VOL. LXXII. - WASHINGTON LETTER. ALGER TELLS THE PRESIDENT WHAT TO DO. McKinley Ortevsd ta Sali a Statement — Another Official Slight to Gen, Miles. Alraid of Miles, WasninagrToN, July 17.—As though his announcement of his determiuna- tion to remain in the Cabinet until aft- er the first of next January were not humiliation enough for Mr. McKinley Becretary Alger has actually had the gall to demand of Mr. McKinley that he make public a statement denying that he would like Alger's resigna- tion. This is what the boys call “‘rub- bing it in” on Mr. McKinley, but those who think that Mr. McKinley should have fired Alger when the scandals of the war with Spain first became public, instead of assisting in having him whitewashed, are not io- clined to sympathize with his embar- rassment at the demand. And, there are quite a number who are glad the demand has been made. Mr. McKin- ley has, through close personal friends, allowed the public to suppose that he was anxious to have Alger resign, but wished him to do so voluntarily. Now it isup to him, to say once for all, whether he wishes Alger to remain in his Cabinet. The law very plainly says that in the absence of both the Becretary and the Assistant Secretary of War, the General commanding the army shall be Acting Secretary of War. and his assistant have both been away since Friday, and the result was the absolute suspension of all public busi- ness requiring the signature or action of the Secretary of War, although Gen. Miles was in his office in the State War and Navy Department building, each day, prepared to perform the du- ties of Secretary of War. Adjutant Gen. Corbin said that Gen. Miles was acting Secretary of War, but as a mat- ter of fact, from Friday until today, Gren. Miles did not sign a single paper, as Acting Secretary, although there must have been hundreds’ relating to routine matters, requiring the Secreta- ry’s signature, It was another added to the many unnecessary slights put upon Gen. Miles by Secretary Alger and the willing tools with which he has surrounded himself in the War Department. Although the law says that Gen. Miles should have been Act- ing Secretary of War, during those three days, Alger, assuming himself greater than the law, said that there should be no Secretary of War during that period, and his word was obeyed, regardless of cost or inconvenience, and all business held up to await his re- turn. So many more or less prominent Re- publicans have eome to Washington of late with substantially the same story about Col. Bryan's loss of popularity in the west, that it is practically cer- tain that these men are working in concert, trying to prevent Col. Bryan being renominated for President, by the Democrats. Whether they are do- ing this under instructions from the Republican leaders, who are known to fear Col. Bryan's candidacy, or in the interests of the handfull of eastern Democrats, who, although they can- not pledge a single electoral vote, are also trying to prevent Col. Bryan's nomination, is not en tirely clear, but that they are spreading the story with a purpose is as clear as anything can beans clear as the falsity of the story for instance. Representative Lentz, of Ohio, is in Washington upon important legal bus- iness. He no longer regards himself as a candidate for the Democratic gu- berpatorial nomination, but frankly says be would like to bave the second place on the Bryan ticket, and adds that he has received encouragement enough to cause him to believe that he may receive the nomination for Vice President. Ex-Senator Dubois says that if the Republican platform comes out square- ly for the single gold standard, as now seems likely, it will elect Bryan by Re- publican votes; that he knows of thous- ands who voted the Republican ticket in '96, solely because of the promise to bring about a wider use for silver, who will under no circumstances vote a gold standard ticket. MF. Dubois says be regards it as certain that the Re- publican platform will contain as strong on anti-trust plank as the Dem- ocratic platform, but thinks the indi- vidual voter should have no doubt as ‘to which party will really combat the trusts. Mr. Dubois also says that he is certain the tickets will be headed next year. by Bryan and McKinley, as in "96, Gov. Roosevelt was reminded by the only were some of Roosevelt's men turned down, but there were New Yorkers appointed whose names were not even referred to him, by Mr. Me Kinley. The authority for this state- ment is an official of the War Depart- ment, who knows the endorsements on the papers of every man who was appointed. Perhaps Roosevelt would have had better luck if he had with- held his declaration in favor of Mr, McKinley's renomination a little long- er. Publicly committing himself probably weakened his pull. —————— ST —————— ALGER RESIGNS. Secretary of War Alger has sent his resignation to the President to take ef fect in August, The President lacked the backbone to demand this months ago. The ar- my in Cuba suffered thereby and the the campaign in the Philippines has been a failure. Whom the President will appoint for Alger’s place, is not yet known, Now let General Miles be sent to the Philippines to make short work of the war. Reduced Rates to Pittsburg, On account of the Young People's Christian Union, U. P. church, to be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August 2to 7, the Pennsylvania Rallroad Company will sell excursion tickets from points on its line to Pittsburg, at rate of sin- gle fare for the round trip; minimum rate, 25 cents. Tickets will be sold on August 1 and , and will be good to return unti Aug. 9, inclusive, except that by depositing ticket with the Joint Agent at Pitts. | burg before August 6, and the pay- ment of fifty cents, the return limit may be extended to leave Pitsburg not later than Aug. 31, 1809, For specific rates and conditions ap- ply to ticket agents, july20.2 Sera ——— How Lebanon Candidates Ask Support. Candidates for office in Lebanon county have peculiar ways of advertis ing themselves and their claims, For instance, George Strock adds fo the notice of his candidacy for Recorder this appeal : “Please vote for the old farmer and workingman.” F.T. Mil- ler submits this brief biography : “Dis abled veteran ; served during the War of the Rebellion in the Ninety-third Pennsylvania Regiment, from Wash- ington to Richmond ; was seriously and permanently wounded in the bat- tle of Balem Heights, Virginia.” Pe. ter Haner also refers to his war record thus : “Corporal of Company A, 8rd Pennsylvania Volunteers; left with the regiment from Camp Coleman, and served with it until disabled ; was en- gaged in a number of hard-fought bat- tes.” There Was no Difference, In Berwick, says the Waltsontown Record apd Star, while a woman's card club was engaged in playing fora two dollar prize, the young sons of the women were arrested ina hay mow, while playing cards for fifty cents a prize. The mothers cried and said: “What a terrible place this town is to raise boys, anyhow.” It served the boys right, however. They might have known the difference between two dollars and fifty cents as a prize, and a parlor and a hay mow, - A Bachelors’ Clab. The Bachelors’ Club recently organ- ized in Mifflintown, being composed of jilted suitors, is given more attention than was at first supposed: Owing to the secret nature of the clnb and wol- emn vows the members are required to take, a list of the members was not given for publication, but its member ship is composed of prominent busi- ness and professional men, and certain young ladies say they are positive Mr. So and So is a member. These expres sions on the part of the ladies, only confirm in the minds of gossipers, that certain ladies of the town have coldly refused to be more than a sister to some individual member of the Club. The Club will be productive of good results, as these men haye agreed fo extend no courtesies to any young la dy who has jilted any of its members, Each bachelor, on applying to the club, must give the name of the fair one who so coldly refused to share his Joys and sorrows. This name is placed on the list and each member of the Club ean see who are entitled to no at- tentions from the members of this unique organization. Marriage Licennes, The following marriage licenses were issued during the past week: Ober Bumbarger, Mt. Eagle, and Sarah A. Furl, Ranville, — NEW SIDE PATH LAW, ———— The Act Will Not Go into Fores Untill Next : January. Judge Searle, of Montrose, specially presiding, on ¥riday filed a decision on the new bicycle side path law, which decision is in line with that rendered in Bradford county. A rule was granted on the county commis- sioners to show cause why a manda- ommended, rule and in his opinion holds that the side path commissioners do not take that their recommendation had more force than that of any three citi- zens. The opinion required the coun- ty commissioners to provide the assess- operative so that the members thereof may become possessed of a portion of | the knowledge necessary to judicially | determine the amount of tax to be rec- ommended. The decision is of much | interest throughout the state as in| many counties the tax has already | been levied. smn A —— Law on Fruit Limbs Over the Line. The Lancaster Inquirer, in answer to a question, says that *‘if the branch- es of a tree growing on one’s land ex- tend beyond the line of the same, and over his neighbor's land, the latter may cut them oft so far as they extend over his land ; but had they been al- lowed to remain for 21 years over the peighbor's land, he would have no right to remove them. Fruit hanging on a tree is a part of the real estate and is bot the suvtject of larceny. If the fruit had fallen to the ground the neighbor might pick it up and use it; fruit banging on the tree. Itis no the product of his soil or labor, Hi only right is to remove the obstrue-| tion, or proceed against you for allow- | ing them to be there, and he cannot! make them or their product his own ; for if he were to cut the branches off | he would not be entitled to the wood. While you may not go upon your neighbor's land to pick the fruit from pick it by staying on the branches ev- en line. land you are a trespasser, the law of Pennsylvania, been there 21 years, es fo —— LATE NEWS DOTS. Jersey Shore, laid out in 1800, will celebrate its centennial in 1900, except, they have The match trust has eoacluded to raise the price of matches, Augnst 1. Bishop Esher, Evangelical, will of- ficiate at the Booneville campmeeting, to commence Aug. 15, The new railroad bridge over Spring creek, at Bellefonte, over 700 feet long, is completed ; cost $25,000. New York and Brooklyn have a great street car strike. The latest is that the police have charged into big mobs and women fighting like furies, Japan is now a world’s power, and is one of the civilized nations. In the last 50 years she has jumped from ob- scurity into full view in the eyes of the world, The Chicago Tribune has gathered from correspondents a loss of 141 lives resultant from the last Fourth of July celebrations, Lockjaw caused the death of 83 out of the 141. Altoona has a big fight agoing over the locaiion of the new public building for the post office. The Washington authorities have decided the location originally fixed on will not be chang. ed, Announcement is made from Wash- ington that information from Manila is to the effect that the end of the war has at last been reached. Hope it's true ; if not, let such reinforcements be sent as will bring the end at one blow and our brave boys out there be safe in their lives, By all means let the administration at Washington speedily give our brave boys in the Philippines an abundance of backing to end the war. The coun- try demands this, and further, that the gross neglect of a high patriotic duty in order to shuffle president mak- ing schemes, cease. Bring the war to end snd throw political schemes to the dogs. Outaide journals claim to have infor mation that Baturday’s Republican | #0Y primaries in this counly will result largely against Quayism. A staunch Bellefonte Republican and promiaent business man yesierday expressed to us the same belief, aod that while the politicians were for Quay, the honest element in the party would stand by LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS, MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Gleanings and Clipping from our Exchanges ~Heasonable Snake Stories in Oar District This Snake Blew Up, The Potter Democrat is responsible “While { blasting rock in a quarry over in Brad- ford county recently, one of the quar. rymen came upon a large black snake, | The reptile was sluggish, and evident- ly bad just feasted, but when the quar- ryman got a elub it coiled itself and and showed fight, | vering he got near enough to deal the irepiile a flerce blow on the head, here was a terrific report, and the quarryman was hurled to the ground. | The shock stunped him for several i moments, When he got up he found | that the snake had been blown to bits, {all thut was left being a piece of its itall, Fora time it seemed incompre. | hensible. Then he saw that some of i | the dynamite used in blast;ng the rock | was missing, and it is supposed that | the snake gobbled the {explosive along with some particles of flint, and that the blow on the snake's body had been the cause of the explosion. | for the following snake story: Toe Gres.est Wonder. We have all heard and some of us know of repliles swallowing toads, chickens, eic., says the Philipsburg Ledger, but it remained for Mr. Wm. der in this line that ever came to our ears. He recently ran across a big rat- | | tlesnake near his home in Rush town- ship, which be killed. It had a very pelihorie appearance and Mr. Twiggs jopened it, when, to his surprise, he { found it contained six good sized rab- From some sources this almost incredible story might be doubtful, but { reliability of the narrator in this in- | stance makes the veracity of the tale unquestionable, i | bits. Was Bitten. John Thompson, of Juniata county, {surprised a big blacksnake while the | reptile was atiempting to devour a | young turkey, and in the endeavor to his soakeship's feast Thompson was severely bitten, In re- | talintion he killed the snake, which measured six feet and ten inches. Al though he is suffering no very severe effects from the wound, it is not likely that Mr. Thompson will soon intrude on a snake at lunch time again. Ex, VR Threw a Saake into Chureh. New Bloomfield Advocate: Bunday night a week some miscreant threw a live snake among an sudience knoeel- ing in prayer at Pine Grove chureh, Miller township, creating consterna- tion, especially amoog the female wor- shippeis. Arresis may follow. | interrupt A A ORI Living. Death brings out the hidden virtues of departing friends. We may live with them through years of indiffer- ence marked with few tokens of affec- tion, or even marred with signs of es trangement, little realizing their worth until death touches them and they sleep. Then how they suddenly ap- pear to us in their true light and love- liness, and how the fountains of the great deep are broken up ! We discov er that their presence was interwoven with all the fibres of our being, and their departure seems to snap the very strings of life. How bitterly do we blame ourselves for past faults and failures, and how gladly would we now show them our love! We smother their coffins with flowers, whereas few of their days were brightened with a single rose from our hand. Let us love our friends before it is too late, Appreciation through life is better than tears at death. Ex, Care for the Will Fight the Disease. The State Sanitary Board of Veteri- narians has made preparations to begin more active crusade against tuberculo- sous cattle with a view to utterly stamp out the danger that menances human beings from this source, The importance of this measure can hardly be realized except by reading the an- nual report of the board, which shows that $25,000 was spent in this work acing the put year. Under the law animal ean be condemn- ed and tested with tuberculin. If there should then develop any symptoms of pthisis the beasts are at once killed and an awafd adjusted with the own- Niagara Falls Excursion, The Pennsylvania Railroad Comps- ny has selected the following dates for its popular ten-day excursions to Niag- ara Falls from Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington: July 27, August 10 and 24, Beptember 7 and 2}, and Oct, 65 and 19. An experienced tourist agent and chaperon will accompany each excursion. Excursion tickets good for return passage on any regular train, exclusive of limited express trains, within ten days, will be sold at $10.00 from Phils- delphia, Baltimore, Washington, and all points on the Delaware Division; $11.25 from Atlantic City; $6.60 from Lancaster $8.50 from Altoona and Har- riburg; $6.90 from Bunbury and Wilkes- barre; £5.75 from Williamsport, and st | A stop-over will be allowed at Buffalo, | within the limit returning. A special train of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will be run with each excursion, An extra charge will be made for parlor car seats, Tickets for a side trip to the and Islands | {sold from Rochester In connection with excursions of July 27, August 10 and 25, September 7 and 21, good to re- turn to Rochester or to ( anandaigus via Byracuse within five days, at rate Tickets for a side trip to Toronto will be sold at Niagara Falls for §1.00 on July 29, August 12 and 26, and Sep- tember 23. In connection with excur- {sion of Sept. 7, tickets will be sold to Toronto and return at reduced account Toronto Fair.’ rates, { further imormation apply to | Assistant General | Broad Street Station, Philad. julyis-2t ES ions Weather Forecast, storm waves to cross the continent from 12 to 16 and 158 to 22, and the next will reach the Pacific coast about 23, cross the west of Rockies country by close of 24, great central valleys 25 to <7, eastern states 28, Warm wave will cross the west Rockies country about 23, great central valleys 25, eastern states 27, Cool wave will cross the west of Rockies country about 26, great central valleys 25, eastern states 50, Temperature of the week ending 8 a. m. July 31 will average above normal east of the Rockies, and below west, Rainfall for the same period will be about normal east of the Rockies and below west, The porthern states are now near the hottest part of the summer. I have calculated that the turn would come pear July 20. While July is the hot- test month in the ysar, as a general average, it is pot always the hottest, June and August often being the warmest months. There is no regular- ity as to what part of July will be the warmest, and, therefore, to calculate the hottest month, and particularly the hottest days of that hot mouth, is among the great difficullies of weath- er forecasting. In my charts, and in all other fore- casts, the dates are given for the 90th meridian-near the general line of the Mississippi-—~when not otherwise des- iguated. The sun reaches its north- ernmost point and we have our long- est days about June 20, but in the long average the hottest part of the year comes nearly a month later in the northern states. The high tempera- ture average comes a little earlier in the southern states, All ealculations for July of this year indicated that the month would aver age above normal temperature in the upper lake region and north of that, in Canada, the average temperature grade. "'y falling farther south to be- low wormal in the lowest Mississippi valley. The great temperature fall of June began about 20, that of July will begin very near 20, and will go to a low tem- perature during the first days of Aug. of A Big Mit. A New York syndicate announced its intention of erecting a big paper mill in Williamsport. The buildings will cover sixteen acres of land. The plant will employ 300 men and will ran day and night. TQwill cost $500, 000 to equip the plant. A deal has been consumated with the local lumbermen whereby all the offal lumber turned out from the score of sawmills there-| people. This jwill amount to thous. ands of dollars annually, _N ( ). 2 LOCAL ITEMS, Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest from Everywhere. The Weaver. Beside the loom of life 1 stand And wateh the busy shuttle go ; The threads I hold within rt and Make up the filling, strand cn strand, They slip my fingers through, and so This web of mine iT out apace, While I stand ever in my fe One time the woof is smooth and fine And colored with a sunny dye ; Again the threads so roughly twine And weave so darkly line on line My heart misgives me. Then would 1 Fain lose this web—begin ANEW But that, alas? 1 cannot do. The shuttle quiet in its place, { From cut my hold the threads be run ; Will come to look upon my face, “Mistakes she made not few Yet wove perchance as best she knew.” ~The ludependent. “Who is to blame,” people ask. Huckleberries are going to be plenty. Busan Erb, of State ( lowed a pension, $8. P. 0.8 of A., of Woodward, holds a festival SBatureay evening. ‘ollege, was al- Bellefontis's prospects for a boom are hopeful. Glad we are. Aaron Luckenbach has moved back from Oregon to Nebraska, Huckleberries, in quantities, are of- fered at 4 cents per quart. The rains a few days ago have given the corn an upward push. Spring Mills claims to do as much Wheat hauled into the Crop is some has been The next annual meeting of the State The U. Ev. Sunday School of Wolfs Store will hold a festival, Saturday ev- ening, 20th. Oh dear ! the Lewistown Gazette be- wails a pied page. That's worse than any pie in the cellar. The Kreamerville Bunday school will hold a festival Friday and Satur- Henry Stoner, of Colyer, and Calvin Auman, of Miles, have each purchased a new traction engine. The Lewistown BSentinel now ap- pears twice a week, which is a credita- ble forward step. The Penn's railroad company will run a special Seashore Excursion on Thursday, July 27. es Rev, Rarick’s appointments, Sandky July 23: Centre Hall, 10 a. m. ; Spt. Mills, 2 p. mv. ; Tusseyville, 7 p m. Farmer Jacob Winkelblech®drove up bere this morning to swap his fine black on one of Perry Gentzel's steeds. The Republican primaries will be . held next Saturday afternoon, and the county convention Tuesday following. Potatoes are likely to yield well, par- ticularly the late potatoes, which had more benefit from rains than the ear- iy tubers, Simon P. Dinges, of Williamsport, has been elected one of the Lycoming delegates to the Prohibition state ocon- vention, Amos Parker, the veteran, whose eyes and arm were damaged by a pre- mature blast, is able to be around again, minus an eye. Minnie Sizer, of Oakland, Juniata county, while sitting at an open door- way at her home, was struck by light- ning snd instantly killed. There are still some of the Reporter's esteemed patrons not up to '98 and "99 on their labels, Will such kindly fa vor us with remittances without fur ther notice, please ? The low rates offered by the Renn'a Railroad for an Excursion to the Sea- shore on Thursday July 27th, should be within the means of all desiring to visit these resorts. The two senators from New Hampe shire, Gallinger and Chandler, other day were about to enter Ne a rough-and-tumble-black-eyes-and-blue- shins fight when friends interfered and prevented blows. Twain, in his lecture on Sham Men, says the fellows with Liggest mouth and gab, ss a rule, are men fof littlest deeds. They fault the maritoriousand
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