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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1900.
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CLOSE OF TRIBUNE'S
EDUCATIONAL CONTEST
Three Months of Earnest Effort
EndeT Saturday.
CHARLES RODRIGUEZ
SECURES FIRST CHOICE
Brings In 586 Points and
Makes His Victory
a Certainty.
KEMMERER COMBS SECOND
He Was Fourth on Saturday The
Close Was Intensely Interesting
ibut Devoid of Friction Nearly
Every Contestant Had Held Back
Yearly Subscribers for the Last
Day Some Very Xarge Returns
"Were Made Order In Which the
Contestants Reported All Got in
Before 8 O'clock, but One or Two
Had Narrow Margins A Remark
able Contest with Many Imita
tionsA Word to New Subscribers.
Out-of-Town Contestants Number
of Points Scored Saturday The
Work of Contestants Reviewed.
Those Who Are Entitled to Ten
Per Cent, and What They Will Re
ceive The Ten Special Rewards.
The Tribune's Educational Contest
Is over. For nearly ihrce months
several earnest young1 men and women
have been striving to secure subscrlp-,
tlons for The Tribune, In order that
they might be credited with points
in the contest, each hoping to secure
some one of the ten valuable special
rewards which -were offered to thbSe
scoring ths largest number. Saturday
evening, at S o'clock, the contest closed,
and all points counted in the grand
total were In the offlce of The Tribune
or in the hands of "Uncle Sam," with
instructions to deliver to this office.
Charles Rodriguez First.
It was not until Sunday morning
that the result was known, and after
records had been carefully made, It
was ascertained that Charles Rod
riguez had carried olf the palm and
was entitled to the $1,000 scholarship
in the Wyoming Seminary. The other
winners are given in the accompany
ing table. After S o'clock the tele
phone In the business offlce of The
Tribune was kept very busy and one
man had to be detailed to answer the
questions of inquiring friends, some
even expressing a willingness to wait
until after midnight, if they could se
cure accurate information. It was
necessary to ask everyone to wait un
til Monday morning, us several of the
contestants, who reside out of the city,
had not made their returns and these
were liable to change results, as In
deed they did in more than one in
stance. The Closing Hours.
There was at no time during the
rush Incident to the close, the slight
est friction, and the fortunate young
men and women who finished Inside
the first ten leaders, x.on their posi
tions strictly on the merit of their
individual work.
During the earlier hours of the clos
ing day, returns came In very slowly,
but ns night came on and the hours
began to get closo to the limit, the
youthful canvassers, accompanied by
their fathers or brothers, or some
older friend, began to troop Into the
office of the business manager, where
the returns were received, and to take
out of their pockets largo batches of
the llttlo subscription blanks with the
names of new subscribers thereon.
Long-Term Subscribers Held Back.
It became more and more evident,
i as the contestants reported, that they
.had been reserving most of their long
"torm. subscribers until the last day, In
fi the hope that by so doing they would
irrorwhclm some of those above them,
i.' - t turned out, this policy did not
i do uny iof them much good, us all did
practically the same thing, Hut ns
i Borne of the contestants had been
more successful In uanvabslng than
1 others, of course this reserve strength
counted for more In mieh. cases and
changed the names of the leaders
.' around In nutte a wonderful manner.
'Excepting those In the first and sixth
places, every single contestant of the
. first eleven was changed around
from the positions occupied on
i Buturday morning, the last time the
standing of tho contestants was pub
'( llshed In Tho Tribune. As no infor
mation. wns given out to anyono after
the publication uf the standing on
Saturday morning, this changing about
of the names of tho contestants was
unknown to any of tham and remained
n. secret until the printing of this edi
tion of Tho Tribune.
.iJIJqw rl,e Contestants Reported.
Tlio first contestant to make a ro
turn on Saturday was Miss Mary
Veager, of Moscow, who at 1.20 p. m.
it brought In 8 points, udvanclng her
.stbj this to third place. Twenty minutos
later, Charles Itodrlguoz tunic In with
one point. Hn said he would come In
later will, more If he could secure
them, while a smile softly stole over
his face, as If some pleasant thoughts
were being reflected.
At 4.15 Arthur Kemmerer, of Fac
toryvllle, made his first return for the
day, bringing fn 60 points, which keot
him in fourth place for a little while,
Then David V. Birtley, Miss Marv
Yengor and Eugene Boland came In
with additional points. Ml.s Jennie
Meyers, of Lake Ariel, came a little
later, and shortly after Oliver Calla
han and Harry Ileese reported. As
each contestant made an appearance
they were taken to one end of a long
room and their points and money re
ceived, recorded and compared In ab
solute privacy. No one knew anything
of the returns of the others and each
of tho young men and women seemed
gratified that their Interests were thus
safeguarded. As the hour of 8 ap
proached there was a nervous tension
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THE WINNING CONTESTANTS. , I
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f i. Charles Rodriguez, 428 Webster avenue, Scranton 909
2. Arthur Kemmerer, Factoryville '. 537
3. David V. Birtley, 103 West Market street, Providence. .. 440
4. Miss Mary Yeager, Moscow 295
5. Eugene Boland, 235 Walnut street, Dun more 275
6. Oliver Callahan, 415 Vine street, Scranton 230
7. Miss Jennie Movers, Lake Ariel 222
8. David C. Spencer, Bloomsburg. 185
9. Miss Grace Simrell, Carbondale 126 f
f 10. Harry Reese, 331 Evans court, Hyde Park 118
4 - -f -f t
on the part of the few wh6 wore wait
ing, but all were assured that If they
were in the office at S o'clock thev
would be taken care of. The last re
turn of the day at the office was made
by Miss Grace Simrell, of Carbondale,
who sent an envelope up to the office
by a messenger. The messenger ar
rived just as the first stroke of the
bell on the court house tower sounded
and her return was safe, and the con
test was over.
No Possibility of Further Change.
As explained above, in accordance
with the rules printed in The Tribune,
no report of the standing of the con
testants was given out on Saturday
night, as it was possible that some
mail returns might materially alter the
result. It had'been provided that any
letter with a postmark of 8 p. m. or
earlier would be received and any
points that vmlght be contained would
bo counted for the contestant who sent
It. There were several letters received
at the postofflcc from contestants that
came under this rule and they did
make u difference In the final result.
Fortunately no letter came, In that was
postmarked after S p. m., and thus all
chance of a controversy was avoided.
Every possible chance of changing
the final result, as announced above.
Is now regarded as past. The complete
list of contestants, with their standing,
is published this morning and can be
relied upon as absolutely correct.
A Remarkable Contest.
The best feature of the grand wind
up of the contest is th entire absence
of anything that may be looked upon
by tho public as "shady." There was
no padding of the returns by five
or ten-year subscriptions, as many
thought there might be, but, on the
contrary, there were no subscriptions
extending beyond a year, with tho ex
ception of three two-year subset iptlons.
The 2,417 points scored yesterday rep
resent now subscribers who wore not
on tho circulation books of The Trlb
une.As each point means at least a
month's subscription now and a pos
sible renewal every month hereafter,
the magnitude of The Tribune's Edu
cational Contest and Its splendid suc
cess may be Imagined.
No contest like this one ihas ever be
fore been conceived, started'or carried
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l THESE RECEIVE TEN PER CENT. I
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. Points. Amount, -f
ii. Miss Fannie E. Williams, Peckville iot $505
13. Sidney W. Hayes, 922 Olive street, Scranton. 47 2.35
4 13. Richard Roberts, 1313 Hampton street, Hyde
4 Park jo .60 1
14. John P. Smith, 2532 Boulevard avenue, '
J Providence 8 .40
4 15. Edward Murray, 442 Hickory Street, South
4 Scranton g .30!
4 16. Robeit Campbell 1532 Monsey .-venue, 1
Providence 4 20
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out, to as successful a conclusion. Slneo
Its beginning a large number of Imi
tations of Its fuatuies have been
brought forward In this and other
cities.
To Our New Subscribers,
We hopo our new subscribers will
bear with us If a few mistakes aro
mado In the delivery of their papers
at tho start. It Is hard for any one
not In touch with the work to realize
tho mugnltudu of the task before one
circulation manager, Tie was com
pelled to work all of rjaturday night
and u good portion of yesterday allot
ting the names to the various carriers
In the city and suburbs, and also In
the large number of towns comprising
Northeastern Pennsylvania. It Is hoped
In a few days to have everything run
ning smoothly and that there will be
no cause for complaint. Receipts w'll
bo sent to each subscriber as fast as
they can be made out, and should be
received within two or threo days. If
by the llrst of next week The Tribune
Is not received regularly and In good
order, or If a receipt for tho money
paid a contestant has not react
kindly notify The Trlbui
fort will be spared to correct all er
rors. The Out-of-Town Contestants.
The Tribune, during the early days
of the contest, repeatedly called atten
tion to the fact that out-of-town con
testants had nn equal chance with
those residing In the city. There were
si'veral reasons for this belief. First,
In tho smaller places there Is n local
pride in any young person who is earn
cWy striving to better his proBpects in
the battle of life by securing un ad
vanced education. In the olty this
pride must necessarily be divided
among several and does not center In
any one Individual. Then, too, there Is
not the competition that Is experienced
Ir. tho city where In many Instances
the same householder has been called
upon by six or eight different con
testants. The result of the contest
demonstrates that The Tribune's the
ory was founded on sound argument.
The records of Arthur Kemmerer, of
Factoryvllle; 'Miss Mary Yeager, of
Moscow; Miss Jennie Meyers, of Lake
Ariel, and David Spencer, In far-off
Cloomsburg, are examples of what was
within the reach of many others In
nearby towns who feared to enter into
competition with Scranton young peo
pie. Miss Jennie Meyers and Miss
Mary Yeager had been in the contest
but a little more than two weeks, and
Mr. David Spencer was seriously hand
icapped by Illness during the last few
days.
The four young ladles In the contest,
Misses Mary Yeager, Jennie Meyers,
Grace Simrell and Fannie E. Williams
all did excellent work and If the two
first mentioned had been in at the be
glnlng they would have undoubtedly
been much higher in the list at the
finish.
What Was Accomplished Saturday.
The number of points of each contest
ant brought In on Saturday is as fol
lows: Charles Rodriguez 586
Arthur Kemmerer 378
Eugene Boland 203
David V. Birtley 173
Miss Mary Yeager 148
Oliver Callahan 84
Miss Jenine Meyers 60
Miss Grace Simrell 58
David V. Spencer 55
Harry Reese v 40
Miss Fanine E. Williams 12
As will be noticed by the table of win
ning contestants there were no ties,
although every precaution was taken
to guard against a dispute in case there
should be, an acurate record being kept
of the hour and minute each contestant
scored. This table gives the leading
points of information and a summary
of the work of the winners is given be
low. Charles Rodriguez.
Charles Rodriguez, of 428 Webster
avenue, the winner of the contest and
who Is entitled to first1 choice of the
ten special rewards by virtue of his
leadership over all the rest of tho con
testants, was one of the first to enter
the contest, enrolling his name on July
7, two days after the books were open.
The first two days after beginning he
was in second place, Oliver Callahan
then leading, but on the third day he
took the lead and has maintained It
continuously ever since, He has made
no laige returns on any particular day,
except the last, but has worked con
tinually, there being but nine days the
last two months that he has not scored
one or more points, thus exemplifying
the maxim that "keeping everlastingly
at It brings success." Charles Is but
14 years old, being one of the youngest
contestants who has enrolled, but his
businesslike methods have won for
him first place despite his few years.
Ho Is now employed In tho law offlce
of WIllardA Warren & Knapp as offlce
boy. He was born In Scranton and
was educated at No, 35 school, corner
Taylor avenue and Olive street.
Arthur Kemmerer.
Arthur Kemmerr, of Factoryvllle,
the winner of second place, entered tho
contest on July 8, the day after It
was Inauguiuted. On August 6, one
month later, ho was, In fifth place, 101
points behind Rodriguez, who was then
leading. On August 8 he dropped to
sixth, Eugene Roland going ahead of
him, and one the 3lst of that month he
went down to seventh. From that time
until within the last few weeks of the
contest ho varied his position between
seventh and fourth. On Saturday
morning last he was In fourth place,
104 points behind the leader. Mr. Kem
merer Is ubout 16 years old and Is well
and favorably known In Factoryvllle
as one of that borough's brightest boys.
A great deal appeal Interest was
BrnSjmiil-mmia vlromus
so well. By virtue of his position at
the clone he in entitled to a scholarship
at the Bloomsburg State Normal
school, but If he does not earn for that
he has the entire list remaining after
Rnrdlguen makes hid selection to choose
from. A curious coincidence Is found
In the fact that hid brother, Roy Kem
merer, wna Bent to tho World's fair In
Chicago, seven years ago, In a contest
conducted at that time by The Tribune.
David V. Birtley.
David V. Birtley. of 103 West Mar
ket street, Providence, did not enter
the contest until July 10, twelve days
after Mr. Rodriguez. On August 6,
when a detailed dally record was com
menced, ho was In third place, 20 points
behind Callahan, and 69 behind Rod
liguez. Two weeks later he was still
third by 18 points, but the following
day, August 21, advanced to second
place, then leading Callahan by two
marks. From that time until the close
of the contest he succeeded In holding
that vantage point, gaining steadily on
Callahan "until the last week of the
contest, when the latter made a spir
ited spurt, but failed to overcome Dirt
ley's lead. Birtley made quite a gain
on Rodriguez during the last part of
the contest, reducing his lead from 83
to 43 points on Friday. Mr. Birtley has
been employed In a drug store at the
North End, and his time has necessar
ily been limited for canvassing. He Is
18 years old and is at present a student
In the Scranton high school. By rea
son of his coming In third In the con
test he Is entitled to a choice of the
remaining special awards after Rod
riguez and Kemmerer have made their
selections.
Miss Mary Yeager.
Miss Mary Yeager, who Is fourth
In the final record, has been a resi
dent of Moscow until the last few
days, her parents having removed to
Scranton last week. She did not
enter the contest until It was two
thirds over, enrolling her name on
September 3. It was ten days later
when she made her first return of
points, then bringing in 31 and stand
ing twelfth In the Hit. The next
day she went to eleventh, on the 19th
she went to eighth, and on Saturday
morning last she was In fifth place,
despite the great effort mado by those
below her.
Eugene Boland.
Eugene Boland, who Is In fifth place,
Is but 13 years old. He resides In
Dunmore with his parents. He en
tered the contest on July 5, the first
day, being the third to enroll. He was
handicapped somewhat early In the
contest because of his home being
quarantined for a case of diphtheria,
but after the sickness was over he
started anew. On August 6 he was
sixth, on September 1 sixth, on Sep
tember 15 eighth, and on the morning
.of September 29 he was tenth on the
list. Saturday evening he brought In
203 points and advanced to fifth place,
passing Callahan, Spencer, Miss Mey
ers, Miss Williams and Harry Reese.
He stands in line for the bicycle, pro
viding none of his predecessors choose
it.
Oliver Callahan.
Oliver Callahan, of 415 Vine street,
who came In sixth, enrolled on July 7,
the same day as Charles Rodriguez.
He was the first one to make a return
of 'points and for two days enjoyed
the 'distinction -of being the leader.
Then Rodriguez came Into the leader
ship. Callahan kept second place un
til August 18, being succeeded then by
David V. Birtley. He .remained In
third place until September 25, when
Miss Meyers stepped Into It, and on
September 26 Arthur Kemmerer took
fourth place away from hhn, but the
next day Callahan regained fourth and
held It until the close. Mr. Callahan
is employed as a clerk In the station
ery store of M. Norton, on Lacka
wanna avenue, this city. He is 19
years old and lives on Vine street,
Scranton.
Miss Jenine Meyers.
Miss Jennie Meyers, of Lake Ariel,
who is seventh among the leaders, did
not enroll her name until seven weeks
of the contest had slipped by. She was
the thirty-fourth one to receive a book
of subscription blank.?, and on August
28 started to work. Her flr3t return
was not made, however, until Sep
tember 11, when she forwarded by
mail 42 points, this entitling her to
ninth place in the list of sixteen active
contestants. On September 17 she ad
vanced to seventh, on tho 18th to fifth,
and on the 26th to third, being then
only 9 points ahead of Callahan. She
still held this position on Saturday
morning. Miss Meyers resides about
a mile from Lake Ariel In a sparsely
settled hamlet, but she has succeeded
where others who lived In the city
failed. She Is an attractive young
lady and has many friends all through
the region traversed by the Erie and
Wyoming Vnlley railroad. .
David C. Spencer.
David C. Spencer, of Bloomsburg,
who stands eighth In the list, entered
the contest on July 17. -His first return
was made soon after. On August 6 he
stood fourth, on September 1 fourth,
on September 15 fifth, on September 28
seventh, and dropped one place on
the last day, Eugene Boland passing
him. Owing to the fact that Mr.
Spencer lived the farthest away from
Scranton of any of tho contestants,
fifty-two miles, he has had a harder
fight than most any of the others, and
did noble work. Ho was born and
raised In Japan, his father being a
missionary, but ho Is a genuine
American, despite the fact that until
May, 1D00, he had never set foot on
American soil. He Is entitled to great
credit for the showing ho has made.
Miss Grace Simrell,
Miss Grace Simrell, who Is In ninth
place In the final count, lives In Car
bondale, She enrolled her name In tho
contest on July 20, On August 6 sho
stood eighth in the list of lenders, on
September 1 she was still In the same
place, on September 15 she was ninth
and on September 28 eleventh. At the
last hour she sent In 58 points, enough
to put her Into the position she holds
and pass Miss Williams and Harry
Reese, She la entitled to tho $40 Poco
camera, providing ro other contestant
who has a prior choice selects It.
Harry Reese.
Harry Reese, tho tenth leader In the
contest, Is but thirteen years old, al
though largo for his age, He enrolled
on July 10. On August 10, one month
after, ho was ninth. He worked faith
fully aU through the contest, but as
most of his subscribers were monthly
ones, while his competitors were get
ting those for longer terms, Mr, Reese
did not get very high on the list at
a'ny time during the contest. On Sep
tember 10 he was In seventh place, on
September 28 In ninth and wound up
tenth. Miss Grace Simrell ipasslng him
on the list day.
The Special Rewards.
Now the contest is over It wl be In-
resting to glanco over the list of spe-
yarus to which the ten fortun-
ato contestants are entitled. A dc
orlptlon follows!
No 1 A full Bcholimlilp at tlie Wyoming
Bcmlniry, Kingston, Fa. Citih value, $1,000.
ThU Bcholanhlp conl( of a four ycare' cotiwc,
with tuition fees and board. Tho winner lmi the
option ol taking clthar a Clanlcat, Latln-Scton.
tlflc, Bclcnttflc or Technical eourie. There arc
three term a year and tho studies are ol an
advanced grade. Thlsv seminary Is non-sectarian
and was established lor the thorough education
ol young men and women In all branches of
lenmlng. It has A large and Increasing laculty,
and Its lecturers are from the best rollegcs ami
builnera Institutions of the United States. Mr,
Cliarl'A .rtodrlguet having won first place In this
coi.tist Is entitled to tuition and board In 'this
senrimry absolutely without expense to hhn the
four ye.rs of tho course, or he may (elect any
oilier one ol the special rtwards offered In tno
corttft.
No. 2 A t'itt scholarship in the Uloomsburg
State Normal Miool and Literary Institute.
Cash value, 100. fl'l' Institution Is located In
the alley of the Susquehanna, midway In the:
course of that historic stream. Its buildings,
grounds and equipment are tallied at halt a
million dollar). This reward embraces a lull
three years' course, Including tuition, boaid,
furnished room, heat, laundry and all necessary
books, costing ?00 each J ear, or $00 for tlie
full course. The winner who selects this re
ward can have the choice of a collegiate pre
paratory course or tho regular threc-ycur normal
courio. There has been n total of more than
l-ipOOO persons educated' In this school during Its
thirty-lhrcc years, among them otcr 1,500
teachers .
No, 3 A Sohiner Cabinet Orand Tlano, scarl
and stool. Caih value, $183. This high-class
Instrument, beautiful and sjminctrlcal in design,
has been on exhibition In the music rooms of
J. W. Guernsey, 311 Washington menue, for -the
last twelve weeks, and has been admired by
tnanv hundreds of music loiers. It Is handsome
ly finished In walnut, harmoniously proportioned
and of the very highest excellence- In work
manship. It Is 4 feet 0 Inches high, S feet 3
Inches wide and the keyboard Is 7 1-3 octaves.
It has a swing board the full length of the
piano and a double hinge fall board. The scarf
is silken and the stool Is finished to correspond
with the piano. This special reward will be de
livered tree at the home of the winner.
No. 4 A full year's course in the Scranton
Conservatory of Music. This scholarship, known
as Course O, is for the school year of forty
weeks. Pupils In this course iccelvc three lessons
each week to hours per week in piano-forte
In class of fcur, and one hour in general train
ing class, sight playing, kejboard harmony,
technique, transposition, etc. Frequent public
recitals aro ghen during tho year as an im
portant part of the curriculm. During the
coming Bchool jiar the Faction method of piano
Instruction will bo taught. The value of this
special reward is 7j.
No. 5 A Columbia Chalnlesa Dle.icle, 1900
model. Value, $78. The very excellent stand
ard of this make of wheel Is universally recog
nized all over the civilized world, and The Trib
une selected It as one of the special rewards for
that reason. It has been on exhibition all sum
mer at Conrad nrothcrs' store, 23 Wyoming
avenue, and will be furnished cither in a lady's
or gentleman's model.
No. 0 A full scholarship in the Scranton
Business College commercial course. Value, $60.
This scholarship is tor an unlimited time and
the winner may continue studying there until
awarded a diploma of proficiency. The complete
business or commercial course comprises book
keeping, penmanship, correspondence, press
copying, commercial law, business arithmetic,
short methods, rapid calculation, practical
grammar, commercial paper, forms and customs,
and spelling.
No. 7 A full scholarship in the Scranton
flusincss College shorthand course, with priv
ileges as above. Value t(i0. The shorthand
course embraces the following studies: Short
band, typewriting, manifolding, penmanship,
practical grammar, capitalisation, punctuation,
business correspondence, filing letters, spelling
and press copying.
No. 8-A Solid Gold Watch. Value $30. This
reward has been on view in the windows of
Kugene Schlmptl's Jewelry store, 317 Lackawan
na avenue, for nearly three months, and is con
sidered one of the handsomest designs of the
Illinois Watch company, its makers. It wilt he
furnished either in lady's or gentleman's size,
according to the wish of the winner. Tiifc case
is of solid gold, 14-karat, and it is fitted tVlth a
fine Springfield movement. I
No. U A Tele-Photo Cycle Photo II Camera.
Value, $(0. This camera is positively the king
of all hand cameras and is the product of the
rtochester Camera and Supply company. It
tills the demand lor up-to-date ideas in pho
tography and combines every adjustment that
can bo applied to a camera. It is lilted with
high-grade Bjinmetrical lens and furnished with
sole-leather carrying case.
No. 10 Value, S30. A solid gold watch in
lady's size, which has been on exhibition at the
jewelry store of Eugene Schimpff, M" Lacka
wanna avenue, for three months, this watch
Is made by the Illinois Watch company ,md
fitted vvith line Springfield movement. The case
Is of solid ll-karat gold, with handiomely chased
design, and is warranted. If the winner is a
gentleman and prefers, he may havo a gold
filled case instead, warranted for twenty years,
or a silver watch of the value of $.i0.
Every Contestant to Be Paid.
In addition to the above, and in
order to compensate .those who were
not successful In obtaining one of the
first ten apecial rewards, The Tribune
will .give to every one who succeeded
In obtaining subscribers under the
terms of this contest ten (10) per cent,
of all the money from subscriptions
he or she turned in. A table of these Is
clven herewith and checks for the
amount opposite each name will be
sent today.
NIAGABA FALLS7 EXCURSIONS.
Low Bate Personally Conducted
Trips via Pennsylvania Railroad.
September 6 and 20, October 4 and 18
are the remaining- dates for the Penn
sylvania Ballroad company's popular
ten-day excursions to Niagara Falls
from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. Special train will leave
Washington 8 n. m., Baltimore 9.05
a, m.
Excursion of September 20 from
Philadelphia will run via Manunka
Chunk and the Delaware Valley; spe
cial train will leave Broad Street Sta
tion 8 a. m.; on other dates special
train will leave Philadelphia at 8.10
a, m.
Bound-trip tickets will be sold at tlO
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, and all points on tho Dolaware
Division; $11.25 from Atlantic City;
$9.60 from Lancaster; $3.50 from Al
toona and Harrlsburg; $0.90 from Sun
bury and Wllkes-Barre; $5.75 from
Wllllamsport; and at proportionate
rates from other points, Including
Tronton. Mt. Holly, Palmyra, New
Brunswick, and principal Intermediate
stations.
For descriptive pamphlet, tlmo of
connecting trains, stop-over privileges,
and further Information apply to near
est agent, or address George W. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
James Beed Injured.
Mr, James Reed struck his leg
against a cake of Ice In such a manner
as to bruise it severely. It became
very much swollen and pained him so
badly that he could not walk without
the aid of crutches. He was treated
by physicians, also used several kinds
of liniment and two and a half gallons
of whisky in bathing it, but nothing
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THRILLING
ACCOUNT OF
PEKIN SIEGE
A Graphic Letter from
Rev. Courtcnay
H. Fcnn,
STORY 0P A MISSIONARY
A Former Resident of West Plttston
Writes to His Parents an Inter
esting Letter Containing an Ex
tended Account of the Awful Ex
periences of the Foreign Residents
Who Were Imprisoned for Weeks
in the British Legation at Pekin
Under an Incessant Fire from Im
perial Troops and Boxers.
The Plttston Gazette, In a recent Is
sue, publishes an Interesting letter
from Rev. Courtenay H. Fenn at Pe
kin, who was supposed to have been
among the victims of the Chinese Box
ers. Mr. Fenn is a son of Mr. and Mrs. S.
P. Fenn, of Susquehanna avenue, West
Plttston. He is a missionary of the
Presbyterian church In Pekln, and was
there with his family when the siege
of the foreigners In the Chinese capital
began. The last news received from
Mr. Fenn was dated the mlddlo of
April. It was known that he was In
Pekln throughout the long siege, and
grave fears were felt for his safetv.
His parents for a long time, during the
gloomy days of the slegii, gave up all
hope, but were encouraged when cable
news came pf the release of the for
eigners to hope that their son and his
family were among the saved. Daily
since then they have scanned the
newspapers for tidings as to the where
abouts and welfare of the missionaries.
None came, however, until an extended
letter was received by Mrs. Fenn from
her son, announcing his safety and
that of his family and giving a graphic
description of the siege.
The following extracts will doubtless
be "of Interest to all:
British Legation,
l'ekln, China, July 25, 1000.
I started a letter to you about six weeks ago,
but postal communications were tut on" that
very day, and since then It lias been a fight for
life. We optimists have been in the vviong this
time, and there remains to us only the satis
faction of lcniembcring tho weeks of worry we
weic saved before the grind catastrophe. A'
this letter may not reach home before we elo,
I shall not attempt to write In much detail of
the lcmarkable events of these weeks, but my
pen may run on If I am not too often intenupt
cd by the demands of the flour mill. Yes, I
have turned miller, and am grinding out several
barrels of flour and cracked wheat every ilay.
How many of our messengers got to Tien Tain
with news I know net, as but one of them lias
returned to us, and he after many perils. There
fore I do not know how much you may have
heard of our position. With Just a statement
that our one messenger who got through brought
sure l?) word of the starting of XI.SOO men from
Tien Tsin July 20th for our relief, and that we
now look dally for their ai rival, I turn back to
where I left off so many w-ceks ago. I mint
have written that Hover matters developed so
lapidly on the 7th and 8th of June that It was
decided to leave all our compounds and unite
in self defence at tlie M. I:, mission, not far
from the legations. Huiricdly completing the
packing begin forl'eitalte, wo left all our pos
sessions, save a few trunks and boxes, and on
the evening of our wedding anniversary, June
8, we aiose from the supper to which we had
Invited the lnglis.es, to go to that mission rnm
pound. Theie we found almost all the other
American missionaries already gathered and ar
ranging tho rooms aligned to tlicni. I wns ,vcry
reluctant to run away in that hasty fashion, a
it made the Chinese feel that we were forxaklng
them; but Alice and Sirs. Inglis ihircd not
stay; so we went. Mr. Whiting, however, re
mained on our place. Nctt day, I went back
there, encouraged our Chinese as much as pos
slide and brought Mr. Wiiltlng away with me.
On Sunday I went to both our compounds and
attended service at our own. The country ref
ugees of other missions had gathered in such
numbers at the M. K. mission that vve, hoping
and really believing that there would lie no
disaster in Pekln City, encouraged our church
members to stay in their homes, and only to
come to us in case the danger became extreme.
Meanwhile, at the 11. K. mlion everyone was
busy building barricades, stretching barb wire,
digging ditches, fortifying and provisioning the
church, which, except for Its proximity to the
wall of the city, made a most excellent fort.
Its castellated roof was well adapted for sharp
shooters, and we bricked up the windows, leav.
Ing only "loop holes." The United States niln
ister sent us twenty marines out of his fifty
three, and the Iirltlsli minister loaned ten rifles,
in view of our protecting London mission con
verts. I got one of the r I lies, and we had drill
every evening for some days. Tho ladies spent
mtst of their time making coats and trousers
for the American marines, who had only heavy
clothing. We men had regular hours on guard.
I had most of the time 12 ti :i a. m. and 12
to 3 p. m., patrolling about 200 yards of lanes
from the mission compound to tho University
corcpound. A few of the 500 Chinese refugees
had pistols; others had spears made for them,
THU r'lUST BOXKItS.
On Wednesday morning, Juno 13, as I
returned fiom the United States legation on
my bicycle, I met two young lioxers vvith their
bright red sashes and yellow turhum walking
rapidly toward the city gate near by, one for
ward, the other backward, brandishing their
long knives In front of an admiring following
of Idle men and a number of Chinese soldiers.
Strangely they paid no attention to me, and us
I had caielesaly left my revolver at home, I
was glad of it, A little later, two of them went
along Ligation street with a ciowd. The (ler.
mail minister jumped Into a ricksha, pursued
them, raptured one and tied him up in the le
gation. During these few davn purines rallied
several temples and drove out boxers, the war
rant being their threats In the city and massa
cres In the country. Wcehusda.v evening, as we
came out after supper, fconio one cried that the
)l. K. street chapel, not far away, was burning.
Cor a moment wo were in (onstcriiatlon, then
women and ilillilrcn and luggage were moved
quickly to the big chuuh, we luecn look place)
on guard, w-hilo a few marines rhirgcd out
through the lane to the great street, driving
back the crowd pressing down our way to burn
and pillage, and killing a few nf the Boxers.
But there vveie not enough of them to elo more,
and through that night bom tho church roof,
we watched all the ihapelt, chuiches and for.
etgn dwellings In the city blaze up one by one,
burn furiously for hours and then die to a dull
glow, What did not go that night waa burnt d
r.ext day. We knew well ivhat It meant, iioi
merely all the material work ot yearn, and the
treasured of many u lifetime, but massacre of
our native Christians; ami we dicadi'd the
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fill of my ! In came parents without chll
elrcn, clilldreB without patents, wives without
husband, liHands without wives. Sometimes
they found H. lost ones already come; but
many, unablxjto bear the suspense, went out
ugaln Into U city to brave the dangers nnd
look about E eld quarters for their fimllles,
whether eleaiijr alive. .My young teacher, Tsui
Mle, found w mother (whom he had taken to)
n distant rrfive's care while ho eimc to hq
If vve still Bvived and had a tefiue) on tho
street with ! head split open by a sword, cold
nnd dead, bSlio dairil not move her body. The
relative had it her on u cart and sent her olf
alone, a pooi iralytlel Mr, Wang cime in with
his chlct so two younger ehlhlitn, ho thought
safe In anotl place, his lovely wife, bcautirul
eldest daiigb and his daughter-in-law all lost, .
elead or not i have never learned. Kamllj jf
ter family, . Fengs, the Mas, tho Kus, ths
Yns, and ot s, vve have hcird no word of;
and as the loxers wire most persistent in
Hearililng,oi; ill Christians, and bad the helii
of .soldi cm, iec, and covetous, hateful neigh
bors, It Is ho feared that very few besides
thoso now 'i us are still living, especially
as the sam3 il work has been carried on systematically-
onghout the country dlstrlits.
livery day s. iew fires, as these wretches sought
out every r even remotely connected with
foieigners. (ay evening, I think it was,
they started flic In the southern city vvhlih
geit beyond Ir control, burned out hundreds
of great sto ami dw-elllnvs and consumed the
gieit tower llic Chien Men (front gate) tho
distinctly in i.U irate of the city. 'Hut same
night thotm of Boxers and their sympathize-n
gathered Eoiilh of us In tho southern city
and ycllriMr bouis "Sha! Sluit" (Kill! Kill!)
but they Hre (afraid to try It. Next ilay, pio
vlslons hMz wiroc, four of tis civilians with,
rifles wenHjtit on the gieut street, whose usual
busy lluiH.ul dwindled almost to nothing In
this reigftf terror; and enabled our servants
to Ituv iBiles. Then, for a moral impression,
vve "lielBp tho htreet," stopping carts ai.d
ecarcJiingBcm for foreign goods, ,aml looking
for BoxcimMr. Tcwksbury and I held up tlireo
liorsemcuVo looked suspicious and tliey turned
and fled Btcipitately. 'lhe terror of the "for
eign soldKV so spread abroad that when, four
ot our nljlcr (I was not one, I am sorry to
say) wenthe city .gate at 0 p. in. and ele
nnindod tHt be locked, and the key delivered
over, it Hlnno, and they biought home tho
great kcyKut two feet long, in triumph! I I
The next Hf hey not only did the tamc, bur
put n pnH on the gatel III It was well
we had .1 H sport of this kind, to reiicve'the
awfulness niHthe suspense of our 'position. Thu
gov eminent Hitinued to Issue edicts for our pro.
tcction, theBsliiccrity of which wan manifested
on the facrB them, to say nothing of the fact
that ini-enH soldlcia wic "hand in glove"
with the BHrs in all. thch deiireil.it Ions. On
that nlstht sHires, several hundred Roman Colli-olle-
refiigerHwcro 1 urned to death in their
1'nstern cluB. When an attack was niaele on
(be Soitl:iiH.,jt!ioli(! church, about twenty five
marine!", at reat risk, went over there
(ubout a niileH.vcst), killed some ten Boxers,
I'-seuril '!0o' (litholm and leturned without a
scintch. Wil thought omsclves well fixed at
the M. K. coXiouud iinlcei the Chinese solellcis,
in a body aB by command, should attack us.
In which easS cannon un the wall would wreck
cur chinch Hi render us defenceless. But wo
l.oped the rHWss dowager would not daio or
der such an HKe k.
I:VS I'ltOM TAKU.
.On TuesiH the I'Jth. came tho news
that the Hieign ships having attacked
Taku, the iMLleis unci their families wero or.
elcicd to lcBpckiu in twenty-four hours. If
ho wished Hve, we must go. But this meant
llrst, leav in AV our Chinese to certain massacre;
and, seconArob.ib!v being ourselves massatrcil
s soon asBi had left the gates of Pekln and
reached tlBipen rountiy. If we stayed, It
meant lessHJn 500 marines, the same number
cf clvlliansBlmut S00 Protestant converts, ami
(1S00 or mdnmonian Catholics, against Imperial
tnnles. .NeHBnnrning as we were cold that tna
ministers hcEllcmutidcd scvcial bundled carts for
the journej3ve cruld simply gnther together
and pray fl'l the Lord would provide some
means by Bfh vve could protect our Chinese,
and also rHTc the danger He answrreil most
wnmlerftill.vHin a short time the (lernian inter
preter vvasBSought to our compound serioiuly
wounded. Bb the Genua u minister, he had set
out for tluMhuiig Ii Vsiueii (state department).
Invited llkBThcv other ministers to consult over
their depaHe) from the city. Both were shot
hy ChinescHJldiers, on the street, the minister
killed anelHls body carried off, while tha
wounded iJMpretrr escaped to our place. This
coiivinted Hi ministers and marines, not only
that a joiHTy to Tien Tsin would mean almost
icrtaln d(Ax, but that I hue would soon be an
attack byHio Chinese soldiers on our quarters
in Pekln. H was therefore decided veiy hastily
that we Jfuld all move at oneo to tho British
IrgatlonJKiid make our defense theie. U'hllo
almost Hj foreigneis in the- city wire to llvs
there, Bit was hoped to be al Ic to hold eon
slderabHerritory on all sides, Including most
of tho Her legations. To our delight, wo vvers
able tolika the- Chinese converts with us, put
ting tluWi In with the lloiuan Catholic refugees
In tho Wang Tu, the residence of ona ol tho
princcsMwhom wo cumpelleil to relinquish r"vt
of tholilace to us. lie finally wlthclievv alto
gether, and his large palace has been the scene ol
soino of tho haidcst lighting of tl.o alege, Mo.t
of Its massive buildings now lie In ashes, burned
hy ourtj'iiemlcs to get at our converts. 'Ilia
ItoinanHthollcs still nicupy (he palace, which is
uiurdciHiy Japanese and It.iliai.s, with bemo
help frS llu British. That day of moving was
a wild Hy. We men and the marines marched
aimed Bin the M. 1.'. mission, as we thought
wc miglbo attacked any mlniile, Alice had, let
curry iHha, (he woman led Henry and catrfrd
some tATgs, and two sonants carried bidding
and a Hlc baggage. All we could bring away
was wHJ vve could ranv in our hinds. Tho
martnwfv.re '" alarmed that It locked .is
thouglBfe could sivc nothing more. As wo
were .SJcting tecely relief from Tien Tsin, wo
tliouglHVe might manage to llvo on what wo
had. Htlu afteiiioou, however, after wo had
cttleeHi the British legation, Mr, Anient went
back AY one Chinaman, "lo see how tho laud
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a lariH number of us, witli lilies and spears,
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ing 'Arral (lips, and bringing away mo.l of
the iHJlslons, mid at least half of the trunks
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we fliVMd, they had attacked the Austrian lega
tion, Mt a mile away. The Ameilean mis
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