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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
JOKE GAINED HIS POINT.
A Michigan Stntesman's Clever Ruse
Worked on Committee
on Pensions,

Not long ago Congressman Hank" Smith,
of the Second Michigan district worked Joke
off on the house committee on pensions. 1t
should be explained, says the Chicago Chron-
lcle, that this committee is not the one
which has charge of the pensions which
grew out Of the civil war, says correspond
ent. Its functions appertain to the granting
of pensions to the widows and veterans Of
the Mexican and Black Hawk wars and
other ancient unpleasantnesses 1t should
also be pointed out that one OF their rules is
that no widows pension shall be larger than
IS month This proceeds upon the theory
that any widow who survives veteran of
these wars must be a comparatively young
woman and that she must have married the
veteran in his dotage to get his pension.
The new member from Michigan appeared
before the committee at its last meeting and
IN an incidental and smiling way alluded to
the rule.
That is fine rule" said he in a guileess
sort of way. Il sympathiZe with its purpose
and believe it should stand. But just to show
good faith am going to propose an amend
ment. | move that it be amended so as to
read except in the case OF widows over 100
years of age
The members of the committee are always
in favor of joke and the proposition was
adopted with a unanimous laugh.
And thereupon Hank" produced from hls
pocket a bill to grant a pension of Sl2
month to Mrs. Hixon, of Clinton, Mich. She
had just passed her one hundredth year. 1t
was not necessary to explain that her hus-
band had served to within one day Of the
time requisite to get pension in the reg
uar manner. The committee reported the
bill favorably.
In spite of the fact that the varieties Of
stamps now current in the world number
1881, every now and then another small
ooy starts in to make a complc,e collection.
-Somerville journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
FINANCE AND TRADE.
A Small Crop of Business Failures
During the First Half Of This Year.

New York, July 7.-R. G.. Dun d
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Failures in the first half of 1900 were
5,362, with liabilities of $780, so, 1874.
There We're 80 failures of banks and
financial corporations for $25, S22, ,GS2,
leaving 1892 commercial failures with
liabilities OF $74, 747,757.
Had il been predicted that the vast
iron industry would be thrown from
unprecedented activity into great de-
preston, with many works closed and
prices reduced fully quarter, with
out failures, amounting in all to
$4,000, it would have been thought
Impossible. Yet the six failures in
that department for the last quarter
were in all for 1895, though Besse-
mer pig has fallen from $25 to SIS
and the average for iron and steel
products has declined just 25 per
cent. since January 10. Some further
decline is now expected before things
are adjusted for another active sea-
son, and efforts to arrange wages are
progressing.
The Fall River committee has de-
cided to close their cotton mills for a
time and some of the largest woolen
works have been closed or much re-
duced in force. \ large share of the
boot and shoe force is inactive and no
change in prices has resulted since
those of some weeks ago which. ac
cording to later accounts, were made
by fewer of the manufacturers than
was at the time believed.
Cotton has reached 1875 cents, with
a lively prevailing feeling thae the
srIf1iciency of the next yield cannot be
determined so early as this. Because
it is late the crop is more liable to be
affected by vicissitudes of weather,
which have compelled great changes
in estimates REGARDING wheat.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
PIECES.
Bio
Six Wien ki I'D Dozens Injured,
Some Fa' ally. by the Explosion OF
an OIL Tank,

Six Ncn ki ID Dozens Injured, I,
Some Far ally, by the Explosion OF
an oil T.ank.
Parkers burg, w. Va, July 5.-The
most hor ible calamity that this city
ever witnessed occurred Wednesday
morning in which five men were
blown to- atoms, one other so badly
injured that he soon died, two more
probably, fatally injured, and more
than 50 Ijersons more or less seriously
hurt. The yards of the Ohio River
railroad are spotted with pieces of
torn sh and sprayed with blood.
The dead;
j. II. Hamilton, general superin-
tendent of the Ohio River railroad.
A. La allime, master mechanic.
Charles Mohler, yardmaster.
G. o. Shannon, extra train dis
patcher.
Bradley Reeves, freight brakeman.
George Chalk. a fireman, died about
noon at st. Luke's hospital.
A <ank car containing 5000 gallons
of oil was on the yard track for ship
ment Engine No. &c, with VIII Carr
as engineer and George Hupp as fire
man, was pulling a train of fast
freight, southbound. Engineer Carr
saw that the main track was open
and came slowly toward the yards.
The switch was open and the train
ran into the sidetrack, colliding with
the tank car. The collision caused a
hole to be bored in the top part of
the tank and the oil ignited. This
happened at a few minutes after 3
a. m. Master Mechanic Lallime and
General superintendent Hamilton
were called upon to devise some
means of ridding the track of the
burning tank and eXtinguishing the
blaze. Pouring water on il had no
effect.
While some of the men were group
ed near the tank after Z o'clock
an explosion occurred, caused by the
fire igniting the gas that had formed
from the burning oil. 1t came with a
fash of fire and Il deafening report.
Some people who were standing near
we're not affected by it at all. These
saw the bodies of men flying in the
air and saw others knocked to the
ground by the concussion of the air
as the tank went through the air. 1t
had parted and went in two direc-
tons. There were numbers of per-
son knocked down by the force of the
air. Those who We're killed were
struck by the flying tank. which went
N southwesterly direction. 1t was
200 yards distant from the victims
and came to the ground near the
shops alongside of engine No. 81,
where all of the fatalities occurred.
The piece which went so yards in the
other direction killed no one.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
Carmel Dianno, aged II years.
Charles Feruzzi, aged II years.
Many Deaths In: storms.

Berlin, July 5.-Hurricanes, cloud
bursts and thunder storms are re-
ported from a number of places.
Warzerburg, Bavaria, was visited
Wednesday by a hurricane which de-
stroyed large building and killed
six persons. \ hurricane did great
damage in the vicinity of Elberfeld.
Several lives were lost. In the vitAl-
ity of Cassel cloudbursts destroyed
the harvests and drowned several
peasants Lightning struck eight Ia
borers in Croiantcn snd also struck
and killed a whole family named Mi
kowski, near DantZic.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
4 Divided Church

In little western town, originally
settled by Quakers, stands church
in which the practice of seating men
and women apart still prevails. A
few years ago. Il newcomer mustered
courage to cross the aisle and sit be-
side his bride. The second Sunday an
other man committed the same of
fense, and the third Sunday saw gen.
erous sprinkling of barred heads along
side spring bonnets. The aged min
lister, with outraged sense of propri-
ETY., chose for his text: "Let destruc-
tion come upon him at unawares; and
let his net that he hath hid catch
himself" and minced no words in eX-
position. The men who had dared to
stray from established custom rebelled
at being eternally doomed for sitting
beside their wives, and left the church
in body. The result is that to-day
i'll that little town stand two church
buildings side by side, counterparts in
size and paint and outlook; but in
one the sexes are divided by a midi
die aisle while in the other 'promis-
cuous sitting" prevails. The trivial
tiles which hinder Christian comfy
may travel far for an apter illustra-
tion.-Youth's Companion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
The LOGS Is S2.IOO.OOO.

New York, July THE fire at the
Standard Oil Co.'S works at Bayonne,
y. j., was practically under control
at 6 O'Clock last night. The official
estimate of the damage is 81, f00,-
000. The company insures it's own
property. n fund being set aside for
that purpose.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
One
Woz,san,s
4. Letter
81 Us

so dOcfOred with two of
the best doctors i'm the city
for two years and had no
relief until ! used the
Pisskhas7, remedies
HMy trouble was uicer-
afi0s, of the uterus. Isuf-
fes'ed terribly, could NOT
sleep nights and thought
sometimes that death
would be such a relief.
"To-aayI am a we'll w0-
man, able to do my own
work, and have EoSa pain.
"TMsed four bottles of
Lydia e. Pi7ki,as,,,S Vege-
table Compound and three
packages of Sanafive
Wash and cannot praise
the medicines enough. -
MRS. ELIZA THOMAS
634 Pine ST., Easf0n, Pa
Mrs. Pis,klhas,f advises
suffering women without
charge.
Lydia f. Pinkham Med Co., Lynn, Mass.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
Wages to be Reduced 20 Per Cent.

Pittsburg, July Notices were
posted Friday in the plate mill of
Moorehead Bros. at Sharpsburg an
nouncing that beginning on Monday
next there would be Il 20 per cent.
reduction of wages throughout the
plate mill. Employees of the mill
were told that in order to meet COM
petition and continue in operation the
cut was necessary.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

Eldora, Ia, July IA small cyclone
rushed over the northern part of IIar-
din county yesterday. Trees were
uprooted and buildings upset. The
loss to crops is enormous. No loss Of
life is reported.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

Advertisements are published at the rate OF
one dollar per square for one insertion and fitty
cents per square for each subsequent insertion
Rates by the year, or for six or three months
are low and uniform, and Will be furnished on
application.
Legal and Oficial Advertising per square.
three times or less, AZ each subsequent lnser-
tion so cents per square.
Local notices 10 cents per line for one inSer-
sertion: cents per line for each subsequent
consecutive insertion.
Obituary notices over five lines 10 cents per
line. Simple announcements OF births, mar
riageS and deaths will be inserted free.
Business cards, five lines or less, 10 per year;
over tive lines, at the regular rates OF adyer-
tislng.
No local inserted for less than - cents per
issue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

A man who has played many parts
Is Mr.. P. B. Vessels, who has been
acting as a sort of honorary Trans
vaal AMBASSADOR to the United States.
He is cultured and enlightened Boer,
says London paper, with a wonder
fully versatile turn of mind. Here are
q few of his various vocations during
the last half dozen years: He had
typewriting business, which succeed
ed only moderately well. Then he
owned Coopers carriage works, near
Cape Town. AS this did not pay, he
took up agricultural machinery and
sold plows and steam thfeshers. Then
he became a partner in Borckenha-
gems printing business at Bloemfon-
tein. Afterward he was the agent for
the sale of American notions, and
combined with this life, fire and acci-
dent insurance agencies, together with
an interest in a tea shop and the pro-
prietorship of a few cabs. These are
but few examples of his various
business moves, and, considering his
experience, it is rather strange that
he is, comparatively, poor man.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

London, July 4.-The war Office has
issued a return of the British casual
ties in South Africa since the begin
ming of the war. The total losses.
exclusive of sick and wounded, have
been 29,7OG, of which the killed in ac-
ton were 254 officers and 4,043 nom
commissioned officers and men; died
of wounds. % officers and G10 non
commissioned men; missing and pris-
oners, G5 officers and 2,624 men; died
of disease, 1873 officers and 4,204 non
commissioned officers and men; in
valided home, 644 officers and 1s,433
officers and men.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

The Wellington (Kan.) Mail lately
gave the new editor of the Oxford Bee
the following complimentary send-off:
He has filled every position from devil
in a country weekly up to managing
editor of a big daily newspaper. He
has also had experience in mining,
breaking wild horses, working roads,
driving Rocky mountain stage
coaches, whacking bulls and running
q sawmill. He is dead shot with any
kind of a weapon from an elm club
to 13-inch gun. He has been rolled
under a sawlog, thrown down a noun
tain by bucking broncho and hugged
by grizzly bear. In short, he knows
just how to run q country newspaper.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

1t is refreshing, says the Chicago
Record, to find a case of consistency
where money is at stake. The Haines
Gauge company Of Philadelphia de-
clines to furnish apparatus for the
ships of the United States navy on
the ground that the proprietors are
members of the Society of Friends and
are opposed to war. This is the first
case of the kind on yecord,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

Jonathan P. Dolliver, of Iowa, of the
ways and means committee in the
house of representatives, is perhaps
best known by his peroration on the
question of admitting American pork
into European markets. II hope the
time will come" he said, when the
American hog, with curl of content
ment in his tail and smile of pleas
ure on his face, may travel untram-
meled through the markets of the
world"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
IOR PRINTING

The Job department OF the PRESS is complete
and affords facilities for doing the best class of
work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO LAW
PRINTING.
No paper will be discontinued until arrear-
ages are paid except at the option of the pub
Usher.
Papers sent out Of the county must be paid
tor in advance.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
Published Every Thursday.
OF SUBSCRIPTION.
ADVERTISING RATES:
II. II. MULLIN, Editor.

Fer year. w w
If paid in advance. ........... oo
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
Bfgness.

Dreams of bigness are not visions of
greatness.-Ram's Horn.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

Recent suits for divorce give evidence
Of the growing independence Of the
American woman,
I h e greater de-
i"r N' mands which she
makes upon her husband as conditions
of domestic peace, and the stern rein
which she holds upon him. For in
stance, relates the Chicago Tribune,
Des Moines man wished to join the
masons. His wife would have none of
had been divorced. Another eXacting
wife in Kansas City secured divorce
upon the testimony of two of her
friends, showing that the husband re-
fused to wash his face except once
week on the family wash day" A Des
Aoines woman complained that her
husband came home to meals cross, OBJ
jected to the food, and then did not
speak to her again until the next meal,
when he would again complain. She
sued for divorce and got it. Two other
wives, one in Napoleon, o., and the 9th
er in Cleveland, found their husbands
TOO jealous. One complained that her
husband threw her false teeth in the
fire and hid her switch in the pigsty to
keep her from attending social affairs
In the neighborhood An Evansville
man would not let his wife go to any
parties, and she obtained a divorce.
Mabel Prime, the wife of DR.. Henry
Prime, of Cleveland, complained Of her
husbands laziness. She proved that he
would never answer a patients call at
night, and that he spent most of his
time during the day lying on sofa
reading novels. Now and then a man
objects to the discipline of his wife.
Such case was found in Atlanta, Ga,
where a husband proved that his wife
was in the habit of horsewhipping him
at regular intervals in the presence Of
the neighbors, whom she would call in
to show how to tame husband.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12

Recent suits for divorce give evidence
Of the growing independence Of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02
DlLLEY FOUNDRY PLANT TO BE GREATLY
 ENLARGED.
DOING A BIG BUSINESS.
Improvements Costing sIo,ooo to Be Made-An Iron and
 Steel Structure.

The DiIley Foundry Company, Of this city, recently purchased from the Bank of Pine Bluff the south half of the block of ground adioin- ing its plant lying between Alaba- ma and Georgia streets and Fourth and Fifth avenues. The consider ation paid was s4 300
 The purchase was made by Mir. Dilley in order to have the property at bis use at near future date, when the big foundry plant will be enlarged and many other improve ments made.
 During the past several years, in fact, ever since the Dilley Foundry Company began operation in this city, it has enjoyed a wonderfully large patronage, most of which were orders from. distant points, and each year has witnessed a con- tinued increase in the net earnings of the company. The Dilley Com.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02
J. L, MOYSE REPRESENTS HIMSELF TO BE CAPT.
 CLARKE,
OF THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS
And Weeds Cincinnati Belle--- Well Known in Pine
 Bluff.

J. l.. Moyse has turned up again, not In Pine Bluff, but in jail in New Orleans.
 The people of Pine Bluff will re- member clearly, If they refer back in their minds, that l. l.. Moyse. of Greenville. Miss, was sent to the Jefferson convict farm from Little Rock last July for jumping board bill incurred at Gleason's Hotel.
 From all reports about Moyse, and there are many Of them, his Pine Bluff trip resulted in the begin ning of his Arkansas troubles.
 He came here Us travelling man, and being clever onversatienalist, sooD got acquainted, and intimately too, with some Of our leading pco- pie. Among them was u prominent wholesale liquor dealer who was so completely deceived that before Moyse left, he had the man believing him to be his relative from Gintin- natl. After taking several meals at the liquor dealers home, Le asked for loan of a few dollars. This "qneered his game,o for the liqpor man began 10 suspicion as to Moyse's real identity aud blankly refused him the change. After that the wholesaler never saw him again.
 A few days later he turned up in the hands of the Little Rock police upon q charge of jumping a board bill due Gleason's Hotel. A short time after his arrest, he was, under the new Arkansas board bill law, sentenced to one year on the county farm, and was Immediately taken to Gracie's farm in this (Jefferson) county.
 The evidence Ut the trial in Little Roe brought out, in brief, the follow- ing facts.
 While in Pine Bluff, Moyse met Marie Arlington, an occupant of on East Barraque street resort. He took her to Little Rock and, dressed i'll stolen uniform, he introduced himself to be Lieutenant J. l.. Moyse and wife. His clever lies and ways soon deceived leading society people in the capital city. The re- suit was the Lieutenant and Mrs. Moyse" were banqueted and enter tained in the '.exelusiye's" homes. The ht spitality of the Little Rock ians vas enjoyed highly for one sol i'd week and would have lasted louger. but Moyse's change ran low and leaving the Mrs. at Gleason's to settle the board bill. he jumped for parts unknown, but was soon captured with the above mentioned result.
 While doing time on the county
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02
WE ARE HOME

always, but respectfully invite you 10 call at the store of c. NJ. Ferguson & Son and learn how to make BREAD WITHOUT FLOUR. there y eurtailing your housev ork greatly. We take pleasure in exhibiting to our friends the new and novel pro- duet Friday and Saturday..
 SHREDDED WHOLE WHEAT BISCUIT This is some thing that you should be familiar with, as it ligbtens your housework and improves the health of the family Do not fail to attend and secure one of the beautifully il- lustra+ed COOK books presented each purchaser of these goods.
 Yours truly,
 C. NJ. FERGUSON & SON.
 No. 2l5 West End Ave.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02

pany employs sixty men, all high salaried and expert machlnists, and it has found it necessary, in order to supply ts orders, to enlarge it's plant and work is soon to oegtn on big, two-stcry, modernly con- structed, fire proof building on the newly purchased property. The new building will be of brick and steel only, and together with other proposed improvements, will cost oyer $10,O00
 The big blacksmith and moulding department will be removed to the rear of the present plant and the new building will not only be a roomy and convenient one, but an attractive site for our visitors. After these costly mprovements are accomplished, the Dilley Com pany will enlarge it's plant yearly and will finally emerge into one of the most prominent concerns in ibe states.
 The Dllley Foundry Company Is now working a double force of men, twenty hours labor daily being the order at that busy plant.
 Pine Bluff should be proud of having within it's bounds such ar enterprising citizen aud thorough business ma1 as Ms. F. T.. DilleY, With such man, town will never lack prominence in the commercial world
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02

Garden tonight at 7:30 p. m. Cues tions of much importance will be discussed. All candidates will be accorded a fair allotment of time.
 Mickey Holland, the genial and popular proprietor of the Garden, will make all visitors feel at home and comfortable while there. A large attendance is expected and some ringing discussions are book ed' for the evening.
 The prosecuting attorney, circuit judge and legislative candidates, together with the other candidates for county, city and state offices, will talk.
 Come out, good time is promised.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02

1y did embarress me. told her that two engines has come together and killed about four men. She then asked me if her dog was hurt. ] was blushing and I said Dam that dogl and that woman shot out of tie car as If she was being pursued by 'Onm Paul. Everything was in disorder and l thought it best to go out aud see if couldn't help the poor men crushed beneath the en- zines.
 The wreck could have been more costly and horrible in it's results as fully thousand exeursionists were aboard the train. The Pine Bluff ians are congratulating themselves upon their good luck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02
4 HOME BURNED
At Linwood spur-Loss $500. No
 Insurance.

Thursday night the home and con. tents of MT. Charles Munes situated on the plantation of Capt. M. ". Ware, at Linwood Spur, caught fire and was burned to the ground.
 The fire is supposed to have origi- mated from a spark from train, thought to have fallen on the dry roof and ignited it. The loss is estimated at aooat $803. No insurance
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02
SEVEN UNDER ARREST.
Country Negroes in Trouble Over
 Some Land.

Seven negroes were arrested
 Thursday afternoon by Deputy
 Sheriff Robt. Johnson upon charge of trespassing. They were nll from the country. Each negro claims a small piece of land few miles west of this city and to make good their claims, they all moved on it, but the negro who claims to be the real owner. came to the city and had them arrested. The men arrested were: Jake Williams, .]r. and Sr., Andrew and Alfred Jackson, Boyce Bowman, Harrison Davis and Ed Hamilton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-02
DIED THIS MORNING.
MT. Ghas. Broadway, Well Known
 in This County, is Dead.

Mr. chas. Bcockway died early this (Friday) morning at the home of his mother on East Barraque street, age 36 years.
 The deceased was well known in this county.
 The funeral will occur at the home Saturday morning. at 10 o'clock. Rev. Carr will officiate.
 We tender our sympathy to the bereaved mother.