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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
A BIG INSURANCE DEAL.
A Chicago Company Absorbs Rival
Concern Having $4,000 Policy Hold


Galesburg, ILL.,, Dec. 29.-By a vote
of 1907 to 76 the Covenant Mutual
Life association, of this city, yester-
day decided to amalgamate with the
Northwestern Life Assurance Co., of
Chicago. This is the largest insurance
transfer on record, as the $4,000 MEM
bers of the Covenant Mutual Life as
sociation, whose policies aggregate
S45, 900, 600, will go over to the North
western Co. in body.
There was much opposition among
some members of the Covenant asso-
citation to the transfer and for time
it looked as though the deal would not
be carried through, but a speech made
by Judge Fawcett, of Omaha, carried
the day for the amalgamation and
once the break was made in the ranks
of the objectors they came over very
fast, and at the close there was prac-
tically no opposition. The thing is
likely to get into the courts, however,
as some of the minority are deter
mined to stop the transfer if it be pos
sible. An attempt was made to in
validate the proxies held by the officers
of the Covenant association, but it
failed
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
Enrd.s VIII FILED for Probate.

Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 29.-The will
af the late Daniel Ford, publisher of
the Youths Companion, filed for pro
bate in the probate court Thursday,
disposes of an estate of So, 500, 900. The
will gives S77, 900 to charitable and re-
ligious institutions, mostly in Massa-
chusetts, and provides annuities for
others. The viii also bequeaths $780,
900 to the Baptist Social union. This
sum is to be used for the erection of
building for the union. The Youths
Companion plant, with certain real es-
tate, is left to the executors to be ad-
ministered for the benefit of the Bap-
tist Social union.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
Fell From a In Bridge.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 25.-Two men
were knocked from IA railroad bridge
20 feet high at Loudon, Tern, yester
day under peculiar circumstances Sam
Eldridge, one of the men, will die.
The other will probably recover John
Weare in u drunken condition at
tempted to ride across the high bridge
and had forced his horse along about
40 feet before it fell between the cross.
ties. An oncoming train was tagged
just in time to prevent horse and
rider being killed. In attempting tc
get the horse off the bridge Sam Ed.
ridge and William Bogus were
knocked off the structure.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
Seal Herds DIniniShe ed.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Attention to
the Bering Sea controversy between
the United States and Great Britain
has been renewed by the report of Mr..
John NJ. Morton, the United States
agent on the Seal islands, who has
come on to submit his report and
confer with the authorities. The es-
sential point of the report is that the
seal herds have diminished 20 per cent.
within the last year. When the Ber-
ing sea negotiations were on last year
the main contention of the Amer lean
authorities was that the herds were
being so diminished by poaching that
the animal would soon become extinct.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
AN ORIENTAL SCOURGE.
Health Authorities In California are
Frying To Prevent the Introduction
of Bubonic Plague.

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-The news of
the breaking out of the plague in
Honolulu, brought here by the trans
port Centennial, has created some
alarm among the state and city health
officials and every precaution is being
taken to prevent possible admission
of the disease into this city. The
transports Centennial and Newport,
which arrived Wednesday night, and
the Tartar, which arrived from Manila
yesterday, are now at the quarantine
station undergoing fumigation and
will be detained at Angel island for
some time. The steamer Gaelic is due
here to-day from the Orient via Homo
lulu and will be sent to quarantine
aud held there until all possible dan
ger is past.
News from the Orient is to the effect
thrt the disease is prevalent in China
and Japan to an unusual extent and
that the officers at Manila have taken
precautions to prevent the plague
from getting foothold there. News
from Bombay is to the effect that the
plague is rampant in India.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
Dowie 10 Have Bodyguard.

Chicago, Dec. 30 The Tribune says:
"Dr." John Alexander Dowie, divine
healer, will ask no further police pro
lection from the city. He is organ
izing a military company of stalwart
disciples of his faith, who will carry
firearms, wear uniforms and be paid
as the professional bodyguard of Zion.
The company consists at present OF
300 men, chosen for physique and
ability to use weapons. Gov. Tanner
has granted permission to Dowie to
have his company, which is to be
called the Volunteers of Zion, parade
in Chicago streets and carry rifles next
Sunday afternoon.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
AT REST IN ARLINGTON.
Remains of the victims of the Maine
Disaster are Barred in IA National


Washington, Dec. 20. - Upon the
windy heights of Arlington cemetery
the Maine dead, brought from Havana
by the battleship Texas, yesterday
were laid away to their final resting
places with simple religious services
and the impressive honors of war, in
the presence of the president, members
of his cabinet, officers of the army and
navy and other representatives of the
government. A cabinet officer survey
ing the tlag-draped cotfins before the
ceremonies began said: ''The lives of
those men cost Spain her colonies"
The caskets inferred yesterday
ranged row on row. Over each was
spread an American ensign upon which
lay a wreath of smilaX leaves. Around
the enclosure. shoulder to shoulder,
the yellow of their coat Innings form
ing a band of color, were drawn up
the cavalry of Fort Myer; to the right
was a battalion of marines from the
navy yard; to the left a detachment of
tackles from the Texas; in the flag
draped stand in the rear, the president
and his cabinet, Admiral Dewey, Maj.
Gen Miles and distinguished group
their snowy dress uniforms; while all
around pressed the throng of people
who had braved the snow and biting
cold to pay their last tribute to the
dead.
There was tender appropriateness
in the fact that Capt. Sigsbee, who was
in command of the Maine when she
was blown up, had charge of the cere-
monies in honor of his men and that
Father Chadwick, who was chaplain of
the Maine, was there to perform the
last rites. Three others who lived
through that awful night in Havana
harbor were at the side of the graves
of their comrades, Lieut.. Commander
wainwright, who was executive officer
of the Maine and who sunk the PIuton
and the Furor at Santiago; Lieut.. +. c.
Bowers, who was assistant engineer of
| the Maine and jeremiah Shea, a fire.
man on the Maine who was blown out
of the stokehole of the ship through
the debris, escaping uninjured most
| miraculously.
Slowly, solemnly, the Marine band
broke the deep hush, pealing forth the
sad, sweet strains of the digger Safe
in the Arms of Jesus" and then Chap
lain Clark, of the naval academy at
| Annapolis. came forward and took his
| place under a canvas-covered shelter
in the open space in front of the dead.
The Protestant services were held
first and We're very simple. Chaplain
| Clark read the burial service of the
Episcopal church and then gave way
to Father Chadwick, who was assisted
| by Revs. Holland and Brown and two
acolytes. With head barred to the win
try blast the Names chaplain read a
memorial service according to the
rites of the Catholic church, blessed
the ground repeated the Lords
Prayer and concluded with fervent
appeal for the repose of the souls of
the departed. A detachment of ma
rines then marched to the right of the
graves and fred three volleys over the
dead, and in the deep stiffness that fol-
| lowed the crash the clear notes of a
bugle rang out the soldiers and sail
| Org la Ct ,roo1 piUht
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
a DASTARDLY PLOT.
Chinese Highbinders are Suspected of
Throwing IA Bomb Into a Methodist
Mission.

Victoria, b. c., Dec. 28.-During
service Tuesday in the Methodist Mis-
sion church in Chinatown an explosion
occurred and 60 or 20 Chinese converts
and white people rushed for the street
with the building tumbling about
their heads. All escaped serious in
jury. 1t was found that a bomb had
been exploded by slow fuse under
meath the church, and the police are
on the track of Chinese suspects. The
explosion is supposed to be the work
of Chinese highbinders who hoped to
kill seven mission women and the
preacher, Rev. Gardner. who married
a Chinese woman and learned many
secrets of the highbinders through his
wife's relatives.
Twelve months ago he disclosed a
plot by which several Chinese were to
be murdered and the highbinders then
sent him notice that he was marked
for death. The seven Methodist wo-
men were instrumental in having the
Chinese girl slaves of prominent
Chinese taken from their masters and
placed in the Methodist home, where
they were taught English and Chris
tianity. Eighteen of the rescued girls
were in the church at the time of the
explosion
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Seattle. Wash, Dec. 2S.-One of the
most disastrous floods in the history OF
the state is raging along the Nooksak
river in Whatcom county. 1t is esti'
mated thpt at least S3O 900 worth OF
damage has been done to the farms
and buildings in the flooded district,
and still the waters show no indication
of subsiding. Five or seven bridges
over the river have been swept away,
four of them being iron.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
War Spirit Is Rampant.

Minneapolis Mimi, Dec. 29.-Nillis
G. Cannon, a lawyer of Montreal, who
is here, was asked yesterday what the
true condition of Canadian sentiment
is in connection with the African war.
He replied that it was truly repre-
sented in the newspapers of Canada,
the only difference being that news,
papers were unable to express the in
tensity of the war spirit that pervades
all classes of Canadian subjects.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
TEST OF ARMOR PLATE.
Part OF the Defensive Outfit of n Rus-
sian BattIeship Stands Severe

SIAN setSEe
Trial.
Washington, Dec. 29.-In the pres
ence of officials of the Russian govern
ment, several United States naval Off
GERS and representatives of the Carne-
gle Steel Co. an eight-inch Krupp
plate, part of lot of armor intended
for the Russian battleship Retvisan,
now being built at the Cramp ship
yard, was tested yesterday at the In
dian Head proving ground, The plate
was 100 inches long, 90 inches wide,
eight inches thick and curved. The
gun used in making the test was an
eight-inch rifle, the projectiles being
armor piercing shells $50 pounds each
in weight. The striking velocity was
.,7s0 feet per second. -Four shots were
fired at the corners of 2S-inch square
drawn in the center of the plate. the
striking velocity was 1887 feet per
second for the first shot. 1,791 for the
second, 1,S15 for the third and 1884
for the fourth. The penetration at
tanned by the shells ranged from 4 to
2% inches. The plate did not crack
under the test and was very little in
iured
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
Shot by Il CGIiccIOr.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 29.-Sam-
uel Mills, collector for an Install
ment house, attempted yesterday to
seize furniture in the house of Mary
Venable for Il small debt The woman
attempted to prevent it, and in the
struggle that ensucd Mills shot the
woman and her little son and daugh-
ter. all seriously.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
Price of Thread Advances.

New York, Dec. 20. 1t was an
nounced at the Office of the Clark
Thread Co. in Newark, n. j., yester-
dav that the concern had made an ad-
vance on the price of cotton thread to
the extent of Is cents a dozen spools.
The increased price of cotton and the
increase in wages in the New England
mills is given as the cause of the in
craa CO in pr-icp
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Cora-"Do you like to hear girl whistler"
Merritt-"No, but like the way her mouth
looks when she gets ready to try."-Town
Topics.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Be your character what it will, IL win be
known; and nobody will take it upon youI
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Cora-''Do you like to hear girl whistler
Merritt-'No, but | like the way her mouth
looks when she gets ready to try.
Topics.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds;-Mra, NJ G.
Blunt, Sprague, Wash, March 8, '9s.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 80
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Actors, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure IN one minute
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Women, when cornered, cry, and thus
gain time in which to think up new excuse.
-Atchison Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

1t is only when she is poor and homely
that a girl can be sure the man who woos
her is really in love.-Chicago Dispatch
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists re flnd money If Il fails to cure. 25c.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Selfrespect is the corner stone of all vir-
tue.-Sir John Herschel.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

Trust that man in nothing who has not .
conscience in verything.-Sterne.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

OF ACRES

OF choice agricultural
lands now opened for
settlement in Western
Canada. Here is grown
the celebrated No.lHIard
Wheat, which brings the
highest price in the Inar-
kets of the world. ThpR-
sands of cattle are fat
tened for market without
being fed grain. and with
for Information and Sc
tern Canada. Write tho
u tion, Ottawa. or address
mail you aliases. PAM
!. PEDlEY. Supt. of Inn
\; or to Nj. V. MCINkES.
4. Mich.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29
Be Careful.

On next Wednesday Montpelier
will celebrate the Fourth of July,
and in doing 50, no doubt many
firecrackers and other fireworks will
be used. The EXAMINER wants to
urge the necessity for constant Wig
lance on that day, lest the town be
set on fire. Everything is as dry
as finder and will be, unless rain
falls in heavy showers. Especial
care should be exercised by every
one in firing rockets and crackers.
If one of these sho uld happen to
fall into a lot of rubbish, no human
agency at hand could save the town.
Therefore let each and everyone
constitute themselves a committee
of one to keep watch for fires. Let
us get everything we have i'll readi-
ness to fight the fire. Let all the
bitches be running full of water on
that day at least, SO that any threat
ened disaster of this kind can be
subdued.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29
WARNING NOTE.

The Moscow papers and the
action Of some of the students last
week, is liable to place the Uniyer-
sity III a position where it will get
10 appropriation from the next
legislature If the people outside
of Moscow, get the idea into their
heads that, their money is being
spent in bolstering up some indi-
vidual, who is not a taxpayer Of the
state, and for the further purpose
of educating children into a howl
ing, kissing mob, hanging effigies
of regents, simply because some
action of the governing board don't
SUIT their aesthetic tastes, then they
may also get the idea that It's about
time to shut the doors of an institu-
ton that produces all these things.
If the people of Moscow know
what is best for them, they had bet
Ter take some action that will put a
quietus on these "uprisings," or
suffer their pride on the hill" to be
shut up.
It is hard enough to get sufficient
appropriation to keep the university
going, without any such disgraeeful
advertising as 1t received last week.
Tie Star and the Mirror ought to
make q note of this, and lie nd their
support accordingly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29
Six Mills Levy.

The city council met last We'd
nesday evening to pass the annual
appropriation ordinance. The city
attorney was not in the city, how
ever, and as there was some question
as to how the council should pro-
coed, it was decided to leave the
matter over till Friday.
An order was passed fixing the
levy at six mills for this fiscal year.
After canvassing the proposition
Of putting in windmill for pump
ing water for the sprinklers the
council took recess till Friday.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

full drouths in the middle west.
Fitch said, in Boise, that wheat is
so cents now, while it was go in
1896. Six weeks ago he would
have had to leave out any reference
to wheat in his speech. 1t sold
then in Portland at 40 cents, and
the same day Tom spoke it was
quoted at 60 cents only. Better
wait Tom for little longer. The
drouth will help you out, maybe.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

Jake Horn thinks that men who
run newspapers are in such disreput-
able business, that they are not safe
persons to entrust with anything IN
. business line. We confess that
the atmosphere surrounding Jake
would naturally make such an i'm
press on weak mind, but there
are people in the newspaper bust
ness who have higher conception
Of the duties Of public office, than
that attributed to them by Jake,
and they have other ideas in their
minds besides political skull dug
gerry.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

AS we expected the republican
orators are already claiming credit
for the rise in wheat. Everyone
else thought it was due to the fear
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

Any body can practice law, run a
newspaper or preach the gospel, but
it takes a cracker-jack to make a
living at it.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

1t was question Of veracity be-
tween Pres. Blanton and the ex-
ccutive committee, and, alter look
ing the matter carefully, the major
ity of the board of regents conclud-
cd that Messrs. Gilbert and Corn
wall had the best of it, and they
acted accordingly. There was abso-
Hutely no politics in the boards
action, all the liars to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29
400 Tons of Hay to Stack.

We have about 400 tons of hay that
we want put up. Apply at once, Jones
& Son. IS
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29
The Editors Musings.

If summer could come in the
winter time, and winter in the sum
mer time, how happy we would be.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29
THGFHlR, SHM E.EGWlS
Spring and Summer Announcement.

In spite of high Goods keep continually ADVANCING n am
the buyers to ind an article higher usually nad A GOOD
uck happened that bought this Cash and wa
able to secure stock low where we shine s vo
can share with us the benefit OF low prices paving the bob M
vances which usually asked for other We wish ~
you are IN need OF goods not stock is all sold ~ "a
We are positive we cannot replace the which we offer
at retail for low as it would at wholesale We will
here few prices as much as limited space will permit: va ~
DRY GOODS
oO pieces PLAID outing hanne worth vi
on pieces cameo and bingham worth y orr nrco II
70 pieces Cashmere in asst coors worth zoe vd 10c ~
You Will always lind the finest line Dress Goods ana CHI
finest selection, and the best quality avs at the lowest "
CLOTHING
a SUIT bought IN our store is always a credit mo
our Clothng Is MADE up OF the best fnoet
snip Clothing made to order made better ~ g. w %
o. mems SUITS to close out in broken worth ~
81 chds Suits knee pants worth 81 an nric
BOOTS AND SHOES ~
Our business IN Shoes has been LARGE tl
ms still growing The people have found out that H. | anu ~
SHOE Tor the money can be obtained store We wearing
sn9es 70 wear or money refunded We have sold 10000 na @
only had two pair returned this enough r. fs ana we
take the lead, III and beauty P0 nae our shoes
!, -, MILLINERY
Onr line of millinery s we'll known f,o4 -
Dough at our store In price and design anywhere il this nat
@ lrg variety OF Silk Capes, made silk Wats ~
MADRAS and other latest STYLES -
Slverware. 'N AA"'e " caps, jewellery and
we would ADVISE the trade to early in the a -
e Us chahce attend to the rush generaIl
full SATISFACTION = 49, : : TO give each and ali
L.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

Fourth of July celebrations are
alright, but when you want to in
sure a big crowd call IN a circus.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

The man who always talks with
cash can get an audience, when the
man of promises has nothing but
''empty chairs" before him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

Some new excuse will have to be
found now for that "dusty, thirsty
feeling since Montpeller's got her
sprinklers to work.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

Pure water is free in Montpelier,
but the demand for it's amber cousin
at l23 cents a glass, still continues.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

Bear Lake has no cholera, fam
ines, cyclones or other similar luxu-
ries, but it is the Garden of Eden
of Idaho just the same.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-29

IF making hay while the sun
shines" il the proper thing, Bear
Lake ought to have had several
hundred stacks for Old SOILS efforts
during the past week.