VOL. LXXII.
FELL INTO THE FLAMES.
AN AGED WOMAN LOSES HER LIFE
IN A BURNING BUILDING.
While Endeavoring to Save Valuables from
ner Dwelling, Mrs, Elizabeth Meyers,
near Boalsbarg, is Burned to Death,
Last Friday afternoon, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Meyers, the widow of William
Meyers, deceased, about one mile from
Boalsburg, fell back into the flames on
the second floor, while endeavoring to
save some of her household goods from
her dwelling, which was on fire, and
was burned to an unrecognizable mass
of human flesh,
The fire started about four o'clock in
the afternoon. The dwelling is situ-
ated on the hills southeast of Boals-
burg. Mrs. Meyers and a near neigh-
bor, Mrs. Lucas, at the time the fire
started were in the garden. Flames
were darting fiom the outkitchen,
where the fire originated. The out-
kitehen was only a few feet from the
house, and the flames quickly commu-
nicated to the house. To save the
household effects was the ladies’ only
thought, as the house was doomed.
The door way was on fire, being im-
possible to enter by it Mrs. Meyers
climbed in through the east window.
Mrs. Lucas begged her not to run the
dangerous risk in entering the burn-
ing building, but Mrs. Meyers proceed-
ed up stairs, intending to throw out a
few valuables. Her grandson had all
his good clothes, a watch and about
thirty-five dollars of money up stairs,
and she also had some money there.
The building was of frame and very
dry, together with a strong wind, and
caused the building to burn very rap-
idly.
Meanwhile the flames and smoke at-
tracted the attention of Edward Rupp,
and another boy working in the field
near by. They ran to the rescue, ar-
riving at the house about the time
Mrs. Meyers reached the second floor.
She threw out of the window a feath-
er bed, endeavoring also togetout a
trunk. The boys beckoned and called
to her to jump for her life, at the same
time they placed the featherbed be-
neath the window. She attempted to
climb out of the window when she
was overcome by the smokeand flames
and fell back into the burning build-
ing, aud that was the last they saw of
her alive,
After the bailding was burned to the
ground and the heat had somewhat
subsided, men found the remains of
the unfortunate woman in the cellar,
directly beneath where the stairway
had been. Her limbs were burned off;
the location of the right shoulder was
prominent, however, and that was the
only member of the body the place for
which could be located. The head was
burned ofl; nothing remained but the
trunk, a great part of the limbs were
not found, as they are unrecognizable,
in fact it took close observation to tell
that it was the body of a human being.
The remains were interred at Tussey-
ville Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was about seventy
years of age; she lived alone in sum-
mer, while her grandson worked
among the farmers. The origin of the
fire must have been from the cook
stove in the kitchen in which she had
that day been baking.
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Negro Burned for Marder and Rape,
Sam Hose the murderer of Alfred
Cranford and the ravisher of his wife,
was burned at the stake 2 miles from
Newman, Ga., in the presence of 2500
people.
The negro fiend entered the house
while the parents and children sat at
the supper table. With an axe he split
the head of the husband, knocked the
wife unconscious and lying in the
blood of the father, the mother was
ravished, The negro fled, blackened
his malatto face, but was discovered
by the yellow skin under his collar,
He was arrested and thrown into
prison, but an immense mob took him
from jail. A chain was fastened about
him and he was pulled a few feet up
the trunk of ja tree ; wood and brush
were piled around him ; some of the
lynchers cut off his ears and fingers as
mementoes ; a ean of coal oil was pour
ed upon his head, and the match ap-
plied. When he was roasted to death
the crowd rushed to the
“Farmer” Ahmilton Gets & Plum,
“Farmer” John Hamilton, of State
College, gets a nice plum from Gov-
ernor Stone, for making speeches last
summer in behalf of the iniquities of
Quayism. His reward is the appoint.
ment as Secretary of Agriculture, at
$3500 per year.
Quay shook the plum tree; Stone
picked up the plum and handed it ov-
er to “farmer’’ John.
Under Hastings, for being a friend
of Hastings, “farmer’’ Hamilton was
appointed Deputy Secretary of Agri
culture, at $3000 per year... To turn an-
ti-Hastings he fares $500 per year bet-
ter and for that old friendships and
consistency are thrown upon the re
fuse cart.
Evidently John Hamilton will make
it his aim to set his sails so that, no
matter who shakes the plum tree,
“farmer’’ John Hamilton can be right
there to claim the fruit.
“Farmer” John Hamilton, you evi-
dently know something about ‘‘farm-
ing.”
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The Haul of Big Fish,
A big haul of counterfeiters has been
made at Lancaster with accomplices
at Philadelphia. Prominent officials
and business men are among those ar-
rested and it is said to be the largest
haul of counterfeiters ever made. . The
counterfeiting was that of stamps for
cigar boxes, and it Is asserted that a
million of eigars have gone to all parts
of the country, with these stamps on
the boxes. $100 silver certificates were
also counterfeited.
Among those arrested for being in
with the Lancaster and Philadelphia
counterfeiting plot, were the following
big fish :
Ellery P. Ingham, ex-United States
Attorney, of Philadelphia.
Harvey K. Newitt, ex-Assistant Uni-
ted States District Attorney, of Phila
delphia.
Samuel B. Downey, Deputy Intern-
al Revenue Collector of the Ninth In-
ternal Revenue District of Pennsylva-
nia, of Lancaster.
W. M. Jacobs, cigar manufacturer, of
Lancaster.
Wm. Kendig, cigar manufacturer, of
Lancaster.
James Barns, Kendig's foreman,
Arthur Taylor, expert engraver, of
Philadelphia.
B. 8. Bredell, expert engraver and
mechanie, of Philadelphia.
The officials first named were Quay
shouters.
It is estimated the government lost
$140,000 by the counterfeit stamps, and
the number of cigars thus put out runs
into many millions, scattered all over
the country and many have been con-
fiscated in cities as far as San Francis
00.
Ex-U. 8. District Attorneys, Reven-
ue Collectors, and the proprietors of
Lancaster's largest cigar manufactory,
are among those arrested in the great
haul of counterfeiters,
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Remarkable Senatorial Contest
The Senatorial contest at Harris
burg, which was ended on 10 inst., was
the most remarkable in the history of
the State in more than one particular,
remarks the Phil'a Times. A study of
the votes shows the unlucky 13 to have
followed Quay from the beginning to
the end of the balloting. There were
13 candidates on the first ballot and
Quay was just thirteen short of elec-
tion. On many other ballots the 13
pushed itself into prominence and on
the last turned itself around and made
81, the number of votes Quay lacked
of election. During the 79 ballots
Quay received 4,806 votes, or an aver-
age of 60 66-70 on each ballot ; Jenks,
3,427 votes, or an average of 43 30-79,
and B. F. Jones received 138, or an av-
erage of 60, the highest average of all
the candidates, due to his two ballots,
Of the other candidates John Dalzell
was voted for on 56 ballots and receiv-
ed 751 votes ; John Stewart, 40 ballots
and 306 votes ; George F. Huff, 39 bal-
lots and 262 votes ; E. A. Irvin, 45 bal
lots and 242 votes ; Charles W. Stone,
80 ballots and 141 votes ; Chas. Tubbs,
40 ballots and 122 votes ; Alvin Markle,
31 ballots and 89 votes ; P. A. B. Wide-
ner, 34 ballots and 80 votes ; Charles E.
Rice, 87 ballots and 58 votes ; F. M. Ri-
ter, 31 ballots and 51 votes ; Galusha
Grow, 38 ballots and 40 votes ; Charles
E. 8mith, 21 ballots and 30 votes ; Hu.
Eastburn, 3 ballots and 12 votes ; J. F.
Downing, 5 ballots and 8 votes ; B. F.
Hale, 1 ballot and 1 vote.
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Rheumatism Cared,
My wife bas used Chamberlain's
Pain Balm for rheumatism with great
relief, and I can recommend it as a
found it valuable.—~W, J. Cuyler, Red
Creek, New York, '
Mr. Cuyler is one
chants of this vills
QUAYS APPOINTMENT ILLEGAL,
Opinions From Sound and Solid Authorities
Opinion of George A. Jenks: In
answer to a request for his opinion on
the subject, George A, Jenks, late
Democratic candidate for Governor
and also for United States Senator, tel
egraphed from his home, in Brook-
ville, to the Ledger as follows : ‘‘As
the vacancy in the Senatorial office
did not occur during the recess of the
Legislattire of the State, the Executive
of the State has no power to make an
appointment to fill such vacancy. See
Paragraphs 1 and 2, Section 3, Article
1, Constitution of the Upited States;
Revised Statutes, Sections 14 to 19, in-
clusive.”
The Constitution says: “If vacan-
cies happen, by resignation or other-
wise, during the recess of the Legisla-
ture of any State, the Executive there-
of may make temporary appointments
until the next meeting of the Legisia-
cles.”
The Philadelphia Ledger: “The va-
cancies to be filled in tals manner are
such as ‘happen by resignation or oth-
erwise during the recess of the Legis-
lature,’ and inasmuch as the vacancy
in the succession to Mr. Quay occurred
by the expiration of his term during
the session of the Legislature, the Con-
stitution to sustain this action must be
given an unwarranted and unreasona-
ble construction, according to the view
of many able constitutional lawyers
and statesmen and the apparently set-
tled action of the Senate, In cases
arising under similar or nearly similar
circumstances the Senate, which is the
sole judge of the qualifications of its
own members, has not recognized the
power of a Governor to appoint a Sen-
ator after the Legislature having the
opportunity to fill a vacancy arising
from the expiration of the term has
failed to doso. In 1808 the Governor
of Montana appointed Lee Mantle as
Senator, the lawfully organized Legis-
lature having failed to elect, after tak-
ing many ballots; but the Senate re-
fused to give him the seat, and the
State was without full representation
for a long time. In the case of John
B. Allen, of Washington, which seems
to be on all fours with the Quay case,
the Senate rejected the Governor's ap-
pointee. In the cases of A. C. Beck-
with and A. L. New, Senatorial ap-
pointees of the Governor of Wyoming,
and that of Henry W. Corbett, ap-
pointed by the Governor of Oregon,
the Sepate held firmly to the decision
in the Mantle case.
The Corbet case, decided by the Sen-
ate February 28, 1808, was exhaustive
ly debated in all its constitutional
bearings, and the Senate, following
precedents, decided that Mr. Corbett
was not entitled to take his seat by the
decisive vote of 50 to 19,
Mr. Quay did not vole, being paired
with Mr. Morgan. Mr. Quay, himself
now occupying a position not as strong
as Mr. Corbett, then did, was, howev-
er, among those Senators who opposed
Mr. Corbett’s admission to the body as
the Governor's appointee.
Mr. Quay alco p himself on rec
ord against the admission of Mr. Mau-
tle as a gubernatorial appointee.
NEWS NOTES,
The bribery cases are to be pushed to
trial.
French publicists say privately Mo
Kinley will never subdue the Philip
pine islands.
California's Governor has followed
Stone's precedent and appointed Burns
Senator, the case being similar to that
of Quay. This makes four such cases.
The Senate will likely throw out the
entire grist.
More regiments have been sent to
Manila, where the war, months ago,
was pronounced a fizzle.
Our soldiers made a disastrous Sun.
day charge, upon the town of Quen-
gua, six miles northwest of Manila.
Col. Stotsenburg, the brave Nebraskan
who led the charge, was killed with a
loss of seven of his men,
The President has the toothache
which brought on neuralgia. That's
the way with many of us who are not
presidents. Jan
Wanted to Bay Green Goods,
A Cambria county man was swind-
led out of $300 by sharpers last week,
who worked the “green goods” game
on him to perfection, He had made
arrangements with threo eastern men
for $3,000 in counterfeit made, as they
United States tr
WASHINGTON LETTER.
And may be Censured by the Whitewash -
ing Committee. Quay Cannot Get
in the Senate,
WASHINGTON, - April 24. -—Major
Lee, who has been the personal repre-
sentative of Gen. Miles before the
Court of Inquiry, made a speech sum-
ming up the evidence taken during
the inquiry that any lawyer might
have been proud of. He showed that
every allegation made by Gen, Miles
has been fully sustained by good evi-
dence, but if the Algerites are correct
in their outline of the report; which
the Court will make in a few days,
probably this week, the evidence is to
be ignored, Alger and Eagan white
washed, and Gen, Miles and the offi-
the beef furnished the army, censured.
If that sort of a report is submitted, a
wave of indignation is likely to aweep
over this country that when compared
with that which followed the white-
washing of Alger by the War Comm is-
sion, will be as a tornado to a summer
zephyr. The people of this country
have decided this case on the evidence
and if Mr. McKinley is unwise enough
to allow his friendship for Algerism
and his dislike for Gen. Miles to cause
him to use his official influence to get
a report contrary to the evidence,
so much the worse for Mr. Mecllinley.
The country has been disposed,
through all the dirty mess, to believe
in the personal integrity of Mr. Me-
Kinley, and that he was the vietim of
his political obligations to Alger, but
public opinion cannot be made to
stand too great a strain,
The Republican managers are trying
to get Mr. Hobert to announce that,
owing to his health, he will not be a
candidate for renomination, but he
has so far declined to do so, although
his health is really in a serious condi-
tion. Boss Platt and some other New
York Republicans think that “Teddy”
Roosevelt would be effectually shelved
if made the tail of the McKinley tick-
et, and Mr. McKinley, who isa little
bit afraid of Teddy as a rival for the
first place, is said not 0 be averse to
the idea, provided that Hobart, whom
he really likes, can be persuaded to
voluntarily take himself out of the
WAY,
Politicians have no difficulty in read-
ing the play made by Governor Stone,
of Pa., when he appointed Quay Sena
tor, immediately following his acquit
tal by a Philadelphia jury of the charge
of conspiracy to rob the state. That
appointment was not made with any
expectation that the accompanying
credentials would ever be used io
Washington, Gov. Stone and Mr.
Quay both know that the Senate has
repeatedly, within the last few years,
denied the right of a Governor to fill a
vacancy in the Senate which the legis-
lature of the state has failed to fill, aft.
er having had an opportunity to do so.
The appointment was made for its
moral effect upon the Republicans of
the Pennsylvania legislature, which is
likely to be called in extra session,
nominally for other reasons, but in re-
ality solely for the purpose of giving
Quay another chance for getting him-
self reelected.
Admiral Schley is understood to con-
template asking an investigation or the
implied charges and inuendoes made
against him by the Sampson clique
in the Navy Department. If he does,
he will not ask it of the Navy Depart.
ment, but will go direct to Congress
and ask that a thorough investigation
be made by a non-partisan committee.
The Hanna McKinley men are al
ready beginning to see that the retire-
ment of Czar Reed doesn’t call for as
much rejoicing on their part, as they
thought it did when it was first made
public. It will ve a powerful en-
emy from the pathway of the adminis
tration, but there is danger that the
scramble for Speakership, which has
plready started, may create a number
of smaller enemies who may be able to
do more damage to administration
plans and politics than one big enemy
like Mr. Reed. Boss Hanna is not in
any doubt about his success in naming
the next Speaker, but he is growing
very much afraid of the sore spots that
wiil be left among the disappointed,
when his choice becomes known. A
-
1899.
Owing to a call of the German Am-
bassador at the Btate Department,
Capt. Coghlan, of the Raleigh, has re-
ceived a strong official hint not to re-
peat the story he told at 8 New York
banquet about the way in which Ad-
miral Dewey humbled the German
Naval Commander in Manila Bay,
Inst year, when the Germans tried to
get a little uppish. It is denied that
the German Ambassador made any
complaint about Capt. Coghlan’s sto-
ry, but of course, everybody knows
that it is a part of diplomacy to deny |
anything and everything whenever it {
is deemed policy to do so.
A rn —
Bicycle Paths,
(Governor Stone has returned to the |
house with his approval the bill pro-|
viding for the construction and main- |
tenance of side paths along the bigh-
ways to townships for the use of bicy-|
cles and pedestrians, providing for the |
appointment of side path commission- |
ers, prescribing their duties and the)
duties of the assessors in the assess-|
ment of bicycles and providing for |
levying, collecting and disbursement
of a tax of §1, on bicycles,
The bieycle bill provides that, upon
petition of at least twenty-five free-
holders, residents of a county, who are
bicyclers, the court shall appoint three
resident wheelmen as side path com-
missioners, to serve without compen-
sation other than necessary expenses,
A tax of one dollar or so much thereof |
as may be recommended by the side
path commissioners shall be paid upon
each bicycle in the county. Returns
of the number and ownership of the
wheels are to be made by the regular
assessors. The taxes shall constitute a
side path fund, to be used for construe-
tion and maintenance of the paths,
which shall be built between the road-
way proper and the abutting land, and
shall not be Jess than three nor more
than six feet wide, measuring from the |
outside of the ditches.
Another bill, which passed the house
finally and went to the Senate, pro-
vide that for wilfully injuring or ob-
structing side paths constructed under
the law signed an offender shall be
punished by a fine of $10 or thirty
days’ imprisonment or both.
App
flow 8 Preacher Made an Arrest,
Rev. Dr. Berkham, of the Free Will
Brethren Church, who rides a long and
tiresome circuit in Mercer county, W.
Va., among the mountains, is also one
of sheriff H. 8. White's best deputies.
The sherifl frequently gives him big
bundles of papers to serve as he makes
his monthly trips over his circuit.
At night, lately, at Spanishburg, the
congregation gathered for divine wor-
ship, as the preacher could not stay
till Sunday. After he had given out
the hymn and had read jhe text Rev.
Mr. Berkham noticed two fugitives in
the congregation, for whom he had
warrants,
Mr. Berkham quietly drew his re-
volver, walked down the aisle, placed
the men under arrest, handeufted
them, fastened the handeufls by a dog
chain to the pulpit, and proceeded
with the sermon as if nothing had
happened. He deputized four men to
take the prisoners to Bluefield, and
proceeded on his circuit.
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Sul More and More Great Trusts.
New Jersey has two new trusts in
incubation. The capitalization of one
will be $1,000,000,000, and of the other
$500,000,000. In each case it will be a
consolidation of copper interests in va-
rious parts of the country. The incor-
poration fees of these two companies
will bring to the State Treasury $300,-
000. It is said these two trusts will file
their certificates this week.
It is reported a company will be
chartered this week having for its pur-
pose the consolidation of electric rail
roads in the vicinity of Reading, Pa.
This company is to be capitalized for
$10,000,000,
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No Rifle Practice.
The avandonment of the annual en-
campment this year is not the only loss
which the members of the National
Guard will meet under the re-organi-
zation bill. That there will be no
camp this year is settled and now it is
learned from good authority that Gen
eral Stewart has about made up his
mind that there will be po rifle prac-
tice season this year im order that the
money thus saved may be used in oth.
er channels where {5 is De . These
two decisions will be a great blow to
the members of the guard, all of whom
lieve the monotony of the weekly
drills and most of whom take a great.
Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest
from Everywhere.
Wishing for June.
Half the time "tis wishing
June were here ;
Half the time recalling
Her career,
Yet for half the roses
That appear
Who would not go sighing
Half a year?
Many months are tyrants
To defeat,
June's a shining princess
All would greet,
With the sun conspiring
How to seat
In our yearning bosoms
What is sweet.
Oh, that June were reigning
All the year ;
Oh, that roses ever
Gave us cheer ;
Oh, that hearts were strangers
To a tear ;
Alwaysjgayly singing :
June is here !
Therefore bid her welcome
Like a queen,
Aud around your temples
Bind her green,
Routing out old Borrow ;
And from Laughter borrow
Roses for to-morrow,
And a sunny gleam
That shall brightly last you
Till the winter cast you
June's unfading dream.
~Chicago Record.
Buds and foliage are appearing.
Warm and clear days from 20 fo 24.
Daniel Fleisher is gaining in health
under the balminess of spring.
There is not much left in our wheat
fields for a catch-up to work on.
Two rival telophone lines now ring
for hello in this town, each at §2 per
month,
Aaron Luckenbach has changed his
residence from Nebrasks to Scio, Ore-
gon.
Trout fishing, so far has been good,
bad and indifferent ; the editor baited
75 the other day.
Spring Mills’ anthracite coal excite
ment was immense. May it be follow-
ed by (coal) breakers.
With so many telephone wires thro’
this town, as now, we should be safe
in dispensing with lightning rods.
Charles, 18 year old son of Daniel
Grieb, of Nittany valley, had a growth
in the throat removed in the hospital.
Wanamaker intends to (build a 12
story four million dollar store building
on the site of his present store ia Phil-
adelphis.
Rev. Rarick’s appointments, Bunday
April 30: Centre Hall, communion,
10 a. m. ; Sprieg Mills, 7 p. m.; Tus
seyville, 2 p. m.
Dust is nigh ankle deep in our streets
and each passing rig raises it in clouds.
This unpleasantness will continue un-
til sprinkling by rain brings relief.
Several thousand miners idle for two
weeks in the Clearfield and central soft
coal region, resumed work this week
pending a settlement of a difference
over wages.
A large, new stable has been erected
on the premises of the U. Ev. parson-
age. Pastor Rhodes was the master
builder—mechanically handy st any
thing.
Friends of John Rohn, a wealthy
lumberman of West Keating, Clinton
county, claim to have evidence that
he was murdered and his body hidden
in the woods.
We had 27 snows the past winter,
The snowfall in inohes, each month,
was as follows : November 4 in. ; De-
cember 17 in. ; January 9} in. ; Febru-
ary 27} in. ; March 4} in. ; April 1 in.
The tenth annual convention of the
State Undertakers’ Association will be
held June 7 and 8, at Bellefonte. The
day should be given to serious thought
by all the inhabitants of the place and
business be suspended.
There are 14 "phones of the new tele-
phone company placed for ‘‘hello” in |
our town, namly : Dr. Jacobs, Dr.
Emerick, Runkle’s hotel, Bank, Wolf
& Crawford, Kurtz, Huyett, Colyer,
Smith & Co. store, Benner store, Alex-
ander, Creamery.
The Democratic County Committee
met at Bellefonte on Monday and ap-
portioned the delegates for the various
districts for the next three years. A
oent session, was
also a resolution endor
er for supreme judge.