VOL. LX X11. WASHINGTON LETTER. AN APPARENT DEFINITE WAR POL- ICY DECIDED UPON. The Administration Saspends a Consul for Alding the Insurgeunts. ~The Danger to Us of Imperialism, WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Have we, as a people, anything to gain by join- ing bands with Great Britain in a Na- poleonie policy of world conquest ? Al- though the administration is at pres- ent carefully concealing any disposi- tion it may have to enter upon such a policy, the disposition is believed to exist, and that question may become a leading one in next year's Presidential campaign. In diplomatic circles it is believed that the first steps towards such a policy have already been taken, and that the suspension of Dr. Bedloe, 8s U. 8B. Consul at Canton, China, at ed at the State Department that the suspension of Dr. Bedloe was brought about by some irregularity in connec- tion with his issuing papers to an American vessel engaged in supplying arms and ammunition to the Filipinos and in issuing certificates to Chinese merchants trading with the Philip- pines, The present attitude of greatness oc- cupied by the U. 8. was attained by following from the days of Washing- | ton a policy of strictly attending to that there was a deficit of $90,000,000 in round figures, at the close of the last fiscal year, the prediction seems reasonable. It may also be mentioned that special agents of the Internal Rev- enue Bureau are known to have been engaged for months in investigating the working of the various stamp tax- es, presumably with an eye to more Congressional legislation in that diree- tion, Al LATE NEWS NOTES, The brick yard of D. P. Guise, near Williamsport, was destroyed by fire on Monday. Diamonds have doubled in price, as the result of the work of a syndicate. This will be rough, on the poor. The farm house of John R. Shoema- ker, in Woodward township, Clinton county, was destroyed by fire Monday evening. A spark from a thresher in opera- tion destroyed the large barn of J. 8B. Collias, in Lancaster county, with all the contents. A native Chief has come to the aid of Otis. Dato Mundi defeated insurg- ent forces in Cebu and seeks American citizenship. England and the Transvaal Repub- lic in South Africa, are on the verge of war. The Boers can muster an ar- my of 60,000 men. A crazed man E. Blanchard, at To- of jealousy, and then killed himself. our own affairs and leaving the people of other nations to do the same. The | glomour of foreign conquest has turn- ed the heads of the people of other na- | tions many times in the past, and a few months ago there appeared (0 bel danger that the Americans would be | blinded by the same glamour, but the | common sense for which Americans are renowned, has come to the rescue, and our people are realizing not only the meaning, but the danger of the | adoption of an imperialistic policy by | the U. 8., and present indications are | that the realization will result in a res- | toration of the Democratic party to] power, and a resumption of the only safe foreign policy for this government to follow. i Men who at the beginning support- ed the expansion poiicy of the admin- istration, are now severely criticising the results obtained by following that policy. For instance, the Washington Post, which has to all intents and pur- poses been an expansion sheet, says editorially: “Either we have not the genius and the temperament for successful colozination, or we have been grotesquely unfortunate in the se lection of our agents. It is impossible to see at this moment where and in what respect we have accomplished soything important either in Cuba or in the Philippines. In the latier we have undertakea to set up the regime of law and order and civilization, and we have failed utterly. Io the case of Cuby we have undertaken to give the people self-government, or at least to test their capacity in that line, and we have done neither. Inthe Philippines we have for six months or more been engaged in a petty and perfectly fruit- less war with the natives. In Cuba the government consists of a military autocracy, little if any more beneficent than that conducted by the Spanish Governor Generals in times of peace, In Luzon it is actual war we have up- on our hands. In Cuba, it is smoul- dering discontent, turbulence in wvari- ous paris of the island, and a fatuous and feeble tyranny at Havana.” The designs for the new $5 silver cer- tificate, one having upon its face a vignette of Washington, and the other one of Jefferson have been submitted to Becretary Gage. It Is said that a Republican Senator heard about this and at once burried to see Secretary Gage to tell him not to adopt the Jef- ferson design, because, if he did, it might become known as a Democratic pote. Be that as it may, Treasury of- ficials say that the Jefferson design is not likely to be adopted. The prediction that all of the 35,000 volunteers, suthorized by Congress would be enlisted, has been almost ver- ified. An order for an enlistment of one more additional regiment which will bring the number of volunteers nearly up to the limit, has been issued by Secretary Root, and the new regi- ment will be composed of negroes, The officers will, of course, be white men, Notwithstanding the statement of Secretary Gage that the Treasury would be able to meet all of the ax- penses incidental to the largearmy we are preparing to send to the Philip. pines, in addition to other govern- mental expenses, without asking Con- gress to impose new war taxes on issu- ing more bonds, expert financiers who have carefully studied the matter, and whose opinions are not influenced by political exigencies, still predict that more bonds or more tuxes will be nee- The Tenth Regiment, on its return reception. Pittsburg did wonderfully Huge arches, erected in Chicago, of steel work for the Coliseum, collapsed on Monday, crushing the life out of ten men, and twelve others were fear- The court has enjoined the city of Lancaster from borrowing money to repair its reservoir because it has reached the debt limit of 7 per cent. on its assessed valuation. A Chester county iarmer saw his the chickens. The neighbor sued, and had to pay the costs, ——— - Hall Fare to Philadelphia, For the G. A. R. National Encamp- ment, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany will sell excursion tickets to Philadelphia and return, September 2 to 5, at a single tare for the round trip {no ticket will be sold for less than fif- ty cents). The tickets will be good to return until September 12, inclusive, but this limit may be extended to Bep- tember 30 if the ticket is deposited, with the Joint Agent at Philadelphia on Sep tember 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, and 50 cents paid, For further information consult tick- et agents. A ————— Big Plonic Today. The Business Men's pienie of Centre and Clinton counties, comes off today at Hecla Park, and with fair weather, the promise is good for a record break- ing crowd. The attendance from Penns valley will be large, which can be largely accredited to the efforts of committeeman Frank Crawford, of Centre Hall, in working it up. A special return train to Coburn will leave Bellefonte at 9 o'clock in the evening, to accommodate those who went by train, a. oy rtod a New Livery, Philip Leister, of Potters Mills, has started a new livery in the communi- ty, and has opened a stable at the Old Fort hotel. He starts with four good horses, and all new buggies and car riages, an outfit to supply his patrons with a stylish tarnout. Philip will have telephone connection and can supply a rig on a few minutes notice at a reasonable price. -r - School s to Open. Next Monday, September 4th, the boro schools will start their anoual term of seven months, in charge of Prof. B. M. Wagenseller, D. Wagner Geiss, Frank A. Foreman and Miss Anna Bartholomew. The scholars will have a week off during the grang- ers picnic and two weeks during the holidays. — Farmers’ Institutes, The Department of Agriculture has fixed upon Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 12 and 18, and Wednesday and Thurs- day, Feb. 14 and 15, 1900, as the dates for holding the Farmers’ Inst utes for the coming season at Unlonville and Howard, respectively, Band Contest. In a band contest at Hecla Park on 24, the first prize, $75, was won by the Good Templar Band, of Lock Haven, State College was given second prize, and the third prize was awarded to the essary, and when it is remembered Svlevills Bund, of Ballufsuw: How Dr. Lawrence M. Colfelt Spends His Summer Vacation, Dr. Colfelt being so well known in| this county, the following from the | Phil. Record will be read with interest | by the readers of the Reporter : | Prof Hamilton Replies to the Grangers.— Among the Philadelphia pastors now out of the city in quest of ehange of scene probably no one is leading | more active a life than Dr. Lawsende M. Colfelt, pastor of the Oxford Street | In our last issue the Reporter print- Presbyterian Church, of this city, who | ed the complaints of Pomona Grange, in the later part of June hied himself | No. 18, of Centre County, against Prof, away to his country home. The Doe- | John Hamilton, charging him with tor owns one of the finest farms in | | treating the Grangers unfairly in the Bedford county, situated conveniently | State Agricultural Department, of near the health-giving springs, and his which he is the head. In his reply he evident joy in his surroundings is says: pleasant to witness. “The complaint, coming as it does, After crossing the Atlantic six times | from a Grange of which one of the ag- and having done Europe very exten- | wrieved persons is a member, at least, sively, as well as most of the American | suggests that the motives that prompt- resorts from Maine to Florida, he said | od the criticism may not have been recently, I can truly say that I find | disinterested, and free from selfishness, the farm amid the mountains of Wesl- | a, the authors would have the public ern Pennsylvania the best place in the | believe, So long as this individual world for me to restore both nervous | was retained, the Department was all and muscular tone, | that the country could desire, but im- The Doclor is no idler or gentieman | i mediately when the connection of this farmer. He engages daily in the prac- | { particular individual is severed, the tical labor of the farm and acilually en- Secretary of Agriculture becomes guil- joys it. Those who see him in the ty of an unwarranted invasion of some winter as he holds his cultured aud-| geumed inherent right, and is, accord- fence in almost spellbound attention | | ingly, denounced by those aggrieved as would find it rather interesting to see | the enemy of the Grange. him this summer riding a reaper or! No one in this country is regarded as following a plow, and yet he has been | having a ‘fee simple’ in any public of- doing work of that kind during his | fice, neither does any class of citizens whole vacation { have exclusive and permanent right Plowing seems to his favorite | over all other classes to the offices of pasiime, because, as he says, 8 mab | gany departments in the State, gels closer to Mother Earth at that| «No Patron of Husbandry in Penn- than at any other work, and it is good | yylvania cau truthfully say that he has for all of us to draw very near lo her at | heen discriminated against, in any re- times. {spect by the present head of this de- He firmly believes in the dignity of | partment.” manual labor, and a part of his creed is | Mr. Hamilton then goes on to state that in the final summing up the man- { that a majority of the state lecturers ual toiler will be reckoned higher than | for institute work, are Grangers and other by the Master of Work, who | were appointed by him, and because says, “And the last shall be first.” a change of two officials was made, one The great respect in which Dr. Col- | of whom held his position for thirteen felt is held by the people of his own | years, he is denounced as discriminat- county disproves the saying, “A | ing against Granges, and further, that prophet is not without honor save in | five of the chief officials of his depart- his own country.” He mingles with | ment are members of the Grange. his neighbors at farmers’ picuics and | In our last issue will be found the various gatherings, and in the wide- | Grange side of this controversy, and brimmed straw hat and coarse line *n | by the above we give the Hamilton siiit he has affected this summer he is | side a hearing, as fairplay. indeed a striking figure. i | THE RESOLUTIONS BRING FORTH AN ANSWER. | Says Pomona Grange Misrepresents Him, and no Class has a Right to Lifelong Office Holding. be Nativcoa! Export Exposition, Philad The National Export Exposition, which opens at Philadelphia on Sept 14 and continues until November 30, will be the most interesting and im- in Philadel- In a very quiet way the Doctor isa political worker, with a power none the less great because it is exerted so quietly. He is a reformer in theory and action, and during the past few years has done much towards organiz- ! portant event occurring ing, if indeed he did not inspire, the | phia since the Centennial Exhibition anti-Quay movement, which is strong | of 1876. In addition to its valuable in that locality. The fact that Mr. | commercial exhibits it will present Quay received only two voles out of a | many features of popular interest and possible ten from the legislative men of | amusement. The United States Ma- that Congressional district is said to be | rine Band, Sousa’s Band, the Banda due chiefly to Dr. Colfelt’s influence, Hossa, Innes’ Band, Damrosch’s Or- His fine old eounicry house, part of | chesira, and other celebrated bands which has stood since Colonial times, | will furnish music alternately, and a is a place much sought by men of high | Midway Plaisance, equal if not superi- standing who come frequently to con-| or to the famous World's Fair Midway sult with the Doctor on questions of | at Chicago, and comprising a Chinese general good. His library is composed | Village, a Chinese Theatre, acrobats, of many hundreds of volumes, includ- | and customs; an Oriental Village, Lon- ing Latin and Greek classics, early | don Ghost Show, Hagenbeck’s Wild English poetry, Russian literature and { Animal Show, Blarney Castle, and all manver of antiquarian lore. He is | many other unique presentations, will especially fond of Russian literature, | furnish abuodant and diversified and a course of free lectures given by amusement. Arrangements have also him on this subject to the Bedford | been made for mandolin, guitar, and young people are greatly appreciated. | banjo concerts, and for a grand chorus And yet with all his work of various | from the German Singing Societies, kinds and the never-ceasing care due! For this occasion the Pennsylvania to the pastorate of a large church, the | Railroad Company will sell excursion Doctor finds time to entertain his | tickets from all poings on its line, to friends with a charming simplicity, | Philadelphia and return, at rate of a which is the only real, true hospilali-| fare and a third for the reund trip plus ty. price of admission. These tickets will be sold during the continuance of the Exposition and will be good for return passage until Nov, 30, For specific rates and additional in- formation apply to nearest ticket Agent. augdl-2t et ——————— Hart ian Ranaway. Mifflin Snyder, one of the leading business men of State College was quite seriously injured at Lemont on Thurs- day afternoon. Mr. Snyder drove te Lemont in his spring wagon to get a load of goods from the Pennsylvania freight station. As he went to get into the wagon after loading the goods his horses became frightened, he reached for the lines but secured but one. The horses were running furiously and Mr. SBoyder was thrown to the ground, sustaining painful injuries, He was cut and bruised badly about the head and body. The team was stopped at the end of the street but the wagon was smashed. _— A New Money Order, The PostofMice department has adopt- ed a new form of domestic money or- der which will be Introduced gradual ly after September 4. It is the size of an ordinary bank draft and has two new features, the use of carbon man i- folding paper for reproducing the or- der instead of writing it twice as at present, and also a receipt. It is ex- pected the charge for orders will be materially reduced about January last. ——— Died at Asronsburg. Miss Katharine Musser, daughter of postmaster Michael M. Musser, of Ana ronsburgdied yesterday afternoon after an illness of several years, from heart trouble. Her age was about 31 years, and is survived by her father, two brothers and a sister, one of whom is W. B. Musser, station agent at Spring Mills. She was a popular young la dy, and will be greatly missed in her community. Her remains will be in- terred in the Lutheran cemetery at Aaronsburg on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. A Peculiar Accident. Jacob Kerstetter, of Coburn, with a peculiar accident on Tuesday morning, the injuries from which will lay him up for a while. With his brother Emanuel Kerstetter, he was out in the woods cutting shi blocks. Emanuel was axe to drive a wedge into 1899. Niggnra Falls Excursion, September 7 and 21 and October 5 and 19 are the dates of the remaining Pennsylvania Railroad popular ten- day excursions to Niagara Falls from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Wash- ington, and intermediate points. Excursion tickets, good for return passage on any regular train, exclusive of limited express trains, within ten days, will be sold at $10.00 from Phila- delphia, Baltimore, Washington, and all points on the Delaware Division; $11.25 trom Atlantic C hy; $0.60 from Lancaster; $850 from Altoona and Harrisburg; $6.90 from Sunbury and Wilkesbarre; $5.75 from Williamsport; and at proportionate rates from other | points. A stop-over will be allowed at | Buffalo, Rochester, Canandaigua, and | Watkins within the limit returning. | A special train of Pullman parlor | cars and day coaches will be run with | each excursion. An extra charge will | be made for parlor car seats. An experienced tourist agent and] chaperon will accompany each excur- sion, Tickets for a side trip to the Thous- | and Islands (Alexandria Bay) will be sold from Rochester in connection | with excursions of September 7 and 21, | good to return to Rochester or to Can- | andaigua via Syracuse within five | days, at rate of $5.50, Tickets for a side trip to Toronto | will be sold at Niagara Falls for $1.00 on September 23, excursion of Beptember 7, tickets will | be sold to Toronto and return at reduc- ed rates, account Toronto Fair. | | tion and hotels, and for time of con- agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, sistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. A Foster's Weather Forecast. storm wave to cross nD? from the 27th to the tember 1, cross the west country by close of the 2nd, of Rockies great cen- Warm wave will cross the west of | Rockies country about September 1, NO. 34 LOCAL ITEMS, Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest from Everywhere. Hondel, What if we're growing old? We have been young together, O'er fields of fragrant heather, By sunny ways we've strolled, Our hearts have ne'er grown cold Through ull life's dreariest weather What if we're growing old ? We have been young together, So why should we care whether Some years have passed us rolled ? I'll wear, by love consoled, Age gayly as a feather. What if we're growing old ? We have been young together. —W. A. Bradley. . Charles Martz, of Pinegrove, was | granted a pension, §6, Creeks rose quick from Saturday's rains, and fell almost as quick. Daniel Garman, of Bellefonte, | been quite ill the past few weeks, T. B. Benser, Un- Henry Wren, Loganton, has Pensions granted : | fonville, $5. | $6. The corn crop in many parts of our | county will be only half. Cause, want | of rain. One of Jechn Beaver's twin boys, of Centre Hill, aged two weeks, died on Tuesday. Dr. Lee's flitting, with many teams, (arrived here Tuesday morning from Attorney Walker, of Bellefonte, de- {livered a fine address at the K. G. E. | picnic, at Hecla Park. Samuel Frank, of Sugar valley, died {on Monday, aged 45 years, A wife and | several children survive him. The Lewisburg Reformed congregs- A. E The Susquehanna division, Knights of the Golden Eagle, will hold its piv- nic at Hecla Park, on Labor Day, Sep. th. Rev. Jones, of Hamilton, O. Rearick’s appointments, SBun- At Centre Hall, 7 ; Bpring Mills, 10 a. m. ; Tussey- { ville, 2 p. m. Subscribers receiving notices for dues 5th. Rockies country about Sth. The temperature of the week ending 8a m. Beptember 11 will average above normal in the great central val- leys and below near the Atlaniic Pacific coasts. Rainfall for the same period will be below normal in the great central valleys and above nor- mal on the Pacific slope and Atlantic coast, The cool wave predicted to reach the $0th meridian, moving eastward, about August 14, was there on time; the change was great and notable throughout the country west of the Rock ies, On account of the large quantity of late corn September weather will have much to do in determining the final result of this year's production. Frosts often occur in the corn belt near the middie of September, and sometimes earlier in the month, and such a frost this year would immensely damage the corn crop. Many will expect frost about BSep- tember 12 to 15 this year, and if the frost does not come before Bepltember 26 to 28 it will make a difference of millions of bushels. A cool wave will reach meridian 90, moving eastward, not far from Bep- tember 15, and the temperature in northern pacts of the corn belt will go down to near the frostline. Ouoly a little damage may be expected at that time, September will be a warm month as an average, but a great fall will occur between the 9th and 28th, The month will come in cool with rising tempera ture. A high wave will reach meridi- an 90 near the @th, and then begin a general decline, fluctuating but falling relative to the normal. First week in the month will have indications of drought, but showers w ill be the mle after the first ten days have passed. The most severe storms of Septem- ber will occur near the 9th on meridi- an 90, a little earlier west of that line, later east. STOP ASSESSMENTS, In view of the assessment attempted upon Colonel Keller, as a candidate for Convention, to represent Berks coun- ty, the assessment being a cool $3000 which he refused, would it not be the proper thing to pass a law forbidding I ry at all upon a candidate, and have him please, Heavy as the rain was from BSatur- The Lewisburg Journal says the ap- jon county this year, on socount of dry weather causing the fruit to drop off, The Odd Fellows of Snyder, Mifllin, Juniata and Union counties will hold their 7th annual reunion and picnic in Dr. Bmith’s grove at Adamsburg, Sep- tember 9th. A heavy thunder gust passed over this section last Friday evening, but left only one quarter of an inch of rain in this vicinity. East and south the rain was heavy. Capt. Hugh Taylor, of Bellefonte, at- tended the reception given the 10th Regiment on Monday, and tells us it was the most magnificent affair in the history of the Iron City. One of the cruelest remarks made by a musical auditor is reported from Cal- fornia. A vocalist was warbling to her own great satisfaction, “Oh, Would I Were a Bird I” when a rough miner shouted out, “Oh, would I were a gun 1m In the hearing of the turnpike case, to vacate the pike from Centre Hall to the county line in the Seven mount ains, held last week in Bellefonte be- fore Master W. G. Runkle, a distance of eight miles, the jury, a few days ago, returned a verdict of damages to the sum of §1,100, Millhall mourns the death of one of its best citizens. Hugh White Garth died suddenly at his home Tues day afternoon, 22, aged 49 years. He had been ailing for some time from stomach trouble. Deceased was a cous- in of Mrs. Joshua Potter of near this place and is survived by a widow and three daughters. On Monday the Grangers’ pie-nie ut Williams Grove opened, with large ex- hibits on the ground. Sunday even. ing's storm did considerable damage on the pie-nic ground, requiring con- siderable extra labor to set things to rights. Worthy past master Rhone is not in attendance at Williams Grove, his time being required here to get all in readiness for the great Grangers' picnic at Centre Hall opening two The Daily News, 20, prints, “Evad- ed the Draft,” and credits the Clear and not upon his money ? This would meritorious and unmeritorious upon
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