Beaver & Gephartvl oy ” BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1892. NO. I5 The Centre Demosrai, EDITOR CHAS. R. KURTZ, ~ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Regular Price . $1.50 per year, When Pald in Advance $1.00 ' When subscriptions are not pald inside of three years $2.00 will be charged. Hditorial. M. S. Quay will be returned to the U. 8S. Senate, as nearly every county in | the state voted that way. . LR Tne Prohibitionists of Centre county are alive and will hold a county convention, Friday April 220d, in the | court house. - MASSACHUSETTS democrats hissed the name of David B. Hill as a candi- date for president and unanimously en. dorsed Cleveland. That is the way things are moving along. - IT is said that secretary Blaine is | taking a course in physical treatment | under the personal direction of Muldoon, | Probably | the prize fighter and trainer. he is getting ready for an engagement with Harrison. Stakes to be the repub- lican nomination. -_— Tue Clearfield County Commission- ers are about to contract for 352 booths and annexes—92 election booths at 84.75 each and 260 annexes at £3.50 each. The Du Bois Express believes it will cost $20,000 to meet the provisions of the Baker ballot law in that county. > The libel suit of Governor Pattison against W. F. Jordon and J. J. Mec. Laurin, of the Harrisburg Morning Call, | for the publication of the article entitled *Turn on the Light” during the cam. paign of 1889, cume up in Quarter Ses- sions Court, Philadelphia on Monday morning, when it was again postponed til of 23 un counsel May 5, owing to the absence for the (rovernor Pattison and Secretary of State Harrity were in Court. Jordan did not turn up and his bail was forfeited. -_ -— “ defense. Tuere is no dispute among the democrats of Pennsylvania in regard to the policy of the party. On the para mount issue of Tariff Reform they are united as never before within this gen. eration. While they may be some dif ferences upon minor matters of detail, | all are agreed upon the general policy of | the party, and all heartily approve of the course of the Demo cratic representatives in Congress on the tariff question. If there be any ling- ering offection for cheap money and free silver itis not likely to find expression in the State Convention. That the plat- form will be unequivocally for Honest Money as well as for Tariff Reform may be safely assumed from the character and antecedents of the men whom the Pennsylvania Democracy have chosen to represent them, At the close of the Blair county li. cense court on Tuesday last, Judge Dean filed the following pertinent ad. vice to hotel keepers in the form of a decree: We call the attention of hotel keepers who have been granted license to the fact that they are licensed because of the necessity of their house for public accommodation, not only in the sale of liquor, but with furnishing the public with food and lodging. Not all the public by any means cave for liquor, all, however, do want good food and com. fortable beds and rooms. At the next consideration of these cases hear remonstrances by any one of the public who chooses to complain as to any part of the hotel accommodations. Uncleanliness, dilapidated furniture, insufficient or poor food, will be consid. ered ground for refusing licenses. Fur. ther, the keeping open of bar rooms late hours of the night will be considered evidence of a poorly regulated hotel and treated asa good reason for a refusal of license, -— GEO. RODGERS PATENT, To Heat Passenger Cars by the Use of Hot Alr, Geo. Rodgers, one of Bellefonte's in. telligent machinists and an inventor of considerable note, has a new idea which may pan out largely for him. It isan appliance for heating passenger cars by hot air and it is considered a good method. The American Car Heating Company have concluded to fit up an entire train according to Mr, Rodgers plans and give it a full test on the Staten Island Railroad, If it proves satisfactory they will pur- chase the patent and employ Mr. Rodg- ers to superintend the manufacture of the heaters, . | ed, **Cleveland, but no boss.” we will | DEM. STATE CONVENTION, | The Democratic {met at Hwrrisburg on Wednesday of this week. [ it being » presidential year there was among politicians throughout the state, There is no doubt | but that Cleveland will be unanimously {endorsed and declared Pennsylvania’s | first Sentiment appears overwhelmingly strong in that direction Hill helpless minority. There is considerable bitterness between two factions in the | party, and both sre confident of electing State Convention Tuesday and On account | unusual activity choice, to be | 1 { and the followers will be a small, the delegates to the National Democrat ic Convention. The one side is led by { Secretary Harrity and represents Gov. Pattison and the adminisiration; the {other wing, anti-Harrity, have J. M, { Gufly, of Pittsburg, Senator Wallace, { Hon. James Kerr, and others who are | opposed to Harrity whom they denounce From what { could be gathered from the Wednesday | morning papers Harrisburg is filled with | democrats and running over; and all are excited over the outcome of the conven: tion. [uesday night the were streets filled | with cheering delegates and visitors, all wearing badges of some sort. The badg- {as a scheemer and boss. { es most seen were of dark blue silk, bear. gilt letters, land-Pattison— Victory!” The are distributing a white badge | ing the words in “Cleve- “antis”’ [| inscribe A deep | red ribbon with the word, “Cleveland,”’ body. The Harrity Ppeople will control the convention by a | safe majority, and their organization { will be as follows : Congressman Beltzhoover, temporary { chairman and State Senator George Ross | permanent chairman. The electors-at Elliott, of single worn by every- on itis indications are that the | large will be Mortimer F. { Tioga; John C, Col. Thomas B. Kennedy, of Franklin, and Henry Meyer, of Allegheny. Among the leading mentioned for ti ight delegates-at-large are W, | M. Singerly, of Philadelphia; State Senator Hall, of Elk county ; Attorney | General Hensel ; ex-Sheriff Charles tobinson, of Lackawanna ; State Sen. ator Geo, Ross, of Bucks: J. I... Me. Kinney, of Crawford ; Patrick Foley. of Pittsburgh ; State Senator Grant Her. ring, of Columbia, and S. L.. Mestressat, of Fayette. 1 ing names ee | ‘he Pennsylvania delegation accord. to Harrity's prediction will go to Chicago instructed to vole as a unit. Mr. Thomas Collins, of Bellefonte, | was chosen as one of the two delegates | to the national convention from this | | Congressional district. The other mem- | ber is Senator Wallace, of Clearfield. | Hon. P. Gray Meek, | Riley, W. C. Heinley, Esq., i | others of this county are attending the { convention. —— THREE BRUTAL BURGLARS, w— [A Man and Woman Badly Tortured at Hol. | ldayshurg. | At Hollidaysburg, Saturday night | three masked burglars entered the house { of John Daly, a 65.year-old veteran, and demanded his pension money. He pro tested that he had no money, Getting | od by knocking him senseless and ran- sacking the house. During the search they chopped holes in the floor and tore | the plastering from the walls, but secur. ed nothing. Leaving Mr. Daly they went to the { home of Miss Oliva MeDowel, an aged | maiden lady, and, dragging her from | | bed, tortured her almost to death, de. | manding money, which she denied hav- {ing. Knives were run into her ears and face, while a blow from a revolver clos. led one eye. Finally the flends tied heg | to a bedpost and deliberately set to work { to destroy all the furniture in the house, {atask in which they well succeeded. { They then departed with #6, all the money they found, Both the victims were able to release themselves after a time, and made their way to the houses of neighbors, where | they were taken in and cared for. | The men described are of medium height and wore overcoats and derby hats. At Mr. Daly's one man let his mask drop for an instant, revealing a small, reddish mustache and white eye. brows. No arrests have as yet been made, Rewards aggregating $500 have been offered, divided as follows : Hollidays. burg borough, #200; county commiesion« ers, $200; ( raysport borough, £100. Messrs, J. J. Fiedler and Ex-Com. missioner Fiedler, of Fiedler, Pa., were pleasant callers on Wednesday. Bullitt, Philadelphia; | Hon. Thos, F. | William | | Pealer, John Noll, Patrick M'Donnel, | | Jas. A. M'Clain, L. A. Schaeffer and | no confession they stabbed him repeat. | edly with a knife, and after burning one | of his ears almost off with a lamp, end- | FLAG PRESENTATION, Interesting Exercises held by the P.O 8S. of A. at Valentines Farnnee the near the Valentine Furnace, was thronged by a patriotic gathering. It was a public meeting held by the members of No, 447, P, O. 8. of A, for the purpose of accepting a beautiful, Last Saturday evening chureh, large, silk flag, a present and token of | of that | esteem, by the lady friends order in this community. To Mrs. Benjamin Fulton special mention is due, for it was almost entire- ly through ber efforts that this beaut. ful, pational emblem was obtained. She to work soliciting funds among friends of the order until she went succeeded in collecting about 840 and with it purchased the flag which was presented on this occasion. At 7:30 p. m. the meeting was called to order by its president, John Tate, and then all joined in singing that old | soul inspiring air “My Country | Jathurst then led | and "Tis of Thee.” in prayer. Zeb, The first speaker of the evening was | District attorney J. C. Meyer, whose duty it was to present the flag to the order, in behalf of Mrs. Fulton and the many friends who assisted her in pro. | curing it. Mr, Meyer made a very ap propriate and patriotic address. W. J. duced and made an address of accept. He paid a | ance on behalf of the camp. Unmon | leader, Esq., was then intro. | high tribute to the stars and stripes and | gave utterance to many noble and truly | patriotic sentiments, Editor Feidler, Zeb. Bathurst and J. Tate also delivered short addresses. This camp has a strong membership and is in a flourishing condition and has | the means of organizations in this district. | been .—— School Directors Mast Qualify establishing new | On the 16th of April 1891 an Act was | passed and approved by the Governor | * 1 in regard to the office of school which may D. O. Etters, at this office which gives the not be generally ~ county Su wath that must be taken by all school | before an officer legally authorized to administer the same, before he can as- It OFFICE Fi 13 follows DIRECTORS slime OATH OF Mis iis position 1] 1-. ease . hiny the office of school ter for the dis trict of. PRR 84171118 and State of or af. onstitution he OC dire Pennsvivania, do solemnly swear firm that I will support the ( of the United States, and 1 tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl. vania, and the laws thereof : that | have used no unlawful means to procure my election to the said office ; that 1 will i discharge the duties of ¢ office of school director, faithfully and {mpartial- ly and to the best of my understanding and ability. RAAT EMEREARAND « s0vvs 0 sansasnse The document when properly filled out must be filed with the Secretary of | Board and he is required to enter the same upon his minutes. It has been suggested that before school directors mstitu. | are discharged at the expiration of the | { term they should be required to make | an oath that he had performed his duty as directed by the act of assembly, | There would be considerable swearing | | about it, but it might brace up some of | | negligent and indifferent directors. > -— - - Not a Candidate In « recent issue the name of Col. J L. Spangler appeared as one of the prob- director | known. pi. ft a blank | directors, | ng been elected to {it} i ! ! i i | | : : i THEMIGHTY DOLLAR, Who was the friend that stuck to you, When you were sad and sore ? Who stood by you In poverty, When “the wolf’ was at your door ? What makes a man feel happy, And all his life seem bright? What leads him from a prison cell To freedom’s brilliant Hight 1 Is ita Gould or Vanderbilt? A great man, or a small ? No, "tis the mighty dollar ! Ihe truest (riend of all Some say il isan evil Others say, "tis so and so But if you are wit To the poor-hoy hout it re you must go Tis money, helps the rich man At the sea shore, hall or ball, But the man who is without it No friends come at his call I'he rich an, with his heavy purse, Can go to church or store, And pleasant smiles will greet him, As he enters at the door Heartily he'll be welcomed The merchant won't hesitate Tosay, “let me your order have,” Rut the poor m I will attend to you just n What can I get you Why, I haven't Never min in he can wall ow pray? got the Ch, the doll the dollar! itis a faithful friend Alas for thos They, of troubles % Tohelp th Ee'n those by From them often t » Kind or che 1 words are sa'd, on their way them befriended } AWAY We see that ‘tis Who have no friends given up Must they then, bx 10 despornd cy and despair * i, and med with care * eruel fate We OTIS Ye life & ayerwhe nd then at last » motiey on them found Be taken uy for vagrancy, And =o in irons bound § oh No longer thoughts of liberty Linger within their breasts: Though manly are the hearts which throb Beneath the ragged vests No friend comes forth § To plead their cause and then With loving words and open purse Make them again as men ntereede Ab maney, itis hard to get But get it, if you ean For without You cantof be if some mAY 1 here on sarth A Mat D.O'Leany ana - o-- AN BGG LAYING ROOSTER. It i» Double Marrelied and Astonishes the Doctors A rooster that lays eggs is attracting | great attention in Lancaster county. | This strange fowl is owned by E. E.| | Eshleman, a well known and reputable | miller. Since march 6th it has laid 39 perfect eggs. In the barn.yard it ful. fills the usual duties of a rooster and 5 0 large and wattles, Dr. J. H of the Lancaster county Medical Society, to test the ac. | curacy of the statement, took the fowl two weeks had it confined and Since that time it has reed « omb Musser, and closely watched, laid 27 eggs .——— John Botehik Missing, On Friday, the 25th day of March, | John DBotehik, a Slavonian, left his home at Morrisdale Mines, near Philips. burg, with the intention of going to! Ramey to seek work. He was to have |able candidates for congress from { returned the following day, and he has | Centre county. The Col. spent Sunday {not put in in appearance yel. It is | at his home, this place, and while here | rumored that a man of his description | he stated that he could not chink of | waw killed by the cars at Pittsburg a { especially as a candidate for Congress, | as his entire time and attention was re. { qu.ced in superintending to coal opera- | tions at Hastings. It would not suit | him and therefore will be out of the contest. At present Aaron Williams, Esq., is the only aspirant in the field. .—— ~Major W. F. Reynolds has been | the past week. Nothing serious is ap- prehended, Mr. James Alexander, Esq., one of the promising young barristers of our county has rented several rooms in the | taking an active part in polities and | couple days ago. The missing man was of small stature, light complected and wore two pairs of pantaloons. Any in. formation concerning him will be thankfully received by his family at Morrisdale Mines, - St - Minstrels Coming, Next Wednesday evening an elegant h | attraction will appear | he G an | confined to the house for several days of | HUGHE TH tye MI opera house in Decker Bros, Minstrels. | | The troup is composed of first class ma. | Gas, van building which he will occupy | {for law offices. James is picking up | terial and will be sure to please and | highly entertain all. Chart at Parrsh’s drug store, - - ~ Minstrels next Wednesday evening. | ~As Easter comes next Sunday, | | the act auth the pler at the entrance of Chicago river, | the day wag | 000 for the census office | Herrick ticket | excitement FIFTY-8ECOND CONGRESS. Condensed Report of Proceedings in Benate and House, Wasnixaros, April 7.-Mr. Woloott's for eible anti.administration speech on She silver question and the further discussion of the army clause io the Indian bill, occupied the penate all the day. The vole on retaining the house provision in the bill to authorize the president to detall army officers as Indian agents was not taken on strict party lines. Mossrs. Call, Gorman, Morgan and Palmer, Democrats, voted with the minority to strike it out, and Messrs. McMillan, Manderson, Flefler, Proctor and Quay, Republicans, voted with the majority to retain the army provis. fon, which was kept in the bill by a vole of 2 to 25. The bill was finally passed. In the house, contrary te expectation, an amicable arrangement was reached as to limiting de. bate on the first section of the wool bill, and the entire session was devoted to the discus sion of the measure under the five minute rule. The debate was without incident. Wasnixorow, April 8. The senate devoted the entire day to the District of Columbia ap progriation bill It was only partly com. pleted at adjournment, and a hot debate was in progress on the proposition to appropriate $100,000 to help defray the expenses of the visit of the Grand Army encampment to Washing. ton. Mr. Wilson (W. Va.) closed the debate on the free wool bill with a masterly speech, and the bill was then passed without amendment by avole of 122 0 8. Splice was added to the routine proceedings of the day by Mr. Fuous ton (Kan.), who produced an article from The Voice, a temperance paper published in New York, containing a statement that certain sen- ators and members were in the habit of drink- ing intoxicating liquors Louse restaure ant. This brought to r feet the various members mentioned, wh her acknowledged or dened the charge Was then taken up h Wasnixorox, n the thei oO ei he cotion te bil ril 9.-The senate passed is appropriation bill, narters for the Grand Army en. , which was adopted by a vote of 4 general de Land a vole will be today Mr. English le Mr. Simp 1, of South ded Lhe } Ler's pro- Nlates senalo for an executive leak ange of Mr. Stewart intr . sbviously designed Ww get the facts upon which Mr. Sherman based recent statement that =ilv not issued dollar for dollar for silver dollars, but that there was a dollar's value in gold be. post pot Ln early call Eh f executive winced al his session me reso ution hind every dollar of silver certificates issued. 1 This resolution went over, as also did tion of Mr. Morgan's calling for about the German reciprocity treaty A memorial was received from ex-Senator Hiair asking an investigation of rejection as minister to China and was referred to the oomm ities on relations. The house passed a bill to ma ¢ West I~ Fy Ana qe A resol. his foreign rt of entr ivery, and also to repeal rizing the secretary of war to Jenne Chicago, llls. The remainder of devoted to the consideration of bills relating to the District of Columbia Wasminoros, April |} At ng bate, occupying most of the day, took place is the senate upon Mr. Palmer's resolution for the election of 1 ited Slates senators by Lhe people before it was referred to the commit on privileges and ons. Mr. Chandler took the lead In opposition to the plan, con tending that it nevitably be followed by another amendment 10 elect the president i resident by the The he ency bill appropristing interest HS elect mts vice § Peog le VL) passed an urgent def | $1012.68 for various deficiencies in Lhe gov. | ernment service, including M0 to defray | the expenses of collecting customs and $100. Mr. Cooper (Ind made a personal explanation ococupying over an hour, refuting an attack upon him by the commissioner of pensions. The naval appro. priation bill was considered for two hours in committee of the whole A Lively Election in Cohoes Areaxy, April 13. —-A dispatch re ceived early this morning from Cohoes, N.Y, to the Press and Knickerbocker, says: There was no election in Cohoes, for a mob is in possession of the ballot boxes of the Fourth ward-—a heavy Re- publican ward. One hundred special jotice appointed from the iron works at re wy seized the ballot boxes before the polls closed and rushed them into the police station under the protection of the police and in the interest of John T. Gorman, candidate for the Cleveland The city is wild with Hundreds of citizens have been clubbed by strangers under the guise of special officers. The police sromise to allow ballots to be counted n the police station after the excitement | subsid: A Professional Firebug. BrooxLyy, April 18. Herman brecht, 19 years old, was before Justice Goetting in the Lee avenue court charged with arson. Johann Gottleib Steinbrenner, who has been locked up for two weeks on the same char also taken to court, and he and Albrecht were formally arraigned on the charge of setting fire to a dwelling house, Steinbrenner made a confession, in which he alleges that Albrecht fired his house on the condition that Steinbrenner | should pay the incendiary $50 of the in- surance. Albrecht, according to the confession, admitted to Steinbrenner that he was a professional incendiary. Both were held for the grand jury. Looks Bad for the “Prince.” Derrorr, April 18. Prinee” Michael and Eliza Courts appeared in the re corder's court yesterday with the in- tention of giving new ball and securing their release. The bondsmen failed to ap , though, and the couple were taken back to jail. Ellen Robinson, of Toronto, aged 18 years, stated that Mills betrayed her by force, and that Eliza practice and is considered a safe and | special services will be held in most of | Courts held her while the “Prince” ac- | reliable attorney, | =On last Thursday Messrs. Noah | Cronemiller, assistant in Jared Harper's | store, and Daniel Rote, who keeps the | residents of Aaronsburg in proper tune and deals out justice, paid us a call, | Years ago Mr. Rote learned printing, {and although he had not touched a | “stick” for over ten years, his hand had not forgot its early training and he set several lines quite easily. Call again, gentlemen, the churches in town. Good musie | will be among the special inducements | to attract the wayward and the worldly, ~Mr. J. A. Whiteman left this week with his family for Lock Haven, where | he expects to remanin this summer. He expects though to retain his resi. dence here and will be back in time to take part in the fall elections and put in a ballot for Cleveland and tariff re. form. Since the nail works closed, busi. ness has been dull in that section, complished her ruin. Would be Lynchers Thwarted, Newark, O., April 12, George Stolls- srry, a former ball player in the New. ark team, was arrested yesterday for a fearful assault on a T-yearold danghter of A. T. Aylward, whom he assailed in the toilet room of the North school. Last night an mob broke into the Jail, and attem to capture the . oner for the of lynching him, but were unable to locate him. They were finally driven off by officers, Read the Democrat. ve was out off and | or cortifiontes were | information | Point, Va., a sub | Al | . WAS | HE WAS POISONED. Startling Evidence Regarding the Death of Pittsburg’s Police Superintendent. Prrrspvrg, April 15.-It has just leaked out that Gamble Weir, superin- tendent of police of this city, who died suddenly three months ago, was poi soned, but there is no clew Ww his mur- derer, At the time of his death friends had suspicions of foul play, but they kept the matter secret in the hope that some clew might be found that would lead to the discovery of the murderer. So far, however, the work of ferreting out the person who committed the crime has been of aifficalty. Whoever had given the fatal dose had covered his tracks so well that every effort to dis cover him has proved a failure, Superintendent Weir was ailing for weeks before his death. One day he would seem better, and the next he would be seized with terrible parox yews that baffled his physician's skill. After his burial several friends quietly went to Greenwood cemetery, exhumed the body and removed the stomach and spleen, after which the corpse was re- turned to the grave. The intestines were submitted to an analytical chemist for examination. His work is not fin ished, but it has been found that enough poison had been taken to kill several men, The stomach has been literally eaten up with a violent poison of one kind and there are evidences that another kind had been used. One poison was corrosive sublimate and the other is thought to have been arsenic. Every effort was made to keep the cir cumstances until some day the author of the crime might be discovered, but lately the matter has become pretty freely circulated, and it looks now as of the guilty person may go unpunished His one secret Bond Robbers Sentenced. Loxp N, April 12.—The case known tit} ory } as ¢ great bond robbery,” wh ba been before the courts for a vear, and which has excited much interest stock brokerage and other circles, was brought to an end yesterds by the oonvic n of the defendants Walter Selwyn, a stock broker { Frederick Peach, on the rh: spiring to defrand J { out of the sum of £866 \ | sentenced to five years penal servitu and Peach to fourteen mont Th {| ment at hard labor, The case are i of the rot f a namber of Tur bonds of the value . wi | were deposited with Mr. Scars as ity for a loan of £590, a In o “@ hi bers of £8.40 seu Killed in a Barroom Brawl New York, April William t Burns, a “longshoreman, was drinking in the saloon No, 28 Mulberry street, and there fell in with Walker, otherwise known as Jack.” After several rounds th quar reling and a fist fight { The men battled around the room and finally urns caught his adversary off guard and then flung him beas on the floor. The latter's head struck iron rail | which surrounds the bar and his skull was crushed. Walker gasped a few times after the fall and then died. Burns was arrested. riasd oot wed Lhe Kidnaped Ly a Tramp. Axxistox, Ala, April 13.—-The 8 | year-old son of Joseph Swayne, a wealthy resident, was stolen from his | home in the southern part of the city | by a tramp Monday evening. The little | fellow was carried into the mountains | east of the city, where he was found un- | conscious by some hunters yesterday. | He had been badly beaten and was tied | toa tree. No trace of the kidnaper has | been found. It is believea the child | was stolen with a view of obtaining | money for his return. Ten Villages Burned, Viexsa, April 18. Ten villages in Hungary have been burned. The spread of the flames was assisted by 4 and | windy weather. Large stores corn and many head of cattle have been burned. Five persons were killed and thousands are homeless, Murderer Harriott Hanged. Freenotd, N. J., April 18 Louis Harriott, the condemned murderer of Mrs. Charles Leonard, was hanged in { the jail here this morning. Less thaa fifty persons were present, inciuding three representatives of the press, .— The Crew Here A crew of eleven men are working on | the long distance televhone line. The remaining four wires sre being strung on the poles, which will complete the service. One of the crew attracted no little attention. He has but one leg of flesh, the other being & wooden, or “peg leg.” That fact itself is not such a rarity, but to see a man thus maimed skinning ap a telegraph pole with as much eat-like alacrity as the most ex. periencea and agile of the old linemen is such as to attract attention, It is the last calling in the world that the aver. age person would expect to see a wood. en-legged in.~ IL. H. Democrat, - -—- - The Onsale Bazaar Is full and runoing over with fresh, new spring go «ls; prices as low as ever. Serimm from He. wn yard up. Just come and see our fine wssortiment of draperies, Stockings all kinds sd colors, the finest line in town, Come and see us, ~ Farmers are Plonghing and the in. dications are that we will have an early spring. ~The cotmnmissioners sale of nnseated lands attracted many strangers to town on Wednesday, wan engaged
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