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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

The latest expedition to the Artic re-
gions left New York on Monday. The
explorers and scientists who comprise the
expedition sailed away from Brooklyn in
the staunch little sueamer The Kite.
The expedition is in charge of Lieut.. l..
+. Peary, Of the navy, and Professor
Hielprin, OF the Academy of National
Science, of Philadelphia. The object of
Lieut.. Peary is to ascertain whether
Greenland is a continent or an island,
and the object of Professor Hielprin is
to make scientific researches in the west
ern coast of Greenland. Professor Hiel-
prin expects to return in September, and
and Lieut.. Peary plans to be back a year
later.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12
To Reorganize the Miners.

PiTTsBURG, Pa, June S.-Efforts will
he made at once for the complete reor-
ganization of the miners in the coke re-
gion by the United Mine workers of
America. Vice president Penna, of that
organization. said to-day: ''Our fight
against the coke operators must be
maintained as long rs wecannot get our
rights. The fight cannot be evaded. l
believe 1t will not be long before there
will be another strike in the regions.
The settlement at present is one purely
through force. The men have no obliga-
tions, moral or legal, to remain at work
for three years. A settlement like the
present one will never remain in force. +"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

The census taking in this country
fades into insigniicance when compar-
ed with that in India. About ,00o. 600
enumerators were engaged in the latter
and their count amounted to $50, ,OOO.- =
600 souls, an increase in the decade of
29,00o, 600. \ very strange feature of
the census was the fact that it was taken
In one day. 1t only gathered facts of
the very first Importance however. and
did not enter into details like the Amer
lean
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

lS the Supreme Court, at Harrisburg
on Thursday of last week the applica-
ton of the Delamaters for a change of
venue of their case from Crawford to an
adjoining county, on the plea that pub
lie sentiment prevents Il fair trial there,
was argued. Joshua Douglass appeared
for the Delamaters and George +. Daven-
port for the depositors. The court took
the papers and reversed the decision.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12
THe United states Treasury stat.nen

IhE United States Treasury statement
of Tuesday, says the Philadelphia Record
showed a net cash balance of 4. 800 600
On May 10 last the net cash balance
was over Sl5, ZOO, 900. Since June / the
daily receipts of revenue have steadily
fallen off, being only S47j, 900 on Tues
day, instead of the million of a year
ago. On July there will fall due pen
sion payments of about s11, ,OO0, 900.
which will still further deplete the Treas
ury. The Billion Congress has spent
the surplus, and now the real work of
emptying the Treasury win begin. The
public will not be kept posted on the
progress. of the depletion. however for
the daily Treasury Statements are to he
discontinued They are 100 eloquent of
extravaganza
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

AMONG the bills signed by Governor
Pattison are the following; Providing
for the health and safety of persons en-
ployed in and about anthracite coal
mines, and for the protection and pre-
servation of property connected there
with; providing for the recovery of dam
ages to trees along public highways by
telegraph, telephone and electric com
panies; increasing the amount of armory
rent to be paid the companies of the
National Guard. and extending proyi-
sions OF the roll of retired officers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

THIRTEEN North and South Dakota
counties sent crop reports To the United
States signal service office showing all
crops except corn to be in fine condi-
ton, although sunshine and tempera-
ture have been below the average.
Many heavy rains have occurred over
both states. All crops, especially late
sown, have been very much benefited.
Reports indicate that they are in fine
condition.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

TIE fact that Governor Pattison did
not veto the item in General Appropria-
ton bill providing stationery, etc, for
the Constitutional Convention is CON
strued as indicating that the bill provid-
ing for convention in the event of the
people voting for it, will be signed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

THE Register Assessor, under the new
law, must not depend one whit upon old
books or papers, but must go from house
to house, and note all changes as well
a. register living voters at the household
and be accountable for direction.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

IL order to keep whiskey away from
the natives of Alaska orders have been
given by the collectors TO the command
ers of the revenue cutters Bear and Rush
to seize all whiskey, except such as may
be required for medicinal use, found
upon any whaler cruising in Alaskan
waters
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

ON Monday, the Grand Jury sitting
in Philadelphia, found true bills df in
dictment against John Bradsley ex-City
Treasurer, for appropriating funds be-
longing to the city to his own use. On
Tuesday Bardsley appeared in court and
plead guilty. He has not yet been SEN
fenced
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

OLD potatoes reached the hgest price
known for years in Pittsburg on We'd
nesday, when they sold for 81 per bush
I'll and in some cases shade higher.
The high price is owing to the scarcity
of potatoes in the market.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

JOSEPH T. BOYD, father of Governor
james E. Boyd, Of Nebraska and
whose failure to take out his final nat
uralization papers was the cause of the
Nebraska Gobernatorial muddlc, died
at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Sunday evening
aged seventy-hve years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

For the first time since the cio-e OF
the war, says the New York World, the
Government is about 10 stop paving its
debt and ask an extension ON it, bonds.
The Billion-Dollar Congress caused the
change
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

PRESIDENT HrroLTE. of Hayti, has
caused 500 persons to be massacred at
Port-Au- Prince. The occasion was
rebel uprising. Among those slaughter
ed are many innocent of any part IN the
revolt.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

DURING a thunderstorm near Null
berry, Indiana, four horses and six
cows were instantly killed. They were
near barbed wire fence when bolt of
lightning descended killing them in
stantly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

SENATOR ROMERO, Mexican Minister
at Washington, has been offered IL cab
met position by President Diaz. 1t =
not known whether he will accept.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

SIR JoHN MCDoSALD, the Canadian
premier died ut Ottawa, Canada on Sat
ur,lay night. He had lost conscious
ness thirty hours bgfore his death which
was expected.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

The wheat crop all over the.country is
reported to have a very good appearance,
and promises a heavy yield. Storms
and bad weather in harvest appear to be
the only dangers TO be apprehended by
the farmers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12
NOR SALE

EpR SALE.
The undersigned viii Fell at private sale
pieces oi real estate situate IN Munster township
Cambrti c.'uniy, Pa containing respectiyeiy
sixty siA ami nliF-hge acres and allowance. The
properly = improved aud ia good state of culti-
uNatI'u. AMI wan he solid at "a reasonable price
and uiHa For Further parttculars
ci9i on or adairess Alvin Evans. Ebensburr. Pa
or Luxe ROItiEKS
pe''-h"er " 1875 Loretto, PA.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12
f,,m SALE.

( LrARM fpH - ALE
The sIl,ScTib-F Offers yr sa ie the farm 20,
merry "sned iy Ivan IL Bennnett. deceased. IN
CambrIi township, three miles north OF Ebcns.
burx. lie faTtH contains 40 acres, abou. Us of
which are cleared. having thereon a house ana
Darn and u good orchard For particulars call on
or "Jdfr-s LNAS J. BENNETI,
'cDia Ebcnsburg, Ia.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

Hos JOHN WALLS, of Lewisburgh an
ex-otate Senator, died last Friday at
Philadclphia.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

Col. LEBEL, the inventor of the Lebel
rifle, is dead.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12
democratic Uosnty TIcker.

For President Judge,
JNHN L. LINTON, Of JohnstOwn,
For Sheriff.
JOSEPH 4. GRAY, of Carrolltown.
For Poor Director,
John +. long. of Ebensburg.
For Jury Commissioner,
T.. j. BLOUGH. of Johnstown.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

rI'IIEnrm doing business ~ Fallen Timber a.
L MOTLEY a AFTER has been dissolved.
Mr.. harier has been succeed ri by Michael Nc.
Neal and the buainCss will hereafter tie conduct
ed 10y NUTLET y E'NEAI., with whom all ac-
counts must be scttlcd. runs
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
THE ALASKAN PROBLEM.

Great Britain and the United States have
at last come to an understanding on the
BehriDg Sea question, which admits of an
adjustment of dispute which had drifted
into an unpleasant position. A bill is to be
introduced into Par Lament authorizing the
Queen to prohibit her subjects from taking
seals in Behring Sea. If it becomes d law it
may or may not be put in force; that will
depend on the report Of the Commissioner
who will he directed to ascertain whether
''pelaglc fishing" threatens the extermina
ton of the fur seal But in any event it
seems certain that the two countries will act
as one in the matter, and that no unpleas-
antneSs need be apprehended.
In the meantime il will devolye on the Su-
preme Court to define the powers of the
United States Government as against its
own citizens. For many years the depart
ment at Washington ruled that the waters
Of Alaska comprised Behring Sea, between
the coast line OF Alaska and an imaginary
line bsecting the sea near its middle. But
in his last dispatch to Sir Julian Paunee-
fote Mr.. Blaine took the ground that the
limit Of territorial waters was the extreme
range of a cannon fired on the shore.
1t is Bow claimed by the lessees of the
Prybiloff Islands that a continuance of
promiseuous sealing in Behring Sea will
lead to the determination Of the fur seal. If
that is SO the fishing is wrong which
should be stopped. Congress has the power
to stop it by very simple act. The fisher
men. or sealers, or ''poachers," as the North
American Company calls them. deny that
their practices threaten the extinction of
the seal. They say that the number Of seals
which are killed or taken in pelage fishing
bears such small proportion to the num-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30

Der which frequent the rookeries that the
diminution of the latter is hardly appreci-
able.
In the public mind on this Coast the
opinion prevails that the Territory of Alaska,
ever since its acquisition twenty-four years
ago, has not been administered according to
the principles which have guided the Gov
eminent in dealing with other Territories.
1t is believed that it has been the steady
purpose of the companies which have
taken leases of the Territory to discourage
settlement and TO retard the development
of that part of the national domain in order
to keep its fruits for themselves. 1t is stated
that these corporations have repeated in
Alaska the policy which the East India Com
pany pursued in Hindostan, and the Hud-
son Bay Company in the northern portion
of the Dominion of Canada.
An amicable understanding having now
been reached with Great Britain the next
step will be to put our own house in order.
A decision of the Supreme Court defining
''the waters of Alaska" will clear the way
for the passage of an act of Congress placing
pelagic fishing in Behring Sea under the
control of the Government, as a measure of
economy and police. And the next step
will be the establishment of complete Ter
ritoral organization in Alaska, with land
bureau and the usual machinery for the
protection of life and property. A person
of Judgment who lately returned from
Alaska described it as a typically lawless
region
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
THE SILVER DOLLAR.

Concerning the legal status of the silver
dollar eX-Secretary Fairchild recently said:
The national bank note. the greenbacRs and
coin certificates retain their face value because
the holder Of every one believes he can get the
worlds coin Tor IL when be presents It. The
same is tue Of the silver certificate aud silver
dollar
This statement, while abstractly true. is
misleading There is no obligation on the
part Of the Government to give gold dollars
for silver dollars So long as the Govern
ment can, conveniently, it will give its cred
itoTs a choice between the two. But if its
stock Of gold should run short it will pay in
silver. 1t has already paid out silver GER
tifcates in payment OF the direct tax money
refunded TO States. The apparent equality
in value of the two metals when coined
arises from the obligation of the Govern
ment to receive silver at its face value in
payment OF all dues Gold is also received
at its face value, and thus an equality Is es-
tabiished between the current value of the
dollars Of the two metals But if gold
should rise to a premium of even One-half Of
per cent it would cease to flow into the
Treasury on an equality with silver Mr.
Falrchild says that from February 9Th last
~ %4d1 obI TIC ACCttpto VI stAfCi dIQ o4lhCl
certificates at the Custnm-hOuse have risen
from As to 645 per cent and the receipts Of
gold nave decreased from 91.2 TO 21.5 per
cent"
The cause Of this rapid increase in silver
payments is said by Mr.. Fairchild to be the
policy adopted by the Treasury Department
in not redeeming the silver certificates and
the silver dollar to the extent required by
the business Of the country. The redemption
IDEA is erroneous. The Treasury might pay
out more gold and less silver. but it cannot
be required to redeem silver dollars or sill
yer certificates with gold To assume such
an obligation would involve a suspension
Of payments when silver shoull be pre-
scented III greater quantities than the gold in
the Treasury would redeem. According to
M. Fairchild, the Government IS legally on
a gold basis. In fact, however it IS on the
double basis. All the silver dollars and all
the silver certificates are legal tenders. SO
long as the Government can make them in
Interchangeable wiki gold the country will be
practically on a gold basis, but with the
legal right to resort 70 the use OF silver at
its face value. II is among the possibilities
that the export of gold to Europe Will cause
the rise Of that metal to a premium. In
such case The Government would not redeem
silver with gold.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
THE sTEEL-RAIL INDUSTRY.

A local free trade journal has undertaken
TO mislead its readers in respect to the steel
rail industry. The free-trade journal goes
back to 1871, when thei English price of steel
rails was S54 per ton, aud the American
price S91. The duty was raised that year
from S24 to S28 per ton. At these rates
there was profit Of 50 per ton in handling
imported rails. Our free-trade cOntempO-
Tary complains that the few American
manufacturers Of steel rails did not under
sell the importers. Why should they? 1t
is human nature for a man to get the best
price he can for whatever he has to sell. At
this period and for long time after the
American product of steel rails WAS so small
compared TO the foreign product imported
that the former was hardly a competitor.
The importer fixed the price and the
American manufacturer sold up to it, but
along in the eighties the conditions changed.
The home product increased and the foreign
product diminished. As the domestic prod
uet increased American competition became
effective. In tile latter part of the eighties
the American manufacturer got control OF
the market. The price went down under
competition to cost. Large contracts were
made in 1889 for American rails at S26
per ton, which is about the average cost.
Meantime duties had been decreased as the
cost of the American product approached
the cost of the English product. The free
trade journal assumes that the amount paid
in duties between 1871 and 1882 was a dead
loss to the country, but the result has been
to establish the sterl-rail industry in this
country. No considerable amount of steel
rails is now imported. Once in a while an
English manufacturer has a lot which he
prefers to sell at loss rather than not sell
at all, and, consequently, he pays the
American duty and sells them in this mar
ket at the American price. The paper which
IS POW trying to make tie public believe
that heavy duties on English steel rails were
mistakes is certain that the tin-plate in
dusiry can never be established in this
country. 1t fayorS policy which would
give Europe monopoly If the production
of finished goods of all varieties, leaving to
Americans the less profitable industry Of
producing raw material.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
THE GOLD RESERVE.

Ex-Secretary FairehIld does not agree
with Secretary Foster that the S100,00O,00G,
gold, reserved to redeem greenbacks with,
may be partially used at the discretion OF
the Secretary. He regards the reserve
somewhat in the nature of a deposit of
bullion against which certificates have been
issued. Mr.. Fairchild did not inform his
audience how the amount of the reserve
came to be fixed at 100000, 900. When the
Redemption Act came into effect in 1879,
there was $685., 900, 600 Of greenbacks in cir
culation. The act did not provide that re-
dempton should begin when Sl00,000,o00 of
gold should be accumulated in the Treasury.
1t fixed date for redemption, and left the
amount of the reserve to the discretion of
the Secretary of the Treasury. Sherman,
then Secretary, thought that 500. 100000
would inspire the public with confidence
that gold could be had for greenbacks when
it should be wanted. Events proved that
Sherman was right. When the date for re-
demption came there was no greater de-
mand for gold than there had been in the
past month. Mr. Fairchild assumes that
because 500, 600, 900 was needed in the
Treasury at the time as a reserve, it Is
needed now The Government. he says, Is
constantly buying these greenbacks, and
Immediately reissuing them according to
law. The amount in circulation is not
greatly reduced Mr.. Fairchild does not
make allowances for the increase of conf
denee on the part of the people inspired by
the fact that for twelve years greenbacks
have been redeemed when presented. He
holds that if 500, ZOO. 900 was necessary
when the RRdemDtiOu Act went into effect
it is still necessary, since there has been 20
permanent decrease in the volume of out
standing greenbacks. But ordinary expert
ence teaches that credit resulting from
twelve years of prompt payment of obliga-
tons may be maintained with less cash
than was necessary to establish that credit.
1t is not, however, a matter of vital impOr-
lance. The use of 1000, 600 of the $780,
000 600 would only effect a saving of $780,
0O0 or 81, 500, 600 in interest money.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
Flags to Permanently Distinguish
Veterans Graves.

All the city corps have been busy with
preparations for Memorial day.
A lively discussion took place in Lincoln
Corps on Thursday night as to the propriety
of decorating the graves of deceased mem
bers on Memorial day. A majority of the
speakers held that the 30th of May should
be pre-eminently the comrades day, and
that the W. r. c. would be encroaching
upon the province of the G. a. R. by strew-
ing flowers upon any graves but those of
veterans. 1t was stated that in Eastern
cities a small flag flies over every soldiers
grave throughout the year, so that in pass
ing through a cemetery one may instantly
perceive and say, "Here a soldier lies" and
on Memorial day there is no general decora-
ton, as here. Hence Lincoln Corps will
make a new departure, and the graves of
former members will be remembered
when the memorial service for de-
ceased members is held The corps hopes
thus to set an example that the general
public may follow of making Decoration
day distinctively Grand Army day; and
also to raise its voice against the custom of
looking upon this solemn occasion as simply
holiday on which to hold picnics and other
festivities. 1t is regarded as a matter of re-
greet that some churches have chosen this
day for their Sunday school pienics. thus
dSSOCidLluR III III the lnlHuS Oh the young
with merry-makng, and removing from
them the opportunity of being impressed
with the G. A. r. object-lesson OF patriotism.
The pOpulaca should join them in rever-
ence, not lightly. as at some entertaining
spectacle, but by uniting in the solemn ser
vices 10 the memory of those who died that
the country might survive.
The WomaH's Relief Corps Of San Diego
during the Presidents visit handsomely dec
Grated his car with beautiful wistaria and
other flowers. An. elegant floral basket,
nearly yard in height, was presented to
Mrs. Harrison, who Is member Of the Or
der. Some choice samples of raisins
oranges and lemons were presented by the
Ladies' Annex of the Chamber of Com
merce, accompanied by letter from the pen
of Mrs. Jennie W. Snyder, who is promi-
nent member Of both societies. Mrs. Sny-
der has received a letter of thanks from
Mrs. Harrison, acknowledging both gifts,
as we'll as the beautiful satin banner pre-
scented by the women's organizations of San
Diego.
Stanton Corps of Los Angeles recently
paid picnic visit to the Soldiers Home at
Santa Monica. They took good talent and
had a fine programme. Between 400 and 500
soldiers were entertained. Mrs. Jennie W.
Snyder of San Diego, who was the guest of
Stanton Corps, gave short address, which
was we'll received. After the exercises many
soldiers pressed forward TO shake hands
and talk with their visitors.
Los Angeles has made great preparations
for Memorial day. The Bartlett monument
Will be unveiled.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
FROM CHILE.
region.

The report that Balmaceda has rejected
the proposition to arbitrate made by the
British and German Ministers holds out little
promise of an early end of the Chilean war.
Balmaceda might have assured inquirers
that the subsection of the insurgents was
but question of short time for the effect
such assurance would have abroad, but the
rejection of an offer of arbitration is more
serious matter. If he did not think that he
could win in the end he would take the
chances of arbitration. 1t is possible that
he would have been more favorably inclined
to the proposition if the British Minister
had not been one of the parties to pro-
pose it. The intelligence that has reached
this Coast warrants the belief that English
interests are largely identified with the sue
cess Of the Congressional party. If this be-
liet is correct the British Minister would
not be an acceptable arbiter to the Chilean
DrnSI1aut