The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-04
NEWS A ND OTHpR NOI,NGs.


the London poisoner, Will be strictly pri-
vate. lie continues very morose and has
about given up hope.
Bishop Cotter, OF Winona, Mimi, has
ordered the close OF the Church Of the As
sumption, where the miraculous window is
said To have effected many cures.
james Martelle, the Italian who killed
John Perrello at Saratoga, y. Y, last
May, has been sentenced To be clectrocuted
in the week beginning December IL.
Herr Thiel editor OF the Social Demo
cratic FOILastCdcit, in Breslau, has been
sentenced To nine months Imprisonment
for publishing matter rejecting on the
kaiser.
United States Minister to Portugal
George ii. Batchelrr has formally re-
signed. He will. after November Is, be the
Paris representative Of some big insur-
ance companies.
AT BrownSburg, Ind, William Hulsizer
shot and killed Il large American eagle,
which measured six feet eight inches from
| tip Ia tip. IL il the first one killed in this
section for many years.
The Lehigh * Wilkesbarre Coal Com
I pany has begun the construction of the
| largest coal breaker in the world al Ashley.
The plant will cost se5O, 900 and will employ
about 900 men and boys.
An explosion of gas from leaking pipes
near the gas works in Philadelphia Monday
! caused loss of Sl34.5OO Several vessels
| laden with oil were destroyed, and acres of
water were ablaze for some time.
"A Boston inventor has invented a
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| circular plate, around the circumference of
which is spiral spring. The coil forms
the straincr, which is removable at will.
Without opening a single additional
seam. there is probably enough coal in view
| I'm New South Wales to enable lO,UO,O1O
tons 10 Ice put out annually for some years
To come. This amount is more than double
the present production.
The first double deck twin screw ferry
boat in use in the United States is the Cln-
cinnati. which runs over the Pennsylvania
Railroad ferry from Jersey City To New
York. She is 200 feet long, IL feet wide
and makes u miles an hour.
Five Presidents OF the United States
We're elected without the assistance Of the
State OF New York. These were George
Washington first term in 1883; Jame-
Madison. in 1916; James buchanan, IN
ls56; L. ;. Grant, in ls6s; L. Il. Hayes, in
1876.
AS a result Of the strike of motOrmen
and conductors on the street car line al
Washington, Pa. the company has had
but one car rnnnlng irregulary. The
management claim that they will have all
going by the last of the week, while the
strikers say the company cannot afford "a
employ green men.
james l.. Bartlett. one Of the survivors
of the Jeann.tte eN pedition, Sunday morn
ing in Sar Francisco shot and killed his
wife's nieCe-Lottie Carpent@r-Shot his
wife, aud then shot and killed himself
Since his return from the Arctic regions
RarIlett'S mind has bceu weak, a. the re-
suit OF hardshipS experienced. On Satur-
day lac threatened To murder his wife and
niece.
On Monday Mrs. Mary Marean. living al
Cambridge. Mass, killed her mother. Nj
Annie l.. BrOwnlee, woman nearly sew
enty years old. Mrs. Browulee was found
lying on the floor, aud the nrighbors were
TRYING to pacify the murdered woman,
daughter, Mrs. Marean, who il evidently
insane. The murdcr,ss then said: a,
mother started up-Stairs | walked up b..-
hind her and struck her on the head will
"A wrench"
To decide bet two yonng men al
Lebanon. Pa, put IA wasp and II black nor.
net under glass tumbler 10 determine
MI L.. NJ.
had the vicious little beasts been impris-
oned than th. wasp attacked the hornet
They fought quietly but valiantIy. In les,
than ten minutes the wasp was "A cnrpSc
and two minutes later the hornet expired
The bodies OF both were swollen To three
lines their normal size
-Organist KoC b and his choir have lately
fallen out with the officers of St stephen :
Reformed Church. Pottstown, and last
week were notified of their dismissal
Sunday they appeared at the church, as
usual, determined to furnish music but "A
stalwart policeman ushered them To seats
occupied by ordinary worshippers and CON
Quoted the new organiSt and choir To the
loft. Koch aud his singers secured re-
venge by drowning the music of the new
singers in spite of the policeman's protest.
Jake Winters a man who has not
washed or shaved himself 70. - wears.
died in Carson Valley, New, on Sunda,
When young man he made a VOW that
until the Democratic party came in power
he would go unwashed and unshaven.
When Cleveland was elected he was re-
minded OF his vow, but ne refused To take
the necessary steps toward cleansing him
wash him by force, bup he got away and
threatened 10 kill any one who uricd To
clean him again. He was 10 years of age.
Three persons were killed at MapIeton
! Thursday evening last by a runaway car
from the incline plane running To the
quarrieS OF the Phillips Glass COMPANY
| All OF the unfOrtunates were married men
and were waiting for the arrival of the
train AT the station Of the L. X. r. and
We're not aware of any danger until they
were struck by the descending car From
the testimony given before the coroner's
jury IL was shown that the sand car
which were on an incline of 40 feet. had
not Il sufficient brake To keep them in
place. The jury rendered u verdict that
the accident Was the result of carelcssI. ess
of the employees of the Phillips Glass Com
pany.
About O'Clock Saturday aft rnoon as
George Standish, aged GO. WAS about 10
come out of a well which he WAS cleaning
AT Athol. Mass. the rocks caved ia on him.
An alarm was quickly given. and hundreds
of people hocked To the scene. Within a
few minutes number of them were al
work trying In rescue the buried man. Ii
was thought that. Of course, he was in
stantly killed by the large rocks, but after
the rescuing party had worked aaout nine
! hours they heard groans. After working
| eighteen hnurs the man was taken our ot