The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-12-12
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
Happenings Of the World from
Pole to Pole.
TOLD IN A FEW SECONDS OF TIME.


the Week Past Caught Fresh FROM the
Busy wires and Carefully Edited and
Condensed for Our Readers.
At Albany the interior OF the house Of
Senator Norton Chase was damaged to the
extent Of 1900 by fire; insurance, 1900.
Joseph Bath, who pleaded guilty to man
slaughter in the second degree for the kill
ing Of "Scotty" Cox in September last at
Buffalo, was sentenced to one year and ten
months imprisonment.
It is currently reported that free coin
age bill will be offered In the senate as q
substitute for the tobacco rebate bill.
The board Of aldermen Of New York
have adopted resolution by vote of IA
to IL granting franchise to the New York
and Long Island Tunnel company to con-
struct tunnel under the East river con-
Meeting New York and Long Island.
Rubinstein has resigned the dictatorship
Of the st. Petersburg conservatory.
Robert Dick, inventor of the mailing
machine In use In all the large newspaper
offices in the United States and Canada,
died at Buffalo Dec. o. He was nearly n
years old and was born in Scotland.
The court Of appeals at Toronto has de-
cided that John @. Brosi, the noted swell
forger, will have to return to Pittsburg,
Pa, where he is wanted for the forgery of
his uncle's (ex-Mayor Miller's) name to
checks to the amount Of s1,7oo.
Alfred l. Dennis, president of the united
railroads of New Jersey, died Dec. 8 at
Newark, N. J. He was 70 years old.
Mrs. Cornelia v. e. Miller, who was
charged with receiving the sum CT s1Sa, 900
alleged to have been embezzled b. the firm
OF }. II. Field s. Co., of London, and whose
extradition was sought by the British con
sui, has been discharged by United States
Commissioner Shields.
The Gladstone club, of Providence, 4. l.,
has offered 1900 purse for scientific
contest between Jake Kilrain and George
Godfrey. --
The complaint against Real Estate
Broker Perrin H. Sumner, who was mixed
up In the Edgar mystery of Yonkers, was
dismissed in the police court. The evil
dence against him was insufficient to sus-
tain the charge Of forgery on which he was
arrested.
Governor Hill has dismissed the charges
heretofore presented against Charles w.
Stapleton, the county clerk of Madison
county, N. Y, and denied the application
for his removal from Office. The governor
in a lengthy decision holds that the charges
are not sufficiently sustained to warrant
executive Interference.
Fire at Tionesta, Pa, destroyed David
Barrett's general store, the Dracomo build
ing, Rales' Matchmaking establishment
and CIV. Bovard's dry goods and grocery.
Loss, $22, ,750; insurance. Ni,10
Washington Mclean, for many years
| well known in journalism as the proprietor
Of The Cincinnati Enquirer, died at his
residence in Washington, Dec. 9. in his
74th year.
Speaker Reed laid before the house @
letter from the secretary Of the treasury
transmitting communication from the
commissioner Of pensions submitting q
deficiency in the appropriation for the
payment Of pensions for the current fiscal
year of s34, 100000
| Jugigo, the Japanese murderer in prison
In Sing Sing, for a week refused food, evi
IDENTIFY with suicidal intent.
The will Of leather merchant Daniel B
Fayerweather, which has been filed for pro
bate, gave s., 195, 900 to various colleges ant
hospitals.
The national convention of federatet
trades opened at Detroit with ninety dele
gates in attendance. President Gomper
in his address said: "Put none but unioI
1 hcu Ou kudEu. W6 kuOW WDhL VIC WANT
and / think we know how to go about t,
get it"
Reports from North Dakota state tha
several brushes have occurred between
ranchmen and Indians. In one fight fou
Indians are said to have been killed Gen
Miles has gone to the scene
Chew Gui and Chew Jim, of Mott street
New York, sent for their Chinese wives
and the couples were remarked by an or
thodox minister.
The financial and commercial situatio
continued practically unchanged. Cotto
men are particularly anxious about tn
immediate future Roberts, Cushman I
| Co., importers of hatters' materials, faile
for $500, 900 at New York.
In the Lodge elections bill debate Dec
Senator German made solemn appeal
his Republican colleagues to drop partiss
legislation and do something to save til
country from financial panic.
Joe Coburn, the pugilist, died at Ne
York Dec. 8.
The board Of review of the Nations
Trotting association has decided the I,
nous Nelson -Alcryon case by expellin
Mr.. @. II. Nelson and his great stallio
Nelson from the association.
Mrs. Smell, the widow of Amos ]. Smell
of Chicago, has renewed her offer to pa
$50 900 for the arrest of William b. Ia
colt and his detention until identifies
The reward will hold good for one year.
Ernst Keller, a butcher, shot twice at h
wife. inflicting only flesh wound, in the
apartments ON East Seventy-sixth stree
New York, and believing he had killed h,
fired two bullets into his own brain, dyiu
instantly.
Adolpho Alves Maseirs, petty officer
the Brazilian navy, cut down with a bio
from @ cutlass a seaman on board the ma
of-war Aquidaban, now lying in the Mort
river at New York. The affair occurred
the presence of six lieutenants, who, to a
appearances, entirely approved of the a
tion taken. The sailor did not obey Il
officers orders with the alacrity he thoug
proper.
L H. Ammidon. New York dry goo,
merchant, has assigned. Liabilities, $50
600.
A coroner's jury has decided that La
yer Townsend, of Englewood, N. j., col
mitted suicide. There were no indication
of foul play in the jury's opinion.
Vast caverns, filed with onyx, are sa
TO have been discovered in Crawford cou
ty, No, near Steeleville.
The president has nominated Alexand
X. Fithian, Of New Jersey, to be collect
of customs for the district of Bridgeto
Nj.
Succi, the faster, lost one and quart
more pounds in weight Dec 5. He
also lost half an inch in stature since
began to starve himself.
An inquest into the cause of the death
Lawyer John Townsend was begun in (
glewood. N. J,
THE FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
The News of Senate and House for o
Week.