The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-04-04
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS.
Items Which Are of Particular
Interest to Pennsylvanians.
IN THIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES.

Brief Mention of Matters which Every
body Should Know About--A Weeks
Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
ConciseIy ChronicIed.
PHILADELPHIA March 20 The Very Rev.
Nicholas Cantwcll, vicar general of the
archdiocese Of Philadelphia, was yesterday
invested with his robes of rank as a mon.
signor of the first rank or domestic prelate
of the pope's household, TO which dignity he
was recently raised by Pope Leo Kill The
services were conducted at the church of st.
Philip de Ncri and the sacred cdifice was
crowded with priests and devotees of the
church.
The SUNS Flight Was Fatr.L
WEST CHESTER Pa, March 27.-Sister
Leo, who escaped from the Villa Maria con-
vent and was subsequently recaptured, died
yesterday Of para ysis of the heart. 1t op
pears that Sister Leo came to the convent
six months ago from the parish of the
Church of the Gesu, Philadelphia, and took
the white veil. She has since then been one
of the most devoted of the order A week age
she was stricken with the grip, and day or SC
later her brain, it is said, became affected.
1t was while laboring under a hallucnation
that she leaped from the window and at.
tempted to escape. The physicians say her
death was caused by exposure.
Not Dead, but Rich.
PHILADELPHIA, March 27-Mrs James
McCauley, who has been living in abject
poverty for a number of years at No POS
Chester street. this city, has recently learned
that her husband, whom she supposed was
dead is wealthy miner at Burke, Shoshone
county, Idaho. His fortune is estimated at
L..
with, and his wife expects to soon join him
in his western home.
Selling the Live Stock.
MAHANoY PLANE, Pa, March 27.-The
employees of the Laurel Ridge colliery, an
individual mine operated by Simmons H.
Barrett, of Fhiladel phia, are seiZing the live
stock to satisfy unpaid claims for labor
Owing to the depression in the coal trade
the colliery has been idle several weeks and
the miners have not received the wages due
them. 1t is feared there will be trouble.
A Freight Wreck In Flames.
ALTOONA, Pa, March ga freight wreck
occurred at Lilly's Station, few miles west
| of here late last night, caused by rear end
| collision The wreck took fire and set fire
to two hotels and dwelling house. There
| is no fire engine there and the only defense
against the flames was bucket line from
the creek near by. The engineer of engine
SS5 was slightly hurt. No others are re.
| ported injured. Assistance was telegraphed
| FOR.
| Boniface Boylan Fatally Injured.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, March 2S-Pat-
| rick Boylan, one OF the wealthlest and best
known hotel Keepers in the Lehigh valley,
was fatally injured yesterday by being
thrown from his carriage.
| A 5-Year-OId Cain.
| WAYNESBURG, Pa, March 2S-Two sons
OF Spencer Cowell, aged 3 and years, were
playing in the yard at their home when
they became involved in some childish differ
ences, and the older boy, having hatchet
in his hand, struck his 3-year-old brother on
the head, cleaving the head almost in twain,
kllllng MIN instantly
Altoona's Wreck Fire.
ALTOONA, fa' March 2S-ln the railroad
wreck anu hre at Liliys station ten cars
anu one iocoihoIiVe were ourhea Two hoVeis
ana TWO private residences were also slightly
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filled with cotton soaked in some chemical
preparation II was ipnited bv cunniroIv
arranged matches re sanding 10 atteit.
ptad hut as yat uitbo,,t ,,roof % n toaoLor
who was dismissed fror, tho schoo, Wadras.
day. but who refused To leave and was re-
moved by the police. She is said To he de-
mented
ASHLAND Pa. March 29-The Big Mine
Run coliery managers held meeting here
and decided not TO suspend operations, a.
| previously announced The employees and
the business men of the town are much re
joiced at this decision.
| Chief McCord Dead
LEBANON. Pa. March % Aaron McCord
the chief of police. who was stabbed Thurs
day night by Andrew Sbirk n drunke,
butcher, whom he was attempting to tax,
into custody, died early Friday morning.
The Request Refused.
HApRIsRuRG March oa-Attornev, Gan
eral Kirkpatrick has refused To issne n an,
warranto in the Pittsburp street rail wa,
case. in which the Pittsburg Traction com
pany is endeavorinr to dispossess the Du
auesne Traction company of certain streets
youpr ware Mus, su,nn
HARRIspupc Pa March 90 -s;d,a,
Ware the youthful murderer of two men a
Lykens, has been sentenced to be hanged
A new trial was refused the prisoner las
week.
A Church burned.
ASHLAND, Pa, March 29.-The Luthera
church and lecture hall at Gordon in thi
state, was DESTROYED by fire. Loss. $40 OOC
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