THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 33. Business Cards. B. W. UREEN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Emporium, Pa. A business relating to estate, collections, real estates. Orphan's Court and general law business will receive prompt attention. 42-ly. J. C. JOHNSON. J- P. MCNABNEY, JOHNSON & McNARNEY, ' ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, EMPORIUM, PA. Will give prompt attention to all business en rustedtothem. 16-ly. MICHAEL BRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Collections promptly attended to. Real estate and pension claim agent, 35_ly. Emporium, Pa. J. H. CALKINS. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ; Emporium, Pa. j Office—South-west cornerof Fourtliand Cherry , streets, two doors from Post Office. Special at tention given to collections. 30-33-ly. P. D. LEET. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Emporium, Pa. To LAND OWNERS AND OTHERS IN CAMERON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. I have numerous calls for hemlock and hard wood timber lands,alsostumpage&c., and parties desiring either to buy or sell will do well to call on me. F. U. LUiU/l. CITY HOTEL, WM . McGEE, PROPRIETOR Emporium, Pa. Having again taken possession of this old and popular house I solicit a share of the public pat ronage. The house is newly furnished and is one of the best appointed hotels in Cameron county. 30-1 y. THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT, (Opposite Post Office,) Emporium, Pa. i D. S. MCDONALD, Proprietor. I Having assumed control of this popular Res- . taurant I am prepared to serve the public in the best possible manner. Meals furnished at all j hours. Oive me a call. 29-8-ly j ST. OfiARLES HOTEL, THOS. J. LYSETT, PROPRIETOR, Near Buffalo Depot, Emporium, Pa. This new and commodious hotel is now opened , for the accommodation of the public. Newinall its appointments, every attention will be paid to j the guests patronizing this hotel. 27-17-ly MAY GOULD, TEACHER OF { PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY, Emporium, Pa. | Scholars taught either at my home on Sixth street or at the homes of the pupils. Out of town J scholars will be given dates at my rooms in this place. REMOVAL DR. A. W. BAKER Has removed to the Odd Fellows' building, ! Emporium, Pa. —upstairs. Office hours: 7 to V a. in.,l to 3 and 7to9p. m. V Political Announcements. All Announcements under this head must be , signed by the candidate and paid in advance to j i nsurc publication. CONGRESS. Editor Press, i Please announce that should the Hon. < has. W Stone not be a candidate to succeed himself, j I am a candidate for Representative in Congress in the Twenty-seventh district, subject to the decision of the Republican district conference. F. H. LANG WORTHY. Warren, Pa., April 26, 189 H. ASSOCIATE JUDGE. Editor Press: — Please announce my name as a candidate for Associate Judge of Cameron county, subject to the decision of the Republican County Conven tion. JOHN A. WYKOFF. Grove, Pa., April 4th, 1898. Editor Press: — Please announce my name as a candidate for Associate Judge of Cameron county subject to the decision of the Republican County Conven- Wm. BERRY. I Sterling Run, Pa., April Bth, 1898. Editor Press:— Please announce my name as a candidate for Associate Judge of Cameron County, subject to the decision of the Republican County Conven tion. JOHN MCDONALD. Driftwood, Pa., April 20th, 1898. The Trout Hog. The trout hog—the man who destroys trout with the aid of dynamite, or any other device than that used by r the honest angler— is in danger of being made pay dearly for his violation of the law. The woods in this part of the state are full of detectives who are paid to see that the private trout j streams are protected from the trout ; hog. These detectives are determined j not to allow a guilty man to escape, ! and the prospects is that a number of j men who have been illegally fishing the trout streams will be hauled into court. In former years it was hard to j convict those who were guity of illegal fishing because one neighbor did not wish to testily against another neigh bor, but now that the game associations and sportsmen have taken a determin ed stand in the matter and have em ployed sworn officers to make the ar rests and furnish the evidence against violators of the law, the culprits will find that their wisest course is to cease operation at once. The fishing clubs can take care of themselves, for they have in their employ private watch men whose duty it is to prevent those not belonging to the clubs from fishing on their streams. But the anglers who must goto the public streams to catch trout are not so fortunate. It is a dif ficult matter to apprehend the wily trout hog, and yet there is no doubt but that with the assistance of the honorable anglers these illegal fisher men will eventually be brought to book. —Williamsport Sun. For Kent. The Emporium House, situated on the south side of Fourth street, Em porium, Pa., will be for rent after May 7th. 1898. B. W. GREEN, Esq., Emporium, Pa. BLOOKADE EFFECTUAL • I sr sr Havana Is on the Verge of a Famine. FABULOUS PRICES FOR FOOD. As a Result People Are Consequent- j ly Starving. * ■oldler* Are Seizing Whatever rrnvln- j lon* Are Aceensible and Citi/.euH Are | Iturying Tlieir Food In Ynrdx and Cel- ] lars—The liloekade Still Klgltlly Kepi | Up by the Smaller CrulHerH While the ' Larger One* Have (iouc Away on n Mynteri<>UK Cruise Some Important Aloveineut In Probably Contemplated. Arrival of a Cargo of Coal For the Fleet—Marines Suffering From a Trop ical Sun l.ateHt Keport* From Our Cohan Squadron. KEY WEST, May s.—The exodus of naval men, after a brief return visit here, has been the only incident of the dullest day sinca the hostilities opened. Where they have gone is officially un announced, but surmise is plentiful and varied. The fact that the big battleships and monitors couled to the fullest capac ity before stearins away is taken to indicate a plan occupying considerable time. The Cuban blockade is still rigidly I kept up by the smaller cruisers, under I the temporary command of Captain ] Converse of the Mongomery. The departing officers are still dis- | cussing Commodore Dewey's brilliant I Manila victory and hoping for an op- I portunity for a like achievement. The only arrivals here during the j past 24 hours were the steamer Evelyn i from Newport News with a cargo of | coal for the fleet and the revenue cut- 1 ter Window from Hampton Roads. In the harbor 6SO marines, with their ■ officers are still packed away on the ■ Panther, broiling in the tropical sun. Only the officers have shore leave. The ! Panther is to be sent north to be made into an auxiliary cruiser. According to Captain Little of the j fishing schooner Antonio Y. Paco, cap- [ tured by the gunboat Newport a few days ago, Havana is on the verge of famine. Food is brinein- fabulous prices and the people are consequently starving. The soldiers are seizing whatever provisions are accessible and citizens are burying their food in yards and cellars. "If I could have slipped past the blockade," says Captain Lit tle, "my fish would have brought their weight in gold." HAWAII'S OFFER. TTnited Stale* Can Cue the Inlands In Her War With Spain. WASHINGTON, May s.—No new offi cial news has come to confirm the report from Hawai that the islands have been tendered to the United States for war uses. It is said that if the incoming mail brought the prop osition to San Francisco, it would scarcely be 'rusted to telegraph there on account of its importance, but would be forwarded by the railway mails which would bring it here in about five days. Without exception the naval officers would welcome the possession of Haw aii just at this moment, as affording ' a magnificent base or naval opera ! tions in th Pacific, but it is sail' | President Hole's proposition must 1; • i submitted to congress so that it will be i for the legislative branch in the end | to pass upon this offer PLAN OF SAMPSON'S FLEET. Will Goto Porto ltico and I)e»troy the Coaling Station There. LONDON, May 5.—A dispatch to The ! Dally Mail from Key West, sent by ! way of Tampa, in order to escape cen- I sorship, asserts of positive knowledge ! that Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet will steam at ful speed to Porto Rico, either | to destroy or to occupy the coaling sta | tion as a naval base before the Spanish squaddron arrives, and then put to at a. | and try to engage the Cape Verde fleet. Iternabo Denies Everything. TORONTO, May s.—Senor Polo y | Bernabe expects to leave here for Ma drid Friday. Senor Polo denies that i Senor Angulo is in constant communi • cation with General Blanco in Cuba, by way of Toronto and the Spanish le ! gation here, and denies also the state | ment that he furnishes the home gov ernment with information of move , J ments of American warships and troops. Hushing Coast Defenses. 1 | WATERTOWN, Mass., Mav s.—At [ the Watertown arsenal the last 12- I inch disappearing gun carriage wan j loaded upon flat freight cars to be sent j to Major C. W. Raymond, Fort Mott, . -N. J. Besides the 12-inch carriage, . three 8-inch barbette carriages are I complete, and as soon as the cars ar- Jrive will be loaded and shipped to Fort Monroe, Va. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WKßSTKK EMPORIUM, PA.. THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898. Funeral of Rev. F. W. Raikes. The funeral of the late Rev. F. W. Raikes, whose death we announced in our last issue, took place from his resi dence on West Avenue, Buffalo, on the 30th of April, and was largely attended. ' Friends attended from Sandusky, I Dunkirk, Emporium and other places. ; The floral offerings of both wreaths and flowers were beautiful. The cor tege left the home at 2:30 for St. Marks church, where the first portion of the service was held. The honorary pall bearers were Revs. Dr. Smith, Brogdon, Richards, Barton, Kimball and North, j all of whom were robed. The active j pall bearers were Messrs. H. Coles, of i Sandusky; H. Mullett, D. Cargrove, C. | Richardson, J. 1). Clark, and G. Cobb. The remains were met at the church by i Bishop Walker, who read the opening j services most impressively. He was j assisted by the Rector, Rev. C. F. J. ! Wrigley. The Choir were in their | places and some very sweet music waß I rendered, Rev. Raikes formerly resided in Em porium aB Rector of Emmanuel church and the present flourishing condition of this Parish is mainly due to his energetic work. Later he went to North East, Pa., as Rector of Holy Cross Church, but resigned, owing to failing health, and located in Buffalo with his estimable wife, where his two sons reside. During his residence in Buffalo he has been supplying churches when required. Rev. Raikes, as« our citizens well know, was a man of great ability, very active and zealous in his work, genial and beloved by all His death was a sad blow to his Emporium friends, who extend to the bereaved family tlieir deepest sympathy. Many, indeed, are the poor families in Empo rium who have reason to remember the kind-hearted and generous assistance rendered them by our deceased friend i and from many homes silent prayers ! were offered for the safe repose ot our j late beloved Rector and friend. Busy Austin. Ye editor visited the hustling town of ' Austin last Monday, in company with Hon. J. C. Johnson, and we %vere sur prised to see how rapidly and substan i tially the town was recovering from i the late conflagration. Good brick ! business blocks have been erected in all sections of the burg and from ap j pearances Austin is good for many I years to come. This place being the I centre of the great F. H. and C. W. Goodyear lumber enterprises, covering almost the entire Southern portion of Potter county, and a section of Clinton and Cameron counties, the great bulk of the trade centres at Austin. The recent purchase by the lumber kings— F. H. &C. W. Goodyear—of the Addi son & Northern R. R., extends the Buffalo & Susquehanna R. R. well into ! New York and since they have now j branched out for additional business, | no telling where they may go. The | Goodyears are certainly hustlers and j can smell a hemlock tree as far as sight will carry. We called at the Autograph office, to pay our respects to friend Caskey, and found him on crutches, the result of running to a flre and coming into con tact with an ash pit. Mr. Caskey, who gets up one of the r.eatest papers com ing to our desk, certainly conducts a model printing establishment. His office is clean, neat and orderly and contains all the latest types, machinery and conveniences necessary for the con duction of a live paper. Austin cer tainlv should, and we know they do, feel a pride in their up-to-date editor, postmaster and his pleasant surround- I j ings- I We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. ! F. H. Goodyear and his able Supt., Mr. j Metcalf, to whom we certainly feel j under lasting obligations for their very ! courteous treatment during our short [ stay in the Hemlock City. Walter B. Thompson is conducting a barber shop on Main street, containing i three chairs. It is an admirable loca- J tion and his establishment is first-class. | "Rory" McSwan came puffing in on ! one of the "stem-winders" and a wave of his hand was all we had time for. ' j Dan'l McCormick, formerly a resident j. j of this place, we met and he spun out a - long list of inquiries about Emporium friends. Limited time, and press of I business engagement, prevented us 1 from calling on other Emporiumites - i now located there. l Our old friend Orrin Courtright, a : candidate for Republican nomination of County Treasurer, met us at Keating 1 Summit and conducted us through the j town. We are glad to learn that Orri i's t prospects for the nomination are flat | tering. He served during the war : n '• j Capt. Johnson's company. e " | Purchase your clothing now at N. 1 | Seger's and save money. War prices I will be sure to come. Pure Politics. From The Parish News. We were pleased with the suggestion recently made by the Cameron County Press regarding the organization of a I>aw and Order Society in this county for the repression of political corrup tion. No crime can be greater than to use right to vote for purposes of barter. The right to vote is a sacred public trust. One's vote belongs not to himself to do with as personol favor or private interest may dictate, but it belongs to the state and is sacred to the interests of the larger life of hu manity and righteousness. To strike effectively at the root of the more open and recognized forms of political corruption, we must re nounce the whole principle and sys tem of the spoils idea. A public office bestowed as a reward for political sup port is quite as corrupt and immoral a transaction as is the purchase of votes at so much a head. Politics must be established on the basis of the public trust idea. Public office is a public trust. The right to vote is a public trust. The true servant of the public has no friends to reward and no enemies to punish with the power of his office. The true holder of the franchise has no friends to reward nor enemies to punish with his vote. .-ase of Chas. Kresge. Our attention has been called by Dr. Heilman to the following letter from Dr. T. S. G. Morton, Surgeon in Chief to the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital, of Philadelphia, Pa., to which our towns man Chas. M. Kresge was sent a few days ago, on account of an ununited fracture of his leg. The letter speaks for itself. PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 27th, 1898. My Dear Doctor Heilman: I have carefully examined your patient Mr. Kresge, and find, as you itifiormed me, that he has a simple fracture of both bones of the above the ankle. The position of the broken bones seem to be perfect but no union has taken place nor has any considerable or sufficient amount of callus been thrown out. Hence lam prepared to say that lie has had perfect treat ment so far and the fault is entirely with his healing powers. * * * * ♦ « With regards, I am, very truly yours, THOMAS S. K. NORTON. Dr. Heilman has been especially fortunate with respect to the patients whom lie has thought best to send away for more advanced treatment or for whom he has sought counsel from abroad. In every case his diagnosis has been confirmed, and his treatment has been commended as right and of the best known to the profession l : irst Alumni Banquet. The Banquet to be given by the Alumni Association to-morrow even ing, will be the first one ever given in the history of the High School and much preparation is being made for the event. The Banquet will he held in the City Hall and"the Rebekahs" will have charge of the catering. The services of the Emporium Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar Club have been se cured for the evening and in addition to this an elaborate musical program will be rendered by members of the Association. A spicy toast list has been prepared for the occasion and Prof. H. F. Staufler will act as toast master. High School Commencement. The Commencement exercises of j Emporium High School, at the opera I house this evening will attract largely the attention of our people. The class this year is composed of ten graduates, I viz: Nelle C. Cleary, Kathryn Cum j mings, Mary Davison, Olga \V. Ex | strom, Martha Kaye, Bessie D. McCas j lin, Ralph Clinton Davison, James H. i McAdam, William E. Welsh, William Tritt Reed. An interesting program ' has been prepared. Dewey's Victory RatifieU. On Monday evening of this week the ; members of W. C. 382, P. O. S. of A., i ratified Commodore Dewey's brilliant I victory at Manila by erecting a flag I pole over their rooms in Seger's Hall and unfurling to the breeze "Old ! j Glory" of the regulation size. , Lecture. Rev. R. H. Gilbert, of Huntington, (formerly Pastor of Emporium M. E. church, will lecture nt the M. E. church next Saturday evening Sub ject: "Stepping Upward." The abil ity of Mr. Gilbert as a platform orator is too well known to require a notice at our hands. Obituary. Anna Winters, aged sixteen years, died at her home on West Sixth street, Ffriday, April 29th, of quick consump tion. The funeral was held at St. i Marks church, Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, and was largely attend ed. The entire primary department of i the Catholic Sunday school attended in a body. The Mutthersbaugh-Wilton Nuptials. From Driftwood Gazette. Driftwood was the scene of a gay and festive occasion Thursday evening when Miss Emily Wilton became the wife of W. E. Mutthersbaugh, of this place. The ceremony was performed at the residence of Mr. and Mre. John Mc- Donald, on Second street, in the pres ence of many friends .and relatives. The ceremony occured under a festoon of suspended flowers and evergreens. Promptly at 8 o'clock the bridal couple and their attendants entered the room. They were united by Bev. M. C. Piper. After the ceremony the guests were refreshed with tempting edibles prepared by Mrs. John McDonald. Words would be futile in .attempting to describe the presents of which the couple were the recipients. The bride was arrayed in white and looked beautiful, and the groom wore j the conventional black. The bride carried a bouquet of white bridal roses. The bride is of a well-to-do family residing at Karthaus; is an intelligent and amiable young lady and will make an excellent wife. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mutthersbaugh of this place; is an intelligent and industrious young man and holds a lucrative posi tion with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Emporium. The couple will spend a month with the grooms parents, after which they will goto house keeping either in Driftwood or Emporium. The guests numbering fully 25, many of whom were from Karthaus, Renovo, Medix Run and Emporium, included Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gleason, Mr. and Mrs. John Gleason, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gleason, Mr and Mrs. J. O. Brookbank, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mutth ersbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. T. It. Williams, Mr and Mrs. Ernest Bradbury, Miss Louella Towers, Audra Kreider, Sue Stutenrauth, Nellie Dailey, Winnie Foley, Gertrude Mutthersbaugh, Miss Green and Cornie Hall, Miss Brook bank and Will Hall. Messrs. Harry Mutthersbaugh, Wilton and Daniel Donough. Great Auction Sale. Having recently purchased a very large assortment of clothing and furn ishing goods in order to secure a bar gain for our customers and guard against war prices, we find that our purchase is entirely too great for this market. In order to make a quick re turn of same into cash we have con cluded to inaugurate an auction sale, to commence next Saturday evening, May 7th, and continue the same for two weeks. Our entire line of goods goes into this auction. Mr. A 11. King the popular auctioneer, will have charge of the auction. Purchase now. R. SEGER & SON, Emporium, Pa. One door East of Bank. Close of the Rafting Season, The Lock Haven Express says:"The rafting season has about closed for this year and the lumber inspectors after comparing notes say that 147 rafts including square and round tim ber have been inspected and measured at the Lock Haven market up to the present time There are only about half a dozen rafts back yet, and the total number this spring will be about 154. The lumber brought good prices j and the indications are that the num | ber next season will be' larger than j this season." K. (i. E. PARADE DAY SCR ANTON. Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Rail road. For the benefit of persons desiring to witness the K. G. E. parade at Scranton, Pa., on May 10, 1898, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from stations on i its lino (except Pittsburg and Erie and 1 stations east of Trenton and Mt. Holly) j to Scranton and return at rate of single I fare for the round trip These tickets will be sold May 9 and 10, good to re ' turn until May 11. 959-10-1. Baccalaureate Sermon. i The Baccalaureate sermon to the ; Class of'9B, preached in the Presbyter ; iati church last Sunday evening, was I one of the finest ever delivered in 10m- I porium. Rev. Robt. McCaslin chose in for his text, "Remember now thy Crea tor in the days of thy Youth." He made a strong point in urging the Class to make the best possible use of their time and to have a high and noble am ; bition in life. Declared Dividend. At the regular meeting of the direc tors of the First National Bank, of Emporium, on Wednesday, the usual ! semi-annual dividend of four per cent. ■ was declared. This reliable institution, now recognized as one of the most | carefully conducted financial institu j tions in the state, goes along smoothly 1 and continues to make friends. TERMS: 52.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE. 10 PAGES. Pressed Bricks. Patrick Nash was seriously injured at Austin on Tuesday. Murdoek McNeal is catching some dandy trout. We wish our readers would send us all items of news coming under their observation. City Bakery ice cream parlors are now opened full blast. Full line of summer clothing at N. Seger'w. Special bargains. Wm. McGee continues to make im provements about the City Hotel. Harry Weaver has sold his Kane restaurant to its former proprietor. A substantial new walk has been laid in front of the City Bakery and Bupp's cigar factory. Geo. Metzger, Jr., has fitted up his Soda Water and Ice Cream department for the season. When reading up the speed of war vessels, it should be remembered tliat a "knot" is 1 1-6 miles. There will be a meeting of the W. C. T. U., on Friday afternoon at three o'clock p. m., at the home of Mrs. Mc- Narney. By order of the President. Friend Baker, of Ridgway Advocate, with his usual enterprise, published an interesting account of the double execution, accompanied with appro priate cuts of the several scenes of the bee. An exchange remarks: Some one calb our tramps the American reeon centrados. Compared with the Cuban article our tramp wallows in luxury, for we feed him and keep him lubri cated. A union of the blue and gray will be witnessed in numerous cases, but no more so when General Fitzhugh Lee, who is to have charge of the volunteers will have 011 hia staff Algernon Sartoris, grandson of Gen. U. S. Grant. Harry English, who has been an in mate of the poor house for several years, has been lying at the point of death for several weeks. This man who only a few years ago possessed a magnificient physique, is now a physi cal wreck, whose sands of life are fast running low. —Smetnport Democrat. Dr. R. P. Ileilman has leased the farm known as the Freeman place, just outside of town, and is now stock ing it with cows. The main part of the work in connection with the farm will be in charge of his two older sons. The doctor himself will simply oversee and direct the work and will continue, as formerly, to give his principal atten tion to his professional practice. W. A. Dairymple, of Emporium, was in town to-day looking after his son who had ran away from home. It was thought he was among the gang that had been put to work on the streets, but it seems that he was not among them, although there was* one who answered to the description of the missing lad.—Kane Republican. The lad has since been found at Johnson burg and returned home. An exchange announces that a very clever swindling scheme is being worked in this vicinity. Our citizens are now warned to be on the lookout I for a slick looking stranger with a glib | tongue who visits residences and sells j asbestos ware of a nice quality. He collects various sums ranging from 40 | cents to $4 and then leaves for new i pastures in search of other gullible ! people. j Rev. R. H. Gilbert, a former pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church I here, will lecture in the church on Sat | urday evening. Subject: "Stepping | Upward." Admission 15 cents. Rev. I Gilbert has attained an enviable reput | ation in the lecture field, and those who come to hear a good lecture will not be disappointed. The Reverand gentleman will also preach Sunday ■ morning and evening in the church. All welcome. Notice to the Public. The road now being cut through from Salt Run to Bailey Run, we ask i the people in the habit of going to 1 Baily Run and going by the Climax Powder Co.'s works, togo via Salt I Run, as hereafter no one will be al lowed togo through the Climax Powder Company's works. THE CLIMAX POWDER MFG. CO. 10-tf. Killed at Austin. | Sanford Noles, of Austin, employed j as car repairer for B. & S. R. R. was almost instantly killed while between \ two cars. Deceased leaves a wife and : two grown up children. NO. 10