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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
FROM HER VIEW.
A Lady Passenger Chats Very In.
terestedIy About Street.
Car Etiquette.

A man standing on the back platform OF
an east bound Euclid car was much amused
by a conversation he couldn't help over.
hearing between two well-dressed women.
1t was six o'clock and, of course, the car wai
crowded. There were several ladies on the
platform and the two who talked were close
to the involuntary listener.
Dreadful, isn't it, out here!' said one
lady.
Yes" said the other, but what can you
do? I'm dreadfully ashamed to go home at
this time of the afternoon. We have no
business on these cars. l declare it's too
bad. just see all those men standing up
in the car and all the women sitting down.
They should be ashamed of themselves-the
women, mean. I'm glad that some of the
men don't get up. They serve the women
just right. Men are so foolish about such
things-I mean giving up their seats. Ot
course nine gentlemen out of every ten will
offer their seats, but | never want to accept
one. We have no right to expect such
favors. And yet what can you do? 1t makes
a woman look so foolish, hemming and haw
ing and trying to refuse a seat. | tried ii
once or twice, and then sat down after all.
The trouble is the men don't believe we are
in earnest when we refuse a seat-and !
guess most of the time they are right There,
look in the car now and see the poor, pale
faced man giving the stout woman his seat.
It's too bad. That man has been bending
over desk all day, and | suppose the woman
has been out to some afternoon euchre party.
These things are unjustly arranged. Per.
haps times will even them up. Oh, this is
your street? Good night. ."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
TO AVENGE THE MAINE.
SIMPSONS Fleet of Warships Goes
to Cuba
The Cunboat Nashville Fires the First
Shot in the War nd Compels Span
ish Merchantm to Surrender-The
Squadron's tination Is Said
to be .atanzas.

Key West. Fla, A pril 23.-The North
Atlantic squadron, except the monitors
Terror and Puritan and some of the
smaller ships, sailed from Key West at
5:45 O'Clock Friday morning for the
shores of Cuba. Besides the two moni-
tors the ships left behind were the gun
boat Helena, cruiser Marblehead and
dispatch boat Dolphin.
The United States fleet was aLout II
miles off Sand Key light at d. m,
when the Spanish merchantmen Buena
Ventura, from Pascagoula, Miss, for
Rotterdam, with lumber, was sighted,
bound north. The gunboat Nashville
ran her down and put a shot across her
bow from the four-inch gun on the port
side aft. The Spaniard ignored the
shot, but another closer to her bow
brought her to. A prize crew was put
aboard. Capt. Lucarraga, in command
of her, was astoupded. He said he did
not know that war had been declared,
but when he was informed of the state
of affairs he accepted the situation
philosophically. The Nashville towed
her prize into this port.
The Nashville has taken on stores
and will return to the fleet. Marines
are pacing the deck of the Spaniard
and her crew of IS is lounging about
the decks. Not man is in irons. Ac-
cording to prize laws Capt. Maynard
will turn the prisoners over to United
States district attorney, who will de-
eide the question of their disposition.
The monitor Puritan sailed to join the
fleet last night.
On excellent authority it is reported
that the destination of the fleet is Ma
tanzas. On board the flagship is Capt.
Aranguren, brother of the late Gen.
Aranguren. He will pilot the fleet to
MatanzaS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
SHORT AND TO THE POINT.
The Full Text ~ the Uitimatum tn spain
WHY the Docu tAent was Never Presented

me uIi Text Ot the tIttmatum tO PAIN
Why the Docu Aent was Never Presented.
Washington, April 22.-The follow
ing statement of the text of the ulti-
matum to Spain was issued yesterday:
On April 90. 1898. the department of
state served notice of the purposes of
this government by delivering to Min
ister Polo a copy of an instruction to
Minister Woodford, and also u copy of
the resolution passed by the congress
OF the United States on the 18th inst.
After the receipt of this notice the
Spanish minister forwarded to the
state department request for his
passports, which were furnished to
him. A copy of the instruction to
Woodford is herewith appended:
Woodford, Minister, Madrid;-Yol have been
furnished with the text OF a joint resolution
voted by the congress Of the United States on
the 18th inst. and approved to-day in relation
to the pacltication of the island of ubL In
obedience to that act the president directs you
to Immediately communicate to the govern
ment of Spain said resolution. with the formal
demand of the government of the United States
that the government of Spain at once rclin-
quish its authority and government in the
island of Cuba and withdraw its land and na-
val forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. In
claims any intention to exercise sovereignty,
jurisdiction or control over said island except
for the pacifcation thereof. and asserts its de-
termination when that is accomplished to leave
the government and control of the island to it's
people under such free and independent gov
ernment as they may establish.
II by noon on Saturday next there be not
communicated to this government by that of
Spain 4 full and satisfactory response to this
demand and resolution, whereby the ends Of
I,,IN, a
will proceed without further notice to use the
power and authority conferred upon him by
the said Joint resolution to such extent as may
DE necessary to carry the same into effect
SHERMAN.
The United States minister at Mad
rid was at the same time instructed to
make like communication to the gov
ernment of Spain. Thursday morning
the department received from Gen.
Woodford telegram, copy of which
is hereunto attached, showing that the
Spanish government had broken off
diplomatic relations with this govern
ment. This course renders unnecessary
any further diplomatic action on the
part of the United States. Following
is Woodford's telegram
Madrid. April 81. 1893,
Sherman. Washington:-Early this Thurs
day morning. Immediately after the receipt
OF your open telegram and before had COM
municated same to the Spanish government.
the Spanish minister for foreign affairs noti-
ned me that the diplomatic relations are broken
between the two countries, and that all official
communications between their respective rep
resentatives have ceased. | accordingly asked
for safe passports and will turn legation over
to British embassy and leave for Paris this
WooDEoRD
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
WAlTHALl is DEAD.
One of MississIpprs United States Sem
ators Passes Away.


Washington, April Ex-senator Ed
ward c. Walthall, of Mississippi, died
in his apartments at the Cairo yester
day, at $50 p. IN. His death was not
unexpected, the end having been fore
seen for several days. Senator Walt
halls illness dated from January, when
he contracted cold. In February he
suffered from an attack of bilious fever
and from this he never recovered. His
last address in the senate was made on
April 7, when he delivered eulogy on
his late colleague, Senator George.
Edward c. Walthall was born in
Richmond, Va, in 1881. He served in
the Confederate army during the civil
war, rising to the rank of majo gen
eral. His profession was the law.
With the exception of IA months from
January, 1894, to March, 1895, Mr..
Walthall sat continuously in the senate
since March II, 1885. He was first ap-
pointed to this position to fill the va
cancy caused by the nomination of L.
Q. c. Lamar to position in President
Cleveland's first cabinet, and has been
reelected whenever his term has ex-
pired since that time. Previous to his
resignation in 1894 he had been elected
for the term beginning in 1895, and he
had only to return and take his seat at
the expiration of the term for which he
had retired.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
Ho Shows 1t During the Trip Across Spain
His Train Attacked by a Mob.

Biarritz, France, April 23. - Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford, the United
States minister, accompanied by his
staff and others. reached the frontier
Friday morning after some exciting
experience. The Spanish police at
tempted to capture member of the
legation, and at Valladolid the train
was attacked. Mr.. Moreno was the
member of the United States legation
singled out by the Spanish police for
capture, on the ground that he is a sub
ject of Spain, but the attempt was
frustrated owing to the presence OF
mind of the minister.
At Nalladolid the train was attacked
and stoned. Windows were broken
and the civil guards were compelled to
protect his carriage with drawn swords
Woodford, however, slept throughout
the disturbance. At Tolosa the Span
ish police made determined effort to
capture Moreno. but Woodford stood in
the doorway of the carriage, declaring
he should only be removed by force
Then the police gave up the attempt
Mr.. Moreno was Woodford's secretary
and "a British subject.
Paris, April 23.-Gen. Woodford. ac-
companied by the party with which he
left Madrid, arrived in this city last
EVENING"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
Why Was She Allowed to Depart?

New York, April 23.-Valuab BILE inn
plements of war left this port yester-
day for the Spanish army in Cuba.
They are steel box cars protected by
steel armor plate and are designed to
be used on railroads to protect the
Spanish soldiers in their contest with
Cuban troops and those of the United
States. The cars were loaded on the
steamer Aloedene. This steamer was
chartered recently by the Ward line.
The cargo of the steamer consists of a
large quantity of provisions consigned
to Spanish merchants in Havana, in
addition to these moving forts.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
A SERIOUS BCUNDER.
Spaniards Have Just Found Out that Their
Coal supply Is at a Very Low Ebb.

Spaniards Have just Found Out that Their
Coal supply Is at a Very Low Ebb.
London. April ga dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Barcelona says:
Grave apprehensions are entertained
in the highest government circles that
the issue of war may be decided not by
valor, enthusiasm and dogged per-
severance, qualities of which the Span
iards possess an abundance, but by
reserves of coal and victuals. of which
they have made but a scanty provision
in Cuba. In respect of coal they are
worse off than they have hitherto i'm
agined.
THE Spanish government, firmly
believing down to the very last moment
that peace would be preserved through
the intercession of the pope and
the powers, neglected to lay in sutf-
cient coal, despite the representations
made to them by one or two far-seeing
naval officers Besides this. it is be-
lieved they never once inquired of the
British or other neutral governments
whether coal would be regarded as
contraband of war. The result is said
to be a state of things which may be
fraught with unpleasant surprises and
bring hostilities TO premature end
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
Greater New York Is Bankrupt.

New York, April 22.-The condition
which leads Mayor Van Wyck to speak
of this bankrupt city of New York;
grows more serious. The mayor has
decided that the city has passed
it's constitutional debt limit and can
make no new expenditures. This has
brought everything to standstill.
Great distress has been caused. Work.
ingmen especially have been made to
suffer. improvements which had been
begun have been abandoned and 9TH
ers which had been planned have been
laid on the shelf indefinitely. Con-
tractors have been told they can get
NO money from the city.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
Postmaster General Gary Resigns.

Washington, April 2.-Postmaster
General Gary has resigned on account
of ill health. Charles Emory Smith,
cf Philadelphia, was nominated bv the
president as his successor. The senate
confirmed the nomination. 1t was ow-
ing entirely, it is said, to Mr.. Gary's
health that he resigned. He has suf-
fered great deal of late from a gem
eral breaking down OF the system.
Charles Emory Smith, the new post.
master general, is editor of the Phila.
delphia Press. He has been minister
to Russia, is an active republican and
known to public men throughout the
United States. ........
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
A Great Gold Find,

Seattle, Wash, April 2S.-The steam
er City of Seattle brings confirmation
of the great gold find of two poor
Swedes, who went to Monte Cristo
island to cut logs. While digging by
the side of the cabin, one Swede struck
pay dirt which yielded between so
cents and S. a pan. George Johansen
and John Blake discovered huge
bison's head. with magnificent horns.
1t lay on a bed of rock and was per-
fectly fossilized. Adhering to the
horns and skull were particles of gold,
which aggregated SAL in value. The
fossil will be forwarded to the Smith
sonian institution.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
FOUGHT FOR AN HOUR.
Florida Fishermen Claim to Have wit
messed IA Combat Between a Spanish Man
Of-War and an American Monitor.

OI-Nar ana an american monitor.
jacksonville, Fla, April 23.-Accord-
ing to private dispatches received by
the Times-U Union and Citizen last night
che first naval battle of the war took
place opposite Boynton, about a5 miles
south of Palm Beach, at 10 o'clock Fri
day morning. George Lyman, a relia-
BILE man, and several others who were
fishing in Lake WORTH which is sep
arated from the ocean by narrow
strip of land, heard heavy firing and
ran to the beach. They reported to
the postmaster at Lantana that a Uni
ted States monitor WAS chasing and
firing upon Spanish man-of-war con-
voying coal or transport ship. The
Spaniard replied shot for shot. The
men say they watched the battle for
an hour, or until only the smoke from
the tunnels was visible on the south
ern horizon, in which direction they
We're travelling. There is no verifica-
tion of the story.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
BLOCKADE OF CUBAN PORTS.
President Mckinley Issues a Proclamation
Announcing to the World that 1t Exists.

Washington, April 23.-The follow
ing proclamation announcing a block
ade of Cuban ports was issued yester-
day:
BY the president OF the United States:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, BY Joint resolution passed by the
congress and approved April 20, 1898 and com
municated to the government OF Spain, it was
demanded that said government at once relin-
qush its authority and government in the
island OF Cuba and withdraw its land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters; and the
president of the United States was directed
and empowered to use the entire land and
naval forces of the United States and to cal.
into the actual service OF the United States the
militia OF the several states to such extent as
might be necessary to carry said resolution
into effect; and
Whereas, In carrying into effect said resolu-
tion the president OF the United States deems
IL necessary TO set on foot and maintain a
blockade of the north coast Of Cuba, including
all ports on said coast between Cardenas and
Bahia Honda and the port of Cienfuegos on the
south coast OF Cuba;
Now, therefore, |. William Mckinley presi-
dent of the United States, in order to enforce
the said resolution do hereby declare and pro-
claim that the United States of America have
instituted and will maintain q blockade OF the
north coast of Cuba, including ports on said
the port Of Cienfuesos on the south coast OF
Cuba, aforesaid, in pursuance OF the laws OF
the United States and the law OF nations ap-
plicable to such cases. An efficient force will,
be posted so to prevent the entrance and
exit OF vessels from the ports aforesaid
Any neutral vessel approaching any OF said
ports, or attempting to leave the same without
notice or knowledge of the establishment OF
such blockade, will be duly warned by the
commander of the blockading forces who will.
indorse on her register the fact and the date OF
such warning where such Endorsement was
made and if the same vessel shall again at
tempt to enter any blockaded port she will be
captured and sent to the nearest convenient
port for such proceedings against her and her
cargo as prize as may be deemed advisable.
Neutral vessels lying in any Of said ports at
the time of the establishment Of such blockade
will be allowed 80 days to issue therefrom.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington this "2d day
OF April. A, d. 1898, and OF the Independence OF
the United States the l22d
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
BY the president
John Sherman secretary of state
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
The War Revenue Bill.

Washington, April 23.-Republican
members of the ways and means com
mittee have completed the war revenue
measure. The bill will raise between
$95, 900, 900 and 600, 900. 900 annually.
The principal decision made Friday
was not to place a tax upon railroad
and other transportation tickets or pc
troleum. 1t was decided, however to
place tax of one cent upon chewing
gum and two 20 four cents upon min
eral waters ginger ale and foreign and
native wines. These additions are
made to the stamp tax act Of 1866,
which is re-enacted with notifications.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
Engineers Disabled the Spanish Fleet.

Galveston, Tex, April 23.-It is re-
ported by Capt Barnes, of the British
steamer Assoun, which arrived here
Friday from Las Palmas, Canary ISL
ands, that the delay of the Spanish
fleet at that place, which was attrib-
uted to rough seas, was in fact due to
the deliberate disabling of the engines
by the engineers, who did not want to
cross the seas. Repairs were made by
local machinists, as engineers could
not be trusted.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
Woodford Goes to France.

Madrid, April 22.-Gen. Woodford
left Madrid last night. There was a
great jingo demonstration at the sta
ton. The authorities of the different
Spanish provinces through which the
train with Gen. Woodford on board
passed, have received instructions to
take the necessary steps to protect it
until the French frontier is reached.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
Loves Labor Lost.

He looked into her eyes soulfulIy, but she
seemed totally oblivious of it:
There was admiration and love in his
glance, but she did not heed it.
There was passion and rapturous longing
in it, but it did not affect her.
The fact of the matter was that he was
cross-eyed and she did not know whether il
was all intended for her or the girl on the
other side of the room-Chicago Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28

In a recent letter to DR.. Hartman, Mr..
Louis Sells expresses his opinion of Pe-ru-na.
The strain and wear and tear of managing
the greatest circus and menagerie on earth
can BE better imagined than described
Ceaseless travel, broken sleep, irregular hab-
its, continual strains, great risks, immense
expense, surging multitudes and an ap-
paling array of important details too nu.
merous to mention. In all this strain he
considers Pe-runa his best friend. He writes
as follows: you are putting upon the mar
ket one of the best remedies of which have
any knowledge. Wherever | travel hear
Pe-ru-na spoken of in the highest terms
My personal use of it leads me to know
Of its remarkable efficacy in all cases of
chronic catarrh, coughs colds and chronic
affections. A few doses of Pe-ru-na will cure
colds, stop coughs and prevent W hat would
otherwise become chronic catarrhal cond;.
tions. trust that The Pe-ru-na Drug Man.
ufacturing Company will meet with the sue
cess that the merits of their great remedy
entities them. l recommend Pe-ru-na to
everybody"
A new edition of the beautifuly-illus
trated book, entitled Facts and Faces" is
now ready for mailing A free copy will be
sent to any address by The Pe-ru-na Drug
Manufacturing Comr~ny. Columbus, Ohio.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
KIOn dicitis.

Bilks-Hello! where are you going with
that door mat?
Gilks-Takins it to the assay office.
friend of mine, just returned from the klon
dixie, called on me and wiped his feet on it
Richmond Dispatch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28

The woman with baby and the woman
without one are always sorry for each other.
Chicago News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28

Washington, April 23.-The follow
ing proclamation announcing a block
ade of Cuban ports was issued yester-
dav.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-28
WOOOFORD'S GRIT.

IN Sherman, secretary of state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-30
GHLIRCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Ser
vices at 1890 n. m and 7:3Op. m. Sabbath School
at close of morning service. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening. REV. o. j. GOLDEN, Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Services at
10 80 "a. m. and 1880 p. m Sabbath School M
II :45 IA. IN. Prayer meeting on Thursday eve
ming. REV. B. v CHILD, Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH-Scrvices at 1880 a. m.
and 30 p m. Sabbath school at close of NOR
ming services. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening. REV. w. l.. MUNGER, Pastor.
FREE METHODIST CHURCH-Praye and
praise service, eleven o'clock a. m. Preaching.
80 p m Prayer meeting Friday evening.
REV. OSCAR DAFOE. Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-30

OTHER year has
rolled by, and the
closing exercises
OF commencement
held in the Opera
House last Thurs
day night, launch
ed the class of '9S
from the harbor Of
the Belding High
Schools into that
broad sea over
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-30
~. L. VAN sENSCHOTEN.

A TTORNEY AT LAW.-Onice i'm Beldng
IA Savings Bank Block, Beldng Mich.
REFERENCES BY PERMISsION:-IIon.A Allen g.
Morse, Hon a. A. Ellis, Thos +. McGarry Hon.
r.. ID. M. Davis.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-30

over our less progressive neighbors.
Here in this, the greatest nation OF
the world, we have something very
similar but even more degrading to
the morals. / do not mean football,
but the prize fights in which there are
only two participants.
The native red-men OF America were
more humane in some things than Is
his white successor. The Indian only
killed what few animals he needed
for food and clothing. The modern
sportsman is we'll characterized by
Chas. Dudley Warner: They purpose
ly isolate themselves from all comforts
and ground a right to slay the harm
less creatures on their own IMPROVE
dence. >"
Mr.. Tower made a plea for the feath-
cred songsters and thought that the
stylish women of today went step
farther into barbarism than the saw
ages by wearing dead birds on their
bonnets. and he hoped the time would
quickly come when the hand of man
should not be raised against the birds
for this purpose He closed by saying:
Progress in all essential things is
the watchword of the world today, and
is steadily, step by step,
growing into that perfect life as re-
vealed to us by the death of our
creators only begotten son. Let us
one and all do our best TO hasten the
day when there shall be none of the
evils and more of the virtues Of the
past, in the present"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-30
COMMENCEMENT TIME
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL OF The BELDINC
HIGH SCHOOL.

Eight of Our bright Boys and Girls Given
Diplomas vacant Chair, as Royal
Palmer Had Enlisted and Gone to the
Front-Opera House FILLED with People
who Were We'll Pleased with the Ex-
crcises.
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u. e. FERGUSON,

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-OFFICE: At
Il Residence on West Main Street. ONCE
nours to 10 a. m. . to 4 and 6: 30 TO p. m.