The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-25
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Matters Of Interest from All Over
the Commonwealth.
PRESENTED IN BRIEFEsT FORM

PRESENTED IN BRIEFEsT FORM.
Grimes and Casualties Of Every Char
aoter Sent by the News Gatherers Of
the Different Localities and Carefully
Edited.
SCRANTON, Pa, March 20-At Jermynn
Thomas McAndrew, aged 80 years. who
has been respondent owing to misfor-
tunes, bid goodbye 20 a friend who stood
by him near the Ontario railroad track,
threw himself in front Of an approaching
passenger train, and was cut to pieces.
Patrick Welsh, aged II years, was picking
coal beneath gondola car, when the car
started up and cut off his head. On the
Keyser Valley branch Of the Lackawanna
road Frederick X. Nickery, 10 years old
fell beneath coal cars he was trying to
board and was cut to pieces.
Death of Pennsylvania Justice,
HUNTINGDON, Pa, March 22.-Tobias
Foreman, one of the associate judges Of
this county. died at his home in Hopewell
township yesterday afternoon Of pneu-
monia, aged 10 years. Judge Foreman,
who was elected twice on the temperance
issue, achieved considerable distinction in
1885, and subsequently, when with the aid
of a brother associate on the bench he
overruled President Judge Furst's opinion
to grant licenses and placed Huntington
in the list Of prohibition counties
Byand Convicted of Murder.
KITTANNING, Pa. March 21-After being
ont thirty-nine hours the jury in the case
of W. j. Ryand, charged with murder and
attempted bank robbery at Leechburg,
found Ryand guilty OF murder in the sec
ond degree. The judge then discharged
the jury and sentenced Ryand to twelve
years in the penitentiary The cases of
DR. WyckOff, Spaythe and Kroner, under
arrest on the same charge with Ryand,
have been postponed until the June term
of the court
A Prominent Pennsylvanian's Fail.
LANCASTER Pa, March 2l.-Peter S.
Reist, of Lititz, who was considered one of
the richest men In the northern section of
this county a few years ago and whose
prominence for many years in the affairs
of the state horticultural and agricultural
societies made him well known through
out the state, was committed to the county
I Jail yesterday afternoon for failure to pay
over trust money as trustee of the estate Of
/ John Reist
Peoples Party state Convention.
DUBOIS, Pa, March 23-The state exec
utive committee Of the Peoples party met
| here yesterday and fixed June IA as the
date and Williamsport as the place for
| holding the state convention. A resolution
| was passed in favor of a straight ticket.
/ The basis of representation in the conven-
tion is to be one for each representative
| district and an additional one for each 100
votes for Weaver.
Luzerne County Licenses.
! WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 93.-'rhe total
amount of money realized for licenses in
Luzerne county this year was SlSl ,99l. 20;
of this So, ,4l0 goes to the county and sci,
/ 900 to the state The balance, Sl27, ,jSl. 20,
will be divided between the cities, towns
and boroughs in the county. Wilkesbarre
will receive of this amount SIS, ,lls The
total number of licenses taken out was $40.
Crazed by Religion.
PITTsBURG, March 23-Through worry.
ing over the condition of his soul W. X.
Newell. a student of the Western Theo-
logical seminary, Allegheny, has gone
crazy. He was brilliant man, 27 years OF
age, of attractive appearance and bid fair
TO become one Of themost talented men of
his profession. Mr.. Newell's father is a
Presbyterian minister.
The Teacher Acquitted.
READING, Pa, March 23-In the Berk.
criminal court Franklin Gaul, aged Is
teacher Of the Joanna school in Robesor
township was charged with assault anC
battery on William Collier a pupil, ageC
II years. The Jury acquitted the defend
ant, but directed that he pay one-half tn
costs.
An EN-OhiclaI's Sentence.
CARLISLE, Pa, March 2O.-News is re
ceived here that Martin Guswiler, Of Nc
chanicshurg, this county, revenue col
lectOr under Cleveland's last administra
tion. who was recently convicted a
Bloomington, Ills, for bgamy, has bee
: sentenced TO five years in Joliet prison.
killed the Burglar.
STROUDsRURG, Pa, March 22-HiraI
Kistler, proprietor of general store her,
was awakened by the ringing of his burl
lar alarm. He seized his rifle, and seein
a man taxing goods from the store, fire
and killed the robber, The latter's tw
companions ran away and escaped.
A Horse Thief Confesses.
WEST NEWTON, Pa, March 23.-Robel
, T. CLARK, Of Greensburg, was arrested hel
: and locked up on a charge Of horse stea
ing. He confessed that he had stolen
horse from Paul Dry, II Greensburg groce
: He also said that he was member of a
organized gang working in this country.
4 An old Woman Fatally Burned.
A READING. Pa, March 23.-Wnile boiliu
: soap at Berneville, Mrs. John Wenric
a aged 90, was so badly burned that she ca
not live. Her clothing was burned fro
"a her body, Mrs. Morris Kershner, h.
n daughter, was also seriously burned, bl
i. not fatally.
,l Buccieri Must Hang.
h PHILADELPHIA March 2l.-An opiniC
, was handed down la the supreme cOu
& affirming the Judgment Of the Berl
D. county court in the case OF Pietro Buccel
~ convicted Of the murder Of his nurse,
y Sister of Charity, in Reading hospital
e Death oi Hon. Richard staples.
le WILREsBNRRR, Pa, March ~ Ho
l. Richard ;. Staples died AZ White Ha,,
g yesterday OF heart disease. lie was
At years Of age. The deceased some years a.
l. was member Of the legislature fro
n Monroe county.
ID Two Children Fatally burned.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2l.- Fiye-year-o
II Rose Thomas, Monastery avenue, Re
'e borough, and 7year-uld Agnes Neil, q
Is Clarence street, were fatally burned
r playing with matches.
lr Death Warrants Issued,
Is HARRIsBuR re-, Pa, March 2l.-Goveru
X Pattison issued the death warrants
e Isaac Roseuzweig and Harris Blank, {
No Wyoming county murderers. They "
x be hanged May Is
IT. Two children Burned to Death.
'h GEEENsHURG, Pa. March 22-The re
he dsnce OF Charles Myers, colored W
er burned 10 the ground, and two OF his ch
81 dren persisted ia the flames.
re Dragged by His Runaway Horse.
D. HEREFORD. Pa, March % Peter Shul
al a farmer, was dragged a quarter of a m
e1 over the ground bya runaway horse.
nj recovery is doubtful
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~ The 300" banquet.
he PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-At a