The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Thursdayi Jan l&.
Mine explosion at King, Coloo sins
twentv-seven men-Unted States Sena-
tor John e. Kenna, West Virginia, dies Of
heart disease, Washington-Rival Kan
sas houses prolong their deadlock, both
Republicans and Populists claiming right
TO organize the body. Both speakers sit
ON the rostrum, and after n twenty-slX hour
session a recess for few hours is taken
-Governor Altgeld, Illinois, iuauRurated
Cara organizing Mexican bandits on
Rio Grande frontier-Chicago fair OIL
cials said to be discriminating against New
York exhibiturs-Blaine no worse
Kentuckys elOl 900 Worlds fair bill passes
house Convict uprising Wyoming peni-
tentiory quelled by shooting three leaders
pr Briggs prosecutors appeal to
general asscmbly-Duped gold hunters
leave San Juan fields, Colorado-Paul
ScruRgs and Henry Allen, murderers,
lynched at Briukley, Ark--Alleged coal
combine between Pennsylvania and Cana
dian Pacific railroads formed to handle
Nova Sootia coal-Rev Dr. John Con-
way. St. Paul denouuces Archbishop Cor
rigau, of New York, for alleged con-
spiracy against Mgr. Satolli and others
Pugillsts Burge and McAuliffe decide not
to fight-Dempsey Homestead poisoning
suspect, on trial at Pittsburg- Three tg-
phus Deaths New York Senator HiscocE
renominated by Republican caucus, Al
bany-Receiver ordered for Jersey Cen
tral railroad caucus at Har-
risburg nominates Ross for United States
/ senator-Nebraska senate organized by
Democrats and Populists - Governor
| Brown Maryland, commutes death SEN
tence Of four Of Dr. Hills murderers to life
| mprisonment-Seua Hawley, Con
L g IL
/ New York, and Richard Croker, bead of
/ Tammauy Hall, have become estranged
owing TO differences of opinion on the atti-
I tude they should take toward President
| Elect Cleveland. Some politicians think
| the alleged rupture only sham.
Friday, Jan. IS.
/ Bill introduced at Albany lcgalizing ap-
| propriations made by the indicted super
| visors of Kings county for the Columbian
/ celebration in Brooklyn, bill not to affect
/ the indictments-It is said Prince George
Of Wales is likely to visit New York and
/ Chicago this year. He will be attended by
several warships, which will participate in
naval review at New York -Bil provid-
ing for the greater New York plan was
accepted by the municipal consolidation
inquiry commission at New York
| National Association of Wool Manufac-
turers pass resolutions opposing any
change in the tariI-,Iudge Springfield,
! Chattanooga. refuses ~ hold poor people
who stole coal to keep from freezing
Manhattan Athletic club governors re-
sponsible for the clubs s150,0OO debt
Governor Llewelling, Kansas, recognizes
the house organized by Populists, but Re
publicans say only the militia can drive
them Superintendent Byrnes pre-
eNatn 1frVv.
and McAvoy and Captains Westervelt,
Stephenson and Doherty for failing TO sup
press gambling at New York, an outcome
Of DR. Parkhurst's crusade-General
Horace Porter elected president of the
Union League club, succeeding Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, at New York-Men
who favor ship canal from great lakes
to Atlantic ocean through United States
territory meet at Washington; George II.
Ely, Cleveland, chosen president-Elijah
Halford, presidents private secretary, ap-
pointed major and paymaster in the United
States army-Senator Stanford, Califor-
mia, so i'll he may resign This would prob
ably give California two Democratic SEN
ators-NIr Blaine weaker, but recognizes
his relatives and enjoys music Of an organ
grinder who plays outside his residence
General Buffers remains taken to Lowell,
Washington's Catholic university, breaches
funeral sermon over Senator Kenna in
United States senate-At Panama canal
trial, Paris, NJ. Monchioourt, liquidator for
Panama Canal company, deposed that Fer
dinaud de Lesseps had insisted on proceed
ing with the Panama enterprise regardless
of cost. In all nearly 1900, 900 francs
were expended, millions of which were
spent for bribery or practically given to
contractors
Saturday, Jan. II.
President Elect Cleveland and family
take possession of their cottage at Lake
wood, n j. 1t is hidden away among fine
trees and is called 1.-The Little White
House" Mr. Cleveland will write his in
augural address in this cottage and re-
main there until he goes to Washington in
March. Mr.. Cleveland greeted on his ar
rival by the big rooster that was sent to
him from IndianR by some enthusiastic ad-
mirers This bird has a voice like a fog
hon-Tom Richardson, the interesting
outlaw who dug caves in the Long ISLAM
sand and terrorized lslip in the fall of 1891,
has resumed his mysterious pranks-
Fletcher Williams, Charles w. Brooks,
Moses Brown and Frisby Comegys, muir
derers Of DR.. J II. HILL hanged Mt Chester
town, Nd, before a jeering crowd Brooks
and Comegys suffer horribly-Mr Blaine
not so we'll, but physicians will not admit
he has Bright's disease-Jay GOuld's will
finally probated at New York; letters testa-
mentary issued to Executors George J.
Gould, Helen Gould, Edwin and Howard
Gould-Presiden Carnot still being at
tackled by enemies of the French republic,
who wish to force him to resign-W.
Bourke Cochran said TO have told Mr..
md
hands with Senator Hill to oppose his ad-
ministratiou-Th Kansas senate follows
Governor Lewe!lyn's example and recog-
nizes the house organized by the Populists
Clay Hopper, the Toledo young man
whose case of suspended animation has
attracted so much attention, apparently
dies for the second time and is buried
The Duke OF Berwick and Alba decides to
lend to the Chicago exposition his relics OF
3 Columbus. The relics have descended
directly from the discoverer-St Louis
Hotel, Duluth burned; loss, 100000;
guests have narrow escapes-Harry Sar-
gent Goldman, head of the landscape work
ut the Worlds fair, die suddenly--Deep
waterway convention at Washington
passes resolutions asking congress to build
canal from great lakes TO Atlantic ocean
Carlyle W. Harris condemned mur.
derer of Helen Potts Harris, disiuherited
by the will OF Dr. b. W. Nc
Cready, his grandfather at New York
Senator Carlisle Kentucky said to have
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