LEADING CHARACTERS IN THE IMPENDING ARMY INVESTS GATION. ANGLO-GERMAN COMBINE An Offensive anil Defensive Alliance i- Said to Have Iteen Entered Into l>y En gland and Germany. London, Sept. 3. —A report i: ! current here that a treaty of alliance between (ireat liritain and Germany, on the lines of the speech of Mr. Chamberlain, the secretary of state for the colonies, lias been completed. The I'all Mall (lazette says it has received from a source in which it has every confidence information that the Anglo-(ierman agreement was signed this week by Mr. Balfour and the Ger ntan ambassador in behalf of the re spective powers. The l'all Mall Ga zette says that while the agreement is restricted, it embraces an offensive and defensive alliance in certain event ualities, and adds: "This new and mo mentous departure in our foreign pol iey comes as a natural development of the European situation." KILLED BY DYNAMITE. lour Men lose Their I,ives l>y an Explo sion Three Others Jiadly Injured. I'loomington hid., Sept. 3. A hor rible accident occurred at Stinesville yesterday afternoon in which four men were killed by a dynamite explo sion and many others seriously in jured. The men were blasting rock for a new pike, when a terrific explo sion of dynamite occurred, killing the following: John W. Williams. John Grubb, Buck Wampler and Edward Watts. Injured: lien Fyffe, Milton Hike and Willie Liford. The men Killed and injured were well-known citizens of this county—all had fami lies and some grown children. They ranged in age from 40 to 50 years. Knglnocrrt Strike. Hazleton, l'a., Sept. 3. —Some of the engineers at the Colerain colliery went out on strike yesterday, claiming that since the pump runners joined the striking miners and quit work they have been obliged to look after the pumps and also their work. Xo fur ther conferences have been held by the striking miners with the company of ficials and the men are still determin ed to hold out. Four You uk Women Drowned. ICrie. l'a.. Sept. 3. —By the accidental jibing of the sail of a pleasure yacht on Presque Isle bay last evening four young women were swept off into the water and drowned. Their names are: Mary, Delia and Ella Paradine. daughters of William I'aradine, an Erie machinist, and Jessie Moore, daughter of John H. Moore, an engi neer on the Erie & Pittsburg railroad. German Fleet at Manila Reduced. Berlin. Sept. 3.—A semi-official note issued Friday says: "A state of peace having been re-established between the United States and Spain, orders have been given that the German naval 'force at Manila be reduced to one or two ships." I/iwton Report*! "No Heaths.** Washington, Sept. 3. The following is Gen. Lawton's daily report of health conditions at Santiago: "Total sick 220. total fever 130, total new cases fever 7. total returned to duty 22; no deaths." Kussia's Peace Conference. Berlin. Sept. 3. It is the intention of Russia to convene a peace confer ence after the adjournment of the Spanish-American peace conference. The President Goes to ( amp WikotT. New York. Sept. 3.—President Me- Kinley and his party left the city last night for Camp Wikoff. With the president were Vice President llobart. Col. Myron T. Derrick, of Cleveland; Maj. Webb ( . Hayes, .1. Addison Por ter, secretary to the president; Assist ant Secretary Cortelyou anil W. McK. Barber, the president's nephew. Klmfter in wit to Talk. Camp Wikoff, X. V.. Sept. 3.—Gen. shatter declines to enter into a con troversy with Dr. Sen 11 in regard to yellow fever among the soldiers at S:i lit iucro. IS WIDESPREAD. I . .Damage to Property Along Georgia Coast. A LONG PATH OF RUIN. The Recent Cyclone was Very Disastrous to Sliijijiin^. PLANTERS ALSO SUFFERED. Lobs to the Itieo Crop Atoui; tile S:ivamr>!i Kiver Alone Is Ksthnateil itt. tilliUD.OltO - J Cotton Crop in Many Countiea Com } pletely Destroyed. Savannah, (la., Sept. 3. —While Sa vannah suffered heavily fri)in tin- cy clone which swept over this section of the coast Wednesday morning the damage in tlie interior is greater. The flooded condition of the coun try renders communication difficult and in many sections it is entirely cut ; off and no news has been received to | indicate what the conditions are. '1 he first news from the Carolina sea j cotton islands, which were the scene of the great tidal storm of 1893, in which thousands of persons perished, was received Friday. While the storm was nothing like that of five years ago, the loss is heavy. The beaches north of Tybee are lined with wrecks of small craft and at Bluffton and other small settlements nearly all the houses were unroofed and many were destroyed. The Norwegian bark Uagna, which went ashore on Gaskin bank, is a total wreck. The captain and crew were saved. The bark Xoe, in attempting to rescue the crew of which Lieut. Morgan and one of his companions lost their lives, has about disappeared. Small steamers patrolled Calabogue sound all day, searching for the bodies of the heroic rescuers, but they have not been recovered. The loss to the rice crop on the Sa vannah river alone is estimated at $200,000 to $250,000. Three-fourths of the crop has been destroyed. The I >ss to planters between Savannah ami \u gusta will run into the hundreds of thousands. A heavy flood is reported in the up per Savannah river and messengers were sent out from here last night to warn planters of its approach. The cotton crop in the counties adjoining Savannah is practically ruined. The entire territory which the storm ravaged, although limited to a radius of 50 miles, is damaged beyond esti mate. The loss of life, so far as known, has been small, but it is ex pected that the reports of the next few days will show many fatalities. For 50 miles west of Savannah the country is practically under water. The railroads are unable to form any estimate of the damage or to repair the tracks until the water falls. In stead of falling, jiowever, the water is rising. The Oconee. Ogechee, Ock mulgee and Altamaha rivers and their trbntaries are overflowed and the water is flooding the country. Gold Reserve »!i 1<»,<)»<!,DOO. Washington. Sept. 3.-—-The gold re serve in the I'nited States treasury has reached the highest point in its his tory, with a total reserve of $219,320,- .172. The highest previous amount was $2M.000.000. which was recorded in March, ISSS. A War fiCHre. Paris, Sept. 3. -The most pessimistic feelings exist here. It is the common belief that Great Britain and Russia are 011 the eve of war and that the consequences of the Dreyfus scandal will involve France in war with tier many. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1898. BATTLESHIP OREGON. Her sfe<wr Commander In Capt. Albert §. darker, I,atel> In Cltnrge of tlie Newark. Albert S. Barker, who replaces Capt. Charles E. Clark as the commander of the great battleship Oregon, relin quishes his command of the cruiser Newark, of the North Atlantic squad ron, togo to his new command. Capt. Clark has been pronounced sick and unfit for duty by the navy surgeons, anil gives up his fine ship, under orders, with regret. The new commander of the Oregon is a son of Massachusetts, and had not yet completed hi J four years' course in the naval academy at Annapolis when he was ordered out to CAPT. AI.i;I:RT S. BAR:KI:R. (The New Commander of the Great Bat tleship Oregon.) the. steam frigate Mississippi. He took part in the capture of New Orleans and in the fight at Port Hudson, where the Mississippi was lost. After the war he was assigned to various posts until in 1883, -is commander, he was given charge of the Enterprise, and for three years was theskipperof that ship while a line of deep sea soundings was run across the Atlantic and Indian oceans from New Zealand to the straits of Magellan. The scientific re sults of this voyage Capt. Barker has published, and they are known to hy drographists the world over. He was the commander of the Philadelphia when that cruiser was the flagship of Admiral Gherardi in the international naval review of 1893. For two score years the captain has "used the sea," to say nothing of his record as a fight er dniring the civil war. He knows the Oregon from stem to stern, and will be no stranger on her decks. GEN. HENRY W. LAWTON. Commandant of the >i*n'ly treated Military Department of Snntl- UKU de Cuba. Maj. (Jen. Henry W. Lawton, who has been assigned to the command of the rew geographical department of the army that has just been created by the president, ltd the march of Shaff er's men on the city of Santiago. The rssignment is appropriate, therefore, fcr the new department consists of that part of the island of Cuba that was surrendered to the I'nited States by Spain after the battle of Juan hill. The new commander of Santiago is an Ohioan and a thorough army man. He has done military duty in times of peace and war. He distiu ' OEN. HENRY W. LAWTON. (Commanding the Military Department of Santiago In Cuba.) (juished himself at Atlanta by leading a charge against the enemy's rifle pits, which he took, with the men in them, too. He was given a medal for this deed of heroism. When the war ended he entered the regular army as a lieu tenant in the cavalry service, and had risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel when the president appointed him to his present position on May 4 last. The crder establishing the new depart ment provides that it shall cover any territory in that part of Cuba which may come into the possession of the United States. Origin of Menu Cards. It is not generally known that the originator of the "bill of fare" was Duke Henry of Brunswick, who was first observed in the intervals of a ban quet to scan carefully a long strip of paper by the side of his plate. When the curious guests ventured to inquire into the nature of his studies he ex plained that it was a sort of pro gramme of the dishes he had com manded from the cook, to the intent that if some delicacy which especially appealed to him were marked for a la'e stage in the repast, he might care fully reserve his appetite for it. The simplicity and beauty of the idea ap pealed instantly to the good duke's convives and the menu card from that moment became an institution. lln> I* Too Plentiful. Hay is so plentiful this year in some parts of western Connecticut that ills offered for sale at one dollar a ton. CHEERED BY NATIVES Warm Welcome to Americans on Entering Adjuntas. Women and Children Throw Flowen in a CireetliiK to Cien. H«j Stone —Every Puerto It lean a Liberal Hoftt. The Puerto Rican natives, especially the poorer classes, have given us the most enthusiastic welcome, reports a correspondent of the Associated Press, They had dreamed for years of the time when the hand of the oppressors would be removed from their throats; and now it has come. With the exclp tion of a few of the rich they stem to care little about the independence of the island. The old revolutionists, am bitious for political power, inquire anxiously if we will retain possession of the island, and shout enthusiastical ly. But a great many care little for independence, apparently sure in the conviction that we came to drive out the Spaniards. The writer accom panied a reconnoitering expedition un der Gen. Boy Stone into the moun tains north of Ponce. It was remark able in more ways than one. Gen. Miles had found that the enemy's posi tion at Aibonito was almost impreg nable; and he had decided to turn the left flank of the Spanish position, land ing Gen. Brooke at Arroyo and moving his column to Cayey in the rear of the Spanish position at Aibonito. The ad visability of a movement by our left Hank was also discussed. This eould be done if the road across the mountains to Aecibo on the north coast were pass able. The rpports were that there was a fine carriage road from Utuabo to Aibonito. The only question was as to tlu character of the road as far as the former point. Gen. Stone volunteered to make the reconnoisance. He took with him several men of the signal corps, four newspaper correspondents in carriages, armeil with Remingtons, and company C, of the Second Wiscon sin. The start was made at noon. The %- GEN. ROY STONE. (Formerly Chief of the Road Inquiry Division, Agricultural Department.) road ltd straight to the top of the mountain for ten miles, and the in fantry company was soon far behind. The carriages were drawn by native ponies and went up the mountains on a gallop, except when the reckless drivers pulled up to breathe the ani mals. It was right into the heart of the enemy's country. The road rises to an altitude of 5,000 feet and runs right into San Juan. It is a marvelous piece of engineering. At times it ia hewn out of solid rock hangirg over nheer cliffs 1,000 feet deep. The scen ery of the Alps, although bolder of course. Is not more beautiful. Every thing is covered with luxurious trop ical verdure, even the rocks. Brilliant flowering plants and trees splash the green with vivid color. Once at the top the finished military road endud, and then we started oil to Adjuntas ten miles off. The drivers drove like Jehus. The vehicles had no brakes, and the little ponies on the descent were on the dead run to keep away from the wheels. Bounding, turning, swaying, now an inch from a precipice on but two wheels and now swinging into the side of the cHfF, the qecupants holding on for dear life, the vehicles went at a terrific pace as the drivers whipped their mad beasts. One false step, a tumble, would have sent us whirling ofl into space. No other drivers could have accomplished this feat. One niort descent and we went tearing into the town. On through the town we drove at a gallop, women and children who lined the streets bombarding us with bouquets of roses, fuchsias and wild flowers, while the men, who formed the background, cheered and cried: "Down with Spain." This quaint little town in the moun tains has a picturesque square where the people may gather to cheer and welcome. They had some American flags, which were waved everywhere. The alcalde welcomed Gen. Stone for mally and the latter made the assem bled populace a speech from the ver anda of the town hall. In their en thusiasm the people could not wait for the translation. At every sentence they cheered. Then they cheered the translation. It was dark when the for malities were over, and every citizen constituted himself a reception com mittee, besieging the members of our party with Invitations to dinner. I'lllx for AiliiiK I'lnntM. The administration of food to plants by means of pills is a new idea. The exact kind of nourishment required is easily ascertained, the necessary salts are inclosed in a prepared case and buried under the roots. I'riextN liiilne Into Trnde. The exodus of the priests from the church of France is attracting the at tention of the French press. Some of them are qualifying for the Protestant ministry and others art going into business COLONEL JOHN EAT. Xrw llrail of the State IlFp«rlm«>t la Kamvil an a Diplomat, Author and Moldlrr. John ITay, who succeeds Secretary Day at the head of the state depart ment, is famed as diplomat, statesman and author. His splendid record at the court of St. James, where he is given credit by the English press for having brought about the entente cor diale which now exists between the two countries, is his greatest achieve ment, but he has been well known to the public for 35 years of the 60 he has lived. It was as private secretary to President Lincoln that he first came into the public eye. While studying law at Springfield he attracted the at- COL. JOHN Hj*T. (Judge Day's Successor as Head of the State Department.) tention of Lincoln, who, recognizing his ability, offered him the post at the white house. Hay was with Lincoln 83 secretary from ISGI to 1865 except for a brief service in the army, where he attained the rank of major and brevet colonel. When Lincoln's death ended his duties as secretary Col. Hay vas sent to Madrid, and later to l'aria as secretary of legation, and still later was charge d'affaires at Vienna. Re turning to America, he wrote editori als for the New York Tribune and acted as editor in chief during White law lieid's absence in Europe. It was vhile he was on the Tribune that Col. Hay wrote his "Pike County Uallads," robust, hearty pictures of western life that gained an immediate popularity. More pretentious is "Castilian Days," a work of great literary merit. In 1873 Col. llay removed to Cleveland, where he entered quite actively into political life, and upon the election cf Rutherford I!. Hayes to the presi dency he became assistant secretary cf state. Since then he has made his home in Washington, his residence at the capital being one of the most ele gant in that city. Col. Hay was born at Salem, Ind., in 1838, and graduated from Brown in His wife was the daughter of Amasa Stone, the Ohio millionaire. TWO PLANT FREAKS. Ilotli Ilnvr Recently Ilei-n Dtm'ovi'rrd In the Pretty SllclilKun City of Ivalamuzoo. Kalamazoo claims two freaks in the flower and plant line. Growing from a small hole in the trunk of a maple tree in that Michi gan city, high up and where once pre sumably there was a knot, are a sun flower and an elm branch, both per fectly formed. It is supposed that a bird carried the seeds to this little TWO PLANT FREAKS. (Both Are Said to Exist in the Famous Town of Kalamazoo.) opening, where they took root and grew. Another freak is in the shape of a rush bush owned by Policeman Charles Avery. The bush is now bearing the second crop of roses this season. J!ut this is not the most peculiar thing about it. The policeman found on Tt one morning a large blossom appar ently perfect in every respect except that from the center of the flower had grown another full-sized rosebud which was about to open and produce another flower inside the one already open. The Kalamazoo News vouches for the truth of these two stories. Waxhnlile Willi Pniier. The sanitary wall papers now come in most effective and useful shades so that they may be used in the living rooms as well as in the bedrooms. For awhile their choice of design and col oring was so limited that their use was correspondingly restricted. It is prob ably only a question of time when all wall papers will He sanitary and cap able of being, as are now a few, washed off in good earnest. A novelty seen at one of the exclusive shops was a paper offered in soft, dull shades that was a perfect representation of denim. This popular and dull background for both floors and walls is highly artistic and effective, and sow that the denim pa per has come, we may look for the early popularity. l'oiirtrnlliim; Power of Unter. So penetrating is water at high pres sure that only special qualities of cast iron wiU withstand it. SSOO Reward l\i ilk«T« RiwttJ vfll W pa/4 A* hj fbrnatka ikal will bad to (fea amal mm! mitMCI W tbe INUI J rn pMtM afca emi irob and ikW oa the tomk «/ dba poriuaa Jt Riok Vifcj R. 1., aaaali Clk* eaat MM of PraakUa HoaaUtr'a aa A* araalag 0/ Nrr. Slat, IWhl. Ban A com, •8-tf. iV«jwlMi. FINE LIQUOR SIORB EMPOMCJM, PA. THE andcr*if««d baa opwed * olaaa Lfaaor *ot% and tavttaa tW toad# o? Hotala, Bcatonpaato *»% Wo shall carry nott« bat the but ia» Icaa and Imported WHISKIES, BRANDIES. ' GINS AND WINES* BOTTLED ALE, CHAMPAQIIE, Elh OMMIHtf Bottled Goods. rjSWffl^ CIGARS AND TOBAOOa w« IfllUH oau. ajtb an x& A. A. MoDONALD, nonunw, mouuM, FA. §F. X. BLUMLE,j? * BIIFOBIVM, FA SB yf Mtl Ur ml aaU Ma to ft & WINES, & WHISKIES, 3 Aad Llqaort of All Klada. aL 5 Tbe beat of gooda alwava JJy 3R o*rri->d in stock and rrery- J B rj tht- 4 warranted u ropraaaat T I Eapocfal Attentlea Paid te ■ » ruu Order*. < | # EMPORIUM, PA : J / 60 TO 1 Sj. A- fltoslef'M J Braad Btraat, Eartrhta, Pm., J J *I»M T»» tu pt V tba tlaa at ) s Groceries, £ 1 Provisions, r / FLOUR, SALT MEATS, ) ( SMOKES* HEATS, \ ) CAMMED SOUS, ETC., > ) hi, CaCm, IMb, (nlMlaak ) S MKH UU Opri. v \ OooAs Dellyor,' 1 Proa aay / J riace la Town. S / cm. ;j> sn 11 in or nicus c nil r. * 1. bent \ Bottling Works, mnn McDONALD, Proprietor. Hat ». a a. DIM ■■>»»«■■. Pa. _ casati aotuw ui akttx* »4 Rochester Lager Beer, ■m HUM ir trriti Ai MinlMun mf Butt Drtaka and DatUr la Ofcaini Winaa »»d Pnra Llqnara. Wo keep BOB* bat the reiy teal Boar and are prepared to fill Ordeca M abort notice. Private fkmlliee aarrad iaUy If deairad. JOHN MoDONALD. I Qcraata, and Trad»-M«rfcm obtataad and »!1 P<M» 1 aotbuaiacaa ooadoctad far MODMITI Paca. OworrioiiiOPfotrriU.l. p*riMTOrr»e« < AND wa can MCUII Mlullt Ini tuu than Uwaa ramota (ran Waaklaatoa. Bud mo(UL dramoi Of with deaufy ■ tloo. Wo adviaa, 11 pataoiabla or not, (r«a •( Onr faa nal dua till aaunt U •cv.-urtd. 1 A PIMPHLCT. " How to Obtain T'ateau," wWi ! aoat oT aaaa V tha U. B. aaf cmuUtea | aant fraa. Addraaa, O.A.SNOWiCO. | Om. F*n»rr (fnot, waawiwaTow^D^o^^ ia*o» fllPim CHICAGO tst NEW YORK OFTICBC 4 L H. IELIXBB mWSf# p (B 3
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