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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
SUCCESSFUL REBELS.
Colombian Insurgents Gain n Victory
t. Over Government Troops.

New York, Dec. 13.-Advices re-
ceiyed Wednesday from various parts
of Colombia, and confirmed by pas
sengers who arrived from Panama,
tell of desperate fighting in nearly
every state. The government troops
are in poor physical condition, and
suffering from several forms Of
tropical fevers. Senior Arturo Brig
ard, Colombian consul general in this
city, has been ordered by his govern
ment to purchase and ship immed-
lately a large quantity of quinine for
use of the army.
The most desperate fighting is now
going on in the department of Boz
ivar. In a battle fought at Toluviejo,
on November 25, the revolutionists
lost, among 100 killed and wounded,
two able officers, Gen. Camacho and
Col. Enrique Pinedo. The rebels took
200 prisoners, besides which the gov
ernment force lost 100 in killed.
From the department of Magda-
lena comes the news that Gen. Var
gos Santos, president of the revolu-
tiOnary government, with his force,
has arrived at the port of Rio Hacha
and eSta bliShed government there
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
A BIG DEAL IN COAL PROPERTY.
The Pennsylvania Coal Co. Changes
Owners-AnOther Large Transaction
Pending,

New York. Dec. III. p. Morgan
& Co. on Thursday issued a state
ment saying that they had purchased
on behalf of the Erie Railroad Co. the
ma ajority of the stock of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Co., which is the only for
midable rival of the anthracite coal
combine. The stock is bought at the
rate of S276 for each share, the par
value of which is $50.
The property involved includes %
mine workings in the Scranton and
Pittston fields, producing 100000
tons of coal and employing $500 men
and boys.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec, IA prom
inent coal operator of the Wyoming
region in an interview says that an
effort is being made by a syndicate
to buy all the individual mines be-
tween Wilkesbarre and Carbonda1e,
and when all or most all of these
mines are secured it is probable that
the syndicate will reach out to the
Hazleton and Schuylkill regions.
There are about 25 individual collier
les between Wilkesbarre and Carbon
dale, and the capacity is about 12,00c
tons day
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
A CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY.
Washington Celebrates the Insta iln.
tiOn of the Federal Government in
that civ.

Washington, Dec. 13.-With impos-
ing ceremonies the national capital
yesterday celebrated the centennial
anniversary of the founding of the
seat of the federal government in
Washington. The exercises combined
brilliant military parade, review
by the president from the east front
of the Capitol and orations in the hall
of the house OF representatives.
where a brilliant audience was assem-
bled.
BY act of congress the day was
made a national holiday in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The government
departments were closed, business
was suspended and the whole city
gave itself over to celebrating the
capitals natal day.
The president and his cabinet took
prominent part in all the exercises
and with them were the chief eXecu-
tives of large number of the states
and territories of the Union, the sem
ators and representatives in congress,
the judiciary of the United States SUI
preme court, the ambassadors and
ministers from foreign courts, the
heads of the army and navy, and a
great outpouring of the people.
Although Washington is the scene
of many celebrations it is seldom that
one has occurred of greater brilliancy
in its outdoor features, or of more
impressiveness in its ceremonial eXer-
cises at the Capitol and at the White
House. Early in the day the presi-
dent received the governors of states
and territories at the White House
and the model for a new and en-
larged White House was unveiled
with suitable addresses.
At 1 o'clock the president was es-
corted to the Capitol, where he re-
viewed a parade headed by Lieut..
Gen. Miles and including the full mil
itary strength of the capital, regulars
and militia. The ceremonies at the
Capitol began at $3.50 p. m. and in
cluded addresses by Senators Daniel,
of Virginia, and McComas, of Mary
land; Representatives Payne, of New
York, and Richardson, of Tennessee,
and notable historic grafton by
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts. A
reception by the president to the gov
ernOrs of states at the Corcoran art
gallery last night closed the festivi-
ties.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
A CARNIVAL OF CRIME.
Thugs, Thieves and Murderers are
Busy In Paris Since the Exposition


Paris, Dec. 1.-THE close of the
exposition. throwing thousands out
OF employment, has created abnor-
NAL criminal conditions in Paris.
The sensation caused by the murder
of the man whose body was found
in two parcels in the streets here
December 4, has directed attention to
the fact that the outlying quarters
of Paris are infested by bands of
footpads. Two respectable workmen
were attacked a few nights ago by
four prowlers who almost decapi-
tated one of the workmen and stab
bed the other.
1T was announced yesterday that
the prefect of police had decided to
place couple of policemen on each
street car running into the suburbs
after $50 p. m., and that he had also
decided to create a special corps of
picked men to be stationed in the
dangerous wards, such as the ward
where the severed body was discov-
cred. Moreover, in order to secure
murder clues. the police for several
nights have raided the disorderly
districts and made large hauls of
criminals wanted on other charges
A raid Wednesday evening led to 347
arrests.
The present condition of crime is
largely due to the numbers of work
men, street hawkers and others who
came TO Paris, attracted by the ex-
position. and who are now walking
the streets, out of work. 1t is esti-
mated that in 25 trades 212.OOO out of
100000 men are out of work
The officials of the prefecture of
police calculate that 1000 sufferers
from the close of the exposition have
joined the criminal army.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
A NOVEL LEGAL DECISION.
A New York Judge Decides that .
Woman Must be at Home by Mid

New York, Dec. 13.-Justice An
drews, in the supreme court We'd
nesday, handed down a decision in
which he holds that a woman should
be home by midnight. The question
arose on an application by Florence
Abel, a dressmaker, to join Jacob
A. Omdrake, her landlord, from clos
ing the front door of the house and
not Immediately admitting her whe.a
she rang the bell.
Miss Abel says she leased two
rooms from the defendant to carry
on her dressmaking business and
sleep in, at $55 per month. She was
to have her shop open from a. m.
until 10 p. M, but was to be admitted
afterwards at any reasonable time.
She complained that on November
10 and - she was locked out, and on
the second occasion could not obtain
admittance and had to take room at
a hotel. She said that she was kept
i'll all day at her business and did
not think it unreasonable that she
should afterwards go to a theater
or elsewhere with friends. She
asked that the owner be compelled
either to give her u key, or see that
she was admitted whenever she rang
the bell.
Omdrake said it was necess ry to
keep the house locked at night, rs the
tenants had great amount of val
uables. The first night, he said there
was some delay in admitting the
plaintiff and the second night he and
his family had gone to bed and dit
not hear her.
Justice Andrews said he could not
compel the defendant to give the
plaintiff key to the outer
door, as by the terms of her
lease she was only entitled to access
at reasonable hours. He granted her
a preliminary injunction requiring
the defendant to permit her to enter
her premises at all reasonable hours
and nptly open his door for her
up to II o'clock at night.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
GREATEST ON RECORD.
Gold Output of United States
was Phenomenal.
COLORADO IN FRONT RANK.
The silver Product Of This Country
Slightly Exceeded that of the Pre-
ceding Year-kIondike's Gold Pro-
duction About SI6,OOO,OOO.

Washington. Dec. 15.-The report OF
the director of the mint on the pro-
duction of gold and silver in the
United States during the calendar
year 1899. shows S71 ,053, 400 for gold
and $50, ,S5S, 700 for silver at its aver
age commercial value during the
year. The gold product was the
greatest in the history of the coun-
try, exceeding that of 1898 by $6,590,-
400, and greater by $6,053 400 than
the estimated product of 1853, the
record year in the working of the
California placers. The principal
gains in 1899 over 1898 were in
Alaska, $2,934, 700. due to the Cape
Nome district: Colorado $2,7S7 800,
and Utah 81 .165, 400.
Colorado still retains its position
as the largest producer of gold and
silver and Montana is second.
The silver product of the United
States in 1899 was slightly greater
than in 1898. being "a, 4,764,0 900 ounces
against "a, ,439, 900 ounces. The aver
age price for silver during the year
was 60 cents per ounce, as compared
with 50 cents in 1898.
The worlds production of gold in
1899 was of the value of $306, ,5S4 300,
an increase of $19,156.300 over the
yield of 1898. The principal gains
were $500. 400 in the United States,
$7,4S5,600 in Canada (mainly in the
Klondike) and Australasia $14,S60,S00
The most important loss was in
Africa. which fell about $7,000,000 be-
low the output of 1898 as a result of
the war in the Transvaal.
But for the interruption in the
Transvaal the worlds production for
the year would doubtless have been
$25,000,000 greater. The Klondike
output for 1899 was about $4,000, 900.
The worlds production of silver in
1899 was 167.224.243 fine ounces.
against 165.295,572 fine ounces in 1898.
Mexico leads and Mexico and the
United States produce two-thirds of
the silver yield of the world. The
worlds industrial consumption of
gold is estimated at $7e,65S,5 and
of silver S24, ,595, 800.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
Aliens bounty Bill.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Az
len. of Nebraska, has proposed SUBJ
stitute for the ship subsidy bill au-
thorizing the payment of bounties on
exports of agricultural products of
the United States. The substitute
provides for a bounty of ten cents
a bushel on wheat to so cents bar
rel on wheat -four; ten cents bushet
on rye; so cents a barrel on rye -four:
five cents bushel on corn; seven
cents per GENITAL on corn, ground; one
cent a pound on cotton; two cents a
pound on hops, and two cents a
pound on tobacco.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
Cannot be Enioined.

indianapolis, Dec. 12.-The supreme
court yesterday held that the trans
portation of natural gas out of the
state at high pressure by means of
pumps, when the gas is left to blow
naturally from the wells and force is
used only to carry it to other places,
cannot be enjoined without show
ing that some danger to the plaintiffs
property is threatened from the pos
sible bursting of pipes or otherwise,
although such transportation might
be a violation of the criminal statute.
The opinion is important, as Chicago
and many cities in western Ohio arc
supplied by natural !. from the In.
diana field.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
TEN DOLLARS PER WEEK.
BoOkkeeper Evidently Thought HIS
Pay was Too Small and Is Said 10
Have Appropriated $4,000.

New York, Dec. 13.-Justice Blanch-
ard, in the supreme court Wednesday,
on the application of the Weehawken
Wharf Co. issued an attachment
against Allerton Merritt, in an action
brought against him for the recov-
cry of $4,000 which it is alleged he
embezzled from the plaintiff corpor-
alton, for which he was bookkeeper
at a salary of $40 week.
The plaintiff claims that between
August 81, 1898, and August 1, 1900,
Merritt collected $4,000 from custom
ers of the firm, which he misappro-
priated to his own use. This was dis
covered on August 3, and he repaid
$4,000, but disappeared on August 6.
Michael +. Burns, the president of
the company, made an affidavit to this
effect and said Merritt confessed to
him that he had spent the money.
William II. Merritt, of this city,
also made an affidavit in which he
said he had heard his son confess
that he had taken the money of his
employers. This was on August 6,
and he disappeared the same day and
has not since been heard of.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
AI.er's Home Is Robbed.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 13.-Gen. Alper,
cx-secretary of war, was quite badly
shaken up early yesterday by burg
lar in his home. The general was
awakened by someone prowling about
on the first floor of his residence, and
started down stairs to investigate.
Just as he reached the foot of the
stairs he ran into n burglar, who
tripped him up, the general falling
heavily. When Alger recovered him
self after the fall he began an inves-
tigation which showed that $500
worth of silverware had been taken
by the thief. --
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
NEW YORk'S VOTE,
Mckinley Had I43, ,6O6 Plurality Oyer
Bryan in the State.

New York, Dec. 13.-The state
board of canvassers met yeste sday
and canvassed the state vote Only
four of the 6l counties cast a ma ior-
ity of votes for Bryan. They were:
New York, Queens, Richmond and
Schoharie.
The prohibition, social labor and
social democratic parties have suf-
ficient votes to go on the next cleo
ton ticket without petition. Fol
lowing are the totals for president:
For Mckinley, S21, 1892.
For Bryan, CTS, 1856.
Maloney, socialist labor, 1862.
Woolley, prohibition, 22,O43.
Debs, social democratic, 1860.
McKinley's plurality, 143,6O6.
The plurality of Odell, republican,
for governor, was III, ,126.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
AN "IRISH PARlIAMENT."
t Convenes I'm Dublin and n stormy
Session Results-The War In south
Africa IL Denounced.

Dublin, Dec. 12.-Delegates to the
number of several thousand, repre-
senting county councils, borough cor
porations, district councils, branches
of the United Irish league and kiu-
dred bodies, met yesterday in ma
tional convention in the Dublin ro-
tunda "to re-create the Irish party"
John Redmond, who presided, said
it was the parliament of the Irish
people," Seventyfive Irish members
of the house of commons were pres
ent and several priests were on the
platform.
John Dillon, amid cheers, proposed
a resolution to the effect that the
South African war was entered upon
in pursuance of a conspiracy to de-
prive two free nations of their lib
erty, in the interests of capitalists
and mine owners.
He read letters from Boer generals
giving instances of the alleged bru-
tality of British soldiers in South
Africa, and also the death notice of
Boer boy of eight in the camp at
Port Elizabeth, whose father had re-
fused to surrender and whose home
was blown up with dynamite. Ac-
cording TO the notice the child and
his mother were deported hundreds
of miles and fed upon pea soup. The
lads death Mr.. Dillon described as
"cowardly murder"
Intensely excited by Mr.. Dillon's
speech, the assembly broke forth into
fierce cries and protests against the
conduct of the war. The resolution
was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. William O'Brien introduced o
resolution excluding Timothy NJ.
Haley from the parliamentary party
While the differences are of a per-
sonal character. he urged that for the
sake of unity Mr.. Healy's exclusion
was necessary.
Timothy Harrington, who was frc-
quently interrupted, said that if the
action of the delegates plunged the
country into the vortex of despair
future generations would curse the
convention and those who partici-
pated in it.
Hog wash" yelled an O'Brienite
in the gallery.
Il know where the hog is" said
Mr. Harrington, which caused pro-
tests and cries of ''He is calling his
fellow patriots hogs
Mr.. Harrington made a temperate
appeal for harmony.
After other speeches, an amend
ment taking the bitterness out of the
resolution was proposed by Father
McNcece, but this was rejected
Overwhelmingly and Mr.. O'Brien's
resolution was adopted, only 25
hands showing against it,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
Adopted Foraker,s Amendment.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The senats
committee on foreign relations yes
terday decided to recommend fur
ther amendments of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. The committee adopted
an amendment suggested by Sena-
tor Foraker. which declares that the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty supersedes
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and also
strikes out the Hay-Pauncefote
agreement which permits the submis-
sion of the HayPauncefote treaty to
,ther powers and invites their accep-
tance of it.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Fifteen hundred
children fought and struggled to es-
cape the fancied horror of death by
fire last evening in West Twelfth
Street Turner hall. There was no
spark of flame in the building, but
the cry of startled youngster was
taken up and in an instant the gath
ering was in panic. Fully 100 boys
and girls were swept from their fee:
and trampled on and crushed against
the walls and balustrades of the
stairs. Others leaped from the gal
lerles and fell in the midst of the
struggling mass below,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
Indians I'm an Ugly Mood.

White Rock, Utah, Dec. 13.-Troop
K from Fort Duchesne was ordered
out last evening to prevent trouble
at the Uintah agency. Over 30 chill
dren in the school are down with
measles and their parents have been
much dissatisfied because the children
were not allowed to go home. One
girl died. Black Hawk went to the
school yesterday and demanded the
release of his children. O'Connor. a
teacher, resisted and was thrown
down stairs and the children were
taken by force. Threats were made
to burn the school buildings.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
Agreed on a Street Halfway Scheme.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-The Chicago
street railway commission has agreed
upon a plan for municipal action in
regard to street railways. These will
be incorporated in bill which will be
presented to the city council with the
recommendation that the council rec
ommend it's passage by the legisla-
ture. The plan includes provisions
for municipal ownership-this to be
decided by a popular vote of the
municipality provides that in
cases of new street railway compan-
les the franchise question must be
submitted to a popular vote; unifica-
ton of all street railway systems in
Chicago, and arbitration of all labor
difficulties
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20

Vancouver, b. c., Dec. 15.-Accord-
ing to the North China Daily News,
Prince Tuan escaped from Tung
Kuan pass in the disguise of a Bud
dhist pilgrim, bound for western
Mongolia. He was subsequently
traced to Ian Chou, through which
city he passed, still in the garb of a
Buddhist pilgrim. He was last
heard from at Ting Hsia, the native
city of General Tung Flu Hsiang, un-
der whose protection he is alleged to-
have travelled.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
FOOLED THE PRIEST.
rwo Americans Steal $4,000 from
the Safe of a Jesuit College.

New York, Dec. 12.-The World
says: Two clever confidence men,
believed to be Americans from the
descriptions given by a priest whom
they robbed in Italy of $4,000, may
be on their way to this country and
the police are watching for them.
The story of the robbery says they
got from the safe of the Jesuit insti-
tute at Turin 900 of the funds of
the institution. Rev. Father NJ
Crosse, of the Society of Jesus, the
superior of the institution, was their
victim.
Two well groomed men with pol
ished manners, apparently Ameri-
cans, called on Father Crosse a fort
night ago and told him they were
trustees of rich orphan boy whose
father had recently been killed in the
Boer war.
They said they wished to place the
boy in the priests care and have him
educated in the institute. They ex-
planned they were custodans of $780,
600 belonging to the boy, which they
desired to leave for safe keeping in
Father Crosses hands.
Inc priest consented to assume
charge of the boy and to accept tho
custody of the funds. The men
thereupon produced several bundles
of what purported to be bank notes
which they suggested should be
placed in the safe. Father Crosse
opened the safe and the men placed
therein the bundles.
They then departed. stating they
were going to Milan, where they had
left the boy, and would return with
him shortly. Father Crosse waited
several days and when neither the
men nor the boy appeared became
suspicious and went to the safe.
He found that bank notes aggre-
eating $4,000 were gone and that
the bundles of supposed bank notes
left by the men were only waste
paper.
The men, the police say, abstracted
the funds from the institution under
the eyes of the priest while placing
their counterfeit bundles in the safe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
FORCED TO THE WALL.
Receiyership Is Asked for the Ord err
Of Chosen Friends.


indianapolis, Dec. 14.-4he Sentinel
says: Attorney General Taylor on
behalf of the state of Indiana will
file suit in the superior court of Mar
ion county to-day asking for the APP
pointment of receiver for the Order
of Chosen Friends, a fraternal insur-
ance association.
In the application for the receiver
ship the fact is set out that the asso-
citation is insolvent and unable to
meet the death claims now outstand-
ing. These claim aggregate about
100000 and came to light through an
examination made by George u.
bingham. expert of the Indiana in
surance department, last Wednesday.
The Order of Chosen Friends was
founded in May, 1897, in indianapolis
and spread rapidly into neighboring
states and then to nearly every state
in the country until at present it has
total membership of ~, 40 in 81
states. There are 551 local councils.
One of the primary causes for the
failure of the organization was the
great loss sustained in the Galveston
disaster The claims arising out of
the death of members in the ill-fa ted
CITY aggregated about 100000
The examination instituted by the
state insurance department also re-
vealed that eX-Supreme Treasurer
William b. Wilson. who had been in
office since 1895, had defaulted to the
amount of 100000. Mr.. Wilson died
last October and the order is secured
by bond in one of the bonding COM
panles and will lose nothing.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
VIII Lay a Submarine Cable.

Manila, Dec. 13.-The United States
cable ship burnside will next week
proceed to Damsguea, island 5f
Negros, to begin the laying of 600
miles of government cable to con-
meet Negros, Mindanao and Colo.
Negros and Cebu already have cable
connection with Iloilo and Manila.
At present there is scarcely any tcie-
graphic communication with sosth-
eastern tuzon, owing to persistent
wire cutting. 1t is proposed event.
ually 10 connect that section and she
islands adjacent by cable with Nam
lila.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
Heroic boy Rewarded.

New York, Dec. 14.-Frank Rate
macher, Is years old, of HobokeD, N.
j., was last night presented with a
gold medal by Col. Wesley Jones,
president of the United States life
saving corps for inland waters. Rat.
temacher is credited with saving 100
ilves, unaided, at the time of the
burning of the Hoboken docks on
June 30 last. While the steamers
were burning the boy, who was in a
large rowboat, time and again went
through the smoke and close to the
flames of the burning vessels and
rowed men ashore.