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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
HUNDREDS KILLED.
Rebels Lose Heavily During a
a Hot Battle in Colombia.
The Government Troops Managed to
Escape from Largely Superior
Force and After n IT Days
March Reached Posi-
sltfon Of Safety.

Panama, March 15.-The govern
ment generals Castro and Ortiz ar
rived here Friday and received one
of the most enthusiastic welcomes
ever witnessed in Panama.
Referring to the engagement at
Aqua Dulce, February 20, Gen. Castro
said that the government troops,
numbering 500 men, were attacked by
5000 revolutionists. On the third
day of the fighting both drinking
water and ammunition in Aqua Dulce
became scarce and Castro ordered his
troops to retreat. To do this the
government forces had to break
through the rebel lines.
Gen. Castro says he knows positive
ly that of the forces under the revo-
lutionary Gen. Herrera over 700 were
killed or wounded. He character.
ized the bravery of the revoutionists
as something extraordinary and said
that many of them were killed within
three feet of the entrenchments.
Colon, Colombia, March 1j.-The
following report was obtained from
the government troops which arrived
here from Bocas Del Toro:
Upon finding the revolutionary at
tack upon Aqua Dulce to be irresis-
tibe, owing to the enemy's superior
numbers, their artillery and their
supplies of ammunition, Gen. Castro
decided to retreat to David and Chiri-
qui, which towns were known to be
hard pressed by the revolutionists.
This is "A long and tiresome march of
over 200 miles.
Shortly after leaving IIorconcitos
a small body of government troops
was met These men reported that
Col. Luque had been killed in battle
and that the revolutionists were in
possession of David. Gen. Castro,
therefore, decided to try and effect
the difficult march across the noun
tains to Bocas Del Toro. Consider
ing the hardships of the march Gen.
Castro's troops arrived there in fair
ly healthy condition, and are enthusi-
astic to continue the struggle. The
march from Aqua Dulce to Bocas Del
Toro occupied II days, during the
last five of which bananas were the
only obtainable food.
Castro's soldiers report that 500
men were killed during the fighting
at Aqua Dulce. The revolutionists
lost $50 and the government forces
go men. 1t is also said that the
Indian chief Lorenzo and his half
caste Indians participated in the at
tack and killed many of the govern
ment soldiers with machetes. Their
rife fire during the Aqua Dulce bat
tie was deadly and persistent. The
din of the rifles was so great that the
cannon fire could not be heard. The
slaughter and massacre at this battle
are described as something awful.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
FOURTH CAUCUS FRUlTLEss.
Another Conference of House Escpub-
licans on the Reciprocity Question
Is Called for Next Tuesday.

Washington, March l2.-The fourth
conference of the house republicans
on the reciprocity question was fruit
less. like those that preceded it, the
conference adiourning at midnight
until next Tuesday. The victory was
with the advocates of reciprocity, as
the motion to adjourn was carried
- to 53-aftcr motion to amend the
motion to make it sine die adjourn
ment. offered by Mr.. Littlefield, of
Maine, one of the leaders of the op-
position, had been voted down-61 to
20.
Earlier in the evening the oppon-
ents of reciprocity had insisted on n
vote upon the main proposition. The
session was a stormy one. Mr.. Sib-
ley, of Pennsylvania, offered com
promise proposition for reciprocity
arrangement to last until December
/, 1908. which he claimed had the APP
proval and endorsement of President
Roosevelt.
Representative Long, of Kansas, a
member of the ways and means com
mittee. opened with an exhaustive
argument in favor of the 20 per cent.
concession advocated by the ways
and means committee.
When Mr.. Long finished speaking
Mr.. Taylcr, of Ohio, presented a pro-
test against the plan of the ways and
means committee. The protest was
drafted at the conSarence which the
republicans opposed to reciprocity
held Monday night. 1t was in the
nature of a manifesto setting out the
grounds on which their opposition
was based, being lArgely an amplif-
cation of the contention that a redac-
tion of the duty on Cuban sugar in
volved IA relaxation of the protective
principle. In lieu of the Tawney
proposition for rebate Mr.. Tayler
offered the following resolution:
''First--That we reathrm our ad-
herence to the republican national
platform of 1896, insuring adequate
protection to the cane and beet sugar
industries in the United States, and
to the policy of reciprocity as de-
clared in our platform of 1900.
''Second-That we have maintained,
and will continue to faithfully DIS
charge the obligations to Cuba as
sumed by virtue of the treaty of
Paris and the Platt amendments, and
that we favor such commercial
agreements with her as her govern
ment when established may be will
ing to make and which will be in har-
mony with our national policy OF pro-
lection and reciprocity, and
"Thrd-That no further action be
taken respecting the proposition to
reduce the tariff on Cuban products
coming into this country"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
TO BE SOLD FOR TAXES.
The Old Lincoln Farm in Indiana Is
to Go Under the Hammer.

Evansville, Ind, March 15.-The old
Lincoln farm in the heart of Lincoln
City. Spencer county, will be sold for
delinquent taxes. For years the
taxes on the farm have not been paid
and the county officials decided to
offer the farm for sale. Attempts
heretofore have been made to turn
the farm into park and to secure
from congress an appropriation for
this purpose, and this may be done
after the farm shall pass into other
hands.
The old cottage that stood on the
farm and in which Abraham Lincoln
lived, was removed to New York
many years ago and was sold for sew
eral thousand dollars. The commits
sioners of Spencer county have re-
Ceived many letters from people over
the country wanting to buy the farm.
and bidders will doubtless be numer-
Gus when the tax sale shall be held.
The mother of Lincoln is buried on
the farm. The burial lot is kept in
good condition by the commissioners.
The county received deed for the
lot several years ago.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
LIFE is ENDED.
Ex-Gov. AItgcId Dies at IA Hotel In
Joliet. Hi.


Joliet, H., March 13.-EN-Gov. John
p. Altgcld died in the Hotel Munroc
Wednesday morning at 1903 o'clock.
He had been unconscious since mid
night. Mr.. AItgeld was the prin-
cipal speaker at pro-Boer mass
meeting Tuesday night in the Joliet
theater.
just at the close of his speech a
sudden dizziness seized him, and he
was assisted from the stage. The
meeting proceeded, the audience not
realizing what had happened. MIR,
Altgeld was taken to the door of the
theater where several vomiting spells
seized him.
Physicians were hastily summoned
and Mr.. Altgeld was carried to the
hotel across the street. He retained
consciousness and urged the ncwspa-
permen to keep the affair quiet for
fear of alarming his wife. Shortly
before midnight he became uncon-
Scious. He remained in this condi-
tion until death.
John p. Altgeld was born in Prussia
in 1S4S, and came to this country
when a child. and as soon as he was
old enough. enlisted in the service for
the defense of his adopted country
and bore the part of true soldier
in the closing days of the civil war.
He was an able lawyer and a distin-
guiShed Judge
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
Alleged "Queer,, showers In Trouble

Norfolk, Va, March 14-,E. +. Ster-
ling and Joseph Sherer, white men,
charged with flooding Huntersville
with spurious five-cent pieces were
held yesterday for the United States
grand jury by Commissioner Bowden.
The evidence against the men was
strong. At the hearing it was brought
out that Sherer had served term in
the penitentiary. Sterling claims to
be an attorney from Chicago and says
that at one time he had good prac-
tice there. Since coming to Norfolk
he has done carpenter work.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
TRADE REVIEW.
IL. d. Dun ~ Co.'s Weekly Summary
of Business Conditions.

New York, March 15.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Business in Boston was completely
paralyzed by the strike of freight
handlers and teamsters which direct
ly affected 10000 men and indirectly
rendered other thousands idle by
holding back supplies of raw mate
rial. Fortunately this struggle was
brief, but another will begin on Mon
day at Fall River mills and other
textile plants in that vicinity. Out
side of Massachusetts, however, the
labor situation is exceptionally free
from controversy. Distribution of
spring merchandise is making rapid
progress.
Consumers of iron and steel pro-
ducts are still anxious regarding con-
ditions during the next three months.
After July l it is believed that deliv-
cries will be ample. The resumption
of many idle plants this month prac-
ticaIly assures new high water
marks in the near future.
Labor disturbances have tended to
strengthen the tone of textile pro-
ducts by reducing available supplies.
All divisions of tse cotton goods
market are affected.
Failures for the week were 233 in
the United States against 200 last
year, and "a in Canada, against 33 in
tO01
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20

Washington, March 14.-Dr. Charles
f. Hagner, for 80 years a physician in
this city, and a member of one of the
oldest families in this section, was
yesterday held for the action of the
grand jury as the result of an in
quest over the body of a prematurely
born baby of Mrs. Peter Blair. found
alive and doubled up in a shoe box
thrown into a garbage can in the
rear of the Blair house. At the in
quest a colored woman pointed to
DIR. Hagner as the man whom she
saw place the box in the can. The
latter, admitting he was the man,
said he believed the child was dead at
the time
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
WAGES WILL NOT BE RAISED.
Anthracite Mine Owners Issue IA Noe
IIcc 20 the Wine Morkers.

Philadelphia, March 1.-THE fol-
lowing notice will be posted to-day at
all the colieries throughout the an
thracite coal region of Pennsylvania:
Rates of wages now in effect will
be continued until April 1, 1903, and
thereafter subject to 60 days notice.
Local differences will be adjusted an
heretofore"
The rate of wages now paid to
mine workers in the anthracite re-
gion is the same as that granted
them as result of the great strike
I'm the fall of 1900. At that time the
coal operators promised that the
rate should remain in effect until
April /, 1901. Prior to the latter
date the miners, through the officers
of their national organization, made
several demands on the operators,
among them the recognition Of the
union. This the mine owners re-
fused. but instead continued the
rate of wages granted in 1900 to
April /, this year.
At the recent national convention
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea at Indianapolis, it was voted to
again ask the operators to grant the
men several concessions. Among
these were the recognition of the
union and an eight hour day. At the
same time the national officers We're
instructed to seek conference with
the operators, and accordingly let
ters were sent to the presidents of
the several coal companies asking for
such meeting. As far as is pub
licly known none of the presidents
granted the request. Failing in this
the miners have called convention
to be held at Shamoltin next Tuesday,
at which all the coal miners in the
anthracite region will be represented
and at which the vital question of
whether or not to strike will either
be finally decided or referred to the
national officers with power to act.
Altoona Pa. March 1.-THE Uni
ted Mine Workers of America met
the operators in joint session yester-
day. National Secretary William b.,
Wilson, who had just arrived from
indianapolis, was called to preside.
After some general discussion, a scale
committee was appointed consisting
of four operators and four miners
This Joint committee held its first
meeting last night. The operators
will demand revised scale, alleging
that car shortage and other condi
tionS has made the coal business less
profitable than last year. >
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
Cen. Garrnrd Dies.

London, KY, March 15.-News was
received here Friday of the death of
Gen. r. T. Garrard at his home near
Manchester. Gen. Garrard served as
an officer in the Mexican war and as
brigadier general in the federal army
during the civil war. Among his
children is Maj. Joseph Garrard, of
the regular army. Gen. Garrard
lived on farm given his ancestors
by Virginia patent and conducted a
famous salt works. He was the
patriarch of the Garrard tribe of
feudists, but the hope of his life was
to see permanent peace established
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
A NEG RO WON AN.
She Throws Light on Murder
Mystery at Beaumont, Tex.
Men Were Drugged and Thrown Into
the River--A Gang of Negro Wo-
men and White Wen En-
gagged I'm Luring Stran-
gers To Their Death.

Beaumont, Ten, March 13.-Mattie
Bennett confessed Wednesday to
Sheriff Lindley that she was at the
head of gang of negro women and
white men who had for months been
Turing men into her house, drugging
them, beating them and robbing
them. If they died the victims were
dragged to the river and thrown in.
If they were only stunned they were
taken out of the house to a remote
part of some street and left for pc
destrians or policemen to find.
A fear is felt that more than 12
men, among those who have come to
Beaumont and were afterwards re-
ported as "missing" have been muir
dercd. and that their bodies are now
at the bottom of the river. In the
last three months at least 80 in
quircs for missing men have been re-
'ceived and, while no one supposes
that the gang has murdered so many
as 80, there is a fear that some of the
.disappearanccs are due to their
work.
Five bodies have been found in the
river since the first of the year. The
Bennett woman was arrested Sunday
on suspicion of being connected with
the murder of Benjamin Pearson, one
of the five known victims. She de-
nes being guilty of this crime, but
alleges that one of the gang of which
she is a member, discussed the COM
mission of the deed. On the strength
of her confession a white man,
punch" Prim and negro woman
of them have been "sweated" and
Sheriff Lindley states that he expects
a full confession, not only of the muir
der of Pearson, but of others within
a short while. Sheriff Lindley is
looking for two more negro women
and six or eight white men, some of
whom are wanted as witnesses.
Beaumont, Tex. March 14.-JOhn
Welsh, white man who has been inn
plicated by allegation by Matte BEN
nett, the negro leader of the gang Of
robbers and murderers which have
been operating here, was brought to
Beaumont yesterday, having been ar
rested at Houston on the strength of
the woman's confession. Welsh de-
nies completely in the murders. He
was an iron molder employed in the
foundry where Benjamin Pearson,
one of the murdered men, worked.
In Jail yesterday the Bennett wo
man talked freely to "A reporter. She
confessed everything except direct
murder, and went fully into the de-
tails of the plans followed by the
gang. 1.-The business has been going
on for six months" said she. The
men would go out to the saloons and
street corners and find men that had
money. They'd bring them to my
house, and | and the other women
would give them beer with knockout
drops in it. Then the men would
either beat them up there and rob
them, or take them out into the hobo
yard. / don't know how many men
I've drugged; too many to remember.
and all of them were robbed.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
PRINCE HENRY.
He Sails for Germany Very rsuch
Pleased with EKiY Visit 10 Ihis
Country.

Country.
New York, March 12.--Prince Henry
of Prussia sailed for Germany on
board the steamer Deutschland yes
terday.
The prince breakfasted early and
about 10 O'Clock began to receive Off
cial farewell visits, including repre-
sentatives of Germany in this coun-
try and those of the United States
government. Mayor Low, of New
York, was also a caller.
The Deutschland sailed at 3:45. As
she moved away from the pier, the
cheering was continuous. The prince
appeared on the bridge and bowed.
All down North river the passing tugs
and craft of every description gave
the great liner and her distinguished
passenger noisy sendOtf. At the
Battery a great crowd cheered as
the vessel steamed on down the bay
Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton fired
salutes which were answered by the
Deutschland's whistle, and the garri-
son at Fort Wadsworth lined up on
the bluff until the steamer had
passed out into the lower bay.
Washington, March 13.-The fol-
lowing cablegrams were made public
eSterday:
Wilhelmshaven, March II, 1902:-
President of the United States of
America, Washington: Now that
my brother has left the hospitable
shore of the United States, home
ward bound / feel it "A pleasing duty
to express to you how deeply CRATE
fItl nf ba "a n
people feel, for the splendid hos
ptality and the cordialty of the re-
ception which was accorded to Prince
Henry by all classes of the American
people.
NV outStretched hand has been
met by you with a firm, manly and
solid grip. May heaven bless our re-
!ations with peace and good will be-
tween the two great nations. My
best compliments and wishes to Miss
Alice. WILLIAM, |. II.
Washington, March ~, 19O2.-Em-
peror William. Wilhelmshaven: Your
brothers visit to this country has ac-
complished much in showing the
depth of the kindly feeling which
exists between the two nations. 1t
has been most fortunate in every
way, and | trust you will permit me
to congratulate you on the admirable
manner in which he has borne him
self He has won the genuine and
hearty sympathy and regard Of all
with whom he has been brought in
contact. We have welcomed him
for his own sake, and we have wei
coined him still more heartily as the
representative of yourself and of the
mighty German people. thank you
in the name of the American people
for what you have done, and | thank
you personally in addition for the
gracious form which your courtesy
took. THEODORE ROOSEN ELI.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20

New York, March 14.-Andrew Car
negie was the principal speaker last
evening at the annual dinner of the
New York Library club. Among
she other guests were 300 librarians
If New York City and vicinity. Mr..
Carnegie said: 81 have been much
gratified by the many applications of
small communities in the west for
libraries. And in this connection |
will say that | have dealt with about
forty of these applications to-day,
and am glad to say that in all except
perhaps two cases l have seen my
way to grant them"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
Two Street Cars are DynamIted.

Leavenworth, Kan, March 1.-Two
cars of the Kansas City-Leavenworth
electric line were dynamited here
last night. One woman was injured.
The first explosion occurred early in
the evening on the line to Fort Leav-
enworth. The car was damaged be-
yond repair. a 60-pound rail was
split in two. second explosion
occurred later in the evening on the
Fifth avenue line. No damage was
done beyond breaking windows. The
company has offered a reward of $3.50
for information leading ts the arrest
of the dynamiters.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
Agreed on 6. a. II. Encampment Rate

Washington, March 14.-By agree
ment with the executive committee
of the G. \. II. the Eastern Passenger
association has agreed on uniform
rate of one fare for the round trip to
Washington for the encampment to
be held here in October. This action
has been certified to the Trunk Line
association, which controls the rest
of the country, and almost certainly
will be met by uniform concession
of one cent a mile from all points
west of the Ohio river.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20

Chicago, March 14.-One of the
most daring of recent Chicago post
office thefts is engaging the attention
of postal officials. Some one, by
means of a duplicate key, opened IA
mail wagon last night and extracted
registered mail sack. The CON
tents of the pouch are estimated to
be of the value of S1,7OO. The rob-
berry was committed in front of the
Masonic Temple in State street, as
hundreds were passing. Driver
Hannum went into tie temple sub
station to take up q registered mail
sack there. He was absent only
five minutes,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20

Washington, March 14.-Maj. Gen.
David S. Stanley, L. S. A., retired, n
notable figure in many campaigns
and one of the few remaining corps
commanders of the western army,
died at his residence here Thursday,
aged 73 years.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
Spanish Cabinet Resigns.

Madrid March 1.-THE premier,
Senor Sagasta, ON Thursday notified
the queen regent that the cabinet had
resigned. Her majesty asked Sa-
gasta to form new cabinet to i'm
clude all sections of the liberal party,
but he declined to do so.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
PASSED AWAY.
W. j. Glenn, DOOrkeeper Of House Of
Representative. Dead-Was PrOmi-
nent i'm New York State.

Washington, March 13.-W. j.
Glenn, the doorkeeper of the house
of representatives, died here at 3:15
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
pneumonia, following an attack of
grip. He was 80 years old. At the
deathbed were number of old Al
legany county friends. Mr.. Glenn
leaves a widow and two sons. His
remains will be taken to his home in
Cuba, y. Y, this evening.
Mr.. Glenn had been chairman Of
every delegation sent from Allegany
county to New York state republican
conventions during the past II years
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20

Dyersburg, Tenn, March 13.-The
Illinois Central depot burned We'd
nesday together with five cars loaded
with merchandise on side track
The loss is about $4,000. The fire is
supposed to have been started by a
spark from a passing locomotive.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-20
Another Rank RurpIary.

Titusville, Pa, March 13.-Safe
crackers blew open the vault of the
Farmers bank of Townylle, this
county, Tuesday night and stole be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. Of this So
600 was in bills, $1,000 in silver and
The balance in gold.
Arizona republican., 1902-08-23

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