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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Oorernor OoL W. A. Btonr.
Lieut. Got. -Gen. J. P.8. Qobln.
See Int. AITalrs-Oon. J. W. Lalta.
superior Judge W. W. Potter,
Ooogrem at Large Hon. 0. A. Grow,
B. A. DaTeoport.
Uooffmn Hon. T. M. Motion.
Aasembly-Dr. A. M. smith.
Aa-toelate Judge Z. T. Gemberllng.
Ooonty Bunreyor O. A. Botdorf.
Thursday, Sept. 1, 1898.
God BJeit Admiral Dewey
He wasn't afraid of toqiedoes.
He didn't scout for the Spanish
warships.
He didn't wait at the harbor en
trance for the enemy to come out.
He took all the chances of war
and of his ehips being blown up.
He fought the enemy at the short-
est range possible.
He didn't take tid bits of the
Spanish possessions ; he took all of
their islands -and captured fifteen
millions of people.
History will accord all the glory
of this war to Admiral Dewey ; it
will give his naval warfare the high
est rank.
The Presidency itself would not
express to Dewey thu gratitude of
the common people. With Porter
and Farragut, Dewey must at least
be created Admiral.
The Defects of the System.
The many compluintsof the War
Department and its bureaus which i
are now appearing may be made to
serve a useful purpose by calling
official attention to remediable de
ficiencies in our military system.
Perhaps many of them may be at
tributable to the querulousness due
to a morbid physical condition in the
critics, and more are the outcries of
amateur observers shocked by hard
ships and sufferings incidential to
war and inseparable from it ; but it
is obvious that there remains much
which is justly deserving of the most
thorough investigation, with a view
to the readjustment of the system
under which it was possible.
Something more than the mere
complaints of men whose judgment
is enfeebled by disease is necessary
to discover the defects. A thorough
investigation of the whole subject by
a comjH'tcnt military board or court
is necessary, but the time fbr such an
inquiry has not yet come. It can
not take place profitably until the
opciations critcised are so far remov
ed in time that they can be studied
coolly and the balance of the judg
ment of those engaged in them is re
stored by thtir return to the health
of which our army at Santiago, more
tarticularly, was deprived almost
universally. Such a restoration of
health is likely to change very rad
ically the view those troops take of
their cnnijmiguing experiences, so
that incidents which now seem to
them to afford reason for the bitterest
complaint will come to le looked
iijMin by them as inconsiderable dis
comforts inevitable to campaigning.
Since it is now apparent that this
country must maintain a larger mi
litary establishment in the future it
is of the first importance that w herev
er weakness in our military system
was demonstrated by the great and
sudden strain of this war it shall lie
located exactly by careful and
ientific investigation. Starting,
after a generation of icacc, with an
arrnv of only 25XX) men and a staff
organization somewhat antiquated,
we have anoomplfched wonders in
the short sjiace of three months, but
grave defect in the system have ap
peared during the process, and their
tnurna muf-t be discovered by jtatient
and expert examination.
Picnics, Festivals, Etc.
8EUNSQR0TE.
Jaa.G. Reed of Tiffin, Ohio, is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Amelia Wag
enseller and friends A number
of vounar people held a picnic on
Gemberlinp island on Saturday last
Several of our people took in
the excursion to Eaglesmereon Tues
day The bodyofH.L. Uoy, i
soldier, who died in Fort McPher
son, was taken to Freeburg(his
homel on Monday evening for in
terment The Misses Bent of
PhiladtJdhia are visiting friends in
thia section The 1st Luth. Sun
day School picniced at Salem on Wed
nesday Trinity Luth. S. School
will picnic at same place on Friday
of this week A treat many of
our citizens are attending the Grang
er Picnic at Williams Grove Dr.
W. H. Ulsh. who was home on
7 days' leave of absence, returned
to his vessel at Hampton Roads on
Monday aocompauied by his wife
and mother, who will remain a few
days The students and profess
ors are returning to school which
commences on Sept. 1st. The pros
pects were never better for a large
attendance than at present. .. .it.
Potteicer's barn and hospital is near-
ing completion, it is a dandy the
finest in this section for the treat
ment of horses Perc Keiser, Jr.,
of Pittsburg is here for a short visit
Jas. Forrester and wife, Mrs.
Pine and Mrs. W. O. Holmes have
gone to uoean orovc. . . .oenaior
Hummel and family spent Sunday
at Kaglenmere Miss Clara Fetz-
er and niece of Butler Co. are visit
ing Senator Hummel's family
Dr. Voelkler and wife spent a few
days at Williamsport Master
Frank Wagenseller has returned
from his visit to Altoona John
Bucher, who washorueon a furlough,
was married to Miss Dollie Hietrick
last week. He returned to regiment
on Monday of this week .... .J. A.
Frontz of Scranton spent Tuesday
with his aunt, Mrs. M. L. Wagen
seller The new baud is now pro
gressing finely j they pick up mus
ic like veterans.
l'ORT TREVORTON.
Miss Jennie Schrawder of the up
per end is visiting friends and rela
tives in Liverpool Ed. Charles,
after a brief visit to his parents and
friends, returned to ins Home in
Middleburg Edgar Iteish and
family spent Saturday and Sunday
in Tower City. . . .John D. Boyer
and wife spent Sunday in Milleisburg
Early Saturday morning Death
visited the home of Mrs. Mary
O'Xeil. and took away the life of
Robert, her younger child, aged 1 j
-a a r f.. 1 I .1
years . . . . W m. otepp, wno, lor tne
past six years, has lieen employed by
the Capitol Traction Company of
ashington, D. C, is in town, liill
is a good fellow and his many friends
are. sorry that lie is painfully afflict
ed with rheumatism. . . .A number
of our young people took a peep at
the picnic at Verdilla Saturday
David Stabl, our enterprising mer
chant and hustling mail carrier, in
vested in a new horse and Robert
smiled again Henry Charles, A.
W. Aucker andC.W. Knights were
delegates to the Democratic conven
tion held at Middleburg, Monday
F. A. Bingaman made several
flying business trips toShamokin and
Selinsgrove during the week
The late arrivals in town are the
Misses Gertrude and Florence Thurs-
by of Shamokin ; Mr. Roshon of
lifljanon and Mrs. Wm. Wallis of
Harrisburg.
H. F. Mohn made a buaiDeaa trip to
Troxelville on Monday. . . .Our
Band furnished music fbr the picnic
b ear Gilbert's school house last Sat
urday...... Mrs. J. H. Lloyd and
son oi Wagner visited her parents
and relatives last week O. W.
Reich ly and wife visited their par
ents over Sunday Cxx Sunt.
Bowersox held an examination here
on Tuesday, having four applicants
Dr. J. W. Sampsel is having
the foundation dug for a new house
on Chestnut St..:...C M. Showers
and P. C. Hartman attended the
Masonic meeting at Selinsgrove on
Monday evening C. KSpangler
has cone to Norfolk, Conn., where
he has secured a position in a tele
graph office.
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WESTBEAVJCU.
J. J. Steely made a busiucss trip
last week through the lower end of
the county. .. .The picnic held at
Lawver's on Saturday was well at
tended, and everything passed off
quietly until evening when whiskey
and some of the roughs of Decatur
township, Mfflin Co., were trying to
show their art in fighting A
thing by the name of Henry found
out what a peaceable boy from
Snyder county could do. No doubt
Henry had to eat soup for breakfast
the next morning or not eat at all
The public opinion is, Henry just
got the one-fourth of the desert he
should have had The following
teachers were chosen as far as heard
from for West Beaver schools : L.
C. Wagner. Ridge ; T. A. Wagner,
McClurc, Primary j F. 8nook, Kaol
petzer's ; Wm. Romig, Fair View ;
Miss Miller, Back Mountain. J. J.
Steely goes to Mifllin county to the
Bowersox School. .. .Lewistown
and Big Valley were well repres
ented on Saturday last at the picnic.
Brate Thomas was noticed in the
crowd. Call again, Braten. . . .Geo.
A. Fisher found out on Friday even
ing after the rain that the roads
from Adamsburg home were too
greasy for his wheel. The report
is he straped the wheel on his
Itack and hoofed it up Mr. and
Mrs. Shilling of Mifflin county spent
Sunday at Johnny Wagner's
Mrs. J. B. Thomas of Lewistown is
spending a few days with her par
ents, Reuben Baker's. . . .Some of
our farmers claim their potato crop
is rotting and will not be worth tlve
raising V . 11. Knepp and Em
anuel Peter took a trip to Lewistown
last week The party who sank
the Merrimae, were all heroes, one
not more of a hero than the other
and they should all be thought of in
naming the baby and receiving dona
tions'and fat jobs.
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Hat unlay, Sept. 3, Posts No,
and 407, of Oriental and PortTrev
erton, respectively, will hold a union
campfire and picnic in Hairs grove,
at Mahan tango.
Saturday, Sept 10, thelSalcin Un-
h nwwiay pkwwi, oi tsnemai, win
held tJte annual picnic in Bcale's
grove, oo mile wet of Oriental. All
are invited.
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Thomiwon Hilbish and wife and
Mrs. Leonard and son of Selinsgrove
spent Saturday with relatives in
town .... Clias. Lenig, the patriot of
this place, who is a private in the
12th regiment, is at present in the
hospital at Sunbury, a victim of the
fever. I am glad to say he is im
proving About twenty persons
of this place are attending the Wil
liams Grove Picnic Quite i
number of people of this place attend
ed Gilbert's picnic last Saturday
Josiah Maurers house is begin
ing to make a nice appearance and
will I; a dandy when completed
The Globe Mills and K reamer Sun
day Schools will have their union
picnic on Yoders islam on Saturday
It promises a good time for all. . . .
James Snyder and Milton Dauljer
man were the delegate from this
place to the Democratic convention
on Monthly.
centiTkvillk.
P. C. Hartman and wife made
vbtit to Fclingrovf on Skindsy. . . ,
ADAMBBURQ.
Quite a number of ourpeople at
tended the lawver picnic on Satur
day Luther Hoffman of Har-
tleton was entertained by Ernest
Zimmerman. . . .Joel Gearhart died
of dropsy on Wednesday. He was
64 years of age. Funeral services
were held on Thursday in the Luth.
church, Rev. Zimmerman officiat
ing. .. .Jno. :s. lvomig ot McAl-
lsterville spent Sunday in town. . . .
Private, Chas. E. McEIrath came
home from Camp Thomas on a sick
leave. . . . I he school board met on
Saturday and elected the following
teachers: Principal, Chas. Smith:
Intermediate, Jas. F. Keller; Pri
mary, EstellaM. Romig; Aurand's,
MellieKempfer; lelker s, Clymer
Romig; Ulsh's, Theodore Ewing;
Hackenburg's, W. H.Kline; Moy
er's, Cal. I Ierbster ; and Buckhorn,
Ira Kline. .. .Mrs. Banks Wetzel
and two daughters of Wallingford
are visiting in this vicinity
Bruce Aurand and wife of Herndon
are the guests of his parents... Mrs.
Sarah Klose, Mrs. hph. Romig and
George Haines arc on the sick list.
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Aos. M.-A dlapatck
KaaJU via Hoof Kong ooya: Tho Me
tem Wtwooa tbo America, mmA na
Uvea roqutrao. axcepUoaaJ ability ta
avoid total alienation. I find that aer
rai high American officials, of m
Si ocra education, aro utterly ac-
vain tod with Oriental Mono aad nn
able to understand tho Mhnltlve races.
Moot of tho Americans are deficient la
paUeneo. and numerous triOtna mis
nnderotandlnca Intensify the friction.
I Sellers tho Americano Intend to ho
barsn.
Tbo American censor absolutely pro
hibits tho sending- of a stsie word
about the Cavtte Incident of Thursday,
and ho threatens to expel any corres
pondent who mentions It. A deputation
from tho press w coins to General Her
ri tt to protest a(a! list his action. Tho
affair began In a drunken American
ahoo tins', and native sentries tried to
arrest him. I consequence of the melon
four natives and one American worn
killed, and it Is now generallyy m lire
ported as being a deliberate Inaugura
tion of hostilities. General Merritt re
turned their arms to tho company of
natives who fired upon the Americana,
presumably Inadvertently. The naUves
assert that Agulnaldo forced General
Merritt to liberate them and return)
their weapons. The Americano condemn
General Merritt's course.
The same correspondent cnMes that
the Americans are only "partly patrol
ling the town." The residential suburbs
are full of armed insurgents, and sev
eral personal vendettes have been re
ported. The Inhabitants are greatly
alarmed. The insurgent troops on Sun
day attended mass fully armed, and
patroled the principal residential su
burbs. . CONFLICT OP AUTHOirTT.
Captain Dnnoaa Held by a Sheriff For
Desecrating Graves.
Washington, Aug. 30. Captain Louis
C Duncan, surgeon of the Twenty-second
Kansas regiment. Is held by the
sheriff of Fairfax county, Va., to an
swer an Indictment charging him with
desecrating Confederate graves at Bull
Run, near Manassas.
It appears that Dr. Duncan, whose
case has now become famous, was not
sentenced to five years' Imprisonment,
as reported from Camp Meade, Pa.,
but escaped much more lightly at the
hands of the military court, there be
ing a lack of evidence to prove that he
actually took part In demolishing tho
graves. He was tried by court martial,
and the finding of the court martial,
approved by General Davis, was that
Burgeon Duncan be deprived of his
rank for two months, be confined to
regimental camp and forfeit half his
pay for the same length of time, and
that he be reprimanded by the com
manding general.
How Mr. Duncan Is to be confined to
regimental camp for two months, when
he Is now the prisoner of the sheriff at
Fairfax county, Is difficult to deter
Iblne. His regiment has removed from
Thoroughfare Gap to Camp Meade, Pa.
It la understood that when the sheriff
presented his warrant for him under
the state indictment the surgeon was
voluntarily surrendered. A clash be
tween the state authorities and war
department may develop, though the
case has not been brought to attention
In Washington as yet.
Fever Patients Prom Camp Meado.
Philadelphia. Aug. 80. Fever stricken
soldiers from nearly alt the regiments
stationed at Camp Meado, near Middle-
town, Fa., reached this city last night
over the Pennsylvania railroad on a
special hospital train sent from here la
the morning under the auspices of St.
Agnes and St. Mary's hospitals. The
sick soldiers numbered 98, and from a
superficial examination are 'in about
the worst condition of the hundreds
who have already been brought here
from Camps Thomas and Alger and
from Fernandlna. Fla. The men u
from regiment hailing from Rhode
Island. Massachusetts. Mlaaourl. Ohio
Michigan, West Virginia, New York,
Kansas, Pennsylvania and several
other states.
The Pacific's Infected Camp.
Ban Francisco, Aug. 30. In spite of
the great precautions taken by the local
military authorities the health condi
tions at the local camp are worse than
ever. Today the total number of sick
Is 308, the largest yet known. There
are It or 18 typhoid suspects in the
hospital. The Tennessee regiment has
(S sick, and the First Iowa, 61 There
were 68 patients In the Presidio hos
pital yesterday, several of these being
typhoid fever In Its first stages.
Peace Commission Complete.
Washington, Aug. 27. Secretary Day,
upon leaving the cabinet meeting yes
terdav afternoon, announced that
Whltelaw Reld and Associate Justice
White had been selected as peace com
missioners. The full commission,
therefore, is as follows: Secretary ot
State Day; Senator C. K. Davis, of
Minnesota; Senator William P. Frye,
of Maine; Whltelaw Rbld, of New
fork; Edward D. White, of Louisiana..
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UNION TWP.
S. J. Stroub is in Dauphin county
this week on business K. S.
Bordocr of Northumberland was a
Sunday visitor here.".'. . . .The follow
ing are spending the week at Wil
liams Grove: Joe. Walborn and
wife, Mrs. A. S. Sechrist, Chas. Se
christ, A. PI and Francis Aucker
and A. B. Stahl. . . .The S. S. pic
nic at Verdilla on Saturday was a
success from start to finish. The
speakers were Rev. W. H Brilhart,
Itcv. II. H. Spalin, A. W. Potter,
Esq., Prof. Geo. Walliom, 1'rof.
Wm. Moyer, l'rof. D. S. Boyer and
Dr. E. W, Tool. The music fur
nished by the Garfield Cornet Bund
needs no recommendation as all who
heard it were well pleased.
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