The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-16
I'LL AROUND TIE STATE.
Interesting Happenings from
ali Sections.
OF INTEREST TO PENNsYLvANlANs.

NllllaHl b1Hhh AhroWn Ir0ul a larso ard
Killed in Philadelphia Electricity Takes
the Place OF Fire in the Cambria Min
Einc-over Gfs, GEO Paid Out to Reading
Coal and Iron Company Enprloyes.
ScHUyLIuL HAVEN, March 10.-All Of
the collieries in the schuylkill ceal region
not undergoing repairs are working to-day,
having got the better Of the water which
flowed into the workings during the heavy
rains. The shipment Of coal over the
Reading road is not so heavy as it was the
first two days Of this week. but this is ow.
ing to the engines being down the road.
The loaded cars are accumulating at the
Cressona and Palo Alto sidings and up the
Schuyllzill valleys. 1t win take all the
engines that can be secured to move the
block which win be at these points 10y SAT-
urdsy.
WuEEs-BAEEE, March 10-Fifty of the
swiudled RoclafellUw depOstOrs held a
meeting in Hsues hall yesterday afternoon
TO decide on some method to force an ex-
plsuaton from their late banker The
meeting was at times most exciting A
committee was appointed to employ counsel
10 prosecute Rockafellow and each depos-
itor contributed a dollar TO defray expenses.
The committee was also instructed to en-
ploy a detective to learn the contents of
certain boxes removed from the bankers
residence two days previous to the failures
who carried them away and where they
were taken.
JoHNsTowN, March 16.-Owing to the
great and increasing danger from the use
of fire in the Cambria mill-mne electricity
has been introduced to run the huge pumps.
OF late a great deal Of gas has been noticed
in the mine, and on several occasions of late
explosions have occurred in which serious
disaster has been narrowly ayerted. The
conditions have become alarming and men
have quit work because they feared an acci-
dent. All the fuel supply for the companys
works is taken from this mine. which sup
ply aggregates about 1 300 tons a day.
ALTOONA, March 1G.-Samuel Harpster
and his quartette of boys from Centre
county, who have become famous in their
respective locality under the name Of ''The
Big Four" had hearing before United
States Commissioner W. A. Ambrose. of
this city, yesterday afternoon, on the charge
of obstructing the United States mails at
different times between the towns of Guyer
and Gatesburg. They were bound over for
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district court at Erie.
PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-At the regll-
lar weekly meeting of the board of health
it was decided to ask councils for an an
preparation of 100000, with which to fight
cholera during the coming spring and
summer 1t is the purpose of the board,
should it receive the appropriation, to de-
vote one-half of it to making necessary
the remainder to be held in reserve for use
only in case cholera actually makes its ap-
pearance in this city.
READING, March 16.-The executive com
mittee Of the State Camp, P. 0. S. of A..
met in this city. State Secretary Weand
reported that during 1892, 1924 persons
were initiated into the order, 227 admitted
by card and $40 re instated, making the
total membership December 81, 47,054
During the year S106. .0S5. 48 was paid out
in benefits. The receipts were 5349, $40 So
and the expenditures $306, ,G06.09
PoTTsvILLE, March -PaymasterJ Jacob
P. Jones OF the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, sent out his as
sistants yesterday afternoon to pay the en-
Locust Run, Bast. NorM Ashland. Girard
Mammoth, Hammond and Bear Ridge col
lieries located at Ashland, Girardville and
Mahanoy Plane. The sum distributed was
over $40, 600 for two weeks work.
GRARDvmLE, March 16.-The sudden
cold snap which struck this region sent the
mercury below the freezing point and put a
sudden stop to the work of starting up the
coal washers. These operations were closed
down all winter because it was too cold to
wash the coal from the culm taken from
the waste banks and when the warm
weather came men we're put to work put
ting the mg-L.Ie.y in order.
WAsHIyGT1N March 16-At the con-
gregatonal meet g Of Fairview Presby-
terian church The resignation of Rev. j. L.
Roegler was accepted. He viii go to South
cciyed from A. B. Brown declaring his will
lnGno-s to leave Center and accept a call
to BGIyiew The call was made unani-
nous anG q committee appointed to wait
on Rev. Brown.
ERIE, March 16.-The long fight over the
control of the Edinboro normal school is
probably ended. A compromise has been
reached through Dr. D. j. Waller, state
superintendent of public instruction, who
was in Edinboro last week and acted as
peacemalSer so far as possible between the
warning factions.
CHEsTTR, March b6-Albert Riggs, a 12-
year-old 10y was fatally crushed between two
dongolas yesterday and died almost imme-
diately W ith several other boys Riggs
was pushing the cars up and down the
track, when he got between the bumpers.
CoNNELLsvHLE, March 16.-It is still
uncertain about the recovery Of State Mine
Inspector Duncan and Edward Herrigan,
two of the miners burned in the Whitsett
explosion. The others will probably pull
through, barring unforeseen complications.
NoRRIsTowN, March 1G.-Train Dis
patcher John R. Rupp, was acquitted of
negligence and responsibility for the Rose
Glen disaster ON the Reading railroad Oc-
tober "a and the county was directed to pay
the costs.
LOCK HAVEN, March 16.-The first tim
ber raft Of the season arrived here Tuesday.
The water is at a good stage for running.
Several RATS arrived here yesterday after
noon and more will probably come down
some time to-day.
EAsToN, March 16.-HGTy Kachline,
aged 10, employed at Wilson's foundry,
committed suicide by firing a bullet into
his head. He had been a great sufferer fQr
some time with rheumatism.
PHnApELPHIA, March 10. - William
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