The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-04-11

Conoisely ChronicIed.
PITTsBURG, April 2.-The Pittsburg Ma
tional League club Monday night offered
First Baseman Jake Beckley, the captain Of
the team, a salary of g., 300 year for three
years and $500 cash to play with the club
Beckley refused the offer.
Blown to Pieces.
PHILADELPHIA, April Am explosion oc-
Cured this morning at the Metallic Cap
works at Bethayres, on the Bound Brook
railroad. One man was killed, his body bo
ing blown to pieces. Houses were shaken
and glass broken in windows at Somerton,
four miles distant from the scene Of the ex-
plosion.
Fatal Mine Explosion.
WKEsBARRE, Pa, April 3-By an explo
sion Of gas in No. slope of the Susquehanna
Coal company at Nanticoke three men were
instantly killed, four seriously injured and
two slightly injured. The killed are James
Adams William A. James and Anthony
Roseman- The seriously injured are Nor
gan Price, John Marshall, John j. Griffith
and Joseph d. Lanskey and the slightly in.
iured are Joseph Noforsk and George Elmy.
A naked lamp is supposed to have ignted
the gas. The mine was not damaged.
Lewis 8. Cox Wanted.
PHILADELPHIA, April ga warrant has
been issued for the arrest Of Lewis s. Cox,
the Chestnut street merchant who failed
some time ago The warrant ia sworn out
by w. NJ. Singerly, who holds Cox's notes
to the amount of $4,000. Cox has left the
jurisdiction of the Philadelphia courts, and
is believed to be in New York.
His Heirs Must Lead Cody Lives.
PHILADELPHIA, April 3-The will of the
late Jeremiah Loot has just been probated.
1t is apeculiar document Eighty thousand
dollars is left In trust for his family, pro-
vided they shall lead godly lives, avoid the
use of tobacco and liquor in any form, in
cluding cider.
The Reading Fight Ended.
PHILADELPHIA, April 8. The fight against
President Corbin, of the Reading railroad,
has been amicably ended. Mr.. Corbin con.
sented to the request of the discontented
shareholders for representation In the
board Of managers. Messrs Thomas Dolan
and Henry c. Gibson were proposed as the
new members and Mr.. Corbin promised
that they should be elected at the meeting
next Wednesday it is thought that Messrs
Cochran and Antelo will retire to make
room for Messrs. Dolan and Gibson. Trus-
tee Walsh says the settlement was made be-
cause the contest had injured the credit of
the company, and it was deemed good policy
to make all interests identical. repre-.
sentative Of the party which has been ar
rayed against Mr.. Corbin said that more
had been achieved by the settlement than
the people engaged In the struggle had ever
hoped to accomplish. The policy will be
changed at once, and hereafter the entire
property will be managed solely In the In
terests of the company.
Tho Ivs nj Cay A..
MT. CARMEL, Pa, April S.-Orders for the
resumption Of work at the Pennsylvania
colliery have been issued. The ], ZOO miners
who have bson idle since Jan. are rsjoiced
at the good news,
Ex-Governor Pollock Ill.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, April Sex Governor
James Pollock is i'll at the home Of his SON
in-law, H. T, Harney, In this city, and on
account Of his age much solicitude is felt.
A shopiifter's Odd Scheme.
PHILADELPHIA, April "A woman CIV
Ing the name of Rebeooa Shipley and her
residence as Staunton, Va, has been arrest
ed here for shoplifting. She claimed that
she had taken the goods merely to see if she
could do 80 without being detected She had
read in the papers many romantic stories
concerning shoplfters and she thought she
would try her own Land at 1t. She said she
had been stealing from numerous stores for
| week or so, and had all of the goods in
her room with the price marks undisturb bed
Her intention was 10 give supper at her
hotel, to which she would invite the SUPER
iDtendents and head ladies Of the different
stores from which she had pilfered, and
| vould returp 70 tban the ,taIan ,ro',o..r
The woman was committed to the county
prison pending an investigation as TO her
sanity.
| unfortunate FARMERS.
| LANCASTER, Pa, April 4-Benjamin l..
| Gambler, farmer, of Manor township, has
failed; liabilities $50, 900. Two other farm
| ers, Jacob Fl. Hostetter, of Manor, and
| Daniel e. Peifer, OF East Hempield, have
| also failedi liabilities Si3, 900 and Sl5, 900
respectively
Tho Pilgrims Slater Launched.
Cuvsrpp Pa Anri,. Th. ,a.,.,
| wheel staanar pl--a,n,,.L Ill. a. sue n1
| CoIony Stao,nsh;H no'-,1 .o' sne oiu
| cassfrilv I.unchad srori phs ' p'o, pol SUE
| Tba yassaI is soid 60 ~, Eli, aIu.
snnerior 20 bsr .;ster sSi,s ISua., II hos
| PILGRIM p'' 'A' III 'i'an anu
| Mine Workers, Meat.
1,rrsn,,nc, ,.p,
| of the United Mine workers, of America
met here for the purpose of deciding ON the
policy of the new organization. The session
lasted all the afternoon aud was secret,
One of the principal matters discussed was
the relations to be held by the new organi-
cation towards other labor organizations.
1t was decided to work for a reduction of
'ne houih vi iAoor IN lines Iald down by
| O' o'sah'Na'iohs
| Killed by n Drunken Negro.
p,1.rsprpa Anril7 Tohn O,ua .,
| 90 ' "ta, aseu
| yenis, was sno' ueau Nv II ociock ShIur-
uay nisht oy coloreu man yet unknown,
ana Martin Fahey was shot in the shoulder
| by the same man, A crowd Of Ave colored
men, intoxicat ted, were walking on Fifth
avenue pushing people off the sidewalk ms
thew went along One Of the man pusbad =
I.dy "a a. IT,. -, 1o,'trapp p1'HeI .
y,,., :" taS 49, sen''9niah inter
ieioo WIN 'he eoiorsu men Durlhg the
conversation which io"owsd young O'Hara
stepped out, when the / gro hit him in this
forehead, knocking him down, and then
pulled out a revolver and shot him through
the heart He then fired two more shots
one of which struck Fahev anotber ON,
S Va "H'Sn s,ueA fAA1yi ano'uei on,
~ 'ue nv, nvs ooioreu
men 'nen ese'Peu' Inc ponies ars search'
ing LOT 'hs men, put nave thus tar Tailed &c
make an arrest.
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