The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-04-17
NEWS AND 9TH, NoI,NGs.


The election Judges in one OF the wards
al Wichita, Kan. had 10 wait five min
utes on woman voter until she had
fished her ticket out OF her pociI.tbook
and then she handed in receipt for max
ing sweet pickles.
The Governor has received the vrits
in the cases of Alexander Killian, Andrew
Foth. alias Andy Todt. Michael Sabol. and
George Rasnock, convicted ofamnrder ia
rhc first degree in Allegheny county. The
death warrants will soon be issued.
The disappearance Of 5-ycar-old Eddie
Lips. one OF ten children belonging 10 John
Lips. j German farmer. living fohr miles
from HarI, Mich. Leads 10 thc belief that
hc was carried off 10y u bear whilc in the
woods with lis older brothcrs gathering
sap.
Treasurer George VI. Abbott. of the
Philadelphia library. not only knows the
location of every one OF the thousands OF
books in his library. but can readily de-
scribe the color Of the binding and making
of the volumes, with the number en- the
label Of each.
Gen J. T. Terrence, The Chicago rail-
road man and engineer, is forty eight years
old. He is n soldier. having entered the
Union Army when youth of eighteen,
and since the war lac has amassed for
tune of about s3.Ooo,Ooo. Personally he Is
very affable and courteous.
Mrs. Emma Leete, woman thirty
five years of age, was trampled To death
in the streets al Gulford. Conn, on Tues
day. by a vicious horse. which she was
holding by the bride. The animal reared
aud came down on Mrs. Leete, with his
fore feet, breaking her back in two places.
The coke strike in McKeesport is tell
! ing on the local iron plants. Between 800
and 800 puddlers and helpers employed at
Natonalfrollin2 mill are idle a. the result
OF a scarcity of pig metal. due TO the scant
| coke supply. The Monongahela furnaces
| are ready for operation a. soon as coke be-
| secured.
A coat of the great Napoleon was re-
Gently stolen from the country house Of
VI. Chcyal in a suburb Of Paris aud the po-
lice have been trying To recover ii. The
burglars who carried il of with other
! booty were probably unaware of its histo-
| rical value. Its recent owner bought il in
ST. Helena Immediately after the death OF
the Emperor.
AT Onenta Alabama on Friday Ed.
! hawk that was after his chickens. In his
excitement as he rushed ont the hammer
| hit the door post and the gun went of.
| The whole load lodged In his wife's breast.
killing her instantly. She was the bride of
month and very youthful. Strange was
the only witnesses of the tradegy and his
story is not absolutely credited.
Three small children of John Simpkins.
OF West PleaSantville. were playing about
the house on Saturday morning when one
| OF them got hold of their fathers powder
| flask, which contained about one pound
| or gunpowder. Soon afterward another
4 got some matches and touched the powder
| of. The whole flask of powder exploded
| in the childrens' faces and one is not ex-
! pected To live. The other TWO NAV possi-
bly, recover
Stricken with Ia grippe. Mrs. Emma II.
Ortlip. OF NorriStown. on Sunday evening
left her bed without her doctors permis-
sIon- and fe-l in faint OSmond Ortlip.
her fathcr-in-law. started for physician.
The hrst two doctors on whom he called
We're also laid up with grip and rheuma-
tlsm, and MIR. ortlip while driving 10 the
Once OF a third, was paralyzed and fell ont
OF his carriage. The daughter-in-la law
died unattended. and the old gcntlemaS's
paralysis was likewise latal.
1t is reported that Mrs. James C.
Blaine. Jr., will soon leave for South Da-
kota. gain a residence there and secure a
divorce from her husband under the laws
of the state. The ground upon which the
application will be made will be dcSertion
and non-support. When She secures a di-
vorce il i said Mrs. Brainewill be married
To DIR. William Bull. one OF the most emil
nent physicians in New York. who prac-
tically restored Mrs. Blaine TO health after
other medical men said she could never
recover.
On Sunday afternoon three small boys,
sons of Thomas. "a unce, a well-known citi-
zen, of franklin township. Washington
County, were playing along the pike and
found partly empty glycerine can in
fence corner near their home. The boys.
not understanding the nature of the dan
gerous stuff, stood the can in the road and
began throwing stones at it, One rock
struck the can and terrible explosion fol-
lowed, which could be heard for miles.
Two of the boys were badly bruised Will
and probably die.
cattle and three acres OF the sheds at the
East Liberty stock yards were destroyed
by fire about midnight Monday night.
The Eastern Hotel adjoining the yards
narrowly escaped destruction. the guests
being compelled TO fee from their rooms
| in their night clothes. The firemen We're
| however. successful in not only saving
this building but in preventing the flames
/ from covering more than three acres Of
! the yard. The cattle stampeded when the
| fire reached them and rushed into the
| flames. One horse valued at 500. belong
ing to a drover. was also burned to DEATH
| Two sleeping coaches. running between
| City of Mexico, San Antonio, and Wash
! ington, ID. c.. via Mexican National Rail
| road reached San Antonio on Sunday IN
delapidated condition. The Mexican train
| TO which they were attached passed through
| a cyclone and hail-storm near Toreon last
| Saturday night. So large were the hail
stones that the head light of the engine
and every pane of glass on one side of the
! train OF cars We're smashed as if they had
been struck by rocks. Several persons
were injured and a Mexican at TorreoT
Station was killed. Those on the sleeper
who reached San Antonio say the cyclone
must have created great havoc
Lyman Hites, Edward Skeel, Jr.. AM
Bert Peelman, three farmer boys OF Ian
caster county, were arrested on THURSDAY
of last week for murder. Martin j. Hotch'
kiss, farmer, was found by the roadside
near Lancaster covered with blood and un
conscious. He had frightful wounds OF
his head and face, and his feet were frozen
Last Sunday week both feet We're ampu
tated, and on the Thursday night follow
ing he died. The three boys named wer'
with Hotchkiss on the night of the 10th
l They say he had a hottie of n alcnhnl and 20