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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
TRIUMPH OF THE PRESIDENT.
the Country Commands World
Wide Respect.


There is marked change in public
opinion in Europe regarding the United
States, which may be attributed prima-
rily to the craftsmanship of William
Mckinley, next to the exploits of Ad-
mirals Dewey, Sampson, Commodore
Schley and Maj. Gen. William r. Shaft
er, and thirdly to the fact that any
untoward movement made by conti-
mental powers against the United States
possibly would effect an Anglo-Amer-
ican union which might set all Europe
atame in war.
The tone OF the German press, which
has been markedly unfriendly since the
beginning of the present war, begins to
change, and German professions of
friendship are pouring in hot upon the
incident i'll Subic bay where Admiral
Dewey plainly showed that there can
be no further trihing with his orders by
Germany or anyone else. When he
brought the cruiser Irene to with shell
across her bows, it might have been
thought that Germany would have eX-
pressed dissatisfaction: but that affair
apparently has attracted no attention
in Germany. At any rate, nothing is
said publicly about it. Possibly the in
timation conveyed to the German adj
miraI by the captain of the British
cruiser in Manila bay, that he had an
understanding with Admiral Dewey as
to what would be done if German war
vessels venturcd to interfere with
Dewey, has also assisted in clarifying
the case and has helped to convince
Germany that she always has been a
friend of the United States.
The change in tone that is noticed is
highly gratifying. No matter to what
ii is due, it is pleasing to the people of
the United States, who are not seeking
trouble, though they arc able, as the
world knows to-day. to protect their
interests when they have engaged in a
quarrel.
1t seems to be clear, then, that we
are not to have trouble with Germany
over the settlement of the Philippine
question. What that will be can only
be coniectured; but that the settlement
will be wise. as becomes the statesman
ship which has been shown by this adj
ministration from the very day that the
affairs of the nation were taken in hand,
may be accepted as a certainty.
The administration has done its work
so well that the country to-day com
mauds the respect of the whole world.
Even those who were disposed to look
down upon it six months ago perceive
its power and foresee its possibilities.
If the administration had acceded to
the demands of those who would have
pushed the country into war before it
was ready to take action, we would
have suffered reverses, we would
have melted envious powers of Europe
to take action adverse to us, which
would have brought about cOmplica-
tions of the most serious nature. AS 1t
was, however, William Mckinley man
aged affairs with such signal ability
that no reverses were sustained. Amer
lean triumphs were continuous and now
peace is in sight.-Albany journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
REFUSE SILVER DOLLARS.
Santiago shopkeepers Would Accept
Them Only nt Their Bull
lion Value,

Some of the government officials at
Washington are displeased at the CON
duct of some Santiago shopkeepcrs
who refuse to accept American silver
dollars when rendered them by the
soldiers for more than their bullion
value, which is now about 45 cents.
Possibly those shopkeepers are not de-
serving of censure. They may be
rather ignorant men who have handled
no American silver dollars, but have
handled a good many Mexican dollars,
which they know are worth less than
half their face in gold. OF late the
Cuban-Spanish silver money has been
below par and the Santiago shopkecp-
ers may have distrust of all silver.
They will get over that distrust.
however, as far as American silver is
concerned, when they learn that it is
worth it's face and that it is always
good at its face value in the payment
of debts due to American merchants,
from whom they buy goods. 1t will
not be necessary for the military au-
thorities to compel the shopkecpers
to take silver dollars at their face
value. 1t will be sufficient to explain
the difference between the American
and Mexican silver dollars-that the
former are kept at gold par and the
latter are not. Mexican merchants
have long known the difference. Then
the soldiers will get 100 cents worth of
goods in exchange for their silver
coins.
1t is a pity that Orator Bryan is not
at Santiago. If he were. since he pro-
fesses to be an expert in silver, Gen.
Shaftcr might detail him to eXpound
to the petty dealers in Santiago the SUI
perior merits of the American silver
dollar. This would not be an agree.
able duty. for Bryan has been laboring
hard for some time to break down the
silver dollar Of the United States, sc
that it would buy no more than the
Mexican dollar. Bryan has great
affection for the latter coin, in spite
OF or because of its defects, but if his
military superior were to order him to
run down the Mexican dollar and
praise the American one. of course he
would have to do it, and to explain TO
the shopkeepers that the American
| dollar was the better of the two by
more than 100 per cent. because it was
not free coinage dollar.
1t is pity also that those deluded
| free silvcrites who are in Bryan's regi-
| ment or in some Of the southern regf-
ments are not at Santiago TO see how
| the first impulse of tradesmen is to
assign TO silver its bullion value. They
know they are safe from loss if they
| take silver money on that basis. They
accept American gold without demur
| They know SO piece is sure to be
worth it's face. They have a whole
some distrust of silver. In order tc
| find how much il is worth they put il
on the scales. The scurvy treatment
Of American silver dollars by the San
tiago shopkeepers is due to their ig'
norance. but if this country were &c
adopt free coinage its silver dollars
would have no greater purchasing
power abroad or at home than is ac-
corded them at Chicago
| Tribune,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
A BEAUTIFUL ISLAND.
Puerto Rico Is Indeed the Gem of
the West Indies.
1t Has Thirteen Hundred Streams, a
NeritnbIe Wealth of Vegetation,
Highly CuItiyabIe Soil and
Vast Mineral Deposits.

Mr.. Frederick 4. Ober, late com
missioner in Puerto Rico of the CO.
lumbian exposition, contributes to the
Century an illustrated article on The
Island of Puerto Rico" NJ. Ober
says:
In the extreme northeast rises the
highest tJeak of the central cordillera,
in the Luquillo Sierra, known as eel
Yunque," or "the Anvil" variously es-
timated at from 5000 to 4,5O0 feet in
height. The hills are of lesser eIeva-
ton toward the west and southwest,
but the whole north-central country
is rugged and uneven. Between the
spurs from the main range lie innu-
merable secluded valleys, where the
soil is of great fertility. The impress
sive features of the landscape are
the rounded SUBMITS of the multitud-
inous hills, which leave the coast in
constantly rising pillows that finally
break against the cordillera vert ebra;
yet all are cultivable and cultivated to
their very crests, though the higher
mountain peaks are forest-clad.
The higher hills are clothed in the
eNuDeGdlI anu dINcTSIUeu Nt9eld llOD
of the tropical forest, where tree
ferns flourish, and great gum-trees and
mountain palms tower aloft; aH lower
levels are the cedar and mahogany,
walnut and laurel, with many others
noted for their useful woods. Through
out the island are found those trees
and shrubs valuable for their gums,
rs the Nancy, guaiacum and copal,
while the list of medicinal plants in
cludes most of those, invaluable to
our phnrm acopeias, which tropical
America has given to the world. These
are the si.vestres, natures wild chill
dren; but of cultivated plants there is
no species peculiar to the tropics that
does not flourish here. In the littoral
levels, between the mountains and the
sea, grow, the sugarcane, which may
bc cultivated up to an altitude of 5000
feet. 1t was introduced here from
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
AHAT PIN IN HER STOMACH.
Rays are Used 20 Locate Article
Swallowed by Child and 1t Is Re-
moved.

Rays are Used 20 Locate an Article
Swallowed by Child and 1t is Re
moved.
Chicago, Aug. i.-Frances Nelson,
one and one-haE years old. daughter
of a merchant of Schlessingerville,
Wis, while playing with hat pin six
and one-half inches long, few days
ago. in some manner managed to
swallow it. The child was brought to
this city, where prominent physicians
said that it was an imposSibility for
such a small child to swallow a hat
pin and live But in order to satisfy
the parents they suggested that the
X-rays be utilized. The child was
taken to a Roentgen laboratory where
a photograph of its stomach was
taken. There plainly enough was to
be seen the missing article. The
glass head was downward and the
action of the stomach in its work of
digesting had kept it up to the top
of that organ. The point extended up
about four inches IN the esophagus.
The little one was conveyed to a hos
Dital, where the obstruction was ro-
moved by a simple operation.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

In 1855 we imported from Porto Rico
$50, ,793 worth of fruits and nuts. This
Importation was not only the largest
of the past decade, but also exceeded
every previous record except that for
the year 1871. which amounted to$76,3l1.
The decline that occurred in the years
following 1855 was a marked one, the
annual value of the imports for 1893
1897 averaging only $lS,24l, as com
pared with S42.S for 1SSS-ls92
Oranges are the principal variety of
fruit imported The average yearly
value of the imports fell from 50, $50 in
1SSS-l892 to So, 040 in 1s94-1S97.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

THE imports into Porto Rico have
generally been somewhat in excess of
the exports from the islands, but in
1896, for the first time in more than u
decade, the value Of the merchandise
shipped to foreign markets was Slight
" greater than that of the imported
wares. The exports for 1896 had d
value of SIS, 34l .43O and were decidedly
the largest on record. while the inn
ports for the same year, valued at SIS,
2S2. $50, appear to have been surpassed
only in 1894. when the foreign goods
received at Porto Rican ports amount
ed in value TO So OsG. 33G.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

ONE lesson of the Santiago engage
ment seems to be that the battlcship
must not carry torpcdoes. Another is
that, particularly in a sea engagement,
torpedo boats and their normal de-
stroyers count for little. and that the
rapid-fre batteries Of the ships are of
supreme importance. To these may
be added the crowning lesson that we
want no slow battleships. Every one
henceforth built should be as swift as
any in its class in any navy in the
world, and as swift as the highest art
of ship building can make them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

THE present value of the British
feet in money is about e52, 900, 900
IS 90, 900. OOO). According to recently
issued papers the proportion Of ships
of large dimensions to the total num-
Der built is not nearly so great as is
often asserted. All but two of these
are battleships, the exceptions being
the Powerful and Terrible. cruisers.
between -, 600 and 5000 tons there
are II ships. seven battle ships and
four cruisers: between 10000, and H.
900 tons there are ten ships, two being
battle ships.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

IT is claimed for the Washington
artillery of New Orleans, La, which
was organized in 1916, that it is the
oldest artillery organization in the
United States. 1t was the first in the
south to tender its services to the gov
ernment in the war with Mexico and
on the day after acceptance it was
ready 1t now is composed of five bat
teries, with a total membership of
a bout $50 mon.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
A SHORT CONFERENCE.
Ambassador Cambon Calls on President
Mckinley and Spain's Reply is Discussed
-Warlike Prep lrations Continue.

Ambassador tamDOn calls on President
Mckinley and Spain's Reply is Discussed
-Warlike Prep lrations Continue.
Washington, August 4.--After CON
ference on the peace question lasting
for just an hour Wednesday afternoon,
between the president and NJ. Cambon,
the French ambassador. the later act
ing as the representative of Spain,
Secretary Day emerged from the
White House and announced that the
conference was inconclusive; where
fore the parties to it had agreed to
say nothing publicly as to what had
occurred. The secretary did not APP
pear to be discouraged as he made this
statement, though he admitted that
no time had been set for another con-
ference. From this it is gathered that
the answer of the Spanish government
to the presidents note turned out to
be just as it was eNpected-cither a
counter proposition or a request for a
fuller statement in detail upon some
of the heads of the presidents note.
Meantime this conference is not
operating to restrain mlnrary opera
tions. Orders went out yesterday for
n conference of leaders of the regi-
ments to accompany Gen. Wade to
Porto Rico and within "a hours some
of the troops for this expedition will
be boarding the transports at Newport
News 1t is felt that even should an
armiStice be declared before these
troops see active service at the front,
it will be beneficial for them to have
made the trip. for otherwise there was
denger of the morale of the troops be-
ing destroyed through their craving
TO get away from the big concentra-
tion camps and at least see the shores
of Cuba or Porto Rico. Protiting by
recent experiences Gen. Wade's sol
diers will ge protected in their health
and comfort to the utmost degree.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

THE president is very fond of music,
and often in the evening a number of
his visitors entertain him by playing
on the piano. He is especially fond of
having Controller Dawes, who is an ac-
complished musician, play for him.
The president has expressed some
pleasure in the music furnished by the
numerous piano organs which lnfest
Washington, but, as they are not al
lowed to enter the white house
grounds, distance lends enchantment
to their sound.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

DURING the last five years QS93-1s90
our exports of wood and its manufac-
lures to Porto Rico reached an average
annual value of S292. .336 Although
these figures are somewhat larger than
those for 1SSS-1S92, returned at S2S5,-
773, an examination of the records for
errlier years shows that this slight in
crease was preceded by a long period
of decline, dating from 1871, when the
value of the exports was at its highest,
amounting to 5000, 407
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

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septs per square for each subsequent lnserLon
Rates by the year or for six or three months
are low and uniform, and Will De iurhl>neu oN
Legal and Orhcial Advertising per square
three times or less, ~: each subsequent lnser-
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Local notices 10 cents per line for one inser-
rsrtion: S cents per line for each subsequent
consecutive insertion.
une Simple announcements OF births, mar
Tiages and deaths will be inserted free.
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sising. .x -. .. ~,
issue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
Strongest Combine of Its Kind.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 4.-The United
States Spirits association was perma-
nently organized here Wednesday by
the election of members of the eNecu-
tive committee. The plan compre-
hends control of the entire output of
all distilleries in the country. who will
not deal direct with the trade and only
with such distributors as are in the
combine and none other. The distrib-
utors are to buy from none other than
those in the combine. These regula-
tions were made strong in anticipation
of new concerns. All existing oh@S
are included in this, the strongest
combine yet organized.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

Milwaukee. Wis, Aug. 4.-The
schooner Dan Hayes. bound from
Manstee, Mich, for Milwaukee with
a cargo of bark, became waterlogged
yesterday near the shore ten miles
north of Milwaukee and sank. The
loss is not known. The crew number
inc six men. swan to the shore.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
Sbafter,s s nitary RulIetiD.

Washington, Aug. 4.-The following
is Gen. Skaters report of the sani-
tary condition of his army on August
l. received at the war department yes
terday: 'Sanitary report for August
/: Total sick 4.239: total fever cases
3,179; new cases of fever ESQ: cases
fever returned to duty go. Deaths on
August / were -, of whom five were
from yellow fever"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

WHAT IS known in Sac Hood River
valley Oregon, as the Big ditch cost
S2S. 900 and this years crop of straw
berries, black berries and other fruit
in the valley will bring enough money
to pay for it. 1t was constructed for
the benefit of the fruit growers, who
are enabled thereby to get their prod
ucts to market in great bulk.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

CERvERA is entitled to remain on
parole tor one year. during which time
he receives the pay and allowance Of
an American admiral 1t is thought
that he may like to spend part of this
time in Washington, and that he will
not care to return to Spain until the
political excite ment subsidies. as he
would almost inevitably lose his life.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
One Killed, 25 Injured.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. Am ac-
commodation train on the Birmng-
ham Mineral branch to Birmingham
jumped the track yestel day at a curve.
One passenger was killed and 25 in
jured
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
THE STRAIGHT OF IT.
Democrats Claim Credit for the
Splendid Achievements of
Our Warskips.

Those democratic newspapers which
are trying to make political capital
cut of the achievement of the United
States warships by claiming that the
democratic party originated the new
navy are not wise. The claim thus
made suggests an appeal to the facts,
and the facts are against the claim. 1t
is Il frequently epeated assertion that
Hon. William c. Whitney, while sec
retary of the navy in President Cleve-
lands first cabinet, started the crea-
tion of the ships which have won such
distinction for American arms.
Secretary Whitney was an energetic
and capable official, and no fair minded
person seeks to deprive him of the
credit that is his due. But the super
serviceable democratic newspapers
are protesting too much. Let's see.
Mr.. Clcveland's first administration be-
gan March 4, 1885, and ended March 4,
1889. A reference to the official rec
ords will show that four vessels-the
first of the new navy-were built prior
to the incoming of the democratic
regime. The keels of the Atlanta. Bos-
ton, Chicago and Dolphin were laid in
1888, while President Arthur was in
the white house.
All four of these ships have done
good service, and although the Cleve-
land administration objected to the
Dolphin on the ground of structural
weakness, that craft has proved to be
one of the stanchest in the navy. The
Boston took part in the famous Manila
fight, and is one of Admiral Dewey's
best ships. Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tration in building naval vessels
showed a great partiality for English
designs, nearly all of which proved de
fective or absolute failures. The re
publican administrations have relied
| on American designs and American
material. The results at Manila and
Santiago sufficiently vindicate their
| judgment.-Troy Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11

rTEvery democratic state convention
held this year with the exception of
Pennsylvania has declared for silver,
and every de emocTaric state convention.
including Massachusetts, will do the
same with the exception of New
York. This state then will stand alone,
4 strange position for the state of Van
Buren, Marcy, Wright Tilden and Sey-
mour. But then the democracy of New
York is in strange hands to-day, and
wonder should not be excited that its
influence wanes.-Albany journal.
DThe imports of gold during the
fiscal year just closed were the largest
in the history of the country. reaching
total of .9S5 2T9. and the balance of
trade in our favor was $615,250.02+. In
he light of such figures it is proper to
say that the election of 500 was rightly
settled.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
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Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03
Grants Tribute to Mcpherson.

In the battle Of the 22d Gen. Nc.
Pherson was killed. When this news
reached Gen. Grant he was visibly
affected and dwelt upon tin his con,
versations for the next two or three
days. 'McPherson," he said, twas one
of my earliest staff officers, and seemed
almost like one of my own family. AT
Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg and Chat
tanooga he performed splendid service,
I predicted from the start that he
would make one Of the most brilliant
officers in the service. l was very re.
luctant to have him leave my staff, for
I disliked to lose his services there, but
felt it was only fair to him to put him
in command Of troops where he would
be in the line of more rapid promotion.
was very glad to have him at the head
of my old Army Of the Tennessee. His
death viii be terrible loss to Sherman,
for | know that he will feel it as keenly
as I. Mcpherson was beloved by every
body in the service, both By those above
him and by those below him."-Gen.
Horace Porter, in Century.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-02-03

last even the fair daughters of the con-
federacy have decided that their cause
is hopeless one, and have commenced
capitulating their colors-eulogizing
them, very naturally, as they SO do
The turning Of the tables had been &C.
complished so neatly that the crowd
cheered, in spite of themselves; the
young lady, who had perhaps harbored
an idea that she would be arrested, and
made sort Of martyr, rushed away in
confusion; and the colonel marched his
regiment back to quarters with flying
colors. He afterward received merry
note from his acquaintance of a day,
apologizing for the trick she had at
tempted to play upon him, thanking
him for the gentlemanly manner in
which he had treated her, and acknowl.
cdging that he had had the best Of the
incident.
During a late visit to the Nashville ex-
position he enjoyed the pleasure OF
meetingher-how handsome Colonial
Dame"-and Of laughing with her over
the ent.-Every Where.