VOL. LXXII.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
NO BIG STANDING ARMY FOR Mo
KINLEY,
Him, and Glad for Any Compromise,
~A Roast for the President.
ed
Wasminaron, Feb, 27.—Mr. Me-
Kinley's backdown from his army
bill bluff will go down in Congression-
al history as the most complete ever
made by a President. The Democrat-
ic victory is complete. The new Ar-
my bill is practically just what is of-
fered to the administration by Senator
Cockrell, on behalf of those Senators
who opposed a large standing army—
it provides for continuing the present
status of the regular army of 62,000
men for two years from next July, and
for enlisting 85,000 volunteers for the
same period. The administration Sen-
ators fairly fell over each other in
their anxiety to accept Senator Cock-
rell’s offer, The next Congress, which
will be Republican in both branches,
will probably inflict a large standing
army on the country, but that will
not deprive the Senators who killed
the bill, to do so at this time, of deserv-
ed credit.
Our Philippine policy is bearing
fruit quickly. In addition to having
an expensive war with the Filipinos
on our hands, Dewey's despatch to
hurry up the battleship Oregon indi-|
cates the belief on his part that there
is danger of war with more powerful
opponents. Just how great this dan-
ger is can only be guessed, because of-
that he did not intend to resign, of his
own accord. He is said to believe that
Mr. McKinley is afraid to ask for his
resignation, although he knows that
he is constantly being advised by
prominent Republicans to do so.
When the Morgan Nicaragua Canal
bill passed the Senate, there was seven
votes cast against it; when the River
and Harbor bill, containing an amend-
ment providing for the building of the
Nicaragta Canal passed the Senate,
only three votes were cast against it—
Senators Pettigrew, Teller and Raw-
lins, neither of whom are opposed to
the Canal under what they consider
proper conditions,
Mr. McKinley has nominated Ex-
Secretary Day to a U. 8. Circuit Court
Judgeship,
A Ap
EDITORIAL NOTES,
The appropriations of this congress
will amount to the enormous sum of
one billion and six hundred million
dollars, ($1,600,000,000), as given by
Mr. Dockery, one of the committee.
Republican leaders are murmering
that the President allows Alger to re-
mwain in the cabinet, and they have
concluded to demand of the President
that he make Alger walk chalk.
Dave Martin and Guffey say the
postponement of Quay’s trial, won't
be a particle of difference in his favor,
The war in the Philippines is still
going on, and no quarter is to be give
en Aguinaldo. Deaths of his own and
the United States troops will be charg-
ed to the Philipino chief.
Intelligence has it General Otis has
Aguinaldo beaten, and that 8000 Phili-
pinos are anxious to surrender, headed
ficials are concealing what informa-
tion they have and pretending that |
the despatch from Dewey, which was |
made public by mistake, had no mean-
ing. Little information can be gained
from private despatches from Manila
as they are all strictly censored, but it
is known that conditions are critical,
and that European consuls there are
making some stiff claims on account
of the recent partial burning of the
town.
Mr. McKinley has been catching it
again from members of his own party
in Congress. Senator Sewell, who
voted for ratification of the treaty and
for everything else that has been ask-
ed for by the administration, was so
stirred up by the progress of the war
with the Filipinos, that he let out the
fact that he had been supporting the
McKinley policy against his own
judgment. He said emphatically: *‘I
by Aguinaldo, a flag of truce having
been sent to Gen. Otis.
Ex-Auditor General Mylin, a firm
friend of Quay, says the postpofement
of Quay’s trial “knocks the old man
out and is the worst thing that could
bave happened.”
The Pope is laid up by a sudden in-
disposition, producing a long fainting
fit ; symptoms were pain in the side
and some fever,
rie p———
Weather Outlook,
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave to cross the continent from
23d to 27th and March 1 to 5.
The next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about March 6, cross the
west of Rockies country by close of 7,
great central valleys 8 to 10, eastern
states 11.
Warmjwave will cross the west of
Rockies country about March 6, great
never was in favor of the acquisition
of the Philippines,” and added that he |
had begged Mr. McKinley to order
Dewey away from Manila, after he |
won his vietory. Mr. Sewell thinks |
the Filipinos*will have to be practieal- |
ly exterminated before we can control |
the Philippines. He also thinks that |
we shall soon be at war with Cuba, be-
cause of the administration policy.
Representative Johnson, of Ind., a|
Republican, made a long speech, near-
ly every sentence of which contained
an attack upon Mr. McKinley. He
said of those who attacked Alger and
praised Mr. McKinley that they have
“lacked the courage to lay their ax to
the root of the evil and censure the
gentleman who, to reward him for his
political services and disbursements in
the campaign of '98, appointed him
(Alger) to his present position, and
had maintained him there ever since,
notwithstanding his incompetency
and against the righteous complaints
that have been made against him.”
He said that Mr. McKinley's recent
Boston address $was nothing more nor
less than a lly devised misstate-
ment of the issue,” and of our Philip-
pine policy: “I insist that the whole
policy is not simply an error, but that
it is a crime, and that the Chief Exec
utive of this nation is the one who has
precipitated upon us the embarrass.
m uis and difficulties by which we
are now confronted.” Speaking of the
claim that Mr. McKinley acted upon
the advice of Dewey, in demanding
the Philippines, Mr. Johnson said:
“The Chief Executive cannot screen
himself behind the gold lace of the he-
ro of Manila.” He expressed the opin-
fon that the real reason for Mr. Me-
Kinley's policy was “his concessions
to the selfish capitalists of the coun-
try, his surrender to their demands.
These are the gentlemen who furnish-
ed theymoney for his nomination and
election, and who, I doubt not, have
pledged him a renomination and re
election. These are the gentlemen
who are already grasping after special
privileges in the Philippines, in Cuba,
and in Porto Rico. It was, I imagine,
for their especial benefit that the Presi-
dent created bis Advisory Board to
~ the War Department.”
_ Itis an cpen secret in Washing
: Mr. McKinley would be glad
central valleys Sth, eastern states 10th.
Cool wave will cross the west of Rock-
ies country about March 9, great cen-
tral valleys 11, eastern states 13.
Temperature of the week ending 8 a,
m. March 13 will average above nor-
mal east of the Rockies and below
west. Precipitation for the same peri-
od will be above east of the Rockies
and about normal west.
last of the Rockies temperature of
the first half of March.will average be-
low normal, and the last half above,
Average temperature of the month
will be below normal—eold-—in the
great central valleys from the gulf to
the lnkes and from the Rockies to the
Alleghenies. West of the Rockies
and east of the Alleghenies the tem-
perature of the month will average
from about to above normal,
Three cold waves will cross the oon-
tinent from west to east during March
and the lowest part of these depres.
sions will reach the general north and
south line of the Mississippi river
about March 4, 13 and 31.
Three warm waves will move across
the continent from west to east, reach-
ing the Mississippi river about March
9, 15and 24. The last one will be a
great high temperature wave, and will
be followed by a cold wave and bliz-
zard. re.
Rainfall of March will be excessive
in the great central valleys, eastern
states and north Pacific slope, except
in the western parts of Texas, Kansas,
Nebraska and Minnesota, where, and
on all the balance of the continent,
rainfall will be below normal.
The great winter storms of the upper
Missouri valleys were very severe and
destructive to live stock during the last
days of January and the first days of
of February.
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Must Open the Records,
The Commissioners of Clearfield re
fused to let one of the papers, the ““Re-
publican,” look at the minutes to pub-
lish the same for public information,
The newspaper appealed the matter
and Judge Gordon decided the records
were public to be examined by news.
papers and citizens. Wall to remem
ber this, applies to all officials,
AM SE AAAI
BITTER ON McKINLEY
Is Congressman Johnson, Republican, of
Indinng.
dent's war policy, in the House a few
close :
CAPITALISTS AT THE BOTTOM,
“Mr. Chairman, in my humble opin
ion the reason for the change in the
presidential policy was his concession
~his surrender to their
ed the money for his nomination and i
a re-election. These are the gentlemen
who are already seizing upon valuable |
franchises in China, in
with the English syndicate, with al
member of parliament from Wales at |
its head. These are
connection |
the gentlemen
whom Lord Beresford has in mind in |
his cordial but not wholly disinteres-
ted invitation to an alliance in China
with Britain,
agninst
Germany and Japan
tussia and France, the old- |
time enemies of his country and
old-time friends of ours.
“These are the gentlemen who are |
already grasping after special privil- |
eges in the Philippines, in Cubaand in |
Porto Rico, It was, I imagine, for |
their especial benefit that the Presi- |
dent created his advisory board to the |
war department, composed of three |
the |
American citizens, their object being |
to farm out valuable privileges and im- |
munities, which should belong to the |
people of these islands themselves, and |
in whose disposition they should have |
nn volee if their government is to be |
free and their rights maintained, 1 !
have no fault to find with the spirit of |
legitimate American commerce, My i
contention is against the spirit of !
American greed, which cares nothing |
for the spirit of American liberty. i
“And what do these gentlemen pro-
pose ? fortunes in
the islands by virtue of their franchi- i
ses, and upon the cheap labor of the |
native population, not one dollar of
which will ever find its lodging piace |
in the pockets of the American people.
To enable them to do this our whole
population is to purchase their field of
operations for them in the Philippines
for the round sum of $20,000,000, and is |
to be taxed interminably and excess
ively in the creation and maintenance i
of a great army and navy, which is to |
conquer and hold the Filipinos in sub-
jection and defend the islands after
they have been extensively fortified
against the assaults of the great Euro-
pean nations, with which our new for-
eign policy will be certain to bring us
into frequent contention.
‘@What else is upon the program of
these gentlemen ? The open door in
the Philippines, making it totally im-
possible forever to discriminate in tar
iff duties there in favor of the products
of the American farm and the Ameri
can shop,
“What is the other sacrifice that is
required? That the annexation of
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines,
absolutely sure to come at an early
day, for they have registered it in their
vows, shall precipitate the sugar, to-
bacco, Lemp and other cheap products
of these islands and Hawaii upon the
American market in free and unre
stricted competition with the agricul
tural and laboring elements of our own
country.
“This policy, sir, would have been
free trade in William Jennings Bryan.
What is it in William McKinley 7
wn cA A ie
To amass colossal
Oranges and Grapes Damaged,
The orange growers of Florida have
been hard hit again by a freeze which
changed the golden globes of the or
ange and grape fruit into solid rusty
spheres, The temperature in the cen-
tral portions of the state fell as low as
20 degrees above zero, and the inhabit.
ants who are not well provided to
meet cold weather, were suffering sad-
ly from eold. The damage will not be
80 great as in the great freeze of sever-
al years ago, but largely because there
were not the trees to damage. Many
groves whith were just recovering
from the last calamity, and beginning
again to bear fruit, will be utterly ru-
ined,
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A Fifteen Year Sentence.
Michael Hart, who was convicted of
murder in the second degree for kill-
ing Victor Corettii with a stone, in
DuBois, April 25, 1806, was last week
sentenced to fifteen years in the West-
ern Penitentiary by Cyrus Gordon.
A A or ARAN
I have been afflicted with Rheuma-
ism for fourteen years and nothing
seemed to give any relief. I was able
to be around all the time, but constant.
ly suffering. 1 had tried
was told to
| COUNTY EPITOME.
A
liTeEms OF LOCAL AND GENERAL
i INTEREST.
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| List of Jurors Drawn for April Term, Com-
mencing Monday, April 24 «A Ball
with & Fine Pedigree.
i
| The following jurors have
drawn to serve at April term
{ court, commencing Monday, April 24,
{and continuing for a period of two
weeks:
been
GRAND JURORS,
Fred A. Auman, Gregg,
Geo. 1. Yearick, Miles,
Joseph Apt, Spring.
Gieo. B. Keller, College.
Wm. Deitz, Marion.
awY. H. Durst, Potter,
Clayton Heckman, Benner.
D. F. Poorman, Boggs.
Alex Cheny, Worth,
W. B. Bigel, Halfmoon,
John Wetzel, Benner.
John Bechdel, Liberty,
Chas, Miller, Bellefonte.
C. D. Krider, Bellefonte.
Jas. Brooks, Spring.
Jonatian Krape, Haines,
E. A. Hampton, Snow Shoe.
Jacob Rider, Ferguson.
Cieo, A. Bayard, Bellefonte,
Matthew A. Elder, Philipsburg.
John Hall, Boggs.
D. M. Whitman, Walker.
Wm. Goheen, Harris,
Jacob Walker, Burnside.
TRAVERSE JURORS —]8T WEEK.
Fred Dunham, Howard.
Lewis Snavely, Penn.
Emanuel Ungard, Gregg.
Andrew Whitehill College.
Victor Gray, Philipsburg,
Geo, W., Long, Liberty.
Harry Hewitt, Philipsburg.
Wm. Van Tries, Ferguson.
¢ J. Hall Crouse, Millheim.
Thos, Caldwell, Bellefonte.
Wesley Sayder, Miles,
Edw. J. Gehret, Bellefonte.
I. F. Meyers, Ferguson.
Samuel Glenn, College.
Jas. Huey, Benner,
Jas. Carson, Spring,
Geo, R. Meek, Bellefonte.
H. H. Rachau, Gregg.
Jas. Bearson Harris,
Edw. Brown, Jr., Bellefonte.
Herbert Reeder, Howard,
Peter Lauck, Ferguson.
Ezekiel Bing, Snow RBhoe.
W. T. Bpeer, Bellefonte.
Frank Wetzel, Boggs.
F. O. Hosterman, Millheim.
Peter Confer, Millheim.
Calvin Stover, Haines,
A. B. Herd, Philipsburg.
Wm. Lutz, Benner.
W. L. Bair, Philipsburg.
Samuel White, Spring.
Garn Freeman, Philipsburg.
Edward Peck, Walker.
Chas. Weaver, Curtin.
D. D. Woods, Rush.
Wm. H. Taylor, Bellefonte.
J. H. Shuey, College.
Henry Swartz, Penn.
Wm. Shawley, Milesburg.
John C. Stere, Unionville.
J. O. Kerstotter, Potter,
8. A. Dunlap, Ferguson.
M. R. Adams, Philipsburg.
Geo. Williams, College,
Geo. W, Fisher, Halfmoon.
Geo. M. Ruhl, Philipsburg.
H. M. Deitrick, Walker.
TRAVERSE J URORS—IND WEEK.
H. B. Miller, Gregg.
Geo. Glenn, College.
Andrew M. Reeser, Snow Shoe.
John D. Gardner, Curtin,
J. F. Heckman, Gregg.
A. Britton Hall, Union,
John R. McClosky, Curtin.
Neott Bricker, Harris,
Geo. Frankenberger, Penn.
ml acob Wagner, Potter,
Wm. Losch, Walker.
Lucian Stover, Millheim.
Geo, Stroop, Milesburg.
Sylvester Slagle, State College.
Philip P. Garbrick, Spring.
A. A. Frank, Millheim,
John Neiman, Boggs.
Richard McCord, Rush.
M. G. Ardery, Spring.
Henry Shultz, Boggs.
Geo. Glossner, Marion.
Robt. Hudson, Philipsburg,
Benj. Fisher, Walker.
Warren Ward, n.
Daniel R. Confer, Liberty.
Chester Wiloox, 8. Philipsburg.
Chas. Morris Millhelm,
John J. Orndorf, Haines.
Calvin Bottorf, Potter.
Alex. Hoover, Patton.
a. C. Fink, Huston.
Joseph B. Mitehell, Union,
Wilbur Tibbens, Col
W. H. Madera,
D. 0.
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WASHINGTON,
Four-Day Personully-Condacted Tour via
P.R RR
The almost unparalled success of the
tour Jast year has induced the
Pennsylvania Rail oad Company to
offer the residents of Williamsport,
Wilkesbarre, Snubury, H arrisburg and
neighboring cities in Central Pennsyl-
vauia another opportunity to avail
themselves of the peculiar advantages
of a personally-conducted tour to
Washington, and has therefore aprang-
ed for a four-day tour to the National
Capital on Monday, March 27.
Train will leave Renova at 640 a.
| bury 10.50 a. m., Mt. Carmel 7.
!
’
m., Harrisburg 1
fat York.
| duy, March 30, Passengers from poinis
(urt, Beliusgrove, Lykens: Dillsburg,
{ Division will use regular trains from
| Washington returning. All
| sive,
[tation, hotel accommodations
{ eon March 30, $1290 from
| port, $13.60 from Wilkesbarre, $11.70
{ $10.10 from Lancaster, $10.10 from Har-
| risburg, and proportionate rates from
| other stations, including stations on
| the Cumberland Valley Railroad north
jof Chambersburg. Guides to Wash-
{in
train,
For itineraries, rates,
tickets, and
LE. HB. Harrar, Division Ticket Agent,
| Williamsport, Pa.; Tourist Agent,
| Wilkesbarre, Pa. or address Geo, W.
Joyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel-
phia. marZ-2¢
——— tise
Weighs 1600 Pounds,
Hiram Durst g few days ago brought
his big short-Born bull to town, a
fine one, to have the boss weighed,
{and he bore on the platform to the
| tune of 1660 punds. He was a fine an-
| imal and a sample of the kind of ‘live
stock Hiram will have at his publie
sale—all A No.1. He is down on the
booksof the Cattle Association as the
{0th Duke of Locust Grove, and was
{ bred on the stock farms of J. R. Trux
[all in Westmoreland county. He is
| three years old, and comes from the
{ finest blooded stock in the country.
The pedigree of the animal which Hi.
{ ram has, dates way back, and there
are few if any animals in the country
which can show as fine strain of blood
as this 6th Dake.
Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage license
were issued during the past week:
Franklyn 8. Williams of Lemont,
Centre county, Pa. and Della A. Sim-
mous of Benner township.
Frank E. Butler, of Butler, Pa, and
Alice Nolan, of Bellefonte, Pa.
Reuben F. Welty and Ella Kerstet-
ter, both of Pleasant Gap.
Wm. H. Meyer, of Tusseyville and
Clara M. Hockman, Spring Mills.
Robert Broom, of Milesburg and
Della Wingart,of Potter township.
George A. Calhoun and E. Blanche
Eckenroth both of Union township,
John C. Schenck of Eagleville, Pa.,
and Frances A. Goss, of Pine Grove
Mills,
Charles Miller and Eva Hilbert both
of Philipsburg.
lg
Things Unpleasant to Women,
Tobaceo stained pavements,
Dressmakers who disappoint,
Blushy crossings and over-full guts
ters.
The married neighbor who would
like to flirt.
The friend who says: “I don't think
your hat is becoming.”
Being stared out of countenance by
the men who stand on street corners.
The girl who never tires of the myr-
iad superiorities of her beaux.
The huckster who comes to the front
door and rings the bell till answered.
The servant girl who has heard a
popular song and hums it all day long.
a A SM So SAA
The Sick. ;
Mrs. Jerry Miller is ill but improv-
ing gradually, Mrs. W. H. Barthol-
dition. Mrs. Adam Nearhood, is quite
ill from an attack of paralysis.
; Married at Pittsburg,
Miss Ella Goss,
the late ex-cour
treasurer
LOCAL ITEMS,
Callings of More than Ordinury Interest
from Everywhere.
The Good Housekeeper,
How can I tell her !
By her cellar.
Cleanly shelves and whitened walls,
I can guess her
By her dresser,
By the back stairease and halls.
And with pleasure
Take her measure
By the way she keeps her brooms :
Or the peeping
Al the “keeping”
01 her back and unseen rooms.
By her kitchen's air of neainess,
And its general completeness,
Where in cleanliness and sweetness
The rose of order blooms,
~$homton Pleraid
It’s bad if a woman smokes
It's worse if she chews tobacco :
It's disgusting if she is profave ;
It's horrible if she is an intoxicant:
IVs awful if she is a newswcarrier.
| Catherine Esterline died at Logan-
| ton, aged 87 years,
| Enoch Krepmer, of Haines twp., by
{an accidental fall, broke an arm.
John Shilling died nt Clintondale,
aged 84 years and 4 months,
The wife of Senator Heinle is still in
| & serious condition of health.
This winter had more disagreeable
| anti-go-to-church Bundays than there
is any record of.
Gen, D. K. Heckman’s sale of stock
and farming implements will be Mar.
{ 21, in Bugar valley,
On Monday three car loads of leaf
tobaceh were shipped from [Lock Has
ven to New York.
Hiram T. Lucas, a prominent citi-
{ zen and merchant of Howard, died on
Tuesday of last week.
of the Potter
{ school board, called to advertise a let-
Bec'y Charles Slack,
ting for the Pinestump school house,
Work is to begin on the Roaster to-
bacco factory, 50x100 feet, at Millhall,
which is to give employ to 100 hands.
Rearick’s appointments for
next Sunday : At Centre Hall, 7 p. m.;
Spring Mills, 2p. m. ; Tusseyville, 10
a m. ‘
wv,
Frank K. Luckenbach, formerly of
Bellefonte, has been elected cashier of
the First National Bank of Philips
burg.
Bunday was disagreeable with a fall
of three inches of sleet mixed with
rain, making poor sleighing Monday
aud Tuesday.
Reub Kline's election as constable of
Gregg township, is a clear case of the
office hunting the man—for the twen-
ty-eleventh time.
This winter had more disagreeable
Sundays than any on record so far as
we know. Providence takes its share
of u' pleasant days.
The Philadelphia Times Almanac
meets the wants of every desk, student
and business man, combining com-
pactness with convenience.
The March number of “MeClure’s
Magnzine’' will contain short stories
by Rudyard Kipling, Frank Norris,
and Louise Herrick Wall.
Isaac Smith, of Farmers Mills, will
likely remember how cold it was the
other week, 11 pigs and some poultry
having been frozen for him.
Read again Talmage's sermon print.
ed in last week's Reporter, and then
hand it to your neighbor, the subject :
“Dishonest Transactions,”
H. A. Moore, one of Howard's ster
ling Democrats, announces his name
in the Reporter as a candidate for
Treasurer, for which he is very come
petent. :
Wm. T. Speer, an old-line Democrat
of Bellefonte, and of most excellent
repute, announces his name in this is-
sue of the Reporter as a candidate for
Treasurer,
A Boston man gives this cure for the
grip: “Go to bed; hang your hat upon
the foot of the bed; drink whiskey and
quinine untfl you see two hate; then
fall asleep.”
Dr. Uriah Reed, a well-known phy
siciau of Jersey Shore, died suddenly
while on a visit to a neighbor, after
supper, expiring inthree minutes. His
Sge was 75 years,
At last the much talked of electric
railroad from Lewistown to Reedsville
is an assured fact. Civil engineers are
now hard at work grading the road
bed, says the Free Press. =~
The first authentic and official report
on the daniage throughout Georgia by
loss on crops in that State will amount