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.