THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLENFO 16 BOOTH FAMILY JAR Why Ballington Booth Was Re- | called to England, BTATEMENT OF BRAMWELL BOOTH. A Better from the London Headquarters to Br. Chauncey Depew Ballington Booth @uits the New York Headquarters for @ood, Tnsisting That He Was Dismissed, New York, Feb. 25 » am Feb. 15, mailed from London a long Better to Dr. Chauncey M. Depew in reply ti» Mr. Depew's letter of protest, as chalr- man of 2 mass meeting held in New York, against the removal of Commander and Mw. Ballington Booth. The letter is in substance as follows: “DEAR SiR—I have to acknowledge the rec2ipt of the letter of the 3d of February, signed by yourself and other gentlemen amd addressed to General Booth. Inas much as a considerable delay must needs occur before the general can reply by let ter to yours, owing to his absence in the enst, and seeing that I have already ob tained from the general—to whom 1 have eshled an epitome of the resolutions which are embodied in yours—telegraphic in- structions ns to his views on the matter generally, it seems to me that it would amily be courteous that I should endeavor af once to explain them on his behalf so faras Lam able to do so. “I desire, first of all, to point out that this change is in entire harmony with the system and practice of the army since its imauguration. Indeed, but for the opera- slam of this rule of periodical removal fsam one command to another, mander and Mrs. Ballington Booth would swt have been appointed to the United Shates at all *1 think you will admit that the large mensure of success which has been at fined by the army is in itself proof that the anticipations of disaster, very similar im character to these you seem to enter- tain, which have nearly always found ex- pwession when our successful commission em were removing, have been groundless The mere existence of the ar today in greater strength than ever is a striking goof that they were necessary ta the real fsmtion of its divine commission to gointo alk the world, and to disciple all nations. “But why such changes? Not only for a sake of the direct advantages—the pos five good—which in the United States, sad in other countries that have already guined, but order to secure the utmost devotion to the principles which the army Bass been raised up toenforce. It Pave [ am right 3 10 esmsideration majority of ¥ “Third terms “And the general feels himself all the mssere bound to this principle, and to its egal application, in a case where mem- Bass of his own family are involved. It wanld be gravely and immediately de sixuetive to confidence in ad msinistration of the army it could ap pemras though to be his son privileged amy man, on that account, to obtain for Bimsel! a more agreeable sition or a Bramwell Booth, Com- werwhelming to object to as has led an « our statesmen the whole ITEMS OF STALE NEWS, ASHLAND, Pa, Feb, 20. Thomas Fallon, who was stabbod by Pawrlek Wilson dur tog a political argument at Byrnesvilleon Monday night last, died yesterday, Wil son surrendered to the Columbia county authorities late yesterday afternoon, ALLENTOWN, Pa, Feb, 20.—Kline, the O- year-old son of Tilghman F. Frederick, and Asher, the 6-year-old son of Charles Barnes, both of Catasauqua, are believed to have been drowned in the Lehigh canal at that place. They are missing, and Frederick's hat was found along the tow- path of the canal. Mount UxioN, Pa., Feb. 22 James Corbin, aged 20 years, of Waterfall, Ful ton county, was instantly killed yester day in the mines of the Rock Hill Iron and Coal company, at Robertsdale, Hunt ingdon county. Corbin stepped under | the cage while it was descending. He leaves a widow and four children PirrsToN, Pa, Feb. 24.—Rev. J Morris, a Baptist clergyman at Duryea, a | suburb of this city, who mysteriously dis appeared two weeks ago, has returned to Milner his home. He refuses to give any account of his wanderings, The only reason as signed for the action of Mr. Morris is that he bills he had contracted SHAMOKIN, Pa, Feb Hayes, a bride of ten days, for divore was work by his inability to meet 26, —Mrs. Annle brought sult yesterday, having learned that her hus Edward W, Hayes, is a burglar Hayes and Clarence Ludwich were arrested on three charges of burglary at Milton, and are now in prison. The bride, who was formerly Annie Ziegler, of Trevorton, says sho her husband to be a gentleman of leisure Pa., Feb. 24. -— Charles the William colllery, was fatally Injured his father. Con nell's mule ran away. Charles ran after it, and the boy's father hurled a heavy sprag, but Instead of ing the animal it struck Charles on the head, fracturing his skull. The boy was carried home, and is ina His father distract band believed WILK ESBARRE, Connell, a driver at by hitt 1s condit} is od with grief Pa., Feb. 24. —Allen Har rold, a young farmer, was perhaps fatally injured by a death trap he set for chicken thieves with bu precariol GREENSBURG the door of that when the chicken house was opened would shot. In a n mindedness, Harrold opened the door him self in n. The physicians little hope of his recovery PHILADELPHIA, The death of Judge Henry Reed, of common pleas court No. 3, while at New York deeply shocked the judiciary and members of the bar in this city. Although had been known soveral weeks that Judge Reed had been a great sufferer from a tumorous affliction, it had not been suspected that his malady was likely to terminate fatally, and the profound sorrow occasioned by his death is accentuated by its unexpected ness Pirrsauneg, Feb The Brotherhood of Decorators and Painters, embracing a bership of between 1.20 and 150 lecided last night to strike on March 1 unless the masters accept thelr The master painters say they will not The workmen ask for 83 a day of nine hours, eight hours Kshot thieves rd be mon of absent the abdome and was shot have Feb. 25 Lins it for 0 mem members scale accede to the demands greater popularity thao ot less de wuted an! experienced « “But tice is which | pid reveals a danger whi esmnot hut regard with sin would naturally | the services of an sammy and to the Be has al ways rejol Cemmander and Bmwe shown of the is ¢ ventun to London t« weosld not submi Ballington Booth was : ship of an independent American thos Army yesterday. The brigadi jntsuts and majors whom he mall parts of the country fo become thelr general. He firmly clined, saying that he and Mrs wuald quictly retire from the arm; Salva ad created ors had besought him Ne Desire to Oust Commander Booth, Leospox, Feb Bramwell Booth was Interviewed yestorday by a representative of the Associated Press In order to secure | Mis views upon the disturbance in the Sal wation Army in the United States. He sail: “I do not believe that the attempt of Haington Booth to destroy General Beoth's influence and to divide the army will gerlously disturb many of our people Ag the time of his withdrawal Ballington Baath was listed for the command of an- otiber large territory. Eva Booth will re main in command in the United States wntil General Booth's return. There is mol a vestige of truth in the reports that ere was any desire on any one's part to east Ballington from the army.” yo wn) | Sataneed to Three Hours’ Imprisonment, Wasminaron, Feb, 20.—Miss Elizabeth Wiagler, daughter of General Flagler, eliief of ordnance, U. 8. A, who about a your ago shot and killed a colored boy whewas stealing pears from her father's genden, was brought up in the criminal emt yesterday to answer to an indict mmt for manslaughter, The hearing was Budef and resulted in a verdict of gullty. Miss Flagler was seatenced to three hours fax file district jail and a fine of $500. Miss Phagler wns driven to the Jall in her father’s carriage, and was received by the wasden with great courtesy. She passed vie threw hours in the matron's reception yous in the compawy of General Flagler amd an sunt, and was then driven to her Teme. | centennial on Saturday; fifty cents ror hour for over time hour for Sundays and legal hol masters to pay to and from all points, and but one apprentice to every workman days cariare ¥ ¥ some Ds he had was relieve satisfled, and Bil u But the insensibil beat } i himin nt of the exhaus wi his way little cash ity they he { A " . rt Pitcairn, is and Roo ersary today ounty and 1 Pom reated at the sam Ih publishes reminiscent letters and sketches from di tinguished sons of the county. June and 12 have been fixed as the dates for the formal celebration CARLISLE, Pa, Feb. 20.-<The soven teenth annual commencement of the Car lisle Indian school was begun last night The school was established by the govern ment and began its existence in the old Carlisle barracks, which were used in 1756 as an outpost against Indians. This will be the most Interesting commencement in the history of the school. The graduating class consists of twenty flve—seventeon boys and eight girls. Thursday will be commencement day, with an inspection of the school at # a. m. and graduating exer. cises at 2p. m., when General Howard will present diplomas. P1rrapunre, Feb, 25. Simon Burns, the deposed president of the Window Glass Workers’ association, wna arrested and sylvania railroad was « gisiature session of the state log 01 committee today 1 i entry. Mr. Burns insists that he is sell president of the association, and yesterday afternoon attempted to regain control of the headquarters by entering the and handling official documents in the presidont’s private office. President Pro Tem. Winters warned him against inter ference, and when Mr. Burns refused to vacate the office a warrant was secured for his arrest. The ex president says he will not admit his deposition until the court Issues a decree to that effect He had so arranged a gun, loaded | balled yesterday on the charge of forcible | | i ' have A BALTIMORE HORE Terrible Loss of Life in a Sunday Morning Blaze. ) L RIGHT DEAD AND FIVE INJURED, Of the Thirteen Persons In the House Not One Escaped Without Injury. Here, Rescue of the Lady of the House by =» Flremnn-—A Servant's Terrible Leap, BALTIMORE, Feb, 24, Seven people were asphyxiated, one fatally hurt by jumplog from au window five others more or loss injured by a fire In tho residence of James R. Armiger, a prominent at 1806 Charles street, yesterday morning The dead are R. Armlger, aged 556: Willlam B. Riley, his son-in-law, aged 36; Richard Riley son of W. B. Riley, aged 4; Marian Riley, daughter of W. B Riley, aged 2)4; Mrs. Marian Champlin, daughter of James RB. Armiger, agod 850; James Champlin, her son, aged 3; Horace B Manuel, ngod of New York city, a guest; Alice Williams, colored servant, skull fractured, died in hospital today Mrs. Willlam B. Riley, who was burned about face and and suffering from inhalation of will recover; Mrs Armigor and jeweler, James 4, arms smoke aged 50, slight burns from shock and exposure; Miss Eleanor Armiger, aged 14, slightly burned: Miss Virginia Armiger, aged f ankle slightly sprained in jumping; Ida Whiting, colored servant, slightly burned and sufforing from inhalation of smoke will recover The house in which the curred is one of a row of granite front res idences belonging to tho A. 8S. Abell es tate, on Charles street, just north of Lafay ette avenue. It is four high, and at the time of the fire was fllled with costly furniture and much rare bric-a-brac, plate and unique jewelry, of which Mr. Armiger In Of ti James R and suffering holocaust o« is fr stories wns iastio collector ¢ 4 house were Just an enthus hirteen Pt I's f the Armig and ten wore members « hold, two were Mr. Manuel, visiting the Arm) two or three days other has been } servants tt who y 1 ww f WAS or the returned to |} Saturday night vailed upon him to remain ur All people were rooms on the upper of these floors, some being partialiy dressed, when fire was dis covered issuing from a partition rom ad in the by lo ail work, wi front cellar. It had ignited f furnace flue, and Whiting, the colored the time seen man of 1 was first Was o cleaning the Whiting ran to ¢ gave the alarm t ried back to the door, closed it to the Armiger ha The house v dense, stifling sn and Mrs. Armige: they foun i Mrs. Arm helped her front turned to found the to Mrs. Armig her night clot} he adjscen ’ BR Pp iouse, ROC upon the Iatter Another Nicaragua Revolution, RNAGUA Nicaragua, Feb MT he flag of rebellion has once m ral in Nicaragua, and reports received hers from the north show that whole dis trict north of Lake Manasea is in open re Martial law has been proclaimed, and the pressing sre been ralsed the bellion against President Zelaya of men into the army is being pushed rap idly. The president ls supported by a wing of the Liberal party, and 32,000 men arc already under arms. This town, the capital, is being actively made ready for defense, as the insurgents, whose head quarters are at Leon, the old capital of Nicaragua, and the center of the old Roman Catholie population, as opposed to the Catholics of more modern views, are sxpected to make an attack upon this city Ex-Congressman Farter's Sulclde, Fostoria, O., Feb 2 —Ex-Congrmss | man Michael D. Harter, of Philadelphia, shot and killed himself here some time during Friday night at the residence of | Mr. 8. Knapp, with whom he was staying. Mr. Hartor served in the Fifty-second and | Fifty third congresses from the Fourteenth | | Ohio district, and declined a renomination. | Binoe his retirement from congress he has | resided in Philadelphia, and was here on He had been greatly troubled | busines. with Inscmnia Li Mung Chang to Visit Us, WASHINGTON, Feb, 25.14 Hung Chang, the famous Chinese statesman, who has been appointed to resent the emperor at the coronation of the czar and czarina of Russia in Moscow in May, has decided to return to Cina from Russia by way of Europe and the Unite States. No date Is fixed for his coming, but a visit to this country may be expected from the dis tinguished Chinaman sometime during the summer. HURSDAY, A\RY 27. I» | AWEEK'S NEWS CO Feb YOArs « HE JWSED Tharsiday, 20, killed dames Mallon by Penn vi Lewistown, Pa The rumor on th I change that Grea ir Delagoa bay is authoriiatl W. EK. Caldwell, of Caldwel Tait, ncoountants and tras from Montreal, leaving a sho $50,000, At n masked ball in San Tauren, Porta gal, forty persons were killed In a panic in rad iroad rain tain ha resulting from a fire which destroyed the | bullding The twenty-sixth ballot in Kentucky's senatorial deadlock resulted: Hunter, 00; Blackburn, 60: Holt, 8; ran, 1; Bate, 1 Friday, Carlisle, §; Coch Feb, A German silk firm will mill at Seranton, Pa, which will BOO hands Sir John KE 21. employ Millins has been president of the British Royal Academy, succeeding the late Lord Leighton An exple mm of twenty tons mite In 2 suburb of Johannesh Africa, killed } rendered thous The wif: itizen of New “or a worl e X) peop ands he of George do « of Mrs. Randolph Baturday, Feb, 22, Hon. A. D. Garden, United hal for West nia at Wheeling yoester The Fitzsimmons Ma j place on the Mexican side Tex and Fitz w Virgini ds yesterday been pardone The Pittsburg made a cany he stats hat Quay H ing attorney at the Dauphin coun bar, was stricken with ficlating remonstrants against several liquor lloenses | {arris burg Murray Graydon, the ol practis ity (Pa) naral whil ’ paralysis while of as counsel Monday, Feb, 1 tobinsor nf in ‘ork legislature is of forbidding dwe Alr line tramp 1 Tuesday, Veh, Closing Quotations of the New York and Philadelphia Exchanges, =H Hea mK. Fel New Jersey Cen NN.) Penny ania Reading Central St. Paul W.NY &Pa West Shore lake Erle & W lehigh Nav Lehigh Valley Markets, Flour firm; General PritAprLeniA, Feb ter superfine, $2.5082.75; do Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.40@3 55; do. do stralght, $5.60@3.75; western winter, clear, $3.5003.65. Wheat firm, with 78g. bid and 730. asked for February. Corn higher, with 34%4c. bid and Bde. asked for February. Oats quiet, with Pige. bid and 26050. asked for February. Hay firm; choice timothy, 816 asked. Beef steady; beef hams, $15.50g16, Pork steady; mess, $10.25@10.75; family, $i; short clear, $11.5081250. Lard active; west. orn steam, $5.65. Butter firm: western cream: ery, 13021340. factory, Se@i20.; Elgin, 2ilge.; Imitation creamery, 11@islo.; New York dairy, #@18¢c.; do. creamery, 13@18)0.; Pennsylvania and western creamery prints, extra, 22.; do. choloe, 2ic.; do. falr to good, 17@c.; prints joloing at 23028¢c. Cheese | steady; New York large, 6@10Mec.; small fancy, G@10%c.; part skims 34@ee.; full | skims, 2@3%. Eggs weak; New York and Pennsylvania, 124@i8c.; ice house, $1.7603; | western fresh, 1244c.; southern, 12. Live Stock Markets, New Yor, Feb, 25, Beoves steady. Calves steady at $5@8. Sheep and lambs slow; good to choloe sheep, $5.76@4.76; lambs, good to prime, $4.75@5. Hoge weak at $4.55@4.80; ex tea prime pigs, $4.90, East Limenty, Pa, Feb. 235. -Cattle very dull; prime, $4.95@4.40; good butchers, $3.03 4 bulls, stags and cows, $1.75@3.00. Hogs weak and lower; prime selected weights, P44ADA.00; best yorkers und pigs, $0004.00, Sheep slow; prime, $3.6000.80; good, $8.00 8.00; common, $L500%; lambs, $9504.18; veal calves, $636.00, win Wt, a“ extras, $2.7583; | build a $100,000 | elected | i BOLD Bap NK They Murder the COasxhiler nnd with Litlle Hooty, FAaLis, I Hah, 24 -T senpe Wicnita robbers this Vi manded the nor r Of ahi ¥iennl Bey wi) f ent ai ynal bank city and de Dor ing began, Dor an who reds resulting in the death of and the wounding Tungford Tan | id) i The rotiby dollar Ina rs » #in silve ir horses and run for thel of the citi and a time many selves Lhem One I'h thie miies Ket in th from roundad by mined n * Driven Off, 1 aay + aan The Huamoroos Writer Silent Maj Popular Joins the rity. No Tariff Legisis Cheering Invad : v q na > nary @ sta rring IVASIOND irned eased { ne oi the prisoners being rv ach. There was as both in the ¢ i rt room Dr. Jameson apy srend tide cheered by ad isiasn he being enthusiastically miring thousands Three of the Children Dead, BavtivMorg, Feb, 2. Three children are dead and one lying at Johns Hopkins hos pital in a precarious condition as the re sult of the fire caused by the igniting of conl oil in the house of Frederick Rose, in | are: | Canton, Monday night. The dead Theresa Rose, aged Syears; Hannah hose, aged 6, and Mary Rose, an infant of 16 | Willie Rose, 11 years old, is se | verely burned about the head, neck, hands | There is hope for his recovery. | months and limbs Two Killed by Exploding Bollers, ASHLAXD, Pa, Feb, 28. About 10 o'clock two of a nost of boilers in the Centralia colliery exploded, instantly killing Michael Ruback and injuring Anthony Zoooskl so severely that he died yesterday. These men were employed ns laborers in the boller room at the colliery, thelr duties be ing to whee! out the ashes. While en in loading their barrows the boilers exploded without warning. Death of Editor Henry ©, Bowen. Brookryx, Feb. 9% Henry C, Bowen, editor and proprietor of the New York In: dependent, died yesterday afternoon at his home in this city, aged 82 years. He had beon in poor health for a long time, and during the last three weeks his condition grew steadily worse, RATLIL GG 8 40 SCHL DU LES JLROAD AND P ENNSYLVAN In effect on cave Bellefonte am, al AlLooiia pa Belivfonte a A ial A Maia | Apo Belle! mts t Week Days 1 W0:10a.1 Philadelphia Bleepin ar attached to P} adelphia 4 Reading R. RB. train passing Witamspt east bound at 11:15p m. West bound at 6.55 m Pullmax w Cars on Day trains between Will riaml Philadelphia W.GEPHART General Supt RAILROAD 20, 18s ELLEFONTE CENTRAI To take effect May I REASTWARD, WEETWARD. 14 78 113 — | — STATIONS - = ot > = > - L$ 4 . Bellefonte Loleville... Morris. ~Whitmer... «Hunters LFillmore..... gn FERMI RNW AWD “6 4010 §2 ! «6 $4110 47 ! 6 60110 68 5 FREFERNER 5] BEET TIRFESE AANA ABAIBAARD Si mmaAmmAmB@®E assnNREs AT ARAND Ee EE Ee eh Be ¥ orning trains trom Montandon, Wiillams , Look Haven and Tyrone connect with rain No.7 for State College. Afternoon trains . burg and Tyrone oon noot with Train No. 11 for State College. Trains State Ol connect with Penna. RB. R Tralus a Deluefonte. Daily except Bunda H. TroMAS: Bagh ENTRE COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. Oorner of High and Spring street. Receive De 3 Hotes. posisnt Xnintioun J.D. SHUGERT Cashier.
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