».Johabitant 4 SRR ——— The Centre Democrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ, - - - PROPRIETOR FRED KURTZ 8R. ! e0iTORS. CHAS. R. KURTZ, } CIRCULATION OVER 2850. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: SUBSCRIPTION - - $1.50 PER YEAR Persons who send or bring the money to the office, and pay in advance, $i, per year. The date your subscription expires Is plain ly printed on the label bearing your name. Subscriptions will continued, unless other Ise directed, We employ no collector, You are expected to send the money to this office. "EDITORIAL, be 1¥ there is a self respecting republican left, the Quay-Elkin episode should drive such from the fold. he WHAT'S the use of the machine holding a convention to nominate a candidate for governor when the boss of the party says beforehand who shall or who shall not be the nominee? sb eM ————— ANY one whom the boss selects as a candidate for governor must be consid. ered as bad as the boss himself. The boss will not pick upon a man whom he can’t own—and po honest man will con- sent to be Quay’s choice. SunovLp Elkin get the nomination for governor in spite of the command of Quay, the people owe it to decent poli- tics to call Elkin down at the polls; fur. ther, any man favored by Quay must be counted as rotten, as the boss deals with pone but the putrid. : RE, S— IT 1s hard to guess just now how thei Bellefonte stalwarts will go in the present crisis of their g. 0. p. Quay against Quay? Will they go with with Elkins of them will make up their minds to be slaves no against Elkins, or Perhaps some longer. “Swing your pardners.” — — IN the last forty years there has been an increase in the expenditures of this government of pearly 1,000 per cent, while the increase in population bas been The 1500 was 31 ouly 150 per cent. the United States in while in 19¢ Thetax upon the people in 1860 was only $2 61 per capita, while now it is $5.57 for cach population of | 443.325, yO iI was 76. 101% yo7 The trouble ip this country is that too are beicg carried on others backs many persons Class legisia- tion, favoritism and useless offices is the great evil of the day. QUAY guilty, when he calls Elkin off as a candidate for governor on account of his unpopularity. Meaning that the connection of Elkin with the in. iquity of the state legislature has made him unpopular. So it has, but all that ioquity was at the bidding of Quay him. pleads self, who did not allow a line to be pas. sed unless he so ordered. Quay was the author of it all and Elkin was his will ing tool. This proves that the charges of the democrats and licans, that the people had been outraged independent repud by the Quay machine, aie only too true. Now let Quay step down too and bide his face in shame along with Elkin. A SPLIT into three factions is now the status of our amiable republican fellow citizens in favor Ove wing composed of those f bonest government, honest and against machine politics, independents, elections called and insurgents, broke loose years ago under the lead of Wanamaker, Hastings, Charles Emory Smith, and others of good repute, and are keeping up the fight against bossism The stalwarts, who have been in power and have the state wholesale, Philadelphia ballot boxes to manufacture majorities to or der, and heap up for themselves ill. got been plundering stuffing ten thousands, these have now split into two war factions-—a veritable falling out among the and become the Quay and anti-Quay boodlers, From this falling-out of the theives honest are likely to get their dues, thieves- men Tur Quay machine cannot get its split healed in Pittsburg. All efforts of the boss to bring about harmony work like the treatment of a cancer—if healed on one spot it breaks out on another. This trouble is not between the republicans and the independents, but between and among the gang themselves, Office and spoils is the contention. The ripper leg- islation is the cause of it all. That in- famous piece of legislation was not only intended to make the machine strouger, but to draw the halter tighter about the necks of the people of Allegheny county. The ripper was _passed, and one of the Browns was [lossed out of an office to which he was elected and ousted before his time was up. That was the first rip. Then another Brown was put into the place of the ripped Brown. Now the fight is to rip out the sfeond Brown and rip in thE Brown first ripped out. The one Brown sults the Quay faction and the other suits the Stone faction in the happy family of state plunderers, In the name of all that is decent is not this state of affairs a disgrace to the Common. wealth of Pennsylvania? Can honest, self-respecting citizens, republicans, be. hold all this farcical exhibition and keep on voting to retain the Quays, Stones, Elkins, and the other what f rats, in pow. er for their own benefit, to the disgrace of our state and injury of the citizens in the game of annual plunder to the tune of millions? How long, oh Lord, how long! ELECT A SUPERINTENDENT. According to the notice fiom C. L. | Gramley, the election of County Superin- | tendent will take place at Bellefonte, in the Court House, on Tuesday, May 6th, 1902, at 12 o'clock moon, by the school directors of the county. There will be considerable interest shown in this elec: tion as there are a number of persons after the position, First, C. L. Gramley who has held the position for three consecutive terms by election and two years by appointment 11 vears in all, asks a re-election to the position, He bases his claim on the ground of efficient service in the past as this experience enables him to fll the position most satisfactorily, The other candidates all advocate that Mr. Gramiey has held the position long enough ; that there are others of just as high qualifica- tions and probably superior ; that in our school system new ideas and new vigor will come with a change of superinten- dents, Arguments like these are strong and are worthy the deliberation of every thoughtful director. The question is im- portant and should be determined solely on its merits, The other candidates for County Superintendent are Prof. James Gregg, of Milesburg ; Prof. John F. Har- of Bellefonte; Prof. J. Dorsey Hunter, Benner; Prof, Luther Musser, of College twp.;: Prof. A. A. Pletcher, Nittany, and Prof. James B. Strobm, of Potter. All of them have made a canvass rison, of his re.election, while the others are equally confident that it will be a new man, It is to be hoped that political feeling wil w ie the Democracy are a majority in this county, | not enter this question. for the past twenty years they have ac quiesced in the selection of republicans to fill this important position and as long as fitness prevails the question of politics should not sideration Some differ with us this juestion ; and we coucede one and all th on right to do so The Centre Democrat has no choice in n and harl this matter ; its colums have not been : opened to boom one candidate Te it spiteful abuse at another, for the 5 2 ques. It is boped, for the benefit of the educational tion directors to settle nterests of our county, that they will act wisely, If Mr field, we say elect him | Gramliey is the best man in the if a better man can be obtained, by all means get him, ols and not that It is the welfare of our sch the advancement of individuals should prevail. QUAY AND ELKIN. The troubles avd quarrels in the camp of Republican bosses and promoters in Pennsylvania are chiefly of public in terest in so far as they may be turned to advantage in securing the choice of of. ficials for State and Federal offices whom the bosses and promoters could not con It 1s by Senator Quay, Durham, Penrose and other party eaders who oppose the nomination of Attorney General Elkin for Governor at trol. not disguised the conning Republican State Convention that he is their personal friend and fav. orite. He has done nothing they disap- They are only against him out of fear of the popular wrath. He has all the base purposes of the machine and is now turned down only because there is no further safety in using him, No sympathy need be wasted on Elkin, That talented young man has prostituted his talents to base uses. He has made for himself the bed he will have to lie in prove, been used for The people of Pennsylvana, however, will have gained nothing by Elkin's downfall if it shall result simply in the turning out of one Quay administration at Harrisburg to turn in another, Stone experiment is of its kind. Rank expression of the rankness and rotten: ness of the organization that now seeks to retain control of ment by rallying Republican voters be- hind a new figurehead, It will be to the last degree discredit. able to the Democrats of Pennsylvania and the independent Republicans who have the manhood to be ashamed of the atrocious misgovernment in the State if they shall not, putting aside all lesser differences, unite to defeat whatever man Senator Quay may name as his can. didate for Governor and whatever Quay servitors and underlings shall be select. ed to do the bidding of the Machine in the next Legislature. — Record. ARE AMERICANS NEUTRAL? As to the extent to which the British army has drawn supplies from American soll, we have the official figures in the re. port of the secretary of the New Orleans Maritime association, of the mules and horses shipped from New Orleans to South Africa. In thirty months, 163 ships, carrying 61,449 mules, 93.833 horses; total of 155,282 head. Without this supply of 153,000 head of horses and mules the British campaign in South Africa would have broken down long ago. An army officer is making an investigation, and the attorney general's statement indicates that the government contemplates takiug action if the facts warrant it. The British dow say that the Americas ship the animals to South Africa vhere the British purchase them. of | | galned out, dealt ! the of the directors and the result may be | uncertain, Prof, Gramley feels confident | be allowed a moment's con- | The pre and rotten from first to last, the Stome | administration bas been only a candid | the State Govern. | | gate ELKIN TURNED DOWN Quay Opposed to His Nomination For Governor of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, April 2. After months of silence, United States Sen ator Quay announced yesterday that he is opposed to the nomination of At torney General John P. Elkin for gov: ernor of Pennsylvania. This announce. ment came as a great shock to the friends of Mr. Elkin, and has caused a tremendous stir in political circles Although there is no official confirina tion for the statement, it is belleved that Senator Quay has taken this step in the interests of Senator who is a candidate for re-election to the United States senate at the next session of the legislature in January Senator Quay gave out the [ollow ing statement: “1 am a friend of At torney General Elkin, and If | was permitted to name the governor of Pennsylvania | would name Mr. Elkin But | regard his candidacy under tos present conditicns as threatening to Republican success upon the s! congressional and legislative ti and if | am a delegate to the Repubil ean state convention | cannot support him. | have no candidate for the p tion of governor or any other po The selection of candi is for conveniion, which | intelligent, body.” Mr. refuse Penrose, fates belleve will impartial and deliber Elkin to his ordered or forced « canvass for governor | candidate to the finish tinue an aggressive Republican convention s nomination. A majority lcan voters should 4 rmine be From the appealed to the people port, and will continue this the end F as from every re will The play, and | re statement “1 out and wil mt all ma of the Rey who the CAanva te pominee shall have rom all over the siate ason to believe be successful American peopl Lt my case wil MILES TO BE RETIRED Rumors of His Removal Are Not De nied at the White House. ngton, April 14 The House In ¢xplana sition unquesti sale one tary Secretary has ilders a heavier ur den than any other member of the ad ministration No man strong could carry at all; and now, at the very time when he requires the most loyal support of every subordinate who wish well to the army and the nation. he hs ( send much of his : sition of General simply be President The question is not a pers between General Miles and S present P Root Root ¥ t on his sho less 0 he highest ethical would work & the army tion njustice 10 WILL AMEND EXCLUSION BILL Clause Prohibiting Employment of Chinese Sailors to Be Stricken Out. Washington, April 15. ~The Chines bill occupied the ttention senate throughout yesterday Foraker and MclLanrin Carolina) making extended hes in opposition Mr. Foraker that the pending measure was violative of our treaty with China and calculated to prevent our commercial expansion in the Far East While strongly supporting the policy of the government to exclgde Chinese Ohio senator maintained that this conld be best ac complished by an extension of the sont law. holding that the drastic provisions of the pen bill would cut off cotton tra with China gud tl industry in the south Mr. Teller Foraker © exclusion of the Senators (South Rpee contended Wan laborers, the ling le our us wreck the colton sponded to Mr, right to abro- red of an amend briefly re urging that the treaties was fully ognized Mr. Lodge gave ment striking out the much discussed notice clause prohibiting the employment of | Chinese sailors on American ships, MAJOR WALLER ACQUITTED Was Tried By Court Martial For Kill | ing Natives Without Trial Manila, April 14.—Major Littleton WwW. T. Waller, has been acquitted, a court martial on the crarge of Killing natives of the Island of Samar without trial. The court stood 11 to two for Chicago, April 15. Fedéral authork ties intend to demand over $2,000,000 inheritance tax on the will of the Iate Daniel Wells, Jr. The estate is esti mated to be worth $15,000,000, Several doquests to charitable Institutions were made by Mr, Wells In his will, Parring these the entire tax, if ool lected according to the provisions of the law quoted, will be about $2,100, 900, one of the largest ever imposed by the government, Big Find of Diamon #t. Thomas, D. W. L, April 15.Ae- gording to news received here, the largest find of diamonds in Demerars gounty, British Guiana, since the dia mond industry was started there, has been made on the property of the syn fleate. As a result of about five weoks' work 15,100 stones were drought into Georgetown last Friday. The largest stone weighed 11% grains. RECENT DEATHS. Mrs. A. D. WINTER :~—died at her home in Howard on Sunday. MiICHARL LesCH :—~A prominent resi. dent of Pine Hall, Ferguson twp., died at his home Sunday night 6th, at the age of 53 years children. tion. He leaves a wife and six He was a farmer by occupa- Mus. HANNAH SHILLING (—widow of David Shilling, died at her bome on Ridge street, Tuesday morning of infirmi- ties incident to old age. She had pass. ed the Both milestone in life's jouraey. Interment in the Union cemetery this af- ternoon, JONATHAN Moore :—Of Colver, died Wednesday afternoon oth, of a severe cold. His age is about 80 years, He was a veteran of the clvil war, He leaves one daughter, Mrs, Henry Fye. The surviving widow is very ill with pueumonia, Mgrs. ApA Wyrick (Wile | friends, of the Marine Corps, | He was tried by | of Jacob | Wyrick, died at the home of her father, | Joseph Pletcher, in Eagleville, Sunday | evening after a lingering iliness, | was sged only 18 years and was a highly She esteccmed young woman with a host of Her husband, father and one | brother, Hayes Pletcher, survive, Mure. REUBEN GLENN (—of State Col- lege, died Sunday evening at ber home at that place, Death was due to injuries fall on the The YEArS, sustained by a ice several mouths ago. 31 a father, deceased was aged about She leaves to mourn mother, husband and three small children Funeral took place Wednesday morning. L in Boalsburg Sunday evening, SCOTT BRICKER died at his home after extended illness He was 42 years old For several terms he had the office of Postmaster at Boalsburg and for a num- ber of vears conducted a general store vived by a wid. ow and two se Howard, his | | aged mother, one brother and one s [he Isler funeral occurred fiom the Boals. Lutheran Wednesday ing, interment Boa cemetery. Dr. A. HAxsnnes H. H. Harshberger E died suddenly April a nalive , of thus at bome in Philadel ois phia 10 Dr. Harshberger baving 1902 was of Centre county He { age and was a veteran of the been brought up at Zion was 62 | YEAS O civil war, having frst slisted in the sth Penvpsvivania Volunteers for the three months service and afterward in | the 3rd Pennsylvania heavy artillery and He vived by a wife snd two children, John A., a professor of Botany served throughout the war, is sur and Geology in the University of Pennsylvania and Marie, a teacher in the Girls High school at Philadelphia Miss MILLIE WAGNER urday evening, at the home of her grand. mother, Mrs. John Wagner daughter of Mr died on Sat. She was a and Mrs. John Wagner, , Age 24 years, 7 months and 18 days She had been failing in health from con: Miss Wag: per was an extremely bright young lady She graduated from the Bellefonte High School, June 39, 1897, with bigh honors and for years assisted ber grandfather, the late John Wagnper, to transact many of his financial deals. Funeral on Tues day morning at 100'clock. The services in charge of Rev. Ambrose Schmidt, of St. John's Reformed church. Mrs. Mary C. WEAVER :—~Wife of Frank B. Weaver, of State College, died Tuesday evening, Sth, at the St. Luke's bospital in Philadelphia. Death result ed from a critical operation performed ago for cancer. She survived by her mother, Mrs. Wagner, Milesburg ; sisters and one brother namely, Miss Ella of Miles. burg, Mrs. Joo. Keichline and Mrs, Peter Keichline, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Jas Weaver, of Milesburg, and John Wag- ner, of Her husband and | the following children are left to mourn her death : Frank, of Allegheny, Liz zie, Jennie, Susan, Kate, John, Edward Mrs. Harry Interment in sumption for the past year two weeks is of and four Unionville. George of State College, Harter, of Axe Manon, the Union cemetery ANNOUNCEMENTS We are authorized to announce the name of WM. C. HEINLE, of Bellefonte, as a candidate for State Renate, subject to the decision of the Demoerat le County Convention and the dis | riet confereice SHERIFF, We are authorized to announced the name of H. 8. TAYLOR, of Bellefonte, as & candi date for Sheriff subject to the decision of the Democratic County Convention We are authorized to announces Lhe name of BURDINE BUTLER. of Howard, as a candi date for Sheriff, subject to the deefsion of the | Democratic County Convention. REGISTER We are authorized to annoutice the name of AG. ARCHERY. of Ferguson township, as & candidate for Register, subject to the ded sion of the Demoeratie County Convention RECORDER Wa are anthorized to announce the name of JOHN CO, ROWE. of Philipsburg, as a candi date for Recorder, subieet to the deeision of the Democratio County Convention We are sithorized to announce the name of PF. A FOREMAN, of Contre Hall, as a candi date for Recorder, subject to the decision of the Democratic County Convention ASSEMBLY. We are authorized to announee the name of J. H, WETZEL, of the North Ward of Belle fonte, as a candidate for Assembly, subjest to the decision of the Democratic County Conven: tion, We are authorized to announce the name of JW. KEPLER of Ferguson township, as a oan didate for Assembly, sub to the decison of the Damoeratic County vention, We 1 nounce the name of ROBERT M. or candidate tor of the Demosratie ER TREASURER. ARON FREI. ie en Tomah ws 8 - THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., APRIL 17, 1902. candidate for Treasurer, subject to the decis. lon of the Democratic County Convention, We are authorized tc | ; anuaunes the name of I W.J,CARLIN, of Mes township, as a cand) date for Co. Treasurer, sub Jeet to the decision | of the Democratic County Convention, We are authorized to announce the names of | Jd J. ARNEY, of Potter tos aship, a8 8 cand) date for County Treasurer, subject to the de. cision of the Democratic County Convention We are authorized to snssunes the name of JF. ALEXANDER, of Centre Hall, as 8 can didate for County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the Democratic County Conven- tion. COMMISSIONER, We are authorized to announce the name of PHILIP MEYER, of Harris tw'p, as a eand! date for Commissioner, subject Lo the decision of the Democratic County Convention We are authorized to announce the name of W.E FRANK, of Rush township, us a candi date tor Commissioner, subject 10 the decision of the Democratic County Convention We are authorized to announce the name of E.A. HUMPTON, of Bnow Bhoe, ks a candi date for County Commissioner, subject to the fagision of the Democratic County Convyen on We are authorized to announce the name of HENRY HEATON of N dute for County Commissioner, decision of the Demoeratia ounty Conventlon, We are authorized Wo announce the yams of | JOHN DUNLAP. of Bpring twp., ns a candidate for County Commissionsr. subjeet to the de cision of the Democratic County Convention, We are authorized to announce the name of ISAAC 8B. FRAIN, of Maison township, for County Commissioner, subject to the decision of the Centre County Convention, ———— - . ——— The fellow who screws ap his courage with strong drink may screw it up en- tirely too tight, PF. Boggs a » cand) | subject to the | HISTORICAL REVIEW, (Continued from page 1.) | | Mayburg, John, alo, hil el Mayes, Thowas, a 10, ¢ 1 Nenly, John, a 100. h Le] Pastorius, William, a 150, h 1, ¢ } Pennington, Robert, a 15. hb 2, ¢ 2 Pennington, Isaac, ( Potter, James, (1 mill), a20 hl e3 Quinn, Thomas, a 10 Robinson, Anthony, a 36, h 1 Robluson, George, a 20 | Reynolds, Adam, al hie] Reynolds, Wiliam, a 10. hi 1, e) Bay. Robert, al bh 1, ¢1 Kole & Frampton, a ia b 3, ¢ 2 Sanford, Abraham. a 100 hl el Fankey, William, a 1/0, h 2 Kankey. Thomas, a 56. bh 1,0 1, Thtstbon & (rabam. £100, h 3 ¢ Z Vanhoro, Joseph, a 10. hh le 2 Woods, George a0, bh Ze 2 Wilson, Peter. al, bh 1, ¢ 1. Watson. James a 10. h 1. e 3 Young William, (I1still)a 100. bh L.e} slave)a 10, h 2. ¢ slave, 1 grist-mill, 1 saw el Prospects of Big Fruit Crop. The cold weather this spring prevent. ed the buds from developing too fast and they were not injured in the least by the recent cold spell. The season is now so far advanced that the chances of any- thing occurring to injure the crop are so romote that a great yield is assured. Small fruit will be abundant, sad peach- es, plums, cherries and apples will be plentiful, This Horrible Rain. “Oh, this horrible rain, this horrible rain,’’ Vou could hear each one you met complain. But as the and fair, days get nice New Swell Shoes vou will want to wear. And if the BEST you wish to get, And bargains that you will not regret, Just call on Yeager & Davis. BOUS OIOLNBS Spring has come into the Boys’ Store and tak- en possession,—brought along the finest stock of Clothing for young chaps we ever had ; more snap and style, more variety. You can't get the best styles without good workmanship Boys’ clothes show that as well as men's, and we puta little better than the us- ual best into our Boys' Clothes—that is for the extra hard wear boys give. Whatever outfit our boy needs be sure t is here, at prices that will interest the most ‘economic and prudent ‘buyers. SI, THE GLOTHIER You Could Not Do Better If you would for . p) these reasons..... / Our stock is new and fresh. It contains the best goods on the market with the largest possible terri- tory from which to select. We guarantee Pianos for five years. The prices are lower than those of other * ‘dealers. You pay month- We take your old instrument and dy payments. allow you a big credit on If, at the end of two years you wish to exchange with us for another, we will take it back and give you credit for all the payments made. We deliver at your door. Call or address the new one. Lr M. C. GEPHART Millheim and Bellefonte. Represented by H. C. Krape.
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