The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
NEWS AND OTHER NOTI GS.

The Pennsylvania wheat crop Is re-
ported in excellent condition.
While aged Bridget Carliu was crawl
ing under freight train at Wi.Iam~poT
the train started aud cut oil her toes.
Five hundred men who work for
monthly wages in the CouuelISVi'ir coke
region. may strike aud crippl" 1000 piece
workers.
Charlie Potts. + years old of Pleasant
Unity, Wc>tmorcland county, was acci-
deutally shot in the head 10y ncighhur'~
son. six years old.
II. ID. Kearahcr, of Youngstown. O..
has had three fingers amputured on ac-
count of a bite of pet dog. Blood poison
ing has set in and it iS now feared he will
be compelled to have his arm ampulatcd
20 save his life.
Kaiser Wilhelm mas forbidden officers
and men of the Berlin garrison To Smokciu
the principal streets of that city. i'm ron>.-
qucncc of Irregularities in the salute Of
fercd to his majesty and the members OF
the royal family.
AT Hamtown the bod of Mrs. Windc~-
chick, was found in her locked bedroom.
She had been stabbed several times and
her head crushed with a club. Her hu>-
band is missing and it i supposed he com
miJted the murder.
The wax palm tree OF South America.
which grows to an altitude of 1000 feet
above sea level. is completely covered with
coating which consists of "a vegetable
wax and crystalline resin. When mixed
with talIow this substance is made inIo
candles.
From all parts of Nebraska messages
have been received telling Of heavy rains
and snow un Sunday and the consequent
happiness of the farmers and business men.
Songs Of praise are especially going mp
from the heart of the drought-Strickrn
region of last year. There the rain has
. been the most abundant.
Thirty thousand dollars was awarded
! by a jury in the United States circuit
} court at Cleveland, O., on Saturday in "a
! personal injury case TO Charles Hrathurnc.
who sued the Baltimore ami Ohio rail way
for SlOO,OOD for the loss of both legs and
3 the crushing of an arm in collision in
Indiana. Ii i understood that the COM
pany will appeal the case.
+ "A transparent mirror glass. recently
introduced in Germany, reflects light ON
one side. from which il is practically
Opaque. while from the Othe side is trans
parent. 1t IS proposed To use this type of
glass for glazing windows in city resi-
denceS, for. while it will not cut of light or
vision from the interior. il will prevent
outsiders from seeing into a room.
-Four tramps were almost instantly
killed and fifteen Others badly injured ia d
freight wreck on the Chicago and Alton
road. near Alton, H., on Friday morning
1t is thought the wreck was caused bv d
broken truck. which allowed a dozen car.
To pile in a heap. 1t iS estimated that Over
Seventy-fve trampS were stealing ride on
the train. Several of the injured are mo-
expected to live.
/ Reckless extravaganza i'm the line o.
fashionable balls, expensive supperS. an,
stock SpeculatiOns have made a deTaulte
of Cashier Thomas NJ. Grady. of the Frs
National Bank of Marietta. Laucaste
county His dcfalcation was discover,
Saturday by National Bank Examine
James Harrity, and was placed AT S25,ppl
Although bachelor, Grady was fond o
fashionable society. and his high life COS
more than his income would meet. whicI
led 10 his stealing. His bOndsmen vii
make good the shortage and the bank /
not affected. Grady. who has been con
nected with the bank for twenty years
six of them as Cashier, was arrested bu
released ON bail.