Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-09
NEWS OF OUR NEiGABORS.
Happenings of Interest in Several Statef
 Briefly Chronicled.

Happenings of Interest in Several States
 Briefly Chronicled.
 The executive and advisory board of the Oil Producers Protective association at 8 meeting at Oil City, Pa, passed resolutions that the $500, 900 barrels of oil held by the board for producers under contract with the Standard Oil company is standing menace to the market, and causes much lower prices than the situation warrants, and that there fore no part Of the oil will be sold prior to May below Sl q barrel.
 The winter carnival has attracted an army of crooks to Montreal, and among those ar rested on suspicion are Edward Boyle, of Philadelphia, and John Thompson, of Harris burg.
 Three members of Daniel Cunningham's family, at Elizabeth, N. J., narrowly escaped | suffocation before escaping from their burn ing house, which was destroyed. The horses drawing a steamer to the fire ran away, and the driver, John Howe, was thrown from his seat and fatally injured.
 Fire destroyed the Allegheny Valley rail- road depot at Rockland, Pa, and the dwell | ings of Mrs. Porter and Mrs. White, the lat ter lady being seriously burned.
 It is said Governor Beaver will summarily | dismiss the trustee of the Miners hospital in | Schuylkill county, Pa., as the institution has been needleSsly run ill debt.
 | Ella Williams, of Pittston Pa, aged 21 years, was found dead in a house at Wilkes | barre 4 criminal operation had been per formed on her. The coroner is Investigating 1 the case.
 The trial of Michael Rezillo, "Red Nosed l Mike, for the murder of Paymaster Mcclure and his assistant, Hugh Flanagan, is now well under way at Wilkesbarrc. He was for mally arraigned on the charge Of n,urdering | Mcclure, and separate indictment for the murder of Flanagan is held ill reserve. Little time was lost is securing jury. The counsel for ''Red Nosed Miken objected to the prison er's confession being admitted as evidence against Mike and Linden on the ground that it was procured by promises Mike was l placed on the stand and examined on this 1 point, after which the court oyerru!ei the objection and the confession was read. The court then adjourned.
 A man who gave his name as Charles Smith and his residence Jersey City attempted to enter the residence of Mir. Darby, in Philadel- phia, with burg glarious intent, and received a charge of bird shot full in the face.
 Mrs. Eliza Suyker, aged So, died suddenly | at Spotswood, N. J., from the effects of cut ting a new set of teeth.
 The will of Sarah J. Lattimer, the widow of Henry G. Lattimer, who died at Piainfield, | N d., ScNci ehi uoSS SSo, lSsfNcS oo tue IoV. K. D. ketcham, her pastor, S1O,O0O; to the First Presbyterian church, now being erected $40, ,OOO; to the Young Mems Christian associ ation, S2 900; Children's home, S2,0OO.
 August Schmidt, well known Jersey City jeweler, is missing, and his friends fear sui cide as he is subject to fits of insanity
 It is now thought that Kayser, the Philadelphia street car conductor, who mur- dered his sweetheart, attempted to murder his wife, and committed suicide, was insane. The coroner's jury has rendered verdict that Annie Klaus came to her death from hemorrhage of the brain, the result of a gun. shot wound at the hands of Otto kayser, .and that Otto kayser came to his death by hi! | own hand wlul suicidal intent" John GitkE, of Carbondale, Pa., received White Cap notice to pay p .t long standing debt or receive the consequences, and he thought it a joke. He cnan,,=d his mind 5 when he was seized by four white capped } men, who tied rope uiouil,t his body anC
 lowered hlm into the river titlcl with floating | ice and ducked him u dozen ti,ne.. He i.
 now ill.
 A special from Connciisyi.io says: i!. col1t strike is practically ended. 4i.i arc d.. worl : except the Standard, JiuiIown u,lu ...>sm l moth. They probably will be in :. lc>, >.., :ys B X meteor was seen from New kru.4sn!c8 il , the southwestern sky about o'clock ill th 8 evening" travelling ill westerly direction. exploded with report that was heard fol miles around, and made e magnificent display of many colored fires