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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
One Thousand Lives
Wiped Out.
Buildings in Six Blocks Went Down
During The Shock Which Lasted
Three Minutes. Fires Started
and Added Terror Mains
Broken.

SAN Francisco, April Is, s a. m.
In the confusion which reigns
everywhere, it is almost impossible
to learn details of the disaster
caused by the earthquake this
morning. In general it may be
said that the district lying between
Market and Howard streets from
the bay to city hall has been
wrecked. Most all the principle
business blocks have been badly
damaged.
Fires are burning in many places
and the water mains have been
broken by the earthquake. The au-
thorities have resorted to dynamite
to check the progress of the fire.
The fire houses have been so badly
damaged that it is impossible to get
the apparatus out.
For the benefit of eastern people
who have friends at San Francisco
it is safe to say that they have not
been injured.
In the cheap tenement district
the loss of life is heavy. The resi-.
dence portion of the city is but
slightly damaged.
The last earthquake that occur.
red in San Francisco was about the
middle of January 1900. The
chief building affected was the ST
Nicholas Hotel, which was severely
shaken, The walls collapsed in
certain parts of the structure anC
patrons were thrown from their
beds.
At this time there is but one
wire out of the city,. a Postal wire
The Postal building is considerably
| damaged.
A dispatch from Los Angelo:
says that 1000 lives have beer
lost in the earthquake at Sal
Francisco.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 1S,-A
severe earthquake shock occurred
here this morning. There is grea
confusion and it is impossible t.
learn the extent of the damage
No loss of life is yet reported.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
Barclay a Candidate,

Capt. G. f. Barclay, of Sinnamahon-
ing, Cameron county, is candidate for
the Republican nomination for con.
gress. He feels assured that his own
county and Mexican will be with him
and that he stands good show. Capt
Barclay was a candidate four years ago
against S. r. Dresser. He is a gentle
man of remarkable attainments and is
one of the foremost citizens and bust
ness men of Cameron county. With
two candidates tromClearfield, and one
from Center, there promises to be live
ly doings in the district this summer. -
CurWensville Review.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
Birth daY Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Johnston gave
party to their son Lloyd last Thurs
day evening, April u, in honor of his
thirteenth birthday and forty five of
his young friends responded TO the
invitation. At about 80 o'clock the
house was a veritable swarm of bees.
The program of entertainment for the
evening was magic lantern pictures,
Buster Brown necktie party, anatomy
contest and refreshments. Lena
SwartZ won the Buster Brown party
prize the "Game OF Proverbs, Ethel
Lloyd the first prize and Robert Pear
sail the second prize in the anatomy
contest. These prizes we're beautiful
books, ''Royal Hearts and True" by
Ruth Ogden, and "In the Closed
Room by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
As the guests departed for their homes
Master Lloyd presented each with a
souvenir Easter button and a box of
candy. As we came from the lodge
room we imagined that there We're
about a million youngsters in the
house and if snriek7 aud rambling
sounds are evidence OF a good time
there is no mistlkIug that il vas up to
she royal standard The young folks
voted 10 one of -1e best times of their
life and will long remember the huspi
tality of their young host.
Mr. aud Mrs. Johnston were assisted
sail, ur. and Mr. f. = Clupa-smith
and Nr Eigir Good 90 entertaining
tho little guests.
Pure Barred Plymouth Rocks. Eggs
SOC per l5. p. q. JruB
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19

Editor Press
There are two questions would like
to have you discuss in your paper, ana
if agreeable to you, l also wish you
would express an opinion thereon.
First:-Are all of the old taxes which
were due the county when the Tax
Collectors were disqualified from Office,
now being collected or were they ex-
onerated because they were too old?
At the time the Courts declared the
old Tax Collectors to have been illeg-
ally elected, that was something like
$4,000 of back taxes on the books, and
it is these back taxes which wish to
inquire about-whether they were col
lected or exonerated.
Second:-Is in regard to the road
Supervisors. Much has been said
about the illegal expenditure of money
by the road supervisors and about
''graft'' in the road taxes. We, I think,
as citizens, owe it to ourselves to know
whether the money is being properly
paid ont, and the road supervisors owe
it to themselves to keep their accounts
so public that there will be no question
as to the money being properly
handled.
IT the newspapers would not charge
too much for publishing monthly
statement of how the road taxes are
spent in each township in the county,
will be willing to start subscription
with 500 90 for the purpose of having
the accounts audited every month and
published in the papers. This auditor
should also be authorized to receive
complaints from tax payers along the
line OF the different roads being worked.
There is no remedy for public wrongs
except the honesty and manhood of
the people themselves, and the people
cannot act unless they have the infor-
nation
Yours truly,
JOSIAH HOWARD.
Emporium, Pa, April IA, 1906.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
ObitIIarN.

Mr.. George White and son, E. d.
White, chief clerk at Emporium Iron
Company's plant Mt this place, were
called to Lebanon, Pa, last Thursday by
atelegram announcing the dangerous
illness of their daughter and sister,
Mrs. VIM. Hoover. The lady was dead
before they arrived at home. Deceas-
ed leaves a husband, father and
mother, two sisters and three brot hers
to mourn her death. The funeral took
place on Monday from the home of her
sister, Mrs. Frank Kline, at Lebanon.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
Progressive Whist.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Balcom enter
tanned about forty lady and gentlemen
friends at their Sixth street residerce
Tuesday evening, in very pleasing
manner. The evening was voted a
very decided success. At midnight
elegant refreshments were served, after
which the score cards were called in,
the progressive prizes being awarded
to Mrs. A. Brady and Mr.. E. A. Pyle,
while the BOBBY favors were captured
by Miss Alice Green and Hon. J. G.
Johnson--ordinarily two expert whist
players, but luck was against them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
New Church Trustees.

The new board of trustees of the M.
E. Church consisting of Geo. J. LaBar,
T. b. Lloyd, r. p. Heilman, F. P.
Strayer, L. K, Huntington, A. G. Blum.
Il. 2. Rentz, Ii. A. Cox and j. p. Nc
Narney, organized by the election of
Geo. j. LaBar, President, and j. P.
McNarney, Secretary and Treasurer.
The repairs to the parsonage are
about completed and will be ready for
the family of Rev. Cleaver in about a
week.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
EARTHQUAKE WRECKS SAN FRANCISCO
Census Figures and Marriage
Customs.

We are indebted oAlfredTruman for
the following information concerning
a recent census taken of the British
Empire together with some strange
marriage customs of the people of
India:
The whole empire contains 39s, ,00O,-
600 of people, scattered over different
parts of the globe as follows: In
Asia there are more than 300 600, 900
of people in British dominions; in Am
erica there are $500, 900; in Africa AZ.
600, 900; in Australia over 5000, 600; and
in Europe over 42, 600, 600 Classifying
this vast, heterogeneous mass of people
by religions, it is found that 2O3, 600, 600
are Indus, 81, 900 600 are Mahomedans,
$4,000, 900 are christians, 1900, 900 are
Budhists and 23,000,000 of various
pagan and non-christian religions.
This latter generalization represents
Parsees, Jains, Jews and Confucians,
and some other primitive forms OF sup.
erstition.
There are in the British Empire.
100000 Cinnamon who are known,
from the best sources of information,
to be exemplary subjects, made up of
merchants, bankers and country gentle
men, as well as industrious and efficient
workmen.
Considering that Egypt is practi-
cally under British rule brings the
population of the empire to consider
ably over 400, 900, ,OOO, being over one
fourth of arthe people on the globe,
and occupying more than one.fourth
of the earth's space.
The marriage customs of the people
ofIndia are very strange and unnatural,
and has so far been impossible of cor
rection even by the British and Indian
governments. Marriage of children in
India takes place while the children
are yet in infancy, and is nothing more
than contract entered into by the
parents, and guardians. Its most
pathetic feature is the number of young
!
for to become widow, no matter at
what age, means to remain a widow
through life.
And while English law would recog.
nizs the validity of q second marriage
Indian law and customs forbid it.
The census already referred to shows
there are over q quarter OF a million
of married girls of the age of five years
and under. Between the ages of five
years and ten years over ten million
married girls were found, and the
number of married maidens between
the years of ten and fourteen, were
seven millions. There are at the pres
ent time 426, 600 widows under the age
OF fifteen, destined. along with millions
who are older, 70 remain in widow
hood through life Most ofthe widows
of such tender years become so before
they know what widowhood means.
The custom of burning the living
widow with the deceased husband has
been abolished, and the same civilizing
Influences that suppressed that cruel
practice will in time correct their un-
natural customs relating to marriage
and widowhood.
The age at which girls could be taken
to wife by whomsoever had been mar.
ried to them was formerly twelve years,
but during the reign of Victoria that
good queen succeeded in lawfully
establishing the age at which real
married life could begin to be fourteen
years.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
The Ihespians.

The Thespians from State College
will appear at the Opera House, Mon
day evening, April 23rd, under the
auspices Of the Y. p $. Of e. y, in q
roaring farce entitled Facing the
Music" An orchestra of ten pieces
and quartette will accompany them.
Board open Friday morning, at II. s..
Lloyd's store Admission i5c. ESQ;
35c; and soc
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
Home Market.

Is the title of the first document Of
the Congressional campaign of 1905,
issued by the American Protective
Tariff Leagne. The pamphlet is re.
production of the great speech of Con
gresham John f. Lacey, of Iowa, re-
Gently delivered in Congress. Send
postal card request for free copy. ASK
for Document No. 81. Address w. r.
Wakeman, Secretary. 339 Broadway,
New York, n. Y.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
Met With an Accident.

While riding pony belonging to d..
@. Hayes, last Monday evening, Clar-
ence Quinn was thrown from the an
imal's back breaking his lefta rm, also
spraining his wrist. Dr. Heilman at
tended the young man and set the
wounded member.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
The Savings of Solomon.

Never go into business with rela-
tives, says a writer in the American
Magazine. They skin you even if you
get st. Peter for doorkeeper and the
Recording Angel for the book keeper?
Beware of false profits A penny
over charged may cause you to lose a
dollar customer.
When You hear man say ''do others
before they do you,' look out for him!
He is one Of the evil doers!
When you are down, take knocks
without bowling. But when you get
up again just sock it 10 your enemy
with compound interest.
Mark Twain says-"Be good and
You will be lonesomer' Your Uncle
Solomon says
"Better be alone in good company
than sociable in badp'
The ready lender generally finds
out that when he gets broke there is
a great deal of truth in the old saying
that "Ee who goes q borrowing, goes a
sorrowingr'
Paste this over your desk! If you
haven't desk, on your looking glass!
1t you haven't q looking glass, over
your bed If you haven't a bed, wear
it next to your heart! Be sure to keep
it by you 50 that you may remember, a
dollar is your best friend!
Never answer advertisements that
promise to pay You thirty dollars n
week for sitting home, doing nothing!
Save your stamps and your common
sense! The postoffioe hasn't cornered
all the frauds yet!
Never run from policeman or 4
dog! They'll think you are guilty
whether you are or not! Then you
are sure to get clubbing, or biting,
no matter how little you may deserve
it. There are times when it pays to
stand stilIp'
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
DEATHS DOINGS.
GALE iIIER.

The remains of Hrs. Gallagher were
brought to Emporium yesterday from
Bradford and inferred in the Catholic
cemetery. Deceased was sister of
the elder Creightons, who resided here
years ago Many relatives attended
the funeral here.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
NcFADuEN.

Mrs. Jesse McFadden, after an illness
of only few days, passed away Tues
day morning, leaving a husband and
four children, one babe less than a
week old. The sad death was a great
surprise to friends of the family. The
funeral took place this morning from
St. Marks Catholic Church.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
NO. 9.

Services in Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. John Mitchell, of Houtz,
dale, Pa, will preach in the Presbyterian
Church, Sunday, April 22nd, 1906.
Preaching morning and evening.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
The Portage Store.

w. l., Dixon, proprietor of the
Portage store, desires to inform his
patrons and the general public that he
is Offering special inducement in canned
goods for the next thirty days. Road
this:
Tomatoes, Zoe; Good California
Peaches, l6ci Mince Meat, Sc, Corn Sc;
Finest String Beans, lOc; Best Seeded
Raisens, lie; Seven bars Oak Leaf Soap,
25c. Other goods in proportion.
Call me on phone.
w. T.. DIXON.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19

One lot 75xll2 with good dwelling
house and outbuildings. Win be- sold
at bargain. Enquire ofG. r. Balcom.
Chairman rtf
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
chwab-Summerson.

Mr.. John Schwab, of CAMERON, Pa,
and Miss Edna Summerson, of Sterling
Run, Pa, were united in marriage, on
April 18th, at Emmanuel Church Rec
tory, by Rev. j. NJ. Robertson. This
popular young couple have many ad-
miring friends in this county. Mr..
Schwab, who is engaged in mercantile
business at Cameron, while the bride,
who has successfully taught school in
this county for several ears, is a lady
Of excellent character and greatly re-
spected by all our citizeus. The Press
joins ia hearty congratulations
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19

Near Portage Bridge.

@. b. Howard & Co., have the only
large stock of shingles in the county at
the present time. RED CEDAR from
the Pacific Coast and WHITE CEDAR
rom Wisconsin
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19
Letters from the People.

All communications a . der this head must be
ACCOMPANIED by the writer's name. We viii not
be held responsible for any expression In TINS
department l-EDIToR.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19

WASTED:- Travelling sales man
Must furnish references and invest one
thousand 81 ,OO0l dollars, 10 first class
o per cent bonds Salary aud expenses
paid Experience not required, we
teach business az our mills. The
Wheeling Roofing & Cornice 90,
Wheeling, w Va ct.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-19

Hecep SiOn SiVen 10 new. MeIGI-T'
The following is clipping from the
Gazette and Bulletin:
The members of the Mulberry Street
NJ. e. church will give reception at
the church Monday evening, at 7;45
in honor of the new pastor.
szs
The Rev. Oliver S. Metzler, tho
new pastor at Mulberry Street Meth
odist church, opened his pastorate
yesterday with two sermons, both of
which can be justly characterized as
brilliant. The morning discourse Was
on the "Resurrection of Christi and
! the evening in ESTHER at Shushan.D
Mr.. Metzler fully demonstrated tho
correctness of the reputation no has
gained in other fields of labor for
being a pulpit orator of splendid
ability. The congregations both morn.
| ing and evening were large and gave
evidence of thorough appreciation Il
his work. The year opens most aus
piciously in this church, -Monday'a
Wiliiamsport News
The Rev. o. S. Metzler opened his
pastorate ia Mulberry Street church
yesterday under most encouraging
auspices. The congregation, both
morning and evening, were unusually
! large. The music and decorations
were artistic and inspiring. The morn
ing sermon on the Resurrection"
and the evening sermon on Easter u
Shushan,' We're both fine pieces II
logical clearness and rhetorical beauty.
The Rev Mr.. Metzler has a round,
clear voice and speaks with energy and
impressiveness Only words of praise
are heard from his work on the first
day Of his pastorate in tho new field
Williamsport Bulletin.
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
An Only Daughter
Cured of CONSUMPTION,

When death was hourly expected, all
hnedies having failed, and DR.. H.
Sames was experimenting with the
#nany herbs Of Calcutta, he accident
ally made preparation which cured
his only child of consumption. His
child is now/in this country, and en-
'1oying the best Of health. He has
proved to the world that Consumption
can be positively and permanently
cured. The Doctor now gives this
recipe free, for two 2-cent stamps to
pay expenses. This herb also cures
Night Sweats. Nausea at the Stomach
and will break up a fresh cold in
twentyfour hours. Address GRAD
DOCK 4 CO., 1892, Race ST., Phila-
de1...Ila, naming this paper.
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
Brothers Drown.

Saltwater, Minn.-Emil and Will
liam, sons Of Michael Smith, a garden
er were drowned in Lilly lake. They
were aged Is and 9 years respectively.
In company with a third younger
brother were in a boat fishing Will
liam caught large pickerel and fell
overheard trying to land it. The older
brother jumped in to save him and
they went down together. The young
er boys body was recovered soon after
on account Of its being tangled in the
fish line. The third boy in the boat
did not fall out.
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
ASSASSIN KILLS HIMSELF
WoULD-BE SLAYER oFKINGAI.-
FoNso ENDS HIS LIFE.
He was Disguised as a Laborer in q
Small Town near Madrid but
was Finally Detected.

Madrid, June 4.-The capture and
suicide Saturday night at Torrejon de
Ardos of Mauel Morales, the chief sus-
pect in the bomb outrage against King
Alfonso, and Queen Victoria, adds
another dramatlc chapter to the inci-
dents surrounding the royal wedding.
Morales was recognized in the little
town o. Torrejon de Ardos, midway
between Madrid and Ale la A guard
sought to detain him but Morales drew
revolver and shot the guard dead.
Then he turned to Fl :e, buta numb
Of the inhabitants of the town were
upon him, and, turning the revolver
upon himself sent a revolver through
the region Of the heart
Senor Cuesta the proprietor of the
hotel from the balcony of which Mo-
rales threw the bomb, viewed the body.
and identif ID it as that Of his rece Mt
! guest.
It was 8 o'clock Saturday eve ling,
when Morales, disguised in the ga.b Of
workman, entered the station at
Torrejon de Ardos He asked a child
who was in charge Of the Q fiji e the
time the next train would depart for
Barcelona. He then sought food in a
nearby shop
| His Catalonian accent first attracted
attention to him. It was then noticed
that his workman's suit was entirely
| new and did not correspond in texture
! with that usually worn by person of
his station in life. his face and man
ners showing him to be man Of some
distinction
| After shooting himself, Morales fell
in the road. The villagers advanced
toward the spot with the most ven
turesome of them, Francisco Martinez,
ahead.
Through the moonlight Martinez saw
raise himself on his elbow, his right
hand still grasping the revolver. Then
the wounded man fell back ward, but
the villagers waited fifteen minutes
] before going closer, fearing he might
still be able to use the weapon.
When they did venture to the spot
where the man lay, Morales was dead.
The body was brought to Madrid.
At first there was a desire to bury it
at Torrejon de Ardos, but when this
was suggested the villagers refused to
to permit the body to repose in their
town.
Final disposition of the body has
not yet been determined, but the pub
lie demand ignominious burial
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
Accidentally Killed.

Grand Forks N. D.-Charles oobey,
son Of George Sobey of Beaulieu Caval-
ier county, was accidentally shot and
killed by the discharge of a small rifle
he was earring. The lad wps driving
a horse hitched to a cart and carried a
22-caliber rifle. In some manner the
gun was discharged, the ball entering
Sobey's neck near the spinal column.
Paralysis Of the lower limbs set in and
few hours afterwards the boy died.
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
Nearly Fatal.

Crookston, Minn.A ball Of bluing
dropped into a bucket OF drinking wa
ter at the central high school almost
caused the death of Gertrude Enderlee
and Nellie Mcclure The bluing was
placed iB the water by a playful seven
year old boy, and as the bucket with
the water stood in rather dark place
under the stairs the poisoned water
I was noticed By the pupils who came to
drink Several drank Of the water
and were more or less Ill. One boy
was IN such q serious condition that a
stomach pump had to be resorted to
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
Jumped from Window.

Billings, Mont Thinking he was
pursued by enemies bent on taking his
life. stranger who gave the name of
Lacroix Halcomb jumped from the
second story Of rooming house and
suffered several dislocations of his
and numerous bruises.
The man was found by the police ly-
ing on the sidewalk early in the morn
ing groaning with pain aud unable to
ronua
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
Nine Killed in Railroad Wreck.

Louisville, KY, May 90. An in
bound passenger train from Knoxville,
Tenn, on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad, was thrown from the track
with fatal effect at Seventh and Hill
streets Monday as it was backing
through the yards into the Louisville
union station. Nine persons were
killed and p injured.
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
Mukden is Open.

Toxic. - Mulden was formally OPP
.ened 10 international trade The oc-
casion was widely celebrated. The
Chinese general, Ghao, and the Japa-
nese consul general Hagiwara, repre-
senting their respective governments
exchan ged their most cordial greetings
and compliments
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
Terrorizes Train Crew.

Rushyille, Ind, June p. Flourishing
q revolver, Peter Ryan took possession
of a G. & ID. freight train and forced
the crew to bring him from Conners-
vile to this city. Ryan terrorzed the
business section until 1:3O in the:
morning. when he was captured.
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06
Suicide.

Eveleth, MINI. -Melancholia suppos-
edly induced by non-success in chosen
profession of teaching led to the suicide
in her classroom of Miss Ida z Roher
OF Spring Valley, Mimi, teacher in
the public school here. The weapon
used by the young woman was .ss-
calibe revolver and the bullet penetra-
ted her bre asst
New Ulm review., 1906-06-06

wonderful discovery
and a book that tells
more about it, both sent
absolutely free by mail.
Address DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y.