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The Job department of the PHESS is complete and affords facilities for doing the bc.-,t class of work. PAHIICLI.AU ATTENTION PAIUTO LAW PRINTING. No paper will be discontinued until arrear f ees are paid, except at the option of the pub* ixher. Papers sent out of the county must be pal for in advance. . "What is to be done with the peti tions presented to congress?" Not with the requests I Petition*. to I*l thems elves, but Congress. with the paper on which they are expressed. They have Become so bulky, it is said, that it is impossible to examine them, and it is even u problem to provide storage room for them. The privilege of peti tioning to those who make the laws ts one of the fundamental rights of a free people, and no one desires to restrict it. But in these days of easy letter writing the average congress man asks himself, when he sees a pile of letters and petitions: "Who has been starting all this up?" For usual ly some one makes it a business to have congress bombarded with peti tions in order to bring influence to bear upon it. Word goes out to the labor unions, to the farmers' associa tions, to the commercial bodies, or to religious societies to petition for this thing or that, and thousands, some times hundreds of thousands, of re sponses follow. One. man has been so active in bringing pressure upon con gress on behalf of several matters in which he is interested that lie is said to have doubled the volume of mail received at the eapitol. His system of stimulating the public to present pe titions is most elaborate. When the case of Mr. Roberts, of Utah, was be fore congress, the petitions against his admission, piled in front of the speaker's desk, made a larger load than a horse could draw. Sometimes petitions are presented in picturesque form. The collar makers of Troy, during a tariff debate, once submitted u great book shaped like a coffin, •which contained thousands of signa tures. Some petitions have been pushed into the house in a wheelbar row, to give dramatic effect to the outburst of popular opinion which they were supposed to represent. Nevertheless, says Youth's Companion, a simple letter from a constituent to his representative, which bears evi dence of having come spontaneously from the writer, sometimes exerts as much real influence as a million sig natures obtained by organization, and affixed to a petition as a result of per sonal solicitation. The man who did a juggling act at the Park theater last week and con eluded 1 his performance by tossing a number of apples into the audience for people to throw at him while lie made an attempt to catch them on 3 fork held between his teeth got all that ■wascomUigto him the other afternoon, says a New York exchange. The first apple tossed out foil into the waiting hands of a young man well known in this city for his athletic prowess. It took less than a second for him to send the apple flying toward the juggler, and the force in si well-devel oped right arm was behind it. The juggler saw it coming, but wasn't quick enough to get out. of the way. The apple caught him plump between the eyes and was shattered' into a thousand pieces before the actor knew what struck him. Pneumatic transit of mails is at tracting increased attention in nil the large American cities, and- is working well wherever it has been introduced. It would save nearly half an hour in the closing of mails in St. Louis, and its adoption here at an early date ought to be urged by the whole com munity. One line isworkingin Boston and two others are proposed, to cost, respectively. s:ij,ooo and $:;0,000 a year. A pneumatic tube service for parcels will be constructed in Boston by a company this spring, leading from the main retail district to the suburbs. Ten-inch tubing will he used for the parcel delivery. New York has been the graveyard of many legal reputations. A writer in a current magazine says: "Men who dominate their towns and even their states; men who have cut great figures us governors and senators, come to New York and open a law office, and almost immediately they sink out of the public recollection. The fact is, New York is the one place in this 'ountry where polities and law will 11 mix. Polities is now u« much of a ) ofession as law, and each must let tlie other severely alone in that city." VIFW OF A GOLD DEMOCRAT. Doubt im to the Success of Ilryun lu tl»t* Democratic Con vention. The New York Times, an independ ent democratic paper that would like to support a candidate for president who is a democrat in accord with such men as Cleveland and Olney, and holds to the party traditions before the ad vent of Bryan began an editorial one day lately with the declaration that "Bryani is not growing stronger, but weaker, as the day of the convention draws nearer." The Times goes onto say: "The popular defection from Bryan is vis ible, widespread, and due to perefectly well understood causes. In this year of very great prosperity, when debts are being paid off or have been paid off. when labor is em ployed at good wages, and when cotton Is almost ten cents a pound, no considerable class of the American people any longer feels that it has need of Mr. Bryan's serv ices or of Mr. Bryan's principles. The times have changed and he has not renlly changed with them, but he has made awk ward efforts to change, which have served merely as a public exhibition of the weak est side of his shifty character. * * * The meddling of the populists has hurt Bryan among democrats who still cherish some regard for the traditions and name of their party. Democrats know that it was not an accident that the platforms of the democrats and the populists In Ne braska are identical in substance and prin ciples. They know that Mr. Bryan saw and approved the democratic platform be fore it was submitted to the convention. As the populist platform was a close copy of that of the other convention, held at the same time, the conclusion Is irresistible that Bryan accomplished practically the fusion of the democrats anil the populists In his own state, and his speech was equal ly acceptable to both. That <*ll compan ionship was barely tolerated four years ago. It is much more distasteful now." The Times calls"attention to the in creasing frequency of reports from the south, the middle stales and the north west that Mr. Bryan may be beaten in the democratic convention if those in the east opposed to him eaiiiunite upon a man hostile to free silver, and cites the defeat of Gen. Grant in the repub lican convention in ISBO by the or ganization of the Blaine, Sherman and other factions, which united on Gar field. The cases are not similar. The republicans were agreed upon a plat form, and all the men who were voted for in the convention were in harmony regarding the party policy. In what is ca.led the democratic party to-day the Clevelands and the Olneys are as far removed in their political opinions from the Bryans and Altgelds as they are from the out-and-out populists. Evidently the Times discovered that the case to which it alluded would not apply to the democracy at the present time, as it alluded to reports that gold democrats would vote with the popu lists for Mr. Bryan, and added tha* they would not do it,"The gold dem ocrats," it says, "are sensible men. and it is hard for a sensible man to lie a fool." To this statement it adds (he following prediction: "Bong before the campaign is over W. J. Bryan will make himself impossible to all save a negligible few of the most fanatical anti-imperialists. All of these gallant gen tlemen who now talk of their stern pur pose of rebuking McKlnley by voting for Bryan will confess that after all it is bet ter that Aguinaldo should lie in the bed he has made than that a man without capacity and without principles should be pitched into the white house by votes cast in the heat of passion. They will either provide themselves with a candidate of their own or they will goto the polls and vote for Maj. McKlnley, and be glad of the chance." —lndianapolis Journal. SUCCESS OF SECRETARY HAY. A Diplomatic Triumph Scored by the IleproKeutntlve of Ke pt* I»1 learnt. Nothing could bo more gratifying than the reception accorded to an nouncement of the completion of the "open door" negotiations set on foot by our government by the public press of America and Europe. Everywhere the acknowledgment has been general that Secretary Hay has scored a diplo matic triumph of the most far-reaching nature in a truly masterly fashion. Where all Europe stood aloof from un dertaking negotiations because each nation interested in ( l-.ina might have been suspected of having some ul terior end to serve, Mr. Hay on behalf of the United States was able to act without having his motives impugned. What makes Mr. Hay's success espe cially gratifying to his fellow country men is that nothing was staked 011 the negotiations. If the governments of Europe did not choose to acquiesce in the proposal of equal rights to all in their various spheres of influence :n China the United States would hav« been no worse off than before. Mr. Hay simply ventured to win without staking anything to lose. When we consider what has been won, not only for American trade and pres tige in the orient but for the equal trade of the world in Chinese ports, it seems impossible to overestimate the value of this stroke, of American di plomacy. No wonder that it lins evoked nothing but praise and congrat illations from the entire press of America. —Chi- cago Times-Herald. Tlie Shipping- Subsidy Hill. The democratic and the independent papers opposed to protection are mak ing much ado over the shipping subsidy bill as a scheme to enrich a class of America a capitalist.i. All of them are very much concerned about the giving away of $9,000,000 a year. Yet we can not recall the democratic paper tlmV raised its voice in favor of the Loud bill, which would have saved $20,000,000 yearly to the postal department—a measure urged by the post mast ers gen eral of four administ rat ions. The dctn ocralie congress:::! 11 who howl about he "subsidy steal" voted almost sol idly against a bill t lull would have sav ed $20,000,000 to the ftovcrnmeiit. It is not remembered thai independent pa pers, as a rule, hail ranch to sat forth? Loud bill. Pape: sand :i that were ilent regarding tie Loud bill or op posed it are not in a position to set 'hemselvoK up as teachers of economy. Indianano'is Journal. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 19. 1900. DEMOCRATS AND STRIKES. Effort* of Calamity Howlers to Fo ment Strife AMIOIIK Labor ing Classes. The net*:. which comes from Wash ington, to the effect, that democrats high in the national councils of the party are trying to foment labor troubles, with the purpose of inaugu rating an epidemic of strikes during the coming summer, should not he sur prising. While it is not likely that there is anything political in the present strike of the machinists, it is undoubtedly true that the followers of Bryan hailed the announcement of a possible general industrial tie-up with joy. The demo cratic party thrives on that sort of thing. .Eight years ago it made and won its national campaign 011 the issue of the Homestead strike,and fouryears later it appealed to the passions and prejudices of the people on the issue, of hard times. A series of big strikes dur ing the coming summer would give Bry an and the democratic orators an tin limited supply of ammunition, and they would use it to the best possible ad vantage. That is why the leaders of the party will do their utmost to fo ment labor troubles and create a feel ing of unrest, among the people. They are willing togo to any lengths to de stroy prosperity by upsetting business and industrial conditions, if they can thereby gain an advantage at the polls. On this account, manufacturers who wish the present condit ions to continue should use their utmost endeavors to maintain pleasant relations with their employes. This is not the time for an industrial war, and it should be avoided by all honorable means that can beem< ployed. If the democrats are trying to promote an epidemic of strikes in the interest of that party they should be checkmated by the employers of labor, if that can possibly be done.—Cleve land Leader. BRYAN THEIR FRIEND. Philippine Insurgents Trying to Hold Out I ntfl He Is Mlected. A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., Col. Bryan's capital, to the St. Louis Globe -1 Jemocrat is an instruct ive commentary on Col. Bryan's campaign against im perialism. Capt. J. H. Culver, of the Thirty-second regiment of United States volunteers, is now at his home in Milford, Neb., 011 leave of absence. lie is a veteran of the civil war and is de scribed its a conservative man. He says tbs-A, jhe insurgent army is divided into small bands, which "have been instruct ed by Aguinaldo to hold out 111 small parties, harass the Americans and carry on a bushwhacking warfare until after the fall elect ion, w hen 1 hey expect 1 heir friend liryan to be elected. Aryan's name is as weil known to them as the ! name of Aguinaldo, because of the pub lication of extracts from his speeches in the Tagalo language and the free distribution of them." The admiration of Aguinaldo for Bryan, the democratic party and the rest of the anti-imperialist tagrag is well known. The necessarily delusive hopes of an Aguinaldian victory in the United States liava been and are the ciiit 112 support of the remnants of rebel lion in the Philippines. Wherever Agui naldo is hiding or running, he knows that his only friends are t he democratic party and the Atkinsonians. Undoubt edly he exaggerates their importance as they exaggerate his. But he has a right to take such allies as he can> find. The position of an American political party and an American political leader that are regarded by the enemies of the United States as their friends and their reliance is not honorable or fortunate. —X. Y. Sun. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. ITv'lt is quite possible that the south may ; pring some surprises in Novem ber. The people down that way are much in earnest about expansion, and they see a great many things to their liking in sound money and a protective tariff". - Kansas City Journal. ICT When the republicans were last in power the democratic party was dis tressed about the treasury surplus, and a repetition of the trouble is at hand. Perhaps the missing issue may turn up yet. —St. Louis Globe-Demo crat. Clt is denied that William J. Bryan has decided to move from Nebraska to Texas. But the people may have some thing to say about that. We miss our guess if when the election returns are read nest Xovember Mr. Bryan will not hear the people say: "Goto Texas."— Troy Times. CJ'The democrat ic enemies of the ad ministration in congress must lie. awake nighls to think up things about which to ask for information. They arc groping in the dark trying to lind something that will reflect upon l the president or his administration.— Cleveland Leader. ICPThe gold production of the world in IS9I was S1 30.000., 00. compared with s.'!2l .OOO.OCO ill 1809. At the present time reports of new and rich finds of gold are reported. Yet the real Bryan ites declare that the free coinage of 50- cent doi.'ars is needed by the country. lndianapolis Journal. E7\V<> doubt the democratic editors who have been hoping that the gold standard law enacted by congress would relegate the money question to the background will be sorely disap | pointed by <'••!. I'rynji's delcrmination to make the free coinage of silver the | leadijssi:.-. Ohio Slate Journal. C "I he people of this country may j heartily congratulate themselves on I the fee. that Ihe cheap money and re ; p : mil Eld IIIKI Ordered Home t<> Kn glund TOciubera of an Amiiu luni i) < UI-|IH Iroui I Were Nimprrlcd ol l'"i libuaitcrliiii. Pretoria, April 9.—lt, is reported that Gen. I)e Wet attacked and de feated n large force of British cavalry nt De Wet's l)orp, southeast of Bloem fontein, capturing 4">o prisoners and a large quantity of ammunition and camp stores and inflicting heavy loss. Tlie federal loss was two nilled and four wounded. All is quiet with the other commandos. London, April 9.—The Cape Town correspondent of the News says: "Owing to a lack of horses and to the sufferings of Ihe men from pneu monia, due to thin clothing, Lord Roberts has decided not to make a big move until the troops are provided with thicker uniforms." When it is borne in mind that all the dispatches from the front are se verely censored, there is little in the news to bring satisfaction to England. Assurances that nothing need be fear ed, e\cn if the railways and tele graphs are cut and Bloemfontein iso lated, together with the news that the ladies and other civilians are be ing ordered away, do not augur well. The result of the recent serious checks to the British arms is that the whole free State is up again and that the Boers are full of activity over the entire field. Pretoria, April 9.—lt is officially an nounced here that at the I'loemfon tein waterworks the republican forces captured 1V officers and 3G2 men, with 11 guns, two ammunition wagons, other wagons and mules. London, April 10.—Britons are now beginning to realize that Lord Rob erts is in for a winter campaign, last ing several months. This is the end, in a few words, of the high hopes based upon Lord Roberts' brilliant dash to Kimberley and Bloemfontem. London, April 11.—The Daily News has the following from Pretoria, da ted Monday, by way of Delagoa bay: "It is officially announced that a battle has been fought south of Brandfort, in which GOO British troops were killed and wounded and 800 tak en prisoners," A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Brandfort, dated Sunday, says:"Yes terday (ien. De Wet inflicted the third defeat of the British within a week at Meerkatsfontein, killing and wounding COO. He captured 900, with 12 wagons, losing live Boers killed and nine wounded." The Boer attack on Gen. Brabant's force at Wcpener was resumed again at dawn Tuesday. The enemy's attack on two or three sides on Monday lasted until 2:30 in the afternoon, when the tiring ceased and it was be lieved that the enemy had been beat en off: but it was announced Tuesday morning from Aliwal North that the lighting had again begun. Brabant's force, numbering from 2,000 to 3,000, hold positions in a rough country. London, April 12.—There is little fresh intelligence from the seat of war in South Africa. The Duke of Marlborough has ar rived at Mloemfontein. The war office has received the fol lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Blocmfontein, April 11.- —Methucn reports that the party of Boers de feated on April 5 made a good resist ance for four hours and only gave in when our troops with fixed bayonets were within 15 yards of them. Seven of the enemy were killed, 11 were wounded and 51 were made prisoners. Beside Lieutenants Boyle and Wil liams. Sergeant Patrick Campbell was killed and ten of our men were wounded. Williams was killed delib erately after the white flag had been held up. The perpetrator of the crime was at once shot." The I'loemfontein correspondent of the Times, telegraphing Wednesday, sa> s: "It is announced in general orders that Gen. Chermside has been ap pointed to the command of the Third division, vice Gen. Gatacre, ordered home to England. "(ien. Brabant's force is confident, of being able to hold out. The Boers, after showing considerable dash, have wavered when it came to the final issue and have struck the point where they arc greatly liandieapped by their proximity to the Basuto border. The war office has received no news of the death of Col. Baden-Powell and utterly discredits the rumor. The correspondent of the Daily Mail nt Lorenzo Marquez, telegraphing Wednesday, says:"The departure of the Chicago ambulance corps for Pre toria was delayed on suspicion of tili bustering. The members left l>y a special train Ibis afternoon, accom panied by a motley following of French and Germans, 100 in all. The departure only occurred after many stormy interviews with the Portu guese authorities. The members have no passports and no credentials beyond a letter from Miss Clara liarton to the effect that she knows some of them personally, but many openly expressed their in tention of lighting. The Boers are paving from £3O to £4O per month for surh recruits. "Thirty-tive thousand Boers, with 90 gnus. *are concentrated on the range of hills between Kroonstad and Winhurg. The whole line is fortified and is almost impregnable." A l-'inlit at .lltdd lcNboro. Middleslioro, Ky., April 9. —Much excitement prevails here over a clash of tin authorities Saturday night. Will Mostly, a special policeman, shot Charles Cecil, a deputy sheriff, and was himself later killed by unknown persons. 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