The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-03-26
THE KEYsTONESTATE BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS
ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO FENNSYLVANlANS.

ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO FsNNsYLVANlANs.
Brief Mention Of Matters which Every
body should Know About-A Weeks
Accidents and Grimes Accurately aud .
Coneissly Chroniolod.
SCRANTON, March %. - The judges in
the Scranton court refused the injunction
asked for, which, II granted. would have
declared the Baker ballot law unconstitu-
tionsl
PennsylvaniA's Finances.
HAER1sBuRe, March 23-The annual re-
port Of State Treasurer Henry X. Boyer
was issued for the fiscal year ending Nov.
50. 1891. The total receipts for the year
we're SIS, ,QO7, 16t74, and the total payments
$40, 453 952 Ga, leaving balance on Dec. 1 Of
e5979, ,s5A55 The total public debt in De
cember was t9,sll, 2S, and the sinking
fund shows assets Of Sc, 764, ,5S3.3A
Gave His Brain % Science.
PH1LADELPH1A March 23.-Dr. Andrew
J. Parker, who died at the University hos
pital after a short illness Of heart clot super
Induced by pneumonia, willed his brain to
which ho was q member
Principal Cooper Must Go.
ERIH, March 23.-Judge Gunnison has
affirmed the right OF the trustees Of the
Edinboro Normal school TO dismiss Princi-
pal Cooper.
Instructed for Cleveland.
WEsr CHEsrER March 23.-The Ches-
| ter county Democratic convention elected
/ A. NJ Holding national delegate, and in
strueted him for Cleveland.
Favorable 80 Mellon and Porter.
! HARR1sBuRe, March ga pardon in the
cases Of John A. Mellon and William H.
| Porter, Of the Beaver Star, who are now
| serving term Of six months in jail for pub
| fishing libel on Senator Quay in connec
ton with the Bardsley frauds, has been
recommended by the board Of pardons.
II. II. Yards Defense.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-H. H. Yard
claims that instead Of being indebted to the
Keystone bank, Of this city, the bank is in
dsbted to him in $4,000.
Lawyer James Homo Again.
DoYLEsTowN, March 22-Nr. Louis H.
Jsmes the Doylestown lawyer who was
missing for three weeks is at the house of
his brother-in-law. He has not yet visited
his family and Is unable to say anything
about the state Of his financial affairs.
Harrity Is for Cleveland.
PHILADELPHIA, March % Secretary Har-
rity Gays he believes Mr.. Cleveland will be
the Democratic nominee for president and
that he does not regard it improbable that
the New York delegation, under the advice
and with the consent of Senator Hill, will
vote for Mr.. Cleveland in the convention,
The Baker Ballot Law.
SCRANTON, March 22.-Judges Archibald,
Connolley and Gunster, of Scranton, heard
arguments on the constitutionality Of
the Baker ballot law, which was attacked
As being special legislation. Two Of the
judges intinated sympathy with the move
ment to upset the law and Judge Connolley
remarked that there were circumstance;
under which he would not obey the law.
Kerr is for Hill.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-The Press says
that ex-Chairman Kerr has written to Bed
ford county Democratic committeeman ask
ing them to vote for Hill delegates.
Suicide by steam Hammer.
PHILADELPHIA March 21. - Frederick
Hengle, aged forty years, residing at Forty
eighth and Brown streets, committed sui
eide by placing his head under a steam ham
mer at the establishment Of Pearce, Kirscl
, & Co., manufacturing jewellers, the blow
crushing his head and face.
A Hitch in the Sugar Deal.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20. There is
hitch in the negotiations between the Sugai
trust and Harrison, Frazier g. Co. The fru
| values its plant at $4,000 900, and want
' that amount in trust certificates before i
+ will transfer it's stock. 1t is said tina
] Treasurer SearleI offered $s,OOO,OO but thi
( was refused.
/, Pennsylvnnia and the Fair.
HARRISBURG, March 2O.-Over 600 appli
cations have been filed by Pennsylvania
firms for space at the Columbian exposi
tion. A. B. Farquhar, the executive com
missioner, has called a meeting Of the ex
ecutive committee for March %, when tn
/ contract will bo awarded for the state build
. ing At Chicago.
The Lehish Makes al Appearance.
p WILLIAMsPoRr March 20. The attorney
for the Lehigh Valley Railroad compan!
filed an appearance Of the above compan.
l. in the case Of Matthias II. Arnot agains
Q the Reading combine.
$ CoIlisries Shut Down.
j. MAHANoY CITY, March 10.-Au the col
lierieS in this district, including the Ma
hanoy Jig and Storage Yard, have shu
D down until further notice. How long tn
? suspension will last is not known. All tn
0 other mines throughout the valley received
:, notice to stop work until Monday.
The ProhIbItIonIsts Defeated.
!, PHILADELPHIA, March 19-Judges Eel
and Pennypacker, in the common plea
To an
asked for by representatives Of the Prohi
bition party against city and county officer
2 to restrain them from carrying into efec
p the new election law. The complainant
sought to have the new election law de
s clared unconstitutional, in that it prohib
o tied the third party from having the name
4 Of their candidates printed upon the oficia
ballots
Crushed to Death in a Csal Mine.
- HUNTINGDON, March l9-Herman Disso
= Calm Pring and his son were crushed T.
8 death by fall OF rock in a coal mine a
S RobertdEle.
y Shot by Escaping Thieves
TAMAQUA, March ls.-Near Tamaqua
while trying to capture three thieves
= Officer John Merget was shot and fatal,
Q wounded by them. The thieves escaped
Dub NtAb HuioAtu ny q poooo anu Ntuknl
4 Threats Of lynching were made.
y New Organization of NIethodists.
PrTTsBURo, March ls,-An organization
under the name Of the National Union o
3 City Evangelzation was organized by Meth
: odists from all parts Of the country at Pitts
/! burg.
Lawyer TrunlSey's Suicide.
WARREN, March 1s-W. G. Turnkey,
'' lawyer OF Warren, son Of the late Judg
D Turnkey, committed suicide at a Youngs
p. town o. hotel by hanging.
q A Newspaper Insurance Test.
3. HARRIsBURG, March 1S-Ths sttorne,
general has instituted proceedings agains
the Philadelphia Inquirer for alleged viola
tion Of the insurance laws by offering $50
S TO each psuon killed with an Inquire
:. coupon.