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WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAR SPIRIT DOMINANT IN WASH-
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The Report Concludes that the Maine Was a
Blown Up from Design. ~The American
People Losing Confldence in KeKinley.
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WASHINGTON, March 28.-—-War!
War! ! War!!! That has been the
cry on every side in tones higher and
higher, since the official report ot Na- |
val Court of Inquiry, confirmed the
opinion that had been general from
the day the Maine was blown up, by
saying that the explosion was on the
outside of the vessel, and showing, by
evidence presented, the impossibility
of private parties being able to get or|
to put into position explosives power- |
ful enough to do what was done in
Havana harbor without the assistance
or connivance of Spanish officials. Mr. |
McKinley knows that war is the only |
outcome of the situation, notwith-|
standing that he persists in talking
peace while the whole administration
is acting war, but be has an over-|
whelming anxiety to have Spain make |!
the first open hostile move, just
though the blowing up of the Maine
was not » hostile act, and as if the flo- |
tilla of torpedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers now making its way to-|
wards American waters, alleged to be |
bound for Porto Rico, was not another |
hostile act. His reasons for not wish- |
ing to begin is a fear that Europe may |
think that he had forced the war upon |
Spain.
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Mr. McKinley has a policy which he |
thinks will force Spain to get out of |
Cuba peaceably, to declare war against |
the United States, or to begin fighting |
us without a declaration of war. He |
told leading Senators and Representa- |
Of
tives enough of this policy before send- | i
ing the Maine report to Congress to se- 14
cure their promises to aid in keeping Ia
Congress from acting on the Maine re- |
port until this policy can be put into |
effect, or at least be tried. ' This policy
is to be intervention in Cuba, in the
name of humanity, and under it, the
loss of the Maine is to be a side issue,
treated as the result of incompetence
rather than criminal intention on the
part of the Spanish government, and
no specific reparation therefore is to be
asked, although, it is said, that Mr.
McKinley indulges the hope that
Spain will voluntarily make some offer
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in that line—a hope not shared by any- |
body else, so far as known. The first
official move in this policy will be a
message from Mr. McKinley to Con-
gress, asking for an appropriation to
be used for the relief of all Cubans who
are in need,
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It will not be an easy matter to hold .
Congress down uatil Mr. McKinley's
intervention policy can be carried out,
although there is very little doubt that
it will eventually bring on war with | n
Spain just as certainly as would a dee- |
lsration of war. Bat there is an opin- |
ion in the minds of many men in Con- |
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emand for tellers on a vote upon an
ppeal from his decision: “If you do
estroy the last safeguard of the minor-
A dishonest man in the chair—
nd there have been dishonest men in
the will of
I am free to say that my
urpose in inaugurating this filibuster
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CONVENTIONS
convention
On
The Prohibition state
ill lead off on May 19 and 20.
cans will make their state nomina-
ons aud a month later the Democrats
ill bold their state convention.
favors fight on state
hairman Elkin expects to be re-elect-
1 by the Republicans,
The Wanamaker movement
1g the Republicans great uneasiness,
1
Quay’s choice for governor is one of
1an will have to be dropped.
The Democrats are having Coffroth,
on for governor.
In Centre county dates for the polit-
<
he Republicans will
Jellefonte May 24, and the
Both parties are likely to have spir-
ents,
ames that are quite vulnerable when
landslide
1 the county.
Some Democrats talk of “Joes
We
“Is he honest,
lity’
never had strong
at. is he ca-
able,” that should wipe out the prat-
iferior.
Ir congress or senator, since for the
pangler was the victim of a landslide
a re
omination if he wanted it, having
raved the fight under very adverse
On senator we had Alexander
nd Meek, and under the old plea of
usage’’ the latter might claim
a Ie
But, let us go back to the
let that alone fix the
an, wiping out locality and claim,
and
a— i np - ww
Good Manoers.
humanity.
Don’t forget to say “Good Morning!"
and say it cheerfully and with a smile:
good. There's a kind of inspiration in
{every heartily “Good Morning’ that
makes hope fresher and work lighter,
| It seems really to make the morning
good, and to be a prophecy 0
{day to come after it.
f a good
And if this be
true of the “Good Morning” it is so
also of kind, heartsome greeting: they
not patriotic to delude ourselves fur-|
ther. A Spanish flotilla is sailing to-|
wards our shores. It is the duty of
the government to intercept that flo-
tilla and blow it from the seas.” And
the enthusiastic cheers which greeted
his quotation from a speech made by
John Randolph, in the House, fn 1822, |
were significant—'‘As we would not be |
bullied by the British lion, s0 we re-|
fuse to be frightened by the Spanish
jackall.”
The Secretary of the Interior has
asked Congress for an appropriation of
more than $8,000,000 to meet a deficien-
ey in the pension funds for the current
fiscal year. The Republican leaders in
Congress probably knew that this de-
ficiency would exist, and that was why
they insisted upon making the pen-
sion appropriation for the next fiscal
year about $10,000,000 less than they
know will be required. It is all a part
of the scheme to keep down the total
of appropriations at this session of Con-
gress,
The Demoeratic filibuster while the
Naval Appropriation bill was being
considered by the'House, sitting as a |(
committee of the whole, was not made
to delay the Naval bill, but as a rebuke
to Representative Payne, of New York
who was presiding and who tried to
out-Czar the Czar himself, by refusing
to allow Representative Hartman, of
Montana, to complete a speech he be-
gan, because Mr. Hartman, who is a
silver Republican, dared to satirize the
Republican party, and as such it was
fully deserved. Representative Bailey,
who led the filibustering, correctly
stated the Democratic position when
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discouraged, rest the tired
Be liberal with
sae i seiniaoin
Policies Mast be Transferred
Those who carry insurance upon
bousehold goods and intend
hanging their place of residence this
Oth-
rwise should a fire occur and the
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Odd Fellows Social,
The Odd Fellows lodge will install
heir newly elected officers this even-
nA SSAA
From all over the country, come
ough Remedy. Here is a sample Jet-
hat had been effected by Chamber-
Fight.—-May End Fatally.
For the last year or more there has
in
They were al-
and Mills families, living
township, this county.
place,
families attended a
spelling bee at a school house near the
Mills home, After it was over an al-
{ tercation arose between Cyrus Shope
| and John Mills, when a free fight took
place, in which Shope, it is sald stab-
members of both
{ lung, with a knife, inflicting a serious
wound. Mills fell to the ground un-
into
His assailant fled and
{ made his escape, while his
| conscious, and was carried
| house for dead.
vietim
still living, but his chances for recov-
{ery are not very encouraging.
| Since then Shope has been evading
| Swearing vengeance on the man who
would attempt to take him. Saturday
| OfMcer Josh Folk, of Bellefonte, was
deputized by the Sherif!’ to go after
the He per-
| formed his duty late Saturday night,
| him and make arrest,
when he went to his home, and before
i Shope was able to Jump out of the
cer succeeded in catehing him and tak-
{ing him to Bellefonte, where he was
| locked up in a steel cell in the jail to
[await the results of Mill's injuries,
which probably will be death.
laims t
| Shope now ec hat what might
i prove to be a fatal blow to Mills was
| made in self-defense.
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The Eastern Situation
It is not beyond the range of possi-
bility that war may break out in the
farthest East before it breaks out in the
west,
| ish torpedoboats together are insignifi-
cant. The British China fleet is be
the
| China Sea, where the German navy
And all
this with reference to the Russian ad-
already is well represented,
vances in Northern China.
The gradual expansion of Russian
influence over southern and western
ie 3 Ye ? 3 1
Asia has brought it close to the lines
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of British India, but otherwise the two
powers have not come immediately in
contact and Great Britain has counted
upon her outposts on the Chinese
coast to secure her control in the Pacif-
ic and her influence upon the future
Now
and the
fortunes of
got there
Bear
China. tussin
too
ris is or
Rowling
the
another,
Lion and
are
the
ready to take a hand or to avail them-
al one
while powers are
selves of anything to be made out of
| the quarrel.—Phil. Times.
I'he Union Christian Endeavor So.
| ciety, which has flourished in town
| for several years was compelled to dis-
continue the organization for the pres-
ent, on account of being unable to se-
| The society has done a good work since
{its organization and the meetings
were always well attended by the
| young people, which was evidence that
| they were interested in the cause. The
| organization should have the support
{ of the christion people of the town to
| help secure a place in which to contin-
ue the work.
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{ Mrs. Lucy Henney desires to inform
| the ladies that she has received a large
| stock of new millinery goods for the
| spring. She asks an inspection of the
same, -
in fs Mrs
New Millinery Goods,
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State Meeting.
The Bons of Veterans will hold their
annual state convention at Philipsburg
June 14, 15 and 16, and the camp of
that place are now making prepara
tions for the meeting.
Examinations Saturday.
Examinations as required under the
Berkey system was held last Saturday
in the grammar school room. There
were twelve applicants for diplomas,
nf AS SI
For some time, I have suffered with
rheumatism and tried every imagina-
ble remedy, without effect. Mr. F. G.
8. Wells advised me to try Chamber.
lain’s Pain Balm, telling me that it
had cured many eases of long standing
like mine, I have used four bottles
and feel sure that one more bottle will
make my cure complete.—~A. P,
Koxtz, Claremore, Ark. Sold by 8,
M. Swartz, Tusseyville; F. A. Carson,
Potters Mills; J. H. Ross, Linden Hall
and H. F. Rosman, Spring Mills,
~~For Bale.—Eggs for hatching from
fine, large, pure-bred white Wyandotte
hens, at 50 cte. per set of 15, Reduo-
tions on larger lots,
3m Cuas, D. BARTHOLOMEW.
PROMPTLY.
te nnd House Say the Vresident is
Too Slow and Dillydallying,
and the substance of it is that the bat-
| tleship wus blown up by a mine or tor-
| pedo, without giving an opinion as to
{ who is guilty of the infamous act,
The President in his message ex pres-
ses a desire to settle the trouble with-
out war if he is given time. Leading
being fooled by Spain to gain time,
and declare in favor of war at once,
without waiting on the President.
The war spirit ran high in both hou-
ses of congress on Tuesday, and an im-
of war the
| mediate declaration Was
prevalent feeling. To give the Presi.
dent two days more time to announce
action,
In the senate resolutions were intro-
Foraker, aud in the house by represen-
tative Marsh, declaring war existing
between this country and Spain. Con-
and will act if
gress is in dead earnest
tho President hesitates longer.
The
government to Spain, demands
ultimatum submitted
by
Lae
To-
» consider
A
immediate independence of Cuba.
day the Spanish cabinet is t
refusal
{ the ultimatum and decide,
i Means war,
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THE ARMY IN READINESS
Many Preparations Made That Have Not
Come to Light
At New
York, a few days ago, a gray-haired ar-
my officer, who was a
Governor's Island, near
young Lieuten-
opened, and who has been insisting
for the past that there
would be no conflict with Spain, |
four weeks
ad
this to say to a Sun reporter :
“I'm pot saying that there'll be war,
but I do say that if war comes we're
ready for it, I'm
young man, as a boast, because | know
| what war is, and it's no fun. I cannot
| speak for the navy. Others have been
not saying this,
looking well to that, but so far as the
| emergency that threatens at present.
“The work that has been done on
is simply amazing. The public hasn't
wonder how it was all done.
our preparations have gone so far as to
In five minutes after the orders of the
were received at the different depart-
ment of troops in accordance with a
general scheme, with the details of
which they have already been made
familiar.”
tions an officer of engineers had this
to say :
“So far as emergency preparations
go, our work is practically done, In
twenty-four hours we could be ready
for any business that it would be neces-
sary for us to transact. But I do not
need say this. The fortifications speak
for themselves.’’
In the office of the Quartermaster of
the Department of the East is filed
complete information relating to all
methods of transportation. The name
and tonnage of every steam and sail-
ing vessel plying along the coast is on
file, and her character and freight car-
rying capacity are known, as well as
the number of cars, and the railroads
to which they belong, which are capa-
ble of transporting exceptionally
heavy freight, like guns and gun car-
riages. Some of the disappearing car-
riages are so high that piaced upon or-
dinary flat cars they wouldn't pass un-
der bridges. Cars for carrying such
freight must be cut out.
Died in Georges Valley,
The wife of John Ungert, of Georges
valley, died on Monday morning after
an illness of about five weeks ; her age
was about 55 years,
Thirty-five years make a
That is how long Adolph her, of
Zanesville, O,, suffered piles, He
using three boxes of De-
fon.
AVRIL WEATHER,
tWill be Cold in the Early Part, and Un-
usually Warm Later On.
the 30th to April 8, and the next will
reach the Pacific const about April 4
’
the close of the 5th, great central val-
Warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about April 4, great
central valleys 6th, eastern states Sth,
Cool wave will cross the west of Rock-
ies country about April 7
y Rreat cen-
The third storm wave of April will
‘acific coast about the 10th,
cross the west of Rockies country by
the close of the 11th, great central val-
leys 12th to 14th, eastern states 15th,
of
lockies country about the 10th, great
Warm wave will cross the west
central valleys 12th, eastern states 14.
Cool wave will cross the west of Rock-
tral valleys 15th, eastern states 17th,
f the
Temperature of week
April 9th will average below normal
euding
in the northern states, producing frosts
in the
states, making fine crop weather,
and above normal southern
The last part of March and first few
April
the
snows in the far northern latitudes.
A slight fall
showers in the northern states will oc-
days of will bring numerous
showers in northern states and
of with
temperature
cur abo the 15th to 16th. Other
parts of the month will experience a
or
»
in the
rising temperature and generally dry
northern states,
In speaking of rising temperature in
the above I mean that the temperature
to the Of
Course every one knows that
will rise relative normal.
the aver-
age temperature of April
but {
is upward,
or this April the temperature will
rise greatly from about the 5th to the
25th.
The general rise
| the
nied by a general drouth in the
hie O
upper Mississippi and
in temperature in
northern states wiil be accompa-
New
i}
vall »
0 VA&IIeYVs, 1he
Mis-
England states, t hi
’
the lower
souri valleys,
Rainfall of the month will be abo
normal in the Rocky mountain coun-
tries, the arid countries around the rim
central valleys and west of
Temperature in the northern states
will fall most below normal during the
and most
first above normal during
the last week in April.
In the southern states the tempera-
the
about the 20th, after which it
rage
ture of April will range near
mal till
nor.
very high and be accom-
panied by severe drouth during the re-
mainder of the month.
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Charge of a Dispatch Boat at Key West,
Word was received at Bellefonte
Saturday that Roland Curtin, a naval
cadet, had been given command of a
dispatch boat stationed at Key West.
| Young Curtin is a grandnephew of the
til June next.
made for the organization of a compa-
ny of volunteers in case of war with
Spain and a call for troops. H. C.
the head
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mand of the company. He served cne
| State National Guard.
| The asessors have completed the mil-
| itary enrollment of the county, the re-
turns showing 6,271 able bodied men
subject to military duty. During the
last war Centre county furnished over
8,000 soldiers out of a total of 5,000 ad-
judged fit for duty, and if there is
again need her citizens will be equally
patriotic.
"Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
Franklin H. Harnish, of Snow Shoe,
and Annie B. Fogleman, of Patton
twp.
Thomas Murphy and Alice Biddle,
of Julian Furnace.
Wm. H. Wolf and Harriet Booth-
man, of Philipsburg.
George E. Heckman, of Potter twp. ,
and Susan J. Armbruster, of Gregg
twp.
J. Clyde Sheffer and Annie Immell,
of Bellefonte.
tse fein
Late News,
Cuba once had a population of 1,500,
000 ; the war has dwindled it down to
about 800,000,
Another Philadelphia bank went
under, wrecked by the liberality of its
cashier,
No foreign power has promised the
Spaniards any assistance, Perhaps
Uncle Sam may give her a lift.
A comet can be seen about 4 o'clock
in the morning, towards north east.
The President still thinks Uncle
LOCAL ITEMS,
{ Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest
from Everywhere,
War ! cruel War !
Pray to the God of war,
That justice be done
Without war to come,
That carnage and battle,
And eannon’s rattle,
Forever be banished,
Strife "mong nations vanished.
War ! the cannon’s thunder,
Tearing limb and body asunder |
Can it be, that Christian nations,
Bo forget their holy stations,
Be for blood and caraage rife?
Yet Master bid, Peace not Strife,
Pray, pray ! be banished war,
And its calamities sad and sore,
Half inch of snow last night.
Boob is now in against the world for
cheap bicyles,
Crop prospects in this eounty, just
are fine,
HOW,
Anna Delige, of Benore, was granted
& pension, $5,
Signo of spring—dandelion and easter
is are on,
bonne
F. A. Lee has moved from Tussey-
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ville to Lewistown,
Byers Price, of Milesburg, was
ed a pension, $14.
the
beauties will open.
SOON campaign
Kuhns,
£10.
¢i
James Gi,
ed a pension,
Henry
granted a pen
Henry C.
ranted a pension, $4,
Gordon,
i, 5
#ic
Kl
or
®
to Lewistown.
inch of rai
an
night to Tuesday fo
William Ward, of
ia pension, $5,
Irene
been granted
Lydia Bottorf, «
been granted a pension, §
George W. Cummings
was granted a pension, $10.
H. B. Herring adv. letters te
tary on est. of Mary Reeder,
The
wit
mountain sides are
h an abundance of water.
David H. Weaver,
Mills, was granted a pen
All is “green”
{
need in the least to f
nature does
eel ashamed,
{ hattleclii » tant: Troy
ur batiieships can steam from
West to Havana in less than half a day.
Eli
Benner twp.,
zabeth, wife of Chas. Witmer, of
), aged 7
died on I » Years,
Sam’] 1a of
a team of
McFar-
Durst has purchase
| fine, stout blacks from Frank
lane,
f
timber is be
The shipment O
from
coming noticeably less every year
this county.
Prof. Snyder will open a school with
in
higher academic
| this place, May 23,
all the COUTSes,
The Clearfield Republican says, Mrs.
| Bigler, widow of the late Gov. Jigler,
| is quite ill at her home.
| Will Mitterling last week, in less
| than three days, alone bought up six-
| teen cows in Nittany valley.
| In another colum the misses Dinges
| & Christine announce the opening
| days for their new millinery store.
Wm. Pealer intends having a trout
| pond on his farm near Pennhall—the
{ Reporter will know whither to go fish-
ting.
Rev. Rearick’'s appointments, Sun-
At Centre Hall at 10 a.
{ m.; at Spring Mills at 7. p. m. ; at Tus.
| seyville at 2 p. m.
{ day, April 8
The sign that cold weather sets in
| after an early spring thunder gust was
{as wide from the mark as the ground-
| hog. Go way mit de signs.
| Rolly Keller, son of landlord Keller
of Bellefonte, has moved to our town
and occupies his father's property.
Rolly was born here and will make a
good citizen.
How natural: When men or boys
pass a window with bicyles on show,
they stop and look. When women
and girls pass a window with doll and
cradle on show, they stop and look.
Photographer Luckenbach informs
us that some of the State College gang
of thieves, non-students, were in his
gallery, in this place, a few weeks ago,
and after they left he missed a ther-
mometer and seme other articles,
Men in any party, who have been
chioniic bolters, kickers, coalitionists
and traders, always find they are never
considered as having any claim to sup-
port when wanting an office.
John B. Hall, aged $4, who 60 years
ago built the first foundry in Williams.
port, Pa., and who hauled on a wagon
from Philadelphia the present Lycom-
ing County Court-house bell, died at
home last week.
Talk abont young men for war.
There is a man in Clearfield county
who contracted the war habit’ with
Zachary Taylor in Mexico half a gen-
Samuel's picnic with n can be
por hr gory War, Spa;
tury ago, and he thinks he has one
: al the age of 85.
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