Daily Republican., 1888-02-01
NeUa HnmmRrY.

McKeesporf, Penna., employing 400l
men, have posted a notice ordering re
duction of 10 per cent In the wages OF all
employees. II the reduction ia not accept.
ed the 1rm threaten TO shut down their
entire ct tabl shment. Similar action has
been taken by the Continental and Penn
sylvanla Tube Works Companies. The
men say they will not submit to cut in
their wages. but are willing to refer the
matter tD arbitrators A general strike
would thr w 5000 men our OF work,
John Cullen, a ship caulker, aged
thirty four years, killed his mother, Ann
Cullen, at Bufalo last night with an axe.
The two were In their house Just getting
ready for supper when John struck her
twice In the back of the head, innictlng
two horrible wounds She fell dead, and
the son then tent over and kissed her
twice He then walked into two saloons
and announced that he had killed her In
one place he said. "Morrissty killed his
mother with knife, but smashed my
mothers brains out with an axe" When
arrested he made no resistance.
One Of the large furnaces of ths Bro Ike
Iron U, mpany at Birdsboro went cut oi
blast on Monday night, owing TO the diff
Guilty In obtaining supply of an thracite
coal The Brooke Company also on
Tuesday posted notice OF reduction OF
ten per cent. in the wages OF Its nail fac
tory and puddle mill employees, TO take
effect February IL. The furnace men had
previously been notified OF similar re.
duction to go into effect February /.
Henry G. Walters, who eloped from
Newark, N. j with 17.year-old Aunie
Carr oil, was on NJ nday discharged from
custody. His wife would no. appear
against him, and Mr.. Carroll could not
afford the expense of causing Walters' re-
moval t. New Jersey. AS the prisoner
was discharged the injured father pur
sued him and threatened to kill his daugh-
ter's betrsyer, but Walters escaped in the
crowd
The limited express, west bound, on
the Panhandle Railr- ad ran into an
pen switch at Urbana, Ohio, late en-
Tuesday afternoon and collided with a
switch engine Both engines were badly
wrecked. frank Brown, engineer, and
Ch ,rles M. Alhand, of the passenger 10.
C IN 'tive, were fatally injured, and Frank
Shade, II oadmaster, was killed. The pas
sens ers all escaped.
Resolutions adopted by the Board of
Trade of Reading, Penna on Monday
night declaring that the rallrOaders'
strike was "without cause" and deplor
ing the miners strike as Trash" and Sin
considerate," were yesterday sent to the
various cities and towne of the Schuyl-
kill Valley, with view OF Influencing
public o. inion towards termination OF
the strike
Tho r-oro m ~ JEt,,opsi, uvarA Ia Con tod
in the State Supreme Court yesterday the
Court holdirg in an elsho, ate opinion
that the Legislature OF 1885 did not for a
moment contemplate extending the same
suffrage to females which the males en-
joy, but on the other hand meant to re-
strict female voting to school matters
ony, as specified in the law
The retail coal dealers met in Phila
Gelphia yesterday, aud decided 10 reduce
prices OF coal fifty cents per ton, as sup
plies on hand were adequate aud there
seemed no prospect of a scarcity. 1t IL
expected that prices will soon be dow
to the old basis. Prices hereafter will be
from S.: 5 10 ~ per ton, according tc
quality.
John Moore, chemist 40 years Of age
was found dead In bed yester Iay morning
| In his third STORY room Ut 729 Samson
street A partly emptied bottle Of aconitG
was lying on table near him and 1t Ii
supposed that he committed suicide
Moore was hard drinker and had latell
been on spree. The b ,dy was taken tC
his relaliv $ home at $40 Moore street.
so urgent has the demand for fue
become west of Duluth that the Northern
Pacific Railroai Is stated TO have Issued
orders 10 It's Duluth agents to ship moth
| iJg but c. al. All It's motive power and
ard equipment is TO be used for coal ship
ment, and other freight must wait until
the famine is checked. About two hun
drcd cars Of coal are sent out daily.
Benjamin Challender, brakeman cI
the Amb Divisi n PennsJ lvania Rail
r, ad, was instantly killed by drill en-
gine at the entrance to the Bridge avenue
yard, Camden, on Tuesday aftern on
He was entering the yard TO report TO
duty. The deceased was 23 years old, un
married and resided with his brother u
$50 Mickle street.
The tender and baggage car of pas
seuger train on the Rome, WatertOwl
and Ogdensburg Railroad jumped INT
track Aesterisy morning near Osweg
! anu TN ApltoS mSolNllEti iiNhbN Wa N 80
ed. NO one else was injured
Two German farmers OF .mpbcl
county, Dakota, named Fred and Gtorg
| C lrmelil, on Monday, while walking from
La Craze to NJ una City, lost their way
became exhausted, laid down 10 sleep ant
froze to death
Speaker Carlisle and wife left Fort Mon
roe, Va, by the Bay Line steamer 70
| Washington last night.
Tho longer the apology tao lively
young glSn" makes for his mofniBe