The national leader., 1889-02-02

| take place In each case on the Same
/, day. The body Of William HarkIns
aged "a years. was found In the Sns'
quehanna river at Nanticoke. Penna
on the 2Sth. 1t is thought he com,
mitted suicide. Ira E. Tabor. q wealthy
farmer, near Plattsburg, New YORK
was killed on the 2Sth. by neighbor
named Joseph Chapleau, with whom
he quarrelled over the poisoning of tw
COWS. Chapleau struck Tabor ON the
head with stake from his sleigh, He
says he acted In self-defence.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, of Danyllle.
| Va, while In Greensboro, N. c.. ON
the evening of the Goth, was robbed
| and had her skull fractured by an nm
| known colOred VILLAIN. Two men
named Arbuckle and Staley have been
arrested In indianapolis, Indiana. for
passing counterfeit coin. A complete
counterfelter's outfit was captured in
their room. Burglars entered the post
| office In Railway. New JERSEY. early
| on the morning of the 28th, and secured
stamps. registered letters and cash to
the amount of $1,000.
Two little boys and an older sister.
| dSOO 40 JOoAo, I0uCIs were
caught in the blizzard, near Hitch
COCK, Dakota, on the 25th, as they
were returning home from school.
When found the boys were dead and
the girl badly frozen and unconscious.
If she survives she will lose the lower
portion of her legs, and possibly, one
| or both arms.
With two exceptions, every line Of
street cars In New York and Brooklyn
was tied up on the morning of the
29tb. A number of small riots occur
red during the day, but no persons was
dangerously hurt. The strikers at.
tackled and beat the new men, but dis
persed without offering serious resist
ance when the police appeared. Several
of the ringleaders were arrested.
Some of the companies succeeded In
getting cars over their routes with the
aid of the police. The 5trickers de-
mand 50. .25 for 10 hours work in II
consecutive hours 1t is estimated
that over 5000 men are out. At 10
o'clock last night everything was quiet
at the car stables, the strikers having
departed. In Brooklyn the police
afforded the companies no protection
and no effort was made to rnn cars.
Arrangements have been made to call
out the militia in case of riot.
AT the Licking Rolling Mil, in
Newport, Kentucky, on the evening of
the 29th, Joseph Hardick and Will
liam Stenken were managing the ma
chine used for hosting scrap iron into
the furnace. A large rope with an
iron hook Is attached to this machine.
On the 29th, Stenken suggested to
Hardick that they play joke on Joseph
Tape. They hooked the rope around
Tapes neck and started The machine.
1t pulled Tape along till the hook
caught in an Iron bar and stopped,
pinning the neck of the unfortunate
man sOlidly against the bar. He was
removed to his home, made his will, and
expired about two hours after the ac-
cident. Tape declared before his death
that 1t was accidental.
Louis A. Knackstedt, paying teller
of the Mullanphy Savings Bank in st.
Louis, is reported to have absconded
with $500 of the 'unds of the bank.
The young mans father has vOlun-
teered to make up the deficiency.
The Rockport and Connection ac-
commodation train was thrown from
the track and turned over, on the
18th, between Lincoln City and Chris
ney. Indiana. There were 36 passen-
gers in the coach, and all were shaken
up, but none killed. Captain John B.
Rife. of Middletown, Penua., was
thrown from carriage in Harrisburg,
on the 29th and killed. His horse be-
came frightened and ran away.
There was practically no change
in the street car strike in New York
and Brooklyn on the 30th ult. The
employees of the Broadway and Seventh
Avenue Railroad Company were noti-
fed to report for duty, and that those
who did not report would be considered
| discharged. In Brooklyn the Car horses
| are growing stiff for want Of exercise.
Mr.. Richardson refuses to meet the
Board of Arbitration. The strikers
seem anxious to enter into some sort OF
agreement, but Richardson Will not
listen to anything from any person
from labor organization. He is
| willing to meet a committee OF their
old employees. 1t was reported on the
evening of the Both ult. that the
OlOduWdy AOdu udu oCOuACN sOO AAOA IL
Philadelphia to be placed Oh the cars
this morning, and some are expected to
man cars of other companies.
John M. Clayton was shot and
killed by an unknown assassin, in BIS
room in Plummerville. Arkansas, ON
the evening OF the 29th ult. a Dill
was presented in the Arkansas Senate,
on the Both ult., authorizing the Gov
ernor to offer a reward OF $5OOO fOf
the arrest of the murderer or MUIR
derers. James M. Williams was shot
and killed by Benjamin Skillman, IN
| Albion, Nebraska, on the evening OF
the 29th ult. Skillman IS the youngest
brother of Rebecca Skillman, who
recently charged Williams ana Dr.
| Fernland, in an Omaha court, with
| malpractice.
Charles M. Balch and his wife
were found dead in bed near Walnut
Springs. Texas, on the morning OF tne
29th ult Both were shot through the
heart. 1t Is supposed Balch Killed DIS
wife and then committed suicide.
| -Stata Treasurer Hart, OF PennSyl.