THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESST
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 38.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, Oct. 19, 1903.
Editor Prens:-'
President Roosevelt's interest in
Maryland politics is one of several
circumstances which have made
the campaign in that state of nat
ional importance, hardly second to
that of the contest in Ohio. For
some time there lias been a bitter
factional struggle among the Mary
land republicans, between tin; fol
owers of Senator McComas and
Representative Mudd who quarrel
ed over federal patronage. Many
of the republicans are determined
that Senator McComas shall not be
reelected and this lack of harmony
is liable to be of service to the
democrats. The leaders of both
factions have had frequent inter
views with the President and this
gave rise to rumors that he favored
first one and then the other faction.
He has now made it plain that his
interest in the campaign is merely
a party one and that he is neither
for nor against any of the republi
can candidates. He has appealed
to the leaders to put aside their
factional differences and unite to
defeat the democrats. Tt is not
known just what effect the Presi
dent's attempts at harmonizing the
party will have but they have much
annoyed Senator Gorman who
publically criticises President
Roosevelt for interference in the
state campaign. Mr. Gorman's
criticisms may be good politics,
but they are not very just as there
are plenty of precedents for the
presidents interference in the state
politics in the interest of the party.
It might also be said that the
Senator from Maryland is himself
interfering in the New York cam
paign, as he is now in that city
aiding Tammany. lie is one of
the most probable candidates for
the democratic nomination for
president and many republicans
feel that he is the strongest man
the democrats can put up. His
chances for the nomination are
supposed to be in direct proportion
to the democratic success in his
state and this is another circum
stance which makes the Maryland
campaign of importance. In ad
dition, the race question which has
been made the issue of the cam
paign, is of speciol importance to
President Roosevelt, as he has
done much to make it a factor in
present politics. He no doubt
feels that a republican victory in
Maryland would serve as an in
dorsement of attitude toward the
negro, and as the state has south
ern sympathies, such an indorse
ment would have special weight
with the President's northern and
western critics of his negro policy.
Therefore a republican victory in
Maryland would give the President
prestige as a party harmoniser,
would be a partial indorsement
of his attitude toward the negro,
and would lessen the power of Sen
ator Gorman as a possible compet
itor in the presidential campaign.
Senator Hansbrougli is prepar
ing a bill along the general lines
recommended by the President in
his message to the last session of
the Fifty-seventh Congress. This
measure provides that the desert
land act shall be so amended as to
prevent the assignment of the en
trymen's right before the expira
tion of the three years from the
time of entry. Speaking on the
subject of land law revision, the
Senator said recently, "The facts
do not warrant a complete reversal
of the existing land laws, although
the modifications which I have in
corporated in my bill I regard as
most important. People who have
lived in the West, who have
watched the struggles of the poor
but energetic settlers in that
Continued on Fourth page
A Big Scenic Production.
It is seldom that the heavy scenery
and effects of the much vaunted "big
city productions" is carried into the
one night stands, the majority of these
companies leaving behind the bulk of
their impediments, claiming that "any
thing is good enough" for provincial
audiences. An exception to this rule
is "A Foxy Tramp," whose managers,
Carley and Lewis, not only carry a car
load of scenic and mechanical accesor
ies,and produce the play under the per
sonal direction of its author, Mr. Lewis-
Not only is a complete acting company
(composed of actors and actresses es
pecially selected for their fitness for
their respective roles) employed at
high salaries, but in addition a band
and orchestra of 18 pieces, under the
efficient leadership of Prof. Chris.
Jocoby, (late cornetist with Sousa,)
discourses melody during the street
parade which is given daily and pleas
antly beguiles the intervals necessitat
ed by changing the unusually heavy
sets of scenery. "A Foxy Tramp" will
appear at the Opera House, Emporium,
one night only, Oct 28. Opera chairs
75; reserved seats, 50; admission, 35;
gallery, 25.
Have a Look.
"My child, what is that pretty piece
of pink paper on my Journal?" "That
papa, has your name on it and a date.
The name tells the postmaster whose
box to put the paper into and the date
tells him how many years you have
been getting the paper without paying
for it. Just look at the date on this,
papa. The printer must be a good,
kind man to send us a paper every week
for so mar.y years without getting any
pay for it.""He is, my child, he is,
and I'm going to send him the money
this very day that he has waited for so
long; and I'm going to putin a dollar
and a half besides to pay for the
Journal a year ahead." "That's doing
as you would like to be done by, isn't
it, papa? This is what you tell us to
do, and I know the paper will seem so
much better if the little pink label tells
us all that it is paid for ahead."—
Potter Journal.
"Star" and "Crescent."
The members of the high school and
senior grammar schools last week or
ganized themselves into two literary
societies, "The Star" and"The Cres
cent." The object, as stated in their
constitution, is to promote literary,
elocutionary and musical culture among
their members.
The Star elected the following offi
cers:—President, Claude Carpenter'o4;
vice-president, Nellie Thomas, 'O4; sec
retary, Carolyn Lechner, 'O4; treasurer,
Edith Heilman, 'OS; pianist, Ida Seger,
08; librarian, Edward Hughes, 'OS, ser
geant-at-arms, Julia Hogan, '08; critic,
Miss Snedden; executive committee,
Frances Blumle, 'O4; Elizabeth Lechner,
'O6; and Christina McDonald, 'OS.
The following is the organization of
the Crescent:—President, Fred Heil
man 'O4; vice-president, Myrtle Gre
gory, 'O4; secretary, Max Balcom, 'OS:
treasurer, Christie McDonald, '08;
pianist, Myrtle Lloyd, 'OS; librarian,
Linn Strayer, 'O6, sergeant-at-arms,
Clifford Burbart, '08; critic, Miss Lar
rabee; executive committee, Florence
Schlecht, 'O4; Ida Hertig, 'O6; Eva
Lewis, 'O4.
The societies meet on alternate Fri
day afternoon, beginning with the
Star on Oct. 30. For the present no
visitors will be admitted. Later public
meetings of the soietles will be held.
Announcement.
Mr. C. L. Pollitzer, representing one
of the leading houses in the U. S., in
the manufacture of Ladies Tailor Made
suits, Coats, Jackets, Walking Skirts
and rain coats, will be in Emporium
for one day only, at the store of M. C.
Tulis on Tuesday next, the 27th, for the
purpose of taking orders and measures
for the above line. All parties inter
ested are invited to call.
Caution to Sportsmen.
All persons are hereby forbidden to
trespass upon the premises of the
undersigned for the purpose of shooting
game. Boys and others who bave been
in the habit this season of discharging
fire arms into our homes will be dealt
with severeiy it again detected.
ITLCHARU CH A DWICK|Est. ,
WARREN MOORE.
Continues to Improve.
Mrs. J. H. Wheeler, of Rural Valley,
who has been confined inßradfordHos
pital in a critical condition for some
time, her many friends will be pleased
to learn is improving. If nothing pre
pents she will be moved to her home
within a few days. Mrs. Ilurteau, her
mother, continues to remain with her.
| Everybody reads the PRESS.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1903.
DAVID L. BARBER
BURNED TO DEATH.
Just as we goto press*we learn
of the death of David L. Barber,
who resided on his farm between
Driftwood and Sinnaruahoning.
About one o'clock to-day~liis resi
dence caught fire and Mr. Barber
went to the second floor after some
article, when he was overcome and
perished in the flames. He has re
sided in this county many years.
He leaves a wife.
Elected Vice-President.
Mr. Josiah Howard, of this place,was
recently elected one of the Vice-Presi
dents of the Pennsylvania Sabbath
School Association. Hon. John Wana
maker, who has been President since
1895, was re-elected.
Baptist Church.
Each member of the church is earn
estly requested to attend the services
Sunday morning, 11 a. m., Oct. 25th.
Short services by the Young Peoples'
Society, after which important busi
ness in relation to calling a pastor to be
considered.
Death of Engineer Mitchell,
Engineer F. W. Mitchell, formerly of
Driftwood, died in Pittsburg last Satur
day from the effects of a surgical opera
tion. His funeral took place on Mon
day. Mr. Mitchell was a very popular
citizen of Driftwood, when he resided
there, and his death is deeply regretted;
A Good Show.
It was the unanimous verdict of those
who witnessed the presentation of
"Down and Up," in the Casino opera
house last evening that the show i 3 a
good one. It is uproariously funny,
and the numerous mirth-provoking sit
uations were greatly appreciated A
return date will be played in two
weeks.—Pittsfield (Mass.) Eagle. Em
porium, Wednesday, Oct. 27th.
Platform Orator.
Dr. J. Wesley Hill delivered his pop
ular lecture, "Brain vs Brawn," before
the Teachers' Institute last evening to a
large audience, completely captivating
our citizens with his eloquence. The
lecture stands as the most popular ever
listened to by our people and should
the Dr. again visit Emporium he wlil
be accorded a rousing reception. De
Witt Talmage knew what he was say
ing when he placed Dr. Hill among the
"most eloquent orators of the day."
The Teachers Institute.
Miss Collins, our energetic Supt. of
Schools, has certainly given our people
a line of instructors and lecturers far
above any previous attractions. The
attendance at both the day and evening
sessions were the largest in the history
of Cameron county Institutes. The in
structors, Profs. Green, Schmucker,
McGinnis and Miss Weller were very
entertaining. The Institute closes to
morrow morning and cannot but add
to the cause of education.
Ugly Customer.
Chief-of-Police Mundy arrested an
impostor, on Tuesday, who was going
around town soliciting alms, pretend
ing to be blind. When the officer at
tempted to land him in "cracker and
water house"he was not so feeble and
made it necessary to call aid. He is an
ugly customer aud good diet should
restore his reason, which no doubt it
has by this time.
Hr. VanGelder's Home.
As announced in the Pkess last Au
gust Mr. Van Gelder, Supt., of Climax
Company, had contracted for the pur
chase of the Iron Company house on
Sixth street. W. H. Cramer is actively
at work completing what will be a
handsome residence. He expects to
have it ready for occupancy by Thanks
giving, when Mr. Van Gelder will
move his family to Emporium.
Will Remain at Keating Summit.
Rev. R. S. Oyler, pastor of the Meth
! odist Episcopal church at Keating
Summit, who has a call to the First
Methodist Episcopal church in Canton,
Pa., Central New York conference, at
a salary larger than that of his present
position, announced to his congrega
i tion la.-t Sunday morning that he had
I refused the call and would remain with
them. Mr. Oyler lias another offer of
much consideration elsewhere.—C'oud
ersport Enterprise.
Emmanuel Church.
Lay service, Sunday, Oct. 25th, 10:30
a. rn. There will be no service in the
evening.
Sunday, November Ist, celebration
of the Holy Communion 10,30 a. m.
Fatal Accident.
GEORGE E. KKINER, aged 17 years, I
seven months and 19 days, second son i
of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kriner, work
ing for John McCutclieon, at Oleona,
Potter county, was instantly killed last
Thursday afternoon, while working on
the skidway, his dead remains be- |
ing found by some of the men im
mediately after the accident, a large
log on top of him. A telegram was
sent to this place and the young man's
uncle, Jas. R. Fetter, immediately
went to Oleona and brought the remains
to Emporium and taken to the resi
dence ol Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Beattie,
on Sixth street, they being the lad's
grand-parents. The funeral was held
on Sunday afternoon from Baptist
church, Rev. Twitcbell, of Danville,
officiating. The members of the j
young man's former class when at- |
tending our high school, attended the
funeral in a body, bearing beautiful
flowers. The death of this industrious
young man is a terrible misfortune to
his parents, he having been exceeding
ly kind to his mother and of great as
sistance. The grief stricken family
have the sympathy of our citizens in
this severe misfortune.
The following friends from a distance
were in attendance at the funeral:
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Fetter, Mr. and
Mrs. John Mann, Mr. and Mrs. T. M.
Robbins, Renovo.
Serious Wreck.
Last Friday afternoon a serious ac
cident occurred on the (Jameron
Lumber Company's log railroad near
Cameron. While loading a car with
Iron rails, on a steep grade up Russell
Hollow, the brake chain broke letting
the car down the steep incline at a ter
rific rate of speed. Just below, a little
distance, the log loader and crew were
working when their attention was at
tracted by the screams of a lady, who
noticed the the car of iron rapidly
nearing the loading crew. Mrs. A. J.
Turley, (of Emporium) who is stopping
with her husband, who conducts a log
contract, knew the men would be
caught unless their atteution was at
tracted, screamed as only a frigatened
lady can. The men had time to get
out of danger when the crash took
place. The log loader and several cars
were completely demolished, entailing
a loss of several thousand dollars. No
one was injured except the log scaler,
Robt. Shrieve, who was considerably
shaken up, but no bones broken. It
was a very expensive wreck.
Election Next.
The political campaign in this coun
ty has not caused a little bit of excite
ment, there being practically only one
ticket before the voters —that of the
Republican party—with the single ex
ception of Associate Judge. The
democratic machine endorsed the
major portion of the Republican ticket,
with the single exception of Associate
Judge. For this office they nominated
Mr. Floyd against Judge McDonald,
the present efficient official. That
Judge McDonald will be re elected by
a very large majority none will dis
pute He is a safe man for the posi
tion, very attentive to the duteis of the
office, intelligent and capable. You
will make no mistake by electing Hon.
John McDonald—a tried and true of
ficer.
The Dunbars.
The opening attraction in the ineti
tute course at the opera house Mon
day night was theDunbar Concert Com
pany and the fact that the program of
ten numbers was trebled is the surest
proof of the appreciation of the large
audience present. Whether as quar
tette or bell ringers their work was of
the highest excellence. The cello play
ing of Mr. Harry Dunbar was particu
larly pleasing, while the child imper
sonations of Miss Smith were bright
and winsome, evidencing a degree of
naturalness seldom reached. The en
tire entertainment fully justified the
extravagant claims made for it and
places the community under renewed
obligations to Miss Collins for provid
ing so generously for its pleasure.
Eating Room.
Mrs. L. Easterbrooks has opened in
connection with her confectionery and
fruit store, a first-class eating room,
where oysters in every style will be
served; also lunches served at all
hours. Oysters by measure. 33-3t.
Desirable House for Rent.
The newly constructed twenty-one
room house, located on Sixth street,
Emporium, Pa., suitable for hotel or
boarding House,is elegantly construct
ed and is supplied with gas, steam and
two bath rooms, as well as all other
modern conveniences.
CLIMAX POWDEII M'F'O CO.,
33-tf. Emporium, Pa.
EMPORIUMS MANILA
Mr. l-red Julian Writes a Series of In
teresting Letters to the Press.
LETTER no. 4.
Hong Kono, Aug. 10, 1903.
Editor Press:
The saying in Europe is you do not
see Rome until yon Bee the Pope; the
saying here is you do not see the East
until you see Canton. Our steamer
for Manila being detained in Hong
Kong, on account of the typhoons,
not sailing until to-day. On Friday I
took a trip to Canton, up the Pearl
River from Hong Kong, ninety miles.
I cannot describe this city with pen.
I doubt if a Carpenter or a Kipling
could do so, but I will do my best.
After leaving Hong Kong we enter a
bay full of islands, all sizes and descrip
tions, large and small, raising out of
the bay, some to a height of 2,500 feet.
It is one of the most lovely and roman
tic pieces of scenery it has ever been al
loted to me to see. After fifty miles
of this ever changing scenery we enter
the Canton River, the scene at once
changes. Where we had mountains
we now have level, flat country, with
rice fields everywhere; fences of bam
boo and bananas; here and there a
high spot on which a farm house is
erected on a Chinese pagoda. We be
gin to see innumerable small crafts,
Chinese junks and house boats. Junks
propelled by a paddle wheel in the
stern, worked by men,(coolies) gener
ally nine of them, three abreast operat
ing the paddle wheel in the same man
ner exactly that the farmers do when
churning butter. Often junks propell
ed by sail and others by oars bore
men and women at the oars. As we
near the city we wonder how the
steamer will ever get through and to
her docks. Boats everywhere, large
and small —no end to them. The
house boat may be 12 or 15 feet long,or
it may be 30 feet; it is an ordinary
Chinese boat, much on the order of our
boats, only the stern of the boat
is higer out of the water and wider
over the middle and stern of this boat
is a kind of round top tent, similar to
our Western covered wagons, but
made of matting. In this boat the
Chinaman and his family live all the
time. If there happens to be a baby
on board, the woman straps it on her
back, the child's legs hanging down
each side of the mother's back; if the
child is asleep its head swaying
side ways. You see hundreds of such
sights every day, the woman using the
oars or doing other work right along.
The larger children (and there seems
to be no end to them) climbing all
about the boat; most of them can swim
and those that cannot, have a piece of
wood tied to their backs in the shape
of a bottle, if they fall overboard the
wood will float them until rescued.
The parents seem to be perfectly in
different, yet you see at once they are
proud of their children in these boats.
The Chinaman and family live and
often for a pence cost, give shelter to
other coolies at night. It takes ten
cents to make a cent of our money.
These people make their living v car
rying freight from one place to an
other about the river or carrying
Chinese passengers; if none of these,
then they flsh. It is estimated, my
guide told me, that there are 240,000
living in these boats around Canton.
Immediately our boat tied up at the
wharf, these house boats came around
us in swarms and at once Chinese
guides, quite intelligent, clean and
well dressed, and speaking fair English
came on board. I engaged one who
had been reccommened before by
a Mr. Nilain of New Orleans. I agree
to pay him two Mexican dollars (about
90 cents in our money per day). He in
forms me it will be necessary to hire a
chair and coolies for him and myself.
So we or he hired a sedan chair and
three coolies for himself and four cool
ies and chair for me. Price per coolie
about 22 cents each for the day. The
chair is an ordinary cane or wicker
chair placed in a wicker box about four
feet long and just wide enough for the
chair. On top of the box a top is plac
ed to keep away the rays of the sun or
shelter in rain; on each side of this box
is fastened a long pole. We get into
these chairs, the coolies lift us up and
rest the poles on their shoulders and
proceed to enter ;the city—the guide
first and I follow. It is well to state
that the chair has the right of way in
all these cities and well it should or wc
would never get through. Before
entering the city my guide informs me
it is a walled city about six miles
square and the estimated population is
2,225,000. There are no horses or
wagons in the city.no sewerage except
one or two small canals, green and
slimy with filth. Everything that en-'
Continued on Eighth page.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.)
FRIDAY. Showers.
SATURDAY. Fair.
SUNDAY, Fair.
EMPORIUM OPERA HOUSE.
ONE NIGHT ONLY,
TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 27,1903
The Cyclonic Fun Makers.
3^^an|ros.
In the Musical Farce Comedy.
"Down &Up."
Supported by a Competent Company.
The laughing Show of the world.
"Who Stopped the Ferry Boat."
Prices:—Opera chairs, 75c; Reserved
seats, 50c; General admission, 35c;
Gallery, '2sc.
Seats on sale at Lloyd's book store.
OPERA HOUSE,
ONi; SIGHT ONLY,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 28.
LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE!
Charles Carley & H. Stanley Lewis,
Presents the Realistic Comedy
Drama,
iii hup.
SEE
The Monster "Atlantic" Locomotive.
The Struggle in the Underground Den.
The P.R.R. Signal System in operation.
The Realistic Safe-Blowing Scene.
The Comical but Honest "Hobo."
MR. GEO. COTTER, as "WEARY
WILLIE."
MISS EDYTHE JAMES, as "DORA
LESTER."
Watch for the Grand free Street Pa
rade led by Prof. Jacoby's Grenadier
Guards' Band.
Prices, 25, 35, 50, 75 cents. Reserved
seats on sale at Lloyd's.
The Labadie Entertainment.
Mark Twain recently made a plea
for the revival of the tragic stage.
"Now a-days," he said, "when a mood
comes which only Shakespeare can set
to music what must we do? Read
Shakespeare ourselves. Isn't it pitiful?
It is playing an organ solo on a jew's
harp. We can't read. None but the
Booths can do it." Mark Twain is of
the opinion that if Booth were back
now in his prime he could play Hamlet
for three hundred nights in New York,
The Labadies, who appeared Tuesday
evening in the Institute course, are not
Booths, and their program was by no
means all tragedy; nevertheless the ef
fect of their performance upon the
audience is a justification of Mark
Twain's judgment that good tragedy
will find a welcome from the public.
Mr. Labadie's Richard the Third was
good, much better indeed than his Shy
lock. Mrs. Labadie was uniformly good
both as the Dowager Elizabeth and as
Portia. Her impersonation of the
the character of Portia ,is intelligent
and discriminating, reflecting the in
tellectual strength and dignified
bearing of the young doctor of Padna
without the least sacrifice of feminine
qualities of modesty, tenderness and
wifely interest. In intensity of tragic
power Mrs. Labadie appeared at her
best as Hertnione in the parting scene
with Damon.
A program such as the Labadies
rendered is, we think, much better
worth hearing than are the usual selec
tions of readers.
The Fats and Leans.
The postponed game betweeu the
Fats and Leans will be pulled off next
Saturday at 1:30, at Keystone Park.
Don't forget the lunch baskets.
NO. 35.