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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

II mas been stated upon the authority
of a member of the state legislature, saws
the Harrisburg Patriot, that two or more
Of his colleagues recently visited GER
tain official or officials OF a life insurance
company having its head office in New
York and proposed to the official or Off
cials that certain Legislation not agreea-
bic to the company should be defeated
upon the payment to these two or more
legislators the sum of 500, 900, the legis-
lators further declaring that if the COM
pany failed to deliver this sum the un-
desired legislation would go upon the
statute books.
Based upon the statement of the
III ember Of the legislature referred to and
upon other interesting not to say start
Hngs facts or rumors both houses ioined
IN the appointment of an investigating
committee. There are now rumors that
the investigation Is not to go forward. or
rather that 1t Is to be conducted in such
a way as to suppress rather than to dis
cover the truth and that the guilty per
sons believe they have reason to feel
that they will not be exposed nor pun
ished.
The committee named has taken no
action which would indicate a desire for
an immediate exposure. Nor are we
aware that its members have shown an
inclination to evade their duty. But it
Is proper that each member should uu-
derstand that the people will not pa
tiently tolerate avoidance or Sinking in
this serious business. The truth and
the whole truth must be got at and
speedily. If there are guilty members
such as indicated let their crime be made
known and judgment pronounced. If
suspected members are guiltless let their
slanderers be uncovered There is no
excuse for any longer delay. Within a
few hours the whole truth can be ascer-
taiDei.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
Both Her Feet Cut or.

Hudson. n. Y, May 1O-Mrs. David
Oppenheim, the wife of a former mavor
of Vancouver, b. c., is in the hospital
here, with both her feet cut off. She
was en- route to Philadelphia to be treat
ed by a specialist for a nervous disease
and was accompanied by her husband
and nurse. They occupied a COM
partment in Wagner car on the New
York Central railroad. Early to-day,
when the train was a few miles above
Hudson. Mrs. Oppenheim flung herself
from the car window. The wheels cut
off both her feet. Amputation of both
legs will be necessary.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

SHOULD man be paid for doing moth
ing-that Is, for rendering no service in
return for value received ? In answer to
this question every sensible person
would say that he should not. There
are S57 persons who are doing nothing,
but, Notwithstanding, are being paid out
Of the public treasury. They are the re
presentatives in congress. For a month
past they have simply met twice a week
and adjourned. 1t is proposed that this
farce and refined system of plundering
the people shall continue for the next
three months. In justice to many of
the members, however, it should be
stated that such action has been taken
without their desire and in spite of their
protests. The spectacle thus presented
Is rather contradictory one as to our So
called system of representative rule.
The popular branch of the legislative
power of the government Is paralyzed
and kept 50 at the behest of one man.
No despot ever attempted a grosser vio-
latIon of the rights of the peolpe than is
being displayed by Speaker Reed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
Suicide 10 AVOID Arrest.

Kansas City, Mo, May 1O-Maior
Henry Mcnamara, veteran of the Fe-
MAN army that invaded Canada in 1866
and again in 1870, and who was later
prominent in the Invincibles, the Can
na-Gael and kindred Irish societies, kill
ed himself Saturday night rather than
suffer the disgrace of being sued for $50
debt An acquaintenauce who had
loaned him money threatened arrest if
1t were not paid. Mcnamara had been
unable to secure work and could no.
meet the demand Mcnamara was sc
years of age and a member of G. A. r..
having served with distinction through
out the war. He was newspaper wri-
ter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
Train Nrecker Hanged,

Jackson, La, May II Constable F.
NJ. NOrworthy left here for Clinton, La. =,
about P. NJ Monday, having in custo-
dy negro named Charlie Jackson, who
was charged with attempting to wreck a
train on the Jackson Railroad When
about five and half miles from Jack
son, near Red Wood bridge, he was
halted and surrounded by an armed
body of men, who relieved him of his
prisoner, and allowed the constable to
return to Jackson.
The body of the negro was found at
early hour Tuesday hanging from tree
ONE distance from where he was taken
from the officer. Judge r. 5. Austin,
of the third Ward Justice Court, was no.
titled, summoned a jury and held an in
quest. The verdict was. Hanged by
parties unknown
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

The heavy Democratic gains noted in
OHIO, Illinois and other western states
IN the April elections have been supple
meuted by similar gains in the May cleo
tIOns Of Indiana. Almost without ex-
ception the Republicans showed heavy
losses; and this was certainly the case
where party lines were drawn. In many
instances the Democrats made clean
sweep and there is no room to doubt the
significance of the result. 1t means
that there Is an overw whelming reaction
from last fall, and it should encourage
local Democrats to bestir themselves.
There Is enough disgust even now
among the men who were fooled last
fall, 10 turn the tide IN our favor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
Attacked by an Angry Buli

Hagerstown, Md. May 11.-Mrs.
Robert Poterfield was nearly gored to
death yesterday by bull at her farm
near Failing Waters, Washington coun-
ty. The infuriated beast attacked her
In field, tore her clothing from her
and after tossing her once picked her up
again and carried her some distance on
his horns. The wOman's corset pre-
vented the horns penetrating the vital
organs, but she was seriously injured
Her screams hurried her husband to the
rescue, and he drove off the bulI,' whose
horns had become entangled in the wo-
mans torn clothing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
Tried TO Commit Bigamy.

Irwin, Pa, May 10.-A. A. McAllis-
ter, a well-known glass worker and
Agnes Friskie, very popular young wo-
man, of North Irwin, were to have been
married at the home of the brides pa
rents tomorrow afternoon. To day il
was learned that McAllister had a wife
and two children living at FreepoIt.
when the prospective groom was accused
of being married man, he only said
that he had a divorce. A brother of
Miss Friskie went before Squire Freder-
Ick and swOre out a warrant for Meal
listers arrest accusing him of perjury
in procuring a license.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
A Welcome Usher rof .91.

The beginning of tie new year will have a vel
come usher in the shape OF fresh Almanac. de-
scriptive OF the origin. nature and uses of the
national tonic and alternative, Hestetter's
Stomach Bitters. Combined with the descrip-
tive matter will. he found calendar and astrono-
mical calculations absolutely reliable for correct
ness, statistics. Illustrations verses carefulIv
selected, and other mental food highly profitable
and entertaining. On this pamphlet ! u biished
and printed annually by rhe Hostetter Com
pany, OF Pittsburg, 80 hands are employed in tho
mechanical department alone Eleven months
are devoted to its preparation. 1t is procurahIs
Tree. OF druggists and country dealers every
where, and is printed in English I;erran
French, spanish. Welsh. Norwegian, HoIland
Swedish and Bohsmian.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
McKin- Wilson Ding
ley bill. bill. ley bill.

The extremely high duties which
Dingley proposes to collect from wom-
ems dress goods should be more gener-
ally understood by the women of this
country. 1t is they who must suffer
most because of these duties Here are
few samples of the increased duties
taken from a list prepared by Mr.. p B.
Worrall e the dress goods importing
firm of Fred Butterfield 81 Co of New
York:
"A wool and cotton cloth costing in
England Is. per yard, equal to "a cents
in our money, weighing 16 ounces to
the running yard, costs under the pres
ent tariff 33. cents per yard, while un-
der the proposed tariff it would cost
81 SIG cents per yard.
a wool and cotton cloth costing in
England Is. 4d. per yard, equal to 90
cents in our money, weighing 2S ounces
TO the running yard, and costing under
the present tariff 7S.4 cents per yard,
would under the proposed tariff cost
81. 1853 per yard.
AN all worsted cloth, costing in
England 2s. Id. per yard, equal to 80
cents in our money, weighing g ounces
to the running yard, and costing under
the present tariff 20 cents per yard,
would cost under the proposed tariff
81. 298 per yard.
"A 80 inch black serge Cotton
warp), costing in England 5-Sd. per
yard, equal in our money to 10 20 cents,
weighing less than 4 ounces to the
square yard, costs under the present tar
III 22.S7 cents per yard. Under the pro-
posed tariff it Will cost 80. OF cents per
yard.
"A % inch black sicilienne Cotton
warp, costing i'll England 7-6d per
yard, equal to 1915 cents III our mon
ey, weighing 81 ounces to the running
yard. costs under the present tariff
1862 cents per yard. Under the pro-
posed tariff it will cost 33. 90 cents per
yard.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

The Navy department proposes to
abandon the policy of sending the two
leading cadets of each years graduating
class at Annapolis to Europe for an
advanced course of instruction in naval
arch lecture. and will after June next
educate its young men for the COnstruc-
tcn Corps IN schools IN this country.
+ n several years 1t has been the custom
10 send one or two cadets each year to
the Royal School at Greenwich, to be
educated for two years at government
expense, and then commissioned assist
ant naval constructors.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

y CORRESPONDENT OF the New York
Jo"r"oL writing from Ohio says: at
doesn't take a prophet to foresee that
the next Ohio Legislature will be Demo
cratic. The state went for Bryan, scale
and count against him. Bryan got As, :
Ooo more votes than the highest prior
Republican vOte-BushuelI's-ever cast.
Yet Mckinley topped that by over So
600 The vote showed one for every
three and three fourths per cent. of pop
uiatiOn, with an alien streak in the state
Of full twenty per cent. Such vote
could not have been honesty cast; it
was fraud on It's face
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
THE POSTAL CONGRESS-.
A Scheme Being Urged For an In
ternational Postal Telegraph.
KOREA WILL JOIN THE UNION.

Minister From That Country Makes
Formal Announccmcnt-No Doubt
fuI Whether China VIII Entcr-'rhc
Orange Free state Has Not Reported
Washington. May Il.-There were two
significant features of yesterdays de
VelOpmentS of the universal postal con-
gress. The first was the positive an
nouncement from the Korean minister
here Mr.. Chin Pom Ye. that the little
kingdom would join the union, and the
second a decision that was reached
after a long discussion 20 reduce rates
of international postal orders on
sliding scale basis after reaching
certain amount. This matter does not
affect the United States. The action
viii not affect postal orders for less
than 100 francs. or $50 but will cheaper
the cost of all issued for more than
that sum.
n scheme is being urged, and may
be submitted at this congress for re-
port at the next. providing for inter
national Geographic service at the
postOffices of some of the leading cities
of the various countries. This already
is in operation at some places abroad,
but its advocates want its operation
made general
The Korean minister's announcement
puts an end to doubt that has been eN-
pressed as to Korea's intention of en-
terinE. the minister stating explicitly
that his country would join. EX-Gov-
ernor Hoyr. counsel for Korea, is at
tending the meetings and advising the
Korean delegation, and added today
that of course that country would re
serve the right to refuse adhesion un-
less the proceedings OF the congress are
entirely satisfactory.
Despite positive announcements from
Pekin some months ago. there is some
doubt now as to Chiua's joining the
union. though it's delegates are in at
tendance. but without vote Orange
Free State, also. has not been heard
and Roumania made a proposition for
the adoption of the franc basis for all
postal orders. and many of the Latin
countries supported this France,
Greece Belgium, Italy and Spain were
among them.
England and Germany and other
countries opposed this at some length
and finally France announced that that
country would not insist upon the prop
osition. as it recognized it might be in
convenient. though recognizing the
compliment to its monetary system It
was the general sentiment that the
present scheme. the basis of payment
being in each case that Of the stand
ard of the issuing country, should be
continued.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
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The Spring
Buving Time

New things to wear-may we
help you to plan for them-we
think we can, to your advantage
In good; to your pocketbOok's
in prices. We've more and
choicer goods than in any former
seasou-they're being sold in
such a way as is making this a
remarkable value-giving and val
ue-gettiDg epoch in the history
of the store and the thousands
who buy here.
Let us know your Dry Goods
wants, nc matter what they may
be. If any piece Goods are
wanted, Silks, Suitings, Wash
Goods, We'll send samples.
If any other Goods. Suits, Skirts,
ChIldren's Garments, Boys Clothing,
Kace Curtains, we'll write you about
them understandingly. If you haven t
yet received the catalogue, we'll send
you copy. Makes no difference where
you live, we'll put you in such COM
pIete communication with this store a
will enable you to select easily and well,
and then buy in a way that will pay you.
2OC ZEPHYR GINGHAMS
1910
ali neat cOlorings-strides, checks,
important offerings of the year-splen-
did STYLES for shirt waists and children :
dresses.
LARGE LOT NEW WASH GOODS,
S, 10, 12!. 15C-pretty effects,
30 inch irregular check mixtureS-2OC-
all w"ol-tans, browns. greys-nice for
bicycle suits or general wear.
Great offerings in new Dress Goods at
25C, 35C, SOC to 80 30, write for samples
now.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

London, May 11.-AccordinE to dis
patch To The Daily News from st
Petersburg a terrible crime. the result
of superstition. has been committed at
Tirespol in the government of kherson.
where are a number of hermitagcs in
habitcd by sectarians. Recently l. Of
the hermits disappeared, and II was be
lieved that they had emiErated in fear
of the impending day Of judgment But
a hermit named Kowalind has con-
fessed that he walled them up alive in
response to their earnest entreaties that
they might receive the martyrs crown.
The police examined the spot and veri-
fled the confession.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
TRESPASS NOTICE.

We the undersigned citizens Of aIoA.
ana 'lehrneld Townships. hereby give uorfce ~
the puhlie not To treSpaSS on 1ur lands Any one
extent Of the law ~ '"'i
tsigned) John Sutton. H. = Sprout T Z,
Conrad Ei ward Ivory Iose;h EriSe A. a,
ilis, John M"l'erInitt. Joseph sutton Aurust
Sn' inner. theodore storm, Alex Ivory Jnhn
bea h Jacob fckenrOde. Philip GRAY Go NJ
>ahheT 10 NJ hratZsr. Henry J Conrad WI
nam NJ. ran. Geo kTug. Robert Johpsron
-,"hh T. M%nSheld. Francis II BASAL. lanes "a
,hHlnney John habus. 'ieO. SeymOre Br.dx ct
i"mIinSnn Mrs Albert Rhoa. o. b Movers
Josephine Huffman. Frante Fsicht Dr " "a
Summerville. simon p McMuIien and IIhn Nc
Coy. NJ 60 IN NC
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

Alva, o. T., May 11.-Inspector Tay-
lor. of the department of justice, who
has been present during the past week
inspecting court affairs and investi-
eating charges against Deputy United
States marshals. has left for Wash
ington to make his report. 1t will ex-
pose the practice Of going out and
dragging in scores of farmers on trivial
timber cutting charges in order to
bleed the government for fees. in many
cases the prisoners, when innocent. he
ing induced to plead guilty on promises
of release at once. the deputies to pay
the snes themselves out of the fees.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
To Protect American Interests.

Washington, May 10 The interests
of United States citizens at Puerto Cor
tez, the seat of the revolution now in
progress in Honduras, will be looked af-
ter by the United States cruiser Marbre-
head. The vessel is now on her way
there from from Key West, orders hav-
ing been given her commander late Satur-
day afternoon to proceed at once. Mic
aragua and Salvador. tits believed al
ready have dispatched troops to the
scene of the trouble, but as the Journey
is difficult one it is probable they have
not yet arrived.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

New York. May 1.-THE offices of
w. +. Forrest, who conducted an al
legged discretionary pool concern,
were closed for business yesterday. and
their owner is nowhere to be found.
Forrest. who is described as a physi-
clan. has not been visible. SO his clients
claim, since Friday last. and some of
them are much worried thereat. y cir
cular which the concern is said to have
sent out broadcast a few weeks ago
gives an insight into their way OF do
ing business. 1t declared, among other
things. that cash dividends of more
than $50 per cent had been paid clients
dur-ing the INST nine months
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

The corporations and wealthy indi-
viduals who are engaged in large man.
ufacturing establishments desire high
tariff TO increase their gains. Design
ing politicians will support it to concil-
late their favor and to obtain the means
for profuse expenditure for the purpose
of purchasing influence in other quar-
ters- Do not allow yourselves, my fell
low citizens, TO be misled in this sub
Ject. 1t Is a system of injustice, and if
persisted in viii lead to corruption and
must end in ruin.-Andrew jackson in
His Farewell Address.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

Columbia, S. c., May 6.-As the en-
gine of passenger train turned a sharp
curve mile from Edgefeld this even
ing, the engineer saw, fifty feet ahead, ,
two children in the middle of the track
one OF them asleep. He was helpless to
check his train. When it stopped the
crushed body of James Blocker, 10 wears
old, was found by the side of the track
The other child cannot be found. All
the engineer knows is that the engine
passed over it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

John Oiblin, a somnambuIist was 60
riously injured last night by falling from
the second story window of his home. q
distance OF thirty feet. He arose from
ms bed, walked across hall into an ad-
Joining room, raised a window and then
stepped out.
He was badly injured internally. and
also sustained fracture of the leg. His
cries for help attracted several people.
who carried him into the house. AL
though frequent walker, this is the
first injury he ever sus' aimed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
Preached In PnbIic Without Pcrmit.

Washington, May 1.-THE supreme
court yesterday sustained the decisions
of the Massachusetts courts which
punished an itinerant preacher, Will
lam +. Davis, for preaching on Boston
Common without permit from the
mayor. Davis claimed that the or
dinance giving the mayor control over
the common and forbidding any pub
lie address there without his permis-
sion was in conflict with the 1ith
amendment of the constitution. Justice
White, who delivered the opinion. said
that the 14th amendment did not de-
stroy the power of the states to enact
police regulations.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

JUDGE THOMAS EWING, an aged and
we'll well known jurist, of Pittsburg, who
has been on the bench for n years, died
on Sunday of pneumonia, aged 20
years. He was a member of the State
constitutional convention of 1878, which
promulgated Pennsylvania present
constitution, and has been prominent
In legal circles for many years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

Chicago, May IA peculiar double
fatality occurred before hundreds of
spectators in Lincoln Park. While
boating on Lake Michigan Matthew
Roche and his 1O-year-old nephew.
Harry Flynn, attempted to exchange
seats. The boat was overturned and
the boy drowned, although Roche twice
succeeded in pulling the little fellow
on top of the capsized craft. While
this was going on Albert Mattarl. who
was in the crowd at the waters edge.
suddenly pitched forward on his face
dead. His death is ascrihed to eX-
citement caused by watching the strug-
giles of the drowning boy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

TnE fact that the people of Crete wish
to be united with Greece Is probably
one OF the strongest reasons why the
Powers of Europe will not permit. it.
To let the people Of any country choose
their Own government might be dan
gerous precedent.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14

The tenth state sanitary convention,
to be held under the auspices of tn.
state board Of health and vital statistics,
IN conjunction with Johnstown's board
of health, will meet in the hall of the
Young Mems Christian association, in
JOhustown, on Tuesday and Wednesday,
May p and %
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
BOGGS&BUHL,
Allegheny, Pa.

For S"ur Protectfon--''atarTsh Cures
or Tonics tor Catsrrsh in liquid form to be taken
Internally. usually contain either Mercury or
iodide Of Potl ssa OF both. which injurious 10
too long taken. Catarrah Is = local. not blood
disease, caused Oy a sudden cha nge to oolJ or
damp weather. Il starts in the nasal passages.
affecting eyes. ears and throat. Cold in the head
causes excessive flow Of mucus. and If repeatedly
eglected the results Of catarrah will follow;
severe pain IN the heal. roaring sound in he
ears, bad breadth, and oitenumes an .fensive
discharge. The remedy should tie quick to ally
Ia hammation and heal the membrane EIy's
q, ream Balm is the acknowledged cure for these
troubles and contains mercury nor any in
urious drug. Price. 80 cents.
10 ~ ~.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate Of David Ryan deceased
Letters teStamentary in the estate of n,vi,
hyan, deceased. late OF the township of Clear
neId. IN Cambria county. Pennsylvania baytn,,
state are hereby notified to make ohyment ~
ne without delay and those having claims
~ salhsI the said estate viii present them proper
ly authenticated for settlement
- A. RYAN
=, au.,,.,, NJ. -, Executor
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-14
TRESPASS NOTICE.

hunting and fishing and all manner of tres
passing without PERMISSION. strictly forbidden on
the p'emisses -t the undersigned ciriz.Ds .,,oI ~
date OF this notice. Any person yioiatiu. nj.
NOTICE Wlli ne dealt with accord 'ng to law
t>iGhed Joseph A. Noel. IoseIb Ralar
"eTtheT william DiShart, Charles Luther An,
ggstin Holt and Jonn GatrieI ="
White township. May eth. lsa7 St