The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


NEWS Uf II1E w ElIh.
Thursday, Jan. ..
Natural gas exploded at Donohue & Hem
snberry's, Chicago killing seven--It is
now proposed that the city Of New York
build the broadway underground railroad
"A street war is on In keyport. Nd
Bakersville IN ca mob lynched a muir
derer after eleven deputies and as many Of
their own gnng were killed-Ihirty-th
additional typhus cases in New York
Three thousand Tammany braves will
march at the augural-Governo Morris
lnauRurated at New Haven; Governor
BulLeley had held over two years because
nf u deadlock in egislature-HenryC Ca
bot Lodge will be the Republican senator
from Massachusetts-G explosion at
Troy wrecked building corner Ferry and
Third streets-Professiona Skater Don
Dghue issues sweepstakes challenge
Mr. Blaine's condition critical-Mar-
tin L. Willard, Auburn, selected by
Adjutant General Porter as clerk in the
military department--Wal street stocks
dull and speculation narrow; money easy
Nurse in Blackwell's island almshouse
died of typhus fever--New York's legis-
lature passed bill to hold constitutional
nvention-Charles A. Orr is United
States pension agent in Buffalo-Nellie
Miller, Buffalo, escaped In safety from
burning building but went back to look
for a pet dog and died-Ransom Reed
and his former wife, divorced sixteen years,
were remarked at Vischer's Ferry, Sara
toga county Martin Williams, of st.
| townsville (N. " Agricultural works,
assigned to Il. S. Van Dusen--Nel-
son r. Nandenburgh, Of Ballston, n. Y.
I fell headlong from scaffold in the new
/ Methodist Episcopal church twenty feet
-Maoungie furnace, of the Crane Iron
/ company, has been again lighted after idle
ness of some months-Rev. 7. b. Argell
| elected archdeacon Of archdeaconry of Har-
/ risburg-At Strausstown, Pa, Jacob
Riehl was attacked by vicious bulldog
and the flesh of his lower jaw torn off.
Friday, Jan. 6,
/ Philadelphia city hall appropriation Of
I 81, 200, 600 vetoed by Mayor Stuart-War
department expects trouble on Texas Dor
ders-Old employees are being reinstated
at Carnegie mills-Martron d. Lewis,
Democrat, will succeed st. Louis, default
ing treasurer-New York exhibitors un.
able to get space at Chicago fair-Owing
to brewery war in st. Louis beer sells foI
half price, four dollars barrel-Dr. Colt
Amherst graduate, inaugurates campaign
of soap and water in slums Of New York
William II. Shattuck kills his bride Of
three months, who accused him of unfaith
fulness, Albany-Grace Wilson, claimant
for Grouse millions at Syracuse, was di
vorced and married an Australian-Tam
many at Albany will oppose national quar-
antine - "The Knickerbockers," new
.ran
at Boston-Developm show that Mis-
Stradler, who tainted at the marriage
altar at Bridgeton, N. J., did so purposely
The wedding is off-Nebraska senate
deadlock may defer Governor Crounse'
uguration-Kansas supreme court de
cided for Stubbs in legislative contest
which will permit Republicans to organ
ize the Michigan Republicans re
nominate Senator Stockbridge ant
carnage at Bakersyille pronounced a hoal
} Massachusetts supreme court sustained
verdict of sl6, 79l against General Benja
. min +. Butler. General Butler indorse'
, for 81, 500, receiving its value-Freemal
ID. Somerby, Dr. Charles II. Baker ant
Joseph Gladding, of Order OF Iron Hall
arraigned in Philadelphia for raisinl
900 to sustain Mutual Banking ant
, Trust company OF Philadelphia-Eng
lish capitalists will build brewerieE a
San Francisco, Denver, Baltimore, De
troit, Rochester Portsmouth, n. H., New
ark and Mexico-Mr John Ruskil
dangerously i'll from brain disease
Governors OF Maine, New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts and Michigan inaugurated-
One hundred typhus cases thus far in NeN
York-Wall street stocks dull, eXcep
Reading. Money easy-Alleged that N
Charles de Lesseps and NJ. Marius Fol-
taine, of Panama Canal company, mad
confessions-Gail Hamilton assails GLAD
stone as murderer of Mrs, Maybrick.
Saturday, Jan. I.
President Harrison extended civil servic
law to include 60l free delivery postoffice
and weather bureau employees, maxim
5000 persons placed under civil servic
3 during present administration - Ellie
Moody and family, pauper immigrants q
, Philadelphia, who claimed to be visitor
only, under law oruered retuned--E1
. Bank Examiner Drew asks for investigi
tion Of his connection with Keystone ban
failure-Brooklyn board supervisors an
C other officials indicted for alleged di
honest expenditure Of Columbian cell
e bration funds-Mrs Parnell arrange
to pay preferred creditors CharlG
Schatcable held for bigamy, Unio
Hill, n. President Arlington, Vic
President Troth, Glassblowers' Nations
S union, indicted for conspiracy at Ne
Brighton, N Jack Ashton, Sullivan
D sparring partner, dead--New coast d
i fense vessel Monterey pronounced greS
success-Mrs Edith Steele held prisoI
G or by her husband at Gilsey House, Ne
q York-William S. L.add, Pacific Goa.
y / afv he AaaA Eira
100000 worth poroperty Coney Islant
d N. Y.-Nebraska legislature deadloc
+ broken by combination Of Republ
ans and four Democrats, who electe
+ Cowell (Rep.) president senate - Cal
a fornia Democratic legislative caucr
s nominated White for United stat,
senator-James Smith, Jr., said he woul
, defeat Governor Albeit for senator in Ne
~ Jersey - Bandmaster Cappa dead 80
Freight Conductor Charles n. Holland an
Kasper Thorezen and Joseph A. Sandholt
er, trainmen, arrested at East HartfOri
u Conn, for robbing freight cars-Ex-Go
T. ernOr Miller, Connecticut, chosen oratt
5 for next Yale law school commencemel
Officially declared that no cholel
y exists at the Arkansas penitentiary-
Il Patrolmen Peter f. Hill and Micha
" Dempsey, who killed the Italian Fran
Carizzio, exonerated by grand jury, Clev
land-Miss King, who accidentally killt
q Albert Mccoy during charade San Fra
> cisco, declared not guilty of murder
= New trial for Grossman, Molitor's mu
derer, refused, Alpena Mich.-Maj,
James p. Frost, financial editor Of BostC
y Globe, dead-Harvey Burget, millionair
c dead, Rathboneville, n. "A disorde
$ ly anti-Semitic meeting broken up in Par
u Stocks dull; S2,OOO,OOO in gold exportS
Five New York police captains tran
d ferred because captains allowed gambliI
d and disorderly houses in their precinc
- Professor Peter +. Tarpey, New Yor
s dead-General Alger clothed 200 Detro
newsboys-Reading railroad TO get lol
p and pay interest on preference bonds
q Professor Thomson, Lynn, Mass, declar
e that he can construct a machine that vi
. make 5O-foot nderbolts-French TO
y alists denounce Count Of Paris for n
boldly declaring himself emperor-Atto
ney r. NJ Beel killed Attorney +. r. NJ
s. Kinnon, Guthrie, o. T.-Eagle brewer
y Newark, y. j., burned-Henry Cli
a Evans, of Tennessee, appointed first aasts
q ant postmaster general-Henry NJ. M0rr
e Of Washington, appointed United Stat
consul at Three Rivers, Canada-Gas e,
plOsion, Pittsburg, kills Mr.. and Mr.
Thomas Dovey and infant daughter
! Banker Eugene Mehler, New York. dead
Y Monday, Jan. o.
S Senate considers immigration restrictic
k The suggestion OF Adiutant Gener
= Douglass, of Maryland, that congress enal
1 q law TO provide for an eneampment
, 100000 United States and state troops
/. Worlds fair, sent 10 the senate--IndictS
j. Brooklyn officials donot fear conviction
r Cholera deaths in Europe number near
o 5OO,OOO--Mrs. Carrie +. Vandergrift, q
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