The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14
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Matters Of Interest from All Over
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Grimes ana Casualties Of Every Char
aotsr Sent by the News GAtherers of
IN. Disersnt Localities and Carefully
HdItsd.
HARRISBURG, Oct. lO.-Ben Tennis, the
Hummelstown strangler, will hang on
Dec 7, the governor yesterday signing the
death warrant.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct 1O-James Don
oshue, Of Fifth avenue, this city, was ar
rested here yesterday for trying to drown
himself In the I.ackawanna river. He was
rescued with difficulty. This was his tenth
attempt upon his life
CHESTER Pa, Oct 12-Professor Josiah
jackson, Of the Pennsylvania State col
lege, died quite suddenly at the residence
of his sister, DR.. Hannah J. Price, in this
city. aged o.. He was rated as one Of the
leading mathematicisus Of the state.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 12,-Terrenoe H.
Boland, a we'll known resident Of Dun
more, was crossing the Delaware, Laoka-
wanna and Western track here when a
train thundered along and cut him to
pieces. He was IS years old and unmar-
ried
HARRISBURG, Oct. 12.-An order was
issued from National Guards headquar-
tera this morning granting an honorable
discharge to Colonel John l. Rogers, late
Judge advocate of the National Guard
who will be placed on the roll Of retired
officers In a subsequent order.
CARLISLE, Pa, Oct. 12--The Lutheran
synod Of western Pennsylvania met yes
tsrday in the Lutheran church here, with
about las delegates present. These officers
were selected; President, Rev. NJ. Ort,
Meohanicsburg; treasurer, Rev. Jerry Carl,
York; secretary, Rev. ]. A. Mentzer, Han
over.
GREEHsBURe, Pa, Oct. 11.-one Of the
bloodisst battles that has taken place In
this county FOR years occurred at Sater'
willie between the HungRrians ofthe Black
ball and Blythedale mines, in which clubs
stones and knives figured as the weapons
and during which three Huns were terri
bly, injured, two Of them fatally.
LANoAsTER, Pa, Dot. 1O.-The state w
c. T. U. elected the following officers
President, Mrs. Anna NJ. Hammer, oi
philadelphia; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Rebeoe B. Chambers, Of West Grove
recording secretary, Mrs. Olive Pond
Aines, Of PhiladelphiAi treasurer, Mrs
W. H. Woods, Of Huntingdon vice presi
dent-at-large, Mrs. Mary H. Jones, o.
Philadelphia.
EAsToN, Pa, Oct. 11.-DAllas Franken
Geld, conductor on the LehiRh Valley
road, was drowned at Cranberry lake, n
j. A boat containing his GOAT, satohel ant
fishing tackle was found In the middle o.
the lake anchored. The drowning occurred
near Andover. Frankenheld was ~ year.
old and leaves family residing In BsthlS
hem. He was one Of the best known con
duotors on the road.
NoRRIsTowE, Pa, Oct. IA bold rob
berry was committed at an early hour II
the morning at the residence Of Il. L
Hiltner, a wealthy resident Of FrsnkliI
avenue. The burglars sorted out all thI
clothing Of Mr.. Hiltner and his two sons
appropriated the best and rejected thoS
which showed the effects Of wear. Thei
plundsr comprises 800 worth of clothing
a watch and chain and cas- in cash.
LANoAsTRR, Pa, Oct. 1l-John Howery
a carpenter, working on the new buildtnl
Of the Reformed Theological seminary
was assisting to place a rafter in position
. yesterday afternoon and was standinI
astrids Of its end. The timber slipped
) throwing HOvsry up into the air and the
7 10 the groui , 6fty feet below. His shhl
= was so badly crushed that the brain oose
D out, and every bone In his body wa
{ broken. He was sb years old, and leave
2 wife and two children.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct 1o-A terrific 81
plosion Of gas occurred in the OQlumbi
colliery, Old Forge, by which Thoma
u joyce and Martin Tighs were fatal
burned and Thomas Hall, Dominic Mu
Z len, John Hogan and p MoNulty, all o
Duryea, seriously injured. The men wer
EinksTs engaged in deepening the shaft Z
a lower vein, and an accumulation Of ga
was set OF by naked lamp before ths
were aware Of Its presencs. The sxDloSio
tore down considerable timbsFinE.
DoYLEsrowN, Pa. Oct. 7-Wallaoe Bur
the half breed Cherokee Indian, who
believed 10 be the murderer Of the Righ
lsyG At NeWtown q couple of weeks agI
was given 4 hearing yesterday In tf
Bucks county Jail District Attorney Al
plebAoh conducted the case for ths con
monwsalth, while the prisoner was nj
U represented by counsel After the exam
a nation Of a number Of witnesses Burt wi
~ remanded TO jail 10 answer the charge
murder At the November term Of court.
.s ALLENTOWN, Pa, Oct. 1s.-Hon. DAM
II Creitz, ex-assemblyman and sx- warden
% the Lehigh county prison, died yesterdi
w Of a broken heart He was turned out
er the warden's office by the commissioner
ss suspicion having been cast upon him
in connection with Murderer Ksck's auici'
ID last February. He became a candidate 4
ID commissioner to succeed the present boar
% appealing to the people for yindioatiO
or but was badly defeated Disappointms
n. unsettled his mind and be gradually pint
away.
70 UNIoNTowN, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE failu
10 of j. s. MoCAleb who conducted banks
is- Uniontown aud ConnellsyilIe, Is found
he be much more serious than was At III
&, aupposad. His assets amount to Abo
ve tT5 900, while the liabilities will reach,
be not exceed, Sl73,OOO A great many Of 4
BY Hungarian and Italian coke workers b.
L deposited their savings In MoCaleb's banl
MoCaleb's places Of business are 81
rounded by mobs VI angry creditors, W
~ threaten to kill MoCaleb on sight 7
ia clerks In the banks have armed themhelV
he 70 protect the property Of their employ
70 Serious trouble is feared.
~ READING, Pa, Oct. l0-Ohicers arrlv
~, here last night having In custody A.
he Dress, Of Philipsburg, Centre oount
- whom they arrested at that place on
~ charge Of false presence In receiving abo
ns o., 900 from the alleged heirs 10 the esti
n' Of John George Spang, who died over sil
h' years ago, and is supposed to have left
Germany an estate which IL now VOL
" anywhere from siO,O00,0OO TO 100000
lay In default OF bail Dress was commits
arr He sent the Spang heirs what has siI
bic been proved a forged copy Of the will
er- John George Spang. There is no Spa
vas estate awaiting American heirs in q
Of many. Several hundred people Of
Spang family have been deluded, I
Dress has made several trips TO Europe
nal their expense.
"A Probably wuiioWsd by Quioksandh
NEW YORK, Oct ll.-Tbesbip Valky