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This opportunity is offered until the 1st day of February, 1899. Off on This Question. On some questions Gen. Jo WHEELER'S head is pretty level, on others it appears to be away off. Recently in a speech at Chattanooga, in favor of expansion, he said that ‘‘as Americans we are able to extend civilization to any people on the face of the earth.” Evidently Gen. JoE forgets where he lives or the efforts that have been made, and the failures that have been met with in the civilizing business, very near his own home. For almost a half a century, or ever since the war closed, General WHEELER and others have worked ear- nestly to ‘‘civilize’’ the darkies of the South sufficiently to make good citizens and intelligent voters of them. He knows how far he has gotten and how little has been accomplished in all that time. In fact he knows that with all the benefit of schools, of churches, of missionaries, of politicians and of associations, the darkies of the South are little, if any, better quali- fied for citizenship now than they were the day the emancipation proclamation was issued. And the darkies of that section are a very different class—a vastly higher grade of human beings—than the naked, nut-eating, idol-worshipping denizens of the Philippines. For a hundred years the American people have heen trying to civil- ize the Indians of this country and the few that have escaped our civilizing process, and still live, bear witness of the dismal failure we have made of our work on them. With these facts staring us in the face, it will not be wondered that the opponents of the expansion policy ask in all earnest- ness what new civilizing process the advo- cates of this doctrice propose to apply, to the half savage tribes of the Philippines, that will fit them for self government and an appreciation of the higher and better conditions that surround us ? ——The first swipe the treasury will get fter the $20,000,000 go for the Philippines, & a $50,000,000 estimate for battleships and armored cruisers to watch that some one don’t get away with our new posses- gions. As an example of unadulterated iftiocy, the individual who bought the ele- phant without a thought of what he was going to do with it, will not be in it with an administration that pays $20,000,000 for a lot of cannibals and half civilized In- dians, and expends $100,000,000 a year to keep them from cutting each others throats. ry ——————— ——Others may, but we hesitate to be- lieve, that the high winds of the past week can be accounted for by the fact that For- AKER has been rehearsing his speeches, preparatory to supporting the President’s imperial policy. —— Its beginning to look as if the post- office here is to be a permanent gift to the Democracy. Under the circumstances our earnest and early thanks are due to the har- mony existing between our friends, the enemy. ——Who says imperialism has done nothing for us? Hereafter yhen we want a missionary eaten we can have it done by our own people. Silence, oh! ye carpers and complainers! Among the other acquisitions that expansion has brought us is the Suln Isl- and counoisseurs is missionary potpie and Christian shin-bone soup. Surely few dreamed that such glories awaited us! If Emperor WILLIAM could only find somebody easy enough to lick, there would be no question about another war in Europe. Some people are great on a fight when there is no danger of getting hurt. What We Got With Our New Possessions, Cannibalism in the 8ulus.—Treacherous Natives Feasted on Queensland Sailors and Drank Their Rum. Loxvoy, Nov. 26.—A ghastly story of cannibal- ism in the German group of the Sulu Islands, comes from Brisbane, Queensland. It appears that a Queensland trading cutter, the Sca Ghost, with three white traders aud a crew of seven na- tives, was boarded by the treacherous natives of the Island of Baku, who murdered two of the whites and six of the blacks. Their bodies, it is asserted, were then’ dressed for a cannibal feast. Meanwhile the natives found a keg of rum and soon they were all help- lessly drunk. Before they recovered from their stupor the surviving white men and the native seaman managed to loose the ropes with which they were bound and escaped in a small boat, from which they were picked up by a British | ship. The above we get from the Philadelphia Press of the 26th ult. It serves to show the character and kind of people who inhabit some of the islands for which we are paying $20,000,000, and will expend $100,000,000 more annually, to govern and civilize. It may not be much to boast that we have citizens, subjects, wards, or whatever you may call them, who are cannibals, but such appears to be the case,and if its a condition of affairs that makes any one feel proud, he should return his thanks to the expansion- ists who brought it about. After the War. Diary of the Santiago Campaign From a Spanish Standpoint. WASHINGTON, November 29.—The bu- reau of naval intelligence to-day issued another of its war series, this time the ‘‘Battle and Capitulation of Santiago de Cuba,” by Lieutenant Joseph Muller y Tejeiro, the second in command of the na- val forces of the province of Santiago de Cuba. A diary of the blockade is given, telling what occurred in the way of bombardments and losses to the Spaniards by the Ameri- can guns. The movements of the Ameri- can fleet was a puzzle to the Spaniards, as they did not know why they remained on watch all day and disappeared at night. But is supposed that the Americans were afraid of the destroyers. The arrival of the army created consider- able consternation in Santiago and con- siderable speculation as to where the army would land. He speaks of the destructive work of the Vesuvius whenever the hombs fell upon any point where there were works or guns. Speaking of the battles of El Caney and San Juan, he says the Ameri- cans, it must be acknowledged, fought with truly admirable courage and spirit. The casualties of the Spanish side are said to be sixty officers and 533 men. He claimed that only 520 men defended EI Caney for ten hours and that 250 defended San Juan for four hours. He speaks of the lively bombardment by sea and land on the 2nd of July and the sortie of the Spanish fleet on July 3rd. He speaks of the action of the Spanish admiral as one of the great- est acts of valor. For some time the Span- iards did not know whether the ships had succeeded in making their escape, but hav- ing been informed they had, there was great rejoicing. It was 6 o’clock that the pilot came in and informed them that the Teresa, Oquendo and the destroyers had been lost. The lieutenant gives considera- ble space to the naval battle, most of which is taken from persons who were saved from the Spanish ships. The coolness and cour- age of Admiral Cervera is noted. In discussing the disaster he says that the loss of the fleet had been foretold by all its commanders, but the public opinion in the island of Cuba required the presence of the fleet in Cuban waters. The ships had not been cleaned, were short of coal and not in good condition to fight. The fleet received definite orders from the cap- tain general of Cuba to leave Santiago in spite of Admiral Cervera’s remonstrances, The total losses in all the attacks on Santi- ago are given as follows : Officers killed, 16; men killed, 107; of- ficers wounded, 59; men wounded, 556; prisoners and missing, 7 officers and 116 men. Departure of Blanco. It was not Accompanied by the Pomp and Cere- mony Marking Similar Events. HAVANA, Nov. 30.—The departure of Marshal Blanco was not accompanied by the pomp and ceremony marking similar events in previous years. On returning from paying a farewell visit to his life long friend, Count Cambille, at 11 o’clock last night, the former captain general found as: sembled at the palace Generals Castellan- oes, Parrado, Ruiz, Ruberter and Marolo, the civil governor and other military and civil officials. After a long conference with his succes- sur General Castellano, Marshal Blanco left the palace, accompanied by the gen- erals mentioned, and drove to the Caballer- ia wharf, where he was met by admiral Monterola, the Spanish naval commander here, who placed the admiralty launch, Esperanza, at his disposal. The admiral accompanied the marshall on hoard the Villaverde. An affectionate farewell took place on the wharf between ! Marshall Blanco and a number of his old friends, and he warmly embraced General Ruberter, his old companion in arms and trusted friend. Only personal friends and a few officers accompanied General Blanco, none of the crowds usual on such occasions ‘waiting to see him for the last time. A body of troops, however, to do military honors to the former captain general was present. As soon as Marshall Blanco arrived on board the Villaverde the vessel weighed anchor. Sailing with Marshal Blanco on the Vil- laverde are Generals Bernal and Tejeda, Colonels Cavallos, Pagiiery, Tusser and Domenicio and several other officers of lesser rank who belong to his personal staff. | | | The State Swept by an Early Blizzard. | The Frost King Reigns Throughout Pennsylvania.— Snow Everywhere and High Winds Blockade Traf- fic—Belletonte Gets a Taste of It. \ As if resentful of an editorial that ap- peared in last Friday's issue of the WATCH- MAN, in which it was stated that the past few years have evidenced a decided change in the seasons, Mother Nature promptl went to work to show that she could clothe herself in white just as readily now as she did ten years ago. All that is needed is a provocation. Saturday morning’s dawn found several inches of snow in all parts of Centre county and the flakes flying as mer- rily as if it was the dead of winter. The temperature had fallen to 10° below freez- ing and there was every evidence of genu- inely cold weather. ; It was a storm from the West that had swept down on us in the night leaving its icy impress everywhere and continuing its course eastward, where it was far more fur- ious than among our mountain protected valleys. : It reached Philadelphia about 11 o’clock Saturday morning and snowed and blowed until nine inches of snow had fallen and the roads that were net drifted shut were fine for sleighing. As unexpected as it was violent, the storm wrought great havoc not only there but throughout the entire State. These figures are unprecedented in the November records of the local weather bureau, and the officials there say that the storm in general was the worst since the memorable blizzard of 1888. With the snow the mercury steadily dropped until well below the freezing point. Philadel- phia traffic of every kind, as well as wire communication, was crippled. The subur- ban lines were brought to a complete stand- still, with the roads piled high with drift- ed snow. The Pennsylvania, Reading and Lehigh valley and Baltimore and Ohio rail- roads suffered chiefly on their New York divisions. The main line of the Pennsylvania rail- road was greatly delayed. EAsTON, Pa., November 27.—The storm in this immediate section was of unprece- dented violence. Between fourteen and fifteen inches of snow fell, and the town was practically snowbound throughout last night and to-day. To-night the wind is blowing a gale and the snow is drifting in huge banks. By 6 o'clock to-night the temperature had fallen to sixteen degrees above zero, and there is no indication of a moderation. SCRANTON, Pa.. November 27.—The Lackawanna valley and the whole of the Pocono mountain region is getting a good taste of winter weather. An inch of snow which fell on Thanksgiving Day was cov- ered during Saturday by a half inch more, and the whole has been preserved by a low temperature, which steadily decreased dur- ing the last twelve hours, until at 8 o’clock to-night it was twenty-eight degrees, the lowest of this season. WILKESBARRE, Pa., November 27.—The snowstorm of Saturday and Saturday night was followed by. cold weather in the Wy- oming valley to-day. At Harvey’s Lake, this morning, the thermometer registered 17 degrees above zero. Snow fell to the depth of about four inches and in some places drifted badly. It was most too cold for sleighing, yet there was quite a few who faced the elements in order to indulge in this pleasure. HARRISBURG, Pa., November 27.—The snow storm did not interfere with the traf- fic on the railroads centering in this city. The trains from New York and Chambets- burg were delayed a short time, butall the other incoming trains have been on time the past forty-eight hours. The thermome- ter in this city is below freezing point and reports from the country indicate slight suffering among the stock. The river is open and it will have to become much colder before it closes up. The storm did not interfere with traflic on the city trolley lines, and altogether it did no damage and caused little or no hardships. ’ CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., November 27.— The snow storm of yesterday has made many country roads nearly impassable. Near Upper Strasburg farmers who had come here on business were compelled to dig passage ways through diifts for teams. About five inches of snow fell. The mer- cury has hovered about the freezing point all day, and the thermometer Jegistered twenty above zero at 9 o’clock to-night. YORK, Pa., November 27.—The snow storm struck York Saturday morning and continued until night. The fall was not over three inches, but afforded some sleigh- ing to enthusiasts. But little damage was done in the way of hindering travel. To- day was decidedly the coldest day of the season. PITTSBURG, November 27.—Clear and cold weather prevails in Pittsburg and vi- cinity. The snow which fell during Sat- urday has been cleared away, and, with the exception of ice in spots, the principal streets are clean. On the side streets of the city and in the country some good sleighing has resulted from the Saturday snow, which has frozen hard. Traffic has not been delayed to any material extent, There has been no damage. Er————————— All Lives Lost. The Steamer Portland Goes Down in the Blizzard. BosToN, Nov. 29.—The steamer Portland was wrecked in the blizzard Sunday off Highland Light. The entire crew and all the passengers perished. Thirty-four bodies have been recovered. About 120 Persons Lost. PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Nov. 30.—The exact number of persons who were carried away from Boston by the Portland will probably never be known, as two lists of passengers were retained onshore when the vessel left last Saturday. Many estimates of the number on board have been made, but the estimates have seldom agreed. C. F. Williams, Boston, agent of the Portland steamship company, places the total num- ber of persons on the steamer at 100, or possible 105. This estimate, however, is generally regarded as rather small. If has been stated that the number was as high as 155, but Mr. Williams denies that so many sailed on the Portland. It is probable that 120, including passengers and crew, is near the correct number. Nearly every captain and mariner on the cape, on being asked an opinion, states that everyone on board was lost. One feature of the disaster is the absence of a lifeboat or life raft among the varied mass of wreckage of the Portland, which has been washed ashore during the last three days along the heech from High Head station to Chatham. Up to a late hour to- day no one had reported finding any of the Portland’s boats. Demand of Agwuinaldo. MADRID, Nov. 30.—The government has received an important dispatch from the Philippine islands in which it is stated that Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, demands $1,500,000 for the release of the imprisoned friars. Spain Has Accepted. Has Agreed to the Offer of $20,000,000 by Uncle Sam. The Beginning of the End—Will Relinquish Cuba, Cede Porto Rico, Guam and Philippines.— Made Many Propositions—Peace Conditions on Wednesday. PARIs, November 28.—Spain has accept- ed the United States offer of $20,000,000, and at a joint session of the peace commis. sions this afternoon, consented without condition to relinquish Cuba and to cede Porto Rico, Guam and the Philippine is- lands. The document presenting this ac- ceptance contained only 300 words. It opened with a reference to the final terms of the United States and said that the Span- ish commissioners; after having taken cog- nizance of the terms proposed by the Americans, replied that their government had tried to give as equitable an answer as possible, but that they were not prepared to commit their government to the aceept- ance of the principles embodied in the American argument. Spain rejects these principles, the note continues, ‘‘as she al- ways has rejected them.’ Basing her attitude upon the justice of her cause, the note then says she still ad- heres to those principles *‘which she has heretofore invariably formulated.” How- ever, the note adds, in her desire for peace she has goneso far as to propose certain compromises, which the Americans have al- ways rejected. She has also attempted, it is further asserted, to have submitted to arbitration some of the material points upon which the two governments differed. These proposals for arbitration, it is added, the Americans have equally rejected. The reading and the translation of the document occupied less than five minutes. At the conclusion of the translations the commissioners empowered Senor Ojeda, secretary of the Spanish commission, and Secretary Moore, of the American commis- sion, to draw up articles which are to em- body the relinquishment of Cuba by Spain and the cession of Porto Rico and the Phil- ippines. These articles, which may be considered as constituting the conditions of peace, will be ready for submission on Wednesday. Senor Montero Rios, the President of the Spanish commission, has usually preceded the presentation of a Spanish communica- tion in writing by verbally summarizing it, but to-day Senor Rios was silent and un- usually grave. His face was deeper lined and he clearly showed the mental strain under which he was laboring as he ap- proached the final relinquishment of Spain's colonial possessions. Without a word Senor Montero Rios pro- duced two typewritten sheets and passed them to the interpreter of the United States commission, Mr. Ferguson, who read them substantially as cabled, ‘the outline of the Spanish document being furnished later to a correspondent of the Associated Press by Senor Ojeda. PREPARING FOR PEACE. WASHINGTON, November 28.—The war department, in view of the assurances that a peace treaty will be signed, is arranging to muster out more troops. It is probable that from 30,000 to 40,000 volunteers will be mustered out as soon as selections of regiments can be made. There has been quite a demand for the return of volunteers from Manila, but no troops will be brought from the Philippines unless they are re- placed by others. Many of the volunteer regiments in Manila have asked, through the Governors and Congressmen of their States, to be returned to the United States, but the war department has not been able to make any definite promises pending the peace negotiations. With the acceptance of the American terms by the Spanish com- missioners any further possibility of renew- al of hostilities with Spain is at an end and the only necessity now for troops is to gar- rison the islands and preserve the peace of our new possessions. It is probable that the 30,000 or 40,000 men mustered out will include a large number organized for serv- ice in Cuba and the force at Manila will be reduced whenever General Otis reports affairs in a quiet state in the Philippines. Articles of the Peace Treaty. Parts, Nov. 30.—There were thirteen articles in the treaty laid before the two peace commissions to-day, covering the fol- lowing subjects : First—The relinquishment of sover- eignty over and and claim of title to Cuba. Second —The cession of Porto Rico and other Spanish possessions in the West In- dies, together with Guam, in the Ladrones, Third—The cession of the Philippines. Fourth—The terms of the evacuation of the Philippines. Fifth—The pledges of the United States to preserve order in the Philippines pend- ing the ratification of the treaty. Sixth—The release of military prisoners mutually. Seventh—The cession by Spain of the Island of Kusaie, or Strong island, in the Carolines. Eighth—The mutual relinquishment of indemnity claims. Ninth—The religious freedom of the Caro- lines, assuring the rights of American mis- sionaries there. Tenth—Cable landing rights at points within the Spanish jurisdiction. Eleventh—The release of Spain of politic- al prisoners for offenses in Cuba and the Philippines. Twelfth—The pledge of the United States to inaugurate in the Philippines an ‘‘open door” policy and to guarantee the same to Spain for at least twelve years. Thirteenth—A revival of the treaties broken by the war. The first three articles were mutually agreed upon to-day, as was also the article embodying the term of the evacuation of the Philippines, which will be practically the same as in the evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico. The mutual release of mili- tary prisoners was agreed upon, Spain lib- erating the rebel prisoners and the United States liberating the Manila garrison and -the Spaniards held by Aguinaldo. The political prisoners to be released by Spain are such as are now in exile at Ceuta, in Morocco, or at other Spanish penal set- tlements. Daily sessions will be held hereafter and it is now believed that the work may be possibly concluded this week, although so early a termination is not probable. The foregoing list of subjects under con- sideration does not show the precise order in which the articles were laid before the Spanish commissioners to-day and, in fact, only eight of the thirteen were discussed. Four points arose regarding which the Spaniards desire to consult Madrid, and two upon which the Americans will consult Washington. After the session and departure of the Spanish commissioners, the Americans re- mained in the conference chamber an hour in executive session. An adjournment was taken o'clock to-morrow. until 3 —~—Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. True Bills Returned. CoLumBus, S. C. Nov. 30.—In the United States district court to-day, upon indictments handed out by District Attor: ney Lathrop, the grand jury returned true bills against nine well known citizens, of McCormick, S. C., upon the charge of con- spiracy, the offense’ being the driving away from that town at the time of the recent Phenix trouble of J. W. Tolbert, the husband and assistant of the postmis- tress. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. — ‘Next Door’’ next Thursday night at Garman’s. te —— Willis Witherite, of Mingoville, has killed four wild turkeys this season. eter —— Wallace Bierly has bought the home of Charles Smull, at Kreamersville, and moved to that place. ——— ete —1It is rumored that John C. Wagner has rented the roller process flouring mill at Central City, Milesburg. Naa ——Amos H. Rice, of Spring township, is the latest pensioner enrolled here. He is down for $6 a month. ——Fred Blair is walking about the streets again looking much thinner after his recent severe attack of typhoid fever. eee —The attraction at Garman’s, Thurs- day night, December 8th, will be Royer Bros. ‘“Next Door,”’ an acrobatic comedy. eee —Mrs. F. C. Richards, who has heen seriously ill and confined to bed for two months with rheumatism, is slowly im- proving. : ieee —-Since last Friday was a stormy, blustery day those who believe in signs will look for bad weather during this month. ati ——David Robb bas killed three bears between Hays and Panther runs, up along Beech Creek, within the past two or three weeks. t While playing at school one day last week Daniel C. Grove’s little son Hiram bad his arm broken. Dr.: Fisher, of Zion, reduced the fracture. ——J. Emory McGowah has purchased the. city hotel, in Tyrone, from Charles Woodin, for $15,000. Mr. Woodin re- tained the livery stable. : ——John Benson, a disconsolate Swede, undertook to commit suicide by cutting his throat last Tuesday night. He did the rash act in front of Bloom’s restaurant in Curwensville, but did not cut deep enough to sever the jugular vein. He was taken to the Philipsburg hospital and is expected to recover. ——e A Andy Tims, who at one time drove the stage coach from State College to Pine Grove Mills and knéw moré about the P. L. and R. than would fill several volumes, has established himself at Coal Run, Clear- field county, where he is engaged at his old job of tinkering jewelry, clocks, sewing machines, ete. ——The Beaver Meadow golf club of Concord, N. H., had a hurdy-gurdy dance last Wednesday night and the New Eng- land papers are commenting on the won- derful originality of the idea. It was the first one they had ever heard of. Good- ness, Bellefonte young folks have been having hurdy-gurdy dances for four years. ——Mrs. Anna Maria Duck, relict of Henry Duck died, last Thursday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Benj. Limbert, five miles west of Madison- burg. Deceased had been ill for several months with cancer and was 86 years old when she died. Funeral services were held on Sunday morning at Heckman’s church. ee ‘NEXT DoOR” COMING.—Of the attrac- tion that is booked for Garman’s next Thursday night the Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin had the following to say: The Royer Brothers in ‘‘Next Door” drew a big audience at the Lycoming opera house last night, and all present felt amply repaid for attending. The acrobatic features pre- dominated and were of the highest order. Sherman, the contortionist, was the finest artist in his line that has ever appeared in His city. Some of his features were beyond elief. It will be remembered that the Royer Bros. were the acrobats who appeared here last season in Byrne's ‘‘Eight Bells.” shes ——-The linemen of the central Commer- cial telephone company who are working from the Mill Hall end of the line have reached Salona. E. W. Conser, of Logan- ton, one of the men employed on the line, Tuesday, while engaged in holding a drill for a man who was sledging it, was struck on the head by the hammer part flying off the handle. Mr. Conser was knocked senseless. An ugly bruise was inflicted. A physician was summoned who restored the injured man to consciousness. It will require several days before he will be able to work. ——Michael Hart, alias ‘‘Piggy’’ Hart, who is charged with having helped kill Victor Corretti, an Italian stone contractor, at DuBois, April 25th, 1896, returned to Clearfield last Monday morning and deliv- ered himself to sheriff Gingery. He re- turned home, voluntarily, last Sunday night week, remained in hiding at his fa- ther’s house until last Sunday night and then, accompanied by his father, walked to Clearfield and surrendered himself. Joe Carey, Hart’s accomplice in the crime, was tried and is .now serving his sentence of five years and six months in the peniten- tiary. Hart has been a wanderer all these years, and finally grew so tired of it that he preferred to return, serve his sentence and get his liberty. —A pheasant caused no little excite- ment among the children in the Philips- burg public schools, on Tuesday, by flying through the window into one of the rooms. > — ——A Mill Hall hunting party, headed by Gen’l. Koble, returned from a two week’s camp in the Alleghenies, on Satur- day, with a spike buck, twenty-one rab- bits, seven pheasants and a red fox. > ——The large saw mill, three miles east of Loganton, owned by B. N. Swenck, was burned to the ground on Friday night. Nearly all the lumber in the yards was burned also. ee i es ——At the Presbyterian chapel to-day or night you can get delicious home made candies, hot chocolate with whipped cream and all sorts of fancy articles suitable for Christmas presents. —_—— eee It is estimated now that about thir- ty-five of the former members of Co. B will re-enlist in the reorganization of the com- pany which Cap’t Taylor has been author- ized to make. HE ~——Thomas Benner, of Atlantic City, N. J., formerly a resident of this place, isin the Jefferson hospital in Philadel phia re- covering from an operation for the removal of a tumor from his neck. The operation was performed on Wednesday. ah —Ed Irvin, of Tyrone, was in town between trains on Tuesday comparing notes with his hrother Lew about the running of their hardware stores in the two places. There was a family reunion of the Irvin boys and their families at the parental homestead, at Julian, on Thanksgiving. ——Boalsburg is moving toward the in- corporation of a public water service. Bids for digging the necessary ditches will be opened next Monday night. The officers of the company are : President, Dr. Kid- der; vice President, Peter Ishler; secretary, John Fortney; treasurer, John Wieland. abe HAZING ABOLISHED AT STATE.—A$ ro- cent meetings of the several classes of the Pennsylvania State College, the students realizing what possible harm can be done to the reputation of the college, decided to abolish hazing of all kinds in the future. The action was entirely voluntary anc ab- solutely unanimous; each student pledging himself to refrain from the practice itl the future, and to do all in his power to en- force the resolutions adopted. eget, A VISIT OF THE Bisnor.—Bishop Ethel- bert Talbot of the Central Pennsylvania diocese of the Episcopal church will be here on Sunday on a regular visitation to St. John’s parish. He will preach at State College Sunday morning and in the church here in the evening at 7:30; re- maining here until Tuesday. Monday evening Rev. and Mrs. Brown will give a reception in honor of their distinguished visitor at the rectory. : ese La BAGGED Lots oF GAME.—Last Friday W. R. Haynes and George B. Uzzle, of Clarence, the two hunters who seem to get game in some magical way, led a party of sportsmen into the mountains near Snow Shoe for a day’s sport. V. G. Lauth and Charles Beech, of Pittsburg; Wilbur Holt, of Snow Shoe; and Samuel Boal, of Gazzam, were in the party. When they returned they bad twenty-three pheasants, five rab- bits and a bear that weighed 2421bs. deel MARRIAGE LiceNses.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur- ing the past week : Clement D. Sunday and Mary E. Kuhn, both of Potter township. Simon W. Dugan, of Bellefonte, and Bertha Fye, of Linden Hall. Wm. W. Irvin and Effie B. Powley, both of Penna. Furnace. Frank W. Cole and Nora Belle Gentzel, both of Spring township. et Diep UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUM- STANCES.—Frank McMullen. an employee at Morris’ lime kilns up Buffalo-run, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. For several weeks he had been complaining of slight pains in his head, but worked right along until noon yesterday. He went home to dinner and while seated at the table was suddenly stricken with what appeared to be a paralytic stroke. He was helped from the table and then suffered a hemorrhage of the stomach, dying soon after, before a physician could be called. He was about 58 years old} and leaves a widow with six childr en. — A rmrrmn DiED AT PINE GROVE MILLS.— Mrs. Elizabeth Houseman, relict of the late Andrew Houseman, died at her home at Pine Grove Mills on Wednesday evening at 7:30 after having been in feeble health for many years as the result of a constitution worn out by more than eighty-six years of life. She lived in the old family home- stead and was tenderly cared for in her de- clining days by her daughters Caroline and Lydia. Four other children, Rev. John, Adie, William and Frank, all of Altoona, survive her. During the period of her active life Mrs. Houseman was a woman whose kin ministrations were extended unsparingly to those in need about her. She was earn- est and untiring in her devotion to the Re- formed church, having been a member for seventy-two years. She was born at Spring Mills in 1812and sixty-five years ago mar- ried the husband who preceded her to the grave several years ago. Funeral services will be held at her late home this morning, Rev. Black officiating, after which the body will be taken to Al- toona for burial. ,
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