The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-06-15

visit England Tor the first time Ehis season,
has an income of 81 600, 600 a year, but is
always In debt. She maintains 10 house in
Paris, but always resides at a hotel. She
spends vast sums on horses. Her executive
ability is clearly shown by the ease with
which she constantly spends more than her
enormous income amounts to.
Dave Morris. agsd 80. met death i'll
horrible manner at Whalen's shingle nill,
Grand Valley, on Monday He was fling
a circular saw, when George Wilson, the
fireman. started the engine. Morris, who
was stra6d,ing the saw, was almost cut in
twain, dying shortly, He leaves a wife and
six children. The fireman says he thought
he heard an order TO star. the machinery.
Although the California and Nevada
delegations at the st. L0nls Convention
brought MANY cases of tUrkey-red bandana
handkerchiefs with tham, yet there were
over q, 600 of them sold in St Louis dnring
the convention. Most of the cIuDs brought
their headgear with them, but apart from
this the hatters of St. Louis were unable 70
dispose Of about 2, 800 OF the Cleveland
white plug hats.
"A shoemaker named Albert Wettber
has been arrested at Crimmi;zhan, Saxouy,
on the charge Of having murdered banker,
of Watertown, United States, on August 25.
1886. The crime was committed for the
purpose of robbery, and the murderer re-
ceived SIS. coo. Wettber has since lived in
various parts of Germany. An anonymous
letter 10 the authorities. stating that Wett-
Der was the criminal. let to the arrest.
Some time ago Hattie, the wife of Eds
win Warren, Of Norway. Mich, left him and
returned TO her family. Last Saturday ali
she possessed was burned up in the great
fire. On Tuesday she was on the street
when she met her husband. He demanded
her return to his house. She refused. He
at once shot her with revolver, then pick>
ed her up, and, at the muzzle OF the reyol-
yer, marched her through the streets to bis
house. She will die. Warren was JAILED.
Anna L. Hover, a female convict. MADE
her escape from the penitentiary at Auamo-
sa, loTa, on Sunday night, by saving of
an iron bar over her window, in the top of
her cell, and letting herself down by means
OF bed-clothes, then climbing up rope and
scaling the wall She was sent from Cedar
Rapids for eighteen years for murder in the
second degree, she having assisted man in
killing her husband. She afterward ran
away with her paramour. She had seryed
five years. She is the first female that has
ever escaped.
On Monday night between II and p
O'Clock three tramps assaulted IN aged beg
gar woman on the railroad near the Bushnell
college building, near LewisbuTg Pa. The
woman was awaiting the return of her hus-
band who had gone to the college TO beg a
pair of shoes The man heard her cries and
upon coming to the rescue was Knocked
down and terribly beaten. The woman was
then dragged away. 4 party of students
came to the rescue however, and aftera fierce
fight succeeded in capturing one of the
tramps, who is now in jail. The woman is
in precarIous condition.
-Gottlieb Shelhaus, a German, arrived in
this country few days ago ana went direct
to Scranton, Pa, where he purchased a
plot of ground In payment be offered
thousand dollar bill, such as is used in the
banking and commercial department of the
Wyoming Seminary, and having the name
Of that institution printed on its face.
When he learned that it was not money be
broke out into loud cries OF lamentation
lie was heard TO say 81 was afraid / was
swindled. 1t was the savings or my life. 3"
He exchanged 81, 800 in German money for
the spurious bin the next day after his
arrival in New YORK.
DIR. j. J. Chisolm on Thursday last per
formed the operation of transferring a rab-
bits eye to mans mead at the Presbyte-
rian Eye, Ear and Throat Charity Hospital,
Baltimore, in the presence of a large num-
ber of physicians. The patient had been
blind for many years. y piece of the blind
eye was cut ont by using very sharp cir
cular punch driven by clock-work. With
the same instrument duplicate piece was
taken from the sound eye of a living rabbit
The clear patch fitted accurately into the
hole made in the mau's eye. The opera
tion was made painless by the use of CO.
eaiHe. The best results are expected.
! AT Sunset, near GAINESVILLE, Texas, on
Sunday. DR.. Wiley, a prominent physician,
I stripped his wife of all her clothing and
beat her numerically. She escaped from
/ him and ran through the streets. entirely
nude. The doctor pursued her, firing at
her with revolver, but failing 70 hit her
( She sought refuge in neicubor's bouse
where the doctor, on attempting to enter.
vas disarmed and handed over to the Off
! GERS. He was taken to the Montague iail
10 prevent Iynching by the infuriated citt-
zens. Mrs. Wiley who is a most estimab'e
woman. will die from the effects of the
beating and kicks administered by Der bus-
band.
II. Harrison Garrett, a brother of Robert
Garrett, and manager of the banking firm
of Robert Garrett * Sons, of Baltimore
Md, was drawned on Thurday night in the
4 Patopsco river. His yacht. the Clean. in
which Re and party of friends were com
ing to Baltimore from Annapolis, was run
/ down off Seven Foot Knoll by the steamer
Joppa. and sunk, being struck amidships
anu almost cut in two. All hands on the
Gieam were rescued except Mr.. Garrett,
VINO was seen by passenger on the Joppa
I 10 ran overheard. His body was recovered
/ on Tuesday. Mr.. Garrett was manager of
Robert Garrett & Sons. His brother, Rob.
/ ert Garrett is still in Europe.
Peter Alt proprietor of the Arlington
\ House, near the Pimlico raee-track near
Baltimore. was shot and almost instantly
Killed on Monday night about O'Clock nv
/ MS son William, aged fifteen years. The
/ shooting took place in the kitchen of the
residence and was the Outcome OF a family
/ quarrel Ats wife says the shooting was
zone IN her defense. Her husband had
oeen on spree for some time, aud lust be.
lore the tragedy he came toto the house
/ ana, after breaking a heavy cup and SANGER
I on her head, began to call her hard names
and to beat her. She struggled with him,
ana they both fell on the floor. lie GOT
holc on her throat. She thought that he
meant TO Kill her. She was almost insensi-
pie when she heard the report Of a gun
/ Her husbands grip or her throat relaxed