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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

SPEAKER CRISP, says the Philadelphia
Times, has disarmed public criticism
of the proposed Congressional
investigation of our appalling pension
frauds by appointing three Democratic
Union soldiers with heroic records and
one Republican Union soldier who
bears many honorable scars, to inquire
into the prostitution ofpensions to thiev-
ing sharks and army bummers. Chair
man Wheeler of Michigan, Is one of
Sherman's wounded veterans, and Lit
tie, of New York; DUNCAN, of Ohio. and
Brosius, of Pennsylvania, are all recog-
aized as men of heroic action in the
flame Of battle. Only one member of
the committee, Lind, of Minnesota, is
not a soldier, and he is one Of the Re
publican minority.
The selection of such Il committee.
four-tifths of which is composed of brave
Union veterans and some OF them the
recipient Of pensions, must command
public confidence in advance for the
fidelity Of It's inquiries and the integrity
of its conclusions. That ii yiu probe
the present fraudulent pension system to
the core is not doubted 10y any who
know the men who compose the
committee; and all intelligent citi-
zcns and soldiers must now know
that such an Investigation cannot fail to
startIe the coantry by uncovcring the
fraud and theft 10y which the nation has
been robbed Of scores of millions of dol
lars.
With q committee of gallant Union
veterans to pass upon the evils of our
pension system hope begins to dawn
upon the efforts Of patriotic citizens and
honest soldiers to halt the robberies per
petrated by pension sharks and army
coffee-coolers to bring shame upon the
nobleat soldiery Of the world.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
u Ouiin' Tel! Her Name.

\ handsomely DIRE and very hyster-
ical woman was in Magistrate Puilinger's :
court ut Philadelphia, on Saturday
morning. charged with shoplfting in
Overman's : dry goods store, Third and
Somerset streets. Tearfully and stub
bornly she refused TO reveal her identity
and when questioned 10y the Magistrate
she had nothing to say about the charge.
She wrung her hands and wept until
taken 10 one side by Special Officer
Whitcomb, who requested her not to un-
nerve herself. The detective wasted
about half an hour in fruitleS- effort To-
find something out about his new prison
er, but all attempts to win her conf
dence failed.
All she could be influenced to say WAS
that she had worked hard and honorably
for several years and that her family
name had never before been tarnished
10y diScreditable act fits bearers. She
was informed that there was no alterna-
tive but to commit her
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
The world for 1892.

The most energetic. rcSOiutc 0ad rCIcHt-
less joHI7tuI il ImC"icd tChC4t Il sets ont to
accomplish dItY great object; cdi tcStUB
to its ready humGHjtH comprehension and
persistence. '-GAIL HAMILTON.
We can tell our republican readers "a Sc
crct and our Democratic friends a piece of
good news:
The World intends to and will elect an
other Democratic President this year. a.
il elected Grover Cleveland in 1854.
Whether the Democratic candidate shall
be Grover Cleveland. representing the
cause of Tariff Reform. or any one OF
number of other Democratic leaders who
can bc elected. representing all the elements
of opposite TO Republicauism. the WOrId
will be foremost in his support. The nCrt
President must be n Democrat.
But while doing this the World will give
its Republican readers, as il did in the re-
cent campaign. a fuller and better report
of Republican meetings and speeches in
of their own party print. The World uer-
e. cOiOTS nciCS: il photographs creItts.
The World - now printing an average Of
over 35O.OOO copies a day. 1t has made
net average gain of 5000 day during the
past year. II will circulate next year. on
the basis of this increase only. at least I2O.
0OO,O0 copies OF the aDleSt, strongest and
best Democratic new spaper ever printed.
The World i recognized as diStinctiVely
the newspaper of the people. 1t believes
that to be- the highest Journalism which is
dedicated to the public service.
The World puts heart and conscience in
TO its work "a well aS brains. 1t is the
handmade of Justice. the unTaVeler of
mysteries, the detecter and terror Of crime
the friend of the friendeSS, the help of the
poor, the strength OF the weak. Realizing
that its power comes from the people il
gives back 10 them freely whatever service
its influence and its resources enable ii TO
render
With a perfect equipment. a thorough
organization capable direction and dcpu
determination 10 move on and up To higher
ideals and greater achievements the
World wishes its multitude OF readers a
happy new year, and confidently bids them
To expect from il during 1899 even more
wonderful things than il has already ac-
compliShed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
Granted Imperial Pardon.

ATCHisON Kansas, February lI.-Bcr-
nard J. Schmidt, q weIl-to-do farmer OF
AtchiSon county, went 10 Germany last
November to visit his old home I'm
mediately upon his arrival he was arrest
ed for deacrting from the German army
three years before. All efforts To secure
his release appeared u be frutlcsS The
anniversary Of the Emperor birth came
ON January p and on that day the En-
perur received 81 letter from Schmidt
daughter, aged II, IN this country, set
ting forth in a childish manner the facts
IN the case and hegging for her
fathers release. The Emperor was so
touched than lac issued a pardon for the
dcserter and nc is now on his way home.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

a SPECIAL dispatch to tn Philadelphia
Times from Washington, d. c., says:
It is an open secret within limited polit-
ical circles in this city that movement
Tor a reconciliation between the Presi-
dent and Senators Cameron and Quay
has been in progress for some days, and
II Is confidently asserted that it will be
consummated before Senator Quay's re-
turn from Florida, by which our Penn
sylvania Senators viii resume their con
trol Of Pennsylvania patronage and Har-
rison viii be given the vote OF Pennsyl-
yania for denomination.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
HIp state of things in Russia seems to

The state Of things in Russia seems 10
be getting worse, or the reports at least
are woIse Russia in Europe has an
area Cf over two millions of6quarc miles.
Its population is about equal 20 that OF
the United States and the reports state
THAI twothirds OF this great mass Of peo-
pie are III needy circumstances, while
over a third of these will die OF starvation
unless they are helped by the people out
side the Cars dominions. The remain
der of the people of Russia are unable to
render the assistance needed. The des-
titutiOn is the result of q succession OF
crop failures, extending over the last
three and in some places four years.
Then, too, We must consider that the
population Of Russia is dependent al
most entirely on agriculture as a means
of subsistence They are without the
means Of exchanging the earnings of
their labor for the necessaries of life, no
matter how willing they are to work.
\ population equal to that of the New
England, the Middle and Southern
States is starving
Add to this scarcity of food and cloth
ing the severity of u Russian winter,
which far exceeds in severity the rigors
OF Il Canadian winter and you can pic
turc some Of the want and suffering now
there prevailing.
The prisons and hospitals are being
used for places of shelter. Churches are
transformed into relief depots The sup
plies sent are yet insufficient, but are be
ing distributed to the very best advan-
tage, yet thousands OF the people are dy-
ing of actual want.
Food and clothing are needed to re
lievc their suffering and keen the popu-
latiOn alive until their next crops can be
gathered. The furnishing peasantry of
Russia need help and they need it
promptly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
Parker city lee 6Orge.

PiTTsUUEG, Feb. 1.-THE ice gorge at
Parker City Is still intact, and the great
est alarm prevails. There are a series of
gorges between Brady,s Bend and a
short distance above Parker The chief
danger lies in the strength of the Parker
gorge and the weakness of the one
above.
1t Il feared that the upper gorge will
break and the ice will pile against the
Parker gorge without breaking il. The
citizens of Parker have tried in vain 10
cut passage through the gorge. and
were working on it this morning. 30
far the efforts TO blow II up with dyna-
mita have been fruitless.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

SENATOR VEST says tariff reform must
be the supreme issue with the Democra-
cy the coming campaign He says: In
1SSS, when Mr.. German and the late
William i. Scott came to the st. Louis
convention with cut and dried plat
form containing the old straddle of 1851.
approved, rs they stated, by Mr.. Cleve-
land, the convention repudiated the
movement and l heartily indorsed its
action. Not even Mr.. Clevcland's name
was potent enough to pull down the flag
which he had himself placed at the
masthead. 1t floats there to-day and
viii never be furled until the war taxes
which the Republican party promised to
remove upon the return OF peace have
been taken from the statue books"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

Al "a meeting Of the Chicago Blaine
club held in that city on Tuesday even
ing it was decided TO go to Minneapolis
and make every honorable attempt to
secure the nomination of James G.
Blaine for President. Several speeches
were made in which Mr.. Blaine's recent
letter declaring he would not be a candi-
date was discussed, and the conclusion
was reached that the present Secretary of
State should be willing to accept the
nomination for the sake Of the party,
and the conviction was expressed that
Minneapolis convention would unani
imously tender him the nomination.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

Henry WATTBsoN in his Louisville
ColTie,-IoUrtui says:
Mr.. Harrison will be his own successor
upon the National Republican ticket,
and if there are those who think he will
prove weak nominee or candidate
easy to be beaten, they will find them
selves mistaken
That Mr.. Cleveland is, outside of the
state of New York, the choice of an
overwhelming majority of the Demo
Gratis of the United States is an indispu-
table fact 1t is Cleveland first, the rest
nowhere, But to all appearance it
seems with the Democrats of New York
it Is Hill first and Cleveland nowhere.
Are we again going to fall between the
two stools of this old, never-ending fac
ton fight; this eternal, iucurable seven
year Itch renewing itself every four
years among the Democratic politicians
@ the state Of New Yorl,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
Prayers did not save Her.

LIMA, O., Feb. l4.-MrS. Bentzcl iii, d
AT her home on North jackson street
tins morning. She had been sick several
weeks, and regular physicians were do
ing all in their power for her recover.
Her brother, Henry Thompson. l.
faith cure beliver. He arrived here "a
few days ago and Immediately ordered
the nurse To- discontinue giving the doc
Uor's medicine to Mrs. Bcntzel, and said
he would cure her with prayer. But
the patient continued to grow weaker,
although Thompson claimed she was
getting better. Half an hour before
she died Thompson ordered her to get
up and walk across the floor. The cx-
ertion completely prostrued her. and
after lying down she expired. There l.
great Indignation felt against Thomp>, II.
and several of the iady's friends are taik-
ing of tar and feathers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
BALTZELLS.

OF the many carpet creat.or.
fair samples of them all will
ound in our Carpet Deparrnc..
To start the season we bav.
ceivcd few pieces Of Axrnjp.,o.
Of Royal beauty and the fr,. o,.
er shown in the city. The u.,r
price for this King Of Carpr,.
all large cities is $3.50 y ,.,s
but We have decided upon II a.
In richest shades of Cream gI.
Old Rose, Wood Browns. Gr.
ctc.
Just arrived yesterday ib,..
patterns Of Administer Iel,..
beautiful as dream Of El..
and only Sl25 a yard. 1.r-
price Sl75. Also four par..-..
Of lovely extra Velvet at >.
price.
Our showings in Moqucttc.arr
Nelvets will be larger this v...
than ever, and special ear. h.
been taken in selection. Tia.
are arriving daily and beingmgrl
ed at 81 ID TO SljOa yard
perfect fantasy in flower. +,
Body Brussels there ar. . e.,-
pieces left suitable for a.. .o,,
or purpose that have Ueun r..
duced from 500 to 7Ir vu
pieces ia Wood Browns, H., ,..pr
figures IN contrasting shades ara
handsome for parlor use, OH.
er styles at Sl.O0 and - .r.
IN Unique Patterns, Of ali ae-ir.
able shades. but showing tend.
ency to darker hues, very .c,rrs.
be. In Tapestries, the ,.l.,, Of
last year have been renew. IN
every variety Of colorirgs aaa Of
special values. Last Year u. 900.
this year Sjc.
Just arriving large stick of
Lowell Extra super Irgrain.
VIII &c at Sjc.
BALI/ELLS'.
Altoona
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

A RESOLUTION has been adopted by the
Maryland legislature that it is the sense
Of this House that the House Of Repre-
sentatIvcs Of the United States, now un-
der the control OF the Democratic party,
should deal with the subject Of tariff re-
form, whether by general bill, or other
wise, upon the broad lines marked out
by President Cleveland's message of 1887,
and the Mills bill, in order that the par
ty may enter upon the great contest of
1892 with a definite policy which will
convince the country that it does not
mean to take any backward step and that
its faith in the common sense and con
science Of the people Is unshaken." ."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

The Senate Committee on Foreign af-
fairs, says the Pittsburg Post, has made a
summary and appropriate disposition of
Senator Quay's ill-advised resolution
looking to the acquisition of the North
ern States of Mexico 10y reporting it ad-
versely, and the Senate then clinched
the matter by indefinitely postponing
the resolution. In the same line of
maintaining friendly relations with
Mexico the Senate passed a resolution
Wednesday requesting the President to
return to the Republic OF Mexico u bat
tie flags, now in the museum OF the mil
itary academy at West Point, captured
by the army of the United States during
tue war Of 1918 This is all right, but
it suggests what an amount of froth and
fustlan there was in the partisan and
Grand Army uproar few years ago
when 1t was suggested Confederate battle
flags should bc returned to the Southern
states. Is it not an act of generous
courtesy like this to our own citizens.
soldiers of our next war, fully as i'm
portant as the return of flags captured
from a foreign nation?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
Twenty-Five valves Killed.

GIRARD, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE wolf
drive, for which preparations have been
IN progress two months, took place yes
terday. About nine O'Clock in the
morning about four thousand men sur
rounded a country measuring ten miles
square. With one thousand men on
each side of the square, there were one
hundred to the mile, or nearly one man
to every fifty feet. The firing of n can
non was the signal for the final closing
IN. The wolves were not to be killed
until they were rounded up. The chase
began at one O'Clock, and as Il result
woly.- were killed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
Eating " Orn aut Animals.

PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE rise in the price
OF beef and mutton caused by the new
tariff has led 10 an enormous demand
Tor horse tcsh IN Paris. According to a
report Of the police prefecture the horses.
asses and mules are slaughtered repre-
sent over one third of the whole quanti-
" of meat consumed. Fillet of horse or
donkey Is retaIled at ten pence per
pound, steak at seven pence per pound
and inferior parts at two pence Der
pound. Worn out animals are rising in
value and are being bought up every
where within radius OF 800 miles of
Paris
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

An order Of Pope Leo, dated at Rome,
January i, 1892, and just promulgated
by Archbishop Elder, OF Cincinnati.
authorizes the Catholic clergy in regions
where influenza prevails to absolve the
faithful from fasting anu abstinence
The order Is not, as might be supposed,
restricted to the coming Lenten season.
but applies at once to the Friday and
other fasts, and no definite limit of time
appears to have been placed upon its
continuance.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
4 / Guihiul fiend.

GU MADIsoN, aged five years, son of
Guy @. Madison, a leading citizen Of
Sanderliuviile, village in the remote
lumber region OF Potter county. Penn
sylyania, Was playing with an aX on Fri
day.
Martin Glover, aged fifteen. and Il
cousin of the Madison boy. came 10 the
wDodpIle and wanted the AK. The Mad
ison boy refused to give up the AK, and
the other lad jer5ed IL ont Of his hands.
and, with a single blow, almost severed
hls cousins head from his body.
Young Glover has been lodged in Jail
here. His mother and the murdered
boys mother have been made insane by
the tragedy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
A Strong Man an a Bull.

NEWARK, o. Feb. 19.-W. \. Slanker.
residing north of this city, was caught
unawares by vicious bull this morning
aud given several ugly toSSes. He seized
the infuriated animal 10y the horns and
held on gamely, though he was serious
ly hurt by being trampled upon. He
finally caught the iron ring in the ami
mails ucse and bore the beast 10 the
ground. SlInktr wa badly injured.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
Bids for Prnhysivania's Hall.

Harrisburg, Feb 1.-THE building
committee of the worlds fair board tins
evening instructed the executive com
missioner to advertise for proposals tor
the the erection of the Pennsylvania State
building IN Chicago in all the daily pa
pers OF the state published in cities hay
ing upward of ., 600 population at the
last census. The publication is to be
made on February 10, Is and 2o. Bids
will be received up to noon of March @
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

\ NUMBER of prominent New Jersey
Democrats met in New York last week
and organized for active work in the
presidential campaign. They adopted
resolutions advocating tariff reform as
the leading issue, opposing unlimited
free coinage and urging the nomination
of Grover Cleveland.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

JAMES G. BLAINE Is an astute politi-
clan He would like to be President of
the United Sutes. He knows that he
can lie nominated by acclamation.
Why then doesn't he desire the nomin-
alton? Because ne cannot be elected.
Blaine isn'tas strong as he was in 1854,
while the Democracy Is in better condi-
ton to-day than it ever was before.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

The Mississippi Legislature on Tues
day passed a law making it unlawful for
any person to sell, barter, or give away
cigarettes. smoking or chewing tobacco
or snuff To- any child under the age of
Is, unlc-s authorized in writing by the
parent or guardian Of said child, under
penalty Of $50 to 500 fine or impris-
onment of not less than one or not more
than three months. or both. The House
passed a resolution prohibiting the
smoking Of cigarette. IN public places
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

\ BILL has been favorably reported 10y
the Senate for the relief of the heirs of
John Howard Payne, author of Home,
Sweet Home" The amount is S205
and has been due since 1892 when
Pavnc was consul at Tunis.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

y oll r l. hereby Eiyvu thar the '..'N
~ In- accounts hANe been nlcd "a tho t'aT. ~
Comman Pleas OF CBmuria county. Pa. HTl "t,,
be confirmed ~ said coLr' on the 7sh day ol
march. a. ID 1872, unless cause hv shown "
the contrary:
The nrst and nnal accornt Of Walt0r Diaert. as
sisnee OF A. W. Blauch.
The trst and i'm - account OF =. II. E1'h g.
sis nee OF NJ. r. McDouald.
First aud partial account Of John fuust, as7ls
nee ci Frank Hahn.
J G.. DARBY.
Ebensburg, Pa %. Feb. T.. lsp- lrCthqE.iiy
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

The Western Farm and Mortgage
company, OF Denver, has collapsed, and
arrests are expected. The company has
been doing business of SO, ,OOO, 900.
principally on other peoples money.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

THE best explanation of the northern
lights seen III the heavens on sunday
night /, Il at it is a cel tain Indication of a
Democratic victory this fall.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

The Indiana Democratic delegation to
the national convention will bc instruct
ed to support Ex-Governor Gray for the
presidential nomination.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
EnK SALE

DOR SALE.
Il The undersigned VIII sell at private s4N
pieces OF real estate situate IN Munster towurNlP
CambriA county, Pa containing teruecl sel,
sixty y-siN and q ftf-nve acres and alloNunce. ~
property f. improved and m good state oi oLi.
tiy ition, and will be sold at rutsuuaule -.
and upon easy terms. FOR Furtuer parte1ttsa4'
can on OF address Alvin evans, G1snsDai- i''
LiHE hbbHtNs
December - 1870. L'fti' ="
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

STATE CHAIRMAN WRIGHT has ar
ranged for Pennsylvania headquarters at
the sherman House, Chicago, during
the Democratic national convention.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

ARGUN,ENV On tie admission Of Utah
40 state continues bcforr the Senate
committee on territories.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19

RAPHAEL HITE,l
). w. MILLER, Poor Directors.
JOHN r. LONG,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-03-10
An Interesting Book.

Mr.. James Anderson is now
agent for the story of man as told
by that able writer, J. w. Buel.
1t is a history of the human race,
from the creation to the present
time, embracing an account of the
origin of races and their dispers.
ion over the globe; following all
the footsteps of mans wanderings
in his ascent from primitive say.
agery, through the primitive ages
and describing his distribution
over the face of the earth, togeth.
er with a fund of information
about different nationalities, Gus
toms, civilizations, the lost arts
and many other things that you
will learn about when you exam
inc the prospectus. And remem'
her that Mr.. Anderson is unable
to do manual labor and his efforts
to earn living should be reward
ed 10y everybody buying the
book.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-03-10

Cant. r.. p. Cole addressed our
people Monday on the issaes Of
the day. He is a candidate for
Congress from this District. He
presented the political situation in
a clear and forcible manner, es-
housed the cause of free silver,
graded income tax, tariff for reve-
nue. only, and sustained his views
from facts and statistics to the
satisfaction of his friends. the
sneaker received most marked at
teption and was loudly appIauded.
He presented bis services to his
party and insisted on the Demo,
cratic rule of rotation ana reward
for her faithful workers. AT
present no one else has announc-
ed for the position.