The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


completion Of his cabinet by the selection
Of Hilary A Herbert OF Alabama for sec
retary Of the navy aud Richard Olney Of
Of Massachusetts, for attorney general
Members previously named are; Walter @
Gresham of Indiana, secretary Of state;
John g. Carlisle Of Kentucky, secretary Of
the treasury; Daniel s Lamont Of New
York secretary of war; Hoke Smith OF
Georgia, secretary OF the interior; j. ster-
/ ling Morton Of Nebraska, secretary Of agri-
culture; Wilson S Bissell Of New York,
/ postmaster geueral-'rhe railroads in the
middle and New England states were bad
/ ly crippled by the snowstorm-Thet three
racing bills were passed by the New
/ Jersey senate Il Is expected that
/ Governor Werts will veto them
/ One life was lost and % people were injured
/ in a wreck on the Fort Wayne railroad in
/ mdlana-The twenty-seventh annual en-
campment Of the department Of New York,
| G.. A. r. was held at Syraouse--In a col
| lision on the Pennsylvania railroad in Phila-
/ delphia people were killed and 20 injured
"A strike was begun in Chicago by the
switch tenders in the yards Of the Chicago
| and Western Indiana Belt compmy--A
new cabinet was formed in Portugal, with
| Senior Ribero As prime minister and min
lister of foreign affairs-The Princess
/ Kaiuolani OF Hawaii sailed from Liver
/ pool for this country on the Teutonio.
/ She wants a regency until she becomes
| OF age and can take the throne-Sec-
retary of State Foster leaves the cabinet
and will sail for Paris Saturday
/ President Harrison will not issue more
bonds unless a panic should be imminent
1t is announced that no appeal will be
entertained from the decisions Of Mgr
| Satolli--The awarding Of prizes at the
/ Westminster Kennel club bench show was
/ completed The attendance was larger
/ than ever before-Canada abolshes re-
/ bates, and President Harrison revokes the
retaliatory canal toll--The Hawaiian
| queens envoy, Neumann, at last makes
/ known that Liliuokalani desires 10 become
| queen under United States protectorate,
/ or, If not, then to be well paid and annexed.
| But under all circumstances she objects to
the continuance of the present provisional
| overnment-Governor and Mrs MoKin-
ley assign all their property for the benefit
OF creditors caused by the failure OF Walker,
/ for whom the governor had indOrsed notes
Chicago switchmen strike.
Friday, Feb. "a.
President Harrison appointed Benton
Hanchett Of Michigan to the Sixth United
States district court vice Justice jackson,
who was made Justice Lamar's successor
-Governor Werts vetoed the three racing
bills passed 10y the New Jersey legislature
-Governor Osborn of Wyoming ap-
pointed A. c. Beckwith United States SEN
atOr-The return Of the Hawaiian com
missoners to Hawaii is delayed till the
treaty is acted on-The Gate City bank of
Atlanta, failed. Redwine's defalcation is
$7OOOO-The Beaupre Mercantile com
pany Of St. Paul, a dry goods concern,
failed with liabilities of S4OO,OOO--
Charles Parsons resigned from the presi-
dency of New York and New England
President Mcleod of the Reading is said to
hold controlling stock-In Wall street
stocks declined almost from the opening,
and last prices were generally the lowest
for the day. Money on call ruled at per
cent--The Watertown IN. " Lincoln
league proposes to help Governor McKin-
ley out Of his financial troubles by popu-
lar subscriptions of Sl00-William Coy,
who was to have been hanged today for
the murder Of John Whalen in the town
Of Washington, Mass, has been reprieved
for one week by Governor Russell
Rufus Hatch, for more than quarter of a
century one of the best known men in Wall
street. died, in New York, aged 81. From
grocery clerk he became one Of the leading
fnanciers of this country. He founded
many enterprises, but his steamship, rail
road and speculative ventures all ended in
the loss of fortune He failed for large
amounts twice, but paid his Indebtedness
1 in full, with interest-Premier Giolitti
prevented legislative inquiry into the
Italian bank frauds-A bill was intro.
duced into parliament to disestablish
the church in Wales-Rev. Jesse Al
bert Locke, until recently an assist
ant in St. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church, New York, has become Roman
Catholic in London-Judge Gresham in
teryiews Secretary Foster and visits Mr.
Cleveland - Connecticut senate rejects
Governor Morris nomination of Clarence
Deming of New Haven as insurance COM
missioner-Millionaire John Jacob Astor
served on a New York jury and received
$50 fees. Ordinarily the rich men of
Gotham pay fine of 500 each year rather
than perform jury duty.
Saturday, Feb. a5.
John w. Mackay, the millionaire mine
owner, was shot in San Francisco by a
crank, who then shot himself. The would
be assassin will die, but Mr.. Mackay is like
ly to recover-The New Jersey assembly
passed the racing bills over Governor
Werts' veto-Allen Marvel, president Of
the Atchison road, is dead-There was
much excitement in Wall street. Stocks
were active, but unusually irregular. The
principal buying was for the short account.
The closing was strong. Money on call was
3 per cent. Gold shipments are $500, ,OOO-
Vessels coming into port reported extreme
ly violent storms at sea-Steps were
taken to form company for the purchase
OF the Metropolitan opera house and the
production OF grand opera-The New
York dog show has ended. The net receipts
were S30,OOO-The appeal Of Charles de
Lesseps, Fontane and Sans-L Leroy was re-
jected, and they will be tried in the assize
court-M. Ferry was elected president Of
the French senate-Judge Walter o.
Gresham went to Lakewood and will be
followed by Daniel 5. Lamont and John G.
Carlisle, when a conference will be held at
Mr. Cleveland's cottage. Mr.. Cleveland
has selected Henry T. Thurber Of Detroit,
the law partner OF Don NJ. Dickinson,
for the post of private secretary
The Peter Cooper estate will build S1 ,OOO,-
600 hotel In Fourth avenue, between Twen-
ty-seventh and Twenty eighth streets, New
Nork-A bill is to be introduced in the
New Jersey legislature providing that the
state shall annually appropriate certain
amount from the state school fund for the
support and maintenance Of the Catholic
parochial schools throughout the state
Banking interests are combining 20 oust
Mcleod from the receivership Of the Read
I'M all A TO-. 81.
England road may prevent him from get
ting hold OF chat property will be
no issue OF bonds by this administration
to maintain the gold reserye-A milk
famine threatens New York-Six new
cases OF typuu- lever are announced in the
Queens county jail in Long Island City
Caprly was given a -vord by the kaiser
upon his sixty second birthday.
Monday. Feb. "a.
Representative Hit has introduced a bill
embodying the presidents recommenda-
tions regarding Canadian railways aud the
consular seal sy-trm-lue report Of Spe-
cial Agent Aver OF the treasury depart
ment shows d large increase in the produo-
tion Of tin and tcrne plates and Of block
sheets and says thar 1ur tin mines cannot
be developed, therefore recommends the re-
peal Of the duty ON pig tin--A fire Ia st.
Paul caused "a loss Of S2l8. 900. Two firemeu
were badly iniured-Mr Marsden, one
OF the Hawaiian commissioners, says
that If the Cleveland administration
fails TO take speedy aUtion toward annex
ing Hawaii England will act promptly in
that direction. Queens envoy viii ask the
senate to send committee 10 inspect the
Islands before passing upon the treaty
Mass meetings held In Jersey City, Newark
and many other cities aud towns in New