VOL. LXXVI. NO. 40. CENTRE COUNTY 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. By T. P. Meyer, Se rgeant Co. Regiment, P. V. {To be Continued.) CHAPTER 1V. While this was in progress the Division of our Corps, it was said, flanked and captured this battery. In a few minutes however, several other batteries opened on us from quarter. We fell and formed a line of battle along the edge of rider A., 148th 3d a new back wood, behind a high stake and fence. In moving off, the dead were left lying on the field. a ‘‘conscript” lying great, bulging, new knapsack, which a comrade had cut from to free him. It was a dangerous place to halt; but I ed, after ing sure that he wus dead I swung his | knapsack carried it with me the line behind the fer my prize and found | there was a full new uniform, under- | wear, a complete soldiers outfit, worth | about thirty dollars. if I would harry 1 new uniform dead beside a hall and over my shoulder and] ice. I examined the contents of I concluded that | could put the the battle would begin again. there, in tle, I quickly threw off everything I | had the shoes and minutes I was dressed from head to outfit from this, day (Oct 14 spring of the following year without | on Lelore =o line of bat-| on, even in a few] new and clean | foot. I wore this entire | to the] 1 change or washing, as will appear further on in this narrative I left my own outfit lying zi ¢ it packed the minor articles o razor, ye prize, | combs, thread, needles, i envelopes, stamps, ete, into my own knapsack. The division of 2d unader Gen Warren did the rear guard fiehtiong; were cut off froma the rest of the army. paper, first the corps | we were hard pressed and For awhile our brigade was considered | captured. We dodged around Among | the hills and in lines of battle Compass, Ihe which the 148th the rear guard and the 148th the the woods and formed | iu all directions of the Fourth to was attached, formed | Brigade, rear | of all; the pioneers to the rear, as the Regiment moved out “left in front.” | Wherever we turned the Confederates were ready for us. Once shifted and on the “Double lef: the field, determined escape, along a wood more we Quick” to make our | ya road ranning Fhe Co ed a line of battle through this woods, reaching the road just in time to fire a | terrific volley into the rear of our col- umuo and rush it ia flank We bolted out of the road and went | pell mell across a small field, for a strip | of woods beyond. What are the orders? The pioueers asked. No orders, I] said, every man can will himself from capture. Many reached the woods but were shot down in the field because we did Wels 8 Wem federates push- that save never not heed the enemy's challenge to halt and sur- | render. About two hundred of us| were captured; while many others, keeping the field to the leit, escaped. Twenty million dollars is { for the fiscal year beginning the first | of next July. The postmaster general may not ask [directly for this amount in his esti- | the conditions of the rural service in {such a way that Congress will under- {stand how much it will have to appro- | priate if it desires that the routes now lin operation be maintained, those sur- | veyed put in operation and adequate | provision made for further extension, | where feasible, during the next fiscal { year. The appropriation for the rural | service for the current fiscal year was i & little over $12,000,000, of which about $9,000,000 will be used in maintenance {and the remainder in extension of the About wen established since July 1, and | 110 more can be established before the routes have 0 -y | service ! I +, 900 new Ty [journal's ideas on the new road law are ty commissioners throughout the state. poses i necessitate. The Press is quoted in full The County Commissioners of the their annual convention in Pittsburg Friday after a two days’ session, in whith the spirit of reforming things A very large proportion of the members the past, Amoog the things the convention decided to do, as wa find vur Pittsburg urge the repeal of the present road improve- and mporaries reporting, is to ment law a return to the old sys- tem This is rather remarkable action for a body of officials presumed to be the public welfare. The has not what Though under its pays two-thirds t of road-makiong, there has been no such demand on the part of present road law done was expected of it. Niate townships for the as«istance as was ex- who were most enter- in getting the act through the last Legislature, In fact, it now pretty generally regarded as having failed to accomplish what was desired. i sebedd by those wr rising in That, however, presents no argument for a return to the old system. Noth- i greater failure than Only in t be a that was hie rarest iostances was there even a pretense of having roads under it. To uader- to that system would to definitely abandon of the irtant under- years, even decent v hae lk 0 DRCK take to g be one most imp movements taken in the State for many Ala- bama, io discusses the reappearance of the negro issue in the politics of the country. He puts the responsibility entirely on President Congressman Richardson, of an interview people are particularly sensitive. Mr. Richardson say« the reappearance of the race issue is not the work or the will of the southeru people, but that “it is directly traceable to Mr. Roose. | velit. Our relations with the negro at | thé time of the death of Mr. McKinley { were of the very best character. The ry asthe battles of Auburn and Biisto and the entire movement as the cam- paign of manoeuvres The Confederates losing the race for the fortified positions of Bristoe and Bull run reireated to their former po- sition ou the Rapidan, the Union ar- my closely following. On recovering the Auburn battle field some of my comrades went to the spot where in the tumult, they had last seen me. There were many shal- low soldiers graves scattered around, They uncovered one which they im- agined might shelter me and identified the remains. They cut the chevronrs from the coat sleeves and sent them to my home, together with the story of my killing. Three months, during all of which time I had been dead to my people, passed by before I succeeded in getting a letter through to my home, from Belle Island Prison Encampment, in the James River, at Richmond, Va., informing them of my condition and “place of abode.” Here we begin a new chapter of personal experience and observations as a prisoner of war. A Mp If you have anything to sell, adver. tise it in the Reporter. A few lines in the local column will reach every com- munity in Centre county, and cost you but a trifle, The Mifflin county fair next week promises to be of special interest to those foud of horee racing. With men of the type of Joseph Kelley, of Reeds. ville, president, and A. C. Mayes, of the sasociation the fair is bound to come popular, ! % | Roosevelt has rendered those relations [strained, suspicious and sensitive in This appears to be the | prevalent opinion at the south. It will | affect the vote of that section, and to a | more limited extent make itself felt at | the north. | character.” The speeches at Allentown by the | various Democratic nominees and | those addressed to them in formal | notification of their choice by the! party as standard-béarers proved most forcibly how many Biate issues exist in this Commonwealth that demand settlement this year without prejudice. ing the minds of voters upon National questions next year. Careful attention should be given to the eloquent pre- sentations and as the campaign de- velops it may become manifest that a mwsejority of the people have grown tired of having the finger of scorn pointed from every State and direc tion at this riog-ridden Common- wealth, Rf SH Powerful pressure from Senators and Representatives, who do not want any extra session of Congress has failed to induce the President to change bis pur- pose of having one. It will be called for November 9, and will almost cer- tainly be in session until the regular session opens in December, sp —— A A SRA Governor Pennypacker has appoint. ed Miss Mary Ethel Rue, daughter of Rev. J. W. Rue, pastor of the M. E, church at Banbury, toa free scholar. ship in the Philadelphia school of In- dustrial Art, I AA ————— Centre Reporter $1.00 a year, ~ end of the year with the remainder of the appropriation available, It is expected that early in the com- ing session Congress will make an emergency appropriation, as was done at the last session, for the purpose of tional new routes that have been laid out before the expiration of the fiseal year, the expenses of which could not be met out of the present appropria- tion. By the 30th of June it is ex- pected that there will be in operation about 21,000 routes, the maintenance of which, in the next fiscal year, will cost over $13,000,000. If Congress votes the $20,000,000 for the service which the postmaster general will indicate is needed in his report, there will, there. fore, be about $8,000,000 for extension next year. This is expected to be enough to establish all the routes that are feasible throughout the entire country. That apparently not popular with the coun- The hesitancy on the part of the com- Failure as it is, so far as the accom- road law is a distinet advantage as showing the disposition of the State in the matter of improve- ment. While there may have been differences of opinion as to methods and details, there was practically but one sentiment among the people as to cerned, the new the importance of making some prog- DEATHS, JOHN M. NEIDIG, From the Millbeim Journal : John M. Neidig died at the home of Lewis Winegardner, at Fiedler, aged fifty- eight years. He has left to survive two brothers, Jacob, of Haines town- ship, and ‘Daniel, of State College, and one sister, Mrs. Bamuel Kreamer, of Fiedler. Funeral services were held on Bunday morning and interment was made in the Bt. Paul cemetery. tev. F. E. Lauffer conducted the ser- vices, MES, MARY MEYER. Mrs, Mary Meyer, relict of Reuben Meyer, died at the home of her son-in- law, Dr. J. W. Bright, at Rebersburg, Monday afternoon of last week, of pa- ralysis, aged about eighty-three years. Bhe left to survive six children, viz: Jerome, living on the old homestead in Miles township; Amazon, of Booneville ; Calvin, Pueblo, Colorado ; Daniel, Osceola ; Mrs. J. B. Kreamer, and Mrs. J. W. Bright, Rebersburg, Funeral services were held Thursdsy forenoon following. Interment was made in the Union cemetery at Re- bersburg, Rev. Wetzel condaicting the BETVICeS, DR. H. H. ROTHROCK. Dr. H. H. Rothrock, formerly a res- ident of Hecla, died at the home of his sou, J. H. Rothrock, in Lock Haven, Thursday night of last week, at the age of seventy years, He survived by the following children: Mrs. C. E. Weston and Er- pest H., Tyrone ; Mrs. W. W. Reed, Johuvsonburg ; J. Herbert, Clifford T, William C. and Harold, Lock Haven. is ress, and a good deal of progress in the way of road improvement. The new law has thiogs that ean hardly be ignored in future legislation oun this subject, It has committed the State to the policy | of State aid in the improvement of | township roads ani toan official super- | vision of the work that will make the roads what they should be when any- thing at all is done to them. To aban-| don these now would be to yield ail hope of securing good roads sat any | reasonable time in the fature., That popular sentiment is in favor of that | we do not believe. What is obviously wanted is some change in the law | which will make it more adaptable to | the conditions in most sections of the State, not repeal and the complete | abandonment of road improvement, which repeal would mean. done at least two | Those County Commissioners who | were in favor of going back to old con- ditions have not the spirit that import- | ant public officials should be possessed | of represent the sentiment of the people, We do not believe they accurately Tour to the Pacifle Const On account of the meeting of the National Bankers’ Association, to be held at San Francisco, Cal., October 20 to the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany offers personally-conducted tour to the Pacific Coast at remarka- bly low rates, This tour will leave New York, Phil- adelphia, Baltimore, Washiogton, and | other points on the Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pittsburg, Wednesday, October 14, by special train of the highest grade Pullman equipment. A quick run westward to Ban Francisco will be made, via Chicago, Omahs, Cheyenne, and Ogden, Five days will be devoted to Ban Francisco, Returning, the special train will run to Los Angeles, where two days will be spent among the re- California. Banta on dy n Colorado Bprings, Denver, and St, Louis will be visited on the journey eastward. The party will reach New York on the evening of November 4. Round-trip rate, covering all ex- penses for eighteen days, except five days spent in Ban Francisco, $190. Rates from Pittsburg will be 85 less, For full information apply to Ticket Agents, or Geo. W, Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Sta- tion, Philadelphia, Pa. nm ———— A ——————— LOCALS, Miss Grace Bmith, of Centre Hall, has charge of the fancy goods depart- ment at the Centre county fair. Lou Dillon and Major Delmar are the only ones who ever kept the prom- Ise held out in the sign, “Will be back in two minutes.” Messrs, Clyde Stamm and George Bearson, of Linden Hall, were in town Monday. They are threshermen, and report the crop in their district as up to the average. J. W. McCormick, son-in-law of D. J. Meyer, in this place, is a witness in the Tillman trial. He heard Editor Gonzales’ death statement. Mr. Me- Cormick is an undertaker in Columbia, 8. CU, and when the shooting took place he and Mrs. McCormick were only a short distance from the scene. The deceased was born near Belle- many years practiced Nearly twen- which he went to the home of his son where his death occurred. Death was caused by paral- Yuin, George Thomas Sigel, of Tyrone, a fireman on the Penusylvania railroad, died of typhoid fever last week. His was thirty-two years. He was born in Nittany Valley, and is surviv- ed by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Si. gel, wife and two children. Samuel Brugger, of Unionville, diéd ss Ms tly LOCALS Tailor W, A. Sandoe is employed Miss Bertha Wolf, of Centre Hall, spent Sunday in Spring Mills. After oth, October laundry sent Miss Edith Lutz was the delegate from Centre Hall to the Epworth League convention at Howard, last week, Col. J. L. Spangler donated the Bellefonte Hospital a car of coal. That was & good act, and may lead others to do similar deeds, J. W. Gobble, of Georges Valley, had business in Centre Hall Mon day. Mr. Gobble lives on one of the farms own- ed by his father-in-law, Bamuel Ertle, W. A. Alexander, south of Centre Hall, offers for sale thirteen pigs: six are four weeks old and seven are six weeks old. These pigs are in good condition, August Geyer, of Loganton, at the age of eighty-three years, frequently walks from his home to Lock Haven, a distance of sixteen miles, to attend meetings of the Knight Templars. Miss Carrie Spicher, last week went to Patton, to visit her brother James M. Spicher, who has been a railroad employe at that place for thirteen years. She will return home this week The rare musical talent of Miss Do- ra Meyer, daughter of ComMissioner Philip H. Meyer has been recognized by the members of the Reformed church in Bellefonte, by selecting that young lady to preside at the new pipe organ dedicated Sunday. Charles Larimer, son of W. V. Lari- mer, of Bellefonte, came home from Philipsburg suftering from appendici- tis. Friday morning a Philadelphia specialist performed an operation, which proved to be entirely successful, and there is little doubt of his recovery. Bruce Stahl, a lad of seven years, killed a large opossum, which, from all indications, is the one that made its escape from the Reporter's menag- erie. The little animal apparently was on ita way to Black Hawk where it was first captured by Veteran John Coble. R. A. Kinsloe, a brother-in-law of Mrs. D. H. Hastings, who for years was publisher of the Bituminous Rec- ord at Philipsburg, has purchased the news and cigar stand in the North American building in Philadelphia, snd will take charge of the same in the near future, TO SPOIL DEMOURATIO THUNDER, To spoil a lot of Democratic thunder by a congressional investigation of the postal frauds, it is announced that the Republicans of the coming Congress will undertake the investigation on their own account. Assuming that the disclosures of varied forms of fraud and corruption have been made by legal and other investigations started by President Roosevelt and the post- master general, it is difficult to see how matters can be mended by a congres- gional investigation undertaken by Re- publicans in the interest of that party. The purpose is too openly avowed to be one of whitewash. If it silences ‘Democratic thunder,” how will it operate on Republican eriminality ? Can that be suppressed in view of what has been made known? A leading Washington correspondent explains that ‘‘it is realized that the develop- ments of the last six months have created an impression that the post- office department is honeycombed with ‘graft’ and ‘grafters,’ and that the party in power must clean the household.” As the postoffice depart- ment, with its immense outlays and income, has been under Republican control, in root and branch, since March 1897, it will not be difficult to fasten the chief measure of responsi- bility for the corruption in contracts and favoritiem in patronage. Sh SIR That was an apt phrasing of a West- ern official who said in a speech that “a politician wants the people to do something for him ; a statesman does something for the people.” In Penn- eylvania we have politicians. eem———r—— og — Bishop Isaac W. Joyce, of Minneso- ta, favors the establishment of a chair of common sense in Methodist semi- naries. Buch ipstitutions are not the only places where similar chairs are needed. Good common sense is often overlooked in the curriculum of uni- versities and colleges. sersae——————— lf age— President Roosevelt in ending a con- ference with some well known labor leaders by declining to change his ab- solutely correct position in regard to re instating Foreman Miller in the Gov- ernment printing office, he naturally seized upon the occasion to utter some far sounding words, but no matter, He announced a broad creed, and it may compel him to reinstate Miss Hulda Tood as postmistress at Green- wood, Del. He certainly is pot a President for the Addicks party only. a —————— a ———— The American Protective Tarift League, whose motto is “Stand Pat and Divide,” has issued a pamphlet inveighing against President Roose- veit's pet idea of Cuban reciprocity, They incorporate an argument of the late Thomas B. Reed, and that the President will not be so far misled as to injure the country. They fear the slightest breach in the walls of Dip. gleyism. This is thestand pat repulse of the dying plea of McKinley for opening a gate in the walls and sailing through it out tosea. And yet in his memory a miserable masquerader is preaching the stand pat doctrine and shedding copious tears as his bosom friend Among those expected to be heard on the stump, in addition to R. Scott Ammerman, Ex-Governor Pattison and the candidates for Auditor General and State Treasurer, are ex-Chairmen Robert E. Wright, of Lehigh; James A. Btranahan, Dauphin, and William T. Creasy, Columbia; LaRue Manson and Beth T. McCormick, Lycoming; Lee Lybarger, Union; ex-Representa- tive W. Rush Gillan, Franklin; Robert C. McNamara, Bedford; ex-Judge D. L. Krebs, Clearfield; ex-Congressman Simon P. Wolverton, Northumber- land; State Senator E. M. Herbert, Berks; ex-Representative John H. Fow, Philadelphia; William J. Bren- nen and D. F. Patterson, Allegheny; Robert E. James, Northampton; Col. William Fairman, Jeflerson; ex-Con- gressman A. H. Coffroth, Somerset; Col. F. J. Fitzsimmons, Lackawanna; ex-Mayor Horace Rose, Cambria, and Col, Jackson L. Spangler, Centre. ss A— A —————. By the death of Chief Justice J. Brewster MeCollum the Supreme Bench of Pennsylvania loses a pure, upright and able jurist and the Com- monweéalth an honored citizen. He was nominated by the Democratic Btate Convention in 1888, His election was hopeless at the time of his nomi. nation, but soon after Justice Trunkey died in Europe. This event made Jus- tice MeCollum's election certain under the constitutional provision for minor ity representation on the Bupreme Bench, and he was elected with Jus. tice James T. Mitchell at the ensuing election. Their commissions expiring on the same date, the first Monday in January, 1001, lots were drawn for su. periority in rank. Justice McCollum drew the prize, and on the death of Chief Justice Green became Chief Jus- tice. Justice Miller now becomes Chief Justice. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, Col. William J. Bryan is preparing for an European trip. D. C. Runkle, of Pittsburg, is back for a car load of horses, the Belle- dedicated The new pipe organ in fonte Reformed church was Bunday. The overproduction of coal is a strange contrast to the situation of a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas GG, Wilson and children, of this place, were in Howard over Bunday. Bamuel] Klinefelter, last week, made his first trip to Centre Hall since be- ing ill with typhoid fever. Col. John P. minor improving on his farm, at the Old Fort, tenanted by George Bradford, The enterprise of Dr. W. O. M'En- tire, of Howard, is being felt in that town. He is building dwelling houses, Mrs. Naucy A. of Leidy, Clinton county, was in town last week to assist her sister, Mrs. P.F. Keller, in moving. Taylor is doing some Bummerson, Jack Frost may not have damaged the corn crop, but he has blighted the peekaboo shirtwaist and the dropstitch hosiery. J. C. wilted Goheen, son of J. J. Goheen, of Rock Springs, was injured by a street car in Philadelphia. He is home at present, for “repairs.” Dr. Thomas Hayes Bellefonte, have Banta Barbara, California, where has been their for spend the winter, of for it years to and wife, left that piace custom J. B. Spangler, of Tusseyville, the tax collector of Potter township collect- ed about one-half the township tax du- plicate before October 1. A good show- ing for Potter township. The extensive lime kilns ries located in Benner township, operated by W. H. Walker, have been purchased by the Centre County Lime Company. The capacity will be doubled. and quar- Ira C. Corman and J. W. Baunday, of near Pine Grove Mills, each lost a horse by being kicked. In both cases the legs of the horses were broken, and the animals had to killed to end their misery. De Ira Lepley, A. H. Swanger and Mr. Marks, of Beaver Springs, shot two young bears, weighing fifty pounds each, on the ridge near Man- beck’s church one day last week. The mother made her escape back to Jack's mountain, about The Lewisburg fair was attended by the following persons from this locali- ty : Mr.and Mrs. Lyman L. Smith, D. W. Bradford, Mrs. E. W. Crawlord, Mrs. Milford Luse, J. J. Arney, James W. Runkle, Miss Maggie Stiver, Wm. Krape, James A. Keller. Rev, George T. Gunter, of Union City, Indians, who recently received a unanimous call to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church of Tyrone, bas accepted that call and expects to enter upon the work in his new field about the first week in November. The Orangeville (Illinois) Courier has the following note concerning a Centre county young lady : Miss I. Mae Bmith, of Rebersburg, Pa., a niece of Mrs. J. H. Cook, and Mrs. Isabel Coy, of Rockford, sister of Mrs, Cook, were the guests of that lady this week. W. Frank Bradford Thursday of last week placed six caus of brook trout in Laurel Run, passing through the Seven Mountains, Many of the beau- ties were three inches in length. The trout were accompanied by a messen- ger, who turned them over to Mr. Bradford. Among those mentioned as probable appointees to the judgeship of the Bed- ford-Huntingdon-Miflin district to fill the place made vacant by Judge Bail- ey, are Thomas W. Myton, Hunting- don; J. H. Long, and Edward M. Pennell, of Bedford, and Joseph M, Woods, of Lewistown. The Reporter during the last six months lost two subscribers whose post office address is Centre Hall. This, however, does not lessen the number of readers of the Reporter. These individuals have been habitual borrowers from subscribers who pay for their paper out of hard earned oash, while the borrowers themselves are well-to-do. “It's a measly shame.” Four ships arrived at New York last week carrying an average of 1,200 im- migrants each. Seven other ships ar- rived carrying about 500 immigrant each, During one period of 48 hoy over 7,000 immigrants were land Ellis Island. During the three mq of July, August and Septembeg year the immigration amou 108,800 persons; during months of this year it will