The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-28
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Matters Of Interest from All over Ell
Commonwealth

don was continued until the November
meeting OF the board, at the request of his
attorney.
fremont, Pa, Oct. 25.--Israel Dunkel
berger, a prosperous miller Of Heginsville,
a country village eight miles from here,
aged 05, committed suicide by hanging
His body was found suspended from a
beam IN his barn.
PHILADELPHIA, oct "a. - Miss Sallie
Wheeler who has just died at her resi-
denoe here, was 1903 years old. She has al
ways been prominent in the work of the
Protestant Episcopal church She retained
full possession of her faculties to the last.
WuKFsBARRE, Pa, Oct 24.-Clyde, the
4-year-od son Of Thomas Brobst, while
riding with his father on a loaded ice
wagon, was thrown out and crushed to
death instantly. The fathers grief is
something terrible. It IS feared he will
lose his mind
WEST CHESTER, Pa, Oct. 23.-Twenty
tramps, who had taken possession of sew
eral empty Pennsylvania railroad freight
cars at Whitf0rd station. were brought
here and lodged in jail for ten days each.
The entire railroad system is infested with
such dangerous tramps
HAzLEroN, Pa, Oct 23.-While Butcher
Kesthart was cutting meat in his shop at
Jeanesyille his oleayer handle struck and
discharged a revolver in bis pocket. The
bullet was shot into the abdomen Of Mary
Brogan, customer, aged IA, who stood
near She fell mortally wounded.
W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct 94.-The body
of John Johnson foreman on the rail
road, was found with his skull crushed in
and a knife wound in his body According
to the story Of an Italian boy he was muir
dered by John Wilburn, the foreman of a
stone quarry, during a quarrel Nilburn
] has not yet been captured.
HARRISBURG, Oct. 26-The young daugh-
ter of Farmer Burger, residing near strines-
/ town, York county, was attacked while on
her way TO school by q man named Beard,
who lives near her home. Beard was pur-
| sued by Burger with a shotgun, and mar
rowly escaped being killed. He was ar,
/ rested and taken to Goldsboro, where he
was held under 81 200 bail.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Oct 23.-Nrichael War
| gosko, a Hungarian laborer, residing at
| Catasauqua, had accumulated $40, and
as he did not have much faith in banks
! hid his wealth in a stove during the sum
mer months Michael's wife started &
] uIb III a HNtNDf anu " avn nv hNA-ftAlAa
| came home he raved like mailman. II,
recovered $50 Of the amount.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 26.-The railroad Goa
operators of the Pittsburg district hRv,
decided not to make any change in thu
mining rate until the expiration of the last
rate schedule in 1894, but will enter intC
another agreement. The conclusion mo-
20 reduce the wages is good news TO ovel
/ 4 ft,1 aF
eral wage cut to seventy-four cents per ton
PITTsBURG, Oct. PA Baltimore ant
Ohio vestibtle train ran into an opeT
switch at Gallery Junction, on the Pitta
burg and Western division Of the Balti
more and Ohio railway, twenty-five mile
west of PittsburR. One of the sleeping
cars went over an embanlIment Although
many of the passengers jumped from thu
doors and windows of the train not on,
was seriously injured
HARRIsBURG, Oct 25.-Attorney Genera
Hensel has declared that in his opinion al
brides and bridegrooms should have mar
riage licenses In response to an inquiry
he said: 81 donot hesitate to say, although
this is not official, that have advised m!
own clients and such others as have askeC
me that believe the old marriage law Il
] Ub III lhIIGf anu tAlhN tNNl NbilN W Ab AGAl
married in Pennsylvania should have
license
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.-Samuel Sund
helm, so years old, former merchant o
this city and latterly a salesman, was AT
rested yesterday for stealing an umbrella
He was locked up and seemed to be yer,
despondent. When the turnkey went t
the cell later he found the prisoner hal
hung himself, using his four-in-han
necktie for a rope. Al one time he wa
well of but his business fell away frOr
him and be gave It up.
PITTsBURG, Oct 25.-The will Of the lat
Jane Holmes, one of the wealthiest iadie
In the city, gives $4,000 to the trustees c
the general assembly Of the Presbyteria
church Of the United States, and $500
for the relief of disabled ministers. AftC
disposing Of about 100000 in bequests t
relatives and friends she provides for a
equal division Of the rest OF her estat,
amounting to more than a 100000
among various local charities.
e WEST CHESTER, Pa, Oct 25.-Jude
, Waddell, president Judge of the Chest,
. county courts, has handed down a decisio
I In an interesting case here. Police Othc,
, r. o. Jefferis, of West Chester broul
suit against the county to recover for Sc
q vices rendered in looking up criminal
. The county commissioners refused to pa
I the bill, and he brought suit. Judge WI
{ dell in his decision, said that no police
Y ticer could recover money except that
p lowed by act Of assembly for serving 5
Z punas and mileage.
s WAsHINGToN, Pa, oct 23.-Samuel Do
{ sey, a well known and prosperous colorC
citizen, was murdered aud robbed by tv
!, unknown men on one Of the princip
t thoroughfsres Of the town about ocloC
q IN the morning, while on his way hom
J. A young lady named Nettie Roberts WI
r. a witness of the murder from her bedroo
n window but was unable 10 recognize tl
y assassius, who dashed down the sire
= after completing their work Two color,
f. men have been arrested on suspicion, bI
b It is believed they are the wrong parties.
WEST CHESTER Pa, Oct 25.-Word b
reached here Of the capture Of three pC
n sons for whom the officers of Chest
e. county have been searching for the Ia
a three months. They are Thomas H. O'Co
Ii nor, who left West Chester, il Is alleRe
II carrying with him $500 belonging to q
Il Middleton Tea company, of PHILADELPHIA
a Of which he was an agent, aud Albe
h Hawley, Of PhceniXville, and a young q
who, il is alleged, eloped with him fro
shat place They were caught at Hal
uton, Ont by officers from West ChestD
C. WLKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct 28--A suit h
81 just been decided here involving the
x tate Of Andrew Oudis, deceased valued
IN $4,000, and proving a supposed legal ma
M riRge null and void. Oudis came fro
I'D Poland several years ago and succeeded
'e- accumulating considerable wealth,
year ago he married and after his deaf
which occurred about three months sim
his wife applied for administration pape
20 They were about to be granted when
CT other woman appeared on the scene a
~ proved herself wife No. 1, from Polar
" who had been deserted by Ondis Shsi
.n' mediately commenced suit for pOsssssi,
as and the suit was decided IN her favor
en- Dempsey Refused "a Pardon.
nd HAHRIsBURG, Oct. 25.-The petitions
.at pardon of Hugh r. Dempsey and Rob
ne Beatty, convicted of poisoning non-uni
men at Homstead during the great str
. last year. were taken up by the board
pardons, and after consideration
fused Dempsey and Beatty are now in
Riverside, Pa, peuiteutiary AnOtl