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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

THE process OF unseating Democratic
members of Congress and iputting Re.
publicans not elected in their places.
says the Harrisburg Patriot. goes meri.
ly on. 1t will not be long before the
Republican majority Of eight will be
tIsbled.
The case OF Featherstone VS.. Cate,
from Arkansas, is the last one of these
outrageous performances. The tests
mony taken in the case did not sustain
the allegations of intimidation and
fraud made by the contestant. Not a
scintiila % evidence was there to show
that the return of Cate ought not to
stand. A ballot box which he used to
suppress votes was brought before the
committee. but there was no evidence
that ii had been used at the election.
The case o: the contestant was so fimsy
that four Republican members voted
against ordering the previous question.
The majority for Cate, Democrat, was
l,34S. but II it had bsen 13,34S Con-
gress which has the gall to follow a
political hound like Thomas b. Reed
would not have hesitsted To unseat
him.
Ir is very pretty crop, indeed. that
the present Republican leaders are SOW
ing. Il will spring uo and bear fruit,
in good time, never fear The whirli-
gig or politics always has its revenge.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

SOME very notable figures have been
compiled by the Financial Chronicle
showing the general results OF the op-
erstions Of The railroads OF the country
in 1889. Reports have been received
from lJ4 roads, operating II. .O46 miles,
whose earnings aggregated $3.50 AIS. $40
and net S2SS, ,273, ,6S2. This Is a gain of
Sl2 S65 029 in gross over 1888, more than
three quarters OF which was net gain.
10 othsr words, the Improvement in
gross earnings was 81 per cent, while
IN net it was over 12t per cent.
This generally favorable exhibit for
1889 is supplemented by reports for
January, 1890, which are equally en-
coursging and gratifying. Reports
from l54 roads for thst month show
over l3 per cent. gain in gross earnings
over the eorrespondings month of 1899.
The reports for February are likewise
surprisingly good. For the first week,
Sc, roads showed gain OF over 13 per
cent, for the second week 81 roads
gained over IL per cent, aud for the
third week 81 roads increased over l5s
per cent-the largest percentage OF any
week Of the YEAR thus far.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14
Coming Home to Roost.

The Republicans OF the house-at
least that portion OF them who don I be-
lieve in log rolling and pork barrels
bad an object lesson The other day of
the big avenue and eRsy-goiog WAYS
Speaker Reeds new rules open to the
public Treasury. II was in the public
buildings loot, and there are said TO be
So. .000. coo in the pot. Cannon and
Peters, two members OF the commits
tee on appropriations, protested yehe-
mently, but I've jobs, appropriating a
million and q half, went through de-
spite their opposition. The combina-
tion OF members who want 140 new
buildings was too strong. Mr.. Cannon
is on the committee on rules. and was
one of the loudest supporters OF Speak
er Reeds theory Of counting a quorum.
He Was the first to take the floor to
sustain his dictatorisl rulings before
there were any rules and leader In
defending the quorum RUE and the rule
against dilatory motions when they
were reported, but he seemed OF Thurs
day, when the public building pork
barrel was opened, TO think he was
back urder The old system with the ju-
dIcisl gsvel of speaker Carlisle to Sc
cure him his rights as q member.
When one OF the worst bills was reached
he moved to adjourn-a purely dilatory
motion, which the Democrats were
quick to characterize as such, with a
keen enjoyment OF the ludicrous aIti-
tude in which the Republican leader
found himself The vote on the bill
showed no quorum voting. Mr.. Cam
non raised the point Of mo quorum"
but tie speaker cody counted a quoram
and Mr.. Cannon was helpless.
This public building combine is one OF
q number :hat are SO strong that they
Can only be successfully reached under
the methods of the old rules. requiring
a quorum 10 appear on the record.
Many members who are opposed TO the
log rolling have not the courage for
local reasons to vote openly against the
wasteful appropriations, especially as
they could accomplish their purpose by
from voting. But the pub
lie building combine" is very stroRg,
and the new rules are admirably framed
to carry out Mr.. Rreed's theory thai
''the object OF a parliamentary body is
action, and not stoppage % action"
The House has not made much progress
in general Legislation, because 1t has been
engaged in seating contestants IN the
place of Democratic members. but the
whirr OF the wheels of the legislative
machinery IN grinding out appTOpris-
tions for local purposes and class
interests is becoming so deateniug that
it is alarming even some of those who
set il 1t in motiou.-Pittsbtrg Post.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14
Walked in Her Sleep.

Miss Mary Case, an opera singer. living
at No. 2l Great Jones street New York
is somnambulIst. and that fact was
brought home TO her 10 a startling man
ner early on Tuesday morning by
Policeman Stuart OF West Thirtiefh
street station While on post, shortly
before daybreak he saw an uncanny
looking figure, clothed in white, stand
ing al the ladies entrance TO the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. At first the thought or
ghost flashed across his mind, ont in
going nearer he discovered Mss Case.
clad only in nighJdress. The woman
stared 80 vacsntly that he knew
she was asleep, go he touched her on he
shoulder and asked wha: business she
had there.
Miss Case awakened with a start, and
on seeing her predicsment fell at the
policeman's feet. Then she became
rational and accompanied him to the
station. There she WAS given proper
clothing, and told the Sergeant she re-
membered nothing since retiring TO her
own room the night before. Afterward
she was escorted to her residence.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14
May be Postponed to 1898.

WASHINGTON March 10-The
special House subcommittee on the
Worlds Fair held another conference
with the visiting Chicago delegation CO.
day and completed the bill which will
be presented TO the full committee as
sooL as the Chairman can call IL Iogeth-
er. The principles of the original bill
are closely adhered to. The provisions
Tor National commission composed of
two members from each State nomina
ated ~ the Governors and appointed by
the President has been retained. buU An
amendment has been added providing
that the commissioners shall be divided
equally between the two political paT-
ties.
The President is not to appoint the
commission untiI the Chicsg go men
have raised s. 000. coo outright and
have given satisfactory assurance of
thEir ability 10 supply another 50 Oo0.-
OUO. The appropriation of Il. 500, 900
Tor the Government exhibit remains as
in the original bill. There has been
Considerable discussion of the advise
olliiv NJ changing the date OF The fair
10 1893. The Chicago men have stat
ed they are ready TO hold the falr in
1892, out they are willing 10 accept the
judgment OF the full commitree upon
tue proposition. II is understood the
Illinois members OF the House. how
ever, ieel that il justice TO tbe foreign
exhlo tors. the lime should be extended.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14
A Brief Record Of a 1reat Conspiracy.

Montana, at its initial State election,
chose a Democratic Governor and Le-
gislAture as re urred by the officials OF
! the various localities Immediately after
/ the voting.
When It was discovered that the Sen
! ate was equally divided. a plot was CON
/ trived TO convert the Democratic ma-
I jOrity in the House into a Republican
majority, in order to secure two Rspub
! lIcsn United States Senator'S The son
of the President and other X epu ublicans
influential with the Federal Admins
tration were among the early abettors
of this scheme, the method of which
was TO change the representation of a
county by throwing out the vote of a
strongly Democratic precinct.
The attempt TO impeacb the correct
ness of the returns N the Tunnel Pre-
cinct of Silver Bow County failed so
utterly as. in truth. to establish the
opposite of the Republican pretense and
to prove that the vote was correctly
counted as honestly cast. This was
Judicially established in a case tried in
the new State Court, in which. not
withstsndIng the Republicans expecta.
ton that The decision would be in their
favor through partisan bias, a local Off
ciai was sustained in place on the
kIuuDO AudJ sOc DcuOCIdtlC NOlc Ot
Silver Bow-the same by which the
Legislators were chosen-was in all re-
spects legitimate and accurate. In
point of fact no one seriously pretends
that the Republicans carried the county
or that the voters of Montana did not
choose Democratic majority for the
popular branch of the Legislature.
The Republicans who ask aGmitsance
to the United States Senate as from
Montana, Notwithstanding the certifica-
tioR of the Governor that they have 40
just or legal claim. rest their case alb
selu tely upon the assertion of the
was Republican on JOint ballot. These
pretensious have no other foundation
whatever than this notorious aud judi
cially branded Justification.
In the face ui this record, and with
out consideration OF the suggestion that
the matter be tested by ano her vote AZ
the election OF this year the Republi-
can msiori OF the Committee on
Privileges and Elections has voted to
award the two seats for the State 70
the fraudulent R@pubican claimants.
The Committee guilty of this unmiti~
gated Outrage against law, truth, just
ice and popular rights is appropriately
beaded by HoaT ot Massachusetts,, the
inventor OF the Great Na'ionai Gerry
mander. The question is whether
there are enough fair. clear minded aud
honest R1publicAn Senator'S To anJago
niZa and defeat this disgraceful recon.
mendatiOn.-N. Y. Star.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14
Would Embarrass Harrison.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March 10.-At
the convention to-day Of the State pen
sion association Harrison and the Re-
publican pension policy were roundly
denounced. Colonel Tom Bennett OF
Richmond was particularly severe upon
the ADMINISTRATIONS backwardness in
passing a service pension law. He re-
lated how he had introduced resolu-
tions at Republican Convention, and
how Secretary Hslford had beseeched
him to withdraw them, as they would
emosrIass Harrison's campaign for the
Chicago nomination. He concluded by
saying he would not hesitate now, If be
had the opportunity, 10 embarrass Mr..
Hsrrison's administration. He con-
cluded by saying: 81 hope this admin
istratIOn viii! give as justice. II not,
We will give it Justice"
A. L. Powers, treasurer of tie asso-
citation and an old dyed in the wool Re-
publican, was also very outspoken. He
said Indiana was getting more iudivid-
ual pensions than any other State, but
1t was because the State was close. "A
mere trick OF the administration, :" he
said. I'VE are tired OF this d-fool
policy.n
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

A COLUMBUS (O.) despatch Gays that
On Monday evening Senator John A.
Buchanan, OF New Philadelphia, intro
duced a bill in the State Senate to
elect Presidential electors by Con-
gress districts. should such law be
enacted, and IL should not he declared
unconstitutional, the Democrats OF
Ohio would, under the recent appor-
tioument of the State, surely elect 6f-
teen OF the twenty-tbree Presidential
electors in 1892. Following are the
main points of the bill There shall
be two electors for President and Vice
President chosen at large by the voters
of the State of Ohio, and the two per-
sons who are candidates for said ofllces
having the highest number OF votes
shall be declared elected. There shall
be one elector for President and Vice
President chosen by the voters in each
Congress distric, of Ohio as defined by
law, and the person who is candidate
for said Office receiving the highest
number Of votes shall be declared elect.
ed.r
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14
Gambling IN Ice.

The condition of the ice crop in the
upper Hudson River region is matter
of serious concern to dealers who have
already made their contracts. at ex-
tremely high 6gures, with producers on
the kennebec and lsewhere in the
East.
Cheap ice from northern New York
means disaster To a great many specuIa-
tors who have proceeded in the belief
that March would be as open a month
as WAS January or February.
The Ice in Lake Champlain, for in>
stance, is from nine TO fifteen inches
thick. The Press and Knickerbocke-
reports that within two weeks fifty
seven new ice houses, and az many more
ice stacks. have been built at the lake.
report In detail ice housed OF stacked
or contracted for amounting altogether
to from eight hundred Thousand TO a
million tons.
The lake and neighboring ponds are
scene OF feverish activity just now.
Politicians ard farmers and clergymen
are competing Tor the ice harvest, and
everybody else who has a dollar to in
vest is putting il into frozen water.
The temperature or the week that
begins Monday will make or uumake
great many fnrtunes.-N Y. Sun.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

Hon. RoBEBT p. PORTER, Superin-
tendent-of the Census, says that the
present will be the quickest census ever
taken. This" he said, "is no dis
psragement TO the work of Superiu.
tendent Walker in the census OF 1850,
for / have the benefit of all his methods
and experiences. Within twenty days
/ shall commence searching the records
Of every county in the United States
for the statistics upon home, farm and
property mortgages, which Congress
made a special fea ure of the present
census. The census must be taken be-
tween June ] and 80. So far our or
ganizauon is as nearly perfect as 1. can
be made. 1t now rests entirely with
the supervisors of districts 10 carry out
their instructions, aud see no reason
why their work should not all be done
IN the time allotted. IN regard 10 the
statistics 1 believe that within twenty
days after the completion of tie taking
OF the census-that Is, the latter part Of
Juiy-we shall be able 10 give almost
absolutely accurate statistics in most OF
the Departments.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

ANoSG the OPT immigrants who
landed At Castle Garden on Tuesday
from the North German Lloyd steam
ship Elder were at least 600 swarthy,
lusty-limhed Hungarians. whose des-
tination; according to their own testi-
mony, and, what is more conclusive,
their railroad tickets, is the Pennsyl-
vania coal mines in the neighborhood
OF Pittsburg. The Government inspec-
tors were unable 10 6Ed out whether
any of the Hungarian horde came here
under contract. although there Is little
doubt in the minds of those who are
familiar with the landing OF immi>
grants that such is the fact.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

THE Engineering Netrs says that the
work of railway extension during the
coming season promises more activity
than in any year since 1887. The SUM-
mary OF the various enterprises shows
5,l3S miles OF railway partially com
pleted or in process OF construction,
7.041 miles surveyed or under survey,
and 2,S31 miles OF line not yet surveyed,
but whose projectors are pushing them
with such energy that the prospect
seems fair for the beginning OF active
work before the close OF the year.
this makes total OF 1910 miles of
lines in the United States which have
a prospect Of being completed or laced
under construction before the close of
the year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

y MOVEMENT is on foot among the
Republicans of Pennsylvania 10 form
an anti-Quay combine. force the boss
TO weaken on Delamater, bis guberna-
toIial candidate and withdraw him
from the fsld. Quay has the RepubIi-
can forces in the State we'll in hand and
can nominate Delamater II he wishes,
but there are signs of a storm a brew
ing and he may be compelled to haul
in his sails before the storm breaks.
II is rumoIed that Calvin Wells, of the
philadelphia Press and George W.
Childs, OF the Philadelphia Ledger,
along with other influential Republi.
cans in that city are ready to revolt
against Quay's domineering dictation,
while all over the State are 10 be found
signs of an under current of hostility
TO any longer wearing the Quay collar.
In the western part of the State, a num-
Der Of prominent members OF the party
are out openly against the nomination
of Delamatsr on account OF his subser.
viency 10 Quay, claiming that his nom.
ination will be a disgrace TO the party
AID lead to It's certain downfall. 1t is
daily growing more evident that the
Republican party in Pennsylvania, is
on the verge OF a family fight and that
the only prospect for maintaining peace
lies In the possibility OF forcing Quay
TO pull off Delamater as a candidate
and leave the party free to make a
nomination. Such an event would be
a great relief to Messrs. Barker and
Swank, the delegates from this county,
who at present cannot let go to spit on
their bands and are constantly admon-
ished that their grip is slipping.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

The citizens of Milton. Iowa, have suf-
tered so much from the ravages of rats that
grand rat hunt was organized. Captains
were chosen and they selected sides. each
side consisting of one hundred and fifty
men and boys oyer fifteen pears old, while
boys under fifteen were allowed one cent
for their rats. The hunt began Friday,
February 21st. and closed on Saturday.
March Sth. with grand street parade and
supper, which was paid for by the side
showing the least number of rats Killed. At
some barns as many as 175 were killed,
while one man killed about Eve hundred on
his premises. Saturday, March sth, the rats
killed uD to that time were counted. and it
was found that the total tally was 1876 and
that William CrOckett's side was ahead OF
Dave Georges forces by I12 rats
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

The engineering and mining Journal
or recent date SAYS: ras thrr n d
disaster 10 the mining interests of Colo
rado, viz, the closing do~a of the lead
producing mines OF tbst state, more
especially the champion producer, Hen
rietta and Maid, in consr quenee of the
admission OF Mexican huxibg ores, has
not yet 1sken place. We are Informed
that the fortunate owners OF the above
mentioned niue have just been able 70
make contract for the delivery of $50
tons of ore a day .or ore year to the
Pueblo smelling and refining company
on better terms thEsa erer obtained before
In spite of the fact that the Import =
tion or huxing ores from Mexico has
been again growing in volume since the
check given TO it by the treasury depart
ment." Scarcely a day passed but
what the trade restriction gang receive
body blow. East. west. north aud
south may be found evidence that the
protective systemn is monumental
humbug.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

THE fate of the Panama Canal shows
that, although money is the first requi-
site in engineering works, there are
other requisites. 1t is almost impossi
BILE TO say what the ultimate fate, of the
Panama project will be, but IL is quite
possible that the Commission now sent
out TO examine the canal as far as it is
made, and 10 report on the feasibility
of its completion, may advise that the
original design might be realized, and
it is just possible that France might
raise the necessary mouey but, consid-
ering that the preliminary work OF the
Nicaragua Canal is now we'll In hand,
it does DOT appear likely.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

THE owners of the silver mines in
the West want the Government to keep
up the price OF silver by buving up q
large amount every month and holding
1t. On the same principleis would be a
good idea for the Government to buy
up all the surplus wheat, corn and
other farm products. thereby prevent
ing the price from going down and
maintaining a fixed price for all the
marketable produce Of large class Of
its best citizens, The farmers are now
taxed to keep up the miners and manu>
fscturers and why not tax the mixers
aud manufacturers to keep mp the
farmers. Then, working on the same
theory, If the Government would give
bounty to every consumer it would
equaliZe .axation and make us sll rich.
But for some reason protection does not
work on general principles and the more
you examine into it the worse 10 appears.
To project one class you must rob many,
and when you attempt to apply protec-
tion's beni6cent principles to the masses
who deserve protection you cannot do
1t for the reason that some class must
be robbed, and to attempt to rob the
few for the benefit Of the many, The few
would soon fail, and there would be
none left to steal from. The farmers
are too numerous for the Government
TO undertake TO raise them with a bot
tie and as consequences, are weaned
early and left to take care Of them
selves. They have submitted long and
patiently to the protection theory but
they will eventually learn that they can
be robbed in other ways than that OF
being knocked down with a club and
having their pocket books taken.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

THE Republican organization, says
the Chicago Herald includes within it
the fanatics. bigots and extremists of
the communities, the Phsrisees, who
are Of the -holier than thou class,
and who, when in ths church,
are intolerant and disposed to persecute
all who differ from them. They are
the descendants, in moral lines. of the
men who hung Quakers aud Bahtists
and witches, and who to-day, If they
had the power, would employ the fagot,
the halter and the lash to extiIpste
Democrats and to crush out any other
thing which dared 70 differ from them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14
A Terrible Power.

THE Speaker counted a quorum and
tho o,il was passed" What bin ?
Not political bill not q party meas
ure. But the bin in question was 70 p
an appropriation from the pubIsc treas
ury- IL was the entering wedge, the
sharp edge to open the way for extrava-
gances which now foot up 81 61O 0OO,-
QUO or appropriations in sight, with a
train behind 1t which no man can es-
innate. In the hundreds of millions
sought for by grasping interests turks a
terrible temptation for the Sperker who
can count quorum.-Clevelsuad Plain
Dealer
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

APPEARANCES indicate that the
United States, leading England, will
become in 1890 the greatest iron pro-
duciug country In the world. The
pig produced in 1889 was above
eight and a half million tons, an inN
crease Of nearly a million and a quar-
ter tons over The previous year, and
the largest product we ever had.
Pennsylvania is still the first iron-pro-
ducing State, with Olio second and
Alabama third.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-14

ROBERT G.. BLAINE, brother OF
Secretary Blaine, who has for some
years had the office OF a curator of the
Department Of Agriculture. has been
appointed by Secretary Rusk superin-
tendent OF the quarantine stations under
the bureau Of animal industry. The
principal duties attached to his new
position is that Of drawing the salary,
which it is said Mr.. B aine can DO with
as much ability as any other man in the
United States. 1t runs in the family