\ VOL. LXXII. 1899). NO. WASHINGTON LETTER. S— HEAVY APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY CONGRESS. Over a Billion and a Hall Dollars Necessary | to Run the Goverumoent —Schley Has Justice at Last, WasminagroN, March 6. The travagant appropriations, —more than a billion and a half—muade by the Fif ty-fifth Congress, now happily dead, would a few years ago have been sufll cient to drive any political party from power. dollar Congress drove the Republicans out and put the Democrats in, is easy to educate men into not condoning public extravagance, into commending only but it, especially if some them some personal profit. The war is the excuse for the large total of the appropriation, but it is not a valid one, and it should be the duty of man opposed to public extravagance to appoint himself a committee of one, tosee that no man with whom comes in contact shall except that ex- cuse for lack of the actual facts. With every appropriation connected with the war deducted, the appropriations made by the fifty-fifth Congress would still be largely in excees of those made by any Congress in our history. every minds of others, and a Congress and a President may be elected next year to check the era of extravagance which we have drifted. There has been more or less talk in certain quarters about the anxiety of Secretary Long to get rid of the cares of office, but it should cease now, II Kinley placed upon him when he com- pelled him to do justice to Schley preparing an entirely new list of Na- val promotions, which made Schley a Rear Admiral, two numbers Sampson, instead of two numbers be had been was proof enough that he val portfolia. cause he saw Mr. McKinley acted ba the adminisiration eatehing it iv all directions for its at- tempt to jump Sampson over Schley’s head, and that the Senate had on the nominations. The new nations were confirmed by the Senate, as s00n as received, just as was that of | Dewey to be Admiral. In #efusing to take up the resolution unanimously reported from the Judi- ciary Committee, declaring that the four members of the House who cepted army commissions, thereby for- feited their in the House merely accepted an opportunity to pay Gen. Joseph Wheeler compliment, by dodging a vote must have been in favor of the tion had it taken tive Bailey, however, it in that light and formally announe- ed that as the Democrats had declined to follow his leadership in enforcing s plaio clause of the itution, would not be a eandidate for ership in the vext Congress. Senator Platt, of Conn., struck the bullseye of trath when he told the Senate a few hours betore final adjourn- ment, that the session of Congress just then closing would go on record as the most extravagant ever held, but he started too late, if he really expected to stop any of the extravagance. A careful consideration of a number of the approoriation bills will show that a concerted grab game was plaved from start to finish, In the wind-up, when the bills were in conference, aud some things had to be thrown board to reach an agreement, the ap- propriations of those having the weak- est “pull” had to go. Senators War seals Congress, high that resolg- a been Rapresenta- declined to nist he the lead- Carter, of Mont., and several others, who had been admitted to the game in its early stages, publicly protested when they found themselves buncoed by the Conference report, but that did not do them any good, in the Senate, and will probably not do them any good at home, Senator Morgan's attack upon Czar Reed from the floor of the Benate was unprecedented, but many think it was deserved. He started by saying that the action of the ruler of the House in working through wha! has several times been referred to on the floor of the House as the “Hog Combine” for public building legislation was ‘a fraud and an outrage” and concluded by saying: “I want to protest against that sort of legislation. I know where the incentive of this performance comes from. I know the origin of that wrong. I know the man who in spired it. His will and pleasure was to make fair weather for a particular set of men who are favorites of the pare ticular rules of the House,” Alger nnd Algerism received a slap in the face when Senator Foraker's amendment was added to the Army bill, declarivg thet no property frau | chises should be granted during our i military occupancy of Cuba. Alger re | cently created a Board, which it was | oMmctally announced, was created for { the express purpose of passing upon [applications for such franchises, and | which it was publicly charged was re- [ally created to see that everything value was given Alger's friends | The large number of Republicans who | voted for this amendment syas anpLher hint to Mr. MeKinley that promiuent t members of his party would like him {to get rid of Alger, but signs that the hint will be na didn’t vote for it, of to there are no taken. Hane and Hanna ix preparing take (ia. is to Mr. McKinley to Thomasville, for of a rest is the ul The Military Court west to take Inquiry testimony at establishments, would be difficult to say why. mci oom ———— we efor Hand the “Widow Farge An bill with peusion pavment got throash in | New Pension Law to important in connection the last hours of enneress on Batt od AY, which wil stop the practice so oomne- marrying old the This new aot purpose of getting pensions, provides that hereafter no pension “under any law” widow of av pore entitled to %3 it ball be proved and established that the marriage a pension, ‘anal of such widow to te pur the io on account of whose service place prior the passage of this act." The bill also provides that in fitare the widow in ordar to must have lived from the time with the tirne of his death, divorced get a pe sion of the until ti veteran pe whieh will shu’ off from claiming now do. Ia the future 8 pension uniess she wonen jen a widow cannot ree marries the during the military or naval service of the veteran on aceruut od won. ive HIN “prior to or of whose service the pension nal ander this law a veteran after he has performed the service for whieh is or claimed.” U a an who marries he This tain a pension on his death, vil in the pension rolls where there are A077 widows drawing pensions on ae- of the war {f 1812 count of there are only three survivors slthough of that war now living. Congress acted wisely in wiping but there others needing lookiug after. wit are »tiil lth a Will Fight the Cigarettes A prominent ratirond man, | Moderator, est to throw down the gage of buttie SNyYs 17 Michigan Scho the cigarette, He ls a groeral freight sgent on a large ratiroad, many young men anponneed that, and empl LA He he wi as elerks, in the futare, not employ any young men addicted to the cigarette further than this, tention of getting rid of all are syed in- habit, he expresses his cigarette fiends now working in his lepartment, He gives the fol] for this decision: owing his r HAmony thirty-t Wi Eighty-five per qu iY) Clgnaretie of the rae the 2 in service, fiends mistakes ocourring in the office the thirty-two smokers, They full behind with thelr work, snd when transferred to other desks, whijich men who do not smoke handle easily, they immediately get along just as badiy, that il is the amount of work, but the inabilit, or indolence of po riormer I'he smokers average dave oll 1m work per month, while the noo-< nok. ers average only ous-half of a dav in the same time The actus] conclu aon wo young men are feds fire cont traceable to showing Frnt the two iy A i AIS A AA: Madge for Wailway Mall Clerk Plans are being made by the Uited in the mall railroad service will aban. don the eaps and substitute an winni- num badge as an insignia of oflice The rule will go into effect July 1, 1509, The cap has been the only sign that has distinguished the mail clerk from others in Uncle Bam's employ. The cap is heavy, bulky and warm, but ac cording to the regulations the clerks have had to wear it at all times, The badge was designed by Tiffany und bears the inscription, “R. M. 8.” He was Grateful, Up in Stroudsburg a young dsugh- ter of George Smith found a purse ¢mn- taining $300, and on delivering © to the owner, and received one cent nan reward, whos: parting words to the tittle girl were : “Now yoo ran right away home before you lose it like I hd my pocketbook.” This fellow, dont less, is a blowpipe, like many others, for improvements and eharity, but when it comes to contributing, he will nok even give a cent, i : GEN, KOONTZ Scores the Jury Whitewashing Committes, : A Quay jury bill, and, as was expeeted, it proved the committee was appointed thick Schmierkase, whereupon Gan, to put on the white-wash of Samerset, independeat Republican, scored the committee nnmercifully, « which the following is an extract ; “Now I ean readily understand why find the nfternoon, ti 1 {V hunt: place, was unable to saretary i wd him faithfally in every Known I can underst 8 wrhees) this eh sid why the sub- penas he promised to hand ms were Lo I prepared a summons of my own, and my wil ready to testify. missing. deing unable locate him them, are here I obje Lo the reso- They were brought delay solely for delay. | every effort to bring esses, ive of od 1 lutions here for have exerted be- my testimoaay yamittee and to I'he fore this ¢ the are ady they were otlered Chey have been dispose of thio how much offered it. «iim moned I oilered the resola- this Cases, nembers nselves here re Li» testify and who regularly before this body. tion providing for investigation, and I want to have something to sub- It you should stantiate my statements is due to me, if nothing hear these prove out of the msuths me of the House of Representatives charges I made, and defy i the truth.” In this ringing manner Gen eine, that wiltiessey, am here to of mhHaers the you to at- tempt to withhol . Koontz er time fo enntinued to the end. Time afl ht the & of his fellows he broug blush of shame Na hamiliatiog Quay's stand the scene, and with flashed faces left room. For instance ‘The is cheek was the spectacle that some of firmest supporters could not the eommitiee once to aut the general sai: gentleman my righ V the whitew.sh line he suggested when I offered this last Friday. And I regret to say that the chairman ably efforts, 1 am here to learn the to white. following orheos resolution is seconding his truth, not wash anvbody,’ “i gate.” meekly interpose “Then let us Koontz, “I am bh olutions 1 and willing to investi- i Voorhees, : to sustain the res. am ready start.” said sreral ef have the and If ahead to hide Wil nesses there is no better time than this, y Your purpose seems to be truth.” ot are sincere, lof us go right the > - - - “ \ Tenvheor's Aathority, the over The question as to what extent extends his pupils is ane that continually are vl, pretty is eropping out somrewh ft ale though the entirls have wen i« nl. to enll forth a fresh declaration on this point. I'he Intest . Lo A school {eacher requested one pupil to there with a grievances ease comes from Le St vais, Missouri, court of appeals, The teacher and the ease was carried school board sustained the into where the action of the school. upheld, Now ennrt of appeals has sustained the rual- ing of the lower enurt, that master was also and the school premises, but also on their way to and from school, the school room on Wc A Q ny wteike at Helisfonts While the Quay people are gelling left in all their efforts for the Florida fisherman, his Bellefonte forces made a successful flank move upon the “in- sargents”” of that boro that didn't come out 13 short. Just now the Bellefonte borough politicians are amazed by the action of the new Borough Council, which was organized Tuesday night. The Coun- cil is eomposed of six Republicans and three Democrats. CC. T. Gerberich, Quay, was elected president, and then the first surprise came when, in a se- eret ballot, H. B. Ponting, Quay, was elected clerk over lsnac Mitchell, anti- Quay, who has been clerk of Councils for 22 yexrs, Clement Dale, anti-Quay, who has been Borough Solicitor for years past, was also turned down, and E. R. Chambers, assistant Quay high- cockolorim, elected in his stead, Jack Dale knew a thing-or-two pre viously, and now smiles. Let the Quay leaders at Harrisburg take les sons from their Bellefonte cousins. A SOR I have been afflicted with Rheuma- tis for fourteen years and nothing seemed to give any relief, I was able to be around al the time, but constants ly suffering. I had tried everything I eould hear of and at Inst was told to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which I did, and was irumediately relieved and in a short time cured Josh, Bd. | wor, Germantown, Cul. For sale by J. LIVELY ROW IN THE HOUSE. THE QUAYITES ARE HAULED UP WITH SUDDEN TURN, | Speaker Farr “Arbitrarily Adjourns the House to Prevent a Mave in the Brib- ery Investigation, and Threatened With Removal, { Last Friday morning there row in the House at Harrisburg, which reminded one of the days of the shot war when Thad Btevens found best for his safety to get away by leaj ing from a back window. An Investigating into the charges of bribery to voles for the Quay jury bill was np pointed by speaker Farr of four white washers and a fifth one Gen, the Koontz, Iatter an independent Republican and the author of the charge ery and his witnesses ready to prove of the Hours ready to swear they were offered it and three members ney for their votes, bold of speaker Farr in appointing a com- to defeat came indignant over the mittee an investigation and this Gen. Koontz and the other independent eratic leaders determined to resist a fair commitiee The appointed antis being in the majority had to Farr's committee of five that in spite of the speaker and his {ute a commitiee would do | duty, Spaniards on the committee, Friday morning Gen. Koontz offered Fow and Dixon, Republicans, Kendall and Young. The speaker declared the chair, the clerk and his assis tants as quickly tremendous row started. The Quny floor and the ganize by electing a speaker and clerk ers to remain upon pro tem. On Monday the opening their stupid Friday's blunder and were as meek as lambs, for the antis being in the majority, Gen. gram was sdopted and the proceedings will henceforth pot himself, bers by low. bec A coins The jury-bill bribery began work and and uncovered the fact bers, Christie of Northomberland and | bill. names of the men who made the offer This they swore to and gave the tative Moyles and Michael J. Costello, Prosecutions will now follow, This is the case that speaker Farr, under orders of the machine, attempt- ed to stave off and whitewash, The machine is sruashed. ml ana Marriage Licenses, The following marriage license were issued during the past week: Lioyd Eckenroth and Myrtle Hile, Pleasant Gap. Chas, Daywalt, Pitcairn, Allegheny county, and Laura E. Pennington, of Patton twp., Centre Co, W. C. Frank, Rock Springs, aod Ida May Ernigh, Penosylvaunia Fur nace, Solomon Henry Lohr, and Mary Catharine Hrnish, Snow Shoe. ~ Jerit Dale Sowers, State College, and Margaret May Harpster, Charter Oak, Huntingdon Co. David G. Reed and Bertha B, Hen ry, Pine Grove Mills, Perry A. Frank, Rush twp., Centre county, and Louisa J. Bowersox, Du- Bois, Clearfield Co. Held ay Beliefonte, WASHINGTON. Four-Day Personnliy.Conducted Tour vin | . rR R The almost unparalled success of the | jtour last vear has induced Pennsylvania Rail. oad Company to! offer the residents of Williameport, | Wilkesbarre, Bnubury, Harrisburg and | neighborlug cities in Central Pennsyl- | vania another opportunity to avail the | oh Bd { themselves of the peculinr advantages of et {oir to | | Washington, and has therefore arrang- | ed for a four-day tour to the National | March : Train will leave Renova personally-conducted py wid o | Capital on Monday fi | 6.40 soeranton | at lamsport 8.30 a. ni. 7.48 0. m. , Wilkesbarre 845 a. bury 10.50 a. m., Mt, im 7.15 a 1, Min. m., | 14.85 a {'m., Harrisburg 12.85 p. m., stopping at Carmel 7.30 a. Alton Lancaster m., be principal intermediate stations aud | at York, teturning special train wili ¢ Washington at 8 80 pm s Thurs 30. Passengers from point Dew | shire and from nil | Lebanon, and points on the Shamokin | F Divisi Williamsport, TY) Melinsgrove, Lyvkens: on wil nse trains fron All i on April 1, scrts lap regular Washington retur: tickets | i ba tiralos until HO. good to return also regular | Maturday, liuelu Roundtrip rate trans or tation, hotel from | stipner on date of tour until after lune {enn March fry covering snecommodations $y, $1290 from Williams $13.60 from Wilkesbharre, £11 70 from Sunbury, £1400 Altoona 10 from Lancaster, $19.10 from Har frown | 910 ury, and proportionale rates from frneludi ir stations and Valle ¥ KR hambersburg : nther stations, | ihe ( tof OC iilroad ne to Wi | ington will be distributed free ou train, For | full information sp; LE. 8. Div amber! Gaides iis itineraries, rates, ticket iy to ticket sgent rivion Ticket Ps Agent, : Tourist Avent Pa , or address Ww {se Paseongos Broad Street ull 3 fel i 3 i are. Harrar, Williamsport, | Wilkesbarre, Joyd, Agent, (3; €. Assistant neral Miation, I phia. Wi Bicyclers [oterested, intense No, up for sen. Jieyele riders are becoming in bill il soon be brought ily interested Louse o8 iw hich wi ond reading st Harrisburg, and the legislature members of the leg are being | strongly urged to spport the measire it | maintain side paths i make to alone Along construct the possible an wealth forthe use of wheelmen and | pedestrians; bicyele riders, however, of way thet eon, of bievele fiave the right As the entire { ideswill be expense the new Warnes Ly OW Hors ] {the ne wheels i the aet | will be operative ouly in eounties that w law imposing a tax on y for the purpose named, and { petition the courts to appoint side pat! thus th side { commissioners relieving esnnty where paths sre decined undesirable, The fact that a eyele path is the only olutl during the w hieeimen of any i Lat i ition to country riding, { lives of the present generation, in this | section of the state, at least, is beyond and with the passage of thi will be ev.abled in a few vears | tn hinve side paths on all main roads, possible to take country | tides dnring nine mbnths of the year instead of three or four, as under exist. circumstances, { question, fact w i making it i Invew te] sn HE WAS GREEN Some Pointers fgr People Who Don't Take the Paper. | A jealous editor down south tells of {a man in his neighborhood who dose not take a paper. The story may be a true one. This money-saving fel iow got a Maine story paper and £ that by sending one dollar to a Yan- kee he pould got a cure for drunken ness, Saree enough he did. | It was to “Luke the pledge and keep it.” Later on Lie sent fifiy twoweent stamps lo find out how to raise turnips success. fully. He found out—'"Just take hold of the tops and pull,” Deing young be wished to marry, and sent thirty. fugr onecont stamps ta a Chicago firm how to wake au impression. When the answer eame it read, “Sit down on a pun of dough That was a little rough, but he was a patient man, and thonght he would yet succeed, The next advertisement he answered read, “How to double your money in six months.” He was told to convert his money into bills, fold them, and he would seo his money doubled. The next time he sent for twelve useful household articles, and got a package of needles, Ile wax slow ta learn, so he sent a dollar to find out “how to fil sgn never spend a cent,” That him, but his brother wrote to find out ink a3 am hh. » use a lead peeell LOCAL ITEMS, | Cottangs of More than Ordinary Luterest from Everywhere, What Is Good “What is real good 2" Is asked in musing mood. “Order,” said the law court ; HR nowledge,’ said the selind! “Pruth,” said the wise man ; “Pleasare,!” said the f “Love,” said the maiden ; “Beauty,” said the page ; “Freedom,” said the dreamer : “Home,” said ths a “Fame,” suid the soldier ; HEquity,” the seer | Rpake my heart full sa Hy. “The answer is not here, Then within my b WOES, Softly this I heard ; “Kach heart hold Kinduoess is the Mol 2 Her is thie seoretl word Wednesday morning ops istery with clouds au Jolin Stoner, « el his 79Lh year, and sl Dasiness, he sick of whom we made § in the past LWoO 1s8les are more oi Lhe mend, oe rint decks the the mac weather beet ia fields, We thank th favored nee beginning of 7 i Re Mare ryt 3 of ¢ se Of ¢ rons who us VOCE lev arick’s appoliutm B12: Centre} Georg INN i Mifflin county county has seve catdidates superintendent Centre double the population, Recent At G0 A aul Fa + county gis Union George g. aged Mrs. Mary Jane Lewist arg, agod | m5 years, I 3 fillips, oi he grain fields have Con inter, ahead may and the months have nothing better in store, to 40 cents in county refused Potatoes have dropped this section. In an adjoining and to sell when offered 75¢ per bushel. 4 farmer had a large erop redableness m For disag ening of 5, re than filled wishes, Monday starte ie for Grip and Cold up’ that hee (31 followed by mil cimsy “oreak a cold Will ¢ a ling knock out’ t ip and yeh ugh druggists —2 —al] Mary’ railroad, toget =hawmut Coal Mining id on Friday to a York eapit he commencement exer gering om The Buffalo, wesiern #541 =i % ana ber witl Plant svadicate of N “ alists, for $4,000,000 { the ion y Hee Prof. will be hye 113. in 1 of Alexandria Meyer, is principal of the Col. A. K. M editor of the Philadelphia Times, will deliver the commencement oration, Alexandria high school Chareday evening, Apri formmwsd church Join D. schools, of Tjure, I'he new mining town of Florence, Punxsutawney, which wili be bilt next summer, will be the largest mining town ia that part of the siate, aid the mioe will employ more men vamn any other single bitumitsous mine in the United States. A vast coal territory will be tapped by this wpeniog, and when the beading: are friven it is expected to give emaploy- ment to over 2.000 men. fear The war about Manila was said, four weeks ago, wes ended and the inaurg- sits reported ready to surrender. Yet sli the time reinforeenents have been sant out, and only a werk 329 Dowey requested that the Oregon be sent to sianila without delay Agsin six reg. {ments have been ordered to Manila, al good fighters, men who have seen service among the indians, and kKoow how to meet guerrilla warfare, Pablic sales of farm stock in the east end of our valley, in March : On 14, H. T. Zerby, in Haines twp. On 15, A. C. Confer, in south Gregg, Un 15, OC, A. Rachau, west of Ms dib'g On 17, Sam’l Barrell, near Peanhall, On 21, H. N. Fiedler, near Madisonb. On 22 J. 8. Meyer, west of Millheim. On 23, Christ. Alexander, Peon twp. Ou 24, J. J. Ocndort, near Wood ward. On 27, Geo. 1. Yearick, Madisonburg. On 28, A. R. Alexander, Pean twp. On 80, Mra. Hines, east of Wood ward. The following =ales of farm stock, on west side of mountains, in March : On 4, J. A. Dietz, near Howard, On 8, Mrs, Peters, west of Unlonvi Ou 13, G. H. Waite, south of Bellef. On 14, J. A. Minnieh, near Nittany. On 14, Mrs. Fishbarn, Banner twp
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