THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 33. EDITOR'S NOTICE. XWHEN you see this item mark ed with an X, in blue or black pencil mark across its face you will know that your subscription is due, or past due. Your name will be found printed on each copy of the PRESS, as you receive it and gives the last date to which you have paid. Our terms are $'2.00 if not paid in advance, |1.50 in advance. Many, very many, of our patrons allow their subscrip tions to run year after year. This we are unable to stand. It requires money to purchase paper and pay em ployes and we must insist upon the payment of subscriptions due us. We have been patient, but "patience has ceased to be a virtue," and we now propose to weed out all those subscri bers who show no disposition to pay for their paper. 10 PAGES. Business Cards. H. 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 McNARNEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, EMPOKIUM, PA. Will give prompt attention to all business en rusted to them. 16-1 y. MICHAEL BRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Collections promptly attended to. Real estate and pension claim agent, 35-ly. Emporium, Pa. P. D. LEET. ATTO R N E Y-AT-LA W, Emporium, Pa. To LAND OWNERS ANI> OTHERS IN CAMERON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. I have numerous calls for hemlock and hard wood timber lands, also stum page &c. 112 and parties desiring either to buy or sell will do well to call on me. P. D. LEET. 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. WILLIAM MCDONALD, Proprietor. I take pleasure in informing the public that i have purchased the old and popular Novelty Restaurant, located on Fourth street. It will be inv endeavor to serve the public in a manner that shall meet with their approbation. Give me a call. Meals and luncheon served at all hours. n027-lyr Wm. McDONALD. 3T. CHARLES HOTEL, THOS. J. LYSETT. PROPRIETOR, Near Buffalo Depot, Emporium, Pa. This new and commodious hotel is uow opened for the accommodation of the public. New in all its appointments, every attention will be paid to the guests patronizing this hotel. 27-17-ly MAY GOULD, TEACHER OP 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 scholars will be given dates at my rooms in this place. F. C. RIECK. D. D. S., DENTIST. Office over Taggart's Drug Store, Emporium, Pa. Gas and other local anaesthetics ad- f or the painless extraction SPEClALTY:—Preservation of natural teeth, in cluding Crown and Bridge Work. I will visit Driftwood the first Tuesday, and Sinnemahoning the third Wednesday 01 each month. Political Announcements. All Announcements under this head must be signed by the candidate and paid in advance to insure publication. ASSOCIATE JUDGE. Editor Press:— Please announce my name as a candidate for Associate Judge ot 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 tion. WM. BERRY. 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. 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. S. D. MoCOOLE. Driftwood, Pa., May 7th, 1898. * * COUNTY TREASURER. Editor Press : Please announce my name as a candidate for the nomination of County Treasurer, subject to the decinion of the Republican county Conven tion. 11. C. OLMSTED. Emporium, Pa., June 27, 1898. Editor Press:— Please announce my name as a candidate for Treasurer of Cameron County, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. G. CATLIN. Emporium, Pa., June 28th, 1898. •** Editor Cameron County Press: Please announce my name as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the de cision of the Republican County Convention. C. M. THOMAS. Emporium, Pa., Aug. 16,1898. Will Take the Stump. B. W. Green, Esq., of Emporium, has accepted the invitation of the Re publican State Committee and will stump the State in the interests of the Republican ticket. Mr. Green is a forcible talker and will do good work. Letter From Purto Rico. COAMA BATTLE FIELD, 1 « Porto Rico, Aug. 11, 1898. / I suppose you have heard of the battle in which the 16th regiment was the "whole thing." We are all waiting in anticipation, for the re port is now that peace is declared and we are all willing to quit too. Well, I will endeavor to give you a description | of the battle: We were camped at Camp Hulings, halfway I between Juan Die* aud Coama, when we re ceived word to move the light artillery and the 2nd and 3rd Wisconsin were the attacking parties. The 16th Pennsylvania were sent around the city by the right Hank to cut otl' the Spaniards' retreat. Well, we marched until ten o'clock the night of the Bth, and went into camp on top of one of the high mouutains, where we could command a good view of the country around us and laid ourselves down tin the grass to rest, (and we needed it too.) We broke camp at 3:00 a. m.and continued our march over the mountains and through the woods, Co. C, being the advance guard and we were led through ravines and cactus patches where we had to cut our way with our matchettes and got tangled up in the jungles and about 7:30 a. m., we came out on top of a high plateau and could easily hear the boom of cannon from the city. The regular guide we had rode ahead and came back pell-mell shouting, "The Spaniards are in full retreat. Follow me, double-quick time!" Well, we all made for the road where the Spaniards were retreating and I being in the point of the advance guard was not very far be hind the first man. We came down 4 he hill pell-mell into the clearing and not a devlish Spaniard in sight, when, bang! bang! bang! and zip, whiz!—you ought to have seen us duck into the grass. My side partner, Clyde Frank, fell with the rest with a hole through his leg about eii