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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
THE AGONY is OVER.
Agreements are Signed by which the
Venezuelan blockade VIII be Raised
and Captured ships Returned,

Washington, Feb. 14.-Herbert w.
Bowen, Nenezuela's representative in
the peace negotiations at Washington
last night signed with each of the al
lies representatives here protocol
providing for the reference of the
question of preferential treatment
of the claims of the allies against
Venezuela to The Hague arbitration
tribunal. The final formalities Oc-
CURED at the British embassy.
Immediately on the signing of the
last protocol cables were sent to Lon
don, Berlin and Rome announcing the
fact. Il is expected that the com
manders of the blockading fleet with
in the next "a hours will receive or
ders to withdraw their vessels at
once.
BY the provisions of these prelmi-
nary protocols, which have required
more than three weeks of constant
negotiations, Venezuela makes two
distinct gains, the immediate raising
of a blockade from which she had
been suffering for some weeks, and
the return of all her vessels, war and
merchant, which have been captured
by the allied fleet
Great Britain Germany and Italy
receive advance payments of $500
each. Great Britain receiving her
payment on the signing of the proto-
col and Germany and Italy within 30
and 60 days from date. Germany in
addition will receive five monthly
payments until the fun amount paid
her in advance aggregates S34O,000. As
n guaranty for the satisfaction Of
their claims, Mr.. Bowen pledges the
allies a share with the other creditor
nations in 30 per cent. of the GUS
toms receipts of the two ports Of La
Guaira and Porto Cabello.
1t is stipulated by the protocols
that the claims Of the creditor ma
tions shall be adiudicated by Joint
commissions TO consist In each in
stance of Venezuelan, representa-
tive of the claimant power and, in
case Of a disagreement, an umpire 20
he named by the president Of the
United States.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
COAL STRIKE COMMISSION.
Arguments ded-COmmissi0n VIII
Consider Verdict In Secret Session.

Philadelphia, Feb. 12.-Counsel for
the coal operators yesterday contin-
ued to arraign the Miners union in
their statements before the strike
commission. The Independent opera
tors had the attention of the commits
sioners for the greater part of the
day. The proceedings concluded with
the presentation of the Reading Co.'s
argument. In nearly every case the
attorneys charged President Mitchell
with responsibility for the alleged
lawlessness in the coal region during
the strike, and the union was char
acteriZed as an irresponsible organ
ization whose members are beyond
the control of the leaders.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-Before an
audience that filled every inch of
space in the United States circuit
court room, President Baer, of the
Reading Co., made his closing argu-
ment for the coal operators before
the strike commission yesterday and
Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel for
the miners, began the summing up
for the miners.
Philadelphia, Feb 14.-The anthra-
cite coal strike commission, after be-
ing in public session for more than
three months, closed its open hear
ings Friday with an all-day argument
by Clarence s. Darrow in behalf of
the miners. The commission will
meet in secret in Washington next
Thursday and begin the consideration
of its award. 1t is expected that by
the end of this month the arbitrators
will be ready to make their announce
ment. If an increase in wages is de-
termined upon, the increase is to date
from the first of last November, the
commission having decided upon that
date on October 81.
Mr.. Darrow took up the 10 evic-
tions on the Markle property and
with language that was extremely
strong he pictured the eviction of
sick wife and of a blind woman.
"You may roll together all the cru
city and violence committed in the
anthracite region" he exclaimed,
"and you cannot equal the fiendish
cruelty of John Marlkle when he
turned these helpless people into the
street simply to satisfy his hellish
hate"
"This contest is one of the import
ant contests that have marked the
progress of human liberty since the
world began-one force pointing one
way, another force the other. Every
advantage that the human race has
won has been at fearful cost. Every
contest has been won by struggle.
Some men must die that others may
live. 1t has come to these poor mi
ners to bear this cross, not for them
selves-but that the human race may
be lifted no tip a higher and broader
fore"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
TRADE REVIEW.
Demand for Products rs Not EquaIIed
by the Supply.

New York, Feb. 14.-R. &. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trad, says:
Disproporton between supply and
demand is still a factor of strength
in many commodities, retarding much
work and in some cases pOSrponing
important undertakings and Improve
ments. Wages have been advanced
voluntarily, and also in response to
demands by organized labor. Relief
to traffic congestion is still confined
to few favored districts, and ship
pers cannot hope fo- prompt deliy-
cries until lake navigation opens.
Earnings continue to show splendid
gains over former years. Orders for
spring shipment are heavy in all sta
pie lines, and the advance business
for fall is unusually large, testifying
to the confidence of buyers in con-
tinued prosperity.
Sound conditions continue to pre-
vail in the iron and steel industry,
with few developments of note Coke
Is in somewhat better supply, making
1t possible to operate blast furnaces
with less interruption than was eN-
perienced when the month opened,
but there is constant complaint of
the scarcity and high prices COM
manded by pig iron.
Failures for this week numbered
230 in the United States, against 240
last year, and 20 in Canada, COM
pared with 33 a year ago.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
SENT TO CONGRESS-.
Two Reports on Elkins Rebate
Bill Submitted.
The Majority Report Says the Bill
Will Prevent Railroads Giving
Rebates s-DenOcrats of the
House Say the bill
lacks Force.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The report
on the Elllins rebate bill, ordered ia
vorably reported by the house com
mittee on Interstate commerce, was
filed in the house yesterday.
''ln extensive hearings before your
committee upon the general subject
of proposed amendments to the inter-
state commerce law" the report re-
cites, ''it was urged by the members
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion that the provisions of existing
law providing for punishment of the
officers of railroads, but not for pun
iShment of the railroad itself, pre-
vented the enforcement of the law
forbidding rebates and discrimina-
tions. The experience of the inter-
state commerce commission has been
that it is impossible to obtain proof
of the granting of a rebate by the Of
ficer of railroad to some favored
shipper unless the officer himself
gives the evidence, in which case he
is free from prosecution"
The report says further: "Your
committee believes that the legisla-
tion proposed by the Elkins bill, to-
gether with the present Interstate
commerce law, covers about all the
ways that thought or language can
devise or describe to prevent the
granting of determinations in favor
of one shipper as against another, or
the building of one concern through
the favoritism of railroad corpora
tios."
The six minority members of the
committee on interstate commerce
also filed their views. After saying
that they do not oppose the bill and
that it will not afford much relief,
they add that the little good that it
does contain the people should have.
Continuing they say:
"The bill now reported is not near
ly so far reaching as the Littlefield
bill which a few days ago passed this
house by unanimous vote"
The minority proposes that the bill
be amended by adding the principal
features of the Littlefield bill.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
A TRAIN ROBBERY.
Two Wen Held Up n Northern Pacific
Train, but Got Little Booty.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 13.-Detective
Murphy has arrested William McCul-
lagh on suspicion of being one of the
Northern Pacific train robbers. Four
hundred and eighty-five dollars were
found in MoCullagh's possession.
There is evidence that the North
ern Pacific holdup Wednesday night
few miles east of Butte was done
by two robbers. They drove to the
scene of the robbery in a buggy and
after stopping the train and looting
the express and mail cars, drove back
TO Butte.
Bloodhounds from the state prison
were on the scene of the robbery
early in the morning. After the eX-
press messenger threw the package
of money up in the rack, he jumped
out of the car on the other side. In
the exchange Of shots he is said to
have been hit by bullet in the hip.
but he and the other trainmen went
on with the train and he was not
hurt badly enough to cause him To
return 10 Butte.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
A HEARST BOOMLET.
IL Is Launched by Prominent Demo-
Gratis at n Barbecue.

Columbus, o., Feb. ia presiden-
tial boom in behalf of William X.
Hearst and bitter attack on alleged
desertcrs from the democratic party
by William j, Bryan, were the domi-
mating notes at the barbecue given
last night by the JeiTerson-Jackson-
Lincoln league, organized a year ago
by eN-Cungressman John j. LentZ and
others. Twelve hundred people, men
and women, were present. The pro-
gram of tnasts follows:
Toastmastcr's address of welcome,
John j. Lentz
Address. Local Self Government
for Cities" Mayor Tom L. Johnson,
Cleveland.
Address, The Plain People and
Their Champions" cN-Gov. James II.
Budd, California
Address, The Test uf Democracy" ="
W. j. Bryan, Nebraska.
Clarence s. Darow, leading coun.
sci for the United Mine Workers, who
was 90 have res poudsd to the toa 81,
"The Industrial Slave" was unable
to bee present.
w. Il. Hearst, who had been invited
e. address the banquet, sent his re.
Freta.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
GET RICH SCHEME.
Turf Investment Companies at ST.
Louis suspend Payment.


st. Louis Feb. 13.-At the end Of
the third days run on the co-opera-
tive turf investment companies by in
vestors demanding the return of their
deposits, the result stands:
f. J. Arnold & Co.-all payments
suspended.
John L. Ryan & Co.-aH payments
suspended.
international Investment Co.-all
payments suspended.
Christy Syndicate Investment Co.
all payments suspended.
United Turf Investment Co.-office
closed.
Grand jury investigation of invest
ment company methods of trans
acting business begins.
Crowds of men and women, eager
to regain their inves tments surged
into the offices Of the various invest
ment companies yesterday and all
were doomed to disappointment ex-
cepting the international Invest
ment Co.'S investors. This company
suspended payments in the after
noon and demanded the stipulated 30
days notice of withdrawal. The
United Turf Investment Co. did not
open its offices and a sign on the door
announced that payments had been
suspended indefinitely.
Late in the afternoon the February
grand jury dropped all other business
to take up the investigation of the
turf Investment companies.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19

Chicago, Feb. H.-Therc will he no
more strikes Of elevator conductors
and ianitors Of Chicago Office build
ings for five years as a result ~ the
work of the Chicago board ~ arbf-
tratiou. which has been considering
the grievances of the unions against
the Building Managers association.
This decision, which all parties 10 the
ease agreed 90 abide by. includes rec
ognitiou 30 the elevator conductors
and ianitur-' unions and comedies
the Increased wage scale demanded
hv the strikers
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
SHUT THEIR DOORS,
Police Raid Three Turf Ex-
changes in Chicago.
Managers Arrested-The SInVestment
Companies Found Great Many
People Who Were willing
TO Part With Their
Money.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Three turf in
Vestment company offices were raid
ed here Friday afternoon by detec-
tives and a number of attaches ar
rested. The head Of fourth con-
cern, warned of the proposed move
ment, made his escape before the
detectives arrived. The different
firms visited by the police were the
Fl. Brolaski Co., $50 Dearborn street;
Benedict & Co., Room 703, No. 22i
Dearborn street; the Mid-Continent
Investment Co., 1S5 Dearborn street,
and \. j. DemarSst & Co., on the
eighth floor of the Temple Court
building, Dearborn and Quincy
streets. When the detectives reached
the Demarest place, the president of
the company, \. j. Demarest, could
not be found and there was a num-
Der of patrons in front of the locked
doors, clamoring for payment.
The raids followed a general police
order to close all fraudulent turf ex-
changes in Chicago.
Three squads of detectives started
out simultaneously to round up the
alleged offenders.
There are numerous other ''turf in
vestment" establishments in Chicago
and further raids by the police prob.
ably will be made.
The circulars seized in the offices
raided reveal several ingenious new
schemes. Letters from men, women
and boys in nearly every town
throughout the middle west were
found, with hundreds of communica.
tions from Chicagoans.
Although no definite estimate of
the amount lost to investors can be
made at present, it is said the total
will run into hundreds Of thousands.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN.
The Ninety-fourth Anniversary of the
Great EmancIpatOrss Birth Is OBJ


Ehe Nlnety-1OuFth Anniversary Oh tho
Great EmancIpatOrss Birth Is OBJ
served.
Springfield, ILL.,, Fec. 13.-Lihceln's
birthday was observed in this city by
exercises at his tomb at the national
Lincoln monument under the aus
pices of Stephenson Woman's Relief
Corps. The principal address Of the
day was made by Col James f. Fell
ter, commander of Stephenson post,
No. so, G. \. II.
Addresses were made also by Chap
lain Stevenson, of Stephenson post,
and Col. Frank r. Reid commander
of the Illinois division, Sons of Veter-
ans.
The local chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution met in
the afternoon at the Lincoln home.
During the exercises a letter written
by Lincoln to his friend, Milton Hay,
of this city, was read, to which was
attached probably the last signature
ever made by Lincoln.
New York, Feb. 13.-Members of
the Chicago society of New York last
evening gathered at Delmonicos,
where they celebrated the memory of
| Abraham Lincoln. The great war
president was eulogized by men who
had personally known him.
Col \. b. Chandler, president of the
Postal Telegraph Cable Co., who was
telegraph operator in the White
House during the civil war, was on
the program for an address, but ill
ness kept him at home, and the
] h,
| his son.
Addresses were delivered by ex-Sec-
retary of the Treasury George S.
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,; Alban
Jasper Conant, who painted the Lin
coin portrait which hangs in the cap
itol at Washington; Lafayette Young,
Of Des Moines, Ia; William f. Cur
It's, Miss Ida VI. Tarbell, author of
"Life of Lincoln" and Henry ID. Es-
tabrook, formerly of Nebraska.
| Chicago, Feb. 13.-Archbishop Ire
land, of St. Paul, was the guest of
honor at banquet given at the Au-
ditorium hotel last night by the lin
coin club, in commemoration Of the
ninety-fourth anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln.
| Among the speakers of the evening
were United States Senator-elect A. J.
! Hopkins, James A. Trautman, Of
Kansas; Wesley Hill, Of Pennsylvania
and Congressman George f. Foss.
New York, Feb. 13.-Lincoln's
birthday was celebrated by the Re-
/ publican club hast night with din
ner at the Waldorf-Astoria.
At the guests table were Justice
4 BARTLETT, Jacob II. Schiff, Gen. j. S.
Clarkson, George Whitehead, Francis
L. Loring. eX-GOv. Black Congress-
man Francis w. Cushman, and j.
Sloat Fassett.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
A million for Charity.

ST. Paul. Mimi. Feb. 14.-Thc viii
OF Mrs Cornelia Day Wilder Appleby,
only daughter Of tn" late Amherst H..
Wilder, well known millionaire rail-
road contractor, was made public
Friday The amount covered by the
will. probably somewhat exceeds
sl,O00.00O. After making number
OF minor hequests. 10 Is provided that
the bulk of the large estate be in
vested for the benefit of the worthy
poor of the city ~ St. Paul, without
regard 40 color or religions belief.
and Independently ~ any organized
charities, hospitals or other institr-
tiou, with central or admuistra-
ti1n building from which what Is 10
be known as THE Amherst II. Wild
er Charity" shall hs carried on.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
DEADLY GAS.
Five Wen are Killed and Ten Injured
by NoNious Fumes.

Chicago, Feb 13.-Five men met
death and ten were overcome last
night by the fumes Of gas escaping
from the purifying box in the plant
OF the Northwestern Gas Light and
Coke Co. at Blue Island.
The men, under the direction 81 Su-
perintendent Martin e. Russell, had
been engaged in changing the purifier
In the purifying box. According 10
the statements ~ men al the plant,
when the men finished the work Of
changing the substance In the box,
they did not close the covers Of the
box. When the gas was turned into
the box for the purifying process, Il
escaped in volumes ana the men were
overcome where they stood.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
schooner aadII ven Missing.

UI1U'VsI"f, N1ssr Frn. l3-The
Gloucester fishing schooner Annie
Wesley which sailed from this port
ou November ga for tHe Grurrr4
banks, s. believed tu have been faag
with aIi .H board The schooner.
wisrh carried cgeH ~ "a meu, ssa4
last seen uu December NJ U dan.
geraue position ur Sable island ~
Thought sbr r.thrr faHuderrH at
Hrnf fH piece. 900 nue oI fHe frrarh.
srHH. aar nhHab abound 300 lHut 50
eH.fE cor tHr rrea fhrrH WeUr mHr.
F.rd aua haI large families. Ihe 20
ml.Hirr ug.a unmarried.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19

Detroit Feb. a. Nearly $50 dele
gates were present Friday az the
first session Foo the Wayne hotel -
the annual meeting of tAc american
r1admakrfH and the International
good roads conference. Isrufy.tWo
states are represented.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
Thel urnrmnrr Tho ualne.

Havana. Fob. lt Al meeting -
American. IrH. Friday #r AHs AE.
ranged fH H.H memrat. .ErreI.~s e
me areaN af fhe Na.He n..f SUNDAY.
a er.p...u was raised Iu Icgsrata
thr Hrs.E
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-29
Punctured an Artery.

A serious runaway accident occurred
Thursday afternoon, north of the city.
Peter Wendinger of West Newton, was
in town that day and purchased a
binder. He had the machine loaded
upon, his wagon with the crates, just
as it had been shipped from the fac
tory. About 3 O'Clock he started for
home and when passing the Stuebe
farm the rough condition of the road
caused the binder crate to slip toward
the forward end of the wagon and fall
upon the tongue, throwing him from
his seat. He fell between the horses
and when the frightened animals com
menced running he became entangled
in the harness or whiffletree, having
his ankle bruised and sprained and
an artery cut just above the ankle.
He was brought to this city, where DR..
Weiser staunched the flow of blood
and dressed his hurts. It was found
that the puncture in the artery was
very small, otherwise the accident
might have resulted fatally. The
horses were stopped at Beussmann's
bridge and were not injured.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-29
Disappointed the Crowd.

4 Sundays ball game at the fair
grounds between the New Ulm and
Gibbon teams was a great disappoint-
ment to the crowd. It consisted of a
series of wrangles, for which both
teams were about equally responsible,
and ended in row in the eighth
inning, the Gibbon players refusing to
abide by a decision of the umpire and
leaving the field. At the time the score
was to l in their favor but the locals
had excellent prospects of landing the
necessary run to tie when the umpire
terminated the contest and awarded
them the game by default. Aside from
these disagreeable features the game
was interesting. New Ulm put up the
better fielding exhibition and Spaeth
Outpitched his adversary but Gibbon
excelled at batting. They made their
first run in the third inning and their
other in the eighth, while New Ulm
scored in the sixth.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-29
Under the head of "Sportin.

Under the head of "Sporting News"
one of the city dailies contains an
article which states that some enter
prising concern has at last fashioned
an automobile so that it may be used
on the farm to do blowing and other
hard work, that hitherto the faithful
horse has been put to. Now, if any of
the people who do the writing for the
dailies think that blowing either with a
horse on an automobile is sport, they
want to get out onto the farm and hav e
their ideas changed. They have a
penchant of ridiculing some of the
country papers for getting things
twisted, but they have poor appreci-
alton of sport if they hold to the
idea that the work that is given to a
horse and his driver on the farm is
sport.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-29
Accented After Twelve Years.

Officials of the United States post
office department recently accepted the
resignation of Martin Mueller, post
master at Essig. after that gentleman
had had it in for more than twelve
years. Mr. Mueller has handled the
mail of the people residing in and
about Essig for the past fifteen years.
He was appointed to the office May l,
1899, but three years thereafter, in
1891, decided to give it up. He filled
out resignation blank, forwarded it
to the department and in due time
received notice that it would be con-
sidered. Then followed a period of
waiting. At Washington they were
not worrying over the affairs of the
Essig postotfice and twelve years
slipped by without its having been
accepted. This spring Mr.. Mueller
made out a second. Only few months
elapsed before he was relieved of his
office and VIM. G. Heymann named as
his successor. The Office was moved
to the Heymann store in Essig last
Thursday and Friday morning Mr..
Heymann assumed his official duties
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-29

Mrs. NJ. J. Danley, Treasurer of the
Rebecca Lodge, !. o. Q. F., writes from
l24 First street, n, Minneapolis, Mimi.
, st was afflicted for several years with
kidney trouble which became quite SER
ious and caused me considerable anxiety.
I spent hundreds of dollars trying to
be cured, but nothing gave me any
permanent relief until tried Peruna.
it took less than three months and
only ten bottles to effect q permanent
cure, but they were worth more than as
many hundred dollars to me. I am fully
restored to health, know neither ache
nor pain and enjoy life."-Mrs. M. J.
Danley. '
This experience has been repeated
many times. We hear Of such cases
nearly every day.
Mrs. Danley had catarrh of the kid
neys. AS soon as she took the right
remedy she made a quick recovery.
A Prominent Southern Lady's Letter.
Miss Laura Hopkins, of Washington,
d. g., niece Of Hon. E. O. Hopkins, one
of the largest iron manufacturers of
Birmingham, Ala, writes the following
letter commencing Peruna. She says:
81 can cheerfuily recommend Peru-
IA for Indigestion and stomach trouble
and as q good tonic. "-Laura Hopkins.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever located.
Peruna is specific for the catarrhal
arrangements of women. Address The
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio,
for free book on catarrh written by DR..
s. B. Hartman.