The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-31
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS.
Items Which Are of Particular
Interest to Pennsylvanians.
IN THIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES.


Corciseiy Chroniciea.
PHILADELPHIA, July 32-The financial
troubles Of the great textile firm, lIessrs
Sevill, Schofeld Son s. Co., have proved
to be much more serious than was at first
supposed. The.appraisement of the firms
property Is now made public also the offer
OF Mr.. Schoheld Of twenty-five cents cash
or fifty cents In unsecured notes at q, 13,
Is, "a and 20 months. The statement
shows assets 1888, 169 and liabilities tgs9,.
33. Several creditors are willing to accept
the cash offer while others think it is not
| enough. .Hs ..eWF.
Fanny Davenport's Mother Dead.
CANTON, July 22.-Mrs. Fanny Eliz.
abeth Davenport, widow Of the actor, K.
l.. Davenport, and mother of the we'll
known actress, Fanny Davenport, died at
her cottage near here last night after an
etxen dedillness.
The PennsyIvania Works shut Down.
HARRISBURG, July o3.-The Pennsyl.
vania Steel works, at Ststlton, Pa, have
shut down on account Of trouble ovor the
scale Of wages presented by the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers
Carbon County Prisoners Mutinsd.
MAUcB CHUNK, July 23.-The prisoners
In the Carbon comfy Jail mutined and
refused to clean the Jail when ordered to
do so. They have all been put in solitary
confinement on bread and water diet.
A Cow Causes an Enginesr's Death.
LOCK HAVEN, July %. - An engine
drawing passenger train on the Bald
Eagle railroad ran over a COW near How.
ard station, throwing the engine from the
track and killing Engineer Frank Hood,
OF Tyrone. Firemen Tom Spiker and c.
f. wait, OF this city, were seriously hurt.
strikers Reatsn Mt Duqu~sne.
DUQUEsNE, July 23-The strike Of the
steelworkers at the Carnegie Allegheny
Bessemer Steel works for recognition Of
the Amalgamated association ended yes
terday in n victory for the firm. The mill
was in full operation, and tho strikers at a
meeting In the afternoon decided 1t was
useless to continue the fight and declared
the strike off. The men win now return
to work at the terms proposed by the COM
pany.
Eioped with Handsome Harry"
SHAMoKIN, July 24.-Quite sensation
has been caused here by she elopement of
Handsome Harry" the king Of Pennsyl
vania gamblers, and Miss Lizzie johnson,
daughter of Lawyer johnson, who for
forty-fve years was register and recorder
OF Montour county, snd who died nearly
yearlago, leaving 100000 Miss Lizzie is a
beautiful brunette, u graduate of the Bos-
ton conservatory and favorite in society.
A Strike In q Jail.
MAUCH CHUNK, July 2.--All the pris.
oners In the Carbon county Jail went on
strike and refused to clean the Jail any
longer. They were all locked up in soli-
tary confinement and kept on bread and
water for thirty-six hours. They then sur
rendered. The Jail will be cleaned here
after as usual.
No More Money for watchorn.
HARRISBURG, July 25.-The state treas
urer has notified Chief Inspector w.
Watchorn that he would decline to pay
any more money on Mr.. Watchorn's order
until he has been advised regarding the
latter's title to the Office. Watchorn was
reappointed after having been rejected by
the senate
.!,i A Big Fire In Philadelphia.
PHLADELPHIA, July 25.-Campbell &
Elliott's cotton and woolen mill at Wash
ington avenue and Twelfth street was
burned last might. The loss is estimated
at between s60O, 900 and S15OOOO. Its he.
fire was fierce one.
- The, Strike Declared on.
PITrsBUao, July % The strike at the
Bessemer Steel works at Duquesne has
been officially declared off. All the men
were advised to secure their former posi-.
tions at once. Many OF the strikers, how.
ever, will not be taken back.
GNH0 The Coupling Parted.
(HESTER ho in Of a
freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad parted at Edgemont avenue and
the two sections came together with great
force, completely wrscking six cars. II
took several hours to clear away the debris
In order to resume traffic No one was in.
jured.
He Deplored the Vanity OF Life.
SCRANTON, July 28 A young man,
registering as II. r. Espy, of Espy, Colum.
bia county, this state, was found dead in
bed at the Bristol House, having blown
out the gas with suicidal intent He had
started the writing OF an essay on Ego
tisms," in which he dcplored the vanity OF
life and the wastefulness of opportunities
by young men, holding himself as the ex
ample. He stopped in the midst Of pas
sionate sentence and turned on the fatal
gas. .N
One Girl Dead, the Other Dying.
SCRANTON, July GA street car on
the Dunmore electric line. coming to this
city from Laurel Hill park, became un
manageable. Two girls, frightened by the
efforts of the motor man to stop the car.
jumped. One of them, Nettie Morgan.
living in Hyde Park, broke her neck and
was instantly killed. The other girl
Stella Hughes, suffered fatal internal in.
juries A broken brake was the cause Of
the trouble.
Both Sides Confident.
HARRISBURG, July 2S. - The Steeltoi.
strikers to the number Of 1000 turned out.
parading the principal streets and haltina
near ne works, where addresses were
made I; J. NJ. Kreiter and L. f. Kast, OF
Harrisburg, and j. w. Jones. district or
ganizer The speakers counseled quiet
ness and patience, and prophesied victory
for the men. Blast furnace No. 2 and No
Q open hearth furnace have gone intt
operation. Both sides are confident ol
victory. ..I..t. ....., U..