The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-01-09
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS.
ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO PENNsYLVANlANs.

ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO PENNsYLVANlANs.
Brief Mention OF Matters which Every
body should Know About--A weeks
Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
Concisely Chroniclod.
HoLL1DAYsBURG, Jan. 2.-The large roll
Ing mill, furnaces and franchises Of the
Hollidaysburg and Gap Iron works were
sold at receivers sale to Hon, A. 8. Landis,
trustee for the first mortgage creditors. The
consideration money was S25,5j5
A Counterfoiter Caught
W1LKEsBARRE, Jan. Am Italian, Vim
zenzs Delorenzo, who for some time has
been uttering counterfeit Eve dollar notes,
was arrested at Petersburg and committed
in default Of 5000 bail
HicoouPhing Killed Him.
BETHLEHEM, Jan 2.-Charles Heft, q
prominent merchant Of Freemansburg who
had been suffering from an attack Of hio-
coughing for eleven days, died Of strangula-
tion,
Several wounded in n Riot.
GREENsBURa, Jan. 4.-The employees
Of the Westmoreland Dairy company at
Ridgeview park became involved in des-
perate quarrel during the morning. Clubs
and stones were FIRST used. Finally fire.
arms were resorted to and shots were ex-
changed, wounding several Of the particl-
pants One man was fatally injured A
posse Of police and citizens Of Greensburg
hastened to the scene Of the battle Those
OF the men who were not wounded escaped
10 the woods. The injured were arrested
and brought to this city Officers are in pur-
suit Of would-be murderers
Killed by a GlyoerInO Explosion.
BRADFORD, Jan 4.-By an explosion Of
nitro glycerino in the Mcdonald oil field
near Pittsburg John NJ Fair and George
Condy were instantly killed and T. Z. Irwin
fatally hurt,
Last Survivor Of Sam Houston's Army.
LANCASTER, Jan. 4.-William H. Hard
ing, supposed TO have been the last sur
vivor of General Sam Houstons army in the
war for the Independence Of Texas, died at
his home in Columbia, Pa. He was seventy
seven years old and was prominent citizen.
A New Pennsylvania Railroad.
HARRTsBURG, Jan 4-The state depart
ment has granted a charter to the Couders-
port and Wellsboro Railroad company; cap
ital $4,000. The line will run from Gale
ton, Potter county, to Ansonia, Tiogs ooun-
ty, distance Of thirteen niles
Colliers Suspend Work.
WLKEsBARRE, Jan. "A notice has
been posted in the Red Ash collieries No. 1,
notifying the employees that work would
be suspended for the present. A large num-
Der Of people are thrown out Of employment
The New Coin Design.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4-The new dies for
half dollar, quarter dollar and ten cent
pieces were used for the first time at the
mint here Saturday. About $4,000 worth
were struck of.
No Food for Gao Days.
ALLENTOWN, Jan. 4-Mrs Adam Wiech-
ter, Of Whitehall, who has not taken
a morsel of solid food for GAO days-since
April 4, ls0O-is still alive, but is blind, bod
ridden, paralytio and wasted to a shadow.
Carnegie Working Hard.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 4.-Work for the United
States government is being pushed at the
Homestead mills Of Carnegie, Phipps & Co.
Not an hour is being lost in the armoe and
plate mills, and not another man could be
given work A train load of plates and
structural iron is being shipped daily from
the Homestead plant to the Atlantic coast.
Continental Trust Omcors.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4-Three of the Of
tlcers Of the Continental Trust and Finance
company, declared insolvent by Superin-
tendent Of Banking Krumbhaar have fed,
1t is said. They are Walter Brown, the
president; Pittman Bright, the treasurer,
and 7, D. McGlathery, the solicitor of the
concern.
The keystone Bank Sued.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-Edward W. Ma
gill, assignee Of John Bardsey, has filed suit
against the Keystone National bank TO re-
cover 100000. Mr. Magill says that on Nov.
20, 1890, the bank received from John Bards-
ley, as a loan for the use Of the bank, 100
bonds Of the Baltimore Traction company,
valued at 81 900 each, the bank promising at
the same time, in consideration Of the loan,
to either return the bonds or give face value
for the same, and that on Nov 25 G. W.
Marsh gave Bardsley receipt for the bonds.
Mr.. Magill says, however, that the bank
sold the bonds and appropriated the pro-
ceeds to their own use.
Ex-NIayor Campbell Dead.
CARLISLE, Jan 5,-Mr. John Campbell, |
formerly mayor of Carlisle, is dead, aged
sixty-fve years.
Diphthcria Epidemic.
MOUNT CARMEL, Jan. 6.-Locust Gap,
epidemic Of diphtheria. But few homes |
have escaped the dreaded disease, and nu-
merous deaths are reported from all quar-.
ters. There are about 400 inhabitants Of |
the town, and further spread of the epi- |
demic is feared
Lumber Goes Up.
WHLIAMsPoRT, Jan. 6-At a meeting |
of the committee representing the as
sociated lumber producers Of Pennsylvania |
and western New York, an advance of fifty |
cents per thousand feet was resolved upon. |
This Hurts Uncle sam.
PITTsBURG, Jan. O. - The armor plate |
mill Of Carnegie, Phipps & Co.. at Home |
stead has been shut down owing to the !
difficulty with the men. On New Years |
night fourteen employees Of the plate mill |
left some Of their work unfinished, and |
yesterday some of these men were dis
charged. The shutdown Of the armor plate |
mill involves 100 men.
Beheaded by the Engine.
GRARDvILLE Jan, G. - Young Joseph |
Kesslring, while returning home with his |
father, attempted to cross tho tracks Of the |
Reading road before an approaching train |
The poor lad slipped, fell ON the tracks and
was bsheaded by the engine.
To Rescue Explorer Peary.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.--Several promi- /
nent members of the Academy Of Natural |
Sciences have decided that an expedition |
for his relief should be sent. II was also |
definitely decided that Professor Angelo /
Heilprin, who headed the north Greenland |
expedition last year, should have full charge .
Of the relief party next summer
Two Murdorors Doomed.
HARRISBURG, Jan. Ex-Governor Pattison .
has fixed the date Of the execution Of two .
murdererS as follows: Patrick Fitzpatrick, /
Of Allegheny, March / Charles Wall, Wyo- /
ming, March 8.
Crushed by q Runaway Mine Car.
MAHANoY, Jan 8.--Fireboss W. II. VIII .
hams Of Park colliery No. 3, was instantly .
killed by being crushed by a runaway mine |
car.
BULKELEY Is GOVERNOR
The Supreme Court Of Connecticut De-
cidss Against Judge Morris.
3 HARTFORD, Jan. THE decision of the
supreme court of errors in the QUO warranto
case Of Judge LuZon b, Morris against Gov
ernor Bulkely has been rendered, and II up-
holds Bulkeley as governor de facto and
governor de jure Of the state. The decision,
which is unanimous, was written by Chief
Justice Andrews.