TH C¥*NTRE DEMOCRAT, mm PA., FEBRUARY 20, 1902. BRITISH OUTWITTED Twelve Killed and Many Wounded in a Boer Trap. FIRED ON FROM THREE SIDES Made Gallant Efforts to De. fend Position, But Were Overpow: ered-—De Wet's Wife Would Sooner Bee Him Dead Than Surrender. Pretoria, Feb. 17.~One hundred and fifty mounted infantrymen, while pa trolling the Klip river, south of Jo- hannesburg, February 12, surrounded a farm housé¢ whare they suspected Boers were in hiding. A single Boer Broke away from the house, and the British started to pursue him. The Boer climbed a kopje, the British fol lowing. Immediately a heavy fire was opened on them from three sides, The British found themselves In a trap and in a position where they were able to make any defense, Eight the British officers made a gallant fort and defended the ridge with bines and revolvers until they everpowered The British had officers and ten men killed and s¢ officers and 40 men mded the force was able to back cover of a block house Lord Kitchener, in porting the Klip river affair “A party from the South African stabulary line, on the Waterval encountered on February 10 a for force of the enemy near Vanton- dersbek, and was driven back with loss.” According to special dispatches from Pretoria, the mounted infuntry- men who were trapped at Klip river were all fresh from home and unused to Boer tactics. The bulk of the cas ualties occurred during the retreat of the British. The killed included Major Dowell, the commander the force De Wet Will Never Surrender, Durban, Feb. 17.—Mrs. De Wet, In an interview held at the Maritzburg concentration camp, said that two of her sons were still fighting with their father. regretted that the gov ernment had not permitted her to communicate with her husband said certain that he wou never surrender. Mrs. De Wet clared she would rather see her band die than submit SENATE PASSED DANISH TREATY Britons un- of et Car were two veral wo fall addition re- says con river super # Of She she was de hus No Amendment Made to Agreement | hil For Cession of Islands. Feb. 18. Yesterday the senate of treaty Denmark, ceding to the United for a consideration of $5.000000 islands of St. Thomas, St. John and 8t. Croix, composing the group of the Antilles known as the Danish West Indies, and lying just of Porto Rico, and thus so far as this country is concerned consummated a transac tion which has been under considera tion intermittently since the adminis tration of President Lincoln The treaty and the on It were read at length, and more or less discussion of the proposition was in duiged In. It was not amended in any particular, Senator Bacon proposed an amend ment eliminating the paragraph in the treaty giving authority to congress to fix the civil and political rights of the inhabitants, but it was voted down by A viva voce vote. Senator Cullom then axplainéd the provisions of the treaty in detail he resolution to ratify was adopted without division Washington the with States the disposed Cast report Conference With Con! Shamokin, Pa., Feb. 18 President John Mitchell notified the Ninth dis trict United Mine Workers’ headquar ters here that he had issued invita tions to heads of coal carrying rall roads to attend a proposed joint con ference of representatives of employ ers and employes, to be held Wed. nesday, March 12, at a place to be selected later in the anthracite region Secretary George Hartlein, of this place, was ordered to go to New York to aid President Mitchell and the an thracite district presidents to bring influence to bear on J. Plerpont Mor gan and others to attend the conven tion or else to send representatives Barons. Killed Wife For Disobeying Him, Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 18. —~Frank M, Beckwith, a descendant of one of the best-known families in this county, shot nnd instantly killed his wife Beckwith lives near Hannah Furnace and works at Sandy Ridge, some eight miles distant. Mrs. Beckwith went to Sandy Ridge to visit at the home of Mr. Edminson. Beckwith told her to be home not later than midnight. Not coming home, the man walked eight miles over the mountain, and finding his wife, killed her. He then walked back home, Intending, he sald, to kill the eldest of his six children. Before he could carry out his threat he was arrested and brought here to jail Tried to “Burn mm Boy "tt ‘Stake. Scranton, Pa, Feb. 17.—Arthur Young, of Carbondale, who, after being discharged, tied his employer's son, William Hick, to a stake and attempt. od to set fire to it, was sentenced here In court Saturday by Judge Edwards It is sald that the youth was incited to the crime by reading cheap blood: and-thunder lterature, He was sen. tenced to serve two and a half years ia the penitentiary, President's Cousin Dead. | MACKAY S ary LAUNCHING OFEMPEROR'SYACH Two Thousand Invitations Sent Out By the Builder. New York, Feb, 18. Two thousand Invitations to the launching emperor's yacht were gen! out yesior day by the bullders, the Townsend Downey Co. Only those whose names had been passed upon by the commit. tee of arrangements at Washington and the secret gervice bureau and per sonal friends of the builders received the coveted cardboards. The invited guests include those foremost in offi clal life in Washington and in New York all the celebrities of finance, poll tics, literature, art and the bus n-ss and official life of this city. At least two governors will witness the launching—Governor Odell, of New York, and Governor Murphy, of New Jersey. Governor Stone, of Pennsy vania, has been invited As a saleguard against heavy weather in the outer harbor on the that 1} Henry plan for formally changed yesterday. of the day rince arr the welcoming him It was decid: ea of having bay from the ives here, Was wi tO abandon the him trans fer down th Withelm zollern Recreat Ti Admiral ing the the | Kror anda ion MITHTO BECOADJU TOR Washington Clergyman. Notifies Com mittee of His Acceptance Ph der Ma Church ladeiphia, Feb. 18 He Alexar kay-Smith Wash ed to accept the rector of St : ington, D. C office of bis! futor focese of Penns J to which of the d he was els d at t sped ¢ among I pt DEWEY WILL NOT ATTEND to A« Wife's lliness Will Prevent Admiral From Meeting Prince Henry Palm Fia., Feb Admiral Dewey d the following dispat from Will you Beach 15 rece] ve Washington yesterday ine with 28. at 730 p mm, to to meet his royal hig Henry of Prussia? bru me th have ye honor ghness, Prince HOLLEBEN Imperial German Ambassador.” Admiral Dewey replied as follows “I regret exceedingly not to accept your invitation to dine and have the honor of again meeting his royal high ness, Prince Henry of Prussia, but Mrs. Dewey is too ill for me to leave her GEORGE DEWEY ‘The Admiral of the Navy Cleveland Slaughtering Ducks. Norfolk, Va. Feb. 18 Charles Keil del, of Washington, secretary of the Back Bay Gunning Club, at which ex President Grover Cleveland is a guest returned to Norfolk from the marshes yesterday. He stated that the Cleve land party killed 200 ducks and 30 geese on Friday, and that Mr. Cleve land did more than his share of the slaughter. The weather is very rough at the club, but ideal for duck shoot ing, and the game is plentiful. Mr Cleveland's health has improved since he arrived there Reciprocity With Cuba. Washington, Feb. 15. Representa tive H. C. Smith, of Michigan, intro duced a bill in the house yesterday providing for a reciprocity treaty with Cuba, to be effected by the presi dent as soon as the islanders estab lish thelr government Under the terms of the treaty the United States shall refund quarterly to the Cuban treasury 40 per cent. of the duties col lected, and the Cubans shall make tariff concessions In their turn. The treaty shall continue in foree for ten yoars . Anniversary of Pope Leo XIII, Rome, Feb. 18 <All the Catholie sovereigns, besides the rulers of some of the South American republics, have notified the Vatican that they are sending Jubliee representatives with gifts to the Pope In honor of his holl ness’ celebration of the 24th anniver sary of his pontificate, The first pil grimage, that from Lombardy, arrived yosterday. The pligrimage was head. ed by Cardinal Jerrarl. All the car dinals will visit Pope Leo during the jubilee. Leo XIII. was made Pope on February 18, 1878 A ————— A —— Captain Charles F, Snowden Dead. Trenton, N. J, Feb. 18-~Captain ! eut more than 1] : Charles F. Snowden, state military | storekeeper In charge of the state ar penal, died here yesterday of heart digenne, Captain Snowden was a pers sonal friend of General Cooper, and his : : death Is belleved to have been han fened by the news of the sudden de. mise of General Cooper, A Whiskey War. Peoria, IIL, Feb. 18.—~A cut in the price of distilled spirits was announced WAR TAXPS REPEALED ——————— House Unexpectedly Passed Bill | | Barnum’s Without Debate, THE VOTE WAS Mr, Rich&dson, At Amended. Once, As It Could Not Washington, Feb, 18.—The unex. pected happened in the house yester day, when the bill to repeal the war revenue taxes was passed unanimously without a word of debate, was the outcome of thrown down by Mr. Tennessee, the minority the adoption by a strict party vote & special order for the of the bill, which permitted upon it until 4 o'clock this afternoon, but cut off all opportunity to amendments except such as had agreed upon by the ways committer The adoption had ceded by a bate, of which the crats protested against the of the “gag.” which Mr. Hay, of Vir. ginia, charged was meant to prevent a free sion not only by the Democrats, but by some of the Reput licans, | p ally rected toward consin, ti the steel s¢ law, They also ¢ method of procedure the influence the lng it simply a the a challenge Richardson, of leader, after of consideration debate offer been and means of the rule stormy de been pre in the cours Demo appl ication nres expres attent Mr. Bal r of the bil ! of the present tar harged that WAS house and mak machine to register the few men In control sald that he supported the program the ground the issue presented for the r WAr revenus ’ Of decrees Mr. Bab« of ock on the yD the he first peal not be o« At that the taxes should plic same time he should opi Mr. Dalzell, of a point against t ing the time un of the hen 649% amendmen the Wilson tariff biil had through read When the of 158 to 12 minority leader, Rising in h Bpeakeor—I unanim fact that amend the of the absolutely ask unanin be put upon plause hoth Members looke amazement Not voiced, and the with. Every vole XE in nu cast in the affirmative, quietly and unanimously came the end of what at one time had promised to be one of the most exciting contests of the session The measure, which was prepared by Chairman Payne, of New York, of the ways and means committee, cuts off in round figures $76. 000000 from the government's annual revenues Every item on the war tax schedule is eliminated except that of mixed flour This is a very small item, and is really NOt & WAr revenue tax ated with other mat EAVE press 8 own al ortunity ” Pennsylvania, se the migorily by fer Democratic house w been fore without being was adopted by a vole Mr. Ric sprang a is seat, sald 8 requ Yew hardson surprise he ‘Mr rise to make In not permitted bili consent Are ling 1s Wao pen and on Ges.) 1 at ea other an objection vole was taken 4 was forth 27 rr. was “i mb and thus Found Dead In a Mine. Wilkeaharre, Pa, Feb. 18 Edward Broome, a fire boss employed at No. 1 mine, of the Delaware and Hudson Coal company, at Plymouth, was found dead In an abandoned working of the colliery last evening He had been missing since Sunday morning When he did not come to the surface Sunday a party entered the mine in search of him They traveled the workings all night, but could find no trace of him. The search was kept up yesterday. Last evening about $ o'clock the body of the missing man was found in an out-of-the-way place It was badly burned. Broome had evi dently encountered a body of gas, which had ignited and an explosion occurred, causing his death Packing Mouses at War, Chicago, Feb. 18.-Big packing houses in the stock yards are at war. and as a result the price of dressed beof in the Chicago market has been 26 per cent. Instead of receiving from 9 to 10 cents, the packers are getting from 63% to 7 cents for thelr drossed beef, and the market man is reaping all the benefitior the rotall price has not been reduced. The trouble is over the entrance of two | pew meat firms into the Chicago beef market, The established firms were quick to resent the Intrusion into thelr territory, and began to meet the com- petition by cutting prices. The new comers followed suit, determined to get business at any price, Hobson Will Retire. Washington, Feb. 18—The president yesterday sent to the senate a mes sage recommending the retirement of Naval Constructor Richmond P, Hob son, and In accordance with this ' recommendation Senator Gallinger tm. mediately introduced a bill providing for Mr. Hobson's transfer to the re tired list. In his message the presi dent gives as his reason the trouble that Mr. Hobson has had since 1900 with his eyes, and recites the history of that trouble. y Died In Chureh, New Brunswick, N, J. Feb, 17. UNANIMOUS | Minority Leader, | Suggested That the Bill Be Passed | Be | This action | It is better to be thrown on your own resources than to slip on an icy pave. | ment, Monkeys “All well—all happy— lot: That report from the monkey cage » of fun”, is the regula f Barnum's Circus ever sin he ke epe rs began dosing tl Scott's Ema Consumption was carr off two thirds of year and the circus wonkeys with sion, ing every » ) buy new ones. One dav a keeper accid | . broke a bottle of Emulsion near the cage and the monke: lapped it up from y This suggested the i port ver HMB On sumpuion, | $1 aper to bus Send for free sample, FAMILY ~ GROUPS. family together i group photograph What could more Or more appreciated idren, after the and drifted made be p leasin g by the ch family is broken apart { This is the t We are ime to at ttend to it with at your service the best equipment, the “know-how.” and best of all. reasonable prices. Prices you can afford to pay and get good, Insting, pleasing work. As an inducement, at this time, we will give, with each dozen or half-dozen order for family groups, a frame for one of the pictures made from one of our elegant mouldings, ab- solutely FREE Cabinets, Platino finish on 6x8 dark cards, £3.00 per half doz., 85.00 per doz. 619 81-8 Platino finish, on Jlx 1312 cards. $6.00 per half doz., 810 per doz. 8x10 Pla tino finish, on 121 2x15 cards, £7.00 per half doz., $12 per doz. Other sizes up to 16x20 inches. DON'T DELAY, THIS BE FOR A SHORT OFFR Will TIME ONLY. Mallory-T aylor Studio, Over Lyon & Oo's store BELLEFONTE PA LEGA ol J mt APMINISTRATON'S X 8 NOTICE Estate of LL B BATHU RAT, dec'd., Sling township rs of administration on sald sstate hav ing been granted to the undersigned, all per sons inde! Shathnd an are requested to make A DVE ERTISEN EN ™ : or ahh, Administrator APM INISTRATOR'S "8 NOTICE. Bal. TORIA nl make od to said eviate are w.6. Runkle, Attorney. A holon CULT NOTION. Estate of SARAH A. ARMSTRONG, dec'd. late of Spring township. Letters of Raninistration on sald estate hav ing been granted to the undersigned, all per sons indebted thereto are requested to make Immediate payment, and those having elaims or demands against the same will present them without delay for settlement, to the un dersigned A LAKMBTRONG, Administrator, Bellefonte, Harry Keller, Atty. x12 AVPITOR 8 NOTICE JM Dare In the Court of Com | Valentine Irom Co. et al Notioe Is hereby given that the undersigned, | | appointed by | George E late of aul Whole tame. 11 “oronen Slatmg of TOBIAS KI KL RURPRL county Fa bd SRR fate | persons hati E82 | 6 ha Ta | mon Vieas of Cen “tre County No 14 Aug. Term Yl Vs. the Court of Common | Ceutre county, an Auditor, to make {| ton of the funds paid inte court, arising the sare of the defendant's property, will meet i all persons in interest for the purpose of his | appointment at his office in Bellefonte | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24h. at 10a. m ELLIS L. ORVIS Auditor distribu Nou EIN DIVORCE LAURA M. HOYrMas of Com. { Centre In the mon PF {Court PAs 0 Faxes GETTIO Master e 1 CARTER NOTICE ourt of Cx : rporation 14 eh VIRAT CHURCH ‘WF CHRIST 8C1¥ f Howard i the Tar hereo! are the { th aot FIKS 1 f the Un . TH LEN TIST for these 3 CHO) ¥ A the e said Act of Afsen:t sid FORTS E) Loa NOTICE - . The | titions for | fihe Clerk of their gw SL the (x Centre © BLY, and made Lo the said ( Henry Broekerhof! Mautioe W. Yeager CN KC HB. Garma:r i) B. Neweomer WL. Daggett Mapledaorn pher North lohn Walton... Lseorge Nloit Joseph Peters It Tempest 8 nger Dorsey F Meyers Thomas Barnes Jr James Passmore Enoch Hugg I L. Delaas W. x Muwmer john M_ Relish James W Runkle George RB. Uzzle John 6 Uzzle — lawrence Redding Alonzo Grove John W_ Pe nnington Bawin Rub! .... James 8. Reiah 5. B. Shaffer isaac A. Shauver Simon BR Kin Alois Koblbecker Chartier PF Rose James |. Ielong A. L, Nearhood.. Howard Bor Milibeim ug dorough Centre Hall Boro Snow Shoe Twp Rusk Townsh Gregg Potter Pens Boggs Liberty Miles MISTILLER oy Haines Townsh Mulfinger Spring WHOLEFALRE RERER John Anderson Bellefonte, W.W James Blach Philipsburg 2nd W Lamb — ” - Witham Kiley Jr . y Benjamin Qowy serwaith .. Rush Township WHOLESALE LIQ Rogers Fhilt Car Noah John C on Samuel Mishas Orin Val David Chambers W. RK Haynes paburg snow Shoe Twp PHEW ER Robert L Benner Township 1. GARDNER Mw Hass M. Clerk SPECIAL SALE REGISTER. FOR Live Stock and Impiements. This style of advertisement for public sales, | enumerating all articles, Yes the following | we oo nader moe effective than 0 Sale Bills it appears in nearly 300 papers each week Charge $24 | walle north of Fiedler, In Haines twp THURSDAY, MARCH mh be a.m. the following estate of H. 8. Amey, dee’d | LIVE STOCK 7 Good horses, span of about 8 yrs old 12 mileh cows, 2 Balls, 15 head young oaitle, several Melfers with oalvms, § Brood sows with pigs, 18 Shoats, lot of chickens, IMPLEMENTS 2 Mowers, * hh p Empire Separator, tier, Thrashing machine and Shaker, Jeather baliin fanning mills, Grain : an Cultivators 1 o Corn Plan he ih on em ood mules fa RE t harness, yoela, G ., es yA 4 with rope hd pullres BOUSKEDLD GooDs: abpienr Clas barrels at at sand crvam | Wome Better, afore, soul 22 fir" + Admr, on TURSDAY, MARCH Lith, toon vias of | from | on | Tn Haines township, | mile north of Fiedler Tornado Feed Cutter, | Biraw Cuter | Grain Cleaner, 22 horse Wagons, 3 interest {nn Band. witeh Hay Baler, Bond Wason, Chop M11 with Frenet Burrs, 1 Hydraulie C der Press, | new Huber Engine, 15 borse power compou 4 snd 52 ineh eylinder, and a 45 neh Bo parstor. all in good condition and considered the best ma chine in the valley: lot of Harness Tools, ete, PLANING M LIL MACHINERY 1 Bip Baw-extra good machine, 1 Seroll saw, 1 “Bhaper,” | Tenon Machine, | Mortise Ma. chine, and many other articles G. W,. WOLF, Fiedler. Pa. | One and one-half mile east of Bellefonte Spring twp the Jacksony WEDNESDAY, the In on Cameron Buroside's farm on ilie road, on MARCH 1 undersigned th. 1 fa m, the following LIVE STOCK at will sell ‘ork Horses, 2 Mares with i r'ing TH Cows B2year old Helfers Z year old Jerses Bu | 2yvar ol mharthorn Sborthorn Bu i im full well ported schrop yearling bred Fees 1 years oid, 13 Broed sows, 1 thor China Boar Shoats ovughbred Poland months old IMPLEMENTS ¢ east of Pleasant Gag DURKY DATrnDess, express ars, double trees singe aCksmith Loo ron kettle barrels, Ek stove. ot stove nn knife g chains los. 1. Nell. Auct J. J. GARBRIK K. we what » kno e cant of Gatend SATURDAY, MARCH {1 sell * head of horses including 1 bay mare 5 years oid, | sorrel mare 7 years old, 1 gray mare $ years old, | bay horse 12 years id, 1 bay mare ¥ year old | bay mare 15 years old. | bay horse 5 yours oid, bay colt 2years old. 5 mileh cows \ be fresh about time of sale, | Hearford bull, 1% head of young eattie and calves, loft of sheep, 2 Chester white brood sows, | Jersey shoats IMPLEMENTS 1 $horse wagon 4inch tire, 1 new Conklin WALOD alse Kramer wagon seated pri wagon, | top buggy. 2 mir of bob sleds | sleigh. new Buckeye grain drill, Hooser grain ar Champion binder, 2 Champion mowers, Penna. cultivator with corn planter attach ment, American cultivator, steel land roller, 8 Oliver plows, 3 wpring tooth barrows. | weader, fanning » WAY Tope and tackle, DT sesls harness, | sot chain harness, | set double driv ing harness, single driving harness, collars, W full set of buteher tools. 7 cook onal stove, iron kettle, Key Geo. Walle, Auet 1. A. GATES win as the Di Ire Bate's farm | LAN 2nd red bor, T stone gehi miles sast of Bellelonte the ehurch WEDNESDAY LIVE STOCK § work horses..3 Syear old, 11 m ch COWS, SOIme i will be fresh by time of sale 1 heifer shoats Smo old shoats Smo. old, 2 sows 1% head fine sheep IMPLEMENTS: ONE DEERING MOWER Deering binder with truck, 1 Ohlo mows Hagerstown grain dnll with fertilizer, While by gum spring grain drill, Albright suikey oul tivator, double walking cultivator, oon | planters: one is double row Albright planter another is Centre Hall planter good as new, 2 top bugles piatform spring Wagon wilh pole, ! palr Bob sleds—one new, J hay rakes—one is new, O 1 C. hay tedder, fanning mill, 8 Har soon hay forks with rope and pulleys, I Conk {in wagons—one is new 2 pair hay ladders 2 ft long. land roller, 2 spike toothed barrows, spike hariows potato plow, corn seraper, 2 South Bend plows - metal baaln plow, tug ha? ness, trace harness, set double driving har ness with ivnets, single driving harness and fiynots, & palr heavy flynels, collars, bridies, | forks, rakes, double and single trees serd | corn, crystal creamery with § gal. glass cans, | 2 1arge dinner bells, 2 large tr kettlps—one | has pat stirrer, eross cul saw, clover seed sower | cook stove, parlor steve, clock , sewing ma chine, lawn mower, grind stone Foo} other household furniture, Mr. Ggheen. Auct. Gro . GARBRICK. Smiles Bast of Bellefonte. sale at Sa. m FRIDAY MARCH Suh, v2 5 Work horses, 10 mileh cows 11 blooded short orn vome it ba near Advent on MARCH MIN atPam i2year old, large brood
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