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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
One Judges opinion

Scranton, Pa, April by a deci
sion TO day of Judge GunsIer in the
Waverly borough school case on the read
ing of the Bible in the public schools.
Judge Gunster dismissed the demurrer
and ruled that the only question TO he
decided was one OF law, and on thai
point the Judge said:
1t Is too plain for argument that de,
nominational religious exercises and in
structIon in sectarian doctrines have II,
place in our system of common schCo
education. They are not only not au-
thorized by any law: common or Statu
tory. but are expressly prohibited ana
forbidden 10y our constitution, the fun
damentai law of the commonwealth. -
Quoting from the constitution and acts
Of assembly which comment thereon.
Judge GunSter concluded ais ruling as fol
lows: III it be true. as charged in the
bill. that Professor Hanyon IL conduct
ing sectarian or denominational religi,
Gus exercises with the pupils under his
charge, whether these exercises be nc
according to the form of the Methodist
Episcopal church or any other church
he ought to discontinue doing 80 and il
is the duty of the directors. If the abust
exists. to see that it is eradicated al
once.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
4 Burning Mountain.

Paris, Texas, April Parties who ar
rived here to day bring news of most
singular phenomenon recently discover
ed in the widest part of the Choctow ma.
ton. The Nanawoyd mountain is about
10 miles long and towers fully 900 feet
above the surrounding country. 1t is an
unfrequented section. no person living
within 80 miles of it. \ party of hunt
ers went there, and seeing smoke. took
1t to be acamp, and proceeded to the
place. Arriving they found that the
smoke, was issuing from fissure in the
rock, which was so hot they could not
stand on it. y strong odor of sulphur
pervaded the atmosphere, and occasion.
al detonatlonS were heard.
Theparty became alarmed and lett the
vicinity. They went 20 an old Indian
and told him of their discovery. Iic
was familiar with the place, but said
smoke was issuing from it and the same
noises were heard in 1882, when the
Choctaws went to that country. \ fur
ther investigation will be made. as veins
OF silver have been found at the base of
the burning mountain.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

\ NEw CAslLE dispatch says scheme
has been projected by W. H. Anders, to
transport coal in large quantities by pip
ing. His project is to bring coal from
the Connellsville region to New Castle,
Youngstown, Sharon and other towns
and cities throughout the Shenango and
Wheeling Valleys through a giant pipe
line, and wherever it pays to transfer the
coal into coke, there to build coke ovens.
In order to drive the coal through the
pipes and pumps it Is be crushed and di-
luted with water. Pumping stations
and reservoirs will be built at intervals
along the line.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

AT Brunswick, Germany, United
States Consul Tingle has reported to the
state department the existence of re-
markable appetite for horse meat among
the people of his Consular district. The
demand for the meat greatly exceeds the
supply, and the price for old jades has
risen consequently from about So or SO
head to about $50. Since the German
government will not permit the people
to indulge their taste for American beef,
and the Brunswickers seem so anxious
to eat horse, promising market seems
to be open to the discarded steeds of the
trolley companies; and our sausage fac
tories may he obliged to cease mixing
chopped Pegasus with their pork,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

BIRMINGHAM. April 3--Half a dozen
members of the worst gang of murder
ers and robbers ever known in Alabama
are IN Jail as the result of the confession
OF Lee Harris, who i charged with mur-
dering Pleasant Merriweather, Subur-
ban grocer. with hatchet and robhing
his store few nights ago. Jim Webb.
one of the gang, was fatally shot while
resisting arrest.
According To Harris confession he and
his pals are responsible for the murder
and robbery of James f. Thornton, a
Birmingham grocer. in December; the
murder of +. y. Daniels, an East Lake
farmer. and attempted murder of his
wife and daughter last December; the
murder of William Barnes, North
Birmingham distiller, because he re
fused to give them whisky; the holdup
and robbery of two white women at
Thomas, and numerous minor crimes
a quantity of stolen property was 10
Gated by Harris and recovered. Henry
Kimberly i now in the penitentiary for
some of the crimes confessed 10y Harris
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

An engineers presence of mind saved
himself and train crew from death at A
'9~ioot uestle near Portsmouth, Va, on
Saturday, the locomotive leaping the gap
caused by fire. The trestle was mass
of flames when the engineer came to it
around sharp curve. He could not
stop, so he opened the throttle and
dashed across, landing with one car on
the other side, while the caboose, with
the conductor and the rest of the crew,
broke from the body of the train right
on the brink.
Eighteen cars went through the trestle
Three tramps, who boarded the train at
Columbus, are supposed to be in the
ruins.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

Historic ground, so feet square, on
which Easton' court house once stood,
and to which the title dates back to an
original grant made by Charles ii of
England In 1851, is involved in a suit
now on trial before Judge Dallas and
jury in the the United States Circuit
court in that city. The plaintiff, Will
lam Dugald Stuart of London, is di-
rect descendant of William Penn. He
sues the city of Easton, claiming rever-
sion of the title to the Penn estate, be-
cause the land has been diverted from
the purpose for which it was explicitly
cited-a court house site.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
THE comptroller of the currency in an

The comptroller of the currency in an
interview at Washington on Monday
says: The information coming to my
office indicates the improvement of bus
iness all over the country, and general
expectation among business men that il
will continue to improve"
Nothing shows more plainly how the
tide has turned than the returns made
by the national banks under the last
call, showing their condition on the fifth
of March; the deposits of bonds to take
out increased circulation, aud the in
crease in applications for the organiza-
ton of new national banks The ma
tiOnal bank returns show now large a
part of the money lying idle in the
banks a year ago has been withdrawn
into the channels of trade, while the
applications for new circulation and new
bank charters testify to the present and
the anticipated demands for money and
for enlarged banking facilities
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
NEWS AND OTHER NoTI,Gs

Two masked men who held mp ;h
railroad station at Arroyo Grandc, Cal
| got S12sI
Jake Kilraiu announces that ne vii
| fight John L. Sullivan on any terms th
! latter may name.
David MitchcIrs little daughter. a
| Latrubc, drank liniment and will probably
| die from it, effects.
William Jenkins dropped dead from
! JOY at being released from the insane hos
| pital at Spencer. W. Va.
President Cleveland has recognize,
| Thomas j. Hunt a. consul of the repubIi,
| of Liberia al Philadelphia.
Davis IngcrsoIl and his uncle. Dcnzi
lnser>oll, were killed 10y the explosion Of ,
sawmill boiler al Cattaraugua. y. Y.
Customs authorities ~ay that person,
engaged in smuggling Chiuamcn through
Canada and Cuba. exposed a year ago. ar,
| ieSuming business.
Peter Woods. a millworker at Brad.
dock, had both arms broken bv "A piece d.
| betting Saturday night. He was takrr, I,
Mercy hospital.
--TEr circuit court at Cincinnati rende,.
ed Il decision declaring the state fphori.
tance tax unconstitutional. MANY hay,
paid this tax without contest.
Official announcem mt was made in
Washington on Monday of the engagement
of Miss Helen Brice. daughter of Senator
Rrice. of Ohio. to Henry Outram Bax-
lronsideS. Second Secretary of the English
embassy in Washington.
Japanese houses in the larger cities
are of one general shape. two stories bipb
and are put together by curious method
OF morticing, at which these people are ad-
epts. not one nail being used throughout
the construction of the building.
The best briar root from which pines
are made comes from the borders of Italy
and France. In the mountainous dfStrfrt.
oil these countries roots are dug out thar
have grown for ages. and are sometimes
larger than mans body. weighing hun
dredS of pounds.
-LuciuS w. White. - years old. for the
past five years mortgage clerk in the Wor
chester county institution for savings tho
oldest and richest savings bank in W,r-
chester. Mass. disappeared. after confess
ing 10 the bank officials that he had en-
oeLLiru S9.2J>.
Henry Thorne. owner of a StorL, farm
on the state line. Ohio. Oh Saturday shot
and Killed his wife and than hanged him
self in his barn. Their four year old son
was prevented from giving an alarm uptfI
the father had taken his own life. Tborne
was crazy because Of financial troubles
The pipes of the Crescent oil comnanv
burst in the Little Beaver creek. ne,,
StraSburg. Lancaster county on SUNDAY
he surface of the water was covered with
oil IN a short time. \ pasSer-by applied
match To ii and fierce blaze was soon in
progress. Many buildings were IN DANCER
and the entire neighborhood was enveIope5
IN smoke Several hundred barrels of oil
were lost.
Joseph NcGuire. aged twentv-four
years, was killed by Il passenger train in
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad yards an Thir-
tieth street, Pittsburg, about 10 O'Clock on
Friday night. He was one of a party of
i've young men who were walking along
the tracks. Three of his companions were
ted ani held as witnesses at the cor-
ner's inquest. They were not residents
Of Pittsburg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

COMMENTING on impro we'd trade pros
poets, tn Chicago Times Herald declares:
Nothing remains to menace business in.
terests- A long respite from political or
financial agitation is in view. The pro-
longed stoppage of production has result
ed IN the exhaustion of stocks of goods
on hand and there IS every reason to an.
tIcipate now sharp and full recovery
in all lines of trade
Similar reports are received from all
the great manufacturing and commer>
cial centres. At no time since the be-
ginning of the trade depression and
financial distress which have covered
the country as with a pail for the last
two years has there been such general
optimistic belief IN immediate future
bettermenL
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

WHEELING. April 3.-The police have
arrested five boys. white and colored
ranging in age from II to II years. who
have been sent To jail TO await trial for
burglary Several of the boys haN t
been arrested for theft and burglary he
fore. but We're let 90 on account of their
youth and the fact that the reform
school Is full. The gang of young
thieves Were 50 persistent, however.
that 1t was necessary 10 lock them mp 10
stop their depredations- Their last
work occurred Sunday. when they spent
the entire day III carrying preserves.
olives and Jelly ont OF McMeecheu IL
Son ; canning factory.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
The Man Who Shot Ii Hung Chang.

Washington, April lit is said at
the Japanese Legation that the Young
Japanese who shot Ii Hung Chang will
probably be sent to the mines of North
ern Japan to serve his life sentence.
The locality is much like Siberia, and a
sentence there is dreaded by the Japau>
csc as little short of death. when the
Japanese summary punished those who
attempted the life of the Russian Crown
Prince, 1t raised an agitation in the
japanese Parliament, as the govern
ment was accused of crowdIng the trial
and not according to the usual rights of
defense, in the desire to make amends
to Russia. In the present case, the
speed OF the trial is accounted for by the
fact that the offense is regarded as one
against the government of Japan, and
therefore reasonable.
DR.. Scriba's report on Ii Hung
Chang's wound is regarded by the jap
anese Legation as assuring his recovery.
Serbia is one of four of Germanv's
most distinguished surgeons who have
entered into the service Of Japan.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Piusburg and Eastern Railroad com
pany, held in Philadelphia, on Friday,
1t was unanimously agreed to increase
the capital stock from -, 80, 900 to So
600, 600. The new capital is to be used
to complete the line from Mahaffey
to West Newton, distance of ll5
miles, when connection is to be made
with the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road.
\ number of coal branches will also be
constructed in Indiana county,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

GOVERNOR HASTINGS on Wednesday
approved the Fow bill abolishing the
kissing of the Bible in the administer
ing of oaths and substituting therefor
the laying of the hand on the open
Book. The approval of this bill abol
isheS a law almost as old as this nation.
Mr. Fow's bill was endorsed by the
state board Of health because of the great
danger of spreading infectious diseases
10y the indiscriminate kissing of the Bible
by witnesses and others in criminal
courts.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

GENERAL.

GENERAL enthusiasm prevailed
throuhout the German empire and
great fetes were held at all points, Mon
day, in honor OF the Iron Chancellor's 5
S0tn birthday. Prince Bismarck re-
ceived 200, 900 messages of congratula-
ton from within and without the Faith
erland, besides thousands of presents.
Celebrations of various kinds were also
held by German citizens in the Ameri-
can cities in honor of Bismarck.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

EVERY wheel on Pullman car is
made Of paper. You do not see the pa
per because it Is covered with iron and
steel. The body of the wheel is block
of paper about four inches thick.
Around this Is rim of steel measuring
from two TO three inches. Itis this Thin
steel rim of course which comes in con-
tact with the rails. The sides are GOV
cred with circular iron plates bolted on
This Is not alone confined to Pullman
cars. but some of the heaviest engines
have wheels made as described above.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
Affairs in Cuba.

Havana, March 3O.-During the mast
week some 5000 troops have arrived
from Spain and have been landed AT
various ports, where they were received
with great enthusiasm. We understand
they will be followed Immediately by a
further contingent of some 10000 men
The majority of the people here are
much pleased with the appointment of
General Campos as governor general of
the island. 1t is confidently hoped that
he will succeed in suppressing the pres
cnt disturbance without unnecessary
bloodshed. We understand he comes
authorized to establish the reforms re-
Gently passed by the Spanish cortes.
From what the New York Press wOuld
call The seat of war" there is not mucb
to report. Those in arms against the
government do not appear to be increas
ing IN numbers and it is not likely that
the present trouble will extend bevond
the Santiago De Cuba district. the re-
ports from all other centres of the island
being most satisfactory and assuring.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
Fell Through IL TrpsiIP.

a horse hitched to wagon owned by
Hlppeiy a Son, the Allegheny brewers
and left standing on Steuben street in
the West End, late Saturday night be.
came frightened and ran on the trestle
OF the Little Sawmill Run railroad
Half way over it fell through. while the
wagon kept the trestle. \ large crowd
was attracted in a short time. The
morse was raised and its legs securely
tled' after which the wagon was removed.
some planks were then showed under
the animal, and the whole thing pulled
along the rails until the stree: was
reached. was
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
THE MURDERESS HELD.
Mrs. williams Must Answer First Degree
Murder Charges.

COLUMBUS, April 3-MrS. w II Z.
Williams. who murdered twoof her chill
dren at the Park hotel. has been held
without bond to await the action of the
grand jury on two charges of murder III
the first degree She was at once taken
To the county iail. Mr.. Williams. who
was under arrest. was released by order
of the coroner. and the little daughter,
Anne, was placed in the care of Mrs
John G. Lester. Il friend of the family.
to whose home Mrs Williams Went
after committing the crime
Mrs Williams seems 10 have enter
tanned the most bitter enm " toward
her husband and SAYS the only reason
she can give FOR numbering her children
iS that she did NOT want them To suffer
at the hands of their father Us she had
suffered
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

ON Wednesday Hon. William L. Viii
son took the oath Of office as postmaster
general. Chief Justice Fuller appeared
at tine postofiice department at II A NJ.
and administered the oath in the pres
ence of the principal officials of the de
pnrtment Mr.. Bissell received the
employees of the department in the
afternoon, and ended his official labors.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

LAST week Governor Hastings appoint
ed Colonel Thomas Robinson, of Butler,
superintendent of puplic printing, vice
Colonel w. Hayes Grier, of Columbia
resigned. Colonel Robson was form
crIy engaged in the newspaper business
at Butler. He Is friend of Senator
Quay and has been for many years one
Of the foremost Republican leaders of
Western PENNSYLVANIA.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

A SPECIAL from Uniontown, Pa, says:
Judge Ewing caused sensation In IL
cense court on Monday morning by re.
marking that hotel proprietor had no
right to take a drink of liquor under the
Brooks law.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

THE Illinois Legislature has passed
bill bv the provisions OF which all bach
elors over thirty two years Of age are
taxed for the purpose of building and
maintaining i home for old maids a
wise and Just law, surely
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

THE presidents family left the White
House after luncheon on Tuesday and
took up their residence at WoodIey,
their suburban place, where they were
joined 10y the president later in the af-
teTu0pu
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

TIN huudredth ballot for United States
senator was taken by the Delaware leg
i~Ilture. resulting about the same as the
first. taken three months ago
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
Tacoma, Wash, March 3I.-Misses

Tacoma, Wash, March 3I.-Nisses
Anna X. Yields, Eugene Arm
strong and Maggie Farrelly. of Elensburp
Wash, left here to day to seek their for
tunes in the gold fields of Alaska.
The young women, who have been
school teachers, have in their outfit a
small sail boat, in which they will make
the trip up the Yukon river to Forty
Nile Creek, distance of over l, 200 miles.
Mss Farrelly's father has been in the
gold fields of Forty Mile Greek more than
year, and sent for his daughter. The
other girls were eager TO make the trim
and seek wealth and so joined her.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
ThurSton In san Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. April 3.-Mr Thurs
ton. the Hawaiian minister. has arrived
here from the east. He has taken pass
age for Honolulu on the steamer Ardwa
which sails on Saturday next Mr.
ThurstOn refuses TO talk about. his re.a
tionS with the officials at Washington
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

And "a big difference in your cash account
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ing few. which will give an idea oi the
many
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aud SUITING VALUES
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75C. a YARD.
Great variety in New AND CHOICE SUIT
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thread about checks. neat miNtuTrS-ln
IlilercHL lines - tu : color combinations in
each liue-dt least 'tI al iffercnt StyleS-all
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5s,,inch Imported Black aud Drab Wool
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Not even on the wan", and SURPRISING
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--latest from Paris" BLACK CEEroNs at
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BLACK CREPONS
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Give a wide and choice range for SELECTION.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05
CUT'THYOAIS N JAIL
A MurderouS Gang Arrested In
Alabama.
ONE OF THE ROBBERS CoXFESsES.

He and His Pals Responsible For Three
Murders. Robbcrie- aud Numerous Minor
Crimcs-Au Innocent Man In Prison
For some of Their Deeds.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-05

fREsIDENT CLEVELAND has signed the
new Japanese treaty.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-18
LEO'S LATEST LETTER
The Pope Objects 10 Catholics Holding Con-
crosses With Other Denominations. %
BLESSINGS AND APOSTOLIC BEAEDIC1IOR
He Says. Fowcvcr. That These Con.
vcntions Might &c Called with the
Understanding That Admittanco
Is Open 70 All. Also To Those OUT
side of the Catholic Church.

Chicago, oct 1.-THE main subject
OF consideration at the recent assemb-
lnee oi catholic Prelatcs in Washington,
MhS Il letter from the Pope, condemns
iiiE religious congresses. At that time
itS text was kept secret The document
~ written In Latin and addressed to
MunsiGnur Satolli. 1t reads as folloyys:
Venerable lfrothcr-Iiealth and Apos-
toliC Bcncdiction:
w" have learned that I'm the Irnitad
states OF America conventions nrc some
times held in which people assemble
nloihiscn"rfiy Catholics. as well as
."oSc OF " her denominations, to treat
upon religion as well as upon correct
morals. In this we recognize the desire
loi ieliglous things from which this peo-
fie is animated more zealously from
unS 10 day, But although these pro-
miscuOuS conventions have unto THO
day been tolerated with prudent silence
IL would cNerthcleSS seem advisable
that the Catholics should hold their con-
.cntiohs separately and that lest the
"'ni,S ol these conventions should
result simply to their own benefit. thew;
nilEht be called with this understanding
tnitt admittaucc should be open to all:
alSo to those who are outside of the
Hathollc church. Whilst we consider
!, ~ 'hcuinn"nt upon our Apostolic office
venerable Brother. to bring this to
your attention we are also pleased to
permit ny our recommendations the
practice OF the Paulist Fathers who
~ "icHtlS thlnk ut to speak publicly
|" our dissenting brethren. both In order
10 explain Catholic doctrine and to an
swcr any objections presented against
such doctrines
~ every Bishop in his own diocese
VIII promote this practice and a fire.
durHt attendance at these sermons IL
VIII ne very pleasing ana acceptable
I" us, Tor we are confident that not q
small benefit for the welfare of souls
VIII arise thercfrom
WISHING you in the meantime, Ven
eranle brethren, the gifts OF divine
Slace, we linpart to YOU with the most
loving spirit the Apostolic benedjcfion (
II proof OF our special love.
Given in Rome, this 18th day of
"ehtem Der 1895. In the eighteenth year
''(SignD LEO XIII"