The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-11
A WEEK S NEWS CONDENSED


The state legislature of North Carolina
has repealed the law forbidding the bust
ness of ticket scalping in that state.
The great wrestling match for the worlds
championship between Evan Lewis and
Ernest Roeber, at New Orleans last night,
was won by Lewis, he winning three out
Of five falls.
BY the bursting of an iron pulley on a
dynamo at the power house of the Elec-
trio Street Railway company Of Lowell,
Mass, a large uywheel was mashed to
pieces. A. H. Head was killed by flying
missile. A ton section of the wheel was
hurled through two brick walls,
saturday, March 4.
A serious outbreak Of typhus fever has
occurred at Titusville, Pa.
President Harrison last evening affixed
his signature to the immigration bill,
known as the Chandler immigration and
contract labor bill,
Ex-Presideut Harrison's ex-secretary,
Maior>Halfurd, detailed for duty with the
Bering set commission, left New York for
Europe this morning.
Joe Goddard, the Barrier giant, " and Ed
Smith, the Denver pugilist, met last night
in the arena Of the Olympic club, New Or
leans, for purse of $4,000 Smith won in
the eighteenth round.
Five children, the Oldest II and the
youngest years old, were suffocated in a
rear room on the top floor Of tenement
on Henry street, New York. When found
all were dead The cause of the tragedy
was the explosion of a kerosene stove.
Monday. March o.
General Fhomas Reynolds distin-
guished soldier during the civil war, died
in Chicago yesterday.
A cyclone which swept through Georgia
last Friday night killed eighteen and in.
jured many others. At Greenville 15g
houses were rendered untenantable.
Governor Richards, of Montana, has ap.
pointed Lee Mantle, mayor Of Butte,
United States senator. The Legislature
neglected to elect owing to a deadlock.
Hugh Dempsey and Robert Beatter con.
victcd of poisoning workmen at Home
stead, Pa, were sentenced to seven yeaII
| in the penitentiary. Gallagher and David
son, who confessed, got five years and
three years respectively.
/ A cyclone which visited Mississippi OF
| Saturday did great damage, Twelve were
/ killed at Barnett. At Marion a child was
/ blown from its mothers arms and killed
| and two negroes were killed. At Bartlett
| the water was blown from the railroad
/ water tank, leaving the tank uninjured
/ There is great destitution.
Tuesday, March Z.
Hon. Josiah Quincy, of Massachusetts
/ was appointed first assistant secretary o.
/ state by Secretary Gresham.
/ Police Captain John II. Mccullough
| died in New York yesterday aged 81. HI
| had been on the police force for twenty.
nine years
Seyyid Ali ben Said, sultan of Zanzibar
is dead. His son kalid attempted to seiz,
the throne, but was ousted by British aU
thority and the rightful heir, Hamid beI
Thwain, inducted into office.
EX-President Harrison received a roya
welcome on his return to indianapolis yes
terday. In the evening a mass meeting
was held at the capitol, at which addresse
OF welcome were made by Governor Mat
thews, Mayor Sullivan and others, t,
which General Harrison feelingly re
sponded.
Wednesday, March 3.
Vice President Reiuhart, of the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe road, has been electe,
10 succeed the late President Marvel.
The Populist senators were not invite,
to participate-n the Democratic senators
caucus, indicating that their aid is not in
vited.
General Rosecrans, now in California 70
the benefit of his health, says he does no
intend resiguing his position as register 0
the treasury.
General Manager Eckert was electe,
president OF the Western Union Telegraph
company at the fun meeting Of the boar,
OF directors at New York yesterday.
In the prize fight at New Orleans las
night between Austin Gibbons, of Pate
son, n. j., and Mike DAILY, Of Bangor Ne
Gibbons won Ia the thirty-lirst round.
Thursday, March o.
Hon, Frank Lawler has made applica
tion 10 President Cleveland Tor the posi-
tion Of postmaster Of Chicago. His appli
cation is indorsed by Gj,OJO citizens.
Schooner Grace ID. Buchanan, whiol
sailed from Baltimore Feb. g, mas beel
given up for lost. She carried crew q
eight.
A dispatch from Berlin states that Fiel
Marshal Count Won Blumenthal b dying
He has been i'll for several days.
Jack McAuliffe, the lightweight cham
pion, has accepted George Dawson's chal
lenge for finish fight for 5000 a side am
/ IA nurse.