VOL. LXXII,
1899,
WASHINGTON LETTER.
DEWEY'S BOOM FOR PRESIDENT
CAUSING ALARM.
McKinley Fearful the Admiral Will Secure
the Nomination, Will Try Terminate
the Philippine War,
WasHiNnGgTOoN, Oct. 23,—The man
who has no weakness is yet unboin.
Mr. McKinley's supporters have taken
advantage of Admiral Dewey’s oaly
known weakness —fear for his health—
to shut off the flow of Dewey eothusi-
asm, and thus as they think, lessen his
availability as an avti-McKinley candi-
date for Republican Presidential nom-
ination. They do not wish Dewey to
attend any move big receptions because
they keep him too promioneatly before
the public, and, although Dewey looks
much better than he did when he first
came to Washington, and bas been
going to the club or the theatre ia the
evening and attending to his private
business in the day time—he helped
the committee select the house, which
will this week be bought for him—in
as active a maaaer as any other man
of his years could do, he bas been per-
suaded that his health is ia great dao-
ger, and that he must absolutely avoid
excitement of all kiods for some
monihs. This was so firmly impress.
ed upon him that he canceled his en-
gagements to go to Atlania and to
Philadelphia, aod anoounced that he
would accept no more jovilations uo.
til pext spring. Aod the McK pley-
ites think they have killed the Dewey
boom.
When Arch Bishop Chappelle, apos-
tolic delegate to the Philippines, who
has anpounced bis intention to go to
the Philippives to bring about peace,
which Gen. Otis has sosigoally failed
to do, and Mr, McKiopley said to each
other during the long confereoce they
held at the White House, while big
politicians were kickiag their heels in
the secretary's office, is what all the
newspaper men have been unsuccess-
fully trying to find out. That they
talked of conditioas in the Philippines
is all that is positively known, al-
though much more has been sent out
by the imaginative news makers. The
Archbishop seemed very well pleased
when he left the White House, aad
said that he would probably see Mr.
McKioley again, before he left Wash-
ington for Manila, which he will do in
a few days. Tbe Archbishop is well
known and popular in Washington,
where he once had charge of a church.
The Washington Post, which bas
practically been a McKinley paper
since this administration came into
power, sounded a significant warning,
when it said at the close ofan editorial
full of praise of Mr. McKialey person-
ally: “The President must usher in a
new and healthier regime. If he cares
for a poliiical future, he must replace
imbecility with brains aod vigor. The
people are worn out with failure, be-
wilderment and disaster.
Humaaity demaads a cessation of
the murderous bungling in Luzon.
Good faith aad national hooor require
the pacification of Cuba and the polit-
ical rehabilitation of the Cubans. This
tragedy must ead and end soon. Ex-
isting conditions projected into ihe
coming year will put a conclusive end
to Mr. McKinley's public life.”
Col. N. M. Bell, who was promi-
nently connected with the postoffice
department during the first Cleveland
administration, and who bas been in
private business in 8t. Louis, for some
years, is visiting Washington. He
says that people in the east bave no
idea of the intensity of the feeling
agaiost trusts in the west, and pre
dicts that the trust issue will figure
largely in next year's campaign. He
also thinks that there is increasing
hostility towards militarism, one of
the aliases of imperialism, and to-
wards that sort of expansion involv-
ing the surrender of the Monroe doe-
trine,
Noiwithstanding the failure of the
Benate, at the last session of Congress,
to act upon the batch of Naval nomi-
nations which would have put Rear
Admiral Sampson ahead of Rear Ade
miral Schley, and of the public ealling
down at Mioneapolis of Secretary
Long, when he aitempted to glorify
Sampson for what Schley did, it is an-
nounced upon seemingly good author-
ity that the aitempt to jump Samp-
son over Schley’s head is to be again
made by Mr. McKinley as soon as
Congress meets, The unjust attitude
of the administration towards Admi.
ral Schley has so far only added to
that gallant officer's reputation, and if
it is persisted in, many believe that it
will result in giving Schley the sec
ond place on next year's Democratic
national ticket, Stranger thiogs than
that have happened. It may be sald
that Schley is not a Democrat, but
that is no remson against it. Gen.
Grant was not a Republican and he
was nominated and elected President
by that party. The Army aud Ny
officer who has enough polivical bias
in his make up to become a member of
a political party, is an exception, As
a rule, officers in neither branch of the
service vote, even when they remain
in one place long enough to acquire
the right to do so.
Ex-Governor Thompson, of 8B. CC.
who has just returned from Europe,
said he was approached by a native in
a village of Switzerland, who said to
him: “Excuse me, sir, but will you
gratify my curiosity by telling me
what it was that the Governor of N,
C. sald to the Governor of 8. C. ? Ask-
ed what reply he made, Gov, Thomp-
son said: “Why, simply repeated the
historic remark, and gave a practical
demounsiration of what followed it,
but it beats me bow that fellow ever
heard the story of the two governors.”
mt ——
ADAMS OFF, HOW ABOUT QUAY?
Adams, who was exposed as having
been the head of several swindling con-
cerns, has been forced to withdraw
from the Republican ticket as caondi-
date for Superior Judge.
When Adams was pul on the slate
for this high and honorable position,
it was known to the machioe men
that the Adams companies were in
the courts indicted as swindlers of poor
miners and others out of hundreds of
thousands of dollars of hard earnings,
and ruined !
But Adams was considered a fit sub-
ject for Quay's ticket, “because he is
one of us,” and he is,
The machine put Adams on,
public opinion forced him off,
swindler can receive the vole of honest
but
DOG OWNERS PINCHED,
Excessive Tax on Canines Used for Coaunty
Purposes,
The dog owners in the county are
waxing wroth over the revelations of
the disposition of the monies collected
by the County Commissioners from
the dog tax assessed each year. The
full intent of the law in assessing the
dog tax is that the comm issioners shall
levy only a sufficient amount to pay
the sheep claims. During the last two
years’ service of the Republican board
the dog owners have been imposed up-
on. The assessmenis have been high
while the sheep damage claims have
been scarcely one-half. The monies
thus illegally collected and left on
hand were mis«ppropriated to pay
county orders. This is in marked dis-
tinction from the former Democratic
board where only sufficient funds were
levied to pay sheep claims and not a
cent appropriated to eouaty orders
The different statements of the coun-
ty floances since 1894, reveal the fol-
lowiog:
DEMOCRATIC BOAED IN OFFICE,
An's Dameses
Lev led Pod,
$355
1636
1972
EECUBLICAN BOA
226 1.258
2070 1io8
Used by
Cialis,
Nove
Nooe
Nowe
Ba
§ =
44
799
DIN OFFICE
148
]
Towa! dog sx misapniopristed io
¥
PEY CONULY O Of Burcemmmrannes $1854 97
The Republican board require all the
dog tax balances and a higher tax rate
than taxpayers have known for years,
necessary to appropriate other availa-
men,
But how about Quay?
chief of pluaderers and corruptionists,
his slated nominees—ecan any
Let swindlees take warning. The
fice, The Baltimore American, allud-
ing to the Adams aflair, says :
son to swindlers of all grades. No
self-respecting citizen will cast his bal-
lot to put in office any who should be
put behind the prison bars. Pennsyl-
vanin was a noted operating ground
for swindlers and millions of dollars
have dropt from the earnings of its io-
dusirious citizeas into the pockels of
swindlers. The patent right swindlers
flourished uvaiil brought ioto the
courts ; the implement impostor with
his deceplive papers, which, when
signed, turned up to be iron-clad prom-
isory notes; the infamous bohemian
oats swindle, and a dozen of others of
similar criminal character.”
Think of the audacity of any one
connected with such swindles asking
to be elected to a public office !
- moieties
Proteci.on Agaiast Fire,
On the roof of your house and of
your barn make a smal pladorm, place
oil barrels on them; ia each barrel put
about a peck of sali; fill with water,
the salt will keep the water fresh aad
aid in putiing out the fire. Turn two
tin buckews upside down on pladorm
near barrels and hold in place by
sinall nails bent over handle. Now
Lave a ladder for each side of rool —
ladders having a hook oa the end that
they may be slipped along the comb
of roof. A woman or child in an
emergency could extinguish many
fires with this simple contrivance.
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Mr. Archey has been atax-payer and
honest, hardworking man all his life,
never having held a county office, yet
qualified for any position in the court-
house. His competitor for Register,
Mr. Birohm, has held a county posi
tion for dozen years at a flue salary,
aud has got too well fixed to be away
from home longer and, besides, his
neighbors think of complimenting
Jim at the polls with a testimonial
that they prefer him to remain in their
midst,
““Glive Archey a chance,” is going
from mouth to mouth and it will be
his open sesame to the Register’s of-
fice.
A Ht AM SAAMI
A Friend to the Needy,
Atl the time of the great flood in '89,
at Johnstown, Cyrus Brungard, who
had been a resident of Millheim for on-
ly a short time, threw open his meat
market and with his own haods cut
up half a beef and gave it away to the
destitute in that place. This is the
kind of a man who is asking the peo-
ple of Centre county to elect him sher-
iff. He helps the needy poor,
————— A SS ——————
A Big Corn Yield,
P. J. Witty, of Roland, had a corn
yield of which he feels proud. From
four and a half acres of ground he real-
ized over 500 bushels of corn ears, the
field having been planted in corn for
three consecutive years,
cS
Died from Injaries,
Fowler Miller, son of John Miller, of
Romola, this county, died last Thurs.
day from injuries received from logs
rolling on him and crushing him, at
Eddy Run, Pa. He was aged about
seventeen years.
ble funds or raise the millage from 3 to
ia funds. The
half
be
burden of taxes by giviog him a
mill more that the county could
If the taxpayer wants his interesis
carefully looked after he will cast his
Philip
to make the burden upon the farming
class far easier thao it now is and has
been for several years,
The farming class want no excessive
valuations and high excessive taxes
and they will not have these when the
present board of commissioners has
Been replaced,
KXOWN OF OLD,
The Republican organs of the coun-
ty are putting Republican candi-
date for Sheriff, Jacob Herman
on record as having *‘a jolly good time
scuddiog through the county.” Every
one familiar with Jake's personality
does not doubt this assertion in the
jenst. He always had a ‘jolly good
time’' for the last several years in all
his travels over the county, and we
suppose he is haviog the same kind of
a time campaigning. The people of
Centre county have no need of such a
man in the Sheriffs office who is dis-
posed to having a “jolly good time"
always and will elect to that office Cy-
rus Brungart, the wholesouled, gener-
ous aod philanthropic man whose ac
tions and mavoers are far above pub-
lie reproach. The voters of Centre
county are well aware of the merits of
the two candidates and “Jolly Jake”
after November 7th, will be at more
leisure to have a “good time" than he
is now hopeful for,
a —————
A Good Plan.
The Hollidaysburg Standard says
that Altoona has one mao at least who
knows how to treat tramps. A hobo
appeared at his home the other day
while he was taking a nap and asked
the lady of the house for something to
eat. She gave him a piece of butter
bread aod some cold ham. After mak-
ing some insulting remarks to her he
threw the meat on the boardwalk,
grouod it under his foot and then plas-
tered the bread and butter against the
side of the house, The lady awoke her
husband who met the tramp at the
front door, took him by the neck and
after administering a few hearty kicks
marched his trampship back into the
yard and compelled him to eat every
morsel of the bread and meat before
releasing him.
A-SI
Excellent Eatertaloment,
Madame Fry's celebrated entertain
ment of Boston, consisting of pathos,
musie, mirth, humorous, dramatic and
musical readings will appear in Grange
Arcadia, this Tharsday evening, Oct.
26,
RA MAL
A ¥oaitfal Tree,
Samuel R. Tweed, of Nittany valley,
has an apple tree in his orehard from
which he picked 49} bushels of winter
apples this fall. Four years ago the
same tree produced 50 bushels, and the
year following 38,
a A A A.
Denth of an Infant,
The infant son of William Ripka, in
Georges valley, aged about three
months, died last Sunday from chol-
infantum,
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The Presbyterian State Synod in Session st
Erie.—A Recent Decision on the Fire
Wardoa Law. Oiher Happeniogs,
The Presbyterian Synod of Pennsyl- |
vania is now in session in Erie. The |
court in this state. There are two low-
er courts, the session aud the Presby- |
tery. Appeals may be taken from the |
lower courts to the synod, and from |
the synod to the national supreme
court, which is the
composed of delegates from all
states,
the
is io close analogy with the civil gov-
ernment of the state and nation, There |
are 222 delegates representing the va-|
rious presbyteries in the ratio of one
minister and ooe elder for every twen-
ty-four ministers and churches in the
presbytery.
The synod is
trine, aod aggressive in Christian
work. It represents tweaty-five pres-
byteries, 1124 ministers, 4782 elders,
211,498 commupicant members
about one milion adherents, The
work of last year shows $3,251,739 as
an outward expression of the foward |
| purpose of this church to spread
kingdom of Christ throughout the
world. This money was given for
church work, benevolence and church
extension withia the state, home mis
sions and Sunday school work in the
United States sod West Todia islands,
and foreign missions throughout the
world,
conservative in doe
and
e———————
The Fire Warden Law,
Forestry Commissioner Rothrock
has received word that the
court, in deciding unconstitutional the |
act of March 30, making constables ex-
officio fire wardeos for the extinetion
of forest fires, for the reasoa that the
title did not state how those who were
ealled out to suppress forest fires are to |
be remunerated, bas in part been re-
veised by the opinion of Judge Rice,
of the superior court.
Judge Lindsey, however,
ed by the higher court in
when a man i= employed
is sustain-
ruling taat
by a land
ow oer to prolect property against for-
est fires that neither the owner nor the
laborer can justly claim compensation
from the state or county.
The case is one of Barker va
county of Warren, where the plaintiff
claimed to recover from the county at
the rate of twelve cents an hour for
services rendered his employers, G. W.
Campbell & Sons, in extinguishing
forest fires which originated in and
were confined to the lands
owned by them, in
liable,
Acs fori
A Grist of Baokropis,
The United States Disiriet Coart in
Pittsburg is grinding out a big grist of
bankrupts from this part of the state |
of those who are taking advantage of
the bankruptcy laws in ualoadiog
their obligations by paying a few cents
on the dollar. Our owa couniy has
been well represented with petitions
to be absolved from debts with liabiii-
ties running into the five figures, while
the assets are insignifieast. The
bapkruptey court allows the easiest
beating of creditors of anythiog on
Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
Benj. F. Hoffa and Vera B. DeVin-
ey, of Philipsburg.
Franklin B. Herman, of Hecla Park,
and Naocy W. Vonada, of Spring
Mills.
Benjamin MeCaus, of Philipsburg,
and Ida Tate, of Grabampton,
Geo, W. Whiting, of Bellefonte, and
Flora M. Yarnell, of Heecla.
Milton Robb and Clarissa Shilling,
of Philipsburg.
Mike Stari and Emma Weleber, of
Philipsburg.
Thos. O. Keen and Collisca Ginger-
ich, of Iogleby.
Built Eight Charches,
Eight United Evangelical churches
were erected and dedicated in Ce
county within the past 18 months, or
the final settlement of the long drawn
out contest between the Esherites and
Dubbsites for possession of the various
church properties in Centre county,
This shows a wonderful vitality in a
denomination that had been shorn of
all but its faith,
Goes to Higher Court.
This week the appeal of the famous
Ettlinger case, tor the value of the
building burned, in which ex-Sherift
John P. Condo was found liable by the
decision of Judge Love, will be argued
before the Buperior Court. The gen
eral concensus of oploion in the coun-
ty is that the county should pay these
outa und wxanerate Sherif Coda,
WELL SERVED,
A Candidate Who Has Seen Nine Years ot |
OMicint Life |
James B. Strohm, the Potter town- |
| ship candidate on the Republican tick- |
et for the office of Register, has been
| extremely fortunate in being far better |
{ served by holding public official posi- |
| tions than the average office seeking |
| citizen. For three years he served as |
| elerk for the Counly
{under the Henderson-Decker regime |
{drawing an aunual salary of $800, with
| perquisites of a couple hundred more
{on the side. Following his clerkship,
| he was elecied Commissioner for two |
terms, drawing as salary duriog these |
$551800. In these nine
years of consecutive office holding, his |
$000000, a |
inielligent
Commissioners |
compensation was about
exceedingly well favored by the pub-
lic. He is again before the people ask- |
ing for their support to elec him
the Registership, displacing Alex.
to
(;.
ticket. Mr, Arch-!
and pleasing gen- |
who has never been a public
COMes
fore the people of the county for id
first time asking for their support. He |
| has never drawn a cent of public sala- i
ry. He is deserving of the support of |
every Democrat and if elected will per- |
in a
cious manner, i
be_|
CoasCIen-
He will receive a magnificent testi-|
monial in Ferguson
home, from the November, |
They are out and out for Archey re-|
gardiess of party lines, which is most
| favorable for the Democratic nomi-
Btrohm has had enouzh and it]
L is the duty of the voler to support Ar-|
| che ry at ibe polls, i
his |
i
township,
volers fa
i nee,
Asn
AS PUT BY MR © HEASY. i
TRUTH,
“The millions of the people's money
| have been held as the estate of the par |
| ty machioe, and administered at the |
i behest of the pariy boss; they have
been deposited with political banks |
| and political bankers for private gain |
| they have been loaned out to the polii- |
| ical boss, to the members of his fami-
{ ly, to his lieutenants and to his merce-
| naries and his tools ; they have been
| handed over for stock jobbing and
| stock gambling to corrupt politiciaos ; |
[their use has been sold by the same |
| agencies for interest paid to the treas-
| urers, to other public officials, and to
coaspicuous managers of the machine ;
| they have been made to pay annual
tribute regularly to furnish the mas-
| chine itself with funds to debsuch the
|elections and elect machine candi.
date; they have been in steady and
{ systematic corrupt manipulation by
| political state treasurers during dec
| ades of machine rule.”
lp
Die Hand Gootea "Ea Noch
Mister Reporter : .
Dere commishner Riddle un Fisher
ehre gross Hundtax macht the Bauere
un the Hund goutlze. We queer es
shoft is tzu sehne in dem Brief. Do
for en Woch wora de republican Con-
{ dedote fer Commishner in der unner
| Vally, un wo ever see on em Hous fer-
‘by sin, sin de Hund en Stick noch un
hen ge'gouzt dos es g'sound hot wee,
“Tox, tox, tox-tox;" ur “Tox-tox,
dupple-tox.” Raalhund Lankwage.,
Don wor en onner Sergumsians, dos
strate ia. Ettliche Hund worre der.
noch axidentially tsomme koome, un
es hot sich grod g'wisse ehrm g'shnif-
fel noch, dos se der Hundiox discussed
hen, un sin oll unanimous un dry me-
joriiy driver zu ehm Mind kumma dos
won der doppelt Hundtox net runner
g'doo wert, donn data de meosht fun
de Hund dote g'shusse were fer fum
Hundtox fry tzu komme. Un sell hot
de orme Bow-wows gor milies sad fee-
le moche. Sell is exact]
Oom
Fiedler, den 20ten Oct,
a
The British-Boer War,
Latest advices put the situation as
critical for the British, since the vieto-
rv a few days ago.
General Yule's forces are said to be
in a perilous position. He has fallen
back from Dundee to Glencoe June
tion and is confronted by the main
Boer army under Joubert,
The Boers are reported to have ent.
ered Zululand and a large colum ad-
vancing towards Meloth.
A — i A A A AAS.
Opening a New Region,
Philadelphia capitalists are investi-
gating the miveral resources of the
SBeootac region in Clinton county
I Kruger.
ores, coal and fire brick clay.
How to Prevent Croup.
‘We have two children who are sub-
Jeet to attacks of croup. Whenever an
attack is coming on my wife gives
them Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
and it always prevents the sitack. It
is a household necessity in this county
and no matter. what else we run out of,
it would not do to be without Cham-«
berlain’s Cough Remedy. More of it
is sold here than all other cough medi.
cines combined. J. M. N
Nickle Bros, merchants, N
Pa. Forsale by J. H. Ross, Li
Hall; 8. M., Bwarts,
LOCAL ITEMS,
Callings of More tiinn Ordicsry Interest
from Everywhere.
Bong of Oom Paul Kruger,
Brave Buerger,
Geh't in den Kampf
Fuer euren Kruger.
Wir haben Gold,
Un’ wenn ihr's woll't,
Dismanten die Fuelle.
Der Rothekuettel,
Mit schlechiter Nitte,
Tracht uns nach,
Gebt Hab un’ Guth,
Und edeles Blut,
Fuer's Krugeriand.
An Arab Sayiog.
Remember ? three
back
The arrow sent upon its track :
| It will not swerve, it will not stay
it flies to wound or slay,
things cone not
The spoken word, so soon forgot
By thee, but it has perished not ;
In other hears "tis livi ing stil}
And the lost opportunity
That cometh back no more to thee ;
In vain to weep, in vain to ye ATO —
| T hese three will nevermore return.
~ ADO.
Millheim is rid of diptheria,
Typhoid fever has broken out sat
| Hastings,
We are enjoying mild and fine days
Thanksgiving day this year will fall
50th,
Pension granted : M. W, Morrison,
Some farmers are through husking
Others are more slow,
Ben, Gentzel shipped a carload of
The ministers of our town are be-
coming as outspoken as St. Paul.
The fog, this morning, was almost
| thick enough to be cut with a knife.
Monday the valley was enshrouded
{in smoke, indicative of mountain
i fires,
John Havice, of Treaster valley,
| killed a 300 pound bear some ten days
| ag gh,
Jacob Neese reports much corn to
husk yet in the neighborhood of Farm-
ers Mills.
Falling from a ladder while picking
apples, Luther Stover, of Fiedler, had
several ribs broken.
The coal trust and stove trust have
added much to the price of those nec
essarics in every family.
A meteoric display is expected about
1 o'clock on morning of November 15.
There will be meteors of all sizes.
Rev. Dorstler is having an interest
ing protracted meeting going on in the
U. Ev. church near Farmers’ Mills.
The 17th annual meeting of the 40th
Penn’a Regimental association will be
held in Tyrone, November 8 and 9,
next,
Rev, Christine is due the credit for
having managed one of the best yield-
ing gardens hereabouts, on the parson-
age lot,
“Foundryman’’ Will Rearick’s big-
rambos were so large that he needed a
picker with a sack ten inches in diam-
ter to land "em in.
Rev. Rearick’s appointments, Sun-
day, Oct. 20: Centre Hall, 2p. m.;
Spring Mills, communion, 10 a m.;
Tusseyville, 7 p. m.
The new Methodist church, at Mil-
roy, will be dedicated Sunday, Nov. 5.
The edifice is 50x59}, with vestry and
Sabbath school room.
When a woman gets her house clean-
ed, her teeth fixed and a new gown
she feels ready to enjoy the severest
kind of a winter,
George Gingerich, living east of this
place, of whose illness of typhoid fever
we made mention last week, has im-
proved somewhat.
Rev. Rhodes has been holding a vil-
lage camp in the UJ. Ev, church at Le-
mont the past ten days ; the religious
exercises being very interesting.
Dr. P. A, Boyer, a physician of Se-
linsgrove and its present Chief Bur.
goss, died night of 23, at the age of 48
years, which was his birthday.
An exchange says that September
Just passed was the coldest of Septem-
bers since 1802 and was colder than
any other September since 1888,
The great Henry Watterson, of the
Louisville Courier~Journal, is one of
the lecturers secured for the next ses
sion of Centre County Institute.
A Great Falls, Montana, dispatch
says, nine men perished in the recent
blizzard. Five bodies have been re-
covered, and it is probable that is not
half of the list.
The United States army on 16th
reached the 100,000 limits provided for
will have under his command not less :