I'HE CAMERON COUNTY PIIE«I
iiSTABUSHED BY C. B. G.OULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 37.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, Sept. 22nd, 1902.
Editor Press: —
If the congressional campaign in
the west is not started with a boom,
it \\ ill not be from hick of interest
on the part of the federal authori
ties. President Roosevelt has start
ed west on a trip which will occupy
nearly three weeks, and during
which he will cover 5,4158 miles.
I n addition to his regular physician,
lie is accompanied l>y I)r. Richard
son. a Washington throat specialist,
who will render such aid as is
necessary to keep the President's
throat in condition for the trying
amount of public speaking which is
before him. It is confidently stat
ed. by those in a position to know,
thai the President will advance no (
new and startling ideas, no innova
tions in political economy, but will j
appeal to the people on the ground \
of a plain common sense and the j
magnificent record which the Re
publican party has made in the past, j
He will warmly advocate his policy !
of transferring the control of corp- (
orations from the several states to
the Federal Government and will J
remind his hearers that the same :
objections now advanced against j
this policy were advanced when the
creation of the Interstate Commerce
Commission was first advocated.
The conditions which then govern
ed the railroads, and which still
prevail, have come to govern the
great industrial corporations and
the same general supervision by the
federal authorities that has proved
so salutary in the case of the rail
roads will prove equally efficacious
in regard to the corporations, or
•'trusts." He will present no new
phases in his representation of the
Cuban situation but will urge the j
people to uphold his hands in his '
efforts to secure reciprocity for the
new republic on the ground that by j
so doing, he is carrying to its ful- I
lillment tin; policy of his lamented J
predecessor and is sustaining the !
honor of the nation. He will dis- j
cuss freely and frankly the tariff !
question and will prove to the people j
how ehimercal and unsound are the j
arguments of those Democrats who !
would reduce the tariff and en- (
danger the whole financial fabric of
the country for the purpose of re
taliating on a few trusts which are
taking advantage of their power to !
unwarrantably advance prices. On ;
the other hand, he will declare that
the party is wedded to no particular
tariff schedule and that, as condi
tions necessitate, it will modify such
schedules as have outgrown there
usefulness. He will easily demons
trate that the welfare of the nation
demands that such changes in the
tariff as it may become necessary
to make be made by the Republican
party which created it and which is
capable of revising it, rather than
by the Democrats who are avowed
unbelievers in the protection of
American industries and mainten
ance of the high wages now receiv
ed by American workmen.
In addition to the President,
Secretaries Root, Shaw and Wilson
have also gone west and will address
audiences at various points. Secre
tary Root, whose destination is
Peoria, will take the occasion to pay
ahigh tribute to Gen. Wheaton who
makes his home there, and who was
recently retired. Secretary Shaw
will elucidate the policy of the ad
ministration from the standpoint of
a businessman. Secretary Wilson
will address a few audiences on po
litical questions but in the main he
will confine himself to an explana
tion of the practical benefits which
his Department is accomplishing for
the American fanners and outlines
of the work the Department now
has under way but the results of
which will not lit? attained until
some future date. Before leaving J
Washington, Secretary Shaw in- j
creased by $10,000,000 the deposits 1
of the government in the regularly I
appointed depositaries in Xcw York j
thus obviating the shortage of cur- j
rency at that point which has re- j
cently been made a factor in tin;
stock market. As might be expect- !
ed from President Roosevelt's cab- j
inct officers the speeches which j
they contemplate making will be !
in no sense, strongly partisan, but j
rather an accounting of their stew- !
ardship and an explanation of the j
plans along which they will work j
in the future.
P. R. R. Men A\ust Pay Their Debts.
There is an unwritten rule in the j
Pennsylvania railroad system which I
makes it necessary fur employes to pay
their debts. Men who are reported too |
frequently as owing on paid bills are j
not the kind of men who make desirable S
employes, it is alleged, and they do not
stay long in the asrviee of the company.
This has been obvious for some time to j
the casual observer of affairs among the
railroad men and it is due to the recent
troubles stirred up by the West Virginia
collection agency which garnished the
wages of delinquent employes in that
state and attached the pay of others in
this place. Altoona, Philadelphia and
Harrisburg.
The railroad company has been ab
solutely forced to obey these garnish
ments, as otherwise its care would be
subject to attachment in such states as
have garnishment laws. So, annoying
as the situation was, the company was
forced to tccept it, and put up with the
expense at I trouble. But the attach
ments for Alaries have multiplied until
the company was compelled to move
for its own protection.
A way out of the difficulty was deter
mined upon. It was held that a
general order to the effect that men
causing annoyance by contracting debt
would be discharged, would be inter
ference with personal liberty. So in
stead of adopting that course, the woid
was passed that the company regards
with no favor meu who make trouble
for the corporation by permitting their
debts to get in such shape that they
may be garnished.
An officer of the compauy said yes
erday that this annoyance had con
tinued for years. Most of the trouble,
he said had been caused by West Vir
ginia men who came into Pennsylvania
and buy up claims against employes of
the road. It is anticipated that the
action will have the effect of relieving
the company of the annoyance.—Reno
vo Record.
The nan who Stopped his Paper.
Once upon a time, a man got mad at
the editor and stopped his paper. The
next week he sold his corn four cents
below the market price. Then his pro
perty was sold for taxes because he
didn't read the treasurer's sales. He
was arrested and fined $8 forgoing
hunting on Sunday, simply because he
didn't know it was Sunday, and paid
; §3OO lor a lot of forged notes that had
been advertised two weeks and the
public cautioned not to negotiate them.
Ho then paid a big African with a foot
like a forge hammer, to kick him all
the way to the newspaper oflice where
he paid four years in advance and made
| the editor sign an agreement to knock
! him down and rob him if hoeverorder
-1 ed his paper stopped again.—Ex.
Sale of Summer (ioods.
We offer the few pieces of summer
goods that were left over at greatly re
duced prices, to make room for our
largo stock of fall and winter goods.
These goods are not shelf worn, aud are
first class in every way.
NE w GOODS —We have just opened a
very nice line of flannels and flanneletts
for shirt waist. Domet and outing
flannel for dressing sacques. Several
j pieces of high grade goods for tailor
; made suits.
LADIES WRAPPERS—A very nice line
of Ladies wrappers for fall and winter.
CLOTHING— Our Custom made Cloth
ing is giving the greatest of satisfaction
as is attested by the increased business
we are doing in this line. We guaran
tee the fit and workmanship and can
save you from 10 to 2/5 per cent, on your
clothing.
C. B. HOWARD fc Co.
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 In* dealt
with according to law. Information
has been received where they are and
unless same are returned the party or
parties will bo prosecuted.
H. P. BINCKMAN.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25.1902.
Trade Tonic.
Advertising is a trade tonic that can j
be depended upon to remove sluggish j
stocks if given in doses of the proper 1
size at the right intervals Jthrough the |
propel mediums.—Printers' Ink.
Stop That Sppittiiifc.
Dr. Benjamin Lee, secretary of the ;
State Board of Health, is sending out
notices to tho effect that tho Board has
adopted a resolution requiring cities
and boroughs to enforce the ordinance
prohibiting the spitting oil sidewalks,
floors of cars and public places. The
penalty for a violation of the ordinance
is $5 to $25 line or imprisonment.
Baptist Church Notes.
Preaching morning and evening by
tho pastor. Morning subject, "Obe
dience." Evening"Does uniting with a j
church save a soul from Hell?" Bible j
school at the close of morning worship, 1
C.E. Crandell, Supt. Y. I'. S. C. R (5:30
p. m. B. Olmsted Pres. Prayer meet- j
ing Wednesday evening 7:30. All
welcome. Don't miss the evening 1
service, the talk will reveal some false j
teaching of our land.
Sunday School Convention.
The Cameron County Sunday School I
Convention at Driftwood the 12 inst J
was a most inspiring and instructive j
gathering. A majority of the Sunday j
Schools in the county were represented
by delegates. The addresses of Hugh
Cork, State Supt. of S. S. work and by
Mrs. Barnes, Supt. of Primary and
Junior work were highly appreciated,
and will certainly prove to the Sunday
School teachers' who were privileged
to hear them an incentive to more
earnest and devoted work.
The following officers were elected
for the County organization: President,
Mrs. Mary Hall, Driftwood; Secretary
and treasurer, Mrs J. E. Smith, Stirling
Run; executive committee, J. M. Eng
lish, and J. O. Brookbank, Driftwood;
and T. H. Piper, Sinnemahoning. The
county is entitled to ten delegates to
the State S. S. Convention which meets
at Franklin in October, and arrange
ments are being made to secure a large
representation.
Train Robber on Buffalo Flyer.
Last Sunday night an attempt was
made to rob the Buffalo Flyer which
leaves here at 12:10. The robber per
formed his work with a boldness that
stamped him as a professional.
Never before in the history of this
section has there been an attempt to
"hold up" our railroad trains. Evi
dently for fear that Teddy Roosevelt
would bore some of those western me
chanics full of holes, they have come
east and last Sunday night made their
first grand standjplay. Evidently the
gang are scattered, for at the same
hour that Buffalo Flyer was held up
the passenger agent at Johnsonburg
was attacked and beaten. The follow
ing dispatch from Williamsport gives
a truthful account of the "hold up:"
When tho train stopped at Emporium
a man about 35 pears of age, six feet tall
and wearing a dark suit and slouch hat
entered the front coach, which is divid
ed into smoking and baggage apart
ments. He quietly occupied a seat in
the smoking apartment until the train
was passing Huntley, about four miles
west of Driftwood, shortly after mid
night, when, unobserved by the other
passengers, most of whom were asleep,
he tip-toed into the baggage car.
Baggagemastcr Whitehouse of Reno
vo, who was in charge of the car, was
in a stooping position, doing some
work. He heard some one enter, but
thinking it was one of the train crew
did not look up until he felt the cold
muzzle of a revolver thrust into his
face.
"If there are any valuables or money
on this train I want them and I want
them quick," said the desperado.
"Hold up your hands or I will bore you
full of holes. I mean business and my
time is limited."
The surprised baggagemaster had no
alternative but to obey the order to
hold up his hands, and he then told
the intruder to help himself, knowing
there was little of value in the car.
Keeping Whitehouse covered with
the revolver the desperado made a
hurried but thorough search of the car.
including the pigeon-holes used for
sorting the mails. After convincing
himself that there was no booty to be
j secured the man backed out of the door
Whitehouse at once telegraphed to
j Renovo and a posse of special officers
were on hand and surronded the train
I when it arrived. The desperado, how
ever, had either jumped from the rapid
ly moving train before it reached Reno
vo or escaped unobserved through the
> posse.
A number arrests have been made
but up to the hour or going to press it
Jis not known whether tho would-be
robber has been captured or not.
BRIEF riENTION.
Dr C. S. French, of Austin, has de
cided tolocato in Shingle House.
Rev. McCaslin pastor of Presbyterian
church will preach in Methodist Epis
copal church next Sunday morning and j
evening.
State capitol commission has awarded j
tho contract for the now capitol to
George F. Payne & (Jo., of Philadelphia,
whose bid waa53,170,000.
"Husband, I don't know where that
boy f;ot his bad temper. lam sure not
from mo » "No, my dear, for 1 don't
And that you've lost any."
Government engineers will make an
examination of the Susquehanna river
from Northumberland to tidewater with
a view to ascertaining whether it is
feasible to make the river navigable for
that portion of its length and what the
probable cost will be.
Class No. 3, of the Presbyterian SuriJ
day School will hold a dime social on
Friday evening of this week at the
residence of Geo. L. Day, corner Wood
land and Alleghany avenuo in tho in
terest of the church building fund.
Everybody invited.
A euro for earache: Make a small
funnel of stiff paper (writing paper is
good) saturate a ball of cotton size of a
hickory nut with chloroform, drop into
funnel; now place small end of funnel
in the aching ear, draw a long Death,
then blow breath into large end of
funnel. The fumes are thns carried in
to the ear, and all pain ceases at once.
The preacher who can preach to
please every hearer, the editor who can
write to please every reader, the school
teacher who can instruct to please
every parent, and the dressmaker who
can please every woman, also the
merchant who pleases every buyer, are
all dead and wearing wings in heaven.
An exchange describes a cigarette as
a roller of paper, tobacco and rugs with
a small fire and a large fool at the
other. Some of its chief enjoyments
are condensed nightmare, fits, cancer
of the lip and stomach, spinal meningi
tis, softening of the brain, funeral pro
cessions and a family shrouded in
gloom.
One of the peculiar features of the
political situation in this county is a
"Dresser Club" composed of two hun
dred Democrats, with headquarters at
Bradford. S. R Dresser is the Re
publican nominee for congress in the
Twenty-first District of which McKeau
is the leading Republican county. The
qualifications for admission to member
ship in this novel club are that one
must be a voter, a Democrat and an
enthusiast for the election of Mr.
Dresser. I don't see anything in the
prescribed rules, by-laws and regula
tions of the club that bars any Demo
crat from membership.—Port Allegany
Reporter.
For Sale.
A new six room residence, located,
on Fourth St., Emporium; modern con
veniences snch as bath, gas and closet.
Lot 100x200. Will be sold at a bargain.
L. E. SPECHT. 30-4t.
Card of Thanks.
VUlitor Press:—
Please convey to the many kind
neighbors and friends the heartfelt
thanks of myself and family for the
many acta or kindness and sympthy
bestowed upon us during the illness and
death of our beloved son. Especially
do we desire to thank the fire depart
ment for the respect shown one of their
former comrades upon this occasion.
FRANK COLSON.
Our Own Novelist.
A new book from the pen of the
! Cameron County Novelist ia in press,
j Tho critic pronounces it a most un
! usual story, original in plot and execu
tion, besides being exceedingly well
I written.
j The publisher endorses this opinion,
| and adds:
"I have gained quite a new insight
into the early settlement of California
j from reading this work."
MR. C.W. SHAFFER:—
The management of tho Public
Library acknowledges the receipt of
your chock for SIOO.OO, as proceeds of
! the entertainments given by Miss
Met/ger's local talent association.
| The schools, tho Fire Department and
the Reading Room are all working for
tho betterment of the borough and its
people as a whole, and the library is
much pleased to have this substantial
approval from the people,and wishes to
especially thank Miss Metzger and her
associates for their generosity of good
will and public spiritedness.
Most respectfully yours,
JOSIAH HOWARD.
Republican County Convention.
The Republican County Convention
met at the Court House, Tuesday, Sep
tember 23d,11902, at 11 o'clock,a. m.
The secretary of the County Commit
tee called the convention roll which
showed the election of tho following
delegates;—
Shippen Township—Wm. R. Johnson, Mark
Wright, C. 11. Kline, Marcus Taylor, Cameron
Housler, Clias. E. Wiley.
Emporium, West Ward—Josiah Howard, J. P.
McNarney, G. F. Balcom, Joseph Friendal.
Middle Ward—William Hackenberg, 13. W.
(irecn, Henry Edgcomb. East Ward—A. C.
Blum, 1,. K. Huntington, Henry Wheaton.
Portage Township—JohnWygant, H.A. Smith.
Lumber Township A. F. Walker, G. IT. How
let, Frank Hoag.
Qibson Township—S. W. Nyce, Frank G. j
Smith, I). S. Logtie, O. B. Tanner, V. A. Brooks. ;
Driftwood—V. K. Corbett, I' J. Robinson, Geo. '
W. Huntley, Jr., H. B. Mutthersbough.
tirovoTownship—H. H. Alderfer, C.F.Bar-!
elay. F. Burke, Edward Losey.
Captain C. F. Barclay was elected
Chairman of tho convention by ac
clamation and H 11. Alderfer of Grove, j
and |.l P. McNarney of Emporium,
were elected Secretaries.
The ruies were suspended and Hon. !
H. H. Mullin was nominated by accla- j
mation for Member of the Legislature.
Mr. Mullin was introduced to the con
vention and thanked the delegates for
the nomination and I lien left for Harris
burg to file tho certificate of nomination.
The following order of business was
offered and adopted:
I.—Election ofChalrman of County Committee.
2.—Appointment of committee on Resolutions.
3.—Nomination of candidate for Sheriff.
4.—Nomination of two candidates for County
Commissioner.
s.—Nomination of two candidates for County
Auditor.
".—Report of Committee on Resolutions.
7.—General business.
A. C. Blum was nomiaated for chair
man of the County Committee and
elected by acclamation.
The chair B. W. Green,
George W. Huntley, Jr., and Frank
Hoag a Committee on resolutions.
The names of Harry Hemphill and
A. W. Lewis were presented as candi
dates for Sheriff, The roll waa called
and the vote was as follows: Hemahill,
19, Lewis 15. Hemphill was declared
nominated.
The names of John W. Lewis, Frank
Craven, Merit Blodget and George W.
Gentry were presented as candidates
for the nomination for Commissioner.
Tho roll was called and the vote was
as follows: Lewis, 25, Craven, 3,
Gentry, 12, Blodget, 29. Lewis and
Blodget were declared nominated.
The names of C. L. Butler and Gor
don 11. Howlet were presentnd as can
didates for Auditor. There being no
other nominations they were nominated
bv acclamation.
A recess of ten minutes was taken on
motion of B. W. Green.
The Committee on resolutions re
ported as follows and the report was
unanimously adopted:
The necessities of modern business luve ou
grown the ordinary local or state corporations
and have made necessary corporations or combi
nations of capital commonly called trusts the
sphere of whose operation is inter-state or
jMtional.
The charters for these corporations being
granted by the states of New Jersey and Dela
ware, whose laws provide little or no means of
control and regulation and at the best are opera
tive only within the state, they are without any
effective control and as a result conditions have
arisen snch as existed in Pennsylvania when
corporations were chartered by the legislature
for any and every I purpose, and no power or
right of regulation was retained by the state.
This condition in Pennsylvania was destroyed
and the evils of Pennsylvania corporations was
eliminated by the Constitution of 1871 and the
laws passed by the Republican legislatures in
pursuance of that constitution.
The evils of the interstate corporation or trust
can be cured by like control and regulation.
The operation of these corporations being na
tional the states cannot regulate and control
them but the regulation must be national laws.
We therefore favor the immediate passage of
such legislation by the national Congress as will
effectually control the operation of all corpora
tions or combinations of capital by whatever
name they are known doing an inter-state busi.
nesßsoasto effectually eliminate all evils of
such combinations of which just complaint is
raa4e and at the same time preserve to them the
j right and power to do an inter-state business
| which the present prosperous condit ion of our
I country requires and for this purpose we favor
such amendments to the national constitution as
! will give to Congress power to exercise complete
| control over all such corporations or combina
tions.
| Wo therefore request and instruct our Senators
I and member of the House of Representatives of
j the United States to use all proper means within
j their power to secure national control and regu
, lation of all such corporations and combinations.
; We believe in combinations of capital and
equal combinations of laboring interests with
laws allowing them both the fullest scope for the
development of ambition and energy, but as both
I capital and labor are central pilars in the system
of civilization, we believe iu.laws which will
fully protect the public from corporation and
private greed and malice aud we declare for the
fullest freedom of expression of thought and
plans for the betterment of our government, so
long as they declare for constitutional methods
of passing .intendments to our laws.
We are opposed to; any and every attempt to
destroy our national prosperity and bring back
Cleveland regime of closed mills, smokeless
chimneys, soup houses ami tramps, by the adop
tion of free trade as proposed by the Democratic
Continued on Eighth page.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd, i
FRIDAY, .Showers.
SATURDAY Fair, cooler.
SUNDAY, Fair.
Death of DeWitt Felt.
Tho citizens of Emporium \v<iv last
Sunday evening shocked beyond
expression when the sad intelligence
that DeWitt Felt had died sudd' itly at
his residence on East Fourth street, of
rheumatism of the heart. Mr. Fr.lt had
been confined to his residence for sev
eral weeks with acute muscular rheu
matism but it was thought lie was im
proving, in fact he was able to walk
up town Sunday evening and greet
many ot lus friends. His death was
an aw till shock to hi.s host of fii-nds.
DkW itt Few, who was one of our
best - itizens, came to Emporium when
a mere lad and, except a short resi
dence in Philadelphia and North
Carolina, has resided here ever since.
He was closely identified with Empo
rium from its infancy and has filled
many position of responsibility and
trust. For many years he lias been
closely identified with the Emporium
I'louring Mills and at the time of his
death was managing director of this
important industry.
•Fraternally lie was connected with
tho Ancient Order of United Workmen
as well as a member of all branches of
Masonry—Emporium Lodge and Chap
ter, Ridgway Commandery, Couders
port Council and Erie Shriners, taking
a lively interest in ail work.
Mr. Felt and his interesting family,
composed of his good wife and two
children—Mrs. C. W. Shaffer (who with
her husband was visiting at Akron, 0.,
at the time of his death) and oue son,
Guy S. Felt, a bright and promising
son, employed by Emporium Milling
Company.
The void created by his sudden
death, while it will be greatly grieved
by his close family connections, will be
equally felt and regretted by all.
The funeral services were conducted
yesterday morning by Rev. W. A.
Pugsley, of First Baptist Church.
The funeral was under the immediate
direction of Emporium Masonic
Lodges, and was the largest in their
history.
The Press editor, as well as all ac
quainted with the deceased, join in
sympathy with the family.
Relatives and friends in attendance
at funeral were; William Stayton, Dele
ware ;Mrs. Chapman, Chenango; N. Y.,
E.T. Felt and wife, Johnstown, Pa.
Stricken With Palsy.
Mr. Theodore Ritchie was called to
St. Marys on Monday, owing to the
illness of his wife, who has been visiting
her sons Fred and George. The latter
is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Mrs.
Ritchie was stricken with palsy on
Sunday morning, the stroke not be
ing a very severe one, no serious re
sults are apprehended.
George is slowly improving, which
will be good news for his many friends
here.
Two for One.
That was a wonderful dream the
editor of the Leechburg Advance had
tho other day. In liia dreams all his
subscribers came walking up to hits
and said: "You have worked hard
these many yeais and we have conciud
ed to pay two years' subscription for
one year's paper, and you can take the
extra dollars to pay the expenses of a
much needful vacation trip." From
this world of bliss tho editor was
awakened by the office boy who had
gone for the mail, and who brought
back only a blue card announcing that
a subscriber who owed him five years
subscription had moved away arid left
no address. Verily the life of an editor
is long and full of disappointments.
A Remarkable Record.
Chamberlain's Cough llcmc'.y l i;ts
remarkable record. It lias been in use
for over thirty years, during which tiuic
many million bottles have been sold and
used. It has long been the standard and
main reliance in the treatment of croup
in thousands of homes, yet during all thif
time no case has ever been reported te
the manufacture in which it failed to
effect a cure. When «ivcn as soon as the
child becomes hoarse or even as soon as
the croupy cough appears, it will prevent
the attack. It is pleasant to take, many
children like it. It contains no opium
or other harmful substance and may be
given as confidently to a baby as to an
adult. For sale by L. Taggart.
i A barrier against disease and hewer
, than drugs is SHAW'S PURE MALT
Sold By
30-47-ly F. x. Blumle.
Lots for Sale.
i I have soma desirablo building l«:s
i for sale at a bargain. 30-tf.
C. J. GOODN'Ot'OU.
' T. B. Lloyd cashier First National
B.tnk is attending the Pennsylvania's
| Bankers Convention, held at Philadel
phia, this week.
NO. 31.