
Governor Hastings approved the fol-
| lowing bills and they are now laws of
this commonwealth: Providing
| the erection and regulation of muniei- |
proceeding for
collection thereof in boroughs:
at thirty-two pounds; to
1895,
supplement
’ to authorize
erwise established; authorizing
nirchase by the state of unseated lands
for the non payment of taxes for the
lereation of a state forest reservation;
{ making constables of townships ex-of- |
| ficio fire wardens for the extinction of |
| forest fires and for reporting to the
court of quarter sessions violations of
{the laws for the protection of forests
from the of
and their punishment
tire, prescribing duties
wardens
failure to perform the same and em-
ty the assistance of other persons in
{ the extinction of such fires; to provide
| for the pay and mileage of coroners for
Wo
Some Water Uses Well to Hemember,
from our
be worth
Repor-
The following information,
we know to
The Phrenologieal Journal
follow ing useful
wtions of
The adult members of a fami-
should keep them in mind for
gives
hints on the
ap
waler in severe attacks of
ess,
an
A strip of flaunel or a soft napkin,
| folded lengthwise and dipped in hot
and wrung out, and then ap-
plied around the neck of a child that
has the croup,
will usually bring relief
1 afew minutes,
water
the
will
{and dipped hot
wrung
in
q lickly}
and applied over site «
tocthachie or neuralgia, generall
afford prompt relief.
This
found to work like magic.
Nothing
congestion
for of
pia
treatment
r 43
4
of
promptly cuts short
the |
or rheumatism as hot
lungs, sore th
walter, whe
plied early in the case and thoroughly.
Hot water taken freely half
roat,
a ap-
an hour
xoellent bar |
it
fect upon the stomach
is
afl ©
case of ¢ while
nthe
has a soothing ¢
stipation,
and bow els,
This
months,
antinued few
addition of
treatment a
with the a cup of
hour |
atten
an
| before each meal, with
diet,
| dyspepsia.
Ordinary
proper
i tion to will cure most cases of
headaches almost always
simultaneous application
of hot water to the feet and back of
the neck.
Wp
ledaced Rates to New York.
For the dedication of the Great Mon- |
umental Tomb, April 27, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell
tickets from all points on its line to |
New York, April 26 (and from points
within one hundred and fifty miles of
New York, April 26 and } good to
return until April 29 inclusive, at rate
of a fare and a third for
trip. Tickets for military
in uniform, numbering fifty or more,
oy
iy
be sold at rate of single fare per capita
for the sound trip.
The parade on this occasion will be
the grandest military demonstration
since the war. Thousands
ans, United States regulars,
militiamen wilf be in line.
apri-3t
Ee
.
Among the Sick,
Sam’'l Long, of Penn Cave, has an
attack of pneumonia, and his aged
mother, now in her 97 year, is ill from
a cold, as Dr. Jacobs tells us,
The aged widow Boozer, of this
place, has so far recovered as to be able
to be about again.
Henry Boozer has not improved any
in the past week.
A Good Sized Bay.
Beaver township, Cameron county,
now claims the honor of being able to
produce the largest fifteen year old
boy ia the state. The lad is a son of
Milton Taylor, of near Blair's Corners,
But a short time ago the boy celebra-
ted his fifteenth birthday, and at that
time was found to tip the scales at 247
pounds. It is claimed for the lad that
he is the heaviest specimen of human-
ity for his years in the country.
One Way to be Happy.
Is to attend to the comfort of your
family. Should one catch a slight
cold or cough, eall on R. E. Bartholo-
mew, Centre Hall, and G. H. Long,
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,
old, oth Dniipution, and all
sod Lungs.
- ph gay 10 the Senate lobg etugh to
as dull as the
THE WATER LECT
{
{
BONDING THE TOWN.
The Vote 77 Fur, and 6 Agninst an Increase
of Indebtedness, ~<A History of the
Present Company
i town for $5000 for water purposes. The
Yes, 77: No 6. Bome
did vote, The
was as we predicted some three weeks
ago,
not
now to take we have not
ther than that some voted Yes under |
the impression of getting dollar water
and for motive power it was to be free,
highly acceptable to those interested.
We were informed the agreement to
run the water from Bible's to town,
to pay $50 per year the first five
and thereafter $100 each
would be equiva
Years,
year,
lent to having
f $1500, alone,
51 are
property
Number
for that
Of the 83
erty holders ; 2
voles cast not
5 OWners
of
ted for bonding.
about 82,
A
bond side
OW ners
of whom 28 voted,
lively effort the
side
made
the other
The 77 Yes,
volers,
wns on
to get ve
nes,
made no effort at all. are
a few over half the
This plant, for
pure
its sabtwolutely
mountain water, unfailing sup- |
ply, excellent equipment, admirable |
government and low rates, being one
half cheaper than the average in this
state, with lowest rates
for poor fami- |
i
lies, is the admiration of most all and |
has excited the envy of a few.
The Centre Hall Water
was incorporated by Legislature
March with the following cit
Compan)
the
17, 1858,
aarter membe rs, Viz
Peter Durst, Will
Jared Murray
and John Neff
al
Henry Witmer,
hurst,
Wils 1.
It began with a capit
James P.
BR of £500
§
sLO0¢ 3
Henry Witmer was one of the prime
: i |
the |
organizs-
movers of and
the
the company
f
Of
with
dnanimous
this
approval
basis for «
upon the
f properiy as the most equitable
upon the
for the
This method of laying th
tion for water
harge #
Use, Was assessed valuation
it would bear lightly poor
and not be burdensome richer
Ones, € Wa- |
ter tax was never changed since, as no
free fr }
irom object
bw
would not cause some to compla
The ori plant
wooden pipe and
ol ber pl ian was as "
ion
tho no system can
under
stock system,
ginal Was
wh
fs
needed constant repairing and afte
sriod of about 18
Fr a
PH years, it was com-
water, citizens being obliged to go
for it.
the wail,
was heard from every
stockholders found their
the town was ean”
vassed for means to rebuild the works
but not a solitary share ($5) was sub-
scribed, finally twelve per cent was as-
tO!
The
“po
9% :
water, house ; |
invest-
irk and other representative citizens,
0 any one who would take the risk on
‘he investment, but six weeks passed |
without a ¢ hange in the situation, al-|*
tho promises of citizens were pleuniy
to "pax any tax only so there was wa- |
ter." Finally one was induced to run |
the risk. An equipment of iron pipe |
town has |
the state at less than one half the tax |
of the average in the state. The
party taking the risk, with the appro-
bation of the water board, placéd a
fire-plug on each corner without extra
charge, altho all other towns pay their
water companies from $15 to $30 per
year for each plug! The earnings have
not averaged over 8 per cent., which is
not profitable for the risk.
But.an evil spirit soon manifested
himself, and in all these years slanders
have been circulated more secret than
open, to poison the minds of citizens
and cause them to go into law suits on
false representations and in every in-
stance these misled parties had the
costs to pay and got their eyes open to
the fact that they had listened to li-
ars. To such an extent was this sa-
tanie maliciousness carried that under
its influence'all the fire-plugs in town
were destroyed and the reservoirs fre-
quently drained of every drop of wa-
ter at night so that cause may be given
for a howl over a scarcity of water !
The least amount of water that the
Company at any time furnished, was
an average of twelve barrels per day
to a family when in many towns from
Providential droughts there were not
#0 many gallons toa family !
Every word of this is gospel. . Yet,
it is almost beyond belief that such
fiends tread our streets—innocent, of
course,
A COMMISSION,
| MeKinley Commissions a Democrat in the
Governor's County Against iis Protest,
President McKinley has
{ commission to Jemes Albert Walton,
{a Democrat, who was nominated by
| President Cleveland as postmaster at
| Philipsburg, this county, late Feb-
| ruary and confirmed by the senate
| March i, for him to
his time to get his commis-
ol the Cley
issued =a
in
on
too late wet te
in
the close
ex
bond
glon before reland
| administration,
| © This action of President McKinley
j constitutes avictory for Congressman
{| Arnold over Governor Hastings, who
opposed Walton's confirmation be-
j cause, it is said he had a friend of his
wished to made
| | postmaster at Philipsburg the
i
{own whom he have
when
| new administration came in.
Arnold preferred that Demo-
| erat who was friendly to him should
get the place rather than a hostile Re-
and through his efforts Wal-
but 1 to get
a
{ pt 1blice an,
{tou was confirmed, falled
Now, President Me-
tory
however,
by
Wo ntl
Meaning of Church Names.
This may be interesting to Reporter
Times :
The Baptist Church is so called be-
its adherents do not believe 1
infant baptism, or
and t
sprink
t the
ling, ou
ha rite
be administered to believers only
scopalian Church is
cause it is governed by
ati IROL
AUN em
’ hwieriat
Presbyieris i
word is from the 1
The
name U
V préestyiens, or ¢
© hurch
overned
grew
ub,” an organization
in 1729, of «
Charles Wesley
The
tricine
ed their
Catholic C1
University
Wer
members, name
in the methodic &
the members obsers
atholic
a
Should Give Heed
There
which tas
heed,
Tian
tits
a
filed on
before
On failure to file
term
his bond &
When
Of
court, A
forfeits his office, fil
is good for one
wed
them os
petit
As new men
Year
rete
v i
ome ol
#
OWnsnips
fikr ad or
FIRES Y
3 ww tt
wniy i
who will waken
aft
their duty in this particular er it is
if they do not give heed tothe
ly
Hard on His Papa
A Clearfield exchange put
A story is told of
fown
following: one o
{ who hat
house
first
his
that at the
meal he requested one of the ministers
he did.
conference,
which
ithe gentleman's said to
‘Papa, why don’t you say somethin
boys
ig
Bp
Swallow for Treasurer.
The Prohibition State convention
will be held in Altoona June
i chairman Jones has announced
| Dr. Swallow, the Methodist preacher
who was indicted for
charges against state officials, will like- |
ly be the nominee of the party for |
treasurer.
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Tobacco Chewers in Jail,
The prisoners in the Clearfield coun-
ty jail chewed $128 worth of tobacco
last year. Each inmate in the EIk
eounty jail is allowed ten cents’ worth
of tobacco a week.
siti A A
Presbyterian Services
Rev. Christine will preach at Spring
Mills, Sabbath April 11th, at 10:30
o'clock, and at Centre Hall at 2:30
o'clock,
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Barn Barned,
The barn of Lewis Grape, in Sugar
Valley, was burned a few days ago. A
horse and two hogs perished in the
burning building.
Two years ago R. J. Warren, a drug-
gist at Pleasant Brook, N. Y., bought
a small supply of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. He sums up, the result as
follows: “At that time the goods
were unkoown in this section; today
Chamberlain's Cough¢ Remedy is a
household word.” It is the same in
hundreds of communities. Where
lain’s Cough Remedy become known
the people will have nothing else. For
misty H. Ross, Linded Hall; 8. M.
_—fo see the Men's and
ABLZ0,000 FIRE,
The Bellefonte Electric Light Plant
iy Destroyed.
Total.
On Wednesday morning
and 1 o'clock, Bellefonte
by another very disastrous fi
totally destroyed the
tric light plant which supplis
y of the bu
of the
magnifi
Jorit SINeEs DOUses a
residences town with
origin of the fire altri
With the exe
the engines, which may [rove
paired, the ent
incurring a los
diaries,
plant
which there
I'he i
ntil
little
fort
Hin
i= an in
lant of
¢
i this
al time
inconvenience
will be made to
drels
destruction
A Lis ¢ Lump of Butter
Jason,” thi
Altos
satile corresp
ponden
fisl at
ili SLOTS
iy
Down in the
aid
—
Have Hetarne
Wisin
formed that they
are ready to be
f
an
1
HE «
ros
:
ilies, ie
{ BOE
ii
Ay -
Neediag the Koeadfial
Yi
Kneads
It is stated by a New wrk exchange
there
that a girl
her gloves on, but that
us. We need bread with our i
» need bread with our pants on
if our friends who are s0 much
rears don’t pay us soon, we
bread without
bred,
anything
O11.
{to be well is to provide
i
means to obtain bread, Se
a” -> —
Marriage Licenses
H. McCounaughey, He
. td
ao tate College,
, dnd Edith
1 W
| Pa., and Kate Sortman,
J. W. Mayes, He
J. Irvin, Marion twp.
Edward F.
| Alena M.
ner Cily
viserville
Bellefonte, and
Laurelton, Pa.
John J. State College,
Annie E. Houserville,
Thomas L. Shope, Boggs twp.,
Mary Carson, Spring twp.
si MP RSIS
Hindrance at Opening an Election.
Young,
Krebs,
Osman, and
Tibbens,
and
When the special water election for
bonding the boro for $5000 was to have
been opened on Tuesday morning
there was a hiteh, the legal ballot box
could not be opened for want of a key.
A store-box was obtained and a siot
cut in, but at 10.30 the election had
not yet begun and voters went home
without voting. "Tis a pity, this ren.
ders the election illegal.
A A MA
Mrs. A. Inveen, residing at 720 Hen.
ry street, Alton, Il, suffered with sei-
atic rheumatism for over eight wonths,
Bhe doctored for it nearly the whole of
this time, using various remedies reo.
ommended by friends, and was treat
ed by the physicians, but received no
relief. She then used one and a half
bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
which effected a complete cure. This is
published at her request, as she want#
otpers similarly afflicted to know
what cured her. The 25 and 50 cent