The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-06
THE NEW
EASTERN AND MIDDLE STATES

After quarreling several years, and
when in Berks County Court with two
lawsuits, Henry Kriebel and j. NJ.
Greisemer finished their case abruptly
by shaking hands and calling it quits.
Reading cigar makers say the trade
outlook is rapidly growing brighter.
Attorney General Henselhas decided
that the Factory Inspection law does
not apply to factories wherein men
only are employed. The question
when the owners of such factories re-
fused to permit an inspection.
The United States steamer Kearsarge
sailed fromsNew York on a cruise for
dangerous derelicts, reported in the
path of ocean line steamers. All dere-
lies found dangerous to navigation will
be destroyed by dynamite.
A despatch from Lynn, Massachu-
sets, says that a 10 per cent. reduction
of wages has been made at the Thorn
son-Houston Works, affecting only the
workmen who have been re-employed,
and officials and foremen drawing sal
aries of more than $1,000. The cut
will take effect October LIST, and con
tinue to January list, and applies also
to the salaried men in the employ of
the General Electric in Schenectady
and other manufacturing places, and
in the New York and branch officers,
purchasing and commercial depart
ments. About 800 employees have
been taken on at the reduced rates.
They have been out of work some time
and made little objection to the reduc-
ton. 4
A telegram from Boston says there is
little doubt that the schooner sunk off
Chatham Bar buoy, on the night of the
DIST inst, was the Captain John, of
Ellsworth, Captain Edward Milliken,
from Rondout for Boston, with a cargo
of cement. She was of 81 tons register,
There were three men on board-Cap-
tain Milliken, Mate Benjamin B. Belts,
the captains brother-in-law, and Sea-
man Harry Milliken, a brother to the
captain. They were, without doubt, all
drowned.
The New York State Railroad Com
mission was granted permission for the
construction of the New York, New
| England and Northern Railroad from
| Leggett's Point, on the Harlem river in
New York city, to Brewsters, a distance
of fifty-two miles there to connect with
the New York and New England Rail
road, of which A. A. Mcleod is Presl-
dent.
A New York dispatch says it is Off
cialIy denied that the Lackawanua has
secured control of the Toledo, Ann Ar
Dor and North Michigan Railroad.
''The Toledo, Ann Arbor is negotiating
for "a traffic arrangement with the Lack
awanna, and after the former is reor-
ganized a deal will probably be made. 8
The Enterprise Sanitary Pottery, al
Trenton, New Jersey, was partially de-
stroyed by fire. The establishment was
to have started up. The loss is vari-
ously estimated at from $50, 900 toS100,,
loco.
A despatch from Winchester, Ohio,
reported that forest fires were raging tC
| an alarming extent near that city, and
| that in jefferson township people were
| fleeing from their homes as there wal
no water to fight the flames. Many
| farm houses and barns have already
been destroyed.
The Auburn Wooden Co., of Auburn,
New York, one of the Oldest industries
of that city, has gone into voluntary
liquidation, The assets are said to be
| sufficient to pay all the liabilities and
| leave the plant, valued at $3.50, 900, free
of incumbrance. The closing of the
mills throws $50 hands out of work.
The liabilities of Isaac c. Atkinson, O
furniture manufacturer of Portland.
Maine, who failed recently, are stated
to be 500, SOC, and the assets $4703.
The operatives in the King PHILIP
mills, at Fall River, Massachusetts,,
were ~agreeably surprised on receiving
their wages to learn that the mil
| authorities had given them the rent oi
| their homes free for the period the
mills we're idle, about for weeks in all.
The allowance amounts to over $1,000.
At Dayton, Ohio, John Pietred and
his wife attempted to o from one
railroad track to another by crawling
under some freight cars, which were
attached to an engine. Suddenly the
train started up and Pietred was knocked
down, but not under the wheels. His
| wife, who was directly behind him, wa
caught, and the wheels passed over hel
neck.
A despatch from Washington, ID. G.,
states that negotiations are pending fol
the purchase in that city of a residence
! for Monsignor Satolli, to cost $4,000.
and that the matter will be definitely
settled at a meeting of the Catholic
Bishops, at Baltimore, this month. l
! The following mill assumptions il
Massachusetts have been announced
Stevens Mill, at Haverhill, on full time
fremont and Suffolk and Lowell Car