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Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
New Years In Manila.

Manila, Jan. Eff President McIIin- ley's New Year reception was greater than that of General Macarthur, it was not the fault of the people of Manila. This reception was the first official social function at which the Americans and Fiji ipinos have mingled in a social way. Foy three hours a stream of vehicles wound through the grounds of the governor gen erals residence and discharged the call CTS. official and civilian, most of them na- tives, though there was a sprinkling of foreigners. The American flag, branches of nipa flowers and vines predominated in the decorations throughout the man. sion. Admiral Remey received the call CTS by the side of General Macarthur, and the wives of several generals assist ed
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Uncle Sam's Treasury

Uncle Sam begins the century with his cash box in very satisfactory cond .tion. At the close of business Dec. 31 the books in the treasury showed an avail able cash balance in excess of all reserve funds of $144, Al ,474.65. The treasury year begins July l, and the receipts for the first six months of the fiscal year have been S291 .841 ,S61.2 against $2S4,- 793, ,494.S5 for the corresponding months of the last fiscal year. The expenditures have been $273, ,360, ,533.62 against $263,- 676,5OO.62 last year, and the surplus of receipts over current expenditures has been $1S,481 ,327.61 against 21,116,- 994.33. Both the receipts and the ex- penditures have been larger in the last six months than during the correspond ing months of last year, but the expendi- lures have grown faster than the re- ceipts, and the surplus for the first six months of this fiscal year is less than for the same time last year.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
New York LeEfsIature.

Albany, Jan. 2.-The legislature con- vened today at Il o'clock. The assembly organized by electing s. Fred Nixon of Chautauqua speaker and other officers as follows: Clerk. Colonel Archie k. Baxter of Chemung; sergeant-at-arms, Frank w. Johnson of Erie; principal doorkeeper, Henry w. Pollock of New York; first as- sistant doorkeeper, William H. Hines of Albany: second assistant doorkeeper, Frederick A. Atkins of Livingston; ste nographer. Henry c. Lammert of Kings. The senate reelected James s. Whip pie of Salamanca clerk and c. A. Hota- ling sergeant-at-arms. Other officers elected were: Stenographer, A. Sackett of Canandaigua; postmaster Charles H. Wheeler of Chautauqua; assistant post master, r. NJ. Hogodom of Schoharie; janitor. Major R. Poole of New York; as- sistant janitors, A. D. Taylor of Roches- ter and George Mackenzie of New York; general committee clerks, Harry Reimer, Johp l.. Dohig, E. F. Flood, A. s. Lloyd. F. T.. Clock, F. N. Glover, w. s. Hop kins, c. F. Thompson and F. k. Blatch- ford; assistant doorkeepers. R. c. Deck CT, F. K. Smith, Charles H. Cromwell w. A. Ramage. William Norton. Joseph c. Miller and William Wright.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Scranton Trolley Strike Ended.

The Scranton street car strike. inau. gurated a week ago, has been called off President Clark, General Manager Silli- man and Directors John and Timothy Burke of the street car company came to the strikers hall after the vote to com promise was passed and were received with tumultuous cheers. The men Ge- manded what was equivalent to an ad- vance of 3 cents an hour. They were all lowed 2 cents. The old rates of wages were 121a cents for the first six months, 1872 cents for second six months. II cents for second year, 15 cents for third year, 15.S3 cents for fourth year and 1867 cents for fifth year. The new rates are IA. 15, 16, 171a, 1872 and 10 cents. The men are also allowed ten hour day. Three hundred and twenty men were af. fected. During all the strike not more than half a dozen cars were moved.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
HE ASPlRED TO OFFICE.
And He wiu Never Forget His First
 Lesson In Politics.


 One Detroiter who hopes some day. to be elected to the legislature jollies the reporters by saying that he used to be a member of the craft. One of them. who prefers evidence to bare as- sertion. asked the political aspirant all about it and extorted this reluctant ex- planation:
 Well, just between you and me, lt was this way: My father ran weekly paper down in Indiana, and lt was the party organ in the county. When I got home from college, made up my mind that l was about ripe to be the clerk of courts, The old gentleman told me that was pretty raw, but he agreed to be my strategy board and said he reckoned he could pull me through If I'd obey orders and make no moves on my own responsibility. can see now that he was a great gen. eral, but you know how heady young fellow is before the world has bumped him few times.
 "So l put up what I thought was great scheme and kept it from the gov ernor The truth is that l thought him Just a little slow for my class. The man against me on the opposition tick ct lived in another town, aud we had never met. So went over there, told him that l was a reporter from my fa- ther's paper and proceeded to get hls plans for making the fight.
 We had n delightful talk for an hour, smoking his cigars and sampllng the juice of the grape from his own vineyard. was too tlckled for words till I got about half way home. Then I'd liked to have gone into faint. It just dawned upon me that my smooth host hadn't told me confounded thing and had got out of me my campaign Co the minutest details. I was beaten to a standstill and the old gentleman advised me to move.~-Desxu66 rr~s Press.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Situation In Delaware.

Dover, Del, Jan. 2.-The Delaware legislature organized after the Addicks and anti-Addicks Republicans held a con ference over a division of the officers of the senate and house of representatives. Both factions jointly control 20 of the 52 members of the assembly, and they had decided to consider proposition that would enable them to divide the places. The anti-Addicks members received first choice. and chose Henry X. Ellison of Mount Pleasant for president of the sen ate. The Addicks faction then chose James V. McCommons of Wyoming for speaker of the house. The other appoint. ments were then made, each faction choosing alternately.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
CnrdinnI. Nenhen Mnrderrd-

New Orleans, Jan. 2.-Dr. James Gib- bons, one of the ambulance students of the Charity hospital and nephew of Cardinal Gibbons, has died of wounds received Monday night. He was on his way home at midnight when two men attempted to rob him. Before he could comply with the demand to hold up his hands he was shot in the groin. Dr. Gibbons pursued the men. who ran. not knowing he was wounded, but the loss of blood caused him to desist. A cousin, discovering his plight. took him to the hospital. No trace of the murderers has yet been found, although Dr. Gibbons gave fair description of them before he diad
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
PnpS to Write a Pnem

Paris, Jan. ?. -I It is learned from a trustworthy source that the report is not true that Pope Leo has written a long poem in Latin celebrating the advent of the new century. He merely remarked to some attendants that he intended wei coming 1901 with a Latin hymn, but as yet he has not written a single line. It is possible, however, that at the last mo- ment he may pen an ode or a few verses, but in any case the poem will contain but O fau liuas
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
A State Board of Pharmacy.

Albany, Jan. 2.-The law creating the state board of pharmacy went into effect yesterday, and all druggists of the state come under its jurisdiction. The state boards control is substituted for the con trol of local boards. It has power to is- sue licenses to druggists and to enforce regulations. It can make and enforce the rules for the practice of pharmacy, the sale of poisons, the character and stand ard of drugs and medicines dispensed in the state and the number of hours drug clerks shall work in cities of 100000 inhabitants or more.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Skinned mn American Alive

In a letter written from the Philip pines to his relatives in West Superior, Wis, Captain Harry w. Newton says that at that time the encroachments of the natives were worse than they had been at any time during the year pre- vious. As an instance of their ferocity he writes: "Just the other day they jumped a detachment of our Twenty fourth. numbering 22 men, and captured Is of them. One of them was found ter ribly mutilated, showing signs of being skinned while yet alive"
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
High Price For New York City Bond.

Comptroller Coler of New York city on Thursday opened bids for $3,555, 900 40 year 312 per cent gold bonds of the city. Of the issue $1,500,0O0 is for dock inn proponents, S1,610,000 for the hall of rec ords and $445,00O for high schools and sites. There were 12 bids, most of them for the full amount. Vermilye & Co. and Harvey Fisk x Sons, bidding jointly, of fered 112.1177 for the entire issue. That was the highest bid, and they will get the bonds. The price is the highest ever paid for New York city securities.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
The BeIIexue Ipxextiuatfon

New York, Jan. 2.-Important develop ments in the Bellevue scandal are ex- pected this afternoon. when the medical board holds its regular monthly meeting, and the trustees of the Mills Training School For Nurses will hold a special meeting to consider the cases of the pupil nurses recently suspended by Commis- sioner of Charities John w. Keller. Members of both boards refuse in any way to foreshadow the action that will No taken
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
A Pfttsburg Editor Killed.

Pittsburg, Jan. 2.-J. F. Saln, for the past seven years editor of The volks- bla-t, this city, was almost instantly killed last night by being thrown by street car. He was 46 years old and had been connected with German news papers in this city many years. Mir. Saln was boarding car near his home to go to his office and in some way was thrown backward, breaking his back in tho fall
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Transport Returns From PhfIippine es

The transport Grant has arrived at San Francisco after a run of 30 days hours from Manila, 25 days 13 hours from Hongkong and IS days hours from Nagasaki. On board are 57 cabin pas sengers and 536 sick and discharged sol diers. There were four deaths during the voyage. The cabin passengers are ntincipally officers aud civilian employees.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Twentou State Gawasf. Sora

The State Gazette of Trenton. N. J.. which was established in 1792, has been sold by the John l.. Murphy estate to Henry W. Comfort, Charles E. Case and Charles H. Baker, all of Trenton. The State Gazette has daily and weekly edi- Ton and has been the Republican organ f the state since the birth of the party.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Crisis In Spanish Cabinet.

Madrid, Jan. 2.-It is said that the res ignation of Rear Admiral Ramos, minis ter of marine, is imminent owing t1 the recent rejection by the chamber of depu- ties of the governments scheme for in- creasing the navy. The crisis Is becoming general, and an official announcement will be made today when the cabinet meets.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Hotel at Asbury Park Burned,

New Yor. Jan. 2.-An early morning fire practically destroyed the Hotel Ven dome, one of the oldest hotels at Asbury Park. The guests who were asleep in the hotel narrowly escaped. some of them in their nightclothes. Two firemen were in- tured.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03

Ignatius Donnelly was born in Phila- delphia in 1881. He graduated at the Central High school. He was a brother of the gifted poetess Eleanor c. Donnel- ly, who is still a resident of Philadel- phia. He was the man who aroused a fierce fire of opposition by reason of his advocacy of the theory that Sir Francis Bacon and not William Shakespeare was
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
The EyeIid.

Experiment proves that 1t takes over one-third of second for the eyelid to open and close.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
.BACON'S CHAMPION DIES
Ignatius Donnelly Expires Sud
 denly In Minneapolis.
OF GREAT AND VARIED TALENTS.
Member of Congress, Candidate For Vice President, Author and Man of Anairs-Mnde Many Believe Shake speare Was a Fakir.

Minneapolis, Jan. 2. Ignatius Don nelly is dead.
Connecticut western news., 1901-01-03
Christmas Gbif1eS ... Will Sool, Re Ringing
Sensible Holiday Gifts.

What would make better or more sen sihle Christmas present for Father, Mother or the Children than Shoes or Slippers?
 Papa and Mamma don't care for nick hacks and Baby Is sure to eat the paint off the monkey on the stick and make himself sick OUR MEMS sH Es-Men say good things about our Shoes-Newest shapes, good leather, all sizes. Mems Shoes at $1 to $5.
 OUR LADIES' sHOEs-We have Ideal Bhoes-Shoes that suit our Lady patrons. When there is good thing on the market in Ladies' Shoes. we have 1t. Ladies' Shoes at S1.00, S2 O. and $3.60.
 OUR BOYS AND GIRLS sHOES-ws have Shoes for Boys and Girls of all ages and sizes. School Shoes aud Dress Shoes. Bring the Children in and we will please them and save you some money. Boys and Girls Shoes, Sl.00, $1 25. $1.75 and $2.00.
 SHOES FOR BABY-Red Is the favorit color now-come ir and see what handsome shoes we have for Baby. New ideas and pretty colors.
 CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS FOR EVERY BODY-1f we have neglected to buy any good style for our Slipper stock, come in and tell us about tive think we have them all. The whole family can bs shod here for little money. This Is the Christmas Shoe Store. JOHN c. BENTON,
 Cerner Main and
 Railroad Sts.,
 Great Harrington, Mass.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-18
Should Have Lower Rates.

The question of railroad excursion
rates to the Pan-American grows more
pressing as the season advances. It is
impossible to make people accept the
railroad managers contention that
rates are now reasonably low, when
they are much higher than the excur-
sion rates to Buffalo and Niagara Falls
which have prevailed in former seasons.
People argue that by refusing to visit
the fair at the higher rates they will
eventually force a reduction. Conse-
quently, many are staying away.
This is as injurious to the railroads as
it is to the Fair. They have their roads
and their equipment. The Fair gives
them an opportunity to use both to the
fullest capacity all summer. 1t would
cost them no more to run their trains
when filed with passengers than to
run them half filed. The profit would
be much greater. And the Exposition,
in which the railroads are all directly
interested, would thrive on their liber-
ality. Why cannot the railroads meet
the popular expectation in this matter
Buffalo Express.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-18
Why Some Towns Die.

More towns die for want of conf
dence on the part of the business men,
and lack of public spirit, than from the
rivalry of fneighboring towns or adverse
surroundings. When man in search
of home or business location goes to a
town and finds everything brimful of
hope and enthusiasm over the pros
poets of the hope and everybody at
work to build up the town, he soon be-
comes imbued with the same spirit,
and as a result he drives down his stake
and goes to work with the same interest,
says an exchange. When, however, he
goes to a town and every one expresses
doubt and apprehension, in the future
prosperity OF the place, moping about
and indulging in complaints about the
imaginary evils which are likely to be-
fall the town, he naturally feels it is no
place for him, and at once shakes the
dust from his feet, while he pulls with
all possible speed for some other town.
Consequently, try and make live, en-
terprising progressive town out of the
one in which you live. When you are
working for or saying a good thing for
your own town, you are accomplishing
all the more for yourself,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-18
Great Musical Treat.

Buffalo is to have grand-opera sea-
son next October. The Maurice Grau
Opera Company, which will open in
Montreal on October 7th will then go
to Toronto and from that point will
come to Buffalo, giving five perform
ances of opera here on October 10Th,
18th, 18th and 10Th. The operas will
be given in the City Convention Hall.
S. Kronberg, advance representative
of the Grau company, who was in town
yesterday, has contracted with the City
for the hall, and will have the stage en-
larged. The present opening Of the
stage is 40 feet, which will be increased
to 60 feet, and part of the old stage
will be made into dressing-rooms
Among the artists who will be heard
here are Calve, Eames, Gadski, Sem
brich, Sybil Sanderson, Suzanne Adams
Schumann- Heink, Edouard de Reszke,
Plancon, Blass, Dippel De March,,
Salignac, Campanari, Scotti, Bispham
and several new singers. The conduc.
tors will be Seppilli, Flon and Dam
rosch.-Buffalo Commercial.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-18
An Important Decision.

Ashland Telegram: A case stated
was presented to his honor in which it
was shown that the county treasurer
withheld from Schuykill Haven the
sum of $54 40 as commission on the
amount of liquor license due that
borough and paid the same into the
treasury for the use of: the county
Judge Shay, in a brief opinion, holds
that the money was unlawfully retain
ed, and entered judgement in favor of
the borough for the amount with in
terest. This is an important decision
and means that every borough and
township in the county must be reim-
bursed by the county for the amounts
withheld by the county treasurer during
the past six years, amounting in all to
about $12 500.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-18
Letter to Judge Brennan.
Emporium, Pa.

Dear Sir: Congressman Belden, of
Syracuse, painted his Thousand Islands
cottage in 80 with Devoe; and painted
it again in '99, with the same, of
course. Takes so gallons.
"What ! does it last only seven
years?' Depends on what you paint
for. No one can tell how long a job of
paint is going to last in any particular
case. The paint may last ten years
and the color five.
A summer cottage is painted for
color, of course; it is also painted to
keep out water, to keep it from rotting
Seven years is a good long time for
paint to look fresh-depends on the
color though; some colors last longer
than others. Three is too long for some
of the prettiest colors. Nothing pays
better, in building house, than a
good job of paint; and nothing pays
better, in keeping it up, than repaint-
ing as soon as the paint shows signs of
impairment. But this is to keep it
sound. For the looks, you may paint
it whenever the freshness is off. It's a
matter of color; not of paint.
Yours truly,
AZ f. w. DEvoE e. Co.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-18
Great Slaughter of Copper Heads.

Snakes almost innumerable are Civ
ing the men employed on the construc-
ton of the West Branch Valley railroad
considerable trouble. According to
the Clearfield Journal, copperheads are
most numerous and almost as plenty
as negroes or Italians. Bert Gressemyer
who boards at the Mansion house, visits
the camps at Shawsville and Deer
Creek, and in two visits in one week
he killed fifty-one of these snakes. In
distance of half mile from the main
road to w. b. Hughes's camp he killed
seven, and "Billy" Hughes, being
skeptical, went along the route and
counted them and confirmed Gresse-
myers statement. The blasting has
started them on the move and the man
or woman who travels along the route
and does not see dozen or more is
back number. The gangs of laborers
have each one of their number they
call tho 'snake foreman" whose duty
it is to keep look out for these veno-
nous reptiles and protect the men at
work. The snake foreman, it is said, of
a Deer Greek gang, killed and piled 102
in two days, and who has witnesses
who saw and counted them. These, in
some cases have been thrown in the
river and people living along the stream
are protesting as some cattle drinking
from the river have been poisoned and
died. The state board of health should
be notified at once before human life is
endangered by the pollution mention
ed,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-18
What the Bicycle has Done.

A Southern legislator, in advocating
the passage of a bill favoring cyclists,
delivered himself of the following in
teresting passage:
''If the history of the good the bicycle
has done should be written in its fullest
form, with all the details of each in
dividual recited as they are in law
books, it would fill more volumes than
are found in law library. 1t has cured
tens of thousands and helped hundreds
of thousands of others of variety of
ailments that range over nearly the
entire list known to medical practice.
1t has coaxed the sedentary into the
open, as nothing else could. 1t has
taken the narrow minded abroad and
taught them to love nature. 1t has
been mode of free transit from the
tenements to the woodland for those
who were ignorant of pastoral lowell
ness. 1t has educated the farmer and
statesman up to the economy of good
roads and resulted in the improvement
of thousands of miles of highways. 1t
has taken our boys from the saloons
and our girls from the gossip circle. 1t
has given them Joy and healthful exer-
else and improved their preceptives in
way that will result in healthier and
nobler posterity."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-18
A Definition of Worship.

The late Robert G. Ingersoll gave the
following definition of the word CIV or
ship" which is worth committing to
memory:
To do justice, to defend the right, to
be strength for the weak, a shield for
the defenceless, to raise the fallen, to
keep peace between neighbors and ma
tions This is worship.
Work is worship. Labor is the best
prayer. To fell the forest, to subdue
the earth; to delve in mines for the love
of woman This is worship
To build home, to keep fire on the
hearth, to fill with joy the heart of her
who rocks the cradle of your child.
This is worship.
The poor boy ships before the mast
comes home and puts within his moth
er's hand a purse snatched from the
peril of the sea. This is worship.
The poor widow working night and
day keeping the fatherless together,
bearing every burden for the love of
babes. This is worship.
The sad and weeping wife stays with
and bears the insults of brutal hus-
band for the sake of little ones. This
is worship.
The husband, when his wife is pre-
maturely old with grief and pain, sits
by her bed and holds her thin, wan
hands as rapturously and kisses them
as passionately as when they We're
dimpled. This is worship,
The wife clings to the husband fallen,
lifts him from the gutter of degreda-
ton, holds him to her heart until her
love makes him once more a man. This
is worship.
The industrious father, the toiling,
patient mother, practice every self-de-
NAL to educate their children--to lift
them with loving pride above them
selves. This is worship.
And when such children are ashamed
of such parents because they are home
ly and wrinkled and ignorant-this is
blasphemy.
The boy with his mothers kiss warm
on his lips fights for his native land
fights to free his fellowmen-dies by
his guns. This is worship.
He who loves worships.