vOL. LXXIII.
ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE
REPORT OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
Delegates Present from Many Districts in
the County. —Thee Sessions Held Dally.
~The Order Increasing.
The County Sabbath School Assocai-
tion held its annual meeting in the
United Evangelical church of this
place, on Tuesday. Most all the Sun-
day schools in the county were repre-
sented.
The attendance was large, especially
in the evening, when it was held in
the Lutheran church on account of its
greater seating capacity: The music
at this session was excellent and came
with power from the audience and
choir, the latter being made up of
members of all the town choirs. The
address of state secretary, Dr. Roads,
at this session, was lengthy yet inter-
esting throughout.
The convention, we believe, has been
productive of good to the great and
all-important Sabbath school cause in
our county.
All the churches of the town partic-
ipated in the work of the convention,
and the Scripture Exercises, during
the afternoon session, by classes from
the different schools of the town, was
an interesting part of the program.
Altogether the convention was a
success and
greater future developments of the as-
sociation,
The President then appointed the
following comnmittees:
Nominations,— Rev. Leisher,
Potter, Matthew Grove, Mrs,
Aikens, W. A. Murray.
Place of holding the next Annual
Convention.— Rev. C. T. Aikens, Dr.
D. M. Wolf, Rev. Crittenden,
Committee on Resolutions.—Rev.
Hepler, Rev. Black, Rev. Kerschuer.
At the afternoon session there was a
very large attendance. The session
was opened by devotional exercises
conducted by Rev. G. W. Kerschner,
A number of short addresses were de-
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with Sunday school work, which were
interesting and instructive to the at-
tending delegates.
deemed advisable that the closing ses-
sion be held in the Lutheran church,
which afforded a larger seating capaci-
ty. This edifice was comfortably 6ill-
ed at the evening session.
Evening session opened by devotion-
NTRE 1
& HUMMEL conresses. Gy
Admits That He Killed His Wife and Her
Three Children,
William Hummel, the convicted
murderer, under sentence of death in
the Lycoming county jail in Will
iamsport, has made a full con'ession,
admitting the killing of his wife and
her three children and explaining in
detail how he
November 16, the day preceding the
murder, Mrs. Hummel went to her
former home, and when she returned
stated that three Deckertown men had
told her that she was not legally mar-
ried, as the ceremony had been per-
formed by a magistrate. She told
Hummel she would have him arrest-
They went to bed about niue o'clock,
but the quarrel was kept up until three
o'clock in the morning, at which time
Hummel says he got up, went down
stairs, picked up ao axe and then re-
the bedroom, struck his
wife cn the head with the axe, killing
al exerciees 0 1noted by Rev, Alkens, |
followed uy uv seoort of Rev, Meyer. |
The report of the committee on resolu- |
tions was read by Rev. Kerschner, and |
approved by the convention. An in-
teresting talk was given by Rev. Mey-
ers, on Primary Bible School,” after
which a most instructive and enter-|
taining lecture was given by Dr. Chas,
Roads, on “The Parents Place in the
8. N. and also “Teach the Little Ones
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closed, all feeling highly delighted |
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ance went to their respective homes,
glad that they were here. i
The institution fonnded by Robert |
Raikes, of Gloucester, England, in the |
latter part of the 17th century, the rag- |
ged schools of London, has borne |
mighty, blessed fruit, and the cause |
js a never dying one.
The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year is as follows: i
President : Rev. A. Z. Myers, Phil-|
lipsburg.
Vice President. Rev. J. M. Rearick,
Centre Hall.
Treasurer : Abr. Luckenbach, Bellf.
Executive Committee : Rev. Rhoads,
Rev. Aikens, C. M. Bower,
Delegates to the State Convention 3
Rev. Hepler, Boalsburg ; Prof. Gram-
ley, Bellefonte ; Rev. W. W. Rhoads, |
Centre Hall : Mrs, C. T. Aikens, Pine- |
grove ; Miss Elsie Geiss, Centre Hall ; |
Rev. Kershner, Centre Hall; Rev.
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exander, Centre Hall ; W. E
Lemont: W. A. Murray, Boalsburg ;
with the success of the convention.
The following resolutions were adopt-
Resolved,
1, That as pastors, teachers, officers
and members of Christian churches,
we renew our interest in 8. 8. work |
and increase our diligence in building
up the Sabbath Schools in this coun-
ty.
2, That a personal canvass be made
of each town and community, gather-
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bath Schools, and organizing the rest}
into thre Home Department.
3, That we organize and support dis- |
tinct organizations in the townships |
of the county, wherever practicable,
$, That we work for the interest and |
sociation. i
5, That we aim to put a Bible into]
the hands of each Sabbath School stu- |
dent and teach him how to use it,
6, That we indorse and seek to pro-|
{ according to the admirable plan out.’
| lined by Dr. Roads, General Secretary |
{of the Pennsylvania Sabbath School |
Black, Boalsburg, corre- | Association.
7. That we endeavor to establish a
Normal Training Class in each town
or district.
Mrs. Henry Kreamer, Centre Hall;
Miss Winifred Wolf, Rebersburg.
Rev. A. A.
spouding secretary.
Committe of Enrollment:
Rearick, G. W. Hosterman,
Rethio, ¢ delegates ¥ t 46 8, That our ideal Sabbath
Namber o de egm.es presep ie shall be the whole church of God]
The convention convened with Rev. | studying the Bible in the Sabbath |
A. Z. Meyers, President of the county | School
: aidi a | Be ‘ :
organization presiding. Devotional | 9, That we tender our sincere thanks
exercises were conducted by Rev. W. | ; :
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W. Rhoads. Rev. J. M. Rearick then | 10 the kind people of Centre Hall for
delivered the address of welcome, ex- | their cordial welcome and generous |
Ares 0 , ex-| vitality.
tending the courtesies of the commu- | hospitality
nity to the organization and the dele- |
gates. Rev. Charles Roads, General |
Rev.
Walter
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D. E. HEPLER,
A. A. BLACK,
Gro. W. KERSHNER.
State Secretary responded,
from the various Buuday schools in
the town.
The program published was not
strictly adhered to owing to the ina-
present. With few changes however,
the original outline was closely follow-
ed,
s#Conference—Home Deportment
Starting,” was discussed in a learned
manner by State Secretary Roads
“Building up the Sabbath School”
was the theme discussed by Rev. D.
E. Hepler, of Lemont, State Secreta-
ry Roads followed by an address on
the “Normal Class and Progress. Rev,
A. A. Black, of Boalsburg, delivered
an interesting address on “The Prop-
er Use of the Proper Helps.” "The
Adult Bible Class,” was handled by
W. A. Murray, of Boalsburg.
A pleasing part of the program was
the Beriptural exercise arranged by
children from the several Sunday
schools of Centre Hall, by that ardent
worker for the cause, Rev, R. Critten-
den, of Bellefonte, State Secretary
Roads followed in an address adapted
to the children.
Rev Roads handied his subject skill
fully and touched upon many import.
ant points. Various questions touch-
jng upon this were propounded by del-
egotes and a general discussion follow-
ed.
President Meyers presented his an-
nual report. He stated that the organ-
ization was progressing in the county
and had met with general public ap-
proval. Four district organizations
fiad been formed and a number of lo
eal conventions had been held at Pine
‘Grove Mills, Boalsburg, Tuseyville,
"and Lemont. Through the organiza-
‘tion be had come in closer touch with
Sunday school superintendents all over
ps
Foster's Wenther Forecast,
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the |
storm wave to cross the continent from |
| March 18 to 22 and the next will reach |
the Pacific coast about 23, cross the
west of Rockies country by close of 24,
| great central valleys 25 to 27, eastern
| states 8,
Warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about 23, great cen-
tral valleys 25, eastern states 27. Cool
wave will cross the west of Rockies
country about 26, great central valleys
28, eastern states 30,
Temperature of the week ending 8.
a.m. April 2 will average below nor-
mal in the great central valleys, below
in eastern states, and above on Pacific
slope. Rainfall for same period will
be above normal east of the Rockies
and below west,
About date of this bulletin a high
temperature wave will cover the great
central valleys and immediately be
hind it will come a cold wave lochn-
ing toward the blizzard kind. This
storm wave with warm wave in front
will reach Atlantic coast not far from
March 19,
First storm wave of April will reach
Pacific coast about March 29, cross the
west of Rockies country by close of 80,
great central valleys 31 to April 2,
eastern states 3,
Warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about March 29, great
central valleys 31, eastern states April
2. Cool wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about April 1, great
central valleys 8, eastern states 5.
About April 8 severe storms may be
expected ln the great central valleys
and parallel 40. While these storms
will be of the thunder storm or torna-
do cluss they will probably not be very
destructive; the cause does not seem Lo
indicate uny very great force.
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her. He then seized the weapon
alongside of its mother. After killing
the two other children slept and first
killed the little boy and then the girl,
striking each a crushing blow over the
head with the axe.
After covering the bodies of his vie-
tims with quilts, Hummel says he
went down stairs, got his breakfast
and ate it and then went on with his
regular business as though nothing
had happened. After dinner he went
but says that when he went to dig
rocks that he gave it up. He then put
wagon.
When he started away from the
house with his ghastly load Hummel
says he did not know exactly where he
was going to take them, but after driv-
to put them
there. Driving to the stack he took
three of the bodies from the wagon,
placed them in the stack and drew the
straw down over them.
He says he forgot about the baby,
and only discovered that its body re-
he was
He left it in the wagon
until he had unhitched and then car-
ried it to the horse stall and threw
over it. The next
he
pillows
After doing this Hummel says
took the sheets, matlresses,
and cases, threw coal oll over
and burped them. That day he
that night he went there again,
were afterward found.
of his terrible erime he sat on the cot
in bis cell puffing away at a cigar and
displayed not the least emotion.
Boa»
Goeble's Marderer Kno
Told,
From Lexington comes the informa-
tion that Goebel's attorney's claim
that Sergeant Golden, the leading Re-
publican of Barboursville and a mem-
ter of the State Guards, has turned
state's evidence and told the workings
of the plot resulting in Goebel’'s mur.
der, Itis said that he confessed two
weeks ago and since has been working
up the evidence against Secretary of
State Powers and others recently ar-
rested.
Golden gives'the names of the men
who brought 1,200 mountaineers to
Frankfort and furnished them arms
and ammunition. He described alleg-
ed conferences of leading Republicans
in which the killing of Goebel was dis
cussed, A plan tostart a row during
the joint session of the legislature and
killing Goebel during the fight was
abandoned, Golden says, because too
many lives were involved.
Accordingly then were found who
were willing to kill Goebel and did it
with a rifle pistol using sinokeless pow-
der. This fellow is said to be known
and is belong shadowed in a little town
50 miles from there,
————— AI HA ———
Will be Farnished With Badge,
Census enumerators wiil be furnish-
ed with badges by the government
which are to be worn in a conspiou-
ous place so as to be plainly seen and
which will be their credentials for
gathering statistios. These badges
will be made of pure German silver
one and one-fourth inches wide by one
and five-eightbs Inches long, shield
shaped, surmounted with an eagle and
wn. ~The Plot is
For five job work, try te Reporter,
placed for 16,000 by the directors of
WASHINGTON LETTER.
REPUBLICANS SPLIT OVER TH
PORTO RICA TARIFF.
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Conferences Dally Held to Unite the Far.
ty, and Disaster Faces the President
The Party Mast go on Record,
WASHINGTON, March
nightmare labeled ‘Porto Rico Tarifl”’
NO. 12
ey is head of the pew Board. Ipas- LOCAL ITEMS,
| much as our Navy has got slong for
| more than a century, during which it
has won some of the greatest victories
{ever fought on water, the reason for
{such a radical departure is not appa-
{rent. Less red tape, not more, would
{seem to be what is needed, As long
| as Dewey is nt the head of the new
| Board, no fear need be felt about what
| it may do, but with a political favor-
Cullings of More than Ordinary Inretest
from Everywhere.
The New Deliverer,
Bpring is clad in garments sweet,
All her arm is bear,
Golden shoes are oh her feet ;
Fireflies in her hair.
Comes she lightly walking by,
With cheeks of white and pink.
Half a sigh and half a smile—
Is on ber lip I think.
{ ite at its head, ii might do much mis-
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1 | Deeming the present session an
still hovers over the pillows of promi- | jnopportune time to secure ratification
nent Republicans and destroys their | of the several reciprocity treaties with
Half a sigh and half a smile—
A tear for April rain
That in a joyful after while
Will daisy o'er the plain.
A laugh for summer song and sun
For bud-hung May and June,
Bigh and tear are just begun ;
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aughter follows soon !
Spring? Breathe your breath on her,
Now that snows ure sped !
Her heart than all is tenderer,
Her little lips are red !
Winter chilled her love with frost
While I was lylog warm.
Go and fetch my dear that's lost
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Cud 1led io yourarm !
— Post Wheeler,
Remarkably fine to-day.
Chickens are not idle laying eggs.
Bleighing fair, Thursday to Monday.
Got quite cold, with high winds last
Tuesday night.
Live stock brings high prices at the
public sales.
Last Baturday night was coldest this
winter—5 below 0.
Bunday night changed from cold to
mild and light rain.
| ate tabled Benator Allen's amendment
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rest, Conferences are held every day | colonies of Great Britain, the adminis.
with Mr. McKinley by Benators who | tration bas bad the time within which
favor the tariff and by Benators who they may be ratified extended one
favor free trade, and the odd thing is | year,
that both classes of Senators talk as | ssm———
though they believe Mr. McKinley to | = a==iNGTON.
be on their side. All sorts of proposi- |
tions are being advanced by Republi- | Four-day Persoually-Conducted Tour via
| can Renators to avoid anything like Ponsayivania B. B.
| an open rupture in their party on this | The almost unparalled success of the
| question, one of them being to contin- | 1OUr last year has induced the Penn-
ue the debate until the close of the ses-|*y!vania Railroad Company to offer
sion without allowing the bill to come | the residents oi willlamsport, Wilkes-
to a vote, and another to load it up barre, Bunbury, Harrisburg, and
with all sorts of amendments and |Peighboring cities in Central Pennsyl-
then defeat it by an overwhelming vania soother opportunity to avail
vote. The dodge in either of these ex- | themselves of the peculiar advantages
| pedients would be so palpable, that it {of a personally-conducted tour tc
| is hardly conceivable that the Repub- | Washington, and has therefore arrang-
| lican leaders will be foolish enough to ed for a four-day tour to the National
| allow either to be adopted. The Re- | apital on Monday, April 2.
| publican party is in control of alll Train will leave Renovoat 6.40 a. m.,
branches of the government and for it |W {iliamsport 8.30 a. m., Scranton 7.45
i to fail to place itself on record by posi- a My Wilkesbarre 845 a. mm. Sunbury
| tive legislation on this question, would 10.50 a. m., Mt. Carmel 7.308. m., Al-
| be an acknowledgment of weakness | toons 715 a. m., Lancaster 10.48 a. m.,
| that would be absolutely certain to Harrisburg 12.35 p. m., stoppiog at the
| drive the party from power. That Is | principal intermediate stations and at
they will have to patch up | York. Returning, special train will |
| leave Washington at 3.30 p. m., Thurs- |
It was by a strict parly vole, excepl- | day, Sprit» Passengers {tom polls |
| ing Senator Lindsay, of Ky., who vot- | West.of : Hjjamapors, sud from Pew.)
’ ’ art, Belinsgrove, Lykens, Dilisburg, |
{ Lebanon, Lancaster, Columbia, |
| Wrightsville, and points on the Sha- |
| mokin Division will use regular trains |
'S. wap ex-. from Washington returning. All|
{ tended over Porto Rico and its inhab- | tickets will be good id retusm also on |
| itants, and the previous talk of some | regular trains until Saturday, April 7, |
of the Republican Senators made their inclusive, .
| votes somewhat surprising, ssa vote | Round-trip raie, covering transpor- |
| to table the amendment was equiva. | tation, hotel ateoImmodations from |
lent to a vote in favor of the conten | supper on date of tour until after lun-
tion that Congress can legislate for our | cheon, April 5, $12 "0 from W illiams- |
new possessions, regardless of the Coun- | port, $13 60 from Wilkesbarre, $11.70]
| stitution. By a coincidence the vote! from Banbury, nm 00 from Altoona, |
| was taken just after Senator Chilton | $10.10 from Harrisburg, and propos. !
had made a speech, in which he said: | tionate rates from other s'ations, 18 |
| “Our constitution goes to Porto Rico. | eluding stations on the ( umberiand
It goes everywhere that the American Valley Rutirend Berth of Chambers
| power goes, and it is a shame to our | PATE. Gui o Washington will be
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| distributed free on the train.
Jouathan Abbott, of Blanchard, was
granted a pension, $6.
John Callahan, of Philipsburg, was
granted a pension, $10.
Sunday school convention and Gent-
zel horse sale made town lively Tuaes-
day.
Amos Parker, a veteran of the civil
war, living near here, was granted a
pension, $12.
Mrs. Wm. Horner will leave town
and again occupy her home miles
west of here.
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Of 500 persons who attend the public
sales, only from 30 to 60 are buyers, the
balance are onlookers.
Jacob Lee, one of our best citizens,
had an attack of pneumonia, but has
been getting around again.
We are pleased to learn that Joseph
Gilliland is improving from the ampu-
tation of his hand by a planer.
Last Thursday's snow was a seven
| pretensions that the first act of ao
{our new acquisitions from Spain
{should be an effort to deny to that
| people the highest right of free men
the protection of a written Counstitu-
ition. Itseems likea travesty to hold
{ the Constitution, can legislate for any-
body or anythiog in disregard of the
| terms of that Constitution.”
The Senate amended €3e House bill,
{ money collected on Porto Rican pro
ducts, under the Dingley tariff and all
to be collected thereunder, to be spent
at his discretion for the benefit of the
Porto Ricans, by limiting the money
| to the amount collected before the be-
ginning of this year—slightly more
than $2,000,000 —and providing that it
should only be used for public educa
tion, public works or for other govern-
mental purposes on the island, and
then passed it without a division.
The alleged offer of the good offices
of this government to facilitate negoti-
ations for peace between Great Britain
and the Duteh Republics in South Af-
rica, was confirmatory rather than
otherwise of the belief that an under-
standing exists between the McKinley
administration and the present Brit-
ish government, It enabled Mr. Moe-
Kinley to make an attempt to soothe
the numerous Republican sympathiz-
ers with the two struggliog Republics,
by pretending to do something, and at
the same time gave Lord Salisbury
just what he wanted—an excuse to
serve notice on the powers of Europe,
through his answer to the alleged offer
of our good offices that no mediation
would be tolerated by Great Britain,
and that the conquest of the two Re
publics would be pushed toa conclu.
sion as originally planped. If that
was not the result of an understand-
ing between the British Government
and the McKinley administration, it
was one of the oddest coincidences
that ever occurred. Senator Mason to-
day called up his Boer resolution in
the Benate, and something may be
said on this phase of the question.
The Republicans have compelled the
resolution to be debated in secret ses
sion, but the talk in secret session has
# habit of getting out.
policies are not the only
things this administration is copyieg
: nations,
| E. 8. Harrar, Division Ticket Agent,
| Williamsport, Pa; Tourist Agent,
Williamsport, Pa.; or address Geo, W
| Boyd, Assistant Geperal Passenger
| Agent, Broad Sireet Station, Philadel-
| phia. marls-2t
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Rendable Clippings.
A loaf of bread 600 years old is some-
thing of an antiquity. Buch a loaf is
to be found at Ambaston, in England.
It was included in a grant of land
from the crown in the reign of Kiog
John, and has remained in the Soar
family ever since.
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| inch spring soorter, over half as much
; | as all previous snows of the winter.
Never lack in doing solid work to
| benefit your town and vicinity. -such
| The Reformed Churches of Hublers-
| burg and Salona have extended a call
to Rev. Harvey Crow, of Mercer coun-
| ty, Pa.
Merchant Meyer, successor to Wolf
& Crawford, will move into the Flory
house, down town, opposite the Dan
Keller property.
Judge Metzger censured the Will
iamspoat constables soundly in court
for winking at lawlessness of which
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Cornstalks, continue to increase in
value. They yield cellulose, worth
$400 a ton, for stopping holes in battle-
ships, for fine cardboard and paper,
the best foundation for dynamite, a
patent cattle foc and a superior glue.
But it is said that 250,000,000 tons of
cornstalks still go to waste every year
in England.
In Cumberland county recently dogs
got among sheep of Joseph Erb, kill-
ing five and wounding several. The
county paid Mr. Erb $40. Bait was
brought against Joseph Ruenuing, the
owner of the dog, to recover the $40,
as be would not kill the dog or pay for
the sheep. The case was decided in fa
vor of the county.
they have full knowledge.
Talmage once remarked : Some peo-
ple are blind with good eyes open as Lo
some sins around them—at least they
pretend so. True, very.
From Geo. Kister, the peach grower
of Aaronsburg, we learn that the
peach buds in his orchards were not
killed by last Saturday night's freeze.
A Brush valley farmer in our office
last Tuesday, learning that Hummel
had confessed, made the remark, “Now
haerd der Hummel’s bolt brumme.”’
Last Thursday's snow was good for
the grain in the fields—that is, for
what is left of it. Some farmers tell
us that there are fields in which the
wheat is all killed.
The Disciple church at Howard, was
partly destroyed by fire Sunday after
noon, and but for the prompt efforts of
the firemen would have been wholly
destroyed. The roof burned off and,
the interior of the church is badly
damaged. The fire originated from a
defective flue. The loss is estimated
at $600, fully insured.
Pure food agent MoGregor a few
days ago lodged information against
ten of the merchants of Johustown
and vicinity on charges of having vio-
lated the pure food laws by selling
adulterated vinegar, If these officials
were also empowered to make infor
mation against all impure gossippers,
talebearers and strife breeders in every
community, what an immense good
Stricken With Paralysis,
Mrs. Maude Willlams, of Lemont,
while in Altoona one day last week,
and running to catch a train, was
stricken with paralysis and fell uncon.
scious in the street. She will pfoba-
bly recover.
It is very hard to stand idly by and
wee our dear ones suffer while awaiting
the arrival of the doctor, Au 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 doo-
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 has since recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their
neighbors aud friends until he has a»
constant demand for it from that part
of the country. For sale by J. H. Ross | gr
Linden Hall; 8. M. Swartz, used
ville; F. A. Carson, Potters Mills; H. |e