TIIE HIGH MARK. The Business Boom Reached It This Week. AN ADVANCE IN WAGES Voluntary Increases are Given to More Than 100,000 Men. GREATEST WEEK ON RECORD In All llie Year* of Commercial ll« porting Til ere lla* Been Period in \Vliirii Trade Han Been So Larse an a» tlie Freseitl. New York. March 4.—11. fi. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Keview of Trade says: The business for the past month was far the greatest ever known in Feb ruary. Clearing house exchanges were about $7,000,000,000, against $5,507,55:!,- 844 last year and 54.2 per cent, larger than in 1892. It all the years of week ly commercial reporting there has been no other week in which the reports from all parts of the country have been so good as they are this week. More over, during the past week there has been a general advance in wages, im mediate or prospective. At most points the advance of 10 per cent, or more was entirely voluntary. It has averaged 5 to 10 per cent, in tin plate works, and aliotit 10 per cent, in other cases, and as it affects over 100.000 (hands it will add greatly to the pur chasing power of the wage earners. The returns of failures in February, while showing larger liabilities than in January, are highly encouraging. A rather unusual number of large fail ures in scattered branches of manu facture has swelled the aggregate, in cluding one concern for $1,000,000 in electrical apparatus, but in nearly all branches the statements indicate a remarkably healthy condition, while in trading- the defaulted liabilities are smaller than in January 'or any pre vious winter month for six years. In prices the striking feature has been the rapid advance in iron and steel products, resulting from a de mand greater than the works in the country can supply. All the works of importance have been crowded with orders running to July and later. Be lated buyers have given life to con cerns long inactive, anil as these can add but little to the output the mar kets have been entirely controlled by the buying demand. All sorts of prices have been paid, some for earlv deliv ery and some for delivery after July 1. The textile industries are making progress. There lias been a strong in crease in the demand for cotton goods, resulting in further advances in the prices for some, while in woolen goods a slight advance appears, notwith standing a declir.e in the prices of wool • luring February. The decline has not been general in wool, nor has the ad "ance in goo Is. Failures for the week have been in the I'nited States ISO. against 251 last year, and 47 in Canada, against 32 last year. tfontejo t• Imprisoned. Madrid, March t. Admiral Montejo, who was in command of the Spanish squadron destroyed by Admiral Dewey in the battle of Manila bay, and the commander oft he Cavite arsenal, were last evening incarcerated in the mili tary prison, pending trial for their con duct at .Manila. The government has also ordered the prosecution of tlen. Linares, who was in command of the Spanish forces at Santiago at the uine of the capitulation to Gen. Shafter. A Woolen Combine. New York, March 4.—The Press says: What is the first step in the actual amalgamation of the entire woolen in dustry of this country was taken yes terday when the manufacturers of worsteds agreed to combine their in terests and formed the American Wool en Co., with a capital stock of $50,000,• 000. Other combinations in the various divisions of the industry are under way. A Hostler'* Crime. Allentown, T'a., March 4. In a fit of jealousy last night Frank Krauss, a hostler at the Cedarville hotel, three miles west of here, shot and killed Maggie (iood, a 20-year-old servant at tiie hotel. He also shot Owen Kern, the proprietor, and he may die. Then he shot Mrs. Kern in the arm. Krause fled, but was found at his brother's house, helplessly drunk. Kan a i-nee." Chicago, March 4. lialph 1.. Ostran der, who heretofore has enjoyed an excellent reputation, was indicted Fri day on a charge of receiving stolen, property. From letters in his posses sion it was shown to the jury that he has been acting as a "fence" for thieves in all parts of the United States. SamiiHori-Si'lilcy < Settled. Washington, March 4.—The senate has confirmed the naval nominations sent in Friday. This settles the Schley- Sampson controversy by making each a rear admiral, with Schley two nuiu ucrs in advance of Sampson. lane"* \ clor . San Francisco, March 4. Frank Erne, of Buffalo, knocked out Dal Haw kins, ol San !• rancisco, in the seventh round of what was to be a 20-rounds contest at Woodward's pavilion last night. Will Take Keliley to i:ur<>|.. Havana, March 4. The I'nited States cruiser Brooklyn received orders Fri day to sail immediately for Hampton Boads to take Bear Admiral Schley to i'Vurope. *075,8*5,1*0, Washington, .March 4. The l>"st es timates available place the agg. "ate of the appropriations of the pits * .session of congress at $075,555,4:>i(. AT MOLINEAUX'S DOOR. rorourr'n Inry l.a>*lli«< Blame for (»• folnotilnn ol llrat. Adam* He I» Ar reilrdi New York, Feb. 23.—Roland Is. Moli neaux, son of Leslie j of Brooklyn. was arrested last night, charged with murdering Mrs. Kate J. Adams in this city on December 28, 189S. He was locked up in the Tombs prison. The arrest followed the verdict of the coroner's jury accusing' him of the crime. While the inquest was into the death of Mrs. Adams, it also went into the circumstances of the death of Henry C. Uartiet, of the Knickerbocker \thletic club, who was poisoned by a powder received through the mail, as was Mrs. Adams. The cases are so closely connected that they can scarce ly be considered separately. The proceedings of the tinal day of the inquest were sensational in the highest degree. The case had dragged along monotonously, witnesses being examined for tiie sole purpose, as it seemed, of contradicting Harry Cor nish's testimony in minor details or of eliciting suggestions as to a motive that might have lejf ,'ornish to commit crime. The newt apers from the be ginning had stuck to Molineaux as the person most to lie suspected, but the prosecuting officials apparently never harbored such a thought. '1 he exam iner was kind and gentle when Moli neaux was on the stand, grutT and se vere when dealing with Cornish. The curtain rose on the last act of the melo drama Monday afternoon. A shopkeejvr who rented private letter boxes swore positively that Moli neaux was his patron, using the name of H, C. I'.arnet. It was proved long ago that the bottles of medicine had been sent to that letter box. Then the handwriting experts were called and one after another declared that the hand that wrote the address on the poison package and forged the names of Harry Co;' "id H, C. Barnet to letters sent to drug firms ordering powder medicines was the hand of Boland 1!. Molineaux. The experts were absolutely certain in their identi fication of the penmanship and would make no qualification of their state ments. District Attorney Gardner then summed up the case, directly accusing Molineaux. The jury brought in a verdict charging Molineaux with the murder, and he was at once arrested and committed to the Tombs without bail. Molineaux is a member of the New York Athletic club and was, unt'! his quarrel with Harry Cornish, a promi nent member of the Kniekerbi . !:r-r Athletic club, from which he resigned because of that quarrel. Molineaux's father is a paint manufacturer and is reputed to be a millionaire. The pris oner has gone in good society, being of excellent address an I manners and prospective heir to a gr<*at fortune. His counsel is Hartow S. Weeks, of the New York Athletic Hub, and a personal enemy of Harry Cornish, THEY HAVE HAD ENOUGH. Agulnaldo Behlre* (liat llie War Kliall < i a*r 111 on »an tl I'll l)ii ii on Anxiou* to Surrender American Zjiisa*** to State. Manila, Feb. 2>. —Two Spanish com missioners, Senors Bosatio and Abo gado, who were permitted to pass through our lines and confer with Aguinaldo with reference to the Span ish prisoners at Malolos, returned through our line on Monday near Ca loocan, with sealed dispatches for the Spaniards. The commissioners said that Aguinaldo and Sandiko were boti: at Maioios and inclined to pacific over tures. While the Filipinos are not yet prepared to surrender the Spanish prisoners, they will gladly release two Americans who have been licld for six weeks on the payment of S:SO, the value of food and clothing furnished to theifi. .Shortly afterwards the rebel j sent out a flag of truce borne by Command ant lJe La Cruz and several hundred of the enemy left the Filipino lines cry ing "No quiere," ''Mas combate," "Americanos mueho bueno." The com mandant said that fully 8,000 of his men had had enough and were anxious to surrender. Among the enemy in the jungle many women and children were visible. A woman laid down her rifle and attempted to cross with the par leyers, but she was sent back. After the party returned to the American lines the enemy on the right fired a volley, the bullets dropping at their feet. The casualties to date are as follows: Killed Si>, wounded J57. Washington, Feb. 28.—Some notice is beginning to be taken heie of the markedly hostile reports that are be ing cabled to Madrid by Col. Kios, the ranking Spanish officer at Manila, and if he persists in this course he may be called to account by (Jen. Otis. Tech nically ilios is a prisoner of war and his actions are subject to tlie com plete control of the United States offi cers at Manila. His reports, it is said in official cir cles here, have been uniformly mis statements of facts, or gross distor tions of them, with the plain purpose of giving a false impression of the weakness of the American position in the Philippines, perhaps with a delib erate purpose to justify some of the powers to recognize the belligerency of the insurgents. The latter are lie lieved to be suffering from a lack of war supplies, and such recognition at the hands of even one of the nations whose possessions border on the China sea would be of the greatest assistance to their cause. While Ca|jj>;T*' League 111 Uj)> •iresit tue outlaws CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1899 NEW NAME FOR IT Canned Roast Beef is Said to Have Been "Bleached." WAS UNFIT TO BE EATEN Court of Inquiry Again Hears from Volunteers. FEASTED ON THE VOYAGE. ( U pl, rriu-lilit'ld, <>l (lie r.lglitli Ohio* !>«•»<•ribt»» Joiinu'j < oiuiftcl lor €■«?■!• Hilm I'-*' ainiiH H \% UliCMei* Washington, March 4.—( apt. Groom, of the Philadelphia city troop, was tlie first witness before the war depart ment court of inquiry yesterday. About two weeks out of lour while in i'orto Kieo his command lived oil canned roast beef, lie never heard any com plaints of it from his men. "It was our food and we ate it." Capt. A. M. Gray, of the Sixth Mas sachusetts, which went to I'orto Kieo on the Yale when she carried (Jen. Miles south, said the principal cause of complaint among" his men was not as to the quality of the rations, but because they were short in quantity. Alfred F. Foote, of Ilolyoke, Mass., a sergeant of the Second Massachusetts, which served at Santiago, had a new adjective for the much discussed canned roast beef, lie said it tasted "■bleached." Some of it seemed to be simply boiled to death and the other was absolutely putrid. Probably one third was spoiled in this way. '1 he men talked the meat over, abused it privately and some declined to eat it, but they did not complain to their ofli eers. llis command got comparatively little refrigerated beef, most of it spoiling before it could be cooked and failing 1 after it was cooked to keep from dinner to supper. The only time ashore when the regiment was very short of rations was while digging trenches on San Juan hill. Here for 4S hours' rations o'J hardtack in all and half a pound of bacon for each man. The shortage was due to lack of sportjvtjon. < . CritehfierJ, of the Kighth Ohio, which served in Cuba, described the voyage south on the St. Paul as a feast if plenty, corned and roast beef being piled up by the ton 011 the deck, where the men could get it for the taking. Witness said that from the landing 011 .July 10 to the surrender on the 17th there was little or no complaint as to the rations. After the surrender the regiment was camped at Sevilla, about six miles east of the city. Here they got orts no to the j < SiariicK AjiaitiM the Ohio Senator. Washington, March 1. —Senator Chandler, from the committee 011 privi leges and elections, yesterday present ed to the senate the report of that com mittee on the charges of bribery ill the election to the senate of M. A. Manila, as made by the Ohio senate. The re port sets out that no direct remon strance setting out that Mr. Hanna was not elected or ought to be expelled from the senate has been received by the senate. He also shows that no one has appeared before the committee and that no papers have been received be yond the formal report of the action of the state senate. Notwithstanding these failures the committee lias inves tigated the charges. It finds that "there is no proof sub mitted either that Mr. Hanna was elected senator through bribery, or "that he had any agents engaged in car rying on his canvass for the senate who were directly or impliedly author ized by him to resort to corrupt meth ods or to any form of wrong-doing, or that lie had any personal knowledge of the facts of the Ot.is case, it may be said that there is 110 evidence which fairly tends to prove either of the fore going propositions." In view of these facts the committee on privileges and elections has reached the conclusion that "the United States senate is not called 11011 to take any action In the premises. The utmost fact which the committee of the state senate claims to have proved is that an attempt was made to bribe Mr. Otis, which failed." A minority report signed by Senators Turley, I'ettus and CalVery was pre sented. This report takes the position that a further investigation should be made and enters fully into the state ment of the case presented by the Ohio senate. The minority contends that •the attempt on the part of Boyce to buy Otis' vote for Mr. Hanna is clearly proved by Campbell. W recked on Sable Island. Gloucester, Mass., March 1.-—Capt. Cgrkum. of the fishing schooner Mun dego, which arrived Tuesday at this port, broirrht news that the overdue steamer Moravia, from Hamburg for Boston, was wrecked on the northeast liar of Sable island, about February f:i. The Moravia had a crew of o0 men. Good siciv» tor .Winers, Birmingham, Ala., March I.—The Sloss Iron and Steel Co. has posted I notices at their coal mines that begin- , ning to-day the wages of their mineta/ will be increased 2y a cents juQ - | The I'enne-- -e Coal, Iron aiuJjitjfilroaiiJ Co. will grant a similar aijAjtftctC 3 /- tEeyc* Si! rri'Jloj|rS£ / 0/ »; M magna. N Iteyes, the reh I Bf\as rendered to «grid oVrg| •e>pcelively t S : ti§* Stan s gunboat; Stjifi'et-.S; '.ritish ft ho " fiav itiiled SO July./ { MAY EFFECT A COUP. All the World I* Interested JilHt Xow In Gen. Ziirliiiden, Military Governor of I'uri*. Gen. Zurlinden, the man who, It is feared, may take advantage of the pres ent crisis and precipitate a coup d'etat in France, is the military governor of Paris, lie is a powerful, stern soldier, and it is said that he is ambitious. The only bar in his way is his nativity. He is an Alsatian, not a Frenchman, hut has long been identified with the army. Those who do not believe that Zurlin den can effect a coup d'etat call atten tion to the fact that the general is 02 GEN. ZURLINDEN. ;Mtlltary Governor of the City of Paris.) s'ears old. At the same time it is to I*3 remembered that he is as vigorous as a man of 40, and his years have not.cooled his ambition. Zurlinden entered the army in ISSO. During the Franco-Ger man war he was a captain. He wasone of the heroes of Metz and was taken prisoner with Marshal Bazaine. Escap ing from the fortress of Spandau, where he was imprisoned, he placed his services at the disposal of the govern ment of national defense. In 1881 he was promoted to the rank of colonel, in 1885 he was made brigadier general, and in 1S&0 he became a division gen eral. He was minister of war during the administration of Hibot, holding that, port folio in the first cabinet formed under the presidency of M. Faure. Zur linden is the foremost man in the French army. He embodies in himself the rigorous militarism of the French character. How far it will carry him Is a question in which the whole world Is interested. HORACE A. TAYLOR. Seleeteil l»y President MeKlnley to Be One of the Aonistnnt Secre taries of the TrettJiiiry. H. A. Taylor is the editor and pro prietor of the Madison (Wis.) Journal. He is ears of age, and a New Yorker by birth, having been born in St. Law renee county of that state. lie went to Wisconsin in 1855, and after working on a farm, driving a stage and dealing in real estate, he drifted into the news paper business, and, with his brother, the late Lute A. Tayior, started the Iliver Palls Journal. it" afterwards published the Hudson Times and Star, with which paper he was connected for over Tio years. He also • ngaged in the lumber and banking business. state timber agent from 1*76 to when he resigned to lake the positto/i of consul to Marseilles. He returnefl Wisconsin in lss:i, and five years Jatisi HORACE A..- 4&JI (Just Appointed AssiswtoLKfew'eti^ti Treufct." J' ' / he was elected tofyii«' state•?. While serving as senator he ap pointed United States railroad comims sioner by President During the world's fair M/yTaytfotyepreySnt thie department Pfttf Z'&tyQ world's fair cois»n?6j|^&^Wh tired from t and look cha which, he ' jjt CUD t interest. filled himse>fejV>fiffAyS'Uil ll2 Medici )i| I)oi%nl Ground ° s h Aft the medioTQjf W J l*V>Y' V^«Ui suW It app t jiliur, 1 1 e, 11 mide, jil i/i 1 ric acid afort fa excpißhit for feeble child thtti~il.growing children 1 oyster shell in t heir Jfhtgtceth would be improved. Wire Hope I.luhtniiiu Rod*. *§Whc reason why ships are not struck lightning is attributed to the gen use which is now made of wire Tjppe for rigging purposes, as well as to P flj e£f ag? that the hulls of the ships are constructed of iron or steel. TlfcisflSne whole ship forms an excellent uQntenuous conductor, by meansof wIE {Jit; electricity is led away into before it has time to do anj ?*e£L6tF£f: image. SSOO Reward The above Reward will he paid for i»i Vrmation that will l«ad to the arrest a»4 conviction of the party or parties whe placed iron aud slabs oil the track of the Emporium k Rich Valley R R , neu he east line of Franklin Honaler'i farm, m the evening of NOT. 21st, 1891. IlzNur Auchu, 88-tf. FINE LIQUOR SfORE —u*— EMPORIUM, PA.. THE nndersigned haa opened a Brat clih Liquor store, And invite* the trade or Hotels, Reefan rants, in. We shall carry cone bat the beet Amer ican and Imported WHISKIES, BRANDIES, GINS AND WINES, BOTTLED ALE, CHAMPAGNE, Eta Choice line ai Bottled Goods. r addition to a>7 larf* hp* «fHq«on I aatif oenatastly In stock a fkll line of CIGARS AND TOBACCO. . «V-rool and Billiard loom In nat baUOlac. "•* C*LL AHV HUE MB. A. A. MCDONALD, PROPRIETOR, EMPORIUM, PA. 1 F. X. 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