Bedford Gazette from Bedford, Pennsylvania • Page 1

THE MM ts seven them all. li it isn't in The Gazette It didn't happen. VOL. 95- BEDFORD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1899. ESTABLISHED IN 1805.

Proceedings of the Forty-Fifth Annual Institute. A GOOD ATTENDANCE. Timely Discussed by Wide Awake by Eminent Speakers. As a teachers' institute differs from all other gatherings which meet at the county capital in purpose, so in its make-up or personnel it is peculiar to itself. The chief distinguishing characteristics of this body are intelligence and youth, and accompanying both, enthusiasm and a desire for a good time But the teachers are not inclined to annoy anyone as a usual thing in having a good time, hence for this and many other reasons Bedford always extends to them a glad hand.

The week of institute is looked forward to by our people on account of the intellectual feasts it brings. The forty-fifth annual session of the Bedford county teachers' institute, unlike its predecessor of 1893, met under most favorable conditions. Smallpox was only a bitter memory of the dim and distant past and the weather man on Monday dished out the most favorable article in stock, thus insuring a large anrolment. The first indications of the coming institute were noticeable on Saturday, when the advance guard of teachers visited the enrolling office at J. Irvine Co's drug store.

A larger number than usual had their names enrolled at that time. Monday morning bright and early, while yet some of Bedford's good people were slumbering, teachers began to arrive from even the faraway districts of King and Kimmell. From that time forward the ones who come in vehicles kept dropping into town. The trains brought their large quota at 9 25 and 11, and there was a general scurrying for quarters at the various hotels and homes. The scenes around the enrolling office were very busy onea.

Atone o'clock, after the first installment of Bedford provender had been stowed away, there was a general movement toward the school building and the fine Assembly Hall began to fill up. At two o'clock Superintendent Wright called the institute to order. The house was well filled. Prof. A.

Judson Smith led the institute in a devotional hymn and Rev. C. C. Adams, of the Presbyterian church, conducted the opening exercises with scripture reading and prayer. "America" then caused the walls of the hall to ring and reverberate.

Superintendent Wright in a few choice words opened the institute. Roll call revealed the presence of 313 teachers, out of a total of 325, which is an excellent record. Tie following teachers were present: BEDFORD BOROUGH. D. C.

Stunkard, E. S. Ling, G. Shannon Miller, Margaret McCleerv, JSttie V. Shires, Amy GUchrist, Etta J).

Bowers, Arvilla Diehl, Hetne D. Spidel, Anna L. Cleaver, Mary A. Hughes, Lizzie M. Bain.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP. A. J. Shaifer, E. A.

Hershberger, Elias Gibson, Blanche Souser, A. H. Diebl, Ida Snavelv, Wm. Gwmn, Ada M. Yont, Jas.

A. Hemming, Dora E. Boor, C. V. Shoemaker, Bessie Donahoe, W.

J. T. Anderson, Edward W. Claar, W. B.

Sponsler, Josephine Arnold, Henry Cramer, D. W. Mock, Jennie R. Butts, F. 0.

Reighard. BLOOMF1ELD TOWNSHIP. Lloyd Hinkle, O. S. Kaganse, Elizabeth Grouse, Mary Puderbaugh, Mary M.

Baird, Anna il. Ealy. BROAD TOP TOWNSHIP. V. E.

P. Barkman, Amanda L. Bennett, Draper Smith, Verna Mellott, Hammond Prosser, Lillian Williams, Bather Fletcher, Walter Ritchey. Herbert M. Hanks, W.

F. Benner, Leota Benner, C. H. Pittman, Cora JSichelberger, Geo. Rinard, Geo.

M. Evril, Wilmer Hartley. COALDALE BOROUGH. J. G.

Jamison, Clara Jamison. COLERAIN TOWNSHIP. Janet E. Carothers, A. L.

Barkley, Sophia Beegle, S. Estella Weisel, Came Filler, E. Stiller, Clayton Diehl, Joseph A. Beegle. J.

E. Gibson, ennie Filler, Shoemaker. CUMBERLAND VALLEY TOWNSHIP. Kate Drenning, Erne Oster, N. J.

Oster, W. A. Huster, L. VV. Hite, Viola Rose, Carrie Tewell, Zella Rose, V.

E. Hanks, JIattie Lowery. Ida Milburn, EVERETT BORODGH. H. L.

Rinehart, Elizabeth Hinds, W. B. Sonser, Elizabeth Pettigrew, Isabel Pettigrew, Cora Sbeeder, Elsie Sheeder, Sadie Michaels. HARHISON TOWNSHIP. Maris Brant, Simon D.

Miller, Frank Beaver, George L. Wolf, Wm. O. Devore, Harry Hughes, Adah Snively, Dora B. Sams, Howard Kinton.

HOPEWEI.L BOROUGH, Samuel W. McClure, H. E. Nycum, Anna Knight. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP.

Scott Piper, James W. Morris, W. A. Bowers, Elwood Replogle, S. K.

Clapper, Charles Heflner, R. K. Clapper, Ed. L. Gates, J.

A. Smith, Gertrude Cogao. HYNDMAN BOROUGH. Louis J. McGregor, H.

H. Poole, H. C. Mauk, EdytheP. Miller, Elizabeth Wilheka, Grace May, Belle Agnew.

JCNIATA TOWNSHIP. Emma Deaner, William Kinzey, H. H. Deaner, W. W.

Zeigler, Mary Smith, Florence B. Ling, H. G. Howry, Ida V. Hwbrant, Clark M.

Luman, Albert F. Colvin, C. O. Rollins. KIMMELL TOWNSHIP.

S. W. Fickes, John C. Burket, Rosa Shoemaker, 0. Gochnour, L.

H. Walter, Graw, M. Stailey, Edna Felton, Gusrie Poor, J. W. Skilliugton.Elsie Hellott.Clara Rinard.

TROVIDEXCE IV EST TOWNSHIP. B. L. Steckman, C. Lizzie Ritchey.

A. Gertrude Crissey, Blanche Young, P. L. Weimer, Ehg Coleman, Emma McGraw, Edith M. Felton, H.

H. Sponsler, Sebastian Drake, D. S. Barlick, Chester B. Koontz, C.

F. Robinson, Ida C. Bowen. HilXSBOKG BOKOUOH. B.

G. Reighard, S. M. Freet. SAXTOX BOKOOGH.

Prank Q. Mock, L. E. Bayer, Minnie E. Sanderson, Mary Elder, Elizabeth Cypher.

SCHELLSBURG UOKOUGH. Geo. W. Brindle, A. Guy Colvin, Alice Bailey.

ST. CLAIR EAST TOWNSHIP. H. Stambaugh, Irvin L. Miller, Gertrude Hoenstme, Harry Miller, Florence Beam, Howard Miller, Maggie Miller, Levi Roudabush, Durbin Grazier, Lucy McCreary, Harry Earnest.

ST. CLAIK WEST TOWNSHIP. Ross Home, Lloyd Claycomb, Lillian Prosser, Erna Wright, Mary Smith, Ira Smith, J. I. Conner, Orlando Oldham.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE MOROU9H. H. H. Brumbaugh.

SNAKE SPRING TOWNSHIP. Margaret England, Phrebe Snyder, Lettie Shuss. Howard Isaac Ritchey, B. F. Beegle, Jennie Smith.

SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP. Ida B. Harlow, Basil Barkman, Emory Howsare, A. Knee, John A. Morse.Fred- erick Casteel, Bessie Bennett, Annette Lashley, Virgie M.

Bennett, Boyd C. Willison, F. A. Pardew, Barbara E. Trail.

UNION TOWNSHIP. Lydia Griffith, Mary Wengert, George Vickroy, David Roudabush. Vi'OODBUKY BOROUGH. Sallie H. Evans SOUTH TOWNSHIP.

Lena Teeter, Gertrude Brumbaugh, W. H. Mentzer, F. R. King, Sadie Bishop.

O. O. Snyder, I. M. Ebersole I.

E. Holsmger, N. S. Kaganse, D. Settlemeyer, C.

E. Beehtel, J. C. Golden, A. S.

Guyer. WOODBIRY TOWNSHIP. Barbara Holsmger, J. Ross Teeter, Myrtle I. Replogle, Dollie Haffly, S.

E. Zimmerman, A. A. Detwiler, Annie Haflly, Arthur Ober, H. D.

Replogle Attorney Frank E. Colvin, of Bedford, was introduced and welcomed the teachers of the county to Bedford. He said that it gave him pleas- ore to extend this welcome though he himself never taught a day. The history of the world, he said, contained no example of such a gathering as this. The Greeks had their teachers, such as Socrates, Plato and Zcno, but education was limited.

The Romans gathered in their forum to discuss public questions, but again there was no general education. Up to the present century had no public schools though we had many learned men. In 1831 our present school system was introduced in Pennsylvania. Governor Wolf and Thaddens Stevens, enemies in politics, united to save the law from repeal the following year. In 1S54 Bedford county first took advantage of the law allowing county institutes to beheld.

The schools are open now to all freely, and a compulsory law even steps in and compels them to take advantage of the opportunity. The great object of the institute should be kept in view. To listen, to learn, to be encouraged in your work, are your privileges. To listen is not all. The social element should have a place Bedford people are willing to welcome all in a social way.

The boys and girls will.receive you with open arms Have a good time, always after your work is done. Hammond Prosser, of Broad Top township, responded to the address of welcome. He expressed the appreciation of the teachers for the warm welcome extended. He dwelt on the inspiration to be derived in attending a county institute. The teacher to succeed must be honest.

Appear to be only what you are. The impostor will be detected by the pupils. The effect on them will be to cause dishonesty They will think that appearance goes as far as reality, and is cheaper. Character is all important. It is not necessary for the teacher to appear ignorant but often a candid "I don't know'' clears the atmosphere.

Let the teacher make the children feel that he is genuine. Prof. A. Judson Smith greeted the institute in the capacity of musical director and caught the audience by a few pleasant words. He referred to smallpox and brought forth a laugh.

He called himself Smith No. 2, referring to former musical director, S. G. Smith, but said he hoped to be No. 1 in their minds before the week closed 'Twilight is Gleaming''was sung under his direction.

Dr. W. W. Black was then introduced. He was introduced to on the Organic Nature of the School." He established himself with his hearers by his pleasant manner and speeches His first object, he said, was to get the ground that brings the schojl into being.

He started first with the unfolding life of the child. He said that there is a general dissatisfaction in the human breast and this causes us to perform most of our acts. To know is to experience with the whole being. The ultimate reason for eating our noonday meal is to benefit our spiritual nature. Man is constantly trying to get out of his present realized condi tion into one which he conceives to be better.

This makes man grow. He is the sum of the experiences which he undergoes in rising or attempting to rise from the condition that is into the realization of the condition that ought to be. A human being must be con- THE DEATH Visited Many Homes the Past Few Days. NECROLOGICAL RECORD. George A.

Blackburn Killed by the Cars- Rev. Agbury Guyer, J. G. Bagley and Others Have Passed Away. George A.

Blackburn, son of Andrew J. Blackburn, formerly of East St. Clair township, this county, was ground to pieces under freight cars in Johnstown Saturday night. He was performing his duty as conductor of the crew attached to Engine No. 0 of the Cambria Steel company when the accident occurred.

Mr. Blackburn attempted to dismount from the train to throw a switch. He had been sitting on the coal box of the engine and tried to step from there to the bumper of the car next to the locomotive. In doing so he missed his footing and was thrown under the wheels. When picked up he was dead, two cars having passed over him before the engineer couTd stop the train.

George A. Blackburn was born in East St. Clair township twenty-six years ago. Ten years ago he removed to Morrellville, Cambria county, with his parents. Five years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Gretta, daughter of the late George James, of Morrellville, who, with one son Russell aged three years, survives him.

The deceased was a brother of Elvin W. and Jackson A. Blackburn.at home; Libbie, wife of Franklin Taylor, of East St. Clair township, Bedford county; Emma, wife of Samuel Rhodes, and Minnie, wife of Calvin Overdorff, of Johnstown, and Sue, Mary and Florence Blackburn, at home. Mr.

Blackburn was an employee of the railroad department of the Cambria company for six years and for over a year had been a conductor. He was a member of the Cambria Mutual Benefit association and his wife will receive SI, 000 death benefit. Rev. Asbury Guyer. Rev, Asbury Guyer, one of the oldest and best known ministers in the Central Pennsylvania conference, died at his home in Duneansville December 17.

Deceased was born April 36, 1S33, ia Blair county, about ten miles from Tyrone. He was a son of George Guyer and was one of a family of eight brothers, five of whom were ministers. Caleb Gayer, of Tyrone, is the only brother living. Decedent was married, in I860, to Miss Catharine Ashcom, daughter of Benjamin Ashcom, of near Everett. She died in 1S93, at Martinsburg.

Five children were the issue of this union. A son, Herbert, died in 1S99 at Bellwood. The other four are Mrs. Harry Lindsay, of Bellwood; Maude, Nellie and Edna, at home. Rev.

Guyer entered the itinerant ministry in the Methodist church in the Baltimore conference in 1854. From that time until his death he was in the effective ranks with theexception of two years, 1861-3. When the Central Pennsylvania conference was created, in 1869, he was transferred to it and the same year tvas assigned to the First church of Altoona. Nearly all his ministry was spent in the immediate vicinity of that city. Besides the First church he has had charges at Hollidaysburg, Bellwood, Martinsburg, Duneansville, Curwensville, Osceola, Houtzdale, State College, Milesburg, Unionville and Creek, and Mrs.

Minnie Settle, of New Enterprise. His wife died about a year ago. Ephraim H. Xongenecker. Ephraim H.

Longenecker, of South Woodbury township, died on Thursday of last week. He was aged sixty-five years, ten months and twenty-eight days. His wife and the following children survive him David South Woodbury Longenecker and Mrs. Leah Johnstown; Mrs. Clara Croft, of Maria, and Lizzie, Minnie and home.

Charles Ranker. Charles Ranker, an employee of the Gooseberry mines of the Savage Firebrick company at Hyndman, was killed by the roof caving in while he was following a car into the mine. The deceased lived at Hyndman. He was twenty-three years old and is survived by his wife. Miss Mary Gelbel.

Miss Mary Geibel died at Ironton, 0 December 18. She was a daughter of Henry Geibel, of St. Clairsville, and was aged about forty years. Her remains were taken to St. Clairsville on Wednesday and.

interred in the Lutheran cemetery at that place. Albert Hillegass. Tuesday afternoon Albert Hillegass, aged about thirty years, a Baltimore and Ohio railroad brakeman, fell beneath his train while it was near Sand Patch tunnel, on the Pittsburg division, and was fatally injured. Decedent formerly lived at Hyndman. Frank Wagner.

Frank Wagner, aged about thirty years, was killed on Tuesday morning at Hyndman by falling between the cars of a freight train. He was on his way to his home in Cumberland when the accident occurred. Eva May Johnson. Eva May. the three-year-old daughter of E.

Johnson, a Pennsylvania railroad engineer, of Ellerslie, died on Sunday. LIST OF JURORS rlJUOTII Killed While Leading His Men Against A BRILLIANT I Capiure of Geronimo, the Apache Chief --He Won Renown at Santiago ami 'lu the Philippines. While bravely leading an attack on San Mateo, Philippine islands, Tuesday, Gen. Henry W. Lawton, the intrepid American officer who has so KISO TOWNSHIP.

David Griffith, Edwin Imler, G. Guyer, Anna Moses, Charles Imler LIBERTY TOWNSHIP. John M. Weaver, Carl C. Clark, Mary O.

Shearer, Wm. J. Bryan, Dessa P. Ritchey, H. E.

Kyle, Amanda Brumbaugh, C. S. Fitzimons, W. S. Sturgen.

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP. Samuel B. Hartle, Chauncey Weyant, Michael RoudaDush, Cora Miller. LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP. Kate Cook, Theo.

G. Lashley, G. TV. Souser, Edythe Young, Josephine Miller, Harry C. Bohn, Charles C.

Cook, Frank P. Hall, Robert Kinton, Clinton Mock, Howard Miller. LOYSBURG INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. J. Mark Tobias, Annie Little.

MANN TOWNSHIP. Nancy L. Bennett, Bertram G. Foor, Florence E. Redinger, F.

M. Diehl, Sadie L. Bennett, H. L. Berkheimer.

MASN'S CHOICE BOROU8H. W. A. Jamison, S. W.

Clark, Lenorn Kinton. MECHANICS INDEPINDIST DISTRICT. Harry F. Mearkle. MOSBOE TOWNSHIP.

Mabel Welshonce, Ida Y. Hanks, Zora Fletcher, Ida Hoover, Scott McGee, Isaiah Andrews, ttenzie B. Furry, Lester Earns, Julia Hixon, G. J. Mellott, N.

J. Messersmith, Olive Grobb, Ora F. Snyder, Roy Weimer, Nellie Z. Suvder, Jessie Von Stein, Susie May, Ed. L.

Diehl. NAPIER TOWNSHIP. John Kinzey, M. Moore, Myrtle Souser, W. B.

Souser, Flora E. Perdew, Mary C. Richards, Daniel Miller, Martha Blackburn, Irvin JJouzer, John Miller, J. E. Taylor.

SBW ENTERPRISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. E. S. Rice, Mary Brumbaugh. NEW PARIS BOROUGH.

H. T. B. Statler.J. A.

Cuppett. PLEASANTVILLE BOROUGH. K. D. Mock, Mary Wright.

PBOVJDENCI EAST TOWNSHIP. Harry M. Barton, Simon C. Boor, Elmer S. Williams, Mangle Mellon, Fraalt P.

stantly at war with himself, and we can only be at peace when we struggle most. There is no peace for the lazy. The one condition is the real, the other the ideal. First we must realize our C'oalport. Funeral services were held in the Duneansville church on Tuesday afternoon and on Wednesday the remains were taken to Everett, where, after services in the M.

E. church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Richard Hinkle, interment was made in tb.3 Everett cemetery. James G. Bagley.

James G. Bagley, a native of Bedford county, died at the Memorial hospital, Johnstown, on Saturday. He was sixty-six years old. During the civil war he served his country as a member of Company Fifth Pennsylvania heavy artillery. He was a member of Emory Fisher Post No.

30, G. A of Johnstown, which organization had charge of the funeral services on Monday. Mr. Bagley was married twice. His first wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Shaffer, died thirteen years ago in Johnstown.

He is survived by his second wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Speicher, and the following children to his first wife Sarah, wife of Benjamin Jones, of McKeesport; Mary, wife of James Howard, of Westmont; Ellen, wife of Gaorge Gouchnour, of Johnstown; James, of Duquesne; Lucy, wife of Joseph Saxton, of Scottdale; Charles Johnstown; Minnie, wife of John Brown, of Prosser's Hollow; Elsie, wife of Charles Strong, of Seottdale; Harvey, who makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. John Lardin, Johnstown, and Harry, of Westmont. Michael Bums. Feltpn, David 8.

Kg- condition, then compare this with the condition in which we want to be, but are not. Then we must find some means to bring about the condition we desire. We have the home, the church, the state, the social world, the business world, and the school. All these are means by which we rise 'from the real to the ideal, from our present condition to a new one. The purpose of a human being is to attain the highest realizations The above institutions are means to this end, to unfold man's inner life and help him to become the best possi- sible man.

Each has something to do with man's development, which the other institutions cannot give. All have the same ultimate purpose, but all are necessary since each does something that none of the others can do. I feel sorry for the fellow who leads a bachelor life for 40 or 50 years. There is always something lacking in him. While there was a time when these institutions did not exist, the desire for them always did, hence they are necessary.

Man has always worshiped what is more powerful than he is. The sun has been worshiped as a god, the storm as a devil. The church grew because man desired to gather with those (CONTINUED ON FOOBTH PA6E.) Michael Burns, who died at bis home in Altoona December 13, was born at Woodbury, this county, on June 14, Drawn For the Term of Court Commencing February 5. GKAND Whysong, Union township; Wm. D.

borough; A. C. Richards, Napier township; VV. B. Scnith, James Colfelt, John Naugle, Bedford township; Henry Geller, John Bence, Juniata township; Joseph Teeter, South Woodbnry Ritchey, Snake Spring township; John Reip, Frederick Blattenberger, East St Clair township; G.

F. Shoemaker, Kiin- mell township; W. F. Shroyer, Hyndman; Samuel Layton, Everett; Samuel Himes, Isaac Kauffman, Wm H.Thom- as, East Providence township; Allen Eichelberger, Walter Loar, Broad Top township; Nimrod Shipley, Monroe township; Frank Whitaker, West St. Clair township; Mason Burket, Mann's Choice.

PETIT JURORS--FIRST. TVEEK. --James T. Fisher, Jesse Horton, George Stailey, Everett; Richard Edmondson, C. Appleman, George W.

Evaus, Broad Top township; O. S. Kagarise, David M. Replogle, Frank Snavely, South Woodbury township; Brice Bortz, Cumberland Valley township; Samuel Bruner, Henry McKinney, Lewis mith, Juniata township; James Homan, G. W.

Ross, Liberty township; Isaac D. Earnest, C. W. Bruner, Bedford borough; Harry S. Fodder, Frank Smith Koontz, Bedford township; Ambrose Mundwiler, Monroe township; George Bur ket, John Moses, George B.

Weyant, Lincoln S. W. Miller, Hyndman; Nathaniel Clapper, Hopewell township; D. S. Evans, Josiah Cook, Lonriunderry township; Henderson Souser, John 0.

Kimmell, Napier township; Philip Diehl, Snake Spring township; John H. Ford, Hopewell borough; Peter Clingerman, Mann township; Simon Mellott, Elias Sigel, S. C. Boor, East Providence township; F. P.

Elder, Henry Home, Harrison township; Koontz.Colerain township; H. B. Huffman, Woodbury township; Calvin Boyer, Kimmell township; Frank Oster, East St. Clair township; John Gulp, Schellsburg. PETIT JCROBS--SECOND Kauffiman, William Youut, King township; Joseph Cessna, W.

B. Filler, Mellott, East Providence township; Samuel Hillegass, Jacob Kinsey, Juniata township; Harry Gates, Adam Snyder, Hopewell township; J. A Benner, Saxton; Grant Blankley, Samuel Cobler, George Grove, verett; George Shoemaker, Harrison township; Frank Shearer, Joseph Wyles, Snake Spring township; D. M. Baker, C.

H. Rush, Hyndman; Fraqk B. Morehead, Wm. H. Soiith, Bedford township; C.

Bannett, James Curry, South Woodbury township; W. M. Taylor, William Cartwright, Broad Top township; Gearge Metz, Woodbury borough; John Shaffer, West Providence township; David NEWS ITEMS. HENRY W. LAWTON.

signally distinguished himself in the war with the Filipinos, was killed by a bullet from an insurgent sharpshooter's rifle. Although nearly fifty- seven years old, there was nothing about General Lawton to indicate that he was over the half-century mark in life. He waa all bone, sinew and muscle, due to his long campaigning, for he had been a soldier and a good one nearly all his life. He was born in Toledo, 0., March 17, 1843, and enlisted in an Indiana regiment at the outbreak of the rebellion, being made a sergeant at the start, but in August became a first lieutenant in the Thirtieth Indiana infantry. lie with that regiment throughout the war, reaching the rank of captain in May, 1863; lieutenant-colonel in November, 1864, and was brevetted colonel at the close of the war.

In 1S36 he attracted the attention of the whole country by capturing Gerouimo, the Apache chief, after a pursuit of thousands of miles, lasting from April to August. For the tenth time Geronimo's band had jumped the San Carlos reservation. As usual, troops were started upon a perilous chase. For days they followed the trail over a country that had been made in wrath. They wandered in canons so deep and dark that through the narrow ribbon of white far above them the stars were seen at midday, and lived upon animals no wilder than the men they were pursuing, and scarcely more wild than they.

The horses long since had been left behind. The cavalrymen were foot, with Lawton at their head, h'is teeth" hard set. "We'll walk them down," he told his sergeant when the mountains were reached. Six weeks afterward an Indian, whose bones seemed ready to start through his skin, came to the camp and said that Geronimo was ready to surrender. Lawton went alone to the lair of the starving wolves and received their submission.

Lawton's name was in the first batch of regular army officers appointed brigadier generals of volunteers on May 4, 189S. He was in command of a division in the Shafter expedition and was detailed to command the landing party which first planted foot on Cuban soil near Santiago on June 22. He was in command of the body of troops to which the Sough Eiders belonged in the opening battle at La Quasina and commanded the division which carried the heights of El Caney on July 1. As a reward for the gallantry and skill exhibited by him on this occasion he was, on July 7, promoted to be colonel in the inspector general's department and the following day was made major general of volunteers. He was one of the three commissioners who arranged the surrender of Santiago and in August was assigned to the command of the Department of Santiago.

In the fall of 1398 he was in command for a time of the Second Army corps, with headquarters at Camp Meade, and subsequently of the Fourth Army corps. In December he was ordered to the Philippines, sailing January 19. He reached Manila on March 10 and was at once assigned by General Otis to the command of the First division. General Lawton was placed at the head of a flying column and ordered to clear out the jungles in the country north of Manila. His advance into the hostile territory was a remarkable The Dally Happenings Gathered and Briefly Recorded.

On Tuesday seven lives were lost in two big tenement houses in New York which were destroyed by fire. J. W. Gayle, Democrat, been elected to succeed the late Congressman E. E.

Settle, of the Seventh Kentucky congressional district. Lieut. Thomas M. Brumby died in Washington, D. 0., Sunday evening.

Lieutenant Brumby was Admiral Dewey's flag lieutenant during the Manila campaign. His is the third death among those who were closely associated with Dewey at the battle of Manila--Captain Gridley and Commander Wood being the other two. At Harrisburg on Tuesday Attorney General Elkin gave a private hearing in the Steele-Doty judicial contest from Westmoreland county. J.P.Schall and H. J.

Stauffer presented a petition signed by 34 of the 60 signers to the petition for a contest, asking that their names be stricken oft. The attorney general reserved his decision, although it is generally believed he will not allow the contest. Harry Weller, one of the confessed murderers of Agnstus Glessner.on trial in the Somerset court last week, on Saturday afternoon withdrew his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty of murder in the second degree. This plea was accepted by the court with the understanding, it is said, that Weller is to be sent to the penitentiary and not to the Huntingdon reformatory. Milton Sheets, the other murderer, was placed on trial Monday.

It is reported that the Boers have been for years secretly preparing for war with Great Britain. They supplied themselves with the latest materials employed in warfare, powerful modern guns, etc. When British spies visited the Transvaal they were shown a lot of old-time weapons, while the up-to- date arms were concealed. They returned to England and reported that it would be an easy task to vanquish the Boers. But Kruger's sagacious foresight in preparing for war in time of peace has enabled them to more than hold their own in the present conflict.

Panic conditions developed on the stock exchange, New York city, Monday afternoon because of the imperative need of money brought about by the violent contraction in values. One million six hundred and fifty thousand shares were sold and bought. The shrinkage in value was 8100,000,000 and a big trust company had to close its doors. It was the greatest panic Wall street has experienced in the past twenty years J. P.

Morgan Co. stopped the panic by sending to the stock exchange $10,000,000 to be loaned at 6 per cent, and the government also lent a hand by releasing 830,000,000 or 540,000,000 to the United States depository banks. School Directors' Cuuveutlou. Directors' session was called to order in the Bedford public school building at 2 30 Wednesday afternoon by the president, J. Ed.

Taylor, of Napier. Su- perintendentWrightspokeafew words. Hon. E. S.

Doty was elected chairman for the ensuing year. He addressed the convention in a short speech. He dwelt on the importance of the director's position because of its financial and moral bearing. S. Mattingly, of Snake Spring, was elected secretary.

"The Uural School House--Architecture, Furniture and announced for discussion. It was discussed by Superintendent Wright, ex- Superintendent Potts, ex-Superintendent Cessna and Hon. J. M. Eeynolds.

"Should the Vaccination Law be More Eigidly 1 was discussed by L. J. McGregor, J. T. Melntyre and others.

The delegates elected to the state convention are: W. A. Alexander, of Everett; K. E. Smith, of Hopewell; Hon.

E. S. Doty, of Bedford; W. Scott Stuckey, of Snake Spring, and A. B.

Stayer, of Monroe. CHUT, Letter From Our Washington Correspondent, THE GOLD STANDARD BILL Rushed Through the House--Work of the Roberts Committee--Philadelphia Plucks a Plum. Charges Preferred by I'ytuiaus. I circular has been issued bearing the signature of Charles F. Linde, past grand chancellor, and "under the auspices of the council of 57 lodges of the Knights of Pythias, naming the charges which will be brought before the grand tribunal of the grand lodge of Pennsylvania, which holds a special session in Philadelphia January 16 next, to hear them.

The charges were considered at a conclave held in Philadelphia the other night. The complaints are two in number. The first charges Supreme Chancellor Thomas G. Sample of Pittsburg, with unlawfully agreeing with H. Kline, past grand chancellor of Bedford Lodge No.

436, to dispose of certain records" and the second deals with an expenditure of for detective service among lodges in Philadelphia without warrant. Special correspondence of TnE GAZETTE. WASHINGTON, December McKinley. the man who once berated Mr. Cleveland for worshiping the golden calf and being the enemy of silver, completed the jobof jamming the gold standard bill through the house today.

The programme was carried out according to the advance announcement in every particular, except that there were fewer Democratic votes for the bill than had been claimed by the Republicans. The bill has now gone to the senate, where Mr. McKinley can do no jamming and where this particular bill will be allowed to slumber in committee. But the finance committee will report as a substitute a gold standard bill that is even more objectionable than the house bill. It is whispered in inside Republican circles that the party leaders would not be sorry if this session of congress should adjourn without final action on gold standard legislation, because it 'would be easier to raise a big campaign fund from the money kings, if the matter is left hanging, by promising to complete the job at next winter's session, than it will be if the bill goes on the statute book before the presidential campaign.

Congress will adjourn on Wednesday until January 3. The senate committees have been re-arranged, under the Republican grab, and three new committees--on Pacific islands and Porto Rico, on the on Cuba- have been formed, and Mr. Henderson will announce the house committees before adjournment. The Roberts committee will this week hear witnesses that have been summoned from Utah and will then decide whether it will be necessary for the committee to go to Utah to take further testimony. It is now certain that the committee will not make its report until after the reassembling of congress, in January.

There was lots of behind the door political work done by the committee which succeeded in getting Philadelphia chosen by the Republican national committee for next year's national convention--June 19. Before the committee met it seemed practically certain that Chicago would be so it would have been had not the Philadelphians made a combination by which the southern members of the committee were promised help to knock out the scheme to reduce the representation of the south in the national convention, in return for votes for Philadelphia. The combination won at both ends. Philadelphia got the convention by one vote and Committeeman Payne abandoned the scheme to cut down the number of negro delegates to the convention, because of opposition to it. Representative Sims, of Tennessee, who is just beginning his second term in congress, fired a number of questions at the Republican speakers during the debate on the gold standard bill in his efforts to gain information as to what the individual Republicans believed would be the result of the operation of the bill, if it became a law, and their reasons for supporting the bill.

As a result of those questions and answers, Mr. Sims expresses the opinion that very few Republicans voted for the bill because they really favored it as a whole. He thinks they voted for it simply because it was a party measure, and that the party unanimity should be a lesson to the Democrats to stand together upon all matters relating to party precepts. The attempt of Nebraska Republicans to prevent the seating of Senator Allen, appointed by the governor to succeed the late Senator-elect Hayward, on the ground that as Mr. Hayward never qualified as senator his death caused no vacancy that could be legally filled by the governor, aroused PERSONAL NOTES, People Who Move Hither and Thltlier ID This Busy World.

Miss Bessie Byrne, of Baltimore, is visiting Miss Fyan. Mr. John Acker, of Osterburg.was in town on Wednesday. Dr. Frank James has gone to Philadelphia to accept a position.

Prof. J. H. Cessna, of Altoona, attended the institute this week. Mr.

M. P. Heckerman, salesman for a Boston soap firm, is home for a few days. Mrs. H.

T. Foster, of Riddlesburg, was a guest of relatives in Bedford this week. Miss Virgie Ritchey, of Hopewell, is visiting at the home of Mr. W. S.

Arnold. Mr. A. C. Blackburn, of Fishcrtown, spent several hours in Bedford on Wednesday.

Mr. Clarence Davidson, who has been in Washington, D. is visiting his parents. Mrs. A.

E. Fyau on Wednesday returned from a visit to friends in Wilmington, Del. Mr. Milton Bafield has returned from New York to spend the holidays at his home here. Mr.

W. H. Points, who has been attending- Dickinson college, Carlisle, is spending the Christmas vacation with his and Mrs. M. A.

Points Miss Jennie Pennington, who has been attending Dickinson seminary, Williamsport, is spending the Christmas vacation with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lysinger.

Mr. Schell Ridenour, a student of MENTIONED IN BRIEF, Town Talk and Neighborhood Notes. MANY ITEMS OFINTEREST Gleaned From Varloiu SonreM--Llttte Point. Picked Up Bj Vlctlaat Bethel Military academy, near Warrenton, is spending the holiday vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Ridenour. Among Wednesday's callers at THE GAZETTE office were Messrs. Gilbert New Jay, of Robinsonville, Peter Mowry, of New Buena Vista, 0.

S. Kegarise, of New R. E. Rose, of Patience Among yesterday's visitors to Tin: GAZETTE sanctum were Mr. N.

Jack Smith, of Yellow Creek, Messrs. D. B. Griffith, of Spring Hope. J.

B. Butts, of Loysburg, John Mench and Albert MeDaniel, of West Providence township. Among Wednesday's visitors to Bedford were Mr. and Mrs. G.A.

Hillegass, of Buffalo Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wolford, of Fossilville, Mr. and Mrs. H.

C. Bohn, of Speelman, Messrs Joseph Snowden, of Waterside, J. S. Biddle, of Loysburg, and F. G.

Weyant. of Iniler. The following persons were among Tuesday's visitors to THE GAZETTE office: Messrs. George W. Richey, Mason Howard and W.

A. Alexander, of Everett, Aaron Rose, of Helixville, Joseph E. Seifcrt, of Mann's Choice, D. M. Ripley, of Barley, of Biker's Summit, J.

E. Taylor, of Schellsburg, and B. Reighard, of Rainsburg. Frederick William Groby, formerly of Boston, now permanently located in Philadelphia, will, we are informed, spend the holidays in Bedford. His many friends will greet him with a cordial welcome, for no one of our many summer visitors ever made a more favorable and lasting impression upon our community than did the genial, whole-souled Bostonian.

One of the rare charms of Mr. Groby's personality lies in the fact that he never grows old. The years may come and the years may go, but Frederick is the harne "old boy." He is just as care-free and happy with the boys, tossing ball, and "mum- blety-peg," as he is with older persons picking rapturous music from the silver threads of the mandolin or rushing his growing business in the Qaaker City. When with us last summer he was the guest of Dr. Albert S.

Scnith and family--but he did not come here for his health--0. no! We have sat with him in the banquet hall and we know he has man-l-fold accomplishments. Nor do we wonder that he prefers to wait for Santa Glaus among the mountains of old Bedford; lie is a sensible man. 1340. In 1S71 he removed to Altoona dnd engaged in the livery business with Simon Replogle, now deceased, at the White Hall hotel stables.

In 1373 he and his brother, W. H. Burns, entered into partnership and for the past twenty-six years conducted the livery stables on Bridge street, Altoona. The deceased was a veteran of the civil war and served with diofcinction as a corporal in Company Two Hundred and Fifth Pennsylvania volunteer infantry. Mr.

Burns never married. He is survived by these brothers and sisters: William H. Burns and Mrs. A. M.

Mateer, of Altoona; Albert Burns, of Orbisonia, and Mrs. S. J. Espenlaub, of Roanoke, Va He was a member of St. John's Catholic church, Altoona.

Daniel G. Rhodes. Daniel G. Rhodes died at his home near Clover Creek December 13. He was aged seventy-two years and eight days.

The following children survive him Mrs. Elizabeth King, of Salemville; Mrs. Rebecca Smith, of Huntingdon; Samuel S. Ehodes, of Curryville; Mrs. Mary Loose, of Roaring Spring; Mrs.

Fannie Brumbaugh, Mrs. Annie Burget and Levi S. Rhodes, of Freder- ioksburg; John S. Rhodes, of Clover Weimer, J. R.

Shaw, Monroe township; Silas Bennett, Mann township; Albert Erb, Woodbury township; W. S. Fletcher, Frank P. GUchrist, Josiah R. Ritchey, Bedford borongh; George B.

Seese, New Paris; John Reddinger, Southampton township; John C. Nicholson, Coaldale; D. Frank Miller, Harry Wonders, Napier township; George Oldham, West St. Clair township; J. Y.

Berkstresser, Liberty township; John Beam, St. Clairsville. I)oeda Recently Recorded, Alice A. Brown to Albert Park Me- Creary, 130 acres in Napier township; consideration S475. Martha J.

Reighard and others to Harvey Zimmers, 23 acres in Bidford township; consideration 379S. David Foor to Jesse Foor, 20 acres in Bast Providence township; consideration John Sproat to Margaret Hite, 125 acres in Bedford township; consideration $2,100. Margaret executor, to Joseph C. Hite, 125 acres in Bedford township; consideration The Tussey Mountain M. S.

Co. to W. S. Taylor, trustee, 100 acres in Bedford and Huntingdon counties; consideration nominal. D.

Frank Helsel to Valentine A. Stufft, one acre in Kimmell township; consideration $150, demonstration of the resistless energy which characterized all his undertakings. From that time down to the present he had been one of the most active and successful of the commanders in the Philippines. In May he captured San Ildefonso, San Miguel and San Isidro, and toward the close of the month arrived at Malolos, after a remarkable march of 120 miles in 22 days, during which he bad 22 fights, captured 38 towns altogether and lost only 6 men killed and 31 wounded. In June he was given special command of the defenses of Manila and again displayed great activity in operations around the Laguna.

On the resumption of active operations at a distance from the capital in October General Lawton again became one of the leading figures, and on December 12 accomplished his part of the movement in northern Luzon by occupying San Miguel without a fight. Prof. White's Lecture. The students of the Academy were well entertained and highly edified by the lecture on the "Immortelles in Poetry," delivered by Prof. John T.

White, of Cumberland, last Saturday evening. The lecturer led his audience in a pleasing manner among the imperishable and unfading flowers of poetry. He happily referred to poems whose influences for good cannot be questioned, and which have, in some form or other, set forth truth in one or more of its various phases. There were present, also, many of Bedford's most influential citizens. All were delighted and many expressed their regret that the lecture was not longer.

If An Uugeiitlemauly Wheelman tho Everett wheelman who on The art exhibition on last Wednesday afternoon 'held in the studio of the Academy was visited by a great many teachers and residents of Bedford. At times the room was crowded. The visitors expressed their true admiration of the drawings and commented on the excellent manner in which they were executed. The members of the classes in art whose work was on exhibition merit much praise and Mrs. Smith may justly feel complimented by reason of the large attendance and the favorable Monday near the Bedford House ran against a young lady and knocked her down had received his just desert he would have been arrested and fined-not solely because he failed to ring his bell, but because he swore like a trooper after the accident, instead of apologizing to the young lady, who was in nowise to blame for the collision.

Sucuungentlemanly conduct should be rebuked in a way that will make a lasting impression upon the offender. Roberts To Command. The British have met with so many reverses in their war upon the Boers that they have appointed Field Marshal Lord Roberts commander-in- chief of the English army in South Africa. At the Tugela river last week the British lost 1,097 men and eleven guns. It is reported that the cannon were recaptured.

nothing but amusement in Washington. There will be no opposition to the seating of Senator Allen, because there is nothing whatever upon which it could be based. The gold standard Republicans would like very much to find some way to keep such a stalwart friend of silver out of the senate until the long financial debate, which will begin as soon after the Christmas re cess as the finance committee reports its gold standard bill, is over, but they know too much to butt their heads against brick walls. It is unnecessary to say that Senator Allen will be most cordially welcomed by the silver senators who know his fine fighting qualities from experience. The senate committee on elections is considering the Quay case, which is being presented by able counsel on both sides, ex-Senator Edmunds heading the array against Quay and the attorney general of Pennsylvania appearing for him.

Senator Penrose didn't appear as counsel and when he attempted to participate in the proceedings by asking one of the lawyers if he was not employed and paid by John Wanamaker he was promptly called down by Senator Pettus, one of the Democratic members of the committee, who said that the privilege of rude'y interrupting counsel was one that should not be extended outside the committee, even to a member of the senate. Kellglous Services. Methodist Episcopal church, Eev. E. M.

Stevens, on Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 2 p.

m. Epworth League devotional exercises at 6 p. m. St. James' Episcopal Thomas Duncan, D.

rector. Services Sunday morning at 10:30 and in the evening at 7. Sunday school at 2 o'clock. Eeforined church, Rev. Irvin W.

Hendrieks, on Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sun- Qlarrlage Licenses.

Harry F. Edwards, of Everett, aid Ella M. Burket, of West Providence township. Samuel Worthing and E'izabeth Helsel, of Hopewell. Linwood Price and M.

Alice Berkheimer, of Osterburjj. Milburn Axon and Annie Cramer, of Broad Top township. Daniel Foor and Mary B. Swoope, of Broad Top township. Charles Alvin Studebaker, of Tippe- canoeCity, 0., and Louisa Hershberger, of Loysburg.

Charley C. Logue and N. Belle Cooper, of Monroe township. George Ellenberger, of Tull's Hill, day school at 2 p. m.

Prayermeeting, Wednesday, at 7 p. m. Presbyterian church, Rev. C. C.

Adams, on Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 2 p.

m. Christian Endeavor services at 6:15 p. m. Prayer- meeting, Wednesday, at 7 p. m.

Trinity Lutheran church, Rev. M. L. Culler, on Sunday at 10:30 a. m.

and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 2 p. m. Luther League services at 6:15 p.

m. Prayermeet- ing, Wednesday evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Bethel A. M. E.

church, Rev. 0. T. Davis, pastor. Preaching on Sunday at 10:45 a.

m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at 2:30 p. Christian Endeavor meeting, 7 p.

m. Wednesday night, literary society at 8:30. Thursday night, prayermeeting at 8:30. Friday night, general class at 8:30. A.

M. E. Zion church, Rev. L. N.

Guinn, on Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 2 p.

m. Christian Endeavor at 6:20 p. m. Wednesday evening, rayermeeting at 8 o'clock We wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Allen Cobler, of Schellsburg, haa been granted a pension of S24.

The court has granted a charter to Bedford Fiie Department No. 1. Luke Kilcoin returned from Cumberland Tuesday with a fine draft horse he purchased there. The fall term of the Academy closed on Tuesday last. There will be a vacation of two weeks.

On Tuesday the county commissioners elected William J. Minnich, of Bedford, mercantile appraiser. H. C. Smith, of Balden, and Edward Ely, of Doylestown, shipped a carload of Bedford county cows to Doy let town yesterday.

Letters of administration on. the estate of Bartlcy Smith, late of Mann township, have been granted tc George W. Smith. Attorney C. G.

Brown, son-in-law of Mrs. Ellen Bedford.is seriously ill with typhoid fever at his home in Huntingdon. Christmas services in the Reformed church Sunday morning and evening. The evening services will be by the Sunday school. Mrs.

Isabella Monroe township, has made an assignment to George W. Richey for the benefit of creditors. The good attendance at institute speaks well for the teachers. The few who were absent had valid reasons for not being present. The Ladies' Guild of the Lutheran church will meet at the home of Mrs.

W. S. Arnold January 4, 1900. A full attendance is desired. When in Philadelphia a few days ago William Heckerman bought two monkeys, one of which he presented to his brother, Ed.

Heekerman. The people should patronize the firemen's fair and festival. The better equipped our "laddies" are the better fire fighters they will be, A marriage license was recently granted at Hollidaysburg to John Eeik, of Blair county, and Eliza Batzel, of Hopewell township, this county. Last week George H. Mortimore, of Bedford township, killed a hog that dressed 506 pounds.

We hand over the championship belt to Mr. Mortimore. There seems to be an unusually large number of new faces among the teachers this year. Comparatively few of the veterans are still in the ranks. The illustrated lectures at St.

Thomas' Catholic church last week "netted" the congregation about S55. The views and Prof. Turner's talks were very interesting. George B. White, tanner, of filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court, Pittsburg, placing liabilities at 200 and assets at S200.

The new German Baptist Brethren church at Yellow Creek will be dedicated on Sunday, December 31. Rev. W. J. Sivigert, of Huntingdon, will pieaeh the dedicatory sermon.

The army of teachers which met in annual institute here this week is composed of intelligent, handsome young men and women. Bedford county is justly proud of her pedagogues. Landlord Hafer has placed an auto- rama in the Bedford House. This marvelous machine is an automatic art or picture gallery that is lighted electrically by pressing a button. Illuminated pictures are shown while fairy-like music is being played by an invisible orchestra.

Eev. Frank S. Delo, of Xenia, 0., will lecture in the Lutheran church at Schellsburg on Thursday evening, December 28. Subject, "Light Upon Darkness." Eev. Delo will also exhibit 170 stereopticon views.

Admission, ten cents. All are invited. Proceeds for church purposes. Conditions were favorable Saturday evening for observing the eclipse of the moon. The sky was cloudless.

The eclipse was caused by the penumbra or shadow of the earth covering the shining face of the queen of night. Astronomers say the eclipse was one hundredth part short of being total. Comedian Frank Davidson won new laurels here last week. He gave three entertainments in the opera house and. Advertised Letters.

The following letters have been held thirty days in the Bedford, post- office, and if not called for within two weeks from this date will be sent to the Dead Letter Offiie at Washington. When asking for these letters please say "Advertised:" Valentine Hartzel, Diniel Koontz, Phillip Micklie. Frank Womd field, Nick Ellis. D. W.

PROSSER, P. M. Bedford, December 22, 1899. Cupid's Capers. The following marriage licenses have been granted at Cumberland Howard Wright Beckley and Carrie Georgianna Griffith, of Rvot.

Ira Sankey Shaffer, of Rouswell, and and Emma J. Rhodes, of Blair county Effie R. Defibaugh, of Imler. while all were well attended, there was an unusually large audience present the third niffht. Officer Samuel F.

Stiver was on duty Friday and Saturday evenings and perfect order prevailed. At a recent service the members of Pleasant Hill Reformed church, Bedford township, Rev. S. C. Stover, paa- tor, almost unanimously voted ia favor of adopting the individual Communion cups.

The cups have ordered and will be used at the next Communion service. The Pleasant Hill is the first church in the county to adopt the individual cups. Don't fail to attend the fair and festival, to be held in the opera house from Tuesday evening, December 26, to Saturday evening, December 30, inclusive. Music will be furnished by the Bedford orchestra and the Keystone Cornet band, of Cessna. The article's donated to the firemen will be called for next Tuesday.

The good housewives of Bedford arc requested to have them ready at that time. I-fDrmalinn has been made before United States Commissioner J. C. Russell, of Bedford, by United States Civil Service Detective W. J.

Flynn. of Pitta- burg, charging Hubert Hoffman with making and passing counterfeit money at Franklin Mills, Fulton county. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Hoffman, who was already in custody in the McConnellsburg jail. The hearing will be had before Commissioner Russell to-day at 1 p. in.

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