VOL. LX] PEACE AT LAST SPANIARDS SUE FOR PEACE AT LAST Haaghty Dons, Through the French Am- bassador, Present a Request That Negotiations He Opened Spain has sued for peace formally and directly to President McKinley through M. Cambon, the French am- bassador. The following official state- ment is made ; alf “The French ambassador on beh tion of the Spanish minister of foreion White Spaaish Tuesday, afteraoon, at the House government from the to a message looking the termina- tion of the war and the settlement of terms of peace,’ Cambon is general in terns and does not make any propositions as to Cuba, the Philippines, Porto Rico or any oth- It is simply er possession. a that peace negotiations be opened. No armistice is proposed. After Ambassador Cambon submit-| ted the proposal a general talk followed between him, the president, Day and M. Thiebaut. reserved his answer, an understanding The president being reached that he would at once lay the subject before the cabinet and then invite M. Cambon to another con- the final answer will be given as to a will- ference at the White House when ingness of this government to open negotiations. is — i —— LATEST NEWS, Overture of Spain is kept secret. Fri- day’s cabinet meeting is to determine our reply. Spain will yield Cuba and Porto Rico, and the disposal of the Philippines likely to cause considera ble discussion. Fever cases at Santiago are increas- ing. General Shafter reports the new victims as numbering 639, Bismark is quite ill and near his end, Troops in Porto Rico are being con- centrated around San Juan and prepar- ing to fight. Markets : Philadelphia, iy fa The young measles, A nitro glycerine explosion at Pino- Cal., killed five persons. cash, 70¢ 3a t Chicago, wheat, contract, ly, w heat, king of Spain has the le, s——— tba Governor Hastings Will Lose The postoflice appointment at Belle- | fonte still hangs fire, though it is now generally that ‘Governor Hastings will lose in his effort to have an administration man appointed, and that Congressman Arnold's recommen- dation will be taken. This belief was conceded ceipt of a letter from Senator Quay, who said that both ti#® President and the department conceded the unaltera- ble right of the congressman to name all postmasters in his district, that as Arnoid had recommended W. Montgomery the President definitely promised to appoint him. tp Very Costly Work It is estimated that Admiral son's bombardment of Santiago, 16th, cost the government more Sam p- than of 1,875,000 pounds of metal thrown at the Spaniards. pound for the metal hurled by great guns of our warships in an en- gagement. This cost, of course, in- cludes the expense of powder as well as projectiles. nso “lem Luse has broken ground for a new house on a lot out towards the sta- tion. He will erect it yet this fall. The new grange hall is being push- ed upwards and the carpenters will soon have it ready for the roof. The building will be a very large one, as can be seen by the structure being formed. ff Improvements, et —————— Typhoid Fever in MiMinbarg, Miflinburg has an epidemic of ty- phoid fever. There arefrom twelve to fifteen cases, and one death has oe- curred. There are also a great many cases in the country around the town. Some blame the new water pipes, oth- ers think there are other causes, Thousands of cared of piles by usin Hazel Salve. heals promptly and cures eczema and all skin diseases, [It gives immediate relief. For sale by th & Crawford. ne have been De Witt's Witch Col. William J. Bryan's Third Ne. { braska regiment arvived in Nashville, | a few days ago on the way to Jackson- ville, They were enthusiastic ally wel- Cheers for Col, Bryan. Congressman Benton Me- | Bryan the large audience of men and | who greeted him with | Bryan then spoke in part as follows ery man. Millin presented Col, to cheers, { result of this war. War often brings results which were not imagined in| but result has ready been achieved during this If there was anybody in the United States who doubted the loyalty of the people of the South there will hereaf- the beginning, one war, tne loyalty of of | ter be no one to doubt the When the the United States gave general's com- to Fitzhugh Lee eressman Wheeler the sectional (JuUes- and South President missions and Con- hereafter line. When here 1 told to pracliice well play it because | buried, Dix ie tion was forever there will be no {our band started them I wanted them on ‘Dixie,’ that when we got down told them you had been practicing tor 50 years on ‘Yankee Doodle,’ | wanled to mix them down here.” (Ap- | plause, { - SPAIN MUST SUE down we could 80 South and a————— ct —————. FOR PEACE. The reported decision of the Madrid with the Uni- ted read in Washing- ton official circles. Its effect, er, has already been discounted by the | of the Administration | tention to from the Spanish | in a semi-official, or even official, man- ner that it is ready to the war. { Cabinet to sue for peace States was howev- | | determination 0 pay no at intimations coming government | begin negotia- | The tion has progressed beyond the point | will situa- where mere intimations attract of the § ghtforward nited States. Only | strai proposi- tions as to what Spain do The “feelers proposes to (Ctovernment | ' put any time, bat While the Uni- are not desirous will be « onsidere sl. ive is Lo 1e0e out by the Madrid Ministry these will be ignored. ted States authorities of making Rpain's punishment greater, if suct ed, and are apparently any 1 & course can be avoid. willing to re- ve overtures broad enough to cause a belief that they re, they will not of cel and: sin- are hone . led int nosti'ities to ¢ intended F Lo gain time, be o the er- ler merely or — ceasing On=it ricky subterfuges mainly Ay McKinley in the Way Madrid Daily Sunday says : The efforts of the ward peace are meeting with almost in- difficulti iil 168, of the The London correspondent News telegraphing government to- Ministerialist say that the c is President McKinley's impressionable character, influenced, they Tect | to believe, by his personal friends and su perable ¢ 3 hief obstacle al | the Jingoes in congress than by dip-| lomatic counsels, The President some Limes appears in- | they say, to negotiate for peace but, at others he clined, on eden ly te rms ; wv. } Eu-| i isa great! quest with a “view of convincing ‘nited States military power which must be reck- i 7 . a —— . | Another Big Flag. { The disposition to erect large flags in | and patriot- | ism has not by any means shown any | i the state still continues leasant Gap was to the | followed Mauch a trifle larger, now comes Tyrone on deck proposing to suspend one larger than any of these at a cost of $450. It will also be sus- pended between mountain breaks. o United States, then blo Marriage Licenses, The following marriage licenses were issued during the past week: W. C. Wolf, of Loganton, Clinton county, and Sadie 8. Zeigler, of Wolfs Store, Wm. Sprankle and Sarah Cole, Sprig (wp. Antonio Tacevelle, of Benner twp., and Tamasina Brumo, of Spring twp. mcs sf AA AAAS. of Moantsin Grove Camp Meetiog, On account of the Methodist Camp Meeting at Mountain Grove, August rd to 11th, 1898, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Mountain Grove and return, from Wilkesbarre, Tomhicken, Will- iamsport, Miflinburg, Mt. Carmel and intermediate stations, August Ist to 11th good to return until August 12th, 1898 inclusive. The Chief Bu of Milesburg, Pa., says De Witt's Little Early Risers are ihe best pills he ever used in his fami- during forty years of housek ng. hey cure n, sick ache and stomach an liver troubles. Small cursions to the Seashore, August 4 is the date of the R. low-rate 12-day excursion to {lantic City and the principal A special [train of Pullman parlor ears and day At- South { mentioned dates at 8.55 a. m., m., where stop for reaching Phila- delphia 6.25 p. m., and arriving at At- lantic City via the Delaware River Bridge route, the only all-rail line, 8.40 p. m, night in Philadelphia, ceed to the shore by any regular train from Market Street Wharf or Broad 22, August a—-y at Passengers may also spend and pro ation on July 5 or will be sold from the stations rates named below: Tickets at the on regular at 4 plug Tickets will also be good and to carrying At- Pittsbury ir 30 trains leaving 8.10 p. m.. carrying sles Cars Philadelphia, and 7.05 p. m., ars through to lantic City. For detailed information trains homas E. in regard apply to Watt, Pittsburg \ the Sioux he women of Mr. Ti assenger Agent, | ticket agents, or | District P Julyl4-2t Oo He Loved Them All Al Christian church City, | promised to marry Rev. C, 1 wastor of wood, I at Whiting, wi his job because 27 different Towa, has I aod couldn't nis con tracts, The multiplicity leaked out when | riaze with one o nounced, Then and affairs Ove “ 31 prospective mare f his filancees was an- filed pastor While eriag {0 He be but all the others wanted the “echurched' for his duplie their claims ity. trustees were o~ Al the church the matter Mr. forestall any un MIN wood resigned avorable acl I i ¢ all the fair are children of i. damsels Christ, mary loved they that in promising he the to them would perform Wo Mtl W ling to Rea the Risk who os at s The ner while man alle hearty the electric fan ke » air and immediate thereafter go to a cool, dark in pleasant circulation ly room there to en joy a comfortable nap until the sun's rays cease (o come down the near way is to be envied for the time His lot be Kingdom Come as the i being at least. is a hs Of cou iPPY one, rae he won't as far up in wor sweltering uniry editor who works, sweats and | + prays for better times while the afore. said is dreaming fal dividends, of his big dinners and It is then we will have as on | who writes * in the fellow pay the wla Pp my paper, you future.” Still | here | GUAar- way down and run the risk of comfortable i Bring the War Home to Spain St. Louis Globe-Demoerat: The £ human af- | a colonist of no In the colonies | slay if he could It is useless to look for of consequence to him. rile not plunder, any humane impulse from the armed They will nize nothing except ihe law of force. | The war will be wantonly lengthened, as has been the case at Santiago. Pre- | parations to assail the coast of Spain should be pushed with all possible vig- or. Spain needs a taste of war at its | own doors to give it a realizing sense | of the curse it has brought upon its possessions, The life is 18 has been to recog. ———— oss A] 5 A United Brethren Camp Meeting at Mt, Gretaa. For the United Brethren Camp Meeting at Mt. Gretna, Pa., August 2 to 11, 1898, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from all points on its system east of {but not including) Pittsburg and Erie and west of and including Philadel phia, to Mt. Gretna and return at re duced rates. These tickets will be sold July 31 to August 11 inclusive, good to return until August 20, 1898, inclusive, For specific rate, conditions, etc., ap- ply to nearest ticket agent. A A Horrible Railroad Accident, Is a daily chronicle in our papers; also the death of some dear friend, who had died with consumption, whereas, if be or she had taken Otto's Cure for Throat and Lung diseases in time, life would have been rendered happier and perhaps saved. Heed the warning ! If you have a cough or any affection of the Throat and Lungs call at G. H. Long's, Spring Mills, sole agent and get a trial bottle free. Large sizes 50c, in size but ' great in results. For sale by Smith & Crawford. . and 2c. 28 WASHINGTON LETTER. A NICE BLUFF ON THREATENING SPAIN The Formidable Fleet Wil' Not be Sent. The Break of the Cuban Insurgents, and Its Consequences WASHINGTON, July 25th, —If the re- cently officially announced to send Commodore Watson's fleet bluff, Seine to Spain was not a why in the the official that the sending of the fleet to Spain has been name of common is announcement now made indefinitely postponed ? Only a small portion of the powerful fleet we now eded Rico of have in Cuban waters will be ne in the campaign against Porto which was opened by the landing Gen. Miles and the troops with him which At no 1d fighting ships of News Washington ts d, 31 reached Lhe of our Linas Just time since war sta RO) many strongest bs spared to go to spain as right now, lged conversation This was acknowle by Becretary fri end why A Long in with a to find out the to # very friendly who was trying t had n tor whol flee ol gone Spain, Rena- with "The ofMi- orders to Kinley said on the subject: f of th cial announcement 6 Commodore Watson, several weeks AZO Was une jue stionably made to bluf! Spain into be and now that Mr. that the he nounced t had ging Money bluff had served to Or peace, 1835¢ ii hins i it Felt nd publicly irra iy fT purpose, has caused {it nr an- iat the salting of the fleet Leen in order that p ysl poned, “Bat, “suppose that Spain may act sald ~enator, Spain does’ nt » 4 hen, laughingly, ask for peace, what then said the first Senator the blufl will be repeated,’ ator No. “that (O00 BIppo wr “Well,’ sort of answered Sen thing is a litle panish to si ms I believe that it is the duty of the administration to fight this war to a close at the earliest le intr possi, moment. Icke ry, we 0a hope to Is, nD never and I should America then equal the Bpaniar bse ashamed (0 be an n, if we could. We can lick the abd the i every day in fo sooner we send the fo fizht th er we shall | The oRition i week, wi fighting COMmes fleet over Lilere em the soon. al home, ave peace,’ administration is showing a dis- Shalter bear all veak with Gen. Cuban denied ompl to make Gen the blame for the | (iar. cia and his army of insurgents, ts : 4 although it is not that, as a whole, what Garcia « ained of was the result of Bhalter's co de Aarrvi Washington should ng # out It jollied him or- r= given in is that he have 1% claimed cia sufficiently to have was at what (ip made believe that he w least be sulted about was bei: th tration doesn’t want to ig done, the adminis- quarrel the insurgents, although it at with has been lv determined that the government of Cuba shall not be turned them at the close of the war, can get a majority of the residents of Cuba, to declare by their votes their favor. Itis willing over {o Unies in to feed and without being too exacting as to the military duties they shall perform, but further. That the should not be models, either as soldiers or statesmen, is natural their to go no one considers persecution that sort produces model by Spain for hundreds of years: of treatment never work to they are. This will bear close watching. There is no other officer in our army who has profited to so great an extent Leonard Wood, now military Governor of Santiago. When the Maine was blown up he was a Surgeon in the regular army, with the rank of Captain, stationed in Washington, performing among other duties those of family physician to Mr. McKinley. When “Teddy” Roose velt conceived the idea of enlisting the regiment of Rough Riders, and had it approved by Mr. McKinley, he asked that Dr. Wood be made Col. of the regiment. It was done. He was made a Brigadier General for gallant. ry ia the field, being strongly recom- mended for the promotion by his im- mediate Superior, Gen. Wheeler, “fighting Joe.” Just why he succead- ed McKibbin, who was first named as military Governor of Santiago, by Gen. Shafter, is not so clear, but it was probably because he was the Presi dent’s friend and doctor, and wanted the place. A jump from Captain to Brigadier General is certainly extraor- dinary, even when one is as brave as Gen. Wood has proved himself to be and is the President's doctor and friend, No visitor to Washington since the war opened has received a more cordi- | & al welcome from everybody that Lt. Hobson, the Merrimac hero, who came i : this end | the line of saving some of the {ships of Cervera’s fleet, He | to hurry up the work at LOCAL ITEMS, Culliugs of More than Ordingry Interest from Everywhere, | is lost unless there comes nA Re Nearly a week ago it announced that Ger, ordered to forward to Washington of as yellow fever and those who died with it, he partially complied with the order but yet, has only low ter’ them were fever in every regiment s army, and tiat's why none allowes 77 ‘I Be Kept by United Staton Porto Rico prm—— Forito Rico W “Porto Rico will be ke pt by the Uni That plan ted been settled and first, released Slates, the will never is from the taken it be It wil nid Ad ba pass forever into the hands of the U ted ministration’s programme from r f the ng of and this has been the Sltales, the gin War. ‘Its demand for an possession will be considered ir | the indemnity, and wil also be useful in paying the debt. Our fla ran Vv he ay ¥ up Ww permanently, future of once over the i “The | matter of y = sland LRG the Philippines development, and so there is no certain policy finally adopt They WAr sil- ed regarding these islands subject to deve lopment 4 in the uation in the Pacific. The fate of Porto R is co and Ladrone Island may follox the become permanent | being valuable MISROSKION BERET “ig uo i pply static shiips when en route to Eastern a : rs ficial from the White fp nm 8% A © and mor ot 4 ANIA. Nemi-a I The Dog Days are With Us, + dog davs, a season of th wonsiderable * many bas been cause of the excessive Valls generally at th SON The poor dog ; } fos funy € 43 ear Lhe infamy of discomfort are perhaps, allies in some ¢ i ne heat of manner to i! i, but the in- he extres ’ al they, as well AIKe Lhe mad time, aithough there differer 1 al any other y perceptible rv $ fin ' resent condition of and what it i 100 het we no the sun and “« Tr t i al any other times in summer, w— sin nn Redaced Hates to Barataza Union, Chrisiian C $ August 3 to ‘or the Young United to be held at People's Presby ta rian hurch, Saretos 15, ou the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from al rate Tickets points on its line to Saratogy fare for the round trip. be sold August 3 to 10, or by ticket Joint Agent limit may be extended to 1568, will deposit- return August 31, ing with a Havana Prices Since the blowing-up of the | ces : Rice, 15 corn meal, 22; oil, 35 ; codfish, 23 ; milk, per can, §l corned beef flour, lard, ) ; condensed onions 0; cents a pound 15; io potatoes, 90 ; peas, : salt, 3 cents; » a half can, one | half can of fish, 60 ; sweet potatoes, 15. | These are pound prices. Before the blocks ade sweet polatoes sold at 20 cents for 25 pounds. sin a —— Republican Primaries. The chairman of the Republican | county committee has issued his all | for holding the primaries in the coun- | ty on =Saturday, August 15th. The convention will be held in the court house on the following Tuesday at 11 o'clock. 120 delegates are to be elect- ed, aud 63 are necessary for choice in the county convention. aii miinn Well Represented. The Reformed reunion at Island Park, near Bunbury, will be well rep- resented from this place. The morn- ing train east carried 43 passengers from Centre Hall. A special will bring them back this evening. “Our customers say you mabuface ture three of the best remedies on earth,” said the mercantile firm of Haas, Harris, Brim & McClain, of Dawson, Ga, in a recent letter to the Chamberlain Medicine Co. This is the universal verdict. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the finest preparation in the world for rheumatism, neuralgia, lame be, quinse, sore thivat, suis, dru ns and sw: nen, AT ont bot of Th ar Tent 1 in the 8 house, 4 sure & ot ir F. Ata I Po vag, hid nl and H. F, Rossman The Don Came Down, There was a Don up in a Lres and 4 Yan hee YW me Yankee Don, But the Don was rather glo “What terms,’ he asked make with me If I come down No terms? Oh, Mr, That'll ney. down bel HE anid the Own, Ww 4 3 s LO vou he yankee man I'he Yankee took aim with | At the Don up in the tree. hie come down Before 1 | Athwart the A terrifyin Isat the twa And the ii shoot, said ve © itt Ve ox 3 minted tin Don's dark We are requested t The widow of Jaenh Millheim on Frid ay Tuesday f 8 lowing 3 of Jonathan Deininger of this Marty’ by 8 shop was entered 1s i the removal of a pane of Al his desk examined for nats unsuspected stump stam ly John keeps his » Bowe FY of Haine than a »i» Lr 00g for | been ill i | few weeks | again, more year, and to be about laid up again and his Aa ago was able wo has been condition is now quite critical, Men in nearly all the departments of the railroad shops at Altoona were suspended last week. fore- | man in the freight car department no- i tified their workmen that thers work till August 1. No i= assigned for the retrenchment Saturday would be no cause one of the } The Pleasant Gap band 3% | oldest and best in the county —gave Reporter a fine complimentary sere- nade, on its return from the pie-nic of the town Sunday schools, Thanks, To keep flies off the cattle take coal | tar, two parts, and coal oil, any grease | one part each, and mix with a small amount of carbolic acid. Apply with a cloth by moistening the hair and horns with the liquid. One applica tion will last ten days in dry weather. A very fine new berry, the raspberry - strawberry, 8 cross between the two berries, red, shape and size of a large thimble, is a new thing, and perhaps the only berry of the kind in this county, is in the pateh of George Flo- ¥, of this place, who kindly left a big sample dish full at this office, twaun- ties and of delicate flavor, The borough of Lansford has for sev- eral years been collecting a tax from farmers who sell their produce in that town. In a test case Judge Craig, of Mauch Chunk, has decided that the collections were without warrant, and many hundreds of dollars will have to be refunded to the farmers from whom the money was taken, Three bunco men recently endeav- ored to work the three card monte game on Gen J. P. Taylor, near Reedaville, but were Sgloatosly oo de feated in their purpose by the general. - | They want to try their game on some person who has not seen so much of the world as has Gen. Taylor.
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