The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-29
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
A HEAVY DEBT.
observation-disclosures When COM
pared With the Revenues.

Governor Stone last week wrote
letter to J. B. Hershey, of McKees-
port, who asked his Views on the pro-
posed reduction of the public school
appropriations: II have been much
misquoted in the newspapers. l am
not opposed to the appropriation to the
public schools, and regard IL as wise
and judicious appropriation of the pub
lie revenue, but the amount heretofore
appropriated Is not in proportion to
the amount of revenue received by the
state. We have appropriated $780,
600 annually, while our revenues are
only 81 900, 900, and generally less than
that so that the appropriation to the
public schools Is more than one-half of
the entire revenues received by the
state. We have accumulated a float
ing Indebtedness over and above the
state funded debt of nearly si000.000.
which the State has not paid and cam
not pay. This appropriation to the
public schools Is unreasonable, con-
sidering the revenue raised"
The following pensions were issued
last week: James Wilson, Chambers
burg, s6; Philip Frazier, Pttsburg, Sc:
Noah M. Campbell. Lose. Westmore-
land, s6; Andrew Werner, Oakmont, Sc:
Solomon J. Crime. Myersdale. 81 to Sc:
George Il. Murphy. New Castle, So to
IS; Samuel II. Anderson, Maddensville,
Huntington, Sc to IS; John S. Irwin.
Pittsburg, SO to IS; Jacob Beck, Lock
Haven, SO to st2; Thomas NJ. Law.
Polk, SO to $40; Alexander Stewart.
Rural Valley s12; Mary j. Ferguson.
Pittsburg, S12; Martha f. Paulhamus.
Williamsport s12 Annie M. Robinett,
Everett. Bedford. IS; Thomas ]. Burns.
Pittsburg. $6 Thomas Hart. Clarks-
burg, Indiana. $6: Isaac f. Winner,
West Liberty, Butler So; John A. Nc
Nell Verona. So; David zuch, Tionesta,
$40 to s12; John ID. Richardson. dead.
Fort Littleton, Fulton, IS: John III.
Jacobs Patterson, Juniata, So to $40:
Oscar l.. Runk. Philipsburg. Sc to $40;
Collins Johnson, Munsons Station.
Clearfield. sl7 to $50: Thomas l.. Cole
man, Tyrone, IS to sl0 James Kidd,
Mlnersville, Juniata. SO to IS; Benja-
min Reed. Liberty. Tioga, s12 to s17;
Jacob A, Young Allegheny. IS to $40:
Andrew Tippery, Callensburg. Clarion.
So; Evi Fuller, Bradford $40 to s12;
William c. Campbell dead. Pitts
burg, $40 to $50: Henry a. Wise.
Rimersburg, s10 Enos c. McKilip.
Rolfe, Elk, SIG; William b. Troy.
Bradford. sl7 to $50; Charles Beebe.
Cheeny Grove, IS to $40; Joseph 7.
Stiffey, Blacklick station. Indiana, IS
to sl2; Matthew Traikin. Wiliet, Indi-
| ana. ss to sl2; Irwin S. Mead. Youngs-
vile, Warren. So TO s12; Mary NJ. Beck.
| mother, ClearHeld, s12; Catharine
Campbell, Plttsburg. s12: Mexican war
survivor. increase, Daniel Grouse, Bed
ford, SO to $12.
70. c. Delaney, a young man OF
Perry county, was detected making
counterfeit money In the county Jail
at Chambersburg the other morning.
There were taken from him two molds
for making scent pieces, a quantity of
plaster paris, some lead cut from the
water pipes at the Jail. and car seals
CT nj Ian fro. NT.IlA
railroad. He had made a number Of
scent pieces during the night. The
man was brought from Mercersburg a
| few days ago to await trial for trying
| to pass counterfeit dollars. Delaney
used bottle filed with kerosene, with
wick through the cork. as a smelter.
For smelling pot he employed one of
the pewter spoons given prisoners to
| eat their soup.
The heads of nine families at Coates
| Vile who have not been sending their
| children to school were given hearings
before Squire Myer last week. on the
| charge of not complying with the Com
| pulsory Education law. Six of the de-
PENDANTS were fined 81 each and sad
| died with the costs; in one case the
| fine was remitted, and in the other
| two cases prosecution was withdrawn,
| the parents proving that the absence
| of their children from school was un-
| avoidable.
The suit of Clark & Michaels of
| Wellsville was called at Lisbon. o., last
| Monday. wherein II. T. Findlay OF
| Wellsville, the Ward estate OF Sharon,
| Pa, and the Guttridge estate of War
| ren are each sued for $4,000 for the
on-performance OF a contract for the
| erection of a tin mill at Wellsville.
| Guttrldge committed suicide, and Mr..
| Ward was accidentally killed at the
| Shnrnn ul
fillment of the contract.
| Attempting to get to the opposite
side of a slowly-moving freight train
| at Shamokin the other night, Saffron
| Hllcovicz caught hold of a car but
| slipped and fell. The wheels passed
| over one of his legs, but as the limb
was artificial the track was strewn
| with splnters instead of flesh and
| blood. With the aid of a cane he was
able after the accident to hobsle
| along.
John Kratz. aged As shot and Killed
his 9-year-old son Milton, the other
| day at their home in Belfry, five miles
from Norristown, and then committed
suicide by shooting himself. Kratz
had speculated, and said to his wife he
, had lost everything except the farm.
She found the bodies on the floor the
father clutching a revolver.
Paul Stains and John Shutter, aged
| ~ anu IL years TespeCtlNety, lueSQaY.
at the Good Samaritan Hospital at
! Lebanon. gave up considerable skin.
which was grated over a wound on
the left shoulder of Albert Stains. aged
IA years. whose left arm was rorn Off
recently In a bone-grinding machine.
| The operation was successful
| william II. Clark. aged sixty. a to-
bacconist who lived alone in the rear
of his store at Reading. was found
dead few days ago suspended by his
vest from the back of a chair. rhe
indications are that he arose from his
couch during the night. and while
standing was stricken by apoplcxy.
fell forward and died.
Jonas Garman, who suddenly dlsap-
peared from Lykens. in December.
1898, was located in st. Louis recently
and brought back to Harrisburg
Wednesday by private detective.
Garman left home under a misappre-
hension, on account OF his financial af-
fairs being tangled. He has made an
assignment.
Mrs. John Allen. residing near Bar
keyvile. was fatally gored by q cow
| last week.