HIE CAMERON COUNTY PRES3. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866. VOL. 37. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Correnpondent.) Washington, Sept. loth, 1902. Editor Press: Those politicians and editors who have been banking on the President's political inexperience and predicting that, sooner or later, he would make what they were pleased to term a "serious break," are likely to suffer serious disappointment. In the opinion of Republieon leaders in Washington, one of the shrewdest moves in Mr. Roosevelt's political career will consist of the conference winch w ill take place in Oyster Hay to-morrow when, at the personal request of the President, the leaders of the party will meet to confer on the policy which the former will advo cate in his speeches during his western tour. An examination of the personnel of the conference w ill reveal the fact that the President has summoned the men who repre sent every shade of economic opin ion within his party. From the center of the tariff revision move ment comes Senator Allison of lowa while the extreme opposition is represented by Senator Aldrieh of Rhode Island. From Ihe con servative middle ground comes j Senator Hauna, who will add the! weight of his political experience ' and great sagacity to the politico j economic conference. Senator Spoonerof Wisconsin is presumably j thoroughly familiar with the senti- j ment which prompted ltepresenta- j live liibcock to offer a tariff reduc- j tion bill in the last session of Con- j gress, and Senator Piatt of New ! York represents the financial opin- j ion of the country. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and l'latt of Con necticut, wl'l ably represent the New England interests while the President's great confidence in the judgment of the former will help to facilitate the work of the council. It is reasonable to assume that, after such a conference, the Presi dent will be in a position toex press t'i; concrete views of his parly as becomes a great party lead r, and his speeches throughout the west will be listened to with keenest attention as expressing all that is best in the foremost rank of Republican thought. Considerable relief is felt at Sen ator Piatt's frank expression in re gard to his attitude toward the President with reference to the pro posed indorsement of Mr. Roosevelt for the nomination of 190-1. Sena tor Piatt says that he believes Mr. Roosevelt deserves the nomination of his party and that he thinks he will get it. On the other hand, the Senator doubts the advisability of beinging the subject up at the New York state convention, for purely local reasons. As governor of New York, Mr. Roosevelt made enemies who might oppose the resolution in dorsing him, and, while they are not sufficiently numerous to ac complish its defeat, the Senator believes it would be wiser not to precipitate a show of hands at this time. Apparently, he believes that by the time Mr. Roosevelt has com pleted his present term he will have won over at least the majority of his enemies and that at that time a personal indorsement would prove unamimous and for that reason a greater compliment. Those who are familiar with the comprehensive grasp which Senator l'latt has, and practically always has had, on New- York politics, will think twice be fore they permit their enthusiasm for the President to lead them to oppose the Senator's judgment, but whether Mr. Roosevelt is personalis indorsed by the New York state convention or not, the member- of the party will realize that ho has won the cordial approval of the large majority of Republicans. Successful Operation. Mr. W. V. Harvey, of Austin, was in Emporium last Sunday, on his return from University Hospital, Philadelphia, where he had a diseased eye success fully removed. Eductaional Worker Leaves. Prof. A. L.L. Suhrie, who for several years has been engaged in educational work in Cameron and Elk counties, leaves this week for Pittsburg whore he enters a larger field. Prof. Suhrie is a polished gentlemen, thorough in all he does and very popular with all classes. We bespeak for him a bright future. Baptist Church Notes. Preaching morning and evening by the pastor. Morning subject, "God's Mathematics;" evening,"TheShirker." Bible school at the close of morning worship, C. E Cranwell, Supt, Y P. S C. B. Sunday'evening 6.30, B. Olm sted, President. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening, 7.30. All wel come, Harness Stolen. The party who took that double set of buggy harness out of my barn some time ago will please return the same within a very short time or they will be dealt with according to law. Information has been received where they are and unless same are returned Ihe party or parties will be prosecuted. R. P. BINGE MAN. Two liood Sermons, In the absenco of Rev. O. S. Metzler, the Rev. W. W. Hart man, ofSt. Maryp, occupied the pulpit at the First Metho dist Church last Sunday morning and evening. The Rev. gentleman is a young man in years, but two masterly sermons delivered Sunday proved that he possessed an old head. Our people were delighted that the Rev. Metzler provided so amply for them in his ab sence. Our St. Marys friends are to be congratulated on their good fortune in having so capable a gentleman to fill their pulpit each Sunday. Hope he may come our way again. Letter From an Old Friend. G N. Baker, who will be pleasantly remembered by many of our citizens as the Pipe Line walker between Em porium and Colegrove, years ago, writes the following letter to Mr. J. D. Logan: IlAxroßD, CAI.., Aug. 24th, 1902. DEAR FRIEND:—YOU will be surpris ed to receive a letter from me. Do you remember me—G. N. Baker who was line walker from Colgrove to Em porium and Hunts Run, with It. S. Michaels. He is here in Cal., with me. We are laying :i pipe line from Baker field to San Francisco, or near there, a distance of 296 miles. It is an eight inch line and is covered with one inch asbestos paper and hurried three feet The oil here is as thick as tar and has to be heated before it goes into the line. This is a level country. Have one-half of the line laid. There will be nine Pump Stations along the route. We live in tents, the Company board ing the men and paying §2.00 per day. We have Chinese cooks and the best of board. Mr. Logan, I want you to send me a CAMERON COUNTY PRESS and tell Harry. This Company is the same as the Standard in the east, but is called here Pacific Coast Oil Co. i here are four of us that were on the line in your county. I have charge of the camp and get $90.00 per month and board. Is Riley Warner living and conducting the hotel? What has become of the Craven and Mattison families? My wife went east last spring. I will stay here until we finish the line, then I w ill go east and stay awhile. Will go via Buffalo and stop off' at Emporium. Can you give me the address of.L C. Russell? Will send you a San Fran cisco paper. Pleas let me hear from you and send me the PRESS. Respectfully, G. N. BAKER. Care P. C O. Co., Long Camp No. 1. Thrown From a Bicycle and Killed. | Joseph Frazier, ofColesburg, came to i Austin on Saturday last from the Lush baugh, where he has been employed this j summer and after making a short stay : in town, started about 1:30 in thoafter | noon to ride his bicycle home. When near the Worster ice pond his wheel ''shied" either from striking a I stone or from some other cause, and he was thrown down over the bank, strik ing on his stomach on a large stone, i He was rendered unconscious and lay for some time before being discovered. When found he was placed in a wagon and brought to Jule Patterson's house, and medical aid summoned. Every thing possible was done for the man to relieve him, but his injuries were in ternal, and at 7:30 Monday morning he died. Deceased was aged 41 years, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his death Hin remains were taken to Horsehoads, N. Y., Tuesday morning , for interment. Austin Autograph. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." — WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1902, The Coal Strike Not a Matter of Politics. According to Senator Jones, chair man of the Democratic National Com mittee, the trust question is the great issue before the people. With the trust, according to him, goes the tariff. The Democratic idea of trust smashing is tariff smashing, says Philadelphia Inquirer. "The high price of beef and the con duct of this coal business," he says, "have gone a long way in convincing the people that the course of the Re publican Party is against public in terests." The course of the Republican Party has brought the country at large the greatest prosperity known in its his tory, and this has been produced by meeting and overcoming the Demo cratic policies of free silver and free trade. The party of Bryan and Jones and of Candidate Pattison, for that matter, no longer talks glibly about free silver, but it returns to the attack on the protective system because of the combination of capital into vast business enterprises, some of which are in every way to the advantage of the public, some of which are not, but all of which the Democracy persists in grouping under the general head of the trusts. It would smash them all, and in order to do the smashing it would first smash the tariff. Undoubtedly the Beef Trust is one that ought to be fought tooth and nail, for it has given us a specimen of what it can accomplish by raising the price of meats. According to Democratic opinion it can be conquered by remov ing the duty on beef and other articles of food in which it deals. This is an instance of what Mr. Jones would call a "protected trust." President Roose velt has plans for dealing with such concerns which would place them under a certain governmental supervi sion, and if such as the beef combina tion can be reached by tariff revision, the Republican Congress would not hesitate to take such a step. It is not general revision of the tariff that is required, for such a step would mean a vast upheaval of all business and would lead to panic and confusion and to bankruptcy, as it did in President Cleveland's time, but revision of cer tain schedules were needed is a very different thing from a general smash. The Republican Party can be trusted to make all necessary changes. But why does Chairman Jones talk of the coal strike as if it were due en tirely to the Republican administration of the country? Here he belies the Democratic assertion that the "tariff I is tho mother of trusts," for anthracite coal is not a protected commodity. The Dingley bill has nothing to do with it whatever. Not a miner laid down his pick on account of it. Not an operator lias refused to arbitrate be cause it is on the statute books. In no conceivable way can the coal strike be linked with Republican administration either National or State. It is not in any way connected with politics, and if Senator Jones says that it is, then he is referred to the fact that President Baer, of the Reading, who is holding the mine owners firmly against arbitration, is a Democrat of the most pronounced sort. And he is furthermore advised that the men of prominence who have sought to bring about an agreement or a compromise are Republicans. Quay, Penrose, Stone, Elkin, Widener are all Republicans. What Democrat has done anything to get the mines started again ? It is absurd to try to make a political question out of the strike. Tho miners j had grievances, and their petitions I were denied by tho operators. A strike followed. That is all there is to the matter. The general prosperity of Pennsylvania and of the United States outside this strike will not be pat in jeopardy by visiting the responsibility for the strike upon the Republican Party. What the Strike Has Cost. The strike of the anthracite coal miners has now been in progress seventeen weeks, and tho total loss at tributed to tho strike during that time is estimated at more than §100,000,000. The various items are as follows: Loss I to operators in price of coal, 840,500,000; ! loss to strikers in wages, $22,550,000; loss to railroads in earning, §9,500,000; loss to employes other than miners, 85,- 000,000; loss to business men in the region,s3,500,000; loss to business men outside of region, $7,700,000 cost of maintaining coal and iron police, $900,- 000; cost of maintaining non-union men $420,000; cost of maintaining troops in field, §250,000 damage to mines and . machinery SO 500,000. Totals, §106,- J 910,000 Two Tilings Needful, There are two things essential to success in advertising. The first is common sense, and the second is nerve. Perhaps in most cases nerve is a part of common sense, so that I might say there is only one thing necessary. Nerve in advertising implies the pos session of sufficient wisdom to see the advisability of spending one dollar for the purpose of making two.—New Eng land Grocer. DEATH'S DOINGS. MGVICKER. Fred McVicker, for several years proprietor of Hotel Lafayette, atJDrift wood, died last Sunday morning, aged 70 years,leaving a wife and several chil dren. He had been in poor health for a long time. We understand his re mains were taken to Lock Haven for burial. Deceased has resided in this section for many years. •** COLSON. CHARLES COLSON, aged 27 years, died at the residence of his parents, Tues day morning, after a long and painful suffering with that dreaded disease, cancer. The funeral will be held from M. E. Church to-morrow at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Johnston, of Austin officiating. The fire department, of which the de ceased was an efficient member, being foreman of Citizen Hose, will attend in a body. This young man, a quiet in dustrious citizen, was very popular with all. His death is greatly deplored by our citizens. Senatorial Convention. Both Republican and Democratic Senatorial Conventions meet to-day the former at Ridgway and latter at Kane. For Sale. A new six room residence, located, on Fourth st., Emporium; modern con veniences such as bath, gas and closet. Lot 100x200. Will be sold at a bargain. L. E. SPECIIT. 30-41. Rummage Sale. The Rummage Sale in the store room recently vacated by W. D. Johnson opens to-day. Procedes are for benefit of Emmanuel church. The articles offered for sale are useful as well as ornamental. The public is cordially invited to attend. Card of Thanks. I wish to return my heartfelt thanks to my neighbors and friends for their kindness during my sad bereavement and death of my dear husband; UIBO Mrs. S I). McDonald and the Keystone Powder Company. MRS. YLOXZO CIIEESBRO. Sep. 16, 1902. The Burglar Bolted. A dispatch from Coudersport to Philadelphia Inquirer, last Sunday, says: "Mrs L. B. Seibert awoke at 8 a. m.,to find a masked robber standing by her bed. Apparently he was making preparations to chloroform her. She screamed, and the fellow bolted, closely followed by her son, Major, with a revolver. Down stairs he was joined by a man on guard. Both escaped." Close Call. Buffalo Flyer going North, Tuesday morning, had a very close call near Franklinville. A freight train was backing onto a siding when the Flyer came along, at a high rate of speed, crashing into the freight. Engineer Win, Garrity, of this place, and his fire meu jumped, both being considerably injured. Mr. Garrity was brought home Tuesday evening and this morn ing is able to be about his residence with the aid of a cane. Reception for Worthy Lady. Last evening the L. C. M. B. A. gave a reception for Mrs. Harry Jewell, who will leave to-day with her husband for Spokane Falls, Wash., where they will make their future home. This esti mable lady has held the office of Presi dent of the Lodge for sometime and she will be greatly missed by her many friends. Elegant refreshments were served, after which Mrs. Jewell was presented with a beautiful cut glass dish comple ments of the L. C. M. B. A. It is seldom that such entertainers as Mr Edward P. Kllicott cm bo heard in Greensboro. Last night the college chapel was crowded to hear this talent ed men. "Superb," "Magnificent," "The best we have ever heard," were among the expressions of those who heard him. His impersonations are per fect. Last night ho eliarmud the audi ence with the celebrated comedy "A Gilded Fool." He was eneorded throe times after the close. Greensboro, ■5 ('.(Record. A* Teachers'lnstitute, Emporium, Oct. 20th. BRIEF HENTION. Early fall overcoats at N. Soger's. Hon. Geo. A. Jenks, of Brookville, Pa., is seriously ill at Pittsburg. Big crowd in town yesterday, to see the circus. Guess everybody was here. The piano used at the entertainment for benefit of public librarv has been sold to Miss Margaret Murphy, at Com mercial Hotel. A freight brakeman, named Waddell, was badly injured at Driftwood last Saturday. lie was taken to Renovo, where he resides. Those great bargains recently pur chased by N, Seger all go rapidly and those of the PRESS readers who desire to avail themselves of the bargains should call early. Andy Miller, a Little Valley man has been arrested for selling liquor to the Indians on the reservation. After hearing the evidence in the case Com missioner A. Hazelton committed the prisoner to jail to await the action of the United States grand jury. Mrs. Cavey having returned from Philadelphia where she attended the fall opening of the wholesale millinery houses, will reopen liar millinery parlors Thursday, Sep 25th, with a full assortment of tiimmed hats and bonnets; also children's hats N. Segar, the pioneer clothing mer chant of Cameron county, has just re turned from the eastern cities with an immense line of early winter goods and they are now displayed for the benefit of his customers. "The early bird catches the worm" will hold good. Come early and prepare for the winter. A. J. Shattuck, Esq,, is in Couders port this week on business in connec tion with the transfer to the State Forestry Reserve of the Brown lands in Potter cou.ity, a tract of over 13,000 acres, the transaction involving about $25,000. —Tioga Agitator. The autumn swindler is making a few early trial trips He buys rags and gives tinware in exchange. Inciden tialy he produces a pair of spectacles that are very valuable, remarking that he found them in a bag of rags. He has no use for them and will sell them for a dollar or two. The glasses are of com mon window quality and the frames of burnisned brass. Anything above twenty- five cents is profit. The Cambridge Springs News says: At the meeting of the school board on Tuesday night it was decided to hold half day sessions for the first and second primary grades. It is a practice that is followed in several surrounding towns, and is pronounced a success. It gives the teacher a chance to give her un divided attention to the pupils she is trying to instruct, and it tends to make the little ones more attentive and orderly in school. The room to be divided started off with seventy-three scholars. Seldom have we seen an impersona tor folio.ved with such breathless inter est. Mr. Elliott is an artist, and brought out the delicate shading of this piece of literary art most admirab ly. In such expression, in gesture, and in tone adaptation he presented an im personation which in many respects amounted to a second creation. — Georgetown, (Ky.) Georgetownian. At Teachers' '-Institute, Emporium, Oct. 20th. E. M. Westcott's remankable novel. David Harum, and in dramatized form, was presented in Massy Hall last even ing, before an audience of about two thousand, by Mr. Edward P. Elliott. Mr. Elliot's impersonation of the twelve characters was a w mderful ta3k and called forth unqualified approval from the audience. Hisnarative of David's visit to the "crikis," as told to the widow, was a masterpiece. He seemed to be equally facile in humor and pathos and was an ideal "David Harum."— Toronto, (Ont.) Globe. At Teachers' Institute, Emporium, Oct. 20th. Within the last few decades the birth rate in this country has run down rapidly. "The idea of limiting fami lies," says Carroll D. Wrights, "has more effect upon the growth of popula tion than war, pestilence and all other causes combined." In ISSO the average family composed five and a half persons; now it is only four and a half. People in tho southern states have the most children while in New England families are smallest. Louisiana, in proportion to population, has twice as many chikl ern as Maine, under 5 years of age. Nevertheless, a baby is born in this country every twelve seconds. Every twenty-thr u> se • >uds a marriage, and every minute in the twenty-four hours five cradles are supplied with occupants. Subscribe for the PKESH; only $1.50 a year in advance. Terms: $2.00 — $1.50 in advanck. WEATHER REPORT. (Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.) FRIDAY, Showers. SATURDAY Fair, cooler. SUNDAY, Fair. Republican County Convention. The Republicans of Cameron County will meet in Convention at the Court House, in Emporium, | on Tuesday, .September 23rd, 1902, at 11 o'clock, a. m., for the purpose of nominating candidates for the General Assembly, County i-omminsion j ers, .Sheriff and Auditors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said Convention. Republican Primary Election. The Republican Primary Elections for Camer on county will be held on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20tli, 1902. Emporium Borough West Ward, at Opera House, at 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. 4 delegates; Middle Ward, at Council Room, at 7:00 to 9:00 p. in.—3 delegates; East Ward,at Hose House,at 7:00 to 9:00 p. m.—3 delegates. Shippen Township, at Court House, at 2:00 to 4:00 n. in.—fj delegates. Portage Township, at Sizerville Bath House, at 0:00 lo h:00 p. in.—2 delegates. Lumber township, at McDonnell's Store, Cam eron, from 0:00 toS:00, p. ni. -3 delegates. Gibson Township, at Curt in House, Drift wood at 2:30 to 4:30 p. ni —5 delegates. Driftwood Borough, at C'urtin House, ot 7:00 to 9:00 p. M.i delegates. Grove Township, at Shaffer's Hotel, from.C:oo to 8:00 p. m.—l delegates. Saturday, Si pt'emoer 13th is the last day for filing nominations for delegates to County Con vention. Monday, September 15th, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., the vigilance committees will meet and open and announce the nominations for delegates toCounty Convention, reducing tlie number of c andidates by lot to twice the number to be elected. CANDIDATES. The following persons have Bled their declara !ion of intention to be candidates for nomination at said primary elections and Convention: Member of General Assembly: Henry H. Mulhn, Emporium, Pa. County Commissioner: John W. Lewis, Shippen Township, Frank Craven, Shippen Township, George W. Gentry, Lumber Township, M. Blodgett, Grove Township. Sheriff: Harry Hemphill, Emporium, Pa., Albert W. Lewis, Shippen Township. By order of County Committee, A. C. BLUM, Chairman. ATTEST:— J. P. McNarney, See'y. INTERESTING COriHENT. Free traders who say that trusts are the result of a protective tariff have not yet found an explanation for the count less British trusts. President Roosevelt has given the stumper a new beginning. He said ".Men and women of Boston," instead of "Ladies and gentlemen." And why not? The Republican party is so friendly to labor in all of its legislation, that it does not have to buy fake endorsements for its candidates from leaders who have the itching palm. If ever there was a time when Penn sylvania needed to renew her loyalty k> Republicanism and the doctrine of protection, which has made her great among the States, this fall's that time. The Pennypacker band-wagon now contains Col. A. K. McClnre, ex-Sena tor Dave Martin and numerous other ex-kickers. They know a good man and also know when to support him. I i The Democratic plan of campaign is to purchase labor union endorsements, wherever possible. The men who thus seek to pervert their organizations to partisan politics will have short lives as labor leaders, Timothy Hennessey claims to be the champion oat raiser in these parts this season. From seven acres he harvested 483 bushels of clean oats and had nine tons of straw which ho sold at $lO per ton. —Clearfield Republican. Mr. Bryan and his friends yell for a candidate who was loyal in 1896 and in 1900, which is just what the old leaders do not want. Well, let 'em fight if it delights them. All the Republican party has to do is to stick to its text and not become overconfident. i I Good speaking can assist the Republi- I c.in newspapers during the last weeks j of a campaign, but the regular reader j of a Republican newspaper is always j posted and ready to vote. Newspapers, ! after all, best serve the party, for they i reach every family and promote home | discussions of live issues. t t • Senator Divid B. Martin, who ha 3 de clared for Pennypacker, last year aided the Union party of Philadelphia in local matters. He realizes that the He publican nominee for Governor will meet every proper independent thought, and that as Governor he will represent the entire people irrespective of polities Senator Martin has thous ands of followers, and all are in line for Ponny packer. Lots for Sale. I have some de-iirable building lots for sale at a bargain. 30-tf. C. J. Goodnouuu. NO. -30.
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