VOL. 1. XX].
JRSDAY, AU GU ST
1898,
NO. 32
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
THE HASTINGS CROWD TERRIBLY
LICKED,
The Goveraor's Favorites Go Dowa With »
Hard Thomp.—Quay's Hand Raos the
Pacty in this Coaunty,
The Republican county convention
to nominate the district and county
officers, convened in Garman’s opera
house at Bellefonte Tuesday morning.
For years there has not been the inter-
est taken in this session as was demon.
strated during the last week in politic.
al circles over the county. The im-
portance of candidates for county offic-
es faded into insignificance compared
with the fight made for the control of
the county organization between Gov.
Haslings and Senator Quay.
Governor's home couoty aod
available effort was made by him to
still retain control. At the primaries
on Baturday the Republican voters
colors like a bull at a red rag. The
Gov. was heavily defeated and even
the slender grasp by which he has held
on to the county organization has been
swept away. He was dowoed in his
own ward, lost the enlire town of
Bellefonte, and but few districts in the
county instructed for him.
The strong sentiment prevailing
against him was evidenced by the
withdrawal of his chief heeler Col.
Reeder last week from the Senatorial
contest. To save an ignominious
feat Reeder got out of the race and left
the field to “Little Phil” Womelsdorf,
His action was timely aud may
now live to fight another day.
The convention was held in the op-
era house owing to repairs being made
to the court house. The convention
was called to order after eleven o'clock
by Co. Chairman Gray. Harry
ler read the call for the convention.
Thomas Mitchell read list of delegates
and all answered but those from
precinct,
For chairman of the convention
John M. Dale was nominated, and he
was elected unanimously. Jack
the map at the helm in managing
de-
he
Kel-
ole
was
the
Quay campaign in the county, and af-
ter doing up the Hastings crowd in
great shape, had himself elected chair-
man, just by way of rubbing it in.
was escoried (o the chair amid
plause and after a short but well deliv-
ered address, thanked the conveniion
for the honor conferred upon him, and
hoped all the Republican« in the coun-
ty would forget the little family un-
pleasantoess and work for the ticket to
be nominated.
ness at ouce.
Earl C. Tulea, Jellefonte,
Harry 8. Stewart, of Rush twp.,
elected secretaries, and J. Thomas
Mitchell, of Bellefounle, reading clerk.
A. O. Farst, Bellefonte; Dr. C.
Musser, Aaronsburyg; Crissman,
Philipsburg; Riley Prait, Unionville,
and J. H. Oliger, Spring twp., were
appointed commiviee on resolutions,
Nominations were in order and for
Congress Wm. C. Arnold the present
incumbent was the only one placed
before the convention. His opponent
Clem Dale was not ia evidence, and
“Bill” was put on the ticket by acela-
mation, and allowed to select his own
conferees,
For State Senator Phil. E. Womels-
dorf, of Philipsburg, was nominated
by acclamation and to select his own
conferees.
Joth Congress and Senator being a
foregone conclusion the main interest
was manifested in the legislative tick-
et and Prothonotory.
John E. Daley, of Curtin twp.; Char-
ley P. Long, of Spring Mills, and E.
F. Towasend were pluced in nomina-
tion for assembly. The balloting re-
sulted as follows: Daley, 101}; Long,
5; Townsend, 80}. Daley and Town-
send were nominated,
For Prothonotory there were but
two candidates in the field, James
Gregg, of Milesburg, and A. C. Will-
jams, of Huston twp. Williams was
nominated by a close vote of 68} to
644.
No nomination was made for Dist-
rict Attorney, N. B. Spangler, the
Democratic nominee will have the
field to himself.
W. E. Gray was reelected Co. chair-
man for 1868,
It was after ‘welve and the specta-
tors began to thin out leaving only the
delegates and a few others, but a few
speeches were wanted and Congress
man Arnold was the first called upon.
He tried his best palaver to sooth the
sores of his defeated opponent Clem
Dale and lauded him to the skies. The
Dales however, are not easily guiled,
and the fight is not by any means
over. Nominees Daley and Womels-
dorf also delivered addresses, and then
the convention adjourned.
The resolutions presented endorsed
the president; the course pursued by
He got down to busi-
of and
were
-
oS.
8 8
:
|
The make-up of the convention was
prominent for the promiscuous absence
of all Hastings leaders, the left
the town, while those who had the te-
merity to attend the session occupied
seats in the rear and were cringing,
afraid to be recognized,
The ticket nominated far from
meeting with approval by many Re-
publicans. The dissatisfaction was
wide and openly expressed and con-
servative and faithful members of the
party were heard predicting defeat for
the entire ticket nominated.
Gov,
is
SE
Hastings Oa the Centre Primaries.
relurned
allowed
Governor Hastings, who
with his family to Bellefonte,
himself to be quoted as follows :
“Dale, who appears to be defeated |
the leader of the Quay faction in this
county, and turned against Quay,
few weeks ago, because he did not car-
postmaster.
“On this account and because of his
late change of heart, the anti-Quay |
Arnold had been opposed by Quay for
congressman-at-large, in the last Stale
Convention, aud his delezates had vot-
ed against Quay’s candidate for Gov-|
ernor, and Arnold himself had received
the support of Martin and Magee for |
congressman-al-larze,
“Under these
of my
Clement
circumstances, many
deci support
Dale, and Aroold’s majority
Tuesday, what-
come largely by
of the
at the
be pronounced anti-
friends ined t(o
in the convention on
ever it may be,
default, The
House who will be
will
wiil
{wo members
nominated
convention
Quay men.’
The Governor was in no re- |
sense
sponsible for Dale's candidacy, as he |
declares,
sesmiee— cml ————
The Spanish Fress’ Say on Peace,
Last Sunday's Madrid papers :
“El Pais"
tocol sigaed by the United States and
with
prints the text of the pro- |
Spain mourning borders and
BAYS :
colonies, is reduced
ird rate
without
e of a tl
“Spain,
to the role
“El Imparcial”
not bring
much
half of war.”
power,”
says : “Peace will
to Spain even the rest she so
needs after three years and a
“El Nacion" bitterly : “If
Spain had
Says
at least been vanquished
I
sat
with |
@
resign herself, Peace
£
be 8a mo- |
meatlary respite from our misfortune.”
“El Liberal” in the
protocol relating to pines
says the article
the Philip
does not indicate that aonylhiog good
for Spain will be fixed upon, and the
question will not
for her.”
“El Globe” al for
peace between Spaia aud the United |
be settled favorably
ministeris pioes
States, and says the communications |
Day and |
Cambon the
chapter in a new history of Europe.
“El Tiempo"
“Peace is an accomplished fact.
on easlern questions which
have sizoed begiao
Conservalive) says:
The
end
from seeing with satisfaciion the
of the war.”
”
The boys in blue who are off to
will not be debarred from voting on
elec day. General
App
Soldier Boys Can Vole,
Jon Altorney
er stale officials are devising plaos for
holding elections among the Pennsyl-
vania boys who are in the field.
The attorney general has decided
that the act of 1864 gives the soldiers
the right to vote asad commissioners
will be appointed by the governor to
take charge of the elections and bring
the returus to Harvisbuirg. The gover-
nor thinks the expense will not be
very great and will not eall an exira
session of the legislature to make the
appropriation, —-—
ls fp A BS
”~ Spaniard’s Desert Their Flag
Spanish regulars and volunteers who
fic to the hills when the Americans
landed in Ponce feared that if captured
that they would meet with the worst
torture conceivable. They are now
flocking into the city to surrender
themselves, after they bave learned
that Americans bave nol been guilty
of the atrocities that the Spanish lead-
ers had said they would practice if ev-
er they gained a landing.
Spanish soldiers who are to-day tak-
ing the oath acknowledgiog the do-
minion of the United States would,
without doubt, prove more faithful
American citizens than they have been
Bpanish subjects. Consideration and
humanity have marked the American
policy ever since the municipal colors
were handed over to the United States.
More than twenty million free sam.
les of De Witt’'s Witch Hazel Salve
ve been distributed by the manufac
turers. What better # proofof thels [i
fidence enh merits rant? u R
cures burns, sores, in
chert of time; for sale by
Bwith &
7 PEACE DEOLA GED, WN
The Protocol Signed. «The War at an End
and Spain Gives Up.
The war between Spain and the Uni-
ted Swates, which was begun on April
21, when, in response to the ultimatum
of the United States,
jster Woodford his
12, when the protocol was
Spain gave Min-
passports, ended
August
signed, preliminary to the negotiation
The blockade of
22. when the
of a treaty of peace.
first gun of the war was fired, but war
23. The original demand of the Ui |
| ted States was that Spain should aban-
don Cuba. The protocol provides that
she shall abandon Cuba, Porto Rico |
West Indies, one of the islands of the
group, the city, haibor and |
er actions us may be decreed by a joint
The section of the pro- |
bay and harbor of Manila is qual-
that
city,
1
ified by the statement they shal
“pending
f
the conclusion of the trealy of peace
determine the control” of |
i
but when the of |
be
islands ; trealy
likely
with
shall made it will be |
that, in accordance -
gener
al expectation, the city, bay and har-
of Manila,
i
Z territory to form a strong na- |
and probably enough |
will remain in the perma- |
. |
, Po
West Tadies |
and
de
islands shall be evacuated at once,
the
appoint.
meet to
in Hav- |
fo
speedy
ed withia ten days, and shall
Y davs,
The
f
i pe ace 18 pre ivi
execute it within thirt
and San Juan. eon |
clusion of a treaty o
ded |
by the agreement that the Spanish |
American peace Commissioners
shall meet in Paris pot later than Oc-
tober 1.
wan four
th
nol
leas months
single advantage was gained by Spain
She no American vessel
captured
though scores of Spanish vessels were
taken ; she took prisoners except
and his men. Two of her
fleels were desiroyed, withou ury
ij
to an American ship. In these naval
SEX) men
and wounded ; the American
{ killed
loss did not exceed a score of wounded.
The land al Bantiago
engagements
were betler contested, but even there
heavy loss, and Geoperal Miles
Porto Rico. The end of the war
comes barely in time to save Spein
absolute and crushing defeat.
| Not more than one-third of the Amer-
| ican land force alieady gathered for
against the enemy, nor has the
country exerted ils full naval power.
It is well that the unequal conflict has
been stopped at this stage, for the next
move would have been against Spain
itself. —
THE NAVAL PROMOTIONS,
The reported determination of the
President to dispose of the controversy
regarding the service of Bampson and
Schley by recommending to Congress
the advancement of Sampson eight
numbers and Schley six numbers will
scarcely satisly the deliberate judg-
ment of the American people. They
recoguize Schley as the hero of Santia-
go, and they fail to perceive any rea-
son for greater rewards for Bampson
than fall to Behley’s share. The pro-
motion named would make both men
rear admirmls, with Bampson above
Sehley. At the beginning of this year
Schley and Sampson were both cap-
tains, with Schley two numbers above
Sampson. The work of the two men
has not been such as to demand their
transposition on the active list of the
navy.
The above, from the Pittsburg Tele-
graph, Rep., is the sentiment of Lhe
entire press of the country, and Mo
Kinley has given his administration a
partial black eye by proposing to do
so unfair an act, and should it be con-
sumated, he will make it a very black
eye.
ly i sn
You invite disappointment when
oul experiment. De Witt’s Little
WASHINGTON Ere |
FROM SPAIN?
is Caasiog the Presidest Some Worry
The Meeung of the Pence Commis
sion,
WASHINGTON, 15.—~Mr.
Kinley
we should pursue towards the Philip-
It was that doubt that
Aug.
pines, caused
by representaiives of the two govern-
ments, to provide that the Commis-
final dispo-
meet
at Paris, not later than Oct. 1, when it
{o have saved
the
The 8
would have
month by having
meet SBeptemb or 1,
ernment has been
been easy a
Commission
panish
to
FOV-
quick recogiiize
McKin-
ley, and to act upon il; it has issued a
statement to the Spanish people say-
the
commission would
the
allow Spain
What the
to be
s pl
names Lhe
to retain Philippines,
administration 3
ain-
five
The
Day,
McKin-
Mi
American
only
McKinley
peace
t known is Becretary
considered as Mr.
commissioners,
one vi
is daily becoming plain
pl
a great mistake was made in al-
lowing Spain to have any say as {o the
While
opiion a
ion of the Philippines,
i dV # f
are differences of mong
the
ly uaany
our people, as to
our keeping
Lae Opinion is praciyical
it Spain should not be allowe
o retain them. It will be farcical od
about Spain out
us to talk driving
i Porto Rico for
v, and then te
of
Cuba ant the sake
y allow
aller
possession.
Spain to
they were
We
2,2 4
numaniy 20
» Philippines
in
our
onfiue our
i i
‘ubans, else foreigners will refuse
it is bumanity.
The gover
f
food (oo Cuba,
nmeunt is preparing to send
not for t
but for all that need it,
only he insur. i
including
Bed Cross
viety is ahead of the government as
already buting food and
dislrit
the Demi
Ho
werals do not elect a ms-
y of the use, this year, it will
Demi
Committee
the of the wratio
ampaign
which is preparing for a vizorous cam-
r
th confident of
While
ish the candidales w
paizn wi eX clations
SUC
Os,
f
the committee will, as |
ith the |
think will
i
usual, far
kind of literature they
fect
io
bed
£14
Wii
rth e 3
because of its bei
most e ive in their districts,
also disis ite literature criticising
War reveuue
harder
rich: =
law,
ng |
upon the poor than upon the |
bowing up many of the evils re-
sulting from
the War Department as a Republican
partisan machine,
Secretary Alzer’s using
and the financial |
quesiion will nol be neglected,
with
Democrats
accordance
platform, who |
have visited the Commitiee headquar- |
ters, without regard the |
close of the war at (his time as decided-
ly advantageous for the Demoeratic
party, because it will enable them to
bring other questions to the attention
of the voters and because it will pre-
vent the other side going into the cam-
paign with a false plea that a vote
against a Republican candidate would
be (0 vole agaiust the conduct of the
war. It has not vet been determined
whether the administration should be
attacked for its action in giving Spain
too much to say through the three
be discussed in
Chicago
i
exception,
terms of peace, when it could just as
easily have seitled everything in the
terms themselves, which Spain would
have been bound to accept anyway, al-
though such action is being strongly
advocated.
There is some very strong talk
among the Senators and Representa-
tives, who have been in Washington
since Sampson was sed eight
numbers and promoted to be Rear Ad-
miral, while Schley, who was also
promoted to be Rear Admiral, was
only advanced six numbers, which
makes Sampson ste number ahead of
him, instead of one number behind
him as he was before these promotions
were made. While it is not regarded
as likely that any attempt will be made
to hang up Sampson's promotion in
the Senate, it is almost certain that oe-
easion will be takea in both House and
Senate, to show that he owes it more
to favoritism than to anything he did,
It will not be surprising, either, should
the resolution offered by Representa.
tive Berry, extending the thanks of
Congress to Bcehley for destroying Cer-
vera’s fleet, be Adopted,
It is stated st the War 1 ment
that no troops will be discharged until
it is known how many will be needed
to garrison Porto Rico and Cuba. and
ere vy
vai
{ known, as military commissions are
| first to meet at San Juan and Havana,
[and arrange the terms and of
| evacuation of Porto and Cuba.
time
Rico
| to Rico as fast as possible,
[are six or eight weeks more of the un-
Our represon-
| tatives on the Commission are not like-
| ly to object to the Spaniards taking all
the time they want to leave there,
pp
BRIEF REVIEW OF THE
The
| healthy season in Cuba,
WAR
war between the United States
shoriest on
though not the The
war between Prussinand Austria broke
18, 1866, and
by the signing of the peace
July it
Turko-Grecian war of last year,
began on April 9, lasted but 39 days,
peace h aving been declared on May 15
There was some
terms
record, shortest,
ended
treaty
was
on
The
which
26, 58 days after began.
of the same year,
the of peace,
(ireece prolonged the settlement
, but
dis-
pute about
upstil
some time in Beptember the
al fighting had ceased just a little more
than a month from the time it began.
The the war be-
tween the United Blates and Bpain oc-
but a very short t
of Admiral Dewey
with Admiral
Admiral Bampson
Schley
real fighting during
cu pled ite,
Manila
Cervera's
at
one
i fleet by
| modore
and
practically destroyed
ihe whole of Spain's available
“
and made it impossible for that coun-
try to offer any further resistance.
80
far as her naval foree y
far as her naval forces were
A has
pied in moving the troops and
concerned.
good deal of (he time been occu-
% easels
de-
=pair
=pain
from ove point to another, but the
cisive and tell work against
occupied but 112 days,
#, May 1 and July :
emain memoras
hist
engagement
ble
sn's ory, logelne
Hear
and - proved 80 disasirou
Spain that she felt compelled
for peace as Hickly as possible,
pr ;
Pennsylvania's Giant Dead.
3
Joht
san in
his hor
1 4 x
inst, of ex
1 Brown, probably the
the slate of
largest
i
dnesday
Pennsylvania, die
t We
Larimer
ne a
haustion, caused
tense heat, He was the
tlre
{hae
in
pin
numerous ol
wesiern part ol
3 ¥ at 24
7 the scales at
- pou
Yrs to bra
ined them
his g1 Mr
able for years
% hard for hi ¥
ed, For
gina cC
es, but deel
eat weight
Deen
it wi he when he
this reason he has been
t The
in speaking of
The faneral took
iy residence
caskel was the largest ever
gth, 31
recii
Irwin
the
place
sleepii
public
BRAVE:
1817,
Aan, funeral
t the
fern
a
dUSGAY & yO Il.
The
It was 6
see 1
len
deep.
and
feet 9 inches in
ches wide aod 22 inches
iarge to take indoors
taker L. H. Taylor found
oifiin the body
the board
measured 54 inches around the
Loo
it
is
{oC of doors.
it
shoul-
body lay on cooling
ders, 15 inches around the neck.
Tuere were twelve pall bearers,
straps were used, the brass
being trusted
| to stand the sirain on them.
{road wagon was used
hearse.
massive
instead of a
EE ad
Prisoners Mast be Stam ped,
Another development in the war
slain p business is a claim set up that a
stamp must go wilh every prisoner
committed to a county almshouse from
oulside the county. This view of the
Iaw is taken by the Armsirong county
authorities, and the first war
in Allegheny county, on Wednesday,
his commilment paper bearing a
cet slamp on the upper right hand
corner. The question is also being ag-
itated in Crawford, Westmoreland and
olher western counties,
A on os
A Rule on Messengers,
By a receat ruling of the Pennsylva-
nia railroad company, messengers are
po longer permitied to carry packages
with them in the seat they occupy in
the passengar coaches, and their goods
in the baggage or express cars must be
paid for at the regulation charges,
They are not even aliowed to carry
packages in their hands or pockets
The rule is explicit and is being rigid-
ly enforced. The resuit is that it is
forcing messengers out of the business,
New Use for the Sunflower, pl
A new use has been found fof the
sunflower. The sticky substance
which exudes from it has been made
into a covering for bicycle tires. The
homely sunflower is rapidly coming to
the front as a ugelul article, Its seeds
make excellent food for cattle, its oil is
equal to the best linssed oil, and its
staiks are, pounds for pound, a betier
heat producing product than coal.
LATEST NEWS,
On Saturday before the news reached
Dewey that peace had been declared,
he bombarded the city of Manila, and |
in two hours it surrendered. This Is
it will be some time before that is
ne lat battle of the war,
{
LOCAL ITEMS,
Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest
from Everywhere.
Pence,
Now no more the drum
{ Provokes to arms, or trumpet’s clang-
| our shrill
{| Affrights the wives, or chills the vir-
gin’s blood ;
But joy and pleasure open to the view
Uninterrupted !
i - Phillips,
Peace, thy olive wand extend,
Aud bid wild war his ravage end,
Man with brother man to meet,
And as a brother kindly greet.
Brn
God of peace
-whose spirit fills
All
the murmurs of our rills,
Now the storm Is o'er :
Oh, let freemen be her sons :
And let future Washingtons
Rise to lead their valiant ones,
Till there's war no more,
Jota Plerpout
The streams are becoming lower but
ill have a mud color.
st
Typhoid fever is abating in Mifflin-
burg :
Wm.
residing
there was only one death,
Menges, aged 50 years, a farm-
near Tuarbotville, was
kicked to death by his horse,
or
A bush meeting, by a branch of the
Esher church, will be held in Fleish-
d woods, beyond Tusseyville, on
Sunday.
Rev. appointments,
Aug. 21: At Ceutre Hall,
Mills, 7 p.
t 10 a.
sun-
=p. m
Tussey-
Rearick’s
at Spring m. ; at
ville a nm.
Korman's [steam cider mill began
wk, for the season
ing Mills, being
we at
start
On
the
Tuesday,
Spr first to
cider making,
Reading services in the United Ev-
Bunday evening, 21
WwW. W. Rhoads,
nl,
ical church,
August, at 7:30
K.1.C.E
head of cattle owned
by Rev,
$
att
eels
by Samuel
were killed
veterinary sur-
r , having been found suffering with
tuberculosis,
Cook Hubler, of Penn,
mill at
short time ago, had the
nat, of Heilmansdale
order of the state
work-
rove,
while
ing at a stave Greeng a
thumb of his
is.
ik
with a sim-
ilar accident at the same mill.
right hand sawed off. A few days
While attempting to serve a warrant
on a Hungarian miner
le MeCual-
miners
I' 1esday night
fin ¢
ly was alta
Ylearfield county, Constal
cked by gang of
He drew his revol-
killed one of the miners,
armed with clubs.
ver and firing
The Pennsylvania Railroad Lona pa
xcursion
Asbury Park) Wednes-
24th, during the Camp
The trip will, no doubt, be
Tickets good until
t. 1 inclusive returning.
to Ocean Grove
| day August
| Mee ting.
an enjoyable one.
Sep
Viewers to lay out a road from Geo
Nweeny’s (o a tract of timberland be-
longing to Wm. Colyer, a short dis-
| tance west of this place, attended to
| their duties last Monday. The road
will be less than half a mile long.
From Tyrone: The new $90,000 steel
plant has been declared off. The corn
cob pipe manufactury has sought some
{ other clime. A knowing one informs
| us Tyrone has the misfortune of hav-
ing some folks that stand io the way
of anything and any one calculated to
help the town. A little like here.
J. A. Miller, of Pleasant Gap, desires
the Reporter to say that the report is
false that while he was being cared for
at the home Joel Kerstetter be was not
well treated and overcharged. His
treatment was most Kind and the bill
very moderate,
A new water company has been in-
| corporated at Hastings, with a capital
of $500, the directors are, J. L. Spang-
ler, of Bellefonte ; Wm. P. Duncan, of
Philipsburg ; R. B. Spangler and C. F.,
Frazer, Hastings, and Jas. A. McClain
of Spangler.
The front yard fences of this place
are fast disappearing, adding greatly
to the beauty of the homes. The Ro-
porter urged this several years ago and
by this time the most of these fences
are removed. The council wisely, by
ordinance, prohibited live stock from
running at large, which makes it en-
tirely safe to do away with the un-
sightly yard fences.
The oats crop has been ruined by
rains in parts of Ohio same as in Cen
tre county. Reporis from territory
east of Canal Dover and New Cumber-
land, Ohio, tell of heavy damage done
to the oats crop by the rain. The re.
cent downfalls in that section are un.
precedented in point of frequency and
violence, and it is said that many hun.
dreds of acres of oats are battered to
the ground and will be a total joss,
Millheim will hold an election, Sep-
tember 12, to vote for or against an in..
crease of boro’ indebtedness of $7000
for the purpose of erecting a water
works. That town having only a few
wells irom which the water supply is
obtained, water works will furnish a