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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
DEMOCRATS BUMP BRYAN.
Recent IoWa Democratic
Convention.

1t is one of the curiosities of poll
tics" that the democratic party regular
ly holds state conventions in such states
as Iowa and solemnly passes "resolu-
tions," as if they amounted to anything.
Iowa is one of the most prosperous
states in America, and gathering OF
the party of calamity in such state
must necessarily be a convocation of
very absurd persons, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. For example, the Iowa
democratic convention announced the
financial policy" of the unterrified in
the following terms:
1--WE insist that the integrity of the
money of the nation be guarded with
jealous care, and demand that 1t shall be
sufficient in volume to meet the needs OF
the business interests Of Ine country, ana
that it shall be safeguarded by careful
legislation so as to prevent gamblers OF
Wall street from cornering the money
market. thus inficting untold injury upon
the smaller business men, the farmers
and the laborers of the land"
VIII anyone, after reading that
plank" state what law the Iowa DEM
ocracy desires to have enacted or re-
pealed? Or what, if anything, it would
| do about the currency if it could?
Nevertheless, there was one matter
wherein the Iowa democrats knew per-
| fectly what they didn't want The con-
vention formally washed its hands OF
the Chicago platform" and therefore,
by inference, of Bryan and all his works.
So much sense, at least, the Iowa demo-
Gratis have imbibed from their republf-
| lnHtn
deliverance of the session. The COM
mittee did not report resolution re
affirming" that celebrated document
whereupon one of the Crazier sort intro
duced such resolution of his own
That was squarely voted down, and
since Bryan will belong to no party
which does not stand by the Chicago
platform, the effect was to read Bryan
out of the democratic party so far as
the democrats in strong republican
state could do so. 1t is significant o.
trouble, however, that this was only ac
complished by majority of 100 and
fraction in a convention of S1S. There
were 354 delegates who stood by thu
prophet of calamity. 1t is probable
that most of them will continue to sta!
by him and follow him into the party 0
united and irreclaimable cranks whicl
he is morally certain to organize ant
lead when few more democratic con
ventions have turned him down. All th
democratic orators are crying for peac
in the democratic ranks, but there is NJ
peace. And there will be none unit
Bryan's nominal connection with tn
= party is formally dissolved.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
BRIBERY CHARGED
George W. Beaver, an eX-POstal
Official Is Wanted.
Many Matters Affecting isis Admins
tratIOn as Chief Of Division OF
Salaries In Postomce Depart-
ment Have Been PrObed
Into by Inspectors.

New York, July 1S.-A bench war
rant was issued Friday by Judge
Thomas in the United States circuit
court at Brooklyn for the arrest of
George w. Beavers, formerly chief OF
the division of salaries in the post
Office department, on an Indictment
found by the federal grand jury,
which charges him with accepting
bribe of $50. 1t is understood that
payments to Beavers were traced
back to the purchase by the govern
ment of the Brandt-Dent cash regis
tering machine. The postot1ice IN
spectors found that Beavers had
large account in the Nassau Trust
Co., Brooklyn, and are said to have
discovered that checks deposited
there had been given by eX-Congress-
man briggs.
Washington. July 1S.-The issuance
of a bench warrant for the arrest of
George W. Beavers, the former
chief of the division of salaries and
allowances of the postotiice depart
ment, is the elimination of an inves-
/ tigation that has been in progress at
/ intervals since his sudden resigna-
/ tion from office last spring. 4 num-
| Der of matters affecting his admins
! tration have been probed into, one of
/ the first results of which was the
cancellation of 3,O46 promotions that
/ had been passed on by him, to take
effect at postoffices throughout the
country during the present fiscal
year.
Chief Postoffice Inspector Cochran
has made several mysterious trips to
New York in connection with the
case and Inspector Walter S. Mayer,
of Chicago. who worked up the case
against August w. Machen, the for
mer head of the free delivery SER
vice, has figured conspicuously in OBJ
tanning the evidence placed in pos
session of the district attorney at
Brooklyn.
The authorities are now searching
FOR Mr.. Beavers to place him under
arrest. His present whereabouts are
unknown.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
Will Open the Ports,

Washington, July l7.-The Manchu.
ran question has been settled salts.
factorily to this government. As.
Surances have been received from the
Chinese government that il will in
the near future, open as treaty ports
several ports now closed to tbe
worlds trade. The Russian govern
ment has conveyed formal assurance
TO the United States government that
it will not, in any way. oppose such
opening. While the ports TO he onan-
ed are not yet specified. it is gather
ed from the communications received
that they are Moukden, the principal
inland port of Manchuria. and ra
lung kao, at the mouth of the YaIu
river
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
=. vi. Arthur ElIcs.

Winnipeg, Man, July lip. NJ. Ar
thVr. grand chief engineer of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engi.
neers, dropped dead at midnight
while speaking at the banquet clos
ing the annual union convention Of
the brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
glneers which has been in session
for the past few days. Mr.. Arthur
had just arisen to res pond to a toast
and repeated the words: at NAV he
my parting words to many of Won g"
when he fell backwards and exnircd
a few minutes afterwards.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

United States Senator William A,
Clerk Of Montana, intends to build
the finest house in Washington. To
make sure that it will surpass all
other mansions and will possess all
the best features he will not break
ground on the site of the old Stewart
castle, facing Dupon circle, until t1e
observation-disclosures residence of
Thomas F. Walsh, a Colorado million
aire, is completed. Then. if there are
any features of Mr. Walsh's house
that Senator Clark desires to incor.
porate in his own dwelling he can easi.
ly alter his plans.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
4 Fnmous tr,I.t Di,,

London, July 1S.-James Abbott Nc
Ncill Whistler, the celebrated Ameri-
can artist, died yesterday afternoon
at his residence in Chelsea. at the
age of 90 years. His death came IN
eNpcctcdly. although for some time
he had been seriously in. This
mornings papers publish elaborate
obituary notices, recognizing the dis
tinguished and unique personality Of
Whistler, whose genius greatly dom
mated European art. While admit
ting that il is for postcrity to decide
his exact position as \ painter. il is
generally conceded that he was a
consummute etcher
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
TRADE REVIEW.
Conditions Continue Satisfactory -
Crops Doing WeiI-RaiIrOad Traffic
Heavy Uncertainty Prevails in
Manufacture Of Cotton Goods.

New York, July 1S.-R. q. Dun d
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Conditions continue satisfactory
outside the region of speculation,
many reports indicating further i'm
provement. During recent months
the disturbing factors have been
labor CONTROVERSIES and weather con-
Iii t.iL eiinh week has brought
better things in UIlesv ,wU respects $
until the outlook contains much that
Is encouraging. Crops are making
rapid progress and the army of un-
employed is diminishing. Railway
traffic is heavy, earnings thus far re
/ ported for July exceeding last wears
/ by 1876 per cent.
Retail trade in seasonable merchan-
/ disc is fully up to the average and
there is less than the customary mid
summer quiet among wholesalers.
While the preparations of jobbers and
manufacturers indicate confidence in
large fall business.
Unsettled conditions still exist in
forge and foundry pig iron markets.
while Bessemer iron is ONLY barely
steady. The chief difficulty appears
TO be the inclination of prospective
P'i'h"9tIS " WalI Tor the lowest
possible quotations.
Structural steel begins to reflect
the settlement of labor troubles in
the building trades, but several i'm
portant undertakings have been post
poned until next year. Merchant
steel and pipe are Al better demand.
Steel rails are sold well into 1904. and
other railway equipment is stfIl one
of the best features in the industrv.
1t is season of uncertainty in the
manufacture of cotton goods. and
nothing in the nature of Improvement
can be expected until the artificial
position of the raw material is rad
lcaljy altered. Supplies of cotton
goods in first hands are low and there
Is no effort to make spot sales. Mills
are steadily curtailing production
both here and abroad.
Western iobbers are operatino
freely in the Boston footwear mar
ket, both on contracts for spring
goods and supplementary fall orders.
Eastern wholesalers are also pur
chasing additional fall supplies. and
New England factories are fully oc-
cupied.
Failures this week were 213 in the
nited States, against 213 last wear.
ana 10 in Canada, compared with 20
year ago.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
INQUIRY RESUMED.
Inquest Into the Death of Recorder
Brown, of PIttsburg, Is Not Ended.


Pittsburg, July 1S.-At the inquest
into the death of the late Recorder
]. o. Brown, which was resumed Fri
day, the recorders physician, DIR. w.
H. McKelvey, testified that when he
was called to visit the recorder on
March IA last he was told that the
patient had been using trional and
that he was taking too much. The
doctor prescribed some strychnine
and a few tablespoonsful of brandy.
About 5 o'clock that evening Mr..
Brown came to the office of the doc
tor with a box. Examination proved
it to be cyanide of potash.
'''This is a deadly poison / eN-
claimed" said DR.. Mckelvey. 1T
ought to be destroyed"
The box was marked Cyanide of
Potash" The witness said that the
box was obtained after a severe
struggle with Mr.. Brown.
"Th"re wa e.,ane," i9anison ..c in N that
ABOUT 2:3o next u..- un+ a tele-
phone message that Mr.. Brown was
dying. When l reached the house
the recorder was nearly dead.
I'VE suspected after his death
something was wrong. | said to the
coroner later in the day that 1 be-
lieved he had taken some poison, and
if so, he had taken it himself"
Asked if he knew when the poison
was used, DR.. McKelvey said he did
not.
Asked if he knew the cause of
death, DR.. McKelvey said he did not.
u must go back of the heart failure.
Maybe he took some poison as a
sleeping potion"
Adjourned until JuIv o.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
Arrest of COunterieIterS.

New York, July 1S.-Secret service
agents captured a gang of Italian
counterfeitcrs in Brooklyn yesterday
after hard fight, in which revoIvers
were drawn by both sides and one
agent had a narrow escape from
death. Five men and two women
were arrested. They are all mem
bers of the Society of the BAD
Blood" seven of whose members are
now awaiting trial on charge of
having murdered Benedctto. whose
body was found in barrel two
months ago on the East Side.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
Negro shot 'Ehrcc pco,,o

PoughkcepSic, y. y, July l7.-Wor-
rem WEIGH an unmarried negro. agcd
30, is under arrest at South Dove.
charged with assault with intent to
kiIL Wclch lived on farm pcor
south Dover with another negro ana
bis wife. Early yesterday he went
to their bedroom and shot both ~
they lay in bed. \ nephew Of tLa
woman ran up stairs and was sb,t t,,.
Wclch as he entered the room. Thjs
man is seriously hurt aud is IiIlcI, tn
die. The couple who were in hcl
we're not badly hurt Wclch cgcannJ
TO the wo"da, where he was capfured
later ''
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

Advertisements are published ut the rate OF
an, dcl ar per square for one insertion ana hIly
Gems er square for each subsequent insertion
Rates uy the year, or for SIX or tn'ec liohIhs
,,r,I and Onicial Advertising per square
three times or loss. -: each subsequent lhser-
ito o cents per square. -.
.ocal notices 10 cents per line for one lnser-
xerlion: cents per line for each subsequent
-; itHarv notices over FIVE lines. 10 cents per
line simple announcements OF births, mar
ringcs ma deaths viii be inserted free
Owe I'VE lines, at the regular rates OF adVer'
Ng local inserted for less than as cents per
issue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

Efforts to impress upon the minds
OF young people that marriage is a Sc.
nous matter are not always success
ful Louisiana, however, has taken an
advanced step in that direction. Her
legislature at its last session passed
an act Furnishing by Imprisonment at
hard labor those husbands who desert
their wives or fail to support them.
The act was thought to be unconsti-
tutional, but the supreme court has de-
cided that it is valid
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

The British war office has already
got to work upon its plan for supplv.
ing sets of false teeth gratis to sol
.diers who have lost their teetl "as
result of active service" and local
dehtlsts have been approached in va
rlous centers with the offer Of army
work. The price allowed by the war
once 70 the dentists is only e1 for
extraction, Including anaesthetic. and
Whatever the number OF teeth and
from co los to "a los for the artI.
hclal substitutes This is not congid.
cred by the dentists 10 be a liberal
price.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

BY his will, filed in the surrogate
office, New York, the late Paul b. Du
Chaillu, explorer and writer, be-
queaths all his estate to his friend.
Henry R. Hoyt. Mr.. Hoyt was named
as executor. The will was executed
in New York nearly three years ago.
The petition which accompanied the
will, filed by Mr.. Hoyt, set forth that
the testator left no real estate in New
UaEk state and that he left personal
except that Of smassing a fortune.
calling one day on a consul on busi-
ness matters he was offered cigar by
the official mo, thank you" said Sir
Thomas (then Mr. Upton. Although
| am the biggest smoker in England.
l never smoke cigars" What do you
smoker was the surprised query.
Bacon was the prompt reply.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
JOB PRINTING.

The Job department OF the PRESS Is complete
srI rrrd, facilities for doing the best class oi
M|rl PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO Law
PkINrlNG ~, ,.,.
ages are paid, except at the option OF the pub
GsLec. -. -. u,t,
Tspers sent out OF the county must be PAID
Cor in advance.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
Shot His Daughter,. Ass.t,op,

Indiana, Pa. July 17.-AIargaret
barkley' aged II years. daughter of
John NJ. Harkley, a farmer. was as
saulted Wednesday night by frank
Will. tramp, while she was ret.Irn.
ing from the postollce. The child
crawled to her parents home after
the outrage and her father. accom-
panied by number of others, stgrtrd
in pursuit of the man. He was found
in house nearby and was probobIv
fatally shot by RarllIcv.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
THE DYING PONTIFF.
PhysicIans' Bulletin Says ''He Is No
WOrse"-He BIesses All WHO PRAY
for Him,

Tor Him.
Rome, July 1S-''I cannot say the
pope is better. but he is no worse" ."
In these words DR.. Lapponi summed
up last evening the pontiff's condi-
ton at the end of the second week of
his illness, in all the varying periods
OF which the pontiff has scarcely had
a quieter day than yesterday, with
the result that last nights official
pulletln declared him to be a little
less depressed.
After the visit of the physicians
the pope received Cardinal Rampolla.
who remained in the sick room only
few minutes. He again gave the
pontitf a full report of the prayers
offered in his behalf all over the
world. His holiness, raising both
hands, said: 81 bless all those who
pray to God for me-"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

The new child labor law OF Ala
bama. which has just gone into effect,
takes thousands of children out or
the cotton mills of the state. Five
hundred little tots ceased toiling Their
lives away in the Huntsville factories
alone
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

StrcatOr, ILL.,, July ia tornado
killed five persons, injured score of
others and caused property loss of
s., 900, 900 here last night. The dead:
Harry Doyle.
Nels II. Biyens.
X. Purcell.
Charles Snyder.
Unknown negro.
All except Purcell were killed at the
race track New buildings had just
been erected and the races were to
have been given next week. Not
building is left standing. All of the
buildings at Electric park were de-
stroyed and the amphitheatre of the
ball park was blown away.
Stauber's clothing factory, a two
story brick building, was blown down
and all the stock ruined. The Nul-
can Western Co.'S plant suffered
heavy loss. Purcell was killed there.
The Indiana. Illinois & Iowa bridge,
costing $1,OOO,OOO, is nearly half
gone; the hosting works and build
ings at Spring Hill shaft were ruined;
many buildings in Kingsley, four
miles west of Streator, were blown
down and several persons injured.
Many houses were unroofed and
otherwise damaged. Telephone and
telegraph lines are nearly all down
and details are meager.
Mendoza, H., July 1s.-Four per-
sons were killed and ten others seri-
ously injured by a tornado which
struck the northern Dart of this city
last night. Everything in the storms
track was leveled to the ground. The
known dead are:
Cora Boisdorf. aged Is.
Ora Luny, aged 10.
- Shamel, boy aged 13.
- Shamel, boy, aged 4.
Nearly every member of the Bois-
dorf family was injured. The fam
lily took refuge in the cellar to es-
cape the storm. The house fell in on
them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

Joseph Snyder, an athlete Of 92. who
lives in Aetna, n. Y, challenges any
man of rs or older to walk from 10 TO
80 miles. Mr. Snyder says: III walk
him either with or without canes,
though / prefer to carry one just fot
company | walk at least ten miles
every day. and the fellow who takes
up my challenge will have to scratch
gravel mighty lively to win
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

Without leaving a clew to her tden-
tity an elderly woman left a package
containing $11,110 in green backs at
the door of James Mealey, Of Schuy-
lerville, n. Y, with no explanation
save that it was from a friend" Mr..
Mealey has been in financial Difficult
ties, and recently went through bank
ruptcy, his store and stock of goods
being sold to meet his obligations.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

Columbia City, Ind, July Is
Joseph Clark, president of the school
board and formerly treasurer of
Whitley county, bleev off his head YES
terday with a rife. III health and
financial trouble was the cnnse
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

Estaban Ortega, hotel proprietor
at Bath Beach, L. l.. the other morning
went to the Captains pier" which he
owns, and ordered raw clans for
breakfast About the seventh clam
had passed his mouth when his teeth
struck a hard substance. Thinking it
was a pebble, he was about to throw
II away, but showed it to a friend. who
advised him to take the stone to a
Jeweler. Ortega did so, ard says a
diamond expert told him it was a fine
pearl and offered $500 for it. Ortega
refused the offer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23

Jesco Won Puttkamer, the 14.year-
old grandnephew of Prince Bismarck.
is a press feeder in a job printing
establishment in Wilkesbarre, Pa.
His aunt, Mrs. Mary Roger, with
whom he lives, is a scrub woman.
The boys father, Francis Won Putt
kamer, was an officer in the German
cavalry. About 25 years ago, the boy
says, he quarreled with Prince Bis
marck and fed from Germany. giving
up home, position and money. In New
YORK he was at one time dishwasher.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
II. II. MULLIN, Editor.
Published Every Thursday.
TERMs On sUBsCRIPTION.
ADVERTISING RATES:

Per year. "
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
A DEADLY TORNADO.
a Storm Caused "a Property Lose of
s2.OOO.OOO at sIreaLor. III.

Streator, ILL.,, July lo.-A tornado
killed five persons, injured score Of
others and caused property loss of
$2,OOO,OOO here last night. The dead:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-12

place to the Yellowstone canyon and
the geysers of the former, and declare
the Wind Cave superior, in point of
attractiveness, to the Mammoth Cave.
In the first tier is found the water
formation, beautiful, clear stalactites
or icicles hanging from the ceiling, and
some connected with the stalagmites
on the floor. The second tier is the
frost work-a bank of snow composed
of tiny, fine, needle-like crystals of
the purest white, from one-fourth of
an inch to two inches deep. The third
tier is very delicate boxwork, the pre-
vailing formation of the cave. In the
fourth tier the boxwork is a little heav-
Ter and of transparent color The
fifth is the popcorn formation. In the
sixth and seventh tiers the
boxwork is still heavier, with geodes
and all colors of crystals, and in the
eighth tier, which is 500 feet below the
entrance, the formation is heavier than
anything seen before and is indigo
blue in color and dazzling to the eye.
The cave is perfectly dry and the
air pure, sweet and invigorating, es-
pecially to asthmatlc people, and from
AZ to so degrees temperature the year
around. The pure air is caused by the
wind at the entrance, changing ac-
cording to the rising and falling of the
barometer. There are places where the
SuiIeht VI ar Is always IN, and others
where 1t is always out At the an
proach and during a storm the air
current is down. and during fair wealth.
er 1t is out, often so strong that il will
nearly blow a person away from the
entrance. At the same time, 100 feet
from the entrance the current will not
blow out candle.
AT nearly every turn or angle there
are crevices leading away which can
be opened up with small expense. From
all appearances, exploration and OPEN
ing of these crevices can be carried
on in a moderate way for the next
ten years, and then the work will have
only begun.
On the northern boundary of the
park Is Sylvan Lake, one of the daint-
lest creations that ever gIaddeneds the
heart of the tourist. 1t is here that
the busy man, worn out with the
ceaseless care and worry of business,
may find the absolute rest and quiet he
so much needs, and which is such am
important factor in restoring his men,
tai equilibrium and preparing him for
the struggle anew. Travellers COM
pare this spot favorably with the fin
est scenery in Switzerland
1t Will be merely a question of time
now when an electric line will be built
connecting Hot Springs with Sylvan
Lake, passing through the park via
Wind Cave. This mode of transporta-
ton VIII prove an agreeable change to
the many thousand visitors, and yet
some feel that it will hardly compen-
safe them for the loss of the old stage,
with the driver to regale them with his
tales of the early days in the hills.