VOL. LXXIL |
THE COUNTY TICKET.
THE DEMOCRATS MAKE THEIR
NOMINATIONS.
Tuesday's Convention Names the Winners.
~A Lavely Contest and General Satls,
faction With the Ticket.
Tuesday was Democratic day in
Bellefonte when the town was alive
with men prominent in party circles
from all parts of the county to make
the slate for the ticket to be elected
this fall. The contest in the county
had been a hot one for several months,
The offices to be filled by the people
were most desirable ones and this
brought into the field a number of can-
didates any one of whom was fully
qualified and eompetent to creditably
conduct the affairs of the public trust
to which he aspired. During the last
several weeks as the contest drew toa
close the fight became more interesting
and the candidates were out in all dist-
ricts strengthening their forces and
getting their lines in shape for the pri-
maries. The candidates worked hard
and there is regret that the offices were
not numerous enough to give each one
a job.
The primaries held on Saturday de-
cided the fight for sheriff and commis-
sioner. Cyrus Brungart the sturdy
candidate from Millheim, swept the
field, and when returns began coming
in at the close of the primaries, he had
secured more than enough instructed
delegates to give him the plum on the
first ballot, For commissioner Daniel
Heckman and Philip Meyer were way
in the lead and their nomination was
not once in doubt. The convention |
was to decide the interesting and live-
ly fight for Treasurer, Register and Re-
corder., It was any man’s fight for
these offices, and all Tuesday forenoon
the pavements and streets around the
court house was swarmed with Demo-
cratic candidates, politicians and their
friends soliciting the delegates for sup-
port in the final test of strength.
Promptly at twelve o'clock the con-
vention was called to order by County
Chairman J. Kennedy Johnson. He
spoke of the duties of the Democrats,
the issues and reforms necessary to re-
deem tne land, and the duty of every
Democrat in all precincts in getting
out the vote and standing united for
the party. His address was brief, and
was well received. The call for the
convention was then read by the sec-
retary, Samuel Gettig, Esq. The roll
call of delegates showed all present
and in their places.
The court house was crowded. The
weather being warm, the assemblage
soon began to swelter, and all hoped
for a brief session.
For permanent chairman, Mr. A. J.
Graham, of Philipsburg, was nominat-
ed by C. M. Parrish, of Bellefonte, and
he was elected by acclamation. Bam-
uel Weiser, of Millheim, and W. H.
Williams, of Worth, escorted Mr. Gra-
ham to the chair. The chairman
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred upon him, and proceeded at
once to get down to business,
For secretaries, W. F. Winkleblech,
of Haines, and W,. F. Leathers, of
Howard, were elected,
J. H. Beck, of Walker, and W. H.
Williams, of Worth, were elected tell-
ers.
For reading clerk, Harry D. Ruom-
berger, of Philipsburg, was elected,
The chairman appointed a commit-
tee on resolutions and named James
A. Keller, of Potter; D. C. Hall, Un-
jon; F. A. Yearick, Gregg; N. J. Me-
Closkey, Curtin; Samuel Weiser, Jr,
Millheim; Wm. Kerns; Snow Shoe,
and C. M. Parrish, of Bellefonte. The
committee retired to frame the senti-
ment of the convention,
J. W. Keppler, Ferguson; A. L. Au-
man, Penn; J. A. McCauley, Walker;
8. H. Hoy, Banner; and A. V. Dough-
erty, Burnside, were appointed ecom-
mittee on credentials,
Order of business was adopted same
as call for convention on motion of
John Noll, of Bellefonte,
A resolution was presented endors-
ing C. M. Bower for supreme court,
and appointing Hon, J. 1. Spangler,
Hon, W. C. Heinle, Bellefonte; Hon,
J. T. McCormick, College; Wm, Smith
Millheim, and A. J. Graham, Philips.
burg, to use all honorable means to se-
cure the nomination at the State Con-
vention at Harrisburg.
The convention was now ready for
balloting and candidates for sheriff
were put before the convention, Those
presented were, Samuel Harpster, Fer.
guson; Ellis Shaffer, Miles; George B.
Keister, Haines; T, ¥. Kennedy, State
College, and Cyrus Brungart, Mill
heim. Mr, Shaffer's name was with.
drawn and the first ballot settled the
business. It was as follows:
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were taken before a decision was ar-
rived at. The nominations put before
the convention were, H. A. Moore,
Howard; Geo. E. Parker, John E. Ho-
mer, and C. A. Faulkner, all of Phil-
ipsburg; Wm. T. Speer, Bellefonte; J.
D. Miller, Walker; J. T. Lucas, Mo-
shannon. Speer was inthe lead, lack-
ing but eight or ten votes to give him
the nomination. Moore was a close
second and the fight was between these
two. The balloting resulted as follows:
Ballot...... 1 5 a 7
BPeer....convincnense. HH 83 42 58
Moore ... 21 Ss nn
8 18
Miller .. 10
Lucas . - 7
Parker . — 6
It was a hot fight and Speer got the
plum on the seventh heat and was de-
clared the nominee.
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guson; Geo. F. Weaver, Gregg, and W.
J. Carlin, of Miles, were presented. in
a letter to the county chairman, Mr,
Carlin wished his name withdrawn,
and this left the fight between Archey
and Weaver. The former won on the
first ballot. The vote was
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Weaver. sovrner
Boy d A. Musser and J C. “Harper
were candidates for Recorder, The
fight was a hard contest and one ballot
only was necessary. It wasas follows:
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Harper was declared the nominee.
Mr, Musser secured the consent of the
chair and thanked the Democrats for
the support given him, He also as-
sured the convention that the success.
ful candidate should have his heartiest
support and on his suggestion the
nomination of Harper was made unan-
imous. This was given with a will.
For County Commissioner the fol-
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tion for consideration: Daniel Heck-
man, Benner township; P. H. Meyer,
Harris; W. H. Fry, Ferguson; Thomas
F. Riley, Harris; John B. Bitoer, Pot-
ter, and Green Decker, Gregg. One
ballot made the decision, Heckman
and Meyer receiving a majority. The
vote was as follows:
Bitner... .
County Auditor was next taken up
and a number of names were presented
from all parts of the county. Those
presented were, A. I.. Auman, Penn;
W. M. Kerlin, Centre Hall; W. H.
Tibbens, College; John H. Beck,
Walker; James C. Gilliland, Oak Hall;
8S. H. Hoy, Walker; William Hep-
burn, Spring, and J, A. B. Miller, of
Moshannon., Three ballots were nec-
essary to nominate Tibbens and Beck.
Following is the vote:
Ballot ...cc.-
TIDDONS ....oovvs cornsersmsvrimnn
Kerlin ———
Gilliland
Auman...
Ripka .. wi ——
Hepburn eh—
For C Jounty Ce oroner, Dr. P. 8 . Fish-
er, of Zion, and Dr. W. U. Irwin, of
Julian, were placed in nomination.
Following was the vote:
Trwin.. SAA &
Fisher... a %
Dr, Irwin was s declared the nominee,
J. Kennedy Johuson, Esq., was
unanimously re-elected County Chair-
man for the year 1900. y
The committee on resolutions had
their report ready, and the resolutions
went through with a rush.
Following the report of the commit-
tee on resolutions, D, F. Fortney, Esq.
presented a resolution amending the
rules of the party, recommending that
all candidates register with the Coun-
ty Chairman within thrée weeks of
the time for holding the primaries.
The convention adopted the amend-
ment.
The crowd began to thin out and
few other than the delegates remained
for the adjournment.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION,
mem.
The Democratic State Convention
met at Harrisburg yesterday, the larg-
est yet held.
The utmost harmony exists, and
there is neither slate nor set-up.
The platform was adopted unani
mously. It endorses Bryan and de-
nounces the blunders and corruptions
under the National and State atimin-
istrations and endorses Bryan,
The convention adjourned at mid-
night last night, after taking the 11th
ballot for Supreme Judge, without a
nomination, the leading candidates
being Kennedy, Yerkes and Krebs,
The 11th ballot resulted : Albright,
19; Allen, 88; Bechtel, 156; Ermen-
trout, 50; Kennedy, 72; Krebs, 64 ;
Lynch, 28 ; Mestrezat, 24 ; Munson, 1;
Smith, 38 ; Wolverton, 13 ; Yerkes, 70, | %8Y
CM, Bower's name was hot present-
Need Not Go to Switzerland for
Sconery,—Have it Right Here.
Our own country has the grandest
and most romantic scenery in the
world, yet it is surprising that thous- |
ands go to foreign lands annually for
scenic feasts, when at home we have
Grand |
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ACTUAL STATE OF AFFAIRS
PHILIPPINES KEPT BACK.
IN
| The Administration Withholding the Trae
| Conditions in the Island. Volunteers
Should be Sent Home,
lands,
largest counties in the state, and its}
fountain ranges and vallies are a pan- |
orama of beauty after Nature's most |
charming designs.
By the courtesy of Mr. Crissman,
the gentlemanly and obliging superin-
tendent of the Linden Hall Lumber |
‘ompany, the editor and a party of |
from Hazleton, Pa., and]
Brooklyn, N. Y., were treated to a trip |
over their lumber railroad into the
mountains south of Linden Hall, 15
miles in length and landing us at the
third camp, across our county line, in
Huntingdon county.
The road climbs two high mountains
by means of four or five switch-backs.
Up, up, np ; and whither the eye turn-
ed a vast scope of mountain scenery de-
lightfully charming, and enlisting the
deepest extacies of the lover of the
a pan-
orama of mountains, gaps and vallies,
dressed in light and dark green foliage
interspersed with immense bouquets
of richly blooming laurel, met the eye.
Rocks and ripples, gaps and gorges,
ever changing, always lovely,
Opposite one of the highest points of
the road, was pointed out to our party
an high peak said to be the highest in
county, our eye measuring its
height to be about double that of beau-
tiful Nittany mountain at the base of
which nestles our pretty Centre Hall.
From the highest point we reached,
we had a grand picture of Natural sce-
nery. Turning to the east there was
spread to our view, the section of
Penns valley lying west of Egg Hill
the end of Brush mountain, westward
Turning in another direction, the
Shingletown section was pointed out
to us; then State College, more to the
north; near the foot of an immense
mouniain opposite the one we now
were on, was pointed out to our party
the famous Sand spring, one and a
quarter miles distant. This spring
flows a big volume of water, cold as
ice, and along with it constantly boils
up a volume of fine, light gray sand,
often used for building purposes for
which it is superior to any other sand.
Mountains by the score are in sight.
Now it is down, down, down ; pass-
ing former camps, water stations of the
coolest crystal fluid, paper wood sta-
tion, and, several miles farther, our
objective point, the third camp, was
reached. A never-to-be forgotten trip
of delight—Ileft Linden Hall at 8, arriv.
ing at camp at 10.30 a. m.
Lunch basket was at once drawn
upon, and, the inner man satisfied, we
proceeded to do a little fishing for
speckled beauties, with better than or-
dinary luck. Our stay lasted until
the following evening, when our re-
turn was a repetition of the delights of
the previous day.
The Linden Hall Lumber Company
does business upon a large scale and
employs upwards of fifty hands,
We received many kindnesses, dur-
ing our stay at the camp, from Mrs,
H. Reitz, who presides over the table
department of the many hands there,
and the lady has the thanks of our
party for the same. The woodsmen
treated us courteously and proved a
good natured set, ready to do us any
needed kindness,
C—O A I LAB
Reduced Bates to Detroit
On account of the Convention of the
Young People's Bociety of Christian
Endeavor, to be held at Detroit, July
5 to 10, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets
from points on its line, to Detroit, at
Tickets will
5, and will be
15, inclusive, 4
ticket with the Ji
before July 12, agit
ty cents, the retu}
tended to leave I
August 15. =%
For specific rates a6
ply to Ticket Agents, Jjunls-2t
Of Interest to Inventors,
C. A. Boow & Co., one of the oldest
and most successful firms of patent | ST
lawyers, whose offices are opposite the
United States Patent Office in Wash-
ington, D. C., and who have procured
patents for more than 17,000 inventors,
say that, owing to the im con
ditions in the United States Patent
WasHINGTON, June 12, —Everybody
is asking every body else why the ad-
| ministration is trying so hard to keep
| the people in the dark about what is
| going on in the Philippines, when on-
tly a short time ago it was its boast
| that it published all the official dis-
| patches received. It is known from
| the press reports that have been allow-
{ nila, that hard fighting has been going
ton, and the suspicion is growing that
i Gen. Otis is making some use of the
| volunteers who should be on their way
home, if any of the numerous promis-
es made had been kept, that the ad-
ministration doesn’t wish their friends
at home to know until whatever is be-
ing attempted 1s all over, And it is
admitted by officials that there are dif-
ferences between Gen. Otis and Mr.
Schurman, President of the Philip-
pine Commission, but claimed that
the differences are unimportant. The
public doesn't care a continental about
the claims made by officials, but it
wishes to know and feels it has a right
to know what is being done with our
volunteers; hence there
feeling of resentment against the sup-
pression of official dispatches.
Oune of the principal reasons why
Secretary Alger desires to retain the
War portfolio, even when he knows
that Mr, McKinley would like to get
rid of him, will soon become apparent
to close observers, as it has been an-
nounced that a number of franchises
for various more or less valuable con-
cessions in Porto Rico are shortly to
be granted. It might naturally be
supposed that such franchises, if grant-
ed at all before the establishment of
the civil government for the island,
would be granted by the Military Gov-
ernor, but no chances are to be taken
by the men who are after those fran-
chises; they are to be granted by SBecre-
tary Alger, and it is dollars to ginger
cakes that every one of them who is at
all desirable, will be captured by
friends and business associates,
In issuing a second elaborate defense
of Mr. McKinley's Civil Bervice order,
Secretary Gage rather overdid his task
without changing anybody's opinion.
Criticisms of the order have made Mr.
McKinley very sore, and he has en-
gaged in the explanation business him-
self and even tried to get “funny” Ly
telling how surprised Senators and
Representatives have been who have
come after some of the places excepted
from the Civil Service Rules and found
that they were all filled, and that no
removals were contemplated. He also
gave out for publication a letter from
the Board of the Smithsonian Iustitu-
tion, asking that the heads of all the
beureaus of that establishment be ex-
empled from the civil service rules.
So much explanation is calculated to
increase rather than diminish suspi-
cion of that order. The full signifi-
cance of the clause which permits the
reinstatement of any government eg-
ploye, regardless of how long they
have been out of the government ser-
vice, is just beginning to be seen. Un-
der it every employe who was dismiss.
ed during the two Cleveland adminis-
trations ean be reinstated if they have
pull enough.
Southerners were pleased by the se-
lection of ex-Benator Pasco, of Florida,
as one of the nine Commissioners
named by Mr, McKinley to make an
investigation of the Canal route across
the isthmus. Representative Under
wood, of Alabama, declares that the
people of his section regard provision
for the building of a canal one of the
most important matters to come before
the next Congress. The last Congress
appropriated $1,000,000 for this Com-
mission. It was understood at the
time that this provision was the work
of the lobbyists employed by the Pana~
ma Canal Company. Unless those
who think they know are badly mis.
taken, the Panama Company is not
likely to profit by tne Commission,
which is regarded as almost sure to re-
port in favor of the Nicaragua route.
How soon this commission will report
is a matter of doubt, but ita members
have been requested to try to do so be-
Jace 2 gang thy next session of Cone
A committee of distinguished Cu-
Ba are in Washington to protest
against the order of the a Deja
Seti suspusiinng all Joga) lings
on debts contracted before last Decem-
ber, in Cuba, and to endeavor to get
Shieoner sevoled, oF atlas siodilled.
| They sa the order Is
tion was one of Alger’s pet schemes,
Members of the administration are
greatly exercised over the latest news
from the Czar's Peace Conference at
The Hague, which says that Germany
is opposing the arbitration scheme, and
that it will probably get enough votes
from the smaller powers represented,
to defeat it, There are others, howev-
er, who would feel grateful to Ger-
many if it would defeat the arbitra-
tion scheme, because they regard it as
much more likely to prove hurtful
than helpful to this country, if adopt-
ed,
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What Will the Census He?
From the Chicago Record: Bome of
our thoughtful statisticians are pre-
{ dieting that there will be great disap-
United States is announced at the
| close of the next census, It will be re-
membered that there was great sur-
prise when the returng of the census of
1860 came in and gave us only 62,000,
000 instead of the 70,000,000 we had
claimed. No good reason exists for be-
lieving that the growth during the
last ten years has been more rapid
than from 1580 to 1880. In fact, there
has been a considerable falling off in
immigration. The total number of
immigrants during the ten years from
1850 to 1880, inclusive, was 5,248 568,
and the total number arriving from
15890 to 1888, inclusive, was 3,530,435.
Estimating the arrivals during the
present year to equal those of the two
last and adding 230,000 to theabove to-
tal, the population has been increased
3,769,435 from abroad during the last
decade,
Public speakers are in the habit of
proclaiming our pogulation to be
about 75,000,000, The Treasury De-
partment, in making its percentages of
commerce, circulation, ete., ele., bases
its calculations upon an estimated pop-
ulation of 75,465,000 on the last of Jan-
uary, 1860. Last year an almanac ma-
ker in New York obtained estimates
from the Governors of all the States,
which aggregated 77,503,231. The al-
manacs and statisticians vary all the
way from 70,000,000 to 85,000,000 pop-
ulation.
The increase from 1870 to 1850 was
was about 12,000,000 ; the increase from
1880 to 1800 was about 12,000,000, and,
adding 12,000,000 to the total returned
by the last census, we have 74,622,250,
Me —
TOUGH BATTLE. ag,
The hardest fighting of the Philip-
pine war took place beginning of this
week.
Our army came out vietorious, but
had a close call although they fought
heroically and had to wade in swamps
breast deep. Our loss was 60 killed.
The insurgent forces seemed to un-
derstand fighting and were only driv-
en back a short distance.
This fighting was not far from Ma-
nila which territory was considered
safe against insurgent forces,
It is now plain that more men will
have to be sent out if the insurgents
are to be subdued. Not less than thir-
ty thousand men will be required to
back up our brave boys in those far
away islands. The authorities at
Washington have got their eyes open
to the fact that this war is not a few
days’ job,
The country is asking, What have
we to gain at best. /
Reduced Rates to Geitysburg.
On account of the dedication of the
monument to General Reynolds at
Gettysburg, July 1, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has arranged to
sell excursion tickets from points on
its line in Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, and the District of Colum-
bia, to Gettysburg, at rate of single
fare for the round trip,
Tickets will be sold on June 30 and
July 1, good to return until July 5, in-
clasive, junls-2t
He Was Too Basy.
A Clearfield county exchange claims
that a man lives in that county who
didn’t take time to attend his moth-
er’s funeral, nor even to stop his team
in the field as the funeral cortege
passed by.
Bad management keeps more peo-
ple in poor circumstances than any
other one cause, To be successful one
must look ahead and plan shead so
that when a favorable opportunity pre-
sents itself he is ready to take advan
tage of it. A little forethought will
time. A prudent and careful man will
keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Colie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
the shiftless fellow will wait un-
til necessity compels it and then ruin
Ris bes ore oid, for a doctor
LOCAL ITEMS,
Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest
from Everywhere.
The Poet and the Brook
A poet stood beside a brook
And watched the water
His face took on a distant
And soulfully he sighed :
“Phat bubble (here resembles man,
It floats along the shore,
Each moment passing points it can
Go back and pass no more,”
lide ;
ook
“That chip,” he mused,
me,
"Tis tossed from side to side,
Yet always floating to the sea,
That great engulfing tide”
Thereat he ceased and’ mused 1 no more,
The world thus lost a song ;
The bard bad slipped upon the shore
And tumbled in headlong,
-~Lhicago Times Herald.
“resembles
We need rain.
Friday night to Monday, cool.
Quite warm, hot, since Tuesday.
. Lock Haven will have a big Fourth
of July celebration.
Dr. Emerick reports some scarlet fe-
ver cases across the valley.
Williama Harper, of Bellefonte, was
granted a pension, $10.
Henry Dale, of Council Blufls, Iowa,
died at Oakhall, on Bunday last.
Persons in the mountain districts can
bring berries on Reporter account,
Nice strawberries were sold from a
wagon Monday, at 30c for four boxes,
Any lawbreaker falling into Sheriff
jrungart’s hands there will be no need
for handcuffs,
Rev. Rearick’s appointments, Bun-
day, June 18: Centre Hall 10 a. m.;
Spring Mills 2p. m. ; Tusseyville, 7
p. m.
Dr. J. B. McCloskey, physician and
druggist at Millthall, died suddenly at
his home on Monday evening, aged 55
years.
From all sections, in and outside the
county, strawberries are reported very
plenty and cheap, selling at one place
at 3c a basket,
While sitting at the breakfast table,
Daniel Nestlerode, aged 81 years, died
of apoplexy, at his home at Beech
Creek, last Sunday.
Rumor says 25,000 coal miners in
central Pennsylvania may go on a
strike. This includes the Centre and
Clearfield region.
Dead Bear meadows cattle were
burned at a half dozen places in the
mountain gaps south of Linden Hall,
on Thursday and Friday last.
Alexander Reed, one of the most
prominent men of Mifflin county, died
at his home in Reedsville on 5th inst.
aged 75 years, 11 months and 24 days.
The Democratic county ticket, nom-
inated on Tuesday, is admitted by men
of all parties to be a good and strong
one, It will carry by from 1500 to 2000
majority.
The downfall of the French cabinet
is cabled from Paris. Dupuy and his
ministers were forced to retire from of-
fice on Monday.
A tornado struck the town of Salix,
about 20 miles south of Sioux City,
Ia, on Sanday afternoon, working
fearful destruction and killing several
people.
Seventeen native miners were killed
and 30 injured on Sunday in a mine at
Kimberley, Africa, by the explosion,
It is supposed, of a dynamite mags-
zine,
The number 13 is considered unluck-
ey. Notso with 3. Bherift Spangler
made the riffle on his third run; now
Cyrus Brungard also gains the nomi-
nation for sheriff after making his
third run,
A horse belonging to farmer Horner
on the mountain above town, fell back
into a harrow, last Saturday afternoon
and had an ugly gash torn in his skin
tearning the sack that surrounds the
stomach, necessitating use of the nee
die to close up the rents,
Admiral Dewey has written to one
of his friends that he will not accept
the residence which was to be pure
chased by popular subscription and
presented to him. He will request that
the money be employed in establishing
and maintaining a sailor's refuge.
A usin in bet little log barn sti