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The,lob department of the PRKSS is complete, and affords facilities for doing the best class ol work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION* PAID TO Law Printing. No paper willbe discontinued until arrearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. Papers sent out ofthe county must be paid for in advance. ■— -mm—— ——— Political Announcements. All Announcements under this head must be signed by the candidate and paid in advance to insure publication. CONGRESS. EDITOB PHESS:—Please announce my name as a candidate lor Congress, subject to the decision of the Republican Congressional Convention. O. C. ALLEN, Warren, I'a., Jan. 13, 1900. Editor Press:— Please announce the name of Joseph C. Sibley, of Franklin, Pa., as a candidate for Con gress, subject to the decision ofthe Republican Congressional Convention ofthe 27th District. JOSEPH C. SIBLEY. Franklin, Pa., Feb, 17, 1900. DELEGATE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION. Editor Press: — Yon are hereby authorized to announce iny name as a candidate for Delegate to the Republi can National Convention, subject to the rules governing the Republican primaries. B. W. GREEN. Emporium, Pa., Feb. 17th, 1900. EDITORIAL fIENTION. It is becoming entirely apparent that the "anti-imperialist" move ment, as pursued by the Demo crats, is not based on any ideas of a superior sense of right or justice or any humanitarian desired to see a high order of liberty accorded a semi-barbarous people, but is solely a desire of Democratic leaders to einbarrassa Republican administra tion which has carried two wars to a successful termination. There is a marked reduction in the importation of liquors into Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Phil ippines since their transfer to the United States. In former years the importation of wine from Spain alone ranged about 83,000,000 per annum and the total importations of wine and spirits into the three Spanish colonies in question ranged from 84,000,000 to 85,000,000 per annum. On the other hand the total exportation of spirits of all kinds from the United States to these islands during the calendar year 1809 was about 51,250,000, while the amounts from other parts of the world were correspondingly small. The Puerto liican tariff bill, should it become a law in the form in which it passed the House, will give to the people of Puerto Rico a couple of hundred thousand dollars a. year for improvement of general conditions, educational and other wise, in the island, and yet will give them such commercial rela tions with the United States as to greatly stimulate the interchange of commodities, while by the higher duties imposed on articles coming into the Island from other coun tries we will be given practically its entire market. The duty col lected on merchandise coining into the United States from Puerto Rico at full Dingley law rates amounts to a little over a million dollars a year, and with a collection of but 15 per cent, of the regular rates, perhaps 8200,000 would be realized, which would be immediately ex pended for internal improvements in the island. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made and that too by a lady in this country. "Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she with stood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep. She finally discovered a way to recovery by purchasing o! us a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery i'cr Consump tion, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles she has been absolutely cured. Ilcr name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writes W. C. lhtmnick & Co., of Slii.lby, X. C. Trial bottles l'ree at L. Taggart's drug store. Regular size 50c. and 81.00. Mvcoy bottle guaranteed. Three Years of flcKinley. President McKinley completes the third year of his first term as President with every pledge of the platform on which he was elected fulfilled to the liberal letter. Years of prosperity were promised, and three years of such prosperity have come as the country has never before seen. The tariff was revised on a protective basis at the opening of President McKinley's term, and with it every mill was opened, every foun dry fire lit and every mine started. Not in the entire history of the land have there been twelve months with a larger aggregate business, fewer fail ures, more coal, a greater steel and iron output, more cotton, wool and leather consumed, a larger expenditure on building, larger exports of manu factures, greater wages or a more general, steady and profitable em ployment for both labor and capital. The markets of the world have for the first time been taken by the United States and the round globe is the mart of its manufactures. The permanence and security of this prosperity have been established and secured by the agreement of the major ity of both the Senate and House on a gold currency measure, shortly to be come a law. This authoritatively de clares the gold standard as the sole measure of values, provides efficient means for its maintenance, permits the expansion of the banking currency on a safe basis and refunds the debt falling due in a 2 per cent, bond, fol lowing the example of another Repub lican administration nine years ago. These great and peaceful victories at home have been accompanied by tri umphs as great but no greater abroad in war. Long years of Spanish op pression and misrule, with which the Republican party pledged itself to deal in 1896, have been ended by a brief and triumphant conflict, in which not a gun or a prisoner was lost, and in which the Spanish flag was driven from its possessions both in the East and the West The great object lesson given in a conflict with a smaller and relatively insignificant foe by England in the past six months has convinced every candid observer abroad and im pressed every patriotic American with the wise, the skillful and efficient ad ministration of tho American army and navy by its constitutional com mander-in-chief, the President. The Spanish War had its faults. All wars have. But its faults were less and its success greater than in any war in modern history waged against a civil ized power. It began with the regular army of Spain eight-fold larger than that of the United States and the fleets of the two countries gravely estimated by English authorities as" equal. It i ended with half the Spanish army capitulated and the Spanish fleet des troyed. Encouragement in this country has bred resistance in the Philippines. This has been suppressed and the peoples of the archipelago offered the government an organic law originally asked by the native provisional ad ministration. Here, too, there may have been errors. It would be sur prising if none had come. But the period of resistance has been shorter, the loss less and the prospect of a final amicable adjustment greater than with England in Burrnah, France in Algeria sixty years ago or in Madagascar to day. If an underestimate of the forces needed at the antipodes was once made the final force only doubled the first provision. In South Africa the British War Office has quintupled its original army, and England was dealing with an old, not a novel problem. Cuba has rested in absolute peace after thirty years of almost continuous conflict. The death-rate has dropped one-half. Prosperity has returned. The early pledge of self-government is in full and successful execution, be ginning with local affairs and extend ing indue time to the administration of the entire island. Puerto Rico has been desolated with a hurricane whose ravages and loss have never been un derstood by the American people. Public and private aid from this coun try has exceeded that for any like pre vious disaster, this lias been followed by a national free gift of $2,095,455 to an island from which Spain extorted a yearly tribute. The island is about to be admitted to a freer participation in the trade of the United States than has ever been enjoyed by any West Indian island or is possessed in the trade of the sovereign power by any colonial dependency anywhere. Hawaii, annexed by law, has shared in the prosperity of the country of which it will soon be an integral part. Taken as a whole, environed with the difficulties of a novel and unexpected problem, these colonial possessions have been administered and conducted with a success and a freedom from difficulty no one anticipated as pos sible. Contrast the predictions as to Uuba with the result and remember that vexatious and perilous problems, taxing every American Administration for seventy years, have now disap peared by the disappearance of the Spanish flag from the hemisphere. The successful settlement of long standing disputes is not confined to these new acquisitions. The Alaska boundry has been placed on a basis temporary but fair and equitable. The Canal issues with England are closed for all the future in a wise treaty, in which the executive has done his duty, whatever be the action of the Senate. The reciprocity in foreign trade de manded by the Republican platform has been provided in treaties with France, Argentina and the West.fndian islands. The Samoan question has been settled after thirty disputed years. The "open door" has been won in China and the categorical consent of all the treaty powers to our present treaty tariff rights has been secured. These great advances in substantial power, in commercial advantages and in treaty rights in property and wealth and in new possessions and expanding trade abroad have been ! gained without the loss of friendly re i lations with any power and with a | steady increase in harmonious action ; with England—the only European | power whose frontiers march with our i own. Peaceful prosperity, triumphant war, CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1900. commercial expansion and diplomatic success like tins 110 three years in our recent history have seen equaled. The imposing record commands the conti dence of the American people at home and the respect of every nation abroad. In the great national accounting of a Presidential election, this mangniticent balance sheet—all profits and 110 losses —will be audited and approved by the American people next November, and future history will ratify this verdict Sawsed upon three years of President IcKinley.—Philadelphia Press. THE WEEK IN CAPITOL CIRCLES. Foraker on the "Open Door"--Porto Rican Affairs Stir Democrats-- Mouse to Consider Nica ragua Caual Bill. WASHINGTON, March 5, 1900. President McKinley's trip to New York to attend the annual dinner of the Ohio society, from which he re turned to-day, was a pleasant break in a protracted season of very hard work. Mrs. McKinley accompanied him -rnd both expressed themselves as having had a very enjoyable time. The con gratulations offered the President 011 all sides on the able and timely speech he made at the Ohio dinner wore received with his usuai modesty. That speech answers many of his critics. Senator Foraker's statement that while we were bound by the Peace Treaty with Spain, to maintain the "open door" commercially in the Phil ippines, we cannot give the Philippines free trade with us, has caused the trade relations with the Philippines to be much discussed. The attitude taken by the Republicans in passing the Puerto Rican tariff bill is that Congress has the right to impose whatever duty it may see fit upon the products of any outlying possession of the U. S. While it is believed that the U. S. Supreme Court will sustain that attitude, no man can say with certainty in advance what the decision of that court will be; hence the discussion. One thing is reason ably certain and that is, that if called upon to surrender the protective tariff or the Philippines, the Republican party would decide to give up the Philippines, because, as Senator For aker said, to give the Phillippines free trade would be to open our markets to all the world through them. Secretary Hay will not discuss the report that this government has threat ened Germany with a commercial war, if the Meat bill reported to the Reich stag becomes a law, but from other sources it is learned that representa tions by Ambassador White to the German government, caused assurances to be given that the features objected to by this government will not be in the bill when it becomes a law. No un easiness is felt in Washington. Ger many has more to lose than we have by a tariff war, and will not be likely to invite one. It is believed that the German Emperor is merely playing a little game of home politics in order to get support for some of his pet schemes, including a large appropriation for the increase of his Navy. President McKinley's message to Congress, recommending that the money collected under the Dingley tariff law, on Puerto Rican products some s2,ooo,ooo—and that which will be collected until the new law goes into effect be used for the benefit of Puerto Rico, which is in such immedi ate need of money, was a surprise to the Democrats, but not to the Republi can leaders, who knew that it was to follow the passage of the Puerto Rican tariff bill, being a part of the plan to give the islaiMt the money it needs for immediate public expenditures. The House deserves credit for the prompts ness with which it met the President's recommendation by passing a bill placing the money at his disposal. The Democrats, with a few exceptions, op posed the bill, which was passed by a vote of 162 to 107, although acknowl edging it to be a good one and to be necessary. They explained their ad verse votes by the flimsy excuse that they objected because the bill placed the money at the President's disposal instead of appropriating it for specific purposes. The Senate will pass the bill without any unnessary delay. Then the rejuvenation of Puerto Rico will be assured, as this money, together with the 15 per cent, duty which will be im posed by the new tariff bill for two years, will furnish ample revenues for the time being. But the best thing about the bill giving the President au thority to use the money already col lected, for the benefit of Puerto Rico, is that it heads off the Democratic attempt to make political capital by claiming that the Republicans were disposed to be unjust to the Puerto Ricans. It is now practically certain that the House Committee on Rules, will report a rule for the consideration of the Hep burn Nicaragua Canal bill, aud there is little doubt that the bill be passed by a large majority. No time has been set for voting on the Quay case, and since his being seated became a certainty, his friends are not disposed to hurry Sena tors who wish to make speeches 011 the case. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on two 25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxter's Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation, biliousness, sick head ache, jaundice, loss of appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver complaint, or any of the diseases for which it is re commeded. It is highly recommended as .a tonic and blood purifier. Sold liquid in bottles, and tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. One pack age of either guaranteed to yive i-atis faetion or money refunded. L. Tag gart, R. C. Dodson. 34-24-ly Look Young, rjifljl Hair-Health is warranted J to restore gray, white or bleached hair to its natural color. Hair-Health is a hair food, restoring youthful color and beauty to jfray and faded hair. Kemoves dandruff and stops falling and breaking of the hair. 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SEGER & SON, s ? £ (• Next to Bank, Emporium, Pa. <• UP-TO - DATE CLOTHIERS. J I5 g We took time by the <• forelock and made our Jj (J purchases of •) (• Jj C« FALL AND WINTER « (• •> £ CLOTHING, % (• •) <• Thereby securing the [I cream of the market. JjJ Times are not as they % <• used to be—"the early Jj * bird catches the worm." v % Our customers shall •) 5 have the benefit. In (• clothing we have secur- Z ed the very popular (• 2 SCHLOSS BRO'S & Co.'s •) 5 •-> <• BALTIMORE CLOTHING. 2 (• This firm manufaC- Jj (j tures the best goods in •; the market and we are *j (• pleased to show our cus -2 tomers their clothing, g g STYLISH HATS. *j § When we say we have 2 the most stylish line of 6 late fall and all-winter • shapes in Hats we mean ? (• just what we say. We § 5 have never yet seen a •> <• larger or better line in •) <• this county. I g ALL UP-TO-DATE, * " •) g We have recently dis- •) r« posed of all old goods % and our present line has 2 £ been selected new in « (• every department. v (• 1 •> -•> •) i R. SEGER & SON. | c* •"> (• Emporium, Pa f* •) GRAND LINE OF NEW PATTERNS IN ALL GRADES OF CAR PETINGS. Adam, Meldrum & Anderson Co. 396 to 408 Main St.—American Block, HUFU'ALO, INT. Y. New M Wash Fabrics. We ask attention to our splendid stock or new wash fabrics, comprising all the choicest materials and novelties from the European manufacturers and from our home markets, including— -32-inch silk zephyr cloth, a half silk fabric in corded and fancy stripes and checks in pinks, blues, reds, heliotrope and black and wliite, 7.1 c to 81.00 yard 30-inch silk pongee, half silk fabric in stripes and fancy effects for shirts and shirt waists, 50c yard. 32-inch Scotch madras in new plain and corded stripes, all colors, 33c and 40c yard. 32-inch linen ginghams, in stripes and and solid colors, 25c yard. Great variety of choice, dainty patterns in the real inported Irish dimities, 25c yard. Matchless assortment of best Scotch ginghams, in staple and fancy stripes and novelty effects, 25c, 35c and 50c y;ird. 32-inch royal madras, a good cloth, in pretty stripes, fast colors, 20c yard. Best American dimities, in new and pretty patterns, 15e yard. 40 pieces good Scotch ginghams, in checks plaids and stripes, special value 15c yard, worth 25c. 30-inch cable cords, like pique cloth, small sut designs, printed on white and tinted grounds, 12Jc yard. 28-inch corded ginghams, in stripes and checks, good colors, 12] c yard. 2S inch extra quality domestic giug hauis. in stylish stripes and colors, 10c yard. ADAH. MElMllfc AKIMO\ CO., The American Block. BUFFALO, N. Y
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