a
CONFIDENCE IN LONDON.
Communication With Pekin has been Practically Re-
opened.—Li Hung's Sincerity.—Secretary of the
Beliefonte, Pa., July 25, 1900.
- P. GRAY MEEK, - - Eprror
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The Historical Exhibition.
When Mrs. Isaac MITCHELL accepted
the chairmanship of the historical commit-
tee for Centre county’s Centennial and en-
listed some of the most energetic and intel-
ligent women of the county as her assis-
tants it was anticipated that the exhibition
of historical relics would be one of the most
satisfactory and interesting features of the
jubilee. And soit is. There is not anoth-
er county in Central or Western Pennsyl-
vania that can claim more Revolutionary
heroes or important personages and their
possessions have been treasured and horded |
until most of the county contains relics
that are valuable and historical.
Treasures have been gathered from every
district in the county and the result is re-
markable. Surprise, pleasure and gratifica-
tion comes to one on seeing the collection,
for from it our people have had to do with
the making of history as well as progress.
The arrangement and display of the articles
speaks volumes of the work that has been
done and no one here at the Centennial
should miss it, for it is by far the most
attractive and pleasant show on the pro-
gram.
American tapestries, in the form of
coverlets and quilts, beautified and sub-
dued in color by age, are draped over the
windows and doors of the flrst floor of the
stone school building where the exhibition
is being held and serve asa background
for the portraits of the many distinguished
men, who have lifted the county above the
ordinary. Valuable coins, jewelry several
hundred years old; deeds and letters sign-
ed by George Washington, William Penn,
Lord Howe and other notables; laces and
beautiful gowns worn by the belles of the
old families; china, far older than our old-
est inhabitant, and quaint old silver are
displayed in glass cases and form a collec-
tion which is as valuable and rare as any
museum ever housed.
But see it for yourself if possible, if you
would have an idea of its size and rich-
ness or the thought and effort that the
committee has expended in making it the
most edifying feature of our Centennial.
A Valued Record of Bellefonte's Earli-
est Temperance Society.
Away back in the early history of Belle-
fonte there was organized a temperance so-
ciety among the citizens of the town. It
was known as the Bellefonte Temperance
Society and its membership included the
most prominent and influential gentlemen
of the town. For many years it thrived
and accomplished a good work. Among
its honored officers was Rev. James Linn—
at that time pastor of the Bellefonte Pres-
byterian church—who for many years
served as president of the Society. The
minutes and proceedings of the Society’s
regular meeting were faithfully inscribed
upon the pages of the secretary’s record
book, an old-fashioned flexible back hook,
in common use in those days as a copy hook
for school purposes.
When the Society passed out of existence
as it did in the 20's the minute book fell
‘into the hands of Mrs. Harriet Linn who,
some years prior to her death, gave it to
James Harris. The book was highly treas-
ured by Mr. Harris, though he generally
loaned it from time to time to those who
were curious to read the doings of Belle-
Tonte’s first and famous Temperance Society.
As the pitcher goes to the well once too
often so it was with the old minute book. 1t
left the castody of its owner once too often
and for the last time it passed out of his
hands and failed to come back. This was
some years ago. Mr. Harris cannot recall
how many. He made many inquiries hut
to no purpose. The fate of the old record
of Bellefonte’s early temperance society ix
as a sealed book to him. Just now, when
we are on the eve of commemorating the
century mark in our county’s history and
the county is being explored for relics and
mementos of olden times the loss of this
old minute book comes to Mr. Harris with
very keen regret. He would give mach to
regain possession of this treasured archive of
one of our town’s early institutions.
Mr. Harris long ago gave up all hope of
- seeing the old minute book again and yet
thinks perhaps the reference of its history
and disappearance may meet the eye of
some on¢ who may he able to give informa-
tion concerning the present whereabouts.
It would indeed be a bappy circumstance
to record the discovery of this old minute
Chi, Legation Declares Charges Against Li **Ab-
solutely Baseless.’’—President McKinley Urged by
China to Work for the Peace of the Orient,
London, July 23.—Sir Chih Chen
Loh Feng, the Chinese minister in Lon-
don, took the unusual step yesterday
of paying a Sunday call at the foreign
office. As Lord Salisbury was absent,
the visit was without special result,
but its importance may be gathered
from an interview with the secretary
of the Chinese legation, Sir Halliday
MacArtney, in which the legation of-
ficials seem to have assumed at least
something like personal responsibility.
Sir Halliday admitted that communi-
cation had been practically reopened
with Pekin, and that messages from Sir
Claude McDonald, the British minister,
and the other foreign envoys might be
expected almost immediately. He said
he hoped the trouble would soon be
over, since the Chinese government
was doing its utmost to overcome the
dificulties and to control the lawless
element. In his opinion the Americans
had taken the most commonsense view
of the situation, and he insisted that
China ought not to be . misjudged.
Against the suspicion that Li Hung
Chang has any but a sincere pacific ob-
ject in view he protested warmly, de-
claring that all stories about the per-
fidy and treachery of Earl Li were
“ghsolutely baseless.”
With regard to the prospects in the
southern provinces the secretary ad-
mitted that there might be small out-
breaks, but he said there would be
nothing serious, and that Europeans
would be quite safe in treaty ports.
The long silence he explained as “due
probably to the rebels, who have cut
the wires and blocked the roads.”
Thus, according to the secretary of
the Chinese legation, a few days more
should bring a solution of the great
VICE ADMIRAL ALEXIEFT.
mystery. Nevertheless, no one in
England believes that the alleged dis-
patches and edicts are anything but
subterfuges to hide the real situation
as long as possible and to avert retri-
bution by sowing discord among the
powers.
From Shanghai comes a report that
the empress dowager and the court
are moving to Hsian Fu (?), in the
province of Shan Si, to which large
stores of rice are being sent, and that,
when these arrangements are complet-
ed, the remaining viceroys will de-
clare against foreigners.
According to the Chefoo correspond-
ent of The Daily Mail the fall of Tien
Tsin has so disheartened the Chinese
that they are seeking terms of peace.
He says that several attempts have
been made to send messages to Pekin,
but so far without any known results
and adds that rumors are again cur-
rent that the Russians are reaching
Pekin from the north. It is impos-
sible to confirm or deny these state-
ments, but either one might explain
China’s efforts to gain time.
Li Hung Chang’s visit to Shanghai
seems to be a complete failure. Ex-
cept the Chinese customs officials no
one has visited him. Sheng, the taotai,
chief magistrate, gave the consuls a
cordial invitation to meet him at
luncheon, but all declined.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Express pretends to have au-
thority for the assertion that Great
Britain will repudiate any credentials
Li Hung Chang may bring from the
empress dowager, and he adds:
“Russia, however, is willing to make
terms with Li Hung Chang, whose
real mission is to sow dissension
among the powers. The British, Ger-
man and American representatives
were resolute against receiving him.”
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Mail declares that the Chinese
officials are thoroughly frightened by
the fall of Tien Tsin and desire to
open negotiations. “Therefore,” he
continues, ‘““although all are aware of
the horrible Pekin massacres, every
official down to the humblest retainer
has been sworn to secrecy upon the
penalty of wholesale executions should
the details leak out. They haope, if the
powers once begin negotiations, to
stop the military operations, and that
matters might cool down.”
There is the usual crop of Shanghai
rumors at hand this morning. One is
that Prince Tuan has been abducted
and that the empress dowager is again
supreme. Another is that the notor-
ious Kang Yi, president of the board
of war, has been appointed viceroy of
Canton.
The Russian embassy at Berlin gives
a partial though very cautious con-
firmation of the fact that the news
from St. Petersburg has been careful-
ly censored and that only such por-
tions as favored the czar’s plans were
given out. Vice Admiral Alexieff, Rus-
sian naval commander in China, has
received strict instructions on this
point.
Big British Families.
Small families are hardly the rule among
the British upper ten. The average is six
or seven. The queen is the mother of nine,
and the princess of Wales of six children.
Lord Abergavenny is the father of ten, the
late duke of Argyll of twelve, the dowager
countess of Dudley is the mother of seven
rhildren, the earl of Ellesmere boasts of
eleven, and the earl of Inchiquin of four-
teen and the earl of Leicester of eighteen.
CHINN'S APPEAL TO MKINLEY,
Urged to Use His Influence to End
the Bloody Contiiet.
Washington, July 23.—President Mec-
Kinley has received what purports to
be a direct appeal from the Chinese im-
perial government to use his good of-
fices to extricate that government from
the dificult and dangerous position in
which it has been placed as a result of
the Boxer uprising and the ensuing
hostile attitude of the great powers.
Although the exact text of the appeal
made by the emperor of China to
France has not been made known here,
it is believed that the address to the
president is similar in terms to that
communication. In our case the com-
munication was made through Minis-
ter Wu to the state department. Thus
far a final answer has not been re-
turned. The French governinent an-
swered at once, but that answer will
not serve us. The United States gov-
ernment is conscientiously proceed-
ing upon an entirely different line of
policy in the treatment of the case.
Unfortunately, the state department
finds itself alone in this, but never-
theless it is convinced that its plan
is the best, and it has behind it the
consoling assurance that at present all
of the European governments have
tacitly admitted that an error was
made in the beginning in not follow-
ing the common sense advice of the
United States naval commander at
Taku. The point of difference between
the state department and the European
governments is that the latter-are pro-
ceeding upon the belief that all of the
foreign ministers and miseionaries and
guards at Pekin have been killed, and
insist upon dealing with the Chinese
government upon that basis, thereby
assuming a hostile attitude that tends ;
to destroy the last chance of availing ,
of whatever friendly sentiment may
yet exist among the powerful Chinese |
viceroys and the imperial government :
itself. Thus the French reply sets an
impossible task for the imperial gov-
ernment in its present straits, and
tends to drive it at once to make terms
with the Boxers and Prince Tuan’:
party.
un the other hand our government, |
while not guaranteeing the truth of '
the advices from the Chinese govern- |
ment as to the safely of the foreign |
ministers, is willing to accept the
statements temporarily, in the mean-
time remitting none of its efforts to
‘get aceess to Mr; Conger through the
use of military force if need be. By
following out this policy the state
department argues that it retains two
chances instead of one. It may reach
Mr. Conger with trocps and it also may
secure his deliverance through the
friendly offices of some of the powerful
Chinese officials, which the powers are
not likely to obtain for their own peo-
ple by following out their present
policy. It may be stated also that the
United States government has not and
does not intend to relinquish any part
of its claim for compensation and
reparation in the’ ultimate settlement.
Its position in this respect, it holds,
will not be affected unfavorably by
prosecuting its efforts to make use
of the friendly sentiments of the Chi-
nese officials.
With the exception of the brief dis-
patch from Admiral Kempff announc-
ing that the Newark was going tc
Nagasaki, there was nothing received
in Washington yesterday regarding
China. Several replies have been re-
ceived at the stale department in|
response to the secretary’s dispatch to
foreign governments urging co-opera- |
tion, but they are withheld {rom pub-
lication at present.
AMERICAN VICTiM$ OF BOXERS.
Tien ‘isin, July 15, via Shangnai.
July 23.-—Eighteen members ¢f the
Ninth United States infantry were
buried near the barracks this evening. °
The regiment paraded. Chaplain Mar-
vine oiiiciated, and the bodies were en-
closed in grandees’ coffins, taken at
Tien Tsin. Following is a list of the
killed:
Company A, John A. Potter and
George H. Buckley; Company B, Cor-
poral Rickard B. Slater and Privates
John Pariland and Gottfried Sven-
son; Compeuy C, parney Goayea and
Robert B. Gordon: Company D, John
H. Porter: Company PF, Oscar Olsen,
-
Mechanic Arts Building, State
John J. Dreher, Alexander Syoghberg,
Caspar Xhwertfeger and James B. Tay-
lor; Company G, Clyde B. Jamison,
Wiliam L. Partlow, Frederick F. Rief-
fennacht, John P. Smith and Dewey
Rogers. The killed of the marine corps
were: Sergeant Charles J. Kollock, |
Corporal Thomas Kelly and Privates
J. E. McConkey and Isaac W. Partridge.
The regiment had 75 wounded and one
missing, while the marines had 18 |
wounded. :
i
Arbitration in Chicago. :
Chicago, July 23.—After months of
idleness 30 cut stone contractors, many
of them members of the Building Con- +
tractors’ Council; have entered into an '
agreement with the officers of the
stone cutters’ union to resume work
and to submit all differences which
may arise to a permanent arbitration
committee of ten. The agreement !
takes away from the business agents
of the stone cutter’s union a large part
of their power. Heretofore arbitra-
tion has been resorted only after
strikes have been called.
Midget Michael Again a Winner.
Philadelphia, July 22. — Jimmy
ichael defeated Floyd A. McFarland,
the California giant, in a 20-mile paced
race at Wocdside Park track Saturday
wfternoon. It was a hair raising and.
peart breaking finish and the little
Welshman only won by about a little
over a yard after one of the most des- |
perate struggles ever witnesscd on a
1
. bicycle race track in this country.
' Michael's
time, 31:45. All world’s |
records from the third to the 20th mile |
were beaten.
The Boers Benten Off.
London, July 23.—The war ofice has |
received the following disp-t¢h from |!
Lord Roberts: “The Boers made a
determined attack Saturday to destroy
a post at the Rail Head, 13 miles east |
of Heidelberg, which they attacked |
with three guns and a “pompcm” and
surrounded. They were, however,
beaten off after a sharp engagement, |
before reinforcements summouned |
from Heidelberg bh:..d arrived.” |
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College, Centre Co. Pa.
PARIS CONTESTS ENDED.
Very Few Americans Participated in the Final
Events.—Barred by Unfair Handicaps.—In the
Six Events our Athletes Participitad in Three
Winning but one.—Tewhksberry, of Pennsylvania
University, Won the 200 Meter Race.
Paris, July 23.—The world’s amateur
championship contests in connection
with the Paris exposition came to a
conclusion yesterday. Comparatively
few Americens attended, owing to the
fact that only three or four of their
countrymen were announced to com-
pete in the events, for the most part
handicaps, in which the Americans had
received too severe treatment to tempt
them to exhaust themselves in run-
ning losing races. Six events were
decided. The Americans competed in
three and won one, their only success
for the day.
The program began with the 110
meters hurdle race, A. C. Kranezlein,
University of Pennsylvania. . being
made the scratch man. As the other
Americans who entered were also pull-
ed back, all declined to run. Rau, a
German, with a 200 meters allowance,
won. Pritchard, English, was seccnd
and Klingelhoefer, French, third.
Three competitors stripped for the
shot putting, the six Americans who
had entered, including Richard Shel-
don, N. Y. A. C.,, who was the scratch
man, standing out.
garian, with two meters
was first, with 14 meters 201% centi-
meters; Basset, Frenchman, was sec-
ond and St. Cyr, French, third.
Thirty entries were received for the
200 meters flat race, which followed,
but only eight went to the starting
post, two out of 13 Americans alone
running. Two trial heats resulted, in
which William J. Holland, University
of Georgetown, and Walter B. Tewks-
bury, University of Pennsylvania, with
Pritchard, of the English team, and
Rowley, of New South Wales, quali-
fying. The final heat gave America
her only victory of the day, and was
the occasion of a magnificent tussle
Pritchard and’
between Tewksbury,
Rowley. Tewksbury beat Pritchard
by six inches. Rowley was a good
third. Time, 22 1-5 seconds.
The 1,600 meters {lat handicap
brought out a good field, 17 starting.
Most of these were Frenchmen, George
'W. Orton, University of Pennsylvania,
being the sole representative of the
United States and the scratch man.
———
Cretticr, a Hun-'
allowance, '
He had no chance against his com-
petitors with their big allowances.
Duhwoyr, German, with 150 meters
handicap, won; Christemsen, Dane with
90 meters handicap, being second, and
Delivre, French, with 70 meters handi- |
cap, being third. Time, 3 minutes
56 4-5 seconds.
In the 400 meters flat handicap there
were four trial heats. Maxwell E.
Long, N. Y. A. C, was the scratch
man and did not run, but Holland,
with five meters allowance, and David
C. Hall, Brown university, with seven,
participated. The first trial heat was
won by Lemonnier, French, with 26
meters allowance, Reginer, Frenck,
with 30 meters allowance, being sec-
7)
ond. Koppan, Hungarian, with 35]
meters allowance, won the second
heat, Mazaud, French, with 25 meters
allowance, being second. Holland was
not placed. Werkmuller, German, with
40 meters allowance, won tne third
heat, Moulinet. French, with 35 meters
allowance, being second. Hall won
the fourth heat, Sevestre, with 30
i 7 4
GENERAL NELSON A. MILES.
meters allowance, being second. in
the final Hall ran piuckily, but failed
to overtake the big allowance man.
He finished fifth. Koppan was first,
Werkmuller second and Lemonnier
third.
The last event and the final con-
test of the international sports, a team
flat race of 5,000 meters, was disputed
by England and France. Each team
consisted of five picked runners, and
the contwst was decided by points cal-
culated according to the places obtain-
ed at the finish. England secured
first, second, sixth, seventh and tenth
places, totaling 29, and France ob-
tained third, fourth, fifth, eighth and
ninth places, totaling 26. Thus Eng-
iand wen. Her two long distance rin-
ners, Benneit and Rimmer, led fron
the outset. ‘ime, 15 minutes 29 1-{
seconds.
The Average Mam.
The average man doesn’t learn to live
until he is about ready to die.
The Demeceratic Campaign.
Chicago, July 23.—The Democratic
national committee will commence ac-
tive preliminary campaign work in
earnest this week. Senator James K.
Jones, chairman of the national com-
mittee, is expected to reach here to-
day, and will immediately assume di-
rection of the preliminary work. For-
mer Governor Stone, of Missouri, ar-
rived here vesterday and Danijel Cam-
pau, of Michigan, is scheduled to reach
Chicago this afternoon. Chairman
! Johnson, of the executive committee,
is in Kansas, but will return Wednes-
day night to join in the work. Chair-
man Jones is expected to make known
his list of commiitees before the end
of the week, when the organization of
the office force for headquarters will
be taken up.
Five Killed in Steamer Collisfon.
Belfast, July 23.—In a collision Sat-
urday evening outside of Belfast Lough
between the local passenger steamer
Dromedary and Alligator five passen-
. gers were killed and more than 50
: more or less seriously injured, in many
' cases the amputation of legs being
necessary. There were 600 passengers
on board the vessels, and terrible
scenes followed the collision. It is
feared that scme others have been
drowned. :
Three Young Women Drowned.
Nashville, July 23.—News reaches
here from Hamburg, Hardin county, of
the drowning near there “of three
young women, Misses Cora and Ruby
Townsend and Pearl Flack.“ They
were wading in Owl creek, when one
of them stepped from a rock into deep
water. The cthers responded to her
cries, and as none could swim the
three perished together.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
Forty persons were injured by the
overturning of a streetcar at Niles, O.,
and Howell Williams will die.
A shell fired from the Sandy Hock
(N. J.) prcving grounds barely missed
the Savannah lire steamer City of Bir-
mingl.am.
RUN DOWN BY THE CAMPANIA.
British Bark Cut in Two and Eleven
Persons Drowned.
London, July 23.—A dense fog hung
over the Irish channel Saturday morn-
ing, and the Cunard line steamship
Campania, en route for Liverpool from
New York, struck the Liverpool bark
Embleton amidships, cutting her in
twain. The Embleton sank immedi-
ately. Seven of the crew were rescued,
but it is believed the other 11 mem-
bers of the ship’s company, including
the captain, were drowned. The Cam-
pania had her bows stove in, but ar-
rived safely at Liverpool five and a
half hours late.
The Campania was little injured, but
had a narrow escape from a serious
disaster. The fog had delayed her
passage since Friday noon, and a ten-
der went out from Queenstown four
miles, as Capt. Walker would not
take the liner near shore.
When the Campania was about 30
miles northeast of the light a phantom
i ship arose suddenly, without warning,
! directly across her bows. Thirty sec-
onds later the phantom had become
. a solid sailing vessel, into which the
! liner crashed, her steel forefoot going
through the Embleton like the clean
cut of a sword, and divided her just
abaft the mainmast. The forward half
sank immediately. The stern swung
viciously around, and the mast and
yards for a moment tore at the Cam-
pania. A lump of wieckaze came
down on her decks. Taen the stern of
the bark disappeared, 2.4 the surface
of the sea was littered with splintered
timbers, boxes, barrels, the whole up-
per works and lighter cargo, the deck
houses and such things.
According to the Embleton’s surviv-
ors for nearly half an hour before the
collisicn the captain and first officer
were below at brezkfast, and although
the fog whistle ¢7 a large steamer
: could be heard eve.’ minute, the bark
never shifted her course, the helms-
man receiving no order.
Some of the Campania’s plates were
bent by the collision, her fore-peak
filled with water, her foretopmast was
broken short off and her steel rigging
torn and twisted. The damage suf-
fered by the liner will not prevent her
sailing for the United States next Sat-
urday.
——-Subsecribe for the WATCHMAN.