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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26
Helping the Trusts.

That big monopoly known as the su-
gar trust has a good friend in the pre-
sent administration as the following in
stance. told by a Washington dispatch,
shows
Last August President CIeveland's
administration, desiring to put as many
sa!utary checks as possible on the trust.
IN order to limit It's power for deceiviEg
and defrauding both the Government
and the people, ordered that all consul
lar invoices for importations of sugar
shonld give 20 each bag the distinguish.
ing mark of the plantation upon which
the sugar was produced. The object of
this order was 20 make possible a more
definite and certain classification. faciI-
itate the work of APPRAISAL and protect
the GoyeTnment by making it difficult
TOT Re importers or the shippers 10
practice deception.
1t Is The constant object of the su>
gar trust to let the Government and the
people know as little as possible about
Its business, and the members of the
trust naturally opposed the regulation
about plantation marks. They tried in
vain to get Secretary FairchiId to re-
woke his order, but they have succeeded
in getting the Treasury department
uhNcA 'uC hCm ADMINISTRATIONS 10 revoke
1t so far as the Treasury Department
can do it.
The enly reason given for this ac-
tion IS that the cOnsuls at shipping
ports found 1t impossible to obtain the
required marks because the shippers,
under the instructions of the trust.
simply refused to comply. This excuse
Is palpably worthless for If the Gov>
ernment insisted on getting the pre-
scribed kind of consular invoice before
allowing the sugar to land, both plant
ers and trust would quickly surrender. -
Thus It will be seen that the ouly
way to knock the trusts out is TO knock
out the men and the policy that be-
friends them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

The New York San which did all it
could to elect Harrison now attempts to
repudiate its work by giving the fol-
lowing description of Harrison's Post
master General whose election the san
helped to make possible
The trouble is that Postmaster Cen
ersl John Wanamaker is il big office,
a place Of wide opportunity and invit-
ing to considerable and dignihed
achievement. He fills it just as a small
dried pea might fill Que of his own band
boxes. He administers its duties with
the large>hearted, generous and eom>
prehensiye intellectually that distin-
guished him when he used 20 parade the
Flannel Transcript, circumnavigate the
Cuderclothing Aisle, chassee across
All Wool Nave TO dock tho -
two dollar clerk.
so he W. "
..Ould run the government aud
when II becomes a question OF marking
down another mans goods John Wanna
maker owns up TO no peer in the whole
country. To every Intelligent mind
this may explain his sum and quotient,
but il absolves no citizen from the PEN
atty of having 10 blush for him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

THE wicked English free traders, ac>
coTding TO the stalTaTt organs OF trade
restriction, are making so much money
that they are compelled to turn TO
foreign countries in seeking for invest
ments OF the wealth they have gained
under free-trade. This influx of free.
trade capital has unquestionably tended
TO the development of trusts through
this country. And the most notable
result OF Protection 10 American indus.
try is-more trusts. Between the syn
dicate backed by British gold and the
combinations organized by tariff shell.
tered American moGopolists, the plain,
everyday citizen is apparently going tc
have tough time of it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

On the river Thames, England, boats
are run by stored electricity. Floating
electrical power stations have been put
mp at various points on the river, so that
the electric launches can, by drawing
alongside OF one Of these craft, take in
a supply of electricity with not as much
trouble as would be needed in obtaining
a supply OF coal. This may safely be
set down as the beginning of reyoIu-
tiou in propelling boats on rivers. 10 be
followed in time by the substitution of
electricity for every Kind of power
wherever power is used.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

II is q relief to learn that Carnegie
and his striking employees says the
Wilmington EreIy Eceping, have come
to an agreement without bloodsLed, but
will the duped operatives who have
submitted to cut-down of 20 per cent.
be ready to fail in line ia the next
Presidential campaign behind banners
glorifying high tar # and protection
TO American labor > How much of the
SIT per ton ''protectio:." on steel rails
goes to the workingman under this re-
duction ? And would he have hurrah-
ed last Fall Tor Harrison and Morton
and the whole Republican ticket and
20 percent. lower wages 2"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26
Great Disaster I'm West virginia.

a cloud burst over the Little kanawha
valley, West Virginia, on Thursday night,
completely flooding the country, destroying
a number OF lives, carrying of thousa nds of
dollars in property, and running the crops
for many miles. Big Tygart valley is COM
pletely ruined. The pig mill near its mouth
went out and took the Tygart bridge with
1t. In the valley all fences, crops and Tuc
live stock was lost. At Chesterville, a
small town about ten miles above. half the
residences were carried OF bodily and left
in the corn fields. In the clay district fine
church and three dwellings were wrecked.
The steamer Oneida has been sunk at En-
terprise and the steamer &. &. Martin at
Burning Springs. The Little Tygart Is re-
ported completely ruined. The worst story
of all comes from Morrlstown, a small viii
lage near the head of Tucker creek, whic b
was totally destroyed. The first report
gave the loss OF life at eleven. but later news
seem to fix the loss at a greater number
Among those lost are Jake KiGer, his brot b.
ers Joseph and Thomas a man named
Bailey. Orville West, wife and child.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

THE Associated Press agent at In.
dianapolis last year who worked in
such good work for Brother Ben has
got his reward, and been appointed
chief OF division in the third auditors
office. The Indianapolis lSeptinal says
Hedges was dismissed in disgrace
from the service of the Associated
Press last Spring, and is a very con-
temptible specimen Of humanity. But
be did great deal Of dirty work for
Benjamin Harrison during and after
the campaign, and behold, be has his
reward :"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26
Is Consumption IncurabIe >

Read the following Mr.. g. II. Morris, New
ark, ARK, says: "Was down with Abscess of
Lungs, and friends and physicians pronounced
me an Incurable COnsumptive. Began taxing
DR.. Kings New Discovery for CONSUMPTION am
now on my third bottle and able 70 oversee the
work on my farm, II is the finest medicine ever
made.'
Jesse Middlewart. Decatur, Ohio. saws: Had
it not been for DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption l would have died OF Lung Trou-
oies. Was given up by doctors Am now in
best OF health" Try 1t. Sample bottles free at
the drug store OF l. james. EbenSburg, aad ".
W. IeAteer, LoEette.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26
Whiskey Kills.

How often are we yet TO be told that
whiskey kills Arsenic kill opium kills,
and 50 do hundreds of other good remedies
kill if abused instead OF used. But ask the
question, "Will whiskey cure ?'' "Yes 70 is
the positive reply of the most eminent ply
sicians of all the land. Disease steals into
your system like a sneak thief into your
house, and often by neglecting a bad cold,
we end our days in lingering, and wishing
for health-when, indeed, one bottle OF Pure
Whiskey or Brandy would have cured the
cold. Such goods may be scarce. but they
can be found at Max KleIns, 50 Federal
street, Allegheny. His "SilYer Age" is the
only whisky endorsed by the doctors. You
can get the pure Guckenheimer. Finch OF
Gibson Rye at 81 90 per quart OF six quart:
for $500 Send for p-Iee list.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

THE Blossburg AdrcTtisey OF Satur-
day says there is unprecedented suffer
ing among the miners, and over sixty
families at Arnot are starving, ana It
adds: Just think of It one family
out OF every eight town charge, and
this, too, under a glorious Il per cent.
tariff. There is a small weed called
lambs quarters growing in the woods
and on the hiilsides around Arnot, which
Is gathered, and, after being thoroughly
washed and boiled In salt water, TO-
gether with possibly q dish OF berries,
constitutes the entire meal of many
families"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

By direction of Secretary Noble a
committee is investigating Commission.
Ell Tanners management of the Pen
sion Office, and it Is thought the Cor.
poral will be asked to resign" Like
certain of the u. S. Appraisers. he has
been extending material aid 10 his
friends regardless of the law.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26
Electric Bftters

Ihis remedy is becoming well known and so
POPulAr ss 20 heed no special mention. All who
nave used Electric sing the same song Of praise
A purer medicine does not exist and il IS guaran-
teel 10 do ali that Is claimed. Electric Bittcrs
viii cufe all diseases Of the Liver and Kidneys
VII WI, remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and
9lner snectOns caused oy impure blOod.-WiH
drive Malaria from the system and prevent as
cure All Malarial fevers--For cure Of Headache
constipation and Indigestion try Electric BIZ
teta-f-htre satisfaction guaranteed. OF money
relunded-trics 50 cts and 81 90 per bottle at the
9Tus store OF r james. EDeasbuEg and W. w .
McAteeEl LQEettc. s' - " :
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

AT High Ridge, near Stamford
Conn, there is wife who is the mother
OF fourteen children, all living, and
none Of them twins. All bur two live
az home, and these two, catching the
scarlet fever, went home 10 be nursed
They gave il TO the other dozen, and the
whole fourteen were sick at once. and
medicine had TO be mixed in pitchers
and bread pans.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26
cambria freeman.
E6EN S BURG. pa.
FRIDAY UTN OS 10S

THE Bellefonte Wdtcbmun says :
1.-THE Johnstown food was the cause Of
unspeakble destruction, but in its track
1t left m ruin so mournful as the wreck
of the amicable relations between Gov
ernor Beaver and Adjusant General
Hastings."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-26

IT is gratifying news to those in
favor of Women's rights TO learn that
Kate Maxwell, the Colorado Cattle
Queen. was lynched on Monday night
for stealing cattle, just the same as her
male partner, no distinction being
shown in the ceremony on account OF
sex.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
ARRESTED IN OPEN COURT.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, May 16.-A genu-
inc sensation was created by the arrest, in
open court, of ex-Policeman +. R. Eaton
for jury bribery, and of Felix O'Brien, a
professional straw bondsman, for COM
plicity in the case The suit was for $780,
600, brought by Millionaire Sneuth against
r. Y. Waterman, and involved wheat con-
tracts. When the case was called today,
Crittenden, Waterman's lawyer, paralyzed
the crowd in the court room by relating
the story of O'Brien's and Eaton's
attempts to get money from him for
securing a verdict for his client
He said O'Brlen came to his Of
fee and proposed to get four jurors
for $500 each to hang the case. Crittenden
appointed another interview, and had a
detective and stenographer behind a
screen. He made no regular bargain with
O'Brien, but induced him to bring Eaton
with him. At this third meeting Eaton
agreed to get four votes for 500. All this
evidence was taken down by the stenogra-
pher This morning O'Brien was arrested
when he came 70 the lawyers office to get
his money and an hour later, when Crit
tenden got through with his statement, Ae
demanded EatOn's arrest. Finn ordered
this done and the juror was handcutfed
and taken from the box. O'Brien made a
full confession, throwing most O. the
blame on Eaton, an eX-polIceman, who
was retired from the force for drunken
ness,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE. WICHITA, Kan. May
16.-The highest temperature was 81 .
the lowest Is .. and the mean 40, witt
brisk and high south winds, low barom-
eter, warm clear weather with increasing
clondiness at night.
Maximum velocity of the wind: South
SO miles per hour at 11:30 a. N.
Reduced barometer at p. m. 29.55C
inches; at p. M. 29.517 inches.
Mean relative humidity 20 per cent.
Last year on May 10 the temperature
was: At a. IN. 80, at noon, "A, at
D. N. s., and the mean So; 16o cooler
than this year.
FRED l.. JOHNSON. Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, d. c.,
May 16-The indications for twenty four
hours, commencing Friday, May II, at
Z a. N.
For Missouri: Local showers preceded
in southern portion by fair weather south
erly winds becoming variable; slightly
cooler.
For Kansas: Local rains; cooler except
in extreme northwestern portion; station
airy temperature; northerly winds
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
SENATOR HAMPTON SPEAKS.

CHARLESTON, 5. c., May 16.-At the
dedication of monument to the dead
soldiers of four German companies in the
confederate army today Senator Hamp-
ton made the following address: eve re
gard our dead as martyrs and God forbid
thai any of their living comrades. their
descendants to the remotest ages should
brand them as traitors. Words, rny
friends, are not merely empty sounds in
the domain of history. They are things,
potent factors not only in shaping events
but in placing these events in true light
before the world. and we should never ac-
knowledge that we were rebels or traitors.
That question Is TO be decided by the
verdict of impartial history and
that of posterity, and we may as well be
satisfied to commit our cause and our con
duct 10 those august tribunals. Let me
not be misunderstood as discussing the
merits of the great conflict which arrayed
one section Of the country against the
other which wrought such widespread
destruction and which cost so much IN
treasure and in the loss of so many pre-
cious lives The questions which brought
about that unhappy war have been settled,
aud he is not a true patriot who would
strive to kindle the fires OF sectional hate
or reopens the wounds which the kind
hand of time has healed No higher duty
can inspire the heart of every patriot than
that which impels him to devote all his
energies of mind and body 10 make his
country worthy OF the admiration and rt-
spect Of the world the fit home tor ala
time TO come of American free men.
This duty devolves Oh Us of the south As
urgent as upon any other citizens
of this broad and, for whatever may have
been the issues which brought about civil
war we must remember that now all
north. south, east and west-haye but one
country and but one constitution, TO both
of which our allegiance IS due. But while
sc OF the south recognize TINS fact fQiiy "
does not follow that we should refuse 10 do
honor to the memory of our dead comrades.
The men who met us in battle would have
a Just contempt for Us were wc base
enough 10 forget those who gave their life
for cause, which they and we believe IN
our Utmost hearts to be just and right. We
should indeed he time-scrying crayens IL
we allowed the memory Of these men, OF
their untimely death 10 pass forever from
our hearts or If we should fail 10 leave en-
during monuments 10 them as evidences
OF our love and our gratitude We can DO
nothing TO show r grateful peoples graft
tude TO our surviving veterans"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
SUDDENLY BECAME INSANE.

ST. LOUIS May 16-Early this morning
wild shrieks were heard proceeding from
the third story of the Hotel Barnum and a
crowd soon gathered in front of the house,
The excitement was increased by the APP
pearance of patrol wa gon, and shortly
after three policemen emerged from the
hotel bearing between them the struggling
figure of a man covered with blood
stained sheet. The cause of the commo-
ton was a man named 2. +. Kirk, OF
Jacksonville, H., who was seized
with a violent tit of insanity dur
ing the night. Kirk took a room at
Hotel Barnum at $3.50. and an hour later
the guests were startled by a loud crash as
of breaking glass Demoniac yells fol
lowed and a policeman hurried 10 the
third floor OF the hotel, where a terrible
sight was revealed \ man completely
nude with blood pouring from more than
twenty ragged gashes was rushing about
the room screaming and beating the walls.
The officer grappled with him, but the mad
man beat him of, and il was found neces..
sary to summon help. Two more officers
appeared aud the man was secured. A
love affair III which Kirk was disappointed
is the supposed cause Of his insanity. To-
night friends took the unfortunate man 10
Jacksonville.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17

WASHINGTON, May 15.-In the interior
department there is file kept of all the
letters addressed to the secretary or other
officials by "cranks" 1t is called the
crank letter file" There are d great
number Of cranks in the country. and from
the letters received at the interior depart
Inent they seemto be very communicative.
Some of them are very modest and moder-
ate in their suggestions or requests, but the
majority are quite erratic in their commu-
nications Some of the letters referred To
insthis file can hardly lie said to
have been written by cranks,
but for the extreme novelty OF
the requests and he evident misinforma-
ton of the writer's. these letters 20 with
the rest. An Indiana man has just writ
ten to the secretary of the interior stating
that he wants $500. He says he is old
and feeble, and needs the money and
thinks the government ought to give it to
him. He therefore asks the secretary for
the amount suggested, and requests that
it be forwarded as early as possible. An
Ohio man is a little more modest in his re
quest He says he has a farm of $40 acres,
and that it is mortgaged for $1,000 That
amount, he SAYS, will Just exactly get him
out of debt and start him square with the
world, the 640 acres of land,
of course, being on the credit side. He
asks the secretary 10 send him 3, 600 by
return mail IS loan. and says
he viii pay it back to the government in
installments \ novel request has just
been received from a school teacher in
Kansas City. This teacher makes a mild
reQusition for full set of blanks such as
are used in the interior department. He
explains his request by stating that
he teaches evil government in the
high school and wishes TO give his
scholars an object lesson concerning gov
eminent blanks, applications, appoint
ments, etc. In a postscript he adds that =
full set of patent office, pension, Indian
bureau, education and census blanks will
be doubIy appreciated. As a full set OF
the various blanks requested would about
fill two freight cars, II Is not likely that
the secretary viii forward them.
a Cincinnati man has just addressed a
postal card TO the department upon which
he iuscribes a very startling request. He
simply says:
PLEASE send me, by return mail, civil
service commission"
The Cincinnati man who makes this re
quest signs his name and gives has ad-
dress, and he is doubtless patiently await
ing a civil service commission. y doubt l.
felt in the department as 10 whether he
wants real live civil service commission
or report OF the civil service commission,
or a blank application for a civil service
examination. Until this doubt is settled
10 action Will be taken IN the matter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
THE TlTUSViLlE HEARING.

| TITUsvILLE, Pa. May 16.-The inter
state commerce commission, represented
! by Judge Cooley and Messrs. Morrison
and Bragg met here today. The COM
piainants, the Independent Refiners' as
sociations of both Oil City and Titusville,
appeared by their counsel, NJ. j. Heywang,
of Titusville and f. B. Gowan, of Phila-
delphia; the defendants, the Western New
York & Pennsylvania railway and Penn
sylvania railway by their counsel, j. ID.
Hancock, of Franklin; the Etla railway by
Judge Williamson, Of Cleveland, o., and
J. A Buchanan, of New York. and the
Lehigh railway by Mr. Gowan, OF
Philadelphia. The complaint in
cluded three issues: o. The rates
between the oil regions and the Seaboard;
GU that the difference in freight rates be-
tween oil transported in tank cars and in
| barrels amounted to a discrimination
against them; (3) that the railroad COM
panies are bound to furnish tank cars 10
shippers, though generally such cars are
furnished by the shippers themselves.
The compliments counsel asked 10
opening to compel the Pennsylvania rail
way to produce before the commission
at a future hearing in Washington a con-
tract alleged to have been made in 1872
between the Pennsylvania railway and
the National Transit company by which
the Pennsylvania railway company was
to be guaranteed 20 per cent of all
traffic from these regions, and the rates
were to be the same for pipe lines and
railroads. This was opposed by Mr.. Han
cock, who agreed TO produce any contract,
subject to its relevancy to the questions at
issue in these cases.
The chairman refused to make an order
producing this contract. He said that the
commission came TO Titusville for the con-
yaDiapna IF taL KING local Testimony The
testimony would be continued at Wash
ingUon, and the argument on these cases
would be heard at Washington, and
whether that alleged contract was rele-
want and admissible or not would be de-
cided on argument at Washington, where
both sides would be heard. The commits
sion might want to inspect the contract,
and that it would be the subject of future
consideration.
In opening the case Mr.. Gowen said that
the counsel wanted TO show that the gals
ing of-the rates on oil barrels by the de-
PENDANTS was in consequence of a ruling of
the Interstate commission about year
ago in the case of Rice against the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad company, and
of Schofeld against the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railroad, setting forth
that the proper method of fixing rates was
to place them on basis Of 100 pounds
weight, including the package, but that
Sucn decision was luappllCdDlS 10 Tue
present conditions OF the export trade.
The first witness called was ). Y. Ram
age He testified that the new rates were
according TO the explanations given him
by the various trunk line representatives.,
made in compliance with the rule of the
commission as aforesaid, and further that
under such ruling and rates they were I'M
able to carry on their business profitably
in competition with the seaboard refiners
for eXnOrt.