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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
Ffv,.. . Madh0ase,

FSpI.,y, o., Nov. 10.-About four
wears ago George Holbrooke and his wife
became permanent residents of this
place. and Mr.. Hoibrooke, in partner
ship with another mechanic, began con-
tracing, and the firm has since done a
large amount of work. A short time
ago the firm suddenly suspended opera
tions, and now appears to be IN process
of dissolution.
Ii seems that some 10 or 20 years ago
Mr.. Holbrooke was married TO a young
lady of the Western Reserve, with whom
he lived happily for several years. Thir-
teen years ago, through severe spell OF
sickness, the wife lost her reason, and be-
coming violent, was placed in an asylum.
The physicians, after several years thor
ough treatment, pronounced her incur
able, and Holbrooke decided it best 60
give her up as one dead. Some time
before coming to Findlay Mr.. Holb-ooke
married again. He did not think il
necessary to procure divorce. \ short
time ago Mrs. Holbrooke awoke one
morning, and quietly asked for her hus-
band. The interim was perfect blank.
A relapse succeeded when the truth was
finally told her, but physicians pulled
through, and lately she engaged attor-
neys to bring suit for her interest liz her
husbands property.
Mr.. Holbrooke's second wife confront
ed by woman from madhouse, with
such substantial claims to her husband,
almost became insane. 1t is now said
bv Mr.. Holbrook's friends that he will
at once commence proceedings for di'
yorce from his first wife.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
Aged Lawyer Fatally Burned,

PoTTsvIIIE, Pa, Nov. 9.-Jonathan
Wright, aged "A years, one of the old
est lawyers at the Schuylkill county bar,
met with a horrible fate to-day. Since
his wife died, several years ago, he has
been living alone in the same building
that contains his Office. He had been
suffering with rheumatism for "A week or
more, and yesterday was so bad that he
did not get out OF bed
He had attention until evening, but
about midnight he became uneasy about
the fires and got up. He started down
the stairs in his night clothes, with n
lamp in his hand. The aged lawyer
must have been seized with sudden
pain, for he lost his balance and fell to
the bottom of the steps. The lamp eN-
ploded and before help came from the
next house he was burned so that he
could hardly be touched.
When found Mr.. Waight was lying in
a heap at the bottom of the steps en-
veloped in flames. The stairway was on
fire. The woman living next door heard
him fall and rushed to the scene. She
extinguished the flames with few buck
cts of water and then called assistance.
Mr. Wright fingered in great agony
until s O'Clock this morning, when he
died.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

THE action of the Michigan Dem }
cratic legislature and Governor In divid-
ING the Presidential electors according to
the vote cast in the districts into winch
the state may be divided, says the Phlia-
delphia Herald is a source of great worri-
ment TO the Republicans. Although
they were never known TO be averse to
practiciny the worst form of gerryman-
dering, they express the great horror and
disgust for this method of Michigander-
ing. Their Indignation so far got the
advantage of their common sense as TO
indulge them to go into the courts to
have stop put to this way OF choosing
Presidential Electors. just as if 1t was a
new thing, unfair in Its operation and
countrary to the constitution.
This Michiganizing the electoral vote,
as they call II, is but a return to the Gus
tom that prevailed in many of the states
in the earlier and purer days of our po-
liticaI existence. The constitution PLAIN
" and distinctly allows each state to de-
termine the manner in which 1t shall
choose its Presidential electors, and most
of them started in the very way has been
restored in Michigan. Indeed, 1t was
within but a comparatively recent period
that the present method was generally
adopted, producing the objectionable
effect of sometimes bringing about such
a result that the party with majority
of the popular vote may not have ma
ioritv of the electors, as was the case In
1888. Any plan that would remedy so
grave a defect, or come near a remedy,
should meet with the approval of those
who believe that popular majorities and
not minorities should elect our Presidents.
There is no use for the Republicans
to kick against the Michigan improve
ment 1t is constitutional and it is
right; the court to which they appealed
has told them so; besides, il isn't new
thing. 1t is true that if adopted gener-
ally it would interfere with their tactics
Vi COiCShtid1ihS ihci bOouio Oi 4" 'S"
pivotal States, and thus securing a ma
jority of electors while the popular ma
jority may go the other way. Hence
their kicking. But this rascality has
been going on long enough and it can t
be stopped too soon for the good of the
country. The most effectual way of
blocking the effect of the blocks-of-five
game is to block the states into districts
and let each district elect an elector.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
A Fearful Tragedy.

PoRT JERvIs, y. ", Nov. "a fear
full tradgedy was enacted at the home of
G. f. Davis, an aged resident of Green
township, Pike county, Pa, on Thurs
day last. \ young farm laborer, named
Simon p. Field, entered the premises of
Davis, armed with a shotgun. As
Davis opened the door Field discharged
the contents of the gun full in his face,
blowing out both eyes and literally de-
nuding his face of flesh. Davis will
more than likely die. Field then shot
the wife of the injured man in the face,
but her wounds are not fatal. The as
sasSin then fled down the road and meet
ing son ef Davis shot AT him, intiicting
a slight wound in the hand. Field lives
in Dreher township, Wayne county, Pa.
He was arrested on Saturday and is now
in the county Jail at Milford. When
questioned as to the motive which
prompted the deed he aimed to have
no recollection of what had happened.
He had been drinking heavily for some
dayS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
P6riugai's Throne Shak' s.

LONDON, Nov. "A dispatch from
Lisbon says that the Portuguese Gov
ernment is seriously concerned at the
growing signs of Republican and radi-
cal unrest. The feeling that the present
regime is unsafe dominates the Court
and the aristocracy.
1t is known that a plot was recently
unearthed at the manufacturing town of
Elvas, near the Spanish frontier, which
has caused the authorities much anx ie-
ty. Elvas is admittedly more of a Re
publican stronghold than almost any
other Portuguese city, but it is not be-
heved that the conspiratoss were wholly
isolated from the Republicans of other
parts of the country, and the discovery
of so extensive disloyalty has added to
the feeling of uneasiness. 1t is feared
by many that the Republicans will take
the advantage of the coming municipal
elections in Lisbon to make a serious
demonstration.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
Shot by HIS Son.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Nov. S.-Paris
Brumtield, one of the most notorious
desperadoes of the southwestern part OF
this state, has died in his boots, as was
to have been expected, but not by the
hands of an outraged community. He
had been on a drunken spree aud was
abusing his wife and fanny, it is re-
ported, when one of his sons shot him
through the body and killed him in
stantly.
Brumfield has the reputation of be-
ing the slayer of not less than twelve
men, and his list of murders NAV have
been still greater, as his name has been
associated with great many foul and
murderous deeds for many years. No
body regrets his sudden taking off.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
An Agreement in the BehrIng Sea Dis
pute.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-An agree
ment has been entered into between the
United States and Great Britain upon
the terms of the arbitration of the dispute
between the United States and Great
Britain over the Behring Sea seal fisher
les. Attorney General Miller said this
afternoon that the agreement was sub
ject to ratification of the Senate, but
that subject to such ratification it was
complete. He declined to state what
the points are to be submitted for ar
bitration. The inference drawn is that
the president will submit to the Senate
an agreement in the nature of a treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain by which the parties bind them
selves to accept as final and conclusive
the definition to be given by the arbitra-
tors of the exact rights of the United
States in Behring Sea, as well as to pay
for damages suffered by the nation that
is declared to have held the true conten-
ton.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

The case OF the schooner Sayward,
brought on behalf of the British govern
ment against the United States to settle
a point in the Berhing Sea controversy,
was called for argument in the Supreme
Court of the United States at Washing
ton on Monday. The Attorney General
and Solicitor General Taft appeared for
the government. Among the disting-
uished persons present were ex-senator
Edmunds, ex-senator Bayard, ex- Attor-
ney General Garland, Senators Mitchell,
Hawley and Eustis, and ex-senator Hen
dersOn
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

EX-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND, in speaking
of the result of the recent elections says:
''Of course every one has II right to put
his own construction upon the result,
and | am not anxious to obtrude my
ideas, but it seems to me some thing
ought to be no longer doubtful. Any
man who still thinks that tariff reform
is a settled and obsolete issue or that the
importance of sound and safe money is
a question upon which the people can be
blinded is either willfully wrong or dan
gerously dull. 1t seems to me, too, that
Democrats ought to be satisfied that
staunch adherence to the principles of
their party does not require the abuse of
those who show an inclination to help
us. l very much regret the defeat of
Governor Campbell. He has been a
brave and honest official. This and the
splendid canvass he made entitled him
to success. While the election of Flower,
Russell and Boies ought to cause the ut
most rejoicing among Democrats they
should not forget that with these things
comes the obligation to be true to the
people, honest in the advocacy of our
principles and decent in all things"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

THE people, says the Philadelphia
Times, seem to have settled one of the
national tickets for 1892 with such en-
phasis that none can get any sort of a
foothold TO organize opposition. 1t is
President-Grover Cleveland, New York.
Vice President-Horace Boies, Iowa.
The Republicans did not so clearly fore
cast their ticket by the late elections,
but they have made Governor Mckinley
one OF the pickles next the wind, and he
is now the most promising of all the
candidates on that side, unless Blaine
shall gather up sufficiently to take the
field.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

CoNCERNING the result of Tuesdays
election in Pennsylvania, the New York
World remarks; There is something
decidedly wrong in the moral tone of
Pennsylvania Republicans. They are
Republicans for the sake of protection
that is, for the sake of their pockets; and
in order to preserve the pecuniary ad-
vantage which they falsely think they
derivve from the Protection idea they
deliberately turn their party and their
state to the control of Quay, the embez-
zler, and remain loyal to party that
not only sustains him but protects him
and his gang from legal pursuit. Every
intelligent man who on Tuesday voted
the Republican ticket in Pennsylvania
must have suspected that Quay ought to
be the comrade of the convict Bardsley,
and that it is Bardsley's silence that
saves the party from still further ex-
posures. 1t would seem, however, that
no exposure of crime would deter the
Republicans of Pennsylvania from vot-
ing the straight party ticket"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

IT is expected that the suspenders
worn by Adam, our first progenitor, will
be on exhibition at the Worlds Fair, at
Chicago in 1892 Every curiosity known
to exist, it is confidently claimed by Chi
cago people will be there and a commit
tee has beon appointed to trace up the
authenticity of the galluses. EYES fig
leaf would be there too, but it IS thought
that woman-like after making it over
several times to suit the changing styles
she finally cut it up to make clothes for
the children,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
Terrible 6as Explosion.

NASTICoKE. Pa, Nov. S.-A terrible
explosion of gas occurred this afternoon
in No. l shaft of the Susquehanna Coal
Company's mine, causing the instant
death of six men and SO badly burning
and injuring three others that they died
tonight Ii is thought several OF the
Others injured will die The killed are:
William ). Williams, 90 years old, leaves
a wife and four children; Henry X
Jones, town clerk at Nanticoke, fire boss,
40 wears old, wife and two children
William Jonathan, 30 years old, wife
and four children; John Arnolt, II
wears old, wife and four children; Calet
Jethein, 80 years old, wife and foul
children; Thomas Lloyd, driver, 15
years old; DAVID Smith, % years old
Henry Williams and Howell Jotfininsk
The critically injured are: ID. w
Evans, David Powell, 80 years old
Thomas Thomas, 10 years old; two Po
landers, names unknown.
When the news of the disaster reached
this town there was gre: excitement, as
il was learned many had been killed
and the relatives and friends of those
known to be employed in the mine flock
ed to the scene While they waited fol
news from the shaft the scene was her
rowing in the extreme. Women and
children ran hither and thither, wiring
ing their hands, wailing, weeping and
seeking news and sympathy from rela
tives and acquaintance inlthe crowd
1t was soon learned that, owing to the
fact that this was Sunday, there were
but II men at work in the mine at the
time of the explosion. These were al
either killed or badly hurt. The injured
were in such condition that they coulC
not be removed from the mine, and it i:
feared all will die.
The gas was undoubtedly ignited 10y a
a naked light in the hands of some one
of the men. The damage to the mine
will reach $40. 900.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

The special session of the Senate at
Harrisburg, came to a close on Wednes-
by the Senators voting that they had no
jurisdiction. The result of the late cleo
tion was regarded as an evidence that
the Republican party did not consider
official stealing crime and that those
engaged in looting the State Treasury
should be commended instead of punish
ed. The resoluti on passed by a strict
party vote, there being % Republican
Senators voting for, to 20 Democratic
Senators voting against it. State Treas
urer Boyer would have preferred a ver-
dict of not guilty and vindication but
that was more than the Senators had the
nerve to do.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

The Pittsburg Dispatch Rep.) says:
Governor Pattison's" experiment of
calling an extra session of the Senate
will cost the state not less than $40, 900,
and probably more" remarks the Phila-
delphia Bulletin. And as $40, 900 is just
abont p per cent of the sum that has
been wasted by treasury management,
the expenditure would be cheap if the
Senate had independence enough to do
its duty. Butin the BuIletia's basis of es-
innate it is worthy of notice that $780,
600 of this $4,000 was wasted by the
Senate itself in taking testimony on a
case in which it now declares it has no
jurisdiction.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

THERE is no question says the Easton
A,gls that McCamant and Boyer have
been lax in the performance of their
official duties, and that the state has
lost large sum of money because they
failed to obey the law-and if the Senate
shall, now, let them off on the technical
plea of jurisdiction, it will be a sorry
vindiction for them, as it will leave them
with besmirched regulations. Honest
men need not fear full investigation of
their official conduct by body compos-
ed of majority of political friends.
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will always Fight.

New YORK, Nov. CLAUS Spreckels,
the 'sugar king" arrived from Europe
Yesterday. Mr.. Spreckels said that he
thought the tariff on sugar had operated
severely against the Hawaiian Islands,
but he did not believe that there was to
be any advantage gained by annexation
to the United States. Concerning his
own plans for the future Mr. Spreckels
said: II do not intend to abandon NV
hight against the sugar trust. When l
began the fight the trust had determined
to put Its foot on my neck. Before l
left America l had my foot on the trust S
neck. There is no money in sugar for
any of US now, but L am losing as little
as any of them. am proud that am
so situated that l cannot be forced into
any kind of trust. Spreckels and the
sugar trust will always be at war;
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

DISPATCHES received from Rome state
that terrible accident happened on
Tuesday in Castel-a-H Hasmere, on the
Bay of Naples. A large number of spec
iators had gathered to witness series of
bull fights which took place in the arena
of the circus at that place.
The circular tiers of seats from which
the spectators were viewing the sport
weakened and large section of the
structure containing 500people suddenly
collapsed and carried the people down
withIt. When the force of physicians
that had been summoned had conclud-
ed their labors, it was learned that 100
of the victims were instantly killed and
that in twenty cases the wounds will
prove fatai
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

FIRE ALAR,I FORAKER is candidate
for Uuited States Senator in Ohio, as is
also Senator Sherman for reelection.
The Foraker men are claiming every
thing while reports at Sherman head
quarters are that Sherman has already
tifty-two votes, or four more than en-
ough to nominate in the Republican
caucus. The Sherman managers claim
eight additional votes without counting
members from Hamilton or Cuyahoga
counties, and they expect some of them
at least. They concede everything
doubtful to Foraker and say he is easily
beaten.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

THE Department of state has received
a cablegram from Minister Conger, con-
frming the report of the dissolution of
Congress and the declaration of martial
law in Brazil. The disturbed state of
affairs in Brazil is viewed with deep con-
Germ in view of the Importance of Amer
lean interests in that country and our
close relations of trade with it. There
is reason to believe that the revolution
airy movement is being fomented by a
considerable party which seeks to re-es-
tablish a monarchial form of govern
ment in Brazil.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
Redmond Defeated.

CORK, Nov. THE election yesterday
for successor to Parnell, as the repre-
sentative of Cork in parliament, passed
off quietly. 1t is admitted that the ma
jority for Flavin, anti-Parnellite, is cer
tainly 1000 and probably 800. John
f. Redmond, the Parnellite candidate,
admits the defeat, and attributes it to
clerical intimidation.
CORK, Nov. The official figures of
yesterdays election for member of par
lament to represent this city as success
sor to Parnell are as follows: Martin
Flavin (McCarthyite,) 1869; John E.
Redmond Parnellite,) 2,157; Larsfield,
Unionist, 1,161. Flavin plurality, 1,512.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
senator Quay in Florida.

TITUsvILE, Fla, Nov. senator
Matt Quay and General Malone, of Vir-
ginia, and their party passed through
here to-day en- route to st. Lucie. SEN
ator Quay refused to talk politics. He
had refused all the way from Pittsburg
He is in Florida to fish.
General Malone said, however, that
the elections had determined one thing,
that the Democratic nominees would be
Cleveland and Boies. Senator Quay is
looking tagged out and not near so well
as when he was in Florida last year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
Safely Democratic.

CHICAGO, Nov. Col. Thomas L.
Williams, Worlds Fair commissioner
from Tennessee, at the Palmer House,
says the elections Tuesday showed New
York would be safely Democratic.
Indiana can be made as surely Demo
cratic as Tennessee, and New York,
Indiana, and the solid south can elect
the president, even giving all the new
states to the Republicans.
Col. Williams is for Hill, but thinks
Cleveland may be nominated, and that
Hill, who viii be delegate to the ma
tional convention, may place him in
nomination.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
Connecticut AbiaZe.

WATERBURY, Conn, Nov. S.-Forest
fires have ragged Saturday and to-day on
the mountain sides at Beacon Falls, kill
ing nearly a hundred horses. The fires
are from young timber lands, and are
threatening several framehouses and the
buildings at High Rock Grove. The
situation is alarming.
This morning a special train of thirty
men was sent from Waturbery. They
have worked all day fighting the flames
Two hundred and fifty acres of land
along the Nangatuck railroad have been
burned over. Chiefly owned by that
railroad company.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

AT the late election DIR. William IL.
Jones, of Harrisburg, the Republican
nominee for Coroner in Dauphin county
was defeated while the balance of the
Republican county ticket was elected by
maiorities ranging nearly $500. The
reason of the defeat of DIR. Jones was in
the fact that he is a colored man and
the Republican party has no use for col
ored men except to get their votes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
A Panther In SnOOk's Camp,

CLARKsBURG, w. Va, Nov. 9.-Yes-
terday at Snook's camp, in Tucker
an enormus panther suddenly
in the clearing. Workmen
fled like sheep, and the beast owned the
place until man named Wilt was cour-
ageous enough tc kill it. 1t weighed
when dead 275 pounds. and was the
largest ever seen in that county.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

II is eleven months since the Delama-
ter bank failed, and the unpreferred
creditors of Delamater & Co. have about
made up their minds that the money
they had in the bank is all lost. All the
real estate is disposed of except the
homestead of ex-senator Delamater, and
nearly everything has been sold at about
half the appraised value. The unpre-
ferred creditors will not get over per
cent. and they may get much less.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

AT one O'Clock on Tuesday morning
fire broke out in the four-story woolen
goods building of Lippincott. johnson
* Co., 629 Market street, Philadelphia,
and despite the efforts of the firemen the
structure was soon a mass of ruins.
The loss is estimated at $575, 900 but i.
fully covered by insurance.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

THE State Senate, before adjourn ing
on Wednesday, should have passed a
resolution stating that although Cashier
Livsey of the state Treasury was absen
and his whereabouts unknown, they had
the utmost confidence in his integrity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13
Horrible Death Of q Family.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. S.-A team
attached to wagon in which John
Henry, farmer, his wife and two child
rem were riding, ran down Chillhowee
mountain near Knoxville. Henry and
his family were thrown over precipice
100 feet high, and all killed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

Ii took about a half million dollars TO
keep Ohio in line for the &. o. p. on the
tariff.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-13

$1,000, 900 buncoed ont of the State
Treasury-no jurisrdiction-that is the
end of it.