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The Job department of the I'nitss iscomplete and affords facilities for doing the best class of Work. pAHTIIIt.AK ATTENTION PAIIITO LAW PHINTINU. No paper will be discontinued until arrear ages are paid, except at the option of the pub lisher Papers sent out of the county must be paid for In advance. Why the Bridge Fell. There will be a sigh oi' relief all over the eountry by reason of tht» substantial proof that the Quebec bridge disaster was the result of care lessness which might have been avoid ed, which ought to have been pre vented. This seeming paradox lies in the fact that at first ii appeared at; if the fault lay in something outside tho ken of engineers, which made every large bridge in the country seem po tentially unsafe. That the engineer ing plans as originally drawn were correct and that they were changed by an aged and infirm supervising en gineer apparently are accepted as the fundamental facts in the case. It was a man who was at fault and not en gineering principles. Of course, says Philadelphia Inquirer, this does not, lessen the terrible aspects of the tragedy, but it does show that the bridge can be rebuilt and be as safe | as any other structure. It was the ghost of some unknown principle in mechanics or physico-chemistry that frightened engineers and made every traveler tremble as he crossed one of the mighty structures which are de servedly t lie pride of engineering. Now that the ghost is laid there will be at. least the satisfaction of knowing that, it is not likely we shall have an other such accident. Agricultural Prosperity. The ten years of prosperity this country has enjoyed since 1897, and the revolution which has been wrought in the agricultural industry, has placed the American farmer in a position of financial and economic in dependence such, as the rural popula tion of this or no other country has ever known before, writes H. C. Nich olas in Van Norden Magazine. The fixed capital represented iii the agri cultural industry to-day is approxi mately $25,000,000,000, or more than four times the capital invested in all of the manufacturing industries in the country. From the position the Ameri can farmer now occupies, no financial disturbances, no business failures in the outside world, no failure of any one or several crops, no hysteria or political agitation, can hope to dis lodge him. Prof. Edward S. Morse, talking to the Technology students about Japan, spoke of the simple dress of the stu dents there as being one of the first things that he noticed. When he asked the reason of it, he was told that it was a custom to prevent a feel ing against the well-to-do class by the scholars who could not afford to dress more expensively. Dartmouth did the same thing for the same reason two years ago, and the boys took so kindly to rough-and-ready costumes that be fore long the college authorities had to suggest to them that they were get ting altogether too careless about their personal appearance. Almost simultaneously with the re tiurvey of the Alaskan boundary, which deprives Canada of a strip of land, news comes from Ottawa that as a result, of the explorations of Capt. Uernier in the arctic a total area of at least 500,000 square miles is claimed for Canada. Jt. would be rash to say that a narrow strip of the Alaskan •gold fields is worth hundreds of square nules of arctic islands when one re calls the flippant remarks made, nyt many years ago, about the worthless rxos of Alaska. Wireless surely has a long reach. Array transports ■on the Pacific, with an apparatus at command of small power compared to the giant transmit ters emplojred in the Atlantic, have had remarkable success. One vessel recently caught a San Francisco mes sage at a distance of 1,400 miles and, later, one from the naval station at Sitka, distant 2,200 miles. Truly, dis tance is rapidly being annihilated. Leopold of Belgium has been play ing his royal Joke about his unroyal pranks for many a year, laying every story of his unseemly behavior to his "double" in Paris, Mr. Fouret of the Ilachette publishing house. But Fou rett, who is eminently respectabJe, is getting tired of the joke and proposes to bring suit for libel against the king. LOOK TO THE WEST THERE LIE HOPES OF DEMOCRAT IC LEADERS. With Bryan as the Nominee There Does Seem Any Good Reason Why His Probability of Election Seems Good. It Is announced from Chicago that certain potential influences connected with (he national committee of the Democratic party will make strenuous effort to have the western metropolis selected as the base from which the campaign in the interests of the Dem ocratic presidential candidate will be directed. It is taken for granted this western element that Bryan is again to be the Democratic nominee, and the scheme as reported is to con centrate effort upon the contests for the electoral votes of Indiana, Illi nois, Michigan. lowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Missouri, it is taken for granted, will swing back easily to the Democratic column with Bryan as a candidate, and the new state of Okla homa is counted in with the solid south as a sure Democratic quantity if the Nebraskan is named. New York, in the plans of this western scheme, is to be given over, it seems, without any waste of oratory or the spending of a kopek from the Democratic cam paign fund. It is to be noted, how ever, that the states which arc con sidered debatable represent a very large aggregate voting utrength in the presidential electoral college. There would have to be an immense change in sentiment in such states as Illinois, Wisconsin, lowa and Michigan if they can by any process of persua sion or argumentation be shunted to the Bryan column next year. In 1900, when Bryan was the Democratic can didate against McKinley, Illinois gave a plurality for the Republican electors of 94,874, lowa the same year elected the Republican electors by a plurality of 98,G0G; Wisconsin I gave a verdict for McKinley indicated by a plurality of 10G.551, and Michi-1 | gan went Republican by a plurality of 104,584. Though each of these states went Republican in the presidential election of 1904 by considerably larger pluralities than in the election of 1900, there is certainly nothing in the returns from the middle west in 1900 to indicate that Bryan would have the ghost of a chance in 1908. The plu ralities against Hryan in 1900 were large enough to depress the exuber ance of any candidate with only ordi nary staying qualities. It must be conceded, however, that the Peerless One as a stayer is not to be classed among the ordinary. The outlook is really no more invit ing in the west for the Democracy with Bryan as the candidate than it would be in the east with the Ne braskan a third time Jn the running. He did not carry any large state in the west in 1900, unless Missouri is to be classed as a western stale, and it is generally accredited as southern. Even California went against Bryan in 1900 by 40,000 plurality. Whether the Democratic campaign lie diercted from Chicago or New York, whether the concentration of effort be directed to the winning of the middle west or to the capture of the northeast, the outlook in either case can scarcely be regarded as a roseate one by who ever shoulders the responsibility of steering the presidential campaign of the Democracy next year. Gold Imports and Trade Balance. The monthly statement just issued by the United States bureau of statis tics on the specie and merchandise balance of exports and imports gives a summary idea of the movements this year so far. *The import of gold for the month was one of the largest on record for any single month, the net gain being $62,1 :J8,807, against $0,971,- 517 in November, 1906, and $4,065,472 in November, 1905. But the gain in gold for the 11 months of 1907 was but $14,626,482, showing that prior to November the gold movement had been about $18,000,000 against the United States. For the first 11 months of 1906 the United States gained $103,131,880 in gold; but in the same period of 1905 the net import was but $2,138,589. The relation be tween the apparent merchandise bal ance of trade and the gold import seems to exist in the showing, as the former was $385,405,439 for the first 11 months of this year, and $421,691,645 for the same period of 1906; while in the same time of 1905 the merchandise balance was $349,250,524. Between 1906 and 1907 a loss of $36,000,000 in the merchandise balance was accom panied by a decrease of $58,000,000 in gold imports; while 1905, with a mer chandise balance $36,000,000 less than that of 1907, had net gold imports $42,- 000,000 lower. Whether these figures indicate the invisible factors, or are merely coincident, may be easily a matter of dispute. Gov. Sparks in Bad Light. If a condition of riot exists or threat ens in Ooldfield the governor of Ne vada displayed singular impotence. Mr. Roosevelt has clearly enunciated the federal obligation in any case which may describe the Ooldfield dis turbance. A state has no right to look to the federal government for a discharge of its own police duties. The lack of state initiative which Gov. Sparks has exemplified has frequent ly characterized the attitude of vari ous commonwealths toward the whole range of governmental activities— both in the making of laws and in the enforcement of those possessed. It is this disposition to be inefficient that throws to large a burden on the na 'ior.B' &;u4. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1908 NO DOUBTS OVER HERE. Americans Know the Capacity of the Men on the Fleet. Cable dispatches tell of a keen in terest in Europe in the American bat tleship fleet voyage to San Francisco, not from a political point of view, but from the standpoint of navigation and fleet management. The question whether or not the enterprise will be "successful" appears to rise in the mind of many observers and commen tators. Amusing references are made to Rodjestvensky's ill-starred journey from Russia to the Straits of Fushima as furnishing the only parallel to this expedition. While 110 one seems disposed to rate the American ca pacity as low as that of the Russian in this regard, the mere fact that the Rodjestvensky voyage is mentioned in dicates that there is an idea, possibly a hope, that the present, trip will prove as slow, as costly and otherwise as ridiculous as did that silly venture. It must be acknowledged that no thought of possible failure or any thing less than entire success has thus far crossed the American mind seri ously. From the outset the only ques tion discussed has been as to the po litical wisdom and the stategic neces sity of such a move. That a fleet of battleships, CO instead of 16 if we had them, could circumnavigate the Horn and pass in good order from Hampton roads to the Golden Gate has been taken for granted. There has been unspoken confidence iri the seaman ship of thofie in eomr aml, and in the seaworthy qualities! of the vessels. The whole affair has been regarded in too broad an aspect to permit the people to get down to the technical questions of whether it will be prac ticable to maintain a good pace, to coal the ships at sea. to navigate the Straits of Magellan and otherwise to preserve good order and to progress briskly from start to finish. Probably back of this unexpressed confidence is the recollection of the Oregon's inspiring performance nearly ten years ago. Of course, there is a marked difference between speeding I one battleship from coast to coast, and sending a fleet of 16 over the same long route. Even the landlub ber has an inkling of this difference. But lie has dismissed ali thought of it with the proud belief that Admiral | Evans and his captains are quite up to their work in every respect. It must be confessed that the European commentators are much more worried over the matter than the Americans. NEED OF MONEY FOR ARMY. Parsimony in Military Matters Would Not Be Wise Act. Chairman Tawney of the house com mittee on appropriations has made a statement which contains some sug gestive figures. The estimates for the present fiscal year submitted to con gress last winter aggregated $896,000,- 000. Those just submitted for the next fiscal year foot up $997,000,000. In the opinion of the chiefs of the dif ferent departments the requirements of the government have grown 11 per cent., or $100,000,000, in one year. The estimated revenue for the next fiscal year is $878,000,000. These es timates at long range are sometimes far out of the way. They may be seri ously affected by unexpected changes in condition. If the money asked for by the departments were to be voted, and the estimated revenue were col lected, there would be a deficit, after making all allowances, of $83,000,000. Chairman Tawney's commentary on these figures is that they show the practical impossibility of congress at this session undertaking new projects or authorizing new governmental serv ices, the appropriations for which would have to be met out of the rev enue for the next fiscal year. As the increase in the estimates in goo'l part is due to the larger sums ask.;d on behalf of the army and navy, it is conjectured that the committee on appropriations will cut down great ly the figures submitted by the war and navy departments. But some in crease in appropriations for the army and navy is necessary. It is claimed by the men familiar with army condi tions that it will be a skeleton soon unless the soldiers are better paid. Congress must maintain the efficiency of the army. There should be no extravagance in appropriations. There should be a serious attempt to harmonize receipts and expenditures, so that there may be neither a deficit nor a surplus. The present surplus is altogether too large. But the pruning knife need not be ap plied exclusively to the military esti mates, even though there is no war in sight. There may be exuberant civil estimates which will furnish the ; committee on appropriations an oppor tunity to display its skill in keeping down expenses. The Fleet. The fleet, we are told, will be stranded on the Pacific side unless congress provides the money for the return cruise. Well, let nobody lose any sleep on that score. It is the na tion's fleet, and all our hearts are with it. We ail want it to make the jour ney with safety, and make everybody in sight or hearing on the Pacific side proud and happy. As for the rest, that will come in good time. The party which for campaign or any purposes should propose to limit the movement of the fleet, or play politics at its ex pense, would so completely offend the spirit of the American people as to make itself contemptible in their eyes. Its doom, for next year at least, would be sealed. The fleet is all right, and so is the country. RECEIVERS ARE APPOINTED BY FEDERAL COURT FOR CHICA GO GREAT WESTERN ROAD. Inability to Meet Maturing Obligations and a Recent Strike of Employes Were the Causes. St. Paul, Minn. Judge Sanborn, of the United States circuit court, on Wednesday appointed A. B. Stickney and Charles H. Smith, both residents of St. Paul, receivers for the Chicago Great Western Railroad Co. A. B. Stickney is president of the road. The firm of Kellogg & Sever ance, of St. Paul, was appointed attor neys for the receivers. The appointment of receivers fol lowed the inability of the company to meet obligations falling due in 1908 and the failure to secure an extension of obligations. Loss as a result of the boilertnakers' strike last fall is given as a partial cause for the finan cial straits of the road. It was also pointed out in the proceedings that during the last, ten years the road has spent $19,000,000 in reconstruction. The petition for a receivership was filed on behalf of the stockholders and the finance committee. Mr. Kellogg said that the Great Western owes $10,653,413.71 now due or falling due within the next four years, of which notes to the amount of $545,000 have gone to protest. The sum exceedim; $10,000,000, said My. Kellogg, is part of the $19,000,000 spent by the Great Western in the last ten years in rebuilding the road. New steel has been laid, double tracks have been built, gradeg have been re duced and new bridges and terminals have been constructed. There were due last month notes to the amount of ■LTiO.OOO and will be due during the rest of January notes aggregating ■C 283,200. The total amount of obliga tions due during 1908 is $3,342,545. Mr. Kellogg said that the Great Western, which is an Illinois corpora tion, owns in fee without mortgage, lines of railroad in Illinois, lowa, Min nesota, Kansas and Missouri. It also owns a terminal lease of a line from St. Paul to Minneapolis. In addition the Great Western owns > all the stock of and operates the Ma- I son City & Fort Dodge railroad, a line | about 400 miles long. This line is mortgaged for $12,000,000, or 62 per I cent, of its cost. The Great Western | also has a lease of this line, by the terms of which the Great Western is I to guarantee the interest on the bonds. TUNNEL UNDER EAST RIVER : Eetween New York and Brooklyn Is Opened for Railway Traffic. New York City.—The first of the series of tunnels under the waters that, divide Manhattan from Brooklyn on the one side and from New Jersey on the other was opened for traffic late last night when the first passen ger train left the Bowling Green sta tion of the Interborough subway, ran down the inclined tracks to the Bat tery, far below the surface of the East river and went the length of one of the long steel double tubes which par allel each other under the river to Brooklyn. The opening of this tunnel, which is in effect the extending of the present subway system to Brooklyn, is regard ed as a long step toward the solution of the rapid transit problem of New- York —one that brings New York and Brooklyn closer together and gives an outlet to Manhattan's millions by bringing the comparatively thinly populated territory of Long Island within easy reach of the center of business. The opening of the Battery tunnel will serve to relieve to some extent the Brooklyn bridge "crush," by deflecting thousands from the hu man tide that rushes each day in and out of the funnel entrance of that big structure. No official ceremonies marked the opening of the tunnel. An express train picked up a crowd of Brooklyn ites eager to make the first trip anil then darted away through the bright ly lighted tube to Brooklyn, where it stopped at the Borough hall station, the present terminus of the line in Brooklyn. Later the Brooklyn section will be completed to the Flatbush sta tion of the Long Island railroad, thus affording connection with all points 011 Long Island. The Battery tunnel Is equipped with a series of unique safety devices de signed to make traffic under the East river absolutely safe. Experts believe that these inventions, which are 011 trial for the first time, will revolution ize the movement of traffic in sub ways and at the same time preclude the possibility of serious accidents. One man will be complete master of the tunnel at all times, with the aid of an illuminated electric diagram, which will show the movements of trains. While train crews will not take or ders from him, it will be within his power to stop any or all trains within the tunnel by touching a button, and in the same way he will be able to shut off the currents and control the movement of any particular train. A telephone system has been installed in the tube and there are alarm boxes from which passengers, in case of ac cident, cij.i themselves shut off the electric current. Congress. Washington.—No business of impor tance was transacted during the short session of the house on the Bth. The senate was not in session. Is Deposed from the Ministry. Salt Lake City. Dean James B. Eddie, convicted by an ecclesiasti cal court of immorality a year ago, was 011 Wednesday formally deposed from the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church. The sentence was imposed publicly by Bishop Spalding. All tha Injured Will Recover. Atlanta, (!a. Of the nearly 100 persons who suffered injuries in the wreck of the Collver special on the Southern railway near Hiram, Ga., Tuesday, nearly a score are confined to hospitals, but it is expected all will recover. READY TO BEGIN. "Have you given him anything or done anything to relieve him?" asked the young doctor who had fared far into the backwoods to see a patient in the dead of a stormy night. "Well, no, dock —that Is to eay, nothin' to speak of," said the pa tient's wife. "I have had him soak his feet in almost b'ilin' water with a lot o' mustard in it, an' I've clapped a red-hot idaster on his back an' an other one on his cliist, an' I've put a couple o' blisters I had in the house under his arms an' a bag o' cracked ice to the back of his neck an' had him drink a pint o' ginger tea with a dash o' rum in it jess as hot as he could swaller it, an' I follered that with some yarb bitters one o' the neighbors sent over, an' I had him take five or six pills out of a box I got one day of a man that come along with med'cine to sell, an' he's had three or four spoons o' Quackem's painkiller an' one o' these sidelitz powders, but I didn't feel like as if I ort to give him much o' anything or try to do much for him until you come an' see him an' see what you think ailed him. Then I reckoned we could go at him and reely give him something an' do something fer hIM." —Puck. HE HAD BEEN THERE HIMSELF. Mrs. Witt—Don't swear like that, George, just because the boys hit you with a snowball. Don't lose your tem per. Mr. Witt—Lose my temper, nothing. I'm just swearing to please the boys. That's what they want. A Calamity. Tlierf was a young l'ellow named Chaun cey, Who called his fair ladylove "Xawncoy." I!ut she gave his love pause. For she wouldn't say "vawse," But dlsgraied him with llat 'a's." Just fawney! —Baltimore American. Pat's Dog. "Gracious, Pat," exclaimed the land lord who had called to collect the rent, "what an odd-looking dog! What breed is he?" "Sure, awn he is Welsh, sor," re plied Pat with a merry twinkle in his eye. "Came from AVales, eh? Well, how in the world did he get such short legs?" "Faith, awn he wore them off chas ing Welsh rabbits, sor." —Chicago News. Information. Tommy Twaddles —Pa, what is a equinox? Pa Twaddles —Why—er—it is, ahem! For goodness' sake. Tommy, don't you know anything about mythology at all? 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