The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-03-14
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS.
Items Which Are Of Particular
Interest to Pennsylvanians.
IN THIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES.

IN THIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES.
Brief Mention of Matters which Every
body Should Know About-A Weeks
Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
Concisely ChronicIed.
PITTsBURG, March by the explosion OF
box of dynamite in a contractors tool
house ON Center avenue David Hayes was
instantly killed and William Soddy fatally
injured. How the explosion was caused is
not known. Hayes was 40 years old and
leaves a widow and two children. Soddy
was unmarried
1t Savored of Slavery.
PHILADELPHIA, March S-The first test
ease in a Pennsylvania court between the
League and Brotherhood of baseball play
ers came up here in the suit of the Philadel-
phia League club against Halman. The
case came up before Judge Arnold and Judge
Thayer, who handed down a decision i'm the
famous metropolitan club injunction suit
Eve years ago In the course of the argu-
ment one of the judges remarked that the
contract savored strongly of slavery. The
case wns taken under advisement
He Fell Down Mine shaft.
SCRANTON, Pa, March s--A pump runner
named Michael Malta fell distance of 400
feet down the Cayuga shaft, in this CITY,
and was instantly killed His body was lit
orally mashed. Malta had been hoisted up
the shaft and signalled Engineer Rogers
that all was right The engineer accord
ingly let the carriage down again, and Malta
was flung down the shaft with great force.
The quivering body fell in n heap among
n pun1tpr Df yyprlrrnaf at g.
of the shaft
a Narrow Escape.
READING, March 7.-Rev. Francis Hoff-
man, an aged retired minister of the Evan
gelical denomination, and his wife made a
narrow escape from suffocation from escap-
ing coal gas last night They retired at the
usual time last evening, but this morning
when their daughter went to call them to
breakfast there was no response. a dupli-
cate key was procured and the door opened,
when both were found insensible Mrs
Hoffman appeared to be dead, but after
ward both were revived As they are both
upwards of so years of age and somewhat
feeble, the accident may yet lead TO fatal re-
suits. The gas came from . small stove in
the room.
General Poor Law.
SCRANTON, March 7.--Hon Lewis Pughe,
VI bulo Guy, ClulTulhn Oh Ine SIaLo Door COM
mission, says the work of the commission SO
far reveals failure of the overseer system
to properly provide for the poor, and that
when the work is completed they Will pre-
pare general poor law to be submitted to
the next legislature, the object of which will
be compulsory establishment of a county
poorhouse in all counties not so provided at
present.
An Extensive Cave In.
PLYMOUTH, March AT 8 o'clock an
extensive cave in occurred here, affect
ing over ten acres of land on Curry's
hill, in the lower end of the town, and doing
considerable damage. No warning was
given beyond a heavy roaring noise i'm
mediately preceding the cave that car
ried terror through the neighborhood.
The people are alarmed and keeping them
selves in readiness to move should the cave
in continue. The mine officials believe no
further trouble will occur and are doing
all in their power to influence the miners not
to abandon their homes.
An Alleged Murderer Acquitted.
NoRRIsTowN, Pa, March S--The trial of
John kenderosch, Hungarian, charged
with the murder of John Chomo, ended with
a verdict of acquittal, the commonwealth
deciding that the evidence was not strong
enough to press for conviction. Mrs. Cho-
mo, the wife of the murdered man, was in
dicted with Henderson,, but her counsel
elected to be tried separately. She will
probably be also acquitted
Killed and Mangled on the Erie.
CARBoNDALE, Pa, March 1O-Three Hun
garian laborers, who were on their way
home from their work at Forest City, were
struck by the Erie express train and in
stantly killed. One of the men was hurled
through the air and struck the precipitous
rock that lines the road at point about six
miles from this city. His body was horri-
bly, mangled, as We're those of the other vic
tins, who were crushed by another train
coming from the opposite direction.
To Found Gigantic Mission.
PHILADELPHIA, March TO- - Postmaster
General Wanamaker has under considera.
tlon the idea of founding, in this city, a
gigantic mission church, and it is said that
the famous Bethany will before long be trans
ferred into great cathedral which will have
no equal in this country Mr.. Wanamaker
is also on the lookout for large farm ad.
joining the city, on which he intends to build
large house to be used as resort for deli
cate and sick persons connected with the
church and Sunday school. The postmaster
general has also under consideration the idea
OF establishing an institution for training
deacons.
His Body Destroyed.
FRANKLIN, Pa, March TO- "A terrible
| glycerine explosion occurred two miles north
| of this city at o'clock. j. 7, Mitchell
| agent for the Rock Glycerine company, wa.
| engaged in thawing out pan of glycerin,
by placing it under the exhaust pipe of tn,
engine, when it exploded with terrific force
| Mitehells body was destroyed, and scarcely
/ a particle of it can be found. He leaves
widow and three children.
| Mass for the Mine Victims.
| WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 1.-THE Rev
| Father Thomas, Of Hobokea, N. j., con
| Quoted the requiem mass celebrated in be
| half of the entombed miners in the Soutl
| Wilkesbarre shaft at o'clock Monday morn
ing in st. Mary's Catholic church. The ser
vices which were of most solemn and i'm
pressive nature, were attended by abou
1900 people
| VIII Take strikers Places.
| PHILADELPHIA, March ll.-Messrs. Anne
and Pitchard, representing the Union Irol
works of San Francisco, will leave her
Tuesday for California with fifty iron mold
ers, who are to take the place of the strikin
union men in their shops. The men ar
skilled mechanics
KILLED by "a Landslide.
FnEEPoRT Pa, March 1.-Two Austrian
named Perio Silyak, aged 40, and Pero Sas
tara, aged S3, were killed on the Winfield
branch railroad, They were caught in
landslide from the hill which covered then
and before their companions could get ther
out :hey were lifeless.
Hanson Gets Eight Years.
NoRRIsTowN, Pa, March ll.-Franl
Hanson, the young German who last wee
brutally outraged a 7-year-old-girl, ha
been sentenced to eight years mprisor
ment.
| Washington Brevities.
Among the bills reported favorably t
the senate was one increasing the limit O
cost of the building at Newark, N. j., fror
S35O,0OO to SG5O,OO0
The house committee on invalid pension
has authorized a favorable report on tn
bill introduced in the senate by Mr.. Davi
to amend a section Of the revised statute.
The bill repeals that section of the revise
statutes which provides that no claim Of
state militlaman ON account of wounds rt
cetved IN battle with rebels or Indian
when temporarily rendering service sha
he valid unless prosecuted to IA successful
issue prior TO July 1, 1874 II further pro