The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-13
Tuesday, Nov. 10.

The victims Of the Nauticoke mine
explosion now number twelve, four
more having died Monday.
Four men were suffocated to death
and thirty horses burned in livery
stable fire at Denver Monday.
The drought in New Hampshire is
drying up the wells, and several mills
have been compelled to shut down.
The great coal pile on the North
western Fuel Company's docks at
Duluth has been on fire since Friday.
The Walter Architectural Works Of
Cincinnati made an assignment Mon
day, with assets and liabilities Of
about 100000.
Firemen William Bockage and Ed
ward Eluderson were killed and four
others injured by the breaking Of O
ladder at a fire in Cincinnati Monday
morning.
Simon p. Field, farm laborer, has
been arrested for wantonly shooting
Ct. E. David, an old farmer, his wife
and son in Green township, Pike
county, Pa.
There is great activity In the Brook
lyn and Mare Island Navy Yards.
Large forces of men are working
almost night and day getting the war
vessels ready to sail.
A PittsburS Pa.) company has re-
ceived an order from the German
Government for cups, cartouche boxes
and lining for knapsacks, which will
require $50 tons OF aluminium.
James Penny, who for eleven years
has been national treasurer for the
Amalagated Association Of Iron and
Steel Workers, died at his home in
Pittsburg Monday from blood poison
ing.
Fierce forest fires were burning
Monday night on Snake Hill, near
Newburg, n. Y, and at several places
along the line Of the Newburg and
New York Railroad and the eastern
division Of the Erie.
Fifty Hungarian and italian labor
ers employed by the New York Sub
urban Land Company at Caldwell,
near Newark, N. j., fought des-
perately among themselves Sunday
night. More trouble is feared.
The reports in connection with the
Cory, Pa, National Bank failure, are
that the liabilities are about $500, 900,
instead of $3.50, 900 as were estimated.
President Allen and Cashier Harmon
are both seriously ill from nervous
prostration.
G. M. Alderman, wanted in New
York for embezzling funds from the
Manhattan Life Insurance Company,
was caught at Jacksonville, Fla,
Monday, by Detective Mitchell Of
New York. Alderman has confessed
and will return.
William Reading, the nine year old
son OF Charles Reading Of Trenton, N.
j., died there Monday Of hydrophobia
after several days Of terrible suffering.
The boy was bitten almost two months
ago by dog belonging to John Nc
Kay, neighbor.
General Horace Boughton Of Texas
died suddenly at Washington, Sun
day. General Boughton was born In
New York State in 1883, and, after
serving through the war, attaining
the rank Of brevet brigadier general,
removed to Texas.
John Kopp committed suicide by
hanging himself Sunday night at his
home in Bridgeport, Conn. He was
one of the original members OF the
Suicide Club Of that city, and it was
time for another member to die. Only
two members remain.
John G. Furman OF Westchester.
N. Y. has bought the entire plant Of
the New Bedford (Mass) Cordage
Company. 1t is believed the property
was bought for the National Cordage
Company, and they will probably
continue to operate it.
On Monday last cyclone passed
over the Andamann Islands, in the
Bay OF Bengal, q British convict
settlement, and the steamship Enter
prise, used to convey prisoners to the
islands, foundered, and OF her crew Of
eighty-thre men, only six were saved.
After five weeks OF married life
Michael Halloran, OF Woburn, Mass,
has had his wife arrested on a charge
Of poisoning him with Paris green.
The wife denies the poisoning, but
says she sprinkled on his food some
Glove powder" to increase his affec-
tion for her.
George Tussel, who is accused of
numbering his wife, testified at the
Coroner's inquest Monday in White
Plains, N. Y, that he was drunk on
the day Of the murder, and knew
nothing Of the tragedy. Several wit
nesses testified that Tussel had
threatened to kill his wife.
| Ninety-one Cinnamon arrested Sun
day night in the big raid by Captain
Brooks and his officers on the opium
joints at No. 2l Pell street, and No.
1O5 Park street, New York, were
arraigned in the Tombs Monday.
All the prisoners were held in $500 bail
each for trail at Special Sessions.
! The Court OF Claims at Washington
on Monday, in the case of the State of
Indiana against the United States,
| tp roonyar SEOO 00n avnanJol nv, tho