- VOL. LXXII._ es WASHINGTON LETTER. OUR SOLDIER BOYS SHOULD BE SENT HOME. The Administration Has Not Dealt Honest. ly With the Volunteers. —Aguinaldo’s Sarrender Long Over-Due, WASHINGTON, May 15.—The admin- istration has not dealt honestly with the country in regard to the volunteers in the Philippines. It has given out one thing about bringing home those men, who have been worked and fought so continuously that many of them are now unfit for duty, when it knew that another thing was to be done. It has told the country that Gen. Otis has been ordered to send the volunteers home as fast as transporta- tion could be secured for them, when Otis had really been instructed to keep the volunteers as long as he needed them and could make them appear to stay willingly, This has been suspect- ed for some time, but when two trans- ports left Manila for San Francisco last week, with only sick and wound- ed men aboard, and two more with no soldiers aboard, it became a certainty. It is now privately acknowledged by members of the administration that it had, from the first, been the intention of Otis to keep the volunteers until the Filipinos surrendered, and that the bluff about bringing them home as fast as vessels could be made available was thrown out because it was thought that the surrender would occur before there would be any opportunity to send them home. A Government of the people can never add to its strength or popularity by deceiving the people, Every such deception is an impugo- ment of the patriotism of the people. The disappointment felt in adminis- tration circles over the failure of the expected surrender of Aguinaldo to materialize is so acute that it cannot be hidden, and officials who have been so glib for several weeks past, in pre dicting the speedy finish of Aguinaldo, cannot now be coaxed to talk about the probabilities over there at all. Mr. McKinley still holds to his poli- cy of rewarding the gold Democrats for making him President. The first census plum given to Ohio was the ap- pointment of Gen. Americus V. Rice, by direct order of Mr. McKinley, to be purchasing agent of the Census Ba- reau. Hon. E. L. Russel, President of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, who is visit. ing Washington, thinks the chances for the promotion of Hon. John M. Al- len (“Private John Allen of Tupolo’) from the House to the Senate are ex- cellent, and he has circulated among the people of Mississippi sufficiently to be well posted. He said: “The peo- ple of this state appreciating Mr. Al len’s merit and long and useful career in the House, mean to promote him, and in so doing, they will honor them- selves.” Admiral Schley has accepted an in- vitation from ex-Senator Manderson, to pay him a visit at his Nebraska home, and will leave for the west at once. He will probably take advaot- age of the opportunity, while in that section, to visit a number of other western points, to which he has been cordially invited. If the idea of a popular subscription to buy a Washington home for Admi- ral Dewey is as well received all over the country as it has been in Washing- ton, enough money is likely to be sub- scribed to buy him a whole town, io- stead of a single house. Dewey has notified the Navy Department that he will leave Manila in a few days, and will get to the U. 8. in about four months, which indicates his intention to make the homeward voyage in a very leisurely manner, as the trip could easily be made inside of two months, His friends say that the Ad- miral Wishes to give himsell a chance to get good and strong and the cool weather of fall to arrive before he tack- les the ovations which he knows await him in this country. Dewey is a long headed chap. Ex-Representative Hartman, of Mont., who voluntarily retired from Congress at the close of the last session, is in Washington. He says the wish was father to the story that the silver Republicans of his section - were not friendly to the re-nomination of Col. Bryan, and that Col. Bryan has taken exactly the right position towards those who bolted the Chicago conven- tion; that the silver Republicans who boited McKinley's nomination and platform and supported Bryan would have just as much right to attempt to dictate to the Republicans as the gold Democrats have to dictate to the Dem- ocrats, Continuing he sald: oI would as soon think of going to Mark Hanna for information as to Democrat- ic faith and Democratic prinsiples, 4 as logo to Berry Belmont, They ing and wage-earning cluasen of the v. 8.” Mr. Hartman thinks that if the election was this year, instead of next, there would be no doubt of the tickets being headed by Bryan and McKinley again, and expects that they will be anyway. Speaking of next year's Democratic platform, he said: “The three most prominent features in the platform, in my judgment, will be, first, its declaration on the money question, which will include a re-affir- mation of the Chicago platform, a dec- laration tor independent bimetallism, against the retirement of the green- backs, against interest-bearing bonds, and against transferring to the banks the right to issue or control the issue of paper money; second, a strong dec- laration against trusts, and third, anti- imperialism.” Bf Basiness Men's League Asks Qaay to Run for State Treasurer as a Test. The Business Men's League, a Re- publican organization that extends to every county in the state and is partic- ularly strong in Philadelphia, asks Quay to go before the people as a can- didate for [state treasurer to settle the question whether the people want him. In theiraddressthe Leaguesay : “The Business Men's League has never placed in the field a candidate for any office, and desires only that proper men be nominated. It is an organization of Republicans who wish to prevent party disruption and disas- ter, with the conviction that nothing but heroic action will save the partly from ultimate State and national dis- grace and defeat, ‘“‘For the purpose of settling any con- troversy before the Presidential contest of 1900, we will make the following suggestions as a means of terminating the strife within the Republican ranks : / “Let Mr. Quay himself become the machine's candidate for State Treas- Mr. Quay has boasted of his readiness to He d and urer at the ensuing elections. go to the people for vindication. as State Treasurer Inaugurals fostered the system of ‘personal prof- "which has been an important issue in this contest, the evils against which sell- ing Republicans have revolted. it by the use of public moneys, He represents in every sense respect- He is the source and incarnation of the evils of the system which bears his name, Let him thus make the issue, distinet and direct—leaving the final decision to the people. If Mr. Quay fears to submit his can- didacy to the people, and in the face of his repudiation by their direct repre sentatives, insists upon claiming a seat in the United States Senate, through the unlawful act of a subservient Gov- ernor, he will intensify and prolong the contest until he is repudiated by a future Legislaiore and precipitates disaster and defeat upon the other can- didates who bear the stamp of his machine.” Signed by the League officers. ————— fT ———— A Girl Pights Two Sankes Emma Shock, residing pear Tama- qua, had a thrilling experience with two snakes the other day. She had been working near her house, a eop- perhead snake, four feet long, lay curl. ed near where she stood. The reptile attacked her, but she bravely grasped a stout club and beat it to death, She had no sooner dispatched this reptile than another still larger attacked her. She succeeded in clubbing the second one to death also, DE a i lt TIL Two Barned to Death John Clune and Jennie Delong were burned to death io a deserted lumber shanty a few miles from Johnsonburg, Elk eounty, on Friday, 12. They were seen to enter the shanty, being sup- plied with a liberal allowance of whis- ky. At 4 o'clock that morning neigh bors discovered the hovel burning. When it had burned to the ground the charred bodies of the man and wo- man were found in the ruins, A 1 Many old soldiers now feel the ef- fects of the hard service they endured during the war. Mr, Geo. 8. Ander son, of Rossville, York county, Penna, who saw the hardest kind of service at the front, is now frequently troubled with rheumatism. “I had a severe at- tack lately,” he says, “and procured a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, It did so much good that I would like to know what you would charge me for one dozen bottles”! Mr. Auderson wanted it both for his own use and to supply it to his friends and neighbors, as every family should have a bottle of it in their home, not ouly for rheuma- tism, but lame back, sprains, swellings, cuts, bruises and burns, for whish itis unequalied. For QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED, When the Twelfth Census Will be Tak. on, Just what the population of the United States, territories and posses- sions is, will not be known until along the latter part of next year, when the census will have been computed. It may not be known accurately even then. The taking of the twelfth census will be a stupendous undertaking, as many men in the proposed standing army, say 40,000, will be required merely to enumerate the people, and the addi- tions of other help will almost, if not fully, double that figure. With Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines to be traversed by the head counting officers, the expense of conducting the census of 1900 will be double that of the last census, Under the director of the census there are to be 3500 supervisors, and one enumerator for every 4,000 inhab- itants, estimated. The supervisors are apportioned among the states and territories, each controlling a district and directing the enumerators under him. The enu- merators are allowed a maximum of #6 a day, which with 40,000 of them, will mean an expenditure of $240,000 a day for thirty days or about $7,000,000 fora month of hard counling and gathering information about all soris of things. In the main office at Washington there is to be an assistant director, at $4,000; fire chief statistician at $5,000 each; one chief clerk, at $2,500: one stenographer, at $2500, forty-five clerks, averagiog $1,200 each; an in. definite number of clerks at $720 each; a captain of the watch, at $840; two messengers at $600 each; a disbursing clerk, at $1,000, and s number of help. ers, classed as skilled and unskilled Ia- borers, the first at $400 and the latter at $250 each. The schedules for 1900 are under five heads: the individual, corporations, ag- ricultural, mortality and special. The questions to put to individuals are: Your age, conjugal relation, place of birth, parenis’ birth-place, alien or naturalized, number of years in the United Siates, occupation, months employed, literacy, school attendance and ownerhip of properly. Every person over twenty years is considered a responsible representative to answer for each and every member of the fam- ily. The above questions are the ones you will be compelled to answer, If any further questions are put to you, you may safely ignore them. If you are out your neighbor next door must answer for you, as he is supposed to know all about you. Refusal to aos. wer or any falsification of facts is a misdemeanor for which the guilly one will be fined $100; an alternative pun- ishment, however, providing for the possibility of the delinquent not hap- pening to have the ready money, is not mentioned. The schedule under “individaals” is rather modest, while inquiries per- taining to manufacturing establish- ments are pretentious. Here are the questions: Whether individual or co- operative, or other form; character of business and kind of goods manufact- ured; amount of capital invested; firm members, co-partners, or officers; amotuuis of their salaries; number of employes; amount of wages; quantity and cost of material used in manufac ture; amount of miscellaneous expens es; quantity and value of products; character and quantity of power used; character and number of machines em- ployed. The president, treasurer and secretary, agent or any direct officer of any corporation, business, factory or firm is answerable for all. And any refusal to answer, or any false state- ment, is an offense for which the eul- prit must pay a $10,000 fine or go to prison for one year, or both. The questions relating to agriculture include: Name or occupant of each farm; venture, acreage value of farm and farm implements; average quanti- ty and value of different products; number and value of live stock. Statistics will also be gathered relat. ing to special classes, including: The insane; the feeble-minded; crime; deaf, dumb and blind; pauperism; juvenile delinquents, and inmates of reformato- ries and benevolent institutions; and last of all, in the cities, social statist ies relating to public indebtedness, val uation, taxation and expenditures; to religious bodies, to electric light and power, to the telephone and telegraph business, and to transportation—in- cluding steamboats, express facilities, and street railways. A Zz NO. 20 LOCAL AND GENERAL TOPIC INCIDENTS AND EVENTS OCCUPY- ING THE PUBLIC MIND. Happenings ln the Town and the Surround- Ing Country of Timely Ioterest to All Huppy on the Mountain, The two most jovial and contented bachelors to be found, are on the top of the Seven mountain flat, Pat Garri- ty and his nephew, Walter Garrity. They raise all they want and need to make them comfortable ; green fields surround their home and the most charming and romantic mountain scenery meets the eye al every point of the compnss ; ing cier ; wild deer have sported in Pat's or dears ; pheasants’ drummiogs break the lovely solitude ; speckled beauties course from the hills and through the dales, but Pat never will furnish the table with a mess at any time. Pat likes company, es- pecially. preachers and editors and in these his native wit finds a gleeful lodgment. They bake and wash and cook and and milk sod churn and— are happy. ids — Johnstown Flood The reunion of the Johnstown Flood Correspondents’ association, to be held in that ¢ity on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the flond, May 81, will be the last one observed by the re- porters who covered the news of that fearful catastrophe. The general sen- timent of the best people of the city of Johnstown, and the immediate vielni- ty that they have no desire to have kept in distinet remembrance the har- rowing tales of suffering and death that resulted from the breaking of the South Fork reservoir, and the local committee, composed of Johnstown's leading people, which has been mak- ing arrangements for the reception of the visitors May 31, will also make this request. —— So — The Two Cent Stamp Tesne, During the year 1568 the United States bureau of engraving and print ing issued 2.500,000,000 of the common red two pent stamps, enough to go al- most twice around the earth, Stacked one upon another, they would pile up 150 miles beyond the atmosphere, equal in weight to two of our big locomo- tives and would make a blanket to keep the frost off the city of Washing- ton. If these stamps worked in relays, each taking the letters as far as allow. ed by the postal regulations, the letter would be carried to the most remote star. Lightaning in Clearfield County, During the severe storm of Tuesday afternoon the house of John Buckeye at Osceola, wasstruck and his wife and baby killed. At Brisbin James John, a little six-year-old boy was instantly killed by a stroke of lightning and at Sterling a dwelling was struck and de stroyed with its contents. A man al Madera was also struck and killed. The storm was unusually severe in Clearfield county, a a it Brought in Another Line, The Commercial telephone company on Toesday ran another line into the town from Bellefonte to supply their service in the valley. The company has poles set to Farmers Mills, Spring Mills and Penn Hall. These phones will have service as soon as the exchange here is working. Can be Declared Vacant, The Pennsylvania school law pro- vides that a school director who shall neglect to attend any two regular ses- sions, unless detained by sickness or prevented by absence from the district, the directors present shall have power to declare his seat in the board vacant, and to appoint another in his stead, Held Under Bail, | Fred C. Treaster, of Milroy, is in the Holidaysburg jail in default of $600 for a hearing before U. 8. Commissioner A. P. McLeod The charge agiask Treaster is sending obscene through the mail. Recent Union county deaths: Al Geary, of West years, In Towa, Is- pul Benvet, aged Fo gous, In Laurel tow, 1744 Widaw uf Joly Shirk, spe i i i Weather Outlook, My last bulletin gave 1orecasts of the storm wave to cross the continent from 15 to 19, and the next will reach the Pacific coast about 20, eross the west of Rockies country by close of 21, great central valleys 22 to 24, eastern states 25. Warm wave will cross west of Rock- ies country about 20, great central val- leys 22, eastern states 24. Cool wave will cross west of Rockies country about 23, great central valleys 25, east- ern states 27, Temperature of the week ending 8B a, m. May 29 will average about normal east of the Mississippi river, south of the Texas Red river and on the Pacific coast, and below normal north of the Arkansas and west of the upper Missis- Raipfall for the same pe- in the Ohio in about normal Whoever can rightly estimate the years 1890 and 1900 has it in his power to accamulate a fortune. Such oppor- tunities as will occur during this year and next seldom come, and to be pre- pared for this opportunity and to act will lead on to fortune, All Americans know that great crops great failures, and average crops, each being master about one third of the time, is a fixed rule, but they have failed to observe that these changes have regular periods, All observant people in the United one year to burn corn for fuel and the next year pay §i every 10 years, Three classes of business people are greatiy interested In these extreme changes in the crop seasons-—these who have cereals to sell, those who must buy and those who deal in these articles, The records show that we are on the eve of one of these great crop events, and these weather bulletins constitute the only source from which informs. tion on this subject can be obtained. No other meteorologist has indicated that one of these great events in agri- culture is at hand. The Cuban General, Gomez, and his forces, indicates he will begin the war again. Our government offered to pay the Cuban army 3 million dollars to disband, which was agreed upon and the money sent to Cuba. The Ameri- can military governor, General Brook, demanded in addition the Cuban ar- my, on disbanding, should surrender all their arms. This Gomez flatly re- fased, declaring it would be bumiliat- ing to surrender their arms. Our government hereupon sent in- structions to again make a tender of the money and demand surrender of the arms, and if the latter is refused, to return the money to this country. With no peace with Aguinaldo, and a renewal of the war in Cabs, matters do not look bright yet. a MA Sis Marriage Licenses, The following marriage licenses were issued during the past week: W. P. Franell, Patton twp., and Sa- rah Dawson, Halfmoon twp. Chas, P. Garbrick and Mary J. Beck, Spring twp. John L. Markley, Snow Shoe, and Myrtle E. Shirk, Runville. John H. Dorman, Nittany, and Ella Treaster, Lamar, Wm. Harvey Wert and Della E. Kern, Coburn. : Joseph L. Underwood, and Nora Id- dings, Uhion twp. AOR I MINA. Recalled the Appointments... Owing to the absence of the pastor, the following appointments of the Presbyterian charge have been recall. ed: May 2ist, Bpring Mills and Cen- tre Hall; May 28th, Centre Hill and Centre Hall. Bapplied an Instractor, Prof. Schrader, of Selinsgrove, who comes well-recommended, having tak- en charge of Prof. Wagonseller’s select school, will teach to the expiration of the term, His character and qualifi- cations are all that could be desired, State College Cut Short. Gov. Stone got in his work with the veto axe on the appropriation of 40, 551.90 to Btate He ed of items in the bill $1, 000. There will be general regret all over the county at the governor's ao- tion, as the institution is a ie ous one. A SAIS APSA. 1 have been a suffarer from coronle LOCAL ITEMS, Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest from Everywhere. If We Didu't Have To, Home sage person has discovered And has told in verses neat What a lot of cash "twould save us If we didn’t have {o eat. Let me add unto this wisdom, Though the thoughts may make you creep, We could hoard up gold in bedclothes If we didn’t have to sleep. Furthermore, 'tis borne upon me With a force I cannot balk, That we'd save a lot of leather If we didn’t have to walk. Bo of all the bills that vex us Just the biggest one, 1 guess, Would be spared for safe investment If we didn’t have to dress, Come to think the whole thing over, Free concurrence you will give That vast wealth would line pockets If we didn’t have to live ~iChicago Journal, our All vegetation is booming. Had .66 inch rain last night. Thunder showers Tuesday noon. Recent rains have raised the waters, Crop and fruit outlook good, except wheat. Had cool weather for a week, fortu- nately no frosts. Hiram Durst assures us there is coal at Spring Mills. Silver in Nittany valley, coal at Egg Hill-arn’t we getting there ? All vegetation is booming. doing finely. fair. Grass is The prospect for fruit is Bellefonters are happy over the pros- pects ofa boom. It would help the rest of the county. This season bait fishermen have as good success as experts with the fly, even better in some instances. Tuesday evening's storm did great barm in Altoona and other towns and localities west of the Alleghenies, The Presbyterian brethren have de cided to improve their parsonage and church premises by grading and fill- ing. It is intimated water users may be cut off from accustomed free use to ex- act needs, Where the “overabundan- ance’’ promised, eh ? Rev. Rearick’s appointments, San- day, May 21: Centre Hall, 7 p. m.; Bt. Johps, Communion, 10 a m.; Georges valley, 2 p. m. A. K. McClure will deliver the com- mencement address to the graduating class of the Bellefonte High School, June 1, Preparations are being made for the trial of the Quay bribers, in the Dau- phin county court before Judge Simon- fon. The cutting down of the school ap- propriation by Governor Silone, cuts Centre county schools out of $4300. Cause : the machine spent all the mon- ey. Rev. McCool, dee’d, carried a life in- surance to the amount of $4000, which will relieve the immediate wants of the family and give the children a little start in life, The paper on which the internal revenue stamps for the fiscal year end- ing June 30th, 1900, i= to be printed will be made at Lock Haven, as it has for several years past, Notwithstanding Al Krape's fish basket had a far larger hole in the bot- tom than on the top, yet he got home with a nice mess of trout, saying nix of the dandies that got out through the cellar door. The Penn's RR. company is erecting its own telephone lines, and the gener- al office in Pittsburg will be in com- munication with all the towns and stations along the road. Jesse Wert, one of Aaronsburg’s re- spected citizens, had one of his ribs broken one day last week, by being pressed to the side of a stall by a horse he tried to pase with intent to feed it. . The Filipino army was put to a wild rout, on Wednesday morning. Law ton’s advance guard defeated 2000 men
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