Demorraic Aad Until July 1st, 1899. Terms, 81.00 a Year, in Advance. Bellefonte, Pa., June 9, 1899. P. GRAY MEEK, - - EpiTor. The Watchman Still to Be Had for $1.00 a Year. Out of respect for the earnest solicita- tion of a number of the leading Demo- crats of Centre county and with the hope of making the WATCHMAN the family paper of every household in this section it has been determined to continue the present low rate of 81 a year until July 1st, 1899. The reduction in price made last De- cember has resulted in an unprecedented increase of subscribers, but we know there are still more who will be anxious to take advantage of this low rate propo- sition. There is one thing, however, that we desire to impress upon the minds of our old subscribers. This rate of $1 per year is POSITIVELY only for those who pay in advance. All have an equal opportunity to take advantage of it and if you do not do it you need not expect to settle at any other than the rate of $2 per year. The WATCHMAN has never deviated from its rule of fair and impartial treat- ment to all, consequently the paper will be given to no one for a dollar who does not settle up all arrearages and pay one year in advance. Don’t expect to have a reduction from the old price of $32 made for you unless you are an advance sub- scriber, for you will be disappointed if you do. Tomorrow, the Primaries. Tomorrow afternoon the primary election and instruction of delegates who will com- pose the Democratic county convention that will assemble in this place on Tuesday next will be held in the various precincts of Centre county. It appears to us tobe a work of supererogation to again refer to the matter but it is so important and vital to the welfare of the Democratic party in Centre county that we cannot refrain from directing attention, once again, to the grave import of these primaries. In all probability the action that will be taken tomorrow will be final in the case of several of the candidates to be chosen. Therefore we urge upon every Democratic voter the necessity of attending the prima- ries and asserting individual preferences, so that whatever may be the outcome of Tuesday’s convention there will be the as- surance that a majority of the party has made the ticket all” will be called upon to support. After the convention has done its work will be no time to find fault. With the ticket once made it is a poor Democrat who will not support it. Individual preference finds its voice at the primaries, but the work of the convention must he taken as the expression of the whole party and en- dorsed as such. May it result well. THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN’S INSTRUCTIONS. The Democratic voters of Centre county will meet at the regular places for holding the general elections, in their respective elec- tion districts, on Saturday, June 10th, 1899, to elect delegates to the County convention. Under the rules of the party the election will be opened at 3 p. m. and closed at 7 p. m. The delegates chosen at the above stated time will meet in the court house, in Bellefonte, on Tuesday, June 13th, 1899, at 12 o'clock, noon, to nominate :—One candidate for sher- iff, one candidate for county treasurer, one candidate for register, one candidate for re- corder, two candidates for county commis- sioner, two candidates for county auditor, and one candidate for coroner. Said dele- gates so chosen will also at the same time elect five delegates to the State convention to be held in Harrisburg, Pa., on June 14th, next; a chairman of the county committee to serve from the 1st day of January, 1900, to the 1st day of January, 1901; and transact such other business as the interests of the party may require. APPORTIONMENT OF DELEGATES. The number of delegates to which each election district is entitled as approved and ratified by the Democratic county commit- tee on the 24th day of April, 1899, is as follows * Bellefonte, N W. 3 Haines, E. 2 id SW. 3 £€ 2 %€ Ww Ww. 1 Harris... Centre Hall Boro. 2 Howard.. Howard Boro...... 3 Huston... Milesburg Boro..........1 | Liberty... Millheim Boro............2 Marion... Philipsburg, 1st wardl | Miles, E. P te 2nd 2 “M.D. € 3rd © “* WW. D South Philipsbur; Patten. College Boro. Penn... Potter, N. Rush, N, P. “« 8.'Pp Boggs, N .P. CITE P.. “WW. BP, Ramside ees ollege tw Carine wp... Ferguson, E. kn WwW. Snow Shoe, E.P... ““ “ WwW. Spring, N. P.... “TS. DP. Gregg, > P. [ Half Moon..... Tk ed BD pd rt ed et BO ed bd ED 10 E0 BO tn ed 1k 80 1 1D ed bed 1D 80 oh BO 10 Fed od $3 bk 10) ok pd pd pd ped pd pd BD ed pd PRIMARY OFFICERS. The county chairman has made the fol- lowing appointments for holding the com- ing primaries in the various voting pre- cincts. Each election board will consist of the local chairman and two assistants, as follows : Bellefonte N. W.—Ch,, John Trafford; Asg’ts, Geo. Iiberhart, John Dunlap. Bellefonte S. W.—Ch., P. H. Gerrity ; Ass’ts, Bruce Garman, Ed. Brown Jr. Bellefonte W. W.—Ch,, Geo. R. Meek ; Asges, W. Harrison Walker, L. H. McQuis- Centre Hall Boro.—Ch., J. G. Dauberman ; Ass’ts, 8. W. 8mith, F. E. Arney. Howard Boro.—Ch., Abe Weber ; Ass’ts, Joseph D. Diehl, W. R. Gardner. Milesburg Boro.—Ch., Jas. B, Noll ; Ass’ts, Wm. Grafmyer, George Noll. Millheim Boro.—Ch., Samuel Weiser, Jr. ; Philipsburg 1st W.—Ch., J. W. Lukens; ass’ts, C. M. Lingle, H. D. Rumberger. Philipsburg 2nd W.—Ch., Ira B. Howe ; Ass’ts, J. H. Eskridge, J. P. Johnston. Philipsburg 3rd W.—Ch., A. J. Graham ; Ass’ts, Frank Hess, Harry Crain. State College Boro.—Ch., Reuben Glenn ¢ Ass’ts, Milton McDowell, Albert Hoy. South Philipsburg.—Ch., Harry Cameron ; Ass’ts, William Heller, Morris Frank. Unionville Boro.—Ch., L. P. Brisbin: Ass’ts, J. Eugene Hall, Wm. Keatley. N. P.—Ch., John Mechtley; Ass’ts, L. C. Rearick, A. C. Kelley. S. P.—Ch., 8. H. Hoy; Ass’ts, Sam’l Markle, Geo. Sweitzer. Boggs N. P.—Ch., Henry Heaton ; Ass’ts, William Brown, W. B. Confer. Boggs E. P.—Ch., J. J. Kelley; Ass'ts, G. H. Leyman, Frank Holt. Boggs W. P.—Ch., Lewis Aikey; Ass'ts. Joseph Fulmer, Edward Poorman. Burnside.—~Ch., A. V. Daugherty ; Ass’ts, William Hipple, W. P. Meeker. College—Ch., J. A. Williams ; Ass’ts, David M. Tate,Linn S. Bottorf. Curtin—Ch., Wm. J. Quay ; Ass’ts, Peter Robb, Jr., N. J. McCloskey. Ferguson E. P.—Ch., W. H. Fry: _Ass’ts, L. A. Smith, C. M. Johnson. Ferguson W. P—Ch., Samuel Harpster; Ass’ts, Geo. W. Keichline, J. H. Miller, Gregg N. P.—Ch. Geo. F. Weaver; Ass’ts, John White, John Orndorf; Gregg E P—Ch., Jas. C. Condo; x Ass’ts, H. B. Herring, F. M. Fisher. Gregg W P—Ch., John Smith; Ass’ts, W. H. Smith, C. C. Barger. Haines W P—Ch., Geo. W. Keister; Ass’ts, C. H. Stover, A, C. Hosterman. Haines E P—Ch., J. J. Orndorf; Ass’ts J. Z. Grenoble, R. E. Stover. Half Moon—Ch., J. H. Griffin; : Ass’ts, Isaac Bears, Wm. Baily. Harris—Ch., O. W. Stover; + Ass'ts, Geo. Ishler, C. D. Moore. Howard—Ch , G. D. Johnson; Ass’ts Joseph Dunkle, Robert Confer. Huston—Ch., Henry Hale; Ass'ts A. P. Irvin, James Murray. Liberty—Ch., Chauncy DeLong: Ass t=, J. I. Wagner, Richard Runner. Marion—Ch., J. W. Orr; . Ass’ts, George Harter, J. S. Condo. Miles E. P.—Ch. Dan’l H. Harter; Ass’ts, O. H. Wolf, A. N. Brumgard. Miles M. P.—Ch. C. J. Crouse; : Ass’ts, Chas. H. Smull, H. A. Detwiler. Miles W. P.—Ch. Edward Miller; 3 Ass’ts, Jacob A. Deitrlek, Jacob B. Hazle. Patton—Ch. Thomas M. Huey. Ass'ts, Wesley Biddle, Benner Meek. Penn—Ch. J. F. Garthoff; . Ass’ts, A. L. Auman, John Krumrine. Potter S. P.—Ch. G. L. Goodhart; Ass’ts, John B. Fortney, Jos. M. Carson. Potter N. P. Ch. Geo. H. Emerick; Ass’ts David Keller, Thomas Moore. Rush N. P.—Ch. W. E. Frank: : Ass’ts J. B. Long, James Dumbleton. Rush S. P.—Ch. J. J. Wayne: : Ass’ts, John Kennedy, Patrick Hefferon. Snow Shoe E. P.—Ch. Lawrence Redding; Ass’ts, Thomas Kelley, E. A. Humpton. Snow Shoe W. P.—Ch. Wm. Kern; : Ass’ts, J. A. B. Miller, Brady Beightol. Spring N. P.—Ch. J. W. Hepburn: Ass’ts, L. H Wian, James Carson. Spring S. P..—Ch. Adam Hazel; _ Ass’ts, John Mulfinger, Harry Gentzel. Spring W. P.—Ch. Bruce Garbrick; Ass’st, D. F. Judge, C. M. Garbrick. Taylor—Ch. J. W. Beckwith; Asg’ts, J. T. Merriman, Allen Hoover, Union—Ch. John H. Stover; Ass’ts, Wm. B. Turner, Walker E. P.—Ch. Ira C. Ohl; Ass’ts, A. A. Pletcher, Wm. Treaster. Walker M. P.—Ch. D. M. Whitman; Ass’ts, J. Z. Walkey, M. Zong. Walker W. P.—Ch, Wm. A. Royer: Ass’ts, A. L. Shaffer, N. C. Hockman. Worth—Ch. A. J. Johnston; Ass’ts, G. R. Williams, Wm. Young. Benner Benner £. K. Emerick. ——The man who blows his own horn does one good thing. He saves any body else the trouble of blowing it for him. —We think we are pretty great miners over here, but really we only play second fiddle to the United Kingdom. ——Every Democrat in the county should attend the primaries to-morrow and vote for the men preferred for the various offices. To-morrow will be the time to assert yourself for or against any of the aspirants, not after the nominations have been made. Wireback Took Hanging Coolly. His Was the First Execution In Lancaster County in the Past Forty-one Years. LANCASTER, June 7.—Ralph Wireback, the murderer of D. B. Landis, was hanged in the jail yard this morning in the pres- ence of several hundred persons. The drop fell at 10:15, and life was pronounced extinet fifteen minutes later. This was the first execution in this county since 1858, when two negroes were hanged for a most revolting murder, al- though there have heen a number of con- victions of murder in the first degree dur- ing that period. Contrary to the expecta- tion, there was no scene or wild demon- stration made by Wireback, who walked quietly on the scaffold and died without a struggle. After eating supper last evening Wireback said he was prepared to meet death. Andree’s Last Message. Note Thrown From Balloon About Eight Hours After Starting. CHRISTIANIA, June 6.—The slip of pa- per found inside the cork buoy picked up by two boys on May 14th last on the north coast of Iceland, as cabled to The Associat- ed Press yesterday, was inscribed: “Drifting buoy No 7. This buoy thrown from Andree’s balloon July 7th, 1897, 10:55 p. m., Greenwich time, 82 north, 25 east. We are at an altitude of 600 metres. All well. ‘ ANDREE, ‘‘STRIND BERG, ““FROENCKEL. The balloon thus had only traveled seven hours and fifty minutes when the buoy was thrown out. Cubans Selling Fraudulent Certificates. - HAvANA, June 7.—Colonel George M. Randall paid 193 Cuban soldiers yesterday at Jaruco and rejected forty-four others. This makes 1,437 Cubans paid by Colonel Randall so far. It was discovered that four Cubans were selling fraudulent cer- tificates of services in the Cuban army, charging $4 each for them. This so en- raged several soldiers, who had legitimate discharges, that they badly beat the sellers of the bogus certificates. Three of the four men escaped on a train bound for Havana, but the fourth was arrested. Largest Fire in its History. AuGusTa, Ga., June 7.—The largest fire in Augusta’s history in many years burned over the same district that was swept seven years ago, when the Augusta Chronicle was burned. Several buildings that escaped at ‘that time are now smoking ruins. The fire started in the drug store of Davenport & Fhinizy. A negro was mixing a pot of Venus turpentine. Fire got into the pot and the flames spread so rapidly that the employes in the front part of the store bare- Ass’ts, C. W. Albright, F. P. Musser. ly escaped. | treating. with their guns. Rebel Troops Again Escape. | Plan to Hem Them in on Peninsula of Morong Proves Impracticable.—Our Soldiers Suffer Much.—Two Hundred Fall Exhausted During Day and Crawl into Camp at Night. MANILA, June 6, 1.10 p. m.—The Amer- ican forces have occupied the peninsula, and General's Hall's column’ is encamped at Morong. Major Truman, marching across from Binangonan, found it impracticable to form a cordon, and the insurgents, with the ex- ception of a hundred and two, escaped through the mountains, aiter General Pio Del Pilar, dragging their battery by buffa- loes at night. A few, however, may be trapped. The Washington troops have returned to Pasig, but the program of the other troops is uncertain. The present expedition shows the diffi- culty which is encountered by an army which must depend upon wagon trains in catching barefooted bandits in their own mountains, and also gives proof that the rebels do not intend to fight pitched bat- tles. HORRORS OF THE MARCH. General Hall left Santa Teresa yesterday morning and marched twelve miles to Mo- rong, up and down rocky hills and through woods and swamps. Scores of men fell out owing to the ex- treme heat, and were left .to follow us as best they could. The head of the army arrived at Morong at noon, having exchanged only afew shots with insurgent skirmishers on the way. « Groups of stragglers followed all day, but the force was 200 smaller than when it started. The men were almost thirty-six hours without rations, and it was a great achieve- ment for them to cover the ground the they did. ESCAPED BY TRICKERY. En route to Morong the Americans met flocks of Filipinos under flags of truce, many of them young men with the bearing of soldiers. Many discarded uniforms were found in the houses, apparently those of soldiers who had escaped by changing their costumes from ‘‘insurrecto’’ to ‘‘Amigo’’ and walked boldly past the army which had expected to corral them. Few were found about Morong. One member of the Washington Regiment was killed and two were wounded in the encounter with the outposts. General Lawton on board a gunboat, searching the coasts for Major Truman, stopped at Binangonan, opposite Mo- rong. The natives immediately ran up a flag of truce, and a delegation in canoes put off and greeted the Americans with the usual protestations of friendship. MACABEBE BURNED. The rebels on Saturday night made an attack upon the friendly town of Macabebe, and, after driving the inhabitants out, burned the town. The insurgents nightly annoy the troops at San Fernando. Several Americans have been slightly wounded recently. The enemy have several Krupp: guns, which they bring forward and use for fir- ing large shells into the town, then re- One of the in- surgent shells fell within thirty yards of General MacArthur’s headquarters on Sat- urday evening. The American troops do not reply to the nightly outbreaks. LIEUT. PIERCE COMMITS SUICIDE. MANILA, June 7, 7:10 a. m.—Lieutenant Fred W. Pierce, of the Sixth United States Artillery, committed suicide here this morning. He came from Iloilo a week ago on leave, but lingered here heyond the limit, and failed to reply to repeated tele- grams from his commander. Yesterday he was put under arrest on his commander’s order. This morning anoth- er officer called to see him, when he sud- denly pulled a revolver from under his pil- low and shot himself through the head. His friends say his mind was affected by a recent sunstroke. A Spanish paper asserts that Colonel Ar- guelles, one of the two membersof the original Filipino Military commission who were placed under arrest at Tarlac last month, after returning from Luna’s camp from their conferences with the United States commissioners, has been court-mar- tialed and sentenced to twelve years’ im- prisonment for ‘‘friendship displayed to- wards the Americans.’’ Admiral Dewey Homeward Bound. Sails for Hong Kong in a Storm of Wind and Rain, Foreign Warships in the Harbor Salute the Admiral’s Flag and Ships’ Bands Play National Airs. Hoxg KoxGg, June 6. —The United States cruiser Olympia, with Admiral Dewey on hoard, left here at four o’clock this afternoon. There was no demonstra- tion. The weather was wretched. It was blowing and raining hard at the time of the departure. Consul Wildman remained on the Olym- pia until the last minute, with a few friends of the Admiral, who went on hoard to bid him farewell. At four o’clock sharp the ensign was run up to the peak, and a large Admiral’s flag was hoisted at the main. The Olympia moved off with a marine guard drawn up on her poop. * While passing the British cruiser Power- ful tke band of the Olympia played the British national anthem, and gave a bugle salute. There was no firing. The Power- ful replied with a similar salute, and her band played ‘‘Hail Columbia.’’ As the Olympia passed the Italian Ad- miral’s ship the Olympia’s band played the Italian national anthem, and gave an Ad- miral’s salute, which compliments were re- turned. Then the Olympia’s band played ‘*Auld Lang Syne,’ and the band.of the Powerful played ‘‘Home, Sweet Home.’ Admiral Dewey is apparently anxious to avoid all demonstrations. Mauatilated by Filipinos. Detailed Report Tells of Horrible Death of Dr. H. Young. WASHINGTON, June 6.—Another report from the late Colonel Stotsenberg was made public by the War Department to-day. It related to the capture of the Manila water works and pumping station on February 6. Early in this fight Dr. H. A. Young, of the Utah Battery, was cut off by the insur- gents, and his body was found horribly mutilated. It was only a few minutes after seeing this evidence of barbarity that the Nebras- ka Regiment emptied one insurgent trench, leaving seventeen of its occupants to be cared for by the burying squad. Five Guns Alloted to Pennsylvania, HARRISBURG, June 7.—Governor Stone is in receipt of a letter from the War De- partment stating that five of the captured Spanish guns have been alloted to Penn- sylvania and will be sent as he may desig- nate. The State has already received one of the guns from the navy. Governor Stone is inclined to place one of the guns in the capitol park near the new capitol. Death of the Head of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Il for Two Weeks Past—He Was a Sufferer from Acute Indigestion—And Demise Was Sudden—He at One Time Worked in the Altoona Shops, from Which Place He Obtained Knowledge For His Suc- cess—His a Career of Great Honor. PHILADELPHIA, June 5.—Frank Thom- son, president of the Pennsylvania railroad company, died at 7:30 o’clock this evening at his home at Merion, a few miles out of the city. Mr. Thomson had been ill about two weeks. He returned to his home on May 20th from a tour of inspec- tion, which he, with other officials of the company, had made over the main and leased lines of the Pennsylvania railroad system. The trip had occupied about a week. Upon his return he was suffering from acute indigestion and at once took to his bed and placed himself in the hands of his physician. Mr. Thomson had enjoyed extraordinary good health and his relatives and friends believed he would soon rally and recover from the indisposition. His death to-night was rather sudden and was wholly unexpected. Mr. Thomson was 58 years of age, and since he reached the age of 17 years had been in the service of the great railroad company of which he had been the head during the last years of his life, he having succeeded to the presidency in 1897, upon the death of George B. Rob- erts. His death was due to heart failure which was caused by asevere bilious attack and a heavey cold which developed latent heart trouble. Frank Thomson was born in Chambers- burg, Pa., on July 5th, 1841, and received his rudimentary and classical education at the Chambersburg academy. At 17 years of age he entered the Altoona shops of the Pennsylvania railroad for instruction. Af- ter a four years’ course of training in this school of applied science, he was graduated as a mechanical engineer, who could build a locomotive through every stage of its prog- ress, from the ‘crude iron to the finished engine on the rails, while he was fitted to operate as engine driver, the outgrowth of his own skill. 1t required little time for Colonel Thom- as A Scott, then general superintendent of the Penusylvania railroad, to perceive the young engineer’s evidence of rare ability. Colonel Scott had been appointed by Presi- dent Lincoln assistant secretary of war, and had charge of all matters relating to the transportation of troops and supplies. He called Frank Thomson to his aid as chief assistant. Young Thomson took the field immedi- ately, the scene of his operations heing the south and the upper southwest, where he constructed railroads and bridges, repaired those which had heen injured by the exi- gencies of war, and directed the transporta- tion of troops. In June, 1864, he was appointed general superintendent of the eastern division of the Philadelphia and Erie railroad, which occupied his time until March, 1873, when he was made superintendent of motive power of the Pennsylvania railroad with headquarters at Altoona. On July 1st, 1874, he relinquished this post te become general manager of the Pennsylvania railroad system east of Pitts- burg and Erie, in which office he introduc- ed a number of reforms. The standard track and solid roadbed owes its existence to his efforts and the system of track in- spection and the award of prizes for the best section of track was instituted by him. He was also instrumental in developing the high grade of discipline for which the Pennsylvania railroad is noted. Mr. Thomson on October 1st, 1882, he- came second vice president and on October 27th, 1888, was advanced to the post of first vice president, which he held until the death of President George B. Roberts, in February, 1897. During his incumbency of the vice presidency Mr. Thomson was in close touch with all the railroad inter- ests of the country, and at the time of his death was one of the best informed, most experienced and ablest of railroad mana- gers. As president of the Pennsylvania sys- tem, Mr. Thomson’s duties occupied so much of his time that he was never iden- tified with many other public institutions. One exception is the Equitable Life In- surance company, of which he was a direct- or. The social side of Mr. Thomson’s life was quite as comprehensive as its business counterpart. He was a patron of art, literature and music, and his handsome residence at ‘‘Corker Hill,”’ Merion is en- riched with many rare works of artists in painting and sculpture. At this mansion he dispensed a quiet but notable hospitality and he had there entertained many of the most distinguished financiers and states- men of the country as well as prominent visitors from England and other countries. The secret of Mr. Thomson’s excellent health under the heavy strain of his duties was found in his love for outdoor sports, he having been an ardent angler and hun- ter. He was a member of the Philadelphia club, the Union club, of New York, and other prominent organizations in both cities. Mr: Thomson was a widower, his wife, who was the daughter of the late Benjamin, G. Clarke, of New York, having died in June, 1887. Miss Anne Thomson, the on- ly daughter, is a prominent figure in so- ciety and Frank G. and Clarke Thomson are his sons. Summer Qutings. Personally-Conducted Tours via Pennsylvania Rail- road. The Pennsylvania railroad company an- nounces the following personally-conducted tours for the summer of 1899: To the North, including Niagara Falls, Toronto, Thousand Islands, the St. Law- rence, Montreal, Quebec, Roberval (Lake St. John), the Saguenay, Au Sable Chasm, Lakes Champlain and George, Saratoga, and a daylight ride through the Highlands of the Hudson, July 22nd to August 7th. Rate, $125; August 12th to 25th, visiting same points as first tour except Roberval and the Saguenay. Rate $100 for the round trip from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Harrisburg. Proportionate rates from other points. For itineraries and further information apply to ticket agents, or address Geo. W. Boyd, assistant general passenger agent, Philadelphia. 44-23-3t Reduced Rates to St. Lonis via Pennsyl- vania Railroad Account Meeting Grand Lodge, B. P. O. Elks. On account of the meeting of the grand lodge, B. P.O. Elks, at St. Louis, Mo., June 20th to 23rd, 1899, the Pennsylvania railroad company will sell round-trip tickets from points on its line, to St. Louis and return, at greatly reduced rates. Tickets will be sold June 18th and 19th, good to return until June 25th. For specific rates and conditions apply to ticket agents. 44-23-2¢ ——You ought to take the WATCHMAN Plan of Mediation Between the Nations Adopted. Arbitration Committe of the Peace Congress Accepts a Draft Which Provides for Friendly Interference of Other States. THE HAGUE, June 5.—The Arbitration committee of the peace conference held to-day under the chairmanship of M. Leon Bourgeois. Mr. Andrew D. White, head of the United States delegation, Sir Julian Pauncefote. head of the British delegation, and M. de Stall, head of the Russian dele- gation, with all the members of the com- mittes, were present. After M. Bourgeois had made a sympa- thetic reference to the death of Miss Roth, daughter of Dr. Roth, head of the Swiss delegation, who was killed in a railway ac- cident last Thursday at Flushing, the sec- retary of the drafting committee read the draft scheme of mediation it had had under consideration. : PROVISIONS OF THE DRAFT. Articles one and two are declaratory—to the effect that the signatory powers, in or- der to prevent a recourse to force, have agreed to effect pacific solutions of differ- ences, and will, except in exceptional cir- cumstances, before an appeal to force, have recourse tothe mediation of one or more friendly powers. Article three: ““Independently of a re- course to such amicable means, the signa- tories deem it expedient that one or more powers not concerned in the conflict should offer, of its or their own initiative, and so far as circumstances will permit, its or their good offices of mediation to the States at variance. The right to offer good offices of mediation belongs to powers not concerned in the conflict, even during the course of actual hostilities, and the exercise of this right can never be considered by the parties at variance as an unfriendly act.” Article four provides’ that the role of me- diator shall consist in the reconciliation of conflicting claims and the allaying of bit- terness between States at variance. Article five, defining the limitation of the functions of a mediator, says these shall cease on the moment when itis stated by one of the parties to the dispute, or hy the mediators, that the arrangements or the bias of a friendly understanding proposed by him is not accepted. Article six says that the good offices con- templated, either at the instant of the par- ties at variance or on the initiative of unin- volved powers, are exclusively of the char- acter of friendly council. Article seven asserts: ‘‘Acceptance of mediation cannot have the effect, except by virtue of a convention to the contrary, of interrupting or retarding or hampering mobilization or other preparations for war. If mediation intervenes after the opening of hostilities. it shall not interrupt, except by virtue of a convention to the contrary, military operations in course of execution.”’ SPECIAL MEDIATION. Article eight: “The signatories are in accord to recommend, in all circumstances permitting it, special mediation in the fol- lowing form: In the event of grave differ- ences threatening peace, the States at var- iance shall choose respectively a power to which each shall confide the mission of en- tering into direct relations with the power chosen hy the other side, in order to pre- vent a rupture of friendly relations. Daur- ing the currency of their mandate, which, except in the event of a stipulation to the contrary shall not exceed thirty days, the question in dispute shall be considered as referred exclusively to these powers. They shall apply all their efforts to settle the dispute and, inthe event of an actual rup- ture of friendly relations, shall remain charged with the mission of taking advan- tage of every occasion to restore peace.’’ The draft was adopted without modifica- tion, although the committee stipulated that it should he subjected to modification at the second reading. The Tenth is Coming Home. Official Assurance That Pennsylvania Soldiers Will Soon Leave Manila. GREENSBURG, June 7.—The friends of the soldiers of the Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment were made glad to-day by the announcement of the reception of the fol- lowing despatch to George N. Bailey, of this place, from Assistant Adjutant General Carter: — ‘“The Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers are under orders to return to the United States for muster out, but the department is un- able to fix the date for its sailing. How- ever, if is safe to say that all of the volun- teer regiments now in the Philippine islands will leave Manila before July 1st. ——1If you want fine work done of every description the WATCHMAN is the place to have it done. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ——Children’s day s ervices will be held in the Methodist church on Sunday at 10:30 a. m. > ——Centre castle 169 and Millheim cas- tle 353, K. G. E., held a joint picnic in the woods west of Millheim yesterday. esl ——A festival will be held in the base- ment of the Evangelical church, Bellefonte, Pa., on the evenings of June 9th and 10th, to which all are invited. ——l ——The executive committee for the so- ciety of Christian Endeavor for Centre county will meet in the Y. M. C. A. rooms in this place on Saturday morning. S———rereeseatm— Gettig & Kreamer’s meat market in the Bush house is growing more popular every day. The reason is self evident. Nothing but the choicest meats are to be had there and they have the reputation of giving their customers down weight and at the lowest possible price. S——— ——Miss Helen Hastings entertained the “‘Chatter-box’’ euchre club last night in honor of her house guests, Misses Clara and Charlotte Rust, of Cleveland, O., two of her Ogontz school friends, who are on their way to commencement at Princeton and then to spend the summer in Europe. —— pp i— ——Deitrick Lamade, of the Williams- port Grit, was mn town last Friday looking after the interests of his paper preparatory to a European trip. He sails next week, to be gone two months and will be accom- panied by his little daughter, his brother and his sister-in-law. Everything is moving along in the most encouraging manner out at the Em- pire iron works. Old bands out there say that such a propitious start has never he- fore been made. *oe The Bellefonte glass works will blow out for the summer rest on June 22nd and two days later all of the em- ployes will go to Hunter’s park for their annual picnie. ogee ti uy —DMiss Lizzie Richards and Harry F. Williams, both of Martha Furnace, were married at the Garman house in Tyrone on Wednesday noon by the Rev. W. M. Fry- singer, D. D. — ee Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Townsend Moran and Miss Katharyn Tyson, of Philipsburg. The bride-elect is a daughter of the late Ed- ward Tyson, formerly of this place. —Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warfield enter- tained a party of friends at the Nittany rod and gun club on Tuesday afternoon in honor of their house guest, Miss Vida Miller, of Bloomsburg, Miss Lillie C. Hench, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. John P. Harris Jr., of Tyrone. —- ——George Grenoble, of Madisonburg, having suffered with cancer for some time, was released from his misery early Sunday morning, when death came. He is surviv- ed by a widow with nine children. Inter- ment was made Wednesday morning, serv- ices being held in the Reformed church of which deceased was a member. rn ——DMr. and Mrs. James Milliken, of Rahway, N. J., have sent out invitations for the marriage of their sister, Rose, and Dr. Charles Edward McGirk, on Wednes- day evening, June 21st, at half after six o'clock at their home in Rahway, N. J. Dr. McGirk is the only son of Dr. John McGirk, Philipsburg’s well known physi- cian, and is associated with his father in the practice of medicine. nll 1 Next Wednesday the Bellefonte Central railroad company will run two special trains for the accommodation of those desiring to attend commencement day exercises at The Pennsylvania State College. One special will leave here at 8:45 a. m. arriving at the College in time for the address by Hon. H. K. Carroll, U. 8S. commissioner to Puerto Rico. In the even- ing at 6:45 another special will run to the College to carry those who desire to attend the Junior assembly that night. The specials will return at noon and imme- diately after the dance. eee AA eee ——Last Monday night Mrs. Charles Harrison, who resides in the apartments above the Harrison bakery on Bishop street, was awakened by a hand being thrust under her pillow. Thinking that it was that of her husband, who is some- what inclined to be somnambulistic, she caught hold of the hand to awaken him,but it was that of another. It proved to be that of a burglar who was feeling for the money-bag containing that day’s receipts in the store that was under the pillow. She screamed and John Harrison ran to her assistance, but the man escaped. He left the money scattered over the floor, the bag having spilled as he ran down the stairs. be THE STATE FUNERAL DIRECTORS HERE. The eighteenth annual convention of the Funeral Directors association of Pennsyl- vania convened here Wednesday, with presi- dent J. H. Ostertag,of Columbia, in the chair and a fair attendance of members. J. C. Meyer delivered the address of welcome in the absence of ex-Governor Hastings, and Charles W. Naulty, of Philadelphia, re- sponded on behalf of the delegates. In his annual address president Ostertag urged a number of needed reforms, as well as the necessity for a general state sanitation law for the prevention of the spread of diseases by careless undertakers. The secretary’s report showed a membership of 307 and the treasurer’s report a balance of $571. The executive committee reported favor- ably on ten applications for new member- ship. An amendment to the constitution was proposed, reducing the annual dues from $2 to S81. The addresses of the day were: ‘‘Sanita- tion,”’ by Max Hunk, of Bridgeport, Conn. ; ‘‘Embalming,’’ by C. H. Mauk, of Harris- burg, and a general talk by Francis W. Dickinson, of Springfield, Mass., president of the national association. At yesterday morning’s session further discussion of subjects of interest to the association was made and then the follow- ing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, J. H. Ostertag, of Colum- bia; vice presidents, D. B. Widmyer, Lancaster, Albert Moore, Philadelphia, Aaron Ball, Quakertown; secretary, Geo. C. Paul, Phila.; treasurer, W. J. Att- wood, Phila. . Among the delegates chosen to the next national convention was F. E. Naginey, of Bellefonte. Hazleton was chosen as the next place of meeting and then the convention ad- journed. Yesterday afternoon the visitors were entertained by burgess Naginey who took them on a trip to State College. There were forty-three people in attend- ance, including delegates, their wives and salesmen. While the convention was not as largely at- tended as had been expected and there were several other unforseen draw backs to its success those who were here were highly delighted with their trip and expressed themselves as more than pleased with the meeting.
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