. he Centre fdemocrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. Another Victory At Santiago The Massive Fortifications Knocked to Pieces by Sampson's Fleet SEVERAL SPANISH VESSELS SUNK Several Hundred Spaniards Were Killed---Only One of Our Men Were Injured---No Damage to Any of Our Fleet---Sampson’s Fleet Did Good Work---Our Sol- diers Make a Landing--It Was a Decisive Action. The important event of the past week was Sampson's severe bombardment of Santiago on Monday. tifications being reduced, take the city and control the harbor, A most formidable fleet was arrayed agaiust these fortifi. cations which the enemy considered almost invincible. in the morning and was fast, fierce and furious. and complete, and evinced the superior marksmanship of gur gunners. The engagement began The work done was effectual The for. it now will be easy to land sufficient land forces to During the next week many of our transports are expected to carry troops to different parts of the island and in conjunction with the insurgent gressive campaign. In the Philippine islands some severe fighting occurred. 8 wage ge an ag- The insurgent forces made an attack on Manila and routed, slaughtered and captured hundreds of the Spanish land forces. n a short time our troops will have landed follow. The reports from Madrid as to the Santiago lous to the effect that nine of our vessel! things seem necessary to prevent uprisings and riots at home. late despatches, not included in our reports SEEM TO BE CONTENTED. Over the Battie Fought at Santiage Monday Peculiar Consolation. London. June 8.—~Madrid advices pic- ture a serene contentment over the San. | tiago affair. According to their reports, the American shells did no harm to the Spaniards, but sailed clear over their beads and annihilated the insurgents. The battleship Texas suffered especially, | most of her officers being killed. Al. together it was a great American dis- | aster. movi atm — AXYTHING WILL DO. Fill the Spanish Subjects With False Hopes Madrid, June 8.—The following ver sion of the operations at Santiago has | been communicated he pres Al bloody encounter has taken place at San- tiago. The American fleet thrice attack- ed the Spanish land and marine batter. ies and were sed. Iiis repul that 1,500 Americans were kille | wounded. The Americans, sunk the Reina Mercedes, whose lieu ant, Acosta, was killed. nDoweve — -— SEVERAL VESSELS SUNK. Washington, June 8.—~A newspaper special gives some of the particulars of the Santiago bombardment. From this it it learned that Admiral Sampson gained a decided victory on Monday in an en- gagement that lasted about three hours, in which time he sunk two Spanish ships nd silenced the fortifications that protect the entrance to Santiago harbor. A thirteen inch shell fell from the Mas- sachusetts fatally crippled the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa, which had steam- ed towards the mouth of the harbor in order to get a better range of the Amer- ican vessels. The Spanish Admiral, see- ing that the Maria Teresa was about to sink, ordered the Cristobal Colon to take offher crew. The order came none too soon. Two minutes after the last man had left the ship she gave a lurch and sank into the murky water of the harbor. Soon after this the Oregon attacked the second-class cruiser Reina Mercedes and with a few big shells tore the Spanish ships into shreds. Her crew abandoned her almost instantly. t is stated that the Spanish loss will reach 250 killed and 300 wounded. The American ships that took part in the bombardment were the Massachus- etts, Oregon, lowa, Texas, New York, New Orleans, Brooklyn, Vixen and Suawanee, Not one American ship was scriously damaged nor was an Ameri can life lost. Altogether about a dozen marioes were slightly wounded. - Fa ie What Blance Is Doing. Key West, June 8. Word comes that Blanco is strengthening the works at Cardenas, Mantanzas and Cienfuegos. A Cuban source of information says that Cervera has been ordered to dismantle, and if necessary destroy his smaller ships, the guns to be placed on the new forts at Santiago. Both Were Damaged. Kingston, June 8.-It is reported that a stray shell struck the Vizcaya, which was lying in Santiago harbor Monday, and destroyed a gun and injured her steering gear. It is also reported that r | fired { abandoned ibe town. A " of the harbor uml yf | reached here and | the forward deck of the Furor was smashed by a shell. Dewey's fleet and sailors gave some assistance to this action. d at Manila and more active work will bombardment are truly redict i s were damaged and 1,500 killed The following are nm pages two and three, Attack Caimanera. Cape Harttien, Haiti, June 8.—Four vessels of Sampson's squadron attacked Caimanera, a town thirty-five miles east of Santiago, early yesterday morning. It is asserted that they drove the Spaniards away from the forts and then | The Spaniards | upon the town, The assault may have been a preliminary to the impend.- Ye N gels yy our military forces on Washington, Jone 8.—It is believed here that the troops under General Shaf- ter sailed this morning from Tampa for | Santiago to gather the fruits of the bot. | ting up of Cervera's fleet and the suc- “gn ef! m1 " 1 r 3 (, | cessful bombardment of the yrtifications men who have gooe is said t« Fall of Hong Kong, A report has iia has fallen. It ccupied by th IC lp vert ot nn Aed 35, LOMmManGeq that Man now by General -—— SPANISH NEWS tr t 1 asi In staliment of Havana sews fiom Evgland, giving extracts from “El Progresso’ of Mav 23, the leading Havana journal. The account of the from the inside comes in cable dispatches ) war situation that this journal gives is | amazing. umerate the following self-evident that “El Progresso’ lies served ten days ago toits unfortunate Havana constituency : The Yankees have been compelled to open free soup houses in all the big cities to feed their hungry, Already our gallant fleet has bombard- ed their city of Boson and driven the in. habitants of that place into the interior, A military guard of 1,000 soldiers sur- i rounds McKinley's palace to prevent an assassin from reaching him. Wealthy Yankees of New York and | Philadelphia have barricaded their hous- | es and armed their servants, fearing both the attacks of our forces and the mobs of | their own ple. The Philippines, which were at first re. ported lost to us, have been regained, if indeed they were ever out of our power or in danger of being lost. The ships of the Yankee commander have been de- stroyed, with great loss of life. This is almost equal to the Madrid | papers of a couple of weeks ago showing bow the people of Ohio, Indiana and | Illinois were iu a state of wild terror be- ! its precise duty, and its whole duty, if it | cause of inroads of Western Indians. CORNER —-——— - STONE LAYING, An Impressive Ceremony at the Gr ange Hall Last Saturday, Last Saturday afternoon the corner stone of the new Grange hall at Centre Hall was laid with very impressive cere monies. At half-past two o'clock the members of the Grange assembled at the auditorium, representatives bringing up the rear. The corner stone, of white marble, stood in the centre of the platform. Around it were seated the officers and those who participated, Master D. K. Keller presided at the exercises, and made an appropriate address. Mrs. M. 8. Rhone lecturer, read the Historic Re- cord of the order. A complete form of exercises were prepared and will be used in the future by the Grange at all similar occasions, As an exquisite specimen of | journalism of the Spanish school we en- | Headed by a color bearer | carrying a large American fiag the order | marched to Grange hall, the officers and | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY JUNE o, 1808. GEO. A. JENKS FOR GOVERNOR He is the Popular Choice to Lead the Democracy A PLATFORM IN HIMSELF. What Some of the Leading Papers Think of Would Harmon. ize the Party—A Strong Man of Unques Him-—His Nomination tioned lotegrity and Ability Since the Republican State onvention, of last Thursday, the opportunities for democratic success in Pennsylvania have largely increased. cans fear the result, 'rominent republi. A democratic blun- der alone can bring success to the Stone. Quay ticket. The duty of the hour is for the demo- cratic party to seize the opportunity that | confronts us. That means to put in the field a clean, upright, hosorable man of | recognized ability who will win the cou- fidence of the people and whose nomina- tion would unite and obliterate the pres. ent factional strifesof our party. over the length and breadth of the state and be Search found the Tinket, at this time, where can a man more | suitable to lead Democratic State than the Hon. Geo. A. Jenks, of Je ty ’ He is not tter factional state politics was a politician- ¥ iF The public wounded confidence in his full sense of the word. un and his eminent ability was demonstrat- ed in the capacity of United States Solici- tor under President Cleveland. Further but to lead the he is not an aspirant for the p ¥ Ose the party should call on him ion ticket to trinmph at this time Free from political corruption, not al- lied with strifes, of the highest ia pany motives, honor and purest pre-eminent attainments and strong executive al Hon. the will elect iv Geo. A. Jenks truly is the m hour. Nominate him, the ; him Once in chair bossism, treasury looting, co tion jobbery, ] be checked, sent {sont 1, nument for Jenks is growing Tong personality a suicient How hb $ ciect PRESS COMMENTS we The following is from the editorial col- " alia aiiadeiphia Record, « uns of the | of Sat. urday, 4th “It is rumored, but we authentic statement to confirm Mr. |. M. Guffey will abandon hi vass for the Democratic nomination | the Governorship on account of {11 and it is also rumored that the Demo- | crats of Western Pennsylvania are likely to concentrate their strength, in case of Mr. Guffey’s retirement, upon Hon. Geo A. Jenks. “The Record rumor be confirmed, the cause Mr. Guffey's retirement. He is an active Democrat whose time and purse have al. ways been at the service of his party. But it would be dissimulation not to give | expression to a feeling of joy over the statement that the Western Democrats | intend to rally behind such a suitable man as Mr, Jenks. While “The Record” has no candidate of its own, it feels that at this juncture, above all things else, a man is needed who is a platform in himself. No man belong to what party he may-—who real. ly desires to bring about needed reforms {in the administration of State affairs could bring himself to vote against Mr. Jenks, He is precisely the kind of man | for which the Executive office fairly | aches, He would stand like a stone wall against all of the corruption and abuses which are the despair of the Common: wealth, | breadth, and the will, and the rigor of | honest intent that the people love and the despoilers of the people fear. The Democratic party will have done will should the of i shall offer to the people of Pennsylvania | the opportunity to vote for a first-rater | whom the people can trust, out! There is an opportunity to name | the next Governor of Pennsylvania ; and | there is an opportunity to throw the op- | portunity away. about it? Are we to have a man whom the people can trust for our next Gover. | nor, or shall it be a man whom the ma- | { chine can trust 7 It must be one or the | other,” In the same issue under the leading | following appeared : “The latest Gubernatorial boom, but having no more connection than any oth. er with the State issue movement, is for George A. Jenks, of Jefferson county, who was Solicitor General in the Depart: ment of Justice, under President Cleve: land, Mr. Jenks was active on the stump for Bryan, but it is claimed that his con. stant care not to identify himself with a faction would make him a strong candi- date, There isa revival of the boom for « Henry Cochran, of Lycoming, who, ever, is raid to be determi not to | be dangerous in Cuba. | ufacturer induced his 5,000 employes to He has the brain, andthe | | verely from malarial fever, What are the Democrats going to do | | fever will kill | thousands of General Blanco's men. news article on first page under head. | | ing "Democrats see their chance,” the | {be a candidate for anvthing but the State Senate, of which he is a member.” A STRONG VAYORITE, The following extracts are taken from articles that appeared recently in the Philadelphia Times. from a dispatch from Harrisburg The following is **As the chances for Democratic suc. cess are believed to have greatly improv. ed by the nominstion of W. A. Stone by the Republicans, the field of candidates is growing wider. It is vo longer confin. ed to Guffey and Gordon, but such promi. nent Democrats as Robert E. Pattison, George A. Jenks and ex-Coungressman Walverton are being earnestly mention. ed by their friends. Mr, Jenks 1s par. ticularly becoming a strong favorite the Democratic nomination for Gos or."’ At the conclusion on Saturday of a on the political si concludes as follows *Ou the part of the older conservative men, however, there is a disposition to wait aud see what the Democrats will do. A movement is known to be on foot in that party to bury factional differences and the clash. ing wings ith free sil. ver and other Bryanesque doctrines rele- gated to the rear for the time being at ieast, and should this plan succeed, there migy be a possibility of supporting the Democratic State ticket, as w as Demo cgitic candidates for the Legislature ina ngmber of the counties. The men who are cugaged in endeavoring to harmonize thie Democratic factions are said to hav in view Ex-United States Solicitor Gener. al George A. Jenks of af a candidate for Governor.’ i anc nore on State issues, Jefferson county, A STRON cratic paper of this state Sth, containe June ATRE exper Jenks bas had : a A bar and lic life ax t the ideas, he was Congress, in the House, Tilden-Hayes p ential contest bef the clectoral commission be was selecte 10 make one of the arguments on behal of Mr. Til Iden reputation : > a Was that the Dex f the gressman 1 for Governor at Harrisburg Democt of his 2 nibted snination of a 8, or any other man character, would to accelerate that tendency phia Evening Bogletin . a. LAINY SEASON INCUBA and unc More Feared Than Yellow Fever. Fever ling to the statement of an old resident of Havana Key West, the rainy season in Cuba began a week now at or ten days ago he small-pox the year round “Havana, says, "has m fever and they are not epidemic except in the rainy season, When the war broke out there were 150,000 persons in Havana who had sot sufficient means of support for one week. What now, after ive weeks of the blockade? Among the reconcentrados smallpox has killed more than any other disease. The must be their condition people were unable to keep clean, un. ableto be vaccinated, even if willing, and they died by tens of thousands, In their debilitated conditions disease oper. ated rapidly. Smallpox ought now to One large man. be vaccinated, and only one-half died from smallpox. Malarial fever is now feared by the Cubans more than yellow fever is. Yellow fever attacks a persen only once, and tke Cubans generally have the discase in a mild form during childhood, andare thenceforth immuned, | | but malarial Bring him | fever has no antitoxine, and is very contagious. The Cuban in. surgents, camping in swamps, suffer se. It is esti. mated that §5 per cent. of the Spanish troops have had yellow fever, and are | immune, as are all the volunteers, “Smallpox can be excluded from the | | of the opinion that he has witnessed finer | | sights on division review of our noble | malarial many armies by vaccingtion, but or incapacitate “In Havana province thereare numer ous bands of from 20 to 50 insurgent each. They are vo longer able to raid the sub. urbs as before, the defenses have been strengthened, but they do hang about to cut off stragglers. A small body of Spanish soldiers who would wander away from the town would be preity sure to be chopped to pieces, by Cuban machets, With the fleet in front and the Cuban guerillas behind, Havana is prac. tically besieged, and the same may be said of the other town.’ LETTER FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH Our Soldier Boys are Do- ing at Chickamauga SHAPE What COMPANY B IN GOOD Capt. Tavlor {f Food are Anxious to Start for Received all Their Equipments Makes a Kick Supplied—They on the Quality o Luba What the Boys are Doing tr Geonce H. Touma CHICKAMAUGA PARK CA 35. Ldilor Aurt: 1 Sunday in camp, in every member of Cow; health and enjoying ther military camg they can in a sun. a southern been review, sham rather ineven battle and parade of which I will speak for recent ment, Chickar 75,000 soldiers encam; ical field. There are x0 troops here Teun. sistence, as is now the lar well as United States The present outlook is lar prices named, about : f their fos Lae INGAayY was ve reels s sey gel i 3 3 > He mmediately after the the man. es vo By TCH vattallions were drilled in Col u the evening at 7 { arms in front of field's quarters nem- orial services were held in frout of Regi. mental headquarters and the entire regi- marched there, and ment was very im ive services were held. te from the drum corps furnished national airs and Maj. H. 8S. Taylor aud both paid glowing music by singing R. C. McNamara and Capt. a ir to American were impressive, perhaps more so be. id the orating, ibute to the soldiers of the sixties and patriotism. The services cause we were on memorable ground, and being out to preform a like duty interest of human freedom and humanity, The speakers were cheered to the echo; both the gentiemen named are good orators, Capt. Taylor is known to the readers of the Democrat, and Maj. | McNamara is a prominent lawyer and orator, of Bedford, Pa. Tuesday was the day fixed for the in. spection and review of the Third Divi. sion of the Frst Army Corps, so prompt. ly at seven o'clock the Fifth Regiment marched to the parade ground, where it was the first regiment in position, the | in the | Ninth Pa., being the second in showing the superior training of the Peunsylvania troops. These are the only Pennsy! vania troops in the Third Division; the Fifth inthe First Brigade and the Ninth in the Second Brigade, This was cer. tainly an imposing sight. The entire Third Division lined up, but the writer is National Guard organization now dis. | rupted, as it never took our division so long to get into position, when once | assigued. The division was promptly | | inspected by Maj. General Breckenridge, | | the Inspector General of the United | States Army, assisted Ly John Jacob | | Astor, recently appomted on General | Beckenridge's staff. After the inspec. | tion the entire division passed in review | before the Inspector General, and here | again the superiority of the Pennsylvania troops was shown by their quick, easy | Continued on page 4. | man without further evidence. VOL. 20, XO. 23. BARTGES CONFESSED Man Make Spurious Coin Centre County Says He Helped men who were arrested 2 ory ern ment officials on the charge : “AOE 1g : ht making Were en hearings a tweek., Lia E government, Bellefonte, for the defen ret Sery ¢ Char 0X ade a confes- Giffith in arraigned betore Commissioner Monday, Bartges said : “I made ids for Breon and helped to make ’ Loox the mo counte Breon asked me to make the moulds. lever spent any of the bad money, bu a vated fv o > " s } 3 was paid in good money by Breon and re 1} Gramies The commissioner asked $1, and Bartges being unable 1 SU was oot - \ bail, furnish this | to await tria oD nmitte sefore the Ty h rited July The Altoona Times makes the fo! ing statement in regard to Bartges "He was a tinkering watchmaker and in his shop after the arrest the secret service agent found a ladle, some metal. tools and mould frames. In a trunk in the front of the house was found a gate off of one of the moulds. A gate is part of the metal that is trimmed from the coin after the die has been cast, Griffin visit. ed Bartges in jail and was told by the prisioner that be had made the moulds and part of the coin captured by the agent, The commission allowed Bartges to make a statement in his own behalf, and it contained facts that will eonvict the He bad made the moulds found in his possession for Valentine Breon, ove of the gang, at his solicitation, for which he had receir- ed no remuneration, He acknowledged OW : | having assisted Breon in the making of about twenty-five fifty cent pieces and a number of dimes. The work was done in the mountain fastuesses near the men’s homes and in an abandoned mill For the part he had performed Breon | gave him $10 and 200 pounds of chop. Bartges emphatically denied having at- tempted to pass any of the spurious coin —— THE TARR —— Celebration at Spring Mills. Spring Mills will demonstrate her pa- triotism by baving a grand celebration on July 4th. The program for the day will be parades, races, base ball, games and other games, drills and good music and speaking. In the evening there will be acamp fire, followed by a magnifi. cent pyrotechnical dieplay. There will {be an abundance of refreshments and every effort will be put forth to make this gala day a source of instruction and pleasure to all who attend. Special at- tention is called to a bean soup supper. acini Spring Time Is Here So is Spring's Sarsaparilla for the Blood, Guaranteed better than the best. For sale at Kramrine's Pharmacy.
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