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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-28

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Pet
tigrew, of South Dakota, gave a de-
cidedly interesting turn in the senate
TO an otherwise tedious debate on the
Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Cali, in
charge of the measure, sought to Sc
cure an agreement for a final vote.
There We're numerous objections. and
among them was 4 from Mr.. Petit
grew. which was emphasized by a
brief, but pointed statement that he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-28

made. 1t was in the nature of a dis
closure that a private arrangement
a been reached among the senators,
whereby the pooling bill would be
UP and held before the senate,
day II night, until passed.
Washington, Feb. 22-In the house
the appropriation discussion drifted
into h question of the government
taking a hand in the suppression of
strikes. Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa. called
attention to the resolution passed by
congress after the president sent
troops to Cnicaeo commencing his
action. The government, said he. must
afford protection ito interstate COM
nferce, and it must enforce the man.
dates of the courts: 81 ann glad"
said he, ito live in a country where
the executive met his duty as Cleye-
land did, manfully and co~urageously
and where congress with one voice
endorsed his action. The storm has
now blown over" he continued, "and
the men who took their lives in their
hands, who responded to the call OF
the law and helped to execute it
should have their pay. 1t will be a
shame upon congress if it fails to dc
its duty"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-28
AGREEING TO DISAGREE.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The jury in
the Howgate case had not agreed at
10 o'clock last night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-28

Bank c~earings Of principal cities
in the United States show a total in
crease for the week of 81 per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-28

Washington, Feb. 23.-In the sen
ate the pooling bin, which is regarded
as n of the most important measures
before congress, suffered a signal re-
verse, if not defeat, as it will be
difficult to revive it after the failure
of it's friends to command more than
"a votes to get it before the senate.
The Indian appropriation bill was pas
sed, after having been before the
senate five days. Several amendments
to the bill We're adopted.
In the house Mr.. Fithian, of Illinois,
introduced a preamble and resolution
declaring THE resolution passed by the
house endorsing the administrators
act in the Chicago strike troubles did
not express the sense of the house,
and that President Cleveland's action
in sending federal troops to Chicago
was unconstitutional and a violation
of state rights.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-28

Madison, Feb. 2O.-The senate in
the question OF clerk hire of the
several state departments. 1t arose
over a bill to provide an additional
clerk and d stenOgrapher for the
insurance commissioner. A resolution
was offered for a committee to see
what offices and salaries about the
capitol should be wiped out Or
changed 1t lies over.
In the assembly the senate bill legal
iZing tho action OF the town of Mel
rose, Jackson county, in bonding it
self to erect two bridges, was con-
Cured in. Other senate bills concur
red in We're No 15, %refunding to Wash
burn county $1,417.SU which was col
lected by the state from that county
as "a penalty for failure to pap lakes
in lS92,-the county'S funds having
been swallowed UP in the failure Of
the Shell Lake Saving bank; prOvid-
ing that a mortgage on a stock OF
goods shall cover and be a valid lien
upon the property so acquired after
its execution, for the amount of the
Indebtedness remaining unpaid
thereon; and permitting a local
insurance company to insure property
in counties adjoining the county in
which such corporation was first or
ganized." The McGillivray resolution
to amend the constitution so as to
permit the state superintendent
salary to be increased above $1,000
was %concurred in.
Madison, Feb. 21.-The Milwaukee
delegation again reported to the senate
for passage bill number 134 senate,
providing a police court for Milwau-
kee. Senator Austin stated that the
objections made to the bill on the
ground of a diversion of fines from
the school trust Were without founda-
ton, as Milwaukee does pay it's fines
into the school fund. The bill was
passed. Senator Phalen presented a
resolution to have an investigation of
payments into the school fund by cities
during the years 1891, 80, '93 and "a.
One of the interesting features of the
morning session was that arising from
the discussion ver the passage of No.
Ill senate, permitting common ccun-
ellis to change the boundaries of wards
by ordinance. Senator Kruszka said
it was a scheme to permit the republi-
cans to germ ymander the city Of Mil
waukee and to make a five years
job of it when done. The bill was
passed. Another bill was passed re-
quiring the auditing by the secretary
of state of expenditures from contin-
gent fund of the labor commissioner.
The assembly passed a bill requiring
town treaSurers to withhold 10 cents
per capita of children of school age
for library purposes. The bill forbid !
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
BANQUET TO m'KlNLEY.
Ohio's Governor Honnrcd by the AIcKin
lev Club of Hartford

Ohio's Governor Honorcd by the McKin-
lev Club of Hartford.
HARTFORD. April IO-The BANQUET
rendered Governor Mckinley of Ohio
by the Mckinley club Of this city in
Footguard armory was brilliant affair
Many of the states most prominent
men from all sections We're present. in
cluding the entire congressional delega-
ton. The great hall was handsomely
decorated, and patriotic airs bv the
First Regiment band enlivcned the
courses When the distinguished guest
entered the hall he was greeted with
tremendous applause. He spent half
an hour IN shaking hands with the
guests, and then 800 persons sat down
to the tables At the table of honor.
with Governor Mckinley. sat United
States Senators .. H PIatt and Joseph
X. Hawiey, Speaker Samuel Fessenden.
congressman +. Stevens Henry. T. !
Hill, II. f. Russell and n b. Sperrv.
Governor .. Vincent Coffin. cx- Patent
Commissioner w +. Simonds. Mayor
Leverett BruuaTd and other prominent
men.
John Addison Porter presided aud in
troduced the speakers. who We're S.ra-
tors Hawiey and PIatt, Lieutnuamr trov-
ernOr LOrin \. Cooke. CONGRESSMAN
Henry, ext congressman John X Buck.
Speaker FesSenden and Mayor Brain
ard.
Governor Coffin introduced Governor
Mckinley. who spoke for nearly two
hours on political and government ques
tons. He was frequently interrupted
by applause and was given an euthusi-
aStiC ovation at the close
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
PITH OF THE NEWS.

There may be a break in the Spirit Dis
ulierS' association.
One man was shot and Others bruisa5
In an election riot at New Brunswick
Emperor William is writing miIffar,
work that will be published on Sedan
day. September
The eight-rOund contest between Dan
Creedon and Henry Baker before the Tri
single club Chicago was declared a draw.
Mrs Eugene :. Aldrich was scared to
death at Waterloo. Ind. by horse get
ting frightened, behind which she was
riding
Will Payne was murdered by his
brother, Loeb Payne on the farm of the
latter, near Knott~vilIe. Ky The men
quarrelled over hen
y number of Spanish victories over
small bands Of Cuban insurgents were re-
ported from Havana
Two sisters. Mary and Harriet McArile.
went insane and attempted suicide AT
New York
David Butler and John Quarts were
placed on trial at Atlanta, charged win
hanging Henry Worley
For the first time in the history of the
republic, a surplus was reported in the
Mexican budget
General I. \. Harris has died at Louis
Vile
a band of Apaches is on the warpath in
Arizona.
\ $4,000 damage suit has been won
against SchweiuTurth. the Illinois alleged
Christ by man named Coudry Tor
alternating his wifes affections
\ clash between mine operators and
strl King miners at the Cincinnati mines
IN the southern part of Appanoose county,
Ia: seems inevitable. unless the militia Is
O: Tered out To quell the strikers
Judge j. Scott Sloan has died at Beaver
Dam W isconsin, aged -. He served in
congress from 1861 to 1863 He ais
served in the Wisconsin legislature and
was attorney general Of the state for two
years.
The cohl miners at Barclay. Sanpamon
county, Ill. are out on a strike in resist
ahce To proposed reduction Of cents per
Ton IN the price paid for mining.
i. NJ . Kelley murdered his aged wife
Dy repeated blows with a hatchet and aft
erwari committed suicide at Vicksburn
lie had designed numbering his daughter
window
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CONSUMPTION COT HIN.
Cowboys Eulle-s Couldn't Lay
Out Bat Masterson,
But DREAD DISEASE KILLED HII.
He Was a Terror 70 EVndners Of the
West In His Time - M1rdercd Five
Cowboy, who Slew His BrDther-kIlIed
Twenty Eight Men

DODGE CITY. Kan. April IO-Bat
Masterson is dead. The man whom al
the bullets of angry and drunken cow
boys could not kill, succumbed at Guth-
RE. .. t, according 20 advice- luSt re-
ceived. of quick consumption He had
been United States marshal and WAS city
marshal of Dodge City in it, widest
days To him was accorded the honor
Of being the most fearless officer of tire
frontier and rs leader III scores If
chaseS after Indians. cowboys and cat
tie herders in the west. he never fiinchei
or weakened.
Masterson was born III Middletown,
HIS. IN 1884. His father was a welI-to-
do farmer. but the son did not take
kindly Co agricultural pursuits and hal
no delight in educational advantages
He was wild, unruly and utterly Encon-
trolable by his peace-loviug parents
When the westward drift If population
came Master>ou went To Kansas He
was able 70 take care OF himself III every
position in which he was placed. aid
was credited with several killings before
he came to Dodge City early in the 1CS
Dodge was then III the he ght of Its
cattle trade glory The cowboys ruled
the town during the height Of the
season-frOm July 10 NuvemLer-aui
when the big herds began coming into
town from the old Chisholm tra.l. that
led up across the territory the letter
class Of citizens were compelled t. retire
from active business life
In sheer desperation the city council
selected Ma<tcr>uu a. the executive OIL
Ger Of the town and clothed atm WITH
full authority 10 take the law into his
own hands. no matter what might come
up He appreciated the honor and cX-
ercised his power to the utmost. with
the result that he brought order out Of
chaos and made Dodge City a iawabId-
ing community.
Ma>terson's brother was sheriff Of
Ford county and was killed W five COW
boys while attempting 70 arrest them
As soon aS yhe Younger brother heard
of 1t he started on the warpath seek
ing the gang out one after another and
killing each
When the railroads opened I'D Colo
RADIO to the world MasterSOn left Dodge
City and went thither. roaming from
one infant town t. another and always
being chosen marshal and Ueacemakpr
when he could be prevailed upon To
take the office. His skill with the re-
volver made him Invaluable and no one
ever inquired how many tOUghs tUmbled
before his never-misSing muZZle His
friends claim. however, and the records
seem to bear them out. that ne never
drew his arms except III the cause of
justice and the interest of law. of the
y men he i said 10 have killed in his
strange and varied career. probably not
one deserved a better fate and nearly
all Were thus punished III MasterSon :
duties a. an official.
Strange aS It may seem. the dead
marshal was not addicted 20 protana
language and liquor Those who knew
HIM best say he was a teetptuIer iu the
latter respect and never used "A yrofaue
or obscene expression He was If M
dunn height and his face had 4 clear
intellectual expression
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
The DISASTER At WHEELING.
si1 Lives Lost by the Collapse of "a
Building.

WHEELING, April lO.-Six lives were
lost by the collapse of the building of
T Hutchinson IL Co. hard
ware dealers on Main street South
Of Twelfth street The building pulled
down the partition wall IN the building
Of w H Chapman K Sons. next door
The horror of the accident was increased
bv fire which broke ont immediately
and a. there were large quantities Of
oil. turpentine and the like in Chapman
* Sons the situation was very serious.
As soon as people about the place be
came cool enough to think, II was found
that there were buried in the Hutchln-
son buildings ruins four emplOves, as
follows: Robert Wincher Eugene Birch
+ J Horan and NJ J Ford.
Charles Haller. the bookkeeper, and
Adam Blum. We're pinned up against
the rear wall and We're released by pry-
ing the iron bars off the windows
They were unhurt. Mr.. Hutchinson
was in the second story and was badly
injured. but was rescued alive and
hopes are entertained that he may re
cover. Ford was reached after hard
work by a large force of men and
found alive and conscious. He was
taken ont after an haur work and re-
moved 10 4 hospital He may get we'll
The other three employees are still in
the ruins and doubtless dead. When
the collapse came Ford was selling a
bill of goods TO Benjamin +. Pritchard,
u wagon manufacturer. Of Buchannou.
W Va. Pritchard's dead body was
found lying across Ford ; legs. He WAS
literally crushed to death. Shortly be
fore the accident Very Rev. Father +
II. Parle, vicar general of the Catholic
diocese of Wheeling, was seen tn
enter the alley and his body was founu
later. A Western Union telegraph
messenger boy, Harry Cowl, aged II. is
also known to have been in the alley.
but his body has not been discovered
The falling brick and JImbers knocked
4 hole 80 feet long III the , story bricG
building across the alley. occupied by
=. NJ Rice & Co. wholesale milIHers,
and the smoke and water ruined that
firm ; valuable stock. The smoke also
permeated to the adjoining house Oc-
cupied by Speyer Bros. wholesale mill
merry. and their loss VIII be heavy
Water caused serious damage to Greer
* Laing's hardware store and OFT Bros
& Co, also hardware dealers. Hutch
InsOn Il Co. and Chapman & Sons
also had valuable stock ruined.
The loss will probably aggregat,
Sl5u,OOO. but owing to the fact that the
condition of the stock in the adjoining
stores cannot vet be ascertained the
losses can only be estimated. T. T.
Hutchinson q Co. ; loss VIII reach
so, 900.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
4 NEW SPORTING LEAGUE.
Prominent TurfInen Form an Organize.
ricn at Cleveland.

ticn at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, April IO.-The conve :
ton Of turfmen. called TO organize 4
sporting league quickly concluded its
business when II finally got TO work
a committee appointed to report a plan
Of organization reported a charter
which gives the name OF the OrganIza-
ton as the American league and its
object to encourage and protect the
manly sports and the business Interests
connected with them The cuustltu
ton, which wa< adopted. provides for 4
president secretary and treasurer and
vice presidents from each state having
subordinate league and also a board
of control consisting Of the president
and vice presidents. The affairs of the
league are To be managed by the board
OF control There i also 10 be a gen
eral assembly TO consist Of one delegate
from each subordinate league. This a.
sembly shall make all the bylaws. elect
the officers and receive reports from the
treasurer and secretary. Subordinate
leagues must consist of not less than ten
members. the membership and officers
to be reported TO the main league upon
its organization The membership fee
Is fixed at q. but the board Of control
can, in emergency, assess each member
IN a sum not TO exceed 81 IN any one
year.
The following officers were elected.
President, Major p. p Johnson. Lex
ington, Ky: vice presidentS-W f Nj
ikern, Maine; J. NJ Forbes. Mas-a
chusetts; Hon. W c. Clark. New
Hampshire; Judge Leslie w. Russell
New York; Colonel A l. Snowdtn
Pennsylvania; f S Gortou. Unnois.
Frank Mexican, Indiana. Colonel h
Clay, Kentucky: Hon G. l. Benjamin
Michigan; G. H. Allen Ohio. Norman
J. Coleman, Missouri, and Colonel =
A Pope of Connecticut " II GOsCkeI
Of Cleveland was made secretary
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Dfamondcutters to he Re,urr.l

WASHINGTON. April IO-The commits
siOner of immigration has telegraphed
to EDr Seuner, III New York, an order
fOT the deportation of the dlamOndcut
tiers. who have been held by the Immi
grafton officers, awaiting the decision
of the bureau upon the question whether
their admission would be a violation Of
the alien contract labor law The off
clals of the bureau have decided. after
full consideration of the case. that the
entrance Of the diamOudcutters would
be illegal, and consequently all the meu
will be returned TO Europe at the Y
pense of the steamship company which
brought them
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
a Life Prisoner Nearly Lynched.

RoNNEY, w. Va. April IO-DauieI
>. shawn, whose sentence was com
muted to life imprisonment bv Gov
ernOr MacCo Corkle, has narrowly es
capped death from a mob Of Indignant
citizens. Prosecuting Attorney " Z
Cornwen acted promptly A. SherlE
PUgh and Judge Daley were not III
town a team was h.tched up and the
prisoner removed from the TAI and
hurried away IN Il binding ra.u~rCrm
He was kepC IN the house III an 5ut-gf
the.way place for time and tEeL taken
to the peniteutlarv
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
SUPREME COURTS DECISION
1t Decides Certain Points of the Inc"m
TaN Unconstitutional.

1t Decides Cortnin Points of the Income
Tax Unconstitutional.
WA~HTSGToN. April 9.-The supreme
court ; decision III tine income tax case,
aS delivered by Chief Justice Fuller
after reviewing the historical and other
phases. l. as follows
First-Thlr bv the constitution fed
ersI taxation l. divided info two great
classes: Direct taxes and duties. in
posts and eNcISa--
Second-Tue imposition of direct taxes
Is governed 10y the rule Of apportion-
meur among tine several states. accord
ing to numbers. and the imposition OF
duties. impo-rs and excises by the rule
of uniformity throughout the United
States.
Thlrd-That the principle that taxa
ton and representation 20 together was
intended To- he and was preserved in
the constitution by the est abrshment of
the rule of apDortiOnment among the
several states 80 that such lpDortion-
meut should be according to numbers IN
each state.
Fourth-That the states surrendered
their power To levy imDDSts and to
regulate commerce TO the general GOV
ernmeHt, and gave IL the concurrent
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EiShth-Ih5t by no previous decision
ol TINS court has this question been ad-
Judlcated TO the contrary OF the concIu-
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and women friends of the plaintiff and
defendeuts The crowds have been ~
large that hundreds have daily been
denied admittauce 10 the courtroom
Judge Acheson's charge was plainly
in favor of the defense He. brought
ont the strong points III the evidence
which showed Miss Dickinson's violent
and peculiar actions at the time Of her
Incarceration. IT Is the opinion of law
veTS and spectators that the jury viii
either disagree or find a verdict IN favor
OF the defendants
A Rochester, :. Y. special says: In
reply tC a dispatch received from Scran-
ton, Pa. concerning the Dickinson trial
I'D which Miss Anna Dickinson saws She
once IndOr>ed "a note for $1,000 for
Miss Susan b Anthony. On which the
latter had defaUited Miss Anthony said
This Is the first | have heard Of this
statement. ! DO not know TO what
Miss Dickinson refers unless To some
transactions which occurred when sfe
and several others of rs We're publish
ing oEr paper The Revolution. We
were greatly III debt when its publica-
ton ceased. and | have dim remem-
brance of several women who We're in
tereSted in the paper ludOr>lng a note
Two of them were married and
therefore exempt from responsibility.
leaving Miss Dickinson alone to meet
the obligation. That may be TO what
she refers | never allowed my friends
to pay my debts for me and all my ob.
legations incurred during the publica
ton Of The Revolution were met by 20
ing upon the lecture platform | have
absolutely no recollection of ever giving
anyone a note for $1,000 As to the
statement which Anna Dickinson makes
III regard TO the relative greatness of
herself and Miss Anthony, have this
to say Mis- Anthony never made auv
clam to greatness and | never could.
Miss Dickinson i natural born
speaker Miss Dickinson and | have
always been the best Of friends. and
this unfortunate case has gwen me
much pain
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
snmc Jams Still Want wnr.

LONDON, April lO.-A dispatch to The
Times from Kobe says that II = the cor
respondents belief that the respOns bic
statesmen of Japan are deSirous OF the
success of the peace negotiations. But.
he adds. their efforts are thwarted by
the war party. The japanese press. he
also says, Is virtually unanimous IN dep
recating the conclusion of peace at
present. and he adds that it would he
incorrect to infer that the armistice for
Northern China indicates disposition
towards peace. In conclusion. the cor
respondent SAYS that some of the lntlu.
ential papers demand besides the occu
patton of Pekin, the subjugation OF
Southern China.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-12
BISMARCK PRAISES WOMEN.
They Have Had an Important Influence
ON GernanN,s DeNeInpment.

on Gernany's Development.
FRIEDRICHSRUHE, April "a depu-
tation of professors has visited Prince
Bismarck and presented to him an adj
dress The prince, in reply. said that
the distinctions conferred on him We're
also intended for his co-woTkerS with
whom. in certain respects, he was on Il
similar footing He himself had only
done his duty. but by Gods blessing
his efforts bad been crowned with sue
cess. The feelings of gratitude shown
him We're mutual, as without the work
of the professors i'll the educat. Oh Of
youth no results could be attained Ii
was the teachers Who implanted the
germs of love for the Fatherlan /. and
later, a proper appreciation OF political
affairs
Bismarck then alluded to the infiu-
ence OF women on the national develop
ment as an important step, followed %
years ago, he said. no woman Thought
of exercising influence III this direc-
ton, but now mothers fOStered national
feeling i'll their children. In conclusion.
the prince said he was nearing the end
OF his days and contemplated with per
feet caimness the declining rays of the
Sun