The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-05-13
N.wsANu OTHER SOIISGS.

Eight hundred men OF various labor
organizations N Decatur, H.. are on a
strik..
The house committee has agreed 10 re-
port favorably The bills appTOpriatingS $780,
OOO for the extension OF q free delivery in
the rural districts and providing FOR the
issue of fractional notes.
The bones Of Jumbo, Earuum's big el-
cphant that was killed few years ago al
ST Thomas. Canada. weighed even @-4OO
pounds The total weight Of the body
bones and all was six tons
-Carncgie's coke plant al Douglass sta
tion. on the Pcmickry branch of the Lake
Erie road. was in full operation on Mon
day The plant has 100 ovens. and il las
been idle since last summer. over 100
more ovens are are 10 be- added 10 furnish
coke for the big concern.
William &. Hitcbcitel. "a farmer aged
- years. living near Collegcyilie- Pa,
called his wife into room where he was
seated ia a chair on Monday night, and
then in her presence drew butcher knife
across his throat. He died soon afterward.
The man was temporarily insane.
u Ohm lslNhril. Il flElltA NdIdh4ali
serving q thirty years sentence in Concord
y. H., state prison for the murder last
Christmas Of .Iohn {. Wheeler n Fiudec.
! j. cndcaVOring to StarVc himself To death.
lie has eaten no food since hc has been in
the prison. some three weeks, and declares
. il his fixed purpose TO partakc Of no nour-
/ ishmcnt whatever.
A bolt OF lightning struck Julius Kup-
! priOn who was driyin. along the road Ia
/ his home in Norwood Pa, on Friday
1 killing him and his horse Instantly. 81
Kennel Square. several carriages were
blown over in the street by the force OF
/ the wind. their occupants narrowly es-
I Gaping injury. At WeStgrove a number OF
buildings were damaged. including large
caSket factory. which lost its roof.
John Fox. employed by the PottSvillC
/ Iron and Steel Company in the ronstruc-
/ ton OF a bridge on the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company's extension, had 4 narrow
escape from drowning on Monday IL,
was prying Il beam with bar at the high
est point Of the bridge when the bar TSlippeo
and lac was prccipitatcd 10 the ground, d
distance of 20 feet. striking on his head
Strange TO relate the man arose TO his fee'
and in five minutes was again At work.
At Reading on Thursday of last week
| a tigreSs beIonging to Forepaugh's show
( attacked her keeper, Lawrence w. Scott
and would have clawed him 10 death but
/ for the timely assistance Of d resident ot
/ Reading. who fought the animal back with
a pole until Scott succeeded in getting ont
. of the cage. He was taken to hospital
If.
+ stitches were required. The tigrcSs wa
furious and roarcd and cIawcd viciou-ly,
Farmer Harry Roeder residing neal
/ Summit station. Schuylkill county. acci-
. dcntally shot and killed his l2-year-olC
son few days ago. ROcdcr had taken a
gun out 10 destroy a crows nest near his
barn, but it would not 90 of. Returning
indoors he proceeded 10 examine il care
fully 10 ascertain the cause of its failure Il
shoot. while the boy stood watching him
E In some uuuaccountablc way the piece wa.
discharged and the entire load entered IN,
+ boys abdomen. He fell dead at his faith
! er's feet.
! There was excellent Slcighing AT Chey-
( rnne. Wyo., or Monday, snow having faI-
Ten TO the depth of trific more that SiN
inches. The injury 10 range stock by tht
/ severe weather of December last and III,
late storm i appalling. The losses are e.
. timated at over thirty per cent. Owners
say the calf crop will scarcely be worth
/ branding. On the other hand, sheep hay
/ ing received personal care, have thriven
/ The loss i less than five per cent, and
: fleece will be heavier than ever with good
I lamb crops.