The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-19
NEWS AND OTHER NoTINGs

dered a white man named WhiJehurst was
taken from jail and ITDched al Iuka. Miss,
on Sunday.
AT Lexington. KY. lawsuit that was
begun in 1911 has jus: been settled. 1t re-
lated TO a land claim aud the sum in dis
pute was originally ABOUT s.. .OO0-
Three horses were killed and eight men
stunned on Saturday by stroke OF light
ming upon the farm of Joshua Warfeld.
near Florence. Howard county. Md.
On Eagle Rock. near Orange, Y. J., it
is proposed 70 erect a summer hotel and
tower somewhat similar to the Eiffel Tower
in Paris. The latter will rise 800 feet above
the crest of the mountain.
"A remarkable cave in Stone county,
Kan, has been explored "foI distance of
IL miles" Report credits i: with contain
ing two rivers. "millions Of bats" and the
remains of many wild animals.
An offensive trunk raised an excitement
in the depot at New Oxford, Adams county,
a few days ago, On being opened it was
found to hold ladies' wearing apparel well
stocked with naphthaliue to keep off moth.
Governor Ross. formerly of Kansas.
ana one of the United States senators who
eIDOu OJ AnuItW OOuu5OA III
ment proceedings, is now employed a
printer in the Office of the Santa Fe Mexi-
can.
A series of terrific rain storms swept
Plattsmouth. Neb., last MONDAY afternoon.
The Main street of the town was converted
into a rushing torrent. on the surface of
which fioated the ties and poles of the
electric motor railroad.
w. j. PelOr, a detective, of Atlanta.
Ga, while walking the streets of that city
on Tuesday night with Mrs. Wiley, was
shot down by the woman's husband, who
had suspected the pair and watched for
them. Four shots took effect, resulting 10
instant death.
Doctors and undertakers of Pittsburg
are considering a compromise between bur
ial and cremation. The idea is to erect
mammoth mausOleums to hold tbounsands
of bodies, and by a system of al: dTaughts,
to dry the bodies up. A corporation pro-
poses TO introduce the plan in various cities.
ID. j. Creighton. ex-State Senator. con-
victed of jury bribery in San Francisco !
nearly two years ago. and who escar Led, has !
surrendered to the police. He states that |
he could not endure his exile longer, and |
so that he could be near his wife and chill |
dren.
While out in I'll boat on Monday eve |
ming, William Bickle, Philip Herbst anc his |
sob. of Portsmouth, Pa, were drowned. a
high wind was blowing, and when nearing |
the channel of the Ohio, the boat was cap |
sized. 1t was observed by parties on both |
sides OF tie river, but no skfIs could be OBJ |
tanned TO rescue them.
Miss Ellen Snyder, OF Ephrata, Lam |
caster county. died on Sunday from brain |
affection brought on by trouble and worry |
over reading about the Johnstown disast er. |
The lady had no relatives, or even acquaint-
snces, living in the devastated district, yet
her last words were prayer for the people |
who had been stricken.
The body OF man aged about 80 Years
was found in a badly decomposed state in
the closet of a Pullman sleeper at the I'm
ion depot, St. Louis, Mo-, on Sunday morn
ing, A pistol wound was discovered in his
right temple. From papers found on his
person. it is thought his name is Richard
Adams of Sutton, Mo. Foul play is sus-
pected.
The town OF Princeton, In Butler coun-
ty, Ohio. about seven miles from Hamilton,
was blown away by terrific wind storm
that swept through that section last Sun
day. There were about thirty houses, in
cluding a saw mill and school house, IN the
place All are gone. The storm was gen
eraI throughout the section and much dam
age is reported.
"A woman who had been addicted TO
snuff dipping died at Birmingham, Ala, re-
Gently. The doctors held an autopsy and
found that her stomach contained consider
ably more than pound of wood and pieces
of cloth 13 feet long. The woman used
snuff and chewed up and swallowed her
brushes, but the physicians are at a loss to
know how the cloth got there.
Elizabeth Ellen Gross shot and killed
James E. Coates early last Sunday morn>
ing at Baltimore. Mrs. Gross states that
Coates was beating his wife and she CGross)
told him he should be ashamed. Coates saic
be swould kill her. Shortly after Coates
I whipped out razor and used threatening
language to her, when she took ber pistol
out of her pocket and shot him dead.
On Monday afternoon two heavy freight
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railway came together with terrible force at
the foot OF steep hill. two miles south Of
Boonville, Missouri. The trainmen escaped
injury oy jumping, but 80 head of cattle
consigned to Chicago parties were Killed
Both engines were demolished and twenty
one cars were destroyed. Loss, $40. .OOO
christopher Bates, Wnkesbarre miner
on going home on Saturday with his pay
gave his 7>months-Old child a $50 gold piece
to play with. Twenty minutes later II was
stuck IN the child's throat, and the frantic
grandmother pushed it down One of the
! physicians says that the milied edge of the
coin makes 1t more dangerous. but MIR
BATES is of the opinion that the edge of this
4 piece was worn smooth.
Charles Sehweitzer, a saloonkeeper of
/ Chicago, ILL.,, was fatally shot early on
Monday morning by one of two unknown
men who were engaged with him In a game
OF cards. They picked a quarrel with him
because he proved the best player, but il is
expected that robbery was their object.
! The saloon IS in an unfrequented locality.
Schweitzer's wife was the only witness of
the shooting. The two men escaped.
| 0 N'sSins enc ioubudtIOu IOI al
addition to the Chestnut street public school
building in Reading the workmen were sur
prised to see the earth suddenly fall away
and one of their number disappear. An in
VestIgation developed the fact that he had
fallen Into a subterranean river, and when
found he was nearly drowned. The water
! is about five feet deep, is as clear as crystal
and flows with remarkable swiftness.
John Hessinger. of Easton, this State,