The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-29
NEWa OONDENsED.


Fire at the Chaoe mills Fall River
Mass, destroyed 1000 bales Of cotton and
5000 pieces Of cloth. Loss, $4,000.
Advicss from Dakota Wisconsin and
Minnesota indicate that general storm is
raging. Ten inches Of snow covers the
ground ~ Minneapolis,
Secretary Gresham ordered Minister
Egan 20 cease sheitering the two refugees
demanded by the Chilean government
One Of the men escapad. but the other
was arrested
Saturday. April as.
Russla's ezaT has signed the extradltlon
treaty with the United States.
The worst snow storm Of the season
awept over the northwest yesterday.
Danville, Ky, wants the state capitol,
and is ready 70 raise any sum Of money for
free site
Newark, N. J.. suffered considerable
damage from a heavy storm A portion Of
the city was flooded.
The Fairport Fishing company, Of Cleve-
land, o., uses carrier pigeons to send mes
sages 70 land from their fishing boats.
The Pennsylvania Steel company, with
extensive works at Steelton, Pa, and
Sparrow's Point. Nd, has gone into the
hands Of receivers.
Monday, April ~.
The electric light plant at Salisbury,
Nd, was destroyed by FIRE.
General Edward f. Beale, ex-minister to
Austria, died in Washington, aged u.
At Colfax, Wash, the Baldwin hotel and
two blocks Of stores were destroyed by hre
Loss fl50,0O0.
Mr. Terrell, late minister Of the United
States 10 Belgium, has started on his re-
turn to America
The regular baseball season will be
opened on Thursday next by the clubs of
the National league.
II Is asserted that Secretary Herbert will
marry Mrs Manning, the widow Of Cleve-
lands former secretary Of the treasury.
The meeting between the German en-
peror and the pope yesterday was marked
with much ceremony. Their interview
was extremely cordial
Tuesday, April rs,
Yesterdays international chess match
was won by Lasker, the European cham
pion.
In saloon quarrel at st. Louis Isaac
Dickson, oolOred, shot and killed Matthew
Nobacker, a German
By the upsettlng of boat at the break
water Oft Cleveland Martin Arelt and
Julius Falk were drowned.
The feet Of foreign and American wal
ships arrived in New York harbor today
for the great Columbus naval review.
There were 1l0 fourth class postmaster
appointed yesterday, of which number
ninetY.two were to I'll vacancies caused By
designations and deaths.
Judge Ingraham, in New York city
sentenced John L. Osmond and John G
Burchell to die by electricity during the
week beginning June r.
Three hundred cases Of smallpox ART
raging at Winnipeg, Canada. The diseas'
was brought over by German Immigrant
family, who caught It in Belgium.
John Peterson, colored, was lynohed a
Denmark, s. C., for an alleged assault OF
Miss Bessie Baxter, although the youn(
woman asserted that he was not her az
sailant
Marshal Travis and Ave other coloret
men who were indicted for the murder 0
Charles Leap, a white man, at Veavay
Ind, last February, were acquitted by
Jury at Madison Awhile man is supposed
to be the murderer.
Wednesday, April 26.
Hon. Carl Schurz addressed the Nationa
Civil Service Reform club In New YorI
last night.
The annual meeting of the Pennsylvani
Society of Colonial Danes was held Il
Philadelphia yesterday.
Three colored children, all under the ag
OF ) years, were cremated in a burnin
house near Aberdeen, Miss.
VS.. Yates has been appointed geoloRis
Of Georgia, vice DR.. Spencer, removed
Yates is now at the Smithsonion Inbtitu
, tion.
There were eighty-four fourth GLASS posi-
masters appointed yesterday, sixty-uin
; being to fill vacancies caused by death
3 and designations
Billy Kinds, the Providence welteI
weight, will nght ten rounds with Tomm
4 Ryan, of Chicago. The match will tax
+ place at Dubuque, Ia, in two weeks
9 Sixty-eight Of the famous 1906" stalwal
q Republicans who voted thirty-six time
}, for Grant at the Republican convention {
1880 met IN Philadelphia and formed
. permanent organization.
= Thursday. April 81.
Yesterday was observed in the south q
Memorial day
d Jacksonville Ills, aud vicinity is undC
o water and heavy flood is feared.
2 Secretary Carlisle Is IN conference with
!, committees OF New York bankers this a
noon.
Eight inches of snow has fallen In th
= northern part Of Minnesota. The storm
slill raging.
James H. Eokles, the new comptroller
the treasury, has entered upon the dutiC
Z OF his Office.
! Indian Inspector Faison has left Wasl
i. inRton for the Choctaw country to sett
!, the difficulties existing there.
d The supreme court Of Australia hi
sanctioned the reconstruction Of the Con
mercial bank. which failed recently
I. Odd Fellows all over the country eel
q brated the ssveDty-fourth anniversary
d thsir orders foundation yesterday.
70 Jacob Schaefer challenges any man
D. the world for the billiard champIonshi
as He is eager TO meet Ives or Slosson.
In the baseball game between PrincstC
and Lafayette colleges at Princeton ye
as terday Princeton wUn by IA to l.
re The trial of Joseph Markham, memb
le Of the Minnesota legislature, indicted 4
In bribery, has been set for June 10.
ID Thomas L. Thompson, our new minist,
" to Brazil, and Minister to Colombia NJ
Kinney took the oath OF office yesterday
" New York flaukerss PropoaaI Raieotes