Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-04-03
spIroH AND PROPRIETOR

NooDY the Evangelist is among the
Los Angeles boomers.
A BILL IN the Illinois Legislature
proposes to make April IA, which Is
ground hog day, a legal holiday
THE mind of Mrs. Harriet Beech
er Stowe, authoress of Uncle Tom .
Cabin has lost its grip, and she has
become an imbecile
The Survivors of the 2O9th Penn
sylvania Volunteers held reunion
at Carlisle on the 25th inst They
had fine weather and good time,
A STRONG feeling Is manifesting
itself in China against foreigners.
1t is pity that wall does not exist
around China TO keep them in and
strangers out.
THERE is a difference between this
and last season. This season the ice
on the northern lakes is gone. Last
saason the ice did not move TIL on
the 5th of May.
WITHIN the past week, Presiden
Harrison issued proclamation op-
ening between one and two million
acres of Oklahoma to actual settlers,
The treaty with the Indians for the
opening Of the territory was made
last January.
WASAatAKEE's proposal 10 put John 4
Field in the Philadelphia Post OF .
ice, raised an uproarious protest from
Philadelphia Republicans. Field has
been an Independent voter on the
local ticket, and the Regulars viii not
permit him to have the Office if thev
can help it.
BRrrrsH ship of war IN Samoa
whom the storm was seen approach
ing steamed out Of the harbor Of 4
Apia and thereby was saved. The
3 American and 3 German ships
of war had their fires banked to save /;
eoGl and could not get up steam in G
time to run out to sea and were {
caught by the hurricane and wrecked d
on the reefs. The storm was on the ,
10th and nth Of March.
The latest news from Samoa is that Il
II terrific hurricane drove three e.
American, and three German ships i'
of war on reef. wrecking them all = =
and drowning many persons. The =,
element Of nature destroyed the fleets Ia
Of both nations in the Samoan waters. "A
The American ships lost four officers to
and forty SIX men. The German CT
ships lost nine officers and eighty >,
seven men. \ battle between the
ships could hardly have resulted in c.
he destructure of ell of the vessels al
md the loss Of SO many lives. st
MAJOR GEORGE A Arms, a retired -
'egular army officer attempted III
o pull Governor Beavers nose in -.
he Riggs house at Washington. D. wi
y. lust Wednesday afternoon. Arms to
5 offended at the Governor because ~
he Governor would not allow him :.
o ride III the inaugural procession u,
where he wanted to ride. The army er
'tiicer took Beaver TO task for not ca
letter that he wrote to
he Governor about his removal to
the rear Of the procession. The
Governor tiring Of the conversation =,
walked away Arms followed, reach AZ
ed over his shoulder and gave his b
nose a twist. The Governor turned 1
and threw erutch at the rapidly re- to
-re"ting officer. The pity is the p
erutch did not fell the officer to the -
floor -.
SoSrs sensational tuancier of the 'e
Legislature = trying to raise a breeze P
with the Beaver government. be- =
cause, two years ago, the state gov ca
'rnmeut spld million dollars worth d,
If sinking fund in United States fr
per cent bonds. The sensational f re
aancier says, the sale was n loss to :
the State, because the bonds have .,
since become more valuable. which is &,
all true, but the fuancier does not VI
tell that the time the sale was made nc
he bonds We're declining. II the
State Government had known that -
he bonds would have increased 40 Nv
'aPIdly IN value doubtless, they kn
would have been kept in the Sinking on
Fund, and that fund would have 90
been that much better of. The =.
sensational fnaneier is angry be st,
.ause the State sold per cent. L. S. ev
'onds 10 buy per cent. State bonds. Of