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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
OUR VICE CONSUL ALIVE.
s3e Had Been Shot at but Not Hit
Turkish OfiiciaIy Express Regret.

Washington, Aug. pa decided
turn in the case of United States
Vice Consul William c. Magelssen at
Belrut, Syria, who was reported to
have been aSsaSsinated last Sunday,
developed last night when it became
known that the report was incorrect,
and that although Mr.. Magelssen had
been shot at he had not even been
injured. This information came to
the state department in dispatch
from United States Minister Leish-
man at Constantinople, who said the
mistake in making the original an
nouncement was due to an error in
the transmission of the cipher dis
patch from Consul Ravndal at Beirut
in reporting the incident to the min
lister.
Acting Secretary LoomiS declined
to make public the text of Minister
Leishman's dispatch, but he gave a
summary of its contents. 1t shows
that Mr.. MagelSSen had been shot at
by some person at the time unknown
to the officials, but that he had not
been hit. The local Turkish officials
were prompt to express their regret
themselves to apprehend the assas-
sin, but thus far had been unsuccess-
full.
The minister's dispatch also said
that Consul Ravndal had reported to
him that some of the foreign consuls
at Beirut had reported to their gov
ernments that the situation at that
place had become exceedingly un-
safe, that this condition of affairs
had existed for some time and that
something ought to be done to re-
lieve the tension.
Oyster Bay. y. Y, Aug. 20.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was informed last
night of the incorrectness of the re-
port that Vice Consul Magelssen, at
Beirut, Syria. had been assassinated.
The president expressed gratifca-
tion that Consul Magelssen had es-
capped without injury from the as
sault of the would-be murderer. He
announced, however, that no change
at present would be made in the
plans of this government and that
the European squadron which he had
ordered to proceed to Beirut would
continue to its ordered destination.
II can be said to be the purpose of
President Roosevelt to afford Ameri-
can citizens in the disturbed prov
inces of Turkey all the protection
possible. For that reason and for
others which may develop in "A short
time the decision is reached that no
change at this time will be made in
the orders to the European squadron.
Admiral Cotton will proceed with his
vessels to Turkish waters with the
idea of fully safeguarding Americans
and American interests.
The president and Secretary of
State Hay both regard it advisable,
in view of the present state of unrest
in Turkey. to have American war yes
sells in Turkish waters
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03

Paris, Aug. 2S.-The expulsion of
the Redemptorist fathers from their
monastery at Les Sables d'Olonne.
department of Vendee, was carried
out yesterday after an exciting ex-
periencc. The barricaded building
was surrounded by soldiers. police
and firemen. The monastrv bells
summoned a crowd of people to its
defense, missiles were thrown out of
the windows and several of the be-
siegers were injured. After four
hours siege the barricades were
forced and the fathers retreated to
the roof, where they continued their
defense until dislodged by stream
of water. Many arrests were made.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
AN OATH or ALLEGIANCE.
Employees of the Government Print
Ing Office are Ordered TO Thke IL.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Nn order
from Public Printer Palmer was is
sued to the heads of divisions in the
government printing Office just be-
fore the hour for closing Yesterday
to appear before a notary public in
the office and take the oath of ale
glance to the United States as sub
scribed to by clerks under the civil
service law.
Mr.. Palmer said he issued the order
at the suggestion of government
official, whose name he declined to
give. He said that its object was to
place the per diem employees in the
same attitude toward the govern
mebt as that of the clerks on annual
salaries, who have subscribed to the
order. He said that every employe
OF the office would be affected by the
order, but to prevent loss of time and
confusion, the chiefs of divisions
were asked to take it yesterday and
that gradually the entire force would
have the oath administered.
The issuance of the order created
considerable surprise among the en-
ployes of the Office, especially among
members of the Bookbinders' union
who believe it has indirectly bear
ing ON the issues growing out of the
case of w. A. Miller, the assistant
foreman of the bindery, who was
discharged from the office because he
had been expelled from the local
Bookbinders' union, but who was af-
terwards reinstated at the direction
of President Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON AuU % puhHc
Printer Palmer made the statement
yesterday that the order for the talk
ing of the oath of allegiance by all
employees of the government printing
office was neither directly nor in
directly the result of the controversy
between the Bookbinders' union and
Assistant Foreman Miller.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
A Fatal Storm.

Connellsville, Pa, Aug. ga storm
passed over tnls section Friday dur
ing which people were lifted off their
feet and houses were moved off their
foundations. Mrs. Lizzie Levowitz,
a Slavish woman, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed 4
frame house in course of construc-
ton at Greenwood was toppled off it's
foundation, severely injuring Samuel
kuhlman, a carpenter, and Frank
Wooden, painter. Harry White, a
painter, was caught in a whirlwind
and hurled 80 feet. The Fourth ward
school house was struck by light
ming and 600 children were thrown
into panic but no one was injured
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
CONSERVATIVE PROGRESS
Ii Gives Promise OF Greater Perma-
ncnt Gain I'm Business.

New York, Aug. 29-R q. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
There is still no indication of the
depression in trade and industry that
pessimists predicted would follow
the decline in securities. Conserya-
tism was developed by the uncertain
" regarding the effect upon finan-
clal conditions, but legitimate bust
ness is able to secure funds as they
are required, and the more cautious
progress of business gives promise
OF greater permanent gain. Weak
spots have been disclosed. and the
technical position strengthened, Just
as occurred in the stock market.
Read iustment after d period of intla-
tion must of necessity bring some
losses, yet the outlook is frightened
by the removal of threatening indus
trial clouds
Dispatches from all sections tes-
tify to the liberal distribution of mer-
chandiSe and the disposition to pre-
pare for greater consumption of aII
the necessaries of life, while the
crops are making good progress aside
from some cotton districts in Texas
The number of buyers in New York
is increasing and a heavy fall trade
is anticipated.
it is gratifying to find that con
sumers of pig iron have at last appar-
emily decided to place contracts with
out waiting for further concessions.
Failures this week numbered 76
in the United States, against 173 last
year, and 50 in Canada, compared
with II a wear ago.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
Two Women Drowned.

New York, Aug. 26..-In the gale
yesterday two women lost their lives
in Jamaica Bay. They We're Mrs.
John Holm and her sister, Miss Ras-
mussen, of Brooklyn. They went
sailing III catboat with Mr.. Holm
and the boat was upset about half a
mile off shore. In the heavy sea that
was running, all three found It i'm
possible to reach the boat and started
to swim ashore. He was picked up by
q sailboat. The two women were
taken from the water by party in
a steam launch, but they died with
out regaining consciousness.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
Idc VIII be PrOInnieh.

oyster Bay, \. =, Aug. 2S.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt announced last night
that Henry {. Ide, at present mem
Der of the Philippine commission.
would be designated as vice governor
of the Philippines in succession to
Gen. Luke L. Wright, when the latter
assHmca the office of governor gen
eral. The president has selected a
man to fill the vacancy made in the
personnel of the commission and has
preferred the commissionship to him.
No answer TO the offer has been re-
ceived, however, and until this is at
hand the name &C the man selected
will Elot be made knowa.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
A Duey on the Street.

Seymour, Ind, Aug. 29.-As the re-
suit of quarrel on the street be-
tween eN-Mayor Albert w. Mills and
Policemen John Reddinger and Enoch
Baughman, Mills was shot and per-
haps fatally wounded by the police
men. Reddinger was shot in the
head and dangerously wounded and
Baughman was shot twice in the side.
Mills had been ordered home by the
officers and resented it. He flourish
ed revolver, which was taken from
him and he then drew kn;ic Later
ne went to his office, secured an
other revolver and retaIaed, when
the shooting took place.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
A FrI1hIful Disaster.

Rome, Aug. 29.--A train filed with
soldiers going to the maneuvers at
Udine yesterday collided with a
freight train, and 20 soldiers were
killed and so injured. \ captain who
was killed had his head cut off and
an engine driver was burned alive
Both engines were entirely destroyed
and several cars were crushed into
snlinterS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Michael Fozinsky
was killed and six of his companions
more or less seriously injured as the
result of an explosion in the Illinois
Steel Co.'S works in South Chicago
yesterday. A draft pipe is said to
have burst. Five thousand workmen
in the building We're thrown in Il
panic and all the laborers in the north
end of the plant were thrown to the
floor.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
Schooner sinks-Stx Men Drowned.

Stonington, Conn. Aug. 2S.-The
steamship II. NJ. Whitney, from New
York to Boston, ran down and sank
the schooner John Booth just west
of New laven. Wednesday night
The Whitney rescued the captain of
the Booth; the Maine. of the Stoning-
ton line, saved a sailor, but the five
other men in the Booths crew and a
passenger, who belonged in Salem,
Mass, were drowned
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
Three Girls Drowned,

Pittsburg, Aug. 29.-While a party
of young people were driving home
from "A social gathering near Ever
green borough, north of Allegheny,
early Friday their vehicle was pre-
cipitated over high embankment
into Girty's run and three we're
drowned. The dead: Myrtle Scott,
aged 20 years. Mamie Scott, sister.
aged Is years. Annie Clifford, a
cousin, aged about 20 wears.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03

on the harvest fields, according to Kansas cacula-
tions they weren't one two, three
No, the eastern boys will not do. They may be
all right the gridron, the diamond, but put
them out in the harvest field and they have to call
for substitutes. There is nobody who compete
with the sturdy Kansan unless it be another sturdy
Kansan, and then it's for your life, and clean
swept field in the hnsh
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03

Philadelphia, Aug. ia bill in
equity was filed in court here yester-
day by Cassatt &, Co, bankers of this
city, against the widow of the late
Howard r. Goodwin, in which it is al
legged that Goodwin misappropriated
about $1,OCO,OOO. Goodwin had been
employed as manager for the firm
for a long period and committed sui
eide last December.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03

Cloudburst Caused the Big blue River
40 Rise 16 Feet-WarysviIIe DeIuged
Houses Submerged - People Take
Refuge In Trees.
Garysville, Kan, Aug. ga cloud
burst struck in this vicinity early
yesterday, causing the Big Blue river
to rise 8 feet within a few hours and
sending a great flood of water down
the bottoms along that stream. Many
inhabitants in the lowlands were
driven from their homes and heavy
damage to property was done. One
death by drowning is reported Marys-
vile was deluged and the bottoms
were filed with water from 10 to Is
feet deep. Fifty houses were almost
entirely submerged their inmate
taking refuge in trees and on house
tops.
Seventy-tive persons had been res
cued in boats by daylight, and by
noon 20 others were taken to places
OF safety. The storm washed out the
tracks on the Blue Valley branch of
the Union Pacific for several miles
and telegraph and telephone wires
were down, cutting off outside com
munication till late in the day. One
of the rescuing parties was headed by
Congressman William A. Calderhcad,
The river is falling now, although
farms for miles around will be under
water for several days. South of here
at the town of Blue Rapids, the Blue
river rose to within a few inches of
the highest point of the June rise,
causing much damage to farm prop
erty.
\ wall of water struck Vliet, a
town of 1000 on the Vermillion river,
east of here, in the same county,
driving the residents from their
houses. The Vermillion rose four
feet in an hour and Vliet is five feet
under water.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
WbQf IS GamblIng :?
BY REV. FRANCES E. TOwNsLEY.

Gambling is not a modern vice Out
side Jerusalem one long ago day, beneath
the shadow of cross, Roman guards are di-
viding the garments OF the dying. To cut
ore of the garments is to destroy it. AS he
bright thought. Selling helmet from
his fellows head, he shakes dice into it, rat
ties the tiny bits and announces the result
He is carrying out the superstition of his
time, for GAMBLING IS A RELIC OF
BARBARISM AND SUPERSTITION.
The gods of the heather were considered va
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
Schooner and seven lives Los1.

South Norwalk, Conn, Aug. 27-The
schooner Willie l.. Newton, of Ban
gor, Me, capsized off Norwalk ligh t
during the storm Tuesday night and
the crew, believed to number seven
men, were drowned.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
The Bru7vm Of the
East and the WeSf
BY SENATOR JOSEPH R. BURTON,
JOSEPH R. BURTON,
OF Kansas.

he eastern college boys may be all right their ath
etic teams but they haven't the Drawn which can
keep them standing up alongside Kansas youth in
the harvesting field We people of Kansas have fault
to find with the effete east. The immense wheae
harvests of the state created great demand for la
bor High wages prevailed, and the call went out to
all the country to send forth aborers for our harvest
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03

fields college boy heard cry glitter
golden coin He liked the coin all right but when he thor
ougy acquainted with the golden gran he didn't make good
These fellows fneooking lot of when they
won't do for Kansas and her big Why had
who owed the varsity eghts played
eevens and led their batting but when sized them
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-03
FLOODS IN KANSAS.

Coudburst Caused the Big Blue River
10 Rise 10 Feet-WarysvIIIe DeIuged
Houses Submerged People Take
Refuge In Trees.
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PIRATES SHUT OUT.
Bostons Won Through Dineen's Great
Fitchirr


Pittsburg got tie short end of it yester-
day in its encounter with Boston, which
whitewashed the National League team, 3
to being the figures
Billy Dinneen. who the Pittsburg critics
declared would never win a game from the
Pirates, gave the finest exhibition of nj ;ch-
ing seen in Boston for many years. He al
lowed Pittsburg only three singles AMI
struck out eleven men. Every man on the
team but Smith and Wagner famed the
air. and the champion slusger failed to land
the ball out of reach of the infielders
Collins men showed no symptoms of the
stage fright of the day before, and their
see home plate. except a safe distance.
Against Dinneen's mastery display. that
of Leeyer is in dark contrast for the Plym-
outh Rocks knock the manstay of the
thrice champions out of the box by d fierce
cannonading the first chance they got at
him.
Dougherty. the first man up set the
crowd wild by hitting to right field for
home run. Stahl landed for a double and
scored on Freemans single
Lever did not appear for any more, Vail
taking his place. The latter held the locals
home run drive over the left-field fence
duplicating Charley Hickman's record,
made TWO years ago.
The grand support accorded to Vail saved
him on several occasions
The Pirates best chance TO score came IN
the fourth inning. With two on the bases
and one out Ferris made a great catch Of
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GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Exciting Accident Mars the Days
Sport

The crowd at the Oakley Grand Circuit
races near Cincinnati yesterday witnessed
one of the most exciting accidents ever
seen on a western track The mishap oc-
Cured In the third heat of the zoo pace
lust after the horses had passed the club
house on the first quarter of a mile OF their
Journey Joelisco, who had won two heats.
crossed In front Of Robert I. driven by Joe
Mcclure, and caused the latter's sulky to
upset Mcclure was thrown hard against a
post, while the frightened horse dashed
madly after the field. At the half-mile
post he tried to jump the fence and dragged
one wheel over the railing. The wheel was
smashed and Robert took to the center of
the track. finishing with the others and
almost causing a bad mx-up.
Driver MCGUIRE was knocked senseless,
but he is thought otherwise uninjured A
peculiar feature about the accident was
that Robert I evaded all hands who at
tempted to stop him, but walked right up to
the spot where his driver lay Frustrated,
as IL in sympathy with his sad predica-
ment.
The track was not in condition for record
breaking performances, but nevertheless
Prince Alert made an attempt to lower lbs
record of 1.57 at pacing and failed Mart
Demorest was behind him. and the best the
Prince could do was to go the mile in 2.01Z
The best race Of the day was the 2O2 pace
which was won by Harold II.
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ROGUE TOURNEY.
A. N. Mari Only Player Left With
Clean Record.

AS the circle of high class players In the
southern rogue tourney narroWs down the
play reaches unusual standard OF ex-
cellence, and the spectators last night
at the courts Of the Columbia Clup,
9th street and Rhode Island avenue
were furnished some first-class sport. Long
before the regular games started the spec
tators began gathering inside the inclos-
ure and when the tournament began each
court was completely surrounded with in
terested groups Of onlookers.
The first division of players has now
but one leader. instead of two yesterday.
Paul Peck fell by the wayside in last even
ing's play and Mari is the only one with
a cipher opposite his name in the lost col
umn. On account of the many games yet
to be played, the tourney will run over into
next week.
Mr. Peck's opponent yesterday was s. L.
Duryee. and these old rivals played splen-
did roaue from start to finish. MARI picked
up a game by defeating Valley. after the
latter's colors had been lowered by Yost,
and then secured his second victory by
winning from Coleman 81 to 10. For a
windup, MARI went against H. P. Howard.
and for a time 1t looked though the
leader would drop back to keep company
with PECK. AT one time howard hau
lead OF 10 points. and the spectators were
silently roofing for the lesser star. but
MARI soon fell into his proper stroke and
won out in dashing style.
In the other first division games Valley
beat C. G. Williams and also ]. c. howard.
In the second division. with T. Hood Yeager
out of the game on record of five to one,
II. r. Duryee is making hard fight to tie
him He will do so II he defeats 3. r.
Catlin today. This is the only remaining
game in the series. In case of a tie between
Yeager and Duryee. three games will be
PLAYED to decide the contest
AS H. I. Webb has won first place in the
third division a keen fight for second place
is being waged between AIonzo Pyle of
Westminster. Pa, and Clifford Howard
Pyle has a record of five games to two,
while Howard has won five games and lost
one.
The scores of the games up to date are as
follows:
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WILD TURKEY SEASON.
Big Bird Can Soon Be Shot in Virginia
and Good Sport Promised.


1.-The season for hunting wild turkeys in
Virginia will soon be open. and some rare
sport will be the result" said Herbert H.
Galloway of Augusta county to Star
man today. There is only one way to be
really certain of bagging wild turkeys.
even after the hunter has found flock
that Is to sneak at night into the grove
where they are known to rOOSt and shoot
them while they are sleeping. The I'M
mense birds present easy mark even
on a pretty dark night: Sometimes two
or more can be killed before the fright
ened things gather their wits enough to
flap away. But that is ASSASSINATION, ana
not sport.
"Huntine the wild bird with hound and
horse Is sport for the very select few, Tor
not only Is it necessary to find the birds
first but they must be found in open
country where they cannot escape too
easily by flying into cover. Therefore cours-
ing is limited to open country where the
turkey not having been hunted 50 fire.
auently, is incautious enough TO feed IN
farm lands and open fiat country. The
dogs are sent in to cut OF the retreat to
the woods. and then the mounted men
break out OF their hldlng places anu pouhce
down on them.
1.-The wild turkey runs and flies alter
nately He lopes like an ostrich. though
not so fast. and whenever he thus takes
to running the dogs and horses gain on him.
When they get unpleasantly close, up
booms the big bird and flies like feath-
cred prOJectlle straight anedu Until he mas
reached a safe distance. when he pitches
again and resumes running.
"It is clean sport. and exciting enough
to warm any mans blood. But the true
hunting of the wild turkey with shotgun or
rifle that tests a mans strength and cum
ming and woodcraft and patience to the full
is still-hunting. The best territory for it
is in the southern states Virginia offers
Il in the country on both sides of the Blue
Ridge, although it is not necessary to go
so far to reach hauntS of fine game Gull
peper county. where President Roosevelt
hunted is only a short distance from the
national capital. and well east of the noun
tainS. :. -S;v.s
No man should decide to stll-hunt wild
turkeys without having considered the mat
ter solemnly in the light of the experience
of others. The bird is all nerve and muscle
and wariness from the moment he opens his
bright eyes to the dawn. He can see the
hunter long before the hunter catches even
the first ieeting bronze sheen Of a single
feather of his Big as he is. he can melt
away in the underbrush. stirring neither
leaf nor twig as he goes at top speed. He
can squat in ciump of dead grass
scarcely enough to cover him, and lie there
so close and motionless that the sportsman
may almost step over his retreat without
dreaming that twenty-pound gObbler is
in It.
when the bird is tracked on snow he
will lead the shooter chase of miles The
turkey can hear keenly as he can see.
A cracking twig will startie him more
quickly even than it will a deer. Often the
man will not be able to get shot. al