4 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER ~ am ~ i, 1897. The Centre Femocrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ, - - EDITOR & PROP CIRCULATION, OVER 1800. Telephone Call 183, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year. $1.00 Regular Price If paid in ADVANUE Special Club Rate DEMOCRAT will be sent one of the below named papers, rate With Tue CENTRE vear with at the following lov $1.00 1.50 1.75 Pittsburg Weekly Wi time ekly Enquire Cineinnatti f World New York va-week The Democratic State Ticket. For State Treasurer, MICHAEL E. BROWN, of Indiana county, For Auditor General, WALTER E. RITTER, of Williamsport The Democratic County Ticket. For County Surveyor.~—J. B WETZREL. For Jury Commissioner.—]. |. HOY. EDITORIAL. UNDER free silver and with existing 1 conditions, our farmers would be getting about twice as much for their wheat as now. wer occur to you 1y taxes and | That Those same dollars would ps debts the sa is what fre ain is 'ncle Sam should step au end to the butchery. in and put ABouT the best nia that could be inaugurated would the election of a democratic state treas. urer this year. It would not have any ior ring but 2 bes ou national issues, but a rebuke corrupt and a move cans do not in the present patrioti government in our Robt Pattison, on two occasions, Cover: His ruly thy act- ed wisely two istrations RTOss COTru our state departments, the eletion of an- other democratic State Treasurer, would be a » right direction Ac day Press ORD iladeiphia San- in and just 196 of prosperity around Bellefonte, we have men working against 141 at about 20 per cent less wages. Next time send : industries, or dou’t attempt to boom a town like Belle. foute withonly 1¢6 men working. We that employs that | In that article they | number of men f a correct account of our have one firm now many men itself, the employed in the chain works, lime stone quarries, omitted It was a gross misrepresentation for our town planing mills and other places —— Foster's October Weather A storm wave will cross the west of Rockies country by close of the 7th great | central valleys 8th to 10th, States the 11th, A warm wave will States the roth. A cool wave will the eastern States the 13th. ileavy rains will occur in the Missouri | valley during the week and light rains in the msortheastern States. Dry in Tex. | as and Mississippi for the week. During the week ending October gth killing frosts will occur in the northern | States, October will average colder than usual east of the Rockies. It will avarage be low normal in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Ia New England and Texas rainfall will be above normal and in the countries ly- ing between it will be about normal, The heaviest rains will occur in the northern States about the first of the month and from 17th to 24th, — A] — Awarded a Contract. The directors of the Masonic Temple association of Williamsport met last Friday evening and awarded the con- tract for building the new temple to W, H.C. Huffman & Sons. The estimated cost of the building as now planned will and eastern | cross the eastern | Toss | | argument for | the | John P | ogtensible be but $25,000, IARRISBURG LETTER Novel Contention in Suits Against the Capitol Commission, THE PHILADELPHIA JUDICIARY, Names of Candidates WI Go In Both = the Republican and Democratic Col- umns~ElKin and the Pittsburg Cols lectorship—Thompson on the Issues, (Special Correspondence.) Harrisburg, Oct. 6.—-A novel conten- tion was made in behalf of the capitol commission before Judge Simonton Sat- urday afternoon in connection with the commission's demurrer to the Injunc- tion proceedings to restrain it from se- lecting an architect in violation of the terms of the program originally an- nounced by the commission. Counsel for that body, arguing in behalf of the de- murrer--a decision upon which the law- yers had mutually agreed should be final—held that the court could have no Jurisdiction in such a matter, the com- missioners being practically the state, and not subject to suit; that the plain- tiffs, Cope & Stewardson, of Philadel phia, and Alden & Harlow, of Pitts | burg, not having alleged or shown that the plans submitted by them were among the eight selected by the board experts, had no interest in the mat- ter, and could not complain of any ac- tion taken by the commissioners; and, ly, that the whole matter was one within the discretion yf the (6) 4 . other other hand, the principal the plaintiffs commended Governor Hastings and rmick gh misstlon 1 mission OUI yrdance an submit pians; that it bad faith on the part of the | nissioners, after having thus them to enter into the cor to deprive them of a chance 1 as the architects and that it was the duty courts to compel the commissions abide by the original program. Names Will Go In Hoth Columns, The names © nominees of the Dem ati | convention in Phil- adeiphia will be printed on the hearing upon the writ f of the rs 1 appli ndamus up ealth Marti certify thelr nomi- Dem party, Judge McPherson ts stated mmo t him t by th sfore }wrati ransmi secret Johns eputy neral Stranahan, Harrisburg, appeared for the tioners y mick and for Secretary pet; McCor- general minsel for amend. and in- the a AI General eputy attorney Martin. The ¢ ntended the with of 1303 itical without parties to make nomi limitation, and, fur- ause in confet with the cone stitutional provision that “all electi shal be free and equal The conten- tion was that the secretary of the com- her, bee IN ns monwealth should disregard the amend | ment of 1887 and certify the nomina- tions as provided by the the act of 1802. Exhaustive arguments made by Messrs. Johnson and Stranahan in maintaining these positions The attorney general replied ir Secretary Martin, and substance that in consonance petitioners were stated were with those Judge McPherson directed the mandamus to issue without leaving | {| Mr. Pyne died from a blow on the head the bench Elkin and the Plttaburg Collectorship On Baturday lotes Penrose Elkin and State arrived In of his coal Interests, and Mr mission was to oder with of the leaders with reference to the state campaign, James 8 date for Elkin's rome leacom, Republican candi state treasurer, was also Pittsburg. Informal held, in which Lyon, Collector Lieutenant of Internal Governor levenue Fruit, State Senator Andrews, James 8, | McKean pated, and other politicians partici- Boon after arriving In the city Sepa tor Penrose called upon Senator Ane drews at the latter's office. He was asked what there was in the report that Mr. Elkin's friends were booming him for the collectorship of the port of Pittsburg. “I don’t know that Mr. Elkin is a candidate,” replied Benator Penrose. “If he wants a federal position I will cheer fully support him for it. I believe he could get it if he wanted it.” State Chalrman Elkin was seen at Lis hotel, He was asked about his alleged candidacy for the collectorship of the rt. “To tell the truth,” he sald, “I have not thought much upon it, Bome of my friends have been talking to me about it, but that's all. I came here to con- for the | ! would {| Jority in Dauphin county. | terson, naked whether | App | engaged | relation t which | | their briefly | in | the views of his client | of the | United States Senator | Chairman | Pittsburg | from Washington, and registered at the | Hotel Duquesne. Senator Penrose had | business there in connection with some | in| conferences were | fer with some of the the campalgn. Everything is mearcely any disaffection anywhere that I can find, Of course, the majority this year could not be as large as it was | had 300,000 majority | in the state, This is an off year and I | shall be satisfied with 150,000 majority.” | last year, when we Thompson Discusses tho Issues, Willlam RR, Thompson, independent candidate for state treasurer, ranged for opening headquarters Philadelphia and left for the where he will formally open his cam- palgn in Allegheny, Thomas A. king, a prominent Pittsburger, probably have charge of the phia headquarters, In a recent interview in Mr. sues of the campaign as regarded by his friends, and while not anticipating election, he expressed the bellef that he would poll sufficient votes this year to entitle his organization to name candidates by certificate of nomination next year instead of by nomination pa- pers, “The sentiment Inwestern Pennsylva- | that of political state, ap~- to the fu- and am a nia,” sald Mr. Thompson, “is profound disgust with the methods In existence in this proaching apprehension as ture. 1 share that feeling, candidate, not because I desire or would | accept public office, but to give voters an opportunity to present in opposition to political methods. independent party is founded ug same principles as those which blican party into ech, free press ¢ we have “When it is and « themselves The nm the called free men. . Swallow's Candidaey. sited the | riers in Phil- reported observe the dying wacom an me Mayor Pat- f Mr. Pomeroy, as chief clerk for the commission. When * report was true that uld resign as mayor to ace answered that at in his . and that out, h the tepubli have usual since » death has been act soldiers’ he w wou some to fill the of Mr. P Major headquarters his health, an Towne who were ve Grand and ry actively Army iam tion to pu head with were toward securing @ ull soldier vo the ticket hey the Army men ractically lid comrade Major likewise f running element for their McCauley mate, James which they in-arms ww his The 8 jeacom represent has perfected a splendid or- | ganization in and game good results will be obtained from their efforts that were obtained in 1881 Page Pyoe Was Murdered, The murder assault upon George G. Pyne, the chief page of the h of tives, by burglars In lantic City five Friday night in his home in violent and every county in the state us well HE representa a hotel In At- Ago resulted last Pyne's death at It was a most assault, weeks Mr this city brutal and the perpetrators can be tried for homicide. They succeeded, after beat- ing the invalid page until he was nearer dead than alive, In getting away with his gold watch and diamond stud. As he has finally succumbed to his injuries crime was homicide committed during the perpetration of a felony. Mr. Pyne had, it is true, been an ine valid of consumption, and might have died a few months later if he had not suffered such a terrible assault But the post mortem revealed the fact that inflicted by the robbers, Judge William Butler, Jr., who was recently appointed by Governor Hast. ings to fill the unexpired term of Judge William Bell, deceased, took his seat upon the bench at West Chester on Monday. The appointment expires on Jan. 1, but inasmuch as Judge Butler has been nominated by the Republicans and indorsed by the Democrats, he will undoubtedly continue on in office after that period. Judge Butler had not at- tained Lis 35th year when he received the appointment and the nomination. He is 4 son of United States District Judge Butler, a cousin and law partner of Congressman Thomas 8. Butler, and has been regarded as one of the bright i est members of the Chester county bar, The governor appointed Richard MH. Koch, of Pottsville, judge to succeed the late Judge Mason Whidman., The appointee is one of/ the best known of Schuylkill county's jurists and his ap- poiniment was urged by a large num- ber of personal friends and admirers. Another effort is being made to go cure leniency for Alexander Berkman, the anarchist who shot H. C. Filck dur- ing the Homestead strike, and who is perving 22 years In the Western peni- tentiary. Secretary of the Commonwealth Mar. tin has appointed Walker B. Webb, of Philadelphia, to be messenger In the state department, in place of Edward C. Baxter, of Philadelphia. Mr. Webb ts one of the best known of Philadel phia's colored men. WILKINS, | leaders regarding | is In excel- | lent shape throughout the state, There | has ar- | west, | Wat- | will | Philadel- | Thomp- | son spoke at length concerning the is- | lence | pt an | he | wii Grand | it ia confidently predicted that the | committed | known | committed in the perpetration of a bold robbery, | "% WR BDRRBBN] fi 4 i [ \ There are ton rl bit 80 ops Uerons ti CRIT EARINCCCERDIDDVIY \i CAPE OF MYRTLE. 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Sho was betrothed to a young brave, a member of her father's tribe, then encamped near here. Her fa- ther desired her to marry the son of the chief of the neighboring tribe, and the wish of the paternal ancestor usually counted for something In consequence she resolved to fly to the “happy hunting grounds, ** and one night she stole noiselessly from her wig wam, and, with the death somg upon her lips, flung herself from the high cliff, her life's blood staining the rocks below. And to this day they have retain. od ths reddish hue which the rains and floods of a century have failed to efface. When the maiden's lover saw her mangled corpse, he ietired to a cave in the mountaing mud never again was seen alive, Forty years later his petrified body was found in the cave by a wan. dering remnant of the tribe. 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