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The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-25
RAGING FIRES.
Pine Mountain Almost a Solid Blaze
of Flame.
TBy United Press.


[By United Press.l
JELLIoo, TENN, Fov. "a. Mountain
fires have been burning here for the
last two weeks, and last night they
surpassed any thing in the memory of
the oldest inhabitant. The Pine
mountains are almost a solid mass of
fire. Thousands of dollars worth of
timber and fences have been destroyed,
and if heavy fall of rain is not soon
experienced, millions of dollars worth
of timber will be burned. 1t has been
four weeks since rain OF sufficient
quantity has fallen to have any effect on
the fires, and now every land owner who
can employ man to fight the fire, has
availed himself of such help, and last
night there were numbers engaged in
this work.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-25
AN AWFUL EXPLOSION.
Two Men Killed.. AnOther's Eyes are
Blown Out--and Another Seriously
Hurt.

Especial to STATE CHRONICLE.l
SHELBY, N. c., Nov. "a The boiler
of John Cline's saw mill and cotton gin,
at Toalco, eighteen miles from here, ex-
ploded to day, demolishing the machin-
cry and instantly killing g. Cline, 16
years old, the son of the owner, and Jno.
Chapman was so badly injured that he
died in short time John Briff's eyes
were blown out and be cannot recover.
John Hoyle, another employee, is dan
gerously injured, his thigh being badly
fractured.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-25
A Peculiar Mania.
(By United PreSS.l

Iby Z
W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 24--John 9.
Farrell, ex-superintendent of the Wilkes
barre water company, is afn cted with
peculiar mania He has not eaten a
morsel of food for two weeks, insisting
that be is dead.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-25

A grand showing of ''Little Folks J"
outer garments, comprising plush, silk,
and all the new effects in Woolen stuffs.
Styles and materials not to be found
elsewhere, and at prices less than you
can have the same garments made at
home.
W. 81. & r. S. TUCKER 4 Co.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-25
DOUBLE ELOPEMENT.
Two Farmers Run Away With Two
Young Girls--Leaving Their Families
Destitute.
IBy United Press |

UNION, w. Va. Nov. 24-John w.
Mccormack and William KersDer, farm
ers having large families. eloped Friday
night, the former With Pauline Raines,
aged IS, and latter with Sophia Raines,
her sister, aged 49, The abandoned
wives and children are left destitute.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-25
Infants, ClOaks.

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The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-25

W. 81. & r. S. TUCKER 4 Co.
The sun., 1890-08-17
sH1rcHMEN STRIKE At BUFFALO.

They Refuse to Take Strikera' Places and
stop WOrk-FreIEht Block AIDED.
BUFFALO. Aug. 16.-The Switehmen's Union
called out to-day all the switchmen in the
yards at Buffalo, East Buffalo, and Black Rock
clear around the city to the Erie street freight
house. This strike Is understood to be sano-
toned by Grand Master Sweeney. who is in
town and conferred with the strikers. Nearly
400 men are out A few green hands are max
ing an attempt to clear the main line for pas
senger trains, but tho yards arc badly blocked.
This strike was expected by the men, who
carefully kept their mouths shut. Last night
Superintendent Burrows ordered lot OF
switchmen from Erie street into the Central
depot to replace strikers. The men objected.
and he promptly discharged them The union.
which was expecting such action. promptly
ordered out everybody on tho Central and West
Shore. but let tho Western Vanderbilt roads,
the Lake Shore and the Michigan Central. alone
on condition that their men should not be
transferred 10 the Central's 8 yards. The business
increased that these roads could not handle
Central freight II they wanted. superip-
tendent Burrows drew $4,000 from the Bank of
.n am SOlnE to use IT," he said Ito Day OF
MoasS nonne % nefs TSo hs sTRels arS s0
Knlghts OF Labor. and would not have struck
II they had been lot alone. Both the union
and the Knights Of Labor are holding big
@ ThS Yards al nen Ghs
Dy city police; The military have not been
vices Will NOT pe necessary.
The sun., 1890-08-17
ONLY 4 WEEK OF coUnrsH1p.
The TerroPs tho Marriage Ceremony Han
Even to Travelling Salesman.

The Terrors tho Marriage Ceremony Has
Even to n Travelling Salesman.
A very nervous couple called at the City Hall
In jersey City yesterday. and tried tho doors Of
all the Offices The rear door OF tho Mayors 8
ofiice they found open and they anxiously in
ouired OF young man inside whore the Mayor
or the City Clerk could be found. The young
man said both officials were out of town. A
disappointed look spread over the features Of
the nervous couple and they left the building.
The young man followed them out
and questioned them. They told him
confldentiallg that they wanted to be
married. The young man got his
hat and took them to Justice Weeds office. in
Gregory street. Their nervousness increased
there. The Judge resssured them and then
signed his name Israel Williamson; home, 90
Vernon street, Boston: business, commercial
traveller. When 1t came tho young woman's
turn to sign hoE hand shook 40 she couldn't
hold the pen. Her companion signed for her.
Matilda Greenstone; home. 81. Joseph's ave.
nue.. Rochester
The ceremony was quickly performed. and
the couple won't direct to the ferry and came
to this city: The young man who took them
TO the Justices office says Mr.. Williamson ex-
planned that be had mot the young woman
only a week before; and he would rather sell
twenty bills Of goods than r,R go through tn.
medium height and was pretty. She said she
was 23 years old. but she didn't look It, Tho
groom was about her height. He gave his age
as 26,
The sun., 1890-08-17

Brotherhood. have decided to come to their
rescue More than that 1t means that the
ation are with them in this struggle and will
sTnS e fssIE aid ID the srong9ss and %oSt In
Knights Of Labor were not very we'll organized
along this western division Of the Central,
WniSh WI ~ pacSopnts Tor tho delay In ueinR the road
Tho company. had several illustrations to-
local poe %eo to pPoect Ser
In East Albany the two Pinkertons who were
arrested the other day for resisting the attacks
voted and sentenced to. twenty and thirty
days in iail, just prior totheir farce Of trial.
that they would surely 90 up, as he had fixod
Il Later IN tho day. at West Albany. Pin
HS who Wss SSns 70 o
was arrested by a constable and promptly
hnstsd intS IN tho city where The Police com
Charles ParEins another Pink Eerton, was SS: az.
pnny for carrying arms within city limits This
was to cnrry out the declaration OF the police,
who nre favoIing the strikers wherever they
can, that they would arrest every Pinkerton
man carving gun or firing a shot In the city
limits; Such trifling matters as the pulling o!
tracks, and turning OF switches BY the strikers
or thsi5 s5 irleRds = the police never notice:
and boys Baked 0rS BY etSeP The Fa srtops or
their friends, have been In the habit OF gather.
Ing and occasionally throwing bricks and
stones. This time q heavier fusiade than
usual greeted tho train. and ono Of the Pinker-
tons fred over the heads Of the crowd to scare
them, Two other Pinkertons who were patrol.
ling the track also fred :helr reyolvers. Ono OF
tho shots entered tho back yard OF house In
tho vicinity and hit John Mccarthy In the heel.
The vlgilant police soon secured Mccarthy
and carried him TO st. Peters Hospital. where
bis wound was dressed and he walked home.
Then tho police captured Pinkertons' mon.
Lewis, the latter being charged with hitting
one Of the mob with club, and marched them
to the Third Precinct station house.
The report OF McCarthv's injury soon spread
and was so magntfed THAT many supposed
him mortally wounded. In consequence q
mob OF several hundred people surrounded tho
station house and elamored for the lynchinR
OF the prisoners, On complaint OF one Chris
topher Lang. Edward Canary. q Pinkerton.
was also arrested, charged with hitting tho
complainant with his club. These arrests
demonstrate very. clearly what the railroad
has to contend with and why they place no re-
lance on the police protection Afforded their
property by tho city Of Albany.
The sun., 1890-08-17
JHoUGHr :. HE TRAIN BAD PASSED.
Fatal Blunder that Cost Several LiveS
Near Alton, III.

Fatal Blunder that Cost Several Lives
Near Alton, Ill.
ALTON, ILL.,. Aug. 16.-The most serious
wreck that ever happened near hero occurred
last evening on the st. Louis. Alton and Spring
field Railroad near Clifton Terrace. This road
Ia building an extension from seven miles
above Alton to Elsah on the Mississippi River.
The men working on this extension go out
from here on construction train every morn
ing and return In the evening. II has been
the rule to leave a man stationed at the switch
whom the construction train goes up at night,
TO watch for the passenger train which is due
there at T. NJ. This precaution was forgot
ten. and when the work train returned. as it
was past time for the passenger, the men SUD-
posed that 1t had passed. and the work train
started toward Alton.
The passenger train was half an hour late.
and the two trains collided on curve on the
bluff. 1t is miraculous that both trains did
not go over the embankment into the river
also the car on the wrecked train and mail car ar
on tho passenger train. The passengers all
ESCAPED with nothing more than bruises. but
others Jared worse. Both engineers jumped
and saved themselves. Here Is the list Of
Peter Smith of Springfield; Charles MCGEE
James Murray Of St Louis. laborer:
Frank Leo: Springfield engineer on passen-
Ger train right leg badly crushed: Joseph
Dnly. Alton, conductor hips dislocated and
back sPErained, may not recoSSer: NJ. s Sey-
and Springfield Railroad. face badly cut and
left leg injured; II. W. Cassody. Alton, legs
badly out back sprained, and Internal inju-
res;, Patrick McCullaRan. Al,on. left leg aud
ribs broken. serious: John King. Jerseyvile.
pewsboy on passenger train. confusion OF left
nal injuries. may die; c. j. Owens, mall mes
senger. internal injuries In right side Henry
Unterbrink, Alton. fireman on construction
Cantrill. Alton. foreman. hurt very badly. may
die: John McCuffeny head ana legs cut and
right shoulder dislocated; Richard J. Lessen,
right leg bruised: Charles Foss. right leg cut
and internal injuries.
The sun., 1890-08-17
DRANK vAHN1sH TO KILL nkRsELE.
MISS TIIIy Connors Sits Down to Die, but
In Disappointed.

MiSS T1IIy Connors Sits Down to Die, but
In Disappointed.
Miss Tilly Connors. a Rood-lookinR 1s-year-
old Jersey City girl. drank q bottle OF carriage
varnish yesterday because she wanted to die.
She lives with hor parents in Grove street, and
she is considered one OF the best-lookinR girls
in the neighborhood She has many suitors.
but she had preference for ono In particular
whose name she refuses to disclose. He called
on her regularly. and their friends thought
they were engaged. A week ago. for some
reason, the young man stopped calling. Miss
Connors sent for him but he did not respond.
She hunted for him then and discovered that
he had deserted her for another young woman
who only recently came 10 the city She re-
preached him.
She went home and brooded over her
troubles, and determined to kill herself. There
was o bottle OF insect poison and a bottle OF
Ss G6.st IN the So1 She
one OF the bottles. She thought Il contained
the insect poison. Sho waited until yesterday,
and then went to tho corner OF Grove and
Tenth streets block, away from her home
She shut her eyes, took the bottle of yaEnish
she sat down on a stoop to await death. A
boy saw her drink from tho bottle and rold
policeman. The policeman, sent Tor
Rr. Hoffman and an ambulance. The
the Doctor had finished with her she was taken
to the City Hospital and put to bed. She won
dered why she didn't die. She told Warden
Osborn that she had taken insect poison. The
Warden told her she had taken varnish. She
hold OF the wrong bottle: Then she told how
her lover had deserted her, and she wanted TO
die. She will be about In day or two.
The sun., 1890-08-17
A MURDER QUICKLY AVENGED.
Pratt Dies at the HRndS or . Mob . Few
Hours After He Killed Farmer Town.

Pratt Dies at the HRndS or Mob q Few
Hours After He Killed Farmer Town.
BLAIR. Neb. Aug. 16.-Charles Pratt was
lyncned by mob shortly before midnight last
night for tho murder of Farmer n. r. Town
yesterday morning. About IL o'clock seventy
five mon came from the country to the town.
They were soon joined by 200 others from the
city. and marched directly TO the jail. The
Sheriff was there, together with ten deputies
all OF whom were armed. They made no dis
play Of their weapons. All the lynchers were
armed with gums and revolvers.
The Sheriff refused to deliver the keys to the
jail. but was soon overpowered, the deputies
Offering no resistance to the Invaders. The
which Pratt was confined. and seizing him.
carried him about mile from town. where his
hands and feet were bound. Pratt was then
asked u he had anything to say, and he re-
piled that the Towns had wronged him and he
vas sSy e ne ad not E asm ~, f he
pull. and he died with his speech unfinished.
The sun., 1890-08-17
ALBANY POLICE WITH THE STRIKERS.
Many Trains Moving In Spite OF Some
Violent Outbreaks.


ALBANY. Aug. l6.-The striking knights
amused themselves to-day by issuing bulle-
tins which gave no Information OF any value
and exaggerated every incident that might
tend to improve their views OF tho situation.
YardmRster Coleman reported tonight that
he had sent out OF West Albany eight trains
bound west averaging a.ty-ayo cars EACH four
east-bound trains OF thirty cars each. and he
has been notified that ten trains have been
sent east from Dewitt During the day two
cars were derslled In the yards. and about
9:46 this morning the truck OF freight
car on train going west broke down In Black
Rock Cut and threw three cars OF the rails and
across tho two freight tracks. thereby block
ing the traffic for three hours. One car was
up-euded andlall were badly broken. The ac-
cident was due to the fact that a weak car In
tho centre could not Withstand the strain
brought upon IL By the engine pushing In the
rear Yet the ofncerB at the strike head1uar-
ters at once ieBued q special bulletin. in which
they increased the cars to i've and attributed
tho accident TO the incomDetency Of the new
trRlnmen.
The Knights were particularly lub!lant all
day long over the news from buffalo. They
cay that the situation In Buffalo means much
moro than appears upon the face OF the do
SpAtche6. They SAY that II conveys the infor.
NATION that the supTeme council. made up OF
the BWttohmep'g Mutual Aid Society. the
brothoThood OF TTainmsn. and tbo oopdletorB'
The sun., 1890-08-17
JoITINGS ABOUT TOWN

Some papers belonging TO James T. Walker. fireman
picked MP IN front OF the Otce OF THE SUE 81
tins ONT awaiting claimant
Tho LehiEh Valley trAnS leaving New York At 4
~ and u 80 r. NJ make close CONNECTIONS Schuylki
Junction (BownAnD for PotIsyLle via Schuylkil
Haven
FouItesnyeGr.Old Lizzie Rsgns Of ysriek place
visited her grandmother at 4+S West Thirty-fouTth
street Friday afternoon. aud left at o'clock 10 70
home She has not been seen since and yesterday the
police were asked to LOOK for her.
Tho body Of the woman who was discovered drowned
A. tue foot OF West sixteenth street With rope wound
three times around her body. and pouch containing
heavy stone attached her waist S still lying al hS
horEue awaiting Identification
The reading room OF the Cooper Union will be 70.
opened on Monday The oincers say that GppeAnA for
tie clAAles should register II the clAaS
should bs fu the names VIII be registered for vacant
eies Vacancies are fod strictly In order OF ApplicA
tIOn
The Iron Steamboat Company. whose boats run direct
70 Coney Island aud Long Branch and are the only
peAmorg landing ~ the Ocean PisTG will have every
boat IN the nYsL on The regular routes day from MS
twenty thId street Nprth River and Pier CnSWl No.
There will be nVe boAif running the Island Ahd TIVE
" tGRS AIARiD ~ AtSE RNkipE kQpE L0Raa LiRS y
The sun., 1890-08-17
The Weather.

The high barometer area, which was producing nn0
weather for large portion Of the country yesterday,
has Increased In pressure and larger territory
though portion has moved into the Atlantic Ocean
In tho extreme NorthwestA second high area has sp
peAred which is moving rapidly down upon the storm
central yesterday In the DAkotas and has forced It
take a northerIy course, nearly disappearing int
Canada.
Fair weather continues in New England. tho csntrd
valleys and North Atlantic States. It has become
cloudy and threatening and light rain has fallen In the
Northwest. In the extreme Northwest 1t Is decidedly
cooler, the lowest temperature being at Fort ASsnt
boine, Sc. II Ia also cool In tho lake region.
Tho humidity was g. per cent highest Government
temperature 77o wind from the north and northeast
fresh
Today the weather will be fair stationary tsnporA
ture; Monday. fair. slightly warmer.
The changes IN the npsrAure indicated by the thsE
The sun., 1890-08-17

Mrs. Rsops sExtraordinarv Experience with
CoPPerheads-A MaasAssauqun's Work.

COPPorheads-A MaHsAssauqun's Work.
GALLON Ohio, Aug. 16.-Mrs. Mary Root Of
Mamsbury the day before tho Fourth OF July
was bitten on her forehead by q copperhend
snake while she was putting q pic on the
swing shelf In hor cellar. the snake having
climbed to the shelf In some way and lying
there coiled. The poison Of the snake affected
Mrs. Root 40 seriously that for several days
she was not expected to live, being most OF the
time delrious. Tho venom finally succumbed
to treatment, and Mrs Root gradually recov-
cred. being ablo TO get out OF tho house for the
first time last week. Yesterday she went into
the yard to hang up clothes. She had her
clothespins In a muslin bag. She laid the bag
on the ground until she was ready to use It.
When she thrust her hand into tho bag to
finger was seized BY something, and instantly
finger 10 her shoulder. She quickly drew her her
finger from tho bag and dropped tho bag on the
ground. Tho instant It struck the ground a
brought al 70 her but she became Sind and
hou-e. She is now lying In a precarlous state.
and Dr. Ball doubts that she will survive this
second injection Of eoppsrhead vopom Into her
found in the high grass, not, lar from where
Two cows ana a horse running in pasture on
q farm adjoining the, Root place were. found
dead and much swollen on different days OF
last week. Tho owner believed that they had
charged. and no started Tor the Justices office
to swear out q warrant for the mans arrest
On his way to the Justices the farmer took a
ehort cut through tho pasture where the cattle
had died. Whom half way across he was star
tied by shrill rattle, and discovered in a
bunch Of grass ahead Of him the deadly coll Of q
msssassauQus, or marsh rat,lesnake. He Killed
the poisonous reptile and went no further. He
knew that the massassauQua and not the hired
man had killed his cows and horse.
The sun., 1890-08-17
Chopped Away at the E'eetr,O Light Fol. +.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 16.-There was fight this
morning between Mr.. Gompert Blum. gray
haired old man and number Of employees OF
the Brush Electric Light Company. who were
trying TO string six wires on pole they had
planted In front of Blum's house. The polo
pssa sn9 bsn hs pGh iha NJ oa
to string the wires they found Blum and his
servant girl to oppose them.
Ono OF the employees passed the old man.
but when he got near the top OF tho pole Blum
had got an axe and began TO chop away at the
DO a little choppinR while no protected her.
Finally the man on the high porch began to
grow frightened at tho weakening OF his sup
Victory with the old man. The unsmen re-
turned later In the day and got their wires up.
The sun., 1890-08-17

Chicago still Undeeided Where to +
Nha RIg Slhoxv

Chicago still Undeeided Whore to Hold
tho Big show.
CHICAGO. Aug. 16.-The Evening Journal SAYS:
Again the Kaleidoscope has had a whirl, and
1t looks to-day as II the Worlds Fair would be
located other on the west or north side. with
the chances in favor Of the latter. Tho preva-
lent feeling among the directors seemed to be
that the Jackson Park and present lake front
attractions OF the lake shore are 50 great that
the directors seem willing to consider any site
offered even II 1t were four or FIVE miles up on
tho north side, provided 1t would embody this
great advantage"
A site near Garfield Park In the west dlvi-
sion. was offered to the directors this after
noon. Il will probably come up for consldera-
tion on Tuesday next.
The sun., 1890-08-17
FASTENED TIES ON THE TRACK.
Robbery Was DoubtIess the Motive OF th
WOuId-be Train Wreckers.

PETERsBuRo. Aug. l6.-All doubt In regard
to the presence OF cross ties on tho Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad that caused the wreck at
Osceola station last Thursday night has been
removed. Superintendent Patton has made n
thorough invest iRation, and is convinced that
who wanted to wreck the Atlantic City excur-
eion train. The only motive for such q dia-
bolical act that can be imagined Is robbery.
The passengers were taking the trip for pleas
uro. and there is no doubt that many OF them
had gold watches and money on thelr persons.
actuated the train wreckers.
The sun., 1890-08-17

SIGNAL OFFICE FORECAST I'LL ?. n, SUNDAY.
For Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont Massachusetts,.
Rhode IAAnd. Connecticut, fair, generally WArmSEI
southerly TO westerly winds
For eastern Et1 York edItern PeHnTrtudntd EeO Jsys
Iey and DelGVave WdrHsT generally rar pedther I0tk
eriv WtndA
For tho District OF Columbia Maryland, and Virginia.
warmer, fAir. sunday ooolor. with showers Mondays
southerly winds
For western New York and Western PennSylvAniA
fair followed by local showers sunday afternoon OF
evening" GliEht changes in temperature followed W
cooler Sunday niRhL =
The sun., 1890-08-17
SPARKS FROM THE zELEGRAPA

Tho MaSsAchuIet DsmooTGIl state Convention IL to
be hsld NJ Worcester on SEPT In
Tho machine paper mill OF the PAtteu Paper Company
at Appleton Wis, was burned yesterday. LoEs 20 O6
Gen Sherman and daughter left Boston yesterday
morning for TIltOn, N H., the guests OF the Hon
Charles L, TiLon
The creamery OF G. IL C. BeAksh near Montgomery.
n Y was dSaLroysd By nre on Friday causing loSs Of
$1,000; NO Insurance.
Pref l. 7 stsAInA y p q the BanEoE Theological
ship o. ey1lsp attic Ihsol0gy u the uRisR Theological
The sun., 1890-08-17
Il DRUNKEN HUssAND,s CRIME
NE Shot His Wife In the Head ana Thea
Shot and Killed HIMSELF

SHut hhu hhIIeu NImbeIT
LAWRENCE. Mass, Aug. 16.-Edward Woros
wick and his wifo have lived unhappiy to-
gether for some time in this city. She is prus
dent. industrious dressmaker and he was Q
worthless fellow. jealous and hard drinker
He had been on II protracted spree and made
wife left the house and went to supper with
her assistant. on Pacific street.
After supper the two women started back to
Mrs. Worswicks drcssmakinR room on Essex
street, and when near the house met Wors-
wick, who was still drunk. He asked his wife
negative reply. he drew a revolver and shot
her through the head. He then shot himself.
from the effects OF which he died soon after.
Lis wifes companion. but the bullet went wide
OF it's mark. Mrs. Worswick is at tho City Aoss
The sun., 1890-08-17

wArEEToWE Aug. lO.-At tho Republican caucus in
Canton. st. Lawrence county, TO day SIAttOrnsy Gen
srA Leslie Russell WAs the unanimous choice for
Congress. Yesterdays cGucuseS In Jefferson county
divided the two districts between e1 ABAemblymen Il
b huxley aud /. l. Hunt JE
RocHYsTKR Aug lo-The RopublicAn1 of the Tlir
tesnth dItrlct today nominated the Hon. John Van
yoorhiS for Member Of Congress 70 succeed the Hon
district In the Forty sixth aud Forty seventh Con