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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
An Expensive Entertainment.

The mnsL notable entertainment.
without exception, ever given at the
executive mansion where refreshments
were served, was that 20 the diplomatic
corps in February, 1881, at the close of
the Hayes administration. There had
passed before the President and Mrs.
Hayes 1000 persons by actual count.
OF this number 400 partook OF the
lavish refreshments served. There were
two large wine barrels OF terrapin pre-
pared and served Over 800 loaves of
bread aid 120 hams were made into
sandwiches There were nearly 1000
quarts OF cream furnished Nearly 400
chickens were used in salads. Over
15O gallons Of coffee and great tanks of
lemonade were consumed. There were
cakes and confectiocs without stint.
The steward OF the household, W. T.
Crump, who managed this enormous
gastronomlc campaign, a small
army OF men and women in the kitchen.
A supply o: $500 clean plates was
KEEP, constantly on hand and required
10 dishwasners. There were seven
cooks In the kitchen and so walters en-
ployed In serving the guests. The ae>
tual cost OF this single entertainment
was S6OOO-although no wines were
served-~hich was more than has ever
been expended by any President for
State dinners during q whole admins
trstion. The jam was unparalleled.
owing to Snstors and others abusing
the executive hospitality by bringing
as many as 10 ladies on the card des-
tined only to include the ladies of their
families Washington Star.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
An American Bismarck.

The Albany Evening Journal. a Re-
publican paper OF greae authority,
speaks admiringly of Mr.. Speaker
Reed as 1.-THE Bismarck of American
politics. Mr.. Reed may or may not
deserve this title, but its uuQuestion-
ably che Bismarck idea OF politics that
he represents. l. is well that this
should be recognized. The amazing
thing Is that there are Americans who
recognize 1t and yet can approve It.
The concentration OF arbitrary power
IN the individual official, whether BY
personal assumption or with the con-
sent of the Legislative body, is essen
TALLY Bismarckian. Not less so is the
idea that those who happen TO possess
temporary power are at liberty to use
it without restraint and in disregard of
tpe checks and Limitations which ii is
the object OF free government to secure.
Thoroughly Bismarckian, also, is the
policy which looks TO the centraliZs tion
OF power. the subordination of local
government aud the control of popular
elections by the central authority. 1t
is IN support of this policy that Mr..
Speaker Reed has assumed that extra.
ordinary attitude which has gained for
him the title OF the Bismarck OF Amer.
lean politics, but the policy is not of his
invention.
Americans have not been accustoms6
hitherto TO regard BIsmark as a model il
politics. His methods are the opposite
of those that have been considered
American. 1t is odd that we should
be adopting BismarckIsm about tn,
/ time that Germany is growing out O
it.-Phila. Times.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

n CORRESPONDENT of the North
tCesterR RdilrOddeT advances some odd
theories TO account for the frequency
and severity of storms Of modern times.
He gives the figures to prove that there
are now over 10000 locomotives in
actual use in the United State, besides
the hundreds OF thousands of stationary
engines OF all kinds and sizes. From
a round $4,000 locomotives he estimates
as much as So, ,00U. .OOO. 600 cubic yards
Of yapor each week. over ZOO, 600 600
cubic yards day, to be returned as rain
quite enough" ;" he says, "to produce
a good rainstorm every twenty four
hours" He estimates other engines OF
all kinds at $50, 600, probably a very
low estimate, and concludes that these,
with the locomotives, send about 49,
OO0, ,0O0, 600 yards of vapor into the air
every seven DAYS. lis IL not enough, {"
he asks,''to givs US floods OF terror"
Hundreds Of gas wells sending their
poison into the atmosphere millions Of
cesspoles and sewers. Would it be any
wonder II some blighting plague should
lay waste the land ?'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

THE Senate on Tuesday ratified the
British extradition treaty. The text
OF the treaty was recently published.
Extrsditions is not to be had for politi-
cal offeuse. ror shall any person sur
rendered by either party be tried for
any other offense than the one for
which he was extrsdited. The treaty
does not apply TO any crimes committed
before its ratification. During the dis.
cussion Of the measure, which lasted
about two hours, several efforts we're
made to amend it in important parties
ulars, but they were not successful.
The principal points Of attack were the
sections including msnslaughter and
obtaining goods or money under false
preteuses, The amendments that were
made are said to be of an uRimpoItant
character, and It is expected that they
will be accepted by the British repre-
sentative without serious objection.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
Another BaIlot-BoI Deal.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE feather
stone-Cate contest case may develop
some interesting debate. Mr.. Cate, the
Democratic sitting member. has recent
ly come into possession of some infoT>
nation, with the Necessary proof, which
may, perhaps, create some diversion in
his favor. Among the many things
dled with the election committee as
evidence by Mr.. FeatherstoDe. the con-
testants. in support OF his case, Is a
ballot box accompanied by a statement
to the effect that il was used in the
election which resulted, according to
the Governor Of Arkansas, in the
choice OF Mr.. Cate. The box is one OF
the funny" kind. Over the slot in
the top through which the ballots are
inserted can be fitted, at will, a cover.
by means of which the ballots are di-
verted In their down ward course and
are carefully deposited on the outside
of the box. Mr.. Featherstone alleges
that this is the reason Mr.. Cate secured
on the face OF the returns more votes
than he did.
Now Mr.. Cate comes forward with
the statement that not only were such
boxes not used in the election in his
district, but that this particular box
was, for several DAYS preceding the
election, reposing quietly on one of the
shelves in the rooms OF the Rel ublicap
national league 10 this city that there
are marks on the box which prove its
identity, and that he can prove that 1t
was taken straight rom the headQusIs
ters OF the league to the room of the
doCse Committee on elections. This
statement he proposes TO have made on
:he door of the House, and 1t may prove
very useful TO his case.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
A Meteor Burst ut Sea.

The Allan Line steamship Scandi-
navlaD. which plies between Philadel-
phia and Glasgow, made a barrow es-
cape from total destruction on her last
voyage from Philadei ohia owing to the
explosion Of a meteor on the decks of
the vessel on the night of January %
last. She was in latitude Al. 46, longi-
tude 65.U6. AT the time of the occur
renee tie sea was running high and the
wind blowing furiously. Chief Officer
Miller, who was on watch at the time,
says that a sudden gale sprung up from
the northwest, accompanied 5y a dense
sno " storm, with occasional squalls of
hail and rain. The night was exceed
ingly dark. In q twiDklipg a ball of
fire decended from the heavens with a
Kissing sound and exploded on the decks
between the main and miZZeu masts.
Sparks were scattered all over the ship
hundreds OF pieces OF metal flew 10 every
direction. Holes we're burned in the
decks, and the widest CONSERVATION
prevailed among the cattle that were
being carried on deck. Several of the
crew were burned, snd it was only
through the persistent efforts of the
officers that order was maintained.
Tue vessels head was kept before the
bowling gale with the greatest difficul-
ty.
The Photographic Once at Washing
ton and the Meteorological Offices
throughout Europe look upon the affair
as one of the most interesting and won.
derfu! phenomena yet reported by sea-
farIng men.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

IT appears 10 be reasonably certain,
says the Omaha DcmOceat, thai the Re-
puolicans in Congress Will find a way in
which to exhaust the Treasury surplus.
EvaIts has presented bill in the Senate
for the publication OF q roster OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, TO contain
AGO, ZOO names, and the bill appropriates
1000 for the work. 10 is about the
biggest steal ever proposed in Congress
for the work 10 be rendered. II pro-
poses to pay the enterprising publishers
AZ the rate Of 81 for every eight names !
A fair remuneration would be about six
cents. For ability to squander the sur.
plus, the Republicans are entitled 10 a
chrome.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

a WAsHTNGToN dispatch on Monday
saws the fight between Senator
Quay and Congressman Dalzen will
be renewed as soon as the Senator
ret1rns from Florida. There will
not only be a row between these
two men, but the entire political organ
ization of western Pennsylvania will be
involved, and peace will not be declared
until one or the other faction is beaten.
Just before Quay went to Florida
President Harrison settled the contest
over patronage between Quay and Dal-
zell in a rather novel manner. Each OF
these gentlemen had a candidate for
Census Supervisor of the Pittsburg dis
tTict. The President wanted 30 appoint
Dalzell's man. principally because lie
was the choice OF Census Superintend-
ent Porter. He did not dare to dis
please Senator Quay, however. So he
hit upon the unique plan of making two
districts out OF one and appointing both
candidates. The President then cons
graduated himself on having escaped
from this dilemma. He is not free,
however, by any means. Senator Quay
has telegraphed TO the Senate to have
the nomination of George Oliver, Dali
zsll's census supervisor, hung up, intI-
mating that he would oppose confrmas
tion on his return. Mr.. DalZell was
very angry when he learned OF this, but
does not think it wise to talk for publ
cation at present.
One OF the Pennsylvania Congress
men said that this last step OF Qusy's
meant war 10 the knife between The
Quay and anti-Quay factions of the Re
publican party in Allegheny county.
IL is Quay against the field, and the
fight will be fought to a finish. The
Chris Magee wing OF the party will
join Mr.. Daizell and bis followers, and
an attempt will be made 10 down Quay
before next years election. George
Oliver whose appointment Quay now
intends to oppose, is a brother of HAIRY
Oliver. the influential and wealthy
Republican who has helped carry many
a fight for Quay. His influence will, OF
course, be opposed to the Senator now.
and the war will be formally begun
during the next fortnight.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
Tax Paid.

There is probably few who realize the enoT.
nous amount OF money annually paid into
:he U. S. Treasury on both Imported and
Domestic liquors. Are you aware that Max
Klein, of Allegheny. Pa, is a large contri-
butor TO that fund Are you posted as to
who does one OF the largest business in the
liquor line II not. let us tell you that
Max Klein leads them all-and why =? Be
cause be has long since succeeded In con
vinciBg the people that ae furnishes value
for value. He sells six year old Quicken
heImer. Finch. Overholt. and Gibson at
81. .0e per quart or six quarts for IS 90. His
Silver Age that deGes competition at S1.5O
each quart bottle. Wines at 30 cents per
quart and upward. he ships In neatly
packed boxes. Send for his price list and
complete catalogue and do not hesitate to
send your order to Max Klein, 81 Federal
ST., Allegheny, Pa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
Harrison not Excepted.

The fact that young Mr.. Douglas,
son of the eminent statesman, Stephen
A. Douglas, made an interesting and
forcefully instructive speech at the
Lincoln banquet this week. attracts at
tention not only by reason of its own
excelleDcies, but because it affords q
rare exception 10 the rule which says
that the sons OF great men rarely do
great work. We don't have to dig in>
10 ancient history of foreign countries
10 detect this universal law in active
operation. We find IL in OR own time.
George Washington left no son. 1t is
extremely fortunate for the father of
his country that his paternity was con-
fined to the Nation, extending no
further. With the single exception of
John Adams, the race OF great men at
that time left no marked significantly
important successors. Washington,
Jefferson. Hamilton. Burr, Arnold,
where are theiI children of Importance.
Coming later down, and no. so very
much later either, We strike Franklin
and the race of scientific men who with
him peopled the intellectual earth with
ideas, but not with children. Look at
the Bsntons. the Clays, the Websters,
the Calhouns, where are their offspring
of account This is in all lines. Il is
not TO be found in the upper realms OF
craftsmanship and politics alone. IL is
as true in journalism, in literature OF
whatever name, in trade, in commerce.
IN finance, in every realm OF art, In
poetry, in science, and the exceptions
are just frequent enough TO call atten-
tiion TO the well proved rule.-N. Y.
Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
Protecting the Farmers.

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat tells
the Western farmers that the duties on
all important agricultural products are
so high as TO be practically prohibitoIy.
These duties are not merely prob ibito-
~ they are futile and absurd. With
agricultural prod absolutely free of
duty, their price could not be affected
in the slightest degree in q country
which is large exporter of these artI-
cles. But duties are Imposed on wheat,
rye, corn, and other products of the
farm, to amuse American farmers with
the belief Iha. they are protected while
they are undergoing the process of
tariff extoTtIon.
The way TO protect the farmers is to
widen the area of Commercial freedom,
so that they may have wider markets
tor their surplus products and obtain
the commodities they consume at fair
prices. 50 long as The existing system
shall endure the farmers Z { this country
Will be obliged to sell their prod ucts
under conditions OF free trade, and Io
buy what they consume at prices
manipulated by tariff sheltered combin.
ations, trusts and mOnopolies.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

ONE of these days a defeated Repub-
licau party, says the Chicago Herald,
will be asking itself whether it paid to
steal Montana whether It was good
policy to overthrow the parliamentary
practice OF English-speaking people for
thousand years for the purpose of
getting little tighter grip upon things
in the Fifty fTst Congress whether it
availed anything to set up Tom Reed
as dictator among a few people who
are patient under impertinent aggrava-
tion, but who very we'll know the time
and the place to rebuke upstarts and
violent denagogues; whether there
was snSthing lasting IN the advantage
gained by unsestIng a score or more of
honestly elected Democratic Congress
men whether there il real profit in The
encouragement of fellows like Foraker.
who must sooner or later expuse them
selves as this wretch has done, and
whether the crimes Of Dudley and a
Quay can be hidden by the Ostent
piety of man like Wansmaker. Oue
OF these days all these things will come
home 20 the Republicans Of this country.
They are electioneering for destruction.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

GEO. WILCOX, who recently died in
West franklin, this State, lived and
died in The Democratic faith. His will,
just fie6 in tae Bradford county court,
is a somewhat remarkable document.
He left : stated sum 10 his grandsons,
on condition that they support the
Democratic ticket, state and national.
His grand-dAughters, in order to inherit
any OF the old mans wealth, must eth,
er marry Democrats or remain single.
Should any one fail 20 comply with the
will their amount shal! 5e divided
among those WAC remain faithful. In
the event Of all failing 10 obey the re-
quest. then their interest in the estate
Is fortei.ed, and the entITe sum goes Il
the Democratic National COMMITTEES.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
Reformers who Ought to Reform.

In certain portion. OF the West there
has been q curious and dangerous de-
velopment of Ia wlessness among that
portion OF the community that consid-
ers itself the most respectable and
might reasonably be expected to be the
most law abiding. IL is founded on the
belief that the end justifies the means,
no matter what they are. Like the
ancient N Iriner whom Bosnia Vokes
made famous, and who married a dozen
wives in his tours around the world, lit
doesn't matter what you do, il your
heart is only true to Poll"
The Prohibitionists. who look upon
the rest of the world as unworthy of
regard, are the chief offenders in this
respect. In Iowa they have destroyed
property in defiance OF the law. invaded
the privacy OF homes and walked rough
shod over the personal rights of people,
until there has been q revulsion of feel
ing, and their unjust and cruel liquor
laws Will probably be repealed. Il is
in Missouri nov that their chief activi-
ty is displayed, and in comparison with
the scenes enacted In some of the older
cities Of that State, the worst mining
town on the frontier is peaceable and
law abiding.
In Lathrop. the women went through
the LOWE In q band. I0ey had pledged
themselves to exterminate the liquor
traffic, and they wrecked saloons and
and drug stores, throwing the liquor
into the streets and destroying property
generally. They even talked OF invad-
ing private houses, but that idea was
given up. One woman told her follow
els that she knew q house where they
kept liquor all the time, and advised
that IL be raided. They did not do so.
because OF the intimation that IL they
did they would be met with a double
barreled shot gun.
The result OF the outbreak will be
watched with interest. The prose-
cutting attorney has signified his inten-
tiou of doing his duty an having the
women responsible for the outbreak
arrested. The law-abiding PIohibi-
tionists hays threatened in returE TO
kill the nrst man who serves a warrant
on any OF their wives and daughters.
II would seem that these gentlemen
might proftabIy reform their own fam
lilies before they undertake to reform
the rest of the world Y. Star.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21
The Montana Election.

The case of the two Republicans who
claim to be the legally elected Senators
from Montana is based entirely upon
alleged frauds in Silver Bow county.
BY throwing out all the Democratic
votes in one precinct they were able tU
make q pretext of having carried the
Legislature. The Democrats all along
have furnished ample proof that no
fraud was committed there, and that
any attempt to go behind the returns
would be tie most barefaced robbery.
But the Republican editors. who have
grown so accustomed to defending
fraud that they rather delight in it.
have kept on shouting "Wolf ~ until
they are black in the face.
An investigation has just been finish
ed which ought to settle ali doubt as to
the honesty of the election in Silver
Bow county. 1t seems that the result
of the Shrievalty contest hinged on the
disputed precinct, jnst as the Lsgisla-
ture did. Accordingly the whole cir
cumstances OF the election. have been
gone into carefully. and both Repub-
licans and Democrats have produced all
the evidence at their disposal. The
result has been a complete sindicatiOn
OF the Democrats. 1t was shown that
the counting of ballots was practically
done openly and in the presence OF nu-
merous witnesses. The local Republi-
can manager was not there. il is true,
because he had been put TO bed drunk.
The Republican claim OF fraud was
based chiefly on the fact that there
were only four votes cast in the pre-
cinct for their candidates. At the ID
vestigation, they could only produce
three men WHO would swear that they
H.. a o ks- - =
Republican accusations was upheld,
snd the facts were shown TO be just as
the Democrats claimed.
The hearing of the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections was in pro-
gress on the Montana case on Saturday
st the very time this testimony was be
ing brought out in the New State. In
the course OF his argument, Colonel
Paine, the counsel for the Republican
claimants, admitted that their right TO
their seats depended upon the Silver
Bow case. If the votes in that precinct
were 10 be COUNTED. Messrs. Maginnis
and Clark were the duly elected SeDa-
tors from Montana. Colonel Paine
would not have been so hssty, perhaps,
in making that admission If he could
have anticipated the result of the in
vestigatioE.
Both the disputes in West Virginia
and Montana have ended disastrously
for the Republicans, so far. Mr.. Cons
unwIse claim that he had been elected
Governor Of the former State simply
served to bring out the fact that his
party had been guilty OF the grossest
frauds and to tsrnish his own Ieputa-
tion. And now the facts disclosed in
Montana will prove an equal boomer
rang. They show clearly that the Re-
publican cry OF fraud was simply in
tended to divert public attention while
they sto.e the STATE. N. Y. Star.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

FATHER JOHN WARD, chaplain Of
Mercy Hospital, at Pittsburg, Tuesday
administered he last rites of the Cath
Ollie Church to Bishop O'Connor of Den
YER, Colorado, v no is dying at the Hos
pital. Bishop O'Connor some months ago
went to Florida in the hope that the
southern climate would benefit his health
but finding that there was no i'm
pIovement in his condition started for
home. On his arrival at Pittsburg last
week. he was taken to Mercy Hospital
where the physicians after a consults-
ton decided that his case was hopeless.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

tbs Senate Committee on Agricul-
ture on Tuesday reported a substitute
for the bill introduced by Senator
Faulkner, for the establishment of a
pure food division in the department OF
agriculture The bill as amended
provides that the Secretary OF Agricul-
ture shall organize in the department,
= division 10 be known as the food di-
vision, and shall appoint a chief at a
salary of $1,000 year to procure and
anslyze samples of food and drugs sold
in any State other than where il Is
manufactured. Ali manufacturers OF
goods Intended for shipment from one
State to another shall make application
for license to the Secretary of agri>
culture, certifying that the articles are
not deleterous. II was recommitted u
The committee on agriculture.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

STATISTICS gathered for the tables
OF the forthco ming census show that IN
the last 20 years we have received an
Immigrant population Of 1900 600.
or this number Great Britain sent c.
O00, 1000. Ireland alone contributing
$500, GOO. Germany sent $500, 600
Norway and Sweden sOO.O 900, France
$50, 900. In smaller numbers every
country in the world is represented
here. 'Tis an unprecedented showing
Why should we not be cosmopolitan ?
This mixture of all bloods, too, ought
TO make the dominant race Of the
world.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-02-21

AT a meeting OF the Worlds Fair
Committee Of the House AZ Washing
ton on Monday, the resolutions OF
Messrs. Chandler and Hit. providing
for discussion and balloting OF site
for the Worlds Fair were taken up,
and after considerable discussion il was
decided that the chairman should re-
port 10 the House a substitute resolu-
tion providing for discussion on the two
bills on Thursday and Friday and bal
loting on the selection Of a site on Mon
daY neNr