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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
The Iron and steel Trade.

Pittsburg, May 21.-The American
Manufacturer in its edition to morrow
will say concerning the iron and steel
trade:
Another uneventful week has closed
in the iron and steel trade. The situa
. ton has grown somewhat monOtonous
and those who predicted quick change
some time ago are now explaining. But
the fact is, there is no great consump-
ton going on in any line and business
seems to be kept down to the closest
limit. The steel pool is given as a rea-
son for the inactivity. So far there is
not the least sign of break in the pool
and the regulation price is being fully
sustained, but the trade does not seem to
improve. OF course it cannot be said
that there is anything like stagnation,
as some lines show increased trade and
signs of better prices. But taking the
trade in general, things seem to be a
waiting condition and everybody is ap-
parenty doing as little as possible. SO as
10 provide for immediate necessities and
hold off for developments.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Deaih of atiiIam A. Wallace.

New York, May % William A. Wal
lace, who at one time represented the
keystone state in the senate of the Uni
ted States, died at 7:25 this morning at
No. 10 West Eighty-eighth street. of
paralysis of the brain. Mr.. Wallace was
taken ill early in February last and for
the past month has been unconscious
most IF the time. the ex-senator's daugh
ter, who is the wife of Judge David
Krebs, of Pennsylvania, and the ex Sen
ators son, William Z. Wallace, were at
his bedside when the end came. The
other members of his family who had
been in the city for several months left
for their homes in Clearfield, Pa last
Tuesday, thinking the ex-senator would
live for a long time yet. A notification
was sent to them of lis death. His
wife has been an invalid for several years
at their home in Clearfield. There will
be no funeral services here.
Senator Wallace leaves a widow. two
sons, William and Harry, and thre.
daughters, Mrs. John Wrigley, Mrse
David L. Krebs and Mrs Allison o..
Smith, all residing in Cleartield. The
senator was in New York with view of
settling up his business when he was
! stricken with the illness that resulted IN
his death.
Senator Wailace's body will be taken
| to Clearfield to morrow morning at nine
| O'Clock and will be buried in the Presby-
| terian cemetery at that place. The time
| of the funeral and interment have not
| yet been determined.
Governor Hastings will issue procla-
nation to-day on the death of ex-Sena-
tor Wallace. The executive was warm
| friend of the dead statesman and will
attend the funeral if he can get away.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

A DISPATCH from st Louis Mo, says:
One of the greatest disasters of recent
years overwhelmed the city of st. Louis
to night "wednesday in the shape of
cyclone which began shortly after
o'clock and for thirty minutes tore its
awful way through the city with yeloc-
ity of over eighty miles an hour. AL
though reports from there are very mea-
ger owing to the almost total destruc-
ton of the telegraph wires it seems GER
tain that the number of the dead and
wounded will amount to fully one thous-
and the damage done to millions OF
dollars
The city hospital which fortunately
survived the storm is filled to overflow
ing with mangled men, women and
children, and the moIgue within two
hours after the end of the storm was 81
full of corpses that it was necessary to
provide other quarters for the reception
of the dead. In addition to those who
"tlt III lhClI hOIsCc III tht
streets, hundreds of dead are beneath
the waters of the Mississippi river, Oh
all the steamers on the levee when the
storm broke out, but one is now afioat
All the others have gone down, in many
instances every soul on board being lost
and others, not over two or three, being
able to reach place of safety.
Among the boats destroyed is the ex
cursion steamer Great Republic, one o.
the largest steamers of the lower river
Not man escaped from her, and it i
said she was crowded with ezcursionisti
when the storm came.
The center of the city is wreck
Many buildings have been demolished
and others partially wrecked. II,
streets are utterly impossible to stree
cars, and in many places progress OF
foot is matter of great difficulty. tt
add to the horrors of the night, the
electric plants were rendered incapable
of service, and the gas lamps are al
most shut off, leaving the city in tota
darkness.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Destructive ClOudburst.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 25,-A
cloudburst at North McGregor, Ia, re-
suited in great destruction of property
and the probable loss of several lives.
One body has been recovered from the
debris.
A mile of the St. Paul road is under
water. and trains between Milwaukee
ahd McGregor only are running, the con-
nection west being broken. A small
telegraphsoffice at McGregor was com
pletely washed away.
Running through McGregor is small
stream bearing the historic name of
Bloody run. This empties into the Mis-
sissippi river, just below the town, but
after the cloudburst this morning the
run was unable to carry the immense
quantity of water, and 1t overtiowed its
banks so quickly that people were taken
completely by surprise, and buildings in
the ravine along the stream were inun-
dated before they were aware or could
remove much property. One body has
been found and several persons are re-
ported missing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
New York Positions

The wash dresses of this year are more
beautiful than ever in co.oring, design and
texture. New novelties in grass cloth
which is extremely fashionable, are re-
narkably varied in design. Gay and
bright effects as well as the daintieSt sub
dned tones appear in these fabrics. The
skirts of summer gowns are trimmed with
a narrow cluster of ruffieS, puffs. tucks or
lace on the bottom. The waists are mace
In very simple fashion. with yoke or tichu
effects. Cotton materials with embroid-
cred designs are much in vogue. Some
times the skirt has an additional trimming
of insertion, or IL is plain with a bt tautifully
embroidered waist. Ribbons as belts and
sashes are generally worn. Severely plain
tailor gowns OF wash material are favoriteS
of the Summer. OF all the beautiful fab
rics created for the season the lowered
muslins surpass everything in color as well
as design. Every conceivable flower ap-
pears in harmonious iintS and artistic ar
raDgement on these diaphanous gowns
These dainty dresses are usually made
with silk underskirt of some fashionable
tint. Costumes of black and white have
again a wide popularity. Shirts. fancy
waists. collarettes as well as hats carry out
this charming combination. One of the
great features in Summer millinery is a
certain combination of green and blue
brought out IN a mixture OF delicate tulle.
Dresden ribbons, Bluets or conventional
lied flowers of blue and green Hats of
plated straw in bright colors are much in
vogue. AlgretteS In peacock colors,
land of howers adorn this gaily colored
head year. The Mcdowell Fashion Mag
azine of the month furnish abundant Illus
trations of new fancies
La Mode de Paris" and Paris Album
OF Fashions cost 50 30 each per wear or
30 cents copy. The French Dress
maker is 800 per annum or 30 cents A copy
and La Mode" 81 30 per year or Is cents a
copy. III you are unable To procure either
of these journals from your newsdealer do
not take any substitute, but apply by mail
TO MesSrs- A. Mcdowell & Co, West l4tb
street, New York
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Found Murdered i'm their Home.

Ava, Me, May 24.-The Sawyer fam
lily, consisting of father, mother and
grown-up son, were found murdered in
their home, one mile east of This place,
yesterday. Ernest f Sawyer, the son,
had stab wounds in the throat and right
breast, had both jaws broken and head
and face beaten to jelly. He had been
murdered in the barn and his body
dragged to the house. The skulls of
both father and mother were crushed
The three bodies were found piled to-
gether under bed and covered with a
blanket. The object of the crime ap-
pears to have been robbery The Saw
yers came here from Linn county, Iowa,
last November. a young man who was
seen in company with young Sawyer on
Wednesday last is missing. He is sus-
pected of the crime, and if he is captur-
ed a lynching is probable.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Devastated by a Cyclone.

Ortonville, Mich, May 25.-A cyclone
swept over the northern portion of Oak
land county this afternoon. The storm
passed about half mile north OF this
village. The path of the cyclone was
half mile wide. Every farm house in
It's path for distance of fifteen miles
was destroyed and between twenty and
twenty five persons were killed and near
ly thirty injured, some of whom will
die
lakewood, the next village north of
here, Is reported to have been COM
pletely wiped out and many persons
killed and injured.
At Thomas, which is located a few
miles east of here, many buildings were
destroyed and it is believed five persons
lost their lives.
Metamora, town few miles north
of Thomas, on the line of the Michigan
Central, suffered severely and several
persons were killed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

BUSINESS of all kinds, except the bus
iness of the coffinmakers and the croak-
ers, says the Philadelphia Record, is cur
tailed and depressed by the fear OF
financial revusion. Business curtail
ment and depression operate in turn t.
lessen revenue by embarrassing the
movement of internal and external COM
merce, thereby cutting down the receipts
of the treasury both from excise taxa
ton and from customs, The silver scare
is, therefore, a twofold calamity. When
the decision of the supreme court against
the constitutionality of the income tax
was announced it became inevitable that
there should be deficiency in the rev
euue. A revival of normal business con-
ditions might have made the shortage
only temporary; but is has become pain
fully evident that there can be no per
rency question shall Ihave been def
nitely and rightly settled.
In this emergency congress might
have given the country relief by arming
the president with power to protect the
gold reserve and retire the greenbacks
by means of the issue of low interest
bonds; and it might have brought reve-
nue. up to the amount required for the
payment of authorized expenditure by
a simple tax on beer, coffee. tea or su
gar.
But congress has proved perfectly OBJ
livious of the public interests. The pro-
tectionist wing of the opposition to the
late in the interest of protection; the
Populist wing would consent to no reve-
nue. bill unless it should be coupled with
free silver coinage. Between the two,
the interests of the people of the United
States have been entirely lost sight Of
All commercial and industrial under
takings stand harassed and halted by
uncertainties.
The falling off in the revenues and
the desperate straits into which both
public and private monetary dealings
have been plunged have not, however,
availed TO cut down the volume of ex-
penditures. In face of deficit of thir-
ty million dollars for the current fiscal
year, appropriations have been made by
the present congress amounting to near
ly f525, ,000,000l This beats the spend
thrift record of the billion dollar con-
gress, which had the excuse for its per
formance of full treasury and redund-
ant revenue.
Never before in the history of the Re
public has there been such deliberate
disregard of the public welfare such
wanton waste of the substance of the
people. And the party guilty of this
shameless betrayal confidently appeals
to the voters for an Endorsement of its
infamy!
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Were Burned 10 Death.

Chicago, May "a -Four people were
burned to death and one injured for life
by fire which occurred this morning at
l4S Townsend street. At that number
lived Otto Malm, carpenter, with his
wife and three children. At7 O'Clock
this morning Mrs. Malm was preparing
breakfast on gasoline stove when the
gasoline exploded and set fire to the
building. The structure was of wood
and the family were all on the second
floor in bed with the exception of Mrs.
Malm. The fire spread rapidly and cries
of agony from the burning people was
the first warning the outsiders had of the
fire. Before the fire department re-
sponded to an alarm Otto Malm, the
father was burned to death. The child
rem, Otto, aged s; Allen, aged 3, and
Hylia, aged 6, were taken out alive but
were badly burned. Mrs. Malm will re-
cover.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

The Wilson tariff, according to the
platform of the Indiana Republicans,
''has almost destroyed our American
industries meaning specifically Amer
can manufactures The official reports
of the treasury department show that for
the nine months of the fiscal year end
ing with March the exports of American
manufactures reached the unprecedent-
ed total Of S163. .1S7 ,926, which is five
millions more than the figures for the
whole II months of 1892, when Mckin-
lev reciprocity was in full blast; and the
fiscal year 1892 was the crack year OF
McKinleyism.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

A BROADER market for Pennsylvania
coal, both anthracite and bituminous,
says the Philadelphia Record, opened up
by a contract which was signed yesterday
by Graeff, Wilcox Il Co., wholesale coal
dealers. The new field is Canada, a
large part of which has hitherto depend
ed for its supply on the inferior coal of
Cape Breton, and the venture is especi-
ally interesting because the product of
Pennsylvania mines is TO be transport
ed across the border by means of whale
backs and barges. A good deal of
American coal now crosses to Canada by
rail by way of Niagara Falls, and this
will be the first serious attempt to build
up a large traffic by water.
The first consignment will consist of
$500 tons of both hard and soft coal,
whaleback steamer Joseph K. Colby
She will carry 1,500 in her hold: and
three whaleback barges, or pigs, as they
are known in the shipping trade, will
take the remaining 1000 tons. The
barges, which recently came here from
the Great Lakes, receive their peculiar
name because of their resemblance in
the water 10 fat hog and their general
homely appearance as compared with
the modern craft engaged in the coast
ing trade. They make up, however, in
seaworthiness and strength what they
lack in good looks, for none of them
have been wrecked or even met with a
serious disaster since their advent in the
deep water trade.
Two of the barges will probably be
loaded at New York for this trip, as the
shippers, in order to give quick dispatch
to the charters, have agreed to have the
boats landed simultaneously at New
York and Philadelphia. All future Or
ders will be shipped exclusively from
this port because of the better dispatch
given here to vessels loading and dis
charging cargoes.
The distance from Philadelphia to
Montreal by water is about 1000 miles.
including the run up the st. Lawrence
river, and it is probably the longest run
eve: made by a steamer towing heavy
fleet of barges astern. This will also be
the first attempt to send American coal
IN barges to foreign country.
The whalebacks were secured by Bar.
ker 4 Mccall, who also chartered the
British steamship Derwent Holme and
loaded her few days ago for Montreal
with nearly 5000 tons of anthracite coal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

EVERY dollar in the savings banks
represents and expenditure of one hun
dred cents worth of labor measured IN
gold value. If the government should
authorize the free coinage of silver, and
TINS establish silver monometallism,
every dollar in the savings banks would
shrink to fifty cents worth of gold value.
In other words, every deposit would be
cut in half-a gold dollar worth 100
cents would be paid for with silver dol
lar worth 30 cents. 1t is this mon
strous fraud which the advocates of
cheap money insist shall be perpetrated
by the congress and president to be
elected in November. next.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Villages Wiped of the Earth.

Bloomington, ILL.,, May 27-Word
reached the Chicago and Alton railroad
officials this evening that a cyclone had
demolished the village of Rush Hill,
Mo-, two miles from Mexico, in Audrian,
county. The cyclone struck the town a
few minutes before O'Clock and blew
down the school house, crushing its in
mates. The report was to the effect that
fifty pupils had been killed and a num-
ber injured.
Kansas City. Mo, May 27. Renneck.
Randolph county, Mo-, was blown away
this afternoon and several persons were
killed
Labaddie, Mo-, was also destroyed.
Ten persons were killed in the latter
place.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

Is the individual who persistentIy neyIects his
health and the means OF preserving aad restor
Inv It. Many persons who are not constitutions,
Idiots do this They are genuine objects of COM
passion as well as eensure. failure o. ap, etite
ioss oil sleep and flesh. impaired digestion, an
uncertain condition OF the bowels and symptoms
OF oiiliousness are so many warnings OF the An
proach oi disease. To disregard them is ab,ect
severely. II not fatally. That venuine an1
thoroukti5 reliable preventive of bodily mis-
ga nIe' an the ihape OF chronic disease Hostett
Seomaeh bitters, Will, ~ resorted to In time
aver tnose disorders. To the removal OF which It
rs a'so iuiiy adequate Among these are chronic
InuIkesuon, liver complaint. kidney troubles
oonstipation. nervousness. rheumatism and ma,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

QUAY has been D Canton and return
ed, says the Harrisburg Patriot, and II
he did not come away as victor IL
was at least as man VINO
lost no'hing. Mr.. Quay's confer
ence with Mckinley was said to ee
very satisfactory; SO satisfactory. indeed,
that Matthew will not say anything
about it to anybody, preferrrng to tax
about the crops and the weather and
matters of like impor ance, IN that elo-
auent and versatile way of his, when ap-
preached on the subject.
He need not talk 1t is not altoseth-
or impossible for the world to put two
and two together and the political world
is filling pages with such calculations
Quay did not go to Canton to ascertain
McKinley's financial views. These are
of no consequence to HIM IN the battle
for the nomination and it would proba-
bly be an impertinence in one preslden-
tial aspirant to ask such a question OF
another. 1t is certain that he did not
90 there to exchange with the dlstln'
ouished Ohioan stories about the wealth
er or the crops or fishing. The secret
conference of two hours duration which
the Canton newsgatherers could learn
nothing about was in relation to some
thing of importance TO these who partl-
cinsted in it. What could it have been
about?
Only one thing-the advantage of
the senator. When Quay won his chair
manship fight year ago 1t was believed
he would be Warwick in the field this
wear. Itwas conceded that he would
control the state delegation and 1t was
thought he might be able to dictate the
presidential nomination or at least TO
throw it to the aspirant he preferred
eitherMc Kinley or Reed, it was believed at
the time. His Endorsement asa candidate
for the nomination was only bind as
he had no idea of becoming a candidate
in reality. He merely wanted to con
troll the state delegation for trading
His letters to delegates few days ago
were only to procure written evidence
that the delegation was his to command
Quay is a shrewd politician who floats
with the current he finds if he cannot
make one of his own. Holding his Own
delegation in hand he calmly watched
| the course of events He saw the efforts
of politicians in the state to create Nc
kinney sentiment disappear in futillty
| and then made the state convention dc
what he directed. He saw that the
| Mckinley tide would be unbroken
| Then he went to Canton with the witt
ten evidence that the Pennsylvania del
eeates would be faithful to Quay. Nc
Kinley may need Pennsylvania dele
CATION; no calculation is safe which ne
elects the smallest item that may b
counted for the opposition. Quay Cal
give the Pennsylvanians to Mckinle
and he cannot assist anybody else t
even moderate hopes of nomination
Quay has delegates to sell and McklD
lev is in the market to buy. a trade
the natural result.
Mckinley will be nominated and
Pennsylvania delegation is needed th
major will get it. If he doesn's need
the delegation will probably vote fo
Quay. In either event the senator WI
get all the profit Pennsylvania hos
can get in case of the election of th
Canton man.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Torn up by a Tornado.

Neodosha. Kas., May "a A tornado
passed through the western part of this
country early yesterday morning. At
La Fontaine two business houses, the
Missouri Pacific station and the Christ
ianchurch we're blown down, and AL
most every house in the village was
wrecked, A score of farm houses were
destroyed. Aaron Edwards, a farmer.
was fatally injured, and many others
severely hurt. Hail and rain accom-
panied the wind and DESTROYED everv
vestige of vegetation. The damage to
crops is heavy. The area of the DANA
ged district is about 75 square miles.
Marshalltown, Ia, May PA terri
he cioudburst between this city and State
Center swept away nearly a mile of the
Chicago and Northwestern tracks, and
did great damage to growing crops.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Fire nj LewistOwn.

Lewistown, Pa, May 22,-Fire which
broke out last night in the lumber yards
belonging to the Franciscus estate ex-
tended to other properties and caused a
loss of about $50, 900. The individual
losses are: The Franciscus estate, lumber
and warehouse, Sc 500; insurance, 81
500. Mrs. w. G. Thrush, three brick
dwellings, $4,000 insurance, 81. 900.
Peter Dwyer, four brick dwellings, s.. 800
insurance, 5000. Whitmer, Scbwarz
Il Co., groceries, SIC, 900; insurance. 50.
500. Other losses, about s., 500: in.
surance, 5000.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

DIRE treachery is charged against the
Spanish authorities in Cuba. Insurgents
who have surrendered under the procla-
nation of invitation and promised am
nesty, have been summarily executed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29
Drowned Herself and Children

BELToS. No, May 27.-Mrs. Mark
Frost, wife of prominent farmer re-
siding at Cleveland, near here, has
drowned two of her children and her
self. Mr.. Frost was absent at Kansas
City when the tragedy occurred.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

The o.. 5. supreme court has deciaad
Inat the sugar bounty claims must be paid.
They aggregate yearly So OOO.OOO.
Kew Francis Hermans, castor of the
Swedish Methodist church. Salt Lake
City, is believed to have murdered seven
persons.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-29

OF the 1888 blue jackets in the Uni
ted States navy 4, 400 are foreign born
and sol of the 2,0l7 marines are natives
of other countries than the United
States