[8 ( \ ’ ‘ » F. E. & G. P. BIBLE, Proprietors. EQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALI VOL 8. The Centre Democrat, J; " 3 233 4 Tormsdl.50 per Annumin Advane FRANK E. BiBLE, itor DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. For Governor, Hon. CHAUNCEY F. BLACK, of York County. Lieutenant Governor, R. BRUCE RICKETTS, of Luzerne, Secretary of [uternal Affairs, J. SIMPSON AFRICA, of Huntingdon. Auditor General, WILLIAM J. BRENNEN, of Allegheny. Congressman-at- Large, MAXWELL STEVENSON, of Philadelphia. en A —— DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. | For Congress. 4. G. CURTIN, © the decision of the congre t For State Senate. P. GRAY MEEK. A \ Assembly. JOHN A. WOODWARD, LEONARD RHONE. For Prothonotary. A. SCHAEFFER. District Attorney. J. CALVIN MEYER. County Surveyor. J. F. REIFSNYDER. Dox'r believe the stories put in circulation about Democratic candida tes, it is an old Republican dodge and ought to be played out. - - CestrE HALL is to have & new democratic paper. We it to be called the Centre County Times Mr. T. proprietor. believe 1s Jenton Ulrich is editor and -———— Brack Jack Loaax is expected to ru thi go tl fall at Philadelphia, to be followed open up the republican campai 8 John Sherman. Frox all over the County come reports of Democratic determination to poll every vote. The State and County tickets are unusually strong and the hope of victory in the state is stirring up the voters. Tue next legislature elects a succes- | sor to Benator Mitchell. Do the Democrats of Centre propose to elect two Republicans to vote for Matt. Quay? Yet that is what a vote against Woodward and Rhone would Tug bricklayers of Charleston have demanded six dollars per day, and at a mass meeting of the Knights of Labor it was decided that all classes of labor should demand an advance of fifty cents per day. This looks like taking advantage of the misfor- tunes of our neighbors. i ——— WY AI—— Ex Goverxor CURTIN was viewed at Bedford Centre county indorsement for inter Springs on the Con. gress, which he received some days | ago. He says: “I will not under any circumstances, I was in earnest when I declined a renomina vion,”— Holidaysburg Standard. i — — - Wire the Republicans and the Democratic: Republican Congressmen of Peounsylvanie sre advocating a | high tariff on four thousand and more articles imported into this country we : ] would like to see them advocate a high tariff on imperted Joreign labor That would be a protection that pro’ tects. Does it ever strike the labor ing man and consumer that about 99 , per cent of the “protection to Ameri; ean labor’ goes into the packet of the capitalist? Yet that is about the size of Republican “protection.” i by | The Plumed Knight | has not been heard from yet. - accept i Black or Beaver The issues in the campaign in this state are clearly and emphatically be- i 148 tween the two great parties and n | between the gentlemen who head keta. Of lie Gov. utenant Beaver it can be jus have neral said that they been an honor and credit to their state ; the private and | bat bustling public character of both have been stainless; they start in the race clean, amount honorable and able, and Ol no mud flinging will injure either, Gov. Black is by nature and early training opposed to the monopolistic tendency of corporations, to unjust seriminations railroad il 1 val Bosva peopie, TAL Zeaver { himself on record against thediserim wd and th nat n In nsiivy I. 4 | ination of railroads, | ed violation of the ¢ | this he advance of the voter has at his fiogers’ ends. i$ in intel These are facts which is a vast difference between these gentlemen that every veter should .~y calmly and It is not between the two men is it dispassionately consider a differen of governmental policy. TI al the representatives of two great | ['o:day amidst her ruins she hangs her sign to the world : the PArty. | Hensel | will carry convicti | much of her old ante bellum prestige ol “Hall still « atthe old sts —— A Campaign Docum Linue business H Lfemon [ee Walls paign document one with 1 bi send broadcast over tl John Norri Wil here {3 a fund of the voler shoul dress of rered at th AINs iniormis add ress ing railroad and corporate 3 people which 18 posit The whole issue o paigr in this stat cratic postiil Norr speech take a fashion in Mr, campaign already ed to hi mn {any man who reads it, | { litical organizations, whose principles | {and political antagonistic. In this campaign t methods are naturally | he | great questions before the people are! anti-discrimination, and the enforce ment of the provisions of the consli- tution of the state with reference to { railroads and canals. Tk mperand e 18 | a side or local issue, and | problem will find ite own sol when corporations, capitalists ar labor join in observing the laws of the id land and the law of supply and de- | No olitical tinker On mand. amount of | ing will solve that question the question of asoti-diseriminati republican platform is silent. { the rule of that pariy in tis and nation all the abuses and ex | actions of whi have grown and flourished. We | ! not trust Gen. not because he is wrong on it, but be and question entirely. the people, have ignored the Mr. Black is not only right on this question, but his party forces it to the {front as one of the questions that must be met now No “reform next year” policy will be tolerated by the democracy. Mr. Black represents the party which has | at heart the welfare of all the people, { Gen. Beaver heads the party which has created and fostered monopolies of all kinds, and which is at all times under the domination of the great railroad corporations of the state.— Vote for black. —— a — Plucky Charleston. Charleston shaken to her very foun. dations with one third of her baild: ings in rain and another third unin; habitable because of their shattered and irreparable condition, with two thirds of her population sleeping in tents, in the open air, or under trees in the parks, with ten million of dollars loss of property, with desolation on all sides announces in cheery tones that she will “still continue business at the old stand.” it is and the pluckiest kind of pluck too, The to do business at “old stand” is the best pla P n the Atlantic const | from Norfolk to Key West. Charleston they were among the ablest, most will arise from her ruins a substantially | faithful and efficient of the members | built city as did Chicago and as doe® of the last House, that from its location, geographical or political, must be per manent, Before the war Charleston | every town | was the metropolis of the south and [the great bulk of commercial wealth of the South atlantic states was | centred there. Her merchant marine | was found in the ports of Europe and her harbor was crowded with foreign vessels, hor commerce wassecond only to that of New Orleans. The war broke up her trade and left her at its close with crumbling wharves and de: eaying shipping. She soon regained the h the people complain, | | | can | Beaver on this matter, | 1 alk about pluck, there | it, if it takes all summer. : : I | | following dispatch was received by out batches of interiects a personal difference, nor as |e ities and mor ] » vital interests tion last week and nominated ceptionally good ticket. . I Peale the nominee for e state brilliant ls | a staunch an honor to his the national Halls of legislati Hij pie the not Senate is in the front rence C. nine Mus brilliant young democrats of tl and has never held any He is one of the most effective | thi tion. stump speakers in district , and | would make an able, honest and con sciencious Senator. Brother Shaffer rd 18—~well he's an | NE 2 ’ ' . ble anchallengable right to hold cause his party has no sympathy with fice and John will make a creditabe member. We never knew an editor who was too mean, poor or profane to | be a member of the Pennsylvania leg is Iasture. We heartily congratulate | the democracy of Clinton on their good timber and sympathize with those who “got left.” As there is not an in Clinton for each democrat some: body must “come out behind.” We are glad to know that Judge Diffen bach that gallant old democratic war horse and editor has been nominated to the position which he now fills by appointment and Clinton will do her. self honor by giving him a royal ma: office jority. — A A—— The “Kou create the impression that there is dis- satisfaction with the democratic coun- ty ticket, and to this end the cucum- ber editor gets off column after column of idiotic trash which to his infantile mind is “politics.” There may be a few of the Gazet!'s readers who believe in its nonsense, but very few. Our neighbor has set before himself the herculean task of “busting up” the democratic party and he's going to do pon” (lasetle is trying to — a —— none and Woodward should be returned with handsome majorities a® ——— The Queens Bympathy Wastusaron, September J,—~The | cable to-day from Queen Victoria : Barsxonar, September 3.-To the President of the United States : 1 de sire to express my profound sympathy with the sufferers by the late earth- qoakes and await with anxiety more intelligence which I hope will show the effects to have been less disastrous than reported. (Signed ] Tax Ques, entirely inadequate to meet this emer gency. {if the now dangerous conditions are Ww discover ndition, and per maelves ich are entirely Tw expects HEIN means LO Tepalr. : ment engineers are to-morrow, and in addition the Secre. tary of the Treasury has been request ed today to detail a number of com petent civil engineers from the office | {of the Supervising Architect of the | | State, by Treasury to assist in the work of ex amining thoroughly every building, sce the extent of injury and whether | | ! i the building is inhabitable may bel definitely ascertained. | | | The relief committee, with assist ance given and promised, will be able | shortly to provide adequate shelter for the homeless refugees and can fur pish them also with such food as they require. There are many persons suffering for want of bread and meat who are unable to help themselves. Their wants will be quickly met. The (Government tents have been erected in encampments in the different parts of the city, but it is caloulated that at least five thousands persons will need shelter for a week to come and it is proposcd to erect Hudson grounds for the accommodation of those for whom tents will not suffice. Ample occom: modations will be provided for the colored refugees as well as for the! whites, It can be seen ata glance that even | the generous assistance given Charleston by warm hearted people | throughout the United States will be | to ! If Charleston is to be rebuilt | if shattered houses are to be restored, to be made safe, Charleston must have, at an early date, command of at least £4,000,000, to be lent at a low rate of interest upon the security of property to be rebuilt of restored, There has been no shock of earth: quake since about 11 o'clock last night, and this helps to make the Jecple hopefal ; but they are con: ronted by the terrible injury to their homes, and this tends to depress them. TERROR IN SAVANNAIL Bavaxxau, Ga, September 5, A ————————————————————— A ———— —— a ——— BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBE DD J strumental in haviog him elected | they received | were then not far apart work of an instant, { short hard tussle, Y. 1886, ‘The Ww general nomi of HAAN . this Democratic convention Brennen for auditor of the last week, was a meritorious act. one which we believe the miners of the Stats will not forget Lo reciprocate It would seem to us as if such suspic ws omens ought to cheer us on to make » manly effort to have Mr. friend him elected Brennen has always been a true of the miners, and if they can be in- they wield a power in politics they have never had before—a power which the They have been deprived of rights they never would have been deprived of had concentrated their friends.” will miners in this State badly need, they forces upon their — A A— Over a Fifty.Foot Cliff Prrranvne, Pa, Sept. 5A sensation al and probably fatal scecident occurred at’about 11 o'clock to-night. Offcer Woods Edward arresting, and a man named Hennig, whom he was fell over a oliff to Locust street, and both are now not expected to survive the injuries the heels A streel quarrel, and when arrived he took to his and shot at the fugitive, the ball tak ing effect in Hennig and stood at bay just on the brink of a precipice fifty feet high. It was They clinched, » and soddenly men disappeared arrived no one was in sight, but a faint ory attention, from over the olill attracted their Looking dows the two men stretohed motionless at the bottom of the eut. Woods was unocon- scious, and both were terribly injured, They weve carried to the police station and afterwards removed to a hospital, where they are now lying. Hennig i, resting easier to-night, but Woods i» suffering intensely, and may die before toring, were seen anda | Hennig had engaged in officer | Woods | gave chase, and finally drew his revolver ! | by the s left forearm. They | When Hennig | | felt the ball enter his flesh he stopped the He above party, Jommonwealtl stands on these questions and is a firm friend of and believe in | the pe ple.” ie Briefs. Judge Churchill in New York in the Supreme Court granted the motion to remove the Squire Flynn case form the Court of General Sessions to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and denied the motion for a change of venue 10 another court, Some anxiety is felt with regard to the possible effect of the earthquake at the Bermudas. The islands lie directly in what is supposed to have been the path of the most violent agitation, and their physical features sre such as to warrant the fear that they may have experienced a severe disaster, [he Second assistant Postmaster Gen- eral has completed his general adver- tisement, inviting proposals for carry- ing the mails on all star and steamboat routes in the States of Ohio, Indians, [llinois, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan Wie- oonsin and Minnesota from July 1, 18%7 to June The aggregate Lum- ber of star and steamboat routes in these States is 3,671, : Ww, I8ul, As a result of the correspondeneo which has been going on for some Lime past ! between the Canadian and Imper- ial authoritie 8, orders wwued have been Eaglish Admimity Office to the commanders of all English war vessels now along the Atlantic and gulf coasts, | to report at once to Halifax for duty. They will be used to assist the Canadian cruisers in protecting the fisheries and [ also to look after the protection of New. both | When other officers | | foundland fishery, The little village of Parrotlsvile, in Cook county, Tenn, it ina wild state of excitement over a frightful epidemio which has made its appearance there. The disease which in every conse proves fatal, resembles flux, except that the victims are attacked with severe pains in the head simultaneously with the pain in the bowels. The physicians are unabls to cope with the disease, and the sick succumb in a short time, Twenty. seven deaths have occurred within three days,
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