VOL. LXXIII.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
PORTO RICO IS TOHAVE A TARIFF
FOR TWO YEARS.
Our Colony Discriminated Against and
Mast Pay Duty at the Instigstion of
the Big Trusts,
WasHINGTON, March 5.—Two vio-
lations of the Constitution in a single
week is the record of the Republican
majority in the House—a record that
should drive the Republican party
from power. It does not mitigate the
offense against constitutional govern-
ment that one of these violations
should have been an attempt to par-
tially right the wrong committed in
the other. A rightful thing wrongly
done is often as bad or worse than a
wrong. When the Republican major-
ity, driven by the party whip, passed
the bill levying a 15 per cent. duty on
the products of Porto Rico for a period
of two years, a grievous wrong was in-
flicted upon the Porto Ricans and the
Constitution of the U. 8. was violated.
Later, when the Republicans became
alarmed at the vigorous protests from
all sections of the country against the
proposed robbery of the helpless Porto
Ricans, they again violated the Coun-
stitution by doing a thing right in
principle in the wrong way,—passing
a bill placing more than $2,000,000, al-
ready in the treasury, and all the fu-
ture collections under Dingley duties
upon Porto Rican products, at the dis-
posal of the President, to be expended
under his discretion for the benefit of |
Porto Rico. It is perfectly right that
every dollar of this money should be
spent for the benefit of Porto Rico. but,
as Representative Bailey so forcibly
pointed out, it is everlastingly wrong
to turn over to the discretion of one
man money in the Treasury of the U.
8., when the Couostitution expressly
gives the right to dispose of money in
the Treasury to Congress, and not to
the Executive. But good may come
out of evil. These things serve to ac-
centuate in the minds of the people the
attitude of the two great political par-
ties toward the Constitution,—to make
plain that there is only one Constitu-
tional party and that is the Democrat-
specifications being that while under
fire he got off his horse and hid be-
hind a tree. He was acquitted, but
the record, as well as the report of Col.
Morgan, is said to contain matter
which will cause Senators and Repre-
sentatives to do some hard thinking
before they vote to make such a man a
Major-General,
The Republican leaders of the House
are preparing for some sort of a polit
cal performance during the present
seat every day during the week.
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COMMISSIONER RIDDLE DEAD,
cuambs this Morning
The death of Matthew F.
about two o'clock this Thursday moro-
ing, at his home at Pleasant Gap, after
plications arising from the efTocts of a
heavy eold, in conjunction with heart
trouble.
been troubled with an affection of the
ous trouble, His friends at Pleasant
Gap duriog the last two months hal
noticed a change ino Mr.
health, he apparently suflering
some organic trouble. About two |
weeks ago he caught a heavy cold,
which did not respond to the ordinary
remedies and he gradually grew worse.
On last Sunday evening he took to his
bed and at once his condition became
serious.
this morning.
Mr. Riddle was aged over years,
and leave- a wife and four children,
three sons and one daughter to sur-
vive him.
Marion and Ralph.
from
55
at his home at Pleasant Gap.
cupation he was a farmer. He was al- |
ways a resident of Pleasant Gap, in
which place he was born and raised.
For many years he filled the office of |
assessor in his precinct, until elected |
to the office of county Commissioner,
which office he served one term aod |
was elected last fall to
term.
ic party.
Benator Jones, of Arkansas, said of |
the attitude of the Democratic Sena-
tors toward the Porto Rico bill: “The |
Democrats accept the issues tendered |
by the Republicans. Porto has |
been annexed to the U. 8. It isan in-|
tegral part of the country. The flag]
proclaims our sovereignty there, and
the Constitntion follows the flag. The
Republican proposition that we can
enact discriminatiog legislation
against the Porto Ricans and Porto
Rico products is monstrous. We will |?
fight it in the Senate to the limit of
our extent, and we will fight it before
the people from now until the ballots
are cast in November.”’
Senator Stewart, who has been count-
ed as a countenancer if not an actual
supporter of imperialism, said in a
speech against the Porto Rico tariff:
“I don’t want any territory in which
the Constitution does not follow the
flag. We cannot discriminate against
any section of our own country. If
our principles of free government are
not broad enough to cover any territo-
ry under the flag, then we would bet-
ter bring back the flag.”
Instead of avoiding the collision of
imperialism and protection, as the Re-
publicans who fathered it intended,
the Porto Rico tariff bill seems likely
to precipitate the collision, and the Re-
publicans to be called on to say wheth-
er the country shall give up the Phil
ippines or the protective tariff. If the
Supreme Court decides, as many be-
lieve it will, that all territory owned
by the U. 8. is constitutionally speak-
ing, a part of the U. 8., the choice will
have to be speedily made, and Senator
Foraker has openly said on the floor of
the Senate, that he would favor giviog
up the Philippines,
Junketing Is catching, Becretary
Root, accompanied by three members
of his family is officially junketing in
Cuban waters, aboard a government
transport; Secretary Long is arrang-
ing to take the House Naval Commit-
tee to Newport News, on a govern-
ment vessel, and there is talk of a Con-
gressional junketing party to Porto Ri-
co, meade up of the Joint House and
Senate Committee and their families.
There seems to be trouble ahead for
the administration bill providing that
the Adjutant General of the Army
shall bave the rank of Major-General.
The Senate has adopted a resolution,
offered by Benstor Pettigrew, direct
ing the Secretary of War to send to
the Senate the record of the Court.
Martial of Gen. Corbin, who was then
a Lieut. Col, during the civil war, and
scopy of a report made about the same
time by Col. Thomas J. Morgan, relat
ing to the first colored brigade, and
Lieut. Col. Corbin’s relations there-
‘with, Corbin was court-martialed up-
: of oe of the
Rien
Mr. Riddle was a veteran of the eiv-
il war, and enlisted in 1862, when but
i seventeen years old. He served
years in the war and was mustered out |
{at the close,
Mr. Riddle was highly respected and
| esteemed in his home town and by all
{ who bore his acquaintance, He was
charitable even to a fault,
The Board of Commissioners met at |
i their office in Bellefonte this morning,
and adjourned not to meet until next |
Monday morning, in respect to their
departed fellow member.
The Constitution prescribes that
when a casual vacancy occurs in the
board of county commissioners the
same shall be filled by an appoint-
ment made by the court, which we
would understand to cover the unex-
pired term.
Bt
LATEST NEWS,
Philadelphia had a $300,000 fire yes-
terday in the dry-goods section.
The British forces again defeated a
ment,
In the Texas Republican state con-
vention yesterday, there were fist
fights and a split up.
The Boers are massing near Bloem-
fontein, under General Joubert, and a
great battle is likely soon to be fought.
The Boers are making haste to form
a new battle line, and are deserting
Cape Colony and Natal to get into the
Free State. They are massing all their
armies to give the British one big bat-
tle.
At the Red Ash coal mines, in West
Virginia, on Tuesday morning, one
hundred and twenty miners were en-
tombed by an explosion caused by fire
damp. The explosion was a terrific
one and caused the entire mountain to
tremble. At 9 o'clock at night 23 bod-
ies had been removed and it is believed
all within were killed.
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Distriet Convention,
A District Sabbath School Conven-
tion will be held in Emanuel’s church
at Tusseyville, on Thursday, March 15.
There will be three sessions, morning,
afternoon and evening, when import.
ant topics will be discussed, An in-
teresting program has been prepared,
and able speakers will be present, and
the sessions promise to be very instruct.
ive and interesting.
Game and Fish Association,
A movement is on foot to organize a
fish and game protective association in
Centre county and the prospects for
success are very bright: A meeting
was held in the court house in Belle.
discussed, There were about twenty
¥
five sportsmen present and a most io.
REMINISCENSEN,
Queer Doings and
Persons,
Persons occasionally will do some |
queer things and make (queer requests, |
of which we give instances below : |
WANTED CHANGE, |
In the days of the old copper cents,
when they were the size of quarters, al
devout church-goer, when the klingle- |
seckel was passed around for the col-|
| lection, by mistake dropped in a quar- |
{ter instead of a copper cent. We will |
{call bim Jones, After services,
ing discovered the mistake, he applied |
ter that be went by the name of Qt are |
terdollar Jones.
| A DOG TRADE. |
Years ago when winters meant more
| had a dog that suited him better than
| his Snyder county canine, he tramped
all the way up to Gillilands, near Cen-
| tre Hill, some 25 miles, accompanied |
by his bow-wow, to swap dogs with |
| Joe Gilliland, who was willing to get |
| rid of his dog for any other, and the
{swap was made. Next morning the;
badly snowbound so he couldn’t tramp |
home for nigh a week with his new |
dog. That trip for a trade, owing to |
the blizzard, cost the fellow §17.
AN EXONERATION,
A citizen, liviog in the east end of |
| the valley, finding that his cow was
assessed $10 higher than he thought |
was right, walked 15 miles to Belle |
fonte to attend the appeals and have |
i
GoT
which was granted by the Commis
sioners, Pleased, he started home ;|
| called in the Reporter office, to tell us|
| how he had made §10 that day. He |
| enough to discover he had only made |
| on the valuation of his cow.
LIVED HIGH,
A fellow in these diggios whose hab- |
| its were not of the sort to keep his fam-
ily away from hunger, made, as he |
| thought, one day, a rich strike, by dis- |
| posing of some horseradish, realizing |
$1.75. Feeling millionaire-like, he |
| concluded to have his wife and little |
| ones for once to enjoy high-living, by |
| investing his pile in giogersnaps a
‘one of the town stores,
VIRTUE IN A CHESTNUT
A former resident of Adamsburg, in |
| Bayder county, told the Reporter of |
| his experience with another, both boys |
harrowing with a horse given to pro-| |
| voking tail-switebiog. The boys be-|
| thought themselves of a cure for that |
| sin. Ro taking a chestout burr, the |
| tail of the animal was raised, the burr |
| placed thereunder, and the switching
| apparatus at once shut down. That
| horse got home from the field without |
I harrow, harness, or bridle. Try it.
IN A PINCH,
In the good old days when our farm-
ers enjoyed teeming frolics taking
crops to market at Lewisburg, while |
a gang were in the Brushvalley nar-
rows, one of the teamsters had occa
sion to stop to fix something under the
wagon ; his one hand was propped
on the ground near the wheel. A lit
tle jerk of the team, and the wheel was
ou his thumb, pinning him fast ; up-
der excruciating pain he modestly
called to the teamster back of him :
“Sog, kum emol ¢' wennig hare. Un
wan du so gute sy wit, fore ¢ wennig
for.”
BURR,
COOL
DUBBED THEMSELVES,
About 35 years ago a district teach-
ers covention was held in the village
of Logansville. It was a genial and
interesting gathering of teachers. At
the close the following resolution was
unanimously passed : ‘‘Resolved, that
all teachers having a professional cer-
tificate are entitled to the degree of
Professor.” The immediate harvest
was about forty ‘professors.’
A FEW MORE,
A fellow had a vessel knocked off to
him for 2 cents ; finding it had a little
leak, he waited a few hours to settle
and insisted upon a reduction on the
price.
A devoted husband was in the habit
of walking 24 miles to a relative for his
horse and buggy to take his wife ona
visit, 190 miles, to her former home in
the same locality. Thus making a
round trip afoot until he got his wife
home again.
Away back when New Berlin was &
county seat, a denizen of the ridges
went to town with a basket of cherries
for retail on the street. Reaching the
court house with doors open and court
in session, he entered and halting in
front of the bench and bar he sang
out: "Wet er karshe cauffe 2"
May Gat New Brick Works.
Philipsburg is makiog an effort to
secare a new brick works, A proposi-
tion has been made that the citizens
furnish from $15,000 to $20,000 of the
capital stock of $40,000 of the concern,
the promoters promising to furnish
the balance. The plant will employ
less han
rt a : » aon
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
FROM ALL PARTS.
OMcers Elected for the Grange Encamp.
ment and Inter-Connty Far for 1900
[at Centre Hall,
The committee on Grange Encamp-
ment and inter-county fair held a
meeting at Centre Hall, March 8rd,
ney, treasurer. The following divis- |
Supt. of eamp, J.
Bupt.
ment of implements, horticultural and
products, George Dale;
with |
power to appoint such
may be required.
15th, the ex-
hibition and fair to open on
| the 220d of Sept.
A proposition isto be submitted to]
each grange two new varieties of poul- |
to purchase the eggs, and assign them |
to the members best experienced in
A trio of each breed
| reimburse them for the purchase of the |
egies, the balance to be retained by the |
It was decided to plant additional
| look for the Grange fair is better than |
lever. All that patrons need do isto |
| go steadily on with their enterprise, |
| and they will achieve still larger suc-|
{cess in the future,
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Severely Injured,
James Durst, our good townsman,
| received severe injuries this morniog]
{ by being thrown from a wagon by his
| team running away, being frightened |
by the neck yoke slipping off, allow-
ing the wagon tongue to drop, and the |
horses ran off,
Jim bought a fine team of draught |
This |
| morning he went to Joel Kerstetter, |
on the other side of the railroad sta-
Io hitching the horses
hitched ‘‘too
He started off and as he was
ed that the team was
long.”
the neck yoke slipped off and the
tongue dropped to the ground. The
horses became frightened and plunged
upsetting the heavy wagon, and Jim
was thrown. He landed on his head
on the hard frozen and stony ground
and was rendered unconscious by the
fall. He was carried into the home of
Mr. Kerstetter, and Gl was
summoned to dress t es. A
deep gash was cut over the right eye,
and there is an ugly cut into the skull
bones on the back of the head, along
with other minor bruises. Fortunate-
ly no bones were broken, although it
is supposed he sustained internal in-
juries. His injuries were more serious
than at first supposed. He would lose
consciousness for a short time, and
then recover again,
In spite of the rumor that the acci-
dent would prove fatal, the physicians
say he will recover,
The team with the overturned wag-
on ran across the railroad in towards
the town and scattered parts of the
wagon along the street, badly wreck-
ing it. They wer ecaught on the hill
at the home of A. 8. Kerlin, with the
front carriage only dragging along.
Spring Term. gp
The spring term of eight weeks, of
the Centre Hall Preparatory and Nor-
mal School will open on Tuesday,
April 17, 1900, in the High School
building, Centre Hall, Pa. Especial
attention will be paid to young teach-
ers and those preparing for teaching,
by giving thorough reviews in all the
common school studies as well as the
higher branches of learning. Terms
are moderate. For Information ad-
dress, B. M. WAGENSELLER, A. B,
Booming,
The Odd Fellows lodge in this place
is having a boom. They have added
quite a number who are taking an act
ive interest in lodge work, and in con-
sequence it is In better condition than
think of
rv beh rn
SUNDAY SCHOOL CUNVENTION,
tn Centre Hall,
County Bunday Bchool
will meet in the
church, Centre Hall, on
March 20th. The following
has been prepared for the occasion:
MORNING BESSION,
Devotional
Rev. W. W,
Bervice,
Racad= Centre Hall,
Address of welcome, Rev. J.
Response,
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{ing, Rev. Charles Roads,
eral State Secretary.
Report of the President.
Appointment of {
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D. D., Gen-
i ommittees, Busi-
Address—*‘ Right Beginnings,’
| W. Barnes, Supt, Primary Work of
i the State Association.
AFTERNOON BESSIOXN.,
Rev.
| Devotional Service,
| Kerschuer, Centre Hall.
A Bymposium of Short Addresses on
'p ractical Topies—{15 minutes each.
| The Proper Use of Proper Helps,
A. A. Black, Boalsburg,
| Missionary Work
Bchool, Rev. D.
Mills,
{ Building Up the Babbath School, Rev
D. T. Hepler, Lemont.
| The Adult Bible ( W.
Fsq., Boalsburg.
Conference—The Normal Class and
| Progress, Rev, Chas. Roads, D. D.
Address—"Home Co-operation and
How to Becure It,” Mrs. J. W. Barnes,
A Beripture Exercise, by classes from
| the several Bunday schools of Centre
| Hall, arranged by Rev. R. Crittendon,
{ of Bellefonte,
Election of Officers.
G. WW,
Rev,
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Wolf,
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M.
Sunday
Spriog
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lass, A. Murray,
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Business,
EVENING SESSION,
Devotion and Song, Rev.
| Bpriog Mills,
Address—*"Teach the Little Ones to
{ Pray,” Mrs. J. W. Barnes,
| Address—"The Parents Place in the
|! 8. 8.” Rev, Chas. Roads, D. D.
The music of the convention
| In charge of Prof. E. W.
| Centre Hall. The program will be in-
rapersed at intervals with music,
| | prayer and offerings.
Chlleote,
will be
Crawford, of
The Country's Pensioners,
| Responding to an inquiry from Sen- |
| ator Gallinger, Commissioner of Pen-
| sions Evans sent to him a statement
| giving the number of pensioners borne
{ on the rolls of the office on account of |
| each of the wars of the United States
{and giving a brief review of laws under
| which they were granted. The state |
| ment as to the number of pensioners is |
| as follows:
tionary War, 4 widows and
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widows.
1655 survivors and 3880 widows.
jcan war, 9206 survivors and 81
Mex-
al laws, 321,555 invalid and 92,901 wid-
ows and other dependents; under law |
of 1800, invalids, 420011; widows and
dependents, 140,227. Total 990,528,
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Died at Aaronsbarg.
The death of Mrs. Anna Walters,
one of Aaronsburg’s oldest citizens, oc-
curred at the home of A. D. Keener
last Thursday morning. She was over
88 years old, and her death was caused
by a geveral failing of health incident
to old age. Mrs. Walters is survived
by nine children: Mrs A. D. Keener,
Mrs. Hannah Reed, Miss Lydia, and
Mrs. Edelman, of Asronsburg; Mrs
Daniel Kerstetter, of Haines township;
Mrs. Michael Everett, and Isaiah, of
Coburn; Henry, of Bwengle, and Wm,
in the western part of the state. The
remains were taken to Swengle, Un-
jon county, where funeral services
were held Bunday morning.
Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
« Lewis Whitman, of Grampian, and
Anna Iddings, of Clearfield.
Orlando W. Weaver, of Wolfs Store
and Nora Hofly, of Rebersburg.
Robert KE. Auman, of Woodward,
and Jennie Vonada, of Miles twp.
David W, Bweetwood and Mary E.
Ripka, both of Spring Mills,
W. H. Watson and Carrie E. With-
erite, both of Union twp.
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Woman and Gold Missing,
A story comes from Sugar valley to
the effect that a woman who left her
home near Carroll, last week, took
with her $700 in gold, the joint sav-
ings of herself and husband. It is
thought she has gone to Germany, her
native land. The gold was hidden in
the smoke house for safe keeping.
. Improving .
Howard Spangler, now in the Johns
town hospital, we are pleased to note,
ison a fair wa 1o fecver from the ef- | Reformed
s of the amsutation of arm, fort
NO. 10
LOCAL ITEMS,
from Everywhere,
Understood
Lord
Thou know’st my
And all the mingled good und
Thou see’st my shame,
My few stray gleams of glor
Where I am false
And where my soul rings
Hf fee's deep story
3 ;
iI dod
true,
ols
Lord, I am gl ad
vault
EL
" of
my heart,
I would not hide
One folly from Thy seeing
Nor shun Thy healing touc!
To save the smart.
i
Only, dear Lord
Make plain the path of duty,
Let not my shame and sorrow
me down,
Lest in despair 1 fail f
And, weeping vainly,
Miss the victor's crown.
Hast wronged a nei
Then to him restitution
If thou a ehild of G
Thus is the stern comman
in Holy Writ,
Lest thou wear the brand, hypo
Ntand up for this, and thi
If thou woul i’st for t fhe wi
And be a child of Go
ratone
Public sales and {ree jut
| Wing now.
Lew Bunday has added a possun
his rabbit farm.
(iive us your chang:
old with the new.
March came in like
out like a lamb?
Our friend, Will Alli
Mills, was ill last week.
At Ed. Stump
cows brought high prices,
a non
S00,
| Spring
8 sale Jast Friday,
The revival
a full house each evenin
services contin with
ue
or
g
last , and
A hard freeze again
the wheat fields are suflering.
of Bellefonte,
Monroe Armour,
granted a peusion, $0.
Sleet and rain
followed by col
wel
h
i and high winds.
Last Thursday's flood was co
the one of 1
Prof. Fehr, ~iale
girl with good references,
housework.
College,
Mrs. Sarah Dunlap, Charles 5:
and Miss Olive Zerby, of
are on the sick list
of Shamokin
money to prosecute counciline
honesty in making improvems
To Messrs. McKinney, Hamill,
kle, Harpster, and others, thanks
friendly expressions in behalf
Citizens
Bix car loads of western horses, three
at Centre Hall and three st Millheim,
were sold at good prices, within two
months,
Wild docks are making their appear-
ance on Penns creek. BSiation agent
Stover, at Paddy Mountain, shot seve
ral recently.
Rev. Rearick’s appointments, San-
day, March 11 : Centre Hall, 10 a. m. ;
St. Johns church, 7 p.m. ; Georges
Valley, 2 p. m.
Mrs. Michael Decker, east of
Hall, has been quite ill the past
from an attack of biliousness,
slowly improving.
At the public sales going this spring
in the county, there will be put up at
sale about 250 head of horses aad about
350 head of horn cattle.
After being blind for nine years as
the result of an explosion, C. O. Cor-
man, of Bellefonte, has recovered his
eyesight without medical aid.
The flood of Thursday last raised the
streams in this county higher than at’
any time since the Johnstown food.
The fall was almost as sudden as the
rise,
John F. Seiberling, the Akron, O.,
mower and reaper manufacturer, onoe
known at Centre Hall, on Monday
filed a petition in bankruptey. His
liabilities amount to $801,578.38, His
assets are given as $30 worth of wear-
ing apparel,
The evangelistic services held in the
Lutheran church of this place, by Rev,
Warden, were continued by Rev. Rear
ick upon the former filling his time,
and are having A large attendance
since, the interesting exercises findiog
favor with people of all churches,
The Centre Democrat contest for an
organ, up to last week, stood as fol
lows: Lutheran Church, Pleasant
Gap, 1908 ; Union Sunday School. Zi-
on, 1645; M. E. Church, Roland, 1200 ;
Presbyterian Chureh, Unioaville, 210 ;
Church, . Pinegrove, 93;
Pleasant Valley Church, Yarnell, IH
M. E. Chureh, Boas, Al. The
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Centre
week
She is