The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-23
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs


William T. Cook of Harrisburg, fell and
was cut TO pieces.
lightning killed COW at Boliver
Run, Mexican county. while ID. Dykeman
and his little son were milking, and both
were badly shocked.
John Wanamaker make S+,0OO.oO0 last
year in his big Philadelphia store. Mr..
Wanamaker iS one of the largest news
paper advertisers in the world.
Mrs j. T Long. of Madison, Mo, in
despair through separation from her huS-
band, killed her four year-od child aud
committed suicide by hanging.
Charles States and w. q. Spencer, of
Flora, Indiana county, and Adam Banks.
of PuuXSutawney, are under arrest charged
with passing counterfeit money.
In Harlem Samuel Knoepel. > years
| old, fell from a fifth story window last
week into baby carriage standing on the
sidewalk. Sammy was uninjurcd.
| Rosa Sefcik. Bohemian girl, of AL
| legheny City, aged Ii, became 80 angry
because of the birth of new sister in the
family that she committed suicide.
! German veterans in decorating the
! graves of fallen comrades of the Franco
| Prussian war. east of Metz, also deposited
wreaths and flowers on the graves of the
! French.
"A body of 800 veterans of the Franco
| Prussian war. living in Chicago, departed
last week for Germany to participate in
the celebration of the battle of Sedan,
September >.
The 1900 veStmakerS in New York
and vicinity, who struck Saturday for an
increase of - per cent, will likely all gain
their demand. IA contractors having al
ready conceded it.
In wreck of the Lawrenceburg and
Cincinnati accommodation train. near tn,
latter city on Monday, Engineer Harry
Becker in Indianapolis was killed. Sever
al passengers were slightly bruised.
+ Mrs Richard King is one of tn,
. wealthieSt women in Texas. Her lande,
estate includes about - square miles anC
a congress district. She employs an arm.
t of men to work oil her property.
"A riot broke uD meeting of the Ar
menian national union at Chicago Sunda.
night. One man was carried away in
sensible and dozens of Others were hurt
; When the police arrived every body ha
e gone.
a The free silver conference of Demo
2 crat> held in Washington. ID. G, was slim
f ly attended 1t was decided TO make Il
S effort to have a free silver plank incorpor
, ated in the next Democratic natiuna
5 platform.
e burglars who entered a Connection
mansion the other night, not finding an
r Silverware or jewelry. exhibited their dis
r satisfaction by smashing nearly all IN
L Goor pannelS and the furniture and tear
= up the carpets.
:, 1t i claimed at Vera Cruz that yello'
fever does not attact the natives of tina
; coast. Those subject to the disease al
- the natives from the interior and foreign
q! crs who have taken up their reSidenC
: near the coast.
q Sam Shelter, cOIored, arrested for sey
e eral robberie> at OtSego, Mich, was take
from jaIl 10y "A mob with the intention
lynching him. With the rope around h
neck Shelter promised to bctray his con
federates and his life was spared.
"A German veterinary surgeon has di,
n covered a method by which hor>cSho,
a can be successfully manufactured fro
I, paper. The paper is impregnated vii
-
d inventor claims that horse wearing the:
d shoes cannot slip on greasy roads.
= John Martin, of RawlinSviI!e. Lanca
ter county, who lives on the Rhineha
eI farm. has a cucumber in his garden whic
h measures 1879 inches in length and 10 il
ct ches in circumference. In his field i
a pumpkin which now measures four fe
rs ten and half inches in circumference
s. Daniel Boone's gun is still careful
I'd preserved. Its stock and barrel are fl,
er feet long, and it carries an ounce ball.
ct is now owned by Nathan Boon Van Bi
er Der, a descendant of the famous Kentucl
er pioneer, and is in Charleston, w. Va. II
IN original powder horn and bullet mould a
ed with the weapon.
The Gumry hotel in Denver, ColOrad
er was destroyed by the explosion of u boile
tie on Sunday night. 1t is supposed twent
n five persons lost their lives by the disaSJe
and large number were badly injurc
The accident was caused, il i thought,
the carelessneSs of a drunken enginee
who was one of the victims.
er Cattle and horses in the vicinity
n ! HuStonville, Pa, are being killed by
X strange disease. The animals becon
h, violent and act as though they had be-
ee bitter by some mad animal. They die
IN great agony. There was a mad dog in q
@. vicinity about two weeks ago and it
ne blamed with starting the trouble.
10 "A new magazine rifle, invented by
sy Italian officer. fires 20 cartridges automa
ne ically without requiring any change
ii | position on the part o. the soldier. T
firing NAV be Intermittent or continue
az at will. At a recent Trial in the CaSci
tc at Florence, before the Prince of Napl,
O. the 20 shots were fired IN two seconds a
90 all hit the target.
,c- While temporarily insane at Bal
%. more, Md, on Thursday, Mrs. Bet
North, p years ol0, threw her ten day {
son from the third story window of b
home. As the little one fell on the cobi
stones in the street the frenZied moth,
clad in her night dress. leaped from t
H. window and fell senSeleSs on the pay
ne ment. Both were removed to hOSpit
ne where it is thought they will die frC
ne their injuries.
al A violent halStorm passed over Bra
u ford county on Sunday night. 1t was
ch companied by heavy rain and considt
y able wind. At Custer City village TIN
ut miles north of Bradford. hailstones mei
uring three inches in circumference VT
hu picked up after the storm had subsid,
ne The ground was covered with hailSton
e. to a depth of two inches. Up the w,
ii branch a large quantity of glass "
broken in the greenhouses. Crops We
, VI badly damaged.
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