THE CENTRE DEMGCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MAY |! » Yy lemocrat, AS. R. KURTZ, - CH - EDITOR & PROP Actual, average, sworn circulation, of this paper, for the past year, 1807, was OVER 2000 COPIES PER WEEK. Telephone Call 183. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Regular Price $1.50 per year, If paid In ADVvaNce sip " Special Club Rate: Tie Centre DEMOCRAT will be year with any one of the below named papers, at the following low rate With Pittsburg Weekly Post $ Cinelnnatti Weekly Enquirer New York 3-times a-week World EDITORIAL. sent one 1 5 1.50 16 DEWEY -M'KINLEY, victory of the American be recorded in his- The signal fleet at Manila will tory and the written along side that of Perry, Farra- gut, Paul Jones and other great famous Amencan seamen, This decisive victory over the Spanish fleets clearly demon strates the merit ¢f American tact, skill and ingenuity over that of the haughty ignorance of the proud Spaniard, name of Dewey will be In less than two hours Comodore Dew- | ey disposed of the problem that coniront- | It was desperate, darin There The aA ¢ 1 4 10 ain ed him. was White House had after he was forced t He decisive, about him, rine fre strings tie had ony leave Hong Kong the McKinley-pea oN Mo Jut like a daring with his thunderbolts and the stripes now proudly float over glorious ld It was a glorious vi pines. It was a t that cou complete—all pected. the ‘Main American pas When achievement e 1 a triumph for ] then turn the island of Cub can feels humiliated. Two passed and or have standing army no provisions landed on the island. should bave been ten days ago and our formidab foruiication should have reduced every on the island by this time. That w bave been the aggressive manner of dis- posing of this matter, Americaus don't » trifling t comes to such a conf want any monkeybusiness when i The President is pursuing He peaceful blockade about Cuba. oposite ‘policy has is engaged thousands of reconceniracos or the want of food and the Spanish forces are actively engaged in str 3 surroundin ougly fortifying the seaport towns and lacking in a great nation - A PREACHER IN JAIL Centre coun ty can boast of a cun ial spectacle and ie alljprofessions and callings tion on the necessarily a resect minis oundrel has been ght t 1obes TY: | hound off a pollu lecherous was a Iscariot among the wien one he ordinary iin yretended His to point oul the wickedness of the world, mplary man very calling was and by voice and life to lead his people from sin and the gross immoralities of the race. Rev, Erdman was a misfit in the pul. pit. It was clothed with the that he ever of the received his was a misfortune authority church, Now that he has just reward, the church is purified to that extent and society has the benefit of his conviction and imprisonment, The fact that after his first prosecution, he immediately deserted his faithful wife and her six children to again follow his illegal paramour to Lock Haven, shows that he cared not for consequences, lost all respect for his wife and little ones at home, and indicates that in him there is 1o sense of honor or shame-—ouly a low, brutal, polluted, lecherous cur. His family is better withoui him, the church has been clensed of a foul blot, and his crime has been partially avenged by the courts. Upon the expiration of his sentence he should be notified to forf ever leave the community or be wn dang- er of a coat of tar and feathers and be. ing strung up to the nearest telegraph pole. Ld | the voters of the county. weeks have | troops | | attended the common schools * | candidate for | Andrew J. Thompson, dec’ i town, Halfmoon township AMONG OUR CANDIDATES. business and has important real estate | interests at that place. In 1896 Mr, Fos- | While most of our people are absorbed | (er was elected to the House of Repre- | in the war problem, we must not lose | sight of the fact that importat duties de- volve upon us at home, It should not be overlooked that in a few weeks, Satur- day June 11th, the democratic primaries will be held throughout the county and Tuesday the county Belle- fonte to nominate a complete ticket and on the following convention will be assembled in transact other important business, The offices to be voted for at the pri. maries will be mstructions for congress, state senate, two assemblymen, prothon Many Arious posi attoruey ol the v otary and district the candidates seeking LJ tions have made a careful canvass of the county, Others may not be known Under these it that a portrait circumstances was thought faithful of each candidate, ac- 10 companied by a brief biographical sketch | will prove of interest at this time. An effort has been made to secure the traits of all the candidates, and in cas: any should fail to appear between this and the primaries, the candidate hunself will be to blame for neglect the same. fonte. Mrs. iP USsey vie, Was Potter township, ans acad- od a he asta mies of that commercial course in 1} ness College, Poughkepsie, N wr of years ne a num! and was arnta recently He is a 1, of Storms Re schools and Assembly son of ceived his the Academy he began teaching school and has been common At the age of 18 education at Pine Grove employed two years in Union, four in Rush, and the past three years was Prin. cipal of the schools at Snow Shoe. Dur ing the past seven years he has devoted his spare time to school matters. John Thompson, years ago an ex-sheriff of this county, is his grandfather, Mr. Thompson has an extensive ac. quaintance over the county | he is well versed in public affairs and po doubt would make an efficient member of Assembly, — (FOR ASSEMBLY.) Ropers McCay FosTrn, of State College, There are few persons over Centre county who are not acquainted with Hon, R. M. Foster, of State College, one of the recent democratic legislators of Centre county. Mr, Foster was born : Nov, 14th, 1860, at the old Foster home. stead in State College. At this institution he received his education, after which be accepted a position with Smith, Foster & Co., Philadelphia, as book keeper. At present he is engaged in the mercantile por- | | sentatives, | democratic | Lo receive political recog took a | i COMPANY B AT MT. GRETNA. Camper D. H. HASTINGS, MT. GRETNA, PA, MAY 1, 18¢8, | lid. Democral—The Fifth Regiment | | Col. Theodore Burchfield commanding, | {of which Co. B. is a part, arrived at | | Camp Daniel H. Hastings (Mt. Gretna) {at five o'clock on Thursday morning, | having had an all night's ride, and at 5:45 { a. m, it began to snow and kept that up (HITS PEASY dier’s Orphan Commission, Mr. Foster comes family and 1s one of the ition g -— CAN'TUNDERSTAND IT - THEN OUR ARMY'S BOARD BILL : 1 § i hie ost oof » the volunteer force mous Officers have reported tary Alger that the estimate subsis for tence 18 20 cents per day per man. This for an army of 185,000(which is the con L000 vols solidated force of 60,000 and 12% unteers) will amount to $17,000 per day It Bas been recognized that the estimates prepared must not contemplate the main. tenance of an army for a less period than one year. This auce alone daring that period of $12,505, means a cost of susten. 000. Another item as gigantic in its pro- portions is that of quartermasters’ sup. plies. The principal items inclade 125, ooo blankets, 100,000 forage caps, 400, 000 suits of underwear, Loo ooo yards of duck for tents, 800,000 yards (of flannel, 175.000 hats, 750,000 yards of kersey cloth, $500,000 mosquito bead nets, 150, ooo rubber pouches, 200,000 pairs of shoes aud 250,000 pairs of stockings, Wit! Go as Chaplain, Kev, T. DeWitt Talmage has announce ed his intention of going to the front as a chaplain. Hisson, Rey. Frank DeWitt Talmage, of Chicago, is chaplain of the Second regiment of the Illinois National Guard, and may be ordered South some time next week. at — THR CRNTRE DEMOCRAT and week- ly Pittsburg ost, one year for $1.50. i | M.~First call, 5:25; Reveille, 5:30; Police i until about up till Friday noon was blowing able for the place where they would probably camp first experience of a the middie of the afternoon, when it turned into rain and kept that A it i very cold wind making i T he Cars most disagree. boys. regiment disem barked from the atl once upon its ar- rival and the boys made the bes and marched upon the hill near and built camp fires, thus having their real military camp avd a camp fire; and around these cach compiny gathered to keep themselves the #4 course Company warm until tents were brought in, and BB, as usual, bad the ty field and bad the plea est fire having succeeded in getting most wood from a large pile in the sure of having the regimental officers gathered around thew, The SUNCAY were lay was devotr dress parade al fers n OTrenoon were i rpora 0 i : bought lumber, and is very desirous of the 1 of his men Company B is always first on the field, and this evening in the Brigade formation for altack, the company was the first in position and proved that Capt. Taylor understands his business, and that his Company can get into position promptly, The immense demonstration accorded at Bellefonte, on our departure for the front, =as but the beginning of one con tinnoas ovation all along the line, hen our train ran into the Hast Tyrone yards, every engine in sight let loose, and every whistle in Tyrone, bells and fire engines made all the noise possible; likewise at | Huntingdon, and Lewistown at twelve o'clock at night. We left Tyrone at ten o'clock, on third section of the main line train, It is reported in camp to-day (Sunday) | that the mustering officers will be here to | muster the men into the United States service, and the majority of the men will | enlist, and all of Company B I think, unless knocked out by a physical exam. ination. The men of Company B are all in good spirits. The following orders were issued on Friday for the order of this camp:—A. | call, 6:00: Mess call, 6:30; Sick call, Guard mounting, 8:00; Drill, 8:30, M-— | Sunset; Tatoo, g:50. Taps, 10:00. F158 Lewin Sand Agt 110 Lyon & Co (14 Rounders J 7 Mess call, 1200. P. M.—Drill 2.00: | Parade, 6:00; Mess call, 7:00; Retreat, | ! Roll The follow. ing orders were issued to Capt. Taylor, Sunday evening, to increase his company to eighty men, but no time has Leen fixed; to lieutenant, 1 call at reveille and Tattoo. Consist 1 Captain, 1 First Becond Lieutenant, 1 First sergeant, 1 Quartermaster Sergeant, 4 Sergeants, 1 Artificer, 1 12 Corporals, 2 Waguner, Among the numerous visi musicians, drivate es Privates, were the followis Mr. Col Col. Coburn, John 1, Bower, ger, Wil Flac K, H " these were amon Host proaiinent ones. Miller Hes M Phi ipshury here t of K ing and at once enlisted in the ig: Capt. and Mrs. John Meese, tae i am Graham, his morn. company, D. Grrric A Circus 1oth Ry 1g Bros, bi Bellefonte and town may be expected. was here on Wedpesday eB cals, It Loming On May will visit a urea The agent who says they have § 4 western circus and this is is first trip through the Fast, o— . 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