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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-01-19
a GUERILLA WAR.
One Of AguinaIdO's Enyoys Predicts
that 1t Could be Waged Against
Americans for Years.

London, Jan. 12.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Standard says that
Blumentritt, AguinaIdo's representa-
tive there, writes to the Tageblatt as
follows: "The Americans, being adj
dicted to drink. are less able to fight
in the tropics than the sober Span
iards. \ guerilla war could be kept
up for six or eight years, during
which the inevitable conflict between
the powers in eastern Asia would af-
ford the FiIipihos a chance. All the
Jesuits and Benedctines are at lib
erty. Only the other orders have been
kept prisoners. The former are now
pro-American, because American rule
offers the only hope of retrieving their
fortunes. III treatment of prisoners IS
severely punished, while nuns are not
molested. most Of them being natives.
The Americans imagine they can buy
the insurgent army for $3.O0O,OOO, but
the Filipinos anticipate that an Amer
lean party inspired by Washington's
spirit will yet come into power and
grant them independence"
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a ncsuerate heed,

London, Ky, Jan. l1.-Details of a
desperate duel to the death have just
reached here from SeXton's Creek, in
Clay county. between Tom Wnitmore
and Dan Parker on one side. and \. c.
Turner and John Murray on the other,
which resulted in Parker killing Tur-
ner instantly. The fight was brought
about by the rivalry of Parker and
Murray for the hand of a young wo-
man in the neighborhood. They Sc
cured friend apiece and the inn
promptu duel began on the road,
which ended in MU.ray's friend being
killed instantly, both principals escap-
ing practically unhurt.
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GANk ROBBERY.
Burglars Blow Open MassachusetI
Bank Safe and Secure $4,000.

Ashburnham, Mass, Jan. 1o.-The
safe of the First national bank of Ash
burnham was blown to pieces by dy-
Mantle about , o'clock Monday morn
ing. The interior of the bank was
badly wrecked and all windows were
blown out. \ sum of money estimated
at from $500 to $4,000 is missing.
There is no clue to the robbers.
The bank is on the second floor of a
two-story brick building. The street
door of the main entrance had been
forced open with a jimmy and SINH
lar process was applied TO the door
of the bank upstairs. The burglars
evidently charged the iron safe heav-
lily with dynamite, for the safe had
been blown to pieces. Two of its
doors were found half way across the
room and a bar of iron had been
blown through a window and nearly
across the street. All the windows in
the place were demolished and the
furniture was badly splintered. A
large quantity of notes and drafts and
about 500 in money was found scat
tered about the floor. Cashier Sawyer
estimates that the robbers took at
lest $500 and perhaps the pIunder
may amount TO $4,000 The damage
to the building is about $4,000.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-01-19
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.
4 London Banker Acknowledges the
Supremacy of Americans in Finan-
ciaI lnnirS

London. Jan. 12.-At the semi-an-
nual meeting of the Union bank of
London yesterday, Mr. Schuester, the
governor, in his report, said the Uni
ted States had become a most import
ant factor, which must not be over
looked in forecasting the future. He
added that the remarkable activity of
trade in the United States after sue
cessful war and prospective new mar
kets, together with abundant harvests,
had created an unprecedented trade
balance in favor of that country
which had already made itself felt on
this side and for the first time he be-
lieved it might be said that it was not
Europe that had financed the United
States. but New York that had fl
nanced Europe. During the last few
months the United States had lent
considerable amount of cash in Lon
don and Berlin and its power to OBJ
tain gold henceforward in very large
amounts whenever it chose must not
be lost sight of.
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A Flour Combine.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 1O.-Local inter-
est in the deal by which a syndicate
is endeavoring to secure control of all
the large northwestern -four mills has
been revived by the presence here of
experts from New York who are 90
ing over the accounts of the Duluth
mills. The combination, if it is eff
fected. will include all the Drffuth and
West Superior mills, the Ailis mills at
Milwaukee and the New York City
mills.
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a Fatal Collision.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Jan. 1.-Two
freight trains on the Rock Island road
cslIided about five miles east of this
city at an early hour Tuesday morn
ing. resulting in the instant death of
Engineer j. w. Taylor and Fireman
John Stone, of the extra freight. and
Engineer John Caldwell, of the regular
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A ROUGH REPLY.
Gen. Eagan Calls Gen. Miles a
Liar.
Intensely Sensational Testimony Is
Given TO the War Investigators by
the Commissary General of the
Army Regarding the s'En-
baimed Beef, Dispute.


Miles concerning the commissary sup
plies furnished the army during the
war His statement furnished the
sensation of the war commissions his
tory and was regarded by old army
officers as one of the most remarkable
attacks ever made in the history of
the service.
Eagans statement to the commits
sion was bitter personal attack up
on Gen. Miles so entirely unqualified
both as to scope and language that
the war commission on hearing its
conclusion ordered a brief executive
session, after which the doors were
reopened, the witness was recalled
and business resumed in the usual
way. The subject in controversy was
Gen. Miles already famous "embalm-
ed beef" testimony and the letters and
documents supporting it, Gen. Miles
had charged that the canned and re-
frigerated meat sent TO the army in
Cuba and Porto Rico was unfit for
use, that it was preserved by the use
of chemicals. and that it had been
bought and sent to the army under
pretense of an experiment"
This reflection upon both the ability
and honesty of the commissary de-
partment angered Eagan and caused
him to request TO be recalled to reply
to Cen Miles charges. That his state
ments concerning the commanding
general were not the result of a sud
den outburst of passion was shown by
the fact that he read his remarks from
carefully prepared typewriter
copy.
Cen Eagan's testimony on this point
follows: Gen. Miles was asked by
vour committee how timed fresh beef
became part of the army ration. His
answer is: You had better ask the
secretary of war or the commssary
general. | think they can tell.
know ii was sent to the army as food
and the pretense is that it was sent
as an experiment. Gen. Miles in say
ing that this food was sent to the
army as "A pretense for experiment
says that which implies corruption.
Il answer that ii was not furnished
under the pretense of experiment. nor
even as an experiment, and wnen Gen.
Miles charges that it was furnished
a sa 'pretense of experiment he lies
in his throat. he lies in his heart, he
lies in every hair of his head and ev
cry pore OF his body; he lies wilfully,
deliberately, Intentionally and mali
ciously.
''If his statement is true That this
was furnished under 'pretense of an
experiment then ] should he
lrummed out of the army and incar-
rerated in prison. If his statement is
false. as | assert it TO be. then he
should be drummed out of the service
ana lncarcerated IN prison WIN other
hhellerS. HIS statement Is Il scandal
IF every officer in thp dppartmpI>r who
has contracted for or purchased this
meat, and especially and particularly
on myself. In denouncfng Gen. Miles
- a liar when he makes this state
ment, | wish to make it as emphatic
and coarse the statement itself
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THEY IGNORE THE LAW.
A Scathing Criticism OF the Methods
of Rate Cutting Practised by Rail-
road Corporations.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE annual
report of the Interstate commerce
commission was made public Friday.
The attention of congress is again
called to the vital respects in which
the Interstate commerce law has
proved defective and inadequate and
raitcrates its former statement that in
its present condition the law cannot
be enforced. "Meanwhile,' says the
report, the situation has become in
tolera bic from >he standpoint Of the
public and carriers. Tariffs are disre-
garded. determinations constantly Oc-
cur. the price at which transportation
can be obtained is fuctuating and un-
certain. Railroad managers are dis
tlmstful of each other, and shippers
all the while in doubt as to the rates
secured bv their competitors. The
volume of traffic is so unusual as fre-
quently to exceed the capacity of
equipment, yet the contest for tonnage
is never relaxed.
"EnOrmous sums are spent in pur-
chasing business and secret rates ac-
corded far below the standard of pub
IiShed charges. The general public
gets little benefit from these reduc-
tions. for concessions are 1rninly con
fined to the heavier shippers. All this
augments the advantages of large cap
ital and tends to the injury and often
to the ruin of smaller dealers. These
are not only matters of gravest conse-
quence to the business welfare of the
country. but they concern in no less
degree the higher interests of public
morality. The conditions now widely
prevailing cannot he better illustrated
than by reference to Investigations
made by the commission during the
year"
The report then notes the Trans
Missouri and Joint Traffic association
decisions by the supreme couEt, says
the railroads suffer from unlimited
competition and that a great part Of
the competitive business is now done
al secret illegal rates. The rernlts, it
SAYS. are gross determinations be-
tween individuals and gross prefer
ences between localities that almost
always favor the strong and oppose
the weak "Probably no one thing to-
day does so much to force out the
small operator and build up trusts and
monopolieS against which law and
public opinion alike beat in vain as
determinations in freight rates"
videsprcad Damage Follows a Storm.
London. Jan. 14.-While the storm
was at its height Thur.1ay evening, a
train near Llanfairfechan. Wales,
dashed into the sea, owing to the fact
that the tracks were washed away.
The fireman and engineer were
drowned Widespread devastation on
land and sea has been the result of
the storm and the aggregate losses of
property are immense. The channel
steamers had terrible experiences. The
pier at the entrance to Dicppe, France.
has been completely demolished and
great havoc is reported along the Nor
I
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Look atyour $50 ESiIls.

Washington, Jan. 10.-A new coun-
terfeit $50 silver certificate has been
discovered. 1t is photoetched pro-
ductiou Of poor workmanship and can
be easily detected
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Endemic Of Grin.

Pana, H., Jan. 1.-THE grip is epi-
demic in central Illinois. Over 300
cases are reported in Taylorville, a
fully - per cent. of the population of
Pana are likewise afflicted. In many
instances the disease is proving fatal.
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EkiOtous Students.

Madison. Wis, Jan. IA crowd Of
nearly 1000 students of the University
of Wisconsin attempted to break up
the play FRA DiayoIo," given at the
Fuller opera house last night, and in
consequence five were arrested. The
officers attempted to arrest a number
i'm the theater, but these We're rescued
bv their fellows after a fierce strug-
Ole. The opera house was crowded
and many women were severely ham
died in attempting to escape from the
building. After the play the students
gathered in the street and threatened
all manner of violence. They refused
to disperse at the command Of the
chief of police and five were arrested
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Chicago, Jan. 12.-Arrangements
were completed yesterday for a con-
ress of railway employees to be held
in this city February IS under the aus
pices of the Railway and Telegraph
Employees Political league. Delegates
will be present from Indiana. Ohio. IL
linois. Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The con-
oress is called to form a national rail
way employees organization and to
protest against the enactment of leg
isIation unfavorablc to railroad inter
ests. 1t is expected that 10000 dele
gates will attend, representing 100000
railway employees.
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ON THE VERGE OF WAR.
The Rival Claimants TO the Samoan
Throne are Raising ii disturbance.

San Francisco. Jan. 13.--The follow
ing letter has been received from Sa-
moa and shows how alarming was the
situation when the steamer Mariposa
left Apia for this city:
"Apia. Dec 2S.-Events have moved
very rapidly since the last mail left
here. Civil war has been narrowly
avoided and for the first time in Sa-
moan history the lives of white resi-
dents have been threatened by. the
natives.
Even now bloodshed is not far
from improbable, armed guards pro-
tect the residences of Chief Justice
Chambers, an American citizen. and
that Of Mr.. Gurr, the leading English
lawyer of the town. who has taken a
prominent part in supporting Malie-
toa's claim to the throne. If fighting
once begins the results will be serious,
for each side has thousands of men
in the field and it will require ener-
getic action on the part of English
and German warships to keep the con-
fict within bounds.
''The whole trouble has arisen
through the iniudicious action Of the
three treaty powers in bringing the
deported Mataafa back TO Samoa. BY
doing so they have thrown down "A
bone of contention and converted
what might otherwise have been a
peaceful election into an angry com.
bat.
"The most serious element in the
whole affair is the disagreement be-
tween the consuls. The German con-
sui has been playing double with his
colleagues. and the English and Amer
lean officials are naturally indignant"
Fx-BaDI<ers Arrested.
New York. Jan. 13.-James Me-
Naughton. former president of the
Tradesmen's national bank, and Allen
McNaughton. a director of that bank,
were arrested Thursday and arraigned
before Commissioner Shields. charged
with violating the revised statutes by
certifying check drawn on the
| Tradcsmen's national bank to the or
| der of the United States Trust Co. for
| %500,OO0 when the trust company, as
! legged. had no funds in the bank to
its credit. Both pleaded not guilty
and they we're held in $4,000 bail
| each for examination next Tuesday.
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me-that the gold is in the rubbish heap?"
Perfectly. / will leave for you at the
office here the analysis made by Herr Feltz,
and IL i can assist you further IL must be on
the distinct understanding that you are not
again to interfere with whatever i may do.
Your conduct in going to Herr F'eltz to-
night after you had left me and command
ing him not to give me any information
should hesitate to characterize by its right
name"
my commands seem to have offered little
obstruction to you. Herr Feltz doubtless
gave you the information when you asked
for it,
mo: he did not. He gave me the infor-
nation only when he was assured that II he
withheld II longer Princess Won Stein
heimer would have procured your instant
dismissal from the force. You have every
reason to be grateful to Herr Feltz, and L
want you to Understand that
II do understand il. and am grateful TO
him. Am 1 TO have the pleasure of seeing
you Tomorrow?
81 hope not. When I have anything
further to communicate, i will send for
you
'Thank you. shall hold myself always at
your commands"
This telephone interview being happily
concluded Jennie hurried through the main
office to the princess. stopping on her way
to give the paper containing the analysis to
the official in charge and telling him to give
Ii to the director when he returned to his
desk. This DONE she passed out into the
night, with the comforting consciousness
that the worries of busy day had not been
without their compensations.
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The Blind Weaver.

The great wheel turns. and through my hands
feel the swift threads run;
My sightless eyes can never see
In warp and wool of tapestry
The tissue Fate has spun;
I know not what blindly weave,
And yet dumbly pray
That when the shadows closer creep
Some bit Of beauty / may keep
For all the toiling day.
Sometimes the thread is sken soft
AS thistledown afield:
trembe-is IL Love at last?
A light for vision overcast
And has my heart shield?
The wheel waits not. and toll on
Along the vast design:
From coarse to fine the woofthreads range
All, foolish one, they shall not change
For wish nor prayer Of thinei
The night draws near. My tired soul
Is rent with sudden fears;
The wheel is stili-the broken thread
That through my weary fingers sped
Is rough, and stained with tears.
Ny bleeding hands. know. have grasped
web of somber hue
Pass not the sightless weaver by!
o Master, chide me not, for /
Have done best knew!
Myrtle Reed, in the Outlook
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Chicago Tribune.

chicago ITlDuHe. 4
But what will your people say?" she
murmured. with downcast eyes am not
haven't even,'' she added pensively. "a coat
of-arms, you know"
But I have stacks of coats" whispered
the daring young man. And as for arms
-wellr
And he proceeded to use them.
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His Fine system.
Detroit Free Press.

man to another, you appear 10 hAve turned
over a new leaf For years you were tardy
in getting down 10 business and frequently
had to work after hours"
Yep, but I saw the folly OF IL. Don't
pay In any way. Now go 20 bed early get
up carly, am down 10 the Office early and
am through early. That's the way TO live.
and i feel great"
Regular early bird. amt you? Sure
thing on proverbial worm. I should think
But It's a radical change, old man. What
brought IL about?'
sort OF natural sequence. go TO bed
early so as 10 get up early. get up early 50
fee early so as 10 get through early. ana
get through early 90 az 20 60 to the base
ball garue."
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Associated with His Father.
Judge.

Mr.. Newcomb (gravely. to his six-year-old
son)-What will people think OF my little
boy when they learn he's In the habit OF
telling falsehoods-and his father a minister.
too?
Use all right, cause you tell 'em most ev-
cry Sunday a mans known by the COM
pany he keeps.
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Evidently Out.

Detroit Journal.
Farmer Jones-They say Lies out o.
politics.
Farmer Smith-Guesso, Anyway. he paid
off his mawgidge when he mighta' had 1t
renewed jess wells not
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A ChiId,s Vain Wish.

Chicago Times-Herald.
Little Edward-I wsht / had whiskers
like papa.
Mamma--Why, darling?
Little Edward-Then you couldn't always
see when my neck needed washin'.
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BROOKLYN Life.

BROOKLYN Lie
The Bridegroom-By Joye, old man. how
little consequence j really am. don't sup
pose there Is any more Insignificant thing
on earth than myself at the present mo-
ment.
His Friend-Wait till you've been married
four five years.
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Evidently.
Chicago Tribune

81 think the man who works at that place
across the street Is the most faithful and
conscientious workman i ever saw. He never
takes a holiday and always labors away
till it's too dark to see any longer"
Faithful workman? Great Scotti Hes.
the proprietor of the shop!
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The Way of the world.
Chicago Tribune.


80 it's such a grand thing" exclaimed
the enthusiast, Ito be a young man, with
the whole future before him..
YES" said the cynic. What interests Us
in the case of a man is his future. All We
want to know about a woman is her past"
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Chicago Record.
William, Dicky wants little brass cam
non for the Fourth of July"
well, Helen, the only question is: Shall
we let him be a patriot now or shall we let
him grow up to fight for his country in
case of another war;"
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Caught the Car.
Boston Traveller.

Boston Traveller.
lis Mr.. Goodyear still paying attention to
your daughter
He isn't paying her any attention at ALL"
'Indeedl Did she jilt him?'
mo; he married her"
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lotdl .lU
Jennies eyes sparkled as she looked at the
figures before her. She handed the paper to
the princess. saying:
You see, was right In my surmise More
than one-third of that heap is pure gold
II should explain" interrupted the chem
LIST, that have grouped the quartz, field
spar and mica together without giving the
respective portions of each, because ii is
evident that the combination represents
granite"
II understand" said Jennie. "the walls
and roof were of granite"
Il would further add continued the
chemist, that / have never seen gold so
finely divided as this is
Have you the gold and other ingredients
separated
Yes, madame"
II shall take them with me, il you
please"
The chemist shortly after brought her the
components in little glass Walls labeled
Have you any idea, Herr Feltz, what
explosive would reduce gold to such fine
powder as thiS?
~ have only a theoretical knowledge of
explosives and i know of nothing that
would produce such results as We have here.
Perhaps Prof Carl Seigfried could give you
some information on that point. The science
OF defamation has been his life study. and
he stands head and shoulders above his fell
lows in that department..
Can you give me his address,?
The chemist wrote the address on a sheet
of paper and handed IL to the young woman.
DO you happen to know whether Prof.
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Chicago Tribune.
when you talk like that Mr.. Goodketch,
yo,; remind me so much of my first hus-
bandv
"Of your first husband, Mrs. Bucksome?
Have you been married twice?"
"N-not yet"
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what have done should come 10 the knowl-
edge of the assessors. / should be ruinedl'
Then give ne money! Kissed the man.
with a malignant sneer, for he knew his
power.
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Parental Diplomacy.
Chicago New.

Chicago News.
Here l. a little book our daughter should
read" said Mr.. Wisemann 1T contains
some excellent advice for girl of her age"
Very WELL my DEAR replied his better
half. iii lay ii on the parlor table and
forbid her to look at it,
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FOUR MEN KILLED AND SIXTEEN
OTHERS MORE OR LESS Sc
RIOUSLY INJURED.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Point Hitherto Overlooked

Chicago Record.
These automobiles will ruin the country"
What do you mean?"
Where are we going to get good luck IL
we can't find an old horseshoe once in
awhie?"
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Detroit Journal.

The man was In an ugly mood.
You have stolen millions.' he shouted.
.Hush!" exclaimed the other. fearfully. eff
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APPALLING DISASTER AT THE
TREASURY IN VIENNA.
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TWENTY MILLION POUNDS IN GOLD
LOOTED.