A VACANT CHAIR. It Stands in tho House of Repre sentatives. B) a Vote or 2*B* to •>'» (he House l»e --vide* that Hrigliam 11. Itoberts, ol I lull, Sliall Not be A limit led to Membership. Washington, .Tail. 20.- —The case of Brig-ham 11. Koberts. tlx- Mormon rep resentative-elect from I tail, which lias occupied so much of tlie attention of the house since the assembling ot congress, was decided Thursday by the adoption of a resolution to exclude him, by a vote of 20s to 50. The exact language of the resolution follows: "That under the facts and circum stances of the ease, Brigham 11. Kol>- <'rts. representative-elect from the state of I'tah, ought not to have or hold a seat in the house of representa tives. and that the seat to which he ■was elected is hereby declared vacant." The amendment to expel Mr. Kob erts without seating him, offered bv Sir. Licey. was ruled out on a point of order and the house only voted upon the resolutions of the majority and minority of the committee. The latter —to scat and then expel Mr. Koberts, was defeated si to 244. An analysis of this vote shows that ITU republi cans. 72 democrats and 2 populists voted against it and Ti democrats, 0 republicans. 2.populists and 2 silver re publicans for it. The majority resolutions —to ex clude Mr. Koberts and declare tlie seat vacant- were adopted, 2lode, Killing Three .Hen— Seven Injured. Wilkesbarre. Pa., Jan. 20.—A fright ful explosion of dynamite occurred in the yards of the Jersey Central rail road at «\shley. a suburb of this city, at 9 o'clock last night, killing Frank McLaughlin, of Maneh Chunk, aged 27; Michael I'.ird. of Ashley, aged 22, and William Uuckley, of this city, aged 28. all brakemen, and fatally in juring two unknown men. Kngineer John Kehrig, of Maucli ( hunk, was badly injured. Kngineer John Kough ley, of Ashley, who ran a side engine, was severely scalded. \\ illiam Brown, of Ashley, night boss at the round house; Brakftnan Thomas Howe, of Newtown, and Kingman Michael Coyle, of Ashley, were badly injured. The accident was caused by the loss of the control of the heavy freight train, consisting of 24 cars, which was coming from Maucli Chunk to Ashley. The train was in charge of Engineer John Kehrig. At Laurel Kun, while de scending the steep grade down the mountain, control was lost and the heavy train went thundering down in the direction of Ashley at a tremen dous rate of speed. It had been rain ing and the tracks were slippery. At the foot of the mountain, just where the Ashley yards commence, the runaway train dashed into a help ing engine standing in its path and it was sent flying along the track into a shifting engine. The shock exploded a car containing 30 boxes of dynamite, and the is ears in the train were wrecked. Kvervthing that stood near was knocked to pieces. Ten locomo tives were wrecked. The stacks of the roundhouse and a large portion of the roof were blown away. An immense tank containing thou sands of iralions of water was torn to pieces and several people who happen ed to be in the vicinity narrowly es caned drowning by the flood in which they were suddenly submerged. Near ly every window in the town was broken. The inhabitants were greatly alarmed bv the noise of the explosion as well as by the shaking of their houses. Kven in this city many of the strongest edifices felt th- severity of the shock and trembled violently. A < rasli at WaycroMK, Waycross. (ia., Jan. 2ii.— In a dense fog yesterday a special train of the Plant system having- on board about 100 retail lumber dealers who were en route home from an excursion through south Georgia and Florida, and a freight train crashed together in the yards here. Mr. Davis, a hardware dealer of Wabash, Ind.. was caiig'ht as two cars telescoped and both legs were crushed. They will probably be amputated, lie may die. Mrs. Smith, who held a baby in her arms, suffered severe injuries. The child was unhurt. Thirteen other pa.-sengcrs were more or less seriously bruised. Two Liven Lost in Fire. Dunkirk. N. Y.. Jan. 20. Fire Thurs day morning did $200,000 damage at Fredonia. a village three miles south of Dunkirk. Besides the loss to build ings the power house of the Dunkirk «.<• Fredonia Street Car Co. was de stroyed. together with all the cars, an.l as a result traffic between the twi: places by cars lias been suspended. Two lives were lost ia the flames. Mjss Alice Huntington was burned to death in the home of Fred A\. < ase while trying to save her personal effects. Warren Bretzckgi, a printer, lost hit life in the I'an-American hotel, A STORMY CONFERENCE. I'lrrcf Wrangle Between 'liners and Operator* at Hie Inter-Mate lleelluK In Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Jan. 25.—There was a two hours' session Wednesday aftcr iiiion of the joint conference between the delegates from the United Mine Workers of America and those from th" Inter-state Operators' association and so much bad feeling was engen dered that it was deemed advisable to adjourn until to-day to allow the feel ing' to subside. The wrangle started when the cre dentials committee reported a division on tin- matter of admitting the dele gates and operators from lowa, which was decided by the chairman against the miners and continued until ( hair man llogle had called Delegate Kyan a liar. Immediately upon calling the ses sion to order Chairman Bogle asked for the report of the committee on credential-' and Chairman Dilcher re ported it had been .lecided that the states of Indiana. Ohio. Pennsylvania ■and Illinois were entitled to represen tation in tin- joint conference. When it came to considering the admission of lowa there was a division, the op erators opposing and the miners fa voring it. The roll call resulted in i tie. The chairman then announced that he was entitled to cast the de ciding- vote and voted no, thus debar ring the state. In speaking on the motion to admit West Virginia, F. L. Kobbins ob jected to bringing the state into the competitive field for the reason that at tin- Chicago conference two years ago an effort was made to get West Virginia in.and it was defeated be cause the state had not been organ ized. The miners had violated their promise to organize this state and, as a result, the operators there were not paying the scale. Under this consid eration they were able to mine coal and put it on the market cheaper than could be done in the competitive field, where the scale was paid. \fter the scale committees had been named a motion was made to allow the delegates not seated to have a seat in the conference, without a voice. This started the trouble. The motion was lost, the niine;-s voting against it, giving as their reason That the dele gates ought to be admitted to the full privilege or not at all. During the discussion. Secretary William D- Kyan said: "I do not propose to stand for the bulldozing tactics of this chairman and I do not think you will stand for it. He has shown himself to be two faced. After saying he had our inter ests as much as the operators' to watch, he turns around and votes squarely against every proposition we advance." Chairman Bogle replied by saying "l feel very much hurt at the accusa tions made against me by the delegate, because I think there is no foundation for them." He then reviewed the law on his rul inf and, as he finished, walked to the front of the stage and, shaking his i finger at Kyan, said: "1 do not pro pose to be insulted by any man. I did not want the chairmanship of this conference and I do not want it now, and I say that the delegate who has accused me of being two-faced is a liar!" A tumultuous discussion of parlia mentary rules followed and the mo tion to adjourn was with difficulty gotten before the house. Much feel ing is show non both sides. The oper ators clearly outgeneraled the miners in their efforts to get lowa mid West Virginia admitted and the miners have determined to not give up the tight. OUTLINED A POLICY. Democratic Senators ('onl'cr on a IMan of Action ICeuardiiit; 4(ue*.lions lie fore t'ongrcNM. Washington, Jan. 23.—The demo cratic members of the senate held a conference Wednesday to consider the question of party policy on the various questions before congress. They hav" found themselves following somewhat divergent paths on some of these ques tions and concluded that their party interests demanded that they should have a better understanding among themselves. Ilenee the eouferenei. No definite conclusion was reached. The question of the policy to be pursued towards the Philippine archi pelago attracted more attention than any other. On this point there was a general exchange of views, the con sensus of opinion evidently favoring the policy outlined in Senator Paeon's resolution of protecting life and prop erty in the islands unty quiet is re stored. when the United States shall provide the opportunity and prescribe the method for the "formation of a government by and of the people of the Philippine islands, to be independ ently exercised and controlled by themselves." There was also more or less discus sion of the bills providing a form of government for the Hawaiian islands and Porto Kico. 'I he preponderance of opinion concerning these bills was favorable to absolute free trade be tween the United States and these isl ands as a part of this country. With reference to the financial bill, i» was practically decided to offer a substitute providing' for the free coin age of silver. Senators Lindsay and Caffery were present and while they indicated their intention not to be bound by any decision upon this line, they recognized the futility of any ef fort to prevent its being' pursued. A Sword of Honor for Wainivri^ht. Washington. Jan. 25. Commander Richard Wainw right, who was in charge of the (iloucester (the yacht Corsair converted into a cruiser.) 'it the battle of Santiago, was presented a sword of honor and a silver service I bv the citizens of the District of Co lumbia in the Columbia theater yes terday. The presentation was made Under 1 lit* shadow of the stars and , stripes twined with the pennant that flew from the masthead of the (ilou cester on the day of the battle. Presi dent McKinlcy. Secretaries lla.v and and (leu. Miles were present. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY i, 1900 A WORLD-WiCE WAR. A Prominent .la|< tiive*. Out an Inter e*tin£ story a* to tin* 3*rol»af»llit J «l a 'lliiinv t'onlllct in tl»e Near Future* Ottawa, Out.. .lan. 20. —K. Ilirata, re- Cent ly connected with the Japanese war department and now traveling 1 to become acquainted with English speaking countries, made some highly significant statements yesterday re garding" tlhc relations of .Japan to cur rent events. Mr. ilirata said: "The Japanese people are strongly in sym pathy witih (ireat Britain and the sol diers of Japan want to be sent to South Africa to fight for the liritish. "Russia. France and (iermany are at the back of the IJoers and in a meas-. lire waging war against (ireat I'.ritain through the lloers. What they are driving at is clear enoug"h to well-in formed Asiatics. It is to weaken the military power of the l.iitisii in South Africa, that the strain shall compel Great ISritain to neglect tiie defence of India and her interests in China. "liritish defeat in South Africa means a Franco-Russian march through India. I'Vancc and liussia are making every preparation for it. "Witih her power strained in Africa and crippled in India, what can (ireat Britain do to oppose France, liussia and (iermany in China. Nothing- with out Japan. "liussia and France are the natural enemies of Japan. Our people will never forget the injury inflicted upon. Japan at the close of the war between "Japan and China until that shameful, wrong is rectified, and it will never be rectified without war. In that war (ireat llritain's material interests are inextricably involved. When the time conies to strike a blow at liussia,Japan will be found ready and waiting. The hour seems near. "The war in Koutlh Africa offers an opportunity to Japan to be of service to (ireat I'.ritain by freeing her hands for more serious work elsewhere, which, willingly or otherwise, will soon be forced upon her. Japan, if (ireat Britain will accept her help, can send over 30,000 or 40,000 troops seasoned to mountain warfare, with whose assistance the struggle can be brought to a quick termination. Jap an can land her troops in South Afri ca without aid anil they will lie found the right men to handle the I'.oers, es tablish liritish supremacy in Africa forever and leave (ireat Britain free for the struggle in India. "Japan's military strength is sufli cient to deal with liussia in China and permanently keep her in a position of inferiority and maintain Anglo-Japan ese supremacy throughout China. "All Japan asks of (ireat Britain as an ally in war against liussia is to em ploy part of her fleet in assisting the Japanese fleet to protect the ports of Japan against the fleets of liussia and France, and thus enable Japan's entire military strength to be used for the recovery of Port Arthur, the occupa tion of Manchuria and the overthrow of Russia's power in China. But tlie first thing to be done is to free the hands of (ireat Britain in Africa to take up her work in India." ARMED INVADERS. 'l'lit') Appear at Frankfort, Ky., Stack Arm* In Hie Capitol and llepart at Night, Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 20.—The arri val in Frankfort yesterday of from 800 to 1,000 men armed with rifles might have terrorized a community less inured to sensational happenings, but by nightfall the excitement caus ed by the appearance of the warlike visitors had subsided and the people were prepared for another turn in the events now making history at the state's capital. The train that bore the armed men was made up of 14 coaches. Apparently but few here knew that it was expected. The men left the coaches in front of the Louis ville & Nashville station and, forming into companies, marched to the state house, where their arms were depos ited and tihe men scattered about the buildings. Lunch was served to theni it the rear of the state house. Most of the visitors wore badges of white ribbon, adorned with a picture of (Jo v. Taylor. While it is generally oelicved that many of the men are sol diers no person in authority will •stand sponsor for the statement, while flov. Taylor and Adjt. (ien. Collier dis claim any connection with ttliem. The men hail from various sections of the state. The armed men of the mountains, on the advice of the republican author ities here, left Frankfort at 9 o'clock last night. The opinion here is that the visitors mistook the day on Which the contest boards were to make their report. The men were an hour getting aboard their train and amused them selves during the delay by discharging their guns. The people of the city gave them a wide berth. They are ex pected to return when the contest •nils. Tissue ballots and intimidation con tinue to lie the burden of the evidence .iffered by eontestces before the stave boards hearing' the gubernatorial con tests. ' A Hank ItreakM. Fort Plain, N. Y., Jan. Uli. —The Na tional Bank of Canajoharie failed to jpen fin- business yesterday. Adclbert r. Richmond, the president, died three months ago. Since then there has been much talk regarding' the condi tion of the bank, resulting in grave suspicions anil consequent light depos its and heavy withdrawals. Mr. Rich mond had been heavily interested in tin' Clark Fabric Co. at Sidney. N. V., now in the hands of a receiver and again -t which judgments amounting to $250,000 were tiled. ItaiMCN mi IntereMinti ionko|> Is Captured— Other War Ncu s. London, Jan. 22.-The Daily Tele graph has the following dispatch, da ted Saturday, from Spearman's ( amp: "lien. Warren's forces have foutrht a successful battle. This important engagement occurred to the west of Spkaikop, and practically resulted in our securing the rough table land which constituted the key of the Boer position. "After a fierce cannonade had been directed atrainst the enemy's lines for some time, the British troops assem bled near an eminence known as Three Tree hill, which forms the cen ter of a semicircle of crests, crowned with the enemy's work- and some six miles long. Steadily and with gre.it dash the Hritish infantry went for ward in the face of a heavy fusillade from Mauser rifles. "Soon after midday the battle on the hill became furious and from 3 in the afternoon until 0 the tire from both cannon and rifles was extreme'}" lieavv. Point after point of the en emy's positions were seized by the British troops and cventuallv the Boer risrht broke and was forced back to ward Spionkop. Our force is bivouacking upon the ground it cap turcu so gallantly." Spearman's Camp, Jan. 22.—After ten hours of continuous and terrible fire on Saturday liens. Hart and < Ic.'y advanced 1,000 yards. The Boers main tained an irregular tire during the night, but the British outposts did not reply. Sundav morning at daybreak the Boers oDened a stiff fire. The British stood to the guns where they had slept, and the engagement was renew ed vigorously. All day the roar of musketry fire continued. The British took three Boer positions on the mountain and found shelter behind the boulders. The Dailv Chronicle has received the following, dated January 22, 4:15 p. m., from Spearman's Camp: "The Boers admit 21 casualties (lur ing Gen. Lvttleton's skirmish on Sat urday. Oen. Warren continues push ing forward, though he is making very slow progress, as the Boers are nu merous and strongly entrenched." Durban, Natal, Jan. 23.—The state ment comes from an excellent source in Pietermaritzburg that Lord Dun donald has entered Ladysmitli with 1,(500 men. Kimberley (by heliograph), Jan. 17, via Modder River, Jan. 23. "Native re ports say that a proclamation has been issued at Barkley West by Com mandant ISoithof, ordering all Britisn subjects to quit before January 22. Ladies are being subjected to great insults. The Boers are again very act ive, bombarding heavily from all posi tions from dawn till S a. m., the fire being directed chiefly against the re doubts." London, Jan. 24.—The following dis patch from (ien. Buller,dated at Spear man's Camp Tuesday, 6:20 p. m., was posted at the war office last night: "Warren holds the position he gain ed two days ago. In front of him, at about 1,400 yards, is the enemy's posi tion, west of Spionskop. It is on higher ground than Warren's position, so it is 'impossible to see into it prop erly. "It. can be approached only over bare open slopes and the ridges held by Warren are so steep that guns can not be placed on them. But we at' ' shelling the enemy's position with howitzers and field artillerv, placed on lower ground, behind infantry. "The enemy is replying with artil lery. In this duel the advantage rests with us, as we appear to lie searching his trenches ami his artillery lire is not causing us much loss." London, Jan. 25.—The assemblage in Pall Mall outside the war office reluc tantly dispersed at midnight, after the final word that nothing more would be announced. The Hritish loss to date in killed, wounded and captured, according to Oen. Puller's last list, total 8,210 men. London, Jan. 20.—The war office yesterday issued the following dis patch from Spearman's Camp, dated January 25, 12:10, morning: "(ien. Warren's troops last night oc cupied Spionkop and surprised the small garrison, who fled. It has been held by us all day, though we were heavily attacked, especially by a very annoying shell fire. "I fear our casualties are consider able, and I have to inform you, with regret, that (ien. Woodgate was dan gerously wounded. "(ien. Warren is of the opinion that he has rendered the enemy's position untenable. The men are splendid. Puller's phrase, "The men are splon min utes, so that a flanking operation when striking home, simply meets a new front." Killed at a SlioottiiSE .tlati'll. Hamilton, ().. Jan. 27.—During a shooting match at Darrtown yester dav John Kulp was killed by John Wi Hough by, of this city. Kulp was working the traps and looked over the boards. No blame attaches to Wil loughby. Bubonic I'iiitfiii 1 at lto*ario. Buenos Ayres, Jan. 27.—Official no tification has been received of the ap pearance of the bubonic phguc at liosario, on the west bank of the Pa rana. about 2MO miles by water north west of Buenos Ayres. <;uv4* to lloN|»itah. London, Jan. 27.—The late Prof. David Ilug"h"s, the electrician and in ventor, wlio died on Tuesday, left nu merous benevolent bequests. To each of four leading London hospitals he bequeathed £ so,ooo. Prof. Hughe* had on income «112 £40,000 a year. An l'>iii|K'ii t'onviet Lynched. Denver, Col., Jan. 27.—Reynolds, an escaped convict, was caught last night at Canon City and while being con veved to the jail was taken from th"i officers and hanged to a telegraph pole just outside the penitentiary walls. SSOO Reward The above Reward will be paid for "vmation that will lead to the arrest eonyiotion of the party or parties whe placed iron and plabs on the track of the Emporium &. Rich Valley R. R., itsai he east Una of Franklin Homier'* farm, m the evening of Nov. 21at, 1801. HKNBT ACCHU, 88-tf. fremiemt. FINE LIQUOR SfORB —m — EMPORIUM, PA. THE nndersijned has opened a ftinfc olsjm Liquor store, and Invites trade or Hotels, Restaurants. We ahull carry none but the bast lean and Imported WHISKIES, BRANDIES, G INS AND WINES, BOTTLED ALE, CHAMPAGNE, Etc* Choice One of Bottled Goods. r addition to my larf • line of Hquow IMf ooßitantly in itock a full line of CIGARS AND TOBACCO. /W-Pool and Billiard Boom In mm b«ndJn#."«fc C*LL AND BEE KB. A. A. MCDONALD, PROPRIETOR. 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We keep none bat the very beet Beer and aro prepared to fill Orders on ihort notice. Private families served i&ily If desired. JOHN MoDONALD. Caveats, and Trado-Mi U rSmined and all Pat ' tut conducted for moderate Fce%. < I Our Orrtc* i« Orpoair* U. 8 P*™flXOrricr and wo can tecure patont m leas time than thoae ' remote from Washiortoa. < , Send model, drawing <* photo., with deacrfp ! Hon. Wo advise, If patentable or not, free ol charre. Oar fee not due till patent la secured. , oost o? Mine in' the U. S. and foreign countnee; >tnt frea. Addreea, C.A.SNOW&CO. i ° * CHICAGO KEW YORK OT7ICIS 0 . A. K. KELLCQB |itWJP# D EB CO. 3