Demon Mac,
Until February 1st, 1899.
Terms, $1.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 10,1899.
P. GRAY MEEK, - -
EpITor.
Democratic County Committee for 1899.
J. K. Jouxsroy, Chairman,
Secretaries.
Boyp A. MUSSER, 8S. D. Gerri,
Precinet. Name.
Bellefonte N W Jno. Trafford
$6 8S WP. H. Gerrity,
* W WL. H. MeQuistion, 8
Centre Hall Boro J. Dauberman,
P. O. Address.
Bellefonte
Centre Hall
MANILA, Feb. 5.—To the secretary of
the navy, Washington:
Insurgents here inaugurated general en-
gagement yesterday night, which was con-
tinued to-day. The American army and
navy are generally successful. Insurgents
have been driven back and our line ad-
¢ Abe Weber, Howard tos
le « en Milesburg | vanced. No casualities to navy.
Millheim~ “ Sam’l Weiser, Jr., Millheim | [Signed] DEWEY.
Unionville * LP Brisbin, Fleming
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens
id 2nd W Ira Howe,
£6 srd WS. M. Graham, fe
State College Boro Reuben Glenn, State College owe ) :
n, Philipsburg | chief signal officer is the first news received
8. Philipsburg * Harry Cameron,
Philipsburg”
FIRST NEWS FROM THE ARMY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—9:55 p. m.—The
following telegram, just received by the
Benner Twp. § P Jorn Mechtles, Bellefonte | rom the army at Manila:
£6 S. H. Hoy, £4 ; ;
Boggs Twp. N P Henry fission, Yamal MANILA, Feb. 5.—To General Greeley,
“ EP John Kelley, o'an ief Si —February 5.—Action
« W P Lewis Aikey, Wingate | Chief Signal Officer ary ;
Burnside Twp. au;
College 4 J. A. Williams,
Curtin £€ Wm. J. Quay,
Gregg Twp. N P Geo. Weaver,
4 E P Jas. C. Condo,
ke W P Jno. Smith,
E P Jno. J. Orndorf,
A. V. Daugherty, Moshannon ] 2
7 Lemont | quite heavy; everything favorable to our
Romola | arms,
Ferguson “E P W. H. Frye, Pine Grove Mills
Xe ‘“W P Sam Harpster, Jr., Gatesburg
Penns Cave
Penn Hall
Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P, Geo W Keister, Aaronsbur
ee Woodwar:
continues since early morning. Losses
THOMPSON.
Colonel Thompson is the chief signal of-
ficer on the staff of General Otis.
CABLEGRAM FROM OTIS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The following
Half Moon Twp. J. H. Griffin, Stormstown | cablegram from General Otis has been re-
Harris = 0. W. Stover, Boalsburg | ceived at the war department:
Howard id Geo. D. Johnston, Mt. Eagle x E, i
Huston te Henry Hale, Julian MANILA, Feb. 5.—Adjutant General,
Liberty = Charney Delong, Blanchard { Washington: —Have established our per-
arion + J. W. Orr, alker : 3 So
Miles Twp, 1. P Dan’l W. Harter, Rebersburg | anent lines well out and have driven off
«
W P Edward Miller,
Centre Mills
the insurgents. The troops have conduct-
“ M P C.J. Crouse, fishersiing ed themselves with great heroism. The
ation Twp: hos. M. Huey, Buffalo Run | ountry about Manila is peaceful and the
Potter “ S P G.L.Goodhart, Centre Hill | city perfectly quiet. List of casualities
of * N P G.H. Emerick. Centre Hall | tg.morrow. OTIS.
Rush “ N P Wm. Frank, Philipsburg ii : .
$e “ 8 P John J. Wayne, Osceola Mills A SECOND DISPATCH FROM OTIS.
Snow Shoe Twp E P Lawrence Reding Snow Shoe
ee $4 Moshannon
W P Wm. Kerns,
. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6—I2.15 a. m.—
Spring Twp. N PJ. W. Hepburn, Bellefonte | The following supplemental dispatch from
i 5 b Adnm Hazel, i Ase Mana General Otis has just been made public:
¢ ruce Garbrick, ellefonte . i. x 3
Taylor Twp. J. W, Beckwith, Hannah MANILA, Feb.—5.—Adjutant General:
Dion wy doe, u Seoren, F Joming Insurgents in large force opened attack on
alker Tw oP Ira C. Ohl, amar . i An ine: re-
« Po PD. M. Whitman, Hublersbutg | OU! outer lines at 8:45 last evening; re
% W P Wm. A. Royer, Zion | newed several times during night; at 4
Worth ¢
A. J. Johnston, Port Matilda
o’clock this morning entire line engaged;
all attacks repulsed. At daybreak ad-
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“= Troops Do-Gooad- Work» ww mm -
vanced against insurgents and have driven
them beyond the lines they formerly occu-
pied, capturing several villages and their
defense works; insurgent loss in dead and
wounded large. Our own casualities thus
far estimated at 175, very few fatal. Troops
enthusiastic and acting fearlessly. Very
splendid execution on flanks of enemy;
city held in check and absolute quiet pre-
vails; insurgents have secured a good
many Mauser rifles, a few field pieces and
quick-firing guns with ammunition during
last month. OTIS.
A THIRD MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—The following
dispatch was received at 1:15 o’clock this
morning.
MANILA, Feb. 5.—Adjutant General: —
Situation most satisfactory. Perfect quiet
prevails in city and vicinity. List of cas-
ualities being prepared and will be for-
warded soon as possible. Troops in excel-
lent health and spirits. OTIS.
Some Hard Fighting,
Insurgents Finally Lost Valuable Positions,—Our
MANILA, Feb. 5.—8:15 p. m.—The long
expected rupture between the Americans
and Filipinos has come at last. The for-
mer are now engaged in solving the Philip
pine problem with the utmost expedition
possible. The clash came at 8:45 yester-
day evening when three daring Filipinos
darted pasty the Nebraska regiment pickets
at Santa Mesa, but retired when challeng-
ed. They repeated the experiment with-
out drawing the sentries’ fire. But the
third time Corporal Greely challenged the
Filipinos and then fired, killing one of
them and wounding another. Almost im-
mediately afterward the Filipinos’ line,
from Calvocan to Santa Mesa, commenced
a fusilade, which was ineffectual. The
Nebraska, Montana and North Dakota
posts replied vigorously and held their
ground until reinforcements. arrived. The
Filipinos in the meantime concentrated at
three points—Calvocan, Gagalangin and
Santa Mesa.
At about 1 o’clock the Filipinos opened
a hot fire from all three places simultan-
eously. This was supplemented by the
fire of two siege guns at Balik-Balik and
by advancing their skirmishers at Paco and
Pandacan. The Americans responded with
a terrific fire, hut owing to the darkness
they were unable to determine its effect.
The Utah light artillery finally succeeded
in silencing the native battery. The Third
artillery also did good work on the extreme
left. The engagement lasted over an
hour. :
The United States cruiser Charleston and
the gunboat Concord, stationed off Malabon
opened fire from their secondary batteries
on the Filipinos’ position at Calvocan and
kept it up vigorously.
SECOND ENGAGEMENT.
At 2:45 there was another fusilade along
——The kind of financiering that keeps
$12,304.10 in the banks of Bellefonte, and
pays five per cent. interest on $10,177.83
the entire line and the United States sea-
going double monitor Monadnock opened
fire on the enemy off Malate. With day-
light the Americans advanced. The Cali-
fornia and Washington regiments made a
of borrowed money, is the kind that the splendid charge and drove the Filipinos
present board of county commissioners be-
It is possible that this may be
necessary, according to the views of those
in charge of these matters, but it is far
from the kind of business methods an or-
dinarily intelligent’ business man would
Most people, if they had $12,000in
cash and $10,000 of interest bearing in-
debtedness, would save $500 of interest by
lieve in.
adopt.
from the villages of Paco and Santa Mesa.
The Nebraska regiment also distinguished
itself, capturing several prisoners and one
Howitzer and a very strong position at the
reservoir which is connected with the
water works. The Kansas and Dakota
regiments compelled the enemy’s right
flank to retire to Calvocan. There was in-
fermions firing at various points all day
ong.
The losses of the Filipinos cannot be es-
paying off the indebtedness, particularly so ‘timated at present, but they are known to
when there was no pressing
having money on hand.
Cold Comfort for the Iron City Mutual
Victims.
From the Lansford Record.
It may be of interest to members of hene-
ficial societies to know that the courts have
need for
be considerable.
The American losses are estimated at
| twenty men killed and 125 wounded.
The Ygorates, armed with bows and ar-
rows, made a very determined stand in the
| face of a hot artillery fire and left many
men dead on the field. .
Several attempts were made in this city
yesterday evening to assassinate American
officers.
decided that the societies are liable to pay aly
funeral benefits as long as a member is car-
ried on the membership rolls even if he
Also,
that the members of a defunct society are
individually liable forall obligations incur-
red before the society dishanded. Belong-
ing to lodge confers great benefits, but also
has been declared out of benefits.
involves some obligations.
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How We Fought.
MANILA, Feb. 6—7:15 p. m.—Owing to
the area embraced in the scene of Sunday’s
engagement, a semi-circle of fully seven-
teen miles, details regarding individual
fighting have been extremely difficult to
obtain. So far as can be gathered the
brush commenced at 8:45 on Saturday
evening by the firing of a Nebraska sentry
at Sauta Mesa upon Filipinos who were de-
liberately crossing the line, after repeated
warnings, with the evident purpose of
drawing our fire.
UNITED STATES HAS ANOTHER
WAR ON ITS HANDS.
Filipinos the Aggressors—Two Engagements Fought Within Twenty-four Hours.
Naval Vessels Join in the Fight—First Attack Made on Saturday Night
and the Second Sunday Morning at an Early Hour—The In-
surgents Fought Viciously—Our Loss Estimated at 40
Killed, 125 Wounded—The Insurgents Loss
> in the Thousands. 3 ‘
. The first shot from the American sentry
was evidently accepted as ‘a pre-arranged
signal, for it was followed almost imme-
diately by a terrific fusilade along the en-
tire Filipino line on the north side of the
Pasig river. tired
The American outposts returned the fire,
with such vigor that the Filipinos were
checked until the arrival of reinforce-
ments. ; : $y
All the troops in the vicinity were hur-’
ried out and the Filipinos ‘ceased firing for
half an hour, while their own reinforee-
ments came up. :
the American firing line consisting of the,
Third artillery, the Kansas and Montana
regiments, the Minnesota régiment, the
Pennsylvanians, the Nebraskans, the Utah
battery, the Idahos, the ‘Washingtons, the
Californians, the Fourth -cavalry, North
Dakota volunteers, the South Dakotas,
Colorado, Sixth artillery and Fourteenth
infantry.
The Filipinos concentrated their forces at
three points—Calacan, Santa Mesa and Gal-
ingatan-——and maintained an intermittent
fusilade for some hours. : *
They brought artillery into action at
Galingatan at 10:30 o’clock, but only one
gun annoyed the Americans to any ap:
preciable extent, a howitzer on the road
beyond Santa Mesa. The Third artillery
silenced the Galingatan battery by firing
two guns simultaneously, which was fol-
lowed immediately by volleys from the in-
fantry.
At about midnight there was a lull in
the firing, lasting until 3:45 a. m., when
the: whole Filipino line re-opened fire.
The Americans poured a terrific fire into
the darkness for twenty minutes and then
there was another lull until daybreak,
when the Americans advanced.
During the night, in response to Rear
Admiral Dewey’s signals flashed across
from Cavite, the United States cruiser
Charleston and the gunboat Concord, sta-
tioned at Malabon, poured a deadly fire
from their secondary battery into the Fili-
pino trenches at Calacan. ,
After daylight the United States double
turret sea-going monitor Monadnock open-
ed fire off Malate and kept shelling the
Filipinos’ left flank, while the other ves-
sels shelled ‘the enemy’s right flank for sev-
eral hours.
At 10 o’clock the Americans had appar-
ently completely routed the enemy and
| had taken the villages of Palawpong, Santa
Mesa, Paco, Santa Ana, San Pedro, Ma-
corte, Pandacon and Pasai, iad destroyed,
hundreds of native huts and had secured
possession of the water main and reservoir,
a distance of six miles.. ° be
The Tenneseeans joined the firing line |
at 10 o’clock on Sunday morning “and as-
sisted in capturing Santa Mesa. “th
One of the most notable events: of Sun-
day’s work was driving the Filipinos. out;
of their stronghold at Paco by the, TESerye,;
a few companies of Californians command-
ed by Colonel’Diboce. The main road to the
«village was lined by native huts full .of Fili-\
| pino sharpshoooters. After they had beens
firing upon General King and his staff,
i killing a driver, and firing on an ambulance
of the Red Cross society. Colonel Duboce
ordered the huts to be cleared and burned.
The Filipinos concentrated in Paco church{
and convent, where they made a détermin-
ed stand in the upper stories.
of Californians stationed .on a neighboring
bridge maintained a hot fire on the Fili-,
pinos hut were unable to dislodge them.
In the face of a terrific fusilade Colonel.
Duboce and a few volunteers dashed into’
the church, scattered coal oil inside of it,”
set fire to the oil and retired. ; }
In the meantime Captain Dyer’s battery’
of the Sixth artillery hombarded the church
dropping a dozen shells into the tower and,
roof. Company L and part of company G,,
of the Californians, charged into the church
but were unable to ascend the single flight
of steps leading to the story above. ;
After the incendiaries had retired, a’
company of the Idahos and the Washington
guards were stationed, but silently marched
out of the city to places given them.
stores were closed almost instantly. For-
eign flags were to be seen flying from’
many widows and a number of white rags’
were hung out from Filipino huts and
houses. !
On Sunday immense crowds of people
visited the water front and gathered in the,
highest towers to watch thie bombardment. |
There were no steamers or carriages to be
seen and thre streets were almost deserted.’
The Minnesota troops, acting as police,’
searched every native and arrested many of
them with the result that while there were
several attempts to assassinate American;
Sunday. Absolute order was maintained.
The United States flagship Olympia
steamed across the bay on Sunday and took
a position near the German cruiser Irene’
and the British cruiser Narcissus, off the
Mole. She is still ‘there. : !
The Americans are determined not to
give the Filipinos a chance to recuperate.
The official list of dead and wounded has
not yet been submitted for publication and
it is impossible, owing to the fact that the
regiments are scattered, to obtain a reliable
list except from headquarters. i f
Two Filipino commissioners from Iloilo
and four rebel officers were arrested ‘here
this morning on hoard the steamer Aranus.
Many suspects have been arrested "in. var-
ious parts of the city. amit ;
The Fight is On.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—There was little
abatement of interest in the stirring events
at Manila exhibited to-day at the war de-
partment. The first feeling of anxiety for
the safety of the American forces has given
friends and acquaintances of soldiers sup-
posed to be injured, and there was dis-
played instead the greatest interest in the
extent of the losses inflicted upon the in-
surgents by the American soldiers and
sailors. f a Ther!
Officers at the war department who
know Otis well ‘declared ‘when the an-
nouncement came of the killing, capture
or wounding of 4,000 men, that he un-
doubtedly had underestimated the damage
inflicted by him, as was his won't, instead
of magnifying it in the Spanish fashion.
MUST LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS.
At to-day’s cabinet meeting the conclu-
sion was reached that before permanent
peace or security to life and property could
be secured Aguinaldo’s forces must be
made to lay down their arms, and it is ex-
At 10 o’clock the fighting was resumed, :
‘cellent spirits.
A: platoon.
The |
officers on Saturday, there was none on,
away entirely save in the case of personal |
pected that. General. Otis in co-operation
with Admiral Dewey, will push forward at
once and give the insurgents. no chance to
recover from the defeat of last Sunday.
So far as can. be learned no positive in-
structions have yet been cabled to our com-
manders at Manila, but it is the expecta-
tion of members of the administration.
presumably based on cable advices from
Manila, that this course will be pursued,
Iloilo is to be occupied ‘at once by ‘the
American naval forces and it is expected
that General Otis will move immediately
on Malolos, the insurgent capital, and cap-
ture or disperse the so-called Filipino gov-
ernment. The more closely the insurgents
are pressed and the more rigorous and de-
termined the campaign, it is said, the
sooner may we expect peace.
General Miller now has with him the
.Eighteentli infantry and a batallion of ar-’
tillery, and it is likely that he will he
strongly reinforced before the attempt is
made to take Iloilo.
A TELEGRAM FROM OTIS.
Early in the day the war department re-
ceived the following dispatch from General
Otis:
Washington: The insurgent army concen-
trated around Manila from Luzon province,
numbering over 20,000 and possessing sev-
eral quick firing and Krupp field guns.
Good portion of enemy armed with Mau-
sers, latest pattern. Two Krupp and a
great many rifles captured. Insurgents
fired great quantity .of ammunition. Quite
a number of Spanish soldiers in insurgent
service who served artillery. Insurgents,
constructed strong intrenchments near our
lines, mostly in bamboo thickets. These
our men charged, killing or capturing
many of the enemy. Our casualties prob-
ably aggregate 250. Full reports to-day.
Casualties of. the insurgents. very heavy.
Have buried some 500 of their dead and
held 500 prisoners. The loss, killed,
wounded and prisoners, probably 4,000.
Took water works pumping station yester-
day six miles out. Considerable skirmish
with enemy, who made no stand. ‘Pumps
damaged. Will be working in a week.
Have number of condensers set up in city,
which furnish good water. Troops in ex-
Quiet prevails.
OTIS.
City is Full of Desperadoes—Soldiers Am-
bushed and One Killed.
MANILA, Feb. 7—8 p. m.—There are
many indications that the city is full of
desperadoes who had intended to co-oper-
ate with Aguinaldo. ‘The police are con-
tinually capturing men and women with
weapons concealed in’ their clothing. The
vigilance of the authorities in this respect
is highly reassuring. Last Saturday,
about midnight, two Englishmen accident-
ally encountered a gang of armed natives in
a dark side street.
discovery, imprisoned them until morning
and threatened to kill them unless they
maintained silence.
Many native clerks, employed by mer-
chantile houses, are missing. = As it is im-
possible that they should have passed the
lines the inference is that they are in hid-
hing in the city.
i Several. attempts were made to assassi-
nate Americans on the streets, hut the dan-
gers are at a minimum. The natives are
cowed and the precautions taken, especial-
Iy'against incendiarism, are admirable.
' The rebels, who have been swept in every
«direction like pheasants in a battue, die by’
the hundreds inthe trenches—for the most:
part passively, . exeept the Ygorotes, - whe
charge despératiely and’ uselessly. a
“The rebel prisoners declare that their at-
tack was unpremeditated; that ‘thé out-
posts fired and then everybody followed in
accordance with a sort of general: under-
standing. ove Ge pat Ti
MANILA, February 8.—1 A. M.—Lieu-
tenant Alford, company I, Twentieth Kan-
sas infantry, and a private of that company,
were killed and six other members of the
reginient were wounded near Calocan last
evening “while reconoitering. “The party
was in a jungle when it was’ attacked hy’
the enemy. :
Two companies of the Kansas regiment
were sent to the relief of their comrades
and drove the Filipinos into Calocan, pene-
trating to ‘the very heart of the town.
Meanwhile the gunboats shelled the sub-
urbs. i : :
General Otis finally recalled the troops,
buf the natives, misunderstanding the re-
treat, failed to take advantage .of it. - The
outskirts of the town were burned.
_ The Filipino Loss.
Over 2,000 Dead:and there Were 3,500 Wounded.
MANILA, ‘Feb. ' 6.—Careful estimates
place the Filipino losses up to date at 2,-
000 dead, 3,500 wounded and 5,000 taken
‘prisoners.
Members of Philippine Junta Tell of Lo- |
° cation of Place.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The members of
the Philippine junta who are in the ‘city
were shown the Associated Press report.
from Manila to-night and readily gave a.
description of the location of the places
where the fighting occurred. Mr. Juan.
Luna, a member of the junta, said that the
points named in the dispatch lie to the
north and east of Manila and that the in-
surgent army at that place is small. A
much larger force, he says, is encamped to
the south of the city, in the direction of
Malate.
The American outposts are the ones
formerly occupied by the Spaniards on the
outskirts of the city, while those held by
the insurgents are about a mileaway to the
north and east. The distance hetween Col-
ocan and Poco, the extreme points of the
fighting, is six miles.
northerly of the insurgent outposts. This
is the town spoken of in the Manila des-
| ‘patch as having been bombarded by the
Charleston and Concord. Dr. Luna claim-
ied that it was impossible for the American
shells to have done any damage there as
the place is protected from the bay by a
range of hills; furthermore the American
ships, he said, could not take up a position
close to the shore owing to shallow water
in that vicinity. .
" Balik-Balik, where the insurgents had
two field pieces, lies to the ‘east of Colocan
and much, nearer to.the American lines,
being close to Pandacan and Poco.
two small towns are a very short distance
from Tovdo, the American outposts, and
almost directly west of Santa Mesa. They
are on a road running eastward from Ma-
nila. Py “on
The positions which the Americans held
at the beginning of the fight, Dr. Luna
‘claims, were formerly occupied by the Fil-
ipinos. At the seige’ of Manila, he says,
the natives drove the Spaniards from these
positions and took possession of them, but
finally gave them up at the request of Gen-
eral Otis, falling back about a mile, where
they established new defenses. Some of
these were captured by the Americans yes-
terday.
The natives, fearing !
Colocan is the most |
These.
MANILA, Feb. 7.--Adjutant General, |
English
Democratic Members at. Harrisburg
Stand Like a Wall Against Corruption.
Great; Battle at the Capital.—National Committee-
man Guffey Has His Forces Splendidly in Hand.
rE ee. wc vAscepwsAm eae. 4
Harrisburg, Feb. 6.—The deadlock
still continues. So far as the senatorial
election is concerned the Democrats in
house and senate occupy the same po-_
sition that they did before, viz., holding
the key to the situation. The present’
unbroken line of the Democracy, sturdy
and firm in its allegiance to the peo-
ple, is largely due to the efforts of that-
“noblest Roman of them all,” National
Committeeman James M. Guffey, of
Pittsburg. Colonel Guffey left his great
business enterprises last. week _and
came to Harrisburg to take personal
direction of his forces. He saw'every
man in houses and senate and discussed
the situation with him ‘face to face.
The result is that the: lines of ' the
Democrats are stronger, today, than’
they have been at any time. :
Next in importance to the senatorial
situation is the position of the Mec-
Carrell bill, as it is called. This
measure prohibits district attorneys
from setting aside jurors'in criminal
.cases, and was introduced Solely ‘in ‘the
interests of Senator Quay. If the bill
passes it will prevent the district at-
torney of Philadelphia from setting
aside jurors, as’has been the case in all
speaking countries . for = 700
years.
A FRENZIED HASTE,
The most violent efforts have been
put forth to force this bill through the
legislature before ‘the :date set for
Quay’s trial, Feb. 20. The, bill was
rushed through the senate, and, much
to the regret of their friends, two
Democrats, Senators Boyd of Fayette
and Stiles of Lehigh, voted Yor its pas-
sage. There was a three hours’ fight
over the bill, in which it was ‘declared
by leading lawyers of that body to be
a bill in the interests of the criminal
classes. Senator Henry, of Philadel-
phia, stated that the name of the bill
should be changed to read, “A bill to
protect criminals.” :
On Thursday last the senate bill was
sent over to: the house and a fierce
fight ensued in the committee on judici-
ary general over it. It was finally
brought out of that committee, but
again it must be regretfully said tha:
four Democrats, Representatives Skin-
ner of Fulton, Hoy of Clarion, Chris-
man of Columbia and Duttera of Ad-
ams, voted with the machine Republi-
cans to put the bill before thé house.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
© A Democratic caucus was called’ on
Thursday to ‘consider what dction the
Democrats in the house should take on
this measure, A resolution was of-
fered by Mr. Dixon, of Elk, that no ac- |
tion be taken until the 21st’ of March,
by which time the Quay tridl wbuld be
over and the bill would be of*no benefit
to. the arch 'Revublican 'boss.! The
measure was discussed” on”'all “sides.
Some of the Democrats urged' that the
measure was a good oné and should
be passed for the benefit of “thd general
public. "This view ‘was! sit¥tained by |“
‘Representatives ~Skinnéri. of r Fultop,
,Dumbauld of Fayette, Timlin of Lack-
.awanna and others. "Onithe'other hand
Representatives. Fow of, Philadelphia,
Creasy of Columbia, Dixon of Elk and
Captain Hasson of Venango ‘tirged that
the bill ‘Was’ solely “intéende& td: assist
Senator Quay, and that nothing would:
be lost by postponing action;on it until
after the 21st of March. It was shown
that if the bill becomes a law it would
be impossible’ to convict meéfi‘engaged
in riots, train wreckings! and similar
crimes. Y : te;
It had been reported all, last week
that State Chairman Garman was in
Harrisburg in the interests of the bill.
Indeed, some Democrats went.so far as
to charge that Mr. Garman was in the
pay of Senator Quay. Mr. Garman is
for the bill. He so declared in a’state-
ment that ‘he put out last Thursday’
night. Tt is to ‘be regretted that the
head of the party should even becharg-
| ed with such a thing. Mr. Garman’s po-
sition is one of great dignity and im-
portance, ‘and-even to be charged with’
aiding the enemy is serious: enoigh in
itself. But worse than. this; on last
Thursday afternoon eight of the bright-
est men in the senate, all 6f ‘them Daem-
ocrats, every one interested in the suc-
cess of the party, put forth the follow-
ing protest: ¢ ;
SORRY FOR GARMAN,
We sincerly regret and deplore. the, |.
action of the Democratic state chair-
man, John M. Garman, in his active
work upon the floor of the senate of
Pennsylvania in behalf of the McCar-
rell bill, and further declape that his
action, in our opinion, was in direct op-
position to the best interests of the
- Democratic party. : 3
(Signed) . TL at ‘
O. R. Washburn, J. Henry Cochran, . .
D. S. Lee, A. M. Neely, z
Jacob B. Kemerer, W. Oscar Miller, |
John A. Wentz, William F. Miller.
The result of this was that .Chair-.
man Garman immediately issued, a:
counter statement, in which he stated
that he favored the bill and that it was
‘his, right to work for ‘its passage if he
saw fit. Unfortunately, Mr.. Garman did |.
not make any reply, to the brazen as. |
sertjons that he was working for Sena-_
tor Quay. Salient dating
The, stand that the 86 Democtats-i:
there were 87 until - the lamentable.
death of Harry Manning, of Cumpber- |
‘land, . last week—have made has met
with the highest approval from news-
papers cf all.shades of opinion over: the
state. It is pointed out how these men:
are standing like the old Greeks at |
Thermopoly, holding at bay the hordes
of the enemy. No one will ever know
what some of these sturdy, ‘faithful |
‘men,
standing for Democratic prin-
ciples and the honor of the whole peo-
ple, have had to contend with. Tempta-
tions of all kinds, money, offices, every-
thing that could be suggested, has been
offered them by Republican bosses for
their votes, but rejecting them all,
they will stand firm until. the end...
The end is in sight. Thus far 16 bal-
lots have been taken without any gain’
for Senator Quay. He is still 13 votes
short of a majority and he can never |
make these up. There is no longer any
‘doubt that the corrupt Republican ma-
chine, which is being fought from the
inside, and the control of: bosses as
represented by Quay, Andrews andthe |
rest of the old state gang, will be elimi-:
‘ nated.
ra we ce La
Peace Treaty !
Passed by the Senate with-a Vote to Spare: Such
Action Looked for. Nevertheless Much Interest At-
tached to Executive Session.
WASHINGTON, Febroary 6.—The treaty
of peace negotiated between the commis-
sioners of the United States and Spain at
Paris was to-day ratified by the United
States Senate, the vote being 57 ayes to 2
nays, or ene vote more than the two-thirds
majority necessary to secure senatorial con-
currence in a $reaty document. The vote
was taken in executive session, and until
the injuntion of secrecy was raised the re-
vice president had no more than announced
the figures before senators rushed out of
every door leading from the Senate cham-
| ber declaring that the treaty had been rati-
fied. Some made the mistake of stating
that there were three votes to spare. There
,was, in fact, enly one vote more than was
Necessary.
No vote has been taken in the Senate
‘since that on the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law that has been
followed with so close attention as the vote
of to-day. .
The vote in detail on the treaty was as
follows :
YEAS.
Aldrich, Gear, Penrose,
Allen; Gray, Perking,
Allison, Hanna, Pettus,
Baker, Harisbrough, Platt, (Conn. )
Barrows, Harris, Platt, (N. Y.)
Butler, Hawley, Pritchard,
Carter, . Jones, (Nev.) Quay,
Chandler,” Kennedy, Ross,
Clark, Kyle, Sewell,
Clay, Lindsay, . . Shoup,
Cullom, Lodge, Simon,
Davis, McBride, Spooner,
Deboe, ‘MecEnerly, Stewart,
Elkins, McLaurin, Sullivan,
Fairbanks, MeMillian, | Teller,
Faulkner, Mantle, Thurston,
Foraker, « Mason, Warren,
Fre, Morgan, Wellington,
Gallinger, Nelson, Wolcott—57.
: NAYS.
. Bacon, Heitfeld, Pasco,
Bate, oar, Pettigrew,
Berry, Jones, (Ark.) Rawlins,
Caffery, Mallory, Roach,
Chilton, Martin, Smith, °
Cockrell, Mills, Tillman,
Daniel, Mitchell, Turley,
Gorman, Money, Turner,
Hale, Murphy, Vest,—27.
Absent and paired—Messrs. Cannon and Wilson
(for) with{Mr. White (against,) and Messrs. Proc-
tor and Wetmore (for) with Mr, Tarpla (against. )
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| Niagara Ice Bridge and Ice Palace.
Low-rate Excursion via Pennsylvania Railroad.
To afford a better opportunity to behold
the great Niagara ice bridge and to visit
the grand ice palace, the Pennsylvania
‘railroad company has arranged for a special
personally-conducted excursion to Niagara
,Falls on Saturday, February 11th.
Train Excursion.
234 ) Leaves, Rate.
Philadelphia.................0... 8:30 a. m. $9.25
Washington................ 7:50 11.20
Baltimore (Union Station)8:50 ¢ 10:00
HagriSOUrE.....coouensserosusrier 11.40 , 8.52
‘ Proportionate rates from other points.
‘Tickets good to return on regular trains
leaving Niagara Falls until February 13th,
inclusive,
Pullman parlar cars from Philadelphia
through to Niagara Falls.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
William and Clyde Smith have pur-
chased the Eureka grocery in the Arcade.
iL TTT ee : .
"The members. ‘of. the First. United.
‘Bvaugelical church of Lock Haven have a
new church building in contemplation.
rab citrine
——Mrs. Matilda Allport died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. D. W. Holt, in
Philipsburg, Thursday night. She was
born at Centre Furnace, April 1st, 1814,
.and was a daughter of Andrew Hunter.
Nov. 29th, 1831, she was married by Rev.
James Linn to James Allport, an English-
ture home. He died in 1854, leaving his
widow with five children, two having died
in infancy. In 1869 she moved to Philips-
burg and has since made her home with
Mr. and Mis. Holt. She is survived by
one son, James Cramond, of Warrenton,
Virginia; Mrs. Mary A. Berger, of Catons-
ville, Maryland; Mrs. J. Y. Dale, of Le-
‘mont, and Mrs. D.W. Holt, of Philips-
‘burg, and her sister, Miss Catharine Hun-
ter, who lived with her. The funeral took
place at 2 p. m., Monday, from Mrs. Al!l-
port’s late residence.
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cer for Pheenix Milling. Co's *‘Finest’’
flour.
CoLLEGE AMATEURS HERE NEXT WEEK.
—The Thespians, the amateur dramatic or-
‘ganization of The Pennsylvania State Col-
‘lege will appear. in Bellefonte again next
week. Their debut here last Season in
“The Rivals’’ proved such an artistic and
‘social success that their return to. play
-““The School for Scandal’’ is being looked
; forward to with delightful anticipation.
. The cast is larger and more, experienced
his season than .it was last and the mando-
lin club, which appears with the players is
stronger. The personel is as follows:
Sir Peter Teaule,..... «weeds C. Reed, "99.
Sir Oliver Surface,.. .D.'E. Wentzel, 00.
“Sir Benjamin Backbit J. N. Sherer, 99. ’
Joseph Surface, ..........coceuiruenin A. N. Diehl, "98.
Charles Surface, ..John Neubert, '99.
‘Crabtree, ..... «A. W. Oakwood, '00.
Rowley,... cereeeennn Gu EL Guy, 00.
Careless, .. ...J. L. Haehnlen, '90.
SDIOBEE,...o.. ... iv pnrrreiensers inline John Agnew, '00.
Snake, .. ..H. C. Glenwright, "00.
Trip, . Ty
Servant, “ } G; K. Warn,’ '00.
Lady Teaazle,... .+..:G. J. Yundt, '99.
Lady Sneerwell,. - W. McCallum, '99.
Mrs. Candoun,....... John Hunsicker, 01.
saennlesennnn No WL Buckhout, 99.
a Batiee } Directors
i The patronesses for the evening will be
Mrs. G. L. Potter, Mrs. Frank Warfield,
Mrs. F. W. Crider, Mrs. P. Gray Meek,
Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes, Mrs. W. L. Malin,
Mrs. Charles Callaway, Mrs. Isaac Mitch-
cell, Mrs. J. L. Seibert, Mrs. John N. Lane,
Mrs. Henry Quigley, Mrs. W. L. Daggett,
Mrs. W. F. Reeder, Mrs. J. L. Spangler,
Mrs. Jos. Montgomery, Mrs. John M.
Dale, Mrs. M. C. Breese, Mrs. A. O. Furst,
Mrs. F. P. Blair, Mrs. R. E. Rogers, Mis.
L. A. Schaeffer.
The Thespians will play at Lock Haven,
Monday night, for the benefit of the hospi-
tal in that city.
‘sult was supposed to be private; but ‘the’
man who had adopted America as his fu-
——Eat native wheat and ask your gro- :
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