LITE ENDED. Congressman Adams, of Pennsylvania, Suicides. BECAUSE Of DEBT. he t'id Been in Congress for Many Years ar.d Had Made an Enviable Record. Washington, D. C. Representa. live Robert Aoarns, of Philadelphia, died at the Emergency hospital Friday at 11:30 a. m. front the effects of a self-inflicted bullet wound. Mr. Adams was discovered in a dy ing condition in his apartments at the Metropolitan club shortly after S o'clock in the morning. He was sit- ; ting in a chair. A bullet wound in liis mouth and a pistol lying near hini made it clear that he had attempted to kill himself. A letter received by Speaker Can non from Mr. Adams explained the cause of the suicide. Mr. Adams said in the letter that his debts exceeded his resources and forced him to aban- j don his official position. While he did i not indicate an intention to take his j life, lie spoke of the form of his burial, J indicating that he had then made up his mind to commit the rash act. Robert Adams was one of the most : popular representatives in congress | and he has been identified with many matters of world-wide importance. His position as ranking member of the majority after the chairman cn the house committee on foreign affairs has, owing to the ill health of Mr. Hitt, made it necessary for him to largely direct the business of that committee. It was only Thursday that he, as acting chairman of the house commit tee on foreign affairs, managed the diplomatic and consular appropriation ! bill to its final passage in the house. ! Mr. Adams has always been a re- i publican of the stalwart type. He was born in Philadelphia, February 26, j 1849, and graduated at the University j of Pennsylvania 20 years later. He j practiced law for five years ami spent some time in scientific explorations as a member of the United States geo logical survey. In 18S3 he began his political career as a member of the state senate, where he served four years and in 18S9 entered the diplo matic service as American minister to Rrazil. He filled this post for a- little over one year and then came back to this country to re-enter politics, being elected a member of the Fifty-third j congress, in which body he has served continuously ever since. It was Mr. Adams who reported, conducted through the house and had J charge of in conference with the sen- ! ate, the Cuban resolutions, and draft- ! ed, introduced, reported and passed j through jhe house of representatives j in one hour the declaration of war against Spain. BUSINESS BULLETIN. Wholesome Progress Is the Rule and Little Idle Machinery Is Reported. New York.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s I Weekly Review of Trade says: Business maintains wholesome pro- I gress and mercantile collections im- j prove. The week's aggregate transac- i tions "shew the effect of the holiday \ and-seasonable quiet in certain lines, j but a good gain is noted in comparison ' with the corresponding period of any i previous year. In many jobbing lines I there is no prospect of vigorous activ- I ity until fall, but wholesale distribu- j tion is now heavy and retail business is only retarded at points where tem- : porary weather conditions are ad verse. Little idle machinery is re ported at manufacturing plants, ex cept in a few cases of labor disputes and several substantial increases in wages became effective on June 1. Failures this week numbered 174 in the United States, against 198 last year, and 13 in Canada, compared with 29 a year ago. Josephine Terranova Acquitted. New York.—Josephine Terranova was acquitted Friday of the mur der of her aunt, Concetti Riggio. She was, however, not released, being remanded to the Tombs to answer to the charge of murdering her uncle, who was killed at the same time as his wife. Assistant District Attorney Ely, who has conducted the prosecu tion, was unable to say definitely whether or not the second charge would be prosecuted. The jury re turned their verdict within HI minutes after the court's charge, agreeing on the innocence of the defendant with out discussion. Congress. Washington.—On the Ist the senate passed the hill regulating and extend ing the liahiMty of railroad companies for injury to employes. When the death of Representative Adams, of Pennsylvania, was announced in the house an immediate adjournment was taken. Patterson Wins. Nashville, Tenn. Malcolm R. Patterson, of Memphis, representa live in co»gr< SH from the Tenth dis trict, last night was nominated for governor by tin- stati democratic con vention The noiolnatii.u came after four days of a stormy gathering and after u bitter c«»nt< i betwi. n Patter son and Gov Cox, Incumbent. Oogs Killed and Ate Five People. Ht. J' hits, N. P. Reports fr>>m Labrador state that five pern tin were killed and eaten by savage ij j;* Of that const during the pn«t winter OCEANS OF SMALL CHANGE Nickels Paid Into New York Stieet Car Companies Reach an En ormous Total. It Is probable that all the five-cent pieces now In existence would not have more than paid the cash fa.ts collected on the New York City Hail way company lines alone. According to the report of the state railroad com mission, the number of cash forts paid in l'JOu in New York reached the enormous total of 1,171,151,G98. At. il\e cents each tlint amounts to $58,557,- 584.90. In the period from 1793 to the close of 1904 the total value of the five-cent pieces coined :n this country amounted to only $24,175,788.15. 11 all the three-cent pieces and two-tent pieces and the cents and haif-cents were added it would still leave a total in money far less than that represent ed by the collection of cash fares in New York. With a reasonable allow ance for the number of coins that must have been lost and destroyed in one way or another since our miit was opened, it is probable that the total amount of change now in this country, including all coins between a dollar and three cents, would not ex- THE OLD AND THE NEW. Railroad officials have been experimenting with a new railroad car. It is specially designed for climbing grades. The first trial run developed good climbing ability over stiff grades and a speed of 40 miles an hour with ease. The vibration and noise of the engine were largely eliminated, and the mech anism of the car worked splendidly. Railroad officials believe this car the most perfect one of its kind in existence. ceed the sum which was collected last year on the New York transportation lines. Of course, the'secret is that Uie same coin does duty over and over again. French Writer's Discovery. Zola, in his youth, before fame came to him, wrote some stories about mil lionaires, wherein it seemed to him that he exaggerated shamefully in his descriptions of the cosny homes and habits of the rich- But later on, when Zola became a friend of millionaires, he found that his account! of their ex travagance had fallen far short of the truth. Roller-Skating Craze. History seems likely to repeat itself after 20 years in a roller-skating re vival. A bicycle renaissance would better suit the open-air time of year. Still, if it must be so, "All skate!"— N. Y. World. FOR TRANS-PACIFIC YACHT RACE. This handsome cup has been offered by the Hawaiian promotion com mittee as a prize for the winner in a yacht race from the Golden C.aie harbor to Honolulu. The recent calamity at San Francisco may cause the post ponement of the event, but the race will be sailed some time this summer. APACHES SUN WORSHIPERS. Ihc Apaches, like many other Nor:h American tribes, are gun-worshipers Their myths tell '.hem that the t».n is the all-powerfill deity aud to it all supplications are addressed. Ongoing tiro battle, planting corn, or on star'- lug on a cattle-stealing expedition, 'he uti Is asked to look with f -, vor. That t.h *y believe in a Inline world, writ"* K. }*. Curtis, In dcrlbner's, is prov l by their custom of killing hor ail baling M welt as their cloth- CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1906, THE JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE Peculiar Qualities of a Tuber That Grows 011 the Roots of the Sunflower. Most voting folks in the country rre familiar with the sweet, crisp, juicy tubers known as artichokes. These, says an article on "Nature and Sci ence," In St. Nicholas, grow on the | roots of the sunflower known to bot ' anists :is liellanthus tuberosls, and j are commonly called Jerusalem arti chokes. I'ndPr this common name you | will And the tubers offered for sale in most seed catalogues. The plants are easily grown In al ! most any kind of soil. At first glanoe the tubers have somewhat the appear ance of potatoes, but unlike them they may lie eaten raw like radishes, or they may be pickled or cooked. Re cipes are to be found In all cook books. These artichokes are entirely differ ent (yet not far distant in a botanical way) from the globe artichokes which are grown in California, and perhaps elsewhere exclusively for their edilile I flower buds. These are never eaten raw. Even when cooked they are | rather tasteless. Personally, I think j they are not to be compared, as an { acceptable vegetable, with the Jerusa | lem artichoke, sometimes even now found in old-fashioned gardens. ''Sabots'' in Use. Wooden shoes are clattering Into use in America, chiefly among our adopted citizens. A few years ago there was supposed to be only one maner of sabots in New York city, j Now there are known to be several manufacturers in New York and other citie#. Indeed, the industry has growu in Michigan to be a lusty infant. England's Altitude. Of the 58,324 square miles of Eng land and Wales 26,'482 are under 250 I feet in elevation above the sea, 16,- 365 are between 250 and 500 feet, 10,- 476 are between 500 and 1,000 feet, 4,- 698 are between 1,000 and 2,000 feet, 300 are between 2,000 and 3,000 feet and four are more than 3,000 feet. i In.; and implements of the chase, fur I llf« lit the future world. Not only the i medicine men but the people claim to hold communion with the Chlndl or | ripir.ta of their aucetuora. They are I also great believer* lu omens, n,lls muji and mulcts, but are very con servative and It Is with difficulty that ; ens gets them to disctlss tiling* hiii t r taiunil. I'hi v will not talk about lioij among thelt p-op!.. with familiarity, tnd »t,4ueiy at all with a,* *hi«» m..0 FREE FIGHTS Were Plenty and Pande monium Reigned. CALLED IN POLICE. The Democratic State Convention at • Nashville, Tcnn., Was a Rough and Tumble Affair. Nashville, Tenn. The state democratic convention which met I here on Tuesday to nominate candi ' dates for governor and railroad com ! missiouers adjourned at 0:10 last j evening until this morning without ef- I fecting even a temporary organiza tion. It was decidedly the most : turbulent body of the kind that ever I assembled in Tennessee. Pando j monium and free tights followed by | police intervention were the rule, ami ' it was with the utmost difficulty that | any sort of record of the proceedings i could be made. An adjournment came after an un ! derstanding had been reached between the leaders of the opposing factions 1 that the three gubernatorial candi ; dates, Gov. John I. Cox, Congressman : Malcplm H. Patterson and Judge John It. Bond, should each name four rep ; resentatives on a committee to decide lon a temporary chairman. The services of the police were nec | essary from the outset. Chairman , Abernathy, cf tl:e state committee, i called the convention to order at ! noon. There was confusion at once, j and when the call of counties for ! nominations for temporary chairman I began the u_proar steadily increased. J When Davidson county was reached | a battle royal was on, the wildest ex citement prevailing. The county was finally passed, the contest going to the committee on credentials yet to be I named and slowly the roll call pro | ceeded, every move marking a fresh I contest. Once the chairman laid down the gavel and advanced to the front of the j platform to make himself heard. When he turned around Luke Lea, of David -1 son county, a Patters n supporter, had j the gavel and was essaying to act as j presiding officer. Abernathy protest j ed. Lea and from then | on there were two presiding officers | and pandemonium on the floor. At | length a council of war between the i leaders brought about a temporary truce and adjournment followed. Nashville, Tenn. The demo cratic state convention was har j monious Wednesday. The credentials I committee sat until late last night without completing its work of con ' sidering the various contests. The I convention effected its temporary or ! gani/.ation in the morning, James C. Bradford, of Nashville, being selected jas presiding officer. After temporary j organization the convention adjourned i until 3 p. m., when it reconvened, | heard a few speeches and took a re i cesß. THE LAW'S DELAYS. Gov. Higgins, of New York, Says tha in the Case cf Lawyer Patrick They Have Been Scandalous. Albany, N. Y. —"Little less than scandalous," is the phrase used by Gov. Higgins in a veto memoran dum issued last night regarding "The law's delays" in the case of Albert T. Patrick,'convicted of the murder of the aged millionaire, William M. Rice, in New York City, iii 1!)00. The gov ernor's veto is of two bills introduced by Assemblyman Wade, of Chautau qua, to amend the code of criminal procedure so as to permit an appeal from an order denying a motion for a new trial in a criminal case on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The bills, which were introduced in the senate also, by Senator Smith, were generally understood to have reference principally to the Patrick ease and the governor so describes them in his memorandum. "Waiving the objection tc the bills," says Gov. Higgins, "that, though gen eral in form, they are special in their application, and are intended to grant a right of appe .'. to Albert T. Patrick to obtain a review of an order, if such order be made, denving his pending motion for a new trial on newly dis covered evidence, 1 disapprove them for the reason that they intr duce a new procedure to our criminal law and lend to defer indefinitely the termina tion of a capital case. Record* r Goff, before whom Patrick was originally tried, has now under considerate 11 a motion for a new trial for Patrick, and Gov. Higgins has re prieved the condemned lawyer for a third time until June IS. Coogress. Washington.—ln the senate on the ! 2Sth the postoffice appropriation bill i was passed. The senate then adjourn -1 ed until the Slat. The house spent the ! day in consideration of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill and : adjoinut <1 until the 31st. Convicted of Embezzlement. Minneapolis, Minn. !>r. J. O. Force was Inst night found guilty ol embezzling 135 shares of Metropolitan bank stock from th • Northw* tern National I.lfe insurance Co., of which he was prt'iideut. The trial lasted eight days. '<Hled Wife, Daughter and Himself. ICll/ahi ihtown, N. Y. Frederick Beti' dlct, of Reber, on Ti ■ - lay shut, una killed his wife uiel mar riv I duuxhtrr and then r.i.nmi'ted •u ide by liho tliit;. He »:n Ifi vcara ok.. Balcom & Lloyd. | I I 3 tfi jfi WE have the best stocked m general store in the county jj and if you are looking for re- fl HI liable goods at reasonable g 0| prices, we are ready to serve y you with the best to be found. =} pi Our reputation for trust- f| I? worthy goods and fair dealing j| is too well known to sell any pi U but high grade goods. jgj Our stock of Queensware and |j Sjj Chinaware is selected with Bj H great- care and we have some il of the most handsome dishes | ever shown in this section, | both in imported and domestic h makes. 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