2 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, AUGUST 185, 1898, MANILA CAPTURED Short Bombardment and Quick Advance by Our Infantry. THE FLIGHT OF AUGUSTL Commander Escapes to iz on a German Ship, )LYMPIA FIRED THE FIRST SHOT. First Colorado Regiment Was the First to Charge the Spaniards in the Trenches Ere This Forced the Other Philippine Ports and Captured Sev Admiral Dewey Has Probably Surrender of Two eral Leaves Hong Kong for Madrid Steamers—Captain General Augusti The Dally Manila Telegraph nore humane than of this town eral Dewey's but the 8, Apparently ject were extremely ntrenchments Capture Span - Warships sul Gen ved wing rece are that of on Aug Cebu to accept the sur- those ports, Dewey the from port it was intended after capture Manila to 14 to loi] render of dispatch y and cruisers znd also to send Port Royalist, in Talawan, to capture the Spanish gunboats hid- ing there Another ship was detalled to capture the Spanish steamers ply- ing between Labuan and Iuilo. Four Spanish gunboats at Bataan, in Panay, were also to be captured Consul Widiman credits the report and says that should the vessels have left before the arrival at Manila of the British steamer Australia, which was chartered to carry the news of the signing of the protocol and the cessa- tion of hostilities to that place, it will be an impossibility to recall the ves- pels In three weeks General Augusti yesterday said he did not know that the Kalserin Au- gusta was to sall for Hong Kong. He was informed that a launch was awailt- ing him, which he boarded and was taken to the Kalserin Aagusta, which immediately started for thia place. This statement is considersd an equivo- cation, as General Augustl evidently knew his destination and his escapo was prearranged. Augusti will start for Madrid today by the German mail steamer, cruisers to |] THE HORRORS OF SANTIAGO. “remating the Bodies of Spanish Sol- diers, Victims of Disease, Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 17.-The bod- es of the dead Spaniards continue to be cremated, Over 700 were burned so far. Yesterday afternoon were to be burnod Over two ralls a dozen bodies are stretched, across them other d n, and then about 30 corpses are stacked In an immense funeral pll ten high The ie Is an saturated with ker Al 0 { an- ail th dies to be onl 1a burned eft uj be tte rribl within ¢ and th imp lay un "hie n vas te This the city metry o 0 got mppened tery limits p ithoritl Cc Mm men f $l ! MILITARY COMMISSIONERS Who Will in ( lestore Order Porto Rico. Aug. If nubs and Washingtor VICTIMS OF YELLOW FEVER. Ke oldlers Strick nd Mont West REE and Gorm Aug Wants Slek Keystone soldiers Home, Bellefonte Aig LL Rovernor i rin ATTANE: bring all ere from Camg ‘ Tampa and in the = to Pennsylva hospital He upon the several hospitals who have heretofore re. appropriations to provide free treatment of soldiers who require attention Every Pennsylva- nia regiment hag one or more hospitals within its territorial limits nia once by trains in also calling of the colved state state medical Colored Troops at Middletown. Harrisburg Aug 17. «Four panies of colored troops reached camp at Middletown Iate inst night fron Falls Church, Va. They are In com- mand of Major Young, and are known as the First battalion of the Ninth in- fantry They left Camp Alger at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. The come panies recruited at Columbus, Cleveland, Xenia and Springfield, Major General Graham and staff and geveral regiments are expected to ars rive in camp today from Falls Church. Com- were Santingo's Castoms Receipts, Bantiago de Aug. 16.-The of. ficial report submitted to General Shaft. ter by Collector of the Port Donaldson shows the customs revenues from July 20 to Aug. 13 to be $64,215, an excellent showing for the first fortnight of Amer. fean administration, Cuba, DECLARATIO! TON OF PACE Presidential Proclamation Puts an End to Hostilities. PROVISIONS OF THE PROTOCOL. Five Ench Gove- Paris All Our From Commissioners ernment Wil Meet nnd Complete the Provisions Aereed To Demands ident I'he pre proclamation 16 Unite llency, Jules Cam extraordinary and v plenipottiary republic oi Wa respectively the gov~ and the the United States France at ington, purpose States agreed upon for gtablishment of peace between the A countries h negotiations two shall be undertaken, Vhereas agreed that ature y : { 16 COmMMmanae naval fi who the act Ing Secretary | telephone sages be immedi: ion o % hastened to and directed that cable me ate iy naval commanders—Dewey in Philippines and the various commandants at navy yards and stations immediately Sampson to cease Camp Wykoff in Excellent Condition. Washington Aug 1 Margaret Sumner Mclean, of the Woman's Na tional War Relief association, has writ. ten a letter to Burgeon General Stern berg concerning her observations of the sanitary conditions at Camp Wyckoff, Montauk Point During a personal visit to the camp she found no seri- ous suffering on account of Inadequate supplies either of food or shelter, On the contrary, she declares that the camp Is in excellent condition, and that good provision has been made for the troops. Bhe deprecates the publication of sensational stories of the harrowing distress In the 2z2mp Mastering Out the Volunteers, Washington, Aug. 17.~The mustering out of the volunteer army raised in de fense of the Union against the armies of Bpain practically began at the war department yesterday, and will be con tinued until the army has been placed an a basis consistent with our present relations to the nations of the earth Orders were prepared yesterday for the mustering out of about 35000 vol. unteers, including nearly 26 regiments of Infantry and about eight troops of cavalry and five or six batteries of ar tillery. About 100.000 volunteers will be mustered out within the next 30 days. This will leave a military force of about 116,000 men, SHELIFE s | Fle Fa the | sent to all of the | the . | at Guantanamo, | { conta hostilities | LEGAL NOTICE SALI By \ of sundry wi ' Y endit Huo ¥ ast ning Measure And the other thereof beginning at nut oak. thence by land of John Hank oh” east 91 1-10 perches toa post, thence 23 west Zi2 perches to a piteh pine, thence by land of Francis Smith, south S$3,° west 7 1] perches toa chestnut oak and thenee north 8,9 east UD pere hes to the place of beginning containing {1 acres and LIE perches neat measure. Thereon erected a twostory frame awelling house, and other out-bulidings Exoepling and reserving from the above described tracts the following three pieces or tracts of land heretofore sold by said John Harshberger as follows: Sacres sold to Sarah E Alexander and recorded in Deed Book No. 2 age 1 acres and V6 perches sold to HE mek and recorded in Deed Book Jaxe I, also 7 acres and 8 perches sold to John B smith and recorded in Deed Book 57 page 2% Seized taken in execution, and 1o be sold as the property of John Harshbarger ALSO, All that ceriain messuage tenement and tract of land situate inthe Township of Benner, County of Centre and State of Penna. bound edd and deseribed as follows: Beginning at a stone corner in the public road on Hine of land of William Rodgers, thence along said lise north 239 west 0 perches to stones, thence norte 71° east 41510 perches to stones, thenes north ¥° west 40 porches to stones, thence north 0° east 21 perches to stone, thence south 2° east IB perches to stones thence north & east 51 5:10 perehes 10 stones, thence south X east IB I perches to stone in public road, thence along sabd road south MW° west 117 5300 perches to the place of beginning, containing one htindred and twenty five acres and nine teen perches net measure, Thereol erected a two story frame dwelling house, bank barn and other out bulldings Exeepting and reserving however from the lands hereinbefore deseribed all that certain fot or plees of ground sold and conveyed hy the within named mortgagor to the sebhool board of Benner township, during the year 1574 which said plece is bounded and desoribed as follows to wit: Beginning at white oak at the inter section with public road, thenee south 52° east 12 perches to stone, thence south 55° west 8 perches to & post, thence north 532° west 12 perches to post thenes north ™ i tothe place of beginning, containing » perches seized taken ig tion and t { Property of W pin Grove, Ji GAR! ® $edg oye { three dour! nity | thenes {of degrees west « nine and ninedentd north fifteen a one hundred and forty and seven ter ox 10 stones thence along ands of cemetery the iaree following courses tances, to wit: south, seventy six and of degrees west, thirty «ix and three tenth perch es to A stake south, eighty four and fourth degrees west, jourtecn and seven-tenth perches stake: and north thirteen and one half degrecs west, thirthteen perches to a stake: and thence leaving the cemetery south seventy six and one hall degrees west! seventy five and four tenth perches to the place beginning : containing obe hundred amd seventy-two acres (172 A and eighty two (pr. perches: having thereon erected a large, modern, improved bot-blast coke fur nace, together with all engines and machinery NeCHssary to operate the same, with wick en gine and casting houses, bol or house, oll, ware and stock houses, a large frame foundry and machine shop, a large frame rolling and pudd Hing mill, with six puddling furnaces equipped, a large two story stone mansion house, stables stone office building, twelve frame tenement houses, eight small stone tenement! houses, ole Stone ware house and a number of small stables TRACT Nt 2. All that certain messuage, tenement and tract of land, situate in Spring township, Centre county aforesaid, beginning at a marked corner in the southerly line of the James Harris survey: thenoe south forty four and one-half degrees east toa corner of lands formerly of George Valentine ; thenoe by san north seventy seven and one-half degrees west one hundred and twenty perehes, more of jess to the ine Of the — des survey : thence by Nathaniel Johnston and James Harris sur veys, to the piace of beginning containing thirty-one acres, more of Jess, and havin thereon erected a frame engine house, with washers and machinery for washing iron ore ard two double and two single frame tenement houses, and known as the Nigh Bank of the late Contre Iron Company prom ny TRACT NOLS. All that oetialn messuage tenement and tract of land, situate in Spring township, bounded on the seach and west by Jans po George Valentine and ou the north and east by nds formerly of Reuben Valen ™ vd ome-h one toa tine, more specifieally described by meies and | ou be = fan boutds as follows: Begin north eighty six degrees west twenty threes aud « the thiwnesteriy LE * ng Ee Ma ETHER All that certain messuags trac. of land situate in Centre | bounded and described as Ind east by lands of Anna and Caroline tine and Mars V. Hale 1h adding from Bellefonte to Zion, Fishing creek road (on the west by § road leading from sald Fishing creek road Gatesburg Washer, on the north by said roa and the Gatesburg Ore Bank property: « taining. in the whole forty six acres { 86 aeres and one hundred asd thirty perehes or As per draft and survey made hn [oh aver in the month of May 1992 for the Vale tine ron Company tenems Coun We i MN south know The Ale on ¥ roa TLE vist (Hue Jens ALSO All thal certain tract or in Spring township Daddy of land » Centre counts. Pen vanuia, and practically included within the! lowing boundaries, to wit The public ro leading from Gatesburg bank to Curtine on the west : the Tayior branch of the Nittany Valley Railroad on the north as far east as the any leading to the buildings of said parties of the first part | thenoe on the east by said lane a dis tance of sixteen and ninetenths perches 10a vont: thenoe by the several lines of the Tayio mnk workings and the northern line of the | mud dam tracts proper to the eastern end of mud dam tract ; thenoe by same mud dam tract south cighteen degrees east, about five und red feet of more. to the line of Mary V Hale {and bounded on the &, by lands of M XV, Hale { to the intersection of salt Mary V. Hale and | George Valentine: and on the west, to the { point of beginning, by the old Gatestary wank cotitaining in the aguregate about 108 Actes | and 10 petehes, as per drafts and «pr vey nade L hy Jesse Cleaves in the month of May, TL tor the Valentine Tron Company and entered upon PARES 0, 81, 52 and Sof (heir book of drafts, Seized taken in execution, and to be sold as | the property * Ths Valentine from Company | TrRMe-~No deed will be neknowiedged until i irene? PE Panreren, sun : oy August Ix, 198
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