VOL. LXXIII.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE HOUSE MEMBERS WEARING
MUZZLES.
MoKinloy Wants Plenty of Time for Legis-
lation. —The Ships-Subsidy Bill in the
Next Cempaign,
WasHINGTON, Jan. 15.—If the Re-
publican grumblers in the House had
nerve in proportion to their dissatis-
faction, the McKinley muzzles would
be quickly thrown aside and the House
would do some businiss, instead of
wasting time, as has been done ever
since the reassembling of Congress,
waiting until the committees have pre-
pared some bills in accordance with
thelr instructions, as the Democrats
stand ready to help them at any time
to restore the proper functions of the
House. They nearly all have bills in
which their constituents are interest
ed, that they would like to get action
upon, but they dare not move without
permission. When the Republican
floor leader neglects to move an ad-
journment promptly enough, Speaker
Henderson prods him by saying:
“The gentleman from New York
moves that the House do now ad-
journ.” As Mr. McKinley's agent,
Speaker Henderson is out-Reeding
Tom Reed right along.
That the Republican leaders do not
feel sure of their ability to jam the
ship-subsidy job through Congress is
shown by the presence in Washington
of ex-Senator Edmunds, who has been
employed, he says by the shipping in-
terests, to lobby for the bill. Mr. Ed-
munds has made elaborate arguments
before the committees of the House
and Senate in favor of the bill, but
those arguments were not intended for |
the committees, a msjority of both |
having been persuaded to support the
bill long ago by Boss Hanna and his
assistant pushers. Mr. Edmunds is
not a cheap man, and he would not
have been employed if his services had
chief literary agents, First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry Heath, has
also been sharing in the administra
tion's financial favor. Last June, Per-
ry Heath became the largest stock
holder in the Seventh National Bank
of New York City, of which his broth-
er became Vice President, and that im-
mediately that bank was made the de-
pository for postoffice funds in New
York. Of course, neither politics nor
Heath's official position had anything
to do with it. Whoever heard of one
of the Hanna school of politicians
working his official position for his
personal profit?
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LATE NEWS ITEMS,
The business portion of Dawson was
laid waste by fire on Wednesday of
last week.
Wanamaker says he is not a candi
date for the senate, but he will still op-
pose Quay.
Capitalists intend erecting a ten
million dollar hotel that is to excel
any other hotel in the world.
President Kruger, in the course of a
stirring address just issued to the Bur
ghers, affirms that Providence is on
their side, that their cause is just and
that they must succeed,
The Pope is contemplating an order
permitting the priests of the Catholic
Church to marry. Monsignor Tolli,
one of the most eminent jurists of the
Vatican, is firmly convinced that the
Pope purposes to abolish the rule of
celibacy for the priesthood before he
dies.
Things are becoming exciting again
in Kentucky, since the legislature has
the election of governor. The Demo-
crats submitted as law abiding citizens
to the count of the state returning
board, but now the Republicans swear
bloodshed if the legislative investiga-
tion finds Goebel the legally elected
governor.
Carnegie, who is founding free pub-
lie libraries all over the land, and is a
Readable Clippings.
(8, 1900,
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"TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
—
is to be visited by another deluge. Mr.
3
FROM ALL PARTS.
as to the date of its coming.
and the remainder followed it,
they made a pile high enough
the incline of carcasses.
were burned.
| A Spruce Creek Tragedy in Which a [Tele
graph Operator Kills His Wife's Lover
i aud then Goes Back to His Post,
Rpruce Creek figured in another
tragedy yesterday, one of the most re-
| markable shooting afirays on record in
| Central Pennsylvania. Charles Rob-
| inson, a telegraph operator, walked to
i
causes rain,
| wife had been too intimate. Pulling
| his revolver he fired seven shots into
{ O’'Neil's body, killing him instant
gave way.
land are said to be disintegrating.
wens as 55
States Are at Fault,
tor Hoar, of Massachusetts, is strong-
war policy. Of nine points, giving his
reasons, we here give the last one :
was not the Philippinos’ fault,
Ours,
village on the American side of the
line of demarkation, to which some of
our soldiers had been moved in disre-
gard of the rule applicable to all cases
of truce. When this patrol approach-
ed this town it was challenged. How
far the Philippinos understood our
language or how far our pickets un-
their own language does not appear.
But we fired upon them first, The
fire was returned from their lines
uncon-
operator,
| asking that a man be sent to relie
i him. A constable wept to the
{ soon after the shooting to arrest
| inson, but he refused to leave his post
{ until the afternoon, when he was re-
i lieved. He was taken to Huntingdon
tand locked up. asked his
wife's father, railroad foreman Bonsall
| to remain in the tower attendiog the
Robison
signals, while be committed the de ed.
tt
Center County Republioans,
Col. W. F. Reeder, the new Repub-
| lican county chairman, has appointed
| Henry C. Quiggle secretary of the ex-
| ecutive committee, and Harry Keller,
| (3. W. Rees and J. Thomes Mitchell,
| assistant secretaries, Col.
| also requested the Republicans to make
| their nominations not later than Jan-
juary 27.
teeder has
{ nomination in this district,
that can be made by any party is in|
my opinion the one that was taken by |
myself and two sisters during the past |
summer. We left Mifllinburg, where |
we met each other, on the first of July, |
and took the Lewisburg and Tyrone]
train for Tyrone, passing through the |
beautiful Buffalo valley saa pictur- |
esque mountains, traveling through |
Pennsvalley to Spricg Mills, Centre |
Hall and all the other Halls, to Belle- |
fonte, Here my husband and Is
many years of our early life very Da i
pily. The town has improved very |
much, but I missed the faces of many |
of my old friends. B8till there are some |
few left, whom I always am happy to]
At Bellefonte we changed ears
Along the way the old |
went
sud Hannah,
sounded quite familiar. We reached
Tyrone on time, where we met our old |
On Monday
took the slow train for
As this was our first trip
very
The conductor be-
in that part of Pennsylvania,
The scenery around
Horseshoe Bend was grand. People|
ful.” We passed by all of those pret.
ty western Pennsylvania towns, At
Johnstown we became quile interest
It is now a fine
town again, Al along the way the
scenery is beautiful. We reached Pitts
burg at five o'clock in the evening,
where we joined the Pennsylvania del-
egation which was bound for the N.
¥.. A. Convention to held at lL.
Angeles, California. We left Pittsburg
bur ve
in Chicego pext morning at
nine o'clock, July fourth. It rained
all day consequently it was rather qui-
et for Chicago. We spent the day there
ti
lock in the evening
we stopp % |
for several hours. We took a street
car ride through the principal streets— |
out to the exposition buildings. They
LOCAL ITEMS,
Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest
from Everywhere.
A Winter Hong.
Bnow on the bleak hills
Miar beams depart ;
SBunow on life's gardens
And snow on the heart,
O, for the sorrow,
0), for the woe,
When the heart's voices
Are cold as thesnow !
Beas that are surging
Where lone wrecks are tossed ;
Lives that are yearning
For something that's lost !
Buns may make morning,
ut O, for the woe :
When the heart's voloes
Are cold as the snow |
ALBLLA
Roads good, all winter,
Houses for rent here—coms
Winter, so far, has not been favora-
ble ns desired, for grain fields,
doe-
&o.
tions to
The state of the weather VER
tors work, on colds, pneumouis,
Still they come—new addi
the public sale register.
Weather looks gloomy to-day and
slaving is d s for
IBYIng is Gone or,
™ e1y ande its :
here will be much flitling in
tions of the valley this spring.
all sec-
was laid
up about a week from cold troubles.
Our good neighbor Huyett
Beech p. 0., in Georges valley is al-
ready getting considerable mail.
No more new cases of diptheria in
Penn township and the recent patients
are out of danger.
A little girl in Reading bitten four
months ago by a pet dog, is dying of
hydrophobia.
frser
ig WES €X-
fears in London that Baller
has met defeat.
May 1 free
mail delivery. There will be one clerk,
This morn Ss war
pressive of
news
i= to have
Lewistown
three carriers and a substitute,
Are your walks in good condition?
If not, any hour may make you lable
for a heavy bill of damages.
| A. A. Dale will likely be a candidate | are fine, and we were sorry we could
: on . Le. i not enter the buildings but our time
| for the legislature, be has been ajgiant | oo 01 chort—we saw nearly all thel
worker in the ranks of the g. 0. p. ; | places of interest, and fine buildings of |
so with eves in the same direction are |W hich Omaha has a goodly number.
ohn A. Daley, of Howard, as d E J.
not been considered necessary. His
arguments are expected to brace up the
weak-kneed Republicans who have
candidly acknowledged themselves to
be afraid of the ship-subsidy bill, as
staunch Republican, is now being bit- | Thereupon it was returned again from
terly assailed by the organs of his par- | us, and several Philippinos were kill- |
ty because he disapproves of the ad- jed. As soon as Aguioaldo heard of it |
ministration’s Philippine policy, and | he sent a messenger to General Otis, |
charge that Carnegie was the cause of | saying that the firing was without his | J
Fast side of Main street, lower end
of town, up with few
al-
cy
is fast closing
| The Omaha Bee building being partic- | residences.
{ ularly noticeable. Just outside of the
well as to furnish texts for the Repub-
lican editors to preach from.
Democrats in the House were by no
means satisfied with Secretary Gage's
alleged explanation of his relations
with two National banks in New
York city, and Representative Sulzer
offered a resolution, providing for a
committee of nine to investigate. The
Republicans bad the resolution refer.
red to the Ways and Means Commit-
tee, where they can either smother it or
fix it up, as their orders may be. By
the way, speaking of Gage and the Na-
tional Banks, one of his assistants, —
Mr. Vanderlip,—has had the nerve to
say that such letters as the one from a
New York National Bank, calling at-
tention to the political status and
work of the members of its Board of
Directors, as a reason for demanding
favors from the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, are often received. If Mr. Van-
derlip’s statement be correct, it ulcov-
ers a shameful state of affairs, which
furnishes the strongest sort of an argu-
ment in favor of the Democratic con-
tention that the U. 8. Treasury should
be absolutely divorced from the bank-
fng system of the country, and the
Democrats in Congress should demand
copies of every such letter received by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in order
that the names of these political bank-
ers may be known to the people of the
country.
It begins to look as though the op-
position to the reciprocity treaties ne-
gotiated under the Dingley tariff act
might be strong enough to defeat them
all. Mr. Kasson, who represented the
1. 8. in negotiating them, and who
has been active in trying to get favora-
ble action on them, has gone to Flori-
da for his health, and they are now at
a standstill, It is said that he will re
turn later in the session and resume
his efforts in behalf of the treaties, but
their opponents claim to be gaining
strength all the time.
Senator-elect Blackburn spent SBun-
day in Washington, receiving the con-
gratulations of his friends, but return-
ed to Kentucky today so as to be pres
ent at his second re-election, tomorrow
which will be gone through so as to
leave no room for casting doubt on the
legality of his election. When he
comes back to Washington, to resume
his duties as Senator, he will be given
a complimentary diover, which prom-
ises to be an old-fashioned Democratic
love-feast, participated in by all the
Democrats in Congress and by many
others, .
: The friction between Gen. Miles
and Adjutant General Corbin has
reached au acute stage, and Miles has
the circulation of Republican Hoar's
recent strong speech against McKino-
ley's war policy among the insurgents.
The Pennsylvania railroad officials
gave out a notice of an increase in wa-
The amount of the
raise is 2 cents per hour. The freight
trainmen are not given any direct
raise, but have had their hours cut
from 12 per day to 11 per day without
any reduction in wages.
Governor Shaw, of Iowa, in his io-
augural a few days ago, doubled his
fists against the Trusts, he said to the
legislature :
“[,et it be your duty to crush every
Trust within your reach and the peo-
ple of this State will call you blessed,
and the people of every other State
will take notice of your wisdom and
will follow the course you shall have
marked out, Ifall the States of the
Union eould be induced to unite upon
some single policy, I would have no
fears of successfully combating monop-
olies in this country.”’
sans Ap
FLORIDA.
Two Weeks’ Tour via Ponnsylvania Rail
road,
The first Pennsylvania Railroad
tour of the season to Jacksonville, al-
lowing two weeks in Florida, will
leave New York and Philadelphia
Feb. 6.
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation, Pullman accommoda-
tions (one berth,) and meals en route
in buth directions while traveling on
the special train, will be sold at the
following rates: New York, $50.00;
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore,
and Washington, $4800; Pittsburg,
£53 00, and at proportionate rates from
other points.
For tickets, itineraries, and other in-
formation apply to ticket agents, Tour-
jst Agent at 1196 Broadway, New
York; 4 Court Street, Brooklyn; 789
Broad Street, Newark, N. J.; B. Courl-
sender, Jr, Passenger Agent Balti
more District, Baltimore, Md.; Colin
BStudds, Passenger Agent Soulhenst
ern District, Washington, D. C.; Thos.
E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western
District, Pittsburg, Pa.; or to Geo W.
Boyd, Amistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station Philadel
phia, Janll-8t
Mad Dog Meares.
Hartleton, biting other dogs, and then
running to Sulphur Springs, it bit Rob
Bingaman, An alarm was spread by
knowledge and against his will ; that
he deplored it, and that he desired
hostilities to cease and would with-
draw his troops to any distance Geoe-
ral Otis should desire. To which
American General replied that as the
fighting had begun it must go on."
am ———— ———
A Standard Among Newspapers,
Reflecting in its widening circula-
age the prosperity that marks the
opening of the new year The Pittsburg
Times more than ever impresses upon
its readers the excellence of its high
standard and the success of its efforts
to make a model paper for the individ-
ual sod for the family. The Times is
a newspaper, sparing no pains nor ex-
pense to cover the world thoroughly
every day, that its current page of his-
curs at home. It is clean, dignified
and reliable, certain that no lack of
these features can be made up io offen
give sensationalism. It can be taken
into the family eircle with confidence
that its columuos are filled with whole-
some instruction and entertainment,
Wherever known The Times is recog-
nized as the best type of a concise,
crisp and complete newspaper, and
among newspaper men it is the publi-
estion with which comparisons of ex-
cellence are made, While The Times
is Republican in politics it realizes
that others have a right to be on earth
and that politics are not everything.
When one cent a day will buy a morn-
one. The Times is three dollars a year
or six cents a week, and worth the
mouey.
—————— A MA AS
Wagon Passed Over Him.
Park, was hauling cord wood a few
road. The wagon and its load, weigh-
badly hart about the back and chest.
————— A SUP CARI
Having a Great
Congh Remedy,
great run on Chamberlain's Cough
medicine to one of any other kind, an
days of la grippe there is nothing like
the cough, heal up the sore throat and
| Townsend, of Philipsburg, the two Re-
publicans who were de
| ago by the election of the Democratic
ieandidates. Both these men,
committal then, are now lined up with
| the Hastings wing of the party. The
Quay managars are not expected to
| bring out their candidates for the le
gislature until after the February elee-
| tion, perhaps not then as the Hastings
| be encouraging for the machine.
I ——————— AT TT ———— BE
Marriage Licenses,
| The following marriage licenses
| were issued during the past week:
| 8. E. Baisor, of Waddles, and Mollie
| BE. Edmiston, of State College.
Bernard A. Green, of Milesburg, and
Aguoes Miller of Bellefonte.
John E. Pierce, of Duncannon, and
Mary R. Fink, of Taylor twp.
| Lyons Shay, of Howard, and Esther
| Roberts, of Bellefonte.
8. A, Hollabaugh, of Clearfield coun-
ty, and Cordie Millindes of Philipsb’g.
Wm. H. Harpstsr and Marjory E.
Quick, both of Snowshoe.
Norris Martz, of Altoona, and Eta
Rowan, of Lemont,
Cyrus M. Tice, of Howard twp., and
Nora B. Bhiviey, of Taylor twp.
LATE BOER WAR NOTES
There come vague reports of despe-
rate fighting on Tugela river.
There is mystery over Buller's si-
lence.
Boers made a furious rush upon a
British position, but were put to flight
by a bayonet charge,
Heavy firing was going on toward
the Tugeia.
Reports received at Pietermaritzburg
that relief has nearly reached the be-
sleged garrison at Ladysmith.
The British fort eastward of Mafek-
ing was demolished on Friday by the
Boer bombardment, and the British
retired.
C—O A ———
Bankruptey Act Repeal
Representative Dolliver, of Iowa,
has introduced a bill in congress pro-
viding for the Repeal of the Bankrupt-
cy sot. Hesays: “I wish the Bank-
rupley law repealed, because I regard
it as an abettor of fraud.
dishonest speculators in engaging in
any sort of wildeat scheme, and then
escaping the penalties of their acts and
curred if the scheme turns out unprof-
table.”
there
seen
We passed Council |
Jlufls just before we crossed the Mis-
It is a large and busy city
river is called the
between the east and |
The Missouri
of Nebraska, it is an attractive |
place—the country is very productive. |
We crossed the Platte river on the fifth |
of July, and stopped at Belleville for |
supper, just across the Nebraska and |
Kansas jines. We then passed through |
the Northern part of Kausas and |
reached Denver about daylight. After
breakfast we took an electric car ride]
over the city. Went to the Grand Pal- |
all places of interest. The climate is}
delightful, poppies grow wild. i
The country through Nebraska, |
Kansas and part of Colorado is very |
productive, but the western part of}
Colotado is barien. Sage brush, ant]
hills and prairie dog homes are all
there is to be seen, except the moun-|
tains, which are sublime. The tops]
are covered with snow. When we
reached Colorado Springs our train
went right on to Manitou which is sit-
uated at the base of Pikes Peak. Nu-
merous mineral springs are here and it
is a great Lealth resort. The cottages
are scattered here and there as if they
had been thrown against the rocks
and stuck fast. They have excellent
hotels, street cars and electric lights.
When we arrived at Pikes Peak, car-
ringes were waiting to take us through
the Garden of the Gods. That is a
place that no visitor to Colorado
should miss seeing. The strange form-
ations of the rocks are wonderful to
behold, As we are driven along we
see what they call the old baggage
room, dear heads, the washer woman,
old man's wine cellar, balance rock,
kissing camels, the three ) a
gateway and many more fancifal
forms in wonderful varieties of eolor-
ing looking as if they had been chis.
eled out of solid stone. One can not
help being amazed at these wonderful
and curious formations. I cannot de
soribe it and I doubt if any one can do
it justice. After we returned from the
Garden of the Gods we went to the
base of Pikes Peak to look at the won- |
derfully coustructed cog-wheel rail
road. It looks frightful to see the cars
ascend but it is wonderful to think
that it is the work of man's hands. |
The successful solution of such a gi
gantic problem must have taken years
of work and study. They say the view
from the summit is iflcent,. We
were too timid to ascend, so I can not
ve you a description of It. The next
place of interest was Pueblo where we
spent some time in wight seeing.
a five city. “The Pittsburg of
West" is a title that is often given
fou quanti ties of les
are foun miles away.
Those who grossly overcharge inva
riably growl over reasonable charges
of others. Notice the truth of it,
An interesting letter by a lady de-
soriptive of a trip to California, will be
found in this issue,
If you desire to vole at the February
elections you must pay your poll tax
not later than Jan. 20.
Jeff Shafler has obtained a job in one
of the business establishments at Lew-
istown and will move thither.
The Wm. L. Sellers farm near Oak-
hall, was sold to Harry Wagner, of
Roopsburg, who will move on it.
Rev. Rearick’s appointments, Sun-
; Spring
Mills, 10 a. m. ; Tusseyville, 2 p. m.
First class groceries prevent disease
ina family. None but No. 1 goods
kept at Sechlers, in Bush house block.
Soft weather Monday and Tuesday
cut in on the thin layer of snow-ice on
the roads to the detriment of sleighing.
J. W. Kepler, of Ferguson, of the old
and well-known Democratic Kepler
family, is the first to announce for as-
Wm. Mitterling on Monday morn.
ing started for Philadelphia with a car
of cows, containing 23 head of which
19 were fresh.
Centre Hall has had at least double
the number of deaths in the past year
as in any former year. These deaths
were mainly among the aged.
Large quantities of paper wood are
being shipped from the mountain
above town, aud some of it comes back
again as paper to print the Reporter
on.
E. 8. Shaffer, of Madisonburg, has
sold his mail route from that town to
Millheim to J. F. Miller, and will flit
to Philadelphia to serve as conductor
on a street car,
A medical man says that in his prae-
tice he had a dozen cases of injuries
from lamp explosions caused by pers
sons blowing down the lamp chimpey
to extinguish the flame. Be warned.
The Clearfield county courts have
awarded Miss Virginia Beers $2,000
damages for injuries sustained by a fall
from a bridge that had no side protec.
tions. She was riding a bicycle at the
time of the accident.
MeClure's Magazine for January, is
literary richness. “lan Maclaren” be
gins his “Life of the Master.” Mark
Old Centre Ever In It.
telephone, and a number of gunners
responded and killed the animal.
Recent Union County Deaths,
, Fremont Wolfe, age 17.
Van val
short time. The sales are growing,
and all who try it are pleased with its
Titi
supplying vations of Europe with
modern inventions of Yankee genius.
Jeokins & Lingle, of Bellefonte, ten
filed a vigorous protest with Secretary
Root, in which he asked whether he or
1 was in command of the Anny;