THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1898. CHAS. R. KURTZ, - EDITOR & PROP Wl, average, sworn elrendation, of this " Bore «; for the past year, 1807, was OVER 2000 COPIES PER WEEK. Telephone call 83. TERMS OF SU BSORIPTION : H Regular Price $1.50 per year, If paid in ADVANCE $l.oo v Special Club Rate: Tue Cexrre DEMOCRAT will year with any one of the at the following low rate Pitsburg Weekly Post Cinoinnatti Weekly Enquirer New York a-week World be sent one With times EDITORIAL. politics in the From THERE is mighty little present war with Spain. element, |clann, sect and creed there is a united sentiment to oppose the contin- uance of Spanish cruelties tinent, - y— Jorn WANNAMAKER'S tour over the | state continues and he is continuing to pour hot shot into the Quay people in an alarming mauner., There is a wide dif- ference of opinion as to how Centre county will instruct her delegates nip - AT the of the Democratic county committee on Monday evening, one fact clearly evident—that the party has not taken a step backward on Bryan still meeting was tite money question and that s the ideal candidate. aia - Frox the amount of criminal business before this session of court one is lead to that the on a slight dec! believe morals of the county have been ne. Probably it is due to the vigilance of our public of- ficials in ferreting down criminals. — —— a— THE de by passed without a enting vote of war dis The d the fact is th claration Congress single utire or opposing sentiment, coun- try was ready for war an 1 * 1 was forced to take grew ortiment OWer- consi does not seen ored with our friend Col. the effe wv. Hast Bel mors are to the ris has endorsed Mr tonte postofiice. - GLADSTONE DEAD Old Man 4 paired health, was the author of a number of works on for many He questions and years ister of England. was English stat - GUESS WOKK ONLY. The follow is the substand dispatch from Bellefonte to the dailies : and enthusiastic Democratic commitiee here Monday evening. The gubernator- ial situation was disc and it devel oped that ex-Governor Robert E. Patti. son is Centre county's unanimous choice, and James A. Stranahau second. Col. J. I. Spangler will be supported for Con. gress and will be given the county con- ferees.”’ Nothing above meeting in regards “There was: meeting of the 2 ussed, the to the guber. was not discussed of the kind occurred at natorial nomination. It at the meeting Since the bank looting democrats are in- Pattison ! THE DIFFERENCE as though *“ that the still lives.’ But that i get there in having the means to accom. platform and markable an party § s Hanna's style of politic at any price, and hei fortunate plish the end That is his it seems to win, The Sunday School decries any such famous john Wanamaker, the Teacher, the man of great piety, means of corrupting politics. Yet we have heard prominent republicans in Bellefonte de- clare that when John was afterthe U. 8 Senatorship, that gave one of the republican legislators in which Penrose got, he Centre county the small sum of $500 for | If less respect “legitimate’’ campaign this is correct we still have for him than for Hanna the boodler, put poses, --—— A Large Crop of Tobacco, Advices received at the Pennsylvania State College indicate that the tobacco crop in this state this year will be the largest since 188g, due to the continu. ance of the troubles in Cuba and to the prices which the growers received last year. Experiments had then proved that itis in Pennsylvania a more profitable | crop than that of some of the cereals, | last year yielding a return of fa60 an acrp below named papers, | every | iatest ru. BRYAN AT PHILIPSBURG. Last Thursday the Hon, Wm. Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, passed over the Beech Creek railroad and spent the'even- ing at Philipsburg. Many democrats of { this section availed themselves of this opportunity to see the famous orator and democratic leader. A delegation of over a hundred, accompanied by the Undine | Band left here on the afternoon train for | Mill Hall. Inthe party were delegations from State College, Centre Hall, Spring Mills, Millheim, Zion, Hublersburg, Nit. tany other When Mr. Bryan's train pulled into Mill Hall at and points, least five hundred thronged about the rear of the train to get a glimpse of the “Boy of the Platte.’ When he came out on the platform a great cheer Orator was sent up and a rush to grasp his band. He made a brief address and the train soon pulled out with an enthusiastic crowd. All had an opportunity of meet- {ing Mr. Bryan and conversing with him, { On the on this con- | way to Philipsburg crowds assem- bled at the small way stations to see Mr, Bryan, Itwas an ovation at every point, When the train arrived at Philipsburg cannon were fired from the hillsides to announce to the people that the famous presidential candidate had arrived. At the depot an immense crowd assembled and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed, Several bands were playing and fireworks | {lluminated the sky. | the state, The party were es. | Quay CHANGE ABOUT. The republican applicants for the Bellefonte post office received a severe shock last week by the announcement that Post Master General Geary had re- signed and Charles Emory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia Press, lected in his place. them, and turning line, Under the had been se- It was a stunuver for caution to see them political somersaults to get in itis a former condition of affairs, it was considered certain that no one but a machine man could secure the position. That is, only a man approved by Arnold, Quay would get the the feud politics, the Hastings people Con gressman and satisfactory place. Owing factional in republican were sidered of no importance, would have no | It that many considered Al Dale the one certain to secure the prize. The other the field took the them standing or influence. was on ground candidates in Many of previously Hastings warmest same stand. were Gen, political friends, but lately forsook the camp and vied with each other nouucing his leadership to court Hastings in de. Amold and Quay's influence and favor, There 18 no doubt about this, Charles Emory Smith, has been one of Quays bitterest opponents in for years, The Press has openly opposed fought him on all occasions. corted to the Passmore House for supper 3 With him at the head of the post office ras held in front of Hon. J. presented An open meeting w with He Taylor who in a ringing address introduced Mr the great democratic | the Passmore House Cassanova presiding County Chairman H. S. . Bryan as eader. Space will not permit us to give a review of the ad. dress. The dispassionate the two great parties a cool, calm, talk in he presented many facts that set them » thinking seriously There was no ranting, no wild flights or every-d Te pt bi car 1a dead i isang” *» been one of the ‘re iu many ) - HANNA BRIBERY rt of the Ohi Hanna ] ily devoted the ac io the min senator seeking the ex 1a on the gr hes AEs i rap to catch t nuocent senator, ul Senalors was pass ccount, while it reall ssential and img car that there was a con- spiracy to members to vote for Hanna made by Hanns , that one payment of $1, 's agent, and that aided and abetted in this crime by Dick and Rathbove. Hanna refused the and testify, na, to obey summons of the committee did others who ted as the as ac his managers in senatorial contest | which i ! i | closest friends. | from this cir He dwelt on the leading issues of | ti | aad idress was | to his hearers | | pyr technics. instead facts, | ad the | | to be emg | Gov. Hastings will | department any reasonable request from we respected, and es. { pecially for an appointment at the Gov. | er nor’'s own home Politically and pe sonally these two gentlemen The cumstance : the are natural deduction $ that Gov postmaster at Belle with one ex e1 ay sold |t C1 AOGSCODE 1doscope, CUBANS HANDICAPPED Ammunition Wanted for 0,000 Men Arms and loyed in | United States troops in upation of Cuba said that It iL 8 | would supply so 50 was | he was | Han- | | any portion of the The conclusion of the committee's report | sets forth that ittee believes from the evi authorized Your comm dence taken that the and representatives of Marcus A att ted to bribe John C. Otis, a ! House epresentative r him for mmittee respectful y as Marcus A indicated, agents Hanna mem wr of the ates senalor ubm Haun: fit "to y in the should i5 not of Oh , and that he from that august body permit him to hold his seat that go far toward legalizmg i It will menace the ! » and security of everything that dear to the people of this country inflame the minds of people them believe that in the elects ted States senators the fascination power of bribe money have the legislative will It will produce a sense of grievance and injustice in their minds that may in time threaten the very existence of our Government and the “beautiful fabric” of our constitution with destruction, It will discredit and dishonor the Nation in the judgment of foreigners whose good opifiions we should covet, It will disgrace the State of Ohio in the judgment of people of our sister states This report was adopted by Senate by state States Sen; be ex pe ed TY very exis 18 some mm of super the Ohio to 17 nays Sen a vote of 19 yeas sent to the United States such a It will be ate for Ou us 1t ly a er True, no reason the Hanna bribery these are war times, but that is. shonld be ignored in an excess of The Mark Hanna methods inflict more injury on the repub. lic than the Weyler methods. The latter can be met and blasted. The former are insidious, corrupting and perilous to the country's welfare, glossed over or patriotic emotion, Want te See the Hanging. A man from Penfield has written to Sheriff McMakin, of Elk couaty, for | three passes to witness the double hang. ng. He wants them for himself, his i | wife and his sister-in.law, and | mez, | | cording | present armed with 11 To | would | 4 corruption and | seded | | 3, the wo With insurgent lead Cubans ian with a rifle an ar my size the they would be able to march on Havana | and capture it, even without aid Davy This statement is made by General Go the Cuban commaunder-in-chief. A authorities the Cuban with their lo trouble army is that ai Weapon from mache bh Mausers captured fre Seas de pani in the s DE army Ammuni be obtained by cag sons, but it btain ammunition jor other supply The War department has been inform any adequate or certain in ed from reliable sources that about 5,000 Cubans in the United States will join the army of occupation in Cuba if this Gov. ernment would supply them with arms, The the number ammunition, and provisions posi tive assurance is given that would not be less than that, and it prob It is said, on authority is satisfactory toy the army that if the Cuban army could be supplied with rifles ably would not be much greater, which administration, and ammunition they would not lose a moment, paign, in striking Spanish forces in Caba, because the in. surgents know what a tremendous ad. evens in a mid-Summer cam- a telling blow to the vantage they possess over the Spanish in the rainy season. The 50,000 men referred to in the state. ment about the strength of the insurgent army are represented to be the men who are now in the Caban army or who have been discharged from it for lack of weap. j ous, or who have expressed their readi. ness to enlist in case they are supplied with weapons. They do not include the Cubans in cities along the coast, who, 1 is said, would be ready to tyke up arms the moment the ins» should attack those cities, | treated them with such relentless { that to ‘0. state | CO - | this | | loyalty with the title of “The Ever Faith- | provisions martial law has prevailed | Cuba for over ER cver . Has- | | men peopling that | sited States army or | | Tages They have | hospitals the | { they 1 vel THE EAD OF A BLACK ERA, With the advent ofthe American army of occupation in Cuba will end the history of four hundred years of oppression, plunder and inhumanity, The era of Spanish rule in Cuba has been the long- est period of foreign misgovernment in the civilized world, outside of Turkey. Before the landing of Columbus the land was inhabited by an intelligent and is. | welcomed | The Span- natives and | gentle race of Indians, who the white invaders as gods, iards enslaved the kindly $5 cruelty | Ine extinct in a few years the entire lian population of 300,000 was and vegroes bad to be imported to take their places. For the was treated as a fenced trade next three hundred years Cuba No the | plantation, was allowed except through fleet authorized by the ( Spanish officials enriched themselves out of the opportunities of their positions. There yovernment, and was one brief period of good government, however, and it happened to come just in time to preserve tranquil. ity in Cuba when all the other Spanish The Cuba's colonies in America were revolting. delighted Spaniards rewarded and a decree the ful Isle,” which put the under the 188 people absolute, arbitrary power of Captain-General., This de- cree was issued and under us in 182s, in Cars Since that twenty ye has ne been ver ars isecully Cuba, 1 1 sucecaded inating chi t y det ul 1ists from Sp to death and and ated fresh color ain of this atrocious A wx 3 murdered 400,0 They have 01 ie committed upon Cuban slaughtered They imanders wouna have assassinated m they And treacl Herons: y trot con who could overcome in battle to crown destroved have Amer 14 icam shis OUR GREAT GUNS Ho one T he gun foundry at Washington It is 40 long, cost $100 4] and $500 io fire its 1.000 pound plate 15-inch gus we have feet jectile that will cover 11 miles. But these will guns are led by one which weigh when completed 126 tons, forged at Bethlehem and now N. Y. ed to be placed on Romer shoal, off San. dy Hook new gun measures being fin ished at Watertown, It is intend. From breech to muzzle this 1g feet 2 inches, and its caliber is 16 inches, It is expected to be able to throw a shot weighing about 2,300 pounds over 16 miles, the charge being nearly There will not be 1,000 pounds of powder. much wir with the | combatants 16 miles apart, but the range | given indicates the frightful force with | which the more than ton weight of its shot would strike a ship within easy reaching distance. It is said that a pierce. ing projectile is a secondary matler with such a cannon, because the impact of | the shot would smash to pieces any ar. mor that a ship can carry. Incidentally | it may be observed that the gun alone | will have cost when finished $120, 000, | and that the carriage and turret and the | foundation will bring the total cost up to | £150,000 or more, | the | where | will | gust got Miss Harpster | candidate for Prothonotary APRIL TERM OF COURT. Continued from Ist page. This completes the full civil list for the first week of court, Com. vs, Willis Johustonbaugh, ed for larceny, indict. prosecutor H, Hayward, This detendant on the night of the 12th of April broke State College Creamery and about into the took therefrom twenty-seven pounds of butter and took same to be was apprehended. plead to the cha sentenced later in the week, Harry battery, Philipsburg the next day The de- fendant guilty rge and be Com, {or Saylor, indicted assault and Thomas Walket. This defendant is a deaf mute and stoned the April, he Verdict prosecutor 15th of the prosecutor on the while was driving along public road. on Tuesday miorn- ing of guilty, Minnie keeping a disorder Com. vs. Sampson Wolf and Harpster, indicted for ly house, These Walker township about one mile east of prosecutor William Baughman. defendants nave been living in Hublersburg, where Mr, Wolf is a town. left him Au- for ship's charge and where his wife several years ago and sometime last to keep house This girl about Bellefonte as and The house him. is better known in “Rosie ted at this a stench to the Posy way things were conduc finally became people of that community and this prosecution fol. After bearing all the eviden defendants plead guil wed the case the ‘ednesday morn obable ect the prosecu 0 pay the costs Cyrus Shop Aggravated John W. Mills, rom Boggs Sownsh } sday morning case of the prose roseculor lay for tri Room for Doubt. ¢ Dea are auth i «, of Huston ahi wunination for Legislature, sul on of the Democrat We are anthorized to announce homp so, of H nt Moon township, a candidate for the nomination for Assembly, subject to the decls fon of the Democratic County Convention We are auth pounes Geo, W. Kooh of Potter township, a candidate for the nomin ation for Assembly, subjeet to the decision of the Democratic County Convention DISTRICT ATTORNEY We are authorized to anaounee Hunk le Esq. of Bellefonte, Pa for the nomination for Ivstriet ject 10 the decision of the Dem convent 4 ) Q A candid w 1} the de ie count wized loans Willian A Cane Attorney WraLic “ Tvdate sub Minty om Weare autuorized to announces XR. Soan gler, of Bellefonte, as a candidate for the nomi pation for striet Attorney joel Wo the decision of the Democratic ¢ minty convention PFROTHONOTARY We are authorized 19 anhounce Kee, of spring township, a candidate for the nomination for Prothonotary, decision of the Democratic county convention We are authorized to announce M. I. Gard ner, of Bellefonte, a bandidate for the nomina nu BH. A. Me tion for Prothonotary subject to the decision of the Demoeratie County Convention We are authorized to announce Robert F Hanter, of the North Ward of Bellefonte, a sublet to the de cision of the Democratic County Convention We are authorized to announce A. A. Fletch er, of Walker township, a candidate for the | nomination for Prothonotary, subject tothe de cision of the Demoeratio Convsty Convention. We are Jithorized to announce David RB | Foreman, of Potter township, a candidate for the nomination for Prothonotary, subject to | the decision of the Demoeratic County Conven ton subject 10 the | II Tickle Your Palate... economical game time It’s not to try us more If we do not then you are { wo ut, ior We il and your bump at the & with our goods. Necessary than once ple HR you nothing o take the goods back. Our Oat-meal and flakes are fresh and depend AIWAVE pound, you can t on them [ine Table Syrups New-Orleans Molasses. Pure Maple Syrup, in gallon cans, at £1.00 one sach il. (ood Teas. SECHLER & C0 HIGH STREET, BELLEFONTE, PENNA. Fine on * y Ht | », to the large, lect assortment of New and Furniture just received awaiting vour Ingpection at my new store, want to make induce. Should yon any purchases, interesting ments will be made X= ‘ snything and Everything in the line of furniture from a cheap chair to gorgeous parlor #uits or elaborate bed chamber furniture, at the Spring Open- ing of Naginey's Furniture Store, F. E. Naginey, Prop. Bellefonte, Pa. Allegheny S$ t.
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