epo er, ———— nmi & C VOL. 1.XX] PATHETIC ENTRIES 2 Soldier That Alger Might Think Over in His Political Army Appointments, A Cleveland soldier starved to death in the trenches before Bantiago. This is the construction placed on the death of Private John Prouty, of the 8th U. B. infantry. Prouty died on July 29 in & hospital in Santiago. His sister, Mrs. Jennie Staffed, has received a letter from a comrade of her brother and the Bible and diary of the dead soldier. These entries were made in the diary : “July 21—I am so hungry. July 22—These half rations are not enough. I cannot stand such fare. July 23—1I had a slice of bacon and some potatoes to-day and I feel better. July 24—1 am so hungry I think I shall have to eat my pocketbook. July 25—Oh, if I only had food. July 26—Give me something to eat for God's sake ! July 27, two days before Prouty died, the last entry was made. It was this as if I was starving to death. sick.” 90 od my two years and was 23 years old. naman —— The Czar Urges Peace Upon the World. By order of Emperor Nicholas, his Foreign Minister, on 24 ult., handed to the diplomats at St. Petersburg a note demanding that maintenance of peace and the reduction of the exces- sive armaments now crushing all na- tions is the ideal for which all govern- ments ought to strive. The Czar considers the present mo- ment favorable for the inauguration of a movement looking to this end, and invites the powers to take part in an international conference as a means of thus insuring real and lasting peace and terminating the progressive in- crease of armaments. The note says : “International discussion is the most effectual means of insuring all people's benefit—a real durable peace, above all, putting an end to the progressive de- velopment of the present armaments. “In the course of the last twenty years the longing for general appease- ment has grown especially pronounced in the conscience of civilized nations, and the preservation of peace has been | put forward as an object of interna-| tional policy. “It is the better guarantee to peace that they have developed in propor- tions hitherto unprecedented their] military forces and still continue to increase them without shrinking from any sacrifice.” The ending of the note reads : “Filled with this idea, his Majesty has been pleased to command me to propose to all the governments whose representatives are accredited to the Imperial Court, the assembling of a conference which shall occupy itself with this grave problem.” This suggestion of the Czar to settle all disputes among nations without re- sort to war, is highly commendable. : i feasts War Not Ended -Sagasta Says Hostilities May Be Hesumed, Madrid, Aug. 29: “Spain is still at war with the United States,” says Pre- mier Sagasta, in the course of an in- terview, in which be explains why the government intends to repress the dis cussion of war topics in the cortes, Continuing, the premier significant- ly says: “Diplomatic negotiations are now being carried on, and a debate | on these subjects might be provocative | of undesirable complications. It must | not be said that peace is signed, and discussion is now allowable. Peace not signed. The two nations have merely concluded a suspension of hos- tilities in order to negotiate peace. “These negotiations may be brought to a successful issue ; but it might hap- pen that hostilities will be recom- menced, “That is why I think the cortes wil only be able to discuss strictly neces- sary questions ; that is, to make itself acquainted with the situation of the interests now at stake, which are so important for the nation; but not to engage in debate which would assume such proportions as to infringe upon the discretion which the gravity of the circumstances requires of the cortes,”’ i is Republican State Leagae Convention. On account of the Republican State League Convention, to be held at Pittsburg, Pa., Beptember 7 to 9 inclu- sive, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany has arranged to sell excursion tickets on September 5, 6, and 7, from all ticket stations in Pennsylvania to Pittsburg, at raie of a single fare for the round trip (minimum rate, twen- ty-five cents.) These tickets will be valid for return passage until Sept. 16, 1808, inclusive, DIED IN WILLIAMSPORT 7 Death of Clevan Dinges of Typhoid on Tuesday Morning. We were pained to hear of the death of Clevan Dinges, which occurred at 4 a. m., Tuesday, at his home in Will- iamsport, after an illness of nigh two weeks of typhoid fever, While on a business trip to Buffalo, he contracted the fever. He improved up to last Friday, and at that time the chances for his recovery seemed particularly bright. On Friday he suffered a re- lapse, Fever i i i i Guasimns, There is one incident of the day | which shines out in my memory above | all others now as I lie ina New York | hospital writing. It occurred at the | field hospital, About a dozen of us were lying there. A continual chorus | of moans rose through the tree-branch- | es overhead. The surgeons, with hands and bared arms dripping, and clothes literally saturated, with blood, were straining every nerve to prepare the wounded for the journey down to Sibony. Behind me lay Captain Mec- Clintock with his lower leg-bones lite- rally ground to powder. He bore his! pain as gallantly as he had led his| men, and that is saying much, I think | Major Brodie was also there, It was a doleful group. Amputation and death A= | i i i & Ces, Suddenly a voice started softly, | “My country, 'tis of thee, | Sweet land of liberty, Of thee 1 sing.” 3 i The deceased was a son of Jacob Din- ges, who died in this place some fifteen years ago. His widowed mother and | sister Annie still occupy the family homestead here. A brother, Simon P., | resided with Clevan in Williamsport. Another brother, Harry W., resides a short distance east of town. One brother William, died several years ago while in his third year in the U. 8. Naval Academy at Annapolis. (evan Dinges, was a model young man, of correct habits, ardent in all church work and a Christian. He was a self-made man, and his first business ventures were in this place, beginning at 18 years with a small confectionery which, in a few years, grew into a gen- eral store that drew a fine trade. Retiring from the mercantile busi- ness he entered the employ of one of strongest insurance firms in the coun- try and by his efficiency was promo- ted to a general agent. Four years ago, the deceased was nominated as the Prohibition candi- date for congress in the Lycoming dis- trict. He was the State treasurer of the Prohibition party, and one of the leading Prohibition politicians in Pennsylvania. When he ran for Con- gress he largest number of votes that was ever given a Prohibition candi- date for that office. He was married to a danghter of druggist Frank. FP. Green, of Belle fonte, who survives her hushand., A little daughter and the only child, died before reaching the age of one year. On the 16 of this month the deceased would have reached the age of 37 years. The deceased ~ ried about $20,000 life insurance. Interment will be made in the ceme- tery at Bellefonte. Funeral at Bellefonte this morning, at 10:15, from the residence of F. P. (ireen, cm fc Mf sons anh Sham Battle-Boy Barled Alive. At Troy, N. Y., a number of boys, under 10 years, organized an American and Spanish army, with toy guns, and had a sham battle, and drove off the Spaniards, John Owens, aged 8, was left dead on the field, as agreed upon. The conquering army decided it would be the proper thing to bury their dead foe, and to this young Owens did not object. A hole was dug in the sand and the “dead Spaniard” was carried with great solemnity to the open grave and lowered down in the grave, and covered up in spite of his cries, When Owens did not return in the evening his parents began a search. Late at night some of the companions of Owens were located, and when questioned, they said: “Oh, we left him up in the brick yard,” but did not say they had buried him, Next morning one of the boys ad- mitted it, and upon digging in the sand, about 9 o'clock they uncovered his body. The boys state they believ- ed Owens would not be harmed and dig his way out again, Renomination for Arnold. It is announced that the Republican Congressional conference of the T wen- ty-eighth district, composed of the counties of Centre, Clearfield, Elk, Forest and Clarion, will be held in Du- Bois the first week in Beptember. The three candidates for the nomination are A. Wayne Cook, who has the sup- port of Forest; Delois Dolliver, with the support of Elk, and W. G. Arnold, who has the conferees of Clarion, Clearfield and Centre. Arnold's re- nomination on the first ballot being thus practically assured, there is a probability that neither of the other before the conference. Other voices took it up : i “Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrims’ pride The quivering, quavering chorus, little group of wounded Americans in the midst of the Cuban solitude—the plucklest, most heartfelt song that hu- man beings ever sang. There that keep up with the others, It I did pot hear it until the rest had finished with the line, “Let Freedom ring.” Then halting, struggling, faint, it re- peated slowly, “Land-—of—the—Pilgrims’ Let Freedom - ) The last word was a woeful ery. One did was Was one voice not 80 all pride, more son had died as died the fathers. — From ‘A Wounded Correspondent’s Recollections of Guasimas,”” by Ed- ward Marshall, in the September Seribner’s,! - My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave lo cross the continent from 27th to 31st, and the next will reach the Pacific coast about Beptember 1 cross the west of Rockies country by 3d to | The Weather Outlook, 3 close of 2d, great central valleys 5th, eastern states 6th, Warm wave will cross the 0 Rockies country about September 1, great central valleys 5d, eastern states 5th. Cool wave will cross the west of Rockies country about September 4, | great central valleys 6th, eastern states | Sth. Temperature of the week ending 8 a. | m. September 12 will average below in northern and about normal in west south- The second disturbance of SBeptem- | ber will reach the Pacific coast about 7th, cross the west of Rockies country by close of 8th, great central valleys 9 to 11, eastern states 12, Warm wave will cross the west Rockies country about September 7, great central valleys 0lh eastern states 14th. Temperature of September will av- erage below normal in middle latitude | east of Rockies, from Chicago to Jack- i sonville, Fia., and Kansas City to! Washington, D. C. All around the section mentioned temperature of the month will average above, In southern and eastern Texas, Ar- kansas, South Missouri and in the vi- ginity of the lower Misuissippl river rainfall will be from about normal to above, and in all other sections below. A enol wave will occur ia northern latitudes about SBepember 10, and in a few localities, where frosts usually oc- cur early, light but unimportant frosts will occur. Another cool wave will pass over the northern states about September 22 accompanied by light frosts. Kill. ing frosts are not expected in Septem- ber, and late corn will probably have ample time to mature. Most severe storms are expected not far from 4th and 26th, and will be of great force in southern latitudes. Generally September 1898 will be a moderate month as to the weather, and on the whole favorable to crops. No great extremes in the weather are expected and the month may safely be set down in advance as favorable to all interests, of Must Flee From the Fevers Sickness is on the increase in Porto Rico. Typhoid and malaria, brought on by the rains and tropical climate, have commenced to claim victims among the American soldiers at an alarming rate. Orders were cabled to General Miles to send all troops that ean possibly be spared to the United States at once. De Witt's W Hazel Sal the largest sale DEADLY TOADSTOOLS, Deadly Toadstool Feasts Two Families Meet Death, As the result of a feast on poisonous toadstools Mrs. Kmma Mrs. Lizzie Briner, of Antis township, Mrs. Benson and Wm. Wednesday ers may die, Killinger on in the forest near Bellwood, At were eaten, When Mr. Briner came from work in the evening he found his wife suffering terribly with pains in the stomach. A physician home early Thursday morning. William. All were made terribly ill, and Killinger and the two children are still in a precarious condition. Another case is that of Mrs. Rev, | George Jefferes and child of Phlladel- | phia, dying in Shippensburg Sunday | last, from the effects of eating toad- | Rev, Mr. Jefleres, is minister of the Lutheran church and | of middle age, was spending his vaca- stools, who " father. Friday he and his wife and children | while on a walk in the country found | what they thought were mushrooms. | They gathered a number and ate them, | Instead of mushrooms they were toad- | stools. Bome time after the three per- sons became very sick. Mrs, her daughter, years old, died Sunday morning, and | Jefferes and 81 Rev, Jefleres is in a very critical con-| dition. i nt mt Omaha Exposition. The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa- | ny has arranged for a eight- | day personally-conducted tour to the Trans-Mississippi and International | Exposition at Omaha on October 1, al- special tion. Roundtrip tickets, including | hotel accommo- Omaha, admis”) carriage drive | going and returning, dations and meals at and Washington and Baltimore: $6] Williamsport and Harrisburg: from Pittsburg, and proportionate rates | from other points. from | £10) The parity will be accompanied by a tourist agen} and chaperon, and will | For the beoefit of those who may de- | sire to remain longer in Omaha, tick-| . 3 i November 15, inclu- | Buch tickets include only rail-| rates from For farther information apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York, or Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia. septi-2t Apo g Arrangemenis, Completion The committee for the grange exhi- bition are in their busiest time of the year arranging for their 25th annual picnic. This is to be the silver jubi- lee, and strenuous efforts will be made to have this years picnic exceed that of any former year in exhibits and en- tertainments. The exhibits will be larger than ever, The grounds will be put in shape and beginning next week the tents and buildings will be put up and ready for the opening on Saturday. i — — Puablic Sale of Young Cattle, Next Wednesday, 7th, Dauberman & Kreamer will offer at public sale at the Old Fort hotel, 85 head of young cattle, with a few heifers, ranging in weight from 450 to 800 lbs. Among the lot will be 5 stock bulls, weighing from 400 to 900 Ibs. This will be an excellent opportunity for purchasing stock for beef and feeders. These cat- tle will be sold to the highest bidder. Sale will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning. lf Repairing the Damage. The Grangers have had a gang of carpenters at work setting up the part of the large cattle shed blown down by last Wednesday's storm. The build- ing was somewhat broken and wreck- ed, but it will be in shape for the ex- hibition week alter next. The men were taken off the hall, but work will again be resumed in a few days, Festival, A festival will be held at Spring Mills, Friday and Saturday evenings, Sept. 23 and 24, for the benefit of the M. E. church. Everybody is invited to attend. Cold plates, good people, and a hot time. ns i A MASE call for De Witt's Witeh don't Game and Fish Law, Wild turkey, pheasant, grouse, quail, partridge, woodeock, Oct. 15 to Dec. 15; woodeock may also be killed dur- ing July. | Deer, during the month of Novem- | ber, Hare and rabbit from Sept. i5 to Dee. 15. Squirrel, October 15 to Dee, 15. tail and reed birds, Sept. 1 to Dee, i i i i i ! 1 fowl and web footed { Sept. 1 to May 1. { Plover, July 1 to Jan. 1. | English, Chinese, end Mongolian { pheasants, protected until June 4, 1902, fowl, It is misdemeanor for any person or | transportation company to ship be- yond the limits of this state at any time, any protected animale. It is unlawful to kill or trap any The sale of same is also unlawful, It is also unlawful for anyone to kill than woodcock, or more than two wild tur- more Virginia partridge; more One season, than two deer. Fish may be taken between the fol- lowing periods: Black bass, May 1. Bix 30 to January less than Speckled trout, April 15 to July 15. inches in length. Lake trout, January 1 to September 3, Pike or pickerel, June 1 to January Susquehanna salmon, yellow bass or walleyed pike, May 30 to Jan. 1. Guanoping and fishing is prohibited in this state on Sunday. —_— i fp Atl Improvements Merchant G, O. Benner is working ing on the southern end of the boro He wants it up and completed Dr. G. W. Hosterman purchased a D. Murray the opposite side of the street from the Prespyterian church. This fall yet he t residence to be occupied by himself, and as soon will vacate 1} home down street. He will build a bome with all modern improvements. The new creamery building out at the station slowly pushed along. The foundation is up, and the lot of ground from J. will begin the erection of a as finished “ ii i is being ing. Clem Luse has masons at work on He wefore winter. Beil pitas Amend the Law A decision of the Bupreme Court rendered the other day in a case from York county, is of considerable impor- tance. The court held that a ballot marked io the circle at the top of one ticket, with another cross placed oppo- site one of the names of another ticket even if one name for the same office be erased under the marked circle, is void as to all the names appearing on the ticket and cannot be counted. Under this decision it becomes clear that the ballot law should be changed, so as to require the voler to mark the name of each candidate for whom he wishes to vole, will want it up t an—————— Sadden Death, Miss Mary Musser died vgry sudden- ly last Sunday morning at the home of Ler father, David Musser, at Penn Hall. She was aged about 46 years, and her death was attributed to an af- tection of the heart, although she had been enjoying comparatively good health previous to her death. Funeral occurred on Wednesday morning, in- terment being made in Heckman's cemetery. ASR. SE Flan of Mastering Ont, Acting Secretary Allen has decided to adopt the policy of mustering out the naval militia in bodies, instead of individually as heretofore. Mr. Allen believes that the militiamen will be better pleased to go to their homes in bodies where they may be met by their people and greeted publicly. " Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses were issued during the past week: - og Po Jiioh and Blugeie Da. v y a ig, Cue 3 een, of ville. Zeoas E. Roo of Julian, and Al meda Hoover, of Fleming. I —————— A TAA A Common Danger, If you have ever had a cold which you permitted to “wear away’ it may NO. 34 LOCAL ITEMS, Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest from Everywhere. The nights are pleasant, but after- noons are warm. The typhoid fever cases at Millheim have all recovered. Curtis DeHass, an aged resident of Howard, died Monday afternoon, Bale of young cattle by Kreamer & Dauberman, at Old Fort, Sept. 7. Bellefoute’s new Creamery is now in operation, It is a stock concern. Gotlieb Btrohmeyer has about fifty bushels peaches on his quarter acre lot, The Kansas wheat yield is a bushel for every man, woman and child in the United States, T. W. Hosterman of Coburn, adver- tises letters of administration on estate of L. W. Hosterman. Four Centre county men, out of Co. B, are on the sick list, namly, Garis, Hazel, Noll and Brown. The steel trust has a capital of a fifth of a billion dollars. Gee whiz! how could it steal all that ? In Union county home peaches are offered at 75¢ per crate ; large, fine can- taloupes at 5c a piece retail. The entire Republican ticket in this | county, from Arnold down, was dicta- | ted by Quay and his lieutenants. | We learn that our men, Mr. Poulson, intends to leave one of business jad locate at Titusville. Sorry. Mrs. Nancy Barger, of Curtin, aged | 106 years, while out in the yard at her { resid ence, Monday, fell, dislocating her hip. i The Republicans on this side, are justly growling, because their ticket is a big lop-side, being all from the Belle- foute side. Now a trust is being organized in London to control the output fof the world’s needles for sewing machine, knitting machine and all other kinds of needles, I. A. Walker, of Rebersburg, mem- ber of Co. B, came up on the hospital train from Chickamauga, ill of mala- { ria, and is now at his home in Rebers- | burg. Some fellow seems to delight in put- { ting Howord Eisenhuth’s dogs out of the way, down near Poemills. There might be a-barking up the wrong tree some day. There will be a Festival at Miess’ etore, near Tusseyville, Baturday eve, September 3d, at which will be served all kinds of fruit, ice-cream and ters. All invited. oys- ’ “The That,” Francis Speer, of the sazet le stafl, is willing to run as the young ladies’ candidate for Congress. It would take, Like a hot Johnny cake. Sergeant John W. Lose, of Co. B, ar- rived home Friday last, from Lexing- ton, Ky., to find his wife much im- proved from her injuries in the sad Strohm aceident. A company of capitalists with A. W. Lee, of Clearfield, as president, will build a railroad through the southern portion of Clearfield county, to tap the coal and lumber field. It is said that at the coming gran- gers’ pic-nic the pernicious fakirs will be excluded, which is a step in the right direction and will add to the re spectability of the big gathering. The big gran ge pic-nie, Sept. 10 to 17, is the next thing on the carpet, and the women folks will see that beds, bunks and cots by the dozen are had in readiness for their uncles, aunts, and cousins to the eleventh degree. There was a very large attendance last Sunday at the camp meeting in Eman'l Harter's woods, west of Reb- ersburg, the day having been fine and not so very warm. This is an old camp meeting ground which is sancti- fied by many years of services. Recent deaths in Mifflin county are, in Derry, the wife of Samuel Rarick, age 41 years ; at Burnham, Wm. Rid- en, age 72 years ; near Menno, the wife of Leland Getts, in her 27 year; at Milroy, Wm. Gearhart, aged 58 years. At Ryde, Gertrude, daughter of Jacob Casner, aged 23 years. When the Leiter wheat corner col lapsed and prices suddenly: dropped from $1.70 to 75 cents, all the grain buyers in Penns valley held on to their wheat, confident it would go up to §2 and over. For their wheat on hand
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