SHUBERT He VAN OKXKR, Editorn.
VOL. 4.
She ®tntw democrat.
Terms SI.AO per Annum, in A<l venue.
S. T. SHUGERT A J. R. VAN ORMER. Editor..,
Thursday Morning, Apnl 6, 1882.
Parting Words.
With this week's issue, my connec
tion with the editorial aud business
management of the CENTRE DEMO
CRAT ends; and iu making this an
nouncement of my withdrawal from
the paper, a few parting words with
its readers and patrons will be ex
pected.
The DEMOCRAT is now iu the fourth
year of its existence. When the first
number was issued by Mr. Shugert
and myself, in January, 1879, there
were not wanting in the community
those who openly predicted that the
enterprise upon which we then ven
tured could not be maintained for any
length of time. Notwithstanding these
adverse predictions, aud many dis
couraging annoyances, and even some
serious embarrassments, with which
we were forced to contend, the publica
tion of the paper went on quietly anil
regularly, from week to week, uutil
the present time. To-day, I believe,
the CENTRE DEMOCRAT fills an impor
tant aud useful field in the journalism
of Centre county that should com
mand a full measure of public appre
ciation, aud, under good control, in
sure future business success. Of course,
iu securiug this end —the result of
time, labor and perseverance —pro-
found thanks and lastiug gratitude
are due to scores of geuerous friends
who gave us their aid, sympathy aud
encouragement.
I may be permitted to say that
though my own lutercst in the Dnrv
CRAT has not been a source of pecuni
ary profit to me, I shall still carry
with me into the future, wherever my
lot may be cast, and iu whatever vo
cation in life I may engage, many
pleasing recollections of the editorial
experiences of the past three years.
Mistakes have doubtless at times been
made; probably in many respects
there have failures in the performance
of duty ; and yet, discounting all draw
backs, it is gratifying to retlect that
friends have been kind, considerate
and forgiving, aud with these I part
with extreme regret. It is also pos
sible that under the unreasoning pas
sions too often aroused in exciting |K>-
litical contests I may have leen un
kind and ungenerous towards political
opponents; and if there are any offen
ces of that kind standing against me,
I now express my sorrow for them and
crave pardon. With my brethren of
the local press there have been some
disagreements, hut it is a pleasure to
realize that our differences of opinion
were never aggravated by harsh epi
thets or angry personal abuse, and in
my leave-taking, I can truthfully
avow, that for each one and all of
them, I entertain only the sincerest
sentiments of regard and friendship.
To conclude, 1 would ask a fair trial
for my successor, and the same friend
ship, forbearance and good will that
have always been so kindly given to
me. I now make my bow, and say,
Fnrc-wfAl! 11. H. FGRRTEU.
A Card.
To the friendii of the DEMOCRAT :
Elsewhere you will notice the formal
announcement that Maj. R. H. Fore
ter ha)) severed hi* connection with tbia
paper. Aa hi* successor I expect to
be able to compensate for lack of ex
perience by a continued effort to faith
fully perform all duties devolving
upon me. This step has not been tak
en without a proper reckoning of the
difficulties to be met and overcome,
and I am prepared to declare my beat
efforts enlisted in the furtherance of
the principles that have been so ably
defended, and warmly advocated by
the CENTRE DEMOCRAT in the past.
I can at this juncture do no more
than request the kind forbearance of
all, and assuro you that your good
shall ever be uppermost in my mind.
J. It. VAN OKM ER.
Gov. CUKTIN'H speech on the Chi
nese question will be found upon the
second page of this paper.
AT the corporate elections the other
day in Cincinnati, the Democrats ob
tained a brilliant victory by majori
ties ranging from seven to eight thou
sand. Good for the buck-eyes!
THK small-pox plague at South
Bethlehem, Pa., seem to be in full
vigor yet. On Sunday, six new eases
were reported, live iu quarantined
families, aud onq iu a house not pre
viously restricted. There were also
three deaths, making the total number
of death in the town up to that
time sixty-one.
THK Legislature of New Jersey
broke up in disorder on Friday last,
iu which the members resorted to filli
hustering to prevent the report of the
bribing committee being read. It was
known that the report sustained the
charge made by the atlidavit of Mr.
•Shinn, in which more than one New-
Jersey statesman would probably have
figured unpleasantly.
TIIK Harrisburg Patriot came to us
on Wednesday morning, enlarged i n
form and printed on beautiful new
type. The Patriot ho* always been a
favorite with us, and it is indeed gra
tifying to notice this sign of enterprise
and prosperity on the part of friend
Myers. The Patriot, with all the tel
egraphic news of the day, r eachc* this
place many hours in advance of the
Philadelphia dailies, and fur that rea
son our citizens should give it a lib
eral support.
A HIM. ha hen ininxfuccil in
Congress for the reduction of the inter
nal revenue taxes. The Treasury is
already overloaded with money, and
all manner of schemes by the lobby
and corruptionists to capture it, arc
being matured nnd urged. There is too
much money going into the Treasury
for the necessities of the Government,
and rather than permit this incentive
to legislative dishonesty longer to ex
ist, the reduction of the internal reve
nue tax, and consequent lightening of
the burdens now bearing so heavily
upon the people, is advisable aud ne
cessary.
TIIK confirmation of Mr. Hound a*
Public Printer is opposed by Senators
Anthony and Hawley, on the ground
that he is largely concerned in the
manufacture of types at Chicago, nnd
that he would make unjust discrimin
ation in purchasing supplies of that
material. On the other hand it is
claimed by the friends of Hound that
he has retired from the business, which
is now in the hands of his son. In
these days of discrimination by offi
cials in the interests of their families
and favorites, this kind of opposition
will amount to little. Discrimination
may as well be in favor of Chicago as
New England.
THE Bona CONFIDENT ! Senator
Cameron says a Washington corres
pondent, "is now positive in the state
ment that W. Henry Hawle, of Phila
delphia will be nominated for Supreme
Judge. He regards Beaver's nomina
tion as fully assured by not ICM than a
two-third vote ; and he believes that
liuwle's nomination is a necessity to
give Beaver strength among the Inde
pendents. In a quite recent conver
sation, not intended as at all confiden
tial, he declared the nomination of
Hawle a necessity, and said that it
would be made by the convention, re
gardless of divisions in Philadelphia.
The positive Beaver, Davis and Grier
delegates will all be combined upon
Hawle. Many of the Beaver delegates
in the West will be Brown men, and
can't be transferred, but all the others
are counted on for Hawle.
The Boss's slate is fixed and unal
terable. Mr. Hawle is the man of
light-weight that is to relieve the back
of the camel. *
"ZQUAI, AND KXACT JUSTICB TO ALL MKN, OK WIIAUVKK STATE OR I'KKST.'ANION, RELIGIOUS OR FOLITICAL."—
BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 1882.
Tho Chinese BUI Vetoed.
President Arthur, on Tuesday, re
turned the Chinese bill to Congress
without his signature, claiming a* his
reasons for so doing that if the bill he
came a law the obligations of the
country would IK: conflicted with and
the fuith of the nation violated ; that
Chinese labor had built the Pacific
railroad, and that the representatives
of the United States and China had
not contemplated any such pro
hibition when they entered into the
treaty of 18H0. The jswilion of the Presi
dent is now clearly defined—he would,
if he could, precipitate a flood of this
undesirable race upou the heads of the
laboring classes of our own jteople.
The vain boasting of the Republican
leaders indulged in during each suc
cessive campaign to the effect that
that party is the friend of the laboring
masses, is now given a most emphatic
and conclusive denial. This action of
our Chief Executive is iu perfect ac
cord with the conduct of the political
orgauizatiou of which he is the ac
knowledged head, in times past; and
even though it will excite the utmost
indignation wherever the supremacy
of the interests of the bone aud sinew
of our country is a reality, it will be a
matter of no surprise. There is hut
little chaiiec of the pa-sage of a modi
fied hill.
Later, wo learn that the President's
veto has been sustained by the Senate.
The vote upon the passngo of the bill
over the veto was tweuty nine in the
affirmative, and twenty one in the ne
gative, the bill failing for want of the
necessary two-thirds. Of the tweuty
nine affirmative votes, twent y-tbree
were Democrats and six Republican",
while twenty-one Republicans made
Of fl's W! Tfi m nejjaftve. ?*cveu
.Senators on each side were paired, and
did not vote.
Thk Dauphin County Court has de
cided against the Standard Oil Com
pany in the suit brought by the State
for the recovery of hack taxes and
interest due the Commonwealth. Judge
Simonton tiled a lengthy opinion in the
case on Tuesday that the Common
wealth is entitled to $ !•'.,<KH> of which
sum, with interest payment is directed
to lie entered, unless exceptions are
filed within the time limited by law.
The proportion which investments in
individual partnership in Pennsylva
nia bear to the entire property and
asset* represented by the company's
capital stock alone is held to lie taxa
ble. The original claim of the com
monwealth was $3,145,000. It wa
reduced by agreement with attorney
geueral and counsel for the common
wealth to a short time before
the trial was begun. The claim was
ba<ed on the construction of the Penn
sylvania statutes, that the entire capi
tal stock of foreign corporation* and
that the stock held in Pennsylvania
corporations by individual* of such
company, were taxable. The indebt
edness of the .Standard oil company is
thus classified by the court: Taxes,
due from 1873 to 1878, $18,285); in
terest nt 12 per cent, from 1873 to
1878, $3,013; penalty of-10 jkt cent.
81,828.58); interest nt 12 |>er cent,
from June 21, 1881, to April 4, 1882,
$2,690; attorney general's commission
5 percent. $1,466. Total, $33,277.
URAtrtgrt was visited on .Sunday
last by a destructive wind and rain
storm, resulting in the lues of several
lives, and the destruction of property.
George Shellhron and family consist
ing of his wife and two children beiug
out riding were overtaken hy the
storm and drove under a shed for
protection. This shed stood near a
large water reservior about ninety feet
high. This was blown over upon the
ahed under which the unfortunate
family, and two or three others, had
taken shelter, and crushed it, killing
all but two of the party thus sheltered,
and they were severely injured.
It is said that Hon. A. G. Olmstead
of this State is to be amputated Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury.
Republican Raid.
The Washington I'out speaking of
the attempt made hy the Republicans
inCongrea to obtain a secure majority
by fraudulently ejecting a number of
Southern members from their scats,
says:
"One by one the elcctiou cases iu
favor of Southern Republicans, black
and white, aguinst Southern Demo
crats, have been decided by the House
Committee on Elections in favor of the
former. Iu u few iustances, which
cannot be called exceptions, such as
the cases of Lanier vs. King, in Louis
iana/and Stolhrand vs. Aiken, in
South Carolina, where the majorities
were respectively 12,000 and 18,000,
the Democratic members were permit
ted to retain their seats, especially as
there was not the slightest particle of
testimony to indicate that tln v ought
to be disturbed. Instances like these,
however,do not serve to lay the toutida
tiou even for u claim to anything aj>-
preaching justice and impartiality on
the part of the Republicans. The
work of the Elections Committee is
most done ; but a few mere cases must
be acted upon before the House will
be asked to put the stamp of approval
upon its labors.
The Republican majority, of which
HjK-aker Kfifer is so fair a representa
tive, is strong neither iu brains nor
votes', and needing at least all it has
of both to carry out measures which
appeal for support to parti-ans alone,
it does not necessarily follow that the
House will seat a Republican contest
ant simply because the committee so
recommended. Republican leaders,
knowing their weakness, arc reaching
out after assistance, and hope to secure
•vary Greenback Representative to
aid them iu all case*. In order to do
this they propose to wait until a re
port shall be made iu favor of Ixiwe,
in bis case against General Wheeler,
from the Eighth Alabama district.
Then, by pledging Republican votes
to Lowe tbev expect to secure in pirn
Greenback support whenever needed.
If successful in this bargain they will
have on their side, including the two
Keifcr Readjustcrs from Virginia. 158
votes, 11 more than a quorum. With
ibis margin they expect to succeed in
the course of time in turning out
every Southern Democrat branded by
the committee.
This plan may or may not work.
It will be no light task to throw the
net over all nine of the Ureenbackers,
no one of whom, from Ford with two
majority to Rrurnm with a thousand,
would be socurr in his holding a mom
ent if Mr. ( alkins's committee wanted
the seat for a friend.
TIIK majority of the committee in
the Senate, by n strict party vote lias
reported a bill for the ail mission of
Dakota as a state. The Democratic
minority of course, makes an adverse
report. The impelling cause for
rushing this "rotten borough" into
the family of States is the belief that
it may be needed by the Republicans
in the next count for Presidential elec
tors. The act itself besides showing
weakness is evidence that Republicans
may be expected to adopt any expe
dient, however wrong, to retain the
power they now hold by the frauds of
1876, and the purchase of 1880.
TIIK indications gathered from the
buds and trees in the peach growing
districts give promise of a large crop
this year. Reports from Delaware
and Maryland are highly iucourag
iog, and the peach growers correapon
dingly jubilant The almost total
failure last year prepares them for the
enjoymeut of a large crop this year.
A REPUBLICAN Senator who haa
dined with every President from Bu
chanan to Arthur anya that the latter
haa given the beat dinner he ever raw
t the Executive Mansion. We may
conclude therefore, that Arthur's li
quors were well selected, and from
the beat manufheturea, in the market
Workmen Claiming Justice.
Labor strikes appear to be the or
der of the day now, all over the coun
try. Workmen are not realizing the
advanced wages they were promised
when they turned in to elect a Repub
lican President and Congress. With
the Treasury overflowing and all busi
ness of trade and manufacture active
and remunerative to the capitalists, the
workmen are taxed by tarilf assess
ments upon everything they consume,
and yet their wages do not go up.
Wbyis it thus? To us it seems that
there is method and reason in the
madness of strikes, which ought to
command more attention than our
statesmen seem willing to give to the
subject. The follow ing brief messages
of April Ist are only given tosbow the
restless spirit prevailing everywhere :
I'ATTERAO*. N. J., April I.—The moul
der - of the diHi-rent shop* tins evening
resolved to strike for 16 per cent, in
crease, excepting at Ranforth's, where
the wage* were advanced 10 per cent,
to-day.
W ATERBCRV, Conn., April I.— All
the trackmen in the employ of the
Nanzatank Railroad Company struck
this morning for an advance of 25 cent*
j-r day. The company will not accede
to their demands.
F ALL RIVER, April 2. —The spinners at
the >aganiore Mill this afternoon deci
ded unanimously not to go to work to
morrow morning. A* there is but lit
tle filling on hand this will throw the
weaver* out of work and necessitate the
shutting down of the mill unless new
spinners are secured. While the spin
ners allege that the mules have been too
heavily weighted, the management of
the mill gives another explanation of
the difficulty. Until recently the spin
ners have been permitted to use wrench
es themselves. it is claimed that they
abused this privilege and they were for
bidden to use wrenches, thai duty be
ing restricted to "second hands," hence
the dissatisfaction. The cotton brokers
•ay that the cotton used at Sagamore,
which ihe spinners claim is |>oor, is
equal to that in general use here.
I.AWBEXCE, Mass., April I.—A mass
roes-ting o' Weaver* and spinners was
held at the City Hall this evening.
About 1200 persons were present. There
was much enthusiasm and a number of
addresses were made. The strikers
greeted with hisses sny novice to re
turn to work at the Pacific Mill, and
cheered the speakers who counselled
standing out. John O. <iilvey, Presi
dent of the Weavers' Union, read a
resolution, which si< adopted, io the
effect that the cilitens of Lawrence ten
dered thtir sympathy to the strikers and
indorsed their action. Among the
speakers were Hon. John K. Tsrbox
and several State Representatives. Mr.
Tarbox'* remarks were generally favor
able to a continuance of the strike, and
it la thought that the meeting has band
ed together more firmly the disconten
ted operatives.
NEW YORK, April 2.— About 3000 mar
ble cutters and polishers, who are em
ployed in thirty five different shops in
this city, will strike to-morrow morning
for an increase of wages and the abol
ishment of the job system of doing
work. The men say that they have
hard work to earn from |HO to sls A
week. They will now demand $3 a day
lor cutters and $2 a day for polishers.
About 800 painters met at Irving
Hall last night to consider the leasibil
ily of making a demand for $3.50 a day,
. F >o cents more than their present wages.
No definite action was taken.
CAMTOM, 0., April 2. About 250 skill
ed workmen employed in the factory
of the Ihebold Sate anil Lock Company
struck at noon yesterday against a re
duction in their wages, but they met
last night and aptminted a committee
to meet their employers with the view
of effecting a compromise.
CORN EI. TUN J. VAHDF.RIIII.T, of New
York, committed suicide at a hotel on
slh Avenue, where he boarded, on Sun
day last, by shooting himself through
the head. He was a sou of the late
millionaire, Commodore Yanderbilt,
and brother of \V. 11. Yanderbilt, the
same who contested the will of the for
mer, and com promised with his bro
ther for 81,000,000. No cause is given
for the suicide, other than feeble health
and that be was to some extent an out
east from bis family.
Tfldea on Jefferson.
natnixo HIM A MAM or ninn POIITICAL
MORALS AMD rRRSOMAL INTEURITT.
New HAVBK, April 3.
Kx Governor Tilden has written a let
tor to the Jefferson ion Club, of thia
city, in answer to their invitation to be
present thia evening at their com mem
oration of the birth of Thomas Jefferson.
Mr. Tdddn saya: "Mi. Jefferson gave
to our administrative system an aapeol
of republican simplicity ; repressed job
bery as well as all perversion of power,
and by his preoepW, his ioflueooe and
his example elevated the standard of
political morals, in his personal prae
tioe he was not only pure, but to make
his eaample more effective ha refrained,
while administering the greatest of ofß
cial trusts, from all attempts to in era as*
bis own fortune, even by method*
open to every private citisan.
"In a period when there seems to bo 1
TEKMN: $1.60 per Annum, in Advance.
little respect for the limitation* of pow
er proscribed by our written oonstitu
tion ; when s**umption* of uogranted
authority are rife in all the department*
of the Federal government; when that
government i* heing gradually changed
into an elective denpotiam, meddling in
everything belonging to the State* or to
individual*; when every new assumption
of ungranted rower create* new oppor
tunities, new facilities and new incen
tive* to favoritism and jobbery; when
■ the civil service ha* been converted in
i to a balance of [tower to determine the
election* by pecuniary and other illegit
. imate influence* ; when the perversion
of high public truat* to the private gain
! of the official in frequently committed
with apparent unconsciousness of wrong
and pause* almost without rebuke, it i*
time that the teaching* and the exam-
I pie of Thomas Jefferson be invoked to
keep alive the glimmering ipark of ofli
! cial virtue and public honor."
A (reut Outlaw'* Career Luded.
AMARMKATED IS A SHANTY IK ST. J OFT 111
Willi.! PREPARING roa ANOTHER RAID.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 3.
.le*e lames, the notorious outlaw, is
dead, lie was shot down in this city
thi* morning by two men who were in
hi* confidence and who had planned a
raid for to night. After the Blue Cut
robbery in September last Jatnea wa* in
biding at hi* mother's house at Kear
ney, near Kansas City. He remained
there for a few week* and kepi very
quiet. Some time in November he
came here to St. Jonepb and established
himself in a little shanty in the south
eastern part of tLe city. Hi* wife, who
wa* devotedly attached to him, and who
is young and rather pretty, came with
him. Although there ha* long been a
price upon the head* of the James boy*,
i'e**e paid no attention to it. His
many hairbreadth escapade* had made
bun oblivious to danger. Instead of
going to 'lexas, an had been bis custom
when hunted down too closely hereto
fore, he remained in Missouri, only tak
ing care to keep out of sight. He had
been living very quietiv in this city, al
ways kept himself well armed to guard
against surprise, and his shanty was a
regular arsenal.
TUE HEN WHO KILLED J*ME*.
Since the shooting it is learned that
Jc*se had been planning another des
perate raid, with the help of two broth
er* named Robert and Charles Ford.
Just who these men are is not known.
It i* believed they have been engaged
in robberies with him before, but they
cliim that they have been on hi* track
for a long time, with the intention of
rapturing him and claiming the heavy
rewards offered by the express com
|>snies that have suffered from bis dep.
redation* and the State authorities
However that may be tbey were in his
confidence, Charles had been at his
house for several weeks and Robert
came a week or ten days ago. These
two men are the ooe* who shot down
their chief to-day without giving him a
second's warniug. James always wore
belt stuffed full of revolver* of the
Istosi pattern. They were always loaded
and he never took a step without them.
If the ford brother* had given him
eaue for the slightest suspicion he would
have shot them down without hesita
tion. He had often treated detectives
j who had tried to gain his confidence in
just that manner and he would not have
hesitated to do it again. It is thought
for this reason that the Ford* had been
with him before and were well known
to him. and it i not impossible that
they tw-canie frightened at the general
breaking up ot the band and tbe many
arrests of late, and sought to cover their
own track* and make themselves right
at the same time with the authorities
by taking the life of the great outlaw.
Where Women Yete,
WYOMING'S UOVERNUR TKLLS HOW THET EX
ERCISE THEIR RIGHT OP SITTRAGR.
"Women don't w*nt to hold office,"
said Governor John W. Hoyt, of Wyom
ing Territory, in hi* lecture on woman
suffrage last evening before a large
audience in Association Hall; "they do
not care for public life. l>uring all my
experience in Wyoming Territory.
where women are ciiiteiis and bold tbe
same civil right* a* men. I have not
heaid of one woman who desired active
public life. A man may think one way
and hi* wile another way, and yet they
can get along harmoniously. The pres
ent Wyoming delegate in Congress is
the strongest kind of a Democrat and
hi* wife i* one of the liveliest Republi
can* I ever saw. In many instance*
within my own observation the husband
and the wife hold different political
views.
"It is interesting to know how woman
w*s obtained in Wyoming,"
continued Governor Hoyt. "A saloon
keeper one day said to hia wife : 'Betty,
it is a shame that I should be a member
of the Legislature and make law* for
fou when you are *o much better than
.' Of course Betty agreed with him.
When this man went to work at hi* bill
for woman suffrage people smiled and
the member* of the Legisture smiled.
Rut he was a shrewd man. He went to
the Democratic member* and said :
'Here, you may a* well vote for this, be
cause even if it done pern, which ia
doubtful, the Republican Governor will
veto it and you can thus show your
liberality.' He told the Republican
members that tbe bill wouldn't pas* and
that tbey bwl better put themselves on
the good lid* of tbe record anyway.
Tbe reeult astonished everybody. Tbe
bill peased by a great majority, and tbe
Governor, John A. Campbell, signed it.
Tbe next Legislature tried to repeal the
bill, but oouldn't. Yon see, the women
voted tbe wrong ticket,''
NO. 14.