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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
A BATTLE NEAR CASABLANCA
SIX THOUSAND MooRS ATTACK.
ED FRENCH CAMP.
A Fierce Charge was Met by Storm
OF Shot and Shell and the Attack
ing Party Lost Hundreds
of Men.

Casablanca. - About 5000 Moors
participated in Mondays fight. The
Moors, who were repulsed on all
sides, made most impressive picture
as, mounted on white horses and car
rying their banners in the front line,
they swept down from the hills in
splendid formation and charged to
within about 400 yards of the French
camp, which for a moment seemed to
be in danger of being overriden. AS
they advanced, the Moors chanted in
unison verses from the Koran.
The irregular Algerian cavalry en-
countered the first shock of the
Moors' assault, without yielding a foot
from the position they occupied. Gen.
Drude quickly deployed his forces to
the greatest advantage and the Moors
were submitted to fire of shot and
shell which soon left the ground
strewn with corpses.
Maj. Provost was slain while return
Ing to camp after the engagement,
which lasted seven hours.
Maj. Provost conducted a scouting
expedition, which was the actual cause
of the battle, the object being to To-
cate the enemy and prepare the way
for an extensive offensive movement
later. The major advanced about eight
miles in southerly direction, meet
ing only with scattered bands of
Moors, which were easily dispersed.
He then gave the order to return and
it was when nearing the camp that his
force was assailed by hordes of Moors.
Provost formed his men in hollow
squares, with the irregular Algerian
cavalry in front. Gen. Drude quickly
reinforced Provost and the engage
ment Immediately developed into
desperate conflict, from which the
Moors retreated only after their ranks
had been decimated by a deadly fire
which it was impossible 20 withstand.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
RECEIVER FOR STEEL COMPANY.
The Concern Is One Managed by E. L.
Harper, of Bank Wreckina
Notoriety.

Bristol, Va.-Judge Skeen, of the
United States court here on
Wednesday appointed Col l.. o. Petit,
of Big Stone Gap, receiver of the
Union Iron and Steel Corporation, of
New York, owning furnaces in Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Michigan and New Jersey.
The receiver was appointed on Pc
tition of the Norton Coal Co., of Nor
ton, Va, and no statement of assets
and liabilities is obtainable at this
time, owing to the fact that efforts are
being made to adjust the claim. For
this reason other creditors have not
Joined in the petition.
The Union Iron and Steel Corpora
ton is an offshoot of the Union Steel
and Chain Corporation-the latter
$60,000,000 concern organized several
years ago by Edward L. Harper, form
erly of Cincinnati.
1t is reported that the receivership
is plan of the creditors of e. L. Har-
per to uncover his assets. Obligations
aggregating several million dollars
are held by Cincinnati and Chicago
bankers against Harper, as a result of
the failure of the Fidelity bank, of
Cincinnati, about 20 years ago.
Harper. it was alleged, wrecked this
institution IN an attempt to corner the
wheat market. For this he was SEN
fenced to eight years in the Ohio peni-
tentiary and shortly after his release
he merged number of furnaces and
steel plants into the Union Steel and
Chain Co., of which he has since been
president and of which the Union Iron
and Steel Co. is subsidiary.
About Is months ago Harper filed
Nyf,1t nto, ~. Lcx t.
the United States court here, but his
right to release from the old obliga-
tions was successfully contested by
his creditors, headed by the banking
firm of Erwin Green & Co., of Chicago
In the hearing before the referee he
contended that he was insolvent,
though he failed to establish his in
solvency and was not discharged. The
hearing disclosed the fact that he was
receiving large salary as president
of the steel and iron corporations.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
I'M MEMORY OF M'kINLEY.
A Monument to the Late President Is
Dedicated at Buffalo, NJ. Y.

Buffalo, n. Y. - In heavy
downpour of rain and before a vast
multitude, the Mckinley monument
on Niagara square was dedicated
Thursday afternoon and formally
turned over to the state of New York
through Gov. Hughes. The ceremonies
were brief, but impressive. AS
sembled on the stand near the monu-
ment with Gov. Hughes were men
prominent in the state and nation,
and also from Canada.
Another large body, consisting of
Grand Army veterans, formed in Il
circle in front of the speakers stand
and on the steps of the monument
Gov. Hughes, the members of the
monument commission, their honor
ary guests and the speakers of the
day were escorted to Niagara square
by soldiers from the national guard A.,
the regular army, the Canadian troop
ers and veterans of the G. A. R. and
the Spanish war.
The sky out over Lake Erie had be-
come overcast with clouds and with
the first sounds of the approaching
soldiery came patter of rain. The
skies grew darker and just as Gov
Hughes stepped upon the platform
there came roll of thunder, q
booming salute from the heavens
The rain increased and the immense
flag which enveloped the obelisk in its
folds was rent in twain by the wind.
The stay ropes broke from their fast
enings and the two ends of the flag
fiuttered out over the crowd.
Following a prayer by Rev. E. H.
Dickinson, Edward II. Butler, chair
man of the monument commission, in
troduced Mayor Adam, who said in
part:
Buffalo was bowed down in grief
at the death of William Mckinley.
To-day she lifts her head and paws
tribute to his memory. No marble
column can make his memory dearer
to us. He was our president, our
neighbor, our friend
Mayor Adam was followed by Har.
Ian j. Swift, state commander of the
G. A. r., who delivered an eloquent
tribute to Mckinley, the soldier; Gen.
Miller, past commander of the Span
ish-American war veterans, who
spoke of President McKinleys part in
the Spanish-American war, and Mrs.
Donald MacLean, president of the
Daughters of the Revolution, who
spoke of the martyr presidents quail.
ties as lover, a husband and father.
At the conclusion of Mrs Mac.
Leans address, Mrs. Truman c. Avery
pulled the cord which released the
flag, revealing the white sides of the
shaft. Gov. Hughes then delivered
the dedicatory address.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
HELP THE TOWN.
Some of the Virtues In Friendly Riv.
airy Between Merchants.

Good, healthy competition and
friendly rivalry, devoid of all spirit of
hoggishness, is good thing for any
town. Each and every business man
and property owner in a town, and the
country Immediately surrounding it
should be intensely interested in every
project, particularly should every mer-
chant be active in matters that means
general prosperity for the place, and
which will increase trade for all the
merchants of the town. People gen.
orally like to do their trading in towns
where there are we'll kept stocks and
plenty variety of goods, and where
there is sufficient competition as to
assure low prices consistent with good
business judgment. There is little use
for the merchants of a place to blow
and brag about their business, unless
they can demonstrate that they are
delivering the goods" and satisfying
their customers. There is no good to
be looked for by merchants decrying
the goods and the methods of their
brother merchants. There is no more
effective way of killing the business of
a town than by fostering a spirit of
petty jealousy and of narrow selfish
ness. Wherever such spirit is found
it will be discovered that trade is be-
ing turned to some other town where
merchants and business men work
more in harmony with one another.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
GAMES OF SHARPERS.
Some of the Methods Used for Seeur-
ing Money Dishonesty.

Millions upon millions of dollars are
fraudulently taken from the pockets
OF the people year after year through
the operation of confidence men. The
schemes used by these men are numer-
ous Nearly all are based upon the
fact that the average person is always
willing to take the best of bargain.
During the past few months swim
dlers have been operating in different
parts Of the country, and their method,
while modification of an old swim
ding game, has some new features
worthy of notice. Their usual proceed
ure is to locate farmers who are not
we'll known to local bankers and loan
men. They approach the farmer and
under pretext of seeking to purchase
farming land, manage in some way to
secure his signature. This is general
ly done by inducing him to write a
letter, or to sign some statement.
Once the signature is secured, a ficti.
tious deed to the farmers land Is pre-.
pared and this Is fixed up in such a
manner as to show the seal of some
notary or other officer. Then with
this deed the swindler is in position to
negotiate loan upon the land. This
game has been successfully worked in
a number Of western states.
Residents Of agricultural districts
should be continually on their guard
against the signing of receipts or any
kind OF contract which may be pre-
sented to them by strangers. Within
the past year some smooth swindlers
have succeeded in securing thousands
of dollars on fraudulent notes, secur-
ing from farmers, who were foolish
enough to take for trial washing ma
chimes, refrigerators. etc, and to give
their receipts for the same. These re-
ceipts turning up later as negotiable
notes.
The writer of checks cannot be too
careful in filling in the amounts. The
favorite methods of the check receiver
Is to insert after the words six"
seven, eight" or nine" the letter
''y'' or ''ty" and change the ciphers in
the check accordingly. Thus it can be
seen that a check written for eight
dollars, by the addition of the letter
~" can be made to read for eighty
dollars and the changing of the
amount, if it be in numerals, by the
addition of cipher, makes the forgery,
when well executed, hard to discover.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
MOB DROVE H|NDUS
OUT OF A TOWN
5ELLINGHAM, WASH, is THE
SCENE OF RACE TROUBLE.
POLICE WERE POWERLESS.
Asiatic Laborers Who Were Not
Driven Out of Town Were Jailed,
While Few Were
Badly Beaten.

Bellingham, Wash. - Six badly
beaten Hindus are in the hos
pltal, 400 frightened and half naked
Sikhs are in Jail and the corridors of
the city hall are guarded by police
men. Somewhere between Bellingham
and British Columbia there are $50
natives of India, beaten, hungry and
half clothed, making their way along
the Great Northern railroad into
Canadian territory and the protection
of the British flag.
The long expected cry Drive out
the Hindus' was heard throughout
the city and along the water front
Wednesday night. The police were
helpless. All authority was paralyz-
ed and for five hours a mob of half a
thousand white men raided the mills
where the foreigners were working,
battered down doors of lodging
houses, and, dragging the Asiatics
from their beds, escorted them to the
city limits with orders to keep going.
The trouble started at c and Holly
streets, lodging house district. The
houses We're cleared and the mob
then swept down to the water front
and mill after mill was visited, the
white employees joining the mob.
Every Hindu was hustled outside
Here the police suggested that the
mob victims be taken to Jail This
was hailed with delight and the Hin.
dus were hustled along. From this
time on they were not beaten, the
bloodthirstiness of the mob seemingly
being satisfied during the attack on
the lodging houses. The mob kept UP
its work along the water front until
early Thursday morning, when Lar
sons mill at Whatcom Lake was Wis
tied and hundred Hindus brought in
from there.
Four women were found among
the crowd in the city building. The
city is quiet now, but there is
strong undercurrent of opinion which
apparently approves the action of the
mob and it may be found impossible
to prosecute the leaders. Racial feel
ing has played no small part in the
affair. Every day whites are being
replaced in the mills by the Asiatics.
Many instances of women being
pushed into the gutter or insulted on
street cars by the foreigners were
also reported. General uneasiness of
the whites is given as a reason for
the outbreak
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
Glass Is Sentenced for Bribery.

San Francisco, Cal.-Louis Glass.
vice president CT the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph Co, con-
victed of having bribed Supervisor
Lonergan to vote against granting a
franchise to the Home Telephone CO.,
was on Wednesday sentenced by Judge
Lawler to five years Imprisonment ~
the state prison at San Quentin.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
Belgian Girls Learn Housework.

In Belgium girls are expected to
give five weeks out of each school
year to learning housework. The girl
is required to know not only how to
cook dinner, but TO clean up and
care for kitchen, do marketing, wash
and iron.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
ButtermiIk Cocktail,

Throat parched? Irrigate it with a
buttermilk cocktail.
This is new brand of dampness
which was devised at the University
OF Chicago. The buttermilk cocktail
is constructed according to the FOL
lowing recipe: Take a tall, thin
glass, drop in chunk of ice; insert
a long slice of cucumber, then fill
with buttermilk. That's all!
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
Brokers Failed,

New York Cfty.-The failure of
Watson & Co., members of the New
York stock and produce exchanges
and of the Chicago board of trade,
was announced Thursday. No cause
was assigned for the failure nor was
any estimate of the liabilities and as
sets made public. The firm had ex-
tensive connections in the west, main
tanning offices in large cities.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
A Dozen Flremen Injured.

Auburn, N. Y. A dozen fire
men were temporarily overcome by
smoke in fire at the Coium mbian cord
age plant here Wednesday. The dam
aCe Is SIC" 900.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12

Thirteen Lives Lost in Hotel Fire.
Tacoma, Wash. = Fire destroyed
the Webb hotel at Shelton, 20
miles from Tacoma. Wednesday night
1t is TS@crtcd IL persons pe-ishcd.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12

The home town is the best place
for the boys if you will make the
home town prosperous. Keeping the
money at home will do this. It
means home opportunities for your
children.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12

Don't drive around the hole in the
road week after week. Get your
neighbors together and fix it.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12

Do not begrudge the money paid
tor taxes when it is used for road and
town improvements. Such an ex-
penditurc is like bread cast upon
the waters-it will return many fold.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12
TOWN BOOSTING TIPS.

The visitor who trips over your
broken sidewalk will not have a very
high opinion OF your town as a place
of business.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-12

The home m arket for the farm prod.
ucts is the saving clause in our sys-
TEN of government. Take away the
in your community. Not necessarily
home markets and the farms will soon
become Improbable and valueless.
No city mail-order house will ex-
tend credit to you when times are
hard. or crops fail Could you con-
sistently ask it Of your home mer-
chant when you send your money to
the city during the days of prosper.
tty?
Encourage small factories to locate
by means of a bonus, but by keeping
the children in the home town that
they may become factory employees,
and get home opportunity to raise
in the world.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
GOULD ROAD STOPPED.

Work on the survey for the ex-
tensions of the Richmond and Chesa-
peake Bay Railroad north of Ashland
has been abandoned. The line to Ash
land was opened to traffic Monday and
surveying parties had been assembled
at Ashland for the purpose of run
ming several new lines north and north
east, with view of locating the fur
Their extensions of the Richmond and
Chesapeake Bay line. A preliminary line
from Ashland TO Tappahannock was run
about two years ago, but no line was
located and no right of way secured.
However, they were ready to extend
the lines to the Rappahannock river
and possibly in other directions, it being
rumored that they would push on to
Fredericksburg.
Mr.. William Nothrop. the Rich
mond representative of the Gould
properties, said that he hoped the
suspension of work on the Richmond
and Chesapeake Bay line would De only
temporary.
"a policy of retrenchment has be-
come general among the railroads, -
said Mr.. Northrop, "and / think it will
become more so, on account of the
stringency of the money market, and
the difficulty of raising available ready
cash for construction work.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
POLITICAL.

Jno. r Campbell, of Newland, is a
candidate for one of the Justices OF the
Peace in Richmond county.
Colonel Joseph E. Willard is not to
enter the race for the gubernatorial
nomination in 1909. This information
comes from source that is absolutely
reliable. Colonel Willard has several
years yet to serve on the corporation
/ commission.
A special congressional election in the
! Ninth district, to name successor to
the late Col. Campbell Slemp, will be
called for December 18th. Efforts are
being made by the Democrats to have
Gen. Rufus A. Ayres enter the cam
paign. Judge VIM. +. Rhea and Ex-
Governor Tyler have also been urged to
enter the contest. Bascomb Slemp, son
of tn late Congressman and Republican
leader in the state; L. P. Summers,
David. Bailey, A. P. Gillespie. J. C.
Noel and others are believed to be
wiiliD g to accept the Republican nomi-
natio n. The Democrats will probably
make strong fight to wrest the dis
trict from the Republicans.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
FIRED THE GREYHOUND.
Oyster Navy Auxiliary Ia Object
of Someone's Vengeance.
newport News Times Herald.l

newport News Times Herald.)
One of the most dastardly blows that
has ever been directed at the state
oyster navy occurred in Hampton creek,
and that it was not attended with serious
results, if not the loss of life, was due
largely to chance.
Within the past year the State Board
of Fisheries added to its fleet, besides
the flagship Commodore Maury, the
sloop Bradshaw and the speedy motor
police boat Greyhound, with the view Of
placing them both on special duty fight
ing the oyster pirates. Being smaller
and of lighter draft than the steamers,
they could go into many places the
steamers were unable to penetrate and
that they would be of great service in
fighting the pirates was generally re-
cognized.
Early last spring before the close of
the oyster season, the sloop was sunk
off Deep Creek. Although no proof was
secured it was believed by many that
the Bradshaw had been deliberately
sunk by the pirates, the members of
her crew being ashore at the time.
Some days ago the Greyhound was up
for a general overhauling and to have
some repairs and alterations made
about her motors. The sleeping accom-
modations on the Greyhound are in the
forward cabin, and there two of the
men have been sleeping regularly every
night. The engines are in the stern of
the boat, where is also located the gal
ley stove, etc. Near the engines the
oils and cotton waste used about the
boat are stored and naturally, every
thing in that part of the boat is more
or less oil soaked and inflammable.
Someone was thoroughly familiar
with the conditions as they exist, and a
deliberate effort was made to destroy
the vessel. even at the risk of sacrific-
ing two lives. In the dead of night,
when the two men were sleeping peace
fully in the forward cabin, some one
stole aboard the Greyhound, took a
quantity of the oilsoaked waste, set it
afre and stuffed it into a locker, to
smolder slowly before blazing, probably
so that time for escape could be
gained.
Fortunately Che lell of the burning
waste was detected before the blaze
had gained any great Roadway and the
fire was extinguished in time to prevent
even a little damage. That the fire
was deliberately started by oyster pir-
ates, determined to get rid of the vessel,
is firmly believed by many.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
SOME c. v. REUNION NOTES.

The reunion in Norfolk, which closed
Ia st Friday, was the largest attended
and most enthusiastic in reunion history.
Gen. Thos. t. Mumford, of Lynch
burg, was elected Grand Commander.
Ex-Judge Jno. c. Ewell. of Lancaster.
was moved up from third to second
Lieutenant Commander.
Col. George Christian, on behalf of
K. E. Lee Camp, Richmond, moved to
defer action on the lady choir. Judge
Sam Williams and others raised a
storm in behalf of the ladies', and by
an overwhelming vote the choirs were
endorsed.
General Frederick ID. Grant, son of
General u. S. Grant, made a speech to
the Confederate veterans which aroused
great enthusiasm He wore a Confed-
crate badge over his blue uniform and
said he was proud of it.
The young ladies' who composed the
Confederate choirs, in their gray uni.
forms and military hats, were admired
on all sides, and were repeatedly cheered
as they marched through the streets
and Exposition grounds with the banner
of their camp. About seventy-five
members of the choirs of Norfolk, Ports.
mouth and Berkeley and Lancaster anc
Northumberland counties were seated
In the Armory gallery just over the
platform occupied by the Grand Com.
mander and other grand officers during
the two-days' exercises. The seventeen
young ladies from Lancaster and Nor
cumberland, chaperoned by Mrs.
Walton A. Cameron, received many
encomiums, applause and flowers Visi-
tors and veterans from this section were
proud of the laurels carried away by
our ''bunch" of girls.
1t took the Confederate veterans to
save the day for Virginia at the Expo
sition. So far the record for enthusiasm
and attendance was held by North Car
DINA Day, but Friday the Confederates
carried all before them, and made the
Auditorium echo with Dixie" and
rebel yells. $500 veterans were on the
grounds and fifty-five camps were rep
resented.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01

THE sorrows of insurance men are
upon them. and have been for several
years, past. AT the national m, ct
ing in Richmond recently President
Adams, of New York, said they could
not yet see a glimmer of daylight
bnt were cherishing hope of better
times. Omitting the years of great
CONGREGATIONS the year 1907 has been
the most disastrous of half century
for hre people The trade reviews
all show this 1t has hit the fire
people hard. Numerous public bodies
are starting Investigations to find out
Why there are so many more fires
this year than usual. When the
$4,000 buildings and 5000 acres
were burned over in the San Fran
cisco disaster, with property loss Of
$55oOoO.o0o, it swept away the
entire underwriting profits of half q
century and cost the companies
$So,00a.0o0 besides. The stock
holders of many companies had to 90
down into their own pockets to meet
Losses, and nearly 90 companies were
bankrupted. The risk of capital in
old line fire insurance is such, it is
claimed, as to necessitate large pre-
minms for commensurate returns.
The investigations" of life insurance
companies caused 100000 policy
holders, it is stated, to drop out in
one year, the premiums on a half
billion of insurance ceasing almost
at once. This and the San Francisco
dlsaster were jolts that only the old
and wealthy concerns could with
stand.