Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19
SENTINEL &REPUBLICAN
B. F. SCHWEIER,
> EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
The wireless telephone is coming.

An Ohio man wanted his pension
reduced. The Washington ofice
sent an agent to examine. The agen,
reported ''the pepsioner in need oi
ali he is getting"
THE commercial and manufactur
ing interests of the country are high.
ly prosperous. More business in the
circles mentioned has been done with
in the past year than ever before in
the history of the country.
II seems like cloves labor lost,
for speakers and writer's to labor
against what they call the policy of
expansion. The acquisition of the
islurds of the sea came not from q
well defined policy of expansion.
it came from chain of circum
stances that arose from Cuban affairs.
BRYAN is favorite among the DEM
1crats of the west and from present
appearance he has the inside track
for nomination. The gold bugs at
the last Presidential nominating con-
vention 1st thought to sweep the con.
vontion, but they were not long there
Till the middle of the road silver man
"tcok the Bit IN their mouth" a. the
horseman says and ran away with
the convention for Bryan. It looks
es if the democratic history of four
yeirs ago may repeat itself.
Az expedition has gone north to
hunt Peary. Every year or two some
one starts toward the North pole to
find what is there, not returning,
some other person goes north to find
those who have not returned. Il is
hoped that they'll find Peary. If
someone who has money to burn or
freeze, would just establish lire of
cabins, half mile apart, till the pole
IS reached, it would settle the pole
rioters by discovery of the barren
waste that in all probability exists at
the pole. but thai would put the
trotters unfortunately out of an oc-
cupation.
The war in the Philippine Islands
goes on, but moi with satisfactory re-
suit. Or in other words the natives
dG;it with more endurance than was
expected. The Spanish war resulted
In two great surprises. First the ut
Ger inability of the Spanish navy and
army to battle with any degree of
SUCCESS with the American navy and |
army. Second, the acquisition of
Manila by the American forces, and
the ability cf the natives to battle
sgainst the American army as they
bave been doing. Those two events
Sers great surprises. The Ameri
cans have possession of Manila and
small district surrounding that com
marcisl center, but aside from hold
,ag ;hat place the Ameaican Army
las not made progress III bringing
the f'ihpinoe to state of recognl-
lion Of the authority of the United
States. 1t is said by some that the
reason is owing to the military abiIi
By of the FIllipinos Others declare
it to be on account Of the military in
ioiliiy of the Amel leans in command.
others say it is owing to inability of
he small army of Americans to cope
With the greatly out-numhering Ia
i've army. President Mckinley is
!oing his best to learn where the
rcuble lies. If it is owing to an in
,apacity for the work the remedy
nay be found in the appointment of
! commander who has the requisite
niiitary ability to overcome the stu
,jlun. If it is owing to the want and
need of more troops the soldiers can
De sent. Il is 10 time to talk about
mistakes If mistakes were made
neg have been made The thing the
'ountry would like to sec done is to
'ee he war pushed to speedy con-
'iusion, if it takes a hundred thou
'eEd men to do it.