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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-16
Cow Thieves UonvicteG,

George Vaancy and Jack Hampton
who stole cows from H. G. Holemap.
a farmer living near Darlington, and
tried to sell them in thin city, were
tried for grand larceny ia the Hop
kinsC Circuit Court last Thursday aud
sentenced to two years in the State
penitentiary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-16
backed Down an EN- bankmen,

mere came very near being a
serious accident at Little River bridge
between here and Hopkinsville last
monday morning says the Fairylew
review. Mr.. Il. Tandy started his
wagon to the above named city with
hoghead Of tobacco and clover seed.
when they reached the bridge and
We're crossing it the team became
frightened and commenced backing
running the wagon off the embank.
ment, rolling the hogshead of tobac.
co OIL, scattering the clover seed and
GRIPPING mule very badly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-16
CREAM OF NEWS.
lFiT,s NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS 1T.
Robbers Frustrated-Revs. Small and Jonos
at Pembrokr--B Barn bur ned-Circuit
Court to Meet-Republican
Urinary NationaI Con
ventien of Edi-
tors,


Mr.. @. w. Ware, of Trenton, had
the naisfortuneof getting his barn
and 10000 pounds Of tobacco burned
few nights ago. There was $3.50 in
surance on the tobacco and $3.50 on
the barn. The tobaccoo was grown
by a share hand.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-16

A thief stole an iron roof from a.
blacksmith shop ut Williamstown.
He left the site,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

THE rise of 1-16 to ! of cent per
pound In the price of refined sugars
which took place last week was prompt
reminder to consumers of the effect of
higher duties and of the power of the
sugar trust to manipulate prices at will.
These advances were not the first, and
probably not to be the last, to result
from :he new tariff law. Prices have
steadily crept upward ever since the su-
gar schedule in the tariff bill was first
made public; and they are now half a
cent per pound above the early May lev
ell. Shrewd buyers have been anticipa
ting the rise, and to the extent of their
financial rapacity and confidence In the
market they have loaded their ware
houses with stocks for future distribu-
ton.
The enormous advance buying may
conduce to a quiet condition of the re-
tining trade until some of the accumu-
lated supply shall have been absorbed by
consumers. The latter must pay what
ever difference in cost shall result from
the increased duties, and as much more
as the tariff discrimination in favor OF
the trust shall enable it to extort. But
little time will be required to develop
the price lifting possibilities of the COM
| pilcated sugar schedule of the new law
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
A Lake OF Petroleum.

San Francisco, August , While The
whole world is excited over the gold dis
coveries in the north, sight has been los
of another discovery that promises To be
nf great value in the Development ofathi'
section. Sbme months ago lake " al
most pure petroleum was discovered and
samples were sent to Seattle for analysis
The report on these has just been mad.
public, and the find is reported to be oi
most marvellous richness
\ company has been for ned in Seattle
to handle the product, and the company
intends to put it on the Alaskan market
at once. The lake is of unknown depth,
several miles wide and five
20 six miles in length, and the quality OF
the petroleum is said to be of the finest.
The lake Is only two miles from the
ocean The hills surrounding are said
to be itch in coal and asphalt 1t is the
expectation of the owners of the lake to
to take its products into the mining
camps of northern Alaska whenever the
waters will permit.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Sensational >honiing ARRAY.

PittSburg, August -Stringtnwn, an
oil town near Sistersvllle, w. Va, WAS
the scene of sensational shooting af-
fray, in which two men received prob
ably mortal wounds.
The shooting was the result of a feud
between Charles Fox, resident of
Stringtown, and William Mackey, col
ored gambler. Fox, who WAS intoxica-
ted, entered a gambling room last even
ing and upon seeing Mackey at once
commenced to shoot. Mackey was un-
armed, but secured hatchet and closed
in with his assailant, infiicting some ser
Ious wounds. Fox loaded his gun a
second time and commenced shooting
BY this time some one handed Mackey
gun and a general fusilade followed
Fox received only one bullet. but it
struck him over the heart, infiicting a
fatal wound. Mackey was shot once in
the groin and another bullet shattered
his left arm. He is in precarious con-
ditiOn.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
MOOnshine Leader Killed.

Huntsville, Ala, August "A band
of moonshiners attempted TO enter the
house of Frank Simmons at Conrad, 20
miles north of this city. early Sunday
morning, and the leader, Dudley John
son, was killed. The desperadoes broke
the door from Its fastenings, and when
Johnson appeared Simmons fired. The
leader stepped backward. and after fir
ing several shots into the house the par
ty retired. This morning Simmons s
young son found Johnson dead in the
woods short distance from the house.
Simmons learned that mob of moon
sinners were forming, and fled to the
woods until he can secure the protection
OF the law. The coroner's jury has just
held Simmons justifable. The moon
sinners, who were afraid Simmons would
testify against them, dressed in white
cappers' uniforms and went to kill him
When found Johnson Still wore a mask.
Sheriff Fulgham has gone to the scene
of the trouble, and will accord Simmons
the protection of the law
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

The owner of the Rawhide mine Cap
tain w. A. Neville, who has had much
experience of life in the Arctic, paints
gloomy picture of what is before ad-
venturers now rushing to the KlonLike.
He goes to the length of predicting that
half of them will never come back, de-
claring that the climate is such that on
ly the most vigorous constitutions will
be able to stand its rigors, to say moth
ing of the chances of starvation and per
lis of flood and field.
The clothing outfits with which many
are providing themselves, consisting
largely of wooden goods, he declares.
will prove wholly unsuitable, only skins
and furs being fitted for the climate.
He also says that the plan of taking
burros from this latitude to the cold re
gions os the north, to be employed in
packing, will prove failure, as the ami
mails will die as soon as the cold weather
sets in- He does not doubt the richness
of the mines, but he strongly advises
people to wait until spring before going
north, and to prepare themselves thor
oughly when they do go.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

Gov HASTINGS disposed of the last of
the bills Friday, left on his table when
the general assembly adjourned The
mercantile tax bill, the Simon electric
light measure, and Representative Ham
mond's bill for bird day in the schools
were dlsapproved, as were also a num-
ber OF items IN the general appropria-
ton bill. The governor knocked So
400 off the item of $40, ,526 for employees
of the senate and S15, 434 off the item of
SO, ,4O4 for the employees of the house.
The big bill OF $56, 900 for furnishing
Grace church was approved.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Dog Saves Runaway Victims.

CallicOon, \. Y, August "A dogs
remarkable rescue of Mrs. Amos Law
:ence and her two little children from
disaster In runaway near here yester
lay is the topic uppermost among the
people. The Lawrences were out driv
ing when their horse, frightened by q
piece of paper, broke into a furious run
Felix, the family's dog, was along, anC
running ahead of the flying horse
sprang at its head. without effect. Their
the persistent dog made a bolder leap
secured a grip on the horses nose anC
ought the frightened animal to a hal
opposite farm house, where severa
men hastened to the rescue.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

THE Republican papers, says the Pitts
burg Post, are just now engaged in fig
uring up imaginary statements show
ing what the revenue receipts might
have been had not the threat OF the
Dingley trust tariff been thrust upon the
country. 1t is an advance movement
20 break the force of the assured failure
Of the new law as a revenue getter. This
one fact stands out, and cannot be con-
troverted: With the advent of the Ding
ley law revenue receipts from customs
have been falling off, and the deficit
for the coming fiscal year Will be larger
than under the Wilson tariff There is
no getting away from these facts. But
what does 1t matter, if the sugar trust
got all it demanded, and the million
aires of that great conspiracy have add
ed more millions to their illegitimate
gains2 Mark Hanna's campaign com
nittee appears to be handling statistics
from Washington for the purpose OF
further humbugging the people. Why
increased taxes for the purpose of keep
ing out imports should increase the i'm
ports and the revenues is a conundrum
worthy of funatic asylum.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

THE P.t'sourg Leader. (Republican)
fuor Hastings has compile
ted the work of reviewiog legislation.
As usual, the veto prerogatIve WAS used
! without mercy upon bills involving pro-
fit only to members of the legislature
and hangers on while those in which the
governor takes special interest were
approved without reference to their pro
priety. The general appropriation bill.
for example. Is cut to the extent of Sl52,-
600 by dissIl Dwing superfuous salaries
and other items covering unlawful per
quisiteS; but, at the ssme time, the ap-
propriatiou for jefferson Medical college
is approved thus giving to Philadelphia
500, 600 more for the use of InstItu-
tions which ought To be self fupportlng.
No wealthy private institution of learn-
ing, however richly endowed and how
ever amply sustained by tuition fees,
has been sent away with It's hunger un-
appeased. The bond betwe n the chief
executive of the state and rich mems
schools seems to be potent one. Ihe
earmarks of honest economy and of
genuine reform principles are conspicu-
Gus by their absence. and the conclusion
is inevitable that the governor has simp-
ly been playing to the gallery, with the
evident hope that his policy of favorit-
ism and self-interested discrimination
would be so offset by the pretense OF
wise tetrenchment as to insure him the
approval of the people and to put him
in line for the Republican leadership in
Pennsylvania 1t is a bold game that
Hastings has been playing, but he has
played it awkwardly, and he need not
fiatter himself that ne holds winning
hand.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

JUDGE SMITH OF the Superior court.
has handed down an opinion for the
majority of the court in the appeal of
jeremiah G. Donoghue, of Philadel-
phia, wherein all the rules fixed by the
lower courts in reference to the conduct
of the liquor dealer to whom they grant
licenses is swept away. In the opinion
of the Superior court judges in granting
licenses cannot make rules to govern
hotel keepers, there being nothing in
the iicense laws clothing them with such
powers. In this connection the u3per
court says: AS to the nature and scope
of the discretion committed to the Ii
cense court, 1t is not an arbitrary, but
judicial discretion. The court must de-
eide whether, under the conditions i'm
posed by law, the applicant is entitled
to license, but may not further impose
any conditions of his own.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

n PORTLAND, Ore, company is doing
thriving business IN horse meat. Not
long ago the company received an order
from France for 5000 barrels of this
meat and since then work at the factory
has been brisk. Horses are killed at the
rate of about fifty a day and the meat is
carefully inspected by an inspector sent
from Paris before it is packed for ship
ment. The horses used are the half
wild animals of Oregon, known as cav
uses, and are bought for about 80 80 a
head. The Parisians were the first peo-
pie to adopt horse flesh as an article of
food and the demand for it in the
French capital is constantly increasing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Big Mosquitoes Bite.

Wilmington, Del, August -Samu-
el Barnes, of this city. returned from
Ocean City, Md, to-day suffering from
painful wound caused by a MOSQUITO
bite While sitting on hotel porch he
was bitten on the jugular vein by a
mammoth mosquito. Blood spurted from
the wound in such quantitie sthat several
handkerchiefs were saturated and his
shirt was covered with blood. While
Barnes companions rushed for a doc
tor the hotel man applied a big poultice
ID the W, und, which finally stopped the
How of blood
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

HE state board of fish commissioners
and the Pennsylvania fish protective
ASSOCIATION have issued a circular calling
upon all similar bodies throughout the
state to elect delegates to the state con-
yentlon to be held in Harrisburg on the
10th of next month. The objects of the
convention are: For the purpose of
raising funds to assist in carrying on the
work Of the state board of the fish COM
mlssioners during the next two years:
to suggest some plan of cooperative
work by which laws lin the interest of
the protection and increase of fish may
be more surely enacted by future legisla-
tures etc. ETC.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
COasted Into a Greek.

Philadelphia, July 3O.-Daniel Nee.
han, aged 10 years, met death in a
strange manner while coasting on his
bio ycle down steep hill tonight. At
the foot of the hill a low stone fence
marks the boundary of Wissahickon
creek, which at that spot is about 10
feet deep. Meehap lost control of his
wheel, crashed against the wall. plunged
headlong over il into the creek and was
drowned. 1t is thought that his head
struck against the wall, rendering him
unconscious befor q he reached the wat
er.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

CHICAGO boot and shoe manufacturers
say that the tariff on hides means mil
lions to the beef trust, and the fact points
10 the conclusion that /, was that inter.
est which crowded the item into the hill
ostensibly the duty was imposed in be-
half OF the poor Western farmer and
stock raeser; but as one manufacturer
puts 1t: The farmer has no hides ,o
sell; neither has the stock man. becapse
he sells his cattle on foot, and he will
not get penny more for the cattle he
cause of the duty" Again the p O. n
has got close to the farmer-cIose
enough to sell gold brick which will
turn out to be anything but KIopdike
nugget IN the sharp assay of actual ex-
perience.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Bishop O'Hara I'm a Runaway.

Scranton. Pa, August -Rt. Rev
Bishop O Hara, of the Scranton Catho-
lie diocese, narrowly escaped death in a
runaway accident early this evening.
The bishop, who is 50 years old, accom-
panied by Rev. Michael LOTUS, of the
st. Peters cathedral parish, was en-
route to visit sick priest, when the
horses became uumanageable and ran
three blocks. A collision with a trolley
car on an intersecting street seemed in
evitable and the driver jumped The
carriage grazed the car, but collided
with telegraph pole and was demolish-
ed. Bishop O'Hara escaped with 8
slight scalp wound. Father LOTUS was
uninjured.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Her Husband Arrested,

New York, August , Mrs. Augusta
Mailer, 40 years old, wife of August
Mahler, was shot and killed in her bed
room this morning. Her husband was
arrested, charged with the murder.
Mailer says his wife committed SUI;
eide after having first tried to murder
i'm. They had lived unhappy. There
was no witness of the tragedy and the
coroner is inclined 10 believe Mahler's
statement. Mahler, who is 40 years of
age, is bartender in Cove's billiard
rooms He married Mrs Mailer, then
a rich widow, thirteen years ago, and. il
Is said, sxuandered large portion of
her fortune.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

YOUNGSTOwN. Aug. 4.-The new
Amalgamated association wage scale
has been signed by President Garland
of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel and TIN workers and Secre-
tary James II. Mutt of the Iron Manu-
facturers' association. The scale finally
agreed upon was Ill the main as fol-
lows:
Guide mills, rolling and heating, 10
per cent reduction on straight.
Roughers, = per cent reduction.
Bar mill, heating and rolling, 10 per
cent reduction for iron ana ID per cent
for steel.
Sheet bar work. no reduction except
for heating, and it Is the same as on the
bar mill.
Plate mill rolling and heating, same
as before.
SkeIp mill rolling and heating, 10 per
cent reduction.
Puddle mill rollers, no reduction.
Pudding, 81 a ton on l-cent card
rate.
The whole scale is governed by a l.
cent rate card, which means | cent per
pound selling price for bar iron. When
the selling price of bar iron goes up
. everybodys wages go up. but wages
cannot go any lower than they are
now. no matter how low the selling
prlce or bar iron goes. AltOgether the
men affected do not consider the new
scale as p or for them as it might be.
as the l-cent card rate gives theS some
protection.
The Mahoning Valley Iron company
put one of its puddle mills into opera
tion this morning and some of the I'm
ishing mills Will start next Monday.
The Brown Bonnell Iron company's
plant will start next week. 1t was an
nounced by the other manufacturers
that there will not be mucn delay be-
fore they start up their plants.
Although the Union Iron and Steel
company, which has several plants, was
not represented III the conference, 1t i
understood on good authority that they
will sign the scale and at least put the
local plant IN operation soon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

IT WAS unkind almost to the point of
malice, the act of those laid off work
men at Flndlay, Ohio, who pasted up
an old advance agent poster, supple
mentally decorated with the word
''closed, " upon the door of the factory
from which they had just been discharg
ed for lack of orders. And they did il
within a week after the signing of the
tariff bill, too Worse, even, than that
they did it the day after Mark Hanna
announced the actual appearance of un-
Iyersal prosperity. 1t shows how un-
grateful working men can be.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Accused Clerk Shot.

Lancaster, August 2 Henry Ettner,
the clerk in the postoffice who was ar
rested few days ago on charges of steal
ing from the mails, and who was to have
been given a hearing before United
states Commissioner Montgomery this
morning shot himself in the abdomen
this morning with a thirty two caliber
pistol. 1t was reported that he had at
tempted suicide, but Ettner denies that
he intended to take his life.
He says he was trying to take out the
cartridge when the weapon was accident
ally discharged. The physicians have
made no effort to find the bullet, and
think he will recover unless internal
hemorrhage follows.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

y DISPATCH from ArdmOre, Indian
territory says: Horace Gibbons. a stock
man just in from near the Indian reser
yauon, reports the Kiowa and Comanche
Indians putting on war paint, and says
au uprising of the Indians is feared
Gibson says they are greatly stirred over
the death Of their chief, Quanah Park
er' and Will not be pacified. 1t is unsafe,
he says, for whites to enter the reserva-
ton There are between 5000 and 10,
600 Indians on this reservation, but they
are poorly armed, so far as is known.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

The potters of New Jersey and East
Liverpool are asking a restoration of the
old wage scale. 1t is not unreasonable.
As tariff rate were advanced on the pre-
tense that 1t would be done, why not
keep faith? The duties on common vel
low and brown earthenware are advan-
ced % per cent above the Wilson rates.
while plain white china is advanced 81
per cent. Eirthenware not decorated is
advanced SO per cent Let wages 90 uu
correspOndingly. The advance was Sc
ured on the plea that they would.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Beat the summer tiirl.

Jersey City, n. j., August 2.-Sam.
uei Woolf, confectioner, this after
noon Offered dish of cream to a boy
who would hold his arm the longest
time In an ice cream freezer. A mum.
her of boys contested for the prize, but
Willis Lockwood outdid them all. AL
though suffering excruciating pain he
held his arm in the freezer for four min
utes. When he withdrew it the arm
was frozen stiff. The boy was taken to
the city hospital, where il was said that
1t would be necessary to amputate the
arm.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
TREsPASS NOTICE.

We the undersigned cftzeps of AIIeyhany
aud ct.arneid townships hcrerv give uiice L..
the public not to trespass on our la nds. ANY one
extent OF the law.
tSixned) John Sutton. II. y Sprout T q
Mil er- James I. Sutton Jos J. Weuer II q
tonrad. Edward lvay, Joseph A. krisc Mrs Is
wills, John M"Iermitt. Joseph Sutton. August
Shonoef. Theodore storm, Alex Ivory John
iesk. Jacob Eckenrode. PhtIip A Gray Geo M
Sankor - M kratzer. Henry J. Conrad. VII
IAN Moran, Geo hrux. Robert Johnston
John l.. Mansfield, Francis H isa.al Lanes "A
Maioney John Raous. ,ieO Seymore. BrIds ct
Iomlinsnn- MRS. Albert Rhoa. ~ Is Movers
Josephine Hutmau. Frame FeIcht, Dr. W IA
Summervtlle. Simon r. Mem Mullen and John Nc
Toy. Mrs. Cornelius Satton- May l. 1897 VI
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

How badly off the protectionists are
for evidence of the beniicent effects of
their darling tariff bill Is evident from
the andisguised glee with which they
point 10 an upward hutter in the price of
wheat. There is no more relation of
cause and effect between the tariff bill
and the price Of wheat than there in be
tween this years apples and last year s
horse races. Yet the protectionists catch
at upward wheat prices as drowning
men catch at straws.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Tortured HIM for Money.

Esston, Pa, Aug 4-John Kennedy,
a well-known citizen of Warren county,
n. j., just across the Delaware river
from here, was last night gagged and
robbed in his home by six masked men
X dy who is regarded as eccentric,
and reputed to be well-to-do. lives alone.
He was tied into chair and hot irons
were applied to the soles of his feet to
compel him to tell where his money was
kept. The robbers secured $25 in mon
ey and lot of silverware.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
/ drlDrl1 + ,eeman.
EEENsBURG, CAMBRIA CO. PA,


SUGAR Is going up-the rich trust is
gaining millions of dollars by the in
creased price, while the consumer Is
paying cent or two more on single
pound. This Is the kind of prosperity
which the Republican party brings the
poorer classes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
Incendiaries Fire n Town.

RoNCEvERTE, w. Va, Aug. Fire
which broke ont in II. I. Bells store.
at Lewisburg. has destroyed Stratton ;
hotel, two banks, two drugstOres and
ten other buildings. The Ronceverte
engine saved the town Loss abo {
$4,000; insurance, 90, 900. The IRE
was incendiary and this is the second
attempt within week
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

SENATOR GoRMAN seldom talks for
publication, but IT may he safely stated
that he Is preparing to make the fight
of his life to restore Maryland to
the Democratic column, and that he
is absolutely confident that he will sue
ceed and be reelected to the senate.