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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24
WASAB0RDER BADNAN
And Met the Merited Fate of a
Desperate.
BILL ssow, A DIME NOVEL HERO.
Went to Oklahoma In Search of Adven-
ture, Started as a Game Man and Ended
as q Desperado-H Heartbroken widow
Commits Suicide.

They buried pretty, unfortunate Mollie
Snow at Guthrie, o. T., few weeks ago,
the victim of arsenic administered BY her
own hand. Two weeks before that the
Indian police killed and buried Bill Snow
near Lenapab. Wild Bill, as Snow was
called, was typical killer of the later
day stripe-a dapper, well dressed, flashy
looking young fellow, with jet black hair,
big black eyes and dime novel desire to
be considered bad man."
When Oklahoma was opened up to SET
tlement in 1889, Bill and Mollie were
posted in the Cherokee strip ready to make
the run for home, says a New York
Times correspondent. Bill had always
been reader of dime novels, so when he
reached Arkansas City and found that it
was fashionable to wear big six shooter
he purchased 81 caliber Colt and belt.
One day drunken thug insulted Mollie
and drew pistol on Bill, who interfered.
Now was his chance to establish his repu-
tation as killer" and Snow shot Kick
apoo Sam through the head For weeks
after this neither Bill nor Mollie could
sleep we'll at night for thinking about that
lonely grave on the prairie, but the men
ON the border came to speak of Bill Snow
with respect as "dead game man whom
1t would be we'll to let alone
In May, when the final rush for homes
came Bill, Mollie and the pistol were in
the front rank. Down upon the banks of
tho Canadian river Bill drove his stakes,
and when a couple of Texans came along
and concluded to squat upon Bills land
he warned them off with his six shooter
in his pistol hand. They were preparing
to resist when friend Of theirs came
along and said: Better let that fellow &C
easy. Hos tho game chap that killed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24
Nominations by the Governor.

Governor Cleaves, Saturday, made the
following nomintions -,
pr;vate etective-George W. Hartman
Bangor. Y.,,o,, E.;rfe1d
Notary Public-H. l.. Kelley, J, rmlrIs,m M G,,n
Timothy B. Barrett Canaan; n '" oup
till, Old Orchard. go cooroo
4 gent to Prevent Crrfeity-deorecn M a.
Tibbetts, Lewiston; Benjamin a. ri
ker. North Berwick. Moses
nnns,more. Smithfield; Justin +. Cove
Dorrv. Joseph f. Lawrence, kingsbury
r5vin Reed. Woolwich; Heman Whippie'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

pittsfleld Grange is one of the most
nrosnerous oranges in Somerset county.
It's membership has been increasing so
rhpidly Of late that it has been necessary
to hold extra meetings in order to give
the numerous candidates instruction.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

#. B. s,Furinton who, since gong "
Augusta to engage in business, has coIno l,l,'
to this city to sing at the services AZ ,no ,;s
Congregational church, has given up nas q.
place in the choir ON account OF the dlii IN,
Guilty in attending rehearsals ana y WI, -
in the future sing in chorus cno'l II;. -
the Baptist church at Augusta. MI ;1,
place in the Congregational chnrch WI WI
BE- taken after the first Of january py ~. ~
Hin Of Fairfield, who now sings ~ 'D'
Baptist church. h.-Watervillc Mail.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

We would like TO suggest to the mer-
chants an excellent and sure way OF pro-
ducing boom. One remarked Satur-
day, that if trade was good he should DC
out buying presents, as it was ne was
not buying anything. Suppose all drop
the if and go out and buy; would II no'
help trade greatly at once9
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24
4 Great Battle

T. continually going on in the human sys-
.s. - The demon of impure blood strives
~ to'n cain victory over the constitution 10
70 s haa,tb to drag victims to the grave,
unna,s run. Sarsaparilla is the weapon with
which to defend ones self, drive @ 5ns rsstore nen
'erate m enemy from the field, ana restore
bodily health for many years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

yx7 A Al T0 put in these columns Sc s1re
w "A ~ Id more answers than those
who have Lot tried it are aware.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

vaccinated ON the Nose.
Until 40 years ago japanese were vacci-
mated on the tips Of the nose.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24
AUGUSTA POSTOFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Assisfant Pcsfmafer. Sundays excepted.
. a. IN. to p. IN. Money Order Department
and Registry Division q N. to p. m.
Stamp window q. IN. to p. m.
General Deiirery. Sundays exccpted). ass
q m. to 3 n. m.s Sundays sis to l0.I5 q. m.
Carriers Deiirery, Sundays exceptcd). q.
m. and p. IN. In the business sections and
more thickly settled residence sections, 1850
a. m. and p. m. in addition to other deliver.
les. Sunday delivery at the postoffice win
dow, 9.l5 to lo.l5 a. m.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

uood,s pills cure nausea, sickness ii'oi-
,.,st;ou and biliousncss. zoe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

nouk, not be permitted
an have no longer neeo
,,,neone IN else viii nay
a',ITC " ANT COLUMN OF II
Il viii pay you 70 WW&
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24
SECOND HAND STUFF

10 cumber a homo. II
.. any useful article,
Ad. rrtise it in thx
sESSEBkC JOURNAL.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide letter
hoxes at place of business or private resi-
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery Of mail matter.
your mail matter to the proper street and
number.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
of the mail trains during the summer season
the morning and noon collections of TIL,
street letter boxes are made Is minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. Tn,
change takes place about June 18th and last,
until about October list.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Invited 10 90 TO London.

WASHINGTON, March l4.-The gov
ernment has been formally invited to
send troop of cavalry to London to
participate in the royal cavalry tourna-
ment that will take place in the Agricul-
ural hall, London, in May next. The
tournament is under the patronage of
the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Clar-
ance and the British military authorities
All the principal armies of the World
have been invited to send cavalry re-
representatives.. Each government is ex-
pected to send the flower of its mounted
troops, and the competitor in the drill
and maneuvers will be specially sharp
and active.
The United States army has never
participated in an affair of this kind,
and there is some question as to wheth-
er or not the invitation can be legally
accepted. United States troops have
never before gone away from the coun-
try except on hostile mission. Gen
eral Schofield is especially proud of our
cavalry and is confident of its ability To
hold its own against the world iu
competitive drill.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

THERE is peculiarly about the rec
ommendation of the grand jury for the
adoption of metallic steel files for the
prothonotarys Office and the register and
recorders office" 1t is so unusua! for
IA grand jury, to discover a good thing
before the officers who would be supposed
to be familiar with such improvements
that at the first bound we are liable to
jump at conclusions that would be un-
warranted Metallic steel files how
ever are not a new thing and it is said a
number of the grand jurors have been
using them for years. Out in Reade
township, where the foreman of the
grand jury halls from, the farmers all
have them in their barns and find them
to be good thing. They will neither
rust nor corrode, rip nor ravel, are not
liable to be struck by lightning, and no
well planned building should be without
them.
What seems astonishing is the fact
that the county officials should be so dill
atory and behind the times as to neces-
state the action of the grand jury to
prod them up to a proper realization of
the necessity of having 'metalic steel
files
The cost will be triflIng matter to the
taxpayers of Cambria county and the
commission of > per cent. on the amount
will not add more than five hundred
dollars to the salary of the county treas
urer, who at best, is poorly paid for his
valuable time.
Then again, the contractor, who puts
them in, if he be a generous, whole
souled, liberal man, should, and no
doubt will, make a handsome contribu-
ton to be used for the exclusive benefit
of the workingmen.
The commissioners, who under ordin-
AIRY circumstances, in these hard times,
might hesitate about making any extra
ordinary expenditures, will of course,
but with reluctance, proceed to invest
about ten thousand dollars in having the
prothonotary and registers offices lined
up with "metalic steel files
There is only one thing that the COM
missioners should be cautious about in
sizing themselves up to the progressive
spirit of the grand jury, and that is in
the quality and quantity of the steel.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Fraudulent Pensions.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Pension
Commissioner Lochren to day issued an
order directing, in accordance with the
act of congress of December 81, 1898,
that immediate steps be taken to remove
suspension of pensions in all cases IN
which such action has not already been
taken.
Commenting on this order Commits
sioner LOchren said: This order di-
rects the removal of suspensions in all
cases in which action of resumption of
payments or dropping from the rolls has
not already been taken, 1t has become
necessary to do this under the act of
congress of December q, 1898, as it has
been construed by the attorney general
to include all cases of pending suspen-
sion of payment of pensions even where
the evidence of fraud or of lack of title
is strong and convicting. 1.-The result
will be to pay out a large a mount of
money from the treasury to persons who
are defrauding the government.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Batteries Open Fire.

Rio De JANEIRo, March 13.-The
government forces began active opera
tions against the insurgents at noon to-
day, the forty eight hours notice given
by President Peixoto having expired.
The hill top batteries opened fire at
three P. NJ. No reply was made 10y the
insurgents. The government vessels
entered the harbor at five O'Clock but
did not fire. They found Forts Villt>
gaignon and Cobras abandoned by the
insurgents. The fleet was greeted with
cheers from thousands of people on the
hill tops and with salutes from all the
government forts. The insurgent ships
meanwhile hid themselves among the
merchant vessels lying on the bar
Admiral Da CANA is reported to have
fled aboard the French war ship.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Ouiwitted by n Boy.

COLUMBUS, o., March l3.-This morn
ing telegram from Lancaster informed
Chief of Police Pagels that Charles
Householder, well-known horse thief,
had stolen horse and buggy and started
toward Columbus. A reward of $50 was
offered for his arrest. Willie Robinson,
a Is year old waif who is permitted to
remain about the prison, overheard the
message, and going down the Lancaster
pike about six miles awaited this man.
\ rig answering the description soon ap-
peared and Willie asked a ride, which
was given. A few questions to the un-
suspecting thief satisfied the boy that he
was Householder, and as they passed a
farmer he placed the culprit under ar
rest and for SO got the farmer to help
him take his prisoner to the city, Sc
cured the S25 reward, paid the farmer
and pocketed the balance, while city
detectives were still looking for the thief.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
NEWS AND OTHER MOI NG~-

Firms in Philadelphia violating the
semi mi-monthly pay law, will be prosecu-
ted.
Masked robbers held up a stage coach
near EIkhorn. Cal, and rifled the treasure
box.
General o. o. Howard favors Atlanta
as the place for the next grand army en-
campment.
The ore in the nickel mines in Lancas-
ter county is exhausted. and they will be
abandoned.
Seized with a sudden illness, young
Melchoir Horn fell into a creek at EastO
and was drowned.
During the past week over GOOOO tons
If coal we're shipped down the matt line of
the Reading railroad.
The mayor of Fuenterrebello, Spain,
and a church sexton, were killed by IA dy-
aamite bomb thrown 10y some person
Philadelphia and New York capitalists
propose to build an electric road from
Philadelphia to Harrisburg via Reading.
because her former lovor was courting
another girl. Carrie Lahr, aged Is. Uf
Brooklyn, swallowed carbonic acid and
died.
Theft of a 500 diamond pin from the
dead body of Henry Chute. is scharged
against Deputy Coroner Park, of Colum
bus, o.
AT NorriStOwn a heightened horse
dashed into trolley ear injuring Miss
Florence RennySon severely and Miss
Maggie Schulz severely.
Charles LeaSeman. of Winterset, Ia.
who sned Miss Mamie Duncan for breach
of promise of marriage has secured YER
| of 81 damages. Miss Duncan will appeal.
| Thomas Cleveland, a negro, aged G6,
| the skin of whose whole body has turned
white. except two small spots on his cheek
! bones. is "A curiosity al the jefferson medi-
| cal college.
| A New York artist made design OF
an eagle a. a suitable figurehead for the
| warship Texas and charged the navy de-
partment 81 800 for il, but the bill has not
yet been paid.
Traffic will bee resumed on the Penn
| sylvania canal about the middle of April
This artificial waterway is in good repair
at present, and the Indications for a pros
| porous season are good.
Madeline &. Boyle, at indianapolis
has sued George A Broeckling for 5000,
for breach of promise. They had beer
married. were divorced and became re-
engaged when the defendant balked.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
The Brazilian War lsnded.

WASHINGTON. March 12.-The state
department received two important dis
patches from Minister Thompson at Rlo
this evening. The first one stated that
Admiral Salddart Da CANA had offered,
through the Portuguese naval command,
der to surrender on condition that he and
his followers should be guaranteed safety.
This message was brought to President
Peix0to by the Portuguese officer IN per
son. Peixoto's reply is not given but II
is inferred from the second dispatch OF
Minister Thompson received two hours
later than the first that the terms were
favorably received. According 20 the
second dispatch, Admiral Da CANA had
lert his ship and had gone on board the
Portuguese vessel as on asylum. Secre
tary Gresham understands from the dis
patches that the war has virtually ended
and is gratified that the result has been
reached in time to avoid further blood
shed Minister Mendonca said to night
that he had received information fully
in accord with those of the state depart
ment, but giving no further particulars
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

The sum of 81 $40 is rather a high
price to pay for a turkey dish, yet this Is
the figure at which one was Knocked
down to a purchaser in Penn township,
Berks county on Friday last at the sale
of personal property of Levi Geiss. The
dish is rare old place of chinaware,
beautifully ornamented, and was pur-
chased 20 years ago at sale by Mr.
Geiss for 81, so Each of his children
expressed desire to have it, and, as
they could reach no agreement as to who
should be the owner, they decided to put
it up at the sale of the other household
effects. 1t was started at SO, and ran
up rapidly Mt $50 a jump until it was
awarded to the youngest son, Peter, at
81 $40, by Auctioneer Dundorc. The
sale is regarded as thoroughly bona tide.
The dish has most interesting history
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

LAWYER GEO. +. ELLIOTT and the CT
liens Committee, of Gravesend, who
have been investigating the accounts of
John y. McKane, allege that the chief
failed to account on January l regarding
the disposition of $500, 600 town bonds,
as required 10y law. 1t is rumored that
large portion of the bonds, if
not all, has been hypothecated, and that
there is an apparent shortage in Me
Kane's accounts ofS2O0, 900. Mckane's
friends say the apparent shortage in the
ex chiefs accounts is due purely to his
lack of business methods in conducting
the affairs of the town. A Sing Sing
dispatch says: John Y. McKane refused
tn be interviewed in regard to the pub
lished statement that he was short in
his accounts with the town of Grave
send He said: Il know nothing
about this, l have nothing to say.
am now in prison and out of the world
l have enough trouble on my hands
now without paying any heed to this.
This does not interest me?'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
No Discharge Requisite.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The House
committee on invalid pensions to-day
ordered favorable report on the bill of
Representative Martin, doing away with
that requirement of honorable discharge
as a preliminary to pension. In many
cases death has occurred during a fur
Tough or out side of military duties. In
such cases no honorable discharge is in
existence and the widow Is cut off from
securing a pension. The bill makes the
death of soldier equivalent to an hon
orable discharge except when the death
occurred during desertion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

AUDITOR GENERAL GREGG is in posses
sion of data which, in his opinion.
proves that about l 900 brokers are not
complying with the law of May Is, 1891
which requires every stock broker, bill
broker, exchange broker, real estate
broker and private banker to make re
port to the Auditor Generals department
annually of the amount of their busi
ness and imposes "A tax of three per cent.
on their net earnings or income. Only
about 800 persons in the state are pay
ing brokerage tax.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
An Old W Oman's Painful Death

SCRANTON, Pa, March 13.-Mrs. Mary
Campbell, an aged woman living on
North Grant avenne, to-day suffered a
death that for torture equalled those of
the martyrs at the stake. The old lady
was partially blind and while trying to
warm herself got too near the stove for
safety. Her clothing caught fire, and
as there was no one near to help her,
she was mass of flames when her
daughter darted into the room. The
clothing of the daughter also caught fire
and she would also have perished but for
the timely arrival OF a newspap, carrier
boy, who threw pail of water over her.
The lady died after five hours of excruci-
ating terror. The daughter was only
painfully burned.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

On Monday week reduction of wages
went into effect in the Iron works of
Cooper, Hewitt Il Co, at Trenton. In
commenting upon the reasons for il
Mr. Hewitt said it was due to the pre-
vailing business depression, which
caused heavy losses last year. The bus
mess depression, he said, could be traced
back to the Mckinley bill. "The
country could stand almost anything
except Mckinley bill. Ever since that
bill has passed wages have decreased. &"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Never Too OIL TO Elope.

CLEVELAND, o., March 10.-The
groom, aged 20, and the bride, ~ years,
were the giddy elopers who were married
here yesterday. c. NJ Gates welded
Caroline Sawyer. Both live in Bellvue,
.. Gates has for some time past been
paying his addresses to Mrs. SAWYER
who was widow, but met with active
opposition from her two grown-up, mar
ried daughters, who declared that their
mother should not make a second MAJ
riage and they would prevent it. The
two old people put their heads together
and eloped, with the results above de
scribed. They will visit with a brother
OF the groom in this city several days be
fore returning home to brave the wrath
of Mrs. Gates children.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

STATIsTICs compiled by Secretary Edge,
of the State Board of Agriculture, regard
ing the farms of the state show that of
the mortgages placed on farms during
the past ten years 1917 per cent bear
interest under six per cent. The average
rate of interest for the past ten years on
farm mortgages was 5,66; IL 90 per
cent of the mortgages were for sums un-
der 800; 1913 for amounts under
5 900 or over, but under 5000; 4 ,04
for sums over s., 900; 3 to l per cent. for
S25, 900 and over. The average amount
of each mortgage for the past ten years
ia this state was 1873; the average
number of acres covered by each mort
gage was ~; the annual interest charge
on all mortgages of the state for the past
ten years was S34, $50, 537. The percen-
tages of this states total mortgage debt
incurred in the last decade was 37.67.
The total number of real estate mort
cages of all periods in force is 5lS, ,493,
representing capitol of S6l3, 105, ,S02:
the number of acres mortgaged is III.
go; the amount of mortgages on them
Sl72, ,O37 ,4SS; the number of mortgages
on lots is 347, 2l7, representing capi-
sal of SAL ,069, ,314
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

THOMAS MONTGOMERY, of New York
has been found alive in a Baltimore asy-
lum, Notwithstanding a life insurance
company of New York recently paid
$500 insurance on his life under the
supposition that he was killed in a rail
road wreck near New York last Septem-
ber. Montgomery's sister, Mrs. Ellen
Inglesby, of New Haven, Conn, got the
money on the policy. She identified
the body of some other man as that of
her brother.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

The supreme court of New York has
decided that passengers on street car
are required to pay the right fare and
making change is a courtesy on the pant
of the company and not an obligation.
A passenger presented a five-dollar bill
in payment of fare. The conductor
would not part with it, instructing the
passenger to call at the company's office
for the change. The passenger had the
conductor arrested for larceny. On this
point the Judge decided as above.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16
Mine Victims Found.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. March 12.-The
bodies of the men entombed in the Gay
lord mines February Is have been
reached. They are so badly decomposed
that identification is only possible by
means of the clothing. The names are:
Foreman Thomas Picton, Thomas Jones,
Richard Davis. john Morris, James
Kingdom, Thomas Merriman, Thomas
Cole, Joseph Olds, John Hammer, Peter
5. Mclaughlin, Michael Walsh, mar
ried, and Thomas Leishorn and Daniel
Morgan, unmarried. Ever since the
horrible accident the little town of Ply
mouth has been in mourning. Almost
90 little ones lost their fathers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

JUDGE LYON at Mifflintown, in this
state on Tuesday. afternoon overruled
the defendants motion for a new trial
in the Carpenter murder case. The
prisoner, James Carpenter convicted in
February of the murder of his blind
father, was called for sentence immedi-
ately after the opinion was rendered.
Without the least manifestation of ner-
vousneSs or fear he heard the words that
doomed him to death on the scaffold.
Before sentence was pronounced he pro-
claimed his innocence of the crime.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

LORD RosEBERY, the new English
premier, announced his intention, In a
recent speech, of carrying OUT as nearly
as possible Gladstone's and the Liberal
policy, especially regarding home rule
for Ireland He also denounced the
House of lords.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-16

A SMALL boat in which were four men
was swept over dam No. l on the Monon-
gahela river, above Pittsburg, Thursday
afternoon, 10y the rapid current and two
of the men were drowned. The wife of
of one of the men witnessed the acci-
dent from the shore and in her frenzy
Jumped into the river to drown herself
but was rescued. The men were all
poipS