EE A Vol. I3 BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY I5, 189. Creutre Democrat. 1 EDITOR | The CHAS. R. KURTZ, = =~ = TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Regular Price when Paid in Advance When subscriptions are not paid inside of three | years $2.00 will be charged $1.50 per year, | $1.00 “ Fditorial. state Central Committee, The Democratic State Central com. mittee of Pennsylvania will meet at the Bolton house, Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jaouary 21, 1891, at | o'clock p. m., for the purpose of elect, ing a chairman and a permanent secre tary and to transact other business as may properly be brought before it. Bex. M. NEAD, Secretary, Jaxrs Keng, Chairman. 1 ¢ The Centre Democrat and { Weekly Times one he Ph Lil delphia year iol $1.75. - Trae prisoners at boiled turnips that for the jail say every meal eating w¥ mne hy several months does not put much fat on a persons ribs. Wes Jim. Feidler gets caught |] 5 » job and is shown up he In . ] steal O1 ng out of bly depends upon gettin clean. square, blank denial. I¥ the Distric necessary to have one can be appolr el ILE SO 4) ficer is nee not abolish it. > Tue boiled turnip brigade is now lo- cated at Howard, Pa., and we are told will run a livery stable and trade horses to make a living. Helis in his element for any thing - never was fit else, mers hereafter will each receive 83.50 a day and 1 The County Commissic CUS. sary expenses while attending to any The for mileage has been cut off and they are county business, allowance required to file a statement of each days work. - Surry Ishler, we are told, has made enemies already. He refuses admittance to bums. thugs and want to get in the jail and play with the prisoners. such parties find the jail comfortable quarters. ——h— loafers who poker This cold weather all pleasant and WE are told that no County Detec. tive was appointed to serve during the year 1800 but that the republican board of commissioners have without any guthority paid #240 for such an official, The County Audiiois have no authority, under such circumstances, to approve such a bill. The commissioners liable for the expenditure of that sum. - are To such persons as found great conso- lation in the financial embarrassment of Senator Wm. A. Wallace, we can say that after all executions are paid, he will have a fortune left. On the oth er hand the Delamaters offer only to pas 30 cents on the dollar and have | been arrested for embezzlement and are under $10,000 bonds each ‘quite a con- | trast. - : Tue new board of commissioners would do a commendable act by abolish. ing the office of County Detective. It is a useless arrangement, an item of | expense to our taxpayers. Every year | $240, are pald out for imaginary ser-| vices—never rendered. The District | Attorney admits that there is no need | of expending that amount and why | then not abolish it. Tune county auditors are carefully in. | specting the receipts and expenditures of the county during the past vear, | They find a great many accounts in bad shape. The large bills paid for bridge contracts were rendered in one—not itemized and will not be approved by the auditors until every dollar that was | expended is clearly explained in that | WARY. - : Wine passing through the ail the | other day an inmate was seen to look | up and with a smile remark: “Oh | Lord, but we are glad Cook has moved." | It seemed to come from the bottom of the poor fellows heart. This peculiar | expression lead to the iuquiry as to what | be ment, when the prisoner replied: | “The last three months we were fod on | nothing but boiled turnips; why stewed | chips would have been considered a | treat.” ‘‘He was making money off of us poor devils in here and especially the | fast few weeks of bis term,” i «The Centre “Démocrat and the | Philadelphin Weekly Times one year | for #1.75, - | Jad kson before | sponse to toasts, { land. | ment in its whole constitutiona JACKSON DAY. HOW IT WAS OBSERVED IN PHILADELPHIA. A Great Gathering of Democracy to Honor the Memory of «Old Hickory" Some of the Incidents of the Ocension us Noted by one who was there ‘CIack- Last Thursday Jan, Sth, was son Day’ the anniversary of the great | defeat administered to the British troops | That event was the that brought the nation Ol at New Orleans. stepping Andrew stone as a4 great heroes and exponent Democracy. {| Thomas Jefferson was the first to lay dCcwn the principles of the party but | Jackson has the credit of carrying these principles into execution. *}If they did { not understand all that Jefferson wrote, | hey saw and knew what Jackson did.” this o Young Men's Democratic club of Philadelphia, made On wasion the extensive preparations to eel this anniversary in a manner that would be an honor to Democr The Academy of into a gala banquet hall The first floor of i was filled with saint, turned wey 's patron Music was 11 that evening. decked tables, capable to ad v p tad 11 ornaimneniea we seven hundred bas jueters, Nati colors and emblems i , EVETEIeEnsS were tropical great he banquet tables, illumin and Le i and mou f sur. cangeabra plants a vision of splendor and beauty. Early in the evening the guests began to President Cleveland, arrive and were presented to ex. Bay - La- exX-Necretary Delaware, Col. Daniel 8. New York, W.C. P. , of Kentucky and other prom. ard, of mont, of ] Breck enoriage ge inent democrats —~the special guests of the evening The tables would accom- modate but seven hundred and for that reason was restricied. During of the different courses the balconies were packed with When peared iz the priv the number the * serving spectators Mrs. Cleveland ap- box she was the object of all eyes, the banquelers aro with napkins flying and gave after cheer for the ex-president’s hand. some wife, I'he ned, and balconies Joi for several minutes the excite ment prevailed. To this great ovation she tendered a modest bow of greatest apprecia- instant she threw a Kiss tion; the next to Grover, as their eves met, and this was the cause of still greater cheers and waving of white napkins by the banquet ers. It that witnessed, in the extent of enthusiasm for ~but then Mrs. Cleveland is the most popular lady of ti WAS 4 Scene is seldom A wWolnan ae land because she is amiable. because shie 1s so sensible and because she is 50 handsome and facinating, and the wife of 11] the noblest ard foremost statesmen one of of modern times—and the people have reason to pay her such tribute THE SPEECHES, After the banquet followed the re The principal speak- er of the evening was Grover Cleve. When he arose he was greeted with a great ovation—applause continu. ed unbroken for minutes. He began in a strong clear voice which was distinct. | Iv beard in every part of the room. His style of peaking is very forcible and eloquent, for almost every sentence he uttered was the occasion of applause and cries of “Good” from every di. rection. They were soon wild with | enthusiasm which continued to increase | as he spoke, Ths ex-President spoke to the toast | “The Principles of True Democracy. | They are enduing because they are right and invincible because they are just,” “These principals,” land, “are not uncertain nor doubtful, {Applause.] The illustrious founder of our purly has plainly announced them. | They have been reasserted and follow ed by a long line of great political lead. ers, and they are quite familiar, They comprise : Equal and exact justice to all men (applause) ; peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliance with pone (applause) the preservation of the general govern. vigor (applause) ; a jealous care of the right of election by the people [applause]; absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority [wm plus} ; the su. premacy of the MA. fre the military authority ; economy in the public ex. | prases [applause] the honest payment of var debts and sacred preservation of the public faith ; the encouragement of agri- culture, and commerce as its handmaid, freedom of religion [applause], freedom of the press and om of the person.” » He was followed by Secretary Bayard, | Gov. Pattison, W. C, I. Breckenridge, | and others who frequently referred to him as the “next President’ which met said Mr. Cleve. | with the sentiment of all present. The most brilliant speech of the even. ing was made by Congressman Brecken. ridge upon “The New South.” It seemed to come from his heart as he spoke of their past sufferings, desola. tion and misery. In promising their fidelity and allegiance to the old flag and the Union his words were grandly eloquent, His hearers gathered close around him and when he closed con. gratulations from Cleveland, Pattison, Alex McClure and many others who | Of all public speeches we ever heard | none could equal this silver tongued’ | The balance Cleve, | orator from Kentuckey. { of the speeches were good but { land and Breckenridge were the heroes { of the evening. It was a great Democratic outpouring the like of which never assembled at a banquet; and most surprising of all was ithe universal sentiment of all that Grover Cleveland should return tos the White through the demands ] ana House 1802 of equal rights to all of in the people for just men-—equalization taxation tariff reform. REPRESENTED, 11 present the following CENTRE COUNTY Among those ts were noticed Spangler i ’. F. Reler Wm. CC. Heinle Esq DEMOCRAT. Sam ieasant Crap, Med, R. M Centre county Democra Col. J. lL. slitor of the Magee, 5 were more entin jumped higher. waved his na ; = lustily f heered of and el tener and ol. Spangier. much } wis too great joned Met! same a happy listening to pound the truths, THE TREASURY BALANCE report of the State Treasurer the Treasury on 84 A420. tha 30th shows a balanes 18K, of invested in Whe office in 15853, he Pattis i h Governot wm entered and moneys to the hase of enforeed laws appropriated the public liquidation of debt or the p State or National bonds. In d the St 2 ¢ simply obeyed the laws. an te | Treasurer was made safe by the fidelity of the Governor. When [Pattison retired, one of the first acts of the administration was not only to stop the investment of the pub | : f Tie but to sella m 1 of bonds money and scatter the money among polit and speculative bankers Now return to the Executive Chalr, an (rovernos Pattis n i= alx dd us he will resolutely perform his duty he | will at once call in about 83 500.000 and bonds, be in obwdi. interest-bearing Bover will | Invest it In Then State Treasurer safe, as there is always safety ence to law ——— Killed on a Log Slide A fatal and at the same time frightful accident occurred near Keating last | week by which Charles Culb, a woods. | man, was instantly killed, follows: Culb and a fellow workman mountain and with other workmen | were about to proceed to the camp, when the two men concluded to down the log slide toboggan fashion, They procured a board and seated them. {selves upon it and started down the | slide, when, to their dismay, they heard | 8 saw log coming thundering after them. | Miller svoceeded in getting out of the | slide, but Culb was hot so fortunate. { He was struck by the log and thrown | upwards of one hundred feet. His | death was no doubt instantaneous. The | men at the cemp do not know where { Culb’s place of residence is, a «1 nelaimed Detters : Jas, Barsilih, | Grace Campbell, Mamie Garver, W. M. | Herborger, John sarae, Mrs, James | Leran, Anna Me Kenny, Mary B. Miller, Birtha E. Swartz, Emma Lreastir, (2) Mrs, John B, While, Please when called for say advertised. J, A. Fieprer, P. M. Bf ~Gormang Minstrels next Tuesday evening, January 20th, " . could “grasp bis hand were extended, | The partie. | ulars, so far as can be learned, are as | named Miller, quit their work on the | ride ! SENATOR WALLACE'S AFFAIRS, He Hopes to Pay in Full and Have a Fortue Left, The story published recently to the effect that the assignees of Ex-Senator Wallace had failed to give bonds and {that in consequence immediate action would be taken in the matter by cred. itors looking to the protection of their Interests, is authoritatively denied, The filed their bond, as the time limit required for so doing has | not expired, but the document has been assignees have not | prepared and will be filed at the proper { time, 30, the purpose being to close out | tracts that will bring their full | and to buy in the rest, in order to value real ize al privale sale, under Senator lace’s personal direction, all that is pos {sible for the creditors, Mr. Wallace is sanguine, he can pay all his debts and have it himself and lowed to manage 1 { moderate lentency is given ham Very i Wall ter the executi vative estimate Sen we's property will nment i ce the amo H House, where all orders can headquarters are 1 be le ills will be promptly 2 ttended to, Sheriff Ishier w | property and slox L day. last Friday a ceived from Seranton a man was in custody Pa. ) thers wi swered the deseription of Wilson, J. ( Mever that disnat Ba vent down on Monday but found twas the wrong fellow again, vine of Lieutenant ( n the back by an which ANY Indian rom he in- wed through Tyrone on press Monday, moming on 5 is late home in r interment, lard F tre county, and Miss Celia A. Ham- were married at the bride's mother in er, of Sproce Creek, | the residence of | Spruce Creek on Thursday, January 8, | 1851, by Rev. C. W, Wasson, pastor of ithe United Brethren church of this piace I'he new are | ight systemn was put to practical use on last ing. They Upon tha Saturday even. are a great improvement burners The then of havi g better anall incandescent tier than gas ve | it hn T arrived MeCormick., of Har. hursday, the Legislature home from risburg, last 1 having adjourned until the following Tuesday John says Democratic mem. le influence in that The majority, the repub. their bers have mighty litt department, schemes and rush licans, set up : them through regardless, At a meeting of the Hospital Trust. ees, at Philipsburg, Miss Fisher, a grad. uate of the Pannsylvania University elected Supt. of the Cottage Hospital, Miss Fisher is highly recommended by the Faculty of the University, and will, po doubt, fill the position admirably. A real mean trick was lately play- {ed on some ladies Punxsutawney, | Who were holding a church fair in the {Opera House. Some wicked chevious person, poured in or mis. a quart of the lemonade, and then gave the “wink'’ to the Whys who crowded around the lemonade stand, and when the ladies found it out they said it was “just per. fectly awful,” «A large bundle of stationery, blanks, ote, addressed to James A. Feldler, shipped from Harrisburg. have been lying in the Adam's express office the past week. It is strange that there is no one in this town by that name for that the party won't 1ift it. It is said to be a bundle of stationery ordered by John Henderson, through Feldler, and knocked out by Decker, Some one ought to inform Mr. Feidler, that the package Is there awaiting further in- structions. The real estate will be sold January | 11d hil} Wal. | a fortune left if | Yingling, of Taylor twp., | Hospital Training School. and for sev. | eral years past a successful nurse, was | | whiskey into the big crock containing | THAT REFORM BOARD. LEAVES CENTRE COUNTY IN DEBT. ! The County Treasury Is fiat-Using State Funds to Pay Bills-The Surplus Expend- ed The Auditors st Work. When the sioners assumed ty’s affairs they found a surplus in the treasury. All former board of commis control of the coun. handsome impor tant liabilities were paid and the tax | rate had been reduced These | fairs the past ? men have had three years and | the result TED. there i iS money to | pay bills, Some #7000 are on deposit all funds {in the banks for that parpose but that to { from unseated 1 { money belongs Mate the sale o re Is b | hy fra re I | ) sh 4 ——— ELECT BY THE POPULAR VOTE See prominet i pers advocating of electing a pre _. The elec h was adopted by the founders of the government is a enmbersome arrangement and does not it isa is country he popular will, ion that ¥ i " i i wity of the people determine who the of Ha) true of office shall role. This may be lesser offices hut as far as the CONCer: Massa. | O50 0 over | § a popular seated had Harrison, 1 in 15880 had a majority of , Cleveland Again of 07 888 over (rar. fie} iiancock. and Cleveland's majority over Blaine in 15884 was 62.668, Thus it will twice during the past twenty years was the will of the people 7.018 over be seen that but respected in the selection of a president, It is time that & change be made, If it be desired to continue the electoral college system the manner of choosing the electors should be changed. Instead of all the electors for a state being elect. | #1 on ticket they should be chosen by districts the In people would be more nearly respec ted, jut it would be better to do away tirely with sane this way AS congressmen are elected the en. the electoral college and elect a president by the popular vote, This plan has everything to commend it. The majority then would rule and the “pivotal state’ idea would be done away with so that there would be much bess occasion for bribery and fraud, and | the campaigns would be fought on prin. | ciples, - -—— - ~The Philipsburg Journal says that | & close reader of the Philadelphia Times, | and one who has been keeping a record {of the murders and suicides reported {in that paper for the past year, gives { the totals as follows : murders, 506 | suicides, 344, These all occurred ia the United States, and the possibilities are | a few moy have been missed. Statistics | prove that ninetenth of these are the | quors, directly or indirectly. {| ~=Inthe mining regions of Centre and | Clearfield counties there is considerable {agitation. At the miners convention | held at Altoona, a short time ago, an | increase was demanded along with other | new regulations. The operators of the 1 game district held a meeting as? notified | the men that their request would not be | granted as the present condition of busi. { ness would not warrant it. The miners { then took a vote and it was carried to go out on a strike. They have not done | that yet but matters are in bad shape. i Should they strike at this season of the yer it will cause much distress and greatly injure manufacturing industries in this section of the State. | 1 |er. will of the | results of the use of intoxicating li. | MILLIONS ARE INIT. The Litigation Legscy Which the West Branch Flood Lefl Philadelphia Inquirer Jan. 8th As William P. Given and W, U Hen. sel last evening met accklentally, mp ke | pleasantly and passed a joke at the | Cleveland-Jackson remarked, BOTH one two gentlemen with a little difference of opinion J | | |v | | | | banquet, “there are in- ving about 81,000,000." What!” The President Cleveland, and at the thought { of dollars he for a | moment to forget his boom for re-elee- remark was overheard by ex, a million seemed | tion and even paused slightly in advane. ing a forked morsel of his dinner toward his mouth. Lancas. | $ ti | It is true that these bril | nan unpre. cedented | Mquen floood of Lown Fdifferancs The DATY the y the truck feet 950 008 000 al oak ands whetl and if question “wr 1 ana James phians, versus . county own, channa om ws were mm testants on the t Branch Lum- ich includes firms of the OWners of the the dd all their in- the Lumber, man’s Exchange. On the other side | the 8 dvage claimants are banded togeth- The Lumberman’s Exchange sol | about 10,000 recovered logs off Weis and | Gar iner’s Island to Henry, Byard & Co.. and James Strong & Co., of Phila. delphia, two firms which have brought { up 80,000,000 feet of lumber recovers | Pennsylvania and Maryland, and have | erected vast works at Sparrow Point, | where they will handle it under the | name of the Williamsport and Chess. | peake Lumber Company. | A great number of claims for salyage under the fifty andseventy-five-cemt. per-1,000-feet act were settled by the ex- | change, ostensibly on the ground of dis. | patching business without the delays of | litigation, but when it came to getting | possession of the logs on Weis and Gard. ners Island the claimants demanded the salvage under the fifty.cent-per.dog act. Six or seven logs make 1,000 feet. They were offered #300 and demand 85,000 for [the 10,000 logs in the case. An action | of replevin was brought against them to recover the logs, and by filling a M1200 bond the timber was sent on to the saw | mills, while the suit and bond and « thems | like them, involving millions, remained behind for the courts to settle. ner. who are two Las ’ 3 | ers of an siand the members wl ) were a } OWnHers ‘ IATNEPOT Ww timber from which boom escaped, transfer tH terests ¢ timber to | i | : ing court at Pottsville, 'a., where a large tract of valuable coal land is In litigation, w= AS illustrating the hard times ex. perienced by Western farmers, Senator Vest In his speech on Wednesday Inst said that he saw in Grand Island, Ne braska. a spn of average work horses sold at public sanction for #15, and twenty-eight head of cattle 2 and 8 years old for 810 euch. This is the con. dition of things which breeds politioal trouble and leads to a breaking awsy from the party thal has so long oon. trolled the policy of the Governmest, and which has lately logisiated to cripple the farmer still further in the markets where he must buy and sell. But #8 would have been of no advantage te the owner of Nebraska horses and cattle to have been obliged to moos the auction price for tiem in depre ciated dollars, ’ i Hon. John H. Orvis is still attend.
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