The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-16
NEwsAND oTHtR NoiuNGs

bllnu was invented ia iN-s-
Tie first theatre in America was opened
at Williamsburg, Va. in To-
There are over ~ miles of tunnels cut
in the solid rock of Gibraltar
Happy and content is home with ''Ihe Ro-
CHESTER" 4 lamp with the light of fthemorning.
Catalogues,write Rochester, ampC ,NewNork.
The dis tance of the earth from the sun
is about g2.OCO,Urp. The average distance
of the moon from the earth j. about 24o.Ooo
miles The sun il. therefore. nearly 100
times a. far away from us a. the moon
j f. PoIkingon. a prominent citizen
of Washington county. while handling a
shot gun at Old Concord. Thursday night,
accidentally discharged the piece The
contents tore off his forehead, laying the
skull bare Unless rrySipela~ sets in, he
will probably recover
The residence of Jacob Fast. we'll
to- do farmer living near IniontOwn- Was
burned Thursday afternoon Whil" the
family were attending funeral All The
contents including 500 in money were de
Stroyed. The loss i estimated at 'po-
with no insurance. \ defective tiue i
supposed To have been the cause.
A county collector at Clinton. Mo.
one night last week sent one of his helpers
to the Kansas CITY. OSceula X southern
railway and locked freight engine 10 the
rails To force the company 10 pay its taxes
for the year The company promptly
wired their banker 10 pay the taxes. ii"
did So and the engine was released.
Large quantities Of oil escaped from a
leak in the Crescent Pipe Line Company's
line. IN Manor township, near Lancaster
Pa. on Sunday Several hunters ignited
il 10 see il burn. The whole country was
in a short time "A blazing mass. The burn
ing oil ran into the ConcSto"a creek
Trees and fences over a large area were
destroyed, but the pipe line company
employees finally Subdued the fire. The
loss iS large
Thursday afternoon John kcighlcr. a
well known business man of Philadelphia,
while out hunting ia the vicinity of
Youngstown. Westmoreland County, ac-
cidenIally shot himself through the left
breast expiring almost Instantly He was
crossing fence al the time and Slipped.
! The gun caught on the rail aud was dis
charged He was about 40 years old and
married His remains were sent home
! yesterday.
A dispatch from Youngstown. q. says
/ that capitalists of New York are trying 10
/ purchase all the rolling mills and blast
/ furnaces in that part Of Ohio and unit"
| them in a gigantic combination under one
management The amount 10 be- paid is
/ said to be- S7.oDo.Dpo. The exact object j.
not known. Some think it is to be a rival
/ of the Carnegie combination. while othrr~
] sl. a.
! The former theory accepted.
An extensive barn including number
| OF buildings on the farm Of J. T.. Mowrry.
at Meshoppen, near Wilkc>harrc. Pa.
were destroyed 10y fire early on Monday
morning. Twenty head OF cattle,
mostly OF the Durham stock. three horses
and one colt peri-hed in the flames. Forty
tons of hay. several tons OF grain and most
all the farming implements were also con
Sumcd. The loss i estimated at SIo.Ul0.
partially insured. The origin il attributed
To nccndiarism.
/ Philip u. Armour. the millionaire
packer of Chicago. has given a Christmas
gift of over SI.JUO.OO0 10 that city. AbSo-
lutely unknown To the public work has
been going on for year past toward the
erection Of a magnificent liVe->tory build
ing ana II h now all but ready Tor OCCu-
paucy. Tins building will be- known a.
the Armour institute. and will nr To Chi
chago all that the DrcNel institute Is To
Philadelphia This building is but "A
small part of the gift. La addition to il
and for its support Mr.. Armour gives ST.
10000 All that money, brains and labor
can de- will be made toward making il the
greatest institute for mauuai training.
science aud artin this country.
Peter Bender and Anna Boyer. of
Canandensy. near Stroudsburg. Pa, were
engaged to be married. Eendcr's conduct
led Miss Boyer To break the engagement.
and despite Renders appeals she adhered
To her resolution not to marry him.
Bender threatened To kill himself. Miss
Boyer paid no attention Ia what she con
sidercd the mere NapOrings of an angry
man. That Bender meant what he said
was traggicaly forced upon Miss Boyer on
I Monday. She met Bender, and when she
still persisted in declining TO marry him.
he drew a revolver and crying out that If
she would not marry him She should marry
no one else, he shot her in the neck
Thinking the girl dead. Bender placed the
pistol To his head and blew out his brains.
When picked up Miss Boyer was still alive.
I but will probably die