The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-12-12
NEWS AND 0TaER NOTINGs.

-E6esr Wilson. son of q wealthy farE
er and life convict in the Minnesota Stet.
Prison, who died recently. bequeathed hi:
property. valued at $50 OoO, tot fellow
convict twho had been pardoDed) in return
for kindness
The twentieth century begins on Jenn'
airy J 1901. The first century does not end
with the year 90, but with the year 100; the
second century, therefore. began with the
year 1O1. and the twentieth century. as ex-
planned. will begin with tie year 1891.
Clarence GIeathouse, United States
Consul General to japan. has rendered his
resign Is ton in order to accept the appoint
ment of Prime Minister OF the Corean gov
ernment. and be only awaits the arrival OF
his successor I'd leave Yokoham n for Seoul.
The friends OF william Wagner of Nc
Keesport. are very much exercised over the
latter's disappearance. He went to Pitts
burg on Friday last to draw his pension and
had In his possession 800. beside a bank
book with an account OF over $1,000. Since
then nothing has been heard OF him.
1t Is said on good authority that In the
Spring the miners In Ohio, Pennsylvania
Illinois. and West Virginia Will unite In
demanding pay for all the coal mined be-
fore 1t Is screened, the claim being made
that ths coal Is screened before being
weighed Ii there Is strike 1t Will 10
volve twenty thousand men.
Mr.. DseRan. An Iron workman on the
dome Of the State House. Topeka, Kan.
fell on Tuesday morning and was Instantly
killed. BE fell 100 feet and struck.an iron
cross-bar. He was sfrightfully mangled.
lie WAS the ninth iron workman that bes
been killed within the last five wears while
at work on the State House. He leaves q
wife and two children.
-Eews was received at Halifax. II. s.,
on Monday that an unknown two-topmast
schooner caps!zed In the Bay OF Fundv, of
Harborvilie. on Monday. aud suBk In ten
minutes with all on board. Owing To- the
terrible storm prevailing no assistance
could be rendered. Reports continue to
come In OF disasters TO vessels. no less than
fifty having been driven ashore along the
coast
-PaDes OF glass can be cut upder water
to almost any shape with a pair Of scissors.
Il W. bcCcsool1 ioi o3CCcocs hiob'
the glass must be quite level in tie water
while the scissors are applied. and secondly,
to avoid risk. II Is better TO perform the cut
ting by cutting of small pieces. thus re-
ducine the form gradually TO that required.
The softer glasses cut best, and the scissors
Ieed not be very sharp.
The steamship China arrived At San
Francisco on Monday morning from China
and Japan. The details OF the blowing up
OF November I'd of the government powder
mills at Jay>Ping Foo are meagre, but agree
with the statement that 300 lives were lost
and all the houses In the CITY were wrecked.
Fifty persons are said to have been at work
in the mills at the time Of the accident and
of their remains only two limbs have been
found.
u. 5. Secret Service officers have cap.
tured, a gang Of seven ccunterfeiters. who
have been making and passing counterfeit
$40 bills. their headquarters beng at Pales-
tine, .. or the prisoners two were captured
at Canton. one ut MassilloD. and four about
twenty hvs miles southeast OF Canton
near the Pennsylvania State line. The Of
ficers haye secured plates, molds. and the
whole outfit. One OF the counterfeiter!
tried to "age" the new bogus bills by SOAK
ing crisp bills in vinegar. The officers re-
fuse to give names.
Oscar Meyer. of MeaGvilIe, and Mist
Maud &. Ranthsm, of Albany, students Al
the Missouri Wesleyan Institute at Gamer
on, Mo, were drowned about O'Clock. Sat
urday night while skating on a large POND
about a mile and half fron that city. A
party of students hac been skating about al
hour and were preparing 10 return 10 tht
city. Miss Rantham stared TO skate acros.
pond again, and when near the centre brok,
through the ice. The young men rushed Il
Der rescue. The ice broke in sII directions
and let four of them In the water. MT My
ers. one OF the four, was drowned and th,
other three were rescued with difficulty
Both bodies were recoved.
An exciting corn husking match. II
which q large part OF Iowa was interested.
took place at Avoca, Iowa. last week. Fo1
| two wears Al johnson and Webb Mcconnell
have claimed the busking championship
and 1t was decided to settle the dispute.
| field Of corn was selected averaging fort,
bushels to the acre and each man WORKED
| ten hours. a great crowd was present and
| admirers cheered their favorites. So event,
were the contestants matched that wher
time Was called each had busked ant
cribbed 40 bushels OF corn. The contes
was for the championship and 800 side
I johnson was awarded the contest becaus
] hie corn was better cleaned Of huske-
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