The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-03-19
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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
Conoisely Chronicled.
HARRIsBURG, March 16.-At the meeting
Of the state soldiers orphan commission it
was decided to remove the soldiers orphans
Rt the Loysville school, Perry county, to
other institutions on May 81.
Agnew in Deaths Shadow,
PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-Dr. D. Hayes
Agnew, emeritus professor of surgery at the
University of Pennsylvania, and one Of the
most eminent surgeons in this country, is
dying of heart failure.
Powderly on the Combine.
SCRANTON, March 16.--Mr. Powderly has
a long letter in the Scranton Truth on
the railroad combine in which he denounces
his critics and says coal will surely be ad-
vanced before the fall.
They Favor Cleveland.
BRADFORD, March 16.-The Democratic
county committee elected p II. Lind
erman, H. p. Brauley, F. E. Rowrey
and James Broder delegates to the state
convention. July 10 was fixed for the date
Of the county convention. The delegation
favor Cleveland for president
A Business Block Destroyed.
KITTANNING, March 16.-Fire destroyed
almost an entire block of business houses
in the center of the city. The loss will
aggregate $125,OO
The Chief of Police Arrested.
ALLEGHANY, March 16-John Murphy,
chief of police of Allegheny, was ar
rested on the charge Of embezzlement and
extortion.
Must Close at Midnight.
WnLIAMsPoRT, March l6.-Judge Metz
/ ger made an order of court that all bar
rooms in that city must close at midnight.
Against the Reading Combine.
| HARRIsBURG, March 15.-The attorney
| general of Pennsylvania has fled a bill in
equity to test the legality of the Reading
leases. Attorney General Hensel asks the
court to declare null and void and to per-
petually enjoin the recent deal by which
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad COM
pany secured a practical monopoly of the
anthracite coal business.
Child Accidentally Poisoned.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15.-The death Of
infant Thomas c. Donnell was due to poison,
accidentally administered by nurse at the
almshouse.
Attachments for Lawyer James.
DoYLEsTowN, March 15.-Attachments
for $1,000 have been issued against Louis
H, James, the missing Doylestown lawyer.
The Trlplets Christened.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15.-Mrs. Augustus
Webber, of 1914 Silver street, gave birth
TO female triplets on the 9TH instant, which
were christened at the Church of the Sacred
Heart, Richmond, Sunday.
Tortured by Masked Mon.
GREENsBURG, March 15.-AIrs. Nancy
Bronson was tortured by masked men, who
entered her house and wanted her to reveal
the hiding place of some money.
Readings New Depot.
PHILADELPHIA, March l5.-The plans for
the new Reading terminal station have
been completed. The structure will have a
front on Market street of 266 feet and will
be 1So feet in height
Serious Result of = Boyish Fight.
LANCASTER, March 14-Harry Browns
berger and Jay Leachey, boys aged re-
spectively twelve and thirteen years, got
into fight. Brownsberger tried to run a
pitchfork through Leachey, when the latter
drew a revolver and shot Brownsberger in
the neck, inAicting a serious, fatal wound.
Dug His Way to Liberty.
READING, March 14.-Robert Taylor,
who was serving a five years sentence in
the Berks county jail for burglary. made
his escape by digging through a S0-inch
wall from his cell and scaling the outer
walls by means Of rope made of bedding.
After OIeomargarine Dealers.
PITTsBURG, March 12.-The district at.
torney Of this county notified the constables
TO make returns Of 400 oleomargarine deal
ers who are selling under United States
licenses. Pennsylvania prohibits the sale OF
oleomargarine, and the punishment for the
first offense is a fine Of not more than SlOC
or ten TO thirty days in jail, and for the soc
ond ohense one year in prison.
Long Strike Lost.
PrrTsBuRe, March 12.-The Knights Of
Labor declared of the long strike on the
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Trao
ton lines.
Senator Quay stm III
PHILADELPHIA, March IA Telegram
from Florida to General Frank ReedeI
states that Senator Quay viii not leave FOL
the north this week because of the seriou.
condition Of his health. General Reedei
says that the senator has been very III from
an unusually severe attack Of lung trouble.
Farquhnr Succeeds Whitman.
HARRISBURG, March 12-The resignation
Of Executive Commissioner Whitman, o.
the state Worlds fair board, was received
and A. B. Farquhar, of York, was chosen il
: his place.
Westinghouse Reelected.
PITTsBURa, March l2.-The Union Switci
and Signal company's directors elected tn,
following officers; George Westinghouse, Jr.
president; E. h. Goodman, vice president
and general manager; A. NJ. Byers, Thomn
Rodd and James h. Wilcox all Of this city
were elected as an executive committee.
The Reading Responds.
WnLIAIisPoRT March IL. - The Phil
Adelphia and Reading Railroad company
hled en- appearance in the prothonatory'
ofice Of Lyooming county, here, in answe
to the bin Of H. NJ Arnot, Of Elmira, N
T., who seeks to set aside the Reading dea
In the courts,
Pleads Guilty of Murder.
EBENsRURe, March l1.-Elmer Bruner
on trial for the murder Of Samuel Reese
has entered plea Of guilty.
Quay versus Dal1su.
KTTTAENING, March 1.-THE name o
Colonel Quay has been posted in the Kit
, tanning papers as subject 70 the viii Of tn
people at primaries to be held March %
! Mr.. Dalzells candidacy has been announce,
there and the contest is on.
Cleveland First, Pattison Second.
JomsTowE, March 1.-THE Camhri
county Democratic committee appointed eli
delegates to the state convention. The del
egates were instructed for Cleveland frs
and Pattison second The state administra
ton was heartily indorsed.
Tied TO His ned By Rebbsrs.
CoLEGRovE, March 11.-Henry oanfield
/ an aged widower, was tied 10 his be-
BY robbers who afterward plundered tn
house. The shock was 50 great that the Oh
. man may die.
Fields Sanity Undecided.
, NEW YoRE March 1.-THE question Q
] the sanity Of Edward NJ Field e unsettled
Judge Van Bulnt, Of tho supreme court, be
fore whom evidence as 20 the young man
b mental condition was given, has decide
that Field should be oonhned In a state asy
uIni apart from the influence Of his frieudl
Tor Observation, with the view OF detai
mining Whsihsr er net be mind q AHsstad