VOL. LX. WASHINGTON LETTER. AN IMPRUDENT OHIO POLITICAL BOSS Hanna's Man Uses Checks Instead of Cold Cash In Trylng to Bribe the Popualists, WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Boss Han- na's man, Dick, may be relieved of the management of the Hanna campaign in Ohio. He has got himself the ill will of the Repubiican magnates for hav- ing bungled his work 1n bribing cer- tain Ohio Populists. Tustead of using cash, he was thoughtless to have used checks and these disagreea- enough ble proofs of bribery have gotten into the wrong The aforesaid expected Dick to arrange for the nomination of a straight Populist state ticket in Ohio, and for other Pop- ulist assistants to the Republican state and legislative tickets, latter, but they did'nt expect him to do it so clumsily as to be caught at it. hands. magnates especially the As no explanation has been or can be put forward by Dick that will satisfy an intelligent and unprejudiced mind that he has not been engaged in whole- sale bribery, it is believed in Washing- ton that Boss Hanna will seek to es- cape responsibility for the bribery by | pretending to rebuke Dick by taking | the manazement of the campaign out of his Dick's greatly strengthened Democrat ie hopes | of defeating Hanna, “Teddy” Ro woevelt has shown that hands. bribery has] the limit of his versatility has not yet | been reached by assuming the role of} His letter exon- erating Constructor Bowles, who has Yard] official whitewasher. charge of the Brooklyn Navy and who was charged with political | running that | yard, gives Mr. B wiles an unusually | thick coat one black streak that and other favoritism in of whitewash. Bat there is| “Teddy of to It is the following language “The will be may | have put in as a sori tip Mr. | Bowles, in “Teddy's” official letier: tention of Constructor at- Bowles f especially called to that pait of Com- mander Davis’ report (Davis was the] officer detailed to make the invesiiga-| tion to times overharsh and following too im- | warning him as being some- | plicitly the recommendations of lead- | ingmen and quartermen.’”’ Nolwith- standing “Teddy's New York 1 fyraris since the publication of whitewash, the | said editorially “Teddy's, al-| leged opinion: ‘Politics in the Navy | Yard cannot be too str gly condemn | ed. The deplorable condition of the | Brooklymdry docks the quent sending of the Indiana to Hall of and conse | fax, form an impressive object lesson.” A prominent Naval Officer remarked | after reading the above: and Whitelaw Reid ought hold an executive session and try to gel togeth- er on Brooklyn Navy Yard matters.” | It is a fact of more than passing im- HERO wevelt | to i portance that the bitterest public at- tack ever made oun the present civil service system is contained in a fifty- column speech in one of the belated numbers of the Congressional record, | which was occasionally published up to last week for the purpose of giving members of Congress a chance to talk to their constituents through the me- dium of “leave-to-print’’ speeches the floor. vice system was prepared by sentative Grosvenor, of Ohio, the bo- som friend of Mr. McKinley and one of the lieutenants of Boss Hanopa. In it he claims to have the records of 271 men who were criminals, but who se- cured offices under the civil service rule, and accuses the civil service com- mission of violating the law daily. Ex-Secretary Carlisle and ex-Assist- ant Secreta: y Hamlin made arguments before the Attorney General against the application of the ten per cent. dis eriminating duty imposed by the Din- gley tariff upon importations from Canada to importations fiom other countries which come into the U.S. over a Canadian railroad. Messrs Carlisle and Hamlin represent New England Railroad and business ° iter ests, Secretary (iage asked the Atlor- ney General for an opinion and will withhold his ruling until he gets it. Mr. Carlisle still has an idea that the gold Democrats should keep away from the regular Democrats and he has advised the putting up of a gold Democratic ticket in every state in which an election is to be held this year, and announced his intention to drop his law practice long enough to go to Kentucky and speak for the gold Democrats. The regular Democrats smile at Mr. Carlisle’s talk and say that there can be no future for a gold Democratic organization. a— I A ATTAIN duced. The counters must be cleared, goods at will move them. HASTINGS FOR CONGRESS The Political Pot is Baginning to There's Fan a’'Coming. A dispateh from Bellefonte in one of [the daily papers the It was stated on pretty good authority that Governor Hastings aspira- | tions to succeed W. CC. Arnold the next representative in congress {rom The neither affirmed nor denied the rumor, Should su it doubtedly create one of the hottest experienced (1. Cur. has following: has as Governor himself this distriet, hh be the case will un- Con- the won gressional fights Andrew 1 " election in district since in his last such odds, When the district convent last fall Arnold, of Dub} er, of Bellefonte, were t aczuninst L100 was hie 1d Ii he leading can- Atl and o]- ps i didates. The latter withdrew in nold’s favor, as the sentiment in favorof A there district was greatly re-election. However was bal understanding at time Reeder should ex It is next coanre wive universally conee ssman should this end of the circie, an 's favor. ernor Hasti Wil was in Reede (ov But now, if cides Lo enter the race, it things materially. Reeder is I. it isa well however, that a known fact, politically Fin common and it would be should try for the ¢ nation. Though il known whether Arnold aspires to election or not, it is a fact that there is distr ment in favor of renon throuzhout the ict a strong sent nating hin His course in « ¢, and more th: on K in the int t the old soldiers, h £res : won for h m hig It is now a s« ttl J. L. Spangler will Democratic nominat dly receive i event of either Hasling Republic the bors. The which is also being watel Fob state Henator MeQuown didate for renomination. several contestants fo among whom are Captain J. ricks, of Leek Haven, and itive P. E. Womelsdor’, ipsburg. The lat adherent, sent and has always been regard ed as one of Hasting’s bitterest fi there! th Of the three, ready evident that TT tion would much prefer the nomina- tion of Fredricks, while the Quay peo- k for Womelsdor!, as Me- Quown cannot be counted o« ple will wor rtain for either faction in a eritieal period. po Mast Pay Their Debia, Hereafter the employes of the Phila- | delphia & Reading Railway company, and branches, on its main line must pay their debts. The following order “All Philadelphia railroad employes incur- has been issued: & Reading ring debts and failing to meet them in | to De due time will subject themselves All promptly investigated. dismissal, complaints will This rule should be adopted geueral- ly, for the benefit of farmers, merch ants, and all others, to prevent the] game of dishoopest persons. - throne Not Allowed to Give Presents The acceptance of presents by teach- ers from pupils has been forbidden by a nuiaber of school boards throughout | the state, This step has taken because the boards believe that many poor children are embarrassed at their inability to contribute along with oth- er children. They regard the practice as treating to influence the teacher's relations with the pupils. Ex. gz Last week wheel maker Boob receiv- ed a new improved spoke lathe for his shop, and he will now manufacture all the spokes for his wheels, which here- tofore he was compelled to buy in ad- joining states. We have plenty of good timber in our valley for spokes, and he has built up quite a big foreign trade in wheels and spokes, ~ been also EE A ——— dditional Machinery. A itt Strack Mill Hall, The gold fever has struck Mill Hall citizens, fHeveral gentlemen of that borough are now prospecting for the yellow metal in Culby’s gap. It is hoped they will be successful. A —Lewins, Bellefonte, is making the greatest cut sale of all lines of summer clothing in the country, and every ar- ticle offered is a genuine bargain. The prices have been cut in half and the goods are going rapidly. His count. ers must be cleared for new stock and price cuts little figure when a clear or Ty gens oh F VIR Lr s= Still Quaarreling over a Boondary Line The boundary line between Hunt ingdon Mifflin which there has been so much dispute of late has again prominent for the past few days. The Democrat and and counties, been follows: One of the cl Lhe valley that mission, in fixing walter Al spring, shed, was that the a sink hole ea ] i }- As Corn spond- peared at Hazleit's west of lensville, ar lived-to line, stated by ent, the wiett ring iil pie Ak } the nk hole survey Lill RINK Dole, To still fur ever, matter, how- 1 | crude oil emptied into th ink hole last We learn pearanc il two one ana MeVey run i miles ¢ entire « ered wil ter unfit shows the ward the shed is to bx the d county. all "ii Mifl Stone i of Lirards farmer, of Howard Ove Providenos tar | MUST PAY THEIR JUNKET. i A LITTLE BILL FOR DRINKS, ETC. WHICH HASTINGS VETOED. sessment Among ihe Legislators for a Little Trip They Had Taken Further light was thrown on the last disgraceful Hastings vetoing a bill for a junketing trip of that body, and the legislators of the state's funds must reach down in thelr legislature by Governor instead having squandered pockets and whack up the amount The Harrisburg Patriot had the on Tuesday following, which called meeting of the senate military commit- Senator Jacob Crouse has @ tee for August 25 in the supreme court to raise money to pay the expenses of the trip by the legislature to New York last April to attend the dedication of the Grant tomb, The committee presented a bill of £7.500 which was cut down to $3,000, the result is the committee will have the obliga- The commitiee leased a boat fi It several or the also f dollars. Neither of these clamoring for their money. James > $5,911.16 fc hias Ww Mr. Huss It makes admission, y the camp, ‘ fee and en- +4 remained oul older ones down. Their and, fences, example v f owed by others, $ in addit ring down the was moved from Flor ig foundation ¢ crowd r Order was that ion fee would be asked. Wp stored by Lhe announcement no further admiss Flin Viamers at Jersey Shore, Two strangers worked the Wil ray ndered 1 Mi when ot mm Saft, at game on Mrs Shore, Batu I'hey purchased two pay SK) cigars, t wo dollars i 3 £1 4 I y of x asked bill fi ment eturned $1 change, them to hand i he would for the « BEE i #4 11 1d baek the dollar her the exact the bill and as the men were going out lected with the the $1.90 in She called her husband, who he He threaten- ie when they They then skip- » nol been seen since, dollar bill r also had $ change. soon overtook t men. ed to thrash tl rascals ped out and have - a » a R—- A Good Preventive, Every summer after the storing of hay and grain crops we hear of barn fires, the origina of which, being un- known, is ascribed to incendiarism, though doubtless if the real couse could be ascertained, it would be found that they were the result of spontaneous combustion, owing to hay or other new crops while in process of ferment- ation involving heat sufficient to pro- duce fire. If farmers wish to prevent their hay stacks or barns from firing, they need only scatter a few handfuls of common sult between the layers. The theory is that the salt by absorb- ing the humidity of the hay not only prevents its fermentation and conse quent heating, but it also adds a salty taste to this forage, which all cattle like,, and besides it stithulates the ap- petite and assists their digestion and so preserves them from any disease, iar MI AA Good News, No other medicine was ever given stich a test as Otto's Cure. Thousands of bottles of this great German remedy are being distributed free of charge, to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneu- munia and all Throat and Lung dis- eases, giving the people proof that Ot- to's Cure will cure them. For sale only by (i. H. Long, Spring, Mills, Samples free. Large bottles 50c and ance sale is on, . 250. wd incidenials joyes and walle One member of the house who op The committee a =. of the le junket, but it is doubtful if more than slature to pay the cost two score of them will go down in pleasure, The committee, lepresentative Voorhees is action to take. WM —- Squibs Looal and General. The Democratic state Strikers in the West Virginia dis trict are becoming unruly. At Bt. Louis, on Tuesday, wheat Shove Capt. W. A. Krise has not yet deci- ded where to plant the big siege gun presented to Centre Hall Post. Edward Thorp, a Klondike gold seeker writes home to Seattle that he had cleaned up $150,000 in gold in two months. Serious trouble is expected in the Pittsburg district of the coal strike, as Pinkerton men are said to have been employed. Gov. Hastings denies that he is a candidate for congress. Better not be, the Democrats are going to carry this distriet next time. Chairman Garman has announced that there would be no compromise resolutions in next week's Democratic state convention at Reading, on the silver question and that the Democra- tic position as laid down in the Chica- go platform, would be upheld. Work for the good of Centre Hall, and the enterprises of the town and the men who spend their money for establishing enterprises. All towns have croakers, kickers and peace dis turbers ; don’t mind these; they have no money to invest and wouldn't in- vest any if they had it. Never mind such as only shoot off their mouths, Work for Centre Hall and have some- thing to show up for it too. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy always affords prompt relief. For sale by J. H. Ross, Linden Hall; 8. M. Swartz, Tussey- ville; Wm. Pealer, Spring Mills, and R. E. Bartholomew, Centre Hall. | The New Water Works, | 'Itis reported our esteerned borough fathers have again dropped the notion to purchase the splendid plant of the water company—which furnishes wa- ter for less than half the charges made by most of towns elsewhere—and say they Jible water and have already paid $50 of bo- will start a new plant with ro’ money fora year's share in that An individ- ual, wild-goose option, is, by this tr ck, spring. In other words : illegally to be saddled upon Lhe boro’ same us with hundreds of dollars here- ire tof Several weeks ago we predic 14 d this trick would be attempted. This is the tenth shift. It is a pity that the present unexcelled plant has to meet so many disappointments in Its proud pro- the their its readiness to be sold. feel je s and managers rat prize ! deeply le, for £14 hum ‘lation and in u admirable ente: It was told that the other day dis- es were measured with a tape line, With with third time since spriog. A) aforesaid spent, along , about $200 are now pealed 2 $5000 voted for. t of Ap. 20. 1 ¢ penalty for creating the legal debt lave down fines “indebtedness, ts have been done in Pe at ence finally wea { ro’ allairs, Lo grieve but § rs out. | 3 if «il some of our council y of attempting dis- | \ a very rable trick coupled with infamous | Wd, and it was only when a war- | r arrest loomed up that a rl r secret training and ie, ey are makio compewent as 4 f chesnuis out of Nearly a score of years what a pity some have | good done in enterprise to] their credit, but spending their years 5 sicily $1 frst sly endeavoring to injur HAVE, once more call the attention of zens to the fact jals, under influence, to the | outside taxpayers ree of ruinous litigation. LOCAL ITEMS, More than Ordinary Iolerest Callings of from Everywhere, Berries in this were almost a drug (old taken in pay for the Reporter counly, Li mines amnd Klondike Lis NOW Clones pray that the fas there, Compliments preciated and rm Dies, That the potato now a seitled ma 4 # IRCLK, Advertising i as Klo all read it. as risky The next Hi Centre Hall place for vi this summer Was Coming f, ai Centre ew days. Hall 1 8 : it ta ize on 1 and roomy ther Low ns, Think, soberly ! in the interprises of this town, having of ! n it by many t. shown it 1 wousands dol- | lars spent here in that direction, while T $ # those desiring to Asbury Park) dur- jag the great campmeeting, the Penn- those causing this trouble have | peuny’s woth to show up. ~~ dif — Ledaced LR. .tes. For the beuefit of 3 a visit Oven Grove | syivania Railioad Company will, on tickets to hat point from stations named below August 25, sell excursion t | at Lhe very low rates quoted. | These tickets will be good for pass to Philadelphia on train named be- { low, thence on regular trains leaving | Broad Street Station at and 4.05 | p. m. that day to Ocean (Grove (Asbury Park age 3.50 Tin Leaves Joave 6.90 a. mm 9.18 ive 6.308 ia £5.90 o1 Or Gn UF pe ge VAXZHES wf af HERR 5.44 a gip.m 78. a 5 80 ive A Lave & § 4 Arrive ! Tickeis will be good for relurn pass- age on reguler trains until Seplember 2. inclusive, and will permit of stop-off at Philadelphia within limit. ———— For Coroners, The following will interest coroners in making investigations where in- quests are deemed necessary : Under the bill a coroner may investigate a sudden death, and need not hold an inquest if one is not necessary. For such services he receives his regular fees, but the county is relieved of the expenses of the jury. Heretofore the coroner received no compensation for investigating sudden deaths. $= 0 pm A Remarkable Cure of Chromic Diarrhoea, In 1862 when I served my country as a private in Company A, 167th Pennp- sylvania Volunteers, I contracted chronic diarrhoea. It has given me a great deal of trouble ever since. 1 have tried a dozen different medicines and several prominent doctors without any permanent relief. Not long ago a friend sent me a sample bottle of Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Di- arrhoea Remedy, and after that I bought and took a 50 cent bottle; and now I can say that I am entirely our ed. I cannot be thankful enough to you for this great Remedy, and recom- mend it to all suffering veterans. If fu doubt write me. Yours gratefully, Henry Steinberger, Allentown, Pa Sold by J. H. Ross, Linden Hall; 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville; Wm. Pealer, bis residence. tends across the of the house. The men's Centre and Hee 4 atl in Lio affair big affair pio-nac, “Way a Thursday, was =a railroads were t » barely Able the crowds. The crowd at the Centreand ( & pic at Heel last week. was estimated at fron 15 in good order. Pic-nics this with a larger asttendance snd only half of themover, How do some ney to altend all? The Excursion Tickets Grove {Asbury Park) for the Pen: vania Railroad Excursion day 25 inst. Philadelphia limit. business men’ nie 4 thousand. Everyihing pas were year than Q . is 1 olks find vie § Leh ‘ ) SY waly HS will permit s returning within juent In consequence of the fie the springs 1 rains, this summer, i kept up a fall have been above low water mark. danger of scarcity of waler the balance of the year. (AVE £1 . ¥ fa TE ow, and the streams NO Joe Auman and Havy Hoover, of Penn township, a shod climbed 70 feet up a pine lice, to smoke out a swarm of bees, and were reward- ed by securing 70 pounds of honey. It took thems = day and a half to do the job, says the Journal {ime ago, At the colored camp meeling one fellow was so aw.llysied by Sun- day’s storm, be mounted his bike and ran so fast that a streak of lighting that a'med for him couldn’ overtake the frightened cyclist, A subsriber wriles us, the Reporter is the best paper in the county. Rizht he is, and iis a compliment, for there are some good papers in the county. And still soother writes, with remit tance one year ahead, the Reporter has done move for home eaterprise and for the county in gene than any other three papers. Correct again, and the facts and figures sustain our iviend. Now just here we open a leller irom a lady at C.inlondale, ordering her name on our list, saying she ean not get along without the Reporter. Wheat has erept up lo 02 cents in New York. Creep on and up! the banks and money sharks have nigh shaved the life out of the distressed farmer to the tune of 12,15 and 20 pes Spring Mills, and R. E. Bartholomew, Centre Hall. :
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