\ v The Centre democrat, Clrentat wover 3800 JAPAN STRIKES FIRST BLOW War is now ‘on Between Russia and Japen RUSSIAN VESSELS DISABLED Naval Encounter at Port Arthur—Tor- | pedo Boats Deadly Work at Night | —Naval Engagement During the Day— War Declared The long expected war between Russia and Japan is now on. The scene of the conflict will be in the far East, in which twe magnificent modern navies will test strength, and infantry will meet face to face in the long disputed territory of Korea. In our last issue we gave a com- led cruisers. In the Japanese fleet, which { consisted of two divisions, were the Mi | kasa, the flagship; the first class battle: ships Sahi, Fuji, Inashima, Shikasami, Hatsuz and the dispatch boat Tatsuma. | Summing up the encounter : three of Russias’ best battleships are torpedoed | and disabled, and two fine cruisers met (like fate, and two gunboats captured at BELLEFONTE, PA.,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1904. BALTIMORE'S Seventy-Five Business Blocks Were Destroyed. "THE LOSS OVER 100 MILLION { Chemulpo; the Russian forts were dam- | | aged; they also had a nwmber killed, The Japs didn’t even get a scratch. Hay has seat an identical note to the in guaranteeing the territorial integrity of China, whatever may be the result of the war, and urging that they use their influence to limit the field of the war to Manchuria and Korea. Four regiments of Japanese troops landed at Chemulpo and started for Seoul. plete review of the differences arising | between the two great powers, with a map showing the territory where the struggle would take place. Japan sent her ultimatum to Russia some time ago and demanded an imme. To this diate and definite reply. the customary delay was given by sian government, as in all their former negotiations. Japan with them no longer and recalled her repre sentative at St, Petersburg. In the mean. time Russia was rushing Korea evidently taking vantage of the delay, in reply. Japan began to move troops last week and some sixty vessels landed forces in Korea. A detachment of Rus sian cavalry has been sent south to en gage them. could bear troops into all possible ad formalating her NAVAL ENCOUNTER. Plucky Japan struck the first blow and gained an important victory at Port Arthur in a naval encounter, A dispatch from Chefoo, dated Feb- TUAry 9, Says: A CRUSHING BLOW. “The Japanese have dealt the Russians a crushing blow at Port Arthur. Aa ad. vance squadron of the Japanese fieet, un. der command of Vice Admiral Togo, and comprising sixteen battleships and cruis. | ers, with 8 numerous torpedo flotilla, left the main fleet off Shan Tut peninsula on Sunday, immediately that the néws of the diplomatic ruplure became known. “The Japanese scouting cruisers had given accurate information of the preca rious situation of the Russian fleet ont- | side Port Arthur. The squadron steam- ed slowly in battle formation Sunday | mid-day toward its goal and came within | sight of Port Arthur under cover of dark ness. showing lights. The Russians were ly. ing in the roadstead apparently feeling secure from attack. Nearly all the Japa. gese torpedo boats were dispatched on their dangerous and daring task. They rushed fall steam on the enemy, who were completely surprised. A great rat- tle of small arms greeted the invaders, who, however, escaped unhurt, and the splendid battleships Retvizan, the Czare vitch and the cruise: Pallada, were al. most immediately torpedoed. The Japa nese dashed along the entire line of the Russians, exposed by now to a terrible fire from machine guns and small arms from both the ships and the shore. There was the utmost consternation among the Russians, which probably accounts for the Japanese torpedo boat's escape, practically unscathed, and rejoining the admiral outside. The admiral's fleet, during the attack, kept out of range of the Russian searchlights, “Line of battle was then formed and the Japanese fleet moved in within a range of two and one-half miles ana opened fire on the Russians.” In this engagement the Russians losses were two officers wounded, nine men killed and forty one men wounded. On the shore baiteries, one man was killed and three were wounded. The battleship Poltava and the cruiser Novike each had a hole knocked In ber side below the water live. The forts were slightly damaged. The Japanese fleet steamed away apparently unio jured, Two Russian battleships were beached across the entrance of the harbor, They were soon followed by a Russian cruiser, which also was beached. Nove of the vessels was damaged above the water line. The disabled armored cruiser and the grounded battleships block the en- trance te the harbor, prevesting gon. boats from going out and battleships and cruisers from golog in and getting coal. Besides this, Japan has the Russian gun. boats Variag (which was built at Cramps yards, Philadelphia, and 1s one of the best in the Czar's navy—the battleship Retvizan was 2lso bullt by the Cramps.) and Koretz caught at Chemulpo, They were bound for Viadivostock. The Japanese fleet was under the com: mand of Vice Admiral Togo and consist . ed of four fast cruisers, the Chitoez, Kasagl, Tagafago and Yoshino, which circled outside, drawing the fire of the Russians. They then joined the main ficet and all went in to attack the armor. It cruised slowly outside without | BOODLE COMING, Solomon R. for re election to Cougress trict. Centre county ap and adoing, they are « the Rus- | portion of the swag years ago and there 18 5 The patch from Clearfie'd to the city that Col. W. F. Reeder, of Be be a candidate this time and will carry announcement 18 mig papers will iefonle the instructions, but in the conference with the under. standing that two years hence McKean county will endorse Celonel Reeder, That is a fair proposition, if carried out. { It confirms the rumor of a dealsome | time ago by which Mr. Reeder was to { drop his judicial aspirations and assist | will yield to Dresser, Leave for re-election, to have him assist | {in the congressional boom. It may look | plausible, but such things don’t always pan out, As the district Is strongly republican | we think Col. Reeder would make about | a8 good a congressman as any one they | could name. He would be superior to Dresser io every respect, except in the | amount of boodle he could throw into the political arena. —— i ———— Hublersburg lastitute. | The school teachers comprising Belle: | fonte borough, Spring, Beorer god Walk. | | er townships will hold their local fost- i | tute at Hublersburg Saturday Pebruary 13th. The following program has been | announced MORNING fESSION Discussion Is what wars may a Local In. stitute benefit a teacher? Prof, C. L.Gramley, L H. Yocum, Harry Breos Discussion How may a teacher save time io the present over-crowded school curriculum Miss Re Ww. Bn | for the more Important branches ? {| becca Heckwan, Prof, R. U Minnich Paper : What ar# the best methods of teach ing primary reading? Jason K Mover. Discussion What shall a practical educa | eation for the average bey or girl In the rural district include? Prof. LL. W._ Musser, W_H Beck (director,) Miss Killa Levy Wasson, AFTERNOON SBS ION School Discipline Frof.D, O. Etters, Miss Mame Bell, J. F. Garthof! Discyssion How may a teasher cooperate with the parents in the education of the ehild t J. W. Lee (Directer,) Prof J. 1. Meyer, Prof A.P. Weaver, Some practical methods in teaching the 3 Ra including spelling W. W. Bible Miss Carrie Weaver, C.F. Hoy, Miss Alice Robinson, - Peach Buds Frozen. Dr. J. M. Dumm, of Mackeyville, has aged as they cannot withstand a temper. ature lower than from 15 to 20 degrees below zero. number of branches from different trees in his orchard and carefully examined over 100 buds, all of which were frozen, this confirming his fears. Hence it is the opinion of Dr. Dumm that the peach crop not only of this section, but all through Penosylvania will be a total failure, — - - $300,000 to Church Mission. The will of A P. Boynton was probat- ed at Clearfield, Friday. that the sum of $1000 shall be paid year ly to his aged parents and that the re- 000, goes to the Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church as trustee, the revenues therefrom to be paid his widow during her life. She is appointed the executrix of the will, The bequest is one of the largest ever left for religious purposes in the state, - Mock Trial, One of the novel entertalnmunts of the season was the Mock Trial in Petriken Hall on Friday evening, witnessed by an overflowing house, It was under the direction of Col A, V. Newton, of Wor. cester, Mase, who with but one rehears. al gave a splendid entertainment filled with humorous Incidents and local flings that kept the andience in good humor for over two hours. The V. M. C. A. cleared about $77 from the entertainment. President Roosevelt through Secretary | an orchard of 3000 peach trees and after | the recent cold snap be was of the opin- ion that the buds had been greatly dam- This week he removed a! It provides | sidue of his fortune, estimated at $300, | | Started Sunday Morning and Raged for Over 38 Hours— Business Section of a Great City now Smouldering in Ruins. | European powers asking that they join | By the time this issue of the Centre Democrat reaches its readers there will be few who have not heard of the great calamity that befell the city of Baltimore the early partof the week, by which the heart the hercest of the city was destroyed by one of fire record Its extent on can hardly be appreciated ino the follow ing: Ti nye juarc i 1¢ 81 burned covered seventy ca which once mense wholes tall ofhice aly estimated and is thought to this frightfu remarkable that only oue exceed L100 30, 0 In holocaust it is life was and that was a fireman from Osi, the city of York, Pa.; no one was even seriously injured, and no persons are left homeless. At this time heroic measures are being taken by the Mayor and lead. ing citizens to cope with existing condi tions. STORY OF THR FIRE Many pages could be Glled with thrill. fog incidents of the fire, but we will be brief. Last Sunday morning at 11 o'clock a terrific explosion occurred in the basement of the wholesale house of John BE. Hurst Company, Hopkios place. Its violence rent the walls and the struc ture collapsed, a mass of wreckage, and flames broke from the ruins. A fierce gale was blowing and soon fanned it in to a seething furnace. Sheets of flame leaped out and enveloped structures so rapidly that all the fire de- partments of the entire city were sum- moned. On and on it crept, building after building belog eaveioped. Calls | were sent to other cities and from Hash- ington, Philadelphia, New York, Harris. burg, Altoona, York and other pownts firemen promptly responded. Special trains with clear track ahead were sent adjoining at highest speed to the doomed city with their steam engines, hoes and fire equip. ment and did valliant service, For 38 bours the fire was absolutely uncontrola. ble and was gradaally reaching the resi dence portion of the city when its pro- gress was checked Monday night. The destruction of this part of the city | will throw 25,000 people outjof employ- | ment who worked in stores, factories, | mills, etc. Handreds of business men will be left pennyless--the saving of a lifetime gone-—but they have not lost courage. The rebuilding of the burned district will begin at once. An army of men are now at work clearing the strects | of the tangled wires, bent girders and general debris, For a while troops were detailed to maiotain order, but they have been dis, | missed as unnecessary, Good order pre- valls and the work of clearing the rains has begun. —————— A Lost Art. John K. Courter, of Clinton county, | says he has solved the secret of temper log copper. He has a sample plate will cut wood. He says that he also has | & knife blade of copper with which be shaves, He also has a hatchet and sev eral chisels. If he can do this be bas discovered a lost art, that will insure him fame and fortune, Haflley-Powell. H. 8. Haflley, of Aaronsburg, and Miss Lizzie Powell, of Renovo, were mari ied et Pittsburg, Jan 20d 1994. Mr. Haflley | has been located at Renovo, Pa, the past two years as an expert pattern maker in the Pa R. R. shops. They now occupy | thelr newly furnished Lome, at Renovo | where they will reside in the future, ——————————— A AA AA 8 | Smallpox in Philipsburg. Philipsburg is up against the real thing now, A colored man who came here from Clearfield some days ago and stopped at John Delige’s on Locust St, has been discovered to have smallpox. The board of health took the matter in hands at once, and established a quaran. tine. Philipsburg Ledger, Remarkable. Editor Watts, of the Clearfield Moai. tor sails from New York, March 6, on a two month's visit to the Holy land. How a poor country printer can under. take such a journey is beyond concep. GREAT FIRE | {two circular | feet, which he bas sharpened to an edge that | LONG-LOST BROTHER. Separated | which lapse they had mourued one an- { other as dead, Robert Newlin, of Chester, since childhood, during {and Mrs. Bristol Barke, of Philipsburg, | {N, J., have been reunited through at- | tending a dance at Tyrone, thisstate, In | celebration of this unexpected and happy event both brother and sister are this NEW ROAD LAW | NOT APPROVED Application From Centre County on fund WERE ENTITLED TO $5240 week visiting at the home of their mother | in Chester. When Newlin and his sister were children their father died then lived in Philadelphia was divided, The s Huntingdon, The family ister was adopted by Pa, the boy stayed with the mother, who after. & family in and wards married Russell Phillips, a con. ps, tractor of this city. Newlin then took the name of his mother's second husband, and some months ago obtained a position at Phillipsburg In track of each other, and each the lar s he yor a nse oro h | other dead. Bei in ast week i comparison as soon devel r and sister i part of the stor she bad lived in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, bad seen Robert on the street, had often admired him and he her, but they had not met until the night of the dance. - Struck a Snag W. A. Rockey, of Boalsburg, was a caller. He informs us that cutting ap- ple lumber is bard on circular saws in the Lindes Hall mill; apple trees some times have an old spike in the trunk,and saws have already been ruined. These spikes were driven in | the wood years ago, when there was no thought of feeding the apple log to a circular saw, There is a great demand for apple lumber, for manufacturing into tool handies; the stuff is shipped away to some distant handle factory, Mr Rockey informs us he gets $10 per 1000 for apple wood on the stump. Austin Dile bad an apple tree that measured 4 2 inches across the stump; Mr, Rockey had one that measured 1 ft. 2 in. across the stump. These logs, after be. ing sawed Into plank, cost fy per 1000 on board the cars at Liaden Hall. At Spring Mills one apple tree furnished 995 feet of staff. The product of 1000 feet, at factory where the handles are turned out, is said to be worth foo from 1000 feet of plank. — A Happy Turn in the Lane. James McKeague of Rauchtown, who a little over a year ago was bewailing a state of wretched singleness, by reason of which the stock on his farm was as | neglected and lonely as he, and who found that be must either sell out or marry, is now thanking his lucky stars | that he resorted to the latter alteroative, for in his home today there is a happy little wife and a cooing little daughter just a few days old. Things are looking up for Squire Mec. Keague and he is an earnest advocate of | | the advertisiag medium through which | his happiness came, | : 148 Regiment Meeting. A call bas been issued for the surviv. | Ing members of the famous 148th Regi. | ment to attend a reunion, rather a basi. | ness meeting, at Bellefonte, Feb. 24th { and 25th. The principal reason for as- | sembling is to make the final arrange. | ment for the publication of the story of | the regiment which has been in prepara tion for over a year. The volame will be of abomt 1000 pages, complete in every detail. The history of several companies is not as complete as is de. sired and the number to be published must be determined, Cause of Insanity. | liquor dealers who dispense whiskey that is adulterated with injurious articles. Many samples have been collected and these have been analyzed by the depart- ment’s chemist who found in them wood | alcohol, red pepper and various coloring | Inguedients, some of which are of a poi sonous character. ‘‘No wonder,” said the doctor, “that our insane asylums are full, when men drink such deadly poison habitually, Howard's Canning Factory. The proposed causing factory for Howard is likely tobe realized. Saffi. clent stock has been subscribed and a location selected near the station, Preparations are being made for the im. mediate erection of the building, In other parts of the county the project has not been as favorably received, They | Food Commissioner B. H, Warren is | inaugurating a crusade against all retail | Amount Too Insignificant for Practical Purposes—Country P.ople Dis. gusted With Its Previsions—Might as Well be Repealed Huuter » Highway Commissioner 4 5 » vi 1™ | W pleted bis apportionment of the nd appropriated by the legis- : 0,000 appropriated for road half more. the » gone sum 1 have been increased to 64 which would have been enough to build about two miles of road according to the specifications, but it would not be a continuous strip, but small sections of from 20 to 30 rods in each district, a take miles in Centre county under the provisions of this bill, and by that time the framers of the bill would either be traveling on hot cinders or flitting from place to place with angelic wings. The fact is, the farmers and country folk haye no time for this road law, as it is too trifling and complicated for asy practical year In other words, it would about 500 years to cover the 1175 purposes. Grand Opera. Saturday evening, Feb. 13, we are promised a high class Grand Opera treat atthe opera bouse, It will be Leonca valio’s masterpiece, “I Pagliscct” and the Garden and Prison scenes from “Faust.” Miss Estelle Ward, prima donna, Miss Jane Boyd Hurd, contralto, Miss Marie Ricardi, E. Alfred Danieux tenor, Francis Motley, basso, and Harry Wilson, baritone, will sing the icading roles. New and correct costumes, and special scenery and eizcirical effects an. der direction of Charles Erier, of the Metropolitan Grand Opera House, New York City, guarantees, a finished and truly artistic prodection. Manager Gar. man assures the public that this will be a rare attraction. - Cold Weather Cure. The treatment which Mrs. Alfred Baker, of Willamstown, N. J., is under. going for consumption has created wide. spread attention, especially among phy. siclans in that section. Mrs. Baker's treatment is under the supervision of a Philadelphia physician. The patient sleeps each night with two windows wide open, even on the coldest night, and spends most time outdoors. When she lies down through the day the windows and doors are wide open. and most of her meals are taken outdoors when pleasant. Daring this trestment Mrs. Baker has gained twenty-two pounds, and physicians claim she will be entirely | cared. Raines-Goodlander Case. The of the Centre Democrat are conversant, Kansas, last week, and a verdict render ed in favor of Mrs. BE. C. Goodlander, administratrix of the estate of her late husband C. W. Goodlander. The suit involved $28000. At the first trial the jury failed to agree. At the second trial verdict for the estate. Testimony | in the case was taken at Millheim over a year ago. Mrs. Haines is a daughter of Solomon Ettlinger, dec'd, of Woodward. Corsets Cause Divorce. Because her husband was too fond of female finery, Mrs, Lucius Milton Moody secured a divorce from him at Cleve: land, O. Mrs. Moody testified that her husband wore a corset and opera stock: ings and even lace trimmed underwear, He lavished vumerous dollars on faney nighties trimmed with lace and blue ribbons with ruffles around the cuffs and neck. Lucius was also fond of bargain sales of female finery and would go into raptures over especially fine articles of feminine attire. The pair were married m 1883. Mrs, y was given faso alimony. The love of money may be the root of all evil, but how about an aching tooth ? Haines Goodlander case, with | which many eastern Pennsvalley readers | was tried the third time in Fort Scott, | VOL. 26. XO. 6. FACT, FUN AND FANCY, Bright Sparkling Paragraphs —Selected and Original The married man is seldom older than | he looks. The fellow who sings his own praise is a BOl0ist, The more friends a man has the more money he lends. The girl doesn’t boast about it who has never been kissed When a fellow has his leg mp generally has a lame excuse A man and his liver are pretty allied, Ouae won't work unle does Few months ago a Lancas her name " ¢ 3 ea and = Years o.4, MOY 18 20, aug 3 twice as old. When you ge stead of being twice as old as your dangh- ter you are only one-third older. Now, at to i as you this rate how long would you have live before your are? daughter is aso An exchange says that not long ago a merchant in a neighboring town received a letter from a large distilling firm ask. of citizens who the setting ing for a list of names might be interested in literature forth the merits of a new brand of whiskey and fssued by the firm sales of a of the place about promised him a commission on all The merchant joker, beisg somewhat sat down and made a list Prohi of the and forwarded He forgot all prominent bilionists “i it a month later when it was called to his attention by a letter from the distillers enclosing a draft of $16 so with thacks for the list, which has been found peculiarly reman. erative the matter until about ADJOINING COUNTIES One night last week an old lady nam. ed Betsy Teighe, supposed to be go years old, was burned to death at Cleartieid county. Brisbin, She lived alone, her house took fire and she perished in the flames It is claimed that while drilling for gas at well No 3in the Hyner district, in the northern part of Clinton county, a flow of oil astonished them and the well was im. mediately s=aled vp as important real estate deals may follow, About two hundred and fifty persons visited the Mifflin county jail on visitor's day. It is the duty of the sheriff to search all visitors, and in doing so three gallons of whiskey, besides knives and revolvers, were found in the pockets of the visitors. During the coming summer the Penn. sylvania Railroad company will finish all of its proposed improvements in and near Altoona. These include the big foundry plants at South Altoona, the roundhouse and shops at Blalr Furnace. and the roundhouse and the classifica. tion yards at Hollidaysburg. For these improvements at least §5.000,000 will be required, * State Pays Only Half. The Attorney General's Department | furnished Auditor General Hardenbergh | with an important opiuion relating te | forest fires. The commissioners of Potter county | have refused to pay their share of ome. | half the expense of extinguishing certain fires, on the ground that the forest im | question belongs to the state, and that | the State should pay the entire expense, The Attorney Gesmeral's Department | bolds that the state in this matter stands | In the same position as the individual and can only be required to pay one balf the expense, the county to pay the other half, More Room Needed. A bill providing for the enlargement of the government building in William. sport at a cost not exceeding $50,000 has been introduced in Congress by Congressman Deemer, The idea is to extend an addition along government place, south, making an L-shaped build. fog. The district court will be moved back and away from the noise of the street offices occupying the front of the second floor. This will also give the
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