The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-03-07
TELEGRAPHlC BREvlTlES
The Worlds News Cleaned,
Sifted and Condensed.
FRESH TIPS FROM THE WIRES.

what Is Going on of Interest That Is
Worlds News winnowsd from a whole
Weeks Thrashing.
Alexander H. Stevens has been elected
president Of the Sixth National bank at New
York.
Miss Mary jackson, q student at the East
man Business college, Poughkeepsie, and
daughter Of the postmaster at Pine Plains,
N. Y, has eloped with Burt Washburn, son
of the postmaster at Linlithgow, N. Y. The
coupleare said TO have been married in New
York city and to be residing there now.
The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
societies of New York are making war
against whisky, tobacco and Sunday trade
They have induced many men and women TO
sign an agreement not to patronize any
stores which do not close Sundays, except
drug stores. The women members Of the
societies also promise not to associate with
men who use liquor or tobacco.
William II. Pope teller Of the Louisville
Ky) City National bank, has absconded
with over $4,000 of the banks money.
Causes, fondness for whisky and poker.
A special from Fall River Mass, says,
A. j. Chace, proprietor of the Augustus
Chace Wyoming mills, is in trouble, and
attachments have been placed on the prop
erty. The liabilities are said to be about
$4,000 The assets will probably exceed
that amount
Clara Shortridge Foltz of San Diego,
Cal, has been admitted to the bar of the
United States supreme court. She is the
fifth woman lawyer admitted to practice at
| the supreme court bar.
Edwin Cowles, editor and proprietor of
The Cleveland Leader died March L. Mr..
| Cowles in 1858 established the Leader, and
| has been at its head ever since.
Alexander Doyle, of New York, has been
selected to execute a statue of the late
II. w. Grady.
Several leading rubber manufacturers
have announced an advance of So per cent.
in the prices of their goods
Mrs Ann Haight and her daughter, Kitty,
have been held for the grand jury upon
charge of grand larceny at Peekskill, N. Y.
They were taken TO White Plains, where
bail was fixed at 81 600 each. They were
charged with stealing 800 In government
bonds from the estate of Mrs. Rebecca Lyons,
deceased.
Mrs, Ella Dietz Clymer has been reelected
president of Soross.
David Harris, who was the first president
of the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers at Pittsburg, has dis
appeared leaving no word behind him, and
his friends are getting very uneasy about
him.
1t is said that foreign capitalists wish to
run Chicago's Worlds fair for the money
there may be in the enterprise.
DR.. Charles Towner, alias Turner, alias
Rev. G. b. Cahusac, a miscreant whose bust
ness was the ruin of young girls, has been
exposed by "Willice Wharton" the Nellie
i. VI.
Times staff.
| In the debate in the house of commons on
the adoption of the Parnell commission
port Mr.. Gladstone made a strong speech
against its adoption He said that in asking
the house to give full effect to the acquittal
| Of Mr.. Parnell ON all serious charges he
would have the members recollect the in
fanny of the accusations. If these accusa-
tions had been proved Parnell would have
been branded as an assassin, coward, a
liar and a hypocrite. For a long time MIR.
Parnell had stood thus pilloried before the
country. Was not full reparation due himi
Chalkley Leconey, Oh trial at Camden, N
j., for the murder of his niece, Annie, has
been acquitted.
c. c. Rowland has suddenly left Mount
Vernon with several unpaid bills and a
bride, although it is alleged he has a wife
in Pennsylvania.
President Leland, of the Sixth National
bank, New York, is to retire, and A. II.
Stevens will be elected president.
The general committee Of the New York
Ballot Reform league has presented to the
assembly at Albany probably the largest
petition ever sent to a legislative body.
The petition, which weighed half ton,
asked for the passage of the pending ballot
reform bill.
Much opposition is shown in New York to
the proposed use of Bedloe's Island as q land.
ing place for immigrants.
Margaret Foley, of Hoboken, N. j., was
killed by a locomotive on the Erie railroad
The house at Washington has passed til,
senate bill providing for an assistant secre
tary of war.
In the great billiard match at New Yorl
Slosson defeated Schaefer In the last gam,
of the series, thereby winning first prize
The score was: Slosson, 500; Schaefer, 3I3
The prizes for the tournament are: First
$1,000; second, $1,000; third, $780, ant
fourth, S400. They will not be paid unit
after the Chicago tournament, which is Il
take place within thirty days DAILY AM
Cation wanted to divide third and fourtl
prizes, but Ives wished to play off the tis
1t will be played off soon.
Pope Leo XIII was 80 years of age Sun
day and March will be the twelfth ann
vepsary of his coronation. In honor of thes
two anniversaries he gave a reception to tn
College of Cardinals. The pope declared hi
| intention to give the most earnest study {
the social question, and said he hoped to rs
, ceive the assistance of the European power
| in solving this difficult problem.
The accounts OF State Treasurer holland
of Missouri, are considered all right.
Rev. j. j. Fitzmaurice, of Philadelphia
bitterly denounced the Clan-na- Gael SUI
| day from the pulpit He said that the Of
ganization had brought more disgrace @
the Irish people and done more harm to Il
Irish cause than this or the next generatio
: will be able to repair, and had used IL
= Catholic church as a cloak to hide its d
8 ings
4 j. Burchell, who identified the body of II
: murdered man found near Princeton, Ont
n as that of F. C. Benwell, of London, En-
r land has been arrested on suspicion of beiI
n the murderer
a George Gage and Daniel Fisher we
g drowned in Brackets pond, Bainbridg
s N. Y. They were fishing through "a hole
% the ice when the ice broke
r Secretary Window has awarded the co
IS tract for the Alaska seal fisheries to t
l. North American Commercial company
New York and San Francisco for twent
6 years.
!; Alexander Craig colored), of Lancast'
II Pa, has been awarded sl0,2 back pensi
!. money and S7e per month. He served as
J private in the Third United States (colore
:. regiment, and is now in the Harrisburg |
;. sane asylum.
y why Grinith Struck Sessions.
70 JAMESTOWN, N. Y, March 4.-The Ne,
publishes n statement by Frank L. Grflit
who "caned" ex-Congressman Walter S,
n sions on the streets in this city two wee