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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31
Waste of the Panama Compauy,


The immense amount of money spent
and the enormous waste Immediately
impress one. Many times | saw pieces
of fine machinery, brought there at great
expense, lying half covered with mud
and rusting without shelter of any kind.
Where we stopped at the villages along
the route everywhere l observed the
same istlessness and apathy. Here and
there small gangs of men could be seen
shoveling earth, but SO far as any organ
lied and perfect labor with a purpose in
view is concerned it does not exist along
the canal. Through that portion known
as the Culebra cut evidence of much ex-
crtion is seen. They are trying to cut
away a mountains; they have not yet sue
ceeded. Here large squads of men were
working and seemed to be working well,
but one of the superintendent smiled
when / asked him If the ''cut" would be
completed in 1889 as De Lesseps has
promised.
In tide level canal it may be imagined
that excavated earth would have been
dumped into the sea and not placed on
the sides as in railroads, and especially
in this case, where the Chagres river can
rise fifty feet in few hours, and where
it rains every day. The French engineers
did not carry their earth to the sea;
heavy rains came and the river returned
all the excavations to their original loca-
ton, only a little further down stream.
The expense of excavation must again be
paid. In some places along the line the
debris has been washed back SO quickly
as to partly bury the very machines
which threw it out.-Panama Cor. New
1Orl- Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31

MS operation must. according to the
regulations of most roads, be performed
by the aid of a short stick; but disrc-
garding the regulation. partly to save
time and partly because of fear of the
rldlcuie that would be called out by the
exhibition of lack of dexterity, the
average brakeman uses his fingers. He
must lift the link and hold it horizontal
~ until the end enters the opening, and
then withdraw his hand before the
heavy drawbars come together. A de-
lay of fraction of second would
crush the hand or finger as under trip
hammer. And in point of fact this
delay does, for various reasons, frequent
iy happen. and the number of trainmen
with wounded hands to be found in
every large freight yard is sad evidence
OF the fact.
But again, assuming that this part of
the operation is accomplished in safety,
there is another and worse danger in the
possibility Of being crushed bodily.
Cars are bull: with projecting timbers on
their ends at or near the center, for the
purpose of keeping the main body of
each car twelve or fifteen inches from
is neighbor. but cars of dissimilar pat
tern sometimes meet in such q way
that the projections on one lap
pass those ON the other, and the
space which should afford room
fer the man to stand in safety is not
maintained If the brakeman, in the
darkness OF night or the hurry of his
work, fails to note the pecuiiarities of the
cars, he is mercilessly crushed, the pom
derous vehicles often banging together
with force of many tons. A constant
danger in coupling and uncoupling is the
liability to catch the feet in angles in the
track. Freight conductors are peculiarly
liable to this, as the duty of uncoupling
quilting out the coupling PIN generally
devolves upon them. and must be done
while the train is in motion. Walking
rapidly along, in the dark, with the right
hand holding a lantern and grasping the
ear. while the left is Juggling at a
PIN which sticks, involves perplexities
wherein moments hesitation may
prove fatal.-B. Is. Adams, Jr., in Serb
ner's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31

The manner of wearing the hair in
japan is SO elaborate that Japanese
woman cannot do up her own hair, but
Is obliged to go to one of these establish
Inent.i. 1t is quite interesting to watch
this operation. The woman seats herself
Oh the floor before round mirror made
Of polished metal, and the hair dresser
scts to work. 1t is really quite u for1nid-
aLie affair, as the woman is apt to bc
very critical and insists on each hair be-
Ing arranged just SO. The whole ar
r.sngement may be described as q kind
of large bow knot, and beeswaX enters
largely into the material used for the
dressing. This has the effect of making
the hair very stiff and shiny. The
reason that the peculiar pillow is so much
used is so that the hair may not be dis
turbed while asleep.
This pillow is a block of wood with q
notch cut in it for the back of the neck
to rest in. You see that even out here
woman is the same. and just as much q
slave to fashion and vanity as in our own
country, yet one thing must be said in
favor of the Japanese women that cam
not be said of our coulntrywomen, and
that is that they do not, like them-poor
misguided fools that they are-ruin their
health by corsets and tight lacing. Euro
pean influence has had the good effect Of
driving out the horrid custom of black
enfng the teeth and gliding the lips. The
japanese women are really beautiful
when you once get accustomed to their
faces. The most of them have good
though slight figures, but to me the chief
beauty lay in the expression of the eyes.
which are as soft and piaintive as n does.
The Chinese women, or at least those
that saw, were the homeliest and most
disagreeable set that l ever saw in ny
ife.-Samuel F. Farrar in Chicago Jour
nal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31
DISCHARGED from Prison.

Gu. of COO men discharged from Joliet
prison and Kept track of for two years.
over 500 have been returned to the prison
again, crd not over 120 of the whole lot
Were clear of suspicion or surveillance
Chicago Herald.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15
The Moral or il.

The present Administration has been
In existence since the 4th of March last
II is but the sheerest truth, known of
all men, that it has not up to this day,
done single thing-or, for the matter
OF that, laid single thing-to Indicate
that 1t has any idea or policy uncon>
nected with the distribution of the Fed
eral offices.
Never before in history of the coun>
try has public office, which should be a
public trust, been so persistently used
as political spoil, or as a reward to
the practical politician, as has been the
case since the 4th OF March. 1t has
been the open boast of Assistant Post
MASTER General Clarkson that he has
removed and appointed more post office
officials than any OF his predecessors did
In the same time. In six months he
removed as many as Mr.. CIeyeIsnd did
IN four years, although Mr.. Harrison
declared that none should De removed.
inst all should be permitted to serve
out their full terms.
1t IS not only In one department of
the government that This bold brutal,
work has been carried on it has pro-
ceeded In all OF them with like celerity
and with like disregard of the party's
and Presidents pledges, and in con-
tempt OF popular sentiment. Looking
out for ft instruments to break the
Solid South or TO strengthen itself else
where, the Administration selected the
hero OF the Fort Pillow massacre. the
rebel General Chalmers. in Mississippi.
and the rebel General Malone in Vir.
ginis, placing the public offices at their
disposal as II they were SO many pawns.
In Ohio they were thrown to that
wretched demsgogue Foraker, aud the
Republican party was made responsib le
Tor this trio OF unscrupulous political
freeianees. 1t is true that the irst of
them, Chalmers, withdrew before the
thunder strnck him on election day, but
IL IL equally true that he was originally
the candidate OF the Administration
and one OF its chosen Instruments for
the dis!ntegration of the solid political
South, and retired when he did only 10
save himself and the Administration
from more decisive and humilistine
defeat
The country has no cause to regret
tue result of Tuesdays election.
Telegraph (RepuJlicdn)
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15

The new Catholic university of
America at Washingto. d. c., was on
Wednesday formally dedicated and
opened with impressive ceremonies in
the presence of large number OF pre-
lates Of the church and distinguished
leymen from all parts of the country.
y largo part of the ceremonies, how
ever, had to DO omitted, on account Of
the inslement weather. The cold driz-
cling rain with which the day opened
continued uninterruptealy throughout
the greater part of the day.
The exterior decorations OF the build
ing were both elaborate and unique, and
owing to the care with which they had
been selected and arranged, suffered
but little In appearance from the rain.
The interior decorations were simple
and effective. The national colors pre-
dominated in everything. Masses of
cut flowers, palms, and other foliage
plants occupied every available space,
while flags, both large and small, were
draped about the windows aud doors
and festooned from the ceiling and
chandeliers. The corridors were also
effectively decorated. Between the
windows were shields and escutcheons
bearing the names of the different
States Of the Union and the countries
Of Europe, with the dates OF the estab-
lishment of the prominent educational
institutions in each. These were sur
mounted with small American and pa
pal flags.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15
A kentucky Tragedy.

On last Friday afternoon about two
O'Clock, Colonel William CaSsius Good
loe, Collector of Internal Revenue Of
the Seventh Kentucky District, and
Col. Armstead NJ. Swope met in the
post office corridor at Lexington, Ken
tucky. Both men were after the mail
that was in their lock-boxes, which are
close together. They approached these
boxes almost at the same instant, and
when each saw who the other was they
glared at each other dercely. Svope
drew q pistol and Goodloe q clasp-knife
As soon as the weapons were drawn
Swope fired and Goodloe knocked the
pistol down as it went of. the ball en-
tering his abdomen on the right side.
Goodloe then began stabbing his op-
ponent in the breast with his knife,
which forced Swope backward toward
the mouey- -order door. they having be-
gun the fight about midway in the lob
by. After several blows had been
struck by Goodloe. Swope fred again,
missing Goodloe. In a moment after
firing the second shot Col. Swope fell on
his face within about ten feet of the
door leading into the mOney-order de-
partment, and, weltering in his blood
died almost instantly. On mis- person
were found thirteen wounds, they bes
Ing on his back, arms, and In his breast.
Immediately after the killing Good
loe walked TO physicians office, where
Lis wounds were examined. He was
perfectly cool, and made a disposition
o. his property in case OF death. Colo
mel GoodlOe is married and has eight
children. At IL O'Clock he was resting
well in his room at the Phenix Hotel;
~ "a Wnh f..an =. -.
more hopeful. He is not under arrest.
Public sympathy is equally divided,
but universal sorrow is expressed.
The cause OF the difficulty was a
statement made in the Republican Con-
vention OF May i, 1855, by Colonel
Good.oe, that fully two-thirds of the Fay
ette County delegation in convention
did not speak to Swope. A correspond
ence between the men occurred about
the middle Of May, 1888. 1t was very
brief and simply withdrew the remarks
each had made about .he other, and il
was thought the trouble was over.
Colonel Swope was about fifty years
old and q native of Kentucky. He
served in he Union Army on General
Buell's staff, and since the war has
been prominent in politics. Colonel
was also sn officer and equally
prominent in Republican politics. There
has long been a jealousy between the
two men. Goodloe Is a personal friend
OF President Harrison, aud Swope
blamed Goodloe for defeating his ap-
plication for Commissioner of Internal
Revenue under the new Administra-
tion.
At O'Clock on Sunday af ternoon
Colonel Goodloe died, thus clio sinig the
last act in this unparalleled tragedy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15
Duties OF Jurymen.

In case recently tried In the ALE
gheny County Court the jury, after be-
Ing out six hours, sent word down to
Judge White that they were unable to
agree on verdict, the jury standing
eleven to one, ano the one would not
give in. Judge White had the Jury
brought into court, and IN kind but
firm words informed them that he was
surprised that they could not agree.
The case was Irifling one, and in.
voived hardly anything more than the
question OF costs. as he had intimated
in his charge. His Honor stated that
the probability was that The one Juror
was wrong, as there were eleven
chances that way. The Juror should
feel that the eleven were as honest and
Intelligent as he was 1t was not
question or conscience with Jurors
that is mistaken idea it ia simply
question of judgment, and q minority
could agree without injury to the con-
science. His honor stated that he could
not think Of discharging the Jury. and
hoped that they would reach a verdict
in few minutes The obstinate Juror
was evidently impressed with the
Judges remarks, as he immediately
gave in to the other eleven, and with,
out leaving the box a verdict OF not
guilty was handed down.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15
Stand BY Democratic Montana.

There should be no reason for nerv-
business about Montana. Montana is
Democratic. and must remain so. Rus
sell Harrison may perhaps be wicked
enough, but he is not large enough to
be a Gessler.
Apprehensions about the speedy pre-
sentation of Republican certificates Of
Senatorial election involve reliance on
the fa!lacy called begging the ques-
tion." 1t Is for Democratic Governor
Toole to convene the State Legislature
and to certify the conclusions IL will
legitimate!y reach. He will neither
recognize a Rump Legislature e-nor send
to Washington a certification based on
fraud.
If the robbers should succeed in their
scheme, it would be necessary to COM
pei them to make restitution and suf-
fer punishment, But at present 1t is
our business TO prevent the larcency OF
a State. Not to svenge it. Montana is
Democratic. Ii must be held so. Ii 10
time for the ringing campaign cry OF
1884, mo, no, no, no 'I6 ="
II appears that in this matter the
President has substituted that new and
powerful official, the Heir Apparent,
for .he constitutional advisers provided
for him under eur Republican system
OF government.
Prince Russell, IL ssems, wants q
United States Senatorship from Mon
tana for himself or one oI his chums,
and he is quite ready 10 iEcite the Chief
Magistrate to any act calculated to pro-
mote his absurd ambition.
II 1t be true that, as pointed out by
the Secretary of the Interior and the
Attorney General, the Territory had
not fully complied with the provisions
of the Enabling act before the appear
ance OF the proclamation of admission,
the issuing OF that document is a gi-
gantic crime against the other States
and the people of the United States.
If the President has been guilty of
such completely In his sons conspiracy,
his Impeachment and removal from Of
flee should follow as matter of course.
The precedents for Montana were too
recent TO leaye the slightest excuse for
their being overlooked. Proclamstions
just issued in the cases OF North and
South Dakota provided complete forms
for the requisition, recitals aid declar-
alton. But comparison of the PIssi-
Dental papers in the case of Montana
with those issued for North and South
Dakota shows elaboration in one case
and hasty slurriDg In the other
Whatever the motive of the Presi.
dent, his methods OF dealing with q
very solemn duty were wonderfully
changed during the week that inter-
vened between the announcement of
the Statehood of the Dakotas and like
proclamation respecting Nontana.-N.
Y. Star.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15

On Friday OF last week President
Harrison issued his proclamation ad-
mitting Montana into the Union as n
State. His action Is sharply con-
demned not only by Democrats, but by
Republicans, as a political trick un>
worthy os President of the United
States. The obvious purpose is to take
the hnal decision OF the Silver Bow
county contest out Of the Territorial
Supreme Court, presumably Demo-
cratic and give IL to The State Su-
preme Court, presumably RepubIi-
can. The President has for this pur,
pose practically usurped the power OF
the existing Court.
His desire 10 secure the two Ssua.
tors from Montana, one OF whom NAV
now be his own son Russell, was so
strong that even the objections of mem
bers Of his cabinet were set aside. II is
understood tnat there was lively de.
bate over the proposed action at Tues
days Cabinet meeting, and again at
the meeting on Friday, and that the
legality or the Presidents course WAS
questioned by the best lawyers in the
Cabinet, but was defended by Attor
ney General Miller.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15

THE Supreme Court OF the Un-
tied States at Washington on Mon
day rendered an opinion of great
interest to property owners along the
line of the Pennsylvania Railroad in
Pennsylvania. George r. Duncan was
the owner Of certain property running
from Twenty-third and Filbert streets,
in Philadelphia, to the Schuylkill river,
and Of certain whsrves along the river
front. This property, he alleged, had
been damaged and deprecated in value
by reason OF the elevated railroad tracks
and stone piers which the railroad conn.,
pany had built along Filbert street to
connect with its bridge across the
Schuylkill river. He brought suit in
the Common Pleas Court, OF Philsdel-
phia, to recover consequential damages,
and obtained judgment in his favor.
The charter of the Pennsylvania
Railroad gives /. the right to acquire
whatever property is necessary for the
conduct OF its business, compensation
to be made for any property taken.
The courts, prior to 1874, repeatedly
held that this provision exempted the
company from the payment for proper
ty injured but not actually taken. BY
the State Constitution Of PennsyIyan-
ia OF 1874. it was provided that corpor>
ations shall make Just compensation for
property taken, injured or DESTROYED.
and it was under this provision that
judgment was given in Duncan's favor.
1t was insisted by counsel for the
Pennsylvania Railroad that this con-
stitutional provision could not apply to
the railroad because such application
would be violation OF its charter and
a violation OF the contract obligations
implied 10 the charter.
The case went TO the Supreme Court
OF Pennsylvania and on this question
was decided against the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The court held that there
was no such contract on the part of the
State ss exempted the Pennsylvania
Railroad from payment of conseq uen-
tial damages. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company was liable, in spite of
any provision in its charter, to the will
of the people, expressed either by di-
rect act Of the Legislature or by con-
siitutional convention. This court con-
ours in that opinion, and affirms with
cost the judgment OF the lower court.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15
event. yfdf. Vfc1.o

The Exposition is closed until October
next. We saw it; 1t was great. being 10 its
infancy, but we saw enough to convince
ourselves OF tbs fact that enterprise, such es
displayed there, should not be passed by
without some comment. But we still won
der why 1t was that only one wholesale Ii
quOr house was so boldly represented. You
could see its pyramid OF bottles from anv
part OF the great building. 1t was tie pref
tiest diplay there. Max Klein has proved
to the public that he wants to be seen.
His "Silyer Age" rye whisky has now such
q well earned reputation that he is proud OF
1t and he wants everybody to see it. His
goods are pure and reliable. You can have
his Silver Age at s1.5O per full quarts. His
Guckenheimer, Finch. OYerholt or Gibson
at sl.Oo per quart. or quarts for 81. 90.
Send for his price list and mention this
paper. His address is MAX KLEIN,
81 Federal St, Allegheny.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15

II Harrison, says the 81. Louis Dis
patch, has not satisfied the craying of
his party for spoils, it is because that
craving is Unsuitable. He has made as
clean n eweep Of the Democrats IL of.
flee as he dared make under the laws
now in force, or as Republican strife
over succession would permit him to
make. He has broken his solemn
pledges, suspended the Civil Service
rules, made Haunting lie. of the
Republican platform, and to reward the
men who placed him in Office he has
made the spoils system a greater nation
al scandal .han it ever was before. IT,.
after all this, they are not satisfied, and
have inflicted this defeat on the party
TO show their dissatisfaction and to
revenge their 6Isappointments, their
conduct should show the country how
utterly impossible it is for any Presi-
dent TO satisfy all Of them, and how
impoiitic it is for President TO at
tempt TO satisfy any OF them by assigns
ing the Civil Service 20 them as 4 for
aging ground.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15
Caught In a Blizzard.

TRINIDAD, COL, Nov. 10.-The
bodies of John Martin and Henry Mil
Ter, the cowboys who were frozen to
death near Sierra Grande in last weeks
terrible blizzard, were brought to Fol-
som to-day for burial. -Four other
men belonging 10 the same party are
missing, and it is believed that they,
too, are dead. 1t is reported that lwep-
~ men are missing from this range,
and it is feared that many of them will
never Do found.
jolly and WIse, two OF the compan-
ions of Martin and Miller, tell a heart
rendering story of their sufferings
When the blizzard struck them on
"Wednesday night Of last week they
vert holding a herd OF ?. 500 cattle.
The wind became q hurricane before
morning, and when Martin and Jolly
went Oh the last guard about A. II.
the storm was so blindidg that they
could not hold the herd, and Jolly start
ed to the camp for help. In the mean
time Miller and Wise had left the camp
to assist in holding the cattle. Jolly
could not find the camp, and Miller and
Wlse. could not end the herd. All three
were drawn together by shouting, and
wandered around until daylight, when
they found Martin.
The cold was So bitter that the men
entered q ravine, and after fastening
the horses, took the saddle blankets and
buried themselves IN a snowdrift. jolly
and Wise were slightly apart from
Martin and Miller, and early Friday
morning, when they emerged from the
drift, Martin only was In sight. and he
was dead. Miller was found shortly
afterward. his horse standing lie front
or him, as I. TO protect him from the
cold Miller was dying from exposure,
and Jolly started to get assistance.
Wise remained with Miller, and was
fast becoming insensiole himself when
a Mexican sheep herder found him and
took him TO Rhodes ranch, q few miles
distant. The men returned to where
Miller had been left, and found him
liteless.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-15

BALLOT REFORM, says the New
York World, is essentially a Democrat,
ic cause. 1t aims at honest elections.
uncontrolled by money or the dictation
OF any species OF master. Il seeks to
secure to every citizen the right. to vote
as he thinks, without having to give
IN account OF his conduct 20 the man
who employs him or suffering risk OF
punishment for giving expression to his
honest opinions IN his ballot.
The reform is pressiugly necessary
safeguard TO the liberties OF the plain
people ag ainst an organized plutocracy
which last year bought political party
ard bullied helpless men into elscting
It's candidates. For want OF a really
secret ballot all power is passing from
the hands OF the people into the hands
OF an orgsoizAtion OF greedy monopo-
lists who seek to establish themselves
as permanent ruling class, ruling FOR
Their ewn advantage and enrichment.