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Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 2, 1898.
P. GRAY MEEK, EbpI1ToR.
The Democratic State Ticket,
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEORGE A. JENKS,
of Jefferson.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM H. SOWDEN,
of Lehigh.
FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
PATRICK DELACEY, of Lackawanna.
FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE,
CALVIN M. BOWER, of Centre.
WILLIAM TRICKETT, of Cumberland.
FOR CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE,
J. M. WEILER, ‘of Carbon.
FRANK P. IAMS, of Allegheny.
Democratic District Ticket.
For Congress,
J. L. SPANGLER,
Subject tothe Decision of the District Conference
For Senate,
W. C. HEINLE,
Subject to the Decision of the Dictrict Conference
Democratic County Convention.
‘Assembly (ROBT. M. FOSTER, State College.
“1d. H. WETZEL, Bellefonte.
Prothonotary,—M. 1. GARDNER, Bellefonte.
District Att’y,—N. B. SPANGLER, Bellefonte.
County Surveyor,—H. B. HERRING, Gregg Twp.
Bearing Its Terrible Fruit.
‘When at the beginning of this war Pres-
ident McKINLEY announced his appoint-
ments of commissary, quartermaster and
medical officers, consisting of a long list of
inexperienced and incompetent persons,
mostly the sons or relatives of personal
friends and prominent politicians, the ter-
rible consequences of such favoritism were
not fully comprehended at the time, the
only comment made on it was that he had
confined his selection to ‘‘the sons of some-
bodies.”
‘What might have been expected to re-
sult from putting men of no experience in
charge of great responsibilities, for political
reasons, or as a personal favor, particularly
where human lives where involved, has
come to pass, bearing as its fruit death and
suffering to thousands of American soldiers.
The sickness that has overtaken ourarmy,
in the camp as well as in the field,is almost
entirely due to the character of the persons
who were selected to provided for its wants.
With surgeons, quartermaster and commis-
saries appointed in payment of political
debts and to satisfy the solicitations of in-
fluential friends, the horrors at Santiago
and at Montauk Point, where death has
rioted among the half starved and fever
striken soldiers, were as inevitable as effect
follows its cause.
These deplorable conditions are charge-
able to the character of the administration.
Nothing better was to he looked for from
men who in all their methods and politics
show.that jobbery is.their chief motive and
spoils their principal object. With a
weak man like McKINLEY, operated upon
by such influences, there was not courage
enough to resist the demands of those who
had political and personal claims on him
and required that they should be paid by
unfit army appointments.
A Slump in the Price of Wheat.
The condition of the wheat crop in other
countries is a matter of great interest to
American farmers. On this subject LIN-
COLN J. PASSMORE, of the Philadelphia
Commercial Exchange, who has been mak-
ing observations in Europe, reports that
the countries of that continent have
abundant crops this season, with the ex-
ception of a part of Russia, and that as a
consequence the export of American wheat
will be greatly diminished. This fact,
taken in connection with the very large
yield of that grain in this country, prevents
the possibility of a higher price than that
at which wheat is now quoted, with the
possibility of its being lower.
Mr. PAsSMORE refers to the bad effects
of LEITER'S speculative operations. It is
true that his wheat corner caused a tempo-
rary rise in the price, which some pro-
ducers were foolish enough to believe was
a permanent return to the old market val-
ue, and which Republican politicians re-
joiced over as an evidence that dollar
wheat could exist under the gold standard ;
but Mr. PASSMORE shows how this arti-
ficial price, produced by LEITER’S specula-
tion which affected the market all over the
world, stimulated wheat production, as
seen in the increased output in all the
wheat producing countries, and, as he puts
it, “will act against America by bringing
about a too large world’s supply of
wheat.”’
From this point of view nothing can be
more apparent than the folly of the western
farmers who proposed to give LEITER a
testimonial as an agricultural benefactor,
and the deception of the Republican poli-
ticians who claimed that the recent high
price of wheat was the product of Repub-
lican rule.
In the absence of artificial stimulation
wheat has again dropped to its normal
price in a market regulated by the gold
standard, at which all farm products must
remain as long as silver continues to be
demonetized.
—-—Chairman ELKIN’S excuse for the
Republican robbery of the State is, that
the ‘‘people pay no State taxes,” and con-
sequently have no right to growl. Possibly
this may satisfy the voters who know
whether they pay taxes or not. Probably
it wont.
——Suhseribe for the WATCHMAN.
‘told to-day by one of the Seventh Infantry unfortunates, “who were “put ashore tHig"
‘sent North on the train.
A BURNING DISGRACE!
HOW A REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES FOR THE SOLDIERS.
Horrible Treatment of the Brave Men Who Went to the Front. Sickness, Starva”™
tion and Death as a Comnseguense of Incompetent Management. Sick Soldiers
Without Food or Medicine. Convalescents Turned Out Without Money to Reach
Home, or Buy the Commonest Food.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—Dependent upon casual charity for food and lodging, 100
soldiers who were sent ont from Camp Wikoff last night without money or food arrived
at the Army building to-day and applied for transportation and ration money to enable
them to reach their homes. in many cases hundreds of miles distant. A majority of the
party were regulars of the Twentieth infantry, the Tenth cavalry and the Fifth artillery.
The remainder belonged to the Eighth Ohio, nicknamed ‘‘The President’s Own.’’
Fully half of the hundred were ‘‘convalescents’’ who had been discharged from the
hospital at Camp Wikoff as cured. Wan and feeble, with bones starting through their
skins, they looked as though their long journey by rail that lay between them and their
homes would be far too much for their weak condition to stand.
Upon the arrival of the party at Long Island city last night food was provided for
the hungry men by citizens who learned that they were penniless. For the night they
dispersed themselves among various hotels and lodging houses in the lower part of the
city.
y ‘‘Those lodging house keepers are square men,”’ said one of the Eighth. ‘‘They
wouldn’t take any pay for our beds, and besides they gave us our breakfasts this morn-
ing. I don’t know what we’d have done if it hadn’t been that folks sort of looked out
for us. About a dozen of the boys had money, and those that had were going to club
together and share it with the chaps that had not.
‘‘Camp Wikoff—you can believe every word you read about the conditions there.
The newspapers are not telling the worst of it either.”
General Joe Wheeler is taking the bull by the horns at Camp Wikoff and is getting
supplies in spite of his tiff with Commissary General Eagan. He ordered extra supplies
for the 2,000 soldiers who are unofficially sick; that is, sick in quarters instead of being
in hospitals. Eagan countermanded the order and Wheeler’s supplies rotted on a rail-
road siding. Eagan said the sick should be cared for under order 116, which allowed
double rations. Finally Wheeler explained that the sick in quarters were not included
in this order and got his supplies. General Wheeler, through Captain Higgins, gave
out this statement:
‘‘My personal inspection convinces me that the supplies I am ordering are necessary
for the health—and possibly to save the lives—of some of the sick men in camp, who
cannot be provided for in the hospital. I have been ordering, and shall continue to
order, that these articles be purchased and issued to them. I shall continue this so long
as the necessity exists or until I am ordered to desist by an authority higher than mine.”’
To-day’s arrivals at Montauk Point, included the First battalion of the District of
Columbia volunteers, one battalion of United States engineers, attached to the Fifth
army corps, troops A, C, D and F, of the Second cavalry, the men who operated the
balloons at Santiago, and 95 men of the Thirty-third Michigan volunteers. These were
debarked from the United States transport Minnewaska, which left Santiago de Cuba
on August 23. There were 49 hospital cases on board the transport, typhoid and dys-
entery being the prevailing diseases. Private Bohlman, Co. B, District of Columbia
volunteers, died on the passage.
There are 1,600 patients in the general hospital at Camp Wikoff, 115 of whom are
down with typhoid. This is a decrease. The deaths reported to-day were those of
William Bohle, of Battery F, Second artillery; Timothy Donovan, of Troop F, Second
artillery, from malarial fever, and Frederick Miller, Company A, Twenty-first Regular
infantry, from dysentery. There are 530 men in the detention hospital. By to-morrow
the hospital will be enlarged so as to accommodate 750 more patients.
While the condition in the hospitals has been somewhat improved, 500 sick soldiers
are still sleeping on the floor. These men will be put on cots in the new wing to-mor-
row. The force of nurses has been increased to 77. There are 40 Sisters of Charity ad-
ministering to the sick.
Patients have been transferred from the field hospital at Camp Wikoff, Montauk
Point, to an infirmary, at New Brighton, L. I., among them Aubrey Marchand, hospital
corps, Eighth Ohio.
Several Rough Riders were brought from Montauk to Roosevelt hospital to-day, suf-
fering with malaria.
The Sixth and Seventh sections of the United States cavalry arrived in Jersey City
to-day from Lakeland, Fla. There were about 400 men on the two trains. All were
transporterted from Jersey City to Long Island City to continue their trip to Montauk
Point. The first five sections of the cavalry are at Montauk. Nineteen sick men were
left behind at Washington and two died there. The troops brought Private C. H.
Thomas, who is accused of having killed Private Deans in a fight on August 18. 2
Troops on Death Ships.
Newly Arrived-Contingents at Montauk Tell of Horrors—Dying Sergeant Farree’s Brother Had to Pay
85 for Brandy for Him—Alarming Conditions in Porto Rico.
CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk, L. I. August 29.—This camp, which Secretary Alger has
proclaimed almost a model one, but which is still full of sufferers who might have been
spared much of their pain, will be practically deserted, except by the hospital people,
within two weeks.
Of the needless ills which some of the 1600 patients in the general hospital and 530
in the detention hospital have been compelled to suffer, the following is a sample story,
morning from the death, steamer {Yucatan : - SE ae
‘“That ship Yucatan was worse than a slaughter pen. There were almost a hund?ed |
sick men when we started, and the number was doubled before we landed on account of
the way we were treated.
‘‘We were herded together like cattle, and many of the men who were convalescent
went sick again through the awful odors of the steerage and the lack of ordinary sani-
tary arrangements.
‘“We, were sent out without sufficient government provisions. We managed to en-
dure things up to two days ago. Then the list of the provisions provided by the Red
Cross people gave out. Sick as we were, rank bacon and hardtack were given us to
put into stomachs weakened by disease. Then the sickest of us began to die.”’
NO FREE BRANDY FOR DYING MAN.
Poor Sergeant Newton Ferree, of Washington, whose mother got here too late yes-
terday to see him alive, weakened rapidly and with adequate cause, on the latter part
of the journey northward on the Hudson. His faithful physicians worked heroically
for him, but they were hampered by that spectre, want of the necessary medical supplies,
which carried off many another brave soldier in Cuba. They were limited as to stimu-
lants and everything in the way of tonics and food for convalescents. Think of a great
government like the United States allowing the brother of a sick soldier to go down into
his own pocket and pay $5 for a little brandy to try to keep him alive! Yet this was
done in Sergeant Ferree’s case. The doctors simply did not have the supplies.
When the 53 men of the ‘‘Fighting Fourteenth,” of Brooklyn, arrived to-day its
members had more stories to tell of the horrors of Chickamauga and the trip North from
there. Each man was a fever patient. With them not a single physician or nurse was
They had no medicine of any kind, nor any adequate food,
and many of the men expected to die before they got here.
FOOD FULL OF GNATS
It was a similar story with the 400 men of the First Regular Cavalry, who also
arrived to-day. During their encampment at Lakeland, Fla., the men suffered terribly
on account of lack of good water and proper food. Frank Cromby, of New York, one of
them said:
‘The camp at Lakeland was a frightful hole. It was like an oven all the time our
troops were there. We would have got along in spite of the heat if the food had been
half way decent. But the food we did get was full of gnats, as a rule, and the bread
was sour.”’
Private Frank Riley said:
obliged to drink it.
in great numbers.’’
The men debarked to-day from the United States transport Minnewaska, which left
Santiago de Cuba on Tuesday last. There were 49 hospital cases on board the transport,
typhoid and dysentery being the prevailing diseases. Private Bohlman, Company B,
District of Columbia Volunteers, died on the passage from Santiago.
THEIR FIRST SQUARE MEAL.
NEW YORK, August 29.—The Seventy-first New York Volunteers returned from
Camp Wikoff to-day, marched up Broadway amid continuous cheers, and were treated
to their first square meal since before the war. Fifty of them, however, were Santiago
survivors, who were too weak to march and had to be carried on army wagons to the
depot.
Of the sick men of the Fourteenth New York, who arrived from the South to-day,
12 were too weak to walk alone, and had to be carried from the train to the ferry. A
like number were much debilitated from typhoid and malarial fevers. Three of the
sick men are not expected to recover.
EQUALLY BAD IN PORTO RICO.
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 29.—Congressman Wadsworth, of New York, who
has just returned from both Cuba and Porto Rico, informed the war department officials
that the conditions in regard to the sick at Porto Rico were quite as alarming as those
in Santiago, and said that troops would have to be withdrawn on account of sickness
among them. He represents that the disability in the command is full 10 per cent. and
that the prevailing sickness is typhoid and malarial fevers. He said the troops have
heen subjected to the copious and almost incessant rains of that latitude; that they have
been poorly protected from the rigors of the climate.
NaAsHuA, N. H., August 29.—Councilor Cummings, who was sent to Chickamanga
to look after the interests of the New Hampshire soldiers there, has returned home,
stricken with fever. Mr. Cummings urges the Executive to ask for the removal of the
sick men to new quarters. He says the camp hospital is reeking with malarial fever
and thoroughly inefficient. New Hampshire will send a hospital train at once for her
sick soldiers.
*‘The water had been condemned, but still we were
The doctors shoved quinine into us. The men sickened and died
PITIFUL SIGHTS ON A TRAIN.
DELAWARE, O., August 59.—The hospital train of the Eighth New York Regiment
reached here this afternoon. There were 260 sick men, 40 of whom were unable to get
out of their berths. Three are likely to die before reaching New York city. There were
pitiful sights in the last three cars, where the sick men were.
No Surgeons on the Leona.
GREENSBURG, Pa., Aug. 29.—Robert Lynch brings the worst tales of personal ex-
periences from the battle of Santiago. He is a member of the First regiment, District
of Columbia volunteers. He was connected with the Fifth army corps. A Mauser bul-
let passed through his left fore arm, inflicting a severe injury. ‘I was among the first of
the wounded to be brought back North,’” said Lynch. ‘I was placed on the Leona,
and in the seven days’ passage received no treatment whatever. There was not even a
doctor or nurse on the transport.’
The Greatest Mortality Has Been During
the Last Two Weeks.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga., Aug. 31.—A
list of dead in the army at Chickamauga
from May 1st up to and including to-day,
numbers 332; 129 were buried at the Na-
tional cemetery, while the remainder were
shipped to their homes for interment. Just
178 deaths occurred during the month of
August, the great majority having occurred
during the past two weeks. The list does
not include those who may have died at
their homes while away on furlough. Of
the entire number probably 40 per cent
were from typhoid fever. Five deaths
were reported to-day.
The exodus of the Third corps from
Chickamauga park began to-day. An or-
der has been promulgated that the regi-
ments to be sent to their homes will not be
mustered out at once, but will be given 30
days’ furlough, dating from September
12th.
One Doctor for 260 Sick.
Pitiful Sights on New York Hospital Train at Dela-
ware, 0.
DELAWARE, O., Aug. 29.—The hospital
train of the Eighth New York regiment
reached here this afternoon. Dr. George
W. Lindheim was in charge, and he was
the only commissioned officer or physician
on the train. There were 260 sick men, 40
of whom were unable to get out of their
berths. Three are likely to die before
reaching New York. There were pitiful
sights in the last three cars, where the sick
men were. There were 12 cars in all. The
train started from Chickamauga Sunday
noon. Grocery and restaurant men, assist-
ed by many citizens, had sandwiches, cof-
fee, milk, lemonade and fruits ready when
the train arrived, and kindly women’s
hands carried the food to the sick men.
Supplies Never Unloaded.
While Shafter’s Men Were Hungry the La Grande
Duchess Sailed Away.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—The transport La
Grande Duchess is anchored in the upper
bay with 1,000 tons of provisions loaded
for Santiago four months ago which have
never left her hold. The transport ar-
rived from Cuba with troops on August
17th. Yesterday a board of survey, ap-
pointed by the commander of the depart-
ment of the East, met to investigate why
these supplies were never delivered to the
starving men at Santiago.
Looked Forty Years Old.
GREENSBURG, Pa., August 29.—Char-
les Mezzer, of the regular army, ar-
rived home from Cuba to-day. Although
he is only 22 years of age, he looked 40
and his own folks did not recognize him at
first. He said the suffering of the soldiers
from starvation, exposure and fever was
too terrible for comprehension.
Officers on Transports Blamed.
MASSILLON, O., Aug. 29.—Corporal Clark
and Private John Wingard, of Company L,
Eighth regiment, have returned from Camp
Wikoff. Both are ill with malarial fever.
Corporal Clark states his experience on the
transport was horrible.
Brought Eighty-Five Patients.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Ang. 29.—A hos-
pital train of 13 coaches arrived at Ft.
Monroe to-day from Tampa. The train
brought 85 patients. Most of the men are
suffering from typhoid and malarial fever.
A Black Eye-to-One Republican False Altoona, on Monday. night. Charles H.'
| Levan fell on the pavement and‘ broke his |
hood.
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Candidate Jenks Puts a Quietus on the Political
Cannard that Quay’s Influence Nominated Him.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.—It was un-
necessary work, for no man in the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania, knowing Geo.
A. Jenks, gave the baseless story a second
thought, but with all the vigor that words
can give the Democratic candidate for gov-
ernorship, to-day brushed away the silly
stories that his nomination had been made
in the interest of Senator Quay by declaring
himself not only unalterably opposed to
the re-election of the Senator, but also in
favor of a union of all good citizens for the
election of a Legislature pledged to the de-
feat of Mr. Quay, and to the reform of leg-
islative abuses.
‘‘You can state in the most forceful and
positive language.” Mr. Jenks said, ‘‘that
I am opposed to the re-election of Senator
Quay. I cannot conceive how any man
professing devotion to the cause of reform
can hold himself aloof from the movement
to defeat Senator Quay.
‘There can be little hope of reforming
the abuses under which the State of Penn-
sylvania groans if another Quay controlled
Legislature is elected this fall. The evils
most complained of are those growing out
of the vicious legislation attempted and ac-
complished by the last Legislature and a
number of its predecessors.’’
‘‘No one attempts to deny that Senator
Quay absolutely ruled, not only the last
Legislature, but a majority of all the State
lawmaking bodies for years past. Of these
there can be no question. The will of
this one man who constituted the majority
of every one of the Legislatures whose cor-
ruption has aroused the just ire of the peo-
le.
‘‘To rebuke the agents and give the mat-
ter a new vote of confidence would offer
little hope of the reform so much needed.
It is self-evident, in the light of all we
know, that if we are to secure a Legislature
from which to expect the undoing of the
wrongs already perpetrated, and to refrain
resurrecting the salary grabbings, the
junketing tour expenses and the bogus in-
vestigating committee bills, it must be a
Legislature composed of a majority of men
opposed to the continuance in power of
Senator Quay. He must be overthrown as
a necessary condition of reform."
In the light of the above statement Mr.
Jenks was asked the question: ‘‘Are you
to be understood as favoring a union of
Democrats and anti-Quay Republicans to
bring about such a result.
‘Unquestionably yes,’” Mr. Jenks an-
swered with emphasis. ‘‘I am very heart-
ily in favor of a union of good citizens, re-
gardless of party, to put a stop to the cor-
ruption by which the Quay machine has
disgraced and burdened the State. I do
not see how any man making professions of
reform, or with the interest of his State at
heart can fail to give his entire strength to
such a movement.’
Mr. Jenks arrived in the city in the
morning and remained until evening,
when he left for his home at Brookville.
While here he saw a number of the leaders
of both the rival Democratic city commit-
tees, and it is predicted that as a result of
his visit there will soon be developements
of real and lasting harmony between the
factions. Mr. Jenks is known to be in
favor of smoothing out the difficulties he-
tween the factions without arousing bitter
feelings and recriminations between them,
and the indications are that if his advice is
followed the harmony plans will be suec-
cessful.
Half Rates to Pittsburg.
On account of the Republican state league
convention, to be held at Pittsburg, Pa.,
September 7th to 9th, inclusive, the Penn-
sylvania railroad company has arranged to
sell excursion tickets on September 5th,
6th and 7th, from all ticket stations in
Pennsylvania to Pittsburg, at the rate of a
single fare for the round trip (minimum
rate, twenty-five cents). These tickets
will be valid for return passage until Sep-
tember 16, 1898, inclusive.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——A number of interesting locals will
be found on page 7 of this issue. Don’t
fail to read them, as there are some things
told that you should know.
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——W. F. Cohick, of McElhatten,
Clinton county, was admitted to the prac-
tice of law in the courts of Centre county
on last Thursday morning.
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——The holy communion will be admin-
istered in St. John’s Lutheran church, on
Sunday, at 10:30 a. m. Preparatory ser-
vices on Saturday previous at 2 p. m.
—
The Montana bank, near Philips-
burg has been abandoned, in consequence
of the exaustion of the coal supply, and
tipple and machinery is being moved to
Pardee.
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——J. A. Guthrie, a traveling salesman,
was held up by two highwaymen while
driving from Reynoldsville to DuBois on
Monday evening. He was relieved of $200
in cash.
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—— David Craft, of Chester Hill, has
been granted a pension of $8.00 per month
with nine month’s back pay, which was
secured by Geo. G. Pottsgrove, notary pub-
lic at Philipsburg.
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——DBass are said to be unusually plenti-
ful in the lower Bald Eagle this season, hut
for some reason or other they will not bite.
All kinds of bait have been tried but up to
the present little luck has accompanied
any efforts to secure a good catch.
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——Aged Nancy Barger, of Curtin’s
Works, is confined to hed with a dislocated
hip. She was out in the yard at her home,
on Monday, when she fell, causing the ac-
cident. Mrs. Barger is 106 years old and
such an injury is a very serious one.
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——Judge Archibald has handed down
his decision in the ejectment case in equity
brought by the executors of A. C. Moore,
deceased, against Mrs. Louisa Bush, and
dismissed the case with costs. The amount
involved is about $20,000.
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——The Twelfth regiment in which are
the Williamsport and Lock Haven com-
panys arrived at the new camp at Middle-
town, Pa., on Tuesday morning, and their
home friends are rejoicing that they have
gotten away from that fatal camp Alger.
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——While attempting to drive several
rowdies away from in front of his store in
wrist. The unfortunate man was once a
resident of Bellefonte, when he had a cloth-
ing store here.
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——Mr. Philip Beezer, who is never
satisfied unless he is able to furnish his
patrons with the very best meats will be
off to Pittsburg in a few days for another
car load of big, fat, cattle. There are no
lean or gristly steaks come out of his shop,
and the people who buy their meat of him
never complain of its being tough. Try
Beezer’s when you want good, juicy, meat.
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——During a thunder storm last week
Mrs. William Gunsalus, of Mackeyville,
sought shelter in the barn shed on the
Hayes farm near that place. She had been
there but a moment or so when three vicious
brood sows attacked her. She was knocked
down and considerably lacerated about her
limbs and the lower part of her body.
James Wolf heard her screams in time to
save herlife. As it was, he had great dif-
ficulty in driving the infuriated sows away
from her prostrate body.
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——Five thousand people are said to
have been in attendance at the Brush Val-
ley camp meeting on Sunday last. From
six a. m. until twelve noon, 48 two horse
spring wagons, 18 one horse spring wagons,
11 two horse carriages, 13 one horse car-
riages, 295 one and two horse vehicles,
three road carts, 190 bicycles, eight of
which were lady cyclers, thirteen large hacks
and over 100 people on foot, passed through
Millheim to the meeting. The people of
lower Penns-valley ought to be fairly
good for a little while at least.
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——The Central State Normal school, at
Lock Haven, promises to be more popular,
and to have more students the coming ses-
sion than ever before. It has been crowd-
ed many times but the way students are
registering for the coming term indicates a
fullness that no institution of the kind has
yet experienced. To those of our readers
who expect attending, and many of them
do, we would suggest that they make ap-
plication for rooms at once. It is a great
school, a good school, and deserves the suc-
cess with which it is meeting.
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——Philipsburg firemen are in high glee
over the show they made at the firemen’s
district convention at Curwensville last
week. About two thousand persons at-
tended the convention, and companies from
nearly all the town% in the district were
present. The Reliance boys won the prize
for having the best appearing engine. The
Hope boys won the prize in the hub race,
in 22} seconds ; in the engine contest, the
Reliance won first prize, and in the hun-
yard dash, Harvey, of that place, won
second prize. All together it was a red
letter day for the firemen of our neighbor-
ing town.
—— Last week we published an extended
account of the sale of the Valentime Iron
Co’s. plant, which was consummated on
the 22nd, ult. A great many inquiries have
been made about the probable outcome of
the sale and it is for the information of all
that we state, on authority, that nothing
further of the future of the works will he
known for a week: or ten days.
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——Great preparations are being made
for the Granger’s encampment which will
open on Saturday next, the 10th. From
present indications the crowd of tenters
and visitors will be more than usually
large, and the management is preparing
some pleasant enterprises, in the way of
exhibits and entertainments, for those who
attend.
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——Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Keller, who have
been so successfully running the Haag
kotel in this place, have re-purchased their
old homestead below Centre Hall, and pur-
pose quitting the hotel business and going
back tothe farm. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kel-
ler have concluded that life on the farm is
much more pleasant and independent than
in a hotel, and is to be preferred. even if it
is not quite so profitable.
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——Jimmy Cornelly is still in the peni-
tentiary but the fires continue to occur in
Bellefonte as frequently as they did prior
to his conviction. The last one was on
Wednesday night. by which the stable of
Mrs. Rodgers, on Allegheny street, with a
loft full of hay, considerable feed, and the
implements and belongings to a well stock-
ed barn, were desgroyed. The origin of
the fire, like nine-tenths of the other fires
which have occurred in the town, is un-
known.
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—Rev. John A. Bright, of Topeka,
Kansas, is in Philipsburg visiting his son,
Rev. Geo. S. Bright, pastor of the English
Lutheran church in that place. He came
east to attend the funeral of his father,
who was Haines township’s oldest resident
at the time of his death. Rev. Bright was
born at Aaronsburg in 1845 and went to
Kansas twenty years ago. He has figured
in politics a little and for six consecutive
years was chaplain of the Kansas Legisla-
ture. He was on the stump for McKinley
and does newspaper work in addition to
his clerical duties. He is one of the few
printer’s devils to become a preacher. In
1860 he served as devil in the Republican
office in this place.
——Hereafter weather signals will float
from the top of the Academy in this place ;
that institution having been selected as one
of its stations by the weather bureau. The
following will show what each flag will in-
dicate :
One white flag—Clear or fair weather.
One blue—Rain or snow.
One white and blue—Local rain or snow.
One black triangular flag—Signal for
stationary temperature. If omitted, it is the
same signal.
One white flag with black
centre—~Cold wave. =
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SWALLOW AT HEGLA, PARK.—The Rev.
Dr. Swallow, the Prohibition candidate for
Governor, will be in attendance at the
grand rally of the Prohibitionists at Hecla
park, on Thursday, September Sth.
The Prohibs of Centre and Clinton
counties will gather at the park on that
day and go in for a good time on pure
Hecla water.
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SPECIAL EXCURSION TO WILLIAMSPORT.
—On account of the peace jubilee to be
held at Williamsport, Pa., on Labor day,
Monday, Sept. 5th, the Central R. R. of
Pa., will sell excursion tickets from all
agency stations to Williamsport and re-
turn at one way fare for the round trip,
good going on the -norning train that leaves
Bellefonte at 7:20 a. m. and for return on
any train that day.
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DR. SWALLOW AT HECLA PARK. —On
account of the grand temperance rally at
Hecla park, on Thursday, Sept. 8th, the
Central R. R. of Pa., will sell excursion
tickets from all points to the park and re-
turn at the usual low picnic rates. The
Rev. S. C. Swallow, Prohibition candidate
for Governor will be present and deliver
one of his stirring addresses on the live
issues of the campaign.
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IN JAIL FoR TILL TAPPING.—Captain
Harry Simler, of the Philipsburg police
force, brought John Kline, a 12 year old
boy of that place, to jail on Saturday.
Kline was caught in the act of stealing
money from the drawer in L. C. Brinton &
Co's. store and could not raise the $300
bail in which justice LaPorte held him for
court. .
Mr. Brinton had been missing cash from
his drawer for some time. On Friday af-
ternoon a trap was laid for the thief and
he was caught so neatly that no doubt re-
mained as to his guilt. Mr. Brinton’s son
had secreted himself behind some shoe
boxes, directly opposite the drawer. The
back door in the store had been left open
and it was only a short time until the
youthful thief entered, he had a dollar
note in his hand when he was captured.
He confessed to having taken $22 in all.
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A STRONG CORPS OF TEACHERS HAS
BEEN ENGAGED FOR THE BELLEFONTE
ACADEMY.—The Bellefonte Academy will
open its Fall session on Wednesday, Sept.
7th, under most favorable auspices. The
recent improvements in all departments
bespeak a delightful year.
The faculty is the strongest engaged in
many: years and is as follows :
Rev. J. P. Hughes, principal of Natural
Science, Mathematics and Bookkeeping.
James R. Hughes, associate principal,
teacher of Ancient and Modern Languages.
Miss Julia LL. Reed, lady principal,
teacher of History, Literature and English.
Miss Helen E. Overton, principal of Pri-
mary and Intermediate departments.
Miss Mary G. Meek, assistant in Primary
and Intermediate departments.
James R. Wright, assistant in Mathe-
matics.
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