The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-11-21
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS
Items Which Are Of Particular
Interest to Pennsylvanians.
IN TH18 AND NEARBY COUNTIES

Brief Mention Of Matters which Every
body should Know ABout-A weeks
Accidents and Grimes Accurately and
Concisely Chronioied.
P1rrsBuRG, Nov. t3.-Tho Butler oil
well I'm the Mcdonald field Is on fire and
burning lercely The blazing oil flowed
down the creek. The indications point to
a big loss.
Frightrul Ride in Runaway Car
EAsroN, Nov. 13.-An electric car ran
away down College hill here with two
passengers aud motor man. Down the
hill it plunged for fully quarter of a
mile, crashed through the iron railings
and over the side of the Bushkill bridge,
falling into the water thirty feet below.
George SchuH the motor man, remained
at his post and sustained n fracture Of the
leg. Miss Sa1ie Mack and Professor Ed
Ter were badly bruised by the fall. but no
bones were broken. a slippery track and
weak brakes Caused the accident.
Found Murdered.
BRADFORD, Nov. 15.-Mr. Andrew Reil-
ly, n well TO do contractor, was found
murdered near the narrow gauge track
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was badly gashed with a knife. 1t is be
lieved that robbery was the purpose Of
the crime.
The stcelmaking Record Brokou'
PITrsBuRe, Nov. 15.-The Edgar A.
Thompson steel works at Braddock were
put in operation after rest Of two hours
for a twenty-four hours run, to test the
capacity Of the works. The idea was to
eclipse, if possible, the record Of the
South Chicago rolling mills for twenty
four hours, which is 100 tons. When the
test ended it was found that ,907 gross
tons OF finished steel rails had been pro-
duced. This breaks all previous records.
The Pennsylvania Alliance.
HARRISBURG, Nov. 15.-The state Farm
ers' Alliance adjourned to meet in VII
Transport next year. Resolutions were
adopted indorsiug the Ocala platform;
demanding government supervision Of
railroads and telegraph linesi the election
Of president, vice president and senators
by direct vote; making issuing Of free
passes a criminal oifense; compelling oleO-
margarine to be sold for what it is; to pro-
hibit alien ownership Of land; demanding
equal taxation on all kinds Of property;
prohibiting the dealing in stocks and
grains on futures, and to prevent adulter-
alton Of food products.
Uses His Coffin for Batbtub.
WAYNEsBURG, Nov. 15.--Joshua Cole
man, a rich Green county farmer, had
! a presentiment that his death was near at
| hand and had n coffin sent to his house.
| The members Of his family didn't grieve
enough over the prospect Of his death to
suit Coleman and he resolved to live. He
has had the coffin lined with zinc and uses
| it for a bathtub.
A Long Lost Son Found.
PrTTsBURG, Nov. 15.-Benjamin Beale
/ has found a son who was kidnapped by
! Gypsies fourteen years ago. The boy was
taken first to Utah, then to Baltimore
! He escaped and went to Africa, where he
Joined Bartellot's rear column. After
ward he was one of Stanley's cooks till the
explorer returned to Zanzibar
Look Out for This Counterfeit.
LANCASTER, Nov. 1G.-Counterfeit five
dollar treasury notes Of series A, 1850
w. S. Rosecrans, register, J. j. Huston
treasurer are circulating in this vicinity
In the title Omitted States" the 'i' is not
dotted
Robbed the Postofnoe.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Nov. 16.-The sum o.
$500 in money and stamps was takaT
from the postoflice at Jersey Shore 10y
burglars
Suicide of an OIL Merchant.
TITUsvILLE, Nov. 17-George p. Kep
ler, a prominent oil merchant Of thi
city, committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head, The depression il
oil caused him financial embarrassment
and induced temporary insanity.
Three Hundred People Evicted.
WILKEsBARRE, Nov. 17.-Kemmerer
Co. and Markle g. Co.. large coal deal
ers. are fighting each other, and member
Of the respective firms say the war will b
carried on to the bitter end. The forme
concern has brought suit against Markl
& Co. for 500, 900 for damaging their prop
erty. On Saturday, Markle & Co., wit
the aid of the sheriff, took possession o
Kemmerer s. Co.'s property at Harleig
and dispossessed 800 tenants
Big Fish in Three Rivers.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 17.-Fishermen hay
captured in the Shenango, Mahoning an
: Beaver rivers this fall 1872 fish, each Q
which weighed more than twenty pounds
Hundreds Of bass of two pounds and owe
have been taken by hook aud line. SEX
enty-hve arrests for illegal fishing hav
been made.
Attorney Bard's Body Found.
READING, Nov. 1.-THE body Of Wi
liam p. Bard, the well known lawye
- who disappeared from his home ten day
e ago, has been found in the Schuylki
river, in the lower part of the city. 1t wa
generally supposed that he had gone wes
as he had not been seen since the evenin
= Of Nov. 4. Financial troubles caused hiI
to commit suicide by drowning.
Senator Peck Gets Mandamus.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Nov. 19.-Rufus 7
s Peck, Republican senator-elect for tn
f district, was granted a preliminary maj
p damus directing the board Of canvassei
Of this county to declare the result Of II
canvass for state senator before Justi,
George n. Kennedy.