UEQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, OF WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL. =Jofferson. VOL 7. F. E. & G. P. BIBLE, Proprictors. BELLEFONTE, PA.,, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1885. TERMS: $1.50, per Annum, in Advance. ane a——— NO. 28, The Centre Democrat. Terms $1.50 per Annnm in Advano | FRANK E, BIBLE, Editor Quay did'ent “talk.” WoxpER if Criss Magee don’t want a “new trial?” a - i Mempers of the Republican “Left”—Chawles Emory Smith and Criss Magee. Tae way general Davis is turning the “rascals out” is simply blood curd. ling; an offensive partisan is not to be found in his department. Ri Gov. Parrison vetoed 8 bill last week because it was “grossly defie tive in orthography.” “Them Penn. sylvania Republicaus never coulden’t spell, and don’t know nothing about grammar —J. LoGAN. mess — Tae Cholera in Spain has done | one good thing, it has prevented re- volution. revolution, the Spanish pation has a | rough time, of the two perbaps the cholera is preferable. Tre charges made by the Pall Mall | Gazette of gross immorality on the | prat of English nobility, while true enough it may be, is one of that papers periodical balching forth of filth and scandal. latest as in all its past sensations is to sell the paper. Mes. Merrick wife of the late Richard T. Merrick of Washington D. CO. died last week. Mrs. Merrick died in ignorance of her husband's death. Her condition since the death of her husband being such that the family and physicians could not break the sad news to her. Eight children survive her. —— -> - A Cricaco policeman beat an inof- fensive citizen over the head so se- verely that the man is now a raviog | maniae, without hope of recovery. The guardians of the peace of our great cities are fast filling the lunatic asylums of the country by their watch fal tenderness. The clubbing quali- ties of a policeman are always taken into consideration when appointments are made. draw a halter or a striped suit of clothes as a prize for the skillful use of his club. Our Lewistown contemporary the Democrat & Seatinel says: “the ap- pointment of W. W. Trout as Deputy Collector inthis [oternal Revenue Dis trict was an unpleasant surprise to the leading Democrats here,” and that the appointee “is not known here as a Democrat, but as Cartin’s man.” Well, we are sorry for the Sentinel’ | bat are glad to know that Governor Curtin has in this case appointed a man | thoroughly qualified for the position and whose friendship for him dates back more than a year. Some people are disposed to throw over-board old friends for those of to-day. Gover- nor Curtin does not do business in that way. “Exit Dolphin Roach. The Attorney-General has rendered a decision on three points relative to the acceptance of the Dolphin which settles the great fish question. He holds that “the, vessel cannot be accepted by the Secretary ofthe Navy; that no contract exists between John Roach and the Goverment, and that the large sum of money paid to him for the vessel may be recovered” These reasons assigned are about as effective as the sixteen reasoms pre- sented to a Judge by an Attorney, #why a certain witness was not pro- ~ duced in court. The first reason was that “the witness was dead,” the court decided that the other fifteen need not be stated. The Dolphin is # dead, now let Johnny Roach fork over what he owes Uncle Sam. The # Dolphin is an “offensive partisan” and must go. Between the cholera and | The chief object in the | The Chicago chap may | ‘that have been made through mem. bers of Congress on the ground that “they are not made to strengthen the party’—Now such verdancy is hardly excusable in our Editorial brothers. Every congressman consid. ers himself the “party” in his district, are made to | “strengthen” him If these illnatured fault finding editors don’t consider ‘and appointments their member of congress “the party” | they had better not have “a member.” What right bas an editor to kick He is always expect. d to stand up for the against bis party appointments ? ticket no difference how many or how great the scallawags on it. “Stick to the ticket” is his ery every campaign { while the people cut whom they plese Of course it is the duty of an editor | to “'heartly endorse” every incom pe- | tent or undeserving rooster who slips liato a position. Now stop your chin | music, about “ strengthing the party.” Do your duty to “the party.” Weare | going to take _time by the fore lock. | Appointments will fall thick and fast | like the rain from Heaven. We can- | not go into the eulogizing business on | each individual, so we will give our | general endorsement : Weare “highly | pleased” and “exceedingly gratified” | with the appointments already made | and with those to be made for all | time, the “appointee” is the “right { man,” and is “thoroughly competent,” [ “will make an excellent officer.” He | | has never received any thing at the { hauds of his party,(the above may have | to be varied in some cases, but where | a fellow has held an office the reader | need not apply the sentence) and is | deserving of recognition. Our (young or old as the case may be) friend will accept our hearty congratulations on his appointment. We can “conscien~ tiously” say that this appointment is | made in the ‘“‘interests We hope with a few variations this of reform.” will meet all present and future ap 1 » | pointmeuts, # —— 8 A—— Ox of the demands made by the | Pennsylvania Company is that itshall | have control of the Beech Creek Rail | roa]. The advantages to be derived | from this acquisition are of great im- | portance. The Beech Creek Rail- | road reaches the Centre und Clear. | field county coal fields by easy grades of about fifty feet to the mile, while | the present connection of the Pennsyl- vonia Railroad with those fields is {over the Tyrone and Clearfield aod the Snow Shoe Railroad to Mosh- | annon, the former at a grade of 115 | feet to the mile and the latter at 140 | fect. Should the Pennsylvania suc | ceed in making this deal it will cause the abandonment of the coal-carrying | trade over the two lines at present in | use. The coal which now goes over | the Pennsylvania Railroad via. Tyrone would be transported over the Beech Creek and Philadelphia and Erie. By this route there would be a great yearly saving in the cost | of transporting coal to the Pennsyl. | vania. Vanderbilt bas virtually agreed to this deal, but the other stockholders ot the Beech Creek are not disposed to hand over their road to the tender mercies of the Pennsyl. vania Railroad. For the most part, however, there is no hitch of impor- tance in the negotiations now pending between the two great corporations, The distorbing elements, the West Shore and the South Pennsylvania, will soon be in such a position that they can no long er affect the situation, Vanderbilt will deal with the former and the Peonsylvania with the latter. Everything points to still higher prices during the coming week. — Times. — hh A IO——— A Pittsburg Judge fined a lawyer five dollars for call ig.» witness “a liar’ such star chamber proceedings should not be tolerated in free Amer. iea. If a lawyer can't call a witness a liar, whats the use of the profession, The Pittsburg Jeffries should be hung in effigy. It is one of tie privileges of the profession, and every attorney should be protected in the enjoyment of this right, SEVERAL of our exchanges are com- | plaining of some of the appointments | experimental station good for the institution keep | ceives its quietus, Vetoed State College has been vetced by the Gov. at the ernor. ed in the Senate by Senator Wallace, | A. Woodward and through their exer The thinks econ and in the Housas hy Hon, Juo. tions passed, (yavernor that the money could be re omically expended through the State Agricultural Board, aad thinks that the Coliege has never made any ade. quate return for the money already expended. That may be true, but it 18 ua matter of very little concern to the people or the College authorities who expends the money. Location is the question that should be taken into consideration, The StateCollege is the proper place for the station, if an ex perimental station will be of any ser however fur We have seen the pitiable vice to our farmers at all; the veto settles the matter the present. spectacle of a representative from Centre county fightiog g bitterly an in- stitution within her borders, crving down in the Halls of legislation College fostered by the State and pa offering and g tional governments, remedy for the evils real or imagin Is it any wonder that the College should ary which retard its progress, make no adequate return for money expended ? If you can't say any mouth shut. Ra The Proposed Bale of the B 0 0. &8 W R R If the negotiations now pending be- | | tween the Pennsylvania pany puls our nearest point of cone section with the Reading road, at Williamsport The Reading with its present traffic contract with the Beech Creek road, is kindly cis posed toward the proposed road dowo the Bald Eagle Valley : but whether the parties who propose building the new road would feel justified in seek - ing a terminus as far east as iaisport, or not, is a question not de- | lo condition, the Reading einnot extend cided. its present its line any farther west. The out- look for competing lines of railroad | to Bellefonte, is at present very blue. The effect of the abs rption of com. peting and rival lines of railroad by the Pennsylvania Company, will be to place the entire business interests of the State in its hands, except where | the Baltimore and Ohio and I hiadel- |... proportions bere yesterday, and | phis and Reading Companies have | a foothold, The business interests of the State are now at the mercy of | three giant corporations, whose powers are almost unlimited—the Pennsyl. vania R. R. Co., the Western Union Telegraph Co., and the Bell Telephone Co. These corporation are absolute, | and despotic in their powers; they own and coatrol legislation and very very often Courts ; they discriminate against localities and individuals. We are opposed to government control of railroads and telegraphs; but it seems that the only protection the in. terests of the country can receive from the greed and avarice of the monepo- lies, must come from the national government. - That esa only be ac complished by sending to Congress honest, fearless and independent men entirely free trom any connection with railroad, telegraph or telephone com- panies. We sincerely hope that the negotiations now pending between these great railroads may fall through. The welfare of the State depends on the competition of rival railroads, her interests are bound to suffer if placed in the hands of any one of the great corporations which have been struggling for supremacy, There is a remedy for evory disease, and the people of the State will find The bill was ably champion. | a | | wards, no | your | | consider it an honor to be clouted by (a Prince; but Court etiquette pre- Railroad | Company and the Vanderbilt interests | are concluded, the Bellefonte, Buf: | alo Ruv and Bald Eagle railroad re- | A transfer of the | Beech Creek road to the Penns. Com | road Will- | embarrassed | lit at the proper time. Much of the | | » » » | — | business depression is, no doubt, due | The bill to locate the Agricultural to the struggles of these monopolies, Vanderbi t must control the railroad traffic of New York and the Penusyl- vania that that is the moving gpriug to the pres ¢ company Oi ent negotiations, ———_——— Prussian Court Etiquette Some German officers were out on a lark, and while the and fun grew “fast furious,” a Prince of the blood | boxed the ears of a young lieutenant of { Cuirassiers, The code is not in exist. ence as between royalty and the com. mon herd, and the young man could not demand satisfaction. His honor There {was but one way out of the trouble-— { was wounded beyond repair: suicide ed. quette of the Prussian Court needs If the Princes can't fight with their compan. the Young lieutenant suicid- It is very evident that the eti- reform in several particulars, {ions in arms when they insult them, | they should be required by law to commit suicide. It is a little rough to a box life after An American would have re. on an officer to submit on the ear and then take his turned the box with interest and left Court etiquette take care of itself The | warmed by the American hand and Princely ear would have been {some sense of propriety might have been knocked into the Hohenzollern bead. The German soldier does not vents his returning the blow. He must either submit or suicide. A AI— Only a Scare, THE REPORTED AN INDIAN OUTBREAK IMAGINARY ONE, Kansas Crry Mo, July 8 —A dis patch from Leavenworth, states that {00 news of an outbreak among the | Cheyennes bas beca received at Fort order to settlers In relieve the Leavenworth. the anxiety of on { frontier four troops of cavalry were ordered 10 Kiowa, near the southern border of Kansas, to do scouting duty {and afford protection against any threatened invasion. These, with other | troops, are already established along held in readiness which can be quickly con- the border and reserves are | veyed by rail from posts in Kansas if occasion should a. ise, The following dispatch was rece ved | this morning by the Governor from | tendent of the Topeka and Santa Fe | Mr. Nick | public trusts is itself a public trust. Mr. Nick- | Railway. It was sent to | erson by the station agent at Kingman: last night hundreds of families flocked into town from points as far west as | forty miles for protection. | scouting parties have been out as far | There is not a trace of an Iodian or Kingman county than the Territory line, and no damage was done there, There is a general scare, but its origin cannot be located. A party named Jones was down to the Territory line and beard Indians were on the move, and on his way back to Pratt coonty he met a neighbor named Smith, who told him that the Indians were com- ing. Smith saw Brown, and Brown saw his friend, and thus the story grew and excitement increased. The settlers have all started back for their homes. “H. C. Nicxenson.” The Governor bas ordered 200 stands of arms to be sent to King: man Land, Dodge City and Garden City at once ; thence they will be dis. tributed to various points in the Sou west in case of an invasion. : —— DY AII— i So A preliminary injunction has been granted at Pittsburg, at the instance of the Bell Telephone Company, a rap pany, to prevent the latter from using the phones of the former. this State, | | their prayers in my selecting Mexico, a territory adjoining. | punished for their crime. | perous departure. the | {be very hard, |H. R. Nickerson, Division Superin- | “The Indian scare assumed gigan- | Several | | as thirty miles, and the farther out | they go the farther off the Indians are. | anybody will sign a petition, and sign | it without inquiring what it is. evidence of their having been nearer | General Grants Visitors. Mount McGurcon, of July 8.- Father Didier, t ie General this afternoon, In response to the priest's statement that they were all praying for him, he wrote: “Yes | know, and | feel very grateful to the Christian people of the land for There is in the Od this Prote-tants and people of the behial”, or religion as shown or New Testament to which not apply. Catholies, Jews, and sll the good nation, of all politics ns w no sect does 11 1 ell as religion, and all nstionalities seem to have unit- | ed in wishing or praying for my im provement, I am a g sufferer the time, but the facts | have related are compensaton lor much of it. All that 1 cen do is 10 pray that the prayers of all great wil these good people may be an- swered £0 as to have us »)! meet in an other and better world, | eannot peak even in a whisper, IRANT The event of the aliernoon was avis it to the mounta Mexican ed tors, who were presented to the Gener- sl by E. II. Ta Arroyo hott, Chicago, Senor Augustin de Anda addressed | the General, say is g that they could not 80 near witho pass spects it pa their done so ying re- to one who had much for his country and for the of g od feeling bet ies | In response Ge ney follows: “My greal interest in Mexien | the My when four dates back t the war between United States and that country, increased interest was European monarchies sttemped {0 set | up their institutions on this continent, It was an outrage on human rights for a foreign nation to attempt to trans'er | her institutions and her rulers to the | territory of a civilized people ‘without their consent. They were fearfully | I hops Mex. | ico may soon begin an upward and pros- She has all the con- ditions ; she has the people ; she has the | soil ; she has the climate, and she has the minerals. The conquest of Mexico | will not beany easy task in the future.” | The party banqueted at the hotel and returned to Saratoga this evening. The | General was much fatigued by the re. ception, and retired at 7 o'clock. At | midnight he was fast asleep. . - Revesve Correcror MacGoxr. GLE is not finding official preferment a bed of roses His appointment of Edward G. Etter as deputy forFrank- lin avd Faolton counties has raised a | rumpus, and it is declared on the an- | thority of many of those who endors- ed Etier's petition that he is not fit for the office. If this thing of endorsing persons who are known to be unfit for | the places they are endorsed for is | kept up it will soon be necessary to | get two kinds of indorsements—one | indorsing the applicants and the other indorsiog the endorser. It seems to | indeed, to convince | some people that the responsibility of | indorsing the fitness of applicants for | wee Times, Collector MacGonigle is responsible | only to the extent of informing him- | self of the qualifications and fitness of | his deputies. If he appoints men to | subordinate positions without investi ; gating their fitness, he is not attending | to the duties of his office properly. He cannot depend on petitions, as most — A A Spoiled Office Becker. Wasmixarox, D. C. July 12— On Friday a Democratic Senator was pressing the President to appoint = friend of his to office. As » last ar gument be said: “And Mr. President, be bas been here since the 4th of March.” “What!” said the President, “since the 4th of March—then I don't want him” “Why not!” demanded the Senator. “Because if he has been here since the 4th of March he's spoiled.” iu — Bret Harte to be Deposed. Wasmixoron, July 13th Bret Harte spends all his time in London and de- votes himself to literature, He leaves a Scotch clerk in his place at Glasgow, Recently the United States assistant secretary of the Navy, Alex A. Adee, called at the consulate snd discovered the above condition. Harte will have to 8 ist ———— Judge Benjmin F. Patton died in Altoona on Monday, aged 72 years, Rev, | baltimore, called on | sons | they could act with impunity. | were necessary when | for a days work in some instances Reckless Extravagance. —_——— Wasnierox, July 10.—The Secretary of the Navy purposes effecting an en tire reorganization of the nine Govern ment Navy Yards, not later than next fall. An investigation looking to this end has Leen in progress for some weeks, Committees at the various yards have been examioing the books and papers covering a period of ten years. These ermmittees have been Epe™ from the Navy Dejartment, and are being assisted by a il commission sent The re, ports are to be sent to Washington and compared with the books The object of the mvestigation is to learn books in here, whether or not the with the will rgree books at that al- covery has been made that accounts the Washington, It is intimated ready the dis the hooks at the department show that certain materials which ought to be on hand inone of the yards cannot be At the Mare Island Navy Yard the found, 4 : California, investigation will be | most thorough beeiuse of the reports of needless expenditures of money at that place. The Secretary has been furnish- ed with the names of a number of per who say they can give evidence of fraud in that yard the of repair United States vessels, “Will the Secretary order an investi- ration of the refairs on vessels in all the yards !"’ was ssked of a naval officer t« | day who is acquainted with Secretary Whitney's intentions, “It is useless to order an investiga- tion,” he replied, “The money hss been spent in some cases recklessly and | ex- pect fraudulently, but it cannot be Mare Island large amounts in past years have been expended in repairs, ré- covered. At one ward a great distance from Washington, and the officers have seemed to feel that I have heard it said thst rotten wood has been placed in vessels, that they might soon be returned for additional repairs. A little more than three years ago the Pensacola was condemned at the Mare Island Yard. She was brought to the Atlantic and sent on a three voars cruise, and only recently received the This yard is repairs that officials in California said she was there, Cherges are higher at Mare leland than in the private yards on the Paci. fic Coast, “In the proposed reorganization the Secretary will manage to dispense with the services of 0 many bosses. The yards are full of master this and master | that, and they all get 5 dollars a day, | whether they work or not—four hours A | #silmaker went from Bwion to one of the yards and began working eight bours a day. He was told to labor less time; that he could not be allowed to accomplish #0 much work." -_ State Items Henry Hess, of Pittsburg bas been arrested for beating his ch his fists, James Boyle, aged 23 years, was killed near Pottstown while trying to bosrd a coal train. Mary A. Price, aged 68 years, fell from a cherry tree in Chester recently and received fatal injuries. The Democrats of Luzerne county think of mentioning F. A. Rocka fellow, of Wilkesbarre, before the ° State Convention for Treasurer. W. 8. Allen of Williamsport, re. cently picked up a pocket-book which coutained $1000, and at las! accounts no owner for it had been found. The Republican conferrees of Clar. ion and Jefferson counties have nomi- tated Hon. Theo. 8. Wilson, of Clar- ion county for President Judge. The structural mill of Charles M. Atkins, at Pottsville, is to be con verted into a steelemaking plant. By this change it will be possible to make 100 tons of steel per single turn. Daring the storm on Tuesday after- noon lighting struck a large barn at Penn's Manor, on the Deleware River on the farm occupied by Hugh Doug lase, setting it on fire and destroying two mules, foty-five tons of hay and a lot of valuable farming machinery. The building alone was insured. — «For neat and attractive sale bills call at the Dexocrar office. ildren with
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