Demorralic Waldmann.
Bellefonte, Pa., April 27, 1900.
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First American Satrap.
On Saturday last the Porto Rican sat-
rapy was begun with becoming ceremonial.
On that day the new Governor of the Is-
land, charged with the unusual duty of
“governing outside of the constitution,”
steamed out of the national capital, in a
splendidly equipped and richly decorated
transport. It was an iucident of great
splendor and magnificence. A salute was
fired in real royal style, as the ship moved
out and the new dignitary felt no doubt
that he was monarch of all he surveyed.
He was, at least, enjoying a distinction
which no American citizen ever had be-
stowed on him before, and it may be
doubted if on his recent departure for
Copen Hagen the Prince of Wales received
a greater ovation.
Governor ALLEN who thus for the first
time in the history of the country left our
shores on such a mission is, possibly, an
excellent man and maybe a patriotic citi-
zen. As Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for about two years he has filled the posi-
tion with a respectable degree of ability.
But in taking upon him the duties which
will devolve on him as Governor ‘‘outside
of the constitution,’”’ he takes upon him-
self a great hazard. It may safely be said
that when CAESAR refused the crown he
was as sincere as any man could be. But
in the end he accepted it and in the history
of the world no man ever wielded the pow-
er with a more cruel heart and hand.
Governing outside the constitution is ex-
ercising power without restraint. When
ALLEN left Washington, amid the blare of
trumpets and the thunder of guns, he prob-
ably felt that he was safe against the temp-
tations that might come before him. But
he hardly knew before that even what it
was to be turned loose with a free hand to
the government of a lot of people, not
equals, or not citizens of a common coun-
try. Not men who had been schooled in
the spirit and impulses of liberty, but
‘“‘subjects’” who must render an account to
the master as if they were slaves. Ameri-
can citizens have not been taught in such
things and who will dare blame Governor
ALLEN if he fails.
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——While we have no desire to get
mixed up in the troubles, real or imagin-
ary, that occupy most of the editorial
space in our Clearfield contemporaries, the
Republican and Spirit, we are of the opin-
ion that they are making a lot of needless
fuss about whether MATT SAVAGE was
chosen as an alternate district delegate to
the National Convention or not. ’Tis true
that the caucus in the Bolton house at
Harrisburg was about as informal as any-
thing could have been and should the
question of parliamentary practice arise it
is doubtful as to whether any of its pro-
ceedings would be tenable, but it is none
the less true that MATT SAVAGE, of Clear-
field, and A. M. ENT, of Elk, were named
as alternate delegates to the National Con-
vention. While the question of precedent
in naming alternates was raised it was fi-
nally decided to put them on. Though not
put to a vote it was accepted as the wish of
the caucus, just as several other motions
were carried through. And had it come to
a vote Elk, Forest, Clarion and Centre
would have voted aye on the proposition.
The names of the alternates were written
on the return slips and approved by the
convention in open session, where the prac-
tice of selecting alternates was made all
the more apparent by the number of dis-
tricts that had named them.
The County Committee’s Meeting.
It is now quite evident that the Demo-
crats all over the county are alive to the
duty that confronts them as good citizens.
The duty to leave nothing undone in the
effort to keep Centre county from register-
ing her vote in favor of the weakest and
most vacillating character who has ever oc-
cupied the presidential chair in the United
States.
McKINLEY carried the county in 1896
by a majority of 410 votes, hut McKINLEY,
as the renominated candidate of 1900, will
not repeat his victory of four years ago.
His weakness and absolute lack of stamina
have been such as to disgust people all
over the country and were he not so pliant
a tool in the hands of those who dominate
the Republican party that organization
would promptly discard him. The people
of Centre county are awake to this ; the
Democrats, especially, and that they mean
to see to it that the blunder of 1896 is not
repeated is evinced by the enthusiastic
manuer in which they turn out to meet-
ings.
Not more than a month ago one of the
largest conventions ever held assembled
here, when there was nothing more to do
than to elect delegates to the State Conven-
tion. Following close upon this meeting
came the meeting of the county committee,
on Monday. It was called, merely to pro-
mote good fellowship among the committee
men of the county, and to give chairman
JOHNSTON an opportunity of impressing
on his band of co-workers the necessity
of making an immediate beginning in the
matter of personal political missionary
work.
During the meeting Senator HEINLE, J.
C. MEYER Esq., Capt. H. S. Taylor, and D,
F. ForRTNEY spoke on the President’s utter_
complete reversal of himself in the matter
of a goverment for Porto Rico when he found
that ‘‘our plain duty’ form of it would
work harm to the trusts that own him. These
facts, so eloquently set forth, coupled with
the more serions and vital one to the farmers
of Centre county, that while everything
they wear, eat and farm with has gone up
in price their wheat commands 15cts per
bushel less today than it did on the 4th of
May, '97, when CLEVELAND went out of
office, are all the argument that is needed
to convert sensible men. And now is the
time to make the conversions. Don’t wait
until the heat of a campaign has drawn par-
ty lines so taught that there is no breaking
through them.
Prior to the calling of the committee to
order a mass meeting was held to ratify
three resolutions presented at the county
convention of June 13th, 1899. They were
read by D. F. FORTNEY and upon motion
of Mr. BusH were placed before the meet-
ing for ratification. GEo0. R. MEEK moved
to amend in such a way as to make the
action of Monday’s meeting, so far as it re-
lates to conventions to be held after June
5th, 1900, dependent upon the ratification
of that body. It was seconded by J. C.
MEYER Esq. The amendment and original
motion both being carried the following
rules are added to those governing the
party in Centre county.
Resolved that we recommend to the party, when
in mass-meeting assembled, that rule No. 2 of the
rules governing the election of delegates to the
county convention, be amended to read as follows,
to wit :
The election of delegates to represent the dif-
ferent districts in the annual Democratic county
convention shall be held at the usual places of
holding the general elections for each district on
the Saturday preceding the first Tuesday of June
in each and every year, beginning at 3 o'clock p.
m. The delegates so elected shall meet in coun
ty convention in the court house at Bellefonte on
the Tuesday following at twelve (12) o'clock m.
Resolved that we also adopt an additional rule
to the rules now governing the delegate election
of the Democratic party the following, to be
known as rule No. 17, 18.
No person or persons shall be voted for as a can-
didate at any delegate election held under the
rules heretofore adopted, or if voted for
such votes shall not be counted for such person
or persons, unless he shall, at least, three weeks
preceding the day on whicn said delegate elec-
tions are to be held, have his name registered as
a candidate for the office, which he desires to be
for, in a book kept by the chairman of the county
committee for that purpose, and shall also pledge
himself in such form as the said chairman shall
prescribe to support the principles and abide by
the rules, and regulations of the party, and the de-
cisions of its conventions.
18.—All candidates shall at the time of the reg-
istration pay to the chairman for the county com-
mittee a tee of not less than two (82) dollars nor
more than (7) dollars to be graded according to
the emoluments in defraying the expense of the
delegate election.
Immediately upon the adjournment of
the mass meeting chairman JOHNSTON
called the committee meeting to order and
secretary JOHN BOWER called the roll. It
showed the following committeemen or
substitutes present :
Precincts.
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‘ S. W.
44 WwW. W
Centre Hall Bor
Howard te
Milesburg
Millheim £€
Unionville ¢ ..
Philipsburg 1st W
te 2nd W
o“ 3rd W....
State College Boro...
S. Philipsburg Boro..
Benner Twp. =
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Boggs Twp., N. P. ..
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Committeemen.
ween.d nO, Trafford.
..*Chas. R. Kurtz.
.Geo. R. Meek.
1 We Pi iano ahi
Burnside Twp... «.....Oscar Holt.
College er J. A, Williams,
Ferguson *“ EP. .*J. M. Kepler
ft HW, P, John H. Miller.
Gregg Twp. N. P +e0. F. Weaver
» E. P. *Reuben Kline.
“. W.D Jno. Smith.
Haines Twp. W. P
‘“ E P
Half Moon Twp.
Harris Twp....
Howard Twp..
Huston *¢ |
Liberty «
Marion ¢ ..
Miles “BU
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«*P. H. ‘Meyer.
..*Wm. Butler.
.- *W, U, Irwin.
“W.P. eee AL LL, Swarm.
£6 ME, ..*Geo. B. Winters.
Patton Twp. 5
Penn *
we
Potter *
Rush“ N.
Snow Shoe E, P,
ge W. P.
Spring Twp. N
“ 8P
$ W. P.
Taylor Twp....
Unjen «
Walker Twp. E. P.
if M.D...
LUE Garthioff.
...Samuel Emerick.
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* w.P. sade tecierserivavisinsuteseines
Worth TWh........oeeinie venneneenn Pe WL Young.
Those marked with (*) Asterisk were substitutes.
After the roll call and substitutions the
secretary read the list of committeemen
who have, as yet, failed to report their
sub-committeemen. They are as follows :
John Trafford, P. H. Gherrity, E. M.
Gries, J. W. Lukens, Henry Wilcox,
Oscar Holt, W. J. Quay, G. L. Goodhart,
Wm. Kerns, J. W. Hephurn, Philip Gar-
brick, Allen Hoover and S. H. Shaffer.
After announcing his desire to have these
appointments made and sent in at once
chairman JOHNSTON addressed the meet-
ing and when he had concluded
the gentlemen mentioned above spoke.
The meeting continued enthusiastically
until noon, when adjournment was made.
Hummel’s Execution.
Will Drop Through the Trap Tuesday, June 5th,
William Hummel, the quadruple mur-
derer, was informed at Williamsport of
Thursday June 5th as the date for his exe-
cution. He almost broke down, and for
the first time since his arrest for the terri-
ble crime he showed emotion. As he real-
ized that he had less than two months to
live, tears came into his eyes, the first any
one has seen him shed; his limbs shook as
if with ague, and in a voice he said, “I
guess it’s all up with me now—that’s the
way it looks.” He soon recovered his com-
posure, however, and lighting a cigar began
pacing to and fro in his cell. Hummel re-
quested that no visitors be allowed to see
him.
Warning to a Political Judge.
From the Huntingdon “Journal.”
The attempt of Judge Love to lead the
Quay forces to a victory in Centre County
was again defeated. The Judge will find,
after getting two or three more drubbings,
that his contract for wrestling Centre Coun-
ty from the Hastings forces is a bigger one
than he imagined. He not only will fail
to gain the coveted prize of a nomination
for the bench of the Supreme Court, but
will lose his present job as well. The
people are not prepared to see dirty politic-
al work on the part of a judge rewarded
by promotion, and unusually punish the
judge engaging in it at their first opportu-
nity. Judge Love is marked, and he will
be ex-Judge Love the first opportunity
the people of Centre County have so to
disregard of the constitution and of hi
make him.
Lost By One Vote.
Hon. M. 8. Quay Refused a Seat in the U. 8. Senate.
The Chamber was Crowded. Day was Devoted to
Debate in Which Many Took Part. Vote Taken at 4
O’clock. Some Sensations Were Sprung as the Same
Was Being Taken and the Result Showed a Majority
of One Against. Intense Interest Manifested.
WASHINGTON, April 24.—Hon. Matthew
S. Quay today was refused a seat in the
United States Senate on the appointment
of the Governor of Pennsylvania by a vote
of 33 to 32. The day was devoted entirely
to debate upon the question, many of the
greatest lawyers and orators in the body
delivering speeches. As today’s session
wore on and the hour for the final vote ap-
proached the galleries filled until they were
thronged with multitudes while other
multitudes were unable to gain admission.
On the floor of the Senate every member of
the body now in the city and scores of
members of the House of Representatives
were present.
A great throng listened with deep atten-
tention to the brilliant argument of Mr.
Spooner in favor of the seating of the former
Pennsylvania Senator and to the dramat-
tic and fiery eloquence of Mr. Daniel, of
Virginia, who appealed to his colleagues to
do what, on his oath as a Senator, he deem-
ed right, and to vote to do justice to him
who was knocking at the senate doors. As
the big clock opposite the president pro
tempore indicated four o’clock there was a
hush in the chamber. Mr. Frye in the
chair announced that the hour for the final
vote had arrived and that the question was
the pending motion of Mr. Chandler to
strike out of the resolution declaring Mr.
Quay not to he entitled to a seat the word
“not.”
Senators eagerly followed the call, for
all knew the vote would be close. The
first sensation was caused by the failure of
Mr. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, to answer
to his name, although he was in his seat.
When Mr. Vest’s name was called he voted
‘no’ in a clear, distinct voice, thus dash-
ing the last hope of the friends of Mr.
Quay, who had expected confidently that
the distinguished Missourian would vote
for his long time friend. In perfectsilence
it was announced that the Senate had
denied to Mr. Quay the seat which he had
sought tor some months past. The vote
on Mr. Chandler’s motion was as follows :
Yeas—Allison, Baker, Carter, Chandler,
Clark, of Wyoming; Cullom, Daniel, Davis,
DeBoe, Foraker, Frye, Gear, Hansbrough,
Jones, of Nevada; McComas, McLaulin,
Mason, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins,
Platt, of New York; Scott, Sewell, Shoup,
Spooner, Stewart, Sullivan, Taliferro, War-
ren, Wetmore, Wolcott. Total, 32.
Nays—Allen, Bacon, Bard, Bate, Berry,
Burrows, Butler, Clay, Cockrell, Culber-
son, Hale, Harris, Heitfeld, Hawley, Jones,
of Arkansas; Lindsay, McBride, McCum-
ber, McEnery, McMillan, Martain, Money,
Platt, of Connecticut; Proctor, Quarles,
Ross, Simon, Teller, Tillman, Turley,
Turner, Vest, Wellington. Total, 33.
The vote was then taken on the resolu-
tion declaring Quay not entitled to a seat.
The roll call was the same as on the pre-
vious call. Before the voting pairs were
announced, the first named in each instance
being favorable to Mr. Quay and the sec-
ond opposing him.
Pritchard with Gallinger, Depew with
Hanna, Foster with Kean, Lodge with
Thurston, Kenney with Caffery, Elkins
with Chilton, Fairbanks with Mallory,
Hoar with Pettus, Kyle, with Rawlins.
The following Senators were unpaired :
Aldrich, Beveridge,Clark, of Montana; and
Pettigrew.
The final day’s debate was opened by
Mr. McCumber, of North Dakota, who de-
livered a carefully prepared constitutional
argument in opposition to the seating of
Mr. Quay. Only a brief while ago he was
regarded as an advocate of Mr. Quay’s
claim, but he announced in his speech that
after careful consideration he had changed
his opinion. This change, he said, was not
based upon emotion but upon reason.
In an extended argument Mr. Lindsay,
of Kentucky, presented legal and constitu-
tional reasons why in his opinion Mr. Quay
ought not to be seated. He held that the
appointment of Senators by the framers of
the constitution merely was contem-
plated to provide for the filling of
vacancies that may he regarded as un-
expected. They never contemplated,
he maintained, that the legislative power
to elect should be divided with the execu-
tive and he urged that in the present case
the Governor did not have constitutional
authority to appoint Mr. Quay.
Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, said his long
and laborious speech two years ago in sup-
port of Mr. Corbett’s right to a seat had
seemed to have little effect and had not
even convineed Senators Quay and Penrose.
He believed the question pending ought to
be determined upon the constitutional view
ot it taken by each Senator. Personality
had no decent place in the descussion. He
did not under-value precedent, but prece-
dent should shackle no one. If the prece-
dent in the Corbett case was right, it should
be adhered to, but if wrong, it should be
abandoned.
Mr. Hale asked Mr. Spooner if he thought
it well that this great question should be
continually before the Senate. He con-
tended that it was better for Governors and
for Legislatures that there should he an end
of such contentions,
‘‘Does the Senator think,’’ inquired Mr.
Hale, ‘‘that if this case should be decided
in favor of Mr. Quay by a bare majority
that would settle the contention ?”’
‘‘No,’’ replied Mr. Spooner.
‘‘Then the Senator does not want it set-
tled ?’’ suggested Mr. Hale.
“I did vot say that,’’ retorted Mr. Spoon-
er.
“I ask the Senator as a lawyer and a
thoughtful man,” persisted Mr. Hale, *‘if
he does not believe this body ought to set-
tle this question some time ?”’
‘Perhaps so,’’ the Wisconsin Senator re-
plied. ‘‘But the Senator from Maine would
not consider it settled until it was settled
his way.”’
‘I should say,’’ replied Mr. Hale, ‘that
if the Senate bad voted against me, as it
has against the Senator, that the question
was settled. It should not be coming here
to pester us.’’
*‘I shall be glad,” said Mr. Spooner, ‘‘if
this discussion shall lead to legislation or a
constitutional amendment that will put an
end to the possibility of such cases.’’
Mr. Stewart explained that he had voted
against the seating of Mr. Corbett two
years ago because he did not think Mr.
Corbett came here with clean hands. ‘I
have not the slightest doubt that the Gov-
ernor in any case like the cne pending has
a perfect right to appoint the Senator.’
Mr. Turner, of Washington, said that
his colleagues compelled him to vote
against Mr. Quay, although he had voted
for Clark. He differentiated between the
two cases.
‘This is a judicial question’’ said Mr.
Daniel, of Virginia, ‘and ought to be decid-
ed by judicial principles. According to
my legal convictions Mr. Quay is entitled
to a seat in this body and so believing I
will so vote.”’
Mr. Daniel then presented a constitu-
tional argument in
yesterday hy Mr. Quarles, of Wisconsin.
When Mr. Daniel concluded it still lacked
ten minutes of 4 o’clock, the hour fixed
for voting.
During the afternoon the galleries had
filled graduoally, until at this time they
were jammed. Even the aisles were filled
and scores of people were banked against
the walls standing. On the flosi of the
Senate the scene was one rarely witnessed.
Every Senator in the city was in his seat
and many members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, including almost the solid
Pennsylvania delegation, were sitting or
standing in the area outside the rows of
desks.
The joint resolutiou providing for filling
of temporary offices in Porto Rico was laid
before the Senate and a conference agreed
to with Senator Foraker, Perkins and
Cockrell, as conferees.
At 4 o'clock the chair announced that
the hour for voting had arrived and the
pending question was Mr. Chandler’s mo-
tion to strike out of the committee resolu-
tion declaring that Mr. Quay was not en-
titled to a seat in the Senate, the word
“Not.”?
The roll call was followed with intense
interest. The motion was defeated—32 to
33, as above stated. At the request of Mr.
Chandler the roll call was verified, no
changes being nade. The original resolu-
tion was then adopted by 33 to 32, the
former vote being exactly reversed on this
question. Thus Mr. Quay was denied a
seat in the Senate, on the appointment of
Governor Stone. The senate at 4:25 p. m.
adjourned.
McKinley is Endorsed
The Republican Convention Wednesday Gave an
Endorsement of McKinley’s Administration and
Instructed the National Delegates to Support His
Candidacy for Renomination. Support of Colonel
M. 8. Quay Pledged.
HARRISBURG, April 25.—The Republi-
can State Convention, which was held in
this city to-day, cordially endorsed the ad-
ministration of President William McKin-
ley and instructed the delegates to the
National Convention at Philadelphia to
support his candidacy for renomination.
The convention also declared in favor of
the election of United States Senators in
the same manner that state officers are
elected; endorsed Senator Penrose, the ad-
ministration of Governor Stone and other
state officials, and pledged ‘‘its hearty and
cordial support of Colonel M. S. Quay for
re-election to the United States Senate.’’
The convention also nominated Senator E.
B. Hardenburg, of Wayne county, for Au-
ditor General, and Galusha A. Grow, of Sus-
quehanna county, and Robert H. Foerder-
er, of Philadelphia, for Congressmen-at-
large. The endorsement of Colonel Quay
was opposed by Senator William Flinn, of
Pittshurg, the leader of the anti-Quay Re-
publicans in the last Legislature. Mr.
Flinn explained that he was in sympathy
with the platform in everything except
this plank and moved that it be stricken
out. His motion was defeated and the
platform adopted as reported from the com-
mittee.
Those voting against Colonel Quay on
the Flinn motion were the delegates from
the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth Allegheny districts; William
M. Ely, of Bucks; George W. Herne and
James H. Smith, of Crawford: D. M.
Philips, of Greene; Robert H. Moore, of
Juniata; John Kelly, of Lebanon; John D.
Fornum, Daniel G. Harley and Stanley
Finuer, of Luzerne; Johnson Muthershaugh
of Mifflin; J. H. Wagner, of Northumber-
land; ten from Philadelphia: two from
Warren; five from Washington; Charles P.
Wolfe , and John B. Anderson in West-
moreland, and five delegates in York. The
delegates from the First and Second dis-
tricts of Allegheny voted in the negative.
Several delegates refrained from veting.
GRAY AND WOMELSDORF RETAINED.
The committee on contests reported in
favor of the sitting delegates from Centre
County, Gray and Womelsdorf.
Mr. Durham presented and secured the
unanimous adoption of the following list
of delegates and alternates at large to the
national convention, and electors at large:
Delegates-at-large; Colonel M. S. Quay,
of Beaver; John B. Steele, of Westmore-
land; Frank Reeder, of Northampton;
William Connell, of Lackawanna; B. W.
Greene, of Cameron; Charles A. Porter, of
Philadelphia; James Elverson, of Philadel-
phia, and John E. Leisenring, of Luzerne.
Alternates-at-large : J. Preston Thomas,
of Chester; W. E. Rice of Warren; C. Bar-
clay, of Cameron; Edward A. Price, of
Delaware; M. E. Lilley, of Bradford; W.
C. Kreps, of Franklin; Jesse L. Hartman,
of Blair, and Dr. George E. Reed, of Cum-
berland.
Electors-at-large: Clarence Wolf, of
Philadelphia; Frank H. Buhl, of Mercer;
A. B. Roberts, of Montgomery; W. C. Ar-
nold, of Clearfield.
HARDENBERGH, GROW AND FOERDERER
NOMINATED.
The secretary was instructed to cast the
vote of the convention for Hon. E. B.
Hardenbergh, of Wayne county, for Audi-
tor General, and he was declared the un-
animous nominee.
Balloting then began for Congressman-
at-large. Only one ballot was required, it
resulting:
Foerderer, 338; Grow, 355; Flood, 89;
Arnold. 40.
Foerderer and Grow were declared the
nominees. This ended the regular work of
the convention, and Governor Stone was
introduced.
The Bloodiest Week.
Ot the War Against Insurgents in the Philip-
pines. Perhaps a Thousand Finished. General
Pio del Pilar, Who Was Reported Killed, is Be-
lieved to be in Command of a Band Operating
About Sun Miguel.
MANILA, April 23.—Last week was one
of the bloodiest of the war since the first
day’s fighting around Manila. Authentic
reports, mostly official, show a total of 378
Filipinos killed, 12 officers and 244 men
captured and many more wounded. The
number wounded is hardly guessable.
Considering that the Filipinos entirely
lack hospital facilities, a great majority of
the wounded will die. Probably the week’s
work finished 1,000 insurgents. The
American total loss was nine killed and 16
wounded. Two insurgents and one pri-
vate were killed in ambushes while escor-
ting provision trains.
The insurgents have been aggressive in
almost every province of Luzon. Gen. Pio
del Pilar’s band, numbering 300, which
was out of sight for three months, the
leader being reported killed, has reappear-
ed in its old field about San Miguel. Pil-
ar is supposed to be again in command. He
gave the American garrison at San Miguel,
consisting of three companies of the Thirty
fifth infantry, with a Gatling, a three
hours’ fight, during a night attack. The
loss of the insurgents in this engagement
is not incladed in the foregoing total, as
reply to that made | they removed their dead and wounded,
but presumably it was considerable.
Twenty Filipinos in the province of
Batangas attacked Lieut. Woode, who,
with eight men, was scouting near San
Jose. The lieutenant and five men were
wounded and one private was killed.
Sergeant Ledoius, of the Thirty-fifth
infantry, was badly wounded in an am-
bush near Baliunagu. Lieut. Balch, of the
Thirty-seventh infantry, with 70 men, had
a five hours’ fight with 400 insurgents in
the Nueva Caceras district. Twenty of
the insurgents were killed.
Col. smith, of the Seventeenth infantry,
who captured Gen. Montengro and brought
him to Manila, is in the insolation hos-
pital suffering from small-pox, presumably
caught from the Filipinos. Col. Smith’s
command captured 180 officers and men
with Montenegro. The officers were sent
to Manila. Montenegro who was former-
ly one of tho most dapper officers in the
Filipino army, looks worn and haggard.
He says he has led a terrible life for
months, and he has offered to return to the
north with Colonel Smith to endeavor to
persuade his former comrades of the use-
lessness of opposing the Americans.
One hundred escaped Spanish prisoners
from the province of Tayabas, South of Lu-
zon, haye arrived at Manila. The insur-
gents have 400 more Spaniards in that
district.
Recently the Filipinos destroyed several
rods of the railway line near Piniquo in an
unsuccessful attempt to wreck a train.
Boers are Persistent,
They Attacked Colonel Dalgety’s Northern Position
Monday. Brought Four Guns Into Action
British Returned a Heavy Fire Before Which
the Burghers Recoiled. More Fighting in Vi-
cinity of De Wet's Dorp.
MASERU, BASUTOLAND, Tuesday April
24.—The Boers severely attacked Colonel
Dalgety’s northern position, facing Bok-
poort ridge, at 10 o’clock this morning,
bringing four guns into action whose fire
they made a determined advance.
The British returned a heavy fire, be-
fore which the Boers recoiled, after extend-
ing across the flats and maintaining a con-
tinnous long range fusilade for some
hours.
Artillery can be heard in the direction
of De Wet’s dorp, but there is no sign
that the British relief column in that
quarter has advanced farther.
The natives report that another British
force has been detached from Bloemfontein.
If so the position of the Boers around
Wepener is precarious.
LoNDON, April 24.—11:12 p. 31.—War
bulletin.
The war office hears the following from
Lord Roberts :
BLOEMFONTEIN, April 24.—Generals
Brabant and Hart yesterday turned the
position occupied by the enemy, who tried
to prevent their moving eastward, and got
into heliograph communication, with Col-
onel Dalgety, commandant of the beseiged
garrison at Wepener, who reported all
well.
General Brabant has three wounded,
one missing. Three were wounded on the
previous day. The Border regiment had
seven wounded.
At 1 p. m. yesterday Brabant and Hart
were eight miles south of Wepener. The
Eleventh division, under General Pole-
Carew and General French’s two brigades
of calvary reached Tweede Celuk yesterday
afternoon without having met serious op-
position.
An official list of the British losses at
Wepener from April 9 to April 18 shows:
Killed, three officers and eighteen men ;
wounded, fourteen officers and eighty-six
men.
When the Financial Headache Will
Come,
From the Dubuque (la.) Telegraph.
Down to April 14, 595 applications had
been received by the comptroller of the
currency to organize national banks under
the terms of the new gold standard law.
Of the total 175 came from state banks and
450 from entirely new organizations. Iowa
led all the other States’ with 56 applica-
tions, 37 from new organizations, 19 from
state banks. At this rate, with the cap-
italization of national banks rapidly ex-
panding, the conversion of the entire $839,
146,490 of 5, 4 and 3 into the new gold 2
per cent, and the issue of bank circulation
up to the full amount, may be expected.
The obvious intention is to aid in the re-
election of McKinley by inflating the paper
circulation and booming values. After the
election will come the reaction, as after the
night’s spree comes the morning headache.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
DR. CHARLES SHAFFNER'S NARROW
ESCAPE FROM A WOULD BE MURDERESS.
Dr. Charles Shaffner narrowly escaped be-
ing shot last Sunday morning by Mrs.
Charles R. Simister, an eccentric Philadel-
phia woman, who entered his office at No.
1340 Spruce street, and fired five shots at
him from a 32-calibre revolver which she
suddenly drew from a small hand-bag she
was carrying.
Though the woman was only a few feet
away from him at the time her aim was so
bad that the Doctor wasn’t scathed.
The attack was altogether unexpected.
Mrs. Simister had undergone treatment by
Dr. Shaffner for ‘‘noises in her ears” and
being peculiar she insisted on holding him
to a terrible accounting because she was
not instantly relieved.
Dr. Shaffner is the husband of Mrs.
Anna Snaffner, who was a daughter of the
late Jacob Thomas of this place and a sister
of Mrs. Isaac Mitchell.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey, dur-
ing the past week :
James H. Runkle and Regina Royer,
both of Tusseyville.
W. C. Griffey, of Bellefonte, and Mary
E. Griffith, of Axe Mann.
Robert Cooper and Rosa Hall, both of
Snow Shoe.
Bliss James Aikey and Myra S. Carson,
both of Bellefonte.
E. T. Eboch and Annie West, both of
Philipsburg.
Samuel Casher, of Philipsburg, and
Lucy Hall, of Snow Shoe.
H. A. Sowers, of State College, and Re-
becca Albright, of Axe Mann.
John Morrison and Edna Campbell, both
of Bellefonte.
Wm. J. Howley and Christena Ceader,
both of Bellefonte.
Marvin 8S. Betz and Alice Harter, both
of Walker.
IN SOCIETY’S REALMS.—Mr. and Mis.
Joseph Erwin Borches, of Knoxville, Tenn.,
arrived in town last Friday night for a
short visit at Col.and Mrs. Wilbur Reeder’s
and on Saturday afternoon Mrs. Reeder
gave one of her delightful entertainments
in their honor. Mis. Reeder assisted by
Mr. and Mrs. Borches received the guests
and more than two hundred were present
despite the April showers which fell con-
tinuously from three until six o'clock.
Mrs. Mollie Valentine and Miss Brew as-
sisted by the Misses Adeline Harris, Betty
Breeze and Ellen Valentine. presided at
the beautifully appointed tables in the
dining room. There the decorations were all
of pink carnations while in the drawing
room red ones were used exclusively. The
music; was by Smith’s orchestra.
On Wednesday evening a reception was
givenfat W. A. Lyon’s on Allegheny street
for Miss;Harriet Wood, of Danville, a friend
of Miss Winifred Newbaker's. Miss
Wood}is a vocalist of some repute and is
now studying in New York city where she
is singing in one of the high priced choirs.
She sang thefsolo parts at the concert, Mon-
day night, by the Choral society and the
reception was the last of several enjoyable
entertainments given for her during her
stay.
Some of the young people of the
town gave a very delightful dance in the
armory Monday evening, after the Choral
Society concert. Chappell’s orchestra far-
nished the music and as the men were
largely in excess of the ladies, the latter
declare they never had a better time at a
Bellefonte dance. Misses Adaline Harris
and Betty Breeze constituted the commit-
tee of arrangements and the patronesses
were : Mrs. John Porter Lyon, Pennsylva-
nia Furnace; Mrs. Thomas King Morris,
Tyrone; Mrs. Joseph Ervin Borches, Knox-
ville, Tenn.; Mrs. Joseph L. Montgomery,
Mrs. Henry Quigley and Mrs. Frank War-
field of Bellefonte.
rr Qf mre.
——DMargaret, the three year old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Haupt, for-
merly residents of Bellefonte, died at their
home in Tyrone on Friday and was buried
there on Sunday.
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—— Murs. Aaron Peightol, who died at
her home in Jackson township, Hunting-
don county, on Saturday evening with
dropsy, was the mother of Miss Anna Mary
Peightol, of State College.
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—A horse kicked Joseph Gibbony of
Irvona in the stomach several days ago and
the injury was so serious that death result-
ed soon afterwards. Deceased was 45 years
old and is survived by a wife and six chil-
dren.
4.
— Mis. Francis Allen, wife of George
Allen, formerly of this place, but now of
Latrobe died at her home there yesterday.
She was a very estimable woman and leaves
a family of five children. Their only son
died about Easter time.
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George Vincent, the infant son of
Michael and Jenny Kelly, died at their
home in Altoona on Tuesday morning.
The Bellefonte friends of the Kellys will
sympathize with them in their hereave-
ment.
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——Mrs. Annie Fehl died at the home
of her son Frederick, in Rebersburg, last
week and was buried in the Union ceme-
tery there on Saturday morning ; Rev. F.
W. Brown officiated. She is survived by
five sons and one daughter.
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—— Mrs. Singer, relict of the late Con-
rad Singer, died at her home at Marsh
Creek after a short illness with pneumonia
on Friday morning. Interment was made
in the Reformed cemetery at Romola on
Monday. Deceased was the mother of
Maj. W. J. Singer, of this place.
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——Geo. W. Adams die€ at his home at
Loganton last Thursday afternoon, just six
weeks after his wife expired. The cause
of his death was a wasting of the muscles.
Deceased was a veteran of the civil war and
is survived by three sous and four daugh-
ters. The G. W. Moyer post, G. A. R.,
had charge of the funeral on Sunday morn-
ng.
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——Hobert McKinley Way, died at his
home in Altoona Friday cf membraneous
croup, aged 3 years, 5 monthsand 17 days.
He was a son of the late David E. Way,
who died recently at the same place from
diphtheria. The remains were taken to
the home of his grandfather, G. W. Loner,
at Stormstown, where interment took place
Sunday. The mother and a-sister survive.
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Miss Isabella Crebs, a daughter of
Francis Crebs who lives on the Walker
farm east of Salona, died inthe Pennsyl-
vania hospital on Sunday morning, with
typhoid fever. The young lady was a
dressmaker and went to the city some time
ago to work at her trade. Miss Ellen
Brangard went with her and she is down
with the fever now. Funeral services were
held at her late home yesterday morning
and interment was made at Zion.
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——James Dolan, aged 58 years, 11
months and 9 days, died at Johnsonburg
on Tuesday, with pneumonia. He was a
resident of Pleasant Gap, this county, and
had been employed at Johnsonburg, where
he was stricken after an illness of two
weeks. The body was brought here on
Wednesday and taken to his late home.
Burial services will be held in St. John’s
Catholic church in this place this morning.
Deceased was a veteran of the civil war and
is survived by a widow, who was a Miss
Mary Floray, a daughter of Joseph Floray,
before her marriage.