eporier,
CENTRE HALL, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1900.
// HUMMEL FOUND cuter NON TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
And Sentenced.—Jury Out
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
VOL. LXXIIIL.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE DEMOCRATS SECURE DE
FENSE FOR THE NICARAGUA
CANAL.
Lodge and Representative Moody, of
Mass. It provides that the Benior
Major General, when in command of
the army, shall have the rank and pay
of Lieut. General and shall be retired
with that rank. The administration
has quietly opposed all legislation
along this line, because of the pull of
Adjutant General Corbin, who Is Dbit-
terly hostile to Gen. Miles and it will
WASHINGTON, LOCAL ITEMS,
Five Minutes. Four-day Personally-Condacted Tour via Cullings of More than Ordinary lureiest
Ponusylvania BR. KB, from Everywhere.
The almost unparalied success of the
sylvania Railroad Company to offer |
i
After being out a short time on Mon- |
day afternoon the jury declared that]
Wm. H. Hummel, the rag peddler, of |
Black Hole Valley, wus guilty of mur- |
der in the first degree for killing his |? 1vely Race for for the Appointment of
wife and her three children. It
known that the jury decided upon a
tour last year has induced the Penn- Nobody Knows Bat Mother,
the residents of Williamsport, Wilkes- | To keep the home together ;
barre, Sunbury, Harrisburg, and] Nobody knows of the steps it takes,
neighboring cities in Central Pennsyl- | Nobody knows—but mother.
Nobody knows of the work it makes
A Resolution Expressing Sympathy for the in Commissioner by Judge Love A Large
Boers Discassed Behind Closed Doors Number of Applicants,
by the Senate.—Republicans Afraid
of Eagland.
probably do the same in this case.
As the result of a week's work, the
five mines after leaving the court
vania another opportunity to avail |
themselves of the peculiar advantages |
About a dozen Hepublicans are anx- Which kisses only smother ;
iously seeking the appointment to fill
the vacancy in the Commissioners’ of-
fice. Itisa fine plum and but the on-
Togmome of the fel-
lows It looks ns large ns a full sized
sweet pumpkin, and all are near the
room, but delayed reporting for appear- |
ance sake.
When the jury annouvced its find-
ing, Hummel heard the verdict with-
Republicans of the House have unseat
WasHiNaroN, March 12.—The|ed two Democrats, one from Alabama
amendment of the Niciragua Canal and one from Va.—and seated two Re-
treaty, giving this country the right| publicans.
to defend and control the capal in| The Senate sat down quick and hard out changing Judge
time of war, although opposed by aon Senator Hoar’s scheme to give ex-| Metzger, in addressiug the prisoner, |
ly one on the tree,
of a personally-conducted tour to | Nobody's pained by naughty blows,
Washington, and has therefore arrang- Nobody —only mother,
ed for a four-day tour to the National |
Capital on Monday, April 2, {Novody knows of the ale pless tate
— . ’ . jestowed on baby brother ;
| Train will leave Renovoat 6.40 a. m., | Nobody knows of the tender pray'r,
Williamsport 8.30 a, m., Beranton 7.48 Nobody —only mother,
a. m., Wilkesbarre 845 a. m., Bunbury |
countenance,
Republican—Senator Davis—was I said :
Democratic triumph, because the
amendment is an unqualified endorse-
ment of the position taken by the
made public. As amended, the treaty
will probably receive the votes of
enough Democratic Senators to make
its ratification reasonably certain al-
though there are features in it that
will prevent some Democrats from vot-
ing for its ratification.
Are the majority of the Benate
afraid of England? Their action,
when Senator Mason compelled the
Senate to take up his resolution, ex-
tainly looked that way. The majority
refused to allow the resolution to be
discussed
fend England. Ye Gods! this sort of
men who cringed to no foreign friend
presser their opinion and time after
time have spoken in favor
trodden peoples, without stopping to
think whether their oppressors would
like it or not. Now, as soon as any-
thing aflecting England is even men-
tioned, the majority orders the doors
closed. What a picture for the Amer-
jean people to contemplate. Even in
secret session, the administration Ben-
ators are afraid to allow Senator Ma-
son’s resolution to be squarely voted
upon. Their program is to throttle it
by having a msjority vote to Jay it on
thetable. Ifthe so-called era of friend
ship with England is to result in
squelebing our Americanism and our
love for liberty, the sooner it comes Lo
an end, the better for us as a people,
Whether Gen. Joe Wheeler takes his
seat in the House depends upon Mr.
McKinley. Under date of Nov. 28th,
1899, Gen. Wheeler forwarded his res
igonation as a brigadier general of vol-
unteers from the Philippines, to Mr,
McKinley. If Mr. McKinley accepts
the resignation to take eflect on that
date, which was before the assembling
ed to Glen Wheeler taking his seat in
the House.
In order to get Republican voles
Queen Lil, of Hawaii, $20,000, and a
yearly pension of $10,000. We have
not reached the stage yet of willingly
paying pensions to ex-royalties, either
white or chocolate colored.
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Frozen Dog and Quail.
There is on exhibition at Kessler's
hotel in Northumberland, says the
Sunbury Daily, a tableau group of a
setter dog and a dozen quail, in the at-
titude usunil sumed by birds and
in the woods.
The exhibition bas attracted much
| attention, though the warmer weath-
| ed to Burgess Thomas Kessler.
| During the very cold weather just
{the woods to give him an outing,
| and further the work of training the
| closed season for game birds.
| While going up the ravine at Blue
| hill (it was extremely cold on account
{of the sharp wind) Burgess Kessler
| missed the dog. He hunted for
| an hour, but could find no trace of the
avimal. He returned home, thinking |
| that the dog had preceded him, but]
| the animal was pot there. Nothing |
| was seen of the dog until Thursday, |
| when the Burgess went back to Blue
hill to make another search.
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In the thicket where the dog liad |
| last been seen, but securely hidden by
| the evergreens, the Burgess discovered
the animal standing, with his nose
| pointed fairly ahead as bpatural as if
i alive. Half a dozen yards away were
| about a dozen quail, all of them frozen.
| The setter had scented the birds and
| stood waiting for his master to come.
{ The dog, in his instinctive effort to
locate the game for his master, and the
| quail, in their fear to move in the dog's
{ presence, had all frozen to death, |
| There had been no thawing weather
| under the lowering brow of the hill |
i since the day the animal met the quail.
The Burgess gathered np the frozen
quail, brought them to town and plac- |
{ ed them on exhibition.
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Foolish Things Boys Do i
Albert Lenenger, aged 12, was killed |
| “The sentence | am about to pass is
i the sentence of the not my
sentence, The evidence shows clearly
| that you are guilty of premeditated
| murder. Banish all
{mind that you are going to escape.
| In so far as your life is concerned, it Is
i
| forfeited, The evidence is also of such
{a character that you can expect no
| clemency from the Governor as far as
{a pardon is concerned. You
{ hope this side of the grave.”
law, and
hopes from your
:
i
| ed if he had anything to say,
| I did not do the murders,’ he whined.
“It was a blind murder. I would soon-
er go to the pen for many years thao
hang. If I bad done it I would own
up like a man."
Judge Metzger then s:ntenced the
convicted After being taken
back to jail Hummel explained to his
lawyers what he meant by a blind
murder. He said no person had seen
the crime committed and he had
| been proven guilty.
man.
ter hearing the verdict of the jury
Hummel broke away from the officers,
and, rushing into the midst of a party
f
.
however. He afterwards glared at
ther women and exclaimed :
“What are you gawking at me for 2”
Hummel, on Tuesday, asked that his
nephew be sent for, and to the boy be
made the request that he buy a burial
lot for him.
tors to have his body and cut it up.
At another time he appealed to sher-
{ff Gamble to get the people to petition
0
is set free they would have a supper, at
which be would tell all about the mur-
Asspasor’s Pay.
Editor Reporte re
County statement I find some very ex-
cessive and outrageous bills that
paid by the County Commissioners,
and iu which cases the county audit
ors should have made some more
charges, and in looking over the assess
were
sur
inequality. Bellefonte is at the head
of voles
y
’
1800 was $0184 17; number
36;
House bill. It will be a long time be-
fore the hard feelings aroused among
Republicans by this bill pass away,
ered him to cross the track in front of |
it. His head was cut off.
By attemptiog to play a practical |
joke, Charles Lee, a young colored man |
tre Hall, tax $532 63; votes 125; assess-
or’s pay $33.60; per capita 25 cents, or
6; per cent. Millheim, tax 960 94;
votes 157; assessor's pay $83 58; per cap-
the House,
As though there were not already a
sufficient number of differences be-
tween Mr. McKinley and his party in
Congress, a new and serious one has
turned up in the reciprocity treaty
with France. Mr. MeKinly is insist-
ing that the Sepate shall ratify the
treaty at the present session, while
leaders in his party in the Benate,
knowing the extent of the party oppo-
* sition to the treaty, wish to let the
matter go over until the next session,
under the pretense that the Commit-
tee on Finance wishes time to make
an exhaustive investigation into the
effect the treaty will have upon our
revenues, if ratified. Neither side has
yet won, but the Benators know that
they have only to hold out to make
Mr. McKinley back down, as he
hes done in every controversy he has
had with his party leaders in Congress.
A pew and interesting bit of politic-
of Secretary Hay, with the hope of
squaring himself with the numerous
administration,
in looking out for No. 1.
pal treaty.
days ago. He went into the yard and |
climbed up a tall tree. Tying a rope
to a stout limb, he placed the noose in|
the other end around his peck. Lee's |
idea was to call the family and alarm
them by threatening to take his life,
but his feet slipped before he gave the
yell and he swung free from the limb.
He was cut down just in time to pre-
vent his choking to death.
ML ———
The Truth of It.
Philadelphia Record: The champi-
ons of the Frye-Hanna bill still prate
of the “enormous” postal and admir-
alty subsidies of Great Britain, Germa-
ny and France to steamship compa-
tiles. The truth is that the $9,000,000
annual subsidy io this bill greatly ex-
ceeds the total steamship subsidies of
all the governm: nts of Europe earry-
ing the ocean mails. In these Euro-
pean subsidies there is a large compen-
sation to the governments which pay
them in postal revenues ; in the Frye-
Hanna subsidy there is none.
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Three Days’ Celebration,
A large public meeting was held in
the court house at Bellefonte at the
call of Commissioners Heckman and
Meyer, taking initial steps for the
proper celebration of the hundredth
anniversary of the organization of Cen-
tre county. It was decided to hold a
three days’ celebration, the exact date
not yet decided upon. A committee
was appointed to further the project,
——————— A SY SATA
Ahead This Year,
Clearfield county built more school
houses during the year ending Juve
80, 1809, than any other county in the
state with the single exception of
Westmoreland, which erected 18 to
certainly a great inadequacy. Is this
incompetency or a fabrication in order
to extort money from the county. In
either of the districts named a person
would not need to travel more than
from three to fifteen miles circular,
and any competent person could go
over the ground in a few days. The
Commissioners should see that this
evil is abolished before the tri-annual
assessment, TAX PAYER,
A ps
Mast be Reasonable,
In anticipation of the state buying
forest tracts for its reservatian, certain
speculators have been secufing such
land in the hope of getting fancy pric.
es for it. Commissioner Rothrock
says they will be disappointed. The
commonwealth will purchase no wood-
land except at reasonable figures.
Pennsylvania now has 75,000 acres of
forest reserve, and New York owns 1,-
200,000 acres of woodland.
Notioe,
Patrons of the REPORTER who cone
template changing their postoffice ad-
dress this spring, should notify this of
fice of such change by card at once,
that the paper may reach them regu-
larly. Do not forget to give last ad-
dress ns well as the new one. By ob-
serving the above, mech delay may be
avoided,
First Lion for Taxes
A new tax law was passed by the
last Legislature, and is now in force,
by which a tax collector can enter his
claim in the Prothonotary's office
claim becomes a first lien on the prop.
be of interest to tax collectors and tax
Clearfleld’s 17.
payem,
| tree to catch it when the tree is shak-
| en, some holding hats, others sacks,
still others baskets to cateh it when it
drops. One fellow with big mouth
wide open like a depot is in hopes it
will drop right in there. All have
| out of town, out of reach of telephones
{and telegraphs, lest the fruit gatherers
| give him knock-out drops to win the
| prize.
| “I'll givea crisp ten dollar bill to
| find out where Judge Love is,” said
{one angel, “for I can convince him
| that he owes his election as judge to
me.” Another said, “There's no use
{ tin’ the appointment as the sun shines,
| for Love knows what big licks I put
| in to make him judge.”
| It's real interesting, tis.
i Want to Be Commissioner,
The vacancy in the board of com-
| missioners, caused by the death of Mr.
| applicants for tae place :
| Thomas Fisher, Unionville.
George Bholl, Benner twp.
Abe Miller, College twp.
Coke Bell, George A.
! Pontius, W. H. Musser, 8. B. Miller,
J. H. Olliger, John A. Waguer, all of
Bellefonte
am—— ints
Bank Liable in a Swindle,
Judge Glaselle, of Minnesota, has
{| whose signatures afterwards turned up |
on promissory notes for $2000 each.
| The swindle was extensively worked |
| among the farmers in that section, but |
| the Court held that the supposed con-
| tract, by which process the promissory
| notes were disclosed, constituted for- |
| gery, and that the bank, while an in-
| nocent purchaser, was guilty of eon-|
| tributory negligence under the circum-
|stances. In some swindles disreputa-
{ble banks are silent partners. The
| above swindle was in line with patent
right, bohemian oats, and life insur-|
ance swindles, against which farmers
should ever be on their guard.
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Making Ready Sales.
Samuel Rowe, our gasolene engioe
| agent, is meeting with success in plac-
| ing engioes in different parts of the
| valley. This week he closed a deal to
| place a 24-horse power plant in the mill
at Pine Grove Mills, and has several
other transactions under way. This
power appears to be more economical
and serviceable than steam engines,
and in many instances are supplant-
the latter power. Samuel is fully ac-
quainted with details and has the
agency far one of the best makes in the
country.
:
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Two Arbor Days,
Governor Stone has issued a procia-
mation designating Friday, the 6th
day of April, and Friday, the 20th day
of April, A. D., 1900, to be observed as
Arbor Days throughout the Common-
wealth, Two days are set apart for
the observance of Arbor Day. Inas-
much as the climatic conditions may
render one of these days more favora-
ble for the purpose intended than the
other, the selection is left with the cit-
jizens of the various sections of the
Commonwealth.,
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* Trolley Road Opened,
The electric railway between Lewis-
town and Reedsville was put in opera-
tion this week, and cars are now run-
ning regularly. In course of time we
hope to see the line extended across
the Seven mountains through Centre
Hall to Bellefonte. The road is in
contemplation and it may not be a de-
cade until the line is pushed through.
Death of an Aged Man,
Jonathan Gramley, one of Bugar
valley's oldest citizens, died Wednes-
day afternoon at Eastville, aged 80
years. He is survived by three daugh-
ters and one son. Fuveral was held
Saturday at Loganton.
Cost of the War to Great Britain,
The British reported casunities up to
March 12, are as follows : Killed, 2418 ;
wounded, 8747 ; died of disease, 1029
10,50 a. m., Mt, Carmel 7.80 a. m,, Al-
toona 7.15 a. m., Laveaster 10.48 a. m.,
| day, April 5. Passengers from points |
west of Williamsport, and from Dew-|
art, Belinsgrove, Lykens, Dillsburg, |
Lebanon, Lancaster, Columbia, |
Wrightsville, and pojnts on the Sha- |
mokin Division will use regular trains |
from Washington returning. All |
tickets will be good to return also on |
regular trains unti! Saturday, April 7, |
inclusive,
Round-trip rate, covering transpor- |
tation, hotel accommodations from |
supper on date of tour until after lun- |
cheon, April 5, $1290 from Williams- |
port, $13.60 from Wilkesbarre, $11.70
from Bunbury, $i400 from Altoona, |
$10.10 from Harrisburg, and propor-|
tionate rates from other stations, in-|
cluding stations on the Cumberland
| Valley Railroad north of Chambers- |
[burg. Guides to Washington will be |
distributed free on the train.
For itineraries, rates, tickets, and
full information apply to ticket agents;
E. B. Harrar, Division Ticket Agent, |
Williamsport, Pa.; Tourist Agent,
| Williamsport, Pa.; or address Geo. W.
| Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel- |
phia. marls-2t
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An Tilineois Fish Story. |
i
The fishing season being near its op- |
as well as |
i
ing to keep them in a hopeful mood :
About the middle of last November
14 farmers of Lawrence county clubbed
ty. In three hauls they secured 13,000 |
pounds of fish, and shoveled them in-|
to a wagon like coal. They got among |
other large ones a catfish weighing #4
pounds and a bass which tipped the
scales at 9 pounds—larger than any
bass ever caught ia the Wabash river.
A seine 100 yards long was used to
drag the pond, and was hauled by four
horses.
The pond contains 25 acres of water,
and is fed by the rise of the Wabash
river.
The Reporter may not dish up any
snake stories until later when the fish
are all fried.
pn
G. A BR Encampment,
It is said that the annual encamp-
ment of the department of Pennsylva-
nia, Grand Army of the Republie,
which will be held in Gettysburg from
June 4 to 6, will be the largest attend-
ed for many years. It is expected that
everyone of the 600 posts will send del-
egates and that many Grand Army of
the Republic men besides will attend.
Ample arrangements will be made to
care for the immense crowd which is
certain to go to Gettysburg at that
time.
— AS SABA
Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
John B. Krebs, and Elizabeth J.
Rosecrans, Loveville.
John H. McPherson and Gertrude
E. 8picher, both of Linden Hall.
AM
It is very hard to stand idly by and
gee our defir ones suffer while awaiting
the arrival of the doctor. An Albany
(N. Y.) dairyman called at a drug
store there for a doctor to come and see
his child, then very sick with croup.
Not finding the doctor in, he left word
for him to come at once on his return,
He also bought a bottle of Chamber.
lain’s Cough Remedy, which he hoped
would give some relief until the doe-
tor should arrive. Ina few hours he
returned, saying the doctor need not
come, as the child was much better.
The druggist, Mr. Otto Beholz, says
the family bas since recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their
neighbors and friends uutil he has a
constant demand for it from that
of the country. For sale by J. H. Ross
Linden Hall; 8, M. Swarts, Tussey-
ville; F. A. Carson, Potters Mills; H.
*
| miseiog, 3488; total, 6,077.
F. Rossman, Spring Mills; J. F.
Nobody knows of the lessons taught
Of loving one another ;
| Nobody knows of the patience sought,
Nobody—only mother.
| York. Returning, special train will
| leave Washington at 3 30 p. m., Thurs- |
Nobody knows of the anxious fears
Lest darlings may not weather
Nobody knows—but mother.
Nobody kneels in the throne above
To thank the Heavenly Father
For that sweetest gift-—a mother’s love;
Nobody ¢an—but mother.
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Did’t thou in lies and malice deal,
'Gainst a fellow man ;
Then for your soul's eternal weal,
Right the wrong ere "nother pan,
J. P. Meckley, Bellefonte, was grant
ed a pension, $17.
John Dugan, Bellefonte, was grant
ed a pension, $12
Two of Mr. Bitner's children,
Tusseyville, are ill of scarlet rash.
~Sun-
Rev. Rearick’s appointments,
day, March 18: Centre Hall, 7 p.
3...
m.
Pp.
Calvin Weaver and Lawrence
two Rebersburg young men, have
to Oklahoma, where they will have
employ in a flouriog mill.
Page,
gone
id
During the past
fortnight 69 cases have been reported.
The scourge is now decreasing.
Milton has had a scourge of ty]
fever for some weeks,
Our esteemed friend, Jonathan Mus-
ser, of Haines twp., having been ill for
some time, has become more serious
time ago.
A house owned by J. C. Barnhart,
occupied by Thomas Levell, at Curlin
station, caught fire, a short time
and was destroyed with its contents.
Loss about $500, partly insured.
ag
iy
A Chapter on Children.—Dr. Hum-
phreys’ Specific Manual a
chapter especially on the diseases of
children. Mailed free. Address Ham-
phreys’ Company, Cor. William &
John 8Sts., N. Y.
Joseph Gilliland, we, as well as his
host of friends, regret to learn, is in a
precarious condition from the eflect of
having one of his hands cut off by a
planer, mentioned in the Reporter last
week. All hope for his recovery.
oconlaias
Clinton county deaths sre: How-
ard, son of John Boone of Greene twp,
age 35 years. Annie, daughter of Ni-
mon Brungard of Nittany valley, age
25 years. Jonathan Gramley, of Sa-
gar valley, aged S0 years.
The pews of the Centre Hill Presby-
terian church were sold to Mr. Year-
ick and are to be placed in an Evan-
gelical church this side of Madison-
burg, where a pew church is being
erected, near the present one, by on
of the Evangelical branches, J
A national bank, with $200,000 cay
ital will begin business May 1, at Lew-
istown, with these officers: Samuel
Watt, President ; R. W. Jacob, Vice
President ; H. J. Culbersteon, James
H. Mann, A. Reed Hayes and M. Mill
eisen, Directors.
Mra. Demos Lose, in Haines twp,
was attacked by a vicious bull io the
barnyard. The animal was dehorned
which fact may have saved the wom-
an's life. Her son heard her cries, and
ran to her. assistance. She was carried
to the house unconscious but her inju-
ries were not serious,
At Harrisburg a school teacher is on
trial for placing adhesive plasters over
the mouths of children who talk too
much and at the wrong time. If all
folks who talk too much were to have
their mouths closed thus, the army of
gossipers would be large and the good
feeling in commuunities corresponding-
ly large, and needed reconciliations
grow beautifully less.
A Poser.—Charles Bradlsugh, the
English free-thinker, once engaged in
a discussion with a dissenting minis.
ter. He insisted that the minister
should answer a question by a simple
“Yes! or “No,” without any ecircum-
location, asserting that every question
could be replied to in that manner,
The reverend gentleman rose, and
me to ask you a question on those
J” said Bradiaugb.