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CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop.
THE INVASION
OF CUBA
A Large Fleet Will Soon Land
['roops at Santiago
SEVERAL LAND ENGAGEMENTS
The Spanish Fleet is Sull Bottled Up at San-
The Landing of Troops Will be the
No Important News
tiago
Next Important Step
During the Past Week.
There has been no important develop-
ment during the past week in the war
situation. Our fleets
| eade f al
strict blockade of all
C
jus is still
the harbor at Santiago
ervera’s squadron
unable to escape
and evidently afraid to
tempt.
A
n he
were sac
umber of
our boats an
These in
lled by
of marines was affected.
were attacked by Spanish forces d
the night and res: in some losses
Spies were landed they made acare-
and found
ful inspection
that Cervera's
that there is nom
point. The impo 1
was the sailing of a portion of the army
from Tampa, Florida,
go and Porto Rico
soon as they
veyed across to
take
will
some of th
ana wa
ite without fi
mt
point out
hands off.
The war news of
ind on pages 2 at
¢ past day will 1
lowing cond
go SPANIARDS KILLED
Dashing Attack
Spaniards
with water.
One Americn wa
two Cubans were k
were wounded
The Spanish loss i
men killed. Fifteen |
been discovered.
TROOPS FOR DEWEY
ey
The second
San Francisco,
fleet of transports laden with troops for
the Philippines weighed anchor about 1
o'clock and is now on its way to Manila.
This force with the
give
6000
+#
260
y who are enroute
will Dewey a supporti
ng
over well-armed, well-equipped
and well.seasoned soldiers.
It is expected that the expedition
which sailed to-day will arrive at Manila
about July 4.
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Havana Can Fight Hard
from Kingst
““H. M.
from Havana
A Chronicle ial
dated June 14, says
has
Robinson, the correspondent,
St €
be
Phil
that
ned to make a
just arrived
savs
the Spaniards are determi
desperate defense of Havana, which has
now been rendered practically impreg-
nable from the sea by a mile and a half
of batteries on either side, with twelve
six-inch guns. he channel has been
thoroughly mined.” The garrison is con-
fident and in excellent spirits,
Iutense misery exists there. The price
{ The Spanish
of flour per barrel is $30.
i
ships Purissima and Conception are to
start to-day with £75,000 worth of meat
and vegetables aboard, professedly clear-
ing for French Island,’ but really going
to Cienfuegos to send provisions to Blanco.
Hospitals are crowded, and people and
horses are dying in the streets for want
of food."
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Germany 8 Position,
The state department at Washington |
has received no information to indicate |
that Germany contemplates interfering
with the United States in Asiatic waters.
Should Germany make such a move she
will be interrogated as to its meaning,
A r——— ——
For Annexation,
On Wednesday a vote was taken in
gt against, The large
complete surprise.
COMPLEXITY OF BATTLESHIPS
Mechanical Do Nearly all the
Fine Work Except the Thinking,
Appliances
1 the Towa it may almost be said that
othing is
done by hand except the open.
nd closing of throttles and pressing
ing g
of electric buttons. Her guns are loaded,
trained, and fired, her ammuaition hoist.
ed, her turrets turned, her torpedoes
mechanisms of themselves—are tubed
and hig
ejected, the ship steered, her boats
hoisted out and the interior lighted and
ventilated, t
ed,
he great searchlights
operat.
and even orders transmitie
Ir conning
:
i
t
}
* corresponding 10
] ta lted
». i
beef shows a fall
and
pounds in
months of 18
of 35 per cent r the year, canned
beef from the 10
of 124 pound
months
in
WHEAT GOING DOWN
A gla
a decided slum in
:
About
jump and at m
market
shows
the
wheat a mouth ago it was on a
Any places in this county
it was as high as $1.45 per bushel, but
dronped t
I cents,
ince then has
Most of thos
it
0
who had wheat over, sold
when the highest points
was at ghest and
ie
sO that there is jitt
by this
1
reaped a nice profit,
left in Centre county graneries
time ie cause of the rise a
A
caused by famine abroad in last year's
"
nt
slump
can easily be explained scarcity
crops naturally caused a shortage in the
world's supply and an
followed. Then the
ucrease in price
course of young
Leiter, of Chicago, who bought up and |
held all that he could, caused ‘a corner” |
in wheat and gave another uunuatural
advance,
The latest crop reports from abroad |
are to the effect that no such failure as
last year will occur and the supply at
| home this year also will be larger than |
| usual.
{ dropped causing Leiter's failure at Chi.
cago, and he no longer is able to control |
| the market,
| & large crop this season with the proba.
bilit ti th
the House for the annexation of Hawali | " y ofa still further drop
which resulted: 209 for annexation [and
majority was a
This caused a reaction, and st
Conservative men look for
in prices.
Lerren's big corner in wheat is busted
and Lis financial career is about com.
pleted,
BELLEFONTE, PA,
DEMOCRATS IN
CONVENTION
The Proceedings and Ticket
Nominated,
GEO. ENDORSED
A. JENKS
A Large Turnout From all Section
County —R
How the Youu
Othices
mging Resolutions
Stood for 1
burg, were
W. U. Irvin
of Halves
Dunlap,
chosen
hen appointe
rman 1
lowing committee
MM Henr
ML
Dempsey, Ru
Th
on resol uti
Quistion, y Heaton,
John Smith, Gregg: J
Miles; Jac. W. Meyer, Pen
on credentials Krumrine,
H.
tee |
State College ; . Orndorf, Haines ;
P. Kelley, Saov
Hess, Harris
next step was
candidates for Congress. Geo. T,
of Bellefoute, made an enthusiastic
presenting
Spangler, vhose bn
dress in » name of Col
LI
made by acclamation, wi
conferees: Chas
P. 1. McDonaid,
Herd, of Phil
Wm. C. Heinle,
pame presented and was unanimously
the fol
Howard ;
mination was
ths 1}
a the following
, of Beliefonte
and A. B
r State
R
OF
ipsbhurg Senate,
was the only
Esq,
chosen, with owing conlerees
I.. A. Sheffer,
Haines
Next came selection of legislative
Balser Weber,
Bellefonte ; and Geo. B , Rebers
burg.
candidates and the first ripple of excite.
ment broke. The following candidates
were named and the first ballot only was
necessary, to wit
KR. M. Foster, State College
J. HL, Wetzel, Bellefonte... we [OB
A.C. Thompson, Halfmoon sessnsiee JB 18
Geo. W, Kook, Potter siustumass ssn 184
Messrs, Foster and Wetzel were de |
clared the nominees, In taking this bal.
lot, where ties occurred between candi
dates, fractional voles were cast from
| Benner and Burnside townships.
| For prothonotary the greatest uncer
| tainty prevailed and the excitement
INOS
THURSDAY JUNE 10,
the
declared
* th ba
*CCRsary aj prog rau
i the
moneys
a 1
SCDOO.S
movement |
abuses
{ maintaining
treasury,
Cal YUT POSK “
of Goilars ol
counties
prompt r n
or the pur
balances the
use then for corrupt
it has withheld milli
personal property tax |
whic entitled
mn State
w ns
rom the
hh were d to the ctut
mission
w hose
fortunate existence,
tors of some political boss and
3
i
ATK
ite contra
whose actions will be a
4
the fruit of
increase of the State indebtedness
Cont ling by
Senate and House of Representatives
legislative it exhibited
A re #8 disregard of the rights of the
taxpayers of the State, a shameless sub
to the dictates of the party
1 a most profligate appropriation
moneys to wholly unneces.
if not actual unlawful purposes
To the correction of these evils and the
overthr of the pernicious system ol
which these things are the outgrowth,
the Democracy of Centre county solemly
pledge their best efforts.
As a political organization we recognize
and affirm the right of the delegates of
the party in National Convention as.
sembled to declare the principles and de.
fine the policies of the party on national
issues, and these declarations we accepi
as the doctrines of the party, and as
such, binding upon its members and or.
ganization, until modified or reaffirmed
by a subsequent National Convention.
In go far as the coming election involv.
es the choice of members of congress,
and, to that extont, on all questions ol
national policy, we recognize and affirm
the right of members of the Democratic
ro a two-thirds vote both
* ast SeSSi0on,
Rit he
, pub i¢
w
| party to settle those questions for them.
| grew ‘nteresting as the balloting pro. |
| gressed which resulted as tollows
i i 9.84 4
M. 1. Gardner, Bellefonte Sil 8834 35% aq 0
C. U, Hoffer, Philipsburg 283g 20g 384 2 ®
D. R, Foreman, Potter....16 14 34 17
A. A. Metoher, Walker...l0 10 ¢
selves in their respective congressional
districts,
In the choice of a governor and the co
| ordinate officers of the State in the com.
ling election, no national policies ure at |
|
stake. The supreme issues are the re.
demption of our State from the domina.
{ ontinued on page 8
OPPOSED TO
CONQUEST.
First Public
War
nL
did
do
18)
William |
LUtterance on the
Ue
NATIONAL HOXOR UPHELD
misphere i
( versies of Eure pe a
i share
SCacoast,
louds clear away ber
ac
thers turn to thou
dizement and yield allegiance
who clothe land-covetousuess in
tractive garb of “National
timents
entered ny
} statesmen
: t he ‘
Betwixt a splendid and
To judge how wid mits
: at
a happy land
If some dream of the splendors «
heterogeneous empire encit
globe, we shall be content to aid in bring.
ng happiness to a homogene
the
nment of the peo
ing enduri
peog
of maintaining "a gover
by the
ns Jie, consecrate purpose
ple, people and for the people
———
Death at Zion
Betsy Lesh died at her home in
th, with cancer
Mrs
Zion on Tuesday night, 7
of the stomach. She had been suffering
more or less for the past year, Deceas.
ed was the widow of the late Thomas
Lesh, Esq., who died several years ago
Her maiden name was Betsy Shaffer |
and she was a vative of Elk county,
They bad no children.
Johu and Jacob, at Zion; and Michael,
of Centre Hall, Her funeral took place
from the Zion Reformed church Friday
morning. Rev. Miles O. Noll, of Car.
lisle, officiated.
Died.
In Union township, on June Sth, 18¢8,
| Mrs, Elizabeth Tolbert, widow of Hiram
| Tolbert, deceased; aged 3 years, 4
months and 16 days.
Surviving ber |
are her brothers Adam, of Peotone, 111. ; |
AT
1}
FROM CHICKAMALGA
r pul week, having
on a tour ol guard duly on Saturda
n Sunday and bad intend
to give you
* inches of
After get
water
o'clock an
repeated, which
OK
1 more or 088,
regime
“Rp
and the worst sufferers in
Taylor,
also tents
companies “A
our company
were Capt lLicutenants Jackson
of Sergt. Alex
ander, privates Barnes, Miller, Hazel,
and Taylor,
Rothrock, Ertel, Sando, Osmer and Noll
and Sergt. Gettig. Some of the boys
had cots and slept above the water
while those who had no cots were taken
in by the other boys who fared better in
| the storm, so that everybody had a dry
bed. The writer moved in with Sergt.
| Garis. The other tents were on higher
ground and their tents kept dry. The
camp will soon be gotten in shape again,
{this Monday morhing. In my letter
| next week I will give a full account of
the past week, together with an account
| of the commissary, cooking, ete.
8. D. Gerric.
Married.
| On June 14th, 1508, at Snow Shoe Iu.
| tersection, by Rev. J. Zeigler, Mr. Ed.
| ward M. Burd to Miss Edith Confer, both
of Boggs township, Centre county, Pa.