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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28
4 Smash Near Spruce Greek.

ALTOONA, Pa. Nov. PA freight
train on the Pennsylvania railroad
broke in two this morning near Spruce
creek, at No. 9 bridge, and :he front
part of the train Stacked up to wait for
the rear end.
The first section of the Western Ex>
press No. Q had gone past before this.
The detached portion of the freight
train came rushing along and crashed
into the other part, demolishine many
care and derailing the engine. In a
few minutes the second section of No.
came laundering along, rounding a
sharp e.and despite the efforts of the
engineer TO stop his train, the express
ran into the wreck. The engine jumped
the track and went down over an en-
banknenS and two passenger coaches
were demolished. Two sleeping cars
were only saved from going down the
bank by the railing Of the bridge.
The engineer, Harry Funk, was
quite seriously injured. being pinned
down by a lever under his engine.
Webster, his fireman. WAS also injured,
but not seriously. Had 1t not been
dark the wreck would not have oc-
CURED. Aft,r coming around the
starp curve at No. 9 bridge the wrecked
freight could not be seen until too late
to prevent collision.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28
An Astounding Crime.

PANAMA, Nov. 14.-Ths town OF Rivss,
10 Nicaragua, WAS Iscsntly the scene Of
a terrible tragedy almost unparalleled In
criminal history. Thomas AArtipz was
arranged for trial. charged with At
attempting to murder DR.. Nrimdsd
FIorces. When the charges were read
and the accused called upon to plead,
he stepped four PAGES to the front and, !,
putting his hand into bis inner breast
pocket exclaimed Gentlemen,
know that the jury will condemn me,
but before being condemned L must get
rid OF this one," and ne thsreupOn drew
revolver aud shot DR.. Flores dead.
Ssnor Gustayo Chamorro. who stood
next TO DR.. Flores, picked up chsir =,
pat almost Immediately fell to the
ground, being shot through the brain.
At this juncturs Senior Grsgorio Bojas.
an old gentleman, father-inslaw of the
FIRST victim, bravely closed with the
prisoner, who did not hesitate TO draw
the trigger and tbs ball passed through
Senior Bojas's mouth, coming out of the
back OF his nsck. Senior B1 jas is in q
precarious condition, but the physician
attending him says he will PROBABLY re-
! cover.
After shooting SenoT Bojss the pris-
! oner made dash for liberty and escap-
ed to the country, but was captured
! three days later.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28
A Missing Spectator.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.-Jossph
r. Baker, Jr, speculator. has mysteri-
ously disappeared from this city. leay-
$50, 900 in lab ilities behind, with un>
known assets. He lived in handsme
style at Dsvop, Pa, nsar this city, and
Is koowH TO have been quite heavily
interested in Lahigb Navigation Com
pany stock. which has deprecated In
value during the past few weeks. Ga
Wednesday night last Colonel Baker re-
ceived dispatch at his Devon home,
and he is said 10 have fain ed OF read
ing it. The next morning he LETT home,
ostensibly FOR Philadelphia, and since
then he has not been seen or heard
from.
By some it is said Colonel Baker was
organizer and chief holder OF a large
block of Lehigh Navigation stock. Mr..
Bakers paper to the extent OF 81 ,000,-
600 is said to be held by various money
ed institutions, but his assets, concern
ing which no positive statement can be
secured, may possibly cover this
amount.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

NONE of the current explanations,
says the New York World, Of the ex,
traordinary political revolution on
Tuesday, November d. will suffice.
The result was not due to money.
a whole Nation cannot be corrupted.
1t was not due to deception. An en-
tire people cannot be fooled at once.
1t was not due to superior manage
ment on the part Of the Democrats.
The Republican campaign was far su'
perior at all points.
The overthrow Of the Republican,
was the result of popular uprising
against higher taxes and higher prices
against policy of force after 20 year.
| of peace, against a recklessness in ap,
propriations which has converted sur
| plus into q deficiency, against the en-
croachments of plutocracy in the Gov
eminent and the buttressing or mono
poles with law.
The result is such as no party coulC
achieve. l. is the act of an Indignan
people. asserting their right and pro
claiming their will.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28


THE report Of the Interstate com
merce commission for the year 1889,
just issued, shows that during that
yea- s. .923 persons we're killed and %,
300 persons were Injured on the rails
roads of the Unlted States. or this
number ], ,972 of the killed and 20. OPS of
the Injured were railroad employees.
That is to say, railway accidents are the
occasion for one death for every III
employees, and one Injured for every II
men employed. The ratio for the pre-.
vious year was about the same. Com
pairing these figures with those for Eog-
land the result is lot favorable to this
country. In England, in 1888, ons per-
son was killed for every SIS, and one
injured for every 15S men employed.
Taking the accidents tn passengers 1t
appears that in this country in 1889 one
passenger in every !. 523 1873 was killed,
and one passenger II every 220, ,024 was
injured. For the year 1888 The rate of
casualty in England to passengers
from railway accidents was one passeu-
ger in 6,942. 1886 killed, and one pas
senger in 527, SIT injured. These fig
ures would seem TO indicate that the
railroads of this country might do well
to pay little more attention to throw
ing safeguards around travel.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

MORE than once in times past. says
the Chicago Herald, monopoly and
privilege have agreed to sacrifice lit
tie in order to saws much. That is
their attitude to-day. RetreatiDg upon
the despicable lie that protection makes
wages high, they now pretend to WILL
inguess to "reduce taxes as much as
possible without impairing wages" A
soPhistry so sneaking as this ought to
deceive no American familiar with the
fact that the lowest wages paid in this
country to-day are the industries most
highly protected. Keeping constantly
in mind the everlasting truth that tar
iff is tax, and that a protective tariff
is tax laid upon the many in the in>
terest OF the few, no man need be de>
ceiyed or ever surprised by the sophis-
tries Invented and circulated in behalf
of manifest injustice.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28
The Mckinley Blunder.

There is short and simple way in
which the Republican party can re-
trieve lis losses and meet its opponents
with full snd unbroken ranks in 1892.
That is 10 repeal the Mckinley bill at
the next session OF the present Con-
gress-part of it c0nditionally and part
uBconditlODaliy. Under the last head
come the raised duties on all kinds OF
woolens, linen, glass, cutlery. tin plate,
natural mineral waters" etc. The
greatest and the most inexcusable blum
der Of the Mckinley bill is that 1t adds
largely TO the cost of the clothing of all
the people of the United States. Those
who drafted and forced through tha.
measure did not seem to know or care
that the third largest item of house
hold expense-eoming next after food
and sheltsr-is clothing, and that to
make 1t dearer is to add sensibly to the
burdens Of every person.-C Chicago 7rib.
tsRe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

So long as the hundreds Of millions
for Dependent Pension bill and other
reckless expenditures were drained
from taxes upon the necesssries OF IiV-
Ing and The materials of las0r the bene-
fcsries Of this unjust legislation ap.
plauded and encouraged policy of ex-
trsvagance. But now, when tax
upon Incomes is suggested as the only
means cf repairing the waste upon the
Treasury. there is visible trepedRtion
among them. One thing is certain,
there must be check 10 extravsga ant
legislation or "A tax on incomes will
nave TO be imposed in order to meet the
rapidly increasing demands upon the
Treasury for the payment of a vast
pension list. The labor and industry
OF the country cannot and will not bear
the enOrmus burdens.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

For the past week the indications for
an Indian outbreak in the far west have
been alarming and the Government is
preparing for it by moving troops to the
vicinity of the expected outbreak. The
troops of every fort or army station in
Missouri, Nebraska, Dakota, Minneso-
ia, Montana and Wyoming will be
drawn upon, and other detschmsnts of
the army are under orders to hold them
selves il readiness. Long Pine. Dako-
ia, ia full of refugees from the Indian
country. At rough estimate 1900
men, women and children have fed
from the country north OF the railroad
and about the Pine Ridge Agency.
Every freight train that stops at the
small side tracks west of there was be-
sieged by people demanding to be car
ried East. The entire country is thor
ougEly aroused and everybody who can
get away is doing so.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

1.-THE Tariff bill will be better un-
derstood az time proceeds" says one Of
the prominent Republican orgssn.
Yes, certainly, as prices continue
to creep upward and wages
remain stationary, it will gradually
dawn on these voters who cast their
fortunes with the Republican party on
the 4rb inst, what an unconsciouable
set of liars their leaders were in de.
cIaripg that the Mckinley bill would
not increase The cost of living. Yes.
tie tariff VIII be better understood two
years hence. and when understood the
Republican party will pass out OF ex-
istence.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

''SCoREs of Republicans. says the
Commercial Gazette. of Pittsburg, "who
have grown rich through the beneficent
operations of the tariff, needless Of
warning and unmindfQi of all party OBJ
legations, assisted in various ways to
bring about the disaster in this an d iu
othsr States" And the ''bensfcens
operations OF the tariff make scores OF
Republicans rich. do they ? At whose
expense ? The Eottentots. the Esqui-
maax,. or the great mass of the Ameri>
Can consumers 2
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28
With q Thousand Volts.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 23.-L.
W. Morgan. an employe of the Califor-
MIA Electric Company, last night re-
ceived the full force of LOCO volts of
electricity. He was repairing a wire
on kearney street, and was 43 feet
from the sidewalk. He clung by his
haDCs TO the wire, and when another
workman tried to bring him down his
grasp on the wire it could not be bro
ken
The wire was finally cut, and Nor
gan dropped unconscious into the arms
OF his rescuer. who brought him safely
to the ground. The palms of Morgan's
hands were burned to the bone, and az
ter regaininR consciousness he suffered
intense agony. Thousands of people
were on the street at the time. Nor
& an will recover,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28
The First Step.

Perhaps you are run down. can't eat, can't
sleep, can't think. can't do anything to our sat.
isiaction, and you wonder what ails you. You
should heed the warning. you taking the
nrst step Into Nervous prostsrtion. You need a
nerve tonic and In Electric bitters you Will md
the exact remedy for restoring your nervous sys-
tenn 10 its normal. healthy condition. Surpris-
ing results follow the OF thisigreat tonis
and Alternative. Your appetite returns. good
digestion Is restosed. and the liver and kidneys
resume healthy action. Try q bottle. Price 50c
at the drug stores Off James Ebensburg, and
W. W. McAteer. Loretto.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends aud neighbors
talking about It. You may yourself be one of the
many who know from personai experience Just
how good q thing It is. Ifyou have ever tried II
you are one OF its staunch friends, because tie
wonderful thing abou tits, that when once given
. trial, DIR. Kings New Discovery ever after holds
place In the house. Ifyeu have never used IL
and should be Annilted with q cough, cold or any
throat. lung or chest trouble. secure a bottle at
ounce and give It q fair trial. IL is g1raDteed
every time, or money refunded. Trial bottles
free At the drug stores of Z. James. Ebensburg
and w. W. McAteer. LoIettc.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

TIE cotton crop the past year, ac-
cordiug to ths Ieporis of the New York
CCttou Exchange, amounts to 7,1OO,
GO bales. The exports for the year
foot up a 900 900 bales, which at II
cents per pound, the average pIics ,
amounts to S269, 900, 900, or one third of
the total exports of the country.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

THE Dumber'of emigrants who ar
rived in the Uuitsd States IN the six
principal ports during the ten mont hs
ending October 81 last was 427 .666
against 378,140 during the same period
Of 1899. The greatest number of emi-
grants came from Great Britain and
Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria, Hun
gary, Sweden and Norway and Russia
in the order asmed. The greatest in
crease of emigration wae from Italy and
Austria Hungary.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

KING WILLIAM III, King OF Hol-
land. died on last Sunday morning.
The King had Seen'iu state of im6e-
ciHty for months past and during that
time the duties OF the monarch devolved
upon a council OF regency that had been
appointed. The sole representative and
heir 70 The throne is WilhelminR, ten
year old daughter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

JUDGE BLoDGETT has decided in
Chicago that Charles Counselman, a
prominent member of the Board OF
Trade, must answer an official Inter
ssate Commerce Commission inquiry
as to whether he mas not received re-
bates on grain shipped over certain
Western railroads. Counselman will
still refuse TO answer, and will carry bis
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

MR. AUGUST BELMONT, the famous
representatives, IN this country of the
ROthschilds, died at his home in New
York city on Monday morning. Mr..
BelnOnt's death resulted from a cold
contracted at the recent horse show.
ard which developed into pneumonia.
If he had lived until December 8. he
would have been 20 years old.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

WHEN Montour counay was fire t
formed, over thirty five years ago, w.
g. Johnson was made the Register and
Recorder, and has been re elected every
three years since. Ga Wednesday
evening SIR. johnson died, after short
illness, at his home in DInville.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

THE revolution of 1874 was followed
by the election of Tilden In 1876,
though the public will was thwarted
By ths ;heft of the Presidency. The
revolution Of 1882 was followed by the
election OF Cleveland in 1884 The
revolution Of 1890 presages a great
Democratic victory In 1892. Let the
Republican leaders paste this in thei,
hats.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

TT stated that the great soda de-
posiis Of WyJszing have been sold to a
party Of English aud French capitalists
for g. .O09, ,0O0. This syndicate will be
able TO make handsome profits off
American consumers by the protective
duty on soda.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

THE Philadelphia Republican mem
bers of the Legislature held a nesting
on Saturday, and endorsed United
Ssatee Senator j. Donald Cameron for
reelection and William II Brooks for
Spec keT,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

WASHINGTON eff sisls estimate that
there will be a deficiency of $50 O00, ,00e
IN the pension funds for the current
year. notwithstanding there was an APP
preparation of 500 600 600.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

EANUFACTURER of agricultural
machinery have formed trust in lii>
inoIs under the name os American
Harvester company. Capital, S35, ,OuO-
- nl0
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

A REPORT is current that Pension
Com u .ssioner Raum will likely be
bounced about January l. and Govern
or Besyer appointed 10 his stead.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28

b. z. SHILLABER. known as MRS.
PartiDgton" To the English reading
world, died on Monday at his home in
Bosten, aged rs years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-28
EBENSBURG, PA.

SPEAKER REED aud his circus will
meet en- Monday, but the show has lost
sons ot its hest clowns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-06
They Exchanged Boxes.

An amusing contretemps is reported from
New York and Philadelphia. Last week on
north-bound train were Gen. and Miss RauIa
going to Philadelphia 10 attend young Mr.
Raum's wedding, and DR.. Ruth, U.S.N. going
to New York to attend Mr.. Ward McAllistet's
New Year ball. The party chatted pleasantly
until they reached Philadelphia. where they
separated. the general marching off with a
dressing case supposed to contain Miss Raum's
beautiful gown for the wedding. The hand
some doctor went on to New York and az Jersey
City walked out with dressing case supposed
to contain his evening Dress In the meantime
all was not well ia Philadelphia. The young
lady on arriving at the house opened the case
to spread out the dress. when to her dismay
mans society regimentals came tumbling to
the floor. The explanation was plain. aud at
once Gen. Raum was notified and he began
sending dispatches to all New York telegraph
Offices to apprehend the doctor and recover the
gown. The doctor by tins time had discovered
the error and was keeping the wires hot to
Philadel phia trying to find Gen. Raum. After
iavishinS wealth enough on TIE wires to enable
the telegraph company to declare an extra
dividend, the two gentlemen found each other
and at once interchanged boxes, Miss Raum's
reaching her an hour before the wedding and
the doctors getting in in time to permit him TO
shine resplendent at the ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-06
The Decca Concert.

The program for the concert to be given by
Miss Marie Decca on Monday, January 10. has
been completed, and the list of artists who will
assist is announced in The STARS advertising
columns. Miss Decca will receive warm well
come from her many friends. The boxes have
nearly all been taken by prominent people.
Miss Decca will sing two solo numbers and a
duo with Mr.. Chas. Herbert Clarke. the tenor
who comes with most hattering notices of his
work elsewhere. The concert viii be opened
by trio by Rubenstein, played by Miss Powell.
Mr.. Miersch and Mrs. Pearson. Miss Powell is
always welcome in Washington. She has been
very busy with concert engagements this sea-
son and is playing better than ever before In
addition to the trio she will have two solos, as
will Miss Amy Hare, the pianist, who has lately
taken up her residence here and has already
become favorite. Mr.. Clarke's numbers will
be an aria from Reginelia, by Braga, and a
Lassen song. The tickets are at Metzerott's,
lilo street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-06
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.


PAVING OF MARYLAND AvENUF.
Recently the Commissioners received from
Mr.. ). {. Clarke aud others, the committee on
street improvements of Citizens association,
Nc. 3, a letter requesting Information as TO the
paving Of Maryland avenue from Ilth to 18th
ST. ne. out OF this years appropriation. Capt
Russell. In his Endorsement of the papers saws
that Maryland avenue between nth and 18th
Will be paved under the present appropriation.
and that the same from 18th and Boundary il
IN the schedule for next year. Mr.. Clarke will
be so notified.
LAST MONTHS COLLECTIONS
The collector of taxes reports that during the
month OF December the collections from all
sources amounted 10 S93.532 30 Last year the
December collections amounted to S92,g7S.5l.
GEORGETOWN MUST WAIT.
For some time past the Commissioners have
had before them the question of providing
Georgetown with police patrol and telephone
system. Two companies. the Gamewell and
the Municipal. were the only bidders. The
former already has Its system in use here. and
Supt. Miles recommended that il be put in the
Georgetown precinct. The Commissioners,
however, today in board session decided to
throw out both bids and readyertIse for pro-
posals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-06
w. and O..

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A well-dressed man with watery eyes, red
nose and voice that was a cross between a
wheezy fog horn and a buzz saw passing through
a knot walked into popular bar room last
night and after preliminary sneeze demanded
whisky and quininer'
'Yes. sir" answered the bar tender. and
emptying the contents of white paper into a
glass he set out decanter of whisky and the
stranger with the grip helped himself to a
liberal dose, which he swallowed with grimace
us that drink on the regular list now?'' was
asked.
Yes, since la grippe struck the town. We
always try to satisfy the wants of our custom
ers, and when we had forty or fifty calls q day
for quinine the boss went to druggist and got
a hundred doses put up in those little papers.
The box is most empty, and we will have to
order fresh supply tomorrow. You can get
whisky and quinine in every irst-ciass bar room
in town"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-06
Shoes i'm Walking,

From the Shoe and Leather Reporter.
1t is indisputable that the prehensile power
of the foot IS impaired by the use of Shoes We
lose much of our hold upon the ground. For
perfect and rapid progression close union of
the toes and earth are as essential as the grip
of the car upon the cable. But as foot races
and climbing of trees are the exception we shall
get on well enough in good-ftting shoes. The
fore part of even tie xibe-soled shoe can never
grasp, hold fast and propel as the plant sep
arate toes can, and i'll the bare foot the Joints
are untrammeled and effective coadjutors. The
Germans call the toes of the feet fingers" and
it is said that in memorable battle the soldiers
took off their shoes and braced themselves with
their bare feet in order to successfully with
stand the shock of an assault
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-06

Judge William John Moran Of Chicago now
in this city, was interviewed in Pittsburg and
said meeting of Irish leaders will be held in
New York next week to take steps toward as
sisting Parnell in his present trouble. The
charges made against Mr.. ParneIl by Capt
o Shea in the divorce suit are false" said Mr..
Moran, land il is a shame that the Irish leader
should be given this unpleasant notoriety. His
friends in this country sympathize with him,
and at our meeting in New York, at which sew
eral questions relative TO home rule in Ireland
will be discussed, this matter into which Par
nell is dragged will receive special attention.
We will not only forward him our sympathy
but will forward a sum Of money TO be used in
his defense. Such yillainy will only react and
in the end do Mr.. ParneI more good than
harm"