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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
SWUNG FROM BRIDGES.
We're Charged with a Series of
Petty Larcenies.
AN EARLY MORNING RAID.
A Gang Of About so Regulators Went
to the Hotel Where Their Victims
Were Under Guard, Took Them 90 a
bridge and Swun. Them OF.

Bieber, Cal, June "details have
been received here of the lynching of
five men at Lookout, Modoc county,
early Friday morning. The lynched
were Calvin Hall, ~ years of age;
his three half-breed sons, Frank,
James and Martin, aged respectively
20, 10 and 16, and b. ID. Yantis, aged
81.
The men lynched had been sus-
suspected of petty stealing for some
time. Last Saturday they were ar
rested for stealing barb wire, pieces
of harness and some hay forks A
search warrant was issued and the
harness and forks were found in the
houses of Hall and Yantis, who were
taken into custody and brought to
Lookout, where they were being held
awaiting examination and trial.
Sunday and for several days follow
ing other searches were instituted
and halters, dishes and table linen,
which had been taken from clothes
lines were found hidden on the prem
ises of the suspected parties.
The charge against the elder Hall
was petit larceny for stealing the
forks.
His trial was to occur Friday. The
others were held in custody as they
were unable to furnish bail in the
sum of $500. Pending examination
they were being held in the Lookout
hotel by Constable Carpenter, assist
ed by X. Nichols, j. w. Brown and S.
GOyette. The two former stood guard
till midnight and the two latter took
their places after midnight.
Friday morning about O'Clock, a
mob, variously estimated at from 80
to 50 people, suddenly made their
appearance at the hotel and, pointing
their guns at the two officers on
guard, commanded them to observe
silence while they secured the five
prisoners, placed ropes around their
necks and dragged them toward the
bridge which crosses Pitt river. They
compelled the two guards to accom-
pany them. FRANK Hall made such
strong resistance that the mob
hanged him-before it got to the
main bridge-under a small bridge
crossing "A deep slough. The others
were taken to the main bridge and
Calvin Hall, the father, was hanged
on the north side and Yantis and the
other Hall boys were hanged on the
south side of the bridge.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
TEXAS OIL FOR FUEL.
A Project to Ship It North and Place
Ii i'm Competition with COaI.

Pittsburg, May 31.-Pittsburg coal
may nave Il competitor in Texas oil.
This was made evident yesterday by
the fact that the j. NJ Guffey Petro-
leum Co. is negotiati at Cleveland
with one of the largest vessel owners
on the lakes for the purchase of two
whaleback boats by which oil may
be delivered at all lake points.
The j. NJ. Guffey Petroleum Co.
now has two pipe lines from its wells
at Beaumont, Tex, to Port Arthur, 16
miles away, and up Sabine Pass,
where there is always sufficient water
FOR the largest steamers. The pipe
lines are a siX-inch and a ten-inch,
and through them 10000 barrels OF
oil can be delivered from the wells to
a steamer in "a hours.
The wells now flowing are produe-
ing over 100000 barrels of oil day.
1t is possible to load the tank steam
ers at Port Arthur with oil, send them
around by the Gulf of Mexico, the At
lantic ocean, the st. Lawrence river
and the Welland canal into the chain
of great lakes. and deliver the oil in
less than so days.
It is estimated that for fuel pur-
poses three and one-half barrels OF oil
are equal to ton of the best Pitts
burg coal. On this basis the oil
could come into competition with
Pittsburg coal at all lake points and
contiguous territory where coal is
worth $3.50 a ton.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
THE SUMNER SHUTDOWN.
Twenty Independent Glass Factories
Cease Operations Until September.

Muncie, Ind, May 29.-President
Mambourg, of the Independent and
Cooperative Window Glass Co., rep
resenting 20 plants throughout the
country not in the American Window
Glass Co., states positively that all
his plants will stop work to-day and
that there will be but two or three
factories in operation after this date.
These are not affiliated with his com
pany or any other. He says they are
anxious to stop, but for financial rea-
sons will be compelled to work II or
IA days yet. One plant is in the east
and the other two in the west. The
factory at Point Marion, Pa, and the
one at Hartford City, Ind, will close
with the others,
President Mambourg reports the
sale of 100000 boxes of glass to the
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. This is
the ouSput of next year, representing
100000, and insures the resumption
of all factories on September Is and
for full nine months work, which will
be the longest working season for
eight years past.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
prerer slavery 10 Freedom.

London. May 31.-Ninety-eight per
cent. of the slaves of Zanzibar and
Pemba prefer to remain slaves,accord-
ing to correspondence issued by the
foreign office concerning the working
of the DEGREES freeing slaves. Few
er slaves applied for freedom in 1900
than in 1899. Most Of the slaves
know they are not likely to gain
much present advantage, seeing that
those who were thrown on their own
resources have a difficult time to
make living. The masters havt
been kinder since the slave legislA
ton was enacted
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
AN EXPENSIVE PEST.
Green Pea Louse Caused Sl,OOO,O00
Loss to Farmers In 1900 and May Ex-
ceed That Amount This Year.

Washington, May 31.-The depart
ment OF agriculture has issued a re-
port or the rayages of the green pea
louise, giving warning that this insect,
one of the most important of those
which ravaged the crops of the coun-
try during the past two seasons, will
widen its range geographically and
increase the amount of destruction.
Since its first appearance in May, 1899,
at Bridges, Va, it's devastation has
steadily increased and it has now be-
come the cause of great loss in the
principal pea growing regions of the
United States.
The estimated loss it caused along
the Atlantic coast states in 1899 is
estimated at $3,OOO,0OO, and in 1900
this had reached $4,000,000 by the
middle of June. In some farsm in
Maryland so per cent. or more of the
crop was destroyed. Vigorous eff
forts are making to control its spread
and the official bulletin gives de-
tailed description of means of fight
inc it,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
Adoption Of the PIatt Amendment
Opens Up New Series Of Trouble.
some Problems.


Washington, May 31.--An important
conference on Cuban relations took
place at the White House Thursday
afternoon. There were present with
President Mckinley, Secretary Root,
Senator o. III. Platt, chairman of the
senate committee on relations with
Cuba, and Senator Spooner, of Wis
consn. For more than an hour and
a half the situation in Cuba was
considered and when the conference
broke up no determination had been
reached.
The president and his advisors must
determine whether the Platt amend
ment has been substantially" adopt
ed by the Cuban convention. This is
preliminary to the withdrawal of the
United States authority and forces
from Cuba. II it should be found
that the Interpretation of the conven-
tion is not satisfactory to this govern
ment, quite a difficult problem arises,
as it seems to be the intention of
the Cubans to proceed to form gov
ernment, and that government must
be recognized or rejected by the
president, as he has full power to de-
termine whether the act of congress
has been complied with by the con-
vention.
Another problem which has been
discussed by those interested in Gu
ban affairs relates to what would
follow should the new Cuban govern
ment be recognized. The Cuban
government, it is asserted, will be
for some time without the machinery
to execute its own laws and put in
operation its own edicts. 1t is held
by some lawyers that the moment
the Cuban government is recognized
the authority of the United States
ceases, and there is some question as
to who would be responsible for the
preservation of law and order, as the
new government would have no
troops and no police force and would
be practically powerless should there
be any opposition to its DEGREES.
The question whether United States
forces would be warranted in uphold
ing the government in executing its
orders has been raised; also whether
the president of the United States
would be authorized to give orders
to our troops further than their re-
call from foreign territory.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Cannot Hope to Succeed.

London, May 30.-Commenting edi-
torially on the agitations in Germany
American commercial competition,
the Times says: THE sole nope for
pan-Europe, according to these writ
ers, is to initiate Napoleon and intro
duce the continental system against
the United States. 1t must be owned
that the precedent is rather disheart-
ening. If the continental system
failed in Napoleon's iron grasp, it
would hardly succeed in the hands of
cur old friend, the concert of Eu>
rope"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
DECIDE TO REVISE CREED.
Important Action Is Taken by the
Presbyterian General Assembly.

Philadelphia, May 2S.-By unani-
nous vote the Presbyterian general
assembly yesterday adopted the re-
port of the special committee on the
revision of the confession of faith.
The debate on this important ques-
tion had extended into the fourth day
and to Rev. James ID. Moffatt is due
the credit of having brought the COM
missioners to such harmonious con-
cIusion. When recommendation Il
was, on Saturday, adopted by COM
paratively small majority Mr.. Motfatt
announced that in view of the diver
gency of opinion he would offer an
amendment which he hoped would
meet with the approval of the entire
assembly. When he presented this
amendment yesterday it was instant
ly adopted by the commissioners and
the adoption of the report as q whole
followed with but little delay.
The report of the special commit
tee on judicial commissions was first
and was adopted. This report recon-
mends the establishment of perma-
nent judicial commission to which
shall be referred all judicial cases
which the general assembly does not
elect TO Try before the Hhole oous'
There will be no appeal from the de-
cisions of this commission.
New York was selected as the meet
ing place for the next general as
sembly.
Philadelphia, May 29.-The 113th
Presbyterian general assembly was
dissolved last night by Moderator
Minton, after having been in session
for nearly two weeks, during which
time many matters of the utmost inn
portance to the church were coRsid-
nra5
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
A Destructive storm.

Dawson, Ga, June IA terrific
wind and hail storm visited Dawson
yesterday doing much damage. The
storm struck the northern portion of
the city, completely destroying u
large amount of valuable property
The roofs were blown off several fac
tories and warehouses, exposing their
contents to the weather. The Daw-
son oil mill plant is partially de-
stroyed, the refinery being a total
wreck The wind totally destroyed
many buildings, including a new
church that has just been completed
and leaving the Odd Fellows hall a
mass of ruins
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
A Fnirbank. RoomIet.

Chicago, May Ex-senator Fair
banks, of Indiana, was formally an
nounced yesterday as a candidate for
president before the republican ma
tional convention in 1904. Harry S.
New, republican national committee
man from Indiana, is authority for
the statement that Indiana will stand
behind Mr.. Fairbanks in his race for
the honor. Senator Fairbanks will
be supported by solid delega ation
from Indiana" SAID Mr.. New. The
whole state will be back of him at the
next national convention. He is the
logical candidate of the party"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
A Battle at VIadfonteIn.

London, June 1.-On the anniver-
sary of Lord Roberts entry into Jo-
hannesburg the country was startled
by the receipt of news of desperate
fighting and heavy British losses
within 40 miles of the Gold Reef city.
The battle at Vladfontein, reported
by Lord Kitchener on Friday, is the
most serious engagement since Gen.
Clements reverse at Magaliesburg.
The garrison of Vladfontein, appar-
emily largely composed of yeomanry,
had 147 men put out of action. The
Beers under Gen. Delarey left 81
dead on the battlefield.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Loomis VIII Not Go Back.

Washington, June lit is officially
admitted that Minister Loomis will
not return to Venezuela. There are
two reasons for this decision. In the
first place Mr.. Looms suffered in
health at his uncongenial post, and
in the second place the president is
not disposed to expose him again to
the merciless attacks he suffered in
Venezuela as a result of the execution
of the orders of the state department.
Mr.. Loomis, who is now in Europe
seeking to recuperate, will be given
another diplomatic post as soon as a
suitable place can be found.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Memorial Fountain dedicated.

Americus, Ga, May 31.-A memorial
fountain over the Providence spring
in the Andersonville prison stockade,
was dedicated yesterday in the pres
ence of large crowd. National
Commander James Atwell, of the Ma
tional Association of Union ex-Pris-
oners of War, unveiled the tablet,
which bears the inscription: This
fountain was erected by the
National Association of Union ex-
Prisoners of War IN memory of the
52,345 Union soldiers who were con-
fined here as prisoners OF war, and of
the $4,000 comrades who died and
whose remains were buried in the ad-
joining national cemetery"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
HOBSON'S IDEA.
He Would Have May 80 Observed as
Memorial Day by the South as Well
aa the North.

Memorial Day by the South as well
as the North.
Detroit Mich, May 31.-Capt. Rich
mond p. Hobson, famous for sinking
the collier Merrimac in Santiago har-
Dor during the Spanish-American war,
was the center of attraction yester-
day to about 1000 people at the Lake
Orion assembly, an inter-denomina-
tional resort about 35 miles from De-
troit. The event was Memorial
day service and the opening of the
assembly.
Capt. Hobson made an address,
which was characterized by eulogies
of the soldiers of the civil and Span
ish-American wars who gave up their
lives in the cause of humanity. Capt.
Hobson said:
81 wish that the states of the south
would all adopt this day for Memo
rial day for the Confederate dead and
that the custom would begin anI be-
come general for the south to invite
citizens of the north to come south,
and for the north to invite citizens of
the south to come north, to
Join together in one spirit in COM
mon memorial celebration for the
gallant dead of both sides"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Granted the Nine-uour Day.

Hartford Conn, May GA meet
ing of the striking machinists and al
lied mechanics employed by the
American Bicycle Co. and the Pratt
& Whitney Co. was held yesterday to
hear the report of conference com
mittee which had an interview with
their employers on Wednesday, and
it was voted to accept concessions
granted by both companies and to re-
turn TO work on Monday next. 1t is
understood that the companies grant
the nine-hour day with ten hours
pay without formal recognition of the
union. The shops employ over :
400 men.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY IN GOTHAM.
A Military Parade, Addresses az
GranGs Tomb and the Dedication oi
the Hail of Fame.

the Hail of Fame.
New York, May 31.-Although there
were threatening signs of rain
throughout the early part of yester-
day the Memorial day exercises in
this city were carried out with more
than usual interest. The events of
the days program were the military
parade, which was reviewed at Madi-
son square by Gov. Odell and Mayor
Van Wyck, the exercises at Grants
tomb, where WI Ting Fang made an
address. and the dedication of the
Hall of Fame at New York university,
at which Senator Chauncey NJ. De-
pew delivered an grafton.
The parade included the Old Guard
acting as an escort to Gov. Odell, sew
eral detachments of United States
regulars, number of military or
CARNATIONS, a battalion of United
States marines and all the local posts
of the G. A. X. In all there were
about $4,000 men in line. A feature
of the parade was the firing of a sa-
lutte by the naval post opposite the
statue of Farragut in Madison
square.
At Grants tomb, WI Ting Fang, the
Chinese minister, in accordance with
instructions given by Ii Hung Chang
some years ago, placed an offering of
flowers on the stone coffin containing
the generals remains.
The ceremonies of the dedication
of the Hall of Fame were opened
with prayer. Senator NJ. Depew
then delivered the oration.
Following the oration, Chancellor
MacCracken, of New York university,
in an address made formal declara-
ton of the opening of the hall.
The unveiling of the tablets was
then begun, as follows:
Washington tablet, by the Society
of the Cincinnati.
Lincoln tablet, by the Military Or
der of the Loyal Legion.
Webster tablet, by the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Franklin tablet, by Colonial Danes.
Jefferson tablet, by the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Clay tablet, by the Daughters of
the Revolution.
Adams tablet, by the Sons of the
Revolution.
Grant tablet, by the Grand Army of
the Republic.
Farragut tablet. by the National
Association of Naval Veterans.
Lee tablet, by the United Daughters
of the Confederacy.
Marshall tablet, by the American
Bar association.
Kent tablet, by the Bar Association
of New York.
Story tablet, by the American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence.
Peabody tablet, by representatives
of the Peabody educational fund.
Cooper tablet.
Stuart tablet, by the National
Academy of Design.
Fulton tablet, by the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers.
Morse tablet, by the American In
stitute of Electrical Engineers.
Whitney tablet, by the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Audubon tablet, by the American
Society of Naturalists.
Gray tablet. by the Botanical Soci-
ETY. of America.
Edwards tablet, by John Willis
Baer, of the Society of Christian
Endeavor.
Mann tablet, by the National Edu-
cational association.
Beecher tablet, by the Y. NJ. c. A.
Claiming tablet, by the New Eng
land society.
Emerson tablet, by the New York
Normal college.
Hawthorne tablet.
Irving tablet, by the Wadleigh high
school.
Longfellow tablet, by the Brooklyn
Girls high school.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
The Reunions Mt Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, May 20.-Gcorge
W. Gordon, of Memphis, yesterday
called to order the annual convention
of the United Confederate Veterans
with gavel from a tree which shad-
ed the favorite seat of Jefferson Davis
at Beauvior, Miss. The sixth annual
reunion of the United Sons of Con
federate Veterans met here in the
auditorium. National coIors were
were draped about the hall, while
over the stage hung pictures of Stone
wall jackson, Robert f. Lee, n. b.
Forrest and other southern leaders.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Voted TO Strike.

Buffalo, n. Y, June Interest in
the machnists' strike in Buffalo yes
terday centered about the answer of
the New York Central to its 400 em-
ployes in that trade at Depew, who
demanded 10 per cent. increase in
wages, to go into effect to-day. The
Central's reply was handed to the ma
chinists last evening, meeting was
called and it was voted to strike.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Two Veterans SuIcided.

Chicago, May 31.-Two veterans OF
the civil war chose Memorial day as
the time for ending their lives. They
were Allen Knapp, found lying in his
office with an empty morphine bottle
by his side, despondent because of lost
fortune; Martin Tiffany, of Mankato,
Mich, took carbolic acid in Garfield
mark. motive unknown.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Horse Thief Suicides.

st. Joseph. Mo-, May 30.-E. II. Lam
berson, who was arrested here Tues
day night after he had stolen a horse
and buggy and who committed sui
eide while on the way to the police
station, proves to have been promj-
nent resident of Wallace, Mo-, and
also to have been the superintendent
of a Methodist Sunday-school.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Chicago Machinists Strike.

Chicago, June 1.-Chicago's machin-
lists strike began Friday. More than
1000 men quit in various shops be-
cause the employers refused to sign
the agreement for 1874 per cent. in
crease in wages and a nine-hour day.
An important development in the
situation was the Inauguration of a
sympa athletic strike by the metal
workers
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06
Beat the Record with n Fatal Throw.

Meriden, Conn, May 31.-The an
nual athletic meet of the IrishAmer-
lean Athletic association, which was
held here Thursday, was marred by
an accident which it is thought will
be fatal. In the hammer throw John
Flanagan, the holder of the worlds
record, threw the 16-pound hammer
through a fence surrounding the
grounds and the weight struck Henry
Dierle on the head, fracturing his
skull. Dierle's chances for life are
slim. The actual throw to the spot
where the man stood was IT'S feet 8
inches, beating the old worlds record
by nine inches.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-06-06

Columbia, S. c., June 1.-Gov. Nc
Sweeney has rejected the resigna-
tions of Senators Tillman and McLau-
rim, to give them time to reconsider.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-06
TEA RAISING IN CAROLINA.

Last week a company was organized
under the laws of South Carolina for
experimenting IN tea raising on a
large sale IN that State, and the
company has purchased tract of SIX
thousand acres of land near Charleston
on which to begin the industry this
season.
According to information furnished
the Atlanta Constitution only one thou
slnd acres will be put under cultlya-
ton this year, but the remainder OF
the tract will be fertilized for planting
next year 'Tea requires all exceed
ingly light soil, adds the Constitution,
'sbut there seems to be no reason to
doubt that the conditions necessary to
produce an excellent quality of the leaf
can be supplied by proper attention.
However, it is doubtful if tea can be
produced as cheaply in this country as
in China, for while negro labor will be
employed in its production, negro labor
Is not by any means as cheap as Chi
nese labor. Still, if che quality of the
leaf is superior, it will warrant an in
creased cost and will find an eager de-
mand in the American market
If the experiment proves successful
the company will produce as much as
800, 900 pounds of tea per annum, and
so confident are the capitalists interest
ed in the enterprise of satisfactory re-
suits that they are already negotiating
for the purchase of additional lands.
On much smaller piece of ground tea
has been successfully raised in South
Carolina, but no effort has yet been
made to cultivate it in anything like
the manner which has been projected
by the company referred to, and the
outcome will be awaited with great in.
terest throughout the Southern States,
in a number of which the conditions oil
soil and climate are even more favor
able to the cultivation of the plant than
in South Carolina.