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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

FROM a Washington letter to tho
Philadelphia Times it appears that the
members of Congress from this S,a+o
have contributed their full share of the
mateTia! dumped into the IepisIativa
mill during the present session and .1so
tha' what they contributed formed q
very large proportion OF the "cbaff,,
mat came ont of it. The outcome of
tneir work is that they presented S76
DIS OF which only 40 were of 2 general
OF puoIic character, while 736 related to
pensions and private claims. OF the
I4v only fUe have become laws OF
.hese i've two were offered bv Mr. Ran
0dH-one the general pension bill and
the other the joint resolution providing
for the temporary expenses of the gov
eminent. Two we've public building
olIls-one introduced by In. Ermen-
trout of Berks county, for a pubIic
building at Reading, and The other
introduced by Mr.. Brown, of M,Kean
comfy, for public building at VIII
transport. The fifth was the DILL offered
by r.O'Neill, of Philadelphia, granting
.be right of way through the Arsenal
grounds at Philadelphia, to the Kensfng-
ton Railroad Company. OF the SIG bills
introduced by the entire delegation the
i've members from Philadelphia offered
las. Our member, Gen. Campbell. is
credited with the paternity os thirty-one
bills, of which tweuty-uine were Of g
private nature. The greatest number
introduced by any one member WAS bv
Mr.. White, Of Jefferson county WIN
piled up dfty-four. Gfty-three of which
were of private character. and sh-
other, public bill. was his great project +
TO dig a ship canal from Franklin. in
NeuaHgo county, TO Lake Erie, for The f.
purpose of transporting iron ore. This
WAS as wild a scheme as Harry Whites
project when he was in Congress- N 1
ilackwateT the KIskiminitas and Cone /
naugh rivers, the difference betVveen
be two hunLUg5 being that the Indiana
county White got Congress to appropri-
.te about $4,000 for his slaekwater
cheme which was expended in making
partial survey Of the Couemaugh,
while the other White didn't get
ent. Two-thirds of the time Of Con-
ress is now spent in passing private
Iaims, and the evil has assumed such
proportions as to call for an
fectige remedy.
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PERSONNEL OF CONGRESS-
Who the Leaders are, and the States
that send Strong Men.

]
| The present House, as Judged nv tho
test of the past session, is not remarka.
bic for briiliancy, as a whole. although
! there are, of course, many brilliant men
in its roster. The leaders. as usuaI arc
| mostly men who have had previous ex-
perience in Congress, but among the
new men" there are several. like
Breckenridge and Taulbee, of Kentucky
Grain, Of Texas, and Daniel, of Virginia
who have made their mark already.
WHO THE LEADERS ARE.
The leaders of the present House. bv
virtue OF either OTatorical. forensic. ar
cumulative or practical ability, are. on
the Democratic side, Speaker Carlisle
and Messrs. Randall, Morrison Mills.
Hewitt, McMilliD, Breckenridge. of
kentucky Holman, TOwnshend, Tuck
or, Bland. Reagan, Crisp, Willis. Hatch
Bragg, Findlay, BlOunt. Warner of
Ohio; Cobb, Springer, Curtin, Taulbee
and Turuer, and on the Republican side
Reed, Hiscock, Butterworth. M,Kiulev
Kelley, Browne. Cauuon, Long. Hender'
son. Of Iowa; Ding'ey, Bayne. PheIps
Cutcheon, Burrows. Guenther, Ander-
son, Of Kansas Payson, Hepburn and
Burleigh. These, and perhaps a few
others, may be said to practically run,
the House, Forty or fifty men, there
fore, constitute its propelIing force. and
the other 2T5 are passengers, . The
ratio is far different in the Senate. whefe
at least half of the whole number of
members are men of positive power in
ID some direction or directions.
The DIFFERENT STATE DELEGATIONS.
1t IS curious to see what a great differ
ence there is iE the comparative ability
and prominence Of the several State
delegations in the House. Some states
are very finely represented, others mod
erately well, ard still others very weak.
ly. Perhaps the strongest State delepa-
tlon, as = whole, IS that of Georgia. it
consists Of Messrs. No wood. Turner.
crisp, Harris, Hammond. BIOunt. Glenn
enVs, Reese, Chandler and Barnes. Mr..
y orwood IS ore of the best educated and
Wlttlest members Of the House. Mr..
urner ls liberal, fair-minded man. of
me nteiilgeIce and great working
power, and his arguments in contested
election and other important cases an
ring Tue last i've years have been quite
mastery. Messrs. Crisp. Hammond and
b'onnt are trio Of brilliant LAWYERS
Legislators and parliamentariaus and
Oney are often called to the chair To
preside over the Committee of the f.
w hole, or IN the absence of the Speaker. /
l llllnols has six conspicuous representa-
.lVes 10. Messrs. Hit, Payson. Springer. /
Jahnor, Morrison and Townshend but /
ne average of the delegation is not high I
ms year. Indiana and Iowa are also
aIher weak on the whole but Kansas
; strongly represented. five of its seven
llsIrlcts having members on the floor
VINO 40 The state much homer and
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service, Mr.. Anderson, of the Fifth
district, is one the abIest and most inde-
pendent men in Congress. The Kentucky
delegation is also far above the average
1t numbers among its members, besides
the Speaker, who is in some respects the
foremost public man here, Mr. Willis. a
thoroughly equipped legislator. and a
charming man personally. Mr Breckin-
ridge, undoubtedly the finest orator in
the House, Mr.. McCreary, an excellent
parllamentaTian, Mr.. Taulbee, a RISING
young politician and orator. ard Mr.
Woitord, Congressman and gentleman
OF the old school, and one of the most
popular members of the House. Maine's
delegation is very strong-in fact il NAV
dispute the palm with Georgia's. Messrs.
Reed. Diugley, BontelIe and MilIfken
constitute quartette very hard to beat
Mr.. Dingley has better success in
pushing Legislation through than anv
other member, and he makes use of none
but worthy means. Mr. Reed is the
peer, intellectually, of any man in public
1te, and his powers in the line OF sharp
debate, TetOrt, wit and sarcasm are only
equailed In Congress by Senator ingalls,
Inc present delegation from Massachu-
setts IS not at all up to the high level for
which that State used to be celebrated.
The Missouri group is fairly strong, with
Messrs. Hatch, Burues. Warner and
Bland at its head. The New York man
are not as conspicuous, taking them all
together, as one would expect rom that
State, though Messrs. Belmont. James.
Bliss, Hewitt, Burleigh, Hiscock and
Payne are credit to their districts. and
Messrs. Hewitt and Hiscock are among
the most valuable members Of the House
The Ohio delegation, as a whole. is
hopelessly mediocre. Messrs. Butter
worth, GTosvenor. Warner and M'KinIev
do what they can to hold up its average.
The Pennsvlvaniaus loom no quite we'll
N essrs. O'Neill. Randall. Kelley Curtin
Boyle, Bayne and Scott are all men who
have considerable influence and force
and this is especially true, Of course. in
the case of Mr.. Randall. The Texas
delegation has quartet Of able men in
Messrs. Reagan. WelbOrn, Grain and
Mills, and most Of its other members are
above the common run of Congressman,
The Virginia delegation is also moder-
ately strong.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

IHE Democratic State Convention
VIII meet at Harrisburg a week from
next wednesday, the 18th of the month.
Lhe two most prominent candidates for
the nomination for Governor are ex-
United States Senator William A Wal
lace and Chauncey F. Black. the present
Lieutenant Governor. All but about
NIFTY OF The 359 delegates to the Conven-
ton have been elected. and the Dropor-
Uion OF delegates who have been instruc-
ed Is much smaller than usual. which
shows that it will rot be under .be CON
trol o: boss rule, like the Republican
convention, but will be composed of the
untettered representatives Of the frre
democracy of the State. Our present
oeIlet is that the chances are decidedly
IN favor OF Senator WaUace's nomina-
tIon. Something. however NAV ocorr
when the delegates meet AZ TTarrisb,,r,,
that viii produce 4 different result than
the nomination Of either Wallace or
Black. The names Of several other
wei known gentlemen have r7a7 naroad
IN connection with the nomination and
especialI7 that Of Henry Mccormick of
Harusburg. an iron manufacturer with
as fair and honorable r repuaafioD ae &c
possessed by any man in the State or
Mr.. Wallace it is entirely uDnecasssrv
mere 20 speak. He IS known in pverv
nook and corner Of the State as a man of
eminent ability and unGrasfioro4 E-.7---
fIty OF character. pure alike in his nubrjc
and private life, and as we'll eouinnad
Tor an intelligent discharge of the dufias
OF the Office of Governor as anv man in
the State from the Delaware IN tho
ONO. Chauncy F Black inberits rarv
or the sterling qualities Of his ora,t and
hIustTlous father. Judge Jeremiah :
hIack' whose name is associated with
lhe progressive Democracy Of his ovn
state as we'll as of the Union HE
son, the Lieutenant Governor ia 90
stern and rugged a Democrat az v,as bis
rather. is a ripe scholar and an o,,o.,,
tlonaIIy well-read man, familiar with
state affairs and admirably qualified in
every respect for the Executive chair -
w mere there is so much good material
from which TO choose it will he diaicp1t
IoI the Convention to make a mistake
whether the nominee Of the Convention
can De elected or not, it can be trusted
70 name candidate for whom everv
democrat in the state can vote without f.
plush or any feeling of fear that in the /
7'ent ot Lis election he will do anything
60 dishonor himsel, or disappoint his !
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06
Outcome of the Great Railroad Strike.

Heartrending stories of destitution
and Wretchedness come from those
/ western cities IN which the power IF the
/ hnlghts or Labor was measured against
/ the resources of Jay Gould. The results
/ or the great strike as summarized in the
New York Saa1, are as follows:
/ First. OF the 400 skilled and unskiIled
/ wOrkmen in the employ of the Missouri
4 Pacific system when Martin Irons or
j dered the strike, less than 200 have been
! taken back, while the places left vacant
/ Oy the strikers have nearly all been filed
! oy competent men who have been called
/ from all parts of the country by this
| opportunity for employment.
/ Second. The suffering eutaiIed nv tho
/ strike upon the late employees is not vet
/ actual extremity for food and shelter
/ though III many cases this danger I'M
pendS-out 1t is due to anxiety, DESPAIR
moTthcaIOn. humiliation. the certainty
IhaI iamllles must temporarily at least
De broken mp, while the heads of them
g forth to seek employment; the loss of
little homes that had been bought and
partly paid for with the savings from
the wages received the givi0o ma of
good school privileges, which the chill
dren have enjoyed in all these railway
towns, and the necessity OF acceptin0
employment wherever it is offered at a
mhch less rate of wages than the Mis-
sour racine corporation had been paw
lug. These things are staring the late
strikers in the face in all these towre
Third. Martin Irons 10 practicable q
Wanderer, almost an outcast. and e0uId
bardIy venture with safety in some pIa-
ceS where few weeks ago he ruled men
IKE Jhe commander of an army. The
lmprecatlOns with which he denounced
The PRESIDENT of the railway system Law
UouId, nave reacted upon himself. and
Ine men whom he ruled now sneak of
Dim as he urged them TO speak of Mr..
Gould. -"A''
Fourth. The knights OF Labor organ.
lzatlon has practically ceased TO exist
among the employees of the Missouri
Pacific system.
Martin Irons is looked upon as the
GauSe OF All this misfortune 1t would
oe hard 10 persuade many of the men
VINO 50 Ialthtully Obeyed him last winter
shaI irons was sincere and acted in good
faith. The impression is now ge5sroi
throughout all the South western system
Jhat Irons had long contemplated the
step Tor personal and possibly political
IeaSons. Some even accuse him of
iuoueymaklng schemes, but there seems
70 oe 10 foundation for such a suspicion
or, II there is, his schemes miscarried
ioI G ne Is now penniless, his petty property
Il ~ oeda'la IS attached for debt. and he !
mas virtually sbdicated his office, and
nas wandered away, few know where.
WIN no future apparently before him
. anu aoded to the hostility of those whom
ne IaCeiy ruled like tyrant, is the dis
trust OF knights OF Labor everywhere
because of belief that be meditated
dlsioyalty toward Mr.. PowderIy and his
assistant officers of the Knights of La
DOR. The result Of the strike upon the
career OF Martin Irons is not the least
interesting matter for contemplation in
connection with the remarkable attemnt
OF social revolution. .-PhiJa. Record
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

ONCE more he trade dollar has forced
itself upon the attention of Congress,
but 10 a way that is by no means credit
able to that body Near the close of
last week an amendment was tackled on
by the Senate TO what is known as the
Morrison surplus resolution, authoriz-
ing their redemption at par within six
months and their rec0inags into stand
ard silver dollars. The Morrison reso-
luton which has been a bone Of conten-
tIon between the two houses. NAV or
may not pass, and on that contingency
the ultimate effect of the amendment
entirely depends. The trade dollars
were coined by the Government fourteen
years ago and made legal tender to
The extent Of five dollars. Their limited
legal tender quality was subsequently,
taken away by Congress and for one
reason and another they were practically
repudiated in all business transactions
The larger portion of them are in China
where they will likely remain. A LARGE
quantity of them ace in the hands oF
brokers' and Spectators and the remain
uer are held by traders, merchants and
others who have been patiently waiting
Tor years expecting that by an act of
congress they would be enabled tn re-
celve full value for them. The course
OF Congress in its indecisive action on
thls trade dollar question has been most
shameless and inexcusabIe
+. ). At the meeting on Tuesday of
the conference committee of thu two
houses on the resolution. above referred
To- 1t was agreed to strike out the clause
providing for the redemption of the
trade dollars, and that disposes of the
matter for the session. 1t was a most
cowardly and disreputable act,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

ACCORDING to the New York Tribune
the production of pig iron in the first six
months Of this year amounted to nearly
three millions Of tons, which is consider
ably more than was ever before pro-
duced in the same length Of time. More
steel will also. says the same paper. be
produced In 1886 than in any previous
year. This seems more like the baseIess
fabric of a vision than tie solid sub
stance Of things when we look back to
the last Presidential campaign, only
two years ago, and reflect upon what
was then predicted by the Tribune and
the entire Republican press ir the event
of Cleveland's election. The pig metal
business as well as the production of
steel rails would then stop, the fires Of
the furnaces and forges in Penns yIvania
would be eXtinguished, and wide spread
misery and destitufiOn would prevail.
Hundreds Of thousands Of people were
Induced to believe this direful forecast
ing Of woe and ruin, and voted for
Blaine. II Blaine had been elected
every Republican paper in the iron state
of Pennsylvania would have attributed
this remarkable prosperity in the iron
and steel manufacture 70 the influence
Of his administration. Cleveland, how
ever, was elected, ana yet in the face Of
the fact that the iIou and steel indus
tries are more prosperous now than they
lave ever been before. Thomas Y.
Cooper, the chairman Of Beavers State
Committee, is appealing to the manu-
facturers throughout the state for NON
ey 10 assist him in securing the election (
Of a Republican Governor and increase /
the Republican delegation from this
State in Congress. Cooper fooled several /
thousand PEOPLE in this State two years .
ago by the same method he has adopted .
now, but the game has been PLAYED too
Jften. The reply that the voters will
make 20 COOuer's stale appeal will Ue
You LUmJulged Us iu 1884 and that
vas yJur fault. II you do the same
hing Do 1886 the fault viii be ours.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

THE people of Wales have caught the
Irish hone rule fever and petitions are
now being circulated throughout that
country which declare as follows The
time has arrived when Welshmen should
govern themselves. The Parliament at
London makes laws, not for the benefit
Of Welshmen, but for the enrichment of
landlords and idlers. Welshmen demand
the privilege Of making their own laws;
they demand free education, the aboli-
tion ot laudlordism, and the disestab-
lishmsnt Of the church, The Welsh
people maufully supported Mr.. Gladstone
at the recent election, and when the
'grand old man" succeeds in getting
justice for Ireland he will no doubt turn
his attention to his friends across the
English border.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06
Captains Fortunate Di.covo

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth. plvinO
between Atlantic City and n. Y. had bean
troubled with cough so that he was unable
70 sleep, and was Induced to try DR.. Kings
new Discovery for Consumption. 1t not onIv
gave MIN instant relief, but allayed the ex :
IRENE soreness in his breast. His children
were similarly affected. and single dose
pad the same happy effect. DR.. Kings New
discovery is now the standard remedy in the
Coleman household and on board the scboon.
er Free trial bottles Of this Standard Ram.
edy at E. James Drug Store.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06
IndIReafPd Fonh-

IN tue stomach develops an acid which
stlnPs the upper part of the throat and nal
ate' causing heartburn" It also evolves a
s 20 wHlcn produces wind on the stomach -
and feeling and appearance of distansio,n
IN tnat organ after eating. For both this
TDciqlty and swelling Hostetter's Stom ach
bl'Vers Is much better remedy than aka.
me salts, ike hartshorn and carbonate of
SOFA. A Winegiassful of the Bitters. after
oI neIoTe dinner, will be found to act as 6
reliable carminative or preventtve Tbia
me specihc for dyspepsia, both in its acnte
a%hG % CHROME form, also prevents and cures
inaiarIal fever constipation liver compIaint
6nidhey troubles, nervousness and debility
tTSohS who observe in themselves dacIina
or vigor should use this fine t,,ntc u1itbnnf
delay. '''i'' N''ilou'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

CAsTLEEEAeH is an execrated name
in Ireland and her people look upon
everything else that England has done
in that country for the last twenty years
as wise and iultcIous, in comparison
with Lord SaIisbury'5 appointment of
Lord Londonderry to be viceroy Of lie
land. lie WAS formerly ViscOuut Castle
reagh and is lineal descendant of the
infamous Lord Castlereagh who, in
$500. though himself an Irishmau, sold
his country to England by corruptIy
bringing about the hated union Of
that year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

Inc Philadelphia Record says In this
Cime OF labor controversies, wher work
lnemen are lricking up their ears and
sVralnlng their eyes to find cause of dif-
ference with party management. the
clrcumstantial and picturesque charge
winch the Times brings against the Re
Pupucan candidate for Governor-of
violating law OF the State prohibiting
the payment of the wages of employees
10 store orders-is a serious one. The
sore 80 order system is justly unpopular.
l ~ mas oeen a grievous imposition upon
laoor. General Beaver must clear him
sen sen oI Ihe lmputation brought against
II.n as a law-breaker. We shall wait
patiently to hear what ne NAV have -
say, in the hope that he NAV come ont
unsmirched
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

THERE are 53.614 posfmasters in the
United States. Out of this total D. .747
have been appointed hy the present Ad-
ministratiOn. 34S2 to fill offices newly
established, So to fill vacancies Occa-
stoned by death, and 9112 in consequence
of resignation or the expiration of the
slime for which they We're commissioned.
There have been only $3.50 removals or
suspensions. Over half the postoafces, it
will be seen, are still in the hands of
Republican apDofntpas.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

CONGRESS did not adjourn on Monday
last as it was expected TO do. but before
this ppper reaches our subscribers it
will surely have ceased to exist. AS
was generally anticipated the River and
Harbor job was eventually arranged 10y
a committee OF conference, bat without
the Hennepin canal appropriation, and
the bill passed both houses. What the
President will do with it remains to be
seen. 1t is in no sense a legitimate
River and Harbor bill, but a gigantic
scheme to plunder the treasury. y veto
of the log rolling inIquity would be
heartily sustained by the country.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

The State election in Alabama took
place on Monday last, and resulted, of
course, in the election of the Democratic
candidate for Governor and the other
State officers by a sweeping majority
More cOlOred men are said to have voted
the Democratic State ticket at this
election than at any former contest.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

GEORGE a. jerks. OF Jefferson
county, this state. was nominated last
week and confirmed by the Senate. to be
Solicitor General, in place of John
Goode, Of Virginia, whose nomination
was rejected. It would be difficult to
name any Office in the gift of the Presi-
dent which Mr.. jerks is not peculiarly
well qualified to fill, especially so if it
requires comprehensive legal knowledge
and unquestiOnable honesty.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

POSTMASTER General Villas has ap-
proved a new design for postal cards.
They are to be printed in black on white
paper, with head Of jefferson on the
upper corner. The new design was
prepared at the bureau 9f engraving and
printing, and the cards are generally
considered an improvement on those
now fS uza
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06

a IoRoNTo cat saw rat about TO 90 tbro'
small knothole in a ticht boa ri fe-,oa ',l.o ,.,
knowing that she could not reach the rat ha'
fore ne reached the hole, she went over the
Ience Ike shot, and captured him on the
other side "' 'H 'Ie
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An Efficient Remedy

In all cases of Bronchial and PuImo-
nary Affections is AYERS CHERRY
PECTORAL. As such IL IS recognized and
prescribed by the medical profession. and
In many thousands OF families. for the
past forty years, it has been regarded as an
Invaluable household remedy. 1t Is a
preparation that only requires TO be taken
In very small quantities, and n few doses
OF it Administered IA tho early stages Of q
cold or cough will effect speedy cure,
and may, very possibly, save life. There
fs no doubt HhAteNeT that
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06
DEnoCRATIc COUNTY TICKET.

BEwOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS.
THOMAS COLLINS.
FOR ASSEMBLY
DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN. Johustown.
JOHN :. riley. Ebausburr.
FOR PROTHONOT AIRY:
II. y. SHOEMAKER. E5ensburg.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER:
CELESTINE !. BLAIR. Ebensburp
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY:
II. Ct. ROSE, JohnstOwn.
FOR POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR:
JACOB SHAFER. Allegheny Twp
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Economical. ReIiabi, eIf
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York.