THE CENTRE REPORTER
so———
FRED KURTZ, Editor
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CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. Jan. 20.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
PROTHONOTORY
We are authorized to announce that H. A. Me-
Kee, of Spring township, will be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Prothonotory,
subject to the rules and regulations of the Dem?
cratic party
Platt in New York, Quay in Penn-
sylvania and Hanna in Ohio, are the
three boodle bosses that carry the Re-
publican party in their vest pockets.
coterie
Senator Hoar introduced a bill in
to fix the inauguration of
presidents on April 30, instead of 4th
of March.
congress
EE ————
million bushels of Leiter's
wheat were shipped from the west to
Philadelphia for shipment to Europe.
The freight to Philadelphia was put at
Gets. per bushel.
One
EE US.
It may be many before
cards will be found stuck up ir hotels
that all
their stomachs removed, charged one-
not years
announcing guests having
third regular rates,
ei git
The Philadelphia Republicans have
split and placed two tickets in nomi-
nation.
Lancaster Pittsbur Re-
publicans are also badly at outs and
or
and g
each others hair,
Wc lp ny
The operatives in over half a hun-
En
States ceased to be paid under the old
On
I
dred cotton mills in the New gland
schedule of prices on Saturday.
Monday the general policy of the man-
will in
ufacturers to reduce wages be
effect in nearly every mill centre io
the The
bitterly over the deceptive
for McKinley
but
six States. men complain
promises
made that if they voted
wages would be raised now they
find them lowered.
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—
Trusts are increasing under the tar-
ler industrial shops
A
syndicate of New York capitalists has
iff, and the smal
are gradually being crowded out,
secured an option on about 90 per et.
of the general ware potteries in Tren-
fon, N. J., the
two principal pottery centres of the
and East Liverpool, O.,
country,
A few weeks ago some capitalists
1 Williamsport to form a furni-
A
y Organize
met it
ture trust, movement is also on
foot te a wire trust,
os Mp
t}
th is
this
wration in this country, and
Ano hi taken out
the first of
performed
er stoma
was upon a man in St
ago and he has
been improving since. This
the woman in Switzerland, both
removed,
[.ouis about two weeks
man and
hav-
ing had their stomachs
Id now join and go to housekeep-
ing, with no need of much food they
could live on a few cents per day and
shou
be happy.
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Europe will be on our side in case
the United States is obliged to inter-
fere in Cuba, and it seems that step is
nigh at hand.
Our
and Ministers
have been sounding the foreign offices
Ambassadors
of the principal Governments of Eu-
rope as to their attitude in case theU ni-
ted States Government felt compelled
to intervene to stop the troubles in
war with
Spain because of its attempts to bring
It is stated that replies
have indicating that
England, Germany, France and Aus
tria would maintain strict neutrality,
and that France, it is said, would wel-
come intervention by the United
States.
Cuba or become involved in
about peace.
been received
According to U. 8B. consul Gen. Lee,
at Havana, no less than 200,000 people
on the island of Cuba are in the last
stages of destitution and are wholly
dependent upon charity. To feed
these people on a 10 cent ration per
day would cost $20,000 daily, which
sum is double the amount so far re-
ceived in contributions during the past
10 days by the State Department. In
the opinion of Gen. Lee no less than 20
per cent. of these poor people are sure-
ly doomed to death from starvation
and disease. In such a state of affairs
the existence of any form of organized
government is threatened and the au-
tonomy plans of the Spanish govern.
ment command little attention,
EU .. -
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY recommends
that the government legal tender notes
{green backs) be retired and the bank-
ers be allowed to issue their bank notes
in their place. What is the purpose of
this? Is bank paper better than gov-
ernment money? Isa bank stronger
and more reliable than a whole gov-
ernment? Is this the way to estab-
lish “confidence” and restore prosperi-
ty? Have the people more confidence
"in the banks than they have in the
government, if so, then we should stop
electing Presidents and other officers
and let the banks run the whole gov-
ernment direct, The legal tender notes
of the United States are the
ey the people have.
mate reason why they should be retir-
ed or impounded and the credit notes
of the banks substituted
Don’t let it be done.—The
best mon-
— ein
STATE POLITICS,
The prohibitionists of Williamsport
having elected their Mayor and Dr.
will again carry that city.
on their ticket to give voters an oppor-
tunity to vote for or
election to the senate,
Hon. Walter E. Ritter, of Lycom-
ing, is booming J. Henry Cochran, of
Williamsport, for the
nomination for Governor.
against
Democratic
Pittsburg Democrats are booming
James M. Guffey, of Allegheny, for
Governor.
quite a number of friends working to
nominate him as the Democratic can-
didate for (Governor.
In Pike county the Quay faction are
in the saddle.
Congressman J. D., Hicks, Rep., of
Altoona, is a candidate
the
likewise seeki
for (Grovernor,
is also willing to be Lieutenant
Governor, and is
nomination for Congress,
triot he is,
Two prominent Republicans, named
Stone, are candidates for the guberna-
torial nomination,
Gren. Alexander H. Coffroth, of Som-
erset, has been recommended by the
Democracy of that county for Govern-
The Id be
candidate.
or. General wou a strong
The Beaver county Democrats have
instructed for Col. James M. Guffey
for Governor.
The
ganization has been
friends of Quay.
The Trades Unions of Pitt
mngressman W., A
their choles for
Lehigh county
booming
Lrovernor.
The Lehigh Republicans boom -
ing ex-congressman Leisenring of that
county, fo
r (:overnor,
s
A.
Stone as their second
Luzerne county
ring
voring Leiseu
will give him their delega
In Pittsburg, Philadelphi
er parts of the stat
can Leagues
down Quay and
to the Senate,
hi
ard to say, whether
All the
is
anti-Quay.
Quay sure,
Some Republicans are stand
waiting to see whether it's
Quay up,
on the wagon that has the up
I'he above
to how
Hoad Supervisors to Make Wire Fence
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, «
ie publi
ways within this commonwealth
or Quay down, so
all cases where any of tl
#0 located as to render them liabl
account of high wind during the win
ter season to be filled with snow as
render them impassable, and whe
the
veral
the judgment of
of the
which public
RU Perv is
roads oy townships in
situated,
avoided
the removal of any board, rail
highways are
by
such drifts of snow can be
or other
fence that may be erected along either
gr
ence
ted of posts, wire and boards, or rails
combined, to the
side of such public hi and re.
placing the same by a econstrue-
agree with owners
of such fences upon the plan for the
erection of a fence constructed of posts,
wire and boards or rails combined.
to pay the owners of such fences a sum
not to exceed the first cost of the wire
used in the construction of such fences:
Provided, that this act shall not apply
to any stone wall, hedge or ornamen-
ter constructed.
Approved, 25 day of May, 15807.
Not
Dawson City Prites,
Bank, Indianapolis, received a letter
on Friday last, from his brother, D.
C. Young, formerly of San
but now of Dawson City, who says :
“It has been at zero and as low as 34
below, this month.
for $2 a pound, fresh beef $1.25 and 1.50
a pound, and fbeans, bacon and dried
fruit at §1 a pound. There is one man
running out what he brought in in a
restaurant,
meal,
make the bill of fare. To get your
shoes half-soled and heels tapped costs
$0.50. Everything is high. Whisky
and cigars are 50 cents each, A broom
costs $1.50, one candle §1, and every-
thing else in the same proportion, The
hotels are all closed because they can't
buy any groceries to run on, It costs
a dollar to get a letter out or in. They
are carried by Indians with dogs and
on snowshoes.”
A s———
Died in Iilinols,
Mrs. Polly Musser, widow of the late
Philip Musser, of Penn township, this
county, died at the home of her step-
daughter, Mrs. Chestie Holloway, at
Orangeville, Illinois, on January 5th.
G. 0. Benner, Prop.
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Double Bitted Ax...
Pole Ax
Hand Saw
Hatchet
Claw Hammer
Mrs. Potts’ Sad 1
Copper Tea Kett
Large Roasters
Clothes Pins, doz
Paper Pins
Dish Pan ¥
Hure Catch Rat
Cal Prunes
Cal, Kasin
Bauner Lye
Corn Starch
Ajax Syrup
Cork Tusole
Wash Board...
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«Bargain
In the Next
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A Histor of
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he would respectiuily request all persons know.
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ne would respectfully request all persons
immediate payment, and those having claims
against the samc to present them duly anthenti.
oated for settlement, P W.BREON,
devin Administrator, Centre Hall, Pa.
"VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY AT PRI-
vate sale. ~The undersigned offers at
private sale, the farm situated in Potter Town
ship, one mile west of Old Fort, on the Earieys-
town road, within 134 miles of the Railroad sta.
tion, convenient to scuc), church and po ls
known ae the Mrs. Orisdy farm, containing 150
acres, more or loss, This farm is In good state of
cultivation, Large Dwelling House, Bank Barn,
and all the necessary outbuildings, all in good
repair. Two large cletorns, one at house and
one at barn, also well of limestone water near
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Tee ESIRA BLE PROPERTY ATPUBLICSALE,
acres of ground, on which isa sma! ry _
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tain water fired to the door; in the berongh of
Centre Hal
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