The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-12-19
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS.
ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO PENNSYLVANlANS.

Brief Mention OF Matters which Every
body should Know About-A Weeks
Accidents and Grimes Accurately and
Concisely Chronicled.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec ii.-Judge Acheson
has fled an opinion in the United States cir
cult court granting new trial in the last
hat trimming case in which the government
was victorious. The new trial was granted
because publications were made in a number
Of newspapers, most of them dispatches
from Washington, which it was held wero
calculated TO prejudice the minds Of the
jury.
Hanged Herself In JAN.
SuNBuRY, Dec 1l-Mrs. Olena Sedenzld,
who was awaiting trial in the county
Jail for the theft of ninety dollars, com
mitted suicide by hanging herself to the
water pipe in her cell The pipe was only
two feet from the floor, but she rolled over
and over until she succeeded in strangling
herself with the tape she had secured.
Two Children Burned to Death.
BELLEFoNTE, Dec 1.-THE residence Of
George zimmerman at Port Matilda, was
burned, and two of his children, aged one
and four years, were burned to death.
schmidt's brewery Gutted.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1.-THE brewery Of
Christian Schmidt in Germantown took fire
from the explosion Of an ammonia pipe, and
some of the buildings were gutted. Loss
S25, 600; insured.
Sensational Suicide In Wilkesbarre.
WILKEsBARRE, Dec. il.--Evan Rowland
prominent citizen Of this place, was
! found dead in bed in a house Of questionable
character. 1t is supposed that he committed
suicide, but no reason can be advanced for
/ the deed.
Burglar NIaUey's Audgcious Escape.
PITTsBURG, DEC. l2--Joseph Manley alias
Barry Murry, one of the most noted bur
glars in the country, walked uuobserved out
of the criminal courtroom at noon and made
his escape. When prisoner was told to
stand up for sentence, Manley rose with the
man, quietly walked out of the box, passed
the judge, two deputy sheriffs and three
hundred attorneys, witnesses and specta-
tors. His escape was not discovered for
some time and thorough search has failed
to locate him.
Pennsylvania Oranges Increasing.
| HARRIsBURG, Dec 13.-At the session Of
the state grange the annual report of Secre-
tary Thomas YVES read lie says there are
500 oranges in good standing an increase Of
ninety during the year, making a net in
crease in membership Of $500.
Mr.. Quay aud the senGtorship.
| HARRIsBURG, Dec 13.-Early as it is, the
attention of Republicans in different parts
of the state is being directed to Mr.. Quay's
canvass for reelection to the senate His
close friends declare that Mr.. Quay cares
nothing about the senatorship that it is an
office not at all to his taste, but that he
wants to be reelected for vindication,
after which he intends to resign. The latter
part Of the statement is little credited,
Fatally Burned with Molten Metal.
! PITTsBURG, Dec. 13.--A ladle filed with
molten metal exploded at the Lucy furnace,
on Fifty-second street, fatally burning
James Mardella, aged forty-hve, and Peter
! Hickey, aged thirty-three. Leonard Beck,
Patrick McCane and Fardo Garili were also
terribly burned and may not recover. The
cause Of the accident is not fully known It
is supposed that there was water in the bot
tom of the ladle when the men attempted
to fill it.
Inspecting the Indian School.
| CARLISLE, Dec. 14.-Commissioner of In
dian Affairs Morgan was given recep-
tion at the Indian school in this place Satur-
day night. General Morgan came here for
the purpose Of inspecting the school. There
were about $50 Indian pupils present at the
reception. Commissioner Morgan made an
address, in which he ndorsed the method of
educating the Indians and complimented the
Carlisle school highly.
One Killed, Five Injured.
CARLISLE, Dec 15-At Pine Grove Fur
mace, while a gang of laborers were blast
ing in a cut on the New Run and State Belt
| ruf -, l.
An Italian, known only as No. 50, was
blown distance of forty feet into the air.
He sustained injuries which caused his
death, The foreman, Dennis Sullivan, was
fatally injured and four others more or
less seriously.
Fire Causes "A Theater Panic.
ASHLAND, Dec. l5.-Last evening fire at
Centralia destroyed eight buildings owned
by James Haggerty, o. B. Millard, Irwin
Brothers and James Grant. When the
alarm was first given there was large
crowd in the Opera house, and the people
rushed mhdly over each other for the doors.
Fortunately no one was badly injured Two
iremen while fighting the flames, fell from
the roof of building sustaining serious in
luries. Another fireman was badly burned.
Big Carnegie Strike Probable.
PITTsBURG, Dec. IA Joint meeting Of
all the employees of Carnegie, Phipps &
Co.'s Steel works, Homestead, presages trou-
BILE over armor plate making. The men
want more money, because they cannot roll
As much of the government plates as they
IAN Of others Carnegie is willing to pay
IS per cent. more, but the men won't take
It, and their checks lie in the paymaster's
Dffice. Twenty-Five hundred men are in
yolved and a strike is probable.
Live Stock Dealer Voetter in Trouble.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 1G.-Julius Voetter,
i've stock dealer of East Liberty, is tenn
porarily embarrassed and win likely make
IN assignment. Voetter says his liabilities
are $4,000, and his assets are Sl25, 900 or
more. Indorsing for friends caused Voet-
ter's troubles.
Death of Hon. Daniel Mclaughlin.
HARRIsBURG, Dec. lG.-The Hon Daniel
Mclaughlin died here at his daughters res
dence. He was man Of brilliant attain
ments and achieved at one time the great
sst triumphs as an eloquent lawyer. For
Two years he was distinguished member Of
lhe Pennsylvania house of representatives,
but he died penniless, friendless and home
ess. The great Johnstown flood Of 1889
Twept away all he ever possessed. To cap
his misfortune came the blow of learning
nv ialSeueoa u supposeu Alenus' SlCh anu
iisheartened, he trudged from place to
place, reaching his daughters home in time
10 die.
In a Pittsburg Golden shrine.
PTTsBURG, Dec 1.-THE bones Of the
martyr st, Vincent, which have been de-
posted in the Roman Catholic church at
Mettsrn, Switzerland, since IN, have been
brought to this city and will be placed un-
der golden shrine in St. Peters South
rwenty-eighth street, Catholic church,
Judgments Filed for s5O, 200.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec II. Techner a.
Frank, manufacturers OF jersey goods at
Eightieth and Dauphin streets, have made
IN assignment. Judgments aggreguting
$4,000 have been entered against the firm.
WHITTIER is ElGHTY-FOUR.