Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED.
HOME AND NcREIGN.

The Secetary of War refuses to interfere
with the construction of the bridge over the
Mississippi river at Minneapolis.
Charles Hyser, of Jersey City, became in.
sane and brutally assaulted and fatally in.
jured his mother
A boiler exploded near Carson, Tex , kill
ing the engineer named Martin, and severely
inJurlng seven other workmen
1t is estimated that in Fairfield county, O.,
Bohemian oats and grain swindlers have Sc
cured notes aggregating $4,000 from farm.
ars.
Jacob Sharp, a laborer in the mines at Mt
Carmel, Pa, is said to have inherited $685.
Joo by the death of relative in Philadelphia.
The Commissioner of Pensions says that
1t the bill to increase widows pensions be-
comes law the claims will be adjudicated
directly from that Office without the inter-
vention of third parties, and that no certifi-
Gates for pensioners will be necessary
The body of man was found in Pleasant
hun, near Indianapolis. He had attempted
to commit suicide by hanging himself from
tree overhanging tie stream The rope
broke and he was precpitated to the bed of
the creek. He was about % years old, and
his name is supposed, from papers found on
his person, to be Johannes Abe.
The Subcommittee of the State Senate
committee on privileges and election organ
lied in Cincinnati by the election of Senator
van Cleat as chairman. The Supreme Court
VIII be called upon to decide the question In
aispIte between the Mayor of Cincinnati and
the deiunct Police Commissioner as to the
control Of the police.
Ihe wife of j. X. Whitelaw, wealthy
farmer living near Jackson, Tenn, was burn.
ed to death Thursday night She had for
some years been insane, and had occupied a
sef'efa'e house, g short distance from that in
winch her husband lived. Thursday night
She set fire to the structure, and it wa burned
TO the ground, she being consumed in the
flames.
Inc 75-ton Ciucester schooner Mary NJ,
Story, with a crew Of Is men, and the 100
ton British schooner Neskleetra, of Lockport,
N. s., with IA men, sailed from Gloucester.
Der 0 for the Grand Banks hlibut grounds
Each vessel was spoken Immediately before
the great Christmas gale. Since then moth
ing hiss been herd from either, and both are
given up for lost.
Advices from Athens report that was pre,
paratIons are going on increasingly. The
Ministers show no disposition to withdraw
from an attitude of defiance to the powers
Telee rams from ST. Petersburg state that the
war party show increasing sensitiveness on
the subject of an agreement. The substi.u-
tlon of Turkish for Russian ascendancv in
Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia it is asserted.
will not long be tolerated.
Inc cable advlces announce the transfer OF
English Ministerial seat from Salisbury to
ia stone, Saturday ending the seven months
Il tie Tory reign. The retiring ministry were
nooted at by crowds On their retu n to Ports
mouth from OSBORN, after having delivered
heir seals OF Office to the Queen. It is an
aouncS that Gladstone is PLEDGED not to
sanction an form of home rule in the sense
meant by the Nationalist or Separational
SITS, but will concede a cal legislature sub
ect to Parliamentary authority. It is con.
'eeded that John Morley the new Irish secre
AIRY, viii win at the Newcastle election
Greece declines Gladstones advice TO die,
arm and there is reasons to believe that the
powers are nota unit on the question. L. is
stated that Greece and Servia have formed
an alliance, and that peace prospects are not
very rosy.
Minich, who was hanged at I4aadyille, CJl
for the murder Of Samuel B ,idwin, on his
way to the gallows made partial confession
to the sheriff, and James Gillespie, AL Loe,
Matte c. Lee, LIE Longson and Annie
Hawkins were arrested as ace ,mplces and
jailed. A man named Tom; l;ol did til,
shooting but escaped. He is supposed to be
in the east. The women arc simply held
as witnesses.
Pac fic slope senators and representatives
say that there is some likelihood Of the Chi
nese trouble now going Oil il Washington terri.
tory, spreading all along The coast and result.
ing in very serious loss CT life and property.
Edward Bryant, Of Alexandra, No, sep,
arated from his wife owing, he claimed, to
statements concerning him which h,d b,e1
made to her by Elijah re. TIE men met at
her home and qnarreled, when Bryant crew
revolver and shot Lee dead Bryant is
under arrest Lees family is in destitute CIR
cumSsanceS