CIRCULATION ar OO OVER 1500, CHAS THOUSANDS ARE STARVING Cubans are Pacified by Being Driven to Graves. RAVAGES OF WEYLER'S TORCH Terrible Picture of the Suffering of the Unfor tunates on the Once Beautiful [sle—Peace is very Expensive. The records of the State Department since McKinley became President bear witness to the awful condition to which a from our whole people, not 100 miles has American Cuba | wl shores, been reduced in various provinces of Consuls hav e reported the deaths of 1" pacificos from hunger 1 ag pealed for food living thing that coule agriculturist a mouthful of food o to get it destroyed to the last leaf DESTROYING THE BREED is the result of Weyler's policy Having laid ‘destroying the breed.” the farmhouses, and burned down the then the farming population to go to the fortified waste fields Weyler ordered towns to die It could still stay in the country and subsist, for it does not take long to build a serviceable hut of bark, and roots and vegetables grow quickly, with little culti. That would have defeated the object of the policy. The “breed” would vation, live. So folks To their number were add veaceful were driver the towns, ed hundreds of thousands of absolutely destitute men, women and children from the farms, from which no more food ca be drawn wn | . 1 hor , herded together in “ie } a, starving , dying in the streets, naked, mis able and helpless. There are 200.00 Cowed by last horror bestowed by their life. long oppressors these wretched people have no thought of fighting, They are faint, weak, crushed, Weyler There are pacified.” points to them and SAYS is no war here. These people CUBANS PIGHTING FOR VENGEANCE, The fighting force of the Cubans in the hills and mountains is larger and more active than ever, It has been augmented by this policy of concentration. The Cuban has taken his machete and is with the army in the long grass, waiting to grasp a rifle as it slips from a dead companion’s hands, It may seem strange that the Cuban army or some resolute band does not at. tack these towns and blow up the forts. They do so when pressed to it by hunger, There is nothing to be gained otherwise, The Cubans could not hold a town for R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. OL a4 ew Ores | Weyler communciati forts around all the country with them ] rillas pass between towns daily and col ol from village to village, Large umns regulars march occasionally fOrCes can be brought tog $e es and short and sharp atts re the Cubans can eng foe They are o To fight a1 They egular might win it, but at gre It would be more 10 avoid James, Cal. , John, Howard all whi in Centre « Moved Away The presses and printing material of Horret Lycoming county The shipped to the Eagles Mere resort the defunct Howard were sold recently to a party in for about one-third its original cost. outfit nummer was where it will be used in publishing a paper summer Thus the into history during t he has Cason, Hornet passed juite an interesting sheet while it | .—-—— A Mistake been published to the ef burning of several children a house in last week, shed. hoe of enough ver » the building destroyed was of Mr. Sanford Robinson, but none were unfortunate 4 in the flames. 0 lose their lives Such a rumor reached here last week, but as there was no one to ¥ erify it, we did not publish the same - -— Child's Singular Death. At Williamsport last Thursday the in fant child of Harry Blair met death in a singular manner, ed through the slats in the rear of the couch. it strangled to death, ——— Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Eisenhuth,of Mill. * | heim, celebrated their golden wedding | | at their hosne, May 11th, in the after. noon, and invited numerous friends to participate in the event, - a , ~ Regular $6.50 boy's suits, we sell for $3.00, and all wool at that, Ask to see them, Pra. BRANCH, The Earth The child had been | asleep in a baby carriage and had crawl. | Its head caught in the slats and BELBREFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MAY 13 AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE Caves in While Plow ing \ FARMERS NARROW ESCAPI OW Disag pent Occurred Many Pennsvalley ican ( in That Valley * of a farmer neat Zion sank out of sight The hole in this case was only about fifteen feet in depth and the animal was casily rescued, Just one week later, while G, B. Campbell, of Ferguson township, was plowing fallows, the ground gave way and one of his team of horses sank out of sight. In this case 11 th ve five i BIiy-Dve feet and was found de a bed of rocks at the bot tom. The frequency of such accidents has set geologists to studying more close. ly the formation of the earth in this sec tion of the State, and opinious hastily formed and expressed are in effect that f valleys just west and Allegheny sts as the limestone the entire scope the and known to geolos adjacent to Mountains, range, are literally honeycombed with holes and caverns of various size and depth. 1 ed by washing his condition has been occasion the numerous underground streams away the soft calcareous | (iLL stone and silica rock. -_—— WAYS AND METHODS We do business Its the only honest way. is marked atthe lowest price consistent with honest quality, We guarantee everything we sell, as represented by a strictly omne-price Every article our salesman, If you find any defect in | what from the Philadelphia Branch bring it back, and we'll refund you buy | your money cheerfully; ours is a perma- { nent business. We want your confidence and your future patronage. We have | ity, courtesy and absolute fairness in all | our dealings, 8S. Lewin, - .--——— - N. B.-<A first class organ for $55. Bring your cash. Prices to suit the times, Pianos $200, AIKENS Music STORE, | bucket bn adopted the principles of modern liberal | properties. Postmaster Kennedy was in | 1807. ) re a More Robert tablishment at K dry good « large was fined $50 and sent to jail months by the Blair county courts Tues. day for soli tion to commit arson He pe Moore burn the store Frank Bowden and rau sus 10 Frank two boys, to attempt Phesant & Wagner, his Oo! competitors. The boys were sent to the Huntingdon Reformatory. Hutchinson's case will be appealed to the Supreme court. His attorneys claim that solicita is not an indictable offense in Penn. .o-—— it Loganton sy Off dw pie d bv Daniel originated from brigade was but before the flames were extinguished the upper portion of the house was destroyed and the lower story was 50 badly damaged as to be uninhabitable. Mr. Marks succeed. ed in getting all his household goods out The loss is placed at $700 or $500; no in. surance Special Election, Next Saturday, May 15th, a special election will be held at State College | boro to vote on two questions, The first is whether the citizens favor a bonded | indebtedness of $8000 to make improve. ments. For the erection of a public | school building there will be a choice of two locations-—Foster and Hamilton | town on Saturday to order ballots and | arrange for the regular election outfit, we JBL unpacked new stock of spring and summer goods, Largest line ever | opened by us, PLUILAD, BRANCH. IMPORTAN | ics lien. CONCLUSION OF COURT Nes Until Satur 1001 Evening CASES TRIED in Rush township Centre IY SucCessive convevances is now in this plaintiff. The defendants claim title to a tract of land containing ove hundred acres, a portion 1 tract 1 unas of which the aforementione is on by p ris itle, having the puted, open, and notorious possession of one years. Verdict on it for over twenty morning in favor of the defend. Friday A. Mann Diet Mann, This plaintifi Mr. Dietz August 18504 ve (eor ge Robert | and James R trespass of SOC Fye, plea ived in the house in Curtin township from time in until the Sth day of April, 18 the plaintift shed ana 5, when the defend an entered house and set the goods of the un the public roa and in a this plaintiff 1 claims damages to his goods and the loss of the house to live These defendants in were convicted at August sessions 185g¢ for forcible entry and detainer and short ly afterwards the defendant sued before Peace Jonathan Schenck which suit was afterwards discontinued. Ferdict in favor of the defendants, Bridget Canavan, by her next friend Andrew Campbell vs. Michael Canavan, Justice of tha | plea subpoena in divorce, stricken from | | the list and not to be put on again with. | out leave of the court, C. C. Bell vs. Emil Joseph, Sigmund Joseph and Herman Holtz, owners and contractors, plea scire facias sur mechan. Continued generally, C. I. Beck v8. Dr. J, W, Bright, plea trespass. This action was brought to | recover damages from the defendant for negligence in removing plaintiffs right eye sometime during the mouth of May WANTED Correspondents to in the news send we will Word te } that there le among the nusylvania rail foremen onforming to 1g expenses, cach track ug > pick and shove! himsel 3 All along the line a vigorous kick has been has been al manager of the com- accorded. A circular letter sent to the gener pany, signed by nearly every foreman, protesting against the order I A— Another Grand Rally On Tuesday, May er, Weeden and another big rally at to the Vandevent Hecla Park, s This forget e cordially invited t —— Me. C. | Mr. Chas E. Hurlburt, of Philadelphia formerly of this place and at one time State Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association of Pennsylvania, has gone to Africa in the interest of a missionary work there A AII——— " The Ladies’ Aid Socicty of the Meth. odist church will hold their monthly soci- Hurlburt Goes to Africa. | able at the residence of I. A. Shaeffer, East, Curtin street this Thursday even. ing. ice cream, cake and coffee will be served. Music by the Imperial Mando lin and Guitar Ciub, All are cordially invited to be present. The coffee furnish ed for this occasion will be the Premium Java,a hige grade article sold at Meese's store, in Bellefonte.
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