2 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. H. H MULLIN, Editor. Published Every Thursday. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Per year M 11 in advance 1 ADVERTISING RATES: Advert >sements are published at the rate of one doliar per square for one insertion ami fifty rents jer square for each subsequent insertion. Kates by the year, or for six or three months, are low and uniform, and will be furnished on application. Legal and Official Advertising per square. three times or less. *2: each subsequent inser tion 0 cents per square. Local notices lu cents per line for one inser aertion: ft cents per line lor each subsequent consecutive insertion. Obituary notices over five lines 10 cents per line. Simple announcements of births, n:ar riatrev and deaths will be inserted free. Business cards, five lines or less. sf> per year; over live lines, at the regular rates of adver tising. No local inserted for less than <3 cents per issue. JOB PRINTING. The Job department of th»* PRFSS is complete and affords facilities for the best ciass of work. PARHCTLAH A I TEM ION PAID TO LAW PRINTING. No paper will be discontinued until arrear ages are paid, exevpt at the option of the pub lisher. Pa]>ers sent out of the county must be paid (or in advance. There lias been a movement on foot lor the past two years to organize a , c #4| society in Illinois Flr«l Settlers to gather up and of lllliinln. . perpetuate the his tory of the men and women who came into this state in the days when Illinois was a wilderness. This, re ports the Spring-field State Journal, first took shape with a number of older citizens, and a meeting' was held on the Ist of January, 1900. when a committee was appointed to devise plans and formulate rules to govern the work. This resulted in the incor poration of"The Illinois society," May IS. 1900. The membership is composed, first. of men and women born in the state prior to January 1, 1850, who are the controlling' class; second, the honorary members, men und women who have been residents of the state since January 1, 1SS0; third, juniors, men and women, chil dren of parents who were residents of the state prior to January j, ISSO, and are 35 years of age. Active steps will be taken to extend the organization bU over the state. This society has no reference to the State Historical society. Their work will be helpful, one to the other. Already more than 100 names have been secured. Only two men who were eligible have de clined to become members. You have heard persons say: "I never read poetry." If this remark is made affectedly, as if to say: "Poetry is silly, and 1 am above such frivolity as read ing it," there is no need to comment upon ihe foolish ignorance of anyone who kjiows no more than to talk so absurdly, says a writer in St. Nicholas. But if it be said modestly, and because the speaker believes that poetry is a strange and foreign thing, requiring a peculiar talent for its appreciation, then the state of mind from which the remark comes is one to be pitied. Po etry is the earliest form of writing. All the oldest books are either in verse or are in poetical style. I'abies begin with "nursery rhymes." and under stand them before they can under stand prose. Prose requires training for its appreciation, and a young read er who can see the literary beauties of prose needs little teaching in lit eral ure. The twentieth century will have 24 leap years, the greatest number pos sible. February will have five Sundays three times—l92o, 15)84 and 1970. The earliest possible date on which Easter can occur is March 12. The last time it occurred on that date was ISIB. The latest date t hat April can occur is April 25. It will occur but one time in the coming century on that- date—l 943. The middle day of the century will be January 1. 1951. There will be 380 eclipses during the coming century. Educated Chinamen, it is stated, de clare that the accounts of the disturb ances occasioned by the Boxers art greatly exaggerated, and that they are dimply being taken advantage of by tiie great powers as an excuse for land ing more troops. The Boxers, it is said, ore a lawless element, such as may commit depredations in any country, during great strikes, for instance, and the recent condition of affairs in St. X.ouis is pointed t<»as an example of •what is meant. The postmaster of Hound L'p. Kan., recently received notification from the department, in Washington that he ■would be compelled to give a larger iiond for the faithful performance of Ill's duty, as the business of his office was increasing. The postmaster draws a salary of $25 a year, and he returned ilristow's letter with the •word written in red ink at tiie bottom. At last accounts the post master was doing business under the old bond. According to Mr. Wilson, secretary of state for agriculture, the skins of superfluous dogs in Nebraska are tanned and made into gloves. This might give a valuable hint to many laa-jje cities, including Chicago, where great numbers of stray dogs are killed annually. Hundreds of thou- Kunds of dollars' t.'orth of canine pelts are imported annually for this very purpose, dogskin being one of the best muierials for gloves. INCREASE OF WAGES Results of McKinley's Policy of "Opening the Mills." T«o llunilrcil Factorlen Paid Out Tivirr an Murll >1 oIIf > In \\ llKl'h l.uM Vear a> They Old in ISII4. Akron, O.—"ln the campaign of IS9O Mr. MeKinley made one remark that went to tlie hearts of the people from owe end of the country to the other. It was: 'Open the mill*,' " said (Jen. Charles Dick, secretary of the republic an national committee. "Those three words met with a re sponsi\e chord from the tens of thou sands who had been idle during the last democratic administration, and the empty dinner pail brigade went to polls and voted for a full dinner pail and for the opening of the mill*. "In order to gain some idea of the effect of restoring the home market to our own people, the republican national committee sent out blanks to members of the National Association of Manu facturers asking them to kindly fur nish us with the number of men whom they had employed in each year from 1890 to 1890, inclusive, as well as with the total amount of wages which they had paid during the same years. "We have received 200 replies. These show that there was a steady increase in the number of hands employed in the So(i' factories until the year 1803. after which there was an immediate drop of 10.000 men in 1894. But under Presi dent McKinley's administration the in- SHOO, BOSSY ! crease in the number of mrn employed by these same factories has been startling. Tn 1 t-C'4 they employed 90,- 483; in 1897 they employed 109,000; in 185m they employed 131.428 men. and last year they employed 174.645 men. In short, the number of wage-earners employed by these same ~0() factories has increased from 90,483 men in 1891 lip to 174,045 last year—almost doubled, in fact. Hut the contrast is even more strik ing when applied to the amount of wages paid, and the following table shows the ret urns received from the 200 manufactories: Ycj r. Wages Paid. ISM.' ttu,149,031 IM<l 4!',S7S,Sr>S 1892 53,619,418 1*93 45.!,'i;i;,250 1K94 40,S('3,StiH 1886 62,851,817 ]S9O . 53,21 9,420 1X97 54,412,774 IX9B 02,247,940 1889 78,816.068 Yef«s. Averages. 1890-92 inclusive $49,548,119 1X93-9K Inclusive 45,957,713 3897-ffl inclusive 65, 105,261 "The amount of wages paid by these tame 200 manufactories increased steadily from 1890 to 1892, then there was a drop in 189.3 and another drop in 1894. During the next two years wages picked up, but it was not until 1897 that these same manufacturers were paying out as much money in wages as they had paid in 1892. The in crease of their pay rolls in 189 Sand 1899 is as gratifying to me as it must be to the men who are now busy at good wages. "Between 189-1 and 1599 the 200 man ufacturers of the National association who reported to us had increased their pay rolls by upwards of $38,000.000 —in fact, the amount of wages which they distributed last year was almost double what, they paid out in 1894. "If this ratio of increase were ap plied to the whole country, without taking into account the number of new factories that have been started in the last few years, who can deny that gen eral prosperity has visited the coun try? And what a depth of meaning those three words: 'Open the mills." uttered by Mr. MeKinley less than four years ago. has really conveyed." W hen Our Credit l.s Good. American credit stands higher than that of any other nation. —-Republican Platform. It was not so when the last demo cratic president was trying to borrow money in England. Sollil for Silver, Bryan is the candidate of three par ties whose only sentiment- in common is love for free silver. Yet we are told, that silver is not an issue in the present campaign. Aunin«f »j|erlciin Labor. Boss Bryan's party favors free trade, w ' i cans work fcr for eign labc- or American labor. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 , 1900. TRADE BALANCES. Alilinrrnt n nil Ileal Favorable lial • uro of American lorrlna Trade. Nothing so perpetuates the dcbto: condition of tn» United States as it« annual payment lo foreign shipowii' ers ol' some $200,000,000 eai'li year When to that. amount is added th< sum paid for insurance, banking and exchange to foreigners because they control the means of transporting ou. exports and imports, tne cash or it equivalent in our products annuall* drawn from the United States largely exceeds S2O!-,00(>,000. To so legisiat as to foster an immense shipownin, and shipbuilding industry in th United States—sufficient to enable ou own people to carry our imports am exports in American ships would t> equivalent to securing the retentioi at home of a minimum sum o $200,000,000 each year that now goe out of the country to afford employ ment, to aliens at our expense, T keep such a vast sum at home wouh rapidly transform the Ur.ited State into a creditor nation. During the last four years the ap parent balance of trade in favor o the United States has closely approx i mated* to two thousand millions, o dollars. Were that an actual rathe) than an apparent favorable trade bal ance we would .soon cease to be < debtor nation. But when, we deduc about one-half of that trade balance because of the payment made lo for eign shipowners, bankers and insur ance companies, and again deduct tli large but unknown amounts consist ing of interest due foreigners on in vestments in the Uniteu States, money spent abroad by Americans and the sums remitted by immigrants, we find our favorable trade balance dwindles down to very small proportions. As a consequence,, we are but slowly emerging from our condition of for eign indebtedness. Free silver advocates must see. how ever. the golden opportunity our pres ent enormous exports in excess of im ports gives us to once and for all free ourselves from foreign indebtedness. Did our own. people but earn the $200,000,000 or more each year now paid to foreigners for charges incident to the carriage of our imports and ex ports, Kuropean gold would be forced into the United States at an enor mous rate to meet the balances due us. or else Kuropeans would send back to us the American securities which they now hold in such, enormous sums and which at present keep the country a debtor nation. We have in the past forty years paid to foreigners easily four thousand millions of dollars for doing our for eign carrying, a sum that has pone out audi stayed out of the country to its permanent impoverishment. Our national wealth to-day is all of four thousand millions of dollars less than it would' have been had American ships carried the same! proportion of our foreign commerce during the past forty years "that they did during the preceding seventy years. More than that, to keep on paying foreigners at the rate we are now doing for the car riage of our imports and exports will, during the next quarter of a century alone, take out. of the United States fully five thousand millions of dollars additional. Not only will the country be drained of this colossal amount, but American labor in the mines, the mills, the factories, the shipyards and on board the ships will be denied the employment, incident to the build ing of ships., from the mining of the ore and the felling of the forests to the completed! ships. The passage of the shipping bill, which will quickly put an end to our present dangerous and impoverishing dependence upon foreign shipping for our foreign carrying, should, for th l ! reasons outlined',, if not for the very many others unstated for lack of space, command the active support of not only every mouomelallist. but. of every bimetallist in the United States. Something I.ike OroTPV, There is no serious danger tin: 1 Bry an's military history wi'l overbad'the ticket with militarism. It will be re membered. that he resigr-fd just before his. regiment was ordered to the front. May He Toothless. dog before free silver Carrie# in New York. ROBBING THE BOERS. Democrats Collected Money for Widows and Orphans. Only Klghteen IlollurN l.eft Ont of SI. I.'l4.its l unurinmniin Snl»er Saldi "Tear Ip tlir Voucher*" —lllii Wine 111 11. A short time ago. just prior to the adjournment of congress, there was a grand reception given to the Boer en voys in t he nation's capital at the (Jrand opera house, when the British lion's tail was twisted, not to the queen's taste. Democratic campaign material "as se curely bottled, to be opened and used in platform building, and that special vintage was opened at Kansas City amid ihe plaudits of the shouting, thirsty multitude of the unterrified. Thereby hangs a tale. There was collected on that occasion by subscription, solicitation and collec tion the respectable sum of $1,134.38 for the widows and orphans of the Boers who had fallen in the war. This was a generous contribution and would have carried comfort to many a mourning home in South Africa, and the contrib utors no doubt thought they had per formed a deed of noble charity. A statement of account, however, has been called for. Figures are merciless even when dealing with trust funds. The treasurer of the Boer collections. Capt. O'Farrell, reports that there is about $lB on hand that is at the dispo sition of Dr. Leyds, who will forward the money to the widows and orphans of the patriotic heroes of the South Af rican republics. The sum of $lB out of $1,134.38 is all that is left. The treasurer, in defense of this strange showing, says: "Mr. Sulzer (a vocal Boer champion, and vocal contributor also) told me to tear up the vouchers and say no more about it." Very convenient bookkeeping for the champions of the oppressed, but a system not exactly popular with the American people, who have a strange habit of wanting the books to be opened. The truth has now come to light. The entertainment of the Boer dele pates w.'.s an expensive affair. They were not content, while in Washington, to outspnn in the avenue and eat jerked beef. Vouchers in the hands of Capt. O'Farrell show among other things the following items, paid for with money contributed to alleviate the distress of the widows and orphans: Ror<m an 4 boarrl for the three dele gates at the Arlington $565 CO Wine bill 140 00 Hacks 127 00 Fireworks on night of arrival 34 00 Expenses of reception party to New York and iVi'urn, (Not including fare of the envoys) 48 00 Rand on night of envoys arrival 87 00 Decoration of Opera house 85 00 Flags 6 00 Advertising meeting SO 00 Badges for the reception 16 80 Dinners for delegates cn their way to New York and sundry Pullman expenses 18 00 Congressman Wilson advanced the amount of this last item, but after ware's reimbursed himself from the funds contributed 1 for the widows and orphans. He may. be an orphan, but even tlie affirmation o£ Congressman Sulzer could not make Washington people believe he is a widow. The meeting was not prompted by charity, love for the Boers or anything of that sort, but was a plan to discredit the administration, and' the result is that those connected with the scheme are to-day the laughing stock of every one. Capt. O'Farrell, speaking of the $lB, still on hand, says:"lt will do my heart good lo send it for the relief of the poor in South Africa." The whole business is pathetic, ridic ulous and dishonest. Under democrat ic management it has taken sl,llO to put $lB where it belongs, liven after this exposure the democrat s pose as the friends of the oppressed. Comment is unnecessary. AY lia I tieK lii ley \\ n ted. The president urged that the Dingley tariff duties should be so levied as "to relieve and encourage agriculture." That agriculture has been relieved and encouraged is shown by the increased prices for agricultural products, all of which have materially advanced in the home market, and by tlje large in crease in exportation in tiie products of agriculture, which, in the fiscal year 1899, were $100,000,000 greater than in the fiscal y ear 1897, and> in 189S were $200,000,000 in excess of those of 1897. A Strong Team. In President McKinley, the people have a man of high character, unsullied reputation, unswerving patriotism, and a stronger candidate than he was In 1890, because his remarkable experi ence has strengthened, and broadened him and better equipped him for exec utive duties. In Gov. Roosevelt, the people have a representative of the stalwart American of the day.and a man as closely identified with the pol icy of expansion as is the president himself. They make a strong team. The An tin. It. is evident already in the campaign that the democratic party expects to depend on declamation rather than proofs, and expects the country to be lieve that it is going to the bow wows simply because they say so. The coun try is bigger, the republic is more se cure and civic virtue is stronger to day than ever before in the history of our nation. All the declamation that the democrats can pour into the cam paign will not change these facts. Supplying- the World. Upwards of $50.00<),(H)0 more of Amer ican agricultural products were export ed in tlie fiscal year just ended than in 1899. Our -xports of American man ufactured goods have increased by more than $90,(KX1,000 tins'year. Bryan's election means a cabinet composed of Puch men r.s Sulzer., Towne, Altgeld, Coin Harvey, George Fred Wil liams and others of their iik. PEACE IN PHILIPPINES. Native I'nper Snyi Let Mnr Cease m t Once—l n tere*f n oft lie Coun try ul Stake. The civil commission presided) over by Judge Taft. will soon arrive at Ma nila. charged with establishing in the archipelago a provisional government, a preparatory step to the establish ment of a permanent government, adapted to the conditions found in the Philppine Islandls. Judging from the impressions set forth in the press concerning the plansi of this commission, the ques tions which will be submitted: to their consideration will be carefully l stud>- ied', and asi the chief of the commis sion is to restore peace as soon as possible, it will undoubtedly hear the opinions of all those who pretend to direct the politics of the country. The different elements which now find themselves in opposite camps, into which Philippine politics are now dividied, should blot out their differ ences in order to labor with the com mission, as soon as it commences! its difficult labors. The interests of the country demand this, the future of our children calls for it. Filipinos should set frjrth with sin cerity all their aspirations, and those will be adopted which are not opposed to the progress and liberty of the no ble American in the Philippines, and we believe that peace will soon be realized on a basis of love and mutual esteem of peoples caiied to be brothers. .. Peace with such a solid foundation, peace prompted' by love, is the peace which must bring to the Philippines the happiness desired, because it. will ne a perpetual peace, maintained alid supported by the noble and magnani mous North American nation, the model of free people and the redeemer of the oppressed. Let, the war cease at once as it is a sarcasm in these times of civiliza tion anil progress. Culifiiix Are Rrntcfnl. [From I.a Lucha, Havana, Cuba, June SO, 1900.] Cubans can never be too grateful to Foraker for saving their island 1 for them. Military officials are not com petent to deal with questions which in volve personal and public interests in such a peculiar manner as they would be in the matter of concessions. Again. Americans have no right on earth to grant concessions for work which will affect public and private interests of Cubans permanently. This island of Cuba belongs to Cubans, and the day is coming when Cubans will govern it. The Foraker bill, while having been subject to some criticism, has been #f untold benefit to the island, and will stand as a monument to the sincerity of purpose on the part of the American government. (lolil nn«l Silver. The following table shows the per capita stocks of gold and silver in 13 principal countries in the world in 1873 and 1899: . TVr Capita. Gold. Silver. Countries. 1873. 1899. 1873. 1899. Tnitf il States $ ?. L' 4 sl2 56 !t 0 IS $ s -is Great Hritain 503 11 SO 299 27S France 12 17 21 OS 13 85 10 92 Germany 112, 91 1? vo 747 39s Russia 1 81 9 09 23 63 Italy 7S ? 09 86 1 38 Belgium 4 SI 4 S4 2 88 (i 82 Netherlands 308 604 956 11 28 Austria-Hungary <'B 4 82 1 11 3 21 Australasia 19 *.}. 2S 90 lIS 137 Denmark 2 28 7 3S 4 10 2 3S Sweden 41 2 60 98 1 30 Norway 4 22 4 10 89 1 09 Only France, Germany and Australia now have more yold- per capita than the United States. Only France and the Netherlands have more silver per capita than the United States. McKinley l-'.iii'ou riiKed Mining. President Me Kin ley recommended that the Dingley tariff should be so levied as "to aid and develop mining." That mining has been greatly encour aged is amply shown by the figures re lating to the two great mining indus tries—coal and iron. The coal produc tion of 1899 exceeds 200,000.000 tons, against 179,000,000. in 1897 and 171,000,- 000 in 1896. and has placed the United States at the head of the world's pro ducers of this article, our product in 1899 being greater than that of any other country. The pigiron production in 1899 was 13.6201,703 tons, against 9,652.680 tons in 1897 and 8.623,127 tons in 1896. In pig iron, as in coal, the United States now holds the first place in the world's production. The Tin I'lnte Industry. The production of tin plate in the United States has been as follows: T->ong I.ong Year. Tons. Year. Tons. 189 18,803 1890 180,36! 1893 55,182 1897 256.598 189 74.260 1898 326.91 a 189 113,666 1899 399,767 The democratic platform forgot to point with pride to.this young indus try!. which gives direct employment to fully 17,000 people, earning $10,000,- 000 a year in wages in the United States. Knrm Crop ViilneN, Note the difference in values of the following three farm crops in 1896 and 1899: 1896. 1899. Crop Value. Crop Value. Corn 1491.007.(100 $668,M!4,000 Wheat 310,603,000 330.164,000 Corn 132,485.000 216.416,00 C $934,095,000 $1,215,4-14,000 AirnlnHt the l.mv. It is evident that the democratic platform builders forgot that there was such a body as the supreme court, whose business it is to interpret the constitution of the United States. In deed four years ago they expressed their hearty disrespect for that honor able body. Sheep Ynlueji in Oregon. Prices paid for sheep in Oregon were as follows: 1894 Yearling ewea $1 00 1895 Yearling ewes 1 00 1896 Yearling ewes j 30 1897 Yearling ewes 1 75 IS9B Yearling ewes 2 50 1899 Yearling ewes ... 2 25 1900 Yearling ewes . g 7s | A FRIENDLY HAND. Undo Sam Will Mediate on Be« ball' of China. Imperial (iovernmtui'i llrc|»r»t that Ami rli un himekniou I«r Their <>oo«l Olllce* %* till ICuropeau F«w<»ri 1» frame d, u llb OrtM-ln < ondt(Iou«. Washington, July 24. —The president has listened to the appeal of the Chi nese government as transmitted through Minister YVu, and has signi fied his willingness to mediate be tween the Chinese government and the powers, but only upon conditions which first must be met by the Chi nese government. It would not, of course, be possible to take even the initial steps toward mediation were either party to the negotiations to entertain open dis trust of the accuracy of the state ments of the other. There must he confide/nee between them. The United States' answer does not goto the length of the French answer to a sim ilar appeal in laying down conditions which the Chinese government could not meet, even if so disposed, if it act ually is struggling for its own exist ence. It does, however, look to the immediate relief of the foreign minis ters in l'ekin and to the protection of all foreigners, missionaries and traders n China, and to the restora tion of order. With that much ac complished the state department feels that it can properly approach the powers with the Chinese prepositions for a settlement for what has oc curred. Washing-ton, July 25. —The state de partment. is again in a waiting atti tude regarding China. It has frankly, promptly and fully answered the Chi nese emperor's appeal for mediation, and the correspondence makes it ap pear that, the next move is for the Chinese government. It is expected to accept or reject our terms at. once, and in either case the answer must convey the tidings of the state of af fairs at l'ekin and the welfare of the legationers. The belief is not con cealed here that the chances for suc cessful mediation are slight. Media tion cannot he forced upon a party I<> a cause; it must be acceptable to all the parties. If the United States is to mediate in China's interest she must first, secure the assent of the powers who have suffered in life or property at l'ekin. The difficulties in the way of such nn undertaking are likely to he many and serious, in view of the feeling in Europe. Put it is said here that the United States will undertake the task, provided its conditions are met. If it. succeeds in inducing the European powers to he lenient in their treat ment of the government of China, the United States government will not be drawn into further hostilities after we have taken care of our own affairs, but we will withdraw, taking care, however, to let. it be understood that, this government will not allow 51s interests in China to he injured by the action of any of the powers that may choose to remain obdurate. One fact regarded as now beyond need of further demonstration, in view of the Chinese appeal, is that thw Chinese officials at the coast ports are in communication with whatever remains of the imperial government, at l'ekin, and the text of Kwang SuV appeal appears to establish the fact that the Chinese government itself is sanctioning- the resistance to the in ternational advance upon Pekin. The state department does not ex pect a reply to the president's answer until six or eight, days have elapsed. The Chinese appeal is an adroit pro duction. The president's answer is equally clever and more sincere. The president has succeeded in asking for conditions precedent to mediation quite as valuable as those laid down in Europe, yet he has so tempered requirements as to make them unex ceptionable to the Chinese govern ment. At the same time there is nothing in the note to which the Eu ropean chancellories can object, open ly at least. The president expressly states that his mediation is subject to the approval of the powers; he will not attempt to force it upon Eu rope. And the Chinese government must produce the ministers in safety- IT WAS A CANARD. Heport tliut Admiral Seymour Killed Hl* Wounded Men Secinn (« Have Been a Fake. San Francisco, July 24.—There is nothing in the extensive report of Admiral Seymour which was received here Monday by the American Mam to prove the sensational story that was circulated the earlier part of this month to the effect that Admiral Sey mour, who commanded the Pekin re lief expedition, killed his wounded to snve them front the Chinese. Commander Very, U. S. X.. who re turned from the Orient on the steam er, and others who were at Hong Kong when Admiral Seymour returiw ed from Tien Tsin, did not hear tht-, story and the admiral's report, which, is an elaboration of the cablegram published on the 30th of June, makes not the slightest mention of the af fair, but, on the contrary, goes into particulars of the bravery of the a! lies in guarding the wounded, who were placed in flat boats and towedj down the river by details of soldiers and marines, while the main body of* the troops fought the Chinese ofi! with rifles and Maxims. Booked for Six Speediest In Xew York New York, July 24.—The announce ment was made at democratic state headquarters last night that Mr. Pry. an will visit New York state after October 1, making six speeches in as many different cities, lie will talk in New York, Prooklyn, Syracuse. Put falo, Rochester and Utiea. The details of the meetings in this city an.l Prooklyn will be made before he reaches the cast, for which pat , ot the country he will leave Lincoln Oe tober 1. It is said that an eastern branch of the national headquarters, will be established in this city.
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