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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
SWEPT BY a HURRICANE.
Fierce Storm Causes Great Loss Of
Life and Property in the West

Washington, Aug. 10.-Meagre de-
tails of the West Indian cyclone began
to reach the war department late
Wednesday afternoon in the shape OF
the following messages:
San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. O.
Terrible hurricane; cavalry barracks
destroyed: storehouses and other
buildings damaged; iron roofing and
lumber required. Glenn"
San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. o..
Cyclone just passing over island pros
trated telegraph and telephone lines;
several killed; my quarters wrecked
and signal barracks partially demol-
ished; many other public buildings
likewise: hundreds of native houses
destroyed; center and south probably
Jared worse. Glassford."
The navy department received a
cable from Capt. Snow, in command
of the naval station at San Juan, an
nouncing that the hurricane had de
stroyed about $4,000 worth of property
at the station there.
Puerto Plata, Aug. 10.-A hurricane
has swept the north coast of Hayti
since Tuesday and increases in vio-
lence. Shipping in the port is in
peril, but no vessels have been dam
aged. The destruction on land will
probably be considerable.
st. Thomas, West Indies, Aug. TO-
Advices from st. kits state that on
Monday very severe hurricane with
velocity of ~ miles an hour de-
stroyed about 200 small houses in the
towns and did considerable damage
to the estates. No fatalities We're re-
ported. Antigua also suffered severe
ly in damage to estates and buildings
in the towns. There were few fatali-
ties.
Later reports from st, CroiX in
crease the amount of damage done
there. Nearly every estate has been
wrecked. large buildings in the towns
have been unroofed, stock has been
killed and II deaths occurred among
the laborers.
Valparaiso, Aug. 10.-A tidal wave
bursted in the bay Tuesday evening,
tearing down the embankment and
sweeping off number of cars, locomo-
lives and tons of merchandise. The
loss is estimated at $1,000.000.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
Discomfort Among Miners.

Willlesbarre. Pa, Aug. 10.-There is
much discomfort among miners of the
anthracite regions and strikes are an
every day occurrence. Organizer
james, of the United Mine Workers,
says there are 10000 miners in the
anthracite region now out on strike
and unless the companies show more
liberal spirit dealing with the men
there will he more. John MITCHELL
national president of the United Mine
Workers, has called a convention of
miners to be held in this city August
25. Delegates win be present from
Iuzernc, Lackawanna. SchuyllliIl and
Carbon counties. The convention will
discuss the various grievances of the
miners.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
HE CONDEMNS OTIS.
Commander OF British Cruiser Says
that the General Is Utterly Incom-


Victoria, Il. c.. Aug. 1O.-Commander
st. John, of the British cruiser Pea
cock, who has arrived here from Ma
Mia, declares that Gen. Otis is utter
ly ignorant of the necessities or re-
sponsibilities of a campaign in the
tropics He has 5000 dead to his ac-
count, the British officer declares. and
his hesitation has already shown his
forces that he has no grasp of the
situation.
Otis field transport service is de
clared to be wretchedly insufficient
and his hospital corps q farce: and
his plan of campaign calculated to
advance the enemy's interests as no
other could. 4 serious breach is de-
clared to exist between the United
States army and navy at the front and
St. John says the first thing the Uni
ted States government should do is
to recall this man. II is pitiful to
are the sacrifice Of the splendid men
of his army"
Commander st. John says that the
press censorship is carried to the eX-
treme in Manila to save Otis from be-
ing swept down in a flood of popular
INDIGNATION.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
FATAL SHOCK FOR FOUR.
Omaha Ffremen Come I'm Contact with
am Electric Current md re Killed.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10.-Four fire.
men lost their lives last night in a
blaze on an upper floor of the Mercer
Chemical Co.'S building. The fire III
itself was insignificant, the fatalities
resulting from contact with live
wire. The dead tiremen are:
Joseph Adams, lieutenant.
Otto Geike, tillerman.
George Benson, pipeman.
Charles Hopper, relief driver.
Fireman George Farmer and Albert
Livingston, of the chemical company,
also suffered severely from shock.
When the fire had been brought un-
der control the firemen set to work to
lower the big extension truck upon
which they had been working. Sud
denly there was spluttering and
succession of flashes such as occur
when a connection is made with IA live
wire carrying a high voltage of cleo
trio current. The men who were
working at the crank lowering the
ladder writhed in agony a mor",
then fell to the pavement, limp and
apparently lifeless. In lowering the
ladder it had come in contact with Il
live electric light wire, carrying Il
current of 1000 volts.
The injured men were at once car
ried into an adjoining building and
doctors who were present used every
known means to revive them. Hop
per revided in n few minutes and. say
ing he was all right, started to walk
away. He had gone about 50 feet
when he dropped dead. Geike showed
signs of reviving, but when only par
TALLY revived fell back dead The
other two at no time showed signs of
animation and We're doubtless dead
when picked up.
Walter Gearhart, an employe of the
firm, was Knocked down a flight of
stairs while working in the building
during the fire and was not noticed
for some time. When found he was
unconscious from inhaling the smoke
and was revived with difficulty.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
Texas Old Name.

Probably the fact is not generally
known that Texas was at one time and
for many years called the New Phil
ippines." The first settlement in what
is now Texas was made by French em-
igrants in 1855. During the next 25
years there was an intermittent strug-
gle between the French and Spanish
for supremacy, resulting in favor of
the latter, and in 1914 the name of the
New Philippines was given to the
country. This was it's official name in
Spanish records for many years, and
until the name of Texas, from tribe
of Indians, gradually came into vogue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
a Lucky Younger Son.

The case of a younger son is usually
pitied in England, but there was a
notable exception in the case of the
family of the late earl of Mansfield,
who died worth some $5,7O0,00O. Wis
count Stormcnt, the father of the earl
of Mansfield, the great judge, was one
of the poorest lads in Scotland, and
"as poor as a Scottish lord has long
been a by-word in England. This
younger son, William Murray, born in
1705, one of a family of 12 penniless
children, rode off to London on his
pony, to attend Westminster school,
and never, it is said, saw his native
land again, but he left an earldom
and a vast fortune to his oldest broth
er's heir. The earl who recently died
was the fifth of the title, and the sixth
earl is his brother.-N. Y. Sun.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

Advertisements are published at the rate oi
sac dollar per square for one insertion and nifty
sekts per square for each subseQ uent insertion
Rates by The year. or for six Or three months
application.
Legal and Onlcial Advertising per square
Shreo times or less, 20; each subsequent inser-
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Local notices 10 cents per line for one inser-
sortion; cents per limo for each subsequent
consecutive insertion.
Obituary notices over 1vo lines, 10 cents per
hne. Simple announcements OF births, mar
fiages and deaths will be inserted free.
Business cards 1ve limos or less, Us per year
ever five lines, at the regular rates OF sdver-
Using.
No local inserted for less than rs cents per
asus.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
Seven PeoUIe Killed.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 10-The Ottawa
express which left Montreal Wednes-
day morning for this city on the Can
ada Atlantic railroad was wrecked
near Coteau junction. while running
at "A fast rate. The engine left the
track, taking with il the baggage car
and second class coach. The first
class coach and two Pullman cars did
not leave the track. Seven people
were killed. A number were injured.
Out none of them seriously. 1t is not
positively known what caused the ac-
.ident, but it is believed that the rails
spread.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
Duluth Leads i'm Lumber Shipm etts.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 1O.-Thirty-two
lumber vessels We're loaded in Duluth
harbor during the past two days, and
the two weeks shipments will be the
greatest on record. Last week they
were 21.Goo,0oO feet and no preceding
week had come within 1000. 600 feer
OF that amount. Eleven lumber ships
loaded Tuesday at one mill here. The
rate on cargoes has advanced to So 80
per thousand feet. A year ago it
was S1.37ia. Mills in the Duluth dis
trict will saw 75O.OO00OO feet this sea-
son, making this the leading lumber
manufacturing center of the world.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

Miss Susan Wymar, teacher in the Rich.
mond school, Chicago, ILL.,, writes the follow
ing letter regarding Pe-ru.na. She says:
"Only those who have suffered as | have,
can know what blessiNg it is to be able TO
find relief i'll Pe-ru-na. This has been my
experience. A friend in need is friend in
deed, and every bottle of Pe-ru-na | ever
bought proved good friend to me."-Susan
Wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben, 1914 North Su-
perior St, Racine City, Wis, writes: Il feel
so well and good and happy now that pen can
not describe it. Pe-ru-na is everything tc
me. | have taken several bottles of Peru
ma for female complaint. | am in the
change of life and it does me good" Peru
ma has no equal in all of the Irregularities and
emergencies peculiar to women caused by
pelvic catarrh.
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, O., for
free book for women snly.
Remember that cholera morbus, cholera
infantum, summer complaint, bilious collie,
diarrhoea and dysentery are each and all
catarrh Of the bowels. Catarrh is the only
correct name for these affections. Pe-ru-na
rs an absolute specific for these ailments
which are so common in summer d.. Hart
man, in practice of over forty years, never
lost a single case of cholera infantum dysen-
terry, diarrhoea, or cholera morbus, and his
only remedy was Pe-ru-na. Those desiring
further particulars should send for free
copy of Summer Catarrh." Address DR.
Hartman, Columbus, o.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
Adulteration Checked.

Connecticut has food adulteration
law under the provisions of which the
presence of any antiseptic or preserva-
tive not evident and not known to the
purchaser or consumer marks the ar
ticle as adulterated and unfit for sale.
The state maintains an experimental
station for analyses of suspected food
products, whence information of eases
of adulteration is promptly sent to the
proper prosecuting officers. This sim
pie machinery has proved quite effect
i've in limiting the vagSries of food
sophisticators in Connecticut, since the
publicity given to the analyses of the
experimental station usually results in
driving the deprecated article out of
the market. In recent instance the
state chemist found pure fruit jelly"
to consist solely of starch paste sweet
ened with glucose, artifcially favored,
colored with coal tar dye and preserved
with salicylic acid" This is excellent
public work which should be under
taken on an enlarged and liberal scale
in every populous state in the union.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

While young lady of Hickman coun-
ty, Ky, was eloping with her sweet
heart recently, the buggy upset and
one of her arms was broken and wrist
dislocated. Nevertheless, after her in
juries had received the attention of a
physician she insisted that the mar
riage should not be postponed and the
ceremony was performed, although
both of the brides arms were incased in
splints.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

GJThat it is the market price and not
coinage law which gives value to any
metal is well proven by the importation
of 2j0 tons of copper coins from India.
Copper for commercial uses is worth
1872 cents pound, and at this price the
coins can be sent TO this country and
melted up at considerable profit.
Copper in bulk is worth more than the
face value of the same amount of cop
per coin simply because the coM@ c"cial
demand is heavy. If the time ever
comes when the commercial demand
for silver grows so heavy as to tax the
capacity of the silver mines the price of
the white metal will rapidly rise, but
no coinage law Will affect that result
Troy Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

What is called the kissing bug is
found to be an old acquaintance, not
newcomer from the Philippines. Sci
entists at Amherst confirm it's impos-
ing name of Melanolestes Picipes, but
it belongs to the squash bug family,
and is widely distributed in the United
States, especially in the south and
west 1t is black, tinged with red,
with shining wings, is somewhat hairy,
and over half an inch long. Unless
roughly handled it is not likely to at
tack a person, and then it pierces and
sucks, for it cannot bite Usually it
lives under stones and logs, preying
upon subterranean insects. Its sting
when aroused is severe, but as far as
mankind is concerned it acts in self
defense. The theory that it seeks the
lips before plunging in its weapon is
not accepted by the scientific.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

a volume of clippings valued at 81, 500
is to be presented to Admiral Dewey
upon his arrival. The book contains be-
printed matter from profound editor
ials on the admiral To humorous poetry
regarding him, and from the comments
of the president and cabinet down to
the jokes of street gamins.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
She Was Pleased.

Smirks-Ill never regret the way \
spent this evening; the hours have
simply flown.
Miss Sharp am also happy to
know that they have passed.-Cleve-
land Leader.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

If the Pennsylvania professor who
has discovered that asphalt can be made
out of red herrngs would now turn
the process end for end and show how
red herrings can be made out of asphalt
the process would possess an enhanced
commercial Nslne
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

~he completion of the million and half
dollar terminals of the Burlington Railroad
at Quincy, H., marks an important stage in
the development of that system. It was only
five years ago that the road built into st.
Louis, and established there an enormous
freight yard, with capacity of 5000 cars.
and Denver, the Burlington has facilities
for handling freight and passengers that are
uneXcelled
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

The American Hay Fever association,
so far as known, is the only society in
the United States bound together by
the ties of disease. There is no diph-
iberia club or pneumonia circle, or in
dependent order of rheumatics, or
other organizations where Il common
malady forms a bond of union. Only
members of the American Hay Fever
association, says the Kansas City Star,
blow their noses and wipe their eyes
in unison. The Hay Fever association
was first heard of a good many years
ago, when Henry Ward Beecher was a
leading spirit, and the gathering
ground of the organization was said to
be the White mountains in New Hamp-
shire. Later New Mexico was pro-
claimed the sneezers Mecca, and Capt.
Philip Reade, L. S. A., appeared as chief
scribe. Now it is given out that Mar
quette, Mich, is the head center in
place of Petoskey, originally selected,
and it is said that the fall meeting of
the association will see a thousand
members in attendance.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

The job department Of the PRESS is complete
and affords facilities for doing the best class OF
work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO Law
PAINTING
No paper win oe discontinued ntil arrear-
ages are paid. except at the option Of the puo-
tsher.
Papers sent out OF tho county must be paid
for In advance
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

The latest test of sobriety is a word
of 90 letters. 1t is electrophotomicrog-
raphy, and the meaning as there given
is 'photographing by electric light OBJ
jects magnified by the microscope"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

The absorption of soda water and ice
I'm during the summer season di-
the consumption of candy
cent.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17

Wit without wisdom becomes weari-
some.-Chicago Daily News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-17
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES
President Grants Suggestion,

An official who quite generally knows
what he is talking about was dilatinS
the other afternoon, says the Washing
ton Post, upon the funny hopelessness
for all reasonable purposes of many
of the little creeks and rivers for the
Improvement" of which congress was
asked to appropriate money under the
river and harbOr bill.
when Grant was president" said
the official, "he used to alternately
chuckle. and illuminate against the eX-
penditure of good government coin for
the Improvement of measly little
streams that he himself knew could
never be made fit for any human pur-
pose. There was a Virginian who. fail
ing to get congress to stick in an ap-
preparation for the dredging of little
stream down in his section, finally i'm
portuned Grant in the matter
Lets see,' said Grant, musingly, 4
believe crossed that stream in 1864,
wasn't lt?''
THE Nirginian, who remembered
Grants crossing of the stream pretty
well. replied afirmatively.
Look here said Grant, after 4
pause his face lighting up suddenly,
why don't you macadamize it?'"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06
PERSONALITIES.

Abdul IIamid Sultan Of Turkey, is q
skinful and indefatigablc chess player.
Congressman Norton, of Ohio aban-
doned medicine twenty years ago for
politics.
Miss Ida NJ. Tarhell, the well-known
authoress, did her first literary work on
the Chautauquan.
The Shah of Persia has one Of the finest
private Libraries in Ashland spends much
Of his time with his books.
Lady Randolph Churchill and Lady
Curzon are two Of the sixty women who
have been decorated with the Star Of
India.
jeremiah Curtis, the translator of Sien-
kcwicz's novels, knows every language
and most of the dialects i'm Europe, and
is self-taught.
The Oldest surviving ex-senator of the
United States is James Ware Bradbury
Of Maine, who has Just celebrated his
ninety-seventh birthday.
King Oscar Of Sweden the descendant
OF Private Bernadutte, of the hrst Napo-
Icons army is said to he growing more
pronounced in his contempt for plebeian
birth.
Winston Churchill, the son Of Lady
Randolph Churchill, in order to avoid
| having his books confused with those OF
Winston Churchill the American, and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06
Words Failed Him.

1t is told Of Admiral John Crittenden
Watson. now in command at Manila,
that at Boston, In 1898, the green
hands Of the naval militia came aboard
his ship, and a practical joker farari
told them they would have to deliver
their TASKS TO tho sailmaker's mate.
That worthy, who was never known to
refuse a drink, was shortly afterward
astounded to receive, as gifts as he
supposed, a large number of TASKS Of
good whisky. He was found the next
day asleep in the sailroom, says the
Chicago Record. with dozens Of empty
TASKS around him and on him, and
was brought "to the mast" Watson.
his voice trembling with anger or
laughter-nO one knew which-eyed
him, and then blurted out: "Aleck,
have no words with which to discuss
such case as yours. Go forward"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06
"Joer Blackburn Described.

When Joseph c. Blackburn, of Ken
lucky. was elected to congress In 1874
his competitor was Ed Marshall, a
brother of the celebrated Tom Mar
shall. Says n writer in the sun: As
n master Of ridicule, Ed Marshall
never met his match, not even in his
brother Tom. Marshall served up
Blackburn daily in every culinary
style-roasted boiled, broiled, stewcd.
and fried. In these days the financial
question was I'm a hopelessly nebulous
state, and then. as ever, Blackburn
was for more money" greenbacks be-
ing the panacea, as free silver Is now.
One day Marshall enraged him with
something like this, and the Ashland
district has been laughing about it
ever since.
MY fellow citizens, when Joe dis
cusses the broad and expansive ques-
tlon of finance he reminds me Of duck
sailing on the placid bosom of q vast
lake, drawing something less than two
inches of water, creating not ripple
on the CLASSY surface, and blissfully
and defiantly ignorant of the fathom-
less depths beneath him"
Marshall got the most applause, but
Joe got the most votes, and so Mar
shall again emgrated to California
| which state he had before represented
| In congress, and where he became at
| torney general not a very great while
\ after his defeat by Blackburn,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06
THE PosTMAsTER's GIFTS.

The lcttered face doth move before his
eye,
The helmet OF a silent ministry;
He gazcs without palpitating fears
on messages bcdimmcd aud wet with
tears.
In unmovcd humor over he doth pass
Words which to some fond heart may far
SurpaSs
All others with their tidings of rare joy
The marriage of a belle, a newborn boy,
The baby which can creep across the
floor,
The far-of son unearthing precious ore
The erstwhi!e tot now taller than her ma,
The enlarged picture on the wall OF pa,
These and a thousand other tales relate
The missives fitting on like wings OF
fate
Bearers Of cheer across times dark
abysm.
Casting the olive branch DER feud and
sChism;
ThouEht-waftcd tokens meath a flmy
veil
Sorted and shufled in the endless mail
Will Chamberlain, in Chicago Record
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06
His Patience Gave Out.

A janitor in a neighboring school
threw up his job the other day. When
asked what was the trouble he an
swered:
I'm honest and won't stand being
slurred. If I find a pencil or handker-
chief about the school when I'm sweep
ing I hang it up. Every little while
the teachers or some one that is too
cowardly to face me gives me a slur"
I'm what way?" asked an officer
"Why, a little while ago I saw writ
ten on the board. Find the common
multiple Well, I looked from cellar
to garret and ! wouldn't know the
thing If l met It on the street. What
made me quit my job? Last night in
big writin' on the blackboard. it said,
Find the greatest common divsor.'
Well, I says to myself, both them
darned things are lost now, and I'll
get blamed for swiping 'em, so TIL
quit. Republican.