The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-24
THE NEWS IN GENERAL

Five new cases Of diphtheria were report
I'd in Philadelphia last evening.
The Cambridge and Oxford rowing crews
have arranged to come to the United States
in June
John Schlosser was cut in two by
Chicago and Alton train at Cameron juno
tion, Nd.
The Hoag manufacturing block in Chi
lago was totally destroyed by fire, entail
ing loss Of over $50, 600.
George P. Freeman and John W CHEESE
Uro, furniture dealers at No. l9l Canal
street, New York, have assigned.
Over 800 Italian emigrauts were land
ed in New York from the steamers Ems,
from Genoa, and the Alesla, from Mar
seiiles.
The examination Of the fifteen pool-sel
lers arrested in New York q week ago was
adjourned in jefferson Market police court
until April 3.
Another case Of smallpox in New Bruins
wick, N j., has been reported. TheyicJim
Is Alonzo Van Durser, l3-year-old son Of
Grocer Van Durser
The National Association of Democratic
clubs has issued q notice recommending a
simultaneous celebration on April 3 Of the
birthday u. uomas jefferson.
The elections in Cuba for members of the
upper house ia the Spanish cortes have re-
suited in the return of thirteen conserya-
1--WE and two an6OnOmist senators.
Phebe Ann Profit, who died at Provi-
lence, r. l., aged l0l years, was the oldest
mhabitaht OF chat state. Mrs. Profit leaves
= sister aged 96 years and a brother aged
The International Nickel Company,
which owned the great nickel mine at Rid
dies. Southern Oregon, has sold out to an
English syndicate which is capitalized for
! S6,OOO,0O
James NJ. Annon, cashier in the Office Of
lhe United States Express Company, in
| Philadelphia, who left that city with 81 400
Of the company's cash, has not yet been
captured Philadelphia officers say they
have no clue as to his whereabouts.
There is no abatement to the fire in the
/ Honeybrook mine and it is steadily burn
ing its way nearer the surface and causing
greater alarm among the inhabitants Of
The town The work of digging the pro-
posed trenches is to be commented at once.
! More evidences of boodling in the Kansas
| legislature have made their appearance on
the surface and more startling develop
ments than those already unearthed are
promised in a few days. The legislators
direcJly affected by the expose are becom-
ling much agiJated over the state Of affairs.
The STANDARD OH Company is arranging
TO munopolize the foreign trade and in
! view OF this fact the company refuses to
sell oil or even quote prices to brokers and
shippers in New ork. lu consequence OF
this many tank steamers are lying idle
being unable to secure cargos for trans
portation across the Atlantic
The third trial of NJ b. Curtis Samuel
Of Pozen, for the murder of a San Fran
cisco policeman, is still in progress in the
city Of the Golden Gate Damaging testi-
mony has been introduced against the ia
nous actor, and it is hard to tell, says a
San Francisco dispatch, what the outcome
of the trial will be, although matters look
q trihe dark for Curtis.
The committee of railroaders appointed
at Wilkes Barre to confer with the Read
llng's receivers relative to the equalization
of wages Of employees on that system, will
meet the receivers next week and lay theil
grievances before them The employees eX
press the belief that satisfactory adjust
ment of the wage scale will be effected
without difficulty.