The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-10-17
KEYSTONE NOTES.
Items of Real Interest Pre-
sented in Condensed Form.
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS DO AND KNOW.


Political, Military and All other
Departments.
Allentown has 3,s02 children enrolled
in the public schools. There are 10
teachers.
Pennsylvania Y NJ. c. A. holds its I
twenty-third annual convention at
Danville Oct. % to 20.
The Second district conference Of the
ministerium of Pennsylvania is holding
its annual convention in Scranton.
The annual reunion of the One Hun
dred and Fortieth Pennsylvania volun-
teers took place at Freedom Tuesday.
Owing to heavy business, the 800 EN-
ployes of the Reading car shops will
work FIVE hours overtime three days
each week.
Frederick D. Keighley mine inspector
of the Uniontown district, has resigned,
and will be succeeded by William Dun
crn, of Buena Vista.
John Blake has been arrested on
the charge of having robbed the resi-
dence of Mr.. Herbert Cox, in West
Whiteland, Chester county.
Eben Clinton Hess, ex-deputy warden
of the Northampton county prison, died
suddenly at his home in Upper Mt.
Bethel, OF apoplexy, aged 4S
Monday nights heavy rains wrought
great damage at Mansfield valley and
Oakland station, flooding cellars and
sweeping away building material.
There is feud between the Moss and
Evans families, of Evans Falls, a small
settlement in Luzerne county, over the
use of bride path Bloodshed is
threatened.
The humane agent at McKeesport
found sick woman, wife of the Hebrew
bigamist Zwerline, in the workhouse,
and three children lying in shanty
boat, who had nothing to eat for four
days.
The strike of the plush silk weavers at
the Unicorn Silk mill, Catasauqua,
ended in compromise, and all but three
of the strikers returned to work. These
three started the strike, and will leave
for England.
While watching the workmen at one
of his oil wells performing some labor
James McIlhaney, well known oil pro-
ducer of Butler, was instantly killed by
board falling from the top of the oil
well derrick.
There is trouble in the American
Protestant Association of Pennsylvania
over the change of the name at the Will
kesbarre convention to "The Loyal
knights of America" Eastern mem
bers will form new organization.
In an affray at an unlicensed liquor
saloon, or speak easy" in Allegheny
CITY, John Boutwell, was stabbed to
death by William Finn, a late arrival
from Louisville. The affray was caused
| by dispute over woman. Finn is in
Jail.
Ex-senator Lewis Emery, Jr., tele-
| graphed The Pittsburg Times that the
names published as those of X, Y and z
were correct. They are: X, ex-State
Senator Homer j. Humes; Y, ex-Repre-
sentative l.. E. Beach, and q, Robert
Odell, now a reporter in Milwaukee,
Wis.
At Pittsburg a big cut is being
made in the price of glass jars. The
jobbers are buying at from Is to 90 per
cent. under the list and are reaping a
harvest. The Manufacturers associa-
tion has split and every manufacturer is
selling for almost any price he can get.
While engaged in one of the mills
of the Mt. Holly Paper company, at Mt.
Holly Springs, six miles south of Carl
isle, Theodore Sweigert, aged Al years
was caught by a fly wheel and instantly
killed. His body was mangled terribly
A wife and four small children survive
him.
The large four story grist mill OF
E. Stauffer, operated by Aldus Croft
near Chestnut Level Lancaster county
was completely destroyed by fire. The
contents, consisting of several Thousand
bushels of grain and chop stuff, were al
consumed. Loss, 500, 900; insurance
$4,000. The fire was caused by friction
The miners at the Snodgrass mines, uI
the Monongahela river, are out on strike
The cause of the trouble is that tn,
firm discharged a blacksmith, where
upon the miners all quit. The miner
demand the reinstatement of the dis
charged man, but up to this time tn,
operators have firmly refused to conced
the demand.
The building 967 Liberty street
Pittsburg, occupied by d. j. Ro2
box mandatory; Dean g. Neibaum
flour merchants, and several other firms
was damaged by fire and water Frida,
night to the extent of about S15, ,00(
The loss is divided between the differen
occupants and is covered by insurance
Chief Evans and two fremen were in
jured at the fire.
Two Hungarians got into quarrel q
Chapman borough over a watch whic
one had stolen from the other A fight fo
lowed, during which the alleged THE
was pounced upon by three Huns, an(
besides being beaten numerically wit
fists was hacked in several places wit
hatchet. He is now at st. Luke's no
pital, and it is feared he will die frol
his injuries. Two Huns got into figl
in Bethlehem, during which one cut
frightful cash in the others head wit
shovel The injured man is in til
hospital.
Flora Malloy, beautiful 2I-yea,
old girl, was found pinioned dow
by fallen tree at the base of
large rock, one and half miles north
HaZleton. The manner i'll which 81
was fastened and the utter absence
rents in her clothing or scratches ON h,
body or limbs confirms the suspicio
that she was stolen, kept secreted uni
Sunday and put in the place where sh
was found. The child died Monday eve
ing at 8 o'clock. The mothers conditic
is serious and 1t is feared that her reasC
will be dethroned.
In the United Brethren conference
Mountville the committee ON grievance
reported that Rive. u. G. Mower ha
after due consideration, been four
guilty of immortality and fraudulei
transactions and recommended his el
pulsion from the conference and churc
I, also, that Rev. p. H. Garrett w
: found guilty of conduct unbecoming
Christian minister, and recommend,
& his expulsion. Both recommendation
4 were adopted. ii. T. McNally W
. granted license to preach. j. A. S
ter, j, f. Smith and U. S. g. Rem
having finished the three years cour
of reading, were passed and referred
the committee ON ordination. The cor
mittee on boundaries reported, makiI
n number of changes in the circuits.
y The contest between the hei
b. of Thomas Lazarus, late of Ha
I, over township, was decided by Jud
% Rhone, who handed down vol
minous opinion. The case involv
}. more money than any similar acti,
ever brought before the orphans court
{, Luzerne county-no less figure,
deed, than 81, $50, 900. 1t has for loI
= time been discussed by prominent ATTIC
n neys Of this section not less on accoul
of the great amount involved than b
% cause some very important legal poin
are at issue regarding coal leases.
A serious freight wreck occurred
:. Cresson Saturday in which brakemi
p" named Fee was instantly killed.
number of cars were piled up aud Il