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Nothing appears to have been done '
in regard to establishing the head |
market for the spice trade at Batavia, ;
- and the planters still seem to he de- '
pendent on the European market. Bus
iness, however, in different spices has
increased wonderfully within the past
year the exports to the United State 3
sharing largely in the increase.
Brazilians arc great coffee drinkers, j
Numerous cups are drunk each day by i
the average nia:t and woman. The bev
erage is made very strong and very
sweet. It produces an exhilaration of
a more intense and lasting kind than
beer. Those addicted to this habit be
come very restless and scarcely able lo
sit still or stand still even for a mo- j
ment.
Some few years ago the railways of
Java were using entirely foreign manu
factured rolling stock, but within the
last two years locomotives, trucks and 1
passenger cars have been turned out by |
their own works, and consequently few
are now imported. This is also the I
case with many different kinds of ma- !
chinery which were formerly imported, !
but which are now manufactured there.
Generally speaking, races living at
high altitudes have weaker and more i
highly pitched voices than those living I
in regions where the supply of oxygen j
is more plentiful. Thus, in America, j
among the Indians living on the pla
teau between the ranges of the Andes,
at an elevation of from 10,000 to 14,000
feet, the men have voices like women,
and women like children, and their
singing is a shrill monotone
The French government is reported j
to have bought the famous Farnese
palace in Rome with the intention of !
making it the home of its ambassador
and also of the French School of His- !
tory and Archaeology which has been I
established in that city for tne last !
30 years. Tho palace was erected by j
Pope Paul 111. after the designs of
-Sangallo and was completed by Mi- j
ehael Atigelo. It is one of the finest J
in Rome.
Sound vibrations may be translated j
into electric impulses by a so-called j
"vibrochord," recently devised. The j
electric charge from an induction coil >
is caused to pulsate in exact unison
with the notes from a musical instru
ment, and tho notes can thus be "felt"
by a person through whose body tho
discharge is allowed to pass. The sen- j
sation is said to be agreeable, and the
inventor also claims tnat it has thera
peutic value.
The total distance from St, Peters- :
burg to Port Arthur by tho Russian
trans-Siberian railway and the Russian !
lines in Manchuria is 5,913 miles, ot
practically twice the distance from
New York to San Francisco. This is [
one of the numerous interesting facts !
about Russia and her railway and com
mercial systems presented in a mono
graph just issued by the Bureau of !
Statist itentitled "Commercial Russia
in 1004."
That smi keless powder has its dan
gers as will as its advantages is point
ed out In- recent medical writer. !
The gases from it produce very disa- ;
grecable symptoms, among which are
convulsions, difficulty of breathing,
feeble pulse and heart-action, head- ;
ache, or even loss of consciousness. 1
These are due chiefly to the nitrous ,
products of combustion, which, while j
they are not so objectionable in tie
open air, may become dangerous in a j
confined space, such as the turret cf a
battleship.
According to the latest census,
China has a population of 42ti,4 17,000.
Thus tno Chinese empire contains
more than a quarter of the inhabitants
of the globe, being approached in this
respect only by the British empire,
which has a population of 396,000,000,
•which includes over 231,000,000 in In
dia. Russia comes next, with a popu
lation of 1 29,000,000; then the United
States and her dependencies, wit i 84,-
000,000; the:! France and her colonies,
with (15,000,000, and then Germany and
her colonies, with 02,000,000.
Englismen who are wedded to their
cup < 112 t, a are rejoicing in the inven
tion of an automatic teapot. An alarm
clock is connected with a spirit lamp
and a kettle. When the alarm gors
off it releases a shutter w.iich covers
the fipir t lamp, and as it (lies back
tho sin fter strikes a match, which
lights the lamp, and thus heats the
water in the kettle. As toon as this
-water boils en arrangement of wires
causes the kettle to tilt and pour its
contents into the pot set ready to re
ceive it.
GOLDEN KEY PRESSED BY ROOSEVELT,
With Prayer and Song and Speeches by Prominent
People the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
tion Is Opened to the World.
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s>mim of tlir iPrst
WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS. 19C4.
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The following hymn, written upon invitation Poured through the gateways of the north
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition manage- Thy mighty livers join their tide,
ment, by Edmund Clarence Stedman, was sung And on the wing 3 of morn sent forth
by a chorus of five hundred voices at the Their mists the far-off peaks divide,
opening ceremonies of the Exposition. The By Thee unsealed,
music for the hymn was written, also upon The mountains yield
official Invitation, by Professor John K. Paine, Ores that the wealth of Ophir shame,
of Harvard University: Aud gems en wrought of scven-hued flame.
0 Thou, whose glorious orbs on high t !" oush what >' ears the 80,1 hath lain
Engird the Earth with splendor round, Thme OWn tlme to give
Fiom out Thy secret place draw nigh The greater and the lesser gram,
The courts and temples of this ground; The " pe f' ng bo 'V the m >' riad fleccel
Eternal Light, Thy creatures graze
Fill with Thy might , Appointed ways;
These domes that in Thy purpose grew, v agUC a ' er league across the lan<l
And lift a nation's heart anewl ,he ceaseless he.ds obey Thy hand.
. ... . Thou,whose high archwaysohinemost clear
Illumine Thou each pathway here, Abovc tUe plentcous WCBtt . rn , aj
To show the marvels God hath wrought Thinc ancient tribes fwm rQund , he
Since first Thy people's chief and seer To breathe itg quickenj air a , e fa
Looked up with that prophetic thought, And Bm „ cs the sun
Bade Time unroll To see made Qne
The fateful scroll, Their brood throughout Earth's grcenost
And empire unto Freedom gave space.
From cloudland height to tropic wave. Land ot the new and lordlier race!
Copyright, 1904, by Koiieht Al.uk Reii>.
I,. •'*■ $
St. Louis, April 30.—St. Louis is
prepared for the greatest day in her
history. To-day at noon her great ex
position, upon which the city has lav
ished millions of money, to which her
people have devoted years of their
oest endeavor, and for which they
.lave labored with infinite patience,
was thrown open to the world.
SEC. OX'' WAR WILLIAM H. TAFT.
All of yesterday and last night the
people worked with desperate energy
to accomplish the thousand and one
things that always remain to be done
at the last moment. At the exposi
tion grounds 30,000 men worked all
day putting tho final touches upon the
grounds, buildings, sidewalks, clean
ing buildings, removing scaffolds and
arranging exhibits. This work con
tinued without cessation until dawn.
In the down town streets and in the
residence dis'nets the decorations
are profuse and beautiful. The exer
cises to-day were more serious than
resplendent. There was compara
tively little of the glittering pageant
that marked the dedication exercises
a year ago. but the ceremonies pre
ceding the formal opening were none
the less interesting. At 0 o'clock in
tho morning all the high dignitaries
of the exposition met at the adminis
tration building and, headed by a
band, marched to the Plaza of St.
Louis, in the center of the exposition
grounds..
Representatives of foreign govern
ments mot at the hall of congresses at
Ihe same hour and timed their parade
to the pla/.a so as to arrive at the
same moment the exposition officials
marched in from the opposite direc
tion. At the same time representa
tives of state and territorial govern
ments entered the plaza from a third
avenue, having previously formed at
the United States building.
After tho gathering was called to
order by President Francis, Rev.
Frank V\\ Gunsaulus, of Chicago, de
livered the invocation. At the . con
clusion of tho prayer Director of
Works Isaac S. Tiylor delivered the
keys of the buildings to President
Francis, who in turn transferred the
buildings to Frederick J. V. Skiff, Ithe
director of exhibits. Tho chorus
"Hymn of the West," the words by
Edmund Clarence Stedman, and
music by .Tohn Knowles Paine, was
then sung, and addresses were made
by the following gentlemen:
Mayor Wells, of St. Louis; Hon.
Thomas T. Carter, president of the
A Constable Is Murdered.
Mount Vernon, 111., April 30. —Al- j
bert Wood, a constable, -as killed j
and Curtis Gregory, another con- j
stable, was seriously wounded in a
fight in Harrison township, with two j
men alleged to have been William J
and Robert Howard, brothers, one of j
whom the officers sought to arrest on
a warrant.
Town Swept by f-'ire.
Vancouver, 13. C., April 30. —Nine- !
tenths of Fernie, B. C„ a town of 3,000
.eople, the largest settlement in the
row's Nest Pass district, was de j
su'oyed by fke Friday.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 5, [904
national commission; Senator Burn
ham, of New Hampshire, in behalf of
the I'nited States senate; Congress
man James A. Tawney, of Minnesota,
for the national house of represent
atives; Commissioner General Nuneo,
of Mexico, in behalf of the foreign
commissioners; E. H. Harriman, of
New York, for the exhibitors. The
last speech of the day was by Secre- !
tary of War Taft, and at its conclu
sion the signal was given to President I
Roosevelt in the White House, the I
golden key was pressed, the cascades I
sent down their floods, thousands of
banners were unfurled, and the great j
Louisiana Purchase exposition was
open to the world.
Among the distinguished visitors to
arrive Friday were Secretary of War
Taft, who represents the president,
and Gen. Chaffee. They reached the
city at 8 o'clock last night and were
met by Gen. Bates and Mayor Francis
and other officials. The special con
gressional train bearing 400 persons,
including the committee from the
house of representatives appointed to
attend the opening exercises, also ar
rived. as did governors from a nuni- |
ber of states and several notable for
eign visitors.
During the day the United States
gunboat Nashville and the torpedo
boat destroyer Lawrence, which will
represent the navy at the fair, ar
rived in St. Louis harbor. Although
the boats arrived at an hour some- ;
what unexpected, which caused disar- |
rangements of plans for a more elab
orate demonstration by thousands
who had planned togo down the river
to meet them, the greeting to the
craft was nevertheless fitting.
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LOUISIANA PURCHASE MONUMENT.
The center around which occurred the opening ceremonies of the world's
fair, and i'rp-id- .it Roosevelt and President Francis, who participated
i>'-orn | n""Mi' in ceremonies.
Work of Acid Thrower.
Wheeling, W. Va., April ;ii). —Sister
! Mary Alma, of the community of St.
I Joseph, who was assaulted by three !
burly negroes at the Catholic orphan- I
i age in Elm Grove, last September, re- !
I ceived the contents of a large bottle '
i of carbolic acid, thrown by a tramp,
j Friday afternoon, and is in a serious
| condition at St. Joseph's convent
The First Recess Appointment.
Washington, April tO.—The first re
cess appointment of a postmaster '
was announced Friday. It is thr-t of j
i C. S. Parks, to be postmaster at Ar- j
canum, O.
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REPORT OF EXPERTS.
| Defects in Guns on the lowa Were
Known Before They Bursted.
Washington, Apr«l 30.—The naval
| board consisting of Capt. Dayton,
j Commander Fletcher and Lieut. Dief
j fenbach, appointed to investigate the
circumstances attending the bursting
i of two eight-inch guns on the lowa,
j February 5, lias reported to the secre
j tary that the board find that In the
i firing of the guns all precautions
! were taken. The report says that
, "when the forgings of the guns were
I being machined at the gun factory de.
' fects developed, the defects being de
' scribed an numerous small 'breaks' in
! the continuity of the metal and also
! minute 'sand and slag spots.' The
1 forgings were thereupon rejected."
j On a protest by the manufacturing
; company, the report recites, a board
was ordered in accordance with a
| clause in the contract. This board
| recommended the rejection of certain
| of the forgings, but on further protest
jof the manufacturers another board
j was ordered and it found that the
| "defects that are referred to as exist
j ing are common to all in a larger or
I smaller degree, but neither the sand
! nor the slag spots or breaks are seri
| ous enough in the present stage to
cause us to recommend their rejec
; tion."
In conclusion the board finds that
the eight-inch guns of the lowa, so
far as material is concerned, were as
strong as designed to be; that the
fracture of these guns did not result
from weakening from previous firing,
from the premature bursting of shells
in the bore, or from excessive pres
sures resulting from abnormal action
of the powder charge. But, the board
says, the increase of muzzle velocity
from 2,100 to 2,300 while at the same
time the breech pressure was de
creased, reduced the margin of safety
too much. It is recommended by the
beard that more extensive experi
ments be made to determine the ad
vantages of the present grain powder
in comparison with other shapes.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
J Conservatism Is the Rule in All
Branches of Business.
New York, April 30. —11. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Business continues to move in
most conservative channels, pur
chases being restricted to immediate
requirements and weather conditions
dominating the situation to an un
usual extent. At many points there
lias been little spring trade, and the
transition from winter to summer will
be accomplished with scarcely any in
| termediate season. Considering this
adverse factor, the current volume of
business is remarkably satisfactory.
Building operations are also deferred
to a late date. Much structural work
is projected, however,
As a rule, manufacturing plants are
not working at full capacity, idle ma
chinery being most extensive in tex
tile industries. Floods and storms
have interrupted traffic, yet railway
earnings thus far reported for April
are only 5.5 per cent, smaller than
last year. Iron and steel conditions
are still devoid of any definite change.
A War Cloud in the South.
Lima, Peru, April :>0. —Alarming
j cablegrams have boon received hero
I from Santiago De Chile, saying that
I th.* Chilean government lias instruct
•<■ (1 its minister at Washington t> in
j quire if the l T nit -;d Stales will defend
j Peru in case Chile shall proceed i'orc-
I ibly on tin question of annexing the
| provinces of Tacna and Arica, which
! that country is disposed to do.
Sold for a Million.
Corsicana. Te\., April -The
i Southern Oil Co. nas sold itri entire
: holdings, except outstanding ac
\ counts, t ) the Houston Oil Co.
SESSION iS ENDED.
National Congrass Has
Finished Its Work.
House Honored Speaker Cannon by
the Adoption of a Resolution
Thanking Him for His
Fair Dealing.
Washington, April 29.—With brie*
announcement and a sharp rap of his
well-worked gavel, President Pro
Tem Frye adjourned the senate sine
die at 2 p. m. Thursday, the hour fixed
by resolution of the two houses of
congress. The occurrence was de
void of unusual incident and the final
close of the session was but slightly
different from the end of an ordinary
day's sittinig. The work of the ses
sion had been concluded before the
final word was said, so that neither
rush nor confusion marked the end
The senate began its day's work at
10:30 a. m., but the greater part of th<
time was devoted to a political de
bate, participated in on the republi
can side by Messrs. Allison and Aid
rich, and on the democratic side bj
Messrs. Gorman and Culberson.
The only important acts of legisla
tion during the day were the presen
tat ion and acceptance of conference
reports on the Panama canal govern
meat and emergency river and har
bor bills. Neither report aroused
debate.
The closing of the second session
of the house of the fifty-eighth con
gress was made notable by the dem
onstration which was evoked by a
resolution offered by Mr. Williams
the minority leader, testifying to the
courtesy and impartial manner in
which Speaker Cannon had presided
over the house. The resolution was
not of the perfunctory kind, but was
expressive of the kindly feeling which
men in the house of all parties enter,
tained toward him. In a graceful
speech the speaker declared his ap
preciation of the resolution.
Many conference reports were
agreed toon bills which had been in
dispute between the two houses. The
only debate of any importance was
on the bill providing for the restora
tion to the naval academy of three
cadets who had been dismissed foi
hazing, the house voting overwhelm
ingly against it.
The members, after the speaker
announced final adjournment, joined
in singing patriotic airs, and slowly
filed out of the hall after shaking
hands with the speaker and bidding
him good-bye.
Washington, April 29. —The repub
; lican and the democratic view of ap
| propriations made by the Fifty-eighth
j congress were presented to the house
! yesterday by Chairman Hemenway,
of the appropriations committee, and
Representative Livingston, of Geor
gia. the ranking democratic member
| of that committee.
After reviewing the expenditures
for the next fiscal year, Mr. Hemen
way concludes: "The expenditures
of our government in their aggregate,
as exhibited by the appropriations of
congress, are large and yet, according
to the very best authority, our na
tional government is the most eco
nomically administered of any in tha
civilized world." A table to substan
tiate this statement is given showing
the per capita expenditures of the
leading nations. The highest given ia
New Zealand, where the per capita
expense is $30.38, the lowest is the
United States, with a per capita of
$7.97.
The total appropriations made by
this congress aggregate, according to
Mr. Hemenway, $781,574,029. Of this
sum $20,801,843 was to pay deficien
cies for prior fiscal years and $50,-
500,000 is set aside for application to
the sinking fund. This leaves the to
tal appropriation for the expenses of
the government for the year 1905
$098,272,780. The total estimated
revenues for this period are $704,472,-
000, or an excess over appropriations
of $G,199,274.
TO SCARE HIS WIFE,
A Man Says Ho M?de a False Confes
sion of Murder —The Woman !:»
Arrested for Bigamy.
Chicago, April 29. —Louis Houston
yesterday confessed to the police that
he had told his wife lie had committed
a murder in Liggett, 0., and that a
man was now sein ing a life sentence
in the Ohio penitentiary for the
crime. Houston denies that the story
is true, and says he told it to frighten
his wife so that she would obey him.
He said that his wife had taken tha
opportunity to get revenge because
he had caused her arrest on a charge
of bigamy.
The former Mrs. Houston is now
Mrs. Frank Walcott and she is under
arrest with her second husband.
They have been married less than a
month.
Mrs. Walcott denied that she was
ever legally married to Houston and j
says that he deceived her by having
a friend perform & mock marriage
ceremony.
A Nice Job for Mr. Dawson.
Washington, April 29. —President
Roosevelt lias appointed Thomas C
Dawson, of lowa, at present secretary
of the United States legation at Rii j
Janeiro, Brazil, as United States nun !
ister to San Domingo.
A Hanna. Memorial Project.
Washington, April 29.—For the
purpose of imparting impetus to tha
movement to endow a chair of politi
cal science in Western Reserve uni
versity at Cleveland as a memorial to
the late Senator Hanna, William G.
Oswald came to Washington yester
day. He is secretary of the .Marcus
A. Hanna Memorial Chair association
and after leaving Washington will
visit. Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and Boston. The association
has started out to raise $150,000 as an
endowment fund and already snib
scriptions have begun to come iu.
HOSPITAUECRETS.
A Nurse Says: "Pe-ru-na is a
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ILL., 427 Monroe St.—
j " As far as I haveobserved I'eruna
is the finest tonic any man or woman
I can use who is weak from the after
j effects of any serious illness.
" I have seen it used in a number of
I convalescent cases, and have seen sev
j eral other tonics used, but I found that
| those whoused Peruna had thequickest
relief.
••Peruna seems to restore vitality.
Increase bodily vigor and renew health
and strength In a wonderfully short
time."—MßS. KATE TAYLOR.
In view of the great multitude o<
I women suffering from some form of fe
j male disease and yet unable to find any
i cure, Dr. Hartman, the renowned &pe
j cialist on female catarrhal diseases, has
J announced his willingness to direct the
j treatment of as many cases as niiike
application to him during 1 the summer
months, without charge. Address The
j Peruua Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio-
It Cnres Colds, Conehs. Sore Throat, Cronp, Influ
enza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma.
A certain euro for Consumption in first stages,
and a sure relief in advanced stages. Use at oilcc.
You will see the excellent effect after taking the
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Largo
bottles 25 cents and 50 cents.
WT L. DOUGLAS
$4.00, 33.50, $3.00, $2.30
U.NION BEST IN
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men than any other _ ]fy
make. The reason W&
is, they hold their j?tt
shape,iitbetter,wear [y
longer, and have JT
greater intrinsic
value than any
Sold Everywhere,
Look for ittime nnd prico on liott<»m.
evoi > \vh«rc conceded tobetlie fluent Patent
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c Lune
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