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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15
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The strike Over.

COLUMBUS. O., June 1.-THE strike
of the coal miners Is over. At O'Clock
this evening the miners representatives
in the conference agreed 20 the 90 cents
for Ohio and 90 cents for PennSy lvania
basis and signed the agreement, with
the proviso that the agreement shall be
ratified by the miners. They agree,
however, that the men shall go to work
on Monday next. Those who wish to
may go to work at once. The miners
stated that there was some opposition To
the scale, and it wonld take a week TO
induce the men to accept ii.
At O'Clock a JOINT conference was
held and the scale agreement ratified
A. A. Adams, president of the OHIO
miners, was member of the scale COM
mittee, refused to sign the agreement
The settlement, however, is final. The
scale agreed upon is as follows: Pitts
burg, thin vein, 90 cents. thick vein, 56
cents; Hooking Valley, so cents; lndi>
ana, bitulninous, 80 cents; Indiana,
block. 20 cents: Streator, ILL.,, 624 cents
for summer, and 20 cents for winter;
Bloomington, Ill, n! for summer, and
50 for winter: La Sale and Spring Val
ley, H., 724 for summer, and so for
winter; other sections in northern
Illinois fields at prices in proportion to
the above. Coal in Pittsburg district,
going east to tidewater, shall pay the
same mining price as that paid 10y the
Pennsylvania gas and Westmoreland
coal companies.
The scale of prices will be in effect,
and bind both parties thereto, begin
ming June Is, 1894, and continuing un-
til May l, 1895; provided that the above
named scale of prices for the Pittsburg
district shall be generally recognized and
| observed. The operators and miners
| will cooperate in their efforts to secure
a general observance of said prices, and
if during the period covered by this
agreement, a general recognition of the
prices herein named cannot be secured,
either party to this agreement may cal
a meeting of the joint board of arbitra
ton and determine whether the agree
ment has been sufficiently complied with
to warrant its continuance.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15
Killed by Stolen AcOnIte.

SELMA, Ala, June 1O.-A dose of
aconite from a demijohn supposed to
contain alcohol ended two lives to day
Sid Fowlks, David Johnson and Fred
Jones went to-day on fishing trip and
carried with them the supposed demi-
john of alcohol. They stopped at the
house of Paul Frazier, who was the first
to sample the contents of the demiiohn.
The old man died in few minutes.
Johnson, the owner of the demiiohn.
then gave his supposed alcohol TO his
companions, but not liking the taste,
they spat it out. He then took a big
swallow himself and in ten minutes was
dead. 1t turns ont that the fluid was
aconlte stolen from Cawthorne Il Cole
mans drug store in this city.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15
6Uilly OF False Pretense.

READING, Pa, June i2.-The case of
\. J. Dress, of Phillipsburg, charged
with obtaining money from the Sprang
heirs under false pretenses, was given to
the jury this afternoon and verdict of
guilty rendered. Drass was sent to Ger
many to hunt up evidence of the alleged
fortune of 81, 900, 900. After spending
some time abroad he wrote that he had
secured a copy of the will and death
certificate of George Christian Sprang
Judge Endlich in his charge to the jury
said: The question is not whether
these people who call themselves the
Sprang heirs have been swindled OF
course they have. This foreign inheri-
tance business, as we'll informed men
everywhere know, is nothing but a
swindle and an organized swindle at
that
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

The fourth draft of the pending tariff
bill, which was laid before he senate for
consideration the End of last April.
names the 3Oth day of June as the time
when the law shall go into effect.
That day ends the fiscal year, and
throughout the prolonged debate, which
has since occupied the senate, Mr.. Jones
and Mr.. Harris have contended they
would begin collecting duties under the
new law with the beginning of the new
year. The present condition of things
hardly supports their belief. There are
several very important schedules yet to
he considered, to say nothing of matters
that have been left open pending final
action when the bill comes out of the
committee stage and goes into the SEN
ate.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

COMMENTING on the vagaries of the
Pennsylvania Republicans, as indicated
by the deliverances of the recent state
convention. the st Louis Globe one of
the staIwart Republican Journals of the
West, says:
The experience of the recent Republi-
lican state convention of Pennsylvania
affords another illustration of the case
with which big political bodies can be
made to stand sponsor for the follies
which large majorities of their members
would unhesitatingly condemn if the
said tollies were grasped at the time.
That gathering among other things de-
clared in its platform that if favored
''the expansion of the circulating me-
dunn of the country until the same
shall amount to $40 per capita of our
population"
The convention classes this surprising
deliverance among its principles of
finance, and adds that it is one of the
''principles' which WAS announced at
the previous convention of the party in
the state, and which has received the
overwhelming approval of our fellow
Citizens at the polls.
1t Is hard to understand how anv ra-
tional being can imagine policy of this
sort could help the country. The per
capita circulation at present is in the
neighborhOOd of S24. Suppose congress
should decree that S16 more for each
man, woman and child in the country
should be ''crcatcd," how much would
be added to the assets of the average
individual thereby? How could the or
dinary person get his hands on this SIG:
He would have to furnish an equivalent
III labor, property or in some other shape
before he could get hold of any of it,
and he has this very privilege under ex-
| listing conditions. Or did the delegate
who is responsible for the property OF
this ''principIe'' intend that the govern,
ment should distribute this $40 apiece
among the people. In that case the
| Nanderbilts, GOulds, ROckafelers and
other plutOcrats who already have more
| than they know what to do with would
be forced to take their share and the
disproportion between the holdings OF
the very rich and the very poor would
remain much as it is now.
The truth is, of course, pieces of lun
acy like this manage to see daylight be
cause the full committees do not have
the time or the inclination 20 scan the
medley of platitudes, vacuitieS and alb
surdities deneminated platforms which
one or two of their members always pre-
pare. and the conventions are neither in
the mood nor have the opportunity tc
cast discredit on his felow-members anC
to make the convention laughing stock
for the country. In this way the India.
ma Republican convention two or three
weeks ago was led into giving its in
dorsement to a scheme to place dis
eliminating duties on England's i'm
ports with the intention of bulldozins
that country into throwing its mint:
open to silver coinage. The masses OF
the Republicans of Indiana are opposed
to any such stupid meddlesomeness, and
four out of every five members of the
party in Pennsylvania will condemn
this initiation folly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

UNTIL the civil war brought upon us
the series of high tariffs that began with
Morril's and ended with McKinley's
the wealth of the United States was
pretty evenly divided not only as be
tween north and south, east and west,
but also as between the two great inter
ests-agriculture and manufactures.
The Democratic party had been in sub
stantially continuous ascendancy in the
government from the Inauguration of
Washington to that of Lincoln. Its
leadership and legislation were all that
time untainted with the corrupt infIu-
ences of the great vested interests that
are nowadays based on the protective
system, and which, as Senator Voorhees,
justly said in his speech opening the de-
bate in the senate, have succeeded in
placing it "'under the duress of a small
majority of that body.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

Ten years ago it was estimated that
the cost of erecting large building was
81 per cubic foot, while now it is said TO
be only 40 cents. This reduction is at
tracing large share of attention among
capitalists, and the consequence is that
several buildings are to be erected in
New York twentyfour stories high, and
one or two of them to cost several mill
ion of dollars. These buildings are
scattered all over the city, and include
offices, homes, theatres, hotel and so
on. Many more are projected, but have
to be kept in allegiance to allow tenants
who have long leases to yield their rights
of remaining.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15
Still Stealing Trains.

DENVER, June ia freight train on
the Gulf road was captured at La Sale
by 400 of the COxeyites who left Denver
last week for Washington. An engineer
from the ranks took charge of the en-
CINE, and ran to Sterling, where it was
side-tracked and will remain as long as
the army remains in the vicinity. The
road is in the hands of receiver. and
the United States marshal has been
called upon for assistance.
AT Fargo Deputy Marshal Daggett has
subp9naed 40 men and will leave at
once for Bismarck to aid in dispensing
the Coxeyites who refuse to allow trains
to run through on the Northern Pacific.
He has orders To clear the tracks of all
distractions, and the men are armed 10
the teeth The situation is reported as
critical this afternoon at Bismarck.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15
A son of Jesse Berkheimer. of Greer

son of Jesse Berkheimer, of Greens
Ridge, York county, made narrow es-
cape from a horrible death. He and
another boy, Edward Rohrbaugh, were
IN grain warehouse watching the
wheat being transferred from a bin by
means of chute into a car. The chute
becoming clogged, the boys jumped in
to the bin to push the grain down
They were caught by the wheat when it
began to move. Rohrbaugh managed
to get out, but he could not extricate
his companion, who was down in and
covered. The chute was speedily closed.
but the lad was out of sight. \ parti
ton was broken down aud the wheat
permitted to run into an adjoining bin,
when the body of the unconscious boy
was taken out. He was reSucitated
with great difficulty.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

ACCORDING to the best estimates OBJ
taiEable, the coal operators of Pennsyl-
vania alone have thus far lost one mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars by
the strike in the soft coal districts The
miners have lost half million in wages
and the railroads a million ana a half in
freights. In addition there is the loss to
shippers, coal handlers and to general
business which cannot now be estimated
but which must be very large. The
masses sympathize with the miners, but
when man is suffering himself he has
little sympathy to waste on other unfor.
tunateS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

The Philadelphia Times gives the fol-
lowing description of the way Judge
Brubaker is running things in Lancaster
county: Judge Brubaker continues to
scale down the fees that in the past built
up snug fortunes for the Lancaster coun-
ty officials, and as he promised to do Just
that very thing during the noted trian-
gular contest Of few years ago he is
keeping his contract by deeds of per
formance, and giving the farmers who
go to court no end of satisfaction. The
district attorney appears to be catching
II about three sizes ahead of the other
otiice-hOlders. At first the township
squire who sent up trivial causes and
piled on the costs in the interest of the
constable. found himself under the new
rule with the costs to pay out of his own
pocket. The reform made him careful.
and the grand jury has less than half
the bills that formerly came before it.
The prothonotary and the recorder fol-
lowed in the looping off process, and the
district attorney, who has had some ex-
perience with Judge Brubaker's meth
DDS, now learns that sixteen indictments
can be consolidated into eight by the Join
der of the two defendants in each indict-
ment, and that twelve returns in ten in
dictments will not do where five will
suffice. Judge Brubaker is master of the
situation and proposes to save the farm
ers all he can.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

WITH the long contention over the
tariff bill at an end, and the schedules
fairly in operation, a change for the
better Will be inaugurated-no a big
business boom, nor the "fush times
that are still remote-but perceptible
turn in the tide and turn in the right
direction-the beginning of the end of
protracted period of suspense, with its
accompanying stringency, distress, and
general stagnation of industries.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

HE supreme conrt of Nebraska has
declared the eighth day law uncon-
stitutlonal. In the opinion, the court
held that the provisions are unconstitu-
tional-first, because the discrimination
against farm and domestic laborers is
special legislation; second, because, by
the act IN question, the constitutional
night of parties to contract with reference
to compensation is denied
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15
whipped by His Rival and Dies.

WHKEsBARRE, Pa, June 1O.-Charles
Miller, young baker, attended a picnic
last night and quarreled with rival
over the attentions paid to a girl. In
the tistic encounter that followed Miller
had an eye blackened He felt his hu-
initiation keen!y, and when he left the
picnic grounds he said he would never
be seen alive again. This morning his
lfeless body was found hanging to a
tree near the spot where the fight occur
red.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

THERE is sugar planter in Louisiana
who received this year under the Nc
kinley sugar bounty law 1876, 600
bounty. Does that indicate that we had
free sugar under the Mckinley regime?
This money goes to an individual Un-
der the Wilson bill the money will go to
the government for thelbenefit of all.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

THE bill to increase the pensions of
the survivors and widows OF the Mexican
wars from s. to S12 month has been
agreed upon by the house committee on
pensions. Commissioner Lochren esti-
mates that the additional appropriation
necessary to meet this increase will not
exceed 81 800, 900 per annum.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

OF the 5000, 200, 900 feet of logs that
escaped at the time of the flood, 80, ,O00,-
600 will be ,uled back on cars to Will
Transport to be sawed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

Two Illinois mining companies Of
fered their men 81 ton for dieoino
coal if they would resume work. The
miners refu sed the offer.
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Wash Goods, Lace Trimmings,

Embroideres Lace Curtains Window Blinds, Wall Paper Cur
tain Poles, Oil Cloth and Carpets All the New Styles in Men
Shoes. Stiff Hats for and boys,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

Has enabled purchase price full line of
sonae Dry Goods in Dress Goods, Sattne Dress Gnghhms
Lawns, Chaies and all the new things in
The advocate., 1894-05-30
Scare at LeavenwOrth.

It has come to q pass where corpora
tions and corporation servants get scared
nt their own shadows.
Last Wednesday news was received at
T,aaYsnwoEth that . company Of coal
The advocate., 1894-05-30

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other places in Missouri were marching
on their way to LeSvenworth for the
purpose Of inducing the miners there to
strike. The reports were that the men
ware armed to fight and that they were
desperate characters. Some LesveR-
worth people called q mass meeting at
once and began making preparations to
"repulss the enemy" They also sent
out exaggerated reports As to the num-
Der Of the threatening army. One re-
port said some Of the police commits
sionsrB had joined the mayor and United
States Marshal Neely in organizing the
home guards. This was not true, but il
was true that the mass meeting re.
quegted the sheriff to swear in 500
deputies who were to be instructed to
meet at the ringing Of the fire bells,
Then q committee was appointed to 60
toward Kansas City and meet the enemy
and warn them against coming. This
distinguished committee did as directed,
met the l5O miners fifteen miles from
town but the latter paid little attention
TO them. The sheriff told them that 500
citizens were armed and ready to shoot
them down On their arrival.
Several Of the strikers were defiant
and inclined TO proceed at any cost, but
the loss Of their leader, Ryan, and the
tactics Of the sheriff, intimidated them
and they lost heart. One half voted to
return to Camden with Ryan and the re-
mAindsr agreed to march quietly through
the city and across the Burlington
bridge into the state OF Missouri, to re-
turn directly TO Richmond.
In the meantime the people in the city
were Rnxieusly awaiting news from the
strikers. At 4:20 o'clock word was re-
ceivsd that the "Army" was at the out
Bkirts Of the city. The court house bell
was rung for ten minutes and the citi-
Esns poured out of houses, stores and
offices and ran to the court house from
all directions. Some were armed and
some were not, but all were determined
to rSpulsO the strikers.
A horseman wearing q rubber coat and
literally plastSred with mud from head
to foot dashed up Fourth street, pulled
his horse on his hsunches in front Of the
National hotel, where United States
Marshal Neely was standing, and, lean
ing forward in his saddle, said in tragic
and excited manner: 1.-THE strikers are
here. Have cool heads at the court
house" Then he put spurs to his horse
and dashed away as rapidly aS he came.
But there was no necessity for "cOol
heads" or sure shOts. Like so many
lambs the remnant Of the "army" was
marching along under control Of Sheriff
ROthsnbsrger. Their tramp from Kan
sas City had covered their clothes with
dust which had been turned into mud BY
q rainstorm which greeted them outside
Of LeavenwOrth. They presented dis
NAL sight more calculated rather to
create sympathy than 10 arouse antagOn-
ism. In the line were many boys not
more than II years old and at the head
Of the column was Phil Vale, q one
legged miner from Richmond.
The column proceeded up Fourth
street in quiet and orderly manner past
the Thousands Of curious spectators who
linad thu akrAata and nRat the Hoool
The advocate., 1894-05-30
NOTES.

~ w 10 bW bSAAS v e@-@S A~~'
Noah Allen helped TO snthuse the
POpulists at the Gesry county cOnven-
tiOn.
Mrs. Lease is still very sick At OlRthe
with what her, doctors call sCiRtlC Ehsu-
mStism.
8. s. Kirkpatrick was nominated for
congress by the republicans Of the Third
district, at Oswsgo on May q.
Ex-Governor Robinson has resigned
40 regent of the state university, and the
place has been filed by a. 8. Clarke, Of
Lawrence.
A. H. Ellis, Of Beloit, was nominated
for congressman By the republicans Of
the Sixth district. The convention was
held at Phillipsburg May 1924.
The johnson county delegation TO the
state convention will be made up Of ex-
soldiers. r. B. Gill, the chairman, is an
ex-conRederste and the remainder an OK
unions.
With tho strong Endorsement he re-
ceivpd at the county conventions, Cover
nor Lewellipg could now withdraw from
the race without causing the least sus.
piCion that he was forced out.
The Methodist ministers of the To
peks conference resolved that the sup
preston Of saloons ia the issue Of
superior Importance in Kansas, and that
they will consider themselves absolVed
from allegiance to any party that is
indifferent to it 90 an issue.
Senator Taylor, the Wysndotte states
man who is trying to learn the differ.
OnCe between potatoes and politics, and
who still points with pride to his record
in the last legislature, went into the
Wyandotte county convention with Q
resolution, but it was lost in tho shuttle.
Another contingent Of the Colorado
industEiRllsts passed through northern
Kansas and csmped several days in
Nemehs county last week, having been
about Eve weeks on their way from Den
YER. They were over 100 strong and
were going to join Saunders at Leavsn-
worth.
Chancellor Snow, Of the state univer-
Bity, 10 still In the chinCh bug extsrmi-
mating business. The reports from farm
ers who have used the ''pizen" indicate
that it has been profitable in majority
Of cases. The estimated value Of crops
saved BY it during the past year is SS12,-
1876.
The Christian Endeavor societies held
their annual state convention IN Topeka
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and
the meeting was largely attended. d. s.
Kelley, OF Emporia, was reelected presi-
dent, MISS Bessie Shelton, Of Kansas
City, was elected secretary, and Geo. @.
Foster, Of Lawrence, treasurer.
The Second district republican con-
ventiOn resssmbled at Olsthe on May
%, pursuant to the adjournment OF the
week before, and continued to ballot
until Thursday evening, when q motion
was carried for adjournment to July 10,
at atLawrencs On the S82d ballot the
vote stood: Buchan, 45; Funston, 40;
Howard, Is; Smart, II; Parker, II. The
convention was q badly demorAlizsd