The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-21
THROUGHOUT The STATE
News from all Sections of the
Commonwealth.
HAPPENINGS IN MANY LOCALITIES

| All OF the Miners Rescued from tho ('rvs
tai Ridge Collicry - Italians and Hun
Engage in a Bloody Riot Near NIiInes
ville-Otbcr state News.
HAzELToN, April 17.-The trouble whicl
mas been brewing between the Hungarian,
ana Italians of Milnesyille and vicinity fo
some time Saturday night terminated in 6
bloody battle. As a result two men ar
dead, two missing, supposed to be lying Al
the bottom of mine hole, and three other.
seriously injured.
Mike Bortz was shot in the mouth. the
ball coming out back of his neck. He was
taken to Hollywood where he died shortly
after. Another man who was engaged in
the battle dropped his pay>check on the
road. 1t was known as " No. 40S" Search
at boarding houses failed to reveal ANYTHING
OF him. His hat was found later on the
edge of n deep mine hole full Of water. He
Is supposed to be at the bottom of the hole.
Another Hungarian is also missing and he
is supposed to have met the same fate. In
the several boarding houses in Harleigh,
Lattimer and Hollywood wounded men
are now lying, but it is impossible TO obtain
the exact result of their injuries or names.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1S.-George L..
Crawford, special master in the Philadel-
phia and Reading railroad receivership,
yesterday filed his first two reports i'm the
United States ciicuit court. The first re-
port was under the petition of John Lor-
ME and Others holders of over $500, 900 of
Reading preference bonds in which leve
was asked to intervene in the foreclosure
suit of Thomas G. Platt.
The application was for the purpose of
having the coupons of 1902 and 1893 ON
the first and second preference bonds
cashed upon depositing all prior coupons in
the registry Of the court instead of surren-
dering them to the company, so that the
rights OF the complainants would be pro-
tected In the pending litigation.
Ths master says the petitioners are en-
titled to payment of their coupons matur-
ing February l, 1892, and also the coupons
maturing February /, 1898, upon deposit
OF their coupons in the court, pending the
determination Of proceedings upon their
original bill, without enforced abandon
ment Of their claim therein and surrender
Of prior coupons.
The master further says that the applica-
ton for mandatory preliminary injunc-
ton compelling payment by the receivers
of the '09 and '93 coupons and the issue Of
slip receipts should be denied.
The second report of Mr.. Crawford upon
the petition Of the receivers asking author
ity to settle the suit of the Philadelphia
Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Com
pany, trustee under the will OF William
Richardson and others against tho Reading
Coal and Iron Company. pending in the
common pleas court, and purchase the
Leonard Reed tract of land on the terms
proposed. Regarding this the master says
that settlement should be consummated.
VIZ 1
took place at Plymouth, about four miles
from here, at an early house yesterday
morning. The mob engaged in the fracas
were all Huns and Polanders who were
under the influence of liquor Revovers,
stones and clubs were freely used upon each
others head until the police made raid
upon them. Six of the combatants were
arrested and several made their escape
One man known as Stanislaus Jacob
fosky, formerly a member of company A,
United States Army, was found lying on
the ground unconscious He was carried
into house near by and physicians were
sent for. They found that his skull had
been crushed in with club. Everything
was done to relieve the injured man, but he
died in few hours. The persons under
arrest were sent to the county prison until
this evening when they will have a hearing
Oh the charge of murder The coroner will
investigate the case in the meantime.
READING, April 18.-Augustus Dry, of
this city, in company with several COM
panions, started Oh Il fishing trip to Mill
mont, several miles down the Schuylkill.
where they expected tospend Sunday. They
built a fire, the air being raw and chilly
As Dry was feeling tired. lie laid down to
sleep near the fire. and during the absence
Of his companions the wind drove the blaze
towards him and ignited his clothing,
burning him in horrible manner Several
of his toes were burned off, while the skin
on his legs and body hung in shreds. The
man was brought to the Reading hospital
in wagon, but died several hours after
being admitted to that institution HIS
was AZ years of age, and had been married
three times. His third wife and seven
children survive him.
HARRISBURG, April 18.-In the matter
OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania VS..
the city and county Of Philadelphia, Judge
Simonton yesterday rendered an opinion in
which the defense will pay over to the
state the sum of 1887, ,s53. IS. This is a
closing of litigation growing out OF the
malfeasancs Of John Bardsley while he was
city treasurer, he having as the fiscal agent
OF that city collected this money, but failed
to pay 1t into the treasury of the state. On
the principal well established In law that
tho principal in transaction is responsible
for the action Of an agent Philadelphia is
held to pay this money into the state treas
ury which its agent John Bardsley, pur
loined from its treasury.
HAzLEToN, April 1S.-Late last night the
fire in the Crystal Ridge mine had burned
out the slope timbers, and that opening
caved in near the surface. The entrance to
the slope was gained yesterday afternoon
through Cranberry mine and all the miners
were taken out in ssfety. Another fall oc-
CURED near the bottom of the first lift.
The fire now extends clear to the third lift
The work of flooding the mine will be be-
gun at once,
BERWICK, April II. 7.-Breedbuder's block
was burned Saturday Those whose bust
ness was damaged are: Mrs Breedbuder,
Joseph Eyerly, Mr.. Frantz, A. j. Burler,
D, Waldridge, +. X. Smoyer and James