THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. JUNE 30, 189K, 3 \IERRITTS NEW DUTIES. | The General Sails Away to Govern the Philippine Islands. A PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE He Wil Assure Thom That He Comes Not to Oppress, But to They Liberty. Them. Granted the Fullest Free Are to Be San Francisco, June 29. —~Major Gen- rri yesterday abandoned his Phelan buliding over the office to The clerks and attached to the various General Merritt's depart- went on board the steamer last ind at 9 o'clock this morning eral himself went on board, An start for Manila Was was intimated at headquar- General Merritt's plan is not transports, but to hurry get coal and proceed to possible, He will t at the ally turned weral Otis, a pro sued Immedi- Manila. with 180 of neces th the nava nmand to » pr GENERAL GOMEZ HEARD FROM. The Insurgent Commander Greatly in Need of Supplie “. t. June Goodies to the Soldiers, nrderer on Our Warship. squadr sentenced to r murder, Six placed In a chain rik on fortifications One ¢k he secured a file and ut his shackles and made his escape, eluding his Spanish pursuers. Last Bunday he signaled of our varships, and was taken off the island in a small boat. Think It Only a Threat, London, June 20. All the special dis. patches from Madrid agree that the threat of the United Btates to send a squadron to the Spanish coast causes no excitement or apprehension in Spain. The general belief on the cone tinent is that nothing serious is in- tended by the threat, though there are reports from Vienna that the powers gre exchanging notes on the subject, in. one More Abuse For General Lee, Havana, June 20.-El Diaro De La Marina, commenting oa the report from the United States that Major General Fitzhugh Lee will attack Ha- vana at the head of 40.000 soldiers, says: “For what then comes this pers verter of supplies sent for reconcens trados and this presumable authority of the explosion of the Maine." Postmaster Baker's Alleged Slayers Kingetree, 8B. C., June 20.-The fol- lowing men at Lake City were arrest ed yesterday on a charge of being ime plicated in the killtng of Postmaster Baker, and will be taken to Charles ton: Maul-Tree Epps, H. F. Stokes, HH. C. Goodwin, R. R. McKnight, M, V. Ward and W. A. Webster. These men were arrested by deputies from Charleston on a warrant f{gsued by Postoffice Inspector Buella, WAR BREVITIES. Ww ednesday ' June eR Numerous cases of diphthe ria, cere. bro-spinal meningitis and pneumonia have developed at Camp Merritt, Call fornia. Admiral Sampson believes that Lieu- tenant Hobson and his men have been rethoved from the Morro at Bantlago and taken un to the city The Spanish commandant at Corun- na has taken measures to arrest an alleged American spy, who arrived here on the British steamer Hornac, The steamer Algonquin arrived at New York yesterday with the Spanish prisoners comprising the captain and crew of the bark Maria Dolo Queen Regent Chpistina’s other valuables have been transferred to Vienna, but she will remain in Spain till her position becomes untenable, Senor Castelar says that Spain {8 at the threshold of a republic, “"Carlism being out of the question and the monarchy being an absolute failure.” Thursday, June 283. The Spanish steamer Pur i cepelon ha arrived at Trinid with $100.1 El res. wels and THE PRODUCE MARKETS. As Reflected by Dealings in Philadel- Phis s and Baltimore, Flour nominal 4 nsylvani ] silla, extra, small way Pennayl 2 red, July, 8 mixed yellow, for local No. 2 white, 3x Hay weak bales, Beef easy. Pork easy. mess, $106110. 08 short clear, RLOGILN:. fame fly, 21 2613 5. Lard weak, western steam» od, $8.75 utter steady; western cream- ery, 134 £il15c do. factory, HU13%c.; El ging, 1% imitation creamery, 1201440. ; New York dairy, 1261 do. creamery, 1 Le 16% fancy Pennsylvania prints Jobbing at 1Mi28e do. wholesale, Ise. Cheese steady: large, white, 70. small do., TWN large, colored, T%4T%c small do, % light skims, SN G6c.; part skims, $%0 560 full ekims, 202%e. Egg» stondy, New York and Pennsylvania, 12 @12%e,; western, fresh, 1%@1%0 Baltimore, June I% «Flour dull and un. changed. Wheat dull and sary; spot and sonhth July, OAT 0c. August, TIN TIN September steamer No. 2 red, TEU southern, by samples, 66 fc. do. on grade, 50%. Corn dull and lower; spot and month, WGN; July, BRC BAN ¢ August, MOMMe., Baptomber, UBM. wteamer mixed, BVM. ; south ern, white, 354@ 30. ; do. yellow, #e. Oats dull and lower: No. 1 white, 4 8Ne.; No. 2 mixed, 250 384 Rye firmer; No f nearby, &%e.; No. 2 western, d#4c. Hay steady; No. 1 timothy, 51L.50G12.5. Lat tuce, $1.00G1.28 East Liberty, steady. extra, Oates dull; No. 2 white, clipped timothy, $12 for beef hams, 323 TU iarge Wan TH 6 80 180 Pa., June BM - Cattle HAG %; prime, M10 485; common, HOLL. Hogs active and a shade stronger. prime mediums and best Yorkers, 8100415; heavy, $4.0004.10; light Yorkers, MU406; pigs, as to quality, $.0502.95. Bheep active, choice, HED 468; common, 8.5004; choles yearlings, $05.2; common to good, MPL; spring lamba, $546.50, spot, 54 | trade, | cholce | ly APOLEONIC LEGEND. I—————— JENCHMEN BELIEVE HE ORTUNE IN A COIN. fhe “Little Corporal” Had How HID A Fincial Difflend ties in His Time, Too He Made an tnpopular Currency Circulate Dronios of Acquiring Sudden Weatth. have in the particular Fr you may, un a millionaire, least is the belief shared by upon hundreds of credulous ! ind Frepchwomen pf v spend most of the destroy ng quantitios of ou happen to piece ge 4 Lag bit 31 SPAT in the h¢ Dr well pe of realizing irdo Nardez, the Marco leon: known numismatist, and one of wognized authorities on coin lo ri Curious cox H4inn tion multe tr juite ul : Ee ta - een - a plan for welding 80 as to defwy tain that he mel sold it to the government en t dete i 3. others main ited down the silver ; work was colossal, but, in the en baron's system is quered. He found the 000 france, having spent nearly a mill lon to obtain it. The order was duly presented at the Bank of France, and, says the tradition, cashed by that in- stitution. “Plausible as the parration may seem the great mass of Frenchmen refuse to credit it, and go on, year after year, spliting open thelr five-franc pieces to look for Napoleon's note It is cer- tainly a tantalizing though® that some- sald to have con- note for 5.000 « where in the world a check for $1,000. 00C is knocking about, hidden in an ordinary silver coin, worth barely $1. | By possessing and opening that coin the man worth just five francs may In a moment become a milllonaire.” Dr. Marco Leonardo Nardez admits having opened a few five-franc pieces | himaslf note, in search of *he huge bank —-— Novel Barglar Alarm. A druggist whose store was recently visited by burglars hos put in an elec | tric arrangement, and now, when he hears any suspicious noises, he merely | presses the button by the side of his | bed. This lights up the whole store, | and his friends depart in haste, Meant ¥ in Onlons, The finest complexions in the world ars sald to be In the Bermudas. This Is accounted for by the fact that the Inhabitants live chiefly on onions AN ARTILLERY DUEL. a — The Confederate Challenge and Its Accept. ance at Port Gibson, only artill lery duel during the 18 a badge of th lHlery, “It was Misg., and was are much formality, if] marks ot of henor in tnessed the yk place ran wearily Art fought ns one mal affairs g of 1863 Gen bout Vieksht ir enough an effective cksburg cros Grant was in an forti- iIrg 10 the Way off toward rebel |S.S. | pir SLEIGH BELLS. nly Used Tie a8 Fver-Many Is Exporte WAR cast in the bell that now 1 20 It has to stay in, The Shah's Pet Cats, Lovers of cats will be interested to know that the Shah of Persia sur- passes all other royal devotees in en- | thusiasm for these particular animals. He has no fewer than fifty of them, and they have attendants of their own, | with special rooms for meals. When | the Shah goes away the cats go, too, | carried by men on horseback. The Centre of Population, The center of population in this country in 1790 was twenty-three miles | east of Baltimore; in 1870 it was near. ly fifty miles east of Cincinnati; now it is twenty miles east of Columbus, | Ind, It moves westward at the rate of thirty-six to eighty-one miles every ten years, A Darky -Frosf Hen Coop, A man in Cartersvilie purchased the gallows on which a man was hanged and bullt a henpery of the lumber, He has never had a chicken stolen from it, and it Is suid that the colored brother won't go within a block of it if he can poasibly avold doing 80,~Ats Janta Constitution. Japanest Words, The Japanese ltnguage ia sald te contain 60,000 words, every one of which requires a @!fferent symbol, It is quite impossibly for one man to learn the entire la’guage, and a wel) educated Japanese Is familiar with only avout 10,000 words. Crippled by Rheumatism. Those who have Rheumatism find | themeelves growing ste dilly worse all the while. One reason of this is that the remedies prescribed by the doctors contain mercury and potash, whic h ul timately intensify the disease by caus- ing the joints to swell and stiffen. priusing a severe achin 8 of the bones 8. B. bas been curing Rheumatism for twenty years—even the Worst cases which seemed elmoat incurable Capt. O. E ghee eonduetor, of ( i once with Rie t that there is or cure for that painful 4 ense, He says great sufferer from n cular Rheumatism two years, 1 could no permanent rell from any me doin @ Hug! 1rond int ral CF Tae vt For oe The Blood we Pur Groceries Fine CE - NEW FISH. -_ Maple Sugar and Syrup -» wn - QUEENSWARE, -n SEGHLER & C0 HIGH STREET, ‘BELLEFONTE, PENN A, JENERAL ACHNT (oN CETL LIFE INS CO HT Offlee on 2nd A rider's Ston Onto, Mock, Bellefonte, Pa. nnn. Wo w— This Company has the Following Advantages : 147 Average interest rate for 20 years has been over 7 per cent. One per cent, #7 The Receipts from interest for 33 years have more than paid all death losses, 14" Realizes the Highest Interest and has the lowest death rate of any company Assetts Dec. rst, ini : $18,708,130.31. JOHN M. PATTISON, President, E. P. MARSHALL, Secretary. Ww. H. MUSSER and the aver. | age Death Rate less than Three-fourths | R. ATLROA D SCHEDULES | EXNKSYLVA P “i In effect on RATLBROAD ANI ANUHES aid after May 17 JELLEFONTE CENTRAL 3 : - take effect Fel STATI Ar Na Lv Bellefonte Coleville Morris Whitmer Hunters Fillmore Brialy Waddle Lambourne. Krumrine PRG | | WRI State College ~Siruble Hioomsdort Pine Grove i X ado ~ "go oY Ee 4 8S sino Avpuop [1 PAGS our, ; BBS 100) SAYS] ‘A G SAOLEY “1 20 gy #1 5 | 12 w 0 ¥ Morning trains from Montandon, Lew Willlamsport, Lock Haven and Ty one net with train No. 2 for State College. After noon trains from Montandon., Lewisburg, W lamsport, Lock Haven and Tyrone oo with train No. 5 jor State College. Trains fron State College connect with Penna. Kallross at Bellefonte for points east and west stops on flag tf Dwily except Su § Monday only. * Saturday only F.H Teoxas, Supt eon A RR ~~ if | #Cavents, and Trade-Marke obtained and all Pa | foot byniness conducted for MooeRaTe Fres, eOunOrncE OrroRitE U, 8B, PaTvenY Orrict Bod we can secure patent i Joss tue Lian Laos remot from Washongton, Send model, drawing or photo, with descrip. tion, We advise, if patentalie or pot, free of charge, Our fee pot due te putent Bocurd AP mo. * How to Obtain Patents,” MN nha | vs 5, and foreign, C.A.SNOW& CO. Sih area Orne, WasninaTon. 0. C. J wishurg thee i
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