uw yore py uw oe] CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS Have an Old Time Quarrel in heir Camp. OLD SORES WERE STIRRED UP The Victory of Arnold Was Oaly a Triumph of Factions-~Bad Feeling Breaks Out in a Political Campaign—Exciting Primar ies— Peculiar Complications, For years the republican politicians of Centre county have not harbored the most kindly feeling towards one another, | This is due to many causes that can be traced back for years. Like the dormant fires of old Vesuvius, they smouldered along without any uneasiness, but only seeded the aggravation to fan them into act tical tio The contes vity and cause a fierce pol t over the Bellefonte post. office seemed to be the bone of conten. tion, and the eiements are again aroused and at war John G, Love, Johu M. Dale ?. Coburn, Judge Edward Chambers, James active workers ver, are among Montgomery's tment tings, W. F. R igi r, John P hese tine in ting ir und many of his frie: The result wast to Dale em ly carried the coun ple are rejoicing Arvold swept t iastructions Dale's came uninstructed This was a Love party claim ti ment of their ¢ LICus he coun to at ourse and to the front THE CONVENT! Tu vumber of politicians, a full list sday’s convention own. IT > 16 in iC 10 gates and others « repairs meing mae it was necessary t the Shortly oper a house after 11 a man W. E He somewhat Chair Hi. order Gray called the meeting to his 1 wore overcoat and was pale an was i ith ia delicate in appearance, as he ist recovering fr a serious siege om w rheumatism. His remarks were brief and received applause. He plead for harmony in the party. Harry Kell. er, Sec.,read the call for holdiug the con- vention after which Thos. Mitchell read i were the roll of 1 delegates and all present, On M claims motion of Judge Jao Dale, Esq., the big credit for stration and smashing Clem Dale's con- get who gentlems; hammeris the admini. gressional boom, was chosen as chair- man by acclamation. His husky voice, he claimed was due tothe arduous strain n answering telephone calls for primary returns the past few days. It was inti. mated by some that those lusty cheers in Temple Court on Saturday evening, when Arnold's victory was celebrated, may have effected the organ. He beg- ged for the party to forget and forgive past differences and intimated that har. mony was needed. ‘ For secretaries, H. 8. Stuart, of Rush; and Earl Tuten, of Bellefonte, were se- lected, and Thos. |. Mitchell for roll clerk. opera house be declared the appropriate convention hall, under the circumstances, carried. On motion the chairman ap- pointed the following Committee of Re- solutions: —A. O. Furst, Bellefonte; Riley Pratt, Unionville; 8, 8. Crissman, Philipsburg; J. H. Olliger, Spring; and Dr. C. 8. Musser, of Haines. A motion to bave anew set of rules for the government of the party formulated and presehted to the next convention, carried, Next in order was the vomination of candidates. First on the list was Con- gress. Theonly name placed before the convention was Wm. C. Arnold, and i was made by acclamation and enpower. ing him to select his own conferees. Phil Womelsdorf, of Philipsburg, was likewise nominated for State Senate, The first real contest of the day began when legislature was taken up. Three and Prop. { Clem Dale Judge Furst's motion that the | of | pominations were made and the first ballot resulted as follows John A. Daley, Curtin twp Ell F. Townsend, Philipsburg.. Chas. P, Long, Spring Mills. Townsend and Daley having received majorities were declared the nominees. On another prothonotary there was between the candidates and close hitch the first ballot decided it as follows A. C. Williams, Huston... . James Gregg Milesburg 64)2 60 For county chairman W. E. Gray was re-elected. This practi. cally concluded the business of the con. vention. unanimously Next half hour was devoted to speech making. First on the programme was Hon. Wm. C. Arnold, the hero of the convention. He was received by enthu. siastic applause, also stolid, cold indif- ference which was painfully apparent, His whole theme seemed to be to pull and his friends into d line by fulsome flattery and praise. He spoke of Mr, “A most esti man.” of his le Dale as He nents and other personal qualitie able gentle. 1 attain. He also testified to Mr, Dale's valuable sup- spoke port and unflinching fidelity in the and who was one of his closest He light est, how he basely betrayed all there he might have told, tr Se : the | IK iviocks on the a little scarce om top) and bru barnyard e from his clod “I am a farmer yon know’ days comg my caovass'' and was iy thankful, from the bottom of He de. whom exceeding his heart, for the +14 for ool now say for U.S. Senate, if elected 11d vole That was his platform. He showed that he was atraid to say that he was for Quay against him, v platf aman whow yr, f ed to a position in which that thie ti HG me ler that he would be rewarded, Mr. Reed in the audience and appeared con . Ree he proper time comes siderably amused over Phils assumption 1 freedom in givi Phil plead again for harmony, his of power anc advice ng thanked the convention for vomination for i from the stage, highly elated NOTES OF CONVENTION Col. W. F. Reeder, Wilse Fleming and others occupied reserved seats in the rear of the house, for which they were ex. ceedingly thankful. The manipulators of the p M latter the one of the victors in the struggle for John G, not in evidence at the convention. The result of Saturday's primaries gave him enough substantial satisfaction over the Reeder-Hastings elements to smile in- ceedings Ino Dale and the behind seemed to be oe Montgomery, gentleman re maining scenes, but was party supremacy Love was wardly for years to come. This victory satiated him with delight Clem Dale and lus friends were conspicu- ous in the convention; by their absence, Edward Chambers was »mbitious to more than advance his political prestige by captur- | | ing the county chairmanship, but some. one seems to have willed otherwise. The | superior officer no doubt preferred Wm, |" = " : te 1 | article of merchandise imaginable that is | Everything | Gray and that goes, now. Chambers | certainly was entitled to some of the po- litical spotls, but it was decreed other wise, The ticket nominated puts all the can. leaves Pennsvalley in the lurch. Many | expected to see Charles Pp, Long, of Spring Mills, on the ticket. Why be failed is hard to explain. He was given the cold shoulder once before and had claims that deserved consideration. The selection of Jno, M, Dale for char. man of the convention wasa notice to the other crowd that in the future the patty would be under new leadership, It was serving notice onthe other (ous. ters who had been in control long enough “ad like the Spaniards they must capitu- late, Congressman Arnold looked exceed. ingly well, in fact much better than us- ual. He must have beeu taking good care of himself of late. The fact is, re Continued on page 8, didates in the Bald Eagle valley and | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST i» REVIEW AT CHICKAMAUGA 10,000 Volunteer Troops In Grand |i Review COMPANY B MOVES CAMP They Will Go To Lexington, Kentucky —Sick- ness Still Prevails Among the Soldier Boys-—An l[oteresting Letter From Our Regular Correspondent Camr GEORGE H. THOMAS, CHICKAMAUGA PARK August 14, 158 Editor Auwrtz:—Not since General Sherman reviewed the troops at the close of the war has there been such an impos. ary this historic ilis witnessed on ing milit scene as that last Tuesday, when ] reviewed the Third Army ou Snodgrass ireckenridge General troops of the are still ’ Corps who Hill, and work has been it went to show what wonderful accompli + short time the army has been at 6 on Tuesday mor: regiment was the Kel mon ing in Inspector the martial to It was a scene rarely wit of a izations. nation, th wh npressed ounleers, 1 their The whole “‘are worthy of being a commanding officer, who w ore sl tn lps “9 ranted in leading against any enemy Every com responded with that promptness and ¢ its duties with that thorougt and earnestness which can be attri ly tl to only the best and bravest m On Wednesday or Thursday of week another res will take place on ew either Saodgrass Hill or the Dyer field, which will be the last review held bere of the entire body of men, as some of the will be moved into new camps, 1 last of this week and the beginning of next. The orders are now that the en tire First corps be moved The Second division Knoxville, Tennessee, aud the Third division Kenlucky goes to of which we are a part, to Lexington, I have been informed that we are to break camp, preparatory to going to Lexington, on Saturday next, to land at Lexington This will take us of the sometime on Sunday. farther north and in famous "Blue Grass region As stated letter, last Monday was pay day and the boys are consequently happy, and {y Tues. { day the number of peddlers and fakirs decidedly increased. These parties seem | to spring up out of the ground, as it the centre in my of last week, | Minnesota were as if by magic, and hop about as {taken sick on guard yesterday, but is lively as crickets. Thereis hardly an | not peddied by somebody. | goes from a common leather shoe string | to an upright piano. paid off, had to look through quite a lot of samples and listen patiently to the | clever little patent speeches of the end. less variety of peddlers. The red ban. danna man, the brass badge man, the ' 1 } | | man were ever present, Now and then | ed to cure in five minutes bobbed up, but { the most unique and interesting of all | was the fellow who had the agency for a pewter relic man, and the toilet soap | | a great ways in helping to alleviate the | And the regiments | | benefit of Company B and its sick. : ISON, g through ping oniy for the con ip on the 1 ground “ai healthy location appearances we wil oo RO § We battle stay here, as we tucky, shortly Confederate 1863, where Jackson's lieved by Maney's brigade, Chaetam division at 2 o'clock in the afternoon were finally driven back together Scoggin's batter beyond the Winf ade and Y, the high rey house, T Was composed Teunessee troops aud ments and caunon are ou a LH regimental streets of the We are about quarter fr OB Satur ed and reviewed by ters on the of Chi 3 enlire Civ Kan Joseph IL eans half to malarial fever and typhoid fever symptoms. They are feeling some better today and we hope that the dis. a case they may be checked, sent back to the company soon Corporal Rothrock after getting over the fever Barnes, who was complaining week, has reported for duty a Private Lloyd was si several days last week, but is on duty again, and 1s making an effort to get his brother to Lookout Mountain, He has got a thirty N days leave of absence to nurse his broth er. Private Osman had cramps for sev eral days, the past week, §but is on duty again. The following named parties are in their quarters suffering with mala. ria, but getting around, asd not fit for any heavy duty or drills: Sergeant Lose, Privates H. GG. Willams, James Stine, D. 0. Hazel, Hoy and Heaton: they will I think, be all right again in a day or so Private Walker, of Rebersburg, was better and able to be around and in a day or so will be alright. Today, Monday, Captain Taylor re. ceived a draft for thirty-four dollars and thirty cents, contributed by the citi- | zens of Centre Hall and vicinity, for the It is | needless to say that this kindness on the | part of the people of Centre [Hall and the man with the corn medicine, warrant. and will ever | device to keep the soldiers from spending | | their money with peddlers. Murphy, from Pittsburg, Pa., On Monday our new Chaplain, Francis ] made his | | appearance, and is getting acquainted | with the boys, and held services in the regiment, which had so long been neglect. | ed by reason of the resignation of Chap. | | farmers, too, are having a sorry time of | | it in some sections of the county taking | | lain Hartman, Tuesday last, the entire regiment was inspected by Major Benton, commanc. vicinity is much appreciated and will go sufferings of some of Centre county's noble sons and the kind donors have the gratitude of ote and all of Company B remember them for the donation, Very truly yours, 8S. D.Gertic . — Delaying the Threshing The continued wet weather is causing | considerable difficulty for the thresher. men who are doing field threshing, The | care of their oats crop. THE SALARIES OF OUR SOLDIERS Armv Life Benefits and Ruins Men How THE VARIOUS SALARIES PAID Sut Of Professional Men Privates Receive a Meagre Pittance cers Very Large Sums and Sunday S¢ St for Some perintendents—A bool Klondy ke Army life will make ruin others. Men who : iratineg drinks 111 ntoxicating drinks will it neu in » for tie tr3a Wie man and become le ' sunerintenden uperintende 3 his War way pay back Sheriff has bad Sh "| hould the 3 would swear sire tainly that wonid thing aK. Ler most natural u the world war continues for two years they it financial While shape. ivates in 50 a month th mouth, which is a! than they ever men are not an and with each additional mo i) their imaginary weight increases accord. ingly, and instead of buying No 67% hats 4 ; they purchase a No 7%; N ACTIVE SERVICE PAY OF OFFICERS 1 The pay allowed officers in active ser vice ranges from $11,000 down to $1,400 a year. The lieutenant general the highest salaried officer and is entitled to $016.67 a month, or f11,000 a year. It matters not how long he would remain in the service, his salary would not be increased. A major general receives $7,500 per annum, or $625 a mouth, while is {a brigadier general has an annual in. come from the War department of $5,500, or $455.33 a month. A colonel receives | $3,500 a year, lieutenant colonel $3,000, major $2,500, captain, mounted, $2,000; captain, not mounted, i, 800; regimental adjutant £1,800, regimental quarter-mas. ter $1,800, first lieutenaus, mounted, $1,. 600; first lieutenant, not mounted, £1,500; second lieutenant, mounted, $1,500; sec. ond lieutenant, not ‘mounted, $1,400; chaplain $1,500. After the first years service ten per cent, additional is allow. ed eunsted wen, twenty per cent, after 10 years, thirty per cent. after 15 years, and forty per cent. after 20 years ser. vice. An aiddecamp to major general is allowed $200 per year in addition to the pay of his rank, while an aide. camp to a brigadier general is allowed but 150 additional per atnum. MONTHLY PAY FOR SOLDIERS. The pay of the men in the rank and | service is as follows: Privates in artill. VOL. 20. XO . 1 siores ana sign igual corps Ricans je, aud to have a Puerto were owe u longer und oke of a uarchy wou to fail to sus. The titntions tion of this single island is worth * tern the 18 of peace diers may come home the island are evidently come of us, and we can now see that movement to free them should has TROOPS NEEDED It is stated at the war department no troops will be discharged until it known how many will be needed to gar- rison Porto Rico and Cuba, and it will be sometime before that is known, as milita. ry commissions are first to meet at San Juan and Havana, and arrange the terms and the time of evacuation of Porto Rico and Cuba. The Spaniards will be hur ried out of Porto Rico as fast as possible, but as there are six or eight weeks more of the unhealthy scason in Cuba, our rep- resentative on the commission are not likely to object to the Spaniards taking all the time they want to leave there is cm — Decision Favorable to Constables. The Supreme Court has rendered a decision, in a test case from Cumberland | county, that will be pleasing to the con. | stables of the State. A number of the Courts of Common Pleas bad ruled ad. versely against the claims of constables for ten cents on each and every mile they traveled in the performance of their official duties, and cut their fees (to five cents a mile. The higher court now de- cides that by the act of Assembly the constables are entitled to ten cents a mile, and proceedings will be instituted for back fees, where they were withheld.
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