Demorraic atc Bellefonte, Pa., April 24, 1914. "P.GRAYMEEK, - - - corm EDITOR : TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 Tells What He Will Do. Mr. W. H. PATTERSON, of Clearfield, whose announcement as a candidate for Senator from this district, will be found elsewhere in the WATCHMAN, is sending to the Democratic voters, as nearly as it is possible to send to all, the following letter. The letter is accompanied by what he denominates his “platform” and which is also given in connection here- with. Mr. PATTERSON evidently intends that the people shall know just where he stands on many matters of importance to them and what they may expect of him as a Senator, if chosen by them to repre- sent them in the body to which he seeks election. HIS LETTER. 70 the Electors of the 34th Senatorial Dis- trict of Pennsylvania: DEAR SIR:—I am a candidate for the office of State Senator in the Senatorial district composed of Clearfield and Cen- tre counties, and respectfully solicit your support at both the primary and general election. If elected I will endeavor to faithfully and conscientiously represent the best interests of the whole people of my dis- trict. I have never been a candidate for a State or county office. Most of my life has been spent serving my home people as best I could in offices of trust, prin- cipally along educational lines, etc., to which no compensation was attached. I however enclose herewith a brief dec- laration of the principles to which I un- reservedly commit my candidacy. Thanking you for any assistance which you may give me, I am, Respectfully Yours, W. H. PATTERSON. HIS PLATFORM. As a Candidate, Soliciting your Supporti al the Coming Primary Election for the Office of State Senor Declare the Following as my Pall- form: FIRST. Iam now, and have been a life long Democrat, and as such I believe in the principles of the Democratic party. SECOND. As aDemocrat, I believe that the majority should rule, and to that end, if a ma- jority of the Voters of this Senatorial District shall indicate to me by petition or otherwise that they are in favor of Prohibition or Local Option, State wide or otherwise, I will be governed there- by and act in accordance therewith. THIRD. It will be my effort if elected, to secure financial State aid economically and hon- estly expended in building, constructing and keeping in proper repairs the public highways of this Commonwealth. FOURTH. It will be my effort, if elected, to secure sufficient financal State aid to care for the sick and injured entitled to receive treatment in the various hospitals located in this Sena_ torial District. FIFTH. It will be my effort, if elected, to se- cure sufficient financial State aid to properly maintain the State College in order that the de- serving young men and women of this Senatorial District, and of the Commonwealth, engaged in the Agricultural, Mining, Mechanical and Indus- trial pursuits, shall be able to obtain a collegiate or technical education free of cost. SIXTH. It will be my effort, if elected, to have enacted “Labor Compensation Laws” and ‘Child Labor Laws” such as will be fair and equitable to both the employee and the employer. SEVENTH 1 will do all in my powerto aid in the adoption by all the Counties of the Common- wealth of the provisions of the Wido w’s Pension Act. EIGHTH. Itwill be my effort, if elected, to the best of my ability, to support The National Democratic Administration and the Policies of - President Woodrow Wilson. W. H. PATTERSON, April 10, 1914. Clearfield, Pa. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.—On Wednes- day morning Harry Baum drove to State College in his automobile, taking his nephew, Joe Katz, along. Upon his ar- rival at the College Maurice Baum took the car to come down to Bellefonte. At the bridge over Spring creek just west of Lemont he almost collided with a wagon, and went over the side of the bridge into the creek. Both he and Joe Katz were caught under the machine, but were rescued promptly by people who saw the accident. Maurice Baum sustained a bad cut on the forepart of the left leg just above the ankle, a bad bruise just below the knee on the same leg and a bad bruise across the stomach. Joe Katz had a cut on his nose, one on the right cheek and a bad bruise on the back of his head. Fortu- nately neither one sustained any broken bones. As soon as word of the accident reached Bellefonte Robert F. Hunter went to Lemont and brought the victims of the accident to Bellefonte. The car was not badly damaged. ——General Manager C. S. Long and a half dozen other railroad officials of more or less prominence were in Belle- fonte Wednesday in Mr. Long’s pri- vate car. They spent an hour or so in Bellefonte then left for Snow Shoe. No information could be obtained from rail- road officials here as to the purpose of their trip but it was probably to fill their lungs with pure Centre county air or else hunt a safe retreat in the Allegheny mountains in the event Huerta should take it into his head to invade the United States. ———The dramatic club of the Bellefonte High school will give the play, “The Rivals,” by Richard Sheridan, in Gar- man’s opera house, on Monday evening, May 4th. This is the only occasion dur- ing the entire year when the High school students ask the support of the people of Bellefonte and they should be liberally patronized. KEICHLINE.—Mrs. Roxanna E. Keich- NoLL—Probably few deaths in Belle- line, wife of William W. Keichline, the ; fonte have caused more profound and well known automobile dealer of south sincere regret among the public at large Water street, died at the Bellefonte hos- in Bellefonte than that of Miss Berenice pital last Thursday night of an abscess on ; Etta Noll, which occurred at the Belle- the liver. She had been in poor health fonte hospital at six o'clock last Friday most of the winter and on February 16th | evening, following an operation for ap- was taken to the hospital for treatment. pendicitis. She was taken sick about ten Subsequently she underwent an operation days previous and her illness being in the hope of saving her life but it prov- diagnosed as appendicitis she was taken ed a vain hope. | to the hospital on Sunday, April 12th. Deceased was a daughter of John W. ' An operation was performed on Wednes- and Alice Lucas and was born at Lemont ' day of last week and after rallying from on December 22nd, 1884, hence at her the anesthetic she seemed to be getting death was 29 years, 3 months and 25 along splendidly, even up to Friday after- days old. Her early life was spent at i noon. About five o'clock that afternoon. the home of her birth and when quite | she suffered a collapse and sank ‘rapidly a young woman she was united in mar- ! until the end an hour later. riage to Grant Ralston. He died after || Deceased was the daughter of Celia only a few years of married life. On Noll and was born at Tusseyville, on September 8th, 1913, she was united in | October 3rd, 1893, hence was 20 years, marriage in Lock Haven to William W.|6 months and 15 days old. For a num- Keichline, and since then had made her ber of years past she made her home in home in Bellefonte. She was a member | Bellefonte and attended the public of the Methodist church, and a woman | schools. She graduated from the High respected by all who knew her. | school in the class of 1913. Six weeks or Surviving her are her husband, one | two months ago she entered the Gazette son, Walter Ralston by her first husband, | office to learn to operate the linotype and three brothers, namely: Samuel and had become fairly proficient when Lucas, of Syracuse, N. Y.; Ralph Lucas, ' taken sick. She was a girl of exceedingly of Lock Haven, and Alpine Lucas, of | pleasant and amiable disposition and had Philadelphia. Funeral services were held ' a large number of friends in Bellefonte at her late home in this place at eight | who mourn her untimely death. Her o'clock on Saturday morning by Rev. ! only immediate survivor is her mother, Ezra H. Yocum, of the Methodist church. | and to her the blow is unusually severe. The same morning the remains were tak- | The funeral was held at two o’clock en to Lock Haven and direct to the High- | on Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist land cemetery where funeral rites were | church, of which she was a member. held by Rev. A. Lawrence Miller and Rev. Yocum, officiated and burial was burial made beside the remains of her made in the Union cemetery. The many parents. Among the pall-bearers who ac- | floral offerings were a mute tribute of the companied the remains from Bellefonte | esteem in which she was held. to Lock Haven were Edward Keichline, | I Mark Williams, Carl and Lewis Wallace. : I ] BURWELL.—Ira L. Burwell, one of Huis, — Miss Martha McKean | East Ferguson township’s best known Hillibish died at Willowbank on Sunday | 21 highly esteemed citizens, died very night following a protracted illness with unexpeet edly on Sunday night, Ye had arterial sclerocis: | been ailing for several weeks with an Deceased was a daughter of Nicholas ! Becton ot ie Neers a Analy prey: and Johanna McKean Hillibish and was | Tonia developed. At that he was get- born in Bellefonte on August 12th, 1840, | Ung well along toward Tecovery and able to sit up in a chair a few minutes. Sun- hence at her death was 73 years, 8! 3 . . 0.1. | day evening he collapsed and his death months and 7 days old. Miss Hillibish | followed shortly after midnight. spent her entire life in Bellefonte. She | 5 never married and after the death of her | Deceased was a son of R ey. J. y Bur ‘well, a well known Baptist minister of parents she kept together the home for her brothers until they married and | Armstrong county, Where: lie was born | April 12th, 1858. While yet in his teens owed wh De pee) ne Brest ( he learned the carpenter’s trade and yone. yy Pp when he became of age he went to Salina for her brother William, at their old | 2 a Home on south Water strect | county, Kansas. While living there he She was = Gfedong member of the ! met Miss Sarah E. Hoover, a former Cen- Methodist church and few there are who | we county girl, and they Were married : ._ ion April 3rd, 1887. Fifteen years later have been as sincere and true in their church relationship as she. A meek and’ they gave up their residence in the Sun- lowly follower of the teachings of the | flower State and came back to Penney): oa | vania, locating in Ferguson township, Divine Master she was always to be found east of Pine Crove Mills on the David in attendance at all church services as | Barr farm, which they bought. ‘When long as her health permitted her going z : a young man he became a member of the about. She was exceptionally kind. es 1 ; | Presbyterian church and was a zealous hearted and neighborly and was : st ' worker in the same all his life. always ready to respond to any call for 3 5 ih ; : ! He is survived by his wife and the fol- help during sickness or trouble. i A . lowing children: Allen Burwell, of Ty- Three brothers preceded her to the 2 : i rone; Leona, Viola, Arthur, George, grave but surviving her are one sister | and four brothers, namely: Mrs. Roland | leaves six brothers and one sister; a ste T. Cheesman, Washington, D. C.; Frank, | ’ D George, Edward and John. all of Canton | mother and two half-sisters, none of Ohio. Funeral services were held at the | whom. live in Centre county. Funeral Methodist church at four Scock on services were held in the Presbyterian Taesdey afternoon by her pastor Rew. church at Pine Grove Mills at 10 o’clock Ezra H. Yocum, after which burial was | yosarday moming. Rev. W. KE. Hamish made in. the Union cemetery | officiated and burial was made in the | | : mew cemetery at that place. SMITH.—Oscar Smith, a well known . : resident of State College, died at his | Hovrick.—Charles Hollick, extra engi- home on Atherton street on Tuesday neer on the Tyrone division, was struck afternoon after a lingering illness with | DY passenger train No. 51 at Vail station stomach trouble and other complications. | Monday morning and instantly killed. He i Mary, Ethel and Alice, at home; he also |- He was a son of the late Dr. James R. and Catharine Smith and was born at Pine Grove Mills on May 31st, 1857, kence was in his fifty-seventh year. He followed the occupation of a carriage painter and twenty years ago he moved to State College where he conducted a general repair shop until last fall when his health failed. Since that time he had been confined to the house most of the time. In the spring of 1878, he was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Steffey, of McAl- evy’s Fort, who survives with one daugh- ter, Miss Verna, at home. He also leaves three brothers and three sisters, namely: William H. Smith, of near Tyrone; James R., and Frank, of Pine Grove Mills; Mrs. B. Frank Stover and Mrs. Mary Shatzer, of Altoona, and Mrs. Adam Murphy, of Clearfield. Mr. Smith was a Democrat in politics, a member of the Lutheran church and a good citizen in every way. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Funeral services will be held at one o'clock this afternoon by Revs. Thraub and Reiley, after which the remains will be taken to Pine Grove Mills for burial in the new cemetery. | I BOYER.—Mrs. Emma Jane Boyer died at her home on Penn street at an early hour on Monday morning after an illness of some weeks with cardiac edema. Her maiden name was Hassinger and she was born near Madisonburg on October 28th, 1839, being aged 74 years, 6 months and 22 days. Deceased was thrice married, her first husband being a Mr. Welsh, her second Mr. McMullen and her third and last Abram Boyer. Hedied about twenty- five years ago, but she leaves two chil- dren, Harry Boyer and John T. Welsh, both of Bellefonte. She also leaves one brother, Alfred Hassinger, of Pleasant View. Funeral services were held at her late home on Penn street at two o'clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. Ezra H. Yocum, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. {had run his engine from the Tyrone ' yards to Vail to act as a pusher for local freight up the mountain on the Tyrone and Clearfield branch. At Vail he ran his engine on the east bound track to al- low No. 51 to pass. While waiting he walked over the tracks to a scales engine and returning stepped from behind a car right in front of the passenger train. He was hit and thrown quite a distance. His body was not mangled but his neck was broken by the impact and death was practically instantaneous. : Deceased was a son of John and Eliza- beth Hollick and was born in Philips- burg on May 26th, 1880, hence was 33 years, 11 months and 25 days old. All his life was spent in Philipsburg and Ty- rone. He began railroading as a fireman when a young man and about eighteen months ago he was promoted to the posi- tion of engineer. He was always careful and competent and his death is cause for general regret. He was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Tyrone, the Sinking Springs Lodge Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, Broth- erhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Railroad Relief association. Nine years ago he was married to Miss Maude Belle Lukehart who survives with two children. He also leaves his parents and two sisters. Burial was made on Wednesday. | | Ross.—John Ross, another old soldier of the Civil war, answered the last roll call at nine o’clock last Wednesday morn- ing when he passed away at his home at Saulsburg after a brief illness with pneu- monia, aged eighty-five years. During the war he served in the Forty-ninth regiment under Col. William Irvin and participated in most of the battles of the campaign in Virginia, from Bull Run to Appomattox. He was the last veteran of his regiment in that locality. Mr. Ross was twice married and is survived by his second wife and two sons, and two daugh- ters by his first wife. Burial was made at Manor Hill 'on Saturday afternoon. With the Churches of the United States War Vessels and County. Notes of Interest to Church People of all Denominations in all Parts of the County. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY. Service Sunday 10:45 a. m. Wednes- day 8 p. m., 93 E. High street. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. The Centre county Sunday school con- vention will convene in the Presbyterian church, Bellefonte, and chapel on May 26th. Let every delegate be here on time, so they may get all of the rich blessings. Prof. Louden, of Philadelphia, will be on hand to conduct the tausic and vocal exercises. Let every person bring their singer with them and come pre- pared to sing, for you will be asked to do so. May every school in the county measure up to their capacity of efficiency, so that when we go to the state conven- tion we may not only hold our Front Line position, but be moved up to the advanced line. Bear in mind the date and come and bring your friends. *.* The approaching Sunday, April 26th, is the occasion of the Spring-Tide com- munion in the Methodist Episcopal church of Bellefonte. It is hoped that every member and probationer in the church will arrange, if possible, to be | present. Let due preparation be made | by every communicant for this sacred duty and privilege. The communion will be administered at both preaching hours. Quarterly Love Feast at 6.30 o'clock Sun- day evening. The Sunday evening ser- mon will be preached by the Rev. S. B Evans, District Superintendent. Quarter- ly conference Friday evening, 25th inst. at 7.30 o'clock. | Next Sunday, April 26th, will be the: 96th anniversary of the founding of the | Independent Order of Odd Fellows in | America. The order in Bellefonte will | attend the St. John’s Lutheran church in | a body at 10:45 a. m. on that day. The pastor, Rev. W. M. B. Glanding, will | deliver a special sermon on “The Golden Motto of the Three Links.” All are wel- come. CAMPBELL.—Frank Campbell, a former | resident of Bellefonte, died very sudden- ly at his home in Pittsburgh last Thurs- | day morning, but the cause of his death could not be learned. i Deceased was sixty years old and was | a native of Centre county. He was a | carpenter by occupation and a first-class | mechanic. He made Bellefonte his home for many years but finally moved to Johnstown and went from there to Pitts- burgh. He is survived by his wife who prior to he marriage was Miss Eunice Woomer, of Boalsburg, and eleven chil- dren, namely: Mabel, of Philadelphia; Olie C., of Barnesboro; Edward, of Buf- falo, N. Y.; Arthur and Malcolm, of Scranton; Esther, Berenice and Russel’ of Pittsburgh; Mrs. John Rummell and Ellory, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Sabra Simpson, of Scranton. He also leaves his aged mother, Mrs. Margaret Camp- bell, of Johnstown, and the following brothers and sisters: Harry Campbell, of Osceola Mills; Walter, Mrs. C. A. Lind- sey and Miss Chestie Campbell, of Johns- town. The remains were taken to Johnstown where the funeral services were held and’ burial made on Saturday. I | STIVER.—Dr. William B. Stiver, a native of Centre county and a brother of Mrs. J. E. Ward, of Bellefonte, died quite sud- | denly at his home at Freeport, Ill, last Saturday morning, of heart failure, mak- ing the fifth death in the Stiver family in ! four years. Deceased was born at Potters Mills on | March 12th, 1850, hence was 64 years, 1 month and 6 days old. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stiver. He grew ! to manhood at Potters Mills and after teaching school one term went to Lena, | Ill, in 1872. Two years later he went to Freeport and took up the study of medi- | cine. When he had completed his course ; he began the practice of medicine in that town, a work he continued until his death. He is survived by his wife and! one daughter; also two brothers and one sister, namely: P. O. Stiver, editor i of the Freeport Bulletin; Dr. R. J. Stiver, of Freeport, and Mrs. J. E. Ward, of Bellefonte. The funeral was held on Monday, burial in Freeport being in ac- cordance with the beautiful rites of the Knights Templar, of which he was a member. | | STAUFFER—COONEY. — Word was re- ceived in Bellefonte this week of the marriage in Wilkes-Barre, on Saturday of last week, of Ray H. Stauffer, of Hazleton, and Miss Catherine Cooney, of Bellefonte. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cooney, of east High street, and for some time past has been engaged as a professional nurse in Hazleton. Mr. Stauffer has a good posi- tion in Hazleton and it is in that city the young couple will make their home. The bride is well and favorably known among the young people of Bellefonte and they have the best wishes of all for their fu- ture happiness. GETTIG—BEEZER. — John Emerson Gettig, of Altoona, and Miss Anna May Beezer, of Bellefonte, were quietly mar- ried in Cumberland, Md., on Tuesday of last week. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beezer and has many friends in this place. The bride- groom is head clerk in the G. W. Shaffer store in Altoona, and is an industrious and worthy young man. The young couple spent last week on a honeymoon trip in the south and early this week re- tured to Altoona and took up their resi- dence there. ——For high class Job Work come to the WATCHMAN Office. Marines Capture Vera Cruz Beginning With an Assault on Tuesday and Continuing Through Most of Wed- nesday the Fight on the Mexican Sea Port Waxed Hot Until Mexicans Evacuated. All Quiet Yesterday and Outlook in Doubt. At 2.30 o'clock yesterday Admiral Badger, commanding the naval forces off Vera Cruz, reported everything quiet there with no semblance of an attack by the Mexicans to recapture Vera Cruz. He also reported the total casualties fighting as 12 killed and 55 wounded. to the United States of the two days At Washington there is a feeling of great unanimity in support of President Wilson’s position, and conferences are being held to devise the best ways and means of raising money to defray the expense of the present trouble in Mexico, providing it is prolonged to any extent. Following is a more detailed report of . the trouble: Washington, April 23, 4.20 p. m.—All diplomatic relations between Mexico and United States severed when Bryan was requested to issue passports for Charge de Affairs Algara home. Wilson ignores Carranza’s statement. across Texas border imminent. The American flag flies over Vera Cruz. : ‘Four Americans were killed and: twenty wounded on Tuesday, when a! detachment of bluejackets and ma- rines from the American fleet seized the custom house, raised the Ameri- can flag and skirmished with the Mex- ican garrison. Those killed were: George Poinsett, seaman, battleship Florida, Philadel phia; John F. Schumacher, coxswain, battleship Florida, Brc¢oklyn; Daniel A. Haggerty, marine private, Ca:n- bridge, Mass.; Samuel Martin, marine private, Chicago. The wounded include C. L. Leahy, U. Schwartz, C. D. Cameron, J. F. Plese, seamen of the Florida; Electri- cian Geisburn, of the Florida, and D. D. McMillan, private, Second Marine regiment, from the transport Prairie. Desultory firing was in progress for several hours, according to a dispatch from Rear Admiral Fletcher. At first the garrison had appeared to be with- drawing. American Consul Canada re- ported this to the state department, but when the American forces reached the custom house the Mexicans opened with rifle and artillery fire. The transport. Prairie immediately began shelilng the Mexican positions, slowly driving them out. The Mexi- cans fought from the housetops and along the streets. The American forces have taken possession of the cable office and hold the American consulate and the sec- tion of the city in the vicinity of the wharves. The first news of the fighting at Vera Cruz and the seizure of the city comes in this report from Admiral Fletcher, received at the navy depart- ment: “Tuesday, in face of approaching norther, landed marines and sailors from Utah, Florida and Prairie and seized custom house. Mexican forces did not oppose landing, but opened fire : with rifles and artillery after our seiz- ure of custom house. Prairie shelling Mexicans out of their positions. De- sultory firing from house tops and streets. Hold custom house and sec- tions of city in vicinity of wharves and consulate. Casualties four dead and . twenty wounded.” It was followed in about an hour by | another dispatch from Admiral Fletch- er, which read: : “Holding the vicinity of the railroad station and the yards, and desultory firing continues. Also holding the vi- cinity of custom house and cable of- fice. Light norther is blowing.” Later Admiral Fletcher sent this dispatch: : “Our men are firing only when fired at. We prepared a flag of truce, with , message to General Maas to cease fir- ing or our big guns would be used. No wabout 1000 marines and sailors’ ashore. All business here suspended.” A hurried conference was called at’ the White House, President Wilson ! sumoning Secretaries Bryan, Garrison and Daniels. They were in conference . for over an hour, and emerged serious : faced. : “First blood has been spilled,” said one of the officials at the White House. : More than 200 Mexicans were killed in the battle with the marines, accerd- ' ing to an unofficial report. 3 Secretary Bryan left the White House for the German embassy, where . he discussed with the German ambas- sador the consignment of arms for Huerta aboard a Germant merchant vessel due to be landed in Vera Cruz. The capture of the custom house at Vera Cruz was ordered by President Wilson to prevent the shipment of several million rounds of ammunition and 200 machine guns from getting’ into Huerta’s hands. | The Mexicans, under General Bus. ' © guns, ' rounds of ammunition. Sending of troops Most of the firing was done by out. post parties placed on roofs of houses at various points of vantage, whose only choice was to keep on firing or surrender. The guns of the Prairie assisted the landing party. Towards evening the fighting continued, but it was more of a house-top character than a deter- mined organized resistance. Finally the Mexican soldiers who had not been captured, killed or wounded retreated westward. The folowing cable was sent to the White House by Consul Canada: “At two p. m. Wednesday the city was entirely quiet and thoroughly po- liced by American forces. The request that the San Sebastian hospital be placed at the disposal of our chief san- itary officer, together with native doc- tors and nurses to care for the Mexi- can wounded, was immediately grant- ed. It is reported that all Americans who stayed at the Diligencias hotel during the fighting are safe and are now going on board the Esperanza.” The chief point from which the Mexicans fired was in the central part of the city. From the two houses forming the Diligencia hotel the Mexi- can sharpshooters directed a trouble- some fire. Marines are searching all houses from which shots were fired, and all Mexicans with arms in their hands have been made prisoners and sent to the United States mine ship San Fran- cisco. Some of the Mexicans were thoroughly frightened, apparently ex- pecting that the Americans would shoot their prisoners. Hundreds of Mexicans have been ar- rested and placed under a guard of marines at the railroad station. A proclamation was issued in the name of Rear Admiral Badger, in com- mand of the fleet in Mexican waters, setting forth rules for the guidance of the inhabitants. It urges them to co- operate with United States Consul Canada to resume their customary oc- cupations. It is expected that business houses will reopen at once. The cargo of war mumiions for the Federal government aboard the Ypir- inga was captured by the force of oc- cupation. It consists of 250 machine 20,000 rifles and 15,000,000 While congress was debating the : Mexican situation, President Wilson ordered Rear Admiral Fletcher to seize the Vera Cruz custom house and. prevent Huerta from getting several million rounds of ammunition and 200 field guns on a German steamship bound for that port. As there is no blockade, the Ameri- ! can forces could not interfere with the German vessel. The orders were to seize the guns and shells after they had been ‘anded or to seize the cus- tom house to prevent their landing, » and thus keep them from going to : Meixco City. NOMINATION PAPERS.—The only nomi- nation paper filed with the county com- missioners is that of Arthur B. Lee for county chairman of the Democratic party. Centre countians who filed nomination papers at the State Department in Har- risburg are Rev. John Hewitt, for Con- gress; Col. H. S. Taylor, for Congressman- at-Large; John A. Williams, of Port Matilda, and D. W. Miller, of Pine Grove Mills, for the Legislature, all on the Democratic ticket. Charles H. Rowland, of Philipsburg, for Congress; C. L. Gramley, of Rebers- burg, and Harry B. Scott, of Philipsburg, for the Legislature, on the Republican ticket.’ The Washington party has no ‘candidates in Centre county. : EsCAPED PRISONER TAKEN BACK TO tavo Maas, the commandant of Vera! AUBURN.—William Powers, parole officer Cruz, put up a stubborn resistance. from the Auburn prison, New York, came General Maas challenged the advance to Bellefonte Monday evening armed of the Americans almost from the first with the necessary requisition papers and made it clear that the Mexicans' ng on Tuesday took Edward Bell, the do Boj Dropese to permit a peaceful escaped parole prisoner, who was caught’ i toad half an hour after leaving PY the Bellefonte police two weeks ago, the side of the United States transport back to New York. Bell was paroled Prairie ‘the marines had landed, and’ from Auburn in September, 1912, and the absence of resistance at the water | broke his parole within a month. He has’ front and the failure on the part of been at liberty until picked up on the the Mexicans to contest the taking of ' streets of Bellefonte on April 7th. He a position somewhat in from the water ! front caused the curious spectators in the street to laugh, and when one Mexican peon ran for cover, having had the temerity to shout at the top of his voice “Viva Mexico!” loud guf- faws came from the onlookers. But the lull was not indicative of compliance. A few shots came within a few minutes and later a brief ex- change, and the spectators, whose cu- riosity alone brought them into the streets, lingered, thinking it was only a show of resistance. But after another brief interval the fighting began in earnest and hour af. ter hour the Mexicans continued to op- pose the Americans, fiercely in some: quarters, although the main body ap- parently seemed ready to quit. will now be returned to Auburn prison. . Marriage Licenses. Samuel Shultz and Florence Miller, Bellefonte. John M. Sifko and Annie M. Trubistky, Clarence. [Edward S. Reasner, Benner Twp., and Rose McCarison, Reading. John C. Houck, Pine Grove Mills, and M. Pearl Hoy, Bellefonte. Aaron Quay Williamsand Annie Reese, Port Matilda. ——When you can get the best as cheap as you can get the cheapest, why don’t you do it. Get the WATCHMAN and you are sure you have it.
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