1 " ad CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. A RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE A Thrilling Experience on the Baldeagle Railroad. SERIOUS COLLISION AVERTED. Train Takes a Much Breaks From a Intersection of Nine Along the Road Engine No. 13506 al Snow Shoe and Mad Excitement Run Miles—Caused On last Saturday evening one of the most thrilling events occurred on the Bald Eagle Valley railroad known in its history, aud one which fills railroad men with con- tailed. char ge of and even the traveling public sternation upon the danger it en Engine No 1506, under the Engineer merman Sausaman an man Am- was drawing a freight trai n eastward, at some point between Union. ville and Show Shoe Inter t the train attached t seclion 1 parted, 0 the 4 discovered the accident and sent the fire. back over the cars to see what As he re standing on top, he 1 the down t high He engineer to pull out, but before they got man was Wrong. rear car, at train coming rate of speed. } crash- Am. rear of the train Mr fairly started the ed into merma Mr. them with great force n was thrown from the Sausaman Passing the nerator discovers the operator discovered the and Quickly messages went over the line the Milesbure. were The same runaway engine telegraphed at once to Tyrone ditch at they orders runaway not successful, (Roland). the succeeded 1 i were sent to Curtins, Parker, Harry Curtin and Mr chant, mier- saw the situation and in flagging a west-bound freight train, an it managed to get int Fitch in time for the An struction of ties and stones was hastily to avoid a frightful collision runaway soon came in sight ob- buiit but the iron monster brushed through it without check its speed At Howard a gang of men began tear- » ditch it if possible, ing but The engineer at Roland, pulled out on At a long grade, near Mt. Eagle, the riderless en- up the track t it did not get there, the track and gave chase. gine came to a stop for want of steam and was thus secured without causing a serious collision or damage to itself. It ran a distance of nine miles and during that time there was much excite- ment along the line, — Must Elect Constables this Year. J. C. Barclay, of West Clearfield, sec. retary of the Justices’ and Constables’ as- sociation of Clearfield county, was in. | structed by the association to have a competent attorney render an opinion whether or not constables were tobe elected in this county this year. We have not space for Mr. Wilson's opinion, but suffice it to say that he has gone over all the law touching the matter and con- cludes as follows First. That an election must bield on the third Tuesday of February, 1896. Second. That at that election all con. stables must be elected, even though it diminishes the term of the present in- cumbents, Third. That the legislature has the power to pass the act of 1895 and that it is constitutional. Clearfield Republican. .—— - Another Reform. A move is on foot in Bellefonte to en- force the ordinance that provides for the | closing of all business places on Sunday. This object isto close up all tobacco stores, drug stores, and stores that sell anything clse, so that it will be absolutely impossible to get anything whatever in this God-fearing town on Sunday. We object to blue laws and cranky Sunday strictures. [It does not make any better citizens of us or help the cause they es- pouse. At the same time we object to gross violation of the Sunday law. Mod. eration tempered with liberality, is needed. Do NOT FAIL TO READ THIS. The noted Specialist, Dr. M. Salm, who has been so successful in the treat. ment of private diseases of both sexes, and all kinds of chronic diseases, may be consulted in Bellefonte, at the Brock- erhoff house, on Saturday, Jan, 25th, and every four weeks thereafter on the game day. Consultation and examination free, .—— — ~Twelve Gladiators in sparkling sil- ver armor, at Hi. Henry's Minstrels. be | THE POPULAR LOAN, It will of February the success that has not be known until the sth attended of the United States by their government for al the call on the people an of the understood $100,000,000 in ) maintain 1 Le Ler ’ gold greenback 1¢serve | it that there is no need of this money for the purpose of defraying the public ex penditures. There is over $£105,000,000 that the holders of in the treasury available for pur- pose, but it is not money demand notes call for, or the kind they l [be ant letter to Senator Caffery, of president's HOuisiana, repels with the most emphat.- ic emphasis the votion seduously culti- vated, for partisanand personal reasons, that the administration was disinclined to appeal to the people, as well as the sneaking intimation that the president Was cugay a syndicate of d in secret negotiations with bankers in “arranging in any way or manner for the disposition of the bonds.” ber, In Novem 1894, the treasury called popular loan for the same as the one now | The “endless the call was for or 4 purpose ineet notes, wroposed, that is, t chain" of demand £50 ooo and the sub- to $134 \ + 000, scriptions amounted 000,000 nearly 300 separate bids. After comsid- ering the bids the secretary of the treas. ury found it to the interest of th ment to reject the individual accept an offer of a syndicate of for the who amount, whicl pert the povernment from dishonoriujg md the Q Lif but a few made The pre } DC Laken i congress refuses, and by reporting a free Coin bill, } sponds e national credit the relief of the Li which is an attack on t If the people come to treasury by taking the 4 per cent, loan at a satisfactory premium, all will be ff} iu well, but ey do not the president, to maintain the financial honor of the coun- | try, will have recourse to other measures. | Yery probably they will take the shape | of accepting the offers of a syndicate controlling a sufficient gold supply. The in i | American people are going through a bitter experience, but congress and not the president bears the full weight of the { whole responsibility. a — VENEZUELA. | was discovered by Columbus on histhird voyage to the new world. It has been | engaged with Great Britain in a boundry | dispute for nearly sixty years. Venezue- | 1a is not a small country. It hasan area | of 600,000 square miles and it supports a | population of more than 2,500,000 peo- | ple. The country is nearly half aslarge | Colorado, California and Idaho to make | up a region of similar expanse. The Orinoco is navigable 830 miles from its from the same lake and lagoons that feed those of the Amazon, affording water the Mississippi system. The list of production in Venezuela is a long one, and the development of its natural resources, which already has given it prominence among South Ameri. can states is destined to raise it to first rank among the Latin-American repub- lics. Its annual income for goyernmeat expense is about $5,500,000; it imports not less than 000,000 worth of mer. chandise, and iis 2xports in 1894 were valued at $16,000,000. It will thus be seen that this “little, bitumbtious South American republic,” of which British newspapers speak with such contemptu- ousness, is a country of magnificent do- main and rich in proportion. In fact, the territory under dispute, lying between the Bssequibo river and the Cavini water- shed, is bigger than England, Wales and Scotland. Moreover it is a country of vastly superior natural wealth, and that explains precisely why John Bull is so anxious to obtain a title to it any. Venezuela is a country of South Amer. | ica fronting on the Carribean sea. It! | alter and Krebs, music { as Europe, and it would take Texas, | “Science and National advancement.” | Recitation by Miss Carric K. Delong, | subject, ‘The child is dead.” mouth, and some of its tributaries flow | | mar be taught to be practical?’ J, | Harpster opened the discussion and was communication even better than that of | followed by M. E. Heberling. | Harpster told how he teaches grammar BELLE# ITE, PA. TH LOCAL TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE Held at Unionville on Friday and Saturday. A VERY INTERESTING SESSION » Some of the Topics Discussed by the Young Well Splendid Success Educators attended and was a NO. Teachers’ local institute, District 5, held its first institute, in Unionville, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 1oth and 11th pres prominent speakers There were twenty-eight teachers ent, besides several from a distance, and other edt workers, among them being Gramley, county Wolf, schools. ct of the morning, “How | » standard of teaching so rofessic mn?’ was opened | H ¢ co-operation of the ussed by Harpster eclors, it, and the Krebs, who truthfully stated teacher does not re. for his work, and should go hand in hand rens, the standard may Harpster was followed average wugh wages that the with the qualifications of the teacher, W. H. Clarke, principal of the Eagle. ville schools, caused {:¢ institute to drift somewhat from the text, by saying, a wages URSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1896. duty ofteaching morals, truthfulness and reverence was beautifully impressed, Miss Mary Zimmerman then added some Mr. own dis remarks Clarke got wrapped up in hi cussion by passing some un- Prof, Williams ad- complimentary remarks about Wolf. § ded, ubseqnently E, J. that he thought it very dishonorable for a man to pass such unjust remarks about another who was not present to defend himself, to the discussed teacher and his relation community,” was fully by Miss Bertha Davidson and Messrs. J. C. d J. adde it s the duty to make himself agreeable, Miss steel thimble,” Shaffer an Mrs. Cleav- teacher's Recitation by Lily Keyser, * ‘My mother's old Is public opinion a safe guide in judg- Messrs Harpster and Elias differ ig the ability of the teacher? F. Whippo, J. O cock spoke on the subject, but ewhat in their answers. Rhinehart gave an interesting talk personal experience asa teach- then tion as taken up, by E. lL. adjourned afte and Work Away.’ that titule announced al Port } IN THE COURT HOUS! . { the superintend. | Michael Hess’ Guisewite, trusiee to Annie R. lot of ground in Haines twp $447.50. Confer et to Thomas Yearick, five acres timber land in Haines twp. Consideration 30. Four patents from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Clearfield Consideration Absolon ux. man who can neither read nor write, is of the common school branches; if so, why?’ W.G. Woomer opened the sub- | ject by saying, he does alternate some of | | the branches, and called for a program | | in which he would not need to alternate E. J. Williams read the program | he uses in his school, in which he alter. nates but two branches. After brief remarks by Messrs. Mattern, Show followed. “Oue of t he Little Ones.” “Duties of the Citizens toward the school,’ was elaborately discussed by Messrs. Elias Hancock and A. C. Wil liams., Essay by D. W. Showalter, subject, The next subject, “How should gram. 0, Mr. in a plain and scientific way. He stated that pupils should not be taught gram. mar until they reach the third reader grade, and then he would have composi. tion writing extensively. Mr. Heberling read a paper on grammar which was very interesting and instructive. After singing the institute closed. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. The choir sang, “Don’t talk if you've nothing to say.” The minutes of the forenoon session were read and adopted, The subject, ‘By what means can a teacher best secure a well regulated school?” was discussed by Wilbur Mat. tern, He thinks the best means are ‘school discipline,” and “‘regularity.” Miss Fannie Sharer read an essay on “true friendship.” “What should be taught outside of the text books,” was weil discussed by A. C. Williams, stating that we often teach as well qualified for the office of school | director as the average educated mau. | The subject, “Would you alternate some | some | Coal Corporation, for 1,506 acres of land er twp., Clearfield couaty. Notary Public commission of W. H. | Musser filed, | LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. To Chas. W. Fisher on the estate of | Jared B. Fisher, late of Penn Hall. Will | proven. | To Charles Dan, on the estate of James | Maria, late of Bellefonte, To Fred E. Gutelius on the estate of | Samuel G. Guteliug, late of Millheim. Miss | Iva Keyser recited a selec®on, subject, | .-—— Committed Suicide. | W.B. Stewart, a leading shoe merch. | ant of Tyrone, committed suicide Mon. | day afternoon by shooting himself in the | | head. A little after one o'clock he was seen to enter the Elks’ hall and it was | twenty minutes after three o'clock when | hie was discovered sitting on a chair in one of the rooms of that society by 8. B, Templeton, C. G. Gray and H. W. Cut. ler, who had entered the hall to put up some window shades. The room in which he was found is the parlor. He was slightly reclining in a chair with a revolver in his right hand and a bullet hole in the middle of his forehead. Mr. Stewart was a widower, his wife having died several years ago. He leaves three children to mourn his death, one girl and two boys. He was a brotherdn.Jaw of W. Fisk Conrad, the present postmaster, For several years he had been in bad health and there is no doubt that this preyed on his mind to that extent that at the time he committed the deed his mine was unbalanced. Prohibition State Convention, Prof. H. D. Patton, of Lancaster, Chairman of the Prohibition State Com. mittee, has issued a call for the Prohibi. tion State Convention to meet in Phila. delphia on May 6, for the purpose of nominating Congressmen-at-large, Pres. idential electors and delegates.at-large more than the pupils can retain, The to the National Convention. Bituminous | in Rush twp., Centre county, and Coop- | - ‘ SOME LOCAL STATESMEN Anxious 4 Who to Serve the Dear People, d re THEY ALL WANT AN OFFICE List of some of the Republican candidates in the field—Some old Timers and new fay- orites— Lots of Fun ahead Candidates for county offices are be- conning quite active. They are a little earlier than formerly * » * Mon anxiously looking towards the stone Robert Cook was in Bellefonte, day, mansion on the hill, where he formerly made a record. He is waiting for some one to call him int for sheriff, George Smid ged republican candid: is no professional asking the party leaders chief of pol the nominati Ceive He was cuchere at Almost any Saturday he can be seen, as busy as His claims won't he work looking after hi last fall a little bee, on our not exhausted. there he will ight the t as when Gov. Hastings failed to appoint {| him. That his and strongest | claim. “big injun' will raise the devil. { that streets. If he icket again, same arc get is best Mark | * | John Stewart, of State College, a ram- | pant, red-hot republican, who always executed all orders sent him by the Hastings faction, thinks that his services for many years past, entitle him to rece ogunition, No doubt they do—if he can get it. LPR * Riley Pratt, of Unionville; Chas. Long, Spring Mills; Scott Bricker, of Boalsburg, | a lively fight for county treasurer. LW | - | The above is a mere informal list of | only a few of the republicars thirstiag for spoils. There are many more; the woods are full of "em. | ceedingly confident. | & bold front and stiff battle, -_» * While all this fun is going on in the republican camp, there will bea lively contest on hand among the democratic hosts. There will be plenty of candi. | dates in the field from which a winning ticket can be selected. ag” Sa The democrats can elect their county ticket this year. They will doit, too. ———————— County Farmers’ Institutes, The farmers’ institute held at Rebers. burg, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, was largely attended by the farm. ers of that locality. To-day and to-mor- row the agriculturists in Bald Eagle vai. ley will have an opportunity to hear such practical men as Secretary Thomas J, Edge, Hon. John A. Woodward and other tell how to raise the best and larg- est crops. These institutes are of con siderable benefit to farmers and should be taken advantage of at every opportu. nity. ’ RN At ————— «A net increase of $40,511 is reported for the P. and B. railroad for November, This amount is a net gain of £186,416 for the eleven months of 18¢5. and several others are inthe pool making | The result of | | last fall's election has made them ex- | They will put up | RURAL NOTES A SPECIALTY. VOL. 18. NO. 3. CLEVELAND'S HUNTING TRIP. President's Plan to Gain Time in Which to Answer The Salisbury C. P. Baker, receiver of the Merchants” national bank, Se: :, tells an interest. ing story of President Cleveland's last duck hunting trip and the reason he made The id to Mr. Baker by highs nment circles, and it & tory was Wu $s follows “I called on the the iss just before ssage, and incidest Cleve. ng expe- ir » i in regar that is nc cretary be made agreed § receiv A " byeor i he would not lly receive it. 1 boat that ves- age, and # n answer fo ie same tizae document ™ ive ton criawea Fallon re Dr Coie, Asurer. mex tung ive just West WEE naance atthe mecting or spring, when warmer wea and allows its 5. il e build is oue of the finest in the | county iveryon admires #t warried from our e greatly | The stone gq i | mountlam affected by our climate. They are extremely hard, and for the | first time have been used throughout im | a building, will be little Reporter. Miller must be recognized, or | Elected Trustees. { At a congregational meeting of the | Presbyterian church, Tuesday evening, | Charles F. Cook and John C. Miller ze. | signed as members of the board of tras | tees, and William Shortlidge and Shem Spigelmyer were elected in their stead | Dr. R. G. H. Hayes and D. F. Fortney, | Esq., were also elected trustees. The | treasurer's report showed 1895 to have been a good year financially. Spring Twyp., Caucus. The democrats of the north preciact | of Spring township, will hold their cau- | cus meeting to nominate candidates for |the February election, at James W. | Alexander, Esq's., office opposite the | court house, on Friday evening, January 24th, at 7 o'clock. J. 8, YrARICK, Chai mal Benner township Caucus. The democratic caucus for Bemmer township will be held at Knox's schesl bousé€ for the north precinct, and at Heys school house in the south precinct, em Friday evening, January 24th. R. M. HExpuErsos, Joun P. Isuirs, Chairmen. Walker twp. Caucus, The democrats of Walker township will ho'd their caucus to nominate candi- dates for the spring election, at Hublers- burg, on Saturday, Jan. 25th, from: te 3 o'clock p. m. A. L. Saarrer, Chairman. Retired List. In a general order from National Guard headquarters captain W. F. Reb. er, of company B, Fifth regiment, form erly executive clerk under Govermesr Pattison, is placed on the roll of retired officers. ~A meeting of the Centre county Pomona Grange, No. 13, will be hm” the hall of Bald Ragle grang burg, on Tuesday, Javuary 21 o'clock a. m, :
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers