The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-11-28
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The Worlds News Cleaned,
Sifted and Condensed.
FRESH TIPS FROM THE WIRES.
What Is Going on of Interest Worth
Reading-The Wheat OF the worlds
News winnowed from a whole Weeks
Thrashing.

Thrashing.
Queen Regent Emma has proclaimed
the young Princess Wilhelmins queen Of
the Netherlands, while accepting the
regency during her minority.
At New York, James Henry, otherwise
known as young English" a pugilist of
local notorety, was fatally stabbed during
quarrel by David Stand young man
with bad record.
Martin Pellsky, under arrest at Jamaica,
l.. l., on suspicion of the murder Of Jacob
Wenner, has made a statement admitting
the killing of Wenner, but asserting that
1t was accidental.
Oliver Oscutt's store was burned at New
Rochelle, N. Y, and Alfred Griffin, a clerk,
told an amazing story about three burg
lars, who bound him hand and foot and
then set fire to the place.
Professor Koch's system has been tried
with favorable results upon a consumptive
patient at Kansas City, No.
Grave charges affecting the honor Of
many prominent men in Canada have been
made. Big contracts are said to have been
award for cash considerations.
Jessie Adamson, q refined young woman,
committed suicide with bromide Of potas-
stun, at New York, because she and her
lover were too poor to get married.
According to the plans for the new AS
tor hotel, on the northeast corner Of Fifth
avenue and Fifty-ninth street, New York,
the building is to be 100 by 1876 feet on the
ground and 300 feet In height, having sew
enteen stories, and is to cost $500 600.
The italian faster, Succi, had large
number of visitors Nov. "a at New York,
| and one of them offered to bet 500 that the
| faster would not last, but was afraid to
| close the bet. Succi, on the whole, was
| cheerful all day, although the fast had
| reached it's nineteenth day.
William NJ. James killed Barton Kline
in a saloon at Ephrata, Pa, with blow Of
his fist aud is now in Jail at Lancaster.
| Two persons, in the disguise of peasants,
| who werr rrested for lettering in the vi
cinity OF ,..' Of the palaces of St Peters
burr proved to be secretly armed, and one
of them is suspected of being the nihilist
conspirator kalobkoff, who recently es-
capped from confinement at Karkour.
J. Edward Myers, of McKeesport, Pa.
was convicted of murder in the second de-
gree for the killing Of his aunt, Miss Mar
garet Douglass
The body Of George w. Fay, of Ham
monton, N. j., was brought back from the
cemetery on Friday because Of the lifelike
look which his face had assumed, and his
family snxiously await developments to
show whether he is alive or dead.
Harry Banigan, the well known turf
man, is in San Francisco hunting for his
father and sister who left Philadelphia in
the sixties, settled in California and have
not since been heard from.
Scarlet fever is raging at Algona, Ia,
and the schools have been closed. Diph-
liberia, which is quite general throughout
Iowa, now prevails to such an alarming
extent at Cresco that exacting quarantine
measures have been resorted to.
A race riot is reported TO have broken
out at Bishopville, N. c., and state troops
have been sent to the place. The trouble
grew out of the appointment Of a colored
postmaster, who was afterward boycotted
and induced to resign,
While crossing the Assiniboine river at
Winnipeg, Manitoba, on the new ice,
Alderman Andrews and his wife broke
through and were drowned. The couple
had only just returned from their honey.
moon.
Harvard defeated Yale at football in
Springfield, Mass, Saturday. The score
was 12 to6.
The mysterious murder of Diego Polls
ano, an Italian, living at No. 400 East One
Hundred and Thirteenth street, New York
is charged to the secret society called La
Malta.
A rumor is current among London club
that Lord Salisbury will take advantage
of the Parnell- o Shea scandal and dissolv,
parliament at an early day.
Mr.. Stanley replied to the latest charges
made against him and will now publish
all the facts concerning the conduct Of tn
rear guard.
Forty workmen were buried by a falling
wall at Jersey City Saturday afternoon
George Barrett was instantly killed an,
six Others were fatally hurt. The wall wa
, a portion of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s ne,
: building.
James Tucker was killed by an electri
, light wire at New York Nov. 70.
Richard f. Tobin, of Boston, died No,
% He was prominent G. A. r. man.
The United States Rolling Stock con
pany, of Chicago, has failed. Liabilitis
nearly 100000.
Bamford Bros silk mills at Paterson
. N. j., have been destroyed by fire. Los
/. $4O0, 900
The Knights OF Labor convention |
Denver, Colo, adjourned sine die withov
l. selecting the next place of meeting.
a Another attempt is on foot to break
a 4. Stewards will.
It Little doubt is expressed in financial Of
Q cles that Jay Gould and the Rockefelle
v nave BhlHeu control OF mon Haclu
e the reported object being to combine Il
q Union Pacific, the Northern Pacific, Il
Atchison, the Missouri Pacific, the Tex
and Pacific and the Southern Pacific in oil
. gigantic corporation, with Mr.. Gould al
= his friends at its head. IL is believed ra
:, way rates will be advanced
A mob attacked the Huntington ITEM
Jail where Murderer Widdis was co
fined, but retired after one of its nul
., ber was seriously wounded by one Of &
Ia inmates
Mrs. Mackey, her son and four boarde
y, were poisoned in Chicago by color
III waiter, who in revenge for being
charged put arsenic in the food.
The National Sabbath Reform assoc
he tion, which has been in session in Pit
er burg this week, believing that it can do
IN under the blue laws of 1874, will short
IS attempt to suppress the circulation of t
10 Sunday papers Of Pittsburg, and aft
ly ward those of Philadelphia
"a Mrs. Mark Koss, of Krew, Prussia,
ia arrived in New York In search Of a nuI
% named Sarah Grunbsrg, who stole her
W tent child, she being the discarded swe
ng heart of Mr.. Koss.
gu Peter Clark was sentenced TO five yes
Sn in the Eastern penitentiary Philadelph
,s for manslaughter in hitting Mary Schiss
rk with lighted lamp, which burned her
- death.
In the supreme court the habeas corp
case of Jugiro, which involves the legal
OF the New York method OF executi
I've criminals by electricity, was argued, a
or the question was held under adviseme
'A by the court.
mt The archbishop of Canterbury, in the
al nous high church trial, has deliver
at judgment against Rev DR. Edward kiI
ip bishop of Lincoln, for making use of l
~ ualistic practices at the church services.
- Mr. Whitelaw Reid, United States m
AT lister TO France, accompanied by Mrs. Re
go has left on a two months tour Of Turk
cd, and Egypt
Nm Surgeon General Hamilton recommeI
=. legislation by congress 10 keep crimin
- sa lunatic and pauper immigration out of
~ United States.
Queen Emma took the oath as regent
Nm the kingdom of Holland, at the Hag
The route taken by the queen In goi
~, from the palace TO the parliament hou
y where the ceremony took place was lir
W. with spectators, and her majesty was co
tally greeted by the people.
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