The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-20

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tory, four miles from Susquehanna,
Pa, was burned on Wednesday night.
The loss is $4,000. Seventy-five men
are thrown out of work.
The official vote for Governor in
Iowa. 420, 2li, the largest ever cast in
the State. Boies' plurality is 1916
Westfall, Alliance, got 1l,9ls, and
Gibson, Prohibition, 962.
1t is reported that the contest re-
gardng the will Of Lady Wood, Mrs.
Parnell's aunt, has been settled on a
basis that gives Mrs. Parneli $780,
900, or one-half of the estate.
1t is reported that Governor jack
son of Maryland will appoint Robert
+. Bratton to serve as q successor OF
the late Senator Wilson until new
United States Senator Is chosen.
Col. Dom Piatt. the veteran author,
journalist and politician, died ut his
home in Mac-o-chee, Ohio, Thurs
day, aged seventy-two years. He was
born in Cincinnati, June 80, 1919.
Several New Hampshire men have
formed an association to establish in
North Conway an institute for the
cure Of the liquor and opium habits
by the Kelley bi-chloride of gold
treatment.
Lemuel L. Demelen was sentenced
In the United States Circuit Court,
Boston, to one hours imprisonment
for interfering with an officer. 1t was
the shortest Imprisonment ever given
in Massachusetts.
Ex-Congressman Glover of Mis-
souri,, died at his home near Newark,
Mo-, Wednesday, aged seventy-two
years. He was an uncle Of John M.
Glover, recently member Of Con-
gress from st. Louis.
The Pennsylvania Worlds Fair man.
ayers yesterday postponed action on
vote urging the Sunday closing Of
the Chicago Fair, because il was con-
sidered to be bad policy to take a
stand either way at this time.
r. P. Hammond, J. G. Quinn, and
j. ID. Redding, appointed to secure
the National Republican and Demo-
critic conventions for San Francisco.
left for Washington Thursday. So
far about 49, 900 had subscribed.
The Council of Administration Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, in
session at Washington, Thursday,
fixed upon September 20, as the date
for the meeting of the grand encamp-
ment, at Washington next year.
Ellsworth Luce, who attempted to
wreck train near West Newton, Pa,
recently "just to see 'em pile up"
was found guilty yesterday, and
sentenced to eight years and four
months imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary.
F. H. Smith & Co., ship brokers and
commission merchants at Nos. II and
10 William street, New York, made an
assignment Thursday to William w.
Goodrich. Their liabilities are stated
to be about $4,000 assets about the
same, as believed.
The Crystal Salt Works, three miles
north of Warsaw, N. Y, were burned
Thursday morning. These works
were built in 1888, after the old blocks
burned, and were the model works Of
the district, costing about $4,000;
insurance 100000.
w. f. Reed, a wealthy retired farm
er living near Freehold, N. j., was
enticed into a low den in West Asbury
Park, N. j., Wednesday night, and, it
is alleged, was drugged and robbed
He was then thrown out into the road
way where he was found unconscious.
The MADEIRA, CAL, Bank has sus-
pended and caused the collapse OF the
John Brown Colony. The bank had
capital Of 100000 Of which $500
was paid up. 1t has now failed for
$s5,o00, which means the complete
ruin of the cooperative projects.
Mrs. Amy Grimes, whose daughter
was murdered two years ago by Eu-
gene Emery, a hired man, because the
latter could not marry her. ran away
Wednesday night from Medina, N. Y,
with another hired man, named
Charles Beck, leaving her husband
and two small children behind.
Elomon H. Williams, the Colebrook
forger and embezzler, confined in
Jail in Lancaster, N H., for year
past, was brought into court Thurs
day, pleaded guilty, and was sem
fenced to five years and six months
in State prison. The amount Of his
liabilities is said to be about 800, 900.