VOL. LXXILI. YN
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE DISASTROUS FOREIGN WAR
MUST END.
A Growing Sentiment all Over the Country
to Abandon the Fhilippines —McKin.
ley Becoming Alarmed over the”
Sitaation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—“End the
war in the Philippines speedily, or
the result will be disastrous to youand
to the Republican party.” That is the
sum and substance of what is being
daily dinned into the ears of Mr. Me-
Kinley, not by his opponents, but by
leading Republicans, who know how
unpopular that war is becoming all
over the conntry. Mr. McKinley is
gradually becoming convinced that
the reaction in publie sentiment con-
cerning his Philippine policy, predict-
ed more than a year go by Col. Bry-
an, is at hand, and once fully convine-
ed, there is no telling what he may do,
for this country has never had a Presi-
dent who feared the public sentiment |
of the country as much as Mr. McKin-
ley does, or who tried so hard to make
his official acts meet its approval,
gardless of his own opinion.
The most striking’ thing connected
with the hearing on trusts, by the In-
dustrial Commission, was a daring
and somewhat scandalous attack upon
Vice-Chairman Philips of the Commis-
sion, who is connected with an inde-|
pendent oil company in Pennsylva-
nia, by officials of the Standard Oil
Trust. Mr. Philips denied the charge |
that he had been mixed up in an offer |
to dicker with the Standard Oil Trust, |
but the charge left a bad taste in every-
body’s mouth, and it is not calculated
to add anything to the prestige of the
Commission, which isn’t any too great |
at best.
Senator Stewart is a fine specimen of
stalwart radicalism in all his views.
He never trims on any question, and
conservatism is unknown to his mind.
He has got it in for France for several
reasons, the latest of which is the sec-
ond conviction of Dreyfus, and says
that country really has no government
at all, and that we should break off
diplomatic relations until France gets
a government. The Senator threatens
to offer a joint resolution to that effect
when Congress meets; also a bill re.
pealing all official recognition of the
exposition at Paris, next year,
The administration appears to be
still determined to leave Gen. Otis in
supreme command in the Philippines,
although Secretary Root is understood
to have recommended a change, and
to favor seuding Gen. Miles over there,
There is polities in this determination,
and it isn’t the sort of polities that re-
flects any credit upon Mr. McKinley.
The Hanna crowd are afraid of Miles
now, and if he should go td®the Philip-
pines and do what Otis has so sigoally
failed to do, they will fear him still
more. They know that Otis is not
likely, under any circumstances, to de-
velop popularity enough to make him
a poiitical rival of Mr. McKinley.
That is why they wish to keep Otis in
command, notwithstanding the over-
whelming evidence. from all sources,
of his unfitness, not to call it by a
harsher term. The agent of the non-
partisan Associated Press, in a long
letter from Manila, just published, aft-
er going into details, showing the fail-
ure of Oils, sums up the saying: “The
secret of the whole trouble here is that
the government has left a small man
to deal with a most delicate problem,
requiring broad statesmanship. Every-
one agrees that Otis is honest, and
that counts for much in a position af
fording such chances for dishonesty,
but everyone agrees also with the most
remarkable unanimity, that he has
bungled affairs from the begioaing.”
It is evident to even the most casual
observer of those political currents
which are to be found by those who
know how, just below the surface of
party waters, that the Republican lead-
ers are carefully paving the way to
drop Mr. Hobert if they shall consider
it expedient to do so. The state of Mr,
Hobart’s health Is made the basis of
all these preparatory stories. If it
doesn’t improve, “his family will have
to veto the idea of his remaining in
politics’ ete. This is all tommyrot,
Mr. Hobart has shown upon several
occasions, during the last three months
notably by his getting Alger to resign,
that his health is good enough to «do
what other men, not on the sick list,
failed to do. His “health” is likely to
remain in a precarious condition, until
Boss Hanna has fully made up his
mind whether it will be best to have
him run again with Mr. McKinley,
and he isn’t likely to fully decide un-
til the National Convention meets,
Then Mr. Hobart's health will take a
good or bad turn, in accordance with
Hanna's decision,
wfter wobbling around the question
for about two weeks, the War Depart.
ment, under political pressure, issued
the order for the enlistment of two ne-
gro regiments for the Philippe,
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They will britg the volunteer army
up to the limit set by Congress, which
it has been clear from the first that the
administration intended to do.
Col. W. J. Bryan was unanimously
elected a member of the Council of Ad-
ministration, of the Spanish War Vet.
erans Association, which has just clos-
ed its first encampment, in Washing-
ton, although he did not attend the
encampment, Ex-Gov. Oates, of Ala.,
was also elected a member of the Coun-
cil, as was H. H. Blunt, a Louisiana
negro, who was a Lieutenant in the
Oth Immunes. Gen. J. W, Keifer, of
Ohio, was elected Commander-in-
Chief of the new organization, which
hopes ultimately to embrace all the
state organizations of Spanish War
Veterans which have been formed.
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LATE NEWS NOTES,
The beef trust is trying to monopo-
lize butter, eggs and poultry.
Yellow fever has broken out at New
York. There has been one death.
Yellow fever has broken out in the
Key West has had ten deaihs,
Latest upon the British trouble with
the Transvaal, is a prospect of coming
resort to arms.
Democratic counly chairman John-
ston has laid his plans for an active, ag-
gressive campaign, with live and in-
ctive work
y expedition sent out last May in
search of the Norlh pole balloonist,
any traces of him.
The Democrais of this county will
{have a whole lap full of majorities
next fall, for all nominees, state and
county. BSiick a pin there,
The British royal commissioner will
shun the Paris exposition, and thous
same. German exhibitors are with-
drawing. All on account of the Drey-
fus verdict.
Great activity exists at the British
War Office in anticipation of trouble
in the Transvaal. The officers of the
admiralty office are visiting various
ports on the sea coast for the purpose
of selecting available transports.
It is continually reported "that the
Quayites of this county, intend to give
the Republican county ticket a big
send ofl—down hill—iu November,
This absolves the anti-Quayites from
supporting the machine state ticket.
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Calf hiltiag Mateh.
If we have any experts at killing
calves, in Centre county, we would be
pleased to learn whether they would
challenge the two Newark butchers
spoken of below :
Two men were engaged in a calf kill-
ing and dressing contest for a purse of
$100. The exhibition was given in the
shooting park. The contestants were
Henry Hammel, of Jersey City, and
Lawrence Hertliog, of Newark, Ham-
mel won, beating the world’s record
by three minutes, and his rival by
about the same length of time. He
dresed ten calves in fifteen minutes,
while Hertling took eighteen minutes
for the task.
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Aged Ooe Hundred and Sic
Nathan Tinker Draper, of Grand
Rapids, Mich., is 1068 years old. He
was born in New London, Conn., has
been married twice, but both wives are
dead. The old man draws a pension
of $12 a month because of the killing
of one of his sons in the War of the
Rebellion, but never saw any service
himself. He has been a gardener near-
ly all his life, and is still able to do a
little “fussing” about the yard, but not
for any length of time. He says he re-
members Thomas Jefferson very well,
but never saw Washington. He has
been a smoker all his life, but never to
excess, He also drank liquor in his
younger days, but never to gn iniem-
perate degree,
EL ———— ll A—————————
A Balloon Accident,
Last Friday afternoon a fatal acci-
dent occurred on the Lewistown fair
grounds, while preparing for the bal-
loon ascension. The balloon was be-
ing inflated over a gasoline fire, when
a breeze caused it to tip over and the
gasoline flames blew over some boys
who were holding the balloon, Rob-
ert Shaw received burns from which
be died on Saturday. The aseronaut,
Frank Wiley, was badly burned and
could not make the ascent. Several
others were badly burned.
More Authority,
Constables now have powers identi-
cal with policemen, and can arrest with
out a warrant, and take before a local
magistrate, any offender against the
peace or violator of borough ordinan-
ces. The justice may impose fine and
costs, the fine to be paid to the borough
treasurer for the use of the borough.
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~ Lost, on Bunday evening, Sept, 10,
on the pike between Centre Hill and
Centre Hall, a ladies’ double cape, of a
Hght brown shade with brown velvet
same at REPORTER office.
The Country Visitor,
the arrival of the country cousin and
his family in town and his habit of
dropping down upon his city kinsman
for a few days’ visit, remarks the Pitts-
burg Dispatch, The countryman will
sometimes come to the city and put
up with a former neighbor or a rela-
tive where the welcome Is not the
most cordial, for candor compels the
confession that the city man is not so
hospitable as the man of the rural re-
gions. But the countryman, if he
transgresses occasionally, is an unin-
tentional sinner. For it never occurs
to him that he is not as welcome in
the home of his city kinsman as the
city man is at the home on the farm.
Year after year the town family goes
to the country, piles in on the lord of
the manor, eats his fresh butter and
his home-made bread, drinks the milk
and complains because there is no bath
room in the house and the hours for
meals are too early. The farmer does
the best he can to straighten the tan-
gles, and all the time leaves no doubt
of the sincerity of his welcome. But
when he comes to town some persons
insist upon regarding his visit as a
joke. There is no reason why this
should be. He gets up in time for his
meals and is content with his recep-
tion, instead of going home to make
fun of the treatment accorded him.
And the chances are that at the great
majority of city homes he visits he is
received with an open hand and a sin-
The joke is unneces-
all he gots, and he is the one man who
does pay lor all,
ma———
Baptism hy Fire —A New Doetrine,
Seeking converts to a new doctrine,
that of baptism by fire, the Fire Bap-
tized Holiness Association is engaged
in disseminating its belief among the
people of Le'terkenny township, in
Franklin couniy.
Evangelist Silas Hensell says that
he wa= a poor farmer who has been
baptized by fire. Hensell is a good
talker, but it is doubtful whether his |
eloquence can persuade the farmers of |
that section to give up their valuable
farms. This is what he advocates,
The evangelists are severe on the fine
ry and silk dresses worn by women.
Ouve young woman was so worked up
over their statements that she put all
of her good dresses in the flames. Be
lieving their assertions that hogs are
unclean, farmer Murser has disposed
of his large herd.
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Sealing Wex Language.
Postage stamps have long had a lan-
guage, and now comes some one who
claims to translate the sublle meanings
of sealing wax. Business letters
should be sealed with red, friendly let-
ters with gray. To your lover you de-
vote blue, in token of constancy, un-
less you wish to hint that you have or
think you have cause for jealousy,
when you will use yellow. A reply to
a wedding invitation should be sealed
with white, and a condolence for a
death call with black or violet. A din-
ner invitation may be sealed with cof.
fee colored wax, and when &'man gets
a letter sealed with green, from the
girl he admires, he may feel that she
shyly bids him hope.
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When to Plow an Orchard,
The best Lime to plow an orchard is
in the fall, as a heavy application of
stable manure can be applied on the
land and left as a mulch to remain dur-
ing the winter. The frosts will disin-
tegrate the manure and the soluble
matter will be carried down to the
roots by the time spring opens. If
preferred, the manure may be harrow-
ed in aud rye sowed, which may be
turned under in the spring and the
iand then limed as a partial protection
against disease and insects, and also to
neutralize the effects of an excess of
acid generated by the decomposition
of the green material.
mt ps sss.
Ohio Farmers Lose Heavily,
Wind and lightning did great dam-
age in Wayne county, Ohio, night ot
7th, the loss to farmers being enorm-
ous, Clarence Rutt, in a barn when
lightning fired the building, was kill
ed, and the season's crops, machinery,
and five horses were cremated. Wm.
Babl, Jacob Geiselman and Joseph
Culler lost barns and their contents,
An Immense Crop.
All previous high records will be
broken by the corn crop of the United
Htates of 1809, A canvass of the eight
states which raise most of the corn of
the United States warrants an estimate
above that of 1806, which heretofore
has been the record, and there is much
in the advices received to justify a pre-
diction that thé crop will approximate
2,600,000,000 bushels. The first corn
erop of the country to reach 2,000,000,~
000 bushels was that of 1885. Ipelud-
ing the crop now to be harvested, on-
ly nine crops of 2,000,000,000 bushels or
over have been produced.
MAJOR HASTINGS ARRESTED
HE RETURNS FROM EUROPE 'AND
CREATES A SENSATION.
Charged With Forgery by (a Phlladelphis
Bank and is in Jail His Sensational
Letters Attacking his Brother.
Accused of forgery and false pre-
tense, Major William H. Hastings, a
brother of Governor Daniel H. Hast
ings, was arrested in Bellefonte last
Friday.
The arrest was made by detectives
Beckett and Stutz, of Philadelphia, on
warrants sworn out by General Louis
Wagner, president of the Third Na-
tional Bank.
Major Hastings’ arrest is but the cli-
max of a sensational story dating back
to 1894, when he held a responsible po-
sition with the Garcia Truss Company
of Philadelphia, a concern in which
ex-Governor Hastings and General
Wagner were both interested. At that
time, it is alleged, Major Hastings
shipped a large consignment of boxes
On the strength of this shipment and
presentation of bills of lading General
Wagoner alleges that through his inter-
position the Third National Bank ad-
vanced Major Hastings $5000. With
the money in his possession the Major
left the country and went to Europe.
After his departure it was learned that
the consignment he represented as a
shipment of trusses to South America
was only boxes filled with refuse,
From that time until the present
Major Hastings has remained abroad,
spending bis time in France, Germa-
ny, Italy and Spain. During his so-
Journ in those couniries he wrote lei-
fers to ex-Governor Hastings, demand.
ing large sums of money. These let
ters were as scurrilous in character as
they were preposterous in demands.
The last letter, received two months
azo. coniained the threat that if Gov.
ernor Hastings did not pay a specified
amount by a certain time the Major
would come to Bellefonte and blow
his house to atoms. His sudden ar
rival in Bellefonte on Thursday, there
fore, created considerable of a sensa-
tion. Msjor Hastings was much
changed and tried to come there un-
recognized, but without success. Ex-
Governor Hastings was out of town
and Mrs. Hastings and family, on
hearing of Major Hastings arrival,
were considerably frightened.
The town authorities were appealed
to, and a guard was placed on the ex-
Governor's house, as well as a watch
on Major Haslings. But the latter
made no hostile moves. He remained
quietly in his hotel, receiving but few
visitors, until Friday morning, when
he took a short walk around the town,
to be arrested on his returu to the ho-
tel. No resistance was offered, though
the Major seemed worried. He said he
arrived in New York Wednesday and
came to Bellefonte to transact a little
private business with the ex-Governor,
when be would again leave the coun-
try. Major Hastings was taken to
Philadelphia on the aflernoon train.
Before magistrate Jermon, of Phila
delphia, on Saturday, Major Wm. H.
Hastings was held in $5 000 bail pend-
ing further examination. Gen. Louis
Wagner was the only witness and he
briefly related the details by which
Major Hastings is alleged to have de-
frauded the Third Natl. Bank.
“In 1805, January, the prisoner se
cured two loans of $5,000 each from my
vank and the Merchant's bank upon a
number of drafts, bills of lading and
freight bills of boxes of goods consign
ed (o Australia.
“About a week after securing this
money he disappeared and bis truss
company failed. On March 16th we
found that the boxes upon which the
loan had been made were empty. Ev-
erything about the iransaction was a
fraud. The books of the company
+howed that the major owed it nearly
$40,000.
“Upon hearing of Mr. Hastings arri-
val in Bellefonte, Friday, I at once se-
cured a warrant for his arrest.”
The magistrate asked the major if
he had anything to say. He replied:
“No.”
In an loterview Major Hastings ad-
mitted that he had hoped to go to
Bellefonte unknown ; that he intend-
ed to iransact some private business
with his brother, the ex-governor, and
then he intended again leaving the
country. Major Hastings has shaved
oft his long beard, and his heavy
moustache is almost white.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
Walter Fanning and Cora Duff, of
State College.
Wm. Patton und Maggie Reese, of
Port Matilda.
John W. Bathurst and Mabel C. Cox
of Coleville.
John 8. Holter, of Howard, and Ber-
tha C. Ben , of Walker twp.
Ty the Baporie or i pining Oe
Mobi 3% ogi o and
4, 1899.
ANNUAL PICNIC,
Patrons of Hasbandry, st Grange Fark,
Centre Hall, Pa. Reduced Rates and
Bpecial Trains vis the PP. R, BR,
For the Annual Picnic and Exhibi-
tion, to be held at Grange Park, Cen-
tre Hall, Pa., September 15 to 22, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets from Reno-
vo, Harrisburg, and intermediate sta-
tions, including stations on the Lewis-
burg and Tyrone Branch, Shamokin
Division, and Bummit Branch, to Cen-
tre Hall and return, September 15, 16,
18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, valid for return
passage until Beptember 23, inclusive
at rate of single fare for the round
trip (minimuem rate, twenty-five cents.
On Baturday, Beptember 15, special
train will be run to Centre Hall,
at principal intermediate stations. Re-
turning, special train will leave Cen-
tre Halil for Bellefonte 7.00 p. m.
On Baturday 16, special train return-
ing will leave Centre Hall for Coburn |
and intermediate stations at 5
On Wednesday and Thursday, Sep- |
tember 20 and 21, special trains will be |
at 7.20 and 10.10 a. m., and 7.25 p. m.,
tions.
6.80, and 9.45 p. m.
On Wednesday, September 20, spe-
tions at 8.20 p. m.
On Thursday, September 21, special
train returning will leave Centre Hall
for Lewisburg and principal interme.
diate stations at 8.20 p. m.,
time tables,
Foster's Weather Forecast,
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm waves to cross th# continent
from Seplember 7 to 12 and Beptember
14 to 18 and the next will reach the
Pacific coast about September 19, cross
the west of Rockies country by close of
September 20, great central valleys 21
to 23, eastern states 2
A warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies couniry about Sept 19, great
central valleys 21, eastern states 25. A
cool wave will cross the west of Rock-
ies country about September 22, great
central valleys 24, eastern states 26,
The temperature of the week ending
Sa m
leys, below on the Pacific slope and in
the eastern sta. >s. The rainfall for the
same period will be above normal in
the great central valleys, below on the
Pacific slope and in the eastern states,
This is not only the time of year for
the average temperature to go lower,
but the fall will be greater than the
seasonal average. While the tempera-
ture will fluctuate, the general or av-
erage change will be rapidly down-
ward as soon as the warm wave due
near Lhe date of (his bulletin has pass-
ed and (hat fall will continue till the
cool wave, scheduled for about Septem-
ber 26 has passed.
During the period of about 20 days
numerous showers may be expected
and fall pasture will be much improv
ed thereby. This weather will be of
great benefit to winter wheal, barley
and rye now being sown, and the fa-
vorable weather conditions causing a
fine growth of these recently sown
grains will have a tendency to lower
prices,
Radiaied Hest for Snake and Insect Nites.
A good authority says the early ap-
plication of radiated heat has long been
known as an effective antidote to bites
of snakes, insects and to punctured
wound, as from fish fins and sharp in-
animate bodies.
Those who hunt and fish usually
have the means at hand to supply it.
I have used a lighted cigar, a bunch of
waste, a pine torch, the flame of a gas-
oline lamp, but, best of all, the glow-
ing embers of the camp fire.
When the fin of a fish punctures the
finger or the hand a sharp pain usual-
ly ensues, and may extend from the
wound up the arm to the shoulder,
This pain is often excruciating and
sickening. Hold the wound close to a
red-hot ember or anything giving oft
an equal amount of heat, and you will
note that in a minute or two all the
pain is gone, and that it is seldom nec-
essary to repeat the application of heat,
Healing takes place without further
attention.
When the face or other parts of the
body are tingling and burning and
itching from mosquito bites so that it
is impossible to go to sleep, give the
parts a dose of radiated heat and you
will go to sleep without further an
noyance from the old bites,
The pain of a burn or scald is almost
instantly relieved by applying Cham-
berlain’s Pain Balm. It also heals
the injured parts more quickly than
any other treatment, and without the
burn is very severe does not leave a
wOAr, For sale by J. H. Ross, Linden
Hall; 8. M. Swarts, 3 FA.
NO.
LOCAL ITEMS,
Cullings of More than Ordinary Interest
from Everywhere.
Judge Not,
In men whom men condemn as ill
I find so much of goodness still ;
In men whom men pronounce divine
I find so much of sin and blot,
I hesitate to draw a line
Between the two, where God has
not.
-~ Joaquin Miller.
A horse misusd upon the road
Calls to Heaven for human blood.
Each outery of the hunted hare
A fibre from the brain doth tear ;
A skylark wounded on the wing
Doth make a cherub cease to sing.
Cool nights this week.
The potato crop is an average and
the tubers sound.
Ms, Minnie Richard has put down
a new boardwalk in front of her cozy
residence,
A new house will at once be erected
ion the site of the burned Kramer house
iat Millbeim.,
A flue Colt, old since April last, ex-
2
For insulting women, while drunk,
James Tinney, of Williamsport, was
Rev. C. 8. Long, of Lock Haven,
has been appointed chaplain of the
Twelfth Reg., N. G. P.
Rev. Goodling filled the Un. Ev.
Major W. F. Barber, of Lewisburg,
N.G. P.
Capt. Snyder, late gate keeper, has
for a new house at Poemills,
H. C. Campbell will defer erecting a
new barn on the site of the burned one
near Fairbrook, until next season.
Rev. Rearick’s appointments, Sun-
Sept. 16 : Centre Hall 10a m. ;
Spring Mills, 2 p. m. ; Tusseyville, 7
p. m.
This fall's seeding has been done in
a most favorable condition of the soil,
save where ddshing rains have caused
washouts,
David Zimmerman, one of the old-
est residents of Bugar Valley, died
Thursday. He lived at the east end of
The time is near at hand when the
boy will find Sabbaths more attractive
for gathering chestnuts than gather-
ing himself with his Sunday school
slass,
Farmer Creasy, on Wednesday, at
the pic-nie, will tell what Kind of
house-keeping there is at Harrisburg,
and of the great housecleaning to be
had on November 7th.
To-day the great Export "Exposition
opens in Philadelphia, to continue sev-
eral weeks. Thanks to the manage-
ment for complimentaries to the fine
Auditorium exercises to-day.
The next great event will be the
landing of Dewey at New York, when
city after city will offer the hero of
Manila ovaiions that will set anything
of the past in the shade, for splendor
and enthusissm. Uncle SBam’s chil-
dren are great as well as a grateful set.
Friday evening another tremendous
downpour of rain set in. A thunder
gust accompanied by a fierce storm,
began its work at 4 p.m., and ina 40
mioutes the rain gusge registered a
precipitation of .92 inch. The storm
shook many apples from the fruit
trees,
A tunnel is proposed through Pikes
peak. A million dollar corporation
has applied for a charter to construct a
railroad tunwvel under Pike's Peak,
with branches encircling the Cripple
Creek district, the total length being
fifty miles. The tunnel will enter the
mountains at Colorado City and
emerge at Marigold.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, worth 120
millions, died at his residence in New
York, at 5.45, Tuesday morning, from
a stroke of paralysis, aged 56 years,
He left his Newport residence the day
before in seeming good health. Riche
es do not insure long life nor happi-
ness. Vanderbilt had his troubles;
his death was quite sudden,
Altoona had a big financial deal, a
few days ago, in the purchase of three
of its companies, by quiet engineering,
the money consideration being one
million * dollars, covering the Logan
Valley Electric Rallway, the City Pas
senger Railway, and the Altoona Gas
Works. The purchase has been made
for the Standard Oil Company.
The first test has been made at Con
neaut of the only ore unloading mas
chine in the world. Five a
will supplant 1,000 men. The ore hand-
lers foresee their fate, and the compa
uj Is guarding the machisies 1