The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-11-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES.
The Worlds News Cleaned,
Sifted and Condensed.
FRESH TIPS FROM THE WIRES.
What Is Going on Of Interest That Is
Worth Reading - The Wheat OF the
worlds News winnowed from a Whole
Weeks Threshing.

Worth Reading - The Wheat OF the
worlds News winnowed from a Whole
Weeks Threshing.
At the lord mayors banquet Lord Sails
bury referred to the Mckinley tariff as be-
ing in the interest of the American Pig"
A revolt has broken out against the gov
ernment Of President Bogran in Honduras.
At New York Monday stocks were active
and fell sharply from the start. Jay Gould's
issues were especially weak Mr.. Struth-
ers, an old member of the Stock Exchange,
fell dead on the floor and business was sus-
pended for half an hour.
Governors Hill and Bulkley have issued
proclamations appointing Thursday Nov.
"a, as Thanksgiving day for New York and
Connecticut respectively
Winfield Scott Doran, ''the baby smok-
err" of Trenton, N. j., died of diphtheria
at the age of years.
According to statements Of election ex-
penses filed by congressional candidates in
New York state, the cost of the campaign
to each Of them ranged from nothing to
about 5000
The National Horse Show of America
opened at Madison Square garden, New
York, Monday, with great attendance
and the finest display of horses ever made
in America.
Mrs. Angeline Elizabeth Conrad, the
Kentucky widow who was lured to New
York by green goods sharpers, was sent
home by the police justice. "Big Walter"
Willard the principal in the game, was
discharged from custody.
Superintendent of the Census Porter has
written an article in which he intimates
that the police enumeration was worth
less and was prepared to order.
The selection of Ashbel p. Fitch as
United States senator is demanded by the
brewers to protect them against prohibi-
tion legislation.
The liabilities of w. G. Bell & Co., Bos-
ton, are reported as nearing $3.50, 900. The
assignee says he does not know the amount
of the assets
McAuliffe and Slavin have been indicted
for prize fighting.
Obediah George Deaver, for six years an
xemplary bookkeeper in the Franklin
Natiaaal bank, Baltimore, has been ar
rested, charged with the embezzlement of
over s. 900 of the banks funds False en-
tries were discovered in beavers books and
the Guaranty Company of North America,
which furnished $5, 900 bonds for Deaver,
caused his arrest.
Nathan Matthews, Jr., has been unani-
mously nominated as the Democratic can
didate for mayor of Boston. Mr.. Matthews
is chairman of the Democratic state COM
mittee.
1t is stated that Gen. Boulanger has left
| Jersey, but his destination is unknown.
The treasury department is issuing new
one dollar notes at the rate Of 1900 day.
The issue will continue until the string
ency in the market for small notes is over
come.
Robert Nelson Gere, a member of as
sembly in 1862, and prominently connected
with salt, banking and manufacturing in
terests, died at his home in Syracuse, N. Y,
Nov. T.
The Mutual Fire Insurance company, of
Chicago, has filed a general assignment.
Liabilities, s57,6o 50: nominal assets, $751;
66060. Unusually large losses, conse
quent assessment, followed by a loss Of
confidence and withdrawal of holders OF
premium notes caused the suspension.
A boiler in Baker Brothers cotton gir
at Dyersburg, Tenn, burst, killing two
negroes and wrecking the gin.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, who, Will,
presiding over the queens bench division
of the high court of justice, was taken seri
ously i'll with an attack of acute gastrtis
Is rapidly recovering. His physicians d.
not consider his ailment serious.
The comptroller of the currency has de
clared a first dividend of 20 per cent il
favor of the creditors of the Glouceste
City National bank, of Gloucester City
n. j., on claims proved amounting to S27
1862. The bank failed May /, 1890.
Il. S. Billings, for twenty-five years 81
perintendent of the Pullman Palace Ca
company, died at Hornellsville, N. Y
Nov. Z.
George Halstead we'll known merchar
of Ashford Junction, N. Y, was struck
passenger train on the Buffalo, Rocheste
and Pittsburg railroad and instantly killet
Nehemiah Allen Leonard, president
the Connecticut River railroad and one
the leading lawyers of the Hampden count
bar since 1885, died at Springfield, Mass
Nov. Z, aged IS years.
Austin Gibbons, the Paterson IN. j
special light weight, did up his Brookly
rival in the same class, Mike Cushing,
nineteen rounds at Providence, r. |.
Maj. Gen. Miles reports that most of IL
western Indians expect a Messiah, al
says the Mormons are at the bottom of it
Three men were killed at duel on ele
tion day in a Kentucky mountain town.
Thomas and Henry Harper have depal
ed from New York, leaving large indet
edness. They claimed to have invented
machine which would duplicate automi
ically the work of a hand painter on chin
Arrests for election frauds are ordered
Philadelphia, and there is a fugacious
clination on the part of crooked politician
Politicians are divided on the New Yo
senatorship, Shrewd reasoners argue til
neither Mr.. Cleveland nor Governor II
could take it, and some think a New Yo
city man may get it, though there are
levers in Smith NJ. Weeds chances.
: Loris NJ. Nuttmin, of Jersey City, i
= been appointed cadet to West Point vi
Harold w. Armstrong of Montclair, n.
as alternate.
The president has pardoned Henry
Curtis, of New Jersey, convicted of des
r tion from the United States army.
. Col. Judson, Governor Hills militi
secretary, was married Nov to NJ
. Marion E. Lathrop The governor attel
ed the reception. His gift to the bride v
4 costly watch and chain. The watch CHI
, is studded with diamonds.
; In the Vermont legislature bill &C
pelling corporations to pay their emplo
weekly was killed by a vote of SO to
also bill exempting soldiers from
a payment of poll tax.
' Black diphtheria is prevailing in an
demic form at Cygnet, o. The schools
all closed and business is practically s
h pended. A number of deaths have
n CURED and many persons are leaving
!. place.
l. The annual report of Maj. Gen. Schof
recommends large addition to our
and shore batteries for coast defense
Three bodies have been taken from
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