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lnadranoe Hingis nopln. Mrs lent.
Ail n isi in, Itiitr. in etnti i i Itna, nonpareil measure
ment, for flrnt twrtioc and 10 i-eutn per line for each Bubee
quent 1nocrtii.il. IVOFFIOB. .Nerthc County I'oiirt House.
!' . ! National Hank and the CountyJall.
Mr. Roosevelt has been in perfect sympathy
with the triumphant policies of Mr. McKiurVv,
for whom his affectionate admiration hu lieen
torms.
Beside WHtwtliuj f lie nriwmvr from all vio
lence and na.-rviiig liuu I'm flu- lentil expiation
A SERIOUS CASE
Of Catarrhal Dyspepsia Cured.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
)iiiiv (if the Supreme Court,
WILLIAM P. POTTER,
of Allegheny.
Slate Treasurer,
FRANK (J. HARRIS,
of Clearfield.
President Judge,
HON. H. M. McCLURE.
County Surveyor,
GEO. A. BOTDORF.
Vol. xxwiii.
Si it. 26, 1!'"!.
Number 88
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
"TAHEODORE Roosevelt assumes the great
office of President, to which he lias been
so mournfully called, not only with an undoubt
ed personal purpose to le absolutely faithful in
the performance of its duties but with a sustain
ing assurance of the confidence and support of
his fellow countrymen. He is a citizen of exalt
ed personal character, an anient patriot, a keen
student of men and affairs, a statesman of large
experience in executive task-, and of wide ac
quaintance with the people, the history and the
institutions of the Unite 1 States. During the
early period of agonizing stispence, in the days
ot hope and joy through rvhich the nation has
passetl, since the swift sin ssioii of gloom to
sunshine and in the moment id' his elevation to a
pre-eminent station, his demeanor has been fault
less. He is entitled to claim and sure to
aommand in this emergency, so sorrowful to all,
so peculiarly trying to himself, the fullest meas
ure ot sympathy and goodwill.
President Roosevelt must be well aware that
his temperament has been regarded us less cau
tious and conservative than that of his prede
cessor, but he will not fail tojustify the universal
trust in his profound sense of responsibility as
he steps into the place assigned to him by the
constitution. If during a singularly active and
varied career, in posts of public service permitt
ing their incumbent to gratify a natural propen
sity to freedom of speech and attitude, he has
not invariably seemed to fake a duly serious
vie.v of Weighty questions, there now exists not
the slightest cause to doubt that he will repeat
the common experience of able and upright men
on whom great cares are suddenly devolved and
and nobly fulfil the hopes and expectations of
the people. They will see no reversal of con
victions and purposes at the national capital.
undisguised, and whose beneficent administration i4 his crime, I he officials hiuhiMmImj keep him
he will assiduously endeavor to continue and in seeliMon and prevent BdUMtHMi UOCgtrrS
perpetuate. There is ample reason to believe , i . i i i i . i
, . . . r iron i exploiting mm ami ins views, photograph
that he will be a great and good President, i . i : i .1 , .
r ' K au1 otherwise u-in him as tin insfru-
A beloved Chief Magistrate is dead, but the ,.,, t i ,.
6 ' ment of morbid BUggtMtHMi U crime. It was
nation lives, and with its mourning no truce of . . . . , , ,
i . . , r. . in . r,ght and Draper lor the police to send forth and
despi lr is mingled. Its stability is unshaken, , v 1 , . ,
. , . . the uewspapcrs to DUblish immediately after
its mnrenni r.uiiur.ou or.. i.iii.i,..iii,,i i i. 1
- . . r... v . I 44 I V i i i i i i i i J li l l l l III
bountiful crops which have been gathered have
the crime the "rogues' gallery" pictures of the
, ,. , . , . : , assassin. It was itupuriaiit to learn about 'him
ost the slightest part of their value. The' ... . , . . , .
..xl .,, ... , .... . , . and his associates, and it was itossiblc that he
icts ot the mills will Ire as rendilv absorbed I
not 1
protlut
as heretofore bv an evtranrtlinarlv lu-iisiu-mna
people Faith i free institution.; remaiua as or in P,aort which wonld have thrown light on
firm as ever, and should even be strengthened ? WHSPira 11 ,,ae Thi.s pnrpnse haa
might lie ideutifietl a having been4Wen at times
sag
by a Universal recognition of the political tran-
quillity which a dreadful event has been power
less to disturb. The processes of government
have not lcen disarranged for an instant, and
the whole world, sharing our sorrow, testifies
to its respect ami friendship for the United
States.
b?eu served by publications already made, and
further pictures of him can only feed his vanity
and arouse the admiration ot the criminal or
senii-criniiual classes. Likewise, anything like
exploitation of him or of his trial is likely to
have a bad effect on the community. The public
wants to know, and has a right to know, the
leading facts connected with his prosecution,
DEALING WITH THE ASSASSIN. but it is greatly to be hoped (hat the press in
A I "MIE prosecution of President Me Kin ley's general w" rccogui.e that this is an instance
assassin has been undertaken with prompt
ness, decency and good sense highly creditable to
the officials of Erie County. To them is left
the task of dealing out justice to the murderer
and of preventing him from becoming a hero and
an example to the vain and vicious, ami it will
be a cause of satisfaction to the whole country to
know that the people of Buffalo, who conducted
themselves with a genuine hospitality, tended
sympathy and perfect taste throughout the davs
of the tragedy's unfolding for which the na
N
THE WORLD l MOURNING.
EVER before in the history of the human
race was one so universally mourned as
the late President MoKiuley. Not only i.'id
every loyal citizen of this grand and glorious
country feel the cup of bitterness, but theerown-
tion, as well as President McKin ley's personal H 1,ca(ls a,1(I potentate the Kings aud Queens
friends, are profoundly grateful -have turned m roe W mingieu tneir tears Willi our
from the Bad privilege of service and sympathy rroW anil the subjects of every country on the
to the stern duty of punishment with a deter- I fiU'1' " tne SU)nt! 'x'wed in token of reverence for
when patriotism demands a curbing of all tie
sires to make sensational stories. A verbatim
report of all the wretch may say is not legiti
mate news.
j Leonard F. Verdery.
distance of tne fleet from the shore
under Admiral Schley with the dis
tance under Admiral Sampson after
the latter officer arrived and took com
mand, but the Judf e advocate objected,
and Hr. Wilton withdrew the ques
tion, saying, however, that he did so
only temporarily, and that he would
raise the point at a later stage in the
Investigation.
initiation to show New York justice equal to the
responsibility laid upon it.
A prompt trial is promised, at which the as
sassin will not be permitted to make a show of
the court or Hatter his own vanity, as the mur
derer of President Garfield was allowed to do,
to the disgrace of our criminal law. At the
same time all danger of reproach that the
wretch did not have a fair trial is to be avoided,
ami eminent counsel have been selected who
can be trusted at once to see that he has all his
rights and at the same time not to indulge in
pettifogging and spectacular plays. It is of the
Utmost importance that every requirement of
law ami order be observed. American credit
and civilization have been promoted by the
obedience to President Mckinley's own injunc
tions against any resort to violence or lynch
law. It is to le hoped that passions are now so
far under control as to make any such danger
remote, but it should nevertheless be guarded
against, anil the lesson of obedience to law even
in the face of anarchy inculcated among our
people, who have been too much accustomed to
tolerate and indulge in anarchy in various
the greatest President of the Occident.
Even in this country there never was tin
sorrow felt, nor bitterness expressed before on
the death of any man. The writer seated on
the McKinley funeral train, while on its trip to
Washington, was Overwhelmed with astonish
ment at the multitudes who had gatliere I along
the railroad tracks for the supreme satisfaction
of a few seoqnd's glimpse of a funeral cortege,
the cause of which will go down in history as
one of the most momentous events recorded upon
the pages of the history of any republic. Thous
ands, yes hundreds ot thousands of people
flocked to the railroad to see train and if jKjssib'e
to catch a glimpse of the casket Seas of
flowers and oceans ofcrepc were everywhere visi
ble. There was no room to doubt that the whole
nation was bowed in mourning, yea the whole
world was grieved and overloaded with sorrow
tor the Martyr president.
Snow the world newspaper that does not
express grief and sorrow and mingle its mourn
ing with the nation's tears, ami the P will
show the world an editor who will breed discon
tent, anarchy and treason.
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SHAFFER'S STATEMENT
(tames Loss of Strike On Qompers
and Mitchell.
Pittsburg, Sept. 24Presldent Shaf
fer's statement, giving a history ot the
late strike has been mailed to all dis
tricts of the Amalgamated Association.
It says in part:
"We wore In fairly good condition at
the start of the strike without help,
'but looked for aid from other labor
: bodies, some of which were pledged,
land to the general public, but espe
cially relied upon tho American Fed
eration of Labor, with which body we
have been affiliated eW?r since Its In
ception, and toward whoso support
we have never failed to contribute.
Our stock advanced, and we were con
fident of winning, until the newspapers
deliberately and maliciously published
statements which were replete with
118. Our people began to doubt and
upbraid; some, who had been officials,
deserted ua, and afterwards, like J.
D. Hickey, Of Milwaukee, accepted tho
terms of the trust and 'scabbed.' Hun
dreds vfco dared not work at homo
went to other places, and in nearly
every mill the trust tried to run thero
were many Amalgamated men from
striking niiMa. We knew our case
would be kiBt, but proceeded, feeling
sure we t ould win if support could
be secured for the faithful strikers.
The American Federation gave us not
one cent. The report that financial
help came from the national lodgo of
the Mlny Workers Is absolutely false
we received nomin.
Finally we were called upon
at the national office by John Mitchell,
of the United Mine Workers; Mr. Eas
ley, of the Civic Federation; Mr. Henry
White, of the Oarment Workers, and
Professor Jenks, of tho Cornell Uni
versity. They Inquired very carefully
Into our strike, and Mr. Mitchell stated
that If we would present a proposition,
which he outlined, he would demand
acceptance by the trust, or call out
the miners, and be said he felt sure
Mr. Sargeant would call out the train
men to strike also. We sent the prop
osition to the members of the execu
tive board, which voted in favor of the
proposition. Mr. Mitchell presented It
to Mr. Schwab and then telegraphed
roe that it had been rejected, but I no
tice that he did not call out the miners.
Finally, I was forced to make the set
tlement myself.
TEXAS FORCED TO W
Heilner Says Brooklyn's Loop
Threatened His Battleship.
RAYNER'S INGENIOUS ATTEMPT.
Counsel Contends He Has Right to
Show That Admiral Schley Main
tained the Same Sort of Blockade as
Sampeon.
Washington, Sept. 24. The part
played by tho battleship Texas In the
naval battle off Santiago July 3. 1898,
in which the Spanish fleet under Ad
miral Cervera was sunk, was the basis
of the greater part of yesterday's pro
ceedings in the Schley naval court of
inquiry. Of the four witnesses examin
ed during the day, threo had been of
ficers on board tho Texas during tho
battle and two of them were new wit
nesses. These were Commander George
C. Heilner, who was navigator on the
Texas, and Commander Alex B. Bates,
who was tho chief engineer on the
battleship. Commander Harber, ex
ecutive officer and the chief surviving
officer of the ship since the doath of
capta LiwiiT. reman abvooatb.
Captain Philip, was recalled. The
fourth witness was Commander Sea
ton Schroeder, executive officer on the
Massachusetts and governor of the
Island of Guam.
The testimony several times during
the day was somewhat exciting and it
was especially so when Commander
Heilner discribed the battle and the
part tho Texas had taken in it He said
that when the Brooklyn made Its loop
at tho beginning of the battle it had
passed across tho Texas' bow at a dis
tance not to exceed 100 to 150 yards
and at the command of Captain Philip
the Texas had been brought to a dead
stop. Engineer Bates tesUfied that the
starboard engines had been stopped and
said he thought this also had hap
pened to the port engines. Commander
Heilner expressed the. opinion that
three miles had been lost by this
maneuvre and the fact that part of the
machinery was deranged. He said he
considered that the Texas was in rreat-
er l;mirpr whpn rrtf. llrrmlrlvn urn..
her bows than at any other time dur
ing the battle.
Rayner's Ingenious Effort.
On cross-exatnlnittion, Commander
Heilner was askel: "Did you lee the
New York on the da? of the battle?"
"Oh, yes. I think she was reporteS
coming up before the Vlscaya went
ashore. She was the last ship." he re
plied. Here the Judge advocate interposed
to ask the purpose of this Inquiry.
Mr. Rayner replied that It was "to
how when these ships went there.
"We are going to show," he continued,
"the position of the New York on the
day of the battle." He then proceeded
at some length to outline the position
of the applicant, saying: "We have the
absolute right to show the situation
of the New York on the day of the
battle, and we have the right to show
the connection of Admiral Sampson In
reference to the battle; we have a
right, for Instance, to show that Com
modore Schley at Santiago maintained
the same sort of blockade that Admiral
Sampson maintained when he got
there on the 1st of June. So far as
distances are concerned I think we
have the right to show because one
of the specifications of this precept
states whether or not a close or ade
quate blockade of said harbor to pre
vent the escape of the enemy's vessels
therefrom was established.
The judge advocate at this point in
terposed an objection by saying the
inquiry was not one between Admiral
Sampson and Admiral Schley. He ob
jected to the Ingenious attempt to ex
tend the scope of the precept.
During the examination Commander
Heilner admitted having taken part In
the preparation of the official navy de
partment chart showing the positions
at different times of tho ships which
participated In the battle. He said that
according to this chart the two ships
never wero nearer than 600 yards of
each other, but, he contended, the
chart was inaccurate, and he said he
had only consented to it as' a com
promise. Commander Bates admitted
that the official steam log of the Texas
contained no record of the signal to
reverse the engines. Commander
Schroeder testified concerning the coal
supply of tho Massachusetts, which he
said would havo been sufficient for a
blockade of from 16 to 20 days.
LEONARD P. VERDERY, Real Estate
and Renting Agent, of Augusta, Ga.,
writes;
"With many others I want to add my
testimonial to the wonderful good Pe
runa has done me. I have been a great
sufferer from catarrhal dyspep-ila. I
tried many physicians, visited a good
many Springs, but I believe Peruna has
done more for mo than all of the above
put together. I feel like a new person.
I have taken tho Peruna and Manalin
together and always expect to have a
lttlo in my home." LEONARD F.
VERDERY.
Congressman Davlner of West Vlrginlti.
Congressman B. B. Doviner, from
Wheeling, West Virginia, in a letter
written from Washington, D. C, says:
" Join with my colleagues In the
House ot Representatives In recom
mending your excellent remedy, Pe
runa, as a good tonic, and also an
effective cure for catarrh."
Catarrh assumes different phases in
different seasons of the year. In the
summer the stomach and DOWell suffer
the oftenest as the twat of tho trouble.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from tho use of Peruna,
write at onco to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your ease and he w ill
he pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
Tho Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0.
TESTIMONY CONFLICTING
Captain Harber and Admiral Higgin
son Disagree.
Washington, Sept. 22. A sharp spat
between Mr. Rayner, of counsel for
Admiral Schley, and Captain Harber,
who was still on tho witness stand yes
terday morning, was the feature of the
Fchley court of Inquiry most Interest
ing to the spectators yesterday. Cap
tain Harber, who WAS the executive
officer of the battleship Texas during
the war with Spain, objected to the
lawyer's close questioning and what he
considered an attempt to put words
lnnto his mouth. Mr. Rayner said he
wanted to refresh the memory of the
wltnesR, who replied that he believed
the lawyer had an ulterior motive. He
also expressed his anger because the
lawyer shook his finger at him.
Captain Harber's testimony dealt
with the movements of the flying
squadron before the arrival of Admiral
Sampson upon the scene, and In some
Instances conflicted with the evidence
given by Rear Admiral Higginson on
Friday. His attention was called to
this, and he retorted that it was im
material to him what evidence had
been given by any other witness.
Schroeder On the Stand.
The only new witness of the day
was Commander Beaton Schroeder,
who was executive officer of the battle
ship Massachusetts during the war and
Is now governor of the Island of Guam.
His testimony dealt with tho cruise of
the flying squadron from Cienfuegos to
Santiago and the bombardment of tho
Spanish ship Cristobal Colon as she
lay in the mouth of the harbor at a
tiago on May 31.
While Commander Schroeder was
giving his testimony Judge Wilson, of
counsel for Admiral Schley, sought to
have hin maVA a coninarlaan. of the
GENTLE 8LAP AT SCHLEY
Higginson Says He Made No Great At
tempt to Destroy Colon.
Washington, Sept. 21. The Schley
court of inquiry reconvened yesterday
and before adjournment examined
four witnesses. The moat Important
incident of the day was the decision of
the court withdrawing a question, put
by the court itself, asking a witness
to give his opinion concerning a point
in controversy. The witness was Rear
Admiral Higginson, who participated
in the Santiago campaign as captain
of the battleship Massachusetts. This
vessel at one time was a part of the
flying squadron commanded by Com
modore Schley and the court asked
him to state whether all possible
measures were taken to capture or de
stroy the Spanish vessel ChrtUobal
Colon as It lay In Santiago harbor from
May 27 to June 1, 1898. Counsel for
Admiral Schley objected to the ques
tion on the ground that a reply would
Involve an opinion and not a state
ment of facts. Judge Advocate Lemly
admitted that the precedents were
against questions of this character,
and the court withdrew this Interroga
tory. It Is generally admitted that this
decision will have the eeffct of ma
terially shortening the term of the
court, as will also the courts manl
fest Intention to cut out Irrelevant
questions and hearsay testimony. In
severnl cases the witnesses were ad
monished to relate only events coming
within their own observation. Admiral
Dewey showed himself a prompt and
methodical presiding officer. He call ei
the court to order exactly at the desig
nated hour and adjourned It Just as
promptly at 4 o'clock.
Did Not See the Texas Stop.
Captain Harber was then asked con
cerning the position of the Brooklyn
relative to the Texas and to the other
ships when he first saw her after the
turn.
"Tho Brooklyn," he replied, "was on
the port bow of the Texas, standing at
an angle I should say approximating
one half point to the southward of the
heading of the Texas. At that tlmu
the Oregon was Just forging past us on
the starboard side, in shore. The Iowa
was still farther In shore and pointing
up, so that her bow overlapped our
bow. At one time I know that we flrod
across the stern of the Iowa."
Recurring to the Brooklyn, he said
he had seen that vessel immediately
after it had executed the loop, when
it was on the port bow of the Texas,
about 800 feet distant. The Texas was
not then- moving at her full speed, be
cause the Oregon was passing her. If
the Texas at that time backed or
stopped he was not aware of the circumstance.
Loat In the Crosrd.
Policeman Phat's the matter wid
you, little one? S'pose you lost your
mamma in the crowd? What's your
name, anyway.
Little . Lost Girl Fretty Mousie.
Sweet Lamb, Papa's N'udel! N. Y.
Times.
Ample Opportunity.
De Garry How are you (rolng' to
i squeeze through the summer?
Jack Hardup I'll board at some
j place where there are lots of girls
I und few men. Town Topics.
Peterby'a Part.
Dusnap So the Peterby girls and
their mother are here at the beach
for all summer? Does old Peterby
come down?
Bertwhistle (grimly) Come down?
Yes; handsomely! Brooklyn Eagle.
An F.nuy Cholee.
"You don't mean to say she has ac
cepted him? He isn't at all herideall"
"Well, it didn't take her long to
choose between a fiance in the hand!
and an ideal in the bush." Puck.
Ripans Tabules: pleasant laxative.
A Sensational
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Freedman's Bargain Season.
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