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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
A SchoonerIs Urecked

AtIantic VTty, \. J., Dec. 1.-THE
two-masted schooner \. l.. Lee. from
Hayerstraw, \. Y, for Atlantic City,
was wrecked yesterday off this city.
The crew was rescued by the Allan
tic City life savers. The Lee exper-
fenced rough weather all of Tuesday,
but battled successfully with the
heavy seas and high winds until she
was in sight of her destination, when
She was struck by a Tponster sea and
capsized. The crew sought safety in
the rigging and after being almost
frozen the men were finally rescued
by the life savers. The vessel will be
u total loss,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
THREE MINERS KILLED.
Coal Diggers are Run Down by q
Train of Wine Cnrs.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 12.-Three
men lost their lives and one was ser
iously injured in No. 3 slope of the
kingst ton Go. at Edwardsville, a small
mining town near this city, last even
Ing. The men who had just finished
their shift were walking up the slope
behind a train of loaded cars. The
slope runner desired to shift the cars
and he notified the men to step aside.
They did not heed the warning and
In shifting the cars a coupling broke
and the cars dashed down the steep
incline, plowing into the men and
hurting them with great force against
the roof and sides of the slope.
When picked up it was found that
three of the men were dead and one
badly injured. The dead are:
Benjamin Davis.
John Washki.
Peter Pedo. ''
Injured: Anthony Zucbe.
The bodies of the dead were horri-
bly, mangled.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
BANK ROBBERY.
New McNf AN Bandits Succeed In Get
ting Away with $4,000.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, Dec. ia report
reached here late Friday afternoon
that the private bank of Hillsboro,
Sierra county, was held up Wednes-
day afternoon by robbers who es-
capped with considerable booty, as but
n short time before cattlemen had de-
posted some $4,000. The deed was
done in broad daylight. The robbers
made for the northern part of the
county.
The bank is owned by Pennsylva-
MIA capitalists and is doing a large
business. Hillsboro is off the rail
road line, the nearest railroad point
being Lake Valley, a number of miles
to the north There is no telegraphic
communication.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
THEY LIVE LIKE HOGS.
Immigration Commissioner Sargeant
Says Our Frontier Should be Better
Guarded Against Mexican Poems and
Jnpanese Coolies.

Japanese Coolies.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The hearings
on the immigration bill by the senate
committee on immigration were con-
cluded Friday. A willingness was
manifested to submit to the elimina-
ton of the provision for an educa-
tional test, should such action prove
necessary to secure the success of the
bill. Commissioner General of lmmi-
grafton Frank Sargent said that while
he would prefer the retention of the
educational requirement, he recOg-
nized that feature could be sacrificed
without destroying the efficacy OF the
bill. With the other portions of the
bill unimpaired he believed that most
Of the undesirable illiterates could be-
kept out under other restrictions.
Mr.. Sargent made an urgent plea
for retention of the $3 head tax, say
ing that with the increased vigilance
necessary more money would be re-
quired to meet the expenses of the
service. He spoke especially of the
necessity for increased vigilance on
the Mexican frontier and said that
he recently had secured information
by personal observation of the SNUG
Cling into this country of a large
number of the most undesirable eie-
ment of Mexico, poems who were will
ing to work at from 2j cents t. 35
cents day. These people, he said,
were fed from troughs, as hogs
might be, and were treated just as
slaves.
They were finding employment in
the mines of Colorado and New Mex
leo. We did not want such labor as
that and the Mexican frontier is long
and hard to guard, rendering the
work expensive. Mr. Sargent declared
there is now in this country plenty of
labor at the proper remuneration. He
declared that the plea for unlimited
immigration is from the transporta-
ton companies alone and rot from
the manufacturers and farmers.
Commissioner Healy, with head
quarters at Victoria, b. c., gave tes-
timony concerning the necessity for
guarding the northwest frontier. He
spoke especially of the danger from
an invasion of japanese coolies.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
Raer Speaks on Liberty.

New York, Dec. 13.-Four hundred
and sixty members of the Pennsylva-
MIA Society of New York were press
ent at the annual dinner of the So
ciety given at the Waldorf-Astoria
last night. The souvenirs consisted
of miniature coal buckets filled with
anthracite coal. President Baer, Of
the Reading railroad, spoke on Penn
sylvania Theories of Government" He
declared that the chief theory of
Pennsylvania government was liberty
directly applied to the individual in
his right to work unhamperel hy
others,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
Two big Banks Consolidate,

New York, Dec. IA banking con-
soldation was announced Friday
which will bring into harmony the
large insurance and financial interests
of the Mutual Life Insurance Co.. the
Equitable Life Assurance Society and
the Morton Trust Co. The directors
of the Bank of the United States
voted to amalgamate with the West
ern National and to make the com
bined capital S1O,0OO,OOO. The new
bank will continue under the man
agcment of V. p. Snyder. and will be
known as the Western National Bank
of the United States.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
UnsuccessfnI Attempt 70 Lay CabIe.

San Francisco, Dec. 13.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made yesterday
to lay the shore end of the Pacific
cable. AS result, the big steamer
Silvertown, with the cable in her hold
is still floating idly on the waters of
San Francisco bay, and aboard of her
there is keen disappointment that
adverse conditions made a failure of
the attempt to lay the first span of
cable toward the new American pos
sessions. \ strong tide was the chief
cause of the failure.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
Says Pat Will Surrender.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Steven \. Grove,
a hotel proprietor in this city and
brother of Pat Grove, asserted posi-
lively yesterday that the latter is in
johannesburg, South Africa. He said
further that within the next few
weeks his brother may surrender
himself to the authorities, according
to an agreement with Cudahy when
the $25, 900 reward for his arrest was
wit thlraNn
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18

st. Louis. Dec. 12.-John II. Schnett-
Ter, former member of the house of
delegates, was convicted yesterday
of bribery in connection with the
Suburban franchise deal, and was
given four years in the penitentiary.
This is the ninth Doodle case disposed
of thus far
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

The above is a good picture of
Marion A. Bridge, of Columbus, who
has recently been reelected without
opposition as Supreme Representa-
tive for Ohio to the Supreme Lodge
of the World of the Knights of Pyth-
las.
Brother Bridge is one of the most
active as well as one of the best in
formed Pythians in the state, having
instituted more lodges than any
other member of the order, and very
few have attended more Pythian
gatherings than he.
Beginning at the bottom, he served
through all of the chairs of his sub
ordinate lodge, representing it in the
Grand Lodge of the state for a num-
Der of years, serving through all the
chairs of the grand body and finally
becoming Grand Chancellor in 1895.
He was first Supreme Representative
in 1897 and reelected each term
since, this years reelection without
opposition being an honor highly ap-
preciated.
Brother Bridge. while devoting a
great deal of time to Pythian inter
ests, also takes an active and ardent
interest in the political welfare of his
party in his native city. and state
Being an enthusiastic Republican, he
has been very prominently men
toned as candidate for the office
of Dairy and Food Commissioner
Having served as chief clerk to Com
his third term, he is especially quail
| flied to serve his state as Commits
sioner and it is conceded that his
party and the people of the state
could hardly find a more efficient
capable and honest man to fill the
! trust.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
TlE-uP is COMPLETE.
Not Mine I'm the Anthracite Region
Is Being Operated.

Philadelphia, May 13.-A[ine work
ers throughout the entire anthracite
coal regions of Pennsylvania to the
number of $4,000 formally began
their struggle Monday for increased
wages and shorter hours. Never in
the history of hard coal mining has a
tie-up been so complete, not one of
the 357 collieries in the territory be-
ing in operation. There is every indi-
cation for the belief that the suspen-
son, which was to cover only the first
three days of this week, will be made
permanent by the miners general
convention, which will meet at Hazel
ton on Wednesday.
Absolute quiet prevailed every
where yesterday. In pursuance of
the request of the district executive
ton last week, all the local unions
throughout the regions met during
the day and evening and elected dele
gates to the HaZleton convention. 1t
is significant that in every instance
where the vote of n local became
public property the ballot showed
decided majority for n permanent
strike unless the operators grant con-
cessions. Predictions are made that
If it is decided on Wednesday to con-
tinue the strike, the struggle will be
longer and more bitter than was that
of 1900. which last six weeks.
The coal companies in various parts
of the regions have already made
preparations for u siege. Coal train
crews, telegraph operators, switch
men, carpenters, machinists and 9TH
er employees numbering several thou
sand, not identified with the mine
workers union. have been laid of
until further notice. Some of the
companies have also brought their
mules to the surface
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
VIRTUES OF THE MILK SNAKE.
A Docile Creature That VIII Quickly
Rid the House of Rats and
Mice

"A milk snake came into my back
yard the other day." said man from
the country, relates Chicago ex-
change, land much to my sorrow and
indignation my hired man grabbed
club and killed it.
If people who live where the milk
snake abides only knew the possibili-
ties of that mild-mannered, docile
creature, they would not try to kill
every specimen of the species they
met. The milk snake would become
a great deal more useful and give more
pleasure as pet than a house cat,
if people only would give it the chance
Mice and rats will soon hunt for other
quarters if you let milk snake in
troduce itself into your household and
leave it to its own methods, and your
baby would cease crying if you had a
milk snake to amuse it.
1--WE once let one of these snakes
remain undisturbed in our house, into
which it had come timidly, but con-
fidently, one day, and it became so
tame that it would drink milk out
of a cup held in the hands of any mem
Der of the family, and was plainly
pleased when it was stroked or fon-
died. 1t was an excellent mouser, and
our old cat got to be so jealous of the
snake that he would hump his bacl;
and spit and swear outrageous when
ever we petted it or even praised it,
1.-The snake made all sorts of over
lures and attempts to be friends with
the cat, but the cat wouldn't have it
and I always thought it was the cat
that at last made away with the
snake, although my folks said it was
a strange dog that did the deed.
found him in the back yard one day
dead, and badly mangled, and there
was great grief in the household over
his taking off"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

Madrid, May 1.-THE streets of
this city are assuming a gala attire.
4 large section of the route to be
followed by the procession next Sat-
urday, the day of the coronation of
King Alfonso, has been hung with
festoons of foliage and flowers,
among which are hidden multi-col-
ored electric lamps. Triumphal
arches are in course of construction
along the line of march, but the work
is being done in leisurely manner.
Venetian masts, from which float
banners of the national colors, have
been erected in the central square at
the Puerto del Sol and in the princi-
pal thoroughfares.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

city awoke to find heavy clouds shrouding
the Mont Pelee crater. All day Weores-
day horrid detonations had been hear0.
These were echoed from St Thomas on the
north TO Barbados on the south. The can
nona6ing ceased on Wednesday night, and
,tfine ashes fell like rain on ST. Pierre. The
inhabitants were alarmed but Gov. Mout-
tet, who arrived at st. Pierre the evening
before, did everything possible to allay the
panic.
The British steamer Roraima reached St.
Pierre on Thursday with ten passengers,
among whom were Mrs. Stokes and her
three children, and Mrs. I'll. j. lnce. They
were watching the rain of ashes when, with
a frightful roar and terrific electric dis
charges, a cyclone of fire, mud and steam
swept down from the crater over town and
bay, sweeping all before II and destroying
the fleet of vessels at anchor off the shore.
There the accounts of the catastrophe so
far obtainable cease.
Awful Scenes.
Thirty thousand corpses are strewn about.
buried in the ruins of ST. Pierre, or else
floating gnawed by sharks, In the surround
ing seas Twenty-eight charred, half dead
human beings were brought here. sixteen
of them are already dead, and only OIL the
whole number four are expected TO recover
A press steamer, chartered in Guadeloupe,
neared Martinique at $3.50 Sunday morning.
The island, with its lofty hills, was hidden
behind huge veil of violet, or leaden-eol-
ored haze. Enormous quantities Oh the
wreckage of large and small ships and
houses strewed the surface of the sea- Huge
trees and, too often, bodies. with fiocks OF
sea guls soaring above and hideous sharks
fighting about them. We're floating here and
there. From behind the volcanic veil came
blasts of hot wind, mingled with others
ice cold. At LIE Precheur, five miles north
of st. Pierre. canoes with men and women
frantic TO get away, begged for passage
on the steamer. The whole north end OF
the island was covered with silver gray
coating of ashes resembling dirty snow
Furious blasts of fire, ashes and mud swept
over the steamer, but finally ST. Pierre was
reached.
Ruins still Burning.
The city of st. Pierre stretched nearl,
two miles along the water front and hall
a mile back to n cliff at the base of the
volcano. The houses of the richer French
families were built OF stone. The still
smoking volcano lowered above the ash
covered hills. The ruins were burning II
many places and frlghtful odors of burned
flesh filled the air With great difficulty {
landing was effected. Not one house wa'
ssft intact. Vlscid heaps of mud. of brighte
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
An Appeal for Contributions.

Washington, May 14.-Hon. John NJ
Wilson, the first vice president of the
American National Red Cross associa-
tion, has issued the following appeal
for aid for the sufferers from the
Martinique disaster: 1.-The American
National Red Cross appeals to the
people of the United States to send
money and supplies in aid of the suf-
ferers at Martinique and st. Vincent.
Money and supplies can be sent TO
the Hon. Cornelius Y. Bliss, of New
York City, or money may be sent di-
rect to w. J. Father, the treasurer
of the American National Red Cross
association, at Riggs bank, Washing
ton, ID. c."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
THE STRICKEN CITY.
CHASTITY Scenes Are Witnessed in
St. Pierre.
Great Heaps of Dead Bodies Are
Found by Relief Pnrties-Esti-
mntc of 10000 Deaths APP
parentIy Correct.

Fort de France, Island of Martinique,
May 13-It now seems to be generally
admitted that about 10000 persons lost
their lives as n result of the outbreak
of the Mount Pelee volcano at st.
Pierre on Thursday last. Careful in
vestigation by competent government
officials show that the earlier reports
were accurate. The American consul
at Guadeloupe, Louis H. Ayme, has
reached the desolate spot where st.
Pierre stood and confirms the awful
story in all its essential details. From
an interview with Col. Ayme, who is a
trained American newspaper man, the
following facts were learned:
Latest story of the Disnster.
Thursday morning the inhabitants of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
EDUCATIONAL TID-BITS.

There are no good dental schools in
South America.
The City of Mexico, in its great pre-
paratory school, has replaced Latin by
English, and made it u four years OBJ
ligatory course.
Glasgow university shows an increase
of 1903 students over last year. Edin-
burgh, of 102; st. Andrews, of 20;
while at Aberdeen there is decrease
of ten. 1t is impossible to make out
yet what influence Mr.. Carnegie's gift
has had on these numbers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16

on every side The streets could hardly be
traced.
bodies Piled in Heaps.
Here and there amid the ruins were heaps
of corpses, almost all the faces were down
ward In one corner twenty-five bodies of
men, women and children were mingled in
one awful mass. arms and legs protruding
as the hapless beings fell In the last strug-
giles of deaths agony. Through the middle
of the old Place Bertin ran tiny stream,
the remains of the river Gayave. Great
trees, with roots upward and scorched by
fire, were strewn in every direction. Huge
blocks and still hot stones were scattered
about. From under one large stone the
arm of a white woman protruded. Most
notable was the utter silence and the awful,
overpowering stencil from the thousands of
dead
Careful inspection showed that the fiery
Pierre must have been composed of poison
one who inhaled them, and of other gases
burning furiously, for nearly all the victims
had their hands covering their mouths or
were in some other attitude showing that
they had sought relief from suffocation.
All the bodies were carbonized or roasted.
Many Vessels Lost.
1t is impossible to get full list of
| the vessels lost. The cable repair ship
Grappler was lost with all on board
as was the French vessel Tamaya
| There were IS or 90 vessels in the road
stead at the time of the disaster The
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
THE FOOD WAS BAD.
But when Placed Before Him In Good
Company He Ate of II Heartily.

Washington, May 14.-George G.
Boardman, formerly of the Twenti-
eth infantry, continued his testimony
before the senate Philippine commit
tee yesterday. He said that the ma
tives in Batangas, where he was sta
toned, became very bold and threat
ening after the Balangiga massacre
and intimated that the troops would
be served likewise. 1t needed an or
der such as Gen. Smith gave to make
the natives realize that the United
States meant business.
Responding to question by Sena-
tor Carmack, the witness said that
hard and continuous service in the
Philippines and the poor food the
men received made them morose and
in vindictive temper.
''As for myself" said he, 81 will
say that l have less use for the
United States army than 1 ever had
before, because of the way l was
treated" He then threw on the ta-
bic can of salmon and a can of con-
densed food tablets, which he said
had been issued to him just before
leaving the army, and which he said
he refused to eat because it was
spoiled. In the one case of water
cure, which he had witnessed in
Batangas in 1901, he said the native
received no harsher treatment than
being badly scared.
After Mr.. Boardman had conclud-
ed his testimony, Senator Dietrich
sent the two samples of food which
Boardman had had left in the com
mittee room to the senate restaurant
requesting that they be prepared fol-
the table. The canned salmon he
had made into salmon salad and the
prepared food was used in the pre-
paration of soup. Mr.. Boardmar
then was invited to luncheon will
Senator Dietrich, Senator Beveridgt
being second guest.
The senators and their soldier
guest were all helped equally ant
bountifully to both dishes and all ate
heartily of them. Boardman did no
know the meal was prepared from
the samples he had furnished. 4h,
senator's declare the food was yer,
palatable and they agree that Mr.
Boardman's objections to the ration
appeared to have vanished when tn
food was served to him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-05-16
Elected Officers.

Trenton, n. j., May 1.-THE Ma
tional Brotherhood of Operatives Pot
ters closed an eight-day session here
yesterday with the reelection of \. S.
Hughes, of East Liverpool, o., as
president; Frank NJ. Hutchins, of
Trenton, vice-president, and Thomas
J. Duffy, of East Liverpool, as secre-
tary. The principal work of the con-
vention was the adoption of resolu-
tion for a uniform scale for making
sanitary ware and the appointment
of committee to prepare the scale.