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Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04
TO MAKE BRICK.

The Refuse From the Old Ore Mines in
Frog Hollow to be Used for That Pur-
pose.
Some time ago satisfactory experiments
were made with the refuse from the old
mines in Frog Hollow-for the purpose of
ascertaining whether the great piles Of
stuff could be used in making brick. A
very good quality of brick was produced,
very heavy, and of smooth surface. They
are said to be very superior to clay brick.
The making of the brick will now be
pushed rapidly. The materials is in the
shape of a slate, or shale. 1t is first
pulverized by machinery. After that the
process is the same as in making clay
brick
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04
OBITUARY.
MRS. ANNIE oArHARINE BINGEL >

MRS ANNIE OAIHAhlNE BlNdEL
The subject of this netice died at the
residence of her daugh ter, Mrs. Adolph
Fritz, at No. Ill Adam street Ninth
ward, about 5 O'clock Monday morning.
She had returned ON Saturday from
visit to her daughter in Beaver Falls, and
complained of feeling unwell, taking her
bed soon after her arrival. There seemed
to be no change in her condition till 3
O'Clock yesterday morning, when she
called her daughter and went to the
kitchen. The old lady complained of a
feeling of distress about her heart, and
after some treatment returned to bed.
She grew worse until o'clock when she
expired. saying that she was fainting.
Mrs. Bingell was the mother of ten chill
dren, five of whom are living, as follows:
William, Louisa, Edward, Annie-wife of
Frank Vaughn, B1aver Falls-and Ferdi-
nand, of Bellaire, Ohio. She came to this
country from Germany about sixty years
ago. She married DIR. Ferdinand Bingell
at Mcchanicsburg, Indiana county. They
removed to Johnslown in 1915, and later
dwelt in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, for some years,
returning to Johnstown in 1856. The
Doctor died in 1864, and was buried in
the old Lutheran Cemetery, on Stony
creek street, but his remains were re-
moved to Grand View some months ago.
The funeral will take place to-morro' ?
afternoon at 2 o'clock; interment will be
made in Grand View beside her husband.
MRS. MATILDA KoUGH.
Mrs. Matilda Rough, wife of Geo. W.
Rough, died at her husbands residence,
Washington street, Monday morning be-
tween and O'Clock. The announce
ment was quite a shock to her friends, as
she was woman of healthy appearance,
and had always enjoyed good health.
The great Forth bridge in Scotland cos
the lives of fifty-six working men during
the seven years of its construction, but
the engineers insist that this is remark
ably good showing. They say; "The
fact that the loss Of life has not been
larger on work of such magnitude, with
so II any men employed in dangerous po-
sitions, shows that no reasonable precau-
tions for their safety have been omitted"
When Edison had given two weeks of
his valuable time to going up and down
On Thursday last she went to see the re-
mains of the late John Campbell, and was
apparently in good health. She first felt
i'll on Friday aud grew some worse,
pneumonia setting in. Heart troubles
came on, and the two proved too much
for the physicians in charge, and death
resulted, as stated.
Tne deceased was born in Conemaugh
borough, and was the daughter of the late
Christian Biffinger, of that borough. She
and Mr.. Rough were married in Febru-
airy. 1881. Four children-all daughters
are living, and one is dead. Her age
was thirty-one years, ten months, and ak
teen days.
: The remains of Mrs. Rough will be
taken to st. Joseph's German Catholic
Church tomorrow morning at o'clock,
where a requiem mass will be celebrated.
Interment will then be made in Lower
Yoder Cemetery.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04
Funeral ofD, Ii. Gibbons,

The funeral of Mr.. u. B. Gibbons was
one of the largest had IN this city for a
long time. The remains we're taken from
the residence of his father-in-law, Mr..
Hugh Bradley, corner of Market and Vine
streets, at o'clock yesterday afternoon
and inferred in the Lower Yoder Gene
terry. Twenty-eight carriages were in the
procession. Among those who were in
attendance from distance we have the
names of the following Altoona-Miss
Maggie Dunn, Misses Coleman, Miss
O'Neill, ST. H, Greevey. Esq, John A.
Doyle, Esq, E. H. Flick, Esq, DR..
Sheedy, II. A. McPike, Esq, Messrs.
James Snyder, Matthew Dunn, Michael
McCann, Richard Mccall, P. Fl. Kelley,
Miles Moran, ]. A. Smith Gallitzin--T.
=. Burns Portage-Felix O'Toole.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04
THE NEW ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY
The r utes it Will Take, and other Inter-
esting Information Concerning 1t.

The utes it Will Take, and other Inter-
esting Information Concerning It,
AS has already been stated in the col
umns of the DEMOCRAT work is in pro-
gress On the new electric street railway
in the Seventh and Eighth wards. The
route to be built Immediately is double
track from where the work was begun in
the Seventh ward, at the General Office,
Moxham, to the Pennsylvania railroad
track at Morrellville. The route lay
along the valley pike to the old track
Grubbtown, thence through the Eighth,
Sixth, and Fifth wards to the Franklin
street bridge, over the old route, to the
corner of Main and Market streets. The
track will be laid down Main to Walnut
and over Walnut to the Licoln bridge.
From there to Morrellviile the route will
ne the same as the old one, unless the
site for the new Cambria Millville bridge
be located on different site from where
the old structure stood.
Az Ine nlullCllNlllC 0uu VI luG llne lnGIc
will be loop, such as those at the Bed.
ford street and Moxham stations of the
Johnstown t. Stonycreek Railroad, a
piece of ground north of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and west of the crossing
having been leased from Mr.. StraYer for
that purpose. The HorI erstown and
Woodvale routes will be built as speedily
as possible, after the route spoken of has
been completed, which, the Company ex
poets will be by July 1st. AT that date it is
expected that cars will be running from
Moxham to Morrellville. A line will
likely be built to Coopersdale The Rox-
bury people are anxious, as has been pre-
viously stated, to have the cars, but
whether the road will be extended to that
place or not will be a matter for the
future to decide.
The power station will be built in the
Seventh ward, between Horner and
Baumer streets, on the vacant lot South OF
Emmerling's brewery. 1t will be of brick
forty-two by 1l2 feet. Two large boilers
of $50 horse power each, have been or
dered for it, from John Wood, at Consho
nocken, Pa, to be delivered June 1st
There will also be three engines for tho
plant They have been ordered from thu
Ball Engine Company, Erie, Pa, to bt
delivered not later than May Goth.
The generators and motors will be fur
nished by the Electric Railway Company
OF Cleveland, Ohio. The line work will
all be done by the Street Car Company o
this place. The cars-ten motor and tel
trail cars-have been contracted for will
the John Stevenson Company, of New
York, for May and June delivery.
The car shed will be built, work on
having already been begun, short dis
tance south of the General Office, at MoX
ham, on the west side of the Valley Pike
or Central Avenue, as it is called in tn
plan of MoXham.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04
Phieger.


called him murderer, an assassin, and
an escape from prison, and declared " Pm
Jack the Ripper" or words to the effect
of the above. OConnoI advanced toward
him, and Phieger, who was armed with
thirty-eight calibre self-setting revolver,
warned him three times to keep his
distance. when O'Connor did not heed
this and came toward Pfieger, the latter
fired once, aiming overhead, thinking
that oud have the effect of quieting
OConnor, but the two soon had hold of
each other. and as O'Connor was the
stronger, it was plain that Phieger was
going to get the worst of it, seeing which
he fired one or two shots more, when
OConnor fell to the floor.
He was cared for by DR.. III. F. Tomb,
and about daylight he was taken to the
Seventh Ward Hospital, where he died
at about hal! past 1 o'clock in the after
noon.
Pfieger made no attempt to escape and
no arrest was made until about 930 in
the forenoon, when he was put in the
Conemaugh borough lookup to await the
result of the shooting. In the meantime
he had attended 8 o'clock worship at st.
Joseph's Church. He claims that he got
into the trouble by interfering IN behalf
of Mr.. Griffin, who was murderously as
saul ed, and that when he himself was
attacked he shot in self-defense.
O'Connor was able to speak after the
shooting, and IS reported to have said that
he was to blame for it himself. He
claimed to be Catholic, and was asked
at the hospital whether he wanted the
priest, and he replied that he did after a
while. Father Corbinian of the German
Catholic Church went to visit him about
3 o'clock, but the patient was then dead.
In bis lower hip was cut, it is supposed,
from havI G struck on the piano, where
the blood was found. This left no doubt
as to who tried to destroy the piano and
furniture. 1t was the fall when the cut
was received that caused the noise
whereby he was discovered.
The Coroner was notified of the death
of O'Connor, and yesterday afternoon he
summoned jury composed of Alex. N.
Hart, Foreman j. S. Ashbridge, Dorsey
King, j. S. Smith, Halvy Mabon, and
Rily Cramer. They repaired to the Sew
enth Ward Hospital and viewed the re-
mains, after which they adjourned to
meet at Squire Hart's office this forenoon
at 10 o'clock.
Coroner McGough then ordered the
body taken to Henderson's Morgue, where
IN autopsy was made last night by Dr..
Tomb, assisted by Drs. Matthews and
Wagner. The result will be made
known at the inquest. There were two
bullet holes In the body, one near the
collar bone and the other in the breast,
the hall penetrating near the heart.
Mr.. Griffin's injuries consist of bruises
an l cuts about the head and face. They
are of painful and serious natnre. Yes
terday he spent in his room, and it may
be some time before he will be able to be
| about.
In consequence of the shock which she
has sustained by the sad happening at her
house, Mrs. Brady is almost prostrated,
while a gloom has been cast over the
whole household, which will linger for
some time.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04
FATALLY SHOT.
Goopersdale the Scene of a Tragedy on Sat
urday Afternoon.

uruay AIteTHOOn.
Between the hours of 70 and o'clock
on Saturday afternoon a fatal shooting
took place at the house of man named
Hagen, who lives in the lower end of
Coopersdale.
A young man named John O'Neill was
shot dead, by receiving in his mouth the
full contents of q loaded shotgun in the
hands of a fellow boarder named Bert
Davidson. Davidson promptly surrend-
cred himself and is now in the Millville
lookup. He claims that the shooting
was purely accidental. He is much dis
tressed at what has happened.
The particulars are best given by the
following, the official record of the facts
as far as taken up to this time ;
In the absence of the Coroner of Cam
bria county, Alex. N. Hart, Esq, of
Johnstown, empanelled jury to inquire
into the death of John O'Neill, oil Coopers-
dale, Cambria county.
The jury empaneled by the Justice is
as follows J. S. Smith, foreman, John
McCurdy, VIM. Colbert, Campbell Hess,
VIM. II. Hess, and B. f. Boyer.
After viewing the body, the following
testimony was taken.
Miss Nettte Hagen, slCorn-I live in CoopeTs
dale, Cambria county; was present at the time
of the shooting was in the room with John
o'Neill and Bert Davidson they proposed going
hunting; o'Neill went up stairs and brought mis-
gun, shotgun o'Neill took cap Off the wall
an placed it on his head having the gun in his
hand at the Il ne; Davidson remarked that it
became him, and in a playful manner proposed
that he (Davidson) shoot 1t off Davidson at the
time was sitting upon the lounge and O'Neln
standing in front and about four feet distant :;
OiNeill remarked All right - and handed him
the gum / Immediately heard q report and
| seen O'Neill reel and fall to the floor; Davidson
jumped to his feet and rushed out of the room !;
l did not see him raise the gun; knew of no diff-
Guilty existing between the men; they appeared
to be as intimate as brothers.
Mrs. Lucy Hagen, SlrOTR.-At the time OF
the shooting l was in the kitchen adtoin-
ing the room where the ooting occurred /;
heard the report Of the gun my nephew Milton
Bolsinger, was sitting at the door leading into
the room he Immediately opened it and Bert
Davidson rushed out exclaiming "Oh, my
God have shot him - he asked me where the
| Constable lived / told him and he started to
| find him know OF no difficulty existing be-
| tween the men they acted more like brothers.
| Milton B0lStHger, SlcOrn-My home is in Ebens
burg; Mrs. Hagen is my aunt was present at
the time OF the shooting was sitting at the
door leading into the room when the shooting
occurred on hearing the report of the gun L
Immediately opened the door Sam o'Neil fell
to the floor and Davidson rushed out of the
room.
MIR. Hagen was also sworn, but his tes-
timonY was eorroborative of the above
and contained nothing additional.
After hearing the testimony the jury ad
joined to meet at Justice Hart's office, to.
day at $3.50 P. Nj.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04
MAKE THEIR OWN COKE.
The Cambria Iron Compay VIII Establish
Plant Here.

The Cambria Iron COmpaY VIII Establish
a Plant Here.
The Cambria Iron Company will here
after make all the coke to be used in their
mills at Johnstown. They owned what is
known as the Lemon mines at East Cone
maugh, but never were able to coke the
coal. For some weeks they have been
making a test of the new Adams coke
ovens at the Atlas mines, Dunbar, Pa
Saturday Superintendent Taylor, of the
mines made a report to the Company, in
which he stated that high quality OF
coke had been turned out by the oven
from the Lemon coal
The oven was tried in connection with
an ordinary beahive oven charged with
coal from the Atlas mines. The oven be-
sides putting ton of coke more a day
than the beehive made one-hundredth per
cent more coke from the same amount of
coal. The Cambria Iron Company was
perfectly satisfied and will put In coke
plant at Johnstown just as soon as I ros-
sible.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-04

GOVERNOR BEAVER has appointed the 18th
and 25th of April as arbor Days. Two
dates have been fixed so that you can plant
on the second the trees you failed to
plant on the first.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-05
How to Save Rova.

Women who have sons to rear, and dreao
the denoralizing influences Of bad asso-
ciates, ought to understand the nature OF
young manhood. 1t is excessively restless.
1t is disturbed by vain ambition, by thirst
Tor action, by longings for excitements by
irrepressible desires to touch life in mani
fold ways. lfyou, mothers. rear your SONS
SO that your homes are associated with the
repression of natural instincts, you will be
sure to throw them in the society that in
any measure can supply the end OF their
hearts. They go to the public house at first
Tor the animated and hilarious companion.
ship they find there, which they find does
SO much to reprcss the disturbing restless.
ness in their breasts.
See to it, then, that their homes compete
with public places in their attractiveness.
Open your blind. by day and light bright
fires by night lllumine your rooms. Hang
pictures upon the walls. Put books and
newspapers upon your tables. Have music
and entertaining games. Danish demons OF
in your household, and bring in mirth and
good cheer. Invent occupations for your
sons. Stimulate their ambitions in worthy
directions. While You make home their
delight, fill them with higher purposes than
mere pleasure. Whether they shall pass
happy boyhood and enter upon manhood
with refined tastes and noble ambitions dc.
pends oil you.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-05
Naming Colts.

Naming colts as they are brought
into the world on big stock-raisiny
farm might seem to be a simple opera
tion; but. just US when the parents OF q
dozen children find themselves short
of names and have TO resort to q Bibli-
cal or classical terminology. SO do the
owners of lot Of horses kept for the
purposes OF raising horses for the turf
find themselves running short Of
names. Who has failed to notice the
nomenclature OF the race course? The
proprietor OF u farm and big lot OF
thoroughbreds in Pennsylvania has
made rule for himself 10 all tho
colts born in the first year he gave
names beginning with A. in the sec.
ond year Is, and SO on. He put tho
idea into practice eight years ugo, and
reached the letter II last year. Some,
times there are queer combinations of
names. For instance, lust year colt
was named Harmony. and this year
his brother has tackled to him the
namc Impudence. As the breeder has
fifteen colts this year to be named with
names beginning with the letter I, he
confesses himself puzzled TO originate
attractive and orotund names enough
to go around.-N. Y. Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-05
CASUALTIES.

In Nov York Carlo Durot and Joseph Diego
we're killed and Ratelln Roato and Carmen
l'urod aeriously injured by the explosion Of
sdynnmite cartridge.
The schooner William Jones, lumber. laden,
vas driven ashore near the mouth OF the
Aauistee mich. harbor and totally wrecked
Ths crew were rescued.
An appalling accident occurred at ST.
John. N. B. The nest of boilers in E. D.
Jewetts mill ut South Buy exploded with
terrific force. instantly killing five persons
and iiJurtng several otllers
While hunting In Mississippi Senator Wade
Hampton Of South Carolina was occidently
shot BY his son, two small shot striking him
In the left eyelid. Though confined to dark
room. tha injury is not considered in any
way seri0us.
Word has been received from Seven Lakes,
New Mexico In the Gnltinas mountains, that
four sheep hertiers were killed recently, by n
hail storm. Sixteen others and 600 lead
ofsheep are missing. The messenger says
that 1t was tho severest hoilstorm ever known
In the mOunta aims.
A carriage containing Charles Lis herness
vile and child was struck by the night train
from Bath. near Cowlays. Maine. Tho en-.
g,ns scooped tile scot from the carriags and
when the train was stopped the three were
iound sitting on the seat Of the carriage.
resting on the cowcatcl,er. Mr.. Lisherness
struck the boiler head and was badly injured,
bue the Others were uninjured.
!. W. Morgan, while repairing On electric
light wire In San Francisco, received the full
force OF 1000 volts Of electricity. Tie wire
wss torty.three feet from the ground, from
which Morgan hung by his hands. A fellow
workman tried to bring him down, but his
Grosp on the wire could not he broken and
tho wire had to be cut. He dropped uncon.
ectons into the arms Of his rescuer, WHO
drought him enfely to the ground. THE palm
and utter reGaining consciousness he suffered
intensely. Morgan will probably recover.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-05
CASTLES IN THE AIR.
eitting Ball Laying Plans Which WI
koou He Sadly Awry

eitting Bail Laying Plans Which WALL
soon He Sadly Awry.
1ANDAs. N. D., Special Telegram, Nov.
S.-Almost as much excitement prevails
here to-day as prevailed last week. but Of q
different sort. Last week the citizens were
afraid of an invasion Of this county by hos
tile indians. Now they have no fears OF,
this score.
Word comes from Sitting Bulls camp
from different sources that he is dancing
his men more vigorously than ever. and
that he Is compelling children to join in
the dance. He is reported to he more hos.
tile and determined to fight than ever. but
he will lead the troops towards the Black
Hills.
This afternoon two companies Of cavalry
arrived from Fort Custer OH special train
consisting of fifteen cars and proceeded to
Fort Yates. Another train is on the way
from Fort KeoRh tonight and will arrive
Tomorrow morning. Ali reports from Sit
ting Bull aay he will not be persuaded by
Buffalo Bill to come off the reservation,
aud when the troops come for him he will
be mfssing and will have Joined the Pine
Ridge warriors.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-05
INGALLS, AUST HAVE IT.
IntsrestinE Complications 10 tho seu.
tOrlnl FlRht In Kansaa

fntsresting Complications in tho sena-
torial Fight In Kansas.
TOPEKA. kan., Nov. 3.-An interesting
complication has arisen in connection with
the election of Unites States senator to
succeed Senator Ingalls,. and II the plan Of
action proposed by the Republicans is sue.
cess ully carried out It would seem that the
senator may succeed himself
An application has been made to the su.
preme court to compel the state board OF
canvasscrs to give certificates of election to
nineteen delegates who were elected under
the provision Oi the constitution which saws
that each each county which has 25O voters
is entitled to q representative. The con.
stitutiOn at the same time limits the num-
Der OF member to l25, so that in order to
seat the nineteen delegates from the sparsely
settled counties II would be necessary to
drop an equal number of members eleSked
from the more I'opulOus counties.
II the court issues the mandam,ls and the
nineteen delegates are seated, they will vote
for ingalls,, as they are SO pledged, which
would give him efghty.three votes ON Joint
ballot, the number to elect. Ifthey are not
seated and Senator ingalls, is de eeateti, tho
plan OF the Republicans is to contest the
election OF his successful opponent in the
United States senate on the ground that the
that their votes would have elected him.
IL they are seated and an equal number
Of members. elect are not dropped, the house
will number 143 members, or eighteen more
than the constitution provides for, and q
contest will he instituted in the senate be.
cause the legislature will be an unconstitu.
tional body.