2 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. H. H. MULLIN, Editor. Published Every Thursday. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. {'er ytar II 00 112 paid in advance 1 &0 ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements are published at the rate of one dollar per square fur one insertion arid llfty eents per square for each subsequent insertion Rates by the year, or for six or three months, »re low and uniform, and will be furnished on application. Legal and Ofllclal Advertising per square, three times or less, J2; each subsequent inser t'oti 50 cents per square. Local notices 111 cents per line for one inser aertion: 5 cents per line for each subsequent oonsecutive Insertion. Obituary notices over Ave lines 10 cents per line. Simple announcements of births, mar riages and deaths will be inserted free. Business cards, five lines or less. IS per year; over five lines, at the regular rates of adver tising No local Inserted for lesa than 75 cents per taaue. JOB PRINTING. The Job department of the PRESS is complete •nd affords facilities for doing the best class of work PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAIDTO LAW PRINTINQ. No paper will he discontinued until arrear ages arc paid, except at the option of the pub lisher. Papers sent out of the county must be pa!< lor in advance. A prison official has ample oppor« tunity for an exhaustive study of cri ml no log v. Crime and lis lherefore a new Prevention. bo()k by Rev Au _ gust Drahms, chaplain at San Quen tin, Cal., entitled "The Criminal," is a work which commands wide recog nition as a scientific study of the man behind the bars. Some of his conclu sions, well substantiated by long- ob servation, are very interesting, while in the main confirmatory of those of other investigators. Organically, we are told, all crime lias its source in anthropological sources. "In time, the personal factors may become so assimilated with the social mass as to almost lose their personal identi ty." The social element then becomes as fully the feeder, of the criminal propensity as the more strictly per sonal propensities. The greatest pro portion of the crimes of civilization are of this kind. The fluctuation of industrial and economical enterprise, the hardships facing the wage-earner, are often a direct invitation to crime. "Intemperance is the chief source of crime, both directly and indirectly. The decrease in tlie use of alcoholic drinks must ever remain the great aim of all anti-criminal legislation, as well as of moral and social reform." The author is strongly in favor of state industrial and employment bu reaus, to aid the working classes to obtain work, and if necessary furnish tools and temporary assistance. Cali fornia has such an institution which in one year assisted- 5,000 individuals to employment. Money thus expend ed by the state, under government subsidy and inspection, "will flow back ag.iin into its resources, where as in pauper support and almshouses it represents only dead capital and congested outlay in gratuitous, though laudable, charities." By the pneumatic hammer the mar ble carver can strike G/JOO blows a min ute as against SO by hand, and thus can give his whole, attention and skill to guidingthechisel. Meclianicalpower is bringing to the horse the emancipation which it has brought to the artisan. And yet, as a scientist recently said to a sportsman who feared that the horse will fall into disuse: "Automobiles ■will not displace horses until type writers displace pianos." In their proper field the noblest of animals will never go out of fashion. "The days of frontier life in Ari zona are fast fading away," remarks the Tombstone Epitaph, in a congrat ulatory tone. "That's a fact," com ments the Prescott Courier, published in the same territory. "When we caine here, over 20 years ago, we could leave all the doors of oitr house wide open and all sorts of valuable plunder scattered around the yard, go away, stay a week and find noth ing molested upon our return. Now, a broken-backed grubbing hoe left out over night disappears." Physicians say that there is no per son who can retain his or her mobil ity of character under long-continued bodily distress. The argument tllat some invalids and cripples have beau tiful dispositions does not apply, for the reason that although such per sons imagine themselves in constant pain, there are really long intervals of relief and quietude. Moved to pity by the hard-litcl* story of a tramp who called at his Washington residence a few evenings ago, Congressman Crump, of Michi gan, gave the fellow a pair of good shoes. Then lie missed two fine urn brellas, at once followed the man, ant: compelled him to carry them back an;: put them where he found them. As a contribution to the discussior of higher education for women tht testimony of Miss Caroline Hazard the new president of \Vellesley col lege, is important. She says mon Wellesley girl graduates than liar vard boys, proportionately, have mar ried. A writer in an eastern paper est J mates that there were 5p0,000,001 fowls in the United States last year mid that the number of eggs producer was about 1 7.400,000,000. i he value o these fowls and of their product ii set down at $420,000,000. A REMARKABLE CASK. Coeur d' Alene Inquiry Used by- Democrats for Politics. I,cnl■!. ami Suiter Dominated Tlieir l»n rty to llemnlroli tlie Aiimliilk i ration—llolinollMnjf »» itli tin- Wllnrmei. One of tlic most remarkable investi gations in the history of the t'nited States congress has drawn to a close. It began on the 19th of February in the house committee on military af fairs. It has ever since occupied the at tent ion of that committee, pract icallv to the exclusion of everything el*e with the exception of the appropriation bill. An inordinate desire to make "po litical capital," to manufacture "new political issues," was the mainspring of those who demanded this investiga tion—ostensibly an investigation of the conduct of the I'nited States mil itary in the Coeur d'Alenes, Shoshone county, Idaho, after the dramatic oc currences of April HO, 38110, and the dissensions, conflicts and crimes that preceded that date. The prime mover in the conspiracy to drag the present administration into a huge scandal — for a conspiracy it was, beyond a doubt—was John .1. I.entz, a demo- k EXPANSION MAP '—" —p . J^y' £fMoc/?jr/c i ( >r-" V fXPJMS/O/V, \ { > Y/'S l& / 1 * C/ &i£ |-j /ao3. j v* J v ° sAfoc *4r /c / 1 to/7se/ " c>r/ *e4 m K I / '66,oßoacre*.) \ ORIGINAL >V ( \ v ] ) \ vSV*7ZVS. gj K^V«-JJ^^ I j (Urea Set, 6H, 000 acres.)^? \1 ( 112 \\ ' sr<,W\ /ej S-/a*S. \ L. - L .*\ \ '« V 112 f/,e 90"erne.) district. Congressman C.rosvenor, of Ohu), onee vi ry properly characterized him as the most bitter ami vindictive cm my of the president. Lent/, had a number of worthy al lies. Chief among them is Congress man Sitf zer, of .New York, known to his colleagues as "the Liowery States man." In the disregard of all that marks courtesy among men, kindness and gentleness among associates. T.cnt/, has but one rival. That rival is Kul/.er. These men dominated tin dem ocrats of the committee. They made it plain to them at the outset that this was not an investigation that should invesigate. It was an investigation that should besmirch. Messrs. Hay, •Tett and Slayden and other democrats of the committee had no desire to handle pitch. They willingly left, the conduct of affairs to those whose na ture titled them for the work which had been cutout. They allowed I-entz and Sul/.er to have it their own way. It was their investigation. They had given the assurance that this was to be one/j"r;»id blot on the escutcheon of the administration. The witnesses of the "jvosecut ion" began to arrive. Lent/, made no con cealment of the fact that they need ed drilling. Ostensibly he was one of those to sit in judgment. He quickly threw off that mask, lie hobnobbed with the witnesses. lie coached them, lie drilled them, lie remained up till the wee small hours to get their sto ries out of them and to teach them the manner in vthich they could be most effectively told, lie was with them heart and soul. Why? lieeause it.was his purpose to show that a preat wrong had been done. Surely a philanthropic motive. Hut the ad ministration. at all hazards, must lie connected with this great wrong. Of what use. otherwise, would be the ex posure of this "great wrong?" The plan of the conspirators was soon made evident. There arc a num ber of lawyers on the committee on military affairs. They kneft that the only way to conduct a legal inquiry was to conduct it on legal lines. The Jaws of evidence may sometimes not be understood by the layman. I'ut they are based on the best experience of generations. They go directly at that which is relevant, important, ac ceptable. They reject what is Imma terial, irrelevant and not to the point. To govern the examination in ac cordance with these rules would have brought the investigation to too speedy a termination to suit the pur poses of the conspirators. Hearsay testimony, from the be ginning. was their choicest morsel. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1900. "Had you ever lie aril that ihaßunkF' Hill and Sullivan mine (the mine whose mill was destroyed by dyna mite on the occasion when two men were murdered) is controlled by the Standard Oil trust?" That was one of the gems propounded by Represent ative Lentz, who is said to be a law yer. It was purely hearsay. The pur pose of the question was a malicious one. It was intended to arouse the prejudices of those who oppose the trusts. The question, like many other similar questions, was put at the dic tation of the correspondent of a cer tain "yellow" journal, who intended to build up a "story" on it the next day. It was the kind of a story that his paper wanted and Lentz was will ing to feed the public just that kind of poison. One of the republican members meekly objected to the question. Lentz and Sulz.er turned fiercely upon him. "Aha, we thought sg! Trying to protect the trusts? Afraid to let the truth go before the people? llveuse Whatever. The fact that the democratic party has tx ( ii deprived ot the power to do ; immediate harm in the way of financial i legislation is not sulli. ient excuse for ! giving it power. There are other im portant questions to deal with and 1 that party's capacity for blundering is J as robust as ever. Kvn |M>rnt«* Defeat American The foreign shipping interests, and their free trade mercenaries, who are fighting the shipping bill, have en deavored to unite the democrats in congress in opposition to the bill and. in advocacy of free ships. This scheme has been neutly nipped in the bud by a number of patriotic democrats who are inembi rs of the house merchant marine and fisheries committee, and who have united upon a- report on the shipping bill in which a few not unac ceptable amendments to it are pro posed, and in which report subsidies are declared to be the only practicable means with which to revive our mer chant marine. This democratic msi nority report contains the emphatic declaration that free ships are imprac ticable and unworthy of consideration, as being a policy that the democrats themselves refused to adopt when they had the chance, and which they never would adopt. Besides the report says it is well known that republicans would' never consent to such legislation, as it would be ruinous to American ship yards. Thus defeated and checkmated, the humiliation and embarrassment of' llie foreign shipping lobby and its free trade friends must) be acute. This democratic minority report declares that the shipping question is a na tional and not ;i partisan one. Here,at least, these democrats align themselves with progressive and patriotic repub licans to the discomfit lire and defeat of the foreigners and their American free trade allies. AN OBJECT LESSON. Great Increase in Pavoratilc Traile 11a I a nee In tier u 1' rot ee - (ivy TnrilT. The last ten years of the history of th* United States afford a striking les son of the fallacy of the old democratic theory that a protective tariff will pre vent our surplus products from getting out into the markets of the world. The following are the treasury depart ment's figures: KXI '•!KTS—('ALE.NDAR YEARS. Kxcess of Year. Domestic. Kxports. 159 155t.729.454 $99,55»,557 159 kHT.HlSi.lltj 14h.7K9,307 ]S!)S Wi7.74L',415 LSiS. 1 !Kl, 759 1896 986,830,080 324.257,685 Yearly Average $149,024,409 1597 1,079,834.296 3,"7,n3,816 l.N'tS 1. 64,SL'.H 6211,536,129 1899 1,252,903,817 476,654,100 Yearly Average $454,765,015 During t.'ie free trade administra tion. when there wr.s no tariff wall of protection, we t \ported on an average $149,024,409 each year more than we imported. During flic protective tariff admin istration of President MeKinley we have exported, an average of $4.54.7(>8,- 015 a year more than we imported. With the tariff wall of protection built high up around our home market, the markets of the world have taken every year $335,743.60o«'» to Indiana, Washington. May 22.—The United States supreme court yesterday de cided the Kentucky governorship case in favor of Gov. Iteckham, dismissing the writ of error from the Kentucky court of appeals. The opinion was handed down by Chief Justice Fuller and a vigorous dissenting opinion was delivered by.Justice Harlan. Justices Brewer, Brown and MeKenna also dissented from portions of the opin ion. The facts and arguments were re viewed by Chief Just ice Fuller, the contention of the eontestees being that the action of the legislature was not subject to judicial review. The judgment of the court of ap peals. it was said, denied to Taylor and Marshall no right guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment. It had long been settled that the federal courts had no power to review the action of state courts relating to the constitution and laws of those states. The state of Kentucky is in full pos session of its faculties and no ques tion arises to warrant federal inter ference. Frankfort, Ky., May 22.- —The an nouncement of the United States su preme court's decision in the gover norship contest was received here with the wildest demonstration on the part of the democrats. The tire bells were rung, cannons boomed and the city was putin holiday attire in honor of Gov. Heokliam. A touching incident of the day occurred in the afternoon when 2,000 people marched to the cemetery, each wearing a flow er which was cast upon the grave of Gov. Goebel. making the little mound which marks his resting place a vast hank of flowers. At 4 o'clock the Taylor soldiers, who have been in charge of the state Capitol grounds and building since February 30, the day Goebel was as sassinated, evacuated and turned the state house grounds, the Gatling guns and military equipment over to Assistant Adjt. Gen. Murray. Before giving up their sovereignty, on Capitol square, the soldiers were lined up by Adjt. (Jen. Collier, who formally notified them he had orders from Gov. Taylor to dismiss all the soldiers and that the evacuation would begin at once. There was hurry and bustle for the next hour and at s.o'clock special coaches back ed in front of the state house for the use of the soldiers. Three cheers were given for the deposed governor, \Y. S. Taylor. cx-Gov. Bradley. Charles Finley, Caleb Powers and others. The republican state officials, other than governor and lieutenant gover nor, held a conference here last niffht. Kx-Gov. Bradley says the con test over the minor offices will be' car ried up to the United States supreme court also. These officials maintain that there are issues involved in their cases which were not decided in the governorship case. Indianapolis, May 22.—Charles S. Finley, former secretary of state of Kentucky, was under arrest and de tained at police headquarters for two hours last night and was then releas ed on Gov. Mount's refusal to recog nize a requisition from Gov. Beckham for his return to Kentucky for trial, lie was arrested in his hotel by local detectives. They were accompanied by .lames Gaft'ney. a member of the detectives force of Covington, Ky., who has been here since Friday of last week, shadowing him. After two hours spent in the office of the captain of detectives, Superin tendent Quigley walked into the room and said: "Mr. Finley, Gov. Mount has refused to honor the requisition for your return to Kentucky and we are compelled to release you." TWO STATE CONVENTIONS. Kentucky Democrat* Will Hold Them in llie Near Future—A Wide Open Primary Amtured. Frankfort, l\y., May 25. —The dem ocratic state executive committee held a meeting here Thursday after noon and issued calls for two state conventions. The lirst will be held at Louisvilie June 14 for the purpose of selecting delegates to the democratic national convention. The other will be held at Lexington July 19, and at this convention a democratic candi date for governor will be nominated. Gov. Beckham's friends, il is under stood, favored only one convention, Ihis to be held the last week in June, but the proposiiton for two conven tions carried by a majority of one. The call will be wide open, as sug gested by Senator Hlaekburn, and will invite all known democrats who pledge their support to the ticket and platform in November to participate. There was a great deal of discus sion among the leaders as to the proposition of Blackburn and others regarding proposed changes in the state platform with reference to the election law and other things, but not enough to give a definite idea of what the state convention will do on this subject. Gov. Beckham yesterday signed the commission of Senator-elect Black burn and that document was mailed to Washington last night, to be filed with his credentials, which are pend ing before the senate. Will lluiid a 11 ti !£e Wire Plant* Pittsburg. May 23.—President Don nor, of the Union Steel Co., an nounces that the big wire plant of that company will be located at Web ster, on the Pittsburg, Virginia .fc Charleston railroad, 24 miles from Pittsburg. The company has secured 700 acres along the Monongahelu river lront and will begin at once the erection of what is believed will he one of the most up-to-date steel wire mills in the country. A new town ct 15,000 is expected to be built vvithia 18 months. CARTER MEDICINE CO. WINS. Obtain* Injunction In Cnnr Involving:. Simulation of I,abela. •Brent Good, president of the Carter Medicine Company, yesterday received a telegram from his lawyers in Chi cago, informing him that a final in junction, with costs, had been granted against the Chicago Label and Box: Company. This company makes a spe cialty of manufacturing labels, boxes, etc., for druggists. The Carter Com pany has been following them through the courts for two years on the com plaint that the label company was making simulations of the labels of' Carter's Little Liver Pills. They have now obtained a final injunction, with costs, and the costs are very large, as the case has been submitted to a Mas ter in Chancery for a final accounting. The Carter Medicine Company has been the first and only one to prosecute printers or engravers who have pre pared such labels and wrappers. It marks a new departure in infringement cases, and their victory is one of great importance to the whole "proprietary trade," and also of interest to retail druggists.—X. Y. Press, May 2, 1900. The only reason why some people marry is because the woman wants a home and the man wants a servant. —Chicago Daily News. Couichlnj; Lraila to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at Dtiee. l