The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-08-03

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Oieson was struck on the back of the neck
with a club by one of a gang of 'fakirs''
and instantly killed. Another of the gang
disemboweled a carpenter named johnson
with dirk, and stabbed. it is thought fatal
ly. two Scandinavians whose name could
not be ascertained Jim Donovan. a desper-
ate character. has been arrested. and depu-
ty sheriffs are hotly searching for the other
murderers.
When John Burgess left his home on
Monday morning in Chicago he little dream.
ed what close call for his life he was 20 |
have before he reached his place OF employ
ment He had got as far as 164 Clark street,
and was walking rapidly along the sidewalk,
when large fragment of rock fell from the
fifth story. The stone grazed his forehead,
striking the brim of mis- hat and knocking it /
OF 1t struck one OF his feet, smashing that /
member to a jelly. The stone weighed fifty /
pounds Burgess was taken to the hospital. /
No one could explain how the fragment |
became detached from the building.
-Four thousand blanketed Comanches, (
Kiowas, Cheyennes. Arapahoes and Della
wares were at the Anadarke agency, Indian
/ Territory, last week to get their rations when
the total eclipse of the moon occurred. The
/ saYages were filled with alarm and became
very demonstrative. The principal cuief
( ordered them to shoot at the "eYil thing try
| ing to harm the moon" and the entire force
of Indians opened fire in the air. keeping up
the shooting for upward of an hour and IN
til they were out of ammunition. When the
moon appeared in full after the eclipse, wild
whoops went up for what they believed to
have been their victory.
| While laborers were engaged in exca-
waiting for a new building In East Dubuque,
! Iowa, on Tuesday, they came upon a num-
Der of skeletons. all of grown persons.
One Of the skulls had bullet-hole through
| It. A quarter of a century ago the site was
occupied by q frame boarding house. and
| old settlers rem ember stories of mysterious
disappearances of strangers about that
time. All the bones found were those OF
middle-aged men. The parties who kept
the house at the time have long since dis
appeared. Further search is being made.
1t looks as IL another Bender tragedy had
been enacted there in early days.
A boy was born in Baltimore the other
day whose Observation-Disclosures is alive
and, for all the world knows may be rock
Ing the youngsters cradle at this moment.
HIS mother is only IS years old, his grand
mother is II and bis great-granduother
about 80 years older. The great great
grandmother was born in 17S6, but she en-
joys the use of her mental faculties vet.
Twenty-Five years ago she was IN danger Of
death and was partially blind, but, passing
through the crisis safely, she received her
second sight and EOw enjoys excellent
. health. She frequently feeds the chickens
on the farm where she lives and walks
about the fields unattended.
"A physician got on a train at Quaker
: town, Pa, taking with him a quantity of
? ether, which he intended to use while per-
forming a surgical operation at another
place. He had not gone very far. however
before the bottle containing it exploded. and
the car was soon filed with the escaping
; vapor. a rush for the doors was theIsupon
made by the startled passengers, but those
|. who were unable 10 get on the platforms,
/, it is reported. were visibIy affected by the
= ether and became remarkably hilarious. so
much so, in fact. that they acted as if intox-
icated. The influence of the drug, OF
4 course. soon wore off and quiet was re-
stored.
{ "A terrible fate befell Miss Nellie Gibson
at Erie, Pa. as she was returning from a
/ eort, Dir. John Brown, were seated in a bu =.
d gy on their way home from Masssssauga
5 Point. Meeting hack, the driver, Charles
Murray, took the wrong side of the road
4 and rau into Browns buggy. The pole OF
d the hack struck Miss Gibson in the abdomen,
:. almost disembowelIng her. The young lady
d fingered in great agony until last night
d when she died. She made an ante-mortem
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n and charged with manslaughter. The de-
s ceased was an estimable young woman, OF
fine family.
+ Eugene Zenzius, young married man,
q of ST. Paul, Mimi, who has been at Indian
n apoiis, Ind, some weeks with his wife. at
4 tended prayer meeting services at Meridian
i street church last Friday night. and upon
e entering was handed hymn book by one OF
/, the ushers, and took part in the services
3 Suddenly leaving the room, he entered {
class room adjoining. and a moment Iatel
the congregation was startled by his groaus
!. Going into the room Zenzius was found dy-
> ing from the effects Of caIbolic acid, which
:, he had drunk from bottle that lay by hi
=. side He was in terrible agony, and dieC
- in a few moments. He was despondent be
!, cause he was out of work.
Two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs. Went
- worth, a happy coaple, were enjoying thei
wedding trip at Lake Sunapee, n. Ii. The,
were last seen in their boat Beyond par
" asol lying in the boat not Yestige of cloth
ing or clue of any kind could be obtained
= Meanwhile many rumors have been afioa
- as to the whereabouts OF Air. and Mrs
Wentworth. There were nearly as man,
- rrmors as people, but the majority SCENE,
to believe the couple were drowned. Tn
lake has been dragged repeatedly, ant
:, everything done to try and throw light OF
the mystery. and now when search wa
nearly abandoned the bodies have beel
S; recovered by a diver. From the position
D. in which they were found it would appea
u that the husband had struggled long an
/ bravely TO save his wife, for his arms weI
ia casped tightly about her. The gold watc
70 which he carried had stopped at 1l:45.
U John l.. SullIvna's circus venture IA
20 come to grief. Saturday night he failed {
Vi show up in Boston, and was off on a gran
D old drunk. Treasurer Gray also disappear
ed. The thirty employees have had no salar
b. for three weeks, and enough money was NJ
;" taksr in the last wen days TO pay for fee
to the animals, There is great muddle O
of the grounds. The wagon ana tent belong
E. Mr., Holmes, of New York. who let them
ch Doris, who lately sold out to Sulliyan. Il
" has police on the spot looking TO the safei
IN of his property, which has been attached /
III seven different parties. including employe
s. hotel keepers, provision men, and Stckne
de the bareback man. The men are sleeptr
ne on the grounds. and each party is watehiI
In { each nthar n eaa thar nofbsptf - ,,n.aa