The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-21
NEWS ArB oruEn sorrNGs.

The Olean Tocthpick Factory, the
largest in the United States. was burned on
Saturday. So close to Thanksgving-dinner
time, it is u national :oss.
"A fve-year old boy named Tobin. of
Scottdale. fell from chair Oh Saturday and /
a pair Of scissors tnat be held penetrated his |
throat. The jugular vein was severed. /
causing his death.
In the year 1900 chimnevs were scarcely !
known in England. One only was allowed
in a religious house, one in a manor house
and one in the great hall of castle OF lords
house, bul in other houses tSe smoke found
its way out as best il could.
Mrs. Arthur E. Bafemsn. of New York,
/ on Wednesday OF last week missed dia-
| moBd brooch valued at Sl2 600. and had her
! maid, Louisa Lacha;, arrested on suspicion
! On Sunday the brooch was found IN Ms
! Bateman's house behind cuTtair.
-TbsIe are psore dsoks In the Chsses-
Empire than in all the world outside OF 1t.
! They are kept by the Celastials on svery
farm, on the public and private roads. on
streets Of cities. and on sll the lakes. ponds,
| rivers. streams and brooks In the country.
j. A. Mckay, OF Kansas. has never
studied law, never been admitted to the bar
never served in any capacity in e court. and
yet the farmers elected him judge OF one of
the district courts. Tue Farmers Alliance
will send him to Ann Arbor for 60 days to fit
himself for the bench.
-Mifin Cornell, of Tacony. was driving
along the Pennsylvania tracks last May,
when an engine wEistling scared his horse,
! and in the runaway that ensued. Mr.. Cor
nells spinal veItebIa was damaged $50 OOO
worth; al least he is suing the Pennsylvania
Company for that much or 8 new back bone
The Grand jury of Erie created SEN
sGtion on Fri day hy advising that the prac-
tice Of making public tie jury list was moi
10 the best Int rest OF justice. as it gave The
, jury ''fxers" chance to ply theI vocation
= 1t is expected that the Judge will order tht
2 drawing to be done in secret in the near fu
! | ture.
e. Hicks. OF Victoria. went to blow
horn to call his brother TO dinner. and II
: | passing the barn turned and blew Il ut
5 calf standing neas. the sHi=ssl spring =
= him pushed tbs ao-D into his mouth. csAiDi
2 his tongue and otherwise injurinE hi
8 mouth. SO that doctor had to sew Up tts
j. wounds.
n The work OF pumuing ths water frou
!. the Coal Ridge ColIisTy, in the AnthracIt
q coal region. which was flooded seyensseI
: years ago. has been completed. The veil
lie between forty and Atty fest thick; tn
r track almost q mIIe In length, and the devel
G opment Of the mine will give employment &
several hundred hands.
70 "A curious ene.occurred Cd Friday a
~ the execution of the murderer Schuster a
VI Barmsnsteip, East Prussia. Hs begged a
10 a special ecI Of grace TO be allowed to sing
% coupiet before the sword fell. Permission
~ wac accorded him and he continued tn
10 musical exercises uRti! tie quick swing o
20 the sword severed his head from bis body.
10 George GTessmaD. a farmer living nea
Beaver Falls. this State. found a srake o
~ Saturday hsnumbed with cold. he pIcke
30 IL mp and laid il near q burning brush hssI
DO Shortly sfterward he again attempted {
20 pick II Up when the reptile bit him on ih
~ hand. He Killed 1t, and only saved his ow
as life by free use Of whisky and cau.erIzIn
re the wound.
10 j. W. Leslie. Of Everett. Mass, enc
the few passengers In the nl-fated RET
sleeper who escaped without serioEs iniuI
4 81 ti4c Ne" iOEcuCc CO!i-lOI, bklS ~ IllI'
burg on Saturday: "As soon as the ininre
- and dead had been taken out. / went to loO
q for my clothing and other effects and four
IN everything there except $500 that had witt
ra | out doubt been stolen. From that time
ys ! heard continual complaints OF robber
I'D and from different passengers stories ha'
a. no doubt that the helpless people we
T. robbed by cold-blooded wretcbes wi
at would do anything"
,o- The most horrible tragedy In the anps
a OF Fulton county. H.. was enacted en- No
so day morning st Utica, a village ten mil
he southeast of Canton. Philip T. Smith,
Vs farmer sixty years Of age. had for BOT
u time been Jealous OF his wife, aged hi
g years Mrs. Smith had been absent frC
=. home attending q sick daughter In law.
- her TstuIn on Sunday Horning Smith
TO once oessh qusFrei. sno' throwing Eer
the floor, severely chokcd her. Mrs. Sm
be got sway from him and ran into the yal
all Smith seized Winchester rife and folio
OF ed her, firing four shots into her Doe
IN, When she fell. Smith went back into I
d house. exchanged the rifle for q revolv
~ and ret1rned to the side of his vife's boo
' AsceTsaiEing that she was dead, he
w. down by her side. placed the muZZle OF I
ir revolver in his mouth, and blew out
.pN brains. Smith was known as a desperI
having been killed by him