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PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAIDTO LAW F*INTI»O. No paper will be discontinued ntil arrear ages »re paid, except at the option of the pub- Kher Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor in advance JiEARLY one-third of the members of the next house will be men who are not now servinging congress, the num ber of changes being 110. but some of the new representatives have had legislative experience in former eon presses. More new faces will be in the delegation from New York than any other state, the number being 18. Pennsylvania is second on the list with ten and Illinois third with nine. A KEAI. Spaniard, of ancient lineage, »nd thoroughly conversant with both the t'astilian and the English tongues, will be reckoned among the republic ans of the next house. He is no other than Delegate-gleet Pedro l'erea, of liernallilo, N. M.. son of one of the prominent men of the territory and hcion of a family that traces its ances tors back -">0 years, when the dons first set foot on the soil of that romantic section of the contineut. THKY allow women to wear male at tire in France, but they are taxed for the privilege. The I-'rench government charges women $lO to $12.50 per year for wearing the trousers. This how ever, does not give every woman who is willing to pay the tax a right to wear such garments. The government confers the right as a tribute to great merit, and makes it in fact, a sort of decoration given to women, its the ril>- bon of the legion of honor is given to men. TIIK most decorated man in Europe probably is Count August of Eulen berg. the marshal of the German court, who has o:> decorations. This record ■was not even equaled by the late Prince Bismarck, who had only 54 dec orations. Count von Moltke, another much decorated man, had 44. Among living men, (Jen. von Hahnke comes after Count August of Eulenberg, with a totiil of 52 decorations. He is fol lowed by Prince Albreeht of Prussia* who has 44. MRS. WIIJ.IAM ASTOR has a collection of diamonds worth a fortune. But the finest diamond in the world belongs, it is said, to Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. It is a tiny affair, weighing one karat, yet it cost her husband $5,000. As the value of a diamond increases in an in creasing ratio with its weight, up to a moderate size, the Vanderbilt brilliant, if as large as the Koh-i-Noor (102 ,'4 ka rats) would be worth about $3,800,000. Mrs. Vanderbilt'* marvelous gem came from Sombulpoor or Golconda. A MEDICAL scientist is authority for the statement that children and old people especially suffer fnun a lack of lime in the system. Persons who hal>- itually drink soft water, while they may enjoy immunity from certain of the ills of life, expose themselves to others perhaps quite as much to be avoided. Hard water helps the teeth and the bones by furnishing lime, •which is necessary to health, growth and development. Old persons who drink but little lose their teeth more quickly than those who take a reason able amount of drinking water. A MILLION dollars for the education of their people is to be raised by lie brews of New York. These seven •wealthy men have already contributed SIOO,OOO, as follows: Louis Stern. $25,- 4)00; Jacob 11. Sehliff, $25,000; If. Alt man; $20,000; Wm. Solomon, $10,000; Isidor Straus, $10,000; Felix Warburg, $5,000; Louis Marshall, $5,000. Isidor IStraus announced the foregoing at the meeting of the Hebrew Educa tional Alliance at Temple Emanu HI, Fifth avenue. Mr. Israel Zangwill, tli« English novelist, spoke of the improved condition of the Hebrews in the past few years. FORMERLY the ashes on steamships •were gathered into great cans, hoisted to the decks with more or lessdifficulty und thrown overboard. Among the new devices for labor-saving in this direc tion is a chute into which a very strong air current is fore; d. The ashes are jplaccd in the chute as they accumulate and are almost instantly blown through this conductor into the sea. The amount of labor saved by this means can scarcely be appreciated by those who have not watched the weari some dragging of the enormous quan tity of refuse from the furnaces in steamships and large plants. THE monastery of Solovetsk, in Arch angel, Russia, is inclosed on every side by a wall of granite bowlders, meas uring nearly a mile in circumference. The monastery itself is very strongly fortified, being supported by round and square towers about *0 feet in height, ■with walls 20 feet in thickness. The monastery consists in reality of six churches, which are completely filled with statues of all kinds and precious stones. Upon the walls and the towers surrounding these churches are mount ed huge guns, which in the time of the Crimean war were directed against the British White Sea suuadron. THE FUTURE OF SILVER. A I-eeeon for Client* Money Admeatfi In the l.ate Klec tlona. There is no mistaking the significance of the fall election in its. relation to the democratic party ns a national organi zation which will not participate in an other general election for congressmen and legislative or state officers general ly until the presidential battle of 1900. The results of the voting tend, greatly to strengthen, consolidate and enforce the power of the radical free silver element, predominant in Chicago in 1896. and now certain to be in control at the national convention of 1900. Briefly summarized, the results in the south were more decisively favorable to democratic candidates than any similar elections have been since populism threatened democratic local supremacy in many southern states. The popu lists are again voting the democratic ticket, and the price of their continued alliance is adhesion to the radical prin ciples enunciated in the presidential election in the Chicago platform —the crime of '9O. In those of the eastern states in which a serious effort has been made, as in Connecticut, to attract the honest money candidates to the party whose allegiance they foreswore two years ago. it has failed utterly. In the states in which the policy of evasion of na tional issues has been followed. New York. New Jersey and Maryland, there has been no gain in consequence. In Massachusetts and Illinois, where the Bryan democracy reiterated its pur poses as declared at Chicago, its candi dates did better than they did a year ago. In the far west, in< Colorado, Utah and Idaho, what measure of suc cess the democratic candidates>attained was due chiefly to the aid of silver re publicans; and it does not appear from the returns from any state that the sil verites, whether democrats, populists or republicans, have any mistrust of the sincerity of the democratic organiza tion in its temporary muffled.advocacy of radical policies, or tlint the honest money voters of the country, demo crats, republicans or independents— there are no hrnest-money populists— had, or have, a particle of confidence in the professions made by some dem ocratic orators of their disavowal of silverite predilections and purposes. The effect of the elections has been, briefly, to tighten party lines with even greater firmness than was the cn.se two years ago. The national democrats, i so called, have been eliminated entirely. They now vote the republican ticket or they vote the democratic ticket. The middle-of-the-road populists, and there were nearly 230,000 of them in 1890, are again in the fold of the fusionists. In the south, the southwest and in the mountain states, the populists and democrats preponderate; in the east ern, middle, middle western' and Pacific states, the republican party is the party of the majority. There are no visible recruits to the democratic standard to be secured by abandonment of the prin ciples to which the party, as a national organiziition, is committed; there is the certainty of serious and positive losses in any attempted' abandonment of the issues of two years ago. Unquestionably, the present eco nomic conditions, as well as the polit ical relations of the two parties toward each other, the prestige of republican victory and the demoralization of the opposing forces, make almost hopeless for the democracy the renewal of the battle of two years ago; but. be the out look propitious or discouraging, the lesson of the late election is unmistak ably clear: The democratic party is committed irrevocably to the issues of 189 C.—X. Y. Run. Ilryanitcn Should Notice. In the states of New York. Pennsyl vania. Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland, where the democrats did all Ihey could, as a rule, to get away from the silver question this year, they gained 20 seats in the house of repre sentatives. In New York they cut a re publican plurality of 208,000 in the pres idential election down to about 20,000. In New Jersey, the reduction was from 87,000 to 5.000, and in Massachusetts, where there was more talk of silver, from 173,000 to 83,000. In Pennsylvania the change was from 295,000 to about 150,000 at best. The opposition was di vided. Maryland was republican by 32,- COO in 1896. This year it is close. If Col. Bryan and his followers will give these facts their earnest attention, in connec tion with the very different returns from states like Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota. Wyoming, Washington and California, where their party stuck to silver as the one great issue, perhaps they miy gain light enough to lead them to give the business world rest from inflation alarms for the next deeade or so.—Cleveland Leader. True Patriot*. The democrats have no luck at all in claiming all the national heroes as par tisans. Dewey, of Manila fame, turns out to be a republican, as is perfectly natural for a born and bred Vermonter. Admiral Schley says:"l am not a democrat; neither am I a republican. My polities is my country." And that is good enough polities for any fighting man. Gen. Merritt says he is some thing of a democrat, but is glad tha country is sustaining the administra tion, because McKinley is right. "Joe" Wheeler is a democrat who forgets pol itics when chasing Spaniards. And Hobson is a democrat, though he has been too busy serving the nation lately to pay any attention to politics.' As a whole, the war outfit seems content to leave government matter's in repub lican hands, wholly satisfied with the way things are done.—Troy Times. ETThe silver mine owners will not probably retain a lobby in Washington tny longer, and the few orators scat 'pred about under the name of silver epublicans will not be retained on the ,»ay roll.— Indianapolis Journal. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1898. ISSUES OF 1900. What Form of Oppoaltlon the Dlm urrntx Will Advocate la Hard to Drtermlne. The suggestion comes from Ohio, and is said to be indorsed by Senator llanna, that national expansion rather than free silver is likely to be the issue in 1900i Isn't it a little early to be fore casting the next presidential race, either as to eandiates, platforms or re sults? We are making important his tory rapidly, and it was never more true than now that no man can tell what a day, or a year, may bring forth. Free silver has undoubtedly received a heavy blow. The changes in the west arc extraordinary, and are to be as cribed to that issue alone. In 1806 the, silver men controlled the senate. They therefore had but to secure the house and r'ne presidency in the campaign of that year to write their issue into law. It will be different in 1900. The senate then will contain an anti-silver ma jority. So that immediate success would not be in sight even with the house and the presidency won for sil ver. This, and the change of sentimert in the west, must have its effect in 1900. Hut one should hesitate to dig t he grave and provide the ceremonies for silver yet awhile. But. counting silver out, what form will the issue of national expansion take in 1900? The expectation now is that the peace commission will make a treaty providing for the conquered Spanish territory in time to be sub mitted to the senate at its coming ses sion. Reasonably prompt action there ought to follow. The matter is one that cannot with safety be allowed to re main too long unsettled. At farthest, it is not likely to remain open longer than early spring. And when the treaty is ratified the issue of national expan sion as now understood and accepted will be closed. We shall then be in pos session of Porto luieo, Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines in our own right, and of Cuba as trustee for the people of that island. That will represent the policy of national expansion. What is sue can be made on that a year later? Who will seel* power on a proposition to undo it all and return to the main land? As matters are going it is n far cry to 1900. Sound money and national ex pansion seem safe enough, and thejvres ident is one of the most popular men ever installed in that exalted office. lint what form the opposition will take, or who is likely to lead it. may rot with ease be determined now.—Washington Star. A GREAT SENATE. There AVi 11 lie- n Controlling Mnjorlfy Agnlnut the Free Sil ver Ilcrenj'. After March 4 the republicans will have 53 of the 5)0 senators, which will leave 37 to the democrats and populists. For the first time since the free coin age of silver became an issue because silver bullion had fallen in price, there will be an actual and controlling ma jority against that heresy. It is quite as important that the changes which have mode the senate surely republican result from the fact that both senators from the states largest in population and richest in material resources will be republicans. Iloth senators from In diana. New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Cali fornia and Wisconsin will be repub licans. From the Atlantic to the Missis sippi river, and from the Ohio and Ma son and Dixon's line to the lakes, no state will have a democratic senator. Kven Maryland atid West Virginia will have two. and Delaware and Kentucky one each of the republican faith. Mis souri. Georgia and Texas will be the only larger states that will be repre sented by democrats in the senate. The opposition to the republican party has little to hope from the group of states in which senatorial vacancies oc cur in 1901 after the presidential elec tion, judging from their voting at the late elections, as a clear majority of the 30 senators to be elected that year rep resent states which are carried by re publicans this year. Thus silverism seems to be balked in the senate for years to come. During the past six or eight years, it cannot be said that either responsible party could claim a majority. For six teen to cue there was a majority, but beyond that question no party had such a lead in the senate as to be really re sponsible for its conduct. The impor tant finance committee has been in the lands of the silverites. and other lead ing committees which shape legisla tion have been so divided as to be with out power. This uncertainty as to par ties has been responsible for the dis satisfaction of the country with the senate. Now that the republicans will have an assured majority ol' orthodox republicans, may not the country ex pect to see more definite action and less delay?—lndianapolis Journal. COMMENT AND OPINION. lE7Bank cleara?~*es furnish an argu ment that the ealamityites will hardly care to bump against. Cleveland Leader. 13"The democratic party is still hunt ing for one or two good issues for 1900, Is it afraid to try free whisky?— Ch icago Tribune. lETThe usual business boom followed republican success in the elections, and it was even more marked than usual. — St. Louis Globe-Democrat. (WTalk of a solid south. What is the u.atter with a solid Pacific slope? There are 11 congressmen and ten are republicans. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. CTOh. yes. free silver is still on topic Colorado. That's where they mine it. Colorado is not in politics exclusively for her health. Iler enthusiasm is for her pocket.—lJoston Herald (Int 1 Dern.l. WANT PAY FOR THEIR ARMY. Prominent tubulin tome to Whuliliik ton and M ill Ank I'nrlr Saill to "Mifll tint*' Tlom j lor liiMirifnl*. Washington, Dee. 1. —The members of the commission delegated to visit the I'nited States to discuss with offi cials of ttiis government the problems which confront both Cubans and Americans on the island arrived in Washington last evening from New York. The commission is headed by Calixto (iareia, the veteran soldier. With him on the commission are .lose Home/., who won distinction in the late revolution; Manuel Kanguilly, Jose Lanuza and Jose 11. Villalon, a civil engineer who served on the staff of Maceo. Villalon is the secretary of the commission. It is the purpose of the commission to discuss with the officials of the ad ministration all questions relating to the future of the island and its peo ple. One of the principal questions will be that relating to the disposi tion of the Cuban army. In an inter view (iareia said it would be a hard ship for the Cuban army to disband at this time without receiving pay for its services in the field. When the revolution began the Cubans left their homes to fight f- plne IhliintlN It I* I'o«*lblK * HraE truth sQ.9ofl TSg HI BPOWELUICLEMENTCO. Uadtr J i.%« INNATL