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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
WHITE SUPREM kCY.
Maryland Democrats Declare that the
Negro Mast Cease TO be "a Factor in
ahnt States PoIitIcs.

snht Siale's FO1ticss
Baltimore, Aug. 2.-The democratic
state convention which met here
Thursday declared that the purpose
| of the party, if successful in the COM
| ing election, is to eliminate the negrs
from politics in Maryland, if such
| thing be possible under the constitu-
tion of the state. Upon this, the
| paramount issue OF the campaign,
will stand the candidates nominated
| for state Offices and those chosen in
| the various county and district con-
yentions as candidates for places in
| the legislature of 1902, which body
! will elect a United States senator to
succeed George L. Wellington. That
| his successor, in the event of demo-
| cratic victory, will be Arthur Puc
| German is settled beyond question.
| although no formal announcement of
| his candidacy has as yet bee nmade.
The nominal purpose for which the
convention met was to select candi-
| dates for the offices of controller and
| clerk of the court of appeals, and it
| fulfilled this task by unanimously
naming DR.. Joshua W. Herring, of
| Carroll, and Frank Turner, of Tai
| bot, to succeed themselves in the
F., places mentioned. This action, how
| ever, was a foregone conclusion and
| the real business of the convention
| was the formulation and adoption of
platform upon which the democrats
could go before the people of the
state with a reasonable show of win
ming. The combined sagacity of all
the democratic leaders in the state
| was called into requisition for this
purpose and under the guidance of
Mr.. German the following declaration
upon the chief point in issue was
evolved:
"The democratic party represents
more than 10000 majority of the
white people of Maryland. They, in
common with their brethren of other
states into which large masses of
colored voters have been injected into
the body polite, recognize that the
peace, good order, personal safety
and proper development of our ma
terial interests depend upon the
control of the commonwealth by it's
intelligent white residents. Without
the aid of the 10000 colored voters,
the republican party in Maryland
| would be a hopeless minority.
I'VE, therefore, without hesitation
proclaim that the success of the dem
ocratic party will mean that, while
we shall deal with perfect fairness in
securing all the benefits of good gov
ernment and full and free opportuni-
| ties for education to all classes, such
action must be taken as to prevent
the control of the state government
from passing into the hands of those
who have neither the ability nor the
interest to manage public affairs wise
lY and we'll"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
a BIG CONSOLIDATION.
Four-ffths of the Coke Properties In
the ConneIIsviIie District Now Under
One Mana agement

Pittsburg, Aug. 2.-The actual con-
solidation of the coke properties of
the constituent concerns of the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation occurred
Thursday when the II. c. Frfck Co.,
of the Carnegie Co, became para
mount in the coke operations of the
Connellsville district.
All the coke properties of the Fed
eral Steel Co. are to go into the Eu-
reka Fuel Co., the largest coke con-
cern of that company. All the scat
tered properties of the American
Steel and Wire Co. are to go into the
American Coke Co. and all the coke
properties of the National Steel Co.
into the Continental Coke Co. Thomas
Lynch, president of the Frfck con-
cern, becomes president Of all four
companies.
No such sweeping changes have
ever occurred in the great Pennsyl-
vana coke fields. The Frick Co. now
controls four-fifths of the production
and acreage of the district.
The total number Of completed
ovens owned and controlled is 1885,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
THREE ON ONE TREE.
A Mississippi Mob Lynches n Negress
and Her Son and Daughter.

Carrolltor, Miss, Aug. 2.-The mur-
der of Mr.. and Mrs. Taliaferro culmi-
mated last night in the lynching of
Betsie McCray, her son, Belfield Nc
Cray, and daughter, Ida McCray, all
colored.
The mob was composed of about
so white citizens of Carroll county,
who marched to the Jail, demanded
the keys from Jailor Duke, proceeded
to the cells of the negroes, bound
them by the necks and hands and
of the town, where they hung them
to tree by the public roadside and
ridded their bodies with bullets.
The mob resisted the earnest ap-
peals of Judge w. F. Stephens and
Hon. w. S. Hill, who stood on the
steps of the Jail and appealed to the
mob in the name of law and order.
They even followed the mob to the
cell doors with their arms around the
necks of the leaders, pleading to let
the law take its course, but with no
effect.
Ida McCray confessed to the linowl-
edge of the murder and stated that
her mother and brother helped COM
init the murder. She further impli-
Gated others who will probably meet
a like fate. Betsie McCray refused
to make any statement.
Gov. Longino arrived on the scene
by special train from Jackson just
few minutes after the hanging.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
pn,,,,ps promises TO Resume.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-George II. Phil
lips will issue a circular to-day ad-
dressed to the customers of his firm
announcing that he will be able to
resume active operations on the
board of trade by next Tuesday or
Wednesday at the latest, possibly by
Monday. The statement will also
promise patrons of the company that
before any new trades are made
complete summary of what the books
show will be given to the public. Phil
lips asserts that the experts exam
nation of the firms books makes 1t
certain that the firm is not loser
70 a larger extent than 100000.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
Poison in the Penches.

Battle Creek, Mich, Aug. 3.-When
Mrs. Clara Wendell went to the door
of her home yesterday she found a
small paper bag tied to the door
knob outside, which contained two
peaches. Attached to it was note
reading: Expressly for Clara" She
ate the peaches and afterward was
taken to the hospital, where she suf-
fered with spasms, showing indica-
tons of stryehnine poisoning. The
police investigated the matter and
arrested Edward De Forest on sus-
picion. He had been paying some
attention to the woman, but had
quarreled with her.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
Oil Lays the Dust.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 3.-The Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway Co. is
irving the use of oil as dust preven-
tive and if successful will adopt it
on the entire system. Five miles of
double track were selected for the
experiment, 1000 gallons of crude oil
being used to the mile. Pictures
taken before and after using show a
great improvement, the oil seeming
to do away with the dust. 1t is
sprinkled along the road from car
operated like a street sprinkler. The
first years cost is 500 mile, and
after that $50.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
Indicted for EmbeyzIemcnt.

Rome, Ga, Aug. 1.-V. T. Sanford,
tax collector of Floyd county, was in
dicted by the grand jury yesterday
upon charges of embezzlement. 1t is
alleged in the Indictment that San
ford is short S34,24o, $i5.243 being due
the state of Georgia and $1S,S25 to
Floyd county. \ guarantee com
pany of Baltimore is on Mr.. Sanford's
bond for $4,000. The bond company
claims it is not liable, for the reason
that the county authorities we're
negligent in checking Sanfords books.
Sanford has held the Office four years
and has been prominent in local and
state politics.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
1upr,.oned by venezueIans.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. B.
Prof. Riddle of the San Juan normal
school, who has been sojourning in
South America in the interests of the
United States fish commission, has ar
rived here from Venezuela. He tells
story of imprisonment. While as
cending the Orinoco, accompanied by
an asphalt official, his launch was
held up at Tukupit by small Nene-
zuelan gunboat, which made prison
ers of the passengers and crew of the
launch They were held in custody
for six days and were then released.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
Excitement at Tampa.

Tampa, Fla, Aug. 2.-The cigar
manufacturers issued manifesto last
night declaring that they will not
open their factories again if they
cannot manage their own business.
The Resistencia has declared boy
cott on all unfriendly interests,
which is participated in by all allied
unions. The situation is critical and
public feeling is high. J. NJ. Mercer,
a white man convicted of assaulting
a little girl, who was to have been
executed to-day, was respited last
night. The Resistencia union made
the demand for his respite and this
has added to public Indignation
There are threats of lynching Mercer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08

New York, Aug. 1.-The Herald
says that the tea growers of Japan
are about to take steps to control the
market for Japanese teas by limiting
the supply. Papers Incorporating
the Japan Tea Co. have been drawn
by Edwin Corbn, of this city, and as
soon as the organization is complet-
ed in Japan Mr.. Corbin will apply for
a New Jersey charter. The capitali-
cation of the company will be be-
tween $3,0OO,0OO and $5,OOo,000 and
the prospectus promises annual
profits of about S1,0OO,O00. The
United States is the sole market for
Japan as far as tea is concerned.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
Rink Robbery Arrested.

Goshen, Ind, Aug. 2.-Detcctives
employed by an Akron, O., bank have
made an important arrest in local
gambling den which resulted in re-
covering nearly $4,000 in currency
and gold coin. The two men who
were captured had rified a vault in
the Akron bank ten days ago and
since then had been shadowed. The
men were hurried to Ell<hart and led
the way to the outskirts of the city,
where they had buried their plumber,
and every dollar was recovered. The
detectives and robbers later left for
Akron. The bank directors, fearing
q panic, had kept the facts secret.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
Will wait Awhile.

Youngstown, Aug. 3.-The furnace
operators announced last night that
they would take no action towards a
sympathetic strike until the outcome
of the conference between the Anal
gamated association and the United
States Steel Corporation is known.
The operators threatened to strike
on account of the order placed for
10000 tons of Bessemer pig to be de-
livered to the United States Steel
Corporation during August.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
PRECEDED THE FLAG.
A Hawaiian Judge Declares that the
Constitution Applied to Hawaii zgea
fore VOID GIorys, was NaIsed There.


Honolulu, July 26, via San Francis
co, Aug. 2.-The constitution of the
United States preceded the flag in
Hawaii, according to decision just
rendered by Circuit Judge Gear. He
has already released on habeas corpus
petitions three prisoners sentenced
for infamous crimes after the reso-
luton of annexation was passed by
congress and was signed by President
Mckinley, on the ground that they
were not convicted by the unanimous
verdict of II jurors. \ wholesale
Jail delivery of murderers, burglars,
larcenists and other criminals is
threatened under the decision, and
Honolulu is greatly disturbed over
the prC~~-'t.
The decision was given under the
recent insular decisions of the su-
preme court of the United States and
upon the clause in the Newlands reso-
luton, which stated that all munici-
pal legislation of the Hawaiian
islands not inconsistent with the
constitution, should remain in
force and that, therefore, the con-
stitution extended to Hawaii immedi-
ately on the signing of the Newlands
resolution by the president. Attor-
ney General Dole is making vigorous
fight against the decision and is try
ing to get the matter before the su-
preme court.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
A Short-G.Iyed Strike.

Erie Pa, Aug. 3.-One hundred and
fifty men, comprising all the motor
men and conductors of the Erie Elec-
tric Motor Co.., operating % miles of
city trolley lines, struck Friday noon.
The men went out on account OF the
dismissal of five men who were active
in forming a union. The strike was
called off at II o'clock last night, the
men agreeing to go back without the
discharged men being reinstated,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
Fourteen People BADLY Injured.

Springfield, o., Aug. 3.-The Day
ton, Springfield & Urbana trolley car,
scheduled to arrive in this city from
Dayton at $3.50 o'clock last night
crashed into coal car which stood
on an open switch near Donnellsville,
and as a result Il persons are lying
in the Mitchell-Thomas hospital seri-
ously injured. Four are believed to
be dying and others went to their
homes with injuries which were con
sidered too slight to record
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
A "BLlND Pig"
Militia Officers Arrested Ets Owners
and the latter Sue for S2O.O0O DAM

Springfield, H., Aug. 2.-Col. Ar
thur e. Fisher and Lieut.. Col. r. j..
Shand, Third infantry, Illinois nation
al guard, now at Camp Lincoln, were
yesterday made defendants in n suit
at law by j. H. O'Brien and ]. w.
Murray, Springfield saloonkeepers,
damages being claimed for 100000.
Murray and P'"rien, it is alleged,
conducted a ind pig" near the
camp. This as raided on Monday
night by OF { of Col. Fisher and the
keepers v arrested and detained
Illegally they claim, at the camp
guard | Use all night.
The suits filed are the result of the
confinement, as the complainants al
lege that military officer has no
right to imprison civilian. They
admit the authority of such officers
to close an Objectionable place within
one mile of the entrance of a mill
tary camp, but deny the righ. of ar
rest of any but a soldier by state
troops, under such conditions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
Must Pay Anna,s Creditors.

New York, Aug. 2.-Judge Lacombe
in the circuit court yesterday hand
ed down an order directing George
j. and Helen NJ. Gould, receivers Of
the surplus income of Anna Gould,
Countess De Castellane, to pay the
principal and interest past due upon
three mortgages ON property of the
Castellanes in France. These pay
ments amount to $50,SO0. The re-
ceivers are further ordered to pay
dividends of 10 per cent. to 104 credi-
tors of Anna Gould. These pay
ments aggregate S230,O00. Judge
Lacombe also allowed claims of los
other creditors of the countess,
amounting to Sl,450,OOO.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
ADOPTED the Suffrage Biil.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 3.-Seetion
12 of the suffrage bill was yesterday
adopted without amendment in the
constitutional convention. This sec
tion provides that after January l.,
1908, any applicant for registration
may be requiged to state under oath
where he lived during the five years
next preceding the time at which he
applies to registrer; announce the
names he was known by during that
period and give the name of his en-
ployer, if any, during such period.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
A CoHyard,s Crime.

Orleans, Ind, Aug. 2.-Heise & Sons
Touring mill at Saltillo, nine miles
east of here, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night. Several days ago
the proprietors of the mill found a
note informing them that unless they
put certain sum of money in a sack
and left it at a given point their mill
would be burned. A sack filed with
buggy washers was deposited and
men lay in wait several hours, but no
person approached the sack. 1t dis.
appeared shortly. however. ard the
mill was burned to the ground.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
NIachinists send sIessnge to Mckinley,

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 2,-The Taco.
ma Machinists' union has sent the
following telegram to President Nc.
Kinley: "Moran Bros. at Seattle,
with strike on involving all iron
workers, have been awarded govern.
ment contract, while men on the gov.
ernmcnt work at Bremcrton have
been laid off on account Of lack OF
work. \ member of the Metal Trades
association here made statement
before witnesses that the association
has influence with the administration
and that influence has brought o. bout
q change in plans"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-08
a Hot Town.

st. Louis, Aug. 3.-St. Louis was
the hottest place in the country yes
terday, a maximum temperature OF
1O5 being attained.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
An Early Georgia Monster.

In the fore part of August, 1872, a
party Of hunters found In mountain
Gus region now known as Rabun coun-
ty, Ga, being nearly eight feet high
covered with blush hair and having a
human face adorned with immense
ears resembling those of an ass. The
creature was stone deaf and on that
account seemed wholly unconscious of
the approach of the men. This mon
ster seems. from old accounts, to have
been seen upon several occasions dur
ing the next four years.
In 1916 number of adventures
from Virginia, most of them surveyors
working up the UNEMPLOYED portions of
Georgia and the Carolinas, formed
themselves into party for the express
purpose Of capturing the uncanny be-
Ing II possible. They secured the hills
and valleys for several days and at last
returned unsuccessful to the starting
point
The many tales told of this extraordi-
nary being seem to have created quite
a stir all along the Atlantic coast. A
printed circular issued by land com
pany In 1915 says, 1.-The climate of
Georgia Is exceedingly mild, the soil
productive, and the danger of attack
from uncouth beasts which are repre-
scented as being half beast and half
man are fairy tales not worthy of con-
sideration."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
The Forks.

Mrs. Nellie Bean Adams of Cambridge.
Mass, is visiting her mother and other
relatives in this vicinity.
Rev. E. C. Torrey of Caratunk will
preach here until Sept. Ist next, having
held services the last two Sabbaths.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Hitchcock are visit.
ing her parents. o. c. Adams and wife.
Mrs. Lovina Bumpus and Mrs. Worth
Young visited in Skowheean, last week.
Mrs. Bumpus will remain there few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. L. X.
Blanchard.
Mrs. Dell Kinsley and Mrs. George
Merrill have finished working at the hotel
for a season
w H. Swift was in town over Sunday.
C. S. Pierce and wife are to work at
French & Durgin's Otter Pond camps,
this season.
c. S & F. J Durgin have sold 600
acre timber tract in West Forks to Hiram
Moore and Chas. H. Clark of Madison.
F. H. Sterling of Caratunk surveyed it.
Chas. S. Adams of Cambridge. Mass,
came, Monday, for short visit to his
parents. b
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
st. Adams.

Mrs. Susan Fairbrother has been very
i'll. She is slowly improving with the
care of her attending physician, DR..
Moulton.
Eva Fairbrother has been called home
from her school in Vermont. by the i'll
ness OF her mother. 1t was to close in
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bigelow held
their reception, May "a. A goodly num-
Der of their friends were present, as a
token of their friendship. Many costly
presents were bestowed.
Frank Vinng sold nice horse recent.
ly to Mr.. Vining of Amesbury, Mass.
Memorial day was observed in this
town. in its usual manner. The soldiers
graves were decorated by their comrades
with the flag they so molly fought to pro-
tect. Prof. Wiggin delivered the address
in the afternoon.
The friends of the departed take special
pains to improve their lots before Memo
rial day. thereby giving the cemetery a
neat. tasteful appearance.
A few lots of wool are sold for I8c per
pound. Farmers are loathe to take such
reduction from last year.
J. M. Leathers and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. B. L Palmer, Sunday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
June Meeting.

Somerset Pomona will meet with Har-
mony Grange, June 18th, 1901, with the
following program: 10 a. m., opening
exercises; business; music; address of
welcome, w. s. Bemis; response, C. H.
Jones; recitation, Mrs. l.. II. Staples !;
paper, M. j. Merrill, subject, "Success !"
music; question, sis the modern news.
paper conducive to literary culture and
higher standard of morals?n Mrs.
Annie Vining, Estelle Lord, Edna NJ
Lowell, Mrs. Helen G. Morrill,; music
recess, 1.30; song, Lena Whitney; paper,
DR.. Mclaughlin; question, "Why is our
agricultural college entitled to the sup
port and patronage of farmers and In
what way does training at an agricultu-
raj college benefit young farmer ?''
Discussed by E. A. Pattee, j. w. Bean,
l.. L. Smith, Anon Baker, Fred Thomp-
son; poem, Amos Heald; song; confer.
ing degrees; closing.
HENRY T. CHoATE, Lecturer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
pr.ANTs AND TOOLS.

BILE moment The largest, best and
most fruit is always found on these
early plants The later plants are
weak shorl rooted and in many varie-
ties partially or wholly barren. The
old rule was to cut off the first run
ners THIS is now reversed; we now
cut off the later ones.
We cultivate both ways frequently
until the runners start freely, when we
train lengi.wise In the direction the
rows are To be, placing the runners as
shown in the eut-those in front of the
plant. as the bedder Is working. to the
left, those behind the plant to the right.
This method prevents the plants from
growing together In lunches and al
lows the extra plants to run out be-
tween the ROWS. where they can be cas-
lily destroyed Bedding is done by peo-
pie on their knees astIide of the row,
using a homemade tool very like a wide
putty knife. This bedding is, we
think, the most important though cost
ly part Of the culture.
During the latter part of the season
we use hoes like the one shown, which
Is 10 inches wide and inches broad.
This hoe can be worked under the
leaves and runners, doing better and
quicker work than any tool we have.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
East SkoWllegan.

The long spell of weather, last week,
was discouraging to farmers who would
like to hoe their early planted crops Of
sweet corn, potatoes and peas; they are
growing well and so are the weeds.
Lon Reynolds and Ernest Nelson, who
took the job of moving Wallace Ireand's
barn have moved it from its foundation so
that it stood, Saturday night, across the
road with a good chance to pass by it..
Henry Richardson expects the same crew
to move his barn.
Alton Richardson and oldest son OF
Fairfield were up TO his brother Herbert's,
Sunday, and he says crops are looking
nicely in this vicinity.
All who took an interest and were
present at Canaan, Memorial day, were
we'll pleased with the management and
the marching, music furnished by fife and
drums was satisfactory; 10 the army boys
and others who marched to the cemeteries
where the graves of the soldiers were
decorated by the Sabbath school children
The church was we'll filled with an attep-