Punxsutawney Spirit, 1893-09-20

              f r int. -"- • m,- ■ .j''-..:-'V -J ♦ ♦ r  -v v • , ;1SW VOL. XXI. PUNX8TJTAWNEY, PA^ EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1893. j MANY DIGNITARIES TAKE PART President Cleveland Chairman of Cere* monies—The Oration of the Day Deliv- ered by William Wirt Henry—An Ad- Til A IN llOUIIKllY AS A TItADK. IP NOT, A DIFFERENT 8TYLE8 AND PRICES, Every Pair Guaranteed. 1CKFUSKD TO FARADKt Root-Te»-NH. Have you ever heard of a dinner set, handsomely decorated, 100 pieces for $6.69, or a handsomely decorated toilet set, 12 pieces, ' for $4.19. These are worth your while to come and see. iWu. r«. ' } U ., Corsets WITH THE IT WIS 11 GREAT EVENT LIZZIE HALI.IDAT'9 LATEST Centennial Celebration of the Nation's Capitol. The uinaicnl part of the programme wits exceedingly notable and effective. Then utter Bishop Parets eloquent prayer Duoley L'uck's magnificent, "Te Deum in E (la;." wn4 rendered by a chorus of fifteen hundred trained voices, under the leadership of Prof. Du Shauo Clownrd. As the majestic chorus of this superbly rendered composition died away ths mayors of the respective cities were turned loose at different times during the day, according to the distauces to be traversed. Arrived at the CHpitol shortly after i o'clock, the parade v.-as dismissed nud ths ceremonies of commemoration were com-' wettced from stands erected on the East iront, and in the presence on an immense concourse of people. urenii by TIc*-Pr««)<lent Htevenaon uutl " When we consider the enlarged extent of our territory, the increase of our population, our progress in the arts ami sciences, in couniSerce, In wealth and ill knowledge, we are forced to exclaim: "God has blessed us, and has made His face to shine upon us." When we remember the great men who have shed lustre on tiiisCapitol during the past century, as Presidents, legislators and jurists, wo can justly claim an eminence for our republic which has not been excelled, if ever equalled, by any other nation of this or any other age. Filled with the patriotic spirit of our founders, may those who administer the government come year by year to this Capitoi, and by wisdom in counsel do continued honor to their memory in contributing to the happiness of this great people. Illustrious founders: Oilium—A Perfect Day for the Event. Catching Bargains New Fall Stock Coming In Dalig. Is not always so easy a matter as it is at Clayton North's store. Our friend above seems to have secured some—that is if the box is not empty. Our suits at fH and $10 are always Bargains. You always gain by pu rebutting them, beoause one of our cardinal t>rincipJes is to give full valuo for money. Kit faultless, fabric finest, price popular. 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Free with each boys' suit—a ball and bat. Monticelu). X. V., Sop. 14.—"I m throe angels above me," exclaimed Mrs. Hallidny when she whs visited iu hur cell in the jail and then sue said: "The two wonion are nearest." loiter she spoke again of thejtwo suying, "the wonu-n who visited the house and whom the old man wanted was thu wife of the Irishman." She was visited by Mr. Kinney, clerk at the Hotel Hockwell, to whom sho talked in a rambling way of religious matters, endeavoring to tell him something altout tlio Episcopal church, mid claiming that she followed the teachings of that faith. These assertions she related several )iinea and it may yet develop that the prisouer is a religious fanatic. A report has been received here that a band of gypsies are traveling toward Monticello, but nothing haa yet been seen of them. Several times within the past week Mrs. Halliday has been detected gazing from her cell window in a perfectly sane way. It was discovered that she had stuffed her pillow in front of the bars of her window insuring her from sudden detection. The prisoner ate heartily yesterday. When she bad finished her supper she ■aid: "Oh, Nancy; I want to tell you when 1 came from Ireland to this country. Harney stole me away and took me a long ways where there were lots of terrible! people." She will probably soon tell who Barney in She appears to be cheerful. I Tiring to Fatten Her C rim as Upon Unknown Man. » Monttcello, N\ Y., Sep. 18.—It ia lieved by many that Mrs. Halliday la try to throw the mantle of guilt from shoulders to that of two men whoae tity she will not disclose, but one of wl she says is an Irishman. Each day a little mere of her story from her lipai She has said that two men came to tha house and also a woman. One man endeavored to get her to leave the house with him, but she refused, and he threw her on the bed, hit her over the head and chloroformed her. One of the men had a pocket biig, she said, which may refer to the shoplifters' Img found on herself. She is endeavoring to give her hearers the idea that she is menaced with evil spirits in the sliupa of men who threatened her with terrible evils if she tells her story. When she eata she appears to see a large woman with a big mouth who is trying to harm her. The fear of her uncanny visitors growsleas day by day anil she adds more toher story. Sheriff Ilucher has no diflicuity now in getting her to eat. She cannot be mada to touch bread or potatoes. No visitors have been allowed to gaze on the prisoner but on several occasions when sho heard thu sound of footsteps or voices sho cried out "Take them away." 1 Corner Room Hotel Pant*)) Bnildlng. CLAYTON NORTH, THE ORIGINAL.AND POPULAR ONE PRICE CLOTHIER, ARE YOU  And limy our fathers' God, "from out whose luuul the centuries fnU like grains oi sand," continue to the Anisricau people throughout all the ages the prosperity anil blessings which He lias given to us iu the past. The Presiding officer of the Senate (with a grief Interlude of music) was followed by the Presiding officer of the House of representatives, Speaker Crisp, whose remarks were brevity itself. The exercises were so prolonged thatonly an enumeration can lie made of tho closing observances. They consisted of the rendering of tho grand chorus "The Heavens are Telling" from Haydns "The Creation." A judicial address by Associate Justice Henry Billings Brown of the United States Supreme Court, a closing speoch by Commissioner Myron M. l'arker, for tho district governor and the rendering of "America" by the Marino band, chorus and audience. Mr. Stevenson then reviewed the history of the country during tho past century and closed by saying: It is well that this day has lieen sit apart as a national holiday, that all public business has been suspended, and that the President and his Cabinet, the mem bors of tiie great court and t>f the Congress, unite with their countrymen in honoi to the memory of the men wh<\ 1 (•<> y urs ago. at this hour and npon this spot, put in place tho corner-stone of the Capitol of the American Republic. History furnishes no parallel to the century whose close wo now commenioraio. Among all the centuries it stands alone. With hearts filled with gratitude to the God of our fat hers, it Is well that wo recall something of the progress of the young Republic siucu tho masterful hour when Washington laid his hands upon t.'io foun dation stone of yonder Capitol. The seven years of colonial struggle for lirierty had terminated in glorious victory. Independence had been achieved. The ar tides of confederation, binding the colonies together in a mere "league of friendship" had given place lo the Constitution of the United States—that wonderful instrument, so aptly declared by Mr. Gladstone to bo "the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time, by the brain and purpose of man." ' •\Affcs on atftsshall your fate ailmlre, N" future shall «•»' your names expire While stands the Capitol, immortal dome The "Star Spangled Banner'' sung bv the grand chorus followed after \vi."it'll Vice President Stevenson was introduced and made a historical and interesting ad dress. Vice-President Stevenson said in part tKixow-CmzENs: This day and this hour mark the close of a century of our national history. No ordinary event has called us together. Standing in the presence of this august assemblage of the people, upon tho spot whe*.: — s.. I, wo solemnly commemorate the 100th anniversary of the laying of the corner-stone of the Nation's cnpitol. You are Wearing? PAIR OF THOMSON'S GLOVE FITTING CORSETS L«ndiDg ltuftlnese Men. A Icxhi Huudlt Threatens to Implteal San Antonio, Tex., Sep. 18.—Nathaniel Myers, alias Charles Leak man, who I* la jail hero charged with being implicated in the Missouri Pacific train robbery near Lamar, Mo., which took place two years ago, makes some startling disclosures as to the guilt of Marion Hedgepath, who is in jail at St. Ixiuls, charged with being the leader of the Olendale train robbers, who secured $40,000. Hedgepath claims to be Meyers' double and says that tho latter was the leader of the Olendale robbera and not he. Myers In reply to this says: "1 have shielded Hedgepath all along in the matter but I will now tell all I know. Ho got me into the trouble and Is now trying to put it all on mo. 1 know that Hedgepath is one of tho Olendale train robbers and I can produce four wltni that can prove that he is. When 1 called upon to tell what I know about Olendale robbery my statement will implicate some of the most prominent business men of Kansas City, Mo. It will be an easy matter to prove that Hedgepath to guilty of tho robbery. Mrs. Hedgepath herself said that her husband was one of the robbers and that $40,000 were secured and that tho money was divided in her presence. Four of the men received an equal share of the money. They were Hedgepath, Mrs. Hedgepath's brother, » man named Slie, and Dink Wilson." Superior in Fit. PA. Ei. Cunningham & Son, Winalow Blook, cor. Mahoning and Gilpin Streets, PUNXSUTAWNEY, E. Lackman's China Store Offers for This Week COSTA RICA WIIX GIVU UP WKRHS. Ills Case rnrtitulnily Excluded from Beneflt Under Amnesty Iteeently Granted. New York, Sep. 10.—There were received uttho District Attorney's oflioo yesterday from the State Department at Washington several documents relating to the absconding luwyer, Francis H. Weeks, who was recently arrested in Costa Rica. Assistant District-Attorney Lindsay said the pajiers contained affidavits in the complaints of Baroness Von Linden, who lost $100,000, and of Mrs. Nicholas Fish, who lost $74,000 through Weeks' peculations. He also said that iie had received a despatch from Consul-General Williams, at San Jose, confirming tho news that President Rodriguez, of Costa Rica, iu his proclamation issued Septeinlier 10, tho seventy-seventh anniversary of Central America's independence, re-establishing habeas corpus and granting amnesty to political exiles, Inserted a clause iu which he alludes to the caao of Francis H. Weeks, and particularly excludes him from any benefit under the new order, and says that he, the President, reserves tho right to extradite the prisoner within forty days. 11ENKY 8. COCHRAN AKRKSTKU, der-ln-Cblef. A Canadian Captain Defies His Comma*-1 Nkw York, Sep. 18.—A Times special from Halifax, N. S., sayi: There wiu a sensation nt Aldershot camp last week, where the Canadian militia from this province are undergoing their annual drill. General Herbert, commander-in-chief, cama from Ottawa to inspect the troops. Tha captain of a Kentville company ot tha Sixty-eighth battalion refused to muster his men, scoffed at the authority of General Herbert and told htm to do his worst. He made the camp the laughing stock at beholders. "The very finest line of Decorated Dinner and Toilet sets eve r shown in this city at astonishing low prices. Goods are of the very finest quality and warranted not to graze. Koot-Tea-Na doctors treats professionally as a specialty all general diseases. Learn our method of treating catarrh of the head, nose and throat. Diseases of the heart, lungs, stomach, liver and kidney a specialty. For chronic diseases such as rheumatism, blood and skin diseases call on us. Special treatment for dropsy and all nervosa troubles, private diseases both male and female, and all diseases common to women and children. Consultation free at the Hotel Waverly day and evening nntil Monday evening, September 25th. 'We also carry the largest line of the very beat quality of plain white Queens - ware, sold in seta or single pieces at money saving prices. All Ooodt Delivered Free of Charge to your door. PA. MAN. The issuance of the warrant was the outcome of a conference held at noon by Actin;; Director of the Mint Preston, Special Treasury Agent W. E. Morgan, Superintendent Bosbyshell and Chiet of the Secret Service Drummond with United States District Attorney Ingraham. Charged With fttmilliig Thirty Ooltl Barn From llio riitlKdelpltla Mint. Philadelphia. Sop. 10.—United Stutes Commissioner Bell this morning issued n warrant for the arrest of Henry S. Cochran charging him, upon the oath of Superintendent O. C. Bosbyshell, with "fraudulently embezzling thirty gold lwirs committed to his charge for the purpose of being coined from the mint of the United Staler, said gold bars being the property of the United States of America." The warrant was served by a deputy United States marshal and Cochran was given a hearing before Commissioner Bell at 3 o'clock. Root Tea Ma Specialists. Treat the tobacoo and cigar habit by a •olenttflo method Testimonials of cores givsn to inquirers. Consultation free for ail eases at Hotel Waverly until Monday Sedtamber 35th. Next waak Clear*!* town. ■ - | nil  It started shortly before 1 o'clock In four divisions from iu front of the White House, which face* "President's square," ns Lafayette place was called 100 years ago, from which point, according to history, "the procession marched two ubreast in the greatest solemn dignity, with music playing, drums beating, colors flying, and spectators rejoicing." Tlio modern procession did not march "twonnd two," or its till end would not have reached its destination before the shades of night had fallen, but it moved briskly along broad Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol, the civic organizations four abreast and the military in columns or companies, with a brave display of civic Insignia, much music, and the plaudits ot mighty concourse of spectators. At the head of the procession, immediately following Grand Marshal Ordwuy and bi» well mounted staff, rode the President of the United States and his Cabinet officers. The President rode in an open barouch attended by Hon. Beriah Wllkins. Each Cabiuet officer was attended by two members of the Committee on Arrangements.Alter the Cabinet offloers came Bishop Fartla, of Maryland, Chaplain tor the day, in hie Episcopal robes. Then came Associate Justices Brown and Field, representing the United States Supreme Court, and after them the joint committee of Congress, the commissioners ot the district, the judldary of the district, the Society of Cincinnati, and the general committee. Mrs. Ferine, Mrs. Cleveland's mother, escorted by Private Secretajr Thurher, and accompanied by Miss Thurber, entered the President's carriage. early in the morning and drove up to the Capitol to witness the procMdtngB. • An Interesting side feature ot the day was the releasing ot a onunber of carrier pigeons which had been aent to the Engineer Corps of the National Guard from New York city, Brooklyn, N. Y.t Newark, N. J., Provtdenoe, R. I., Fall Biver, Mass., Wiltlum Wirt Henry, the orator of the day, 1s a direct descendant of Patrick Heury, a resident of Richmond, a lawyer, scholar and statesman. Mr. Henry was in the Confederate army. He was the orator at the Philadelphia Centennial iu 1876 and in 1892 was president of the American Historical Society. Though the day is said to have been fail' and beautiful 100 years ago when President George Washington crossed the Potomac Into Maryland and escorted by Virginia and Maryland troops and Masonic and other bodies, moved in procession to Capitol Hill, and there laid the corner-stone of the National Capitol the weather could not possibly have been moro pleasant on that occasion than the clear skies and buoyant sunshine which smiled on the centennial commemoration of that great event. The project in celebrating the ono huudrelh recurrence of the day originated with antiqunriau citizens of East Washington— that part of the city which the original capitol was designed to face, and where its founders vainly supposed the chief residences and public ofltces would be built. It was given a national importance by the concurrent action and promised participation of Congress, the President and the Executive and Judicial branches of the government. The day was ushered in by the ringing of centennial chimes. Following as closely as possible the programme of the original ceremonies, the procession was chiefly con lined to civic bodies, under the marshalship of General Ordway, commanding the District National Guard. A second corner stone laying occurred in 1851, when 011 July 4, President Fillmore presiding, the llrst stone was laid Hud Daniel Webster delivered an address. Thomas U. Walter of Philadelphia designed the raagnillcent dome which was subsequently constructed and the building wus added to until it reached its present completed condition. Edward Clark is the present architect and under him the grounds and terraces have been finished. j Washington, Sep. 10.—Washington beta just celebrated tho Centennial of the | ''lift, national event which occurred within j lier lrorders, the laying of the corner stone ! of the Capitol on the 18th of Septomber, | 1793. The ceremonies on that occasion : were directed by the officials of the Alexj andria Masonic Lodge, President Washi iugton assisting upon the invitation of the 1 Master of tho lodge. Some of the regalia I which Washington wore on that occasion i was made by tho wife of Lafayette, and it, j together with the implements of tho craft | used to lay tho corner stone, Rre still ia i possession of the lodge. An invitation to I participate in the exercises was de' olined by the lodge. i Theoriginal structure of the Capitol,which ! has since been added to from time to time, was tt:e production of a Frenchman named Stephen Hallet, improved by an Englishman numed William Thornton, and a right lively quarrel the Gaul and the An| glo-Saxon had over tho authorship of the plans. An English architect named Latrobe succeeded the designers, and it was under him that tho building was nearly completed when the British burned it in the raid on Washington. Ho rebuilt it, and hen architect Bulfluch of Boston too lc hold, Bnd in 1827 the modest structure was reported finished—cost $2,433,314, perhaps ten per cent, of the total cost of the present structure. —One word describes it—''perfection." We refer to De Witt'* Witch Hasel Salve, eani obstinate sores, burns, skin diaaaeea and is well known cure far pilee. 3. M. Beyer._ * —We pay special attention to oar shoe stoaa and they are sellers. J oka | stances! Celebrations which have presented vividly to the present generation the courage of our ancestors in winning our liberties, and their wiidom in forming a system of government which f. as proved a safeguard of the invaluable possession. From the skirmish at Lexington on the 19th of April, 1775, to the 80th of April, 1789, when Washington was inaugurated as the first President under the Federal Constitution, the most important events have been made to pass in panorama before our eyes. And now it becomes us to celebrate tho huudreth anniversary ot the laying of the corncr-stone of this magnificent capital, the permanent home of the government ot tills great nation, and thus to jomplete the roll-call of the events which established us among the nations of the earth. For more than u century we bavo demonstrated, as no other people have ever don* before, our capacity for self-government. Our Federal system has been tested n peace and iu war, and by violent forces rom without and from within, yet every lbre has stood the strain, and Its, perfect * '-m«i to our aeuds under all circum- m I believe our fellow citizens have no greater nor better cause for rejoicing on this centennial than it found in the assurunco that their public servants who assemble in these halls will watch and guard the sentiment and traditions that gather 'around this celebration, and that in the days to come those who shall again commemorate the laying of the corner stone of their nation's Capitol will find in the recital of our performance of public duty no less reason for enthusiasm and congratulations than we find in recalling the wisdom and virtue of those who have preceded us. After the President's brief address there was music by the band. Then the orator of the day, William Wirt Henry, of Virginia, delivered an oration which was both lengthy learned and ornate. William Wert Henry said in part: Fellow Citizens or the United States: The exercises of to-day are a fitting close of the series of centennial colebrations of the most important events in our revolutionary history. The sentiment nnd traditions connected with this structure and its uses belong to all the peoplo of the land. They are most valuable as reminders of patriotism in the discharge of public duty and steadfastness in many a struggle for the public good. They also furnish a standard by whlclijour peoplo may measure the conduct of those chosen to serve theni. If representatives who here assemble to make laws for their fellow-countrymen forget the duty of broad and disinterested patriotism, and legislate in prejudice and passion, or in behalf ot sectional and selfish interests, the time when the corner-stone of our Capitol was laid and the (circumstances surrounding it, will not be worth commemorating. As the country grew so grewits Capitol. Year by year, stoue upon stone, until on this, its hundredth anniversary, it shows forth the most magnificent structure of any age, crowning the most beautiful city of the world. Ladies and gentlemen, I will not detnin you longer. Under the direction of the joint committee of Congres, I have now the pleasure of introducing to you as chairman of ceremonies the worthy sticci'ssor of Washington, the President of the United h't.iu-s,, Grover Cleveland. President Cleveland, who had been greeted wish warm applause ail the way en rout.;- to the Capitol received a still move enthusiatic welcome now. Standing in his familiar attitude with his dark Prince Albert coat tightly buttoned using no gestures, but loudly and distinctly, ho spoke iu part ns follows; While I accept with much satisfaction the part assigned to me on this occasion, I cannot escape the sober reflections which these ceremonies suggest Those who suppose that we are simply engaged iu commemorating the beginning of n magnificent structure devoted to important public uses, have overlooked the most useful uml improving lesson of the hour; wo do indeed celebrate the laying of a corner stone from which lias sprung the splendid edlllce whose grand proportions arouse the pride of every American citizen; but our celebration is chiefly valuable and significant becauso this edifice was designed and planned by great and good men as a place where the principles of a free representative government should be developed in patriotic legislation for the benefit of u free people. Chairman Gardner said: One hundred years ago George Washington, the first President of the United States, standing on this hillside, then almost a wilderness, laid the cornerstone of the permanent homo of Congress, in whose majestic slmdow we are now assembled. Our written Constitution, the beacon light of every freeman, was then but an experiment, of which tho creation of a national capital, under the exclusive control of the lagislature, was the most novel feature. Washington city was a name: the United States a federation of fifteen States, sparsely populated, bounded on the west by the Mississippi, and with no port upon the grent gulf. Iiow conditions have changed smcu Washington last stood near this hallowed spot. To-day the population of the country exceeds that of any English-speaking people; its area has been enlarged from 1)27,000 to 3.601,000 square miles; its boundaries ure washed by the two great oceans. To day we more than realize the hope here expressed by Washington before uu assemblage small in numbers but strong in that, faith that overcometh all human obstacles. oratorical part of the proceedings w.-uj commenced by Mr. Lawrence Gardner in an address of welcome. NJMWSM9. ympr r"aj^wr*3 ! J m NO 1