* The Centre Democrat. 2. Circulation Over 3800 ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS Interesting Features of the Recent ” Session, — | PREVAILED Roosevelt Receives Some Attention— | Important Business Neglected For Political Effect—The Mormon | Issue Unsettled. EXTRAVGANCE With the adjournment of Congress last week that body established a record. | It is the earliest adjournment of a long session since 18:15. There is also another record broken in the amount of work | that Congress did not do. Yet during the time that the National legislature has been in session two important matters have been disposed of. The commercial relations between this country and Cuba have been put on an equitable basis, and the United States has acquired the Paua- ma canal property and the right to com- plete the ditch. The formal transfer of the plant of the French completed this week with the passing of the check for $40,000,000. After a strug- gle lasting half a century, this Nation is irrevocably committed to the construc- tion of a waterway oceans, Daring the session of Congress closed 1,100 bills became laws. Yet fewer than 150 of these were public bills, The others company Was between the two were in the interest of individuals or pa vate concerns I vate pension bills, The House passed an omnibus statehood bill admitting New Mexico and Arizona under the name of the latter, and Oklahoma and Indian Territory under the title of the former. This, however was oaly a formality, as it was generally understood that it wouldn't be acceptable to the Senate. In the Senate Mr. Gorman declared that the total appropriations and obliga: | tions of this session amounted to more | than $300 000,000 not including the Pana- ma Canal, and Mr. Culberson announced that the expenditures of the Roosevelt administration had been $£211,000,000 greater than the four years of the Mec- | Kinley administration aod $583 000,000 greater than in the four years of the Cleveland administration. The sensation of the session was Kitchin’s sensational attack on the Presi: dent. There are two young brothers Kitchin from North Carolina, and the younger, Clande, has distinguished his first session by making very damsging extracts from oue of Grosvenor’s letters to Hearst's Journal in June, 1920, and from Roosevelt's books. Grosvenor declared that Roosevelt as Vice President very objectionable to McKinley and that McKinley was humiliated by the contact He made fun of Roosevelt's military strutting before the convention in soldier clothes, and spoke of him asa “‘eurious, erratic sort of man; without judgment or a will of bis own. Kitchin quoted from Roosevelt that the Confed- ate soldier was an anarchist and that ‘through the Southera character there runs a streak of course and brutal bar. barism.”’” He quoted from “Ranch Life" and Hanting Trail” (pages 14 and g3) in which Roosevelt approved of lynching for horse stealing "for the stealing of a $10 rat tailed Texas pony,” as Kitchin stated it. He then quoted Roosevelt's disparagement of former Presidents and his denunciation of Congress in his Syracuse address as a herd of caitle! The speech has made a great sensation here. ris gs They were largely i was his SMOOT CASE AGAIN Among the things left unfinished by | Congress are the postoffice inquiry, the | | The policy was returued to the home of- | Beef trust irquiry, the Swayne impeach- ment proceedings, and the Smoot case, The latter has more general interest now | | are now suing the company to recover | than any of the others. The resumption of the hearings before the Senate com- | mittee last week brought out some spicy testimony. Among the witnesses called were Brigham Roberts who was once elected to Congress and expelled, because it is against the ethics of the House for a man to acknowledge his plural wives, The most interesting bit of Robert's testimony was that he mar: ried his third wife in 1890, just a few months before the “manifesto.” He did it knowing that he was breaking the law, and he kept this marriage a secret from his other two wives for several years, Another interesting witness was Avogus M. Cannon, a patriarch of the Mormon church, Cannon once served six months In jail for maintaining polygamous rela. tions, He told the Committee that he was firet married in 1858. He married two sisters by the same ceremony. He has been married three times since, There has been much interesting testi: mony about the relations of the Mormon church with business and politics in Utah and other states where it is strong MARRIED THR HIRED GIRLS. | that Smoot may be unseated. | Company. | Creek's titles to 12,000 acres of coal land | | are pow being made for the Pennsylva- | Light was shed on the question of how Mormon husbands of moderate wealth | support plural families, | The ingenious home economics of Apostle John W. Taylor, which incident | ally, appear to have settled the servant | question, were disclosed by L. E. Abbott, a neighbor of two of Apostle Tay'or’s | households in Farmington, Utah, | Apostle Taylor, he said, is reputed to | have five wives. Two are known as Net- | tie Woolley, who has five children, and | Nellie Todd, who has six children. All of these children are recognized as those of the apostle, | Two other reputed wives, said Mr, Ab- | | bott, are Rhodey and Roxey Welling, | | who are about 23 or 24 years of age. One | was working for Nettie Woolley and the | other for Nellie Todd, both as domestics. | There seems to be a strong belief now This will not be due to any personal disqualifica- | tion, has adduced against the character of the Senator, but for been nothing o oH sentiment against Mormonism Is so great there is a growing conviction that the as to compel the shutting of the doors of Congress to any member of the church, until the Mormons have unequivocally | abandoned polygamy, and until the | The fin- | ishing touches will not be put in Smoot’s church is taken out of politics. case until the next session of Congre - - - A GREAT COAL MERGER, Pennsylvania and Beech Creck Com- panies May Combine, It is stated authority that IE 10 merge Coke Company Coke Company into a gigautic concern, which will be the largest producer ons coal The combined output of the two panies yearly now is over 2 on reliable negotiations are pendit the Pennsylvania Coal and with th the Beech Creek Coal and of bitumin in the world. com- £90,000 tons, and they employ 20,000 men at their forty or more miues in the Central Penn. sylvania field. The Pennsylvania Com. pany desires more railroad’ facilities, which it will have if the merger through, from the New York Central Abstracts of the Beech nia Company at Ebensburg. am ——— a —— A ——_ A Forged Check. Checked on a forged check was a boy at noon yesterday in the Pirsi National { Dora Witmer and James Witmer { made by the court : | er and | last Argument Court the Court { down an opinion in which the Bank of this place. When the boy pre. sented the check, signed ‘J. H. Keeser,” | who is the well. known butcher at Snow | Shoe, Clerk Moutgomery ou eyeing the paper at once told the boy that the check | was not signed by Mr. Reeser. The boy | declared it was signed by Mr. Reeser and that he had only got it that morn. ing. On being more closely questioned by Mr. Moutgomery the boy juked from the window and suddenly ran away. The amount the forged (eck was drawn for was $22 78° Search was immediate- | ly made, but he made his escape, minus the check and The check was drawn payable to W. A. which it soon after was ascertained, was not the name of the The appears, is from Saxon, Pa, { CAD the money. Benner, boy. boy, it | and bad | been a visitor at Reeser’s some ten days Important Case. A life insurance case is before the Wil. | liamsport courts this week, the outcome | of which will be of interest to the public | as well as insurance companies. Geo. | ! H. Small, of Smullion, several years ago | was agent for the New York Life lus. Co. snd had charge of the Williamsport | District. An applicant refused to make | | settlement when made } “3 : Yer : and forwarded to Mr. Small for delivery, | summoned in assumpsit, plea won asamp his application was In due time a policy was issued | who found death, the applicant and he at point of refused to surrender it. fice for cancellation and the applicant died a few days later. The beneficiaries amount of policy. Mr. Small is the lead- ing witness in the case. Young Man in Trouble. Oscar H. Osman, ol Bellefonte, was arrested, and Saturday he was given a hearing before Alderman J. J. Irvin in Altoona, on a charge prefered by A. J. Holtzinger, of the Askine & Marine Clothing house, of Altoona, charging Os. man with embezzlement off122.75 togeth. er with a pumber of credits due the firm by secretly cancelling collections with in. teat to defraud. The defendant was committed to jail in default of $500 ball. The young man had a brief career in Ty- rone a couple of years ago and has a penchant for getting into trouble, Ty- rove Herald. EVERYTHING LOVELY. Col. Reeder will remain chairman of the Republican County Committee of Centre county. Col E. R. Chambers, Clement Dale and Henry Quigly bave all withdrawn. That means that Reeder rules the roost and his scalp remains | ida Rothrock, { A | In tresspass, | This o vin, Dr, Geo leounty. intact, BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1go4. CONCLUSIGN OF APRIL COURT | The plaintiff lives in Union township and | The Second Week Closed Wednes- day Afternoon A Verdict Against Boggs Township for | Other Casés Settled—Re- Neglecting a Railing Tried, Continued or ported by 8. I}, Gettig. The following is the conclusion of last week's session ; In the case of Willtam Witmer versus which of Court the was tried at November term defendants, 1903, with verdict for conrt refused a new trial The appointments For County ® Dale, K following were Bridge over the Race, near PP, R depot Bellefonte, Pa., A. A Tate and in ],survey- or, Potter Bevjamin Genlzel viewers. for of surveyor, Rush Towashiy the vacation road, John A. Way, Christ Sharrerand 8 R. Pringle, viewers Bridge in Spr ship, near Colevilie, E Esq., Danijel For County ing Town. R. Chambers, surveyor, Samuel Decker and Heckman viewers, For public road in Curtin and Howard cement pale, Has Townships, C veyor aud John B, Aley viewers Petition for public Township; J. H Wetzel, ed surveyor and B. W. Way and Geor Hastivy appo fs viewers For the vacation of a public road lead. ing low in Howard and Curtin from Morrison Watkins to Stone Hol townships D. W. Pletcher, surveyor, Rasdolph Pletch. Harry McDowell At handed proceed. viewers. | ings to have this same road vacated were goes | set aside Second week of April court convened on {| Monday morning at nine o'clock, and after hearing a number of motions and petitions W. O. Robison corvicted, at January term of court for violating the pure food laws of the Common wealth, was sentenced to pay costs of presecution aod fifty dollars fine List of jurors called and absentees noted, and after calling over the trial list the fol- lowing cases were disposed of Sadie A. Rothrock vs Joseph Rothrock, Charles Eothrock and Am- | brose Rothrock, heirs and legal representa- tives of Elizabeth F. J. Rothrock summon- ed in dower, plea non assumpsit. Con- tinued Das Shope ve James MN. Shope, summoned James A, idson, guardian of Julia plea not guilty. Continued e was tried once before and subse. quently a new trial granted by the « Martin Daley, bad 4 va The German Amer. Iosarance Company of New York, summoned in assumpsit, plea non assamp- sit. Continued on account of the illness of William B. Rankin, Ww Julia Cartin, Jane R. Peirpont p Mary Harris, Catharine CC. Bar Martha C W. W. Cartin, Cartin, Belle Curtin, Sara Larimer, H. Johasonbangh and Nora Sheldon, Roland Ir. Harris, trustee of Jennie Breeze nettle, Breeze, H R John G. Cartin, Larimer Cartin, Frederick Curtin and Harry Cartin by their next friend and mother Virginia B. Cartin, co. plaintifis va E. M. Hayett, A. R. MeNitt and D. T. MeNitt, summoned in trespass, plea not guilty. Continued. I. O. Meek and D,. G. Meek, trading and | doing business under the firm name of Col- lege Hardware Company va T. D. Boal sit. Continued Bellefonte, Aaronshurg and Youngmans- town Turnpike Road Company Continued. James P. Odenkirk use of J sumpsit, plea non assumpsit. Settled. leo J. Teimey vs The Snow Shoe Min- ing Company, summoned in assumpsit, plea non asnmpsit. Continoed. Marilla Dawson vs Cornelins Bland, ad- ministrator of ete., of Eliza Bland, deceased and Cornelins Bland who sarviver Eliza Bland, coobligor, summoned facins sur mortgage, plea non assnmpsit. Verdiet in favor of the plaintiff for $328.80, W. C. Tamer, D. J. Tressler and 8. M. Swartz, trustees for the Centre Hall congre- gation of the (Evangelical Association, vs Joseph Alters, J. D. Dauberman, J. H. Krumbine and J. F. Smith, trustees of the United Evangelical church of Centre Hall, summoned in ejectment, plea not guilty. This is the Centre Hall church case and was recently settled on the terms original ly agreed upon in 1898, with the under standing that a verdict would be taken in favor of the defendants in addition to the quit claim deed given by the Conference to which the plaintiffs adhere. Philip B. Iddings and Philip B. Iddiogs administrator of ete, of Hannah M. I1d- dings, deceased, va Boggs township, summon ed in trespass, plea not guilty. This action va Centre | T. Tavlor | | va Mrs. Nancy Benner summoned in as | | is brought to recover damages for injuries | | sustained by the plaintiff and his wife, the facts in the case are about as follows { on the afternoon of February 21, 1001, he y { and his wife came to | produce, ete., and in the evening started for | and when beyond the chain works on the his horses | When hind wheel to back the the bank and shied and commenced got was down over he them stopped he gave the horses a cut to pull the wagon | out when the pin in double tree broke and the wagon went down over the bank with Mrs, Iddings, and Mr. [ddings was pulled Mrs, Id- ured and help the Lor out of the wagon onto the road dings was pretty badly in Nhe carried to the aecured Mi and subsequently removed to her Pp where the accel was } Bouse called Wis of a Sullivan and do home in Union townshi There was guard rail at the point lent occurred as there was a bet ween dispute (reorge WwW. Zim: ery County Bar was of Centre county Court Wednesday adjourned on noon - FATHER ZAREK RELEASED. There was no Evidence His Arrest. Last Thursday at 1 o'clock, noon, the court house was thronged with people | from all parts of the county to attend | the bearing of Father Victor Zarek, the Warranting | Polish priest, of Clarence, who was ar- | rested on the charge of beating and kick- ig Andrew Sofka, a 16 year old boy causing his death, In our last issue, which went to press before the bearing, we predicted his release and it was borne When the case was called for a hearing District Attorney N. B. Spangler addressed the court and said that, in view of the decision of the physicians who performed the autopsy on the body of the dead boy and the verdict of the coroner's inquest, he felt that there was no cause for action against Father Zarek, and he was willing to have him discharg- ed at Through his attorney, ex Judge A Furst, oul, once, ustin 0 Father statement to the court, Zarek made a brief the first he has made since his arrest. Father Zarek did whip him with a switch, hittic g him some balf doz:n times, bui the boy made no complaint, instead thanked the priest for his interest in him aod promised to do better. Young Safko worked two days afterwards and was taken suddeniy ill on Sunday morniog, dylog in the after. noon. But the autopsy revealed that his death was from peritonitis, superinduced by appendicitis, and there were no marks of violence whatever upon his person. When Father Zarek was discharged he was given quite an ovation in the court room and was much affected by the kind. ly interest and sympathy shown him by the public - Got Into the Parsonage. It is stated that the officials of the Beaver Memorial Methodist church, at Lewisburg, have now taken possession of Eatrance was effected while Mr, Col. burn was preaching at Mill Hall. What Mr. Colburn will do about it is not known. Death On Bees. Last winter was severe on bees. Lewis Alkley, livibg near this place, informs the Democrat that he had thirty hives of bees, large colonies, and he finds that the intense cold of last winter killed all but two colonies, Mr. Alkey has been a successful aplarist and feels this loss very sensibly. He thinks the honey of the bees killed would be upwards of three barrels of honey combs. Preparing for Centennial, Clearfield county is 100 years old this year and the anniversary is to be prop- erly celebrated, The plans contem- plated include a whole week's celebra- tion, including special days for the fire. men, old soldiers, civic societies, young people, etc, 3 1 Hanoah M. Iddings, now deceased, and left | the parsonage which was being held by | the Rev. Mr. Colburn, pending the dis- | position of a claim for unpaid salary. | SOME LIVELY | The Japanese Score First Victory Bellefonte with farm | on Land. | home after having disposed of their load, | FEW CASES WERE ON TRIAL | { road leading trom Bellefonte to Milesburg, | RUSSSIAN PUT TO | Heavy Losses On Both Sides— Failure to Close Entrance to Port Arthur Eight Vessels and Two Torpedo Boats Go Down. The Russians were forced to abandon They the now control the estuary of the Yalu, Antung on Sanday. burned the town and retreated and japanese After five days of fighting first Japa- nese army, under General Kuroki, has forced a crossing of the Yalu river, and with a gallant infantry charge, covering a frontage of four miles, itdrove the Rus- om Chin Ties The Japanese turned the left f glans 1: Cherpg in route, k of the an po Ru day they swept away | posed by the | ward movement were tint rig ag pon is Port Arthur, where the quartered in t protect Russians haye + harbor ion of immense forti the entrance torpedoes and mines which would an. nibilate the superior Japaneese navy should they attempt to gain an entrance. Since then the Japs have heen trying the Hobson game, sinking vessels in the en. trance to prevent the Russian fleet from getting out, bottling them up as it were, Monday avother attempt to blockade the entrance was made, but proved a failure. Iu all eight ships accompanied by tor- | pedo boats were sent ia by the Japs, bat | the Russians were on the alert. A furious fire came from the forts and war vessels iu the harbor. A number of vessels for blockading ran agaiost mines and were blown up, others were sunk, and two Japaneese torpedo boats also were sent to the bottom, The crews of these ships tried to save themselves by boats, ia which they put out to sea. A of them were killed by the Some of the survivors were pick- majority ussian machine guns and rifles ed up. At daybreak a number of Jap- ingio sunge aneese were seen g to the masts and n and The to blockade the funnels of the vessels, these were secured by the Russians eight vessels intended channel were snuk before they reached the entrance and two Japaneese torpedo F Rad : boats went down, The plan was com. pletely frustrated and many lives lost OVER 3000 DEAD IN BATTLE General at were ki received from Kuropatkin, it is stated from 3700 to 4000 Russians in the Yalu River fight After having defeated General the Yalu, Kuroki, with the Japanese army, pur sued the Russians on Monday between Antuug and Fengwangcheng, resulting in the loss of 300 men on side and the surrender of two batteries of Russian artillery, after the Russians bad sustained beavy losses. Three han. dred and thirty Russians were made prisoners The Japanese army is advancing Fengwangcheng is believed to consist of 80,000 men, ANC much artillery than the Russian force. VETERAN ODD FELLOWS. In last week's issue mention was made Ina report that least ed Zassa- litch on Sunday, at General on it is stronger in | { of Orrin T. Noble, of Lock Haven, { longing to the O1d Fellows order since the summer of 184g. Centre Lodge No. 153, of Bellefoute can produce several veteran members of thelr lodge who beat that record : Henry H. T. Wit meyer, now at Pittsburg; Wm. Kerlin, of | Iowa; and H. H, Benner are living who joined the local lodge in March 1849, and have been in good standing com. tinually since then, Smallpox at Lock Haven. George Merritt, aged 24 years, of Lock Haven was taken to the smallpox hospital in Castanea township, Tuesday, ill with a mild attack of smallpox, The young man had been {ll for several days. The patient is the son of D. G. t Merritt, proprietor of the Central hotel. The death of Mrs. Rlizabeth, wife of State Treasurer Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield, occurred in the Medico Chi rurgical hospital, Philadelphia, Sunday. FIGHTING the Japanese | be- | VOL. 26. XO. 18. FACT, FUN AND FANCY, | Bright Sparkling Paragraphs —Seleoted and Original. FLIGHT | Uniocks the sturdy hasg And gives my disinfected A hiygenic clasp Papa with wisdon Departs with s Aud Betakes himself away While to Jane d with his Pasteuriz from the ests Henry Hess, | sed this t dec’d iece of timber-land his situated a owned and u in connection with farm, nearby, and had in 1819 obtained patent from the Commonwealth for the piece of timberland containing abou! 103 acres. In 1794 the Common wealth had issued 10 Aaron Levy a patent for a large tract of timber land known by the war. antee name of “Joseph Henry.” The lines of the “Henry Hess'' patent are within the lives of the “Joseph Heury.”' But pever since 1794 did Aaron Levy nor his heirs, if he bad any, exercise any rights of ownership over the lands, while since 181g Henry Hess and his successors in title had these 103 acres assessed on the seated list and paid the taxes thereon regularly. this tract advertised for sale by the Treasurer the taxes of and 18g5. perchased the tract at Treas- uret’s sale, but the taxes having been Ia 18¢6, Vonada seeing of Centre county jor 1504 paid for those years on the seated! lis he (Vonads) obtained mo valid Notwithstand nada went! Henry Hess U ped by Kreamer Q 810} ’ eicctment and had issued At the tris trepement. that the tit ry’ “Joseph Hen eing sisting Hess" e kaown as Lhe warrant, survey and patent 1 nding, su ‘Heury older was still an oul title and superior to 1ae patent, The «x Kreamer, reserving the question, 0 as to whether the ‘joseph Henry” a valid, subsisting outstanding title verdict for { law sur: directed a was stall and subsequently handed down an opin- jon im favor of the plaintiff {K reamer, deciding that Kreamer and his prede- cessor Henry Hess haviog used the land since 1810 in connection with their farms as farmers ordinarily use woodland, and no one claiming or exercising any title guder the “Joseph Henry” patent for a period of over “Joseph Henry” title had become derelict and could not prevail against the “Henry Hess" patent, although the latter was a junior survey. Vonada appealed to the | Superior Court which reversed Judge Love, but counsel for Kreamer, J. C, Meyer and A, O. Furst, promptly made application to the Supreme Court for an appeal to that court from the judgment of the Superior Court, which appeal was last week granted by the Supreme Court, and will be later argued in that court. Blanchard & Blanchard. of Bellefonte and A. Lesser, of Lewisburg represent the appellants. - Hi Henry's Minstrel, Hi Henry's Minstrel Sensation, entire ly new, will appear at Garman's opera bouse on Friday, May 6. This organi. zation claims to be the oldest and largest in the world, the present season constitu ting its 3oth anoual tour. It bas appear. ed in all the leading citizens Hast and West, from coast to coast, and the pre. sent season the management has exert. ed every effort to present an entertain. ment that will be classed among the leaders of minstrelsy, Cut prices 25, 3§ and socts. Don’t fall to see the grand automobile parade at 3 pm , on date of performance. 100 years the
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