THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 38.
THE CHAMPION
MIXED PAINT
Sold by L. TACGART has no 112
superior. i
Fourteen years ago I painted my j
house with these paints and am now, t
f or the first Mme since, repainting it. <
H. L. Smith, the painter, says he never *
knew of a house in better condition j
for painting after having stood so long, j
A gentleman, whose name 1 will not r
mention, living in our town, painted *
his house thirteen years ago, with g
these paints and he has engaged some c
paints to repaint, saying that he would i
have no other. *
Dr. Heil man will also testify as to
the merits of these paints. County jail
painted four years apo. John Lind's c
two houses painted two years ago and t
many others, all speak for the virtue 0
and staying qualities of these paints, I
and is better evidence than any man's
word. Look at them; then buy the ~
Champion paints and paint your house t
and be happy. 1
Also paper your house wit'i the ele
gant wall paper at Taggart's and be g
doubly happy. t
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THIS SPACE
IS RESERVED BY
Cheney's Collecting I
Agency
of Towanda, I*a.
We shall from time to time offer for hale un
paid claims against delinquent debtors.
Wntoh SpKoe.
Resolution of Council Upon the Deeth
of nr. S. S. Hacket.
Hem,led. That the members of Council of the
Borough of Emporium have learned with sincere
regret of the deate of Mr. 8. S. Hackett, member
ol Council, for the East Ward of Emporium, that
in the death of Mr. Hacket, who for the greater
part of the last 28 years has been c mnected with
Council ol Borough government as Burgess, Coun
cilman and Justice of the Pt i.ce, we have lo:;t an
able and efficient member and fellow-citizen,
who has always been faithful in the discharge of
hU duties and as a mark of esteem, this resolu
tion be entered upon the records of Council an.) a
copy thereof be transmitted to the family, to
whom we tender our sympathy and join with
them in their sorrow, and that Council attend
the funeral in body.
C. J. OOODWGCOH, Secretary Conncil.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(from »ur Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, May 18, 1003.
Editor Pre«».—
Several communications have
reached the State Department urg
ing a protest against the reported
persecution of the Jews in Russia,
the hope that Secretary Hay would
entertain such a request being based
on his protest against similar per
secutions in Roumania some
months ago. That the State De
partment, much as it deplores the (
reported suffering, will feel war
ranted in taking action is, how
ever, doubtful. It is pointed out
at the Department that in the case j
of Roumania the United States was 1
in a sense party to the agreement ;
which preserved the integrity of
that nation and could, therefore,
protest against the violation of the 1
pledges made by treaty. More- !
over, in the Roumania incident
there was ground on which this
country could base a personal com- ,
plaint as the ports of the United j
States are being flooded with an
undesirable class of immigrants as ! ,
a result of the intolerable coudi- j
tions which surrounded these peo- ;,
pie in their Roumanian homes. .!
Russia being a soverign state, and ! (
the United States suffering no per- 1 (
sonal inconvenience from the per
secution of the Jews, the condi
tions are, it will be appreciated, en
tirely different and this country
would be no more warranted in
protesting against the present per
secutions than Russia would be in
protesting against lynching in the
South, murdering in Connecticut or
Pennsylvania or White-capping in
the West.
The return of the President's
train from the West is awaited with
no little interest by Washingtou
ians in view of the reports which
have been received concerning
the numerous and varied as
sortment of presents which have
been almost forced upon the Chief
Executive by his admirers through
out his trip. It is stated that only
by chance did Mr. Roosevelt escape
a present of a performing bear of
fered him at Albuquerque. Ho
was less fortunate at Sharon
Springs, Kansas, and the result is
that there is a "cute little badger''
in"the baggage car ahead."
Among the other mementoes which
now occupy space in the baggage |
car, almost to the exclusion of
necessary provisions, are Navajo J
blankets, horse hair bridles, bowl; . I
platters, jardiniers, bowie knives 1
i stillettoes, antlers, a bearskin suit ,
i moccasins and many other trifles
I which will make interesting <
hibits in the National Museum, lor
jit will be impossible for the I're.-i
--j dent to accommodate all hi- gifts in
| the White House.
| The most sensational develop
i ment in the I'ostoflice Department
| investigation is the statement of
I Mr. Tulloeh, formerly caashier in
! | the Washington city postofllce,
j! which has just been 'made public.
i Mr. Tulloeh made publican inter
view some time ago in which lie
i charged Ex-Postmaster General
Smith, Ex-First Assistant Post
master General Perry Heath and
other officials with failing to pre
| vent frauds in the Department.
The Postmaster General replied to
Mr. Tulloeh by saying that unless
| he could prove his charges he would
only have succeeded in branding
himself a slanderer. Mr. Tulloeh's
j reply to Mr. Payne's statement is
a comprehensive review of the in
cidents which led up to his inter
view, and, pending the reply of
the officials involved, Mr. Tulloeh
! appears to have made good his
| charges. Referring to Mr. Smith
i he says, "Some people are said to
I live all their lives within a few
j miles of Niagara. Falls and never
become aware of the roar or the
! beauty of the falls."
Handkerchief Sate.
The Ladies Relief Corps will hold a
• I handkerchief sale on Saturday, May 30,
■ I in the store room opposite It. C. Dod
i sou's drug store, proceeds togo to the
monument fund. They will also seH
ice cream and case. Everybody is in-
B vited.
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Desirable Purchase.
r I A. F. Vogt has purchased from Mrs.
~ I E. M. Hurteau, ttse building on Fourth
street occupied by Misses Ludlum. We
t understand Mr. Vygt contemplates re
moving his shoe store to that locutii.i
j. in the future.
a i Bitten by Dog.
, j Har'jert Diy's lit.*lj SJ.I Karl ,v.is
i 1 bitten by a dog on Tuesday, not dan
i , gerously. Dr Biker cauterized the
wound and no serious results are anti
' cipated.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." — WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA.. THURSDAY, MAY 21,190.3.
K. O. T. M., Ball and Supper.
There will be a ball and supper held
in the K. O. E., hall at Cameron, Pa.,
Friday evening, May 22, 1903. Under
the auspices of the K. O. T.M., of Cam
eron, Pa. Everybody is oordially in- 1
vited. 1
—Hiss Stauffer Sings.
A pleasant feature of last Sundays ,
session of the Sunday school of the ,
First Methodist church was a vocal 8010 (
by Miss Nora Stanffer, of Millville,N.J. ]
Miss Stauffer will avail herself of con j
servatory training in", the near future. <
Wire Ticklers Meet.
A minor convention of the P. & E. 1
operators was held in Kane last even- '•
ing. Chas. L. Chadwick, of Eenovo; 1
James F. Burns, of Spring Creek; >
Messrs. Eddy and Gibbson, of St. l
Marys; Messrs. Stevens and McNa- <
mara, of Emporium, and Sheelhan, of -
Stoneham, attended.
League Anniversary. ]
The Wesley Succession was the sub- |
jectofthe Epworth League Anniver- ,
sary program at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church last Sunday evening, j
The service which was instructive was ,
largely attended by members and ,
friends. The installation of the officers ,
for the ensuing year took place at the ]
conclusion of the program and was an .
ending befitting the occasion.
Won't Stand Personal Attacks. '
Ex Governor William A, Stone has '
declared that he would no longer en- 1
dure insinuations of certain newspapers '
throughout the state, as well as in 1
Pittsburg, as to his acts while he was
governor. He asserts that now he is a
private citizen, and that as such he is
no longer to be criticisad and his acts
misrepresented in the public press.
He threatens to sua any newspaper
that abuses him hereafter.
Social Events.
Miss Christina McDonald pleasantly
I entertained, last Saturday evening,
"The Jolly Eight" and "Happy
Dozen" (the former being ladies and
the latter gents)at her home on Fifth
street. The occasion was Miss Mc-
Donald's birthday. Of course the
young ladies and gents made it lively
for the old folks and had a good time.
Miss Mame Logan, in her usual ele
gant style, entertained the Bachelor
Girls Club at six o'clock dinner, last
Thursday. The affair was in honor of
j Mrs. I). B. Branson, nc; Margaret Me- j
Donald, a former member of the club.
I In addition to the elaborate course
j dinner the occasion was interspersed 1
I with music. The Batohelor Girls are j
i a jolly band of budo and for rare i
j beauty and grace will mat "h any town |
J in the state.
Republican County Convention.
The Republican County Convention,
for the election of a delegate to the
State Convention, met at the Court
House, in Emporium, on Tuesday,
May 19tb, at 1:30 o'clock, s. M." «
Mr. E. \V. Gaskill, of Shippen Town
ship, was elected Chairman, and J. P.
NcNarnev, of Emporium, Secretary.
Dr. V. K. Corbett, of Driftwood, was
unanimously elected delegate to the
State Convention.
The Secretary was directed to send
to Capt. C. F. Barclay a copy of the
resolution adopted at the last county
convention relating to the appoint
ment of a committee to revise the rules
of the party, with the request that lie ap
point the committee provided for said
committee, to report to the next
bounty convention.
Adjourned,
J. P. MCNARNEY, Secretary.
Attempted Robbery and Murder.
Chief of Police 11. B. Mutthersbough,
who is also night agent for the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company, had a thrill
ing experience, early yesterday
morning, « ith two robbers who
were forcii .£ an entrance into the gen
eral store of J. O. Brookbank & Co.
The Chief had piloted five persons,
who arrived on the 12:27 Buffalo flyer,
to the Commercial hotel, and while re
turning to the station, saw two men
i standing at ths rear of the store. He
went to the station, secured his re
volver and returned, walking along the
railroad, and as he reached a box car
' on the siding just back of the store, one
I of the men commanded him to halt
j and at the same time stepped from be-
I hind a post and opened fire. The Chief
i tried to get behind the box car as the
1 robber fired the second shot, which
passed through his derby hat. He re
* | turned the fire, but two more bullets
I whizzed by him and he ran down to S.
J I). McCool's residence and awakened
I that gentleman. When they returned
I the robbers had fled leaving a window
half open.
| The Chief was at a great disadvant
age, standing under the full glare of
the moon, while the robber who was
1 | doing the shooting, was behind a large
! oak post and iu the shadow of the
( building. It was a mighty close rail,
and the wonder is that ne was not shot,
as tbey were not more than twelve
yards apart. A bullet fired by the
< ! Chief was Imbeded in the post.
Messages were sent in all directions
t j but tip to this writing they had not
- , been apprehended.—Driftwood Ga
-1 zette.
The Strike Situation.
Editor Prett:
The strike situation between the Cli
max Powder Co., and their employees,
who went out Bome six weeks ago,
owing to the Company's refusal to
grant their demands:
The strikers have held several im
portant meetings for the purpose of
devising means by which a satisfactory
settlement could be arranged, but up
on every occasion their committee,
has been refused the courtesy of an
interview by the representative of the
Company.
The strikers, after making every ef
fort in their power to bring about an
amicable adjustment of the grievances
which are existing, have turned the
matter into the hands of their Inter
national organization, the United Pow
der and High Explosive Workers of
America, an organization which is
very strong throughout the country
and closely allied with the United
Mine and Mineral Workers'of America,
both organizations being affiliated
with the Federation of Labor.
The International representative of
the Powder Workers' has made strenu
ous efforts toward getting a conference
with the Company, through their rep
resentative here, but have been
refused the courtesy of the same,
and as a result of the above the Inter
national organization of Powder Work
ers begun what might result iu a long
and bitter fight, if the Company does
not yield to recognizing the men. in
some way.? They already have had
the Scranton and Wilkesßarre Cen
tral Labor Bodies, largely composed of
miners, heartily endorse a resolution
at their last meeting, placing the Cli
max Powder Co., on the unfair list, a
like resolution has been drawn to be
presented to United Mine Workers Dis
trict Convention to be held in Hazel
ton next week. Circular letters are al
so being sent out to all the Mine Work
ers locals in United States instructing
them not to handle the Climax Powder
Co's. product, as it is unfair to Organ
ized Labor.
C. E. SAUTTERS,
Organizer and Committee.
The Boys to Mr. Howard.
We are told that the citizens have
raised sufficient money to insure the
acceptance of Mr. Howard's generous
offer of a park and athletic grounds.
While this park will be of great value
to the entire town, it will be of especi
i al benefit and pleasure to the boys and
I we wish to show our appreciation to
j Mr. Howard for this, the greatest of
| his acts and friendship.
Not having any athletic grounds has
! often made us envious of the boys of
other towns and has placed us to a dis
advantage, in all athletic contests with
j them, and it is with pride that we look
| forward to having the finest park and
J athletic grounds in this section of the
• state.
Should .Mr. Howard, who is now our
| honored Burge3s, ever be a candidate
i for any other office, no matter what
i his political views may be, he can rely
on our loyalty as we know he will
j work only for the best interests of the
; town, state or country and we will
welcome tiie opportunity to show his
opponents how his boys can whoop it
up tor the man who Has always bean
their friend.
BOYS OF EMPORIUM.
Young Fisherman.
| Herkie Jones, son of Byron E. Jones,
i while only twelve years of age, is an
! expert fisherman. Last Monday he
managed to secure a fishing hook and
piece of common twine and gallantly
! marched to the mill pond to show
! "dad" that he could fish. He surpris
ed his family by bringing home a
I large eel, weighing three pounds.
Extended Foreign Trip.
Mr. Fred Julian of Emporium, leaves
!on the '26 th of this month on an ex
! tended trip to the Philippines, Japan,
■ China and India, expecting to be ab
j sent several months. No doubt Mr.
| Julian,who is an observing gentleman,
will give his friends, upon his return,
• an interesting description of his trip.
Pie and Cake Social.
The ladies of Christian Endeavor of
I Presbyterian Church, will offer a choice
' variety of pies and cakes for sale on
I Saturday afternoon and evening at the
' j vacant store room, corner of Fourth
| and Chestnut streets. Don't forget the
[• date.
; Baptist Church Notes.
' Preaching morning and ovening by
1 , the Rev. (i. S. Daugherty, of the
' Second Baptist Church, Erie, Pa,
Bible school at the close of morning
worship, C. E, Crandell, supt. Y. P.
' j 8. 0. E , at 6:30, B. Olmsted, President.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
7 Alt. All welcome.
Editor Hacket Dead.
SEYMOUR S. HACKET, editor of East
Emporium Independent, aged 76 years,
died at Buffalo City Hospital, Tuesday
evening, of cancer of the bladder, and
other complications.
Not until a few days ago were onr
people aware of the fact that Mr. Hack
et was afflicted with a fatal disease and
that his family physicians had ordered
him togo to Buffalo Hospital in hopes
that an operation might prolong bis
life. Upon his arrival there the doc
tors decided an operation would be
fruitless—that he could not live. He
rapidly failed and it benig seen that he
could not live, much less stand the trip
home, his wife and other members of
the family were sent for. He peace
fully passed away at nineo'clockTues
day evening, surrounded by his wife
and other members of the family.
His remains arrived here yesterday
noon, the funeral to take place from
the family residence, corner of East
Allegany Ave., and Portage streets,
where the deceased has resided so
many years, this, (Thursday) after
noon at two o'clock. Rev. W. A.
Pugsley, pastor of First Baptist church
will conduct the services.
The sudden passing away of this
pioneer citizen came like a clap of
thunder to our citizens, who hoped the
serious reports were untrue.
Mr. Hacket came to what was then
Shippen township in 1857 from Liberty
township, McKean county and actively
engaged in farming and lumbering,
accumulating a large amount of prop
erty—operating a saw mill and store
in Emporium for many years, in con
nection with his other varied interests
He was a gentleman of indomitable
will, shrewd and resourceful; the em
ployer of a large number of laboring
men for years. Ever since his advent
in this county he has continually en
gaged in local politics, holding many
township and borough offices. In poli
tics he was a Republican until 1966,
when the PRESS was established, as a
Republican paper, when he became a
Democrat and established the Inde
pendent, which he has nominally con
ducted ever since. During all these
years, our readers will remember the
many stormy controversies between
the two veterans—C. B. Gould and S.
8. Hacket—upon political questions
and public improvements in our town
and county. On the shady side of
life they sheathed their swords and
watched the younger ones carry the
banners. Hacket was a peculiar char
acter and did not always feel that he
was fairly treated by his party and
more than once went after those mem
bers of his own camp and caused some
of them to call for quarters. In Bor
ough matters he continually fought for
what he considered the rights of East
Emporium—usually gaining his point
only to be stabbed in the house of his
friends. He deserved better treatment
from his party for the many years of
service and thousands of dollars ex
pended, that his party might have an
organ.
Personally the present editor of the
PRES3 has always enjoyed, we believe,
the friendship of the deceased—in fact
he has repeatedly called upon us, in
confidence, for consultation upon
public matters where both were inter
ested. Mutual assistance was otten
rendered by each side. True we may j
have differed in business and political
matters, yet personally were friends.
His long and eventful life has closed
j and what many men, possibly, would
have moulded differently, none battled
more nobly than he to carry out his
' business ventures to a successful con
| elusion. May lie find a peaceful sleep.
, Deceased leaves a wife and eight
children to mourn the death of a kind
and charitable husband and father and
public spirited citizen No doubt the
funeral, this afternoon, will be very
generally attended by our citizens.
The town council of which the deceas
ed is now a member and has been for
many years, had a special meeting last
evening and adopted suitable resolu
tions. The Council will attend the
funeral in a b >dy and, at t'nej request
of the family, will serve as honorary
pall bearers.
Let every citizen show that mark of
respect due an old townsman.
A Public Nuisance.
The careless scattering of waste paper
along our streets has become a nuis
ance that io well nigh intolerable to
people who have any sense of neatness
and who desire to keep their premises
clean and tidy. The practice of strip
ping parcels and packages of their
wrappings while taking them home,
and distributing the wrappers onto
lawns along the highway is on 9 that
should be preemptorily stopped by our
Street Commissioner or Policeman.
In this connection I wish to protest
against the practice that obtains here
to some extent, of allowing any one to
distribute pamphlets, circulars, and ad
! vertising matter of various kinds along
I our streets, on our front porches, and
1 all over our lawns. Some of this matter
: is unfit for publication, none of it is ol
I any value, and the scattering of this
! stuff on the streets is an imposition on
| clean orderly people, and a nuisance
| that ought to be abated. XXX.
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The Climax Powder Works Sold.
Negotiations have been in progress
! for several months between the own
ers of the Climax Powder Com
: pany, at this place, and the great pow
der interests of the United States, with
headquarters at Wilmington, Del, for
the sale of the works. The deal has
been consumated, the property pass
ed into the new company last Monday.
There are, of course, many reports in
circulation on the streets but we are
1 assured the works will not only con
tinue in operation but will be largely
increased in (sapacity. At this writing
there has not been any changes made
here, as yet.
TERMS: #2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT.
(Eo*eeast;by T. B. Lloyd.)
PRIDAY, Fair.
SATURDAY. Khowers.
SUNDAY. Probably showers.
Low Kate Excursion to Buffalo and Niagara
Fall*, Decoration Day.
On Decoration Day, Saturday, May
30, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will run a special low-rate excur
sion to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Round trip tickets, good going only on
train indicated, and good returning on
all regular trains stopping at stations
named, May 30 and 31, but not good in
Pullman sleepingor parlorcars, will be
sold at rate indicated:—
Train
Leaves. Rate.
Emporium 8.30 A. M. $2 50
Shipper) fX.42 " 2 50
Austin (B. &S. R. R.) 8.00 " 300
Keating Summit 9.04 " 2 50
Coudersport (C. &P.A. R. R.) 8.28 " 275
Port Allegany 9.25 •' 2 25
Bmethport 0.14 " 2 25
Larabee 9.45 " 2 15
Eldred 9.53 " 2 00
Buffalo Ar. 12.40 P. M
Niagara Falls " 1.40 *'
"112" Stoi s only on signal or notice to
Agent.
Children between 5 and 12 years of
age. half rates. 2705-13-et.
Growth of Niagara Falls.
Thcgreat industrial progress ofthc
City of Niagara Falls is as irresistable,
limitless and ceaseless as the mighty
river itself, and this is becoming more
and more apparent to all. The last
census shows that its population in
creased more in proportion to its size
than any other city in the country,
and the present decade, the rate of in
crease will be much larger. The har
nessing of the great falls of Niagara is
now a most successful accomplishment
and as a result a great industrial city
is being built around the world-famed
cataract, a city which in many respects
will partake of the nature of the
wonderful waterfall, in its grandeur,
permanency and world-wide attractive
ness. The first electric power of The
Niagara Falls Power Company was
used the latter part of 1895, and if such
a phenomenal growth can be shown
during a period when the power devel
opment were only begun, what will
be the result when the full develop
ment now in progress and projected
shall be completed.
The following statistics will show
the magnitude and industrial impor
tance of the City of Niagara Falls, a
city which is practically only a few
years old, but has brighter prospects
than any spot in the world:
Power now developed
and supplied, has grown
Niagara Falls in ten years,
from 5,000 population to
32,000 and the manufactur
ing interests from six
places of manufacturing to
268 different places 85,000 H. P
Amount of additional
power now under construc
tion §1,075,000
Capital invested in power
developments §32,500,000
Capital of factories now
running . §37,617,500
Value of manufactured
products per annum §23,409,000
Postoffice revenue year
ending March, 1901 §37,140 99
Postoffice revenue year
ending March, 1902 $53,549.34
Increase in Postoffice
revenue year ending March,
1902 44A percent
Increase in registration
from Oct. 1901, to March,
1902 1,155
Increase in population
from 1890 to 1900 253 per cent
With .such a record to look back up
on, and the present enormous devel
opments in progress to look forward to
the investor will see in Niagara Falls
realty an opportunity for a safe and
profitable, investment in wliith cannot
anywhere elae be equalled. Great as
the growth has been in till directions
in the jinst, yet this is i;uro to be ex
ceeded oy far in the next few years, as
the greater benefit of these great devel
opments now uuder way will be real
ized. What effect this Increased indus
trial activity will have upon value of
real estate at Niagara Falls is beyond
conception, but it; may be safely pre
dicted that within the next ten years
we may look for most of the land value
to quadruple itself.
The Auto Accident.
List Thursday we stopped the press
to announce the automobile acci
dent that befell Mr. Andrew Brady,
manager of Emporium furnace, and
Mr. E. D. White. While approaching
the wagon bridge on the Portage, at
Four Mile, at a high speed, Mr. Bradv
evidently turned the wheel a littie too
strong, which caused the "red devil"
to kick the hind wheels and shot di
rectly across tho road and down an
embankment, completely turning the
machine upside down, pinning Mr.
Brady under tho wreck and throwing
Mr. White, a distance ot fifteen feet
into the creek. Mr. White, who alight
ed on his head and face, was onlyinjur
ed slightly on the forehead and imme
diately set to work to liberate Mr.
Brady who was unconscious at the
time but soou came to and directed
affairs, although suffering severely
from the many bruises. Mr. White
secured the assistance of Mr. Lucore,
who brought Mr. Brady to Emporium,
where medical assistance was summon
ed. Mr. White walking to town.
Although seriously bruised and
shaken up Mr. Brady only remained in
bed until Monday and is now able to
be about, attending to business. It
was a miraculous accident und the
greatest wonder that both were not
seriously injured or killed. The urn
chine was a new one and this bciug
the first trial trip, no doubt accountH
J for the miahap.
NO. 13.