The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-17
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS.
Items Which Are Of Particular
Interest to Pennsylvanians.
IN THIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES.
Brief Mention of Matters Which Every
body Should Know About-A Weeks
Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
Concise1y Chronic1ed.

SCRANTON, July THE press mill Of
the Moosic Powder company at Jermin
exploded with n terrific shock, instantly
killing John Lutey and Philip Forkel, who
were the only workmen in the place at the
time The mill was shattered into frag.
ments.
Beaten and Robbed by Footpnds.
ERIE, July MIR. Henry d. Young,
well known business man of this city, was
beaten almost to death and robbed by foot
pads while on his way home from picnic.
He is in a critical condition. and it is
thought he will die His assailants es-
capped.
Attacked by burglars.
READING, July 7.--Isaac Koch, who is a
switchman at the Mount Penn Gravity
Railroad station, was attacked by four
men shortly after 1 H. m.. shot Mt and
clubbed into submission. They then began
an attack on the safe. Meanwhile Koch's
cries for assistance brought some neigh
bors and caused the burglars to beat
hasty retreat.
Hon. John II. Packer Dead.
SUNBURY, July S-The Hon. John y.
Packer died suddenly of heart disease in
this city July T. In 1868 Mr. Packer was
elected to congress, and was reelected in
1870, 1872 and 1874, declining unanimous
denomination in 1876 His wife is a niece
OF Hon. Simon Cameron.
Electric Cars Crash Together.
P1TTsBURG, July S.-Car No. |, on the
Atwood Street Electric road, and car No.
81, on the Duquesne Electric road, collided
at the Forbes avenue and Atwood street
crossing. The cars crashed together at
full speed The Atwood street car with
its seventeen passengers, was knocked
over twenty feet from the crossing and
thrown upon its side. The Duquesne car
was also deraied and damaged. John
Ha2lett, Jr., the fourteen-year son OF
City Editor Ha2lett, of The Leader, was
Knocked, rolled and dragged several feet.
His shoulders and limbs are terribly cut,
and it is stated that the skull was badly
fractured. 1t is believed that his injuries
will prove fatal Mrs. ID. F, Davies, of Fifth
avenue, passenger on the Atwood car,
and Mrs. William Nagle, u passenger on
the Duquesne car, were also seriously
bruised aud cut. Several other persons
were less seriously hurt. Both of the
motor men were arrested and locked up.
Eight Hundred Men Out.
PoTTsvILLE, July S-The employees of
the Pottsville Iron and Steel company
500 in number, have gone on strike owing
to the refusal Of the president to sign the
amalgamated scale. 1t is not likely that
the trouble will be soon over, as both sides
are standing firm.
Big Mine Ahnme.
LANCASTER, July 9.-John Dorsey and
John Pickmonti were fatally and Chris
topher Shotfstall very seriously injured
by an explosion of gas at the Green Ridge
colliery. The inner workings were ignited
by the explosion. The mine is one of the
largest in the anthracite region.
Broke His Back Trying to Escape.
SUNBURY, July Cd. Kelly and James
Bolan, two of the prisoners in the jail in
this city, attempted to escape. They un-
locked the doors of their cell and got into
the corridor and attached rope to the
skylight. When Kelly had climbed about
ten feet he slipped and fell, breaking his
leg and back. The doctors say he will die
Their terms would have expired in Sep
tember.
Bardsley Transferred.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-Ex-City Treas
urer John Bardsley was tran sfsrred from
Moyamensing prison to the Eastern peni-
tentiary Wednesday afternoon and began
his fifteen years imprisonment.
Killed by "a Rolling Log.
WASHINGTON, July 9-William Schafrer
aconductor on the CHARTERS division of
the Pennsylvania railroad, met with
sudden death at this place yesterday. He
was standing by the side of the track when
log which rolled from freight train
struck him, killing him instantly. He re-
sided at Mansfield and was thirty-seven
years old and married.
A Cherry Pit Killed Him.
SCRANTON, July "a cherry pit Is avery
small thing, but it proved fatal to julius
Merkes, a merchant of this city. 1t lodged
in his intestines and defied removal until
three physicians performed difficult op-
Grafton and cut a part of the iptestines
open. The operation seemed successful
but the patient died at o'clock yesterday
morning
The Battle Was a Fierce One.
ERIE, June ia bloody battle be-
tween the Sweet and Cobb families on one
side and the Andersons and McGahans on
the other occurred at Edinboro. All the
parties were injured, but Frank Anderson
was the only one whose recovery is in
doubt. All the persons to the feud are
under arrest and will be arragned on
charges of shooting with intent to kill
The Ciarks Were Convicted.
PITTsBURG July l1.-Ambrose Fitsim-
mons, with Mr.. and Mrs. Clark as Access
sories, was convicted of robbng Schmidt's
jewelry store in Hampstead last January.
The stolen goods were found in the Clarks'
house They were we'll to do and have al
ways borne good reputation. Their
arrest caused quite social sensation.
II. II. Yard to Do Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, July l3-In the common
pleas court an attachment was issued for
the arrest of H. II. Yard for his failure to
appear and testify before the councils in
vestigating committee as ordered by the
court. The court held that the appeal
taken from the common pleas decision to
the supreme court did not excuse Yard
from obeying the courts order.
Thirty-one Horses Burned.
PHILADELPHIA, July 13.--The large brick
livery stable belonging to Samuel Lug
hery, on Harvey street, Germantown, was
burned early in the morning Thirty-one
horses perlshed in the flames. Loss,