The Centre Democrat, THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT is pub- ished every Thursday morning, at Bellefonte, Contre county, Pa rn r—— 23 TERMS Cash in advance devoted to the interests of the If x A LIVE PAPER whole people Payments made t padd in advand within three months will be con discontinued until arre are n of publishers of the ArAges Papers going ou county must be paid for it advance, ANY person procurin present a copy free of charge. 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THR PRINCIPALS IN TWENTY UNDER ARREST, HuxrtiNapoxn, Pa, April 30, t ie past three months more than twen. tv robberies have been ebmmitted lroad ( in this city, the Pennsylvania Rai freight depot Notwith standing the vigilance of the night watchman and speci for broken into the occasion, the dq pot has chandise wor rs, For a long time the mysterious nature of the robberies prevented the police rem Th Decker apprehending the guilty parties morning, however, Cheif Police with the assistance of Detective Roat, of Harrisburg, succeded in capturing two of the gang and disclosing their system f f opererations. The par- Lamp, atic method o are Frank alias ties arrested "*Hookie,’ dy,” of Altoona, who are well , and John Conley, alias “Red 1 Known offenders to the police boring towns. They belong to an or ganized band of burglars and car- breakers who made their rendezvouson | Warrior Ridge, three mills west of ths city, and where a large qn stolen property, which they for mo iO Ie accumunlatir nths was found s« creted, All ed was returned 4 the stolen property recoy- to the pany. Lamp and Conley were remanded : in dela iil Of The to jail by Justice Murray, bail, for their appearance at Court, four remaining members of the have fled the country. - A Ghastly Find THE BODY OF A MAN IN A TRUNK UNION DEPOT, PITTSBURGH. Pirrsauvrcu, May 1.—This evening about 6 o'clock, Baggage -master Jenk- | ins, at the Union depot, upon bursting | open a trunk, which gave out a suspic- ious odor, was horrified to find there- in the body of a man securely bound | and in ao advanced state of decomposi’ | tion. The face was badly discolored and bloated, and the stench waz so great that it kept at a safe distance the | large crowd which quickly gathered The trunk arrived here from Chicago on the morning express, and was check- ed 4,171, but no person called to claim it. The baggage-master noticed a pe culiar smell when it was unloaded from the train this morning, but no attention was paid to it until this evening, when the stench became unbearable. After consultation the railroad officials decid ed to open it and the result was the ghastly discovery. The boly, in order to get it into the trunk, bad been bent almost double, Around the neck, arms snd legs was a | hemp cord, about one-eight of an inch in thickness, which had been drawn 0 fight that it had cut deep into the flesh, There wes no marks of violence, and 80 far as could be ascertained from an outward examination the stomach was in a normal condition. The body was that of a laboring man. There was nothing on the person that would fur ish any clue to his identity except an international money order in favor of Filippo Corusa for $25.45. The order was drawn at Chicago, February 24, 1485. The coroner is holding an inves bigation. He is of the opinion that the ramains were in the trunk at thirty six hours, laast — bya Tramp. Robbed Cnicaco, April 30, ~The Louisville ex, press arrive | about three hours late this morning. Shortly before the (rain should have reached Bloomington last night, a man having the appearance of 0B WORK | in the | x | x | ed in reaching the smoker and gave the | | whnt * | alarm, but the solitary robber appeared in the darkness, ROBUERIEg | ; ® {der of Davis, as he was | | popular at ‘ompany's | jannoun Jl police employed been | | be { at as many of the examinations | official duties will permit ( | Curtin, | vania in all the neigh- |, railroad com. | gang the | AT THE la tramp entered the express car from | | the smoking car, armed with a heavy hickory stick, George K. Davis, the express manager, Weber, He struck Webber on the head for | | { | and Peter the | felling | him, while Davis ran his revolver, | the hit | him also, and then taking away the re- Before he could reach it man volver, shot him in the head, He then | made the baggageman open the safe and [ Super intendent Clark,of the Fi The tramp then | | take out the money, [ pulled the bel':cord and stopped the | train, but first fired at Webber, striking { him in the forehead, dis alarm had The | lw is not given until the train reached | BI h be gan. but omington, when a sear | The amount stolen is not known, Davis has since April an Express offic | exceeds 812 000, Lovisviie, Ky. Americ als are unable much money was in nignt, b As fa robbed last ut ti Hin is not much lost, near as can be In the express car were | baggageman, | : { pack Fig Webber succeed. | 1 egin to | FATCLY Diss | | | | | | their | | | | | {added a new prec VALUABLES IN TRUST. the ncecumualation in the vaults of the nies of great piles of and able property and papers which safe deposit com valu- the family silves-plate, jewelry householder abut to depart on his vaca the vigilance of the police, We have now in our vaults,’ said Sale surance { pany, yeate) lay, “some four thousand f wh mld nol ch 1 « don't 3, value « 1 1 caicuinte, | | really worth, People who leave their property in our charge ly do they feel convinced of thorough nbsolute safety Lately we have sti sneak from thief,’ sneak + shock for the po ible ha 100 you ve 1H thieves you { As you enter the gate to the vaults got at, Davis had only about $400, in| The out How this « he y2300 by Davis from that place { his care when he left ty. gent agent at New Albany says » 1 | $1 much was picked.up by him at | station cannot be said, but is not pro | & able the am 1 i ced will dex | The officsals feel very bad over the mur nt one of the most and efficient messenger es { their employ. -Within | i — Soldiers Orphan Schools [Instruction Hig ar will begin July 10 Superintendent 0 ces that the ory han cation this y¢ and close August 31. dent the The state superinten and Inspector Sayers will econdu examinations, The examins will take place Ma; My, hes 1 ter Springs, | Hartford, June 5, and Soldiers’ Orphan An the governor to be pres nstitute, June 17. extended as his ‘ommander Pennsyl f the Re | public and staff are cordially invited to department of Grand Army « will suit their convenience, I'he superintendents of | pt incipals of state normal art in the examinations held respective districts, An f industrial s ] ] v'ure of the examinations several school the he authorities of the " ] Satur invite especially iaested to superintendents, directors of common schools, mem 1 Army of the Repub trral ¢ s and sailors, members of gis'a wirts ti in- ture, judges of the ymen, editors and such other f the severs localities as have | terested themselves in the work of edi cation con lucted in these schools. - Searched Like Criminals rREENsnuRG, N. Y., 30 — One April {of the scholars in the public school Jost Mr. i Jolly, the principal, left the school and claimed, a few days ago to have {some money from his pocket, | returned with Justice Slade and a police man. The Justice advised the children, and directed th The room tearchir e female teacher to scarch the girls. boya { were taken another searched by the policeman, into and The search the the girls | was 80 therough that nearly all clothing was removed from and boys. The lost not found. These have aroused a storm of indignation, One man tried to induce others to join { him in presenting Jolly with a coat of tar and feathers. Others say they will take legal proceedings agsinst Jolly and Justice Slade. money however, was procee dings i A A— In Favor of Water Works Huxrixonon, April 30.—~At an elec- tion held to day, to decide on the ques- tion of water works cn a proposition made by Peter Herdie to furnish the town with forty hydrants at a rental of 81,600 a year, the vote was almost unanimous for water. Surely after this emphatic demand by the citizens the borough fathers will pot hesitate to push the matter along. Fogyism has had its day in Huntingdon, aod a bril- lisnt future awaits the ancient borough. ie A Lady's Perfect Companion. Parxvess Curivoninrn, our new book, Tells how any woman may become a mother without suffering any pain what. ever. Also how lo treat and overcome morning sickness’ swelled limbs and other evils attending pregnancy. It is reliable ard highly endorsed by physi- cians as the wife's true private com ion, Send two cent stamp for descrip. tive circulars and confidential letter sent in sealed envel Address Fraxx udu & Co., Publishers, Baltimore, . wsfield, June 1, nt | $100. | in | that when a | you way | weatl allows | cident ivitation will | | closed and bolts | care for any mob. H - | posit with | . p . | dfficult to sa attend as many of the examinations as | the contents of their trunks, § It not lake {and “we have | me, For instance, We Coming you piss the gatekes per, who re i ORNILeS by the password. | well-dressed man who has just accosted with a simp'e remark about the wr, to which you have rej lied in #1116 ris] ne simple and the gale manner r, thinking he 1s a Keo ' him to go by with you, you are examining, ay BOme coupol bonds, your supposed friend brusl 108 | document on to the floor apparently ac- v I+ | you pick 1t up withe | wk hin if it] i d | can direct irrent of electricity ara suffi By safe d land then we wo the gh its steel] t + man instantly, the time it was broken down our OTS What do i eople de us? Oh, well, it would y. We don't ask what ar We woe d irnit to ure, [| wish would like family ar mt of town, they shoul nd we would undert transporting to our are-rooms the complete Then when the family are tants g back, they should let us ve would replace everything f und it. indertaking, but it is only a sma ¥ 1" i in ease of duty and responsibility alter Perhaps it may be interesting to to know that the finding on the wke, tables and floor during 10 years a nearly $# O00 000), all t irough the carelessness of =afe-renters unt to Vith the exception of asinconsiderable 1noant of bonds, coupons and money, as a diamond w watches, the whole ef this large aount lias been restored to its rightful : well necklace and a rners.”” “We receive for safe keep ing,” ssid ohn J. Gilroy, secretary of the Guar a tee Company, “valuables of all de- scriptions, such as coupons, registered and other bonds, deeds, mortgages, coin plate, other and assuming all And I can sssure you that bullion. jewelry, clothing personal ef ecls, liabilities, our deposits are of the most varied de We have a most perfect system of identification by which 1t is almost impossible for any but the right owner to obtain possession of the pro perty intrusted to our charge. We have first of all a guarantee delivered to the owner and a password known only to the owner or such a person or per- #ons as he may choose tell it to. Then we have as complete a descrip- tion as possible of the owner and we re. scr puon. to quire him to sign his name, IDENTIFYING A DEPOSITOR, “Here is an example in point. A short while ago a lady came here and asked for certain property. She pro duced the guarantee and gave the pass word. I thought I recognized the face but still I did not feel altogether satis fied in my mind about it. I got our description book and then put this singular question to her: “You are not so old now as you were when you deposited this property; can you explain this ?' “Oh yes, she replied; ‘it was my mother, but she is sick in bed so she gave me the password and asked me to do her business for her,’ 4 “Of course that accounted for the strong likeness which had struck me at first, However, I had to tell her that unless she produced an order, correctly and fully filed out by her mother, I oonid not give ber admission to the vault,” Min both of these companies’ buildings | armed, and Jit } NNro begins | With the approach of summer B08 | ot their dution is insared | apparatus for severely { impudent enough to tion fears to leave at home, trusting to | where thev should tot ba | Fire is combatted on the prine ple | previ ntion 1} delity In { method of heating by steam generated Trust and Safe Deposit Com- | | from the main know | u in the shape of | tO visit your proper yo! you | With you enters a | friend of yours | While | | "i ent to kill | would be | aldn't | be | Of course it would be a grest | | destroys i i | watchmen patrol night and day, fully | helr faithful performunce by detectors and electric tim» clocks, In a thou sand and one unlooked for and une | pected places alarms, police calls and | punishing thowe | han Is hidden, that | lny their nye better than cure by a boilers under the street and ine building . Philadeln) by ——— A Paradiso For Lazy Men. them at their full value, so | » i nth to their 1zh Higures | their privs | their grounds, tolera- | The | no | The streets are of good width, ble length and passably clean, k for wonderfully rich in roadway is coral There What triturated coral, Tox is soil. posses soil is merels phosphates, and making an excellent | fertilizer, but, by itsell, deficient in fat To garden you must use a pick instead | of a hoe. No vegetables are raised on the key, and the vegetation is confined | mainly to coconut trees. Here and | there you will find a pine or an olean- ! der, a star of India, or a royal poinciana foliage. The nature of the population is thus shown, tled for fifty semi-tropical The key has been set. years; every {ropieal or tree, shrub or flower known to man has but to be planted to | grow, and the city is bare, hot, and | verdureless, The white houses, without a vine or climbing flower, the dazzling streets, without a tree and with no sidewalks ~dusty and glaring wherever you look ~=it is enough to make you wish for a hurricane to stir the city's blood. Yet. | tothe student of sociology, the ex- planation is plain, The population is to blame, and the climate makes the population, The colored folks drive the drays and hacks, act as porters and stevedores, and do the bulk of the heavy sitting around. Everybody takes a turn at the latter work, however and the whole community offers to the historian the most striking example of people, born tired. Itisan edifying spectacles to Northern eyes to see a native of Key West going on an errand or doing a pisce of work, Usually he moves like a snail. If you are not particular: you can live for 75 cents a week, A stick of sugar cane costs only 5 cents, bananas and oranges ean be hooked from the auctioneers, hominy is cheap, and a siring of fish can be caught from any wharf, For a shelter there is little need, save to keep off the rain, and it needs not a house to do that, What a country for tramps! Whata climate for the poor! i pall Himbaia—— «Cont shape Jersey, Garman 's, ~Jorsy Cuffs and all sizes in Linen collars, —~Garman’s but the main there is a eriminal lack Aq | i ST And look at, a OP nd price our BIRD CAGES < Neat in Design. ‘DIAG UI MOTf Ww uk we et 1 y sine for GREENS P Bush Hou SRR TH] tow Ww HARMACY. 1S5€ r B | ( ck Bellefonte, Pa. hen “avian Telep ~ Vv AIT Ort IAN ] VassaV iv vaias ik, !s y ’ ’ S. A. MARBLE SHOP, the lowest price STOVER’S where you can buy at 8, the VERY BEST kind of Marble or Granite Monuments, Head-Stones and Burial Vaults, Hundreds of the latest and finest Designs constantly on hand to select from. Tu- bular Galvinized Iron Railing, and wrought iron —= fencing for Cemetery lots; also Marleized Slate, % Mantles, Hearths, oe NY) etc. Satisfaction guaranteed ol in every respect, or we ask no remittance. Give 1 | us a call before buying elsewhere. S. A. STOVER, Eellefonte, Ta. CHINA HALL | REMOVAL. W. H. WILKINSON, r John Wanamaker noved m Cent re 1 Ore In re County Bank | ‘yun | ! Constantly assort- ment of China, Granite, 6. 6. Yellow-ware, and Table Glass AT LOWEST City Prices. "Ht. NOVELTY STORE. I bave just recently opened a store in the rooms adjoining Harper & Co., store on Spring street, Bellefonte, Pa. A full line of Novelties and Fancy Goods Consisting of almost everything in the line of TOYS, FANCY ARTICLES, VASES, ALBUMS, SILVERWARE, consisting of Castors, Butter Dishes, ete. Glass and Chioa Ware, Clocks, Jewelry, Handsome Steel Engraviogs, Panel Pictures, Paintings and Picture Frames OF ALL STYLES AND SIZES, Come in and and examine the articles on our FIVE-CENT COUNTER, People are cordially invited to call and examine my stock, which I trust will warrant a share of your patron- age. Respectfully, vitor Alpha Corman, more money than at sting sles by ak ing an agency for the bowt selilng Beginners vnooesd ly. None fail, free. Hatter Boox Oo, «{)ae two horse Wagon, two Dexter | following lst will Extraordinary NS IN IRON-STONE CHINA AND TABLE GLASSWARE. W, H, WILKINSON, ag Dealer in CHINA, GLASS, wi Queensware, ALLEGHANY STREET, Bellefonte, Pa. Is selling ALL KINDS of Crockery ind Table Glarsware at LOWER prices than ever known in Bellefonte, as the show bead quality, Iron Suwon wd not to craze Ten Sets (58 nieces Dinner plates Diuner plaies Tea Plates Tureens—round or oval Sauce dishes —round or oval — Sauce Tureens—4 pieces Sauce boats Cups and saucers—handled do do unbandiled Fruit ssucers—per doz Chamber sets —10 pieces Pitcher and Basin Covered chamber TABLE GLASSWARE Tumblers, each, ‘ Goblets, a . . Fruit Bowls Cake stands Glass Sets, 4 picoes Full Stock of Decorated and Chamber Sets. Best English ware. Tea Sets, Decorated in Blue, Black, Brown or Claret, 56 pieces §5.00--regular price §7.00. Full assortment in Majolica and Fancy Goods, &e. Majolica Pitchers, 200; Bohemian Vases height 10 inches, $1.00, and every. thing else just us cheap in proportion, 8&1 desire to say to every reader of this advertisement : J want your custom, and in reaching out for it I am fully pre- pared to gixe you the Greatest value for your money once yet obtained. Call and examine the goods and the price. If 1 do not fulfill strictly all I claim as to prices being LOWER than ever be. fore heard, 1 do not ask your patronage, The greater amount of goods | ean sell the lower prices oan and WiLL BE MADE, BARGAIN Chins: warrant. iargest size megiun [ . . 35¢ Tea, Dinner Respectfully, W. H. WILKINSON, Agen for working people. Send 10 conte post age, and we will mail you free a royal, valonble snmple box of goods that wil} put you in the way of making mote money in a few Quean top buggies, our Ell spring top buggy, two platform spring wagons, | all new and first class, for saie at low prices and on reasonable terms by | 1441 Jas. Hanns, we [noe Curtaing and mans Portierres we OF ars days than you ever ¢ ht possibile ut any bos . [ Oupital not required. Yom oan Hive at home and work in spare time only, or all the time, All of both sexes of all ages, gre successful 50 cents to B56 ewsily earned wet evening That all who want work may toot the nest, we make this unparalleled offer : Toall whe are not well satisfied we wil wend $1 to pay for the trouble of writing we. Poll particalars, directions, ete, seat free, Immense Jom abel ately sure for all who start at ones, Don't delyy Address Sriwnox & Oo, Portland , Maine.
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