THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 33. 10 PAGES. Business Cards. 11. W. GREEN, _ . _ 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. MCNARNEY, JOHNSON country, is, I think, the least known of I any branch of the service. Not that ! they are considered as a secondary branch, as the actions of our brave boys j in Cuba would refute. The reason is, i it is the smallest branch in the service, ! numbering, when I enlisted, less than > 3,000 men. Since then, however, the i number has been rapidly increasing. When I enlisted they were taking! nothing but five year men, but now the enlistment reads "during the war." I learn from some of my friends that my reception in Philadelphia became public through Mr. Landis, Chief Coiner at the Mint. Of Mr. Landis, I must say he is a perfect gentleman. He treated my comrade, Mr. Alfred Trude, and myself to a courtesy fit for any true born American citizen, though I told him I was only a foreigner. He put himself to a great deal of incon venience to"put us onto the ropes." On returning after having enlisted bis kindness did not then cease. He called a guide, put us in his care and sent UB through the Mint. While the other visitors had to stand on the outside of the railing, we were taken inside, the use of each machine explained, and we were allowed to handle the bright, shining coins—gold,silver and bronze new from the stamp. To say we were overjoyed with Mr. Landis is to express it tamely. We shall always remember Mr. Landis as our first Philadelphia friend. I would also extend my thanks to Messrs. Johnson & McNarney for their glowing letter of introduction to such a man. However, this is not life at League | | Island. I will therefore now strive to j j give a short account of my sojourn j ; here. Our barracks are situated at the ! I gate of the Navy Yard, on South Broad | ! street, about four and a half miles from j | the public buildings. Tney consist of j ; officers' quarters on west of Broad j i street and guard house on the east, j ; with the gate between; extending east 1 I from guard house are Mess Hall, j i Kitchen, Clothing Room, and No. 2 ! quarters. At right angles with Mess j | Hall, south, is No. 1 quarters. At j j southern end of No. 1 Quarters, at j : right angles, east, are Colonel Forney's ; office, First Serg't Rooke's office, bath ) room and library. To fill out the square, we have canteen, orderly room, | my carpenter shop and coal shed. At i the_extreme south of the square and i facing the back channels the fresh water basin for storing ships when out of commission) is our shooting gallery, ; bowling alley and gymnasium. Our I bugle calls are as follows: 6:15 a. m., reveille; 6:35 a. m., roll call; 7:00 a. m., breakfast; 7:30, police call; 8:30 guard mount; 9:00 a. m., drill; 9:30 a rn , sick call; 10:00 a. m , inspection; 10:30 a. m., Saturday only, fire quarters; 12:00 m , dinner; 1:00 p. m., drill; 5:00 p. m., supper; sundown, retreats; 9:00 p. m., tattoo; 9:15, taps. Guard duty lasts twenty-four hours —two on and four off". Drill lasts one hour in fore noon and one hour afternoon. Now do not picture Jim marching up and down the navy yard with a rifle on his shoulder. No; no! Picture a little carpenter shop with Jim presiding and you've got him. I have volunteered three times togo to the front, since I came here. Col. James Forney, who is at present in command of the Marine Guard at Portsmouth, N. H., who are over Car vera's sailors, was our commander here until July. He only laughed at me when I volunteered and said there was more need for me at League Island than at the front. I am here for the summer at least, if not for five years. Mr. D. D. Alderfer and sons George j and Clem paid me a pleasant visit and | we made a tour of the Navy Yard and ; the Marine Quarters. George made ] the remark that our quarters beat Emery's camp all to pieces. Our ! quarters and mess are all right. I work ! six and one-half hours a day—B:oo a. ! m. till 11:30 a. m., and 1:00 p. in., till | 4:00 p m. From 4:00 p. m., till 8:00 a. j | in., lam at liberty togo where I please; do as I please. Now, lest the editor and readers ! ; alike, get disgusted, I'll quit; with a i cheer for the Army and Navy of the i j U. S. A. JAMES CASSELS, ; July 25th, 1898. Finely Equipped Office. While in Ridgway a few days ago, j we visited the post-office so ably con- j ' ducted by W. H. Baker and efficient i j assistants, and certainly was surprised j to see how elegantly it was arranged j i for the prompt dispatch of business, j i The office is located in the business | j centre of the town and is fitted up in j ; first-class city style, with a modern ; outfit, such as is used in cities of the ! i first-class. It is the best arranged ! i office in this section and has been made a second-class office by the de- j partment at Washington. The citizens of Ridgway certainly realize the fact that Mr. Baker is giving them first , class service and is not sparing money Ito furnish them the best. Ridgway ! and Emporium offices are the best! ! equipped, and, we believe, the best I j conducted of any between Warren i I and Williamsport. Death of Prominent Mason. Byron F. Ely, a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, died at Ridgway on Monday. His funeral took place on Wednesday, the services being conducted by Knapp Command ery. Ma'iy from Emporium attended. Odd Fellows Picnic. The Northern Tier Association of I. O. O. F. will hold their seventh an nual meeting at Roulette, Pa, on Thursday, August *llth, consisting of basket picnic, ball game, between Roulette and Emporium, grand civic parade and bicycle parade, besides two able addresses by Grand Master, McKeevers, of Philadelphia and Esau Loomis Deputy Grand Master, of West Chester. All baskets and bag gage will be taken care of by a com mittee at the train. Good meals will be served on the groilnds. Half fare rates have been secured on all rail roads and special trains, making good connections at all points, will be run on the W. N. Y. & P. Splendid time is assured to all who attend. Fast Black. When Henry Graham returned from a visit on Monday evening, he discov red that several razors and clippers, also a fine razor hone, and over ten dollars in money, were missing from his barber shop on Broad street. He immediately had a warrant sworn out for the arrest of Harry Dale, who had been employed to take charge of the shop in Mr. Graham's absence. In the meantime Dale had boarded Phila delphia & Erie mail, east, which leaves at 9:40 j). m., and word was sent to Renovo to have him arrested on the train when it reached there. Upon the arrival of the train at Renovo, Mr. R. A. Reed, the P. R. R. Co.'s special officer, took Mr. Dale in custody and brought him back to Emporium, on Tuesday morning, where he was brought before Squire Larrabee, who after hearing the evidence, bound Dale 1 ver for his appearance at court, in the sum of §3OO. In default of bail he was committed to the tender keep ing of Sheriff Mundy. Won by a Score. Last Thursday's game between the Port Allegany boys and our own team was one of the most hotly contested games ever seen on the Port Allegany grounds. It was a game "for blood" and the very flower of the base ball talent of both towns had been selected for the contest, a large crowd of spec tators were present and enthusiasm ran high. At 4:20 the game was called Bush going in the box for Emporium and Overturf for Port Allegany. Up to the seventh inning Emporium played errorless ball, the score at that stage of the game, registering 2-0 in our favor, but owing to the failure on the part of Morgan to trap a ball, thrown for the purpose of catching a man on third, which together with his unex plainable action in refusing to field the ball caused by his own error allowed the Port Allegany boys to score twice, which number was increased to three before they were retired for that in ning. With the game standing 3-2 against us, our boys went to the bat determin ed to atone for the costly error of the seventh. Lee got a base on balls and by successful stealing managed to reach home, thus tieing the score. Port Allegany suffered a shut out in the eighth and as Emporium did the j the same in the ninth the score stood I 3-3 with Port Allegany at the bat j Bush struck out two men but a wild j throw by Lee let Page, who was on | third, in home, and for the first time 1 in the history of its games with Em- 1 porium, Port Allegany was aknowl- ! edged the victor. Score—3-4. Batteries:—Port Allegany, Overturf! and Cavenaugh. Emporium, Bush, j Mumford and Lee. Died on the Train. On Wednesday evening, Jacob Werkman, accompanied by his daugli- j ter, boarded Niagara Express at Round j Island intending togo to his home at | Johnsonburg. Mr. Werkman was very ; ill when he got on the train and seemed j to be suffering great pain. As the j train pulled into Emporium junction j he grew suddenly worse and fell back I in his seat in a dying condition. The j railroad officials telephoned Dr. Bard- I well to meet the train at the upper j depot, which he did, but upon exam ination pronounced life extinct, and the remains were removed to the bagge car and placed on a stretcher. Deceased was sixty years old and formerly superintended the lath mill at Cameron, Pa. Be sure you read E. M. Hurteau's j big auction "ad" in this issue. I Appeal to Cameron County. The associated society of the Red Cross, of Philadelphia, has, during the present war and the distress in Cuba, which preceded the breaking out of hostilities between our country and Spain, been actively engaged in its humanitarian work of ministering to the necessities of the men in the field and of the suffering Cubans. It has sent many articles of comfort, even of life saving importance to our troops in their various camps, sometimes in response to the most touching appeals; the appeal came and the society was ready. It has besides made a large number of shipments of goods, pro visions, clothing and medicines to the Cubans. In all its work it has been nobly upheld, notably by the people of I Philadelphia, but also by those of other I parts of the State and of New Jersey. During the blockade and siege of Santiago, one branch of its ministra tion was necessarily suspended, but the society was not idle, stores con tinued to be received, money to be collected. Among other things the equipment of a field ambulance and hospital service has been undertaken, and already has so far proceeded as to be properly regarded as an accom plished fact, and the society will be able to put into the field six ambulances with their proper appurtenances and a properly equipped field hospital. The fall of Santiago re opens the opportunity for merciful work in Cuba. The society has already made arrange ments to forward several tons of stores which have only been waiting a chance to be sent, and has appropriated in addition to this shipment, $1,200. But this is but a drop in the ocean of suffering. More must be done. The society proposes, therefore to charter a steamer to sail from Philadelphia about August 15th, to convey the ambulance corps and equipment to the front and to load the vessel with stores, such as soldiers may need and which the Government does not provide, and with clothing, food and medicine and such other things as may be required by those wretched, suffering people whom we encourage to resist Spain and to make a struggle for liberty, and whose suffering has been fearfully and necessarily enhanced by the war upon which we have entered. The society, therefore, appeals to what has never been appealed to in vain—to the grand old heart of Penn sylvania, the grand old Commonwealth whose foundations were laid in love to man, irrespective of race -and asks for contributions of goods and money to enable it to carry out its project, to save lives, to relieve suffering, to feed the starving, to clothe the naked. The society makes this appeal in all confidence. Pennsylvania has never failed when called upon in the name of patriotism and humanity. She will not fail now. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ARTICLES MOST NEEDED: Large and small contributions of money. Salt pork, corned beef in barrel, cod fish, hard cured; mackerel in kits, smoked beef and hams, bacon, canned salmon, smoked sausage, Indian or corn meal, flour, oatmeal, cracked oats, wheat in any forms, barley. Canned vegetables of all kinds. Canned fruits of all kinds. Dried fruits, such as apples, prunes, apricots, etc., and dried corn. Barrels of onions, potatoes, beans, rice, salt and ship biscuit. Beef extracts, bovinine, etc.; soups. Malted milk, condensed milk (Eagle brand, or other high grade), evapor ated cream. Wines, grape juice, lime juice, clam bouillon, raspberry vinegar, coffee, tea, cocoa, and general groceries, jellies, preserves and jams. Disinfectants of every description, Quinine pills and general drugs, oint ments, salves, Phenol sodique, gauze of all kinds, absorbent cotton, surgical antiseptics, general hospital stores, soaps. Bedclothing for hospitals, pajamas for soldiers, canvas and carpet slippers for use in hospital, mosquito netting, palm leaf fans, towels, absorbent and Turkish, soft, handkerchiefs, bandana very desirable. Clothing, new, suitable for summer wear, made as plainly as possible, for children of 5 years and upwards, and women and men Contributions in money may be sent to William Hill, Treasurer, No. 308 Walnut street, Philadelphia; contribu tions of stores addressed to the Asso ciated Society of the Red Cross, 1501 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Death of firs. Robert Alorrison. MRS. ALZINA MORRISON, wife of Robert Morrison, died at Beecliwood, on Tuesday, Aug. 2d, 1898, in her 63d year. The funeral will be held on Thursday, (to-day) at 10:30 a.m., at Beecliwood school house. Mrs. Mor rison has been a great sufferer for two or three years. The bereaved husband and family have lost a beloved wife and mother. Death of a Former Emporiunvte. Mrs. Paulina Russell, of Otsego, Mich., died on July 27, 1898. The de ceased,daughter of Judge Seneca Free man and sister of Mrs. J. F. Parsons, formerly resided in Emporium and ; will be pleasantly remembered by our j oldest citizens. She lived to the good | old age of 80 years. Another Change. There has been another change in the Parish appointment of the lie church, at this place. Rev. Lo. la . lian, owing to ill-health, returns to Clarendon and Rev. Downey of Tidi oute, comes to Emporium. The Rev. gentleman arrived in Emporium las! evening. t TERMS: $2.00 —Sr. 50 IN ADVANCE. rSisi ! I!'!'! Iffilffill 1111! I This is the Brand, (••j The Miller planned To be the finest in the land. <*)•> • c Now East and West, IjJj His skill attest, £'*, (••j And Pillsbury's Beet leads (••J all the rest. t® (••> <••) g2j If the inscription on [•*; (••) (•», vonr sack of flonr is like <•«» (2* (••) the above, yon have the "*> (•«; (I«j best flonr in the world (**> (••» ;£•} and ought to have the [£•' , 1 - T, • • **.• best bread. Better .OOK (9») („.) (®Oj 1 • • r ( and procure a sack ot World Famous, »« Pillsbury's Best. ■ ® *j j (««) ~,, ~ , (•*> <»•) 1 nere are otners, but (••> (••) (•*•■ !!!> none so good. [JJJ I J. H. DAY,I (••) " K( 23 Fourth St., 22 Emporium, Pa. gj* \ \ N N \ V \. V \ \ \ \»>" I h I NEW STOCK % OF S WALL : J PAPER ; / / WE SELL ' BIKGE'S & SONS'' / ' BEST GOODS. / / < FULL LENGTH, , jj 11 < / FULL WEIGHT, J / { At the same price yon pay for & / light weight, cheap goods. z % > /\ x \ X V \ \ x s S S \ X p = tUSIC. „, At t ' K 1 ' ling of the Presbyterian 11111 1 011 . 1 nd;l j. morn j n g next, Mi^ I U U Kn -ford, of Olean, wiJi fie I prebc.nt . m | f avor the congregation ! w! • 1 om i 0 f her excellent solos. Mi**, j niw *rd bears an enviable reputation I*' ' vocalist. Miss Minnie Bargelt.wh' j ,s xiome from Buffalo on a vacation : also be with the choir. Every One Drinks Beer. j Especially when they can procure j such a fine flavored root beer as is 1 kept on tap at Rockwell's, ft j., - ln j excellent tonic and very invigoratino fchis hot weather. NO. 23.