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The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

cabin with Mr.. Mnghten. l got up,
went out Of the cabin and saw the
steamer sinking at the bow. I woke
my partner up and we dressed. BY
this time she was still lower in the
wnter. BY the time l got out of the
cabin the water was about the smok-
Ing room floor. / went on the upper
deck, followed by my partner saw
the boats were gone. l went to n fall
hanging davit, by which time only the
stern was out of the water. saw n
raft in the water with eight or ten
people on it. 1 slid down the rope on
to the raft and as soon as got on the
stern of the steamer she sank and
sucked the raft and people down. We
We're some time under water, but
held on and when the raft came up
only two of us We're left. We
hailed two men and a Chinaman who
were swimming and got them aboard.
BY this time the steamer had sunk out
of sight Many people'hung on to the
raft at different times, but 1t was not
air tight and We had much difficulty in
keeping afloat. We We're turned over
once by others climbing on but gener-
ally managed to right ourselves.
"The scene was heart rending. The
boats We're scattered and overcrowded,
and people were adrift begging, plead
ing and crying for help. We gathered
lumber and made our raft float. We
We're picked up by one of the boats re-
turning from shore. l cannot speak
too Highly Of the officers and crew."
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21
ICE BERG COLLISION COSTS
LIVES OF EIGHTY PEOPLE

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 19.-The steamer
Islander, the crack passenger steamer
of the Alaskan route, operated by the
Canadian Pacific Navigation Company
of this city, struck an iceberg off
Douglas island ut o'clock on the
morning of Thursday last and went to
the bottom. carrying down from sixty
five to eighty souls, including passen-
gers and members of the crew.
last evening by the steamer Queen.
They report that as the vessel went
down her boilers exploded, causing the
death of many who might have es-
capped. Captain FoOte was on the
bridge when the vessel struck. and
stayed there and went down with the
steamer. Among the passengers lost
of the Islander We're Mrs Ross, wife
of the governor of the Yukon territory,
her child and niece.
There was $275,OOO in gold on the
steamer. 100000 of which was carried
by passengers ii. II. Hart, who has
spent sixteen years in the Klondike.
lost $4,000 in dust Some say that
Captain Foote reached raft but when
Ae saw the extent of the disaster he
jumped overheard.
T.. G. Hinde-Bowker, late manager of
the British-American Corporation of
London, who was n passenger, says:
MY first intimation of an accident
was the rushing of passengers on the
deck, which woke me up. L was in Il
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

The Oriental maxim that nobody
should run II he can get along by walk
ing or stand II sitting will answer, or
sit If it is possible to lie down, finds
many adherents in days of extreme
heat Telephone Notfices are unusually
busy because SO many people resort to
them to save making trip. and street.
cars are filled with those who would
otherwise walk. In short. all easy ways
of doing things are at premium,
with the result that those persons who
are employed in the occupations that
save physical effort on the part of the
public are worked harder than ever.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21
CANADIAN CENSUS
SHOWS SLOW GKOWOH

ottawa, Aug. 1.-THE first official
bulletin of the census was issued to-
day. The population of the dominion
is given Mt 5.331 ,SSj, an increase of
5Oo,G44 over the census of 1891.
Inc population OF the provinces is as
follows:
British Columbia, 100000; Manitoba,
246,164; New Brunswick, 331, ,O93; Nova
Scotia, 439,116; Ontario, 2,167.9S7;
Prince Edward Islands, ,25S; Que
bee, 1,62O,9I4; territories. 145,OOO; uu-
organized territories. 1000.
The population of the cities of Cana
da is as follows:
Montreal. 266,S26; Toronto, 2O1.9Ti:
Quebec, 6S,S34; Ottawa. 599O2; Haml-
ton, 52,55O; Winnipeg. 1886; Halifax.
4o.ISI; st. John, 40,711; London. 81
9S3; Victoria. 2O.S21: Kingston, 1908;
Vancouver. 2G,196; Brantford, 1861;
HUI, 13,9SS; Charlottetown, 12OSO;
Valleyfield. IL ,O55; Sherbrooke, IL ,765;
sydney, 0,9OS; Moncton, 9,O2G; Calgary,
12.142; Brandon, 5,73S.
Taken by provinces, the increases
will be as follows:
Quebec, 132,434; Ontario, 53G57;
Manitoba, 92.212; Northwest. 1890;
Yukon and unorsanized districts, 40
lib; British Columbia, $4,000; mari
time provinces, 11.OOO
In a number of instances. such as in
the Yukon and the unorganized dis
tricts, the department has made esti-
mates. as the returns have not yet
been received.
According to the returns, Ontario
will lose about five members and the
maritime provinces three or four. Man
itoba ought to increase its representa-
tion by three members, and the No III
west, including Yukon and British
Columbia, ought to bring the repre-
sentation up to about what it is now
213 members in all
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

with the strikers, and Milwaukee an
pointed tomorrow as the time for a
final vote on the question. The news
that came out of the West cheered the
strikers throughout the districts in this
vicinity as no other development since
the labor war was declared. In their
enthusiasm they count on favorable
action at Milwaukee tomorrow, and.
carrying their hopes still farther they
say they will yet win Chicago over.
These successes, they declare with ap-
perept confidence, will make them
masters of the situation and win the
strike.
The steel operators, on the other
hand, say the strikers are nearly Mt the
flood tide of their success, and that
when the ebb comes it can never be
stopped. They do not seem to be dis.
turbed by recent events, and with a
confidence equal to that of the strik-
ers talk of the certainty of ultimate
success. They assert that popular sen.
timent has never been behind the strik
ers, and that the interest which WAS
once aroused by the contest is quickly
waning. They say they are more than
holding their own in the non-union
plants that were unaffected or have
been started since the strike began,
and are perfecting plans for reopen
ing several plants now idle. They also
say that many of their men, pa10Nl.
larly Mt A1cKeesport, Wheeling |Sl
Bellaire, We're forced out by intimida-
ton, and will come back as soon as
the excitement dies out and their safe.
ty is assured. Talk Of peace has been
dropped for the time being, and ii is
agreed that in its present aspects tin.
situation indicates n prolonged and
Stubborn. contest.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

One of the most notable exemplars of
peculiar dietary custom is an American
army officer of good physique, who, in
several years of exacting service at an
out-of-the-way western post, subsisted
entirely on canned goods" 1t was his
custom to open cans at haphazard, a
single can for each meal; whether the
contents were fish, fowl. or flesh, vege-
tables, or fruit, he ate that and nothing
more, and he lives to tell the tale. But
he was always active, physically and
mentally, except when asleep, and he
breathed fresh air.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

Totals ............ s3i, OBS, ,49s s126. .012, 096
"In less than three years Colorado
can pay every dollar of its Indebtedness
If the Supreme Court does not knock
out the new revenue bill. and the 4-mill
levy is used for those years" said A. Il.
Gray. secretary of the State Board of
Equalization and sccrtary of the State
Board of Assessors. after the latter
board had adjourned subject to the call
of Chairman Lyslght, and had turned
over to him the assessments 1t had
made on the corporate property.
The board of assessors increased the
assessment of the railroads, etc. for
1901 over 1900 exactly sol. .9S6. sos. The
sum of S2,0OO.O0O must be deducted
from the latter figure. being the
amount of real estate owned by the
corporations in the state, which is as
sessed by the county assessors. But
that sum is offset by SG.OOO.OOO. ap-
proximately, which must be added to
the increased assessment, being the in
tangible value placed on foreign car
companies. whose rolling stock IL in use
in Colorado during the year. That
makes the total increased assessment
almost $9G,0O0,OOO.
From the figures given by the county
assessors while they were in session
y a
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

The Foreign Tract society has trans
lated Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress
into no less than ninety-five different
languages and dialects. Some of these.
as might have been anticipated. are
of a jaw-breaking character. So much
SO. indeed. have the compositors of
the Oxford University Press found the
Eskimo language to be that they have
demanded higher rate of payment in
regard to it.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

That concrete is to take the place of
brick and stone as a building material
is the hopeful belief of Mr.. Edison,
who has discovered a cheap method OF
making Portland cement. Before many
years. he says, a contractor will just
take his wooden form-one of twenty
or thirty standard shapes-and go Qua
and pour a house" which will cost
very little and will be fireproof. Hall
the happy day! Such structure should
be almost as imperishable as the bill
for the rent.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

resolution was adopted calling on the
government not only to continue the ey-
clusion of Chinese immigration from
this country, but Japanese and Malays
in general.
By vote of 141 to 3 the union adopt
ed the recommendation of the commit
tee on allied trades and tri-parte agree
ment to abrogate the agreement with
the pressmen's and boolibinders' unions
and the matter will be submitted to
the referendum.
A resolution denouncing the author
OF an article appearing in western
publication rejecting upon the integ
rity of the board of trustees of the
Childs-Drexel Home for INDECENT
Printers was passed. They were ex-
onerated and instructed to Investigate
the statements made in the paper, and,
IL possible, secure legal redress.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

A comparative statement concerning
the Importation of pork, bacon. and
lard Into the Philippines during the
calendar year 1900. as compared with
the calendar year 1899. has been pre-
pared in the division of insular affairs
of the war department. The total i'm
portation of these commodities for
1900 was valued at s233. .523. as against
$144.669 for 1899. showing an increase
Of 81 per cent.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

IN the smaller places in England
horses have to be borrowed for the
fire engines. Often thirty to fifty min
utes are wasted in getting horses,
which, when an alarm of fire was
given. were at work at their daily
duty. A considerable amount OF time
is also lost in finding the proper har-
ness for them. The horsing of steam
fire engines in country districts is u
very difficult problem. There is hardly
town of any size in the Unitea States
engines, and they can be got under
way with delay of from thirty Sec
onds to a minute and half, while in
the larger cities even thirty seconds
would be considered slow work.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

The roof garden at the Merritt
building, Eighth avenue. and Nine
teenth street. New York. has been
crowded every night since it was
opened. July I. The admittance is
free. and religious meetings, with
much music, are held every evening.
Although the garden holds 1,500. the
crowds were SO great last week that
hundreds had to be turned away.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

The total annual production of tim
ber and firewood OF the German for
ests is estimated at 100000 tons. and
this Is supplemented by an import of
100000 tons. The material progress
OF the country would not be possible
had 1t not the large home production
to fall back upon.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21
Japan Fears Russia.

London, Aug. 19.-"Japanese public
opinion" says dispatch TO the Times
from Toxic, 'is becoming excited over
the Manchurian question. The news
papers contend that Russia cohten-
plates n permanent occupation, IN
which Japan cannot possibly acqui-
pSrp"
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

Our ostrich farms are profitable.
Birds are worth 500 apiece and n
good specimen yields about $25 worth
of feathers at plucking.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

Public attention has been centered
of late upon the Chinese in their own
country; but the position of Chinese in
the United States now demands con-
sideration. The act of 1882 suspended
the immigration of Chinese laborers for
ten years, and the act of 1892 continued
the exclusion for ten years more. This
part of the law will expire by limita-
tion next year. A bill will be introduced
in the next Congress to extend its pro-
visions for another period of twenty
years. On the other hand an effort will
be made to repeal the act. Thus the
whole question of the treatment of
Chinese immigration will be reopened.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21
rafrx for French Soldiers.

Paris, Aug. 19.-The Echo de Paris
publishes an alleged interview with
Count Won Waldersee in which it high-
ly praised the French soldiers and ex-
pressed n belief that war between
France and Germany was an impossi-
bility.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

"A road is being built In the high
Alps which passes the Great st. Ber-
nard and also the hospice of that name.
This great engineering feat will be fin
ished and opened to traffic in July Of
next year.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

This was done. but in tho meantime
Bartlett had been warned and had start
Gu to get out of the country. The of
ficer overlook him on the road nine
miles from this city. He was taken
to Leadville and the three prisoners
secured bail in the sum of $500 each.
and were ordered to appear before JUS
tice Paddock at Leadville August Goth
for their preliminary hearing.
Farmers living in the vicinity of Lost
Park claim that the last count made OF
the buffalo ranging there showed
twenty-eight in tile bunch. this count
having been made last summer.
Charles Bartlett claims that he has
had the buffalo hides six or eight
years, Frank Bartlett says that n man
living in Cripple Creek, whose name
he would not mention, killed the buf-
falo, and that man now living in
Colorado Springs brought them out of
lost Park in his wagon and turned
them over to him.
The animals found are a cow, a lNSll
two-year-old bull and buffaloV VAlf
six months old. When mounted the
four would he worth 5000.
Webb, who lives here with his Fam
fly, is well thought of and was local
agent for the Colorado Midland road
for six years. He resigned his position
to go into taXidermy and has been in
that business about n year. He admits
that he is in bad fix.
Frank Bartlett lives here with his
family. but Is not as well konwn. He
has been engaged in hunting and Sc
curing specimens for his brother in
Leadville.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

To the kid glove trade of the world
France is the undisputed center, and
the beautiful city of Grenoble, 400 miles
south of gay Paris, is the veritable
cradle OF this most interesting indus
try.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

Fifteen thousand two hundred ana
sixty feet is the height of. the snow
line on the equator. 1t is about 5000
feet In the latitude of London.
The Lamar register., 1901-08-21

Denver, Aug. 19.-The State Board of
Assessors at their meeting last week
made the following assessments. which
are given in comparison with those OF
lAnA.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-25
A Presumptuous Assumption.

TO The Editor Cameron County Press
A few months ago there was an un-
dignified controversy in the local pa
pers between two correspondents who
signed themselves Taxpayer" and
"Heavy Taxpayer" respectively. [
know nothing of the identity of the
correspondents, nor have I any recol-
lection of the particular matter dis
cussed; but do wish to protest against
an unwarranted assumption that lay
back of some of their appeals, and evi-
IDENTIFY determined the choice of their
pseudonyms. 1t is the assumption that
ones right to be heard upon any sub
iect relating to public policies and
measures is i'll proportion to the
amount of his tax bill. 1t is the as
sumption that the municipality is a
sort of stock company, and, as in
stock company, the holders vote accord
ing to the number of their shares, so in
the municipality the heavy taxpayer
should be allowed a voice in proper
ton to the relative amount of his tax
bill. It is easy to see whittier this
assumption leads both in logic and
practice. The constitution gives to all,
without regard to wealth, an equal
right OF suffrage, and its intent, there
fore, is to shut out the stock company
idea of voting from the political sphere
But the man of wealth, who from his
experience in business, can scarcely
think of any other than the stock COM
pany idea, is in danger of regarding
himself as entirely justified if he cir
| cumvents the intent ofthe constitution
| and translates his wealth into terms of
political influence through means of
bribery or intimidation.
There no doubt are poor men who
are so lacking in true public spirit and
view,so irresponsible in character or so
actuated by the spirit of malice and
envy, that they will vote in favor of a
municipal burden simply because it
| will be a heavy one TO some one else,
and only tritling one to themselves.
But it is an unwarranted assumption
to imply that responsibility is the pc
culiar attribute of money. There is only
one kind of responsibility that has any
substantial quality and that is the re-
sponsibility ofcharacter.
A mans right to be heard upon mat
! ters of public concern does not depend
upon his wealth, but upon his character
and intelligence; and his word should
extend no farther than these and the
merits of his views will reach.
j. M. ROBERTSON.
Emporium, Pa, July "a, 1901
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-25
THE FIREMEN'S
CONVENTION.
Elaborate Preparations are Perfected.
A LARGE TIME is ANTICIPATED

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
August 18th, 18th and 10Th will be a
big three days sport in Emporium. For
months the several committees have
been laboring zealously to make the
reception to the hundreds of visiting
firemen up to the highest expectations,
and an elaborate program has been
perfected for the entertainment of the
delegates, firemen and all who come to
Emporium.
The first days work will commence
on Wednesday, at 2 p M, when the
delegates and members of the Associa-
tion will convene at the Court House,
elect officers and'name place of meet
ing for 1902 An evening session of
the Association will be held at same
place at p. M, to perfect the plans
for the following two days sport, when
the Association will adjourn to the
opera house where a Banquet will be
served the delegates, members of the
Association and invited guests. The
Banquet will be served by the Ladies
Guild of Emmanuel Church and no
doubt it will be an elaborate spread.
On thursday, at l p. M, the big parade
will take place, composed of over one
thousand firemen, exclusive of EN-
porium department. Union City,
Warren, Kane, Ridgway, Bradford
City PAID Department, Port Allegany,
Coudersport, Remove and other COM
panies have responded to the call The
great Firemen's Ball will be held at
the opera house this evening and it
is expected to be largely attended.
On Friday, commencing at ten
O'Clock, the Prize Drills for cash prizes
will take place. At two o'clock the
hose, hub and hook and ladder races
"ill take place, also for cash prizes.
Band stands will be erected and con-
cert music will be rendered by Repaz
and Emporium Bands The Cunning
ham farm, west of Emporium has been
secured for base ball games, the dates
and time to be announced in the near
future. This pleasant location will be
entered from Riverside Park, over the
bridge at foot of Broad street, thus
obviating the crossing of the railroad
bridge, which will be forbidden
Hackett's Island, south of the grist
mill, has been leased and a good racing
track has been made, where all con-
tests will take place.
The PRESS hopes to lay before the
public full program at an early date.
Ali visitors who may come to Empor-
ium can rest assured that they will be
well cared for.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-25
Close Call.

Last Sunday morning, about one
O'Clock, while Martin Lyden, a woods
man, was walking down the p. & 2.
track he was struck by an approaching
freight train, being thrown about forty
feet 1t is miracle that the man was
not ground to pieces. He was carried
to the Commercial Hotel and DIR. A. w.
Baker called, who found the man was
injured internally, severely cut and
bruised about the legs, but no bones
broken. The injured mans brother,
who resides at Austin, was telegraphed
for and he arrived on Sunday night.
The injured man was taken to Austin
hospital on Monday.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-25
Literary Prize Contest.

Question No. 7 has received several
correct answers. The responses in
substance as follows:
Homer, the great epic poet of Greece
His birthplace being unknown, var
ious cities claimed the honor, and
seven Grecian cities contended for a Homer
dead,
Wherein the living Homer begged his bread.
Query No. 8.-"Who is the author of
the quotation "Magnanimity in poll
tics is not seldom the truest wisdom,
and great empire and little minds go
ill together%'
Send in your answers to box 1853,
Emporium, Pa, and get the prize Of
fered by the Emanuel Free Reading
room.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-25
Serious Freight Wreck.

About four o'clock last Tuesday
morning a serious freight wreck oc-
CURED about two miles east of Sterling
Run, wrecking about fifteen cars
and delaying all trains until noon. No
one injured. The Buffalo Flyer, due
here at 4:20 a, M, was taken around
via Du Bois and Ridgway, arriving
here about g. a. m, four hours late.
The wreck was caused by the bursting
of the air brake hose.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-25
Rev, j. III. r1cAdam.

On Sunday, July 81, the members of
the Holy Rosary Church very becom-
ingly observed the 21st anniversary of
the ordination of their dearly beloved
pastor, the Rev. j. III. McAdam.
Immediately after the celebration of
last Mass, Mr.. William Dillon on be-
half of the congregation presented the
Rev. Father with solid silver, gold
plated chalice, masterpiece of the
silversmith's art, as a slight token of
the high esteem in which they held
him as pastor and teacher So com
pletely overcome was the reverand
gentleman at this kind manifestation
of love and regard, that for the nonce
he was wholly at loss for suitable
terms with which to express his graft
tude. On regaining his composure, in
few well-timed words, he thanked
the donors for their grand gift, and
gave them to understand that he
would never use the sacred vessel in
the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice
that ne would not make commemora-
tion of them and that he never would
be unmindful of them to his dying day.
The committee in charge of the pre-
sentation intended to have the chalice
ready for the Fourth of July on which
day, 1880, Father McAdam was raised
to the sacred ministry by the late Rt.
Rev. Tobias Mullen, at Erie, Pa; but
owing to their inability to obtain the
article desired, they were obliged to
postpone the ceremony to the ami
versary of his advent here.
During the Rev. Fathers three
years pastorate here, he has labored so
earnestly and zealously for the spirit
ual and temporal welfare of his flock.
that he has had the consolation OF see
ing his charge prosper and flourish to
such an extent that it is one of the
largest in town.
BY his uniform kindness and cour-
tesy to all irrespective of class, creed
or color, the Rev. Father has endeared
himself to the commuty at large, and
the writer feels safe in saying that it
is their heartfelt wish that he may be
spared to celebrate many delightful
returns of the joyous occasion. ga
Johnsonburg, Pa, July %, 1901.