THE CAMERON COUNTY PREP^.- ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866. VOL. 39. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Oorre»pondent.)\ Washington, March 12, 1904. Etiitor P-ess: Not within this generation has there been witnessed such a scene of excitement an<l confusion in the House of Representatives as that which transpired on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. As with a whirlwind party lines went down before the withering blast of the Bristow report upon the alleged connection of Congressmen with the Post Office frauds. Not an hour's delay was tolerated to en able the Committee on Post Offices which gave the report to the public, to lay it upon the table. Mr. Overstreet, chairman of the committee tried to extract the string from the document, but fail ed, and the whole question was thrown open for discussion. Members proceeded with alacrity to take the bull by the horns. He had got into the political china shop and must be hustled out. The public pressed the into the galler ies until they were overflowing, and great crowds awaited at the doors. During the debate it was with difficulty, and much pounding of the desk that Speaker Cannon could maintain sufficient order for the transaction of business. Congress men who have been in the House ten and twenty years, white with anger, denounced the charges and insinuations as exaggerated, un called for, garbled, and improper ly included as a part of the docu ment. It suppressed the truth and suggested that which was false. The best that can be said is that many Congressmen on both sides of the House, since the govern ment was organized, have been in the habit of making recommenda tions and suggestions to the Post Office department, regarding the identical matters charged up against them in the report. This is not what they were elected for and the practice should be reform ed altogether. All departments of the govern ment shared in the excitement, aud nothing else was talked of among politicians. In brief the Bristow report contained the names of about one hundred and fifty members of Congress out of a total member ship of four hundred and eighty. These have been held up to public scorn and their integrity impeach ed. The discussion would have been continued on the 10th inst. but for an adjournment of the IT ouse for the day occassioned by the death of a member, Hon. Geo. W. Croft, South Carolina. The specific charges were that the members named had gone to the Department asking for an increase in the salaries of certain postmast ers, requesting more clerks for cer tain post offices, and desiring and increased allowance for the rent of buildings. It was charged that a few were owners of the buildings which were to be leased by the government. While there was not a technical violation of law, it ap pears that certain regulations of the Department were violated by Bervers, who had these matters in charge and who is under indict ment. During the two days dis cussion Congressmen tried to purge themselves of all wrong doing, but the report has gone broadcast and many a political career is nipped. At the conclusion of the debate, the House voted to appoint a select committee to investigate the charge made against Members of Con gress. There will be no further general investigation of the Post Office Department. For sale. A good farm containing 72 acres, with necessary buildings and well watered. Part in good cultivation. 51-tf. CHAS. M. SPANOLER. Mr. netcalf in Florida. Mr. N. N. Metcatfand wife, of Aus tin, are visiting in Florida and Mr. M., sends an interesting letter to the Austin Autograph, describing his trip, a part of which will interest the PRESS readers. We quote: "Mrs. Metcalf and myself left for Emporia, where Mr. J. W. Frank and several others from Emporium, Pa., live. We found Mr. Frank's people well. J. P. Felt, of Emporium, Pa., lives here during the winter, also Dr. DeLong of EmfSovS»oi, Pa. I called on them and it seemed like meeting old friends, although I had but a slight acquaintance with them in Pennsylva nia. Mr. Felt has one of the finest orange groves in Florida, and he is very proud of it. He baa packed and shipped 1000 boxesyiud expects to ship 1500 more »Th;jt part of Florida is very low laud, with-a large number of smallA4akes from one-half to three acres in size. The land is white sand everywhere. It Is all right for a man that has money enough to live any where, but it iB no place for a laboring man." A House Colonial in Type. A house that ia modelled very close, ly upon the New England type of Col onial architecture is pictured and described in the April Delineator. Its direct simplicity is something out of the ordinary in present-day house building, yet not in the least unpleas ing The Colonial scheme if modified to a certain extent to meet modern needs, the big living room, occupying one half the first floor, being a radical improvement upon the best room of early times. The furnishings are in accordance with the period of archi tecture, contributing largely to the inviting atmosphere. It is a house that will prove suggestive to prospec tive home builders. Big Fruit Orchard. Dr. R. P. Heilman, who was a PRESS visitor on Tuesday, informs us that he now has 450 fruit trees, mostly apple and pear, growing on his Whittemore Hill farm Part of the trees wilt com mence bearing in another year, when he expects to supply his customers with dilicious fruit from Whittemore Hill. This locality is admirably adapted to fruit growing and more of our land should be devoted to this money making business Ex-County Treasurer W. L. Thomas also has a nice orchard of growing fruit trees near Dr. Heilman'* farm. The New Cameron Mouse. Harry McGee, the popular proprietor of the New Cameron House, of Cam eron, was in Emporium last Saturday, calling on his friends and transacting business. Since his recovery from his illness, which was of a long duration, he has put new and invigorated life in to his business. When you call at Cameron be sure to call on Mr. McGee, who will treat you first-class. Mr. A. F. Walker, for many years a citizen of this county, is clerk at this house aud carefully cares for his old friends. Local Institute March 26. The final institute of the series which has been in progress at various points in the county during the winter will be held in the High School Room, Empo rium on the above date. A fine pro gram is in process of preparation. Superintendent Pierce of Ridgway schools and Prof. Ferfoss, principal of Coudersport schools will address the teachers aud patrons of education. A j full program will appear next week : Watch for it, and then attend theses- I sion. The Mystic Midgets. Two hundred children will be includ | ed in the cast and choruses of the Mystic Midgets now forming, and from J all indications the climax in home ; talent productions will be reached, j This is the most beautiful of juvenile , operettas and a treat is promised its | patrons, rarely enjoyed outside the cities. The datesaro Aprilßthand 9th. The work of training has begun already. Stole a March on Their Friends. Mr. William Murphy, an employee of Climax Powder Co , and Miss Lottie M. Troup, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ! Jacob Troup, of Broad street, quietly stole the march on their friends, March sth, by visiting Olean, where I they were married. Of course con gratulations are now in order. Public Sale of Household Goods. The undersigned will dispose of his ! household goods, consisting of every thing used in a family, having no further use for them. The sale will take place at my residence, West Fifth street, on Saturday, March 26th, at two o'clock. I 3-3t. 11. F. HILLIARD. j "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1904. PERPETUAL MOTION. Gas or no Gas the Little Machine Contin ues to Perform its Duties at so Much Per Thousand. From the Wellsville Reporter. The question of gas consumption is the burning question of the hour. Do gas meters run fast when presure is low has.been widely discussed. A citi zen of Whitesville claims to have kept close tally during 15 days and publish es his findings in the Whitesville News. It is interesting enough to reproduce: To the Editor of the Whitesville News: Sir:—During the pas famine our vil lage has been subjected to for much of the time during the past three months it has been frequently remarked by consumers that air was being forced through the supply pipeß instead of gas. This is probably a mistaken idea, but the fact remains that the meters con tinue to register at nearly the same rate per day, whether the supply is ample for all household purposes or is not enough to properly light and heat one room. Having been compelled to close parlor and dining room, use wood in the kitchen range and oil lamps, for light, the writer decided to make a daily reading of the gas meter and record the same. Following are the results, beginning Wednesday morn ing, 10th instant. The last column shows the registration for the previous day: Date. Hour. Reading Used. Feb. 10, 7:00 a. m. 318,000 " 11. 7:00 " 318,600 600 " 12, 7:00 " 319,000 400 " 13, 7:00 " 619,450 450 " 14. 9:30 " 319,800 350 " 15, 6:30 " 320,200 400 " 16, 7:00 " 320,700 500 " 17, 7:00 '• 321,200 500 " 18, 7:00 " 321,800 600 " 19, 8:00 •' 322,500 700 " 20, 7:30 " 323,250 750 " 21, 8:30 " 323,800 550 " 22. 7:00 " 324,350 650 " 23, 7:00 " 324,850 500 " 24, 7:00 " 315,350 500 " 25, 7:00 " 355,850 500 At* 3 o'clock in the afternoon of last Thursday, 18th, gas began to come in normal supply and has since been ample, lamps and wood being no longer needed. To get the frost out of the house gas was burned in the chamb ers and the cellar for part, of two days, 18th and 19th, which amounts appear in the table. To summarize; from the 10th to the 18th, inclusive, the meter registered 4,- 500 feet, an average of 500 feet per 24 hours. Since the 20th, using gav freely and entirely, the meter has registered 2,600 feet, giving a daily consumption of 525 feet as against a previous regis tration ofsoo feet per day and no gas! Perhaps some of our readers may have some theory of evolution to ex plain this condition of gas affairs. If so, may we hope to be enlightened on on this burning question. Our Naval Strength. The comparative naval strength of first class powers is a subject of interest just now. The Philadelphia Inquirer, answering a query relative thereto gives the following summary: By 1906 England will have 57 battleships, 52 of them over 10,000 tons, with an aggre gate displacement of 765,750 tons, and 70 large cruisers, 29 protected, with an aggregate displacement of 618,440 ton. This would make the aggregate tonnage of the battleships and cruisers com prised in the British navy 1,414,190 tons. Now. look at the navy of the United States. Assuming tiiat the pro gram which has been adopted will be fully carried out, this country by the year 1906 will have 20 battleships, IV of them over 10,000 tons, which will ag gregate 248,294 tons, and 16 cruisers, 13 protected, aggregating 176,155 tons. The total tonnage of the United States navy will then be 424,449, or consider ably less than one-third the tonnage of the navy of Great Britain. France with 32 battleships and 28 cruisers, and Russia with 25 battleships and 18 cruisers, will be ahead of us, while Germany, with 16 battleships and 11 cruisers, will not be far behind. It must be remembered, however, that the German naval program will not have been carried out as soon as 1906. When it shall have been executed, Germany at the present rate of progress will load us. At this time that country and the United States as respects their naval strength stand close together, each being materially behind Great Britain, Russia and France. Baptist Church. Sunday morning the Pastor Rev. L. B. Twitchell, will use as the text, "And call the Sabbath a Delight." THfe pastor will portray an imagined scene in Heaven. In the evening the speaker will tell what to do with the "Old Man"and his deeds. Bargain in Books. A complete set of Brittaniea Ency clopaedia,consisting of thirty volumes and key. Are all new and in original packages. Will be sold at a bargain, Apply at PRESS office. 36tf Latest Popular Music. Mies May Gould, teacher of piano forte, has received a fuil line of the.lat est and most popular sheet music. All the popular airs. Prices reasonable. 44-tf. Everybody reads the PRESS DEATH'S DOINGS. HOUBLEB. Mrs. Effie, wife of Cameron Housler, died Friday, March 11, at her home in Rich Valley, aged 36 years. Death re sulted from paralysis, effecting her en tire one Ride, and of late rendering her quite helpless and entailing great suf fering upon her which however was borne with much fortitude and patience. She is survived by a hus band and four children, the youngest being ail infant but two weeks old and the eldest a young man of 19 years. Deceased was held in high esteem by the entire community in which she lived. Uncaring of self she lived for others and leaves the legacy of a life, beautiful in deeds of benevolence and kindness to her famiiy and friends. Largely attended funeral services were held in the Rich Valley church last Sunday afternoon by the Rev. O. S. Metzler of the First Methodist Epis copal church of town, assisted by the Rev. Adams. V MORRISON. MRS. BENJAMIN S. MORRISON, aged 88 years, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Milton Crook, West Fifth street, last Sunday evening after a long illness. Her husband passed away tnany years ago. She leaves four daughters and one son: Mrs. E. H. Gregory, Mrs. N. A. Ostrum, Mrs. Isaac Ostrum, Mrs. Milton Cronk and Mr. Walter Morrison. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon from West Creek school house, the services being conducted by the Free Methodist minister, Rev. R. A. Robertson, assist ed by Rev. R. J. Knox, of M. E. church, deceased having for many years been a devout member of that church. Strikes Up, Not Down. The cause of death by lightning is the sudden absorption of the electric current. When a thundercloud which is highly charged with positive elec tricity hangs over any certain place, the earth beneath it becomes abnor mally charged with the negative elec tric current, and a man, animal or other object standing or lying directly beneath also partakes of the last men tioned influence. If, while the man, animal, or other object is in this condi tion, a discharge takes place from the cloud above, the restoration of the equilibrium will be sudden and violent, or in language that we can all under stand, the negative current from the earth will rush up to join the positive cloud current and in passing through the object which separates the two cur rents, if it be an animate thing, will do so with such force as to almost invari ably produce instant death. According to the above, which seems a tenable hypothesis, to say the least, a person is really "struck" by the ground current, and not by the forked fury from above. —Boston Budget. Fred A. Blackwell. Tiie above named gentleman, for many years a prominent lumberman in this county but now residing at Ceur d'Aline, Idaho, was in Empori um Tuesday evening for the purpose of attending Emporium Chapter, of which order he has for many years been a member Mr. Blackwell and partners own a very large timber track in Idaho and are preparing for operations. His many friends were glad to meet him. He informed the PRESS scribe that a number of former citizens of this county are located with him, including T. S. Patchel and wife, Geo. Reed and Andrew Dent. Another New Firm. The firm of C. R. Husted A Co., op posite M. E. Church, is now composed of C. R. Husted and Daniel W. Web ster, the now co partnership dating from the lirst of the month. The first named gentleman has many years ex perience in the trade. Mr. Webster, the new member, has for many years been a locomotive engineer but, owing to ill health, has secured a leave of ab sence, in order to enter other business. Both our p pular gentlemen. Six O'Clock Dinner. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will serve, Thursday April 7th, in the basement of the new church, a six o'clock dinner. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank our kind friends and neighbors for the assistance rend ured us during the sickness and death of our dear mother. MRS. JOHN SUMMEKSON'S CHILDIIEN. Subscribe for the PRESS; only $1.60 a year in advance. GIRL WIFE J TRAGEDY. Wife Now Believed to be Innocent— Tells of Husband's Misdeeds*-Was a Freight Car Robber. A Lock Haven correspondent sends an interesting account to the Philadelphia Record, giving a description of the child wife, viz: LOCK HAVF.N, PA., March 12.— The gill wife of Sherman Jamison, the fugi tive murderer of Constable Joseph Dee : ghan, who with her two little children, is in the jail has had no formal hearing vet. I Indeed, the statement is made that I though she was at first d<claied to have taken an active part in the pistol duel that resulted in the mortal wounding of Constable Deeghan, facts have since been disclosed that show her to have been a non-participant in the affray. She has declared to Sheriff Shearer that, con trary to the story told by the officers, she did not bring to her husband the pistol with which he did the shooting She says that she was in an adjoining room lighting a lamp, and that the il lumination from the match which she struck was the signal for the shooting which began between her husband and the men, that she grew so excited that the match fell from her hand and was extinguished as it dropped to the floor and that in the almost total darkness which ensued the shooting continued until her husband escaped through the door. She declares that it was not Dep uty Constable Meyers who ran after her husbaud after he escaped, but that it was Deeghan, and that the latter was found lying in the road nearly 100 yards from the shanty, iu an almost dying con dition. The story of Deputy Meyers is that I Deeghan was shot during the duel in the house, and that he (Meyers) pursued the fugitive Jamison. INTENDED TO SI RRENDER. Mrs. Jamison says that her husband knew that a warrant for his arrest had been issued; that they had talked the matter over, and he had concluded to give himself up. When the noise was made outride the door and they heard men's voices and a heavy knocking on the door her husband said they were coming for him, and he guessed he'd give up like a man. When the officers came in, Mrs. Jamison says, both point ed revolvers at Jamison, and the latter grew excited. It was then that she went iuto the next room and struck the match. Mrs. Jamison is a girl in age and ap pearance. She married Jamison at the instance of her mother when but twelve years of age, and became a mother when a littfe more than thirteen years of age. Her first child is a boy, who is now three years of age. The baby is a little more than a year old. Mrs. Jamison is small of stature, girlish in appearance and would betaken as the sister of the toddling youngsters instead of their mother She is in mortal fear of Jami scn. Even here in jail she is afraid they will capture him, bring him into the prison and that he will kill her when he sets eyes on her. This fear is engender ed because she has confessed to the authorities concerning the "life that her husband led. ACCUSES 11 ELL HUSBAND She says Jamison has boen a profes ional burglar for years, his specialty being the robbery of freight cars. She declares he was an adept at robbing the cars in transit, doing the work by the aid of a rope ladder fastened to the top of the car and d ingling down the side past the door. Swinging on this ladder, she says, Jamison would cut the seals, force the doors of the cars, enter them and collect a quanity of plunder and throw it out. Then, swinging himself up the ladder, he woul 1 pocket the rope ladder and drop off the train and go back for the "swag." Mrs. Jamison says he often taked to her about his business, and he told her that if at any time he was arrested for it she could rest assured that he would get ten years' im prisonment in the penitentiary at least. She says that he seldom made trips that kept him away from home more than 21 hours. It was his custom to leave the house in the afternoon, and he usually returned before daybreak the next morn ing. But he never concealed any of the stolen tioods about their place of abode, always having a secret hiding place for the plunder. Mrs. Jamison gave the Sheriff the names of several parties whom, she declares, are confederates of her husband's in the robbing business, and it is expected that several arrests will follow. She says that only a week before his arrest Jamison had a violent (juarrel with one of the men who had as sisted him in the theft of some silverware over the division of the spoils. POORLY CLAD, BUT CLEAN. When Mrs. Jamison arrived at the jail with her children they were an odd looking trio. Part of the clothes she wore were those of her husband's while the children were wrapped in pieces of horses blankets. But both herself and TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT (Forecastby T.B.Lloyd.) FRIDAY, Rain. SATURDAY. Rain SUNDAY Fair. children were clean. She sajs that all she knows about cooking or anything else was taught her by Jamison, and she declares that though she is afraid of him now that she still likes him, because licV been good to her and the children. Mrs. Jamison says that hi r husband, who was then known as Snyder, came to board at her mother's house when she was hat nine years of aire. Th"v then lived in the village of Glen Hazel, in Elk County. As she grew into girlhood Jamison treated her so kindly that she became attached to him. and at the a<;o of twelve her mother gave her consent to their u>ar riage. 112 hey lived at Gleo Hazel until the middle of last summer, when her husband one day told her that he had a new place to live in, and they moved to the two-room shanty on Creek, where the shooting occurred. It was at that time that her hushand changed bis name to Jamison. She says that all the cooking utensils they had were one plate and one deep dish, and the latter had also to do duty as a bath bowl for the children. Mrs. •Jamison is not at all anxious to be given her 'iberty. for with her hus hand a fugitive she recognizes that she would have no means of support. A local church society of ladies has taken up her case and she and the children are now neatly dressed. She expresses the tear to the Sheriffs wife that Jami son will shoot somebody else before be is arrested. She says he is a desperate man, and would shoot to kill before sub mitting to arrest. BRIEF HENTION. Andrew Gallenmlller is errectinga residence on Sixth street extension. ROOMS TO LT-TT. —Two pood furnished rooms, without board, to let. Apply to Win. Hackenberg. Fred Soger, of firm of Soger & Soil is busy displaying his beautiful line of early spring attractions. Oar spring goods are arriving nud as we must make room for them we are offering some wonderful bargains. N. Seger. N. Segor has just returned from New* York where he has made a large pur chase of clothing for men and boys. Now, if you desire to be well dressed call and see him. In order to make room for our spring goods which will soon be open for in spection we will offer some exception al inducements in the clothing line for a few days. Gall and see us, N. Seger. WANTED:— Men or women, local rep resentatives for a high class magazine. Large commissions. Cash prizes. Write J. N. Trainer, SO East Washing ton Square, New York, N. Y. l-4t. • A fashion note says that "now stock ings being made for women have pockets in them." We wonder if it will become fashionable for ladies to stand around with their hands in their pockets, says our sedate friend Sherer of the Wellsboro Advocate. An observing editor says: It didn't matter much whether March came in like a lamb or a lion. This winter bas frozen all our sensibilities so hard that no one cares any more what happens. The weather is more springlike, how ever—or, at least, it seems so after the kind we have been getting for three months or more. But one musn't crow too soon. The question is often asked why vapor condenses on windows and water runs down some stovepipes where gas is us ed, sayß an exchange. An experienced gas man, in speaking of the subject de clares that that there are two main rea sons for such conditions. Improper ventilation is one, but the chiefcauseis lack of draft up the chimney and imper fect combustion. The miners are too small and the gas is not thoroughly con sumed, but form carbonic acid gas. This gas escapes owing to the chimney being clogged and coldness. It is very unwise to permit this gathering of va pors, as it means the air is not pure. It is always wise to allow some opening to the outside air so as to assure a good sup ply of oxygen. Gas consumes oxygen at a great rate and a room not open to the fresh air soon becomes filled witli foul gasses. One test of imperfect com bustion is the color of the flame. A yellow or red, lifeless looking flame means the mixtures are not properly adjusted or are too small. A Large Attendance. The second lecture of the State Sab bath School Association, at Emmanuel Church Chapel last evening, was a very successful session. Rev. Hainer held his audience with wrapped atten tion. The next session will bo in Bap tist church. NO. 4.
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