The Somerset reporter., 1893-02-09
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
Brief Record OF Important Events During
the Fust Seven Days.

AFtiFhtbi 1 -
Lebanon county, Pa, millere viii unite
to fight the Bruo patent claims.
The Carnegie Company has withdrawn
Its exhibits from he Worlds Far
The Official Gazette, of Madrid an
nounces that the King has scarlttina
Scores ot hogs are dying In Butler toWu.
ship, Luzetne county, P.l, OF cholera
Pre-, ident Harrison will make no mure
nominations for Gousuls of the United
States
The death Of Michael Criss, membei
of the New York stock Exchange since
1863, WAS announced Friday.
Two inmates OF the Cherokee priso1. ut
Tahlequah, i. l., while trying to escape
We're shot by a guard; one fatally.
AT Corning, O., Friday, William
Clifford assaulted II barber named Craney
and WAS shot and instantly killed.
notwithstanding the mild weather Of
the past few days, the ice bridge over the
great cataract at Niagara Falls continues
undisturbed.
Edward NJ. Scudder one OF the Justice
of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, died
suddenly Of apoplexy Friday night al his
home in Trenton
The twin screw armor- plated harbor
defense ram kat,hdin was launched from
the yards of the Bath Iron Works, at
Bath, Me, Saturday,
The President sent to the Senate Fri
day the nomination of j, Rice Winehell
to be Collector of Customs for the District
OF New Haven, Conn.
Fire destroyed the lumber Office of
Bennett x Kluck and quantity of lum-
Der owned by tn EN- at Oneida, y Y,
Friday. No insurance
Frederick Augustus Genth, one of the
most eminent authorities in chemistry
aud mineralugy in the United States, is
dead at Philadelphia
The earnings OF the Canadian Pacific
railroad ior the month ending Jan. are
S453, 600; for the same period last year,
SAL 900; decrease, SIS, 900.
Senator Casey has withdrawn from the
North Dakota Senat orial race. 1t is
thought now that the Republican minor
itS will vote for some Democrat.
The .rial of the United States cruiser
Vcsuvius' pneumatic guns at Port Royal,
s. G., proved very successful, and may
bring about revolution in sea fight
ing.
The House Committee on Military
Affass considered the Army Approprla-
ton bill as passed by the Senate and de
cided to disagree to the material amend
ments.
The Island of Zante, belonging to
Greece, has suffered another earthquake
shock. Many buildings were wrecked
and hundreds OF people are reported as
killed
The late Duke of Marlborough
will gives 20, 600 pounds to Lady Colin
Campbell aud 5000 pounds to Lord Ran
dolph Churchill. The will has not yet
been proved.
The total vote in Massachusetts on the
license question at the recent State cleo.
tion was 1874 $40 in favor, and 1873, 957
against The licenses in 1892 amounted
to 1891, 099.25
Secretary Foster OF the Treasury De
purtment has directed the collectors at
New York, Philadelphia and Boston to
suspend the refund of duties upon hat
material until further advised.
Nearly all the mines in the Rico
Col, district are closed down, the 600
miners having gone on "a strike against u
reduction in wages to 50 per day. No
violence has been used SO far.
Application for authority to orgauiz t
the Yongh National Ban of Council.
vile, Pa has heou filed with the Comp.
troller of the Currency by }. &. Kurt,
of Conceivable, and his associates.
"A block of wooden buildings in Yon :
kers, N. Y, including Mrs. Tmm's mil
linery store, Alfred SINNERS boarding
house, and Cahraman's furniture store,
were burned Saturday. Loss, $40 600
Ulysses McMeller, aged % years, Thurs
day night assaulted Minnie Way, the
year old daughter of Mrs. Nina Way, of
Wyoming, Pa, ut whose home he boarded
The child is in a precarious condition.
Policeman Patrick Kennedy, OF New
York, attached to the Bellevue Hospital
squad, is dead of typhus fever.
The typhus record in New York for the
past week WAS twenty new cases and nine
deaths
Antonio Mureilo, who was convict ed
of manslaughter in the first degree in
New York city last week for the killing
oil Francesca Mole, on December 4, has
been sentenced to twenty years ut hard
laborn State prison.
"A Richmond, despatch says ii has been
decided to remove the remains of Jefferson
Davis from New Orleans to Richmond fot
interment on May 30, Confederate Memoir
iul Day. Lee Ganp. Confederate Netcr
ans, has charge oi tue arrangements
II city of seattle, Wash, is threat
encd with a coal aud water famine (
the unparalleled cold suap continues
much longer Snow fell most II the
day on Fuuay and Saturday. with he bar