VOL. LXXI1I1l.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July 28.—Is there a
ministration and the government of
China? The acceptance of Secretary
Jay and other members of the Cabi-
net of everything said to them by the
Chinese Minister as gospel truth, is re-
garded as suspicious. Although scofl-
ed at by the entire diplomatic corps
and doubted by the public, Mr. Hay
has accepted the cablegram alleged to
be from Minister Conger and saying
that he and the other foreign minis
ters in Pekin were all right, on the
15th inst. but in need of help, as genu-
ine, and the other members of the Cab-
inet have even gone so far as to throw
bouquets at Mr. Hay by publicly say-
itig that his getting that message was
a great diplomatic triumph. Diplo-
matic fiddlestick! That message,
whether fake or genuine, was secured
by the Chinese minister for purposes
of his own, and if there was any tri-
umph about it, the credit is his. It is
whispered among European diplomats
in Washington that the administra-
tion has undertaken the contract of
keeping the present Chinese govern-
ment in power, regardless of any deci-
sion of the powers which are
bling an army in China for allied ac-
tion. It is difficult to believe that Mr,
McKinley has made any such agree
ment, His own imperial schemes are
ite enough to keep him busy, with-
out his tackling those of China.
Assem-
Senator Wellington, who sometime
ago declared that he would not support
MeKinley for reelection, is still throw-
ing nuts to the administration which
it cannot or will not crack.
ator said, while in Washington, a day
“If the situation in the]
Philippines is as favorable as the ad- |
The Sen-
or two ago:
have believe,
there is no reason why twelve
ministration would us
or fil-
be
China.
teen thousand men could not
from there to I
think that would America’s fair
quota of the international force for the
relief of Pekin, and beyond the protec-
tion of American | property,
this country has no business to inter-
fere with the aflairs of the Chinese em-
pire. American soldiers should never
form a part of an army for the
quest of China, The European
ers have sowed the wind and are
reaping the whirlwind. They have
been looking for trouble in China for a
The
sent
service in
be
and
i
Hue
Con-
pow-
now
long time, and now they have it.
GENERAL CROP REVORTS,
| Qorn Acreage Greatly Increased. —Whent
| Average Below Normal,
{ The season of the year is here when
a comparatively correct estimate ol
the crop conditons can be made. The
northwestern states have been visited
by a special agent of the department
within the last ten days and the re-
ports of the department’s regular cor-
respondents are fully confirmed. In
Minnesota and North-Dakota the con-
dition of oats, barley, rye, pastures, and
meadow lands is, like that of spring
wheat, the lowest on record. The re
port given herewith should be earefully
read by all interested in the prices of
the main crops of the farms,
The returns on the acreage of corn
planted indicate an Increase of about
1,200,000 acres, or 1.5 per cent. over the
acerage harvested last year. Of the 22
states having one million acres or up-
ward in corn in 1809, all but Alabama,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and
Kansas show an increased acreage, and
the total in the five
named is less than 600,000 acres. The
in acreage in the main,
well distributed, there being only ten
states and territories out of the 45 re-
porting that ! 'srger acreage
planted than was La 1st
The average condition of the growing
corn is 89.5, compared with 86.5 July
1, 1899; 90.5 at the corresponding date
in 1898, and a ten-year average of 90.7.
I'he condition in lowa is 102, in Mis
souri 101, in Kansas and Nebraska 93,
io Illinois 92, and in Indiana 88, Iowa
being 10, Missouri 12, Kansas and Ne-
decrease slates
increase is,
year,
braska 1, and Illinois points above
their respective ten-year averages,
The condition of winter wheat shows
a further decline during June, being
50.8 on July 1, compared with 82.7 on
June 165.6 on July 1, 1809, 85.7 at the
corresponding date in 1598, apd a ten
year average f 79.8. All the import-
ant winter wheat states except Penn-
sylvania, Texas and Tennessee share in
this impairment of condition, Ohio
and Indiana falling to 25 an
to 40,
The condition spring
wheat is 55.2, compared with 87.3 one
month ago , 91.7 on July 1, 1856, 65 at
the corresponding date in 1868, and =a
The
Michigan
f
average Oi
f 89.5. condit-
ion in Minnesota has fallen i8, in
South-Dakota to 44, and in North-Da-
kota to 30, these figures being 44, 45 and
ten-year average o
to
60 points respectively below the ten
yeur averages for the states named,
The condition of spring and winter
a
fire they have kindled is a hot
and this government should look well
to it that American troops are not used
as a catspaw for the pullin
ropead chestnuts,’
one,
g out of Eu- |
Secretary Root now says that the ad-
ministration hopes to hand Cuba over
to the Cubans within the next eight
or ten months, but there are still men
who believe that the island will have
a string to ii when it is turned over to
the Cubans, and that secret schemes
for annexation are being worked and
encouraged by the administration for
the purpose of making it appear when
the time is ripe, that the demand for
annexatisn comes from the Cubans.
Gen. Wood had very little to say about
annexation when he was in Washing-
ton last week, and that little was not
imbortant, although he was cornered
by one newspaper man and made to
acknowledge that he believed a large
majority of Cubans now favored an in-
dependent government, rather the an-
nexation. The administration knows
that its attitude towards Cuba is being
closely watched by the people, and
that any act which even seems to im-
ply that good faith would not be kept
with the Cubans, would make thous
ands of anti-McKinley votes, If there
is to be any trickery, it will be careful-
ly concealed until after election,
It seems to be a little early in the
campaign for Boss Hanna's henchmen
to be putting out fakes, but all the
same they are doing it. Beveral men
known to be close to Hannoa have been
filling up Washington newspaper men
with stories about how worried the
“old man’ was because of the refusal
of some of the heaviest contributors to
his campaign fund four years ago to
give a cent this year, and of his fear
that the National Committee would
have to skimp its campaign plans for
lack of money. The object of these
stories is to create the Impression
among the Democrats that the Repub
licans are going to be short of cam-
paign money this year. Itis, of course
absolute tommyrot. Hanna spent $8,-
000,000 four years ago, and he expects
to spend quite as much or more this
year, and he knows just where to go to
get it. If his victims do not come
down without squeezing, he knows ex-
actly how hard to squeeze them to get
what he wants. He must think the
Democrats are easily gulled indeed, if
he thinks it possible to make them be.
lieve that the favored trusts which
have profited so largely by Hanna leg-
islation, will allow the Hauna Com-
mittee to lack money to buy another
lection.
wheat combined on July 1 was
= on July 1, 1809, and 86.4 at
the corresponding date in 1808, Wheat
remaining in the hands of farmers
July 1 is estimated at about 51,000,000
bushels, or the equivalant of 93
cent. of the crop of 1896,
4
a |
against 7
pe r
Average condition of oat crop is 85.5
compared with 91.7 one month ago, 90
on July 1, 1509, 928 at the correspond-
ing date in 15898, and a ten-year average
of 87.8.
Average condition of barley is 7
against 86.2 one month ago, 92 on July
1, 1869, 85.7 at the corresponding date
in 1898, and a ten-year average of 88.3.
All the principal barley states show a
decline during the month, and their
averages of condition are all below
their respective ten-year averages,
There is an indicated increase of some
80,000 acres, or 1.2 per cent., in the
acerage in potatoes, with a condition
on July 1 of 81.3, compared with a fen
year average of 93.2.
Reports on the hay crop are in the
main unfavorable, and there are few
important grazing states in which the
condition of pastures is not consider-
ably below the ten-year average.
While there has been a general de-
cline in the condition of apples, almost
every important apple-growing state
has the promise of more than an aver
age crop. This is also true of the peach-
es and grapes.
The local condition of erops not har-
3
6.0,
able weather through this month and
August the corn crop would be likely
to be first class. Oats are a full erop,
with but a few exceptions. Batley the
same. Wheat was far below the av-
erage, when not an entire failure,
RAINS GIVE INDIA RELIEF,
At Bombay the crops are riported
above the average. At Tonkan, in the
Carmatic and in the eastern Decean
they are promising. Elsewhere, south
of Nerbudda and north of Nerbudda,
at Gujarat, Kathiawar and Baroda,
the rainfall has been insufficient.
There has been little sowing except
in a few places, It will be impossible
to continue sowing for food crops after
August 1, The sowing of cotton will
continue until August 15.
The prospects at Bedar are encour
aging. At Rajputana the rainfall has
generally been sufficient for agricuitu-
ral purposes, save in a few sections,
where the heavy mortality of cattle
hins been felt.
The agricultural prospects in Central
India are generally satisfactory, and
while more rain is needed in Mysore
nnd other provinces, no distress is re
ported.
Mr. Kurtz Retires
Editorial Work. S
With this
tion with the Centre
issue the
Reronr
I'l
source of pride to know th
warmest approval and friendshi
of Centre county, as an ever tru
tot
herence to Truth and Right,
1°
rorTer has been consistent,
has made some history
upon the county,
Many of
1d otl
(quarter al
the evidence,
In
come visitor in
1
oye
11 $ ad
ail 1i8 earnings,
y
i
were iberall
Hall.
w «$1 4 Ware & 4
twenty-ive years agro, tne
y 8pe
JP
In re sponse to the nnan
1 Rei
it erected iw
tion some hail
id of minor enter
Notice:
With C
sumes comple
The forme
t
thus 188uce of the
Tai.
to the CENTRE
It is the
“ryt +:
will be pat it
+) ial % IW
the social, morai an
county, and in doing
+t at 22
Will measure up wo ie NIZNes
Gd
I'he proper sphere
!
aid in building up the institutio
bailiwick and encourage all mos
vate, that tend toward the |
chief aim of this )
and destroy; to de
policy of
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It will be
» 3
nize every commend:
political and personal.
and at death lay garlands.
This
birth and matare choice.
deavor to punish another.
The continued patronage
Centre RerorTer is earnestly s
ers.
largely upon the support of the
identical.
well as those who are using the
ek Reronrer. Thanks are als
vors that may come this way.
Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
Ira G. Lucas and Agoes 8, Graham,
both of Snow Shoe.
John 8. Krape, of Spring Mills, and
Bessie Bell Moouey, of Aaronsburg.
Clyde B. Bitoer and Estella B.
Spangler, both of Blanchard.
James Harry Floray, of Polier town-
ship, and Lizzie Ann Maize, of Mill-
heim.
F. E. Arney offers for sale a second
hand up to date baby carriage, as
-
good as new, at a very low figure.
26,
NO. 29
W Smith Becomes
j his
years have
1
CLOSe8
Nigh fifty
ersiened CONNEC.
R. been
4
forts in
state reputation,
i
ies Of prominent
of the
universal respect citizens
¢ champion of all t hat pertained
columns, and a strict ad-
beneiact
ide support,
vements in Centre
ONE
11
14
1d that intention
DENTENNIAL NOTES,
Random Pick-ups, ~The Geandest Days of
.
hid Centre,
has
honor of the
Just about all Centre county
donned its best duds in
County Centennial. Folks are in from
the hills and valleys, from the moun-
tains and gaps, and will return to their
homes pleased with having bad the
finest treat of their lives and never
be and
to
forgotten, knowing what a
great, grand county they are living in.
THE INDIAN
These much talked of forts were
FORTS,
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wowever humb
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us already founded within
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nild up, not tear down
SYTR EY Ye
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proposed, public and
Proj
£ 3
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he community.
nize, not sow discord.
Rerorrer to recog-
both its friends and foes
reciated, that is, during life,
be umieservedly
journal will at no time be identi
©
i
oe
adhered to
of the present patrons of the
ought as well as that of all oth.
ke ali ther business, depen ds
community. Theirinterests are
advertising columns of the Ogrx.
o offered in advance for any fa-
8S. W. Sura.
'
Freak of Lightning,
Becking shelter with his team under
a treo dir og a severe electrical storm
Inst werk, rank Longenbarger, em-
ployed vu a farm in White Deer Val-
ley, was x ruck and had his clothing
half to. off by a bolt of lightning that
shattered the tree. Spliotered portions
of the tree fell on Longenbarger as he
lay unconscious on the ground, cutting
and bruising him terribly. Both hors.
es were felled by the bolt—and one
had a leg broken and had to be killed,
—
Charles N. Stuart, of Peale, Clearfield
three in number and all in Penns val-
about
hotel.
had a
General Potter, on an eminence
ib north of the Old Fort
It was a fort,
house in the centre for fi
i
rods
stockade which
amilies of sel.
tiers in times of great danger from Io-
dian
all settlers in
the valley would flee to this fort for
incursions, when
Between the house and the stockade
walls the space was used for stabling
the horses and cattle of the refuges.
The family of a settler, at that time
had only a cow and horse as answer-
The settlers were
live stock
ing all their needs,
few and the number of Ws
between 40 and 50,
A led from the
fort to the spring at the foot of the hill
stockade passage,
10 rods. This pas-
sage was a protection in
the
going to and
from
in times
were prowling
spring for water
about
for
Indians
ing from behind trees
opt 4 ot at
a
chance to any one ventur,
ing outside the
The two smaller forts were
farther
ley. One
y
east in the val
ATH.
west of Cob
TT } + all wes ir
I'he other small fort was in Haines
¢
stream near Hub-
1
wg
#.
7" y . is
Whenever there of In-
word
was danger
ans entering the valley, was
jue-
i
~
Explanation of the Reasons Given'on
Hand
hanna,
9
An
Bt
COAL MIX
in
ing
[A eommunication fully explain
directors gave
tract for its coal to
late
The following announoce-
Slack
the con furnishing
Mr. Bradford is on hand, but too
for this week,
ment from Mr.
Eo
is significant.
Harn, Pa, JuLy 24,
Ed. Reporter.
the “Tax Payer’ of Poller town-
CENTRS
iti, In re
i
y, who wishes to know why W. F
adford was given the
urnish the coal for the
contract to
ine
if
township
let me say that
al-
tend a meeting of the board on Satur
day evening, July 28th, at Centre Hill |
C. W. SLACK, Secretary. |
Great Year for Apples.
EE
“The peach crop in this state will be
one of the largest in years,” said Dep-
uty Secretary of Agriculture Martin.
“We shall not have to go out of Penn-
sylvania to supply the home market.
But the great fruit crop in Pennsylva-
nia this year,” continued Mr. Martin,
“will be the apple crop, for which this
state is justly celebrated. Reports
from all the apple growing counties,
and there are a great many of them,
show that the trees will bear unusual-
ly heavy this season. The wheat crop
will be a very poor one this year. In
some of the wheat growing counties in
this part of the state the farmers will
pot take the trouble to harvest the
grain, which is almost worthless. Two
causes contribute to the failure of the
crop, one being the cold spring, and
the wheat fly. You can pass through
fields in Cumberland, Lancaster, Ad-
ams and other counties in this section
of the state and the devastation of the
fly will be apparent to even the most
casual observer.”
AA So»
Ten Milhwon of Fighters,
The adjutant general's annual state-
ment of the fighting force of the Unit
ed States shows that we have over
100,000 drilled men in our militia or
ganizations, and that there are up-
wards of 10,000,000 men in the country
capable of bearing arms. The number
indicated would make a greater army
than has ever been marshalled within
historic times, and one against which
nothing could stand in opposition ;
but while it takes men to make an ar-
my the fact that we have so many men
is not a measure of our fighting capaci-
ty. At this very moment we are hard
put to, to get men enough to send to
China to bear our part in compelling
redress for the outrages to our rep
resentatives and citizens,
Ih MU SI A
Latest advices from Washington say
that the officials still believe that the
ministers are safe, .
A full report of the centennial will
county, is the guest of Sawuel Snyder.
be given next week.
TOWK AND COUNTY HEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Mrs. John Hufl, of Lamar, mother
of Mrs. ¥. M., Crawford, is paying the
latter a visit.
John Boozer, of Osceola, called at the
office to-day. Also Mr. Bibighaus, of
Philadelphia,
will not
be due until 1902, baving been here in
The seventeen year locust
1851, 1868 and 1855.
father
Mills,
A.J. Alkens, of Harrisburg,
f Rev, Alkens, of Pine G
| is visiting the latter,
rove
i Miss Estie Ocker, daughter coal
Ocker, returned from a
| brief visit to Harrisburg.
of
A top buggy, with leather quarters,
regular price $65.00 is offered for $55.00;
WwW. W. Boob,
all right in every respect.
Centre Hall, Pa.
Frank Bhutt, blacksmith at Old Fort,
D.
near the
the
purchased Lhe house and lot of B.
Hoffer
foundry, and expects to occupy
Brisbin on sireet,
same some time in the future.
Samuel Gramley, of Penn Hall, will
move his saw mill this to the
purchased by Messrs,
Homan and Shafler from ex-Prothon-
This tract is on what is
week
tract recently
otary Bmith.
commouly known as the George Krape
farm.
Stephen Snore, of Coatsville, while
asleep, walked out of the second story
window his
and in uring
¥. He must have
hearing or he could
If.
the
of home, breaking his
ilar bone himself in-
hard
heard
terpally been a
have him-
central excellent
Bowing
actively
If the monsoon continues
the cultivated area
crops will fall short only at Nagpur
id Chattisgard.
T%
urin
provinces
rains have prevailed lately.
for food products is being
prosecuted.
fuvorable
within
ai
g the building of the wall of
A. P. Krape's new residence by J. R
tr
id
Ong the
busy mason, the town's all
und farmer and teamster A.
Arney, like the Irishman carrying the
brick to the top of the building, had
nothing to do but haul the stone
Bre Chas.
ait from
the mountain.
Every stranger who enters the White
House is counted by an aut«
ister.
hand of
ymatic reg-
held in the
one of the watchmen stationed
The instrument is
at the door, and for every visitor he
A Bene
and
pushes the button
1 4 wT
OD ETE
of the
en,
alors, members Cabinet
not counted.
Trenton, N. J.
grocer near his
when suddenly
and ex-
“Oh, everything's all dark!
I cannot see |’ The unfortunate man
was taken to his home, and a physi-
fae Wspaper men are
Samuel Purcell, of
was talking with
home
a
recently he
his eyes
claimed:
cian was called, but he could give no
relief, nor hold out any hope that Puar-
cell's sight would return.
Russia, it is reported, is preparing to
make a descent on Northern China.
Burn Murdoch, the agent of Priteh-
ard Morgan, M. P., in Korea, who has
just reached London after a 60-day
journey, by way of Viadivostok, over
the Trans-Siberian railway to Moscow,
says Russia is actively mobilizing
troops in Central Russia, East and
West Siberia, and that the Trans -Sibe-
rian railway is conveying close to 3500,-
000 men to Manchuria or its borders.
A farm team belonging to George
Bradford ran away from his barn
Thursday of last week, and almost col-
lided with the Millbeim band wagon
that just happened to be going by.
John Clark, who played the tenor
drum on that day and who is blind,
heard the noise and jumped from the
wagon almost in front of the runaway
team. A eerious accident was narrows
ly averted.
Hon. M. H. Kulp, head of the lum-
ber firm of M. H. Culp & Co., consu-
mated an important deal with the Par-
dee and a Montgomery county estate,
whereby the company secures 5,000
acres of virgin timber land in Union,
Clinton and Lycoming counties. The
price paid is about $40,000. Branch
roads will be built into the newly ac-
quired land and its acquisition ex-
tends the lifp of the lumber industry
several years for the firm in that sec.
Sou Boro NN
One of the long needed
provements was effected last week
The old brick yard excavation on Lo-
cust street has been filled through the
liberality of the two adjoining proper.
ty owners, Messrs. W. B Mingle and
W. Rearick. By an arrangement with
the council tnese two gentlemen had
the work done practically at their own
¥
Ve
the Boro prison or “lock up”, which
Lins fortunately been used but once or
twice in its history. This building.
now fronts on the same street but on
| the south side instead of in the center,