4 *- igi F. E. & G. P. BIBLE, Proprietors. HEQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALY MEN, OF WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL ww dtBarnig TERMS : $1.50 per Annum, in Adva VOL 9. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1887. NO. 29 The Centre Democvat, forms81.50 per Annumin Advance FRANK E BIBLE, Editor, 1887. Democratic County Commiiive, } N cnsenses: ll ¥ Btitaer, 8 W..ne Edward Brown, Je, JW. W..owe dames Schofield, woh Weber, rsd © Witherite, veensssne dA Prank, DJ Meyer, AG Herlinger, Henry Lehman, vend J Graham, «A J Greist, wn Thomas J, Bellefonte Howard Boro Milesburg Bor Miliheim Boro Centre Hall Boro } lst W Philipsburg >» 2d Ww } MW Unionville Boro Benner twp... Boggs twp, N. | lo w.r do E Burnside twp College twp Curtin twp... FE Ferguson twp, E . twp, W. Gregg twp, 8. FT ~ do N.P Halnes twp, EP do w.P Half Moon twi Harris twp Howard twp Huaston tWP. ues Liberty twp. cova Marion twp Miles twp...... H Potton (WP. Pett EWP. crsrssssons Potter twp, §. P s.r - Frazer, Mil enn Walker, H L Harvey, we Anson VV. Dougherty, John I Williams, Jmvid Brickley, vee Henry Krebs, Frank Bowenox, Hiram Grove, Josiah C. Rossman, William E. Keen, Leorge W Keister, AWilHam T Bailey, wo Feank B Wieland John Glenn, William Irwin, William H Gardner, Joka Tshier, - A N Corman, wd © Bekley ves Wm H Kreamor, wo¥ A Foreman, cemnns WW Rayer, rrmmndtonh M Clare, Spring Wp... Taylor twp . Walker EWP oooovinns ie Worth twp ci cvmsene Ing, Union twp Charles McGarvey. MOL AIN Chalrman JAMES A H, Y. Bnraen, Secretary. Mg. Feinrgr in the short time he has been in town has distinguished himself by his assaults on 8 number of citizens of DBellefoute, who have been residents of the town consider ably longer than himself Mr. Scho- fiel., Mr. Keichline, Mr, Schaeffer and Sherif Walker, have all been marks for his petty shafts, It may be politics but we doubt whether itis good taste or good policy. - Epiror Raixsary of the Grif who is confined in jail writes a letter to his paper entirely exhonorating Sherill Walker of the charges made by the (Jazette. and denies in toto the slander. | political, and | Feidlers sole object is no Democratic oficial is or free from his from the source it does and with object in view it is noticing. Democrats of the will be vilification. the hardly county 3 > cinds of lies to eminate ; : ean expect all kinds of le to | remedy based on principles squarely | 3 iS asks i : | some books illustrating the battlefields | from his fertile brain on the eve of an election slandered last fall. - Tur victory achievid by the coun try delegates lo the late Republican | Convention was one without fruits, and was part of to send ring had simply laid a trap and the country fellows under the lead of the gallant Boal walked in. Haviog given the country delegates the husks the them home rejoicing. ring will now proceed to take the corn ear. Daniel Rhoads, of our borough, {for whom we have the highest per- | sonal regard) is slated for the nomi- | nation for associate judge and it is said the Governor will appuiot him | before the August term of court After the appointment the Republican bosses will appeal to their country friends to nomioa ¢ Mr. Rhoads as an endorsement of Gov. Beaver. Thus the rural Republicans get nothing. Three important appointments have been made from Bellefonte and we baven't heard the sCTeRn about it, avd now a fourth ww to go to Bellefonte. It is none of our funeral and the geutiemen who have received the apporutments are all good square fellows, but the grent * Simmons Liver Regulator” of the Gazelle vings mum on some things that galls his own jaded ox. Why is it? Wk; don't he howl about the country Republi. cans getting nothing ? Giavelte Tug Democratic platform, ot Ohio, speaks out in no uncertain tones on the questions of (arifl reform the pub- lie lan is for actual settlers protection of both labor and capital, and the punishment of all who aitempr to d¢- siruy sucinl order or interfere with the republic. The latter is nimed at the anarchistic tendencies of certain for. eign elaments Jf our population, and is the first party deliverance on & very Ld - is ‘ & grave question. It took but a few | words to place the democracy of Ohio | squarely against the element of soci- | ety which is attempting the destruc. tion of social order. It brings the question of the preservation of law and order before the people and makes it a solid plank on which the party stands. It caters to no bad ele- ment, but appeals to and law-abiding spirit of every citizen. | On the tariff, the platform is in hearty | the patriotism | accord with the national platform and tion, {of the tariff as will produce sufficient with the honest traditions and prinei- | ples of the party on that vital ques- | They demand such reduction | revenue to meet the expenses of the | attention throughout the South. |erowd ever gathered in It will be the first «a } generation has ever seen a Democratic | | | i i . | Slate, {and will reach { night. Cleveland's Jaunt. Arianta, July 24,—President Cleveland's proposed visit tothe Pied- Exhibition is attracting great Mr. H. W. Grady who has the matter in ! “The Presi mont charge, said yesterday ; { dent will be welenmed by the largest a Southern worst of it to the extent of nearly ten cents per tie. | In Texas Mr. Gould is said tobave | learned that ties for which his road | has paid 38 cents been supplied to miles of apiece had gah 4 { contractors within ten | ’ OR ! Fexarkana for 25 cents, | while in other parts of Texas the cost | to the contractors bad been frem 28 1 further time this | President and our advices show that the | attendance will be overwhelming. The Wash- ington on Sunday night October 16 Atlanta Monday President will spend Presidential train will leave on The {ed to provide for the payment of lib- | He will be escorted through Virginia | i | have government economically admioister- | Tuesday and Weduesday in Atlanta. n | N ‘ . eral peosions to Union soldiers and | by Gov. Seales and his staff, and sailors pay the interest and principal | through North Carolina by Gov. to 30 cents, Mr. Gould that this corner the tie | market scooped in not only the Iron | learned in | Mountain but the Missouri, Kansas & & | Quincey, the Rock Island, and even | Texas, Chicago, Burlington | others, and that the corner had been The nom- ber of ties for which exhorbitant prices | | nurtured for three years. had been paid exceeded 10,000,000, 16 and the Missouri Pacific is said to lost about $1.000,000. It alleged that there are some changes in | is | o'clock Coming worth | lemember how Shaffer was | a well devised scheme | The | If necessary they of the of the public debt. | favor such reduction vent the accumulation of a surplus in the Treasmry, bat denounce apy at- tempt to abolish the tax on liquors present unjust, unequal and onerous | tariff system. | liverances on all pablic questions, and a strong ticket, the democracy of Ohio is in shape to baule successfully with the enemy. - Tue Philadelphia Times thus com ments on the letter Chairmen McClain on the abolition of the con- of ferree system: Dexocraric Caagyax McCras of Centre county has struck the key- pote of conferree reform in a letter to M:rray Rosh, chairman of the com. mitte oppointed by the Democratic State committee to consider that sub- | ject. He suggests thateach county in a district be allowed one conferree for every 500 party votes. The party | vote basis is the only just one and | sooner or later common fairness will bring about its general adoption by I both parties. The Centre county The Demoernts there do not Congressmen. plan. want to lose any more Mr. McCUlnin's letter was published {in the DEMOCRAT several weeks {and it was a fair locid statement of the ills of that system, and suggesied a | | Democratic, viz. allowing the voters | to elect the conferrees and dividing | en h county in districts composed of | more thas one ¢ munty into sub dis five This throw each county open to any candi | tricts hased on every Democratic votes cast would give every voter a chance to vote the man of his choice, it would be fair {to the large counties and small alike, For while the more populated coun {ties would have a lager rep.esenta- tion as indeed they should, a popular county would | have a ehance to secure delegates any | place in the district. There would be | 00 more pocket conferrees to be turn. wer to this man or that but each delegate to the congressional conven- tion would represent the wishes of his constituents as expressed at the polls. candidate in a small ed C—O AI——— i Trouble in Fairchild's Post. t ] i Mapmon, Wis, Joly 22 It is re ported that a late meeting of Wash- {burn Post, G. A. R. in this city, of | which Commandersin-Chiet Fairchild {is & member, another fierce row oo- curred, A veteran of the Army of the Po. tomac sent in a communication asking for his discharge from the Post, send: ing his dues. A discussion followed which soon took a political ture. Some were opposed to granting an hovorable discharge This brought 10 the floor a veteran who had been for some time an official of the Post. He stripped off his sword, sash and badge, banded thém to the Quarter. waster, paid his dues, and bidding farewell to the Pust, stepped oct. The mecting, it is further stated, broke up in « row, and many others are suid 10 be ng to withdraw, Others will not withdraw, but will not attend any more meetings. internal | revenue, exept on liquors, as Ww ill pre- for the purpose of keeping up the | ago i " : ® [the old soldier throogh the courtesy | hundred | date in the Congressional district and | for | | Richardson and his staff, all of whom At the Georgia line he wili be met by Gav. { Gordon and staff. At Atlanta he | will be met by the Governors and | United States Senators of the various will go with him to Atlanta. Southern States. | “It is expected that he will spend With such sound de- | Tuesday looking at the exposition, | {and oun Wednesday will bolda pub- | | lic reception ard make a short ad- We are arranging for an old Democratic jubilee that | dress. fashioned will exceed anything on record. ‘A siguoificant feature of the Expo- {sition will be the old soldiers of the army of the Cumberland, who come to visit tks battlefields between Chat anoogs and Atlanta, sions come from the Northwest Various excur- with We are are this idea every year. ranging for a rate of one cent per mile for twenty or more people from every point in the Northwest and will get it. We have prepared an invita- tation to old soldiers of the Union army that fought between Chatanooga 10 come and see what peace has ac esmmitieehave endorsed Mr. MeClaios | complished in healing the wounds of | their families £4) { war, and to visit with : the battlefields sacred { valor. These invitations will {of the Grand Army posts. With each | invitation were sent (hree very had i | incidents of their history. The sol | diers of Johnston's army are arrang ling to give ther former foes a hearty I Welcome to the started This Exhibi on will confirm the work begun in | 880, Exhibition itself, exhibition of thern developments, the ] ] {As Cotton | 1880 il 1 Visitors will see the most as. | tounding epitome of agricultural in- | dustrial, and mineral resources ever gathered at ove point, Anniston Birmingham, Chattanooga, Decatur, Knoxville, Sheffield, sod all of the principal cities will be represented by collective exhibitions. The exhibit of warbles will be ubpprecedented in richness and variety. Those who want to see South at ber best in every sense will find her on deck smiling and hospitable at Atlanta in October: We have doubled our Exposition spaces and are already so rowded that we will add another building. We shall havea quarter of a million of visitors, insmn as Jay Gould's Discovery. 81. Louis, July 25.—~The Globe- Demoerat prints an article that says that in a *poent trip over his South- western rods Mr, Gould made die coveries which are mid to have great. ly surprised him, and caused consider- able uneasiness among some of his trusted officers. Notwithstanding the shrewdness of Mr. Gould, the article save, there were in his confidence some perross who were making lively work with his profits. In his Southern trip Mr. Gould discovered that the price paid for railroad ties at Bald * Knob, Guliver and Forest City, Ark, Was from tweuly one to twenty-three cents apiece, aud when compared with the price paid to Contractor Cowan he found that the company had got the and Atisota, cordially inviting them | American | : reach | | the subordinate departments of the | { road as the result of this discovery. | i] — i The Revenue Commission , July 25.-—~The | ‘ ..} Revenue Commis- | Atiastic Crry Pennsylvania State sion met again to.day with Senator | | Cooper in the chair. A communica tion was received recommending that be all local taxes same Lime. ing taxation of corporati ms was laid over on account of the absence of At. torney General Palmer who offered the resolution. The third section of the bill was again considered. tor General Norris proposed that the deficiency caused by the falling off in gross receipts be met by an addition- al tax of two mills, and Senator Coop er proposed that the tax on gross re- No action was tak. The fourth section, which affects | taxation of bank stock, was left at | | ceipts be trebled. : en. three mills upon the stock snd banks | {10 pay six mills is liea of all other i8tate and local taxation. The resolu: | tions to continue in session st Atlantic | City until August to meet at resson Spring on August 18, | adopted. 5 and were —— The Telegraphers Want it 24.~~A and York, new Ohio New July | bidder for the Baltimore | the surface here, the Brotherhood of iin { contest betwoen | apy suded, collectdd at the | The resolution concern- | Audi. | telegraph system has been brought to | Ohio Democrats Meet, | Hon sgainst Republi wi The Democratic State Convention was called to order at 11 this Music hal by Henry Bohl, of Marietta, chairman of the CLeveraxp, July 21 morning, », state exocutive commities Sotwithetant ing tho fact that the tempersture stood st 805 degrees, st least 3 000 spectators, mar of them Indies, Henry B fore the o« Were present Sonning Payne entered the ha TL | nyentior ly cheared, There was d Hon once took no temporary George KE an his piace as Mr in the Democrat man. In his speech Seney ssid there were no JURTTEIS Demo family Every rat seemed know whe candidate ir Applause | Oan, he Republican party i scalping-knife, he d governor, Lhe wai nol harmony Every toms hawk ar i 4 clared, was sharpened for the § eck. His ght to the next refarence pre idential Blaine and Sherman was He administration that Governor had been mented by a desire 0 promote the charged Foraker's per- inter. parly ralher than terosts of the peo ie ests of the Republican the in Arring g to Cleveland's adn he said that so w { used that now it bas Ii ton except those who expect to ask favors from the Hepullican party. About elvil he sald | “While all Democrats give the adminis | tration service reform eller d feel publicsns remaining in « who wou satisfied if all Re- fice were prompt ] ly turned out snd thelr places filled lemocrats, Ast ation, the resolution ought got to be sound by this feature of this uncertain in of the sila- nvention meaning or If we stead of Reg at i assist 8 Demo- cratic president in administering the gov erment, let us have the courage of our convictions, and here and now 20 declare if it be tae civil service law that keeps Re- sorvioe, lel us strike boldly and high ane demand of our representatives st Wabi Bouse, immediate saad uncond| Lionel repe of the in the senate and ingion, for tha and vote wows fron 3 Wo 312 d pariy, he sid, bad put 4 he rolls. Respecting (rrant approved 485 Yoars ir years | § land Telegraphers of the United States, It |’ is asserted that representatives of | ergaoization have offered The brotherhood’s | fer is to pay $500,000 cash sa the ac | for the plant. : 1 this | $3,000,000 | P° of- | | ceptance of their proposition and to | pay the remaining $2,500,000 at end of six monthe, 3 | is proposed to raise by levying on | each member of the brotherhood a | monthly assessment sufficient to reach the aggregate when wanted. There are 21,000 members, and | the leaders among them say they en | tertain no doubt of their ability to thus raise the sum required. The assessment paid by each member of the brotherhood would make him = stockholder in company and a sharer in its profits, and it is apon the zeal begotten of this interest, and in the economy of working, that they count on being able to run the property a: s profit. The negotiations have been conducted with the greatest secrecy. Rumor has it that the Koights of Labor nre lending a helping based in the transaction. To be Enforoed. Dustin, July 24.—The Marquis of | Londonderry, the Lord Lieutenant, presided ata meeting of the Privy Council yesterday. It was decided to proclaim under the crimes act all this meetiog a conference of resident Magistrates was held, and it was de- cided to enforce the new law with firmoese. William O'Brien, editor of the United Ireland, will go to Lag gacurran to lnaugurate a scheme for the erection of buts for the use of evicted tenants. I New Youx, Joly 22. <The total num- ber of failures in the United States the a the | This large sum it | rident Cleveland We demand such licious red: Lon « shall L only mica! ad the present alt in pr burdensome tariff re. lucis £ a revenue suff Jer to meet the expenses of ministration of government, the payment of libe ral per ie union so fiers and | | An econ | | sailors, and the payment of the interest : T : ne Wo and principal of the public debt; and, | DOCOMATY, Wo favor such reduction of in. | ternal revenue, except on liquors, as will | prevent the sccumulstion of a surplus in {the national treasury; and we denounce | any oo to sbolish the liquors for the purpose of keeping up the present unjust, anequal, and onerous ariff system, We eall attention to and affirm ss sound doctrine and policy the following em phatic and patriotic language of President Cleve. and. “Our public domain is our national wealth; the earnest of our growth and the herilage of our people. It should promise limiliess development and riches, relief to crowding population, and homes to the thrifty and industrious.” These inestima- ble advantages should be jealously guard. od, snd a careful and enlightensd policy on the part of the government should se- curs then to the people. We demand that all lands of the gov. ernment be beid for actus! settlers who Are citizens of the United States and for those who declare their intention to be- come such. We wre in hearty sympathy with all people struggling 10 force them- solves from the environments of despotism, and lly does the tong and gallant of Ireland for the priceless boom o“ bin rule and the rights of manhood our warmest applause and command our heartiest good wishes for speedy suc. Labor being the chief faster and cgnsmeraor of fre 1d Tiber tie SATs Av; are of the common counties except Antrim. Prior to] ces. We tutte past woek was 147, aguinet 163 last year. | i) nistration | & hearty support, there are many | believe that Democrats in. | publicass snd Democrats out of ube publics isbor f ull y : § O01 sil persons inciting 0 riot and revolu- ingtitutons At 11.40 nominations for govertor wer Hon K Lhe | declared in order Nes snd g € i Butler coun Jumes G iy, sailory é nate Srvics He els med the ithe gbhor ng element and thie peration of § inior senstor for 1" “Wa Weil feo yw He Isley seman Martin resulted as Pow: 821 There being ne lanimous on moti ( nominated Campbell, DC Conlman | For Judge of L. R. Critehfield smstion. or r ieulenant governor the supreme court ong War nominated J udgs of the Vigil P. Kline John 8 Loedow term by oo art {short term iefented ex-Congressmar n Lhe Gres ballot Lt: force through | Emil for suditor of State A storm of “noes An silempl was made the re-nomisation of Kersewelter, of Franklin o unty arose bat Chairman Seney declared the motion carried snd the nomins'ion was made, several delegates i sitempted to protest but sil were ruled out Finally John MeBride of Stark county, declared that if Kersewetter was | ne minsted in an unfair manser be of order wou! | take the stump against him. Kersewelter then sanounced that he wanted no unfs sdvantage and that he was willing before the ¢ the other to nvention or This induc further »n aven Lerma he minslions candidate ed § chairman 0 oall f John G. Carley, of Champaign county, wae then named sad the ballot wes or "od which VY Kersewetter The ticket Tressu all Ter. resuiied 16 1&¢ Domination wa monet we jollows rer of the state, George W. Harper roev eral, William H Leet Peter 4 Powder Explosion. Ne ATOR "bss ¥ TREATOR -ha is morn Ing the entire city was aroused by = : most terrific explos which was im- n, mediately followed by the ringing of the bell fire in a few minutes it was learned that the powder house of the Chicago, Wilmington and Vermillion Coal had struck by lightning, and between eight and ten thousand pounds of powder had explod- ed. nmpany been Un arriving at the scene a terrible sight presented itself, Every dwelling on the South and West side of the powder. house had been completely shattered and in most cases entirely demolished. Not a vestige of the powder house re- | mains, while where it stood is an exea- vation about 60 feet long, 40 feet wide and 20 feet deep. Rescuing parties | were found and a search for the dead | and injured began. Strange as it may | seem, only one fatality has been report- (ed, but a large number are seriously {injured. Among the wounded are | Mary Love, right hip broken; James | Blackmore, several ribs broken : Mrs, | Jam & Sheldon, three ribe broken ; Mrs, Thomas Birdwell, badly cut by flying [glans ; Mrs, Hattie Reaschon, an aged widow, struck over the eye with a brick, badly injured ; a tramp who was sleep ing in a car near the powder house was New Yous, July 22—A bolt of light ing struck a small row boat in Pri
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