The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-11-18
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.



PuTsPUBG, Nov. l6.-Mable Nipple aged
10 yeurs, daughter Of Dr. W n Nipple. Of
Rebecca street, Allegheny. died from the
effects of drinking about half an ounce Of
osrbolic acid in m istake for medicine.
MEDIA. Pa. Nov. IA fire broke out
in the third story of the house Of Anthony
Msaloy, on South avenue. Media. and
Hunter B. Mealey. a 4-year-old child Of
the family, was so badly burned that he
died.
SCRANTON. Pa. Nov l4.-Richard vii.
son, miner employed at the Rough and
Ready colltery, was fatally injured by
fall Of rock in the cham bcr in which he
was working His head was smashed so
badly that it was unrecognizable
DoYLEsTOwN, Pa. Nov i6.-The grand
Jury, after hearing numerous witnesses.
returned a true bill against Wallace Burt,
the half breed Indian, charged with ths
murder of Samuel NJ. Rightlcy aud wife.
The case was continued until the January
term
PTrsBUgG, Nov i6.-A man named
John Clark was sufTocated at Shoeberger'l
blast furnace on Elm street Ii is sup.
posed that the man, who was out of work,
some time during the night crawled too
close to one Of the furnaces to get warm
and there went to sleep.
LEBANON, Pa, Nov 13.-- In North Annvilla
townihip boy named lIetteiing, aged
about l5 years, provoked his teacher at
school and was beaten with a rod until he
sank to the floor, which was covered with
pool of his blood. searching investi.
CATION is being made.
PITTsRuRG Nov. 1.-THE families of
twenty-four striking ironworkers were
evicted from the company houses by the
Pittsburg Forge and Iron company on ac-
count of failure to pay their rent. The
families are pennless and are living OH
public and private charities.
READING, Pa, Nov 15.-This entire sec
tion of the state is being deuuded Of its
walnut trees and in some townships only
few remain. Agents are overrunninR the
country districts, buying them up and
sending them TO Germany to he used for
fine furniture mauufacturs As high as
$50 to S15 apiece is now being paid
GREEHsBURG, Pa. Nov. 16.-AIrs. Har-
riet Williams, of West Newton, who keeps
small store at that place, and who for
some time has been addicted to stimu-
lants, committed suicide by taking
Rough on Rats She died in the great
est agony. She was aged about so, and
leaves a husband and grown up family.
New BRIGHTON, Pa, Nov, 15.-Oliver
Molter, who was elected sheriff Of Beaver
county on the Republican ticket at the
late election, is now suffering with rheu-
matism and partial paralysis Of his right
arm. The doctors attribute bis ailment
to the numerous congratulatory handshak-
ings he has received since the election.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Nov 15-The count
Of the vote for president Judge of the
Forty third judicial shows this result:
Craig Dem), 3,52l; Storm (Dem), 8,1sl;
Heydt Rep), 3,218; Nichols (Pro), 1O6.
Judge Storm is now presiding as the ap-
pointee of Governor Pattison. After Jan.
Allan Craig will be Judge of the district
for full term of ten years.
LEBANON, Pa, Nov. lG.-It is rumored
that It has been clearly established that
iron ore, said to essay 50 per cent. of iron.
has recently been discovered on the large
territory of land Of William C. Freeman,
in South Lebanon township, three miles
east Of the famous Cornwall ore hills. Mr..
Freeman will construct railroad and
connect with his Cornwall road
PrTTsBURG, Nov 15.-The state supreme
court closed the fall session here and
handed down a final batch of decisions In
the case Of Charles Salyard convicted Of
murder of the first degree in Cumberland
county, for the killing Of George H. Mar
tin, judgment was affirmed and record re-
mitted to the court below for the purpose
of execution. The decision means that he
must hang.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 16.-One of the
largest coal deals in recent months was
finally ratified yesterday when Simpson &
Watkins, of this city, leased the Harry q.
and Forty-four collieries of the Wyoming
Valley Coal company, near Wyoming.
These collieries are in the very heart of
the Wyoming region, and It is the inten-
ton Of the new owners to redouble their
activity Five hundred new men will be
put 70 work at once,
LoMANs' FERRY, Pa, Nov. l6.-Six hun
cred Italians employed by the Carnegie
Gas company in digging ditch for their
sixteen inch main from Crooked Creek,
Armstrong county, TO Miiltown, are on
strike for an increase in wages. The men
have been receiving 81, bus ask for Sl.50
day. The company hopes TO have 100
Italians at work within few days. They
are building houses at Braeburn to quar-
ter them during the winter.
MAHoNINGTowN, Pa, Nov. 16.-The Ma
honingtown school board and health board
are at loggerheads, and nearly came to
blows at Joint meeting yesterday after
nooA- Diphtheria Is raging TO an alarm
ing extent here, and the health board
wants the schools closed. This the school
board refused TO do, Notwithstanding the
fact that less than twenty pupils are at
tending The matter has not been set
| tied, and the schools are still open,
BRISTOL. Pa, Nov. l5.-The trial Of the
| Bristol liquor dealers, Thaddeus Farley
| William S. Siibert, Mary Jane Silbert and
| Lawrence McOwen, for the violation Of
the license laws in furnishing liquor to
! persons Of known incorporate habits, was
| finished yesterday at DOylSstown. In the
cases of Farley and Silbert, the jury ac-
Quilted the defendants and put the costs
on the county. District Attorney Apple
bach abandoned the other prosecutions.
CARLISLE, Pa, Nov. 16-Ths Cumber-
land County Medical society brought suit
against DR.. A b. Potts, the Mechanics
burg faith curist, for an alleged violation
Of the law. DIR. Potts has large prac-
tico and is credited with many cures He
was prepared for trial, and had brought
from all sections, as far as New York,
persons who have been cured by his lay
ing on Of hands; but the case was sud
denly terminated yesterday by the grand
jury ignoring the bill and putting ths
costs on the prosecution.
GREENsBuRG, Pa, Nov. ia number
Of unlicensed liquor saloon proprietors oi
Mt. Pleasant were called up for sentence
when they created sensation by testify
ing that J. A. Sullerberger, constable Of
Mt. Pleasant township, and w. o. Wise
and g. n. Armstrong, constable OF the
Second and Third wards Of Mt. Pleasant
borough, respectively, had accepted trib
ute money from them, promising that all
who paid would not be returned 70 court
Judge Doty at once suspended sentence
and granted rule on these officers, re
turnable next Saturday, 70 appear anc
show cause why they should not be Eus
pended from Office. The oonstables denI
the accusation.
, 10 eau a Special Session.
!. DENvER, Nov l6-Governor Waite viii
issue a call for a special assem- mblage Of tn,
legislature, and i'm all probability this cal
3 will be sent out before Christmas Thl
= continued low price OF silver and the axe,
r opinion Of the governor that the price vii
9 60 down TO 80 cents, and consequently
y paralyze the industry Of this state, is tn
4 reason he assigns for the special call.
Dragged Two Miles TO His Death.
CONNEIsvuLE Pa, Nov. 16 -Josepl
: Galloway, an aged farmer residing nea
v Fayette City, met a horrible death a
y parrionolis by his horse running AWAY