EBENSBl'RO, CAMBRIA CO., PA.,
FRIDAY,
- 'JULY 31. l..
Bryan, the Democratic nominee for
president, is booked to delilver four
speeches in this stale during the cam
paign. One of our Kepublitai contemporaries
sees "danger theratening our free institu
tions" when "one of the great parlies
recognizes such men as William J. Bryan
and Senator Jones as leaders." Doubt
le& it prefers for leaders that brand of
patriots of which Senator Quay and Tom
Piatt are conspicuous types.
In the Republican national platform
of 18SS we tind this declaration on the
money question: "The Republican par
ty is in favor of both gold and silver as
money." Four years later the national
assemblage of that pirty declared that:
"The American people, from tradition,
and interest, favor bimetallism and the
Republican parly demands the use of
both gold and silver as standard money."
How about that "tradition and interest"
now.
Secretary Carlisle said, Feb. 21,
IS7S: "The conspiracy which seems to
have been formed here and in Europe to
destroy by legislation and otherwise
from three sevenths to one-half of the
metal ic money of the world, is the most
gigantic crime of this or any other age.
The consumption of such a scheme
would ultimately entail more misery
upon the human race than all the wars,
pestilence and famines that ever occured
in the history of the world."
The Republican papers are publishing
column after column of interviews with
bankers, brokeis, railroad presidents and
millionaires who declare their intention
to bolt the Chicago convention and vote
for McKinley. Bad as free silver is,
according to the Republican press, this
policy is likely to strenghten the white
metal cause. The fact is, the free silver
people don't want the support of the
brokers and railroad presidents and it
will be good news to them to learn that
they will bolt.
From 1792 up to lebruary 12 1873,
silver in this country had the right of
free coinage at the United States mints,
the same as gold and during that time
there was particularly no Hunctuation
in the parity of the two metals. The
greatest difference known in the market
price in silver and gold bullion, at the
ratio of 16 to 1, in that period was two
per cent., which was owing to special
causes. An experiment of 81 years ful
ly justifies the belief that free coinage
would again restore the parity not only
between money but property in general.
In a recent interview, Senator Jones,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee Eaid: "The eastern papers
which are belittling this movement are
simply doiDg now what they have done
in the past. They are not hurting us,
and they are deceiving their own people.
We have strengthened our platform by
our nominees, and we are certain to win.
Illinois, Indiana and Iowa are safely
Democratic, and the east is debatable
ground. Not only will we elect our
president and vice president, but we will
have a majority of the next house of
representatives, even if we do not get a
single congressman out of the eastern
states."
The Democratic state committee of
New York, met at the Hoffman house
in New York city on Wednesday and at
a session lasting only 10 minutes decided
to call the convention for the nomina-
ation of state officers to meet at Buffalo
on September 16. No other business
was considered at the meeting. Prior to
the meeting, several of thei leaders
among the committeemen were ques
tioned a9 to the probable action of the
state convention in regard to the candi
dates and platform of the national con
vention, recently held at Chicago. The
general sentiment, was that the candi
dates will be indorsed but' on the sub
ject of the platform there was less unan
imity. The cost of the division encampment
of the National Guard at Lewistown
will foot up not less than $200,000.
The pay of the troops alone aggregates
1139,139,94. The First brigade has re
ceived of this amount $42,006.92 and
the Third brigade $42,722 01. The bal
ance goes to the Second brigade and
general division head quarters. The
cost of transporting the troops and their
supplies to and from Lewistown will
amount to at least $40,000. The sub
sistence bills and the bills for horse hire
and other necessaries will aggregate
$35,000 or $40,000. These bills will be
paid by General Stewart as soon as they
have been received and approved by the
military board. The state makes an an
nual appropriation of $325,000 for the
support of the National Guard.
The army worm is a species of cater
pillar. It hatches from an egg deposited
from the night-flying moth. Like the
moth, the caterpillar prefers the night
for labor and ordinarily remains quiet
during the day. The hot sun is dis
tasteful to the worms, and they die if
exposed to it for a considerable time.
The moth that lays the eggs is nearly
one inch long and is one and three
quarters inches from tip to tip of wing.
The eggs are deposited in rows of from
fifteen to thirty near the roots of grass
and grain where they will be protected.
More than 700 eggs have been found in
the body of a moth when dissected. So
earnestly does the female work while
laying eggs that she dies after two nights
of hard labor. The worms hatch a week
or ten day s after the eggs are laid, the
time depending somewhat on the cli
mate. When their lives as caterpillars
are ended they burrow into the ground
and remain there until spring, when
they emerge as moths to Jay eggs to pro
duce more worms.
From time to time, says the Altoona
Tinms, we see minors of a threatened boll
of the gold standard Democrats against
the Chicago platform and nominations of
Messrs Bryan and Sew.ll. A coufer
ence of a few of these gentlemen was re
cently held in Chicago and it was de
cided to organize a nations! committee
and call a couvention to be held not la
ter than September. 2 to nominate can
didates f'"r president and vice president.
It is poss-ible that such a body may meet.
But if it does it will not amount to
much for the reason that there is no
popular support back of the bolters
The gold Democrats number but a small
percentage of the membership of the
Democratic party. But, small as that
percentage is, the majority of them wil:
refuse to oppose the regular ticket and
help to elect MKinley. Even if they
cannot endorse the platform, they are
not prepared to play into the hands of
an organizition whose ascendency in
the affairs of the nation they object
tt for other reasons than those connect
ed with the currency question.
There are thousands of men who ad
vocated the gold standard who have loy
ally accepted the decision of the Chica
go convention from a firm conviction
that the Democratic party will do noth
ing to injure the country that it has
dune so much for in the past hun
dred years. They believe that the
majority should rule and that an adher
ence to that principle will generally le j
found the best thing in the end.
It is impossible to frame a platform
for a party numbering millions of mem
bers that will please everyone of them.
Some will be disappointed because a cer
tain declaration was not put in the doc
ument and another will be displeased
for the reason that the platform calls for
something which he cannot approve.
It is needless to point out, therefore,
why a platform cannot have general ac
ceptance in all its details. It represents,
nowever, the opinions of the majority
on all the subjects considered.
But apart from these consideration?,
the convention of the gold standard Dem
ocrats, if it should meet, Rill be nothing
more than a ripple of the political wa
ters. It will hardly be noticed. The
nominations of Bryan and Sewall
and the adoption of the Chicago plat
form are proving to be decidedly popu
lar, and the current of popular favor
which has set in for the Democratic can
didates and platform cannot be checked
by a demonstration to the contrary.
Some of the Hopping eastern Demo
cratic papers are making great ado over
the patriotism of the eastern bankers in
coming to the rescue of the government
by replenishing the treasury gold reserve
from their private hordes. Patriotism,
indeed. These llopdoddle papers do not
tell their readers that these patriotic
bankers and money mongers take from
the government in exchange for their
gold government paper that is redeema
ble in the yellow metal. If England or
any other European country would make
a demand to-morrow on these same, pa
triotic gentlemen for gold they would
present their paper at the national treas
ury and ship the gold abroad.
Their patriotism is simply nothing
more nor less than a political dodge.
Were we not on the eve of the presiden
cial campaign, with the money ques
tion as the issue, these patriotic bankers
and money mongers would show their
patriotism by inducing the government
to make another bond issue to replenish
the federal treasury and out of which
they would make a big profit. This is
patriotism with a vengeance, isn't it.
Ix order to correct a misapprehension
as to his views regarding the prospective
result of the election of a free silver tick
et, the Hon. Richard P. Bland writes to
the New York Journal:
"I have been quoted as sayiug that
if free silver won in the coming election
there would be in my opinion a short
lived panic. This is a mistake. In my
judgment the success of a free silver
ticket would bring nothing but prosperi
ty. There would be no sort of a panic.
Even Mr. Carlisle, our secretary of the
treasury, admits that the restoration of
silver would cause a rise in the value of
all commodities. The congestion of
money in the general centres would be
relieved, owing to the desire of capital
ists to invest in the rising market.
With money llowing from the glutted
coffers of the rich into the various
channels of trade there would be great
financial activity. This condition would
preclude the possibility of a panic.
Panics are not born of active trade, nu
merous investments and circulating cur
rency." Treasurer W. P. St. John, of the na
tional committee has applied in New
York for the use of Madison Square
garden for Wednesday, August 12, for
the Bryan notification meeting. He
was told that he could, likely, have it
that day but that the matter would be
presented for the consideration of the
board of directors. Treasurer St. John
was notified that if he got the garden it
would probably be on the same terms
that it was leased to the national Demo
cratic committee in 1S92, when Cleve
land and Stevenson were notified. The
price paid at ihat time was $1,800.
Mr. St. John was also told that his na
tional committee would have to give
bonds for between $3,000 and 4,000 to
make good any possible damage the
property might suffer from enthusiastic
Democrats.
New York is to have a new and tall
palace hotel that will cost $2,000,000.
The plans were submitted to the depart
ment of buildings for the erection of such
a fifteen-story structure on the northeast
corner of Broadway and Thirty-seventh
streets, extendidg te Thirty-eight street
The new hotel will be called the Hobart
estate hotel. It will be of steel skeleton
construction on a rock and concrete
foundation. The fronts of the new build
ing will be of brick and granite and
coped with terra cotta, to be topped by
a flat roof.
Washington Letter.
Washington, July 24th, 1896. Sena- i
tor Faulkner, chairman of the Demo
cratic congressional committee, is being
ditily astonished at the extraordinaiy in
creJW in silver wntiment in the middle
and eastern states, as s'jown by letters
written to the committee asking for in
formation and literature on the subject.
He is also surprised t see that a major
ity of these suckers after silver docu
uieuts, iu.-tead of U-iiiii farmers, are
professional and business men residing
tn towns and citits Spi-aking on the
subject Senator Faulkner said: "I am as
tounded at the tone of some of the let
ters I am receiving, and it appears to
me that the silver wave is sweeping over
'he east with as much force as it has.
shown iu the west and south. It may
tie permauent or it nwv be only tempo
rary, but that it exists now is certain."
Senator Faulkner is not the sort of man
to allow his enthusiasm to bias his judg
ment; hence his declaration of his belief,
that uulcss some great reaction takes
place, which will chauge existing public
sentiment before election day, Bryan
will be elected by a large malonty, car
ries great weight.
Representative Halt, of Pa,, says his
district (the eighht) will roll up a good
majority for JJryam and Sewall. He
cays there are very few Democrats iu the
district who have said they would not
support the Chicago ticket and platform,
but that a great many Republicans have
come out for Bryan and Sewall and free
silver. He says that, the tariff question
cuts uo figure at all among his people,
but that they are all anxious to learn
everything xjssible about the silver
question. It was largely to satisfy their
yearnings iu that line that Mr. Hart
came to Washington. He has arranged
with the congressional committee to send
a lot of silver literature to his constitu
ents. Among the documents to ie sent
is the Chicago speech of Mr. Bryan,
which Senator Faulkuer siys "is about
the best statemeut of the silver question,
from our standpoint, that has been
made."
Hon. William J. Hendrick, ex-Attorney
General of Kentucky, said in Wash
ington this week: "In ibe fierce con
test tnat has been waged iu Kentucky
between the gold and silver partisaus
my voice and iuilueuce have ever been
on the side of sound money. I still ad
here to the opinion that free silver coin
age by this government, independently,
of the other great nations, would be a
mistake. But I am a Democrat, and
Democracy stands for so many other
things tesideS free silver that it is im
possible for me to renounce my p.irty al
legience, and I shall cheerfully do all
in my ower to promote the success of
the Chicago ticket. With all the faults
of the platform it is infinitely better
than McKinleyism. Bryan and Sewall
will unquestionably carry Kentucky."
There is some talk about establishing
a Democratic daily uewspaer iu Wash
ington which will support Bryan and Se
wall and the Chicago platform. Por
haps such a paper might make some
votts, but, in my opinion, it would not
make oue per cent of the votes that
could be made by spending the amount
of money that it would cost to run a
Washington daily during the campaign
in circulating the Democratic dailies and
weeklies already established and enjoy
ing mure prestige in their localities than
a Washington paper could possibly get.
Mr. S. I). Weaver, city attorney of
Burlington, Kans., who is uow visiting
Washington, says: "It is the opinion
of conservative men that Bryan w ill car
ry Kansas. It is true that some Demo
crats who believe in sound money will
nut support him, and yet more of these
will vote for him than will support Mc
Kinley. There are also a great manv
silver Republicans in the state who will
vote for Bryan."
Theatrical men are as a rule good
judges of the drift of public sentiment.
Mr. J. W. Morrisey, widely known as a
manager, says of a coming event:
Bryan's descent on New York will le a
stupendous affair. He will pack Madi
son Square tiarden to its limit 16,000
people but 10,000 more will le in the
streets to give him welcome. Duly
fraction of that monster gathering will
be able to hear a word he utters, -but
few will fail to read it afterwards. Al
ready there is a big chance of sentiment
in New lork favorable to silver, and
Bryan's coming will make converts by
the thousand.
While it cannot be said that the ac
tion of the populist convention was al
together satisfactory to Democrats, none
of them are disposed to worry about it,
because their minds were made up be
fore the convention met that Bryan
would get the vote of every Populist who
does not wish to throw his vote away,
regardless of what the convention might
do, and there was nothing about the
work of the convention to cause them to
change their opinion. m.
May Result Fatally.
Tottsville, Pa., July 26. At mid
night last night two Italians named Le
vy Denorda and Joe Wallendo attacked
llham Travis. Wallendo used a knife,
cutting Travis's nose off, and stabbed
him in the right arm and left side, near
the lung. During the fight Denorda
struck Iravis with a stone. Both Ital
lans were committed to prison without
bail. Travis, whose injuries are consid
ered fatal, was removed to the hospi
tal. For some time past a bad feeling
haa existed between the families of Ed
ward Martin and William Snyder, who
reside at Giloerton, this county. Last
evening a quarrel arose between them
Martin seized a double barreled 6hot gun
and fired at Snyder and his wife, who
Stood in the yard. Their injuries are
not serious. Martin entered bail in the
sum of $1,000.
Miners Compelled to He-turn Home.
Barclay, Ills., July 26. A mob of
200 striking miners from the miningdis
tricts of Rever n and Spaulding, 111.,
marched to thia place yesterday and
compelled the nnuers to return home.
They would not allow the men to go to
work on account of a reduction of 35
cents per ton to 32J cents per ton. The
Barclay miners agreed to work no more
until next luesdav. An effort is being
made to call out all the miners in this
district, and a large mass meeting will be
held in Spaulding on Monday to take
action on the matter. It is said that the
miners will resume work to-morrow
morning, and serious trouble w expec
ed if they do.
Flood Damage in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, July 27. The Monongabe
la and Allegheny valleys were flood
swept on Saturday. The two rivers were
twenty-two feet nine inches high at
Pittsburg in the evening, but the waters
have now receded. Every stream and
creek north of the Ohio and West of the
mountains was out of its banks. In
western Pennsylvania alone the damage
will be hardly covered by $5,000,000.
In this city low lyirg districts were sub
merged. Coal craft of all kinds broke
loose during the day, and much has
gone to the bottom.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
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Two ere -t A way.
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It.all .lire O . Julv "26 Mrs. Mary
T sn & AtrfHi 43 vears. and her daughter.
Daisv, aged 17 years. wee drowned th;s
evening in the unio river near u e
mouth of the Mc.Mecnan creen. ituy
were iu a small boat with two youug I
men, Thomas Bennet and William I
Francis, and while passing the pnag j
boat, E A. Woodruff, where the current
runs swiftly, were drawn under the
wheel, the boat being cap6zed and
crushed by the paddles. j
Itonnptt and francis graspea me i
wheel, a d the two women seizl the
former, while Francis swam ashore,
lien nut t maintained his grasp on the
wheel for some time, the women cling
ing to him, but Mrs. Long became ex
hausted and relaxed her hold. The
tierce current quickly 6wept her away,
and the daughter presently followed,
liennett, relieved of the weight, was able
to draw himself upon the wheel, and af
ter a short rest gained the 6hore. m
The water at this point is 35 feet deep,
and it was thought useless to make any
effort to night to recover the bodies
ylvester Long, the husband and father,
was down the river fishing when the
tragedy occurred, and no word could be
gotten to him. There is another daugh
ter and two sons in the family.
The. cnntiin and crew of the Wood
ruff did all in their power to rescue thei
party, but were unable to lend eitective
aid. This i the first case of. drowning
here for eight years.
Escaped Convicts Fired I'pon.
Chambersburg, July 26. Roach and
Hutchison, two of the young convicts
who ten days ago overpowered and
gagged Keeper Nepps, of the Hunting
don Reformatory aud escaped, are hid
ing iu the mountains of this country,
though hotly pursued. Young Walton,
of Altoona, the other of the absconding
trio, who has been returned to the in- '
stittition by his father, says that "Roach
and Hutchison wanted to drown the
keeper after they had tied him, but that
he prevented them. Walton left the
others because they talked of killing any
one who tried. to retake them.
Roach and Hutchison last week stole
a horse near Orbisonia, robbed several
stores in that town and then came into
this county. They were seen several
times, and on Thursday evening the
chief of police of Huntingdon arrived
in Fannettsburg in search of them. In
company with Ex-Sheriff Jones, of this
county, the chief came upon the men
near Fannettsburg, but they escaped
through a cornfield, though fired at by
both olrieers. The same night the fu
gitives crossed the mountain into Ful
ton county, but retarued again, as they
were vesterday seen in Horse Valley.
One is wonnded in the back.
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All Had Pistols.
. Hold-up robbers are at work at the
Desplaines campmeeting grounds
When all the campers had retired lat-t
night. A. Benson, the janitor of the
colony, was approached by three suspic
ious looking strangers, who requested
tickets entitling them to free bunks in
the sleeping tents. The request was
granted, but the janitor, not liking the
appearance of his guests, kept a 6trict
watch on them. They entered the tent
about 10:20 o'clock and extinguished
the lamps, saying, when remonstrated
with, that the - light hurt their eyes.
Believing their object was to rob the
other occupants during the night, the
janitor called the night watchman and
explained the situation. The men were
ordered to leave the tent, but refused.
One of them drew a revolver, but before
it could be used Watchman Minnick
struck it from his hand and ejected him
and his companions from the grounds.
All of the men were found to have pis
tols, and the police believe they intend
ed robbing the entire camp.
Mrange Law Salt.
The case of W. S. Woods vs. Issabella
Sheets, decided by Judge Mcllvane at
Washington this week, is probably
unique in court history. Woods bought
two lots at Charleroi from Mrs. Shee's
and built on them, as he supposed; but
it turned out that he made a mistake
and built on two lots that Peter Neshon,
of Manor Station, owned. He refused
to pay for the houses, allow them to be
removed or Bell the lots, and Woods
sued Mrs. Sheets.
The court decided that, in the ab
sence of any covenant in the deed that
the lots staked off are the same as those
sold. Woods cannot recover; that all
he could recover would be the purchase
money of the lot, and not for any sub
sequent improvement; but that, as he
still has the two lots purchased Nog.
634 and 636 he has no standing at all,
and judgment is given for the defendant,
It is certainly a very peculiar case, and
Mr. Woods has sustained loss in a novel
manner.
. Mistaken For a linrglar.
Chicago, July 26. Daniel Shroyer, a
well-known resident of Park Ridge, was
shot and killed early this morning by
his son-in-law, Geo. E. Pottinger, a
prominent Chicago real estate dealer
who mistook him for a burglar. The
shooting took place in Pottinger's home
in Ingleside avenue.
Mr. Shroyer had been a guest at the
Pottinger homestead for several weeks.
Mr. Pottinger was aroused at 3 o'clcok
his morning, and thinking burglars
were abroad, took his revolver and
started to investigate. He was about to
enter the kitchen when he saw the form
of a man approaching and raising hia
revolver fired one shot. The man gave
vent to a startled exclamation, and Mr.
PottiDger recognized his father-in-law's
voice. The bullet struck Mr. Shroyer,
in the groin and he died in an hour.
The greatest excitement followed the
shooting. Mr. Pottinger is almost dis
tracted and his wife is prostrated.
Man and Wire Fatally .Shot.
Shenandoah, Pa., July 27. A dou le
tragedy occured at Gilberton, a small
town two miles from this place, Satur
day afternoon, - Edward Martin, a resi
dent of that place, 6booting and mor
tally wounding William Snyder and his
wife. Martin and Snyder were neigh
bors and the two families quarreled fre
quently. A dispute arose between them
over some trivial matter and the two
men came to blows. Martin rushed in
to the house, and securing a double
barreled shotgun returned to the yard,
where Snyder and his wife were still
standing, and emptied both barrels at
them. Both fell, and Martin escaped.
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Merrymakers In White Are
.Drowned at Cecil, Pa.
HOUSES MVITT AWAY BY A FL00B.
The RccfOt Clonitbunt Carried Hotel
IdIo a Kac"'K Creek Sfo Oat of 13
Drowned Were Waitlug to On to
Daoce When the House Wat struck.
Pittsbi ro. July 59. The cloudburst
and storm in this section caused mere
loss of life than was at first supposed
At Cecil, in Washington county. 13
people laughing and singing in Samuel
McKinney's house, found themselves in
the twinkling of an eye. in a set-thing
mad swirl of water. Seveu of the
merrymakers were drownea.
The dead are :
Mrs. Grace McKinney. aped 50.
Miss Maggie MoKinney. aged 0.
James McKinney. aged 6
F. Clyde Beatty, aged 26.
J C Higgins, aged 50.
Miss Jennie Holmes, aged IS
Vincent Wilkinson of Oil Citv. aged
S6.
In the McKinney household on the
fateful night, 13 merry people were con
gregated. The girls were dressed in
flowing white robes. They were going
to a dance at the French hall, but the
hour for starting had not yet come
It is taiil that the cloud Lun-t some
where about Vienna and swept toward
Jteissing and Cecil, the water came
down in torrents.
The country between Vienna and
Cecil is sloping, and McKinney's eight
roomed hotel stood just in that position
where it would catch the full force of
thestorm.
The race of the flour mill nearby
broke and struck the house with a fear
ful blow. The force and momentum
lifted the houfe from its foundations,
twisted it aronnd and sent it into the
middle of the furious creek.
The house flew down the stream and
passed the railroad station and struck
the bridge, 200 yards away. One loud
crack and the lower floor was turned
into a raft, on which the people stood ;
the lights on the table still burned.
Before the bridge was passed two of
the former happy throng, Maggie Mc
Kinney and Jennie Holmes, had been
hurled into the angry current to death.
It was iust tefore the Standard bloc k
was reached that Mrs. McKinney and
he? boy were washed from the raft and
drowned before the eyes of thce yet
awaiting death or rescue.
Just previous to this moment Clyde
Beatty clasped Rachel McKinney and
Jennie Holmes in his arms and said :
Girls, I will save you or die with you."
And he did die. but Rachel was saved,
though Jennie was drowned.
It was at Gladdon that Samuel Mc
Kinney, Rachel McKinney and J. C.
Higgins were tumbled into the stream.
The last drifted into deep water and
was drowned. Rachel McKinney. how
ever, felt her feet touching the ground,
and as the lightning flashed, saw some
weeds, grasped them and held cn with
superhuman grip until rescued. Her
father was tut a little distance off. He
had, too, found ground in the shallow
water to stand upon, and, like his
daughter, had discovered the saving
weed and clutched them until rescued
Rescuers fished out James Pierce,
Charles Reddick, Lizzie Holmes, who
was clinging to a tree; Sam and Robert
McKinney.
Jim Wilkinson escaped from the
house As soon as he reached terra
hnna he ran toward the bridge, and
while descending some step near the
bridge was caught by a pushing wave
and swiftly carried to his death.
The body of little James McKinney
was found near Gladden's coal mine,
one and a half miles from where the
hotel stood. About a mile further down
the stream, near the village of Trey
veskan. The tody of his mother. Mrs.
Grace McKinney, was found. The
tody cf F Clyde Beatty was found
fctout a quarter of a mile below where
Mrs. McKinney was found. The tody
of J. C. Higgins was discovered in a
imall ravine that lead into the stream
near the Gladden mine.
The lifeless fcrm cf Miss Jennie
Holmes was found hanging ;n the
branches of a tree near Treyveskan.
The last body to be found was that of
Miss Maggie McKinney. It was found
on the banks of the stream below
Eridgeville, about five miles from where
she was last seen alive. The tcdy or
Vincent Wilkinson was found near
the bridge, where the building waj
wrecked.
Woolrifce Rapist Lynched.
SedaLIa, Mo., July 29. Mart Craw
ford, a widower, 38 years old, employed
as a section foremau on the Missouri
Pacific, has been lynched a few miles
from Tipton. He was arrested charged
with attempted assault upon Miss Marv
Tackle?,' 16 years eld.
Victim of Giant Fonder.
Victor, Colo , July 29. The explo
sion of 60 pouud9 of giant powder in
Victor avenue has seriously damaged
four business blocks. Many people
were bruised and cut, but none killed
KEWMAKI OTHER IVOTISUS.
Eddie Choir bs. age 12, shot and killed
Sarah Allen, aged 5, with a rifle at Helena,
N. Y.
Mrs. Moor, of New Martinsville. W.
Va.. is under arrest, charged with mur
dering her step-son by poison.
Preparations have been made in New
York to receive aud entertain LI Hung
Chang, the Chinese statesman, when he
arives there on his tour around the world.
Spencer Cobb, to escape arrest for as
sault at Sharon. Pa., jumped from a TO -foot
trestle, rolled down a fio-foot cinder
bank and swam across a river. He es
caped. Rev. Wm. Messe of DeKalb county,
Ind., now aged 70, has married 1.500 coup
les during his ministry. A reunion of
those surviving will be held in a few
weeks.
A correspondent says the Dunbar
township road. Favette county, caved in a
few days ago, over the old Eldereale mine.
It was found that the mine Is a living den
of rattlesnakes and copper heads, and
workmen cannot go in to replace the rot
ten props.
The Blccest Fool mt Larce.
Ii the Individual who persistently neiriecta his
health , aad the means ol preserving aad restor-Ina-
It. Many persons who are not constitutional
Idiots do this. The are genuine objects of com
passion as well as censure. A lallure a pi etlte.
losj ol sleep and flesh, impaired digestion. ao
nnceruin condition of the Dowels and symptoms
of Dillioasness) are to many warning ol the ap
proach of disease. To dirregard them Is abject
lolly, which offended nature In due time punishes
severely. If not fatally. Tnat genuine and
thoroughly reliable preventive o bodily mis.
chief In the rnape ot chronic dleease, Hostetter's
Storaaen Bitters, will. If resorted to in time,
avert those disorders, to the removal ol which It
Is also Jully adequate. Among these are cbronlo
Indigestion, liver complaint, kidney troubles,
constipation, nervouanesa, rheumatism and malaria.
Determination
Is a wonder-worker proved
to be unusually so in Ibis
Shelf-Emptying Sale
the way we went a, the prices was an
..Ample, and the way we're keeping at
t"ni is inothcr-and there have bee,, . th
er examplf-s of determination, on the part
of the buying public, some o f them ha. In
come long distances to get the benefit o,
tCI" unusual Dry Goods distribut.on-aud
more will.
40 Inch Lawns, loc.-note the G"?
these when you get samples -and the ex
tra width-solid, alternating or fancy
"SiSd 2.-. Zephyr 'HnSbm. Iffc.-wrn--with
soli 1 color stripes an Inch w ide-olh-ers
hair line striped -some fancy.
Tiiickk Kisr OK Fixk 33-ckxt
Crash Linkn's, 15c.
-natrai:color with lare plaids in two
colors: red and brown, blue and brown,
yellow and brown, yellow aud blue, yellow
a,lMaTn' tirass Unens. with eiehth-im h
stripes of lavender and white. I.'.
Pun! Linen and Silk Mued-Wae and
while or pink and white, narrow stripes
nice for shirt waists, 15c. -chances for tine
tirass Linens with worth and style without
pe-r for the money samples will prove It.
Determined above thought of c.sl or lor s
to empty the
Dress Goods Shelves
large lines or novelty mixtures, fancy
weaves, diagonals, jacquards. plain solid
colors one effectual price on them all
3.5c the chance greatest Jpeople ever had to
get fine goods low priced.
Other Fine Foreiun Press l.ools and
Suitinirs with equally destructive prices
ou them
50c., 75c., $1.00.
oil silk and wool mixtures, checks, homespun-
some at the dollar trice were as
as much as
BOGGS&BUHL,
Allegheny. Pa.
For Tear Hroteet :atrrah -Oures
or Tonics lor Catarralt to liquid form to l-e taken
nternally. usually contain either Mercury or
Iodide ot Potassa. or both, which are Irj irioui It
too long taken. Catarrah Is a local, not h'ond
dlr ease, canped oy a sadden rhanse to cold or
damp weather. It starts la the Basal .asae.
ttectinic eye, ear and throat. lld In the head
cause excessive Bow of mucus, and if re;eatedly
neglected, the results of eatarrah will follow;
severe pain In the heal, a roarlnc sxooJ In the
ears, bad treadtb. and oltentimes an (Tensive
dichara:e. The remedy should be quirk to ally
Inflammation and heal the membrane Ely's
L'runi Halm Is the arknowlricetl core tor these
roubles and contains no mercury nor any In-
urioua drug- Price, SO cents.
nov 10 VI ly.
Assignees' Sale
OK VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE !
Assigned Estate ol John Brown.
By virtue of a third pluries order of rale Is
sulnsr out of the Court ottkmmon Pleas of dm
bria county, and to me diierted. tbeie will he ex
posed to public m:e. on the premise, in the
Uurougn ol auoimerntll. t:ambria county, on
SATURDAY, AUG., 20TII,
at 10 o'clock, r. m.
And from time to time thereafter, all the (
lowinK described real estate, which has bean a
sinned to the undersigned by John Brown and
wile. -
DESCRIPTION' OF PROPERTIES.
Kirst No 4. Union Hall Lot, situate In the
Borough ot Summerhtll. corner ol Main street
and Jackson road, bounded on the easterly side
by Main street, on southerly side by ther lot
(No. :i) ol John Brown, on westerly ride by lot of
Jobn r. Wentro'h. and on toe northerly side by
Jackson road, having thereon erected a lnce
tntee story trame ouuuinif. Known as
UNION HALL.
second no.i. tine nal, interest id piece or
parcel ol land situate in t'royle township, known
as vvtMtam Prinicle tract, aojolnlna: lands l
t.rifllth. Brown si tlneman, J.U. Scott a Sons
track Kurtr, the Butler tract nd others, eon
talning
24 ACRES,
127 perches.
Third No. 8 . One hall interest in the coal and
other minerals of 28 At KES, and the surlace ol
7 ACKESI. more or less, ol the same niece of
njuund.al known as the William Butler tract.
sitnaie in viroyie townsnip, adjoin I nic the lands
of Jacob Prinicle, William Murray et al.
Fourth No V- Interest ot asisnnr in a tract
ot land at Mineral Point, tn East Taylor tow n-
shio, bounded and described as follows: Kevin
nlnsr at a hemlock rear Nit Lici creek: thence
lirnuich lend ol Oamhrla Iron company, south
decrees, .an 20.36 perches to a cocutuber.-
thence south decrees, west 11.04 ercbea to
a hemlock; thenoe south 5 degree, eut -JS M per
rhes to a post; thence south ewj-i den rees. west
u.iwwirunw post near ioucmauicn river;
thence parallel with said river north OVi da-a-rees.
e?t 18. 0 perches to a post, thence north 40
decreet, west 14 1 perches to a suarar; thence lol
lowing the direction ol talt IVck Oreea . narth S
decrees , west 13 1 -eches to a white birch: thence
213: decrees, east 10.4 perches to a beech; Ibeaeo
uunu uiuckihvp, rnji v . i percnes to a wnite
birch: ll.occe north 38" i degrees, east S .8 perches
to a while oak, and itience north 4". decrees
east 18.B perches to place of beginning, contain
ing
10 ACRES,
21 pTchw, and ha Tin thereon erected ooe doable
? id ii rnura ruuui .
Wli; be fold In sections or as a whole, to suit
ru u macro.
TERMS of SALE.
Ten per cent, ol purchase money to he paid
wnen ids property is smirk down; one-half when
the sale Is confirmed by the court and the re
mainder In six months from dale ol nontinnri..n-
lelerred payments tone secured bv judcinent
note or moria-are. with interest, at the option el
the asslcnee. Purchasers also to have the rlct
to pay In lull on delivery ol deed.
J. B.OKEEN.
Asslcnee of John Brown and Wile.
Jws M. WaLTKxs. Attorney.
July 31 1M) 31.
OILS! OILS!
The Atlantic Refining Co., of
Pittsburg, Pa., make aTspecialty
of manufacturing for the domes
tic trade the finest brands of
niaminating and Lubricating Oils,
Naphtha and Gasoline
That can be
f.UDt H10L1 PETROLEUM.
We challenge comparison with
every known product of petrol
eum. If you wish the
lfl:niiiW
in the market ask for ours.
ATLANTIC REFINING CO,
P1TISBUKU DEPT..
eetl8.8I7. m-rSBUKO, PA.
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When you waui vuwwiv r uwua laM- vour- f"
the OLD SHENKLE MILL in Kben.hu x-i
FULL ROLLER PROCESS1
for the manufacture of Flour has been j.ut jn v, t
Shenkle Grist Mill in Ebensburg and turns ouf t L
but S
FIRST CLASS WORI
Bring in your grain and give us a triul. .u , f
grain in ground separately and you get tht Kl.inrV? f.
own wheat. If farmers wish to exchange -r;un for'j'?
they can do so. The Mill is running every ,,,
BEST OF POWER. '
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4 CPT
w, ?.-?-- v.r-v. 1 " .lr IN -1
JSold by the rollowhie dealers:
EliKVMtl'KG H. A. Sho-inak-T. C A kk i.i.t w x 1 . J. ( j;
I. K. ISender. M-axc.i.kr K. M. Hinder. I'attox-A. .V. ,1 1 ,-, ,.'
F. C lieorpe. Si tii Fi:k N. S. Urortre .V- S .n.
OJLJE.m.mNC12 SAL
of Furs, Capos and Jackets. Winter h f,
and Woolen Underwear at QUINNS. j
and 136 Clinton St., Johnstown.
Capes sold at half cost. New Sprinir I
Goods arriving every da v.
Is all its Latest antl Most ImrrcTcd
JIRIOGE trVISK.
Dec. 0, l5.f.m
OarriaRe and V7acn
Uaviii; ofx-noil up in the shop lat ly octtrpiM hy J. A. i.ti y :i
Khensliinv, 1 am prepare.1 to lo all kln.ls ot M'aoii ani (. au i::.'. tt .
notiv anil at rtiLsonahh' t'niLs. Carriage Triiiiiniii. Oihi"!
nLsliol to order. Orders taken for Sprinir Wagons and lliiu-ji--.
tsjgrSjHvial attention (riven to lU jiir Work and Faintim: and
5.9531.
IT IS iS CHE&P
ASJT IS GOOD :
The Price of THE PATRIOT Has P.een
Made to Fit the Times. It I;one Cent
a Day or hen Paid 15y the Year.
.aft The day right bv reading the rieht
kind or newspaper. TIIK PATRIOT is
the right kind. It, Is the onlv complete
rnorriing newspaper that reaches Central
1 ennsylvauia at an early hour of the day.
It is one of the foremost Democratic news
papers in the State and Ihe only one print
ed at the State Capital, the official and po
litical centre of the Commonwealth.
THE PATIOT makes a special of de
partment news an.1 gives more each day
than all the other State napers combined.
It gives much more enteitaining and sub
stantial family reading. It has (copy
righted) daily "hints for housekeepers"
a new menu for every day I and a fashion
department, through which the latest pai
l?,"1? ar supplied to PATRIOT READ-
Pennsylvania politics will beef extraor
dinary interest from this time on. The
State Capital will be the centre of exciting
news.
THE PATRIOT has exclusive oppor
portunities for securing advat.ee news of
a semi-public character. ,
Special attention is given bae hall and
myelins events, w ith detailed reports of
national league games.
PAIT.Y, every week day morning in the
year, a year.
WEEKLY. Tuesday evening of each
week, tl & year.
THE DAILY Issue will be sent from now
until after the election, by mail only, on
receiptor i.u.
THE WEEKLY will be sent from now
until after the election, by mail only, on
recei pt of 2" pent.
THE PATRIOT is the best advertising
medium in Pennsylvania outside of Pius
burg and Philadelphia. H has a ecu', a
word want column.
Address, Tiik TatkIot Company,
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octza.yj.ly
JOHN F. STRATTON'S
MANDOLINS,
Importer of and Wholesale Dcalm m mTi kinds of
MUSICAL. MERCHANDISE.
811. 813. W5. B17 ast StfiSt.. New York.
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tTAH work varr:im-i. Tn :n C : '
two doors north of M. K. Churvh.
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GALL1TZ3!
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Formerly of Carro -1
PENNSYLVANIA RAILM
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i Mail Train, daily
' Fast Line, daily - ;
Jotnfti'wn AvmIlKT5:',, o - "
rirnl'nrs Brs"'-
Trains leave Kt-en-! j-t - '
8.30 p. m. and arrive a: rr ' ' ,
4 US, u. m. Iiif 're - ' ' . ,
I p. m.. and arrive at t. -n-
and 8.10 p. m.
C'reoai l I
LtSTt It-conn at f : n: .
Inar at Creo-on at i i'i
Creseon 9 Sa a. m. an 1 ' ',' ai
Tona at 1.S a m. and (. I
Kor rate asi.. etc . :
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(General Manager.
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JOHN PFISTt
ItF.AI FK 15
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CRESSON, PA
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JOHN F. STRATT:
MUSICAL. rw"w- ari
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