2 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. H. H. MULLIN, Editor. Published Every Thursday. TERMS OR SUBSCRIPTION. f*l r»" *J 2 V i*l* ID advance 1 ADVERTISING RATH: A#»«M'.sements are published ml the rate ol 40l ar per square for one iniertlon and Arty mil per square for each subkeQuantinsertion. Rates by the year, or for ail «r three raontha, are low aiid uniform, and will be furnished on aaelicaiion. Xe*al and Official Advertlalne per square, iferee times or las*. •*: each eubse the fact that conditions are favorable to a still more remarkable showing in 1899. The New York Herald has done excellent service to the public in se curing the views of leading business men and the grounds on which they rest their confidence as to the immedi ate future. It isi authority for the statement- that the wholesale dealers of that city, who are in close touch with all currents of trade, believe that. 1899 will be the most- prosperous business year the country has ever known. In interviews these representatives of the commercial world base their opinions on these causes: The ratification of the peace treaty. The return of busi ness confidence, which set in as soon as the war with Spain was practically over. Better times' among farmers be cause of good crops in 1898. The merchants interviewed declare that as results of these causes the fol lowing effects may be enumerated: "Farmers and other classes who have been spending little for several years again are spending money freely with the local merchants. "Merchants who have carried only small stocks, waiting for affairs to settle down, are buying heavily and early. They In tel 1 to restore their stocks to the condi tion in which they were before the busi ness depression of IKH3. "All classes of buyers who have been in New York recently are ordering a better quality of goods than formerly." The trade improvement- notecf is not confined to special sections, but ex tends to the entire country. In the west and south especially, where the former depression was most severely felt, there is a marked revival of pros perity, the orders for goods are more numerous than ever before, and the people seem to have plenty of money and are ready to spend it freely. Much is anticipated from the expan sion of American trade at home and abroad as a natural result of the war with Spain, the enlargement of Amer ican territory, the enhancement of the national prestige and the new political importance to which the United States lias attained. In order to reap the full benefit of the opportunities now before us, however, there is much work to be done. William F. King, president-of the Merchants' association, who is quoted by the Herald, puts some of these du tieslclearly and forcibly before the pub lic when he says: "We n"ed the freest possible communica tion from the interior with the ports whence the products of Interior factories and farms must be sent to all parts of the world. "We need steamship lines under the American flag, owned by American capital and governed by American laws. "We need business agents for this gov ernment In all the principal cities of the world who shall know something about business and the conditions that foster it— that is to say, we need consuls who are capable business men. "These things, we may depend upon it, the nation will look to, but w«. here in New York need to look to certain details for ourselves if we intend to share as we should in this coming tide of prosperity. The highways of commerce between this nation and others r.ow pass through this city. We have got to keep these highways open and improve them if we want to keep the current going through New York. "We must fight for the very best harbor facilities, and must break down the re strictions that now harass the commerce of this port, the charges of terminal rings, of dock rings ami of warehouse rings. "We must defend our canal system, the great artery upon which the life of our commerce depends against the interests that seek to destroy it. "We must cultivate friendlier relations with other cities, must assist the great manufacturing interests of the interior in obtaining new outlets and, alxive all, must defend the great business and financial in terests of this city against the continual assaults of ignorant and venal legislation, which otherwise will make it impossible for men with money to continue business in this state. "No nation was ever so favored by na tural and political conditions as this. No city was ever so favored as the natural center of all these beneficial influences at» is this city, but we should see to it that we do not throw away the good gifts that for tune is showering upon us." That is a programme to which the business met o 1 the nation, of the Em pire state atul of the great, metropolis may well address themselves. Fol lowed with the energy, honesty and ability which are American character istics, it will make not only 1899, but every succeeding year phenomenal for tfce volume of our commerce and the equitable division of its benefits.—Troy Times. liO-K i<*n 11 y Lnnie. Col. Bryan, in his recent address at Ann Arbor on "Imperialism," said: "Our forefathers fought for independ snce under a banner upon which was in scribed the motto 'Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.' And so those who to-day not only desire American inde pendence, but are willing to encourage the idea of independenceand self-government in other races, can tight under a banner upon which is inscribed a similar motto: Mil lions for defense, but not one cent for con quest." This is historically inaccurate as well as logically lame. Our forefathers who fought for independence never heard the expression "Millions for (fefense, but not one cent for tribute." That ex pression was first used by Charles Cotesworth I'inckney during his mis sion to France in 1790. Ti had no rela tion to the revolutionary war. As for the paraphrase "Millions for defense, but not one cent for conquest," it was repudiated by Americans at the end of the Mexican war, when they paid Mex ico $15,000,000 for territory already practically conquered. In that ease the $15,000,000 was a salve to Mexican pride just as the $20,000,000 is in this case to Spanish.—lndianapolis Journal. ICGen. Alger has never been a man to retire under fire. He will not be driven from the cabinet by the center ing of all the abuse meant for the ad ministration upon hjm. lie intends to stay where he is and see this fight through.—Chicago Inter Ocean. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1899. ACHIEVED BY M'KINLEY. Smtlftffictory llftinlllny; of Hallway l!u»lii«*«fi by the I'reiifnt Ad min I*l nation. Among the important events of the McKinley administration is the almost complete repayment of the government debt of the subsidized Pacific railroads, principal and interest. Such a result was not considered possible until a few months ago. The people had concluded that repayment from the roads in fuhl was hardly to be hoped for, and con gress discussed various concessions to bring about a settlement. Hut.the main line, consisting of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, the first of the over land railways, have either paid or ar ranged to pay every cent of their obli gations to the government. The sum received from the Union Pacific is $58,- 448,223, and the adjustment with the Central Pacific calls for $58,812,715. Thus the stem road pays in full. The Kansas Pacific paid the principal of its government debt, amounting t050,303,- 000. Nothing was lost but the interest on this fragmentary line. In all, tha cash repayments of the Pacific rail roads to the national treasury will foot up $123,053,039, or enough to meet esti mates for the construction of the Nica ragua canal. Thirty years have passed since the first, railroad across the continent was opened for traffic. In 1808 there was still nearly a thousand miles of stage coaching in the overland journey, but in 1809 the long talked of Pacific rail road was an accomplished fact. Its in direct. value to the government has been enormous. Its success multiplied the number of interoceanic railways. New states have arisen through their facilities and added hundreds of mil lions to the wealth of the people. That the money advanced by the government should be returned to it. with almost full interest, is a gratifying fact, and a surprise in view* of the belief two years ago that the roads would not dis charge more than half their obliga tions. There would have been a large shrinkage but for the firm attitude and intelligent, financiering of the pres ident and the cabinet. The general prosperity which came in with'McKin ley enabled the roads to command the aid of capital to the extent required by these transactions. The credit, there fore, doubly belongs to the present- ad ministration.—St. Louis Globe-Demo crat.. WAGES ADVANCED. llcnclllcil l»y 1 lea ti l*roM|»erl ty. The last bulletin sent out by the Massachusetts bureau of labor presewte in tabulated form the rate of wagctt paid in 1870 and 1898. taking the average for 12 cities scattered through the United States. The following is tLe table: ]S7O. IW. niaok-nni'hs fn «;{ }2 43 Blacksmith's helpers 1 42 1 f»2 Boiler maker* 2 35 2 fitl Boiler makers' helpers l 41 1 53 Bricklayers 3 15 3 51 Cabinet makers 2 14 2 !'.< Carpenters 2 3fi I 52 Compositors 2 52 2 SI Ilodearriers 1 75 2 00 Ironmol'iers "2 fi 2 60 1 ronmolders' helpers 1 53 1 58 Machinists 2 3" 2 41 Machinists' helpers 1 34 1 3f> Painters 2 22 2 6a I'attern makers ! 70 2 5»0 Plumbers 2 74 3 1.1 Stonecutters 3 07 3 23 Teamsters 1 58 1 Hi In two or three trades the wages have been stationary. There lias been an advance in all the others, an average of 7\L per cent., approximately. This is somewhat surprising, a* - , good times prevailed in the '7os until t'ne panic of '73. But these trades do not cover the entire field. Among rolling mill workers and among tlie cotton operatives we think a large decline would be shown, and, possibly, in other trades, but without regard to these tlia showing is flattering, as there has been an impression abroad that labor in the last 20 years has suffered a great- de cline. These figures, though they are limited, do not establish that impres sion.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. ICTCoI. W. J. Bryan. appears to have succeeded Agoncilto as Aguinnldo's rep resentative in the United States. —lowa State Register. ICCoI. Bryan is making some strong pleas for the independence of the Fil ipinos, but they would be nroro tell ing if anyone proposed to enslave those people.—Memphis Commercial Appeal. ICTTtappearsthat Mr. Bryan is willing to concede tent room to the imperial istic sideshow only on condition that it won't interfere with the.free siliver per formance in the main tent.—Detroit Tribune. Bryan continues to shudder over the horrors of militarism. But the chill never came on until thecolonel had shed his shoulder straps and taken to more peaceful walks. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. t'-'Secretary Gage says that thn gov ernment expenses are well cared for and that no bond issue is uruder con sideration at present. The war has been ably handled financially as well as in other respects.— Indianapolis Journal. lO'li> the closing months of Cleve land's second' administration the bal ance of trade in favor of the United States averaged less than $7,000,000 a month. The present average is over $54,000.000 a month. Foreign trade and a republican tariff get along handsome ly.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. mf Mr. Sherman thinks McKinley could not carry Ohio at tlnis time his political acumen of other day* has de parted. The president would have a bigger majority just now than he had when he broke Ihe record. And, more i than that, any good republican will have a majority almost phenomenal ] this coming fall. This state has not wavered in its devotion to the presi I dent.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune COLD WAVE HELPS. C'hri'kM Ilic Kl4mml 111 Cinrlniißtl—<3pe«l DiMtreKM in Went \ IrKinlii, Ken tucky 11 nil GrorKln. Cincinnati, March B.—The end of the big flood here is in sight, thanks to the cold weather prevailing throughout the Ohio valley. It has cut off from one and a half to two feet of what would have been the maximum flood at Cincinnati had the weather prevailed warm. At nine o'clock Tuesday night the stage here was 50 feet and 8 inches, rising at the rate of one inch and a quarter hourly. At all points above Marietta the river is falling. Between Marietta and Point Pleasant it is rising. From Point Pleasant to Cincinnati it is fall ing at intermediate points except at Manchester, tK) miles above here, where it is rising slowly. The swell between Marietta and Point Pleasant is from the outpour of the Monongahela at Pitts burgh. Unless the weather changes that rise never catch the flood at this point. On the same condition the river will reach its maximum of about 57% feet. Huntington, YY. Ya.. reports great suffering on the Guyan river from peo ple living in the lowlands who were driven from their homes. A steamboat loaded with provisions left Hunting ton for the relief of those people Tues day. Central City, a small place above Huntington, is a great sufferer from the flood.. At Newport, V.j\. opposite here, one street cur line has been flooded so as to stop the running of cars. Fifty fam ilies have been driven from their homes and have taken refuge in public builic ings or with their friends, and should the riVr rise to S"V» feet 25 more fam ilies will be driven out of their homes. No business houses in Newport- have been affected. Covington is more for tunate and has escaped almost entirely. In Cincinnati all business affected by flooding of cellars has been amply pro tected from ajiy probable future dan ger. Dwellings, except the low tene ments in Rat How and Sausage Kow, have not been touched. There tically no interruption to railroad traf fic of any sort in Cincinnati. Xo trains, however, can now enter the Grand Cen tral depot. A few gardens in Mill Creek valley have been flooded, but most of them are so much farther up that stream than formerly as to be clear out of danger. Lexington, Ky., March 8. An al most unprecedented loss follows the breaking of booms in Kentucky river. It is estimated that fully $1,000,000 worth of logs have been lost in this way at Jackson, Beattyville, Valley View and oth«r points. The Lexing ton & Eastern railway has been a heavy loser. Above Clay City its tracks were submerged in some places to the depth of five feet, while- iit some places the tracks were washed away. Atlanta, Ga., March B.—The heavy rain of Saturday and the cold wave of Sunday w ere followed by high winds and snow in many parts of the stale. At Monroe the depot was unroofed and quantities of goods blown away. The roofing on the buildings of the Monroe Oil company was torn off. damaging the machinery. A number of smaller dwelling houses were blown down. Rome and Quitman, Ga.. were visited by heavy snows, and farmers ru|>orl the complete destruction of crops. Live stock was killed near Opelika, Ala., and all fruit which was not killed by the cold wave three weeks ago was lost Monday wight. Louisville, Ky., March 8. Two strange fatalities occasioned by the flood and cold occurred in Kentucky Tuesday. Hiram James, a young farm er. started for Frankfort to siecure a marriage license for a friend. In rid ing across a swollen stream his horse slipped and he was drowned. Seven persons were drowned by high water Tuesday and the damage in the south will reach $2,000,000, The cotton crop, according to specials from the south, is a total failure, and the floods will ruin three-fourths cf the planters along the Mississippi. WILL GO SOUTH. PreHldent nnil Mm. McKlnlcy I)<>el(li' l(i ToU<• it short Trill fur itecuperution. Washington, March 8. —The presi dent has definitely decided to tak« a short trip south for rest., bis destina tion being Thomasville, Ga.. where he will be the guest of Senator Hanna. The president will be accompanied by Mrs. McKinley and some of their rela tives who are at present stopping at the white house. It- is Ihe purpose of the president to make this trip one exclu sively for rest, so he will make no speeches and hopes to be relieved of public attentions as much as possible. NOMINATED FOR MAYOR. Zina It. Carter .Named liy Itcpulillcana of Cblenico <•> llentl I lie City Ticket. Chicago, March 8. —Zina R. Carter, of the Tenth ward, was nominated for mayor by the republican convention in Chicago. On the first ballot he re ceived 810 votes, against 198 for Graeme Stewart, whose name was pre sented by the Xorth siders. As soon as the vote was announced a moWon was carried to make the nomination unanimous. Vlctfmn Are lltirleil. Toulon. March B.—The funeral of the victims of the explosion on Sunday morning last, of the powder magazine which was situated between this place and La Seyne, took place Tuesday and was attended by enormous crowds of people, the- funeral procession extend ing two kilometers. A dozen cars car ried the 51 coffins.. Vetoed h> "Sin* (inventor, Helena, Mont., March 8.- Gov. Smith vetoed the bill passed by the late legis lature legalizing boxing contests.. Such contests are absolutely forbidden by the law in force. ROUT FOR REBELS. The Yankee Soldiers Too Much for tbe Filipinos. American* llc»*i!»t Attack* anil Drive liiNurK'eiitM llnek—Native* I.one Heavily—They Employ Cow ardly Tactic*. Manila. March 8. —The New York- Journal correspondent cables: The in surgent forces at San Juan del Monte, which numbered thousands, were 011 Tuesday driven from their position, with great loss. Gen. Hale's brigade, which has been occupied with holding the waterworks against the repeated attacks by the rebels, advanced on San Juan del Monte at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. A conference of the regi mental and brigade commanders was held at daybreak, and tie attack was then decided upon. In order that the entire rebel fcrce might be encom passed and driven in retreat in a body, the lines of Gen. Male's brigade swept forward in the form of a V, with the open ends toward the I'asig river. The form of advance inclosed the rebel po sition completely and permitted a ter rible concentration of fire. The posi tions of the American forces were as follows: On the west, the Wyoming regiment, on the northwest, the Ne braska and Twentieth infantry: on the riverside a gunboat was detailed for the action to shell the enemy in retreat. Ilrlllinut Charee. As soon as the lines were well under way in the massed advance the Wyo ming regiment closed in, firing rapidly and effectively. Suddenly one of the companies of the regiment sprung from the line with a cheer, and. with an officer at its head, dashed toward thi insurgent trenches. It was companj C, and the action electrified the Ameri can lines. The other companies of the Wyoming regiment leaped to the front and the entire line swept down apor the Filipinos. Maintaining their fire for only a short time after the roaring charge, the rebels leaped from their earthworks and fled, closely pressed Retreat was cut off in all directions save toward the I'asig river, and as the insurgents turned that way they were met by a pitiless shelling by the gun boat. The infantry lines closed in at once from the csst. The Nebraska regiment was led by Col. Stotzenberg, who carried his men forward with great speed. In the woods the rebels were scat tered into small bands and driven along the river front. The loss of the insur gents was very heavy, the accurate fire of the gunboat creating panic in the fleeing lines. The only casualty to the American forces was the wounding of Private Speach. of the Nebraska regi ment. SkirmlMhinK at tli»- Ontpottt*. There had been considerable skir mishing along the outpost lines in the district around San Tolan and San I'edro. The insurgents to the number of 250 had dragged two field pieces to an eminence near San Pedro and had so set them up as to have a flank fire upon Gen. Wheaton's position. They were attacked and their gunners routed. Cowardly Taction. Tuesday morning the enemy in front of lie®. Ovenshine's line sent out a flag of truce, but retired when Lieut. Kooti ler, with two men, advanced to meet it. In the afternoon they again showed a white flag, and a general, with two of ficers and an interpreter, advanced. When the Americans were within about 200 yards c.f the rebel party, the latter dragged rifles from behind their backs and opened fire upon them, but for tunately without effect. Hawthorne's battery fired two shells, killing several of the enemy. The conditions in Negros island are said to be improving. Commerce is alive again. Business at iloilo, how ever, is dead. Skirmishing beyond the city continues at intervals. Kcliclm Are AiciffrcHMi ve. The rebels are busily preparing their defenses at various points and are most aggressive near San Pedro Maeati. where their sharpshooters maintain a persistent annoyance. Scott'si bat tery on the hill top is the center of fire from both sides, of the river. Gen. llale withdrew his outposts from the left bank of the stream and is now occupy ing bis original position. Further trouble is probable in the vicinity of the waterworks when the rebels rally, but it would be almostian impossibility for them to interfere with the water supply, owing to the strength of our position. To Protect I'"<> Pi'lßn<• r«. In accordant'* with instructions to the land and naval forces a general or der was issued Tuesday, directing the United States troops to give particular attention to the specific duty of furnish ing full protection to the lives and prop erty of all German, Austrian, Dutch, Italian and Portuguese residents, and, with the cooperation of the resident- German consul, to give aid and as sistance wherever necessary. Cerveru Ordered to I'rlmin. Madrid, March 8. —The courts on Tuesday added two more names to the military and naval rolls of dishonor by ordering the imprisonment of ( apt. Gen. Augusiti. late governor-general of the Philippines, end Admiral Cervera. whose senatorial immunity came too late to save him. s«*nt to Prifion. St. Joseph. Mo.. March B.—John Al len, one of the three men recognized by Fergus Falls (Minn.) officers as train robbers wanted there, was sen tenced to five years' imprisonment Tuesday for highway robbery. Harry and Howard and James Gilmore re main to be tried. >lnny Drowned. Vancouver, I!. March B. Mail ad vices from Tien Tsin. China, report 1 hat 2UO persons fell through the ice where three rivers meet- outside the western gate of the native city. One hundred and six were drowned. " Only the First Step is Difficult." The first step in Spring should be to cleanse Nature's house from Winter's accumu lations. Hood's Sarsaparilla. does this ivork easily. It is America's Greatest c nring Medicine. It purifies the blood, as millons of people say. It make» the weak strong, as nervous men and women gladly testify. It cures all blood diseases, as thousand* of cured voluntarily write. It is just th« medicine for you, as you will gladly say after you have given it a fair trial. Bad Blood —" Although past 70 years of age I am thoroughly well. It was three bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla that made me so after spending oyer sfjO in medical attendance. My trouble was a raw sore on my ankle." MRS. LOUISA MASON, Court Street, Lowell, Mass. Running Sores-" After worrying four Months I gave niy children Hood's Sarsa parilla and it cured them of running sores. Hood's Pills cured mo of dyspepsia and constipation." Mas. KATE E. THOMAS, 81 Governor St., Annapolis, Md. Consumptive Cough - " Five year# ago I had a consumptive cough which re duced me to a skeleton. Was advised to take Hood's Sarsaparilla which I did antt recovered normal health. I hare been well ever since." MATILDA BRIDQEWATKR, Cor. Pearl and Chestnut Sts., Jeffersonville, Ind, flood'a PilU care liver Ills, tha non Irritating the only otlnrtir to t*T<« with Hood- 8»r»ap»rlil». Ill* Peculiar View. "Doesn't it sometimes make you gloomy to henr the wind howling about on a wild night "So," answerid the man with a careworn look. "I rather like to hear it. The wind doesn't come up .tnd ring your door bell and ask how about that bill, or tell you you'll get arrested if you don't tag your dog. 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I take pleasure in recom mending your great remedy to all who are afflicted with catarrh. —M. H. Mc- Cord. Thousand* of cases of chronic catarrh have been cured by Pe-ru-na during the past winter. In spite of changeable weather, in spite of the natural set backs from catching cold, and confine ment to illy-ventilated rooms, the great catarrh remedy—Pe-ru-na—has effects ed these cures. But now spring is here. The days are longer, the sun is warmer, and the blizzard is g-one for another year. This presents a much more favor able opportunity for the permanent cure of chronic catarrh, especially old, stubborn cases. Now is the time to be gin treatment.. Other things being equal, one month's treatment in tha spring is worth two months' treat ment during the inclement weather oi winter. Insist upon having Pe-ru-na. There are no successful substitutes foi this remedy. Send to Dr. Hartman, Co lumbus, Ohio, for a free catarrh book. 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