The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-18
STATE NEWS OF DAY.


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Isaac l.. Rice Now Criticizes President
Harris Management.
| PHILADELPHIA, July lS.-Isaac l.. Rice,
late foreign representative of the Phila-
! delphia and Reading railroad, issued an
| other statement on the affairs Of the COM
| pany The Lehigh Valley lease and the
coal purch ases, to both Of which President
Harris has announced his determination
| TO adhere, have been, Mr.. Rice says, tht
main cause Of Readings present embar.
| rassments, and, II persisted In, must in.
evitably end In It's complete destruction.
The writer declares that President Nc.
| IeOd would never have leased the Lehigh
Valley except Ia connection with the
Jersey Ceptrai, and to form the coal Com
bine." Why MIR. Mcleod, as receiver, con.
tlnued 60 hold on 10 Lehigh Valley after
the Jersey Central had been lost, especially
0s he deemed it one Of the main causes oil
Readings downfall, is what Mr. Rice can,
not understand. lie does not believe, how.
ever, that the late president and recaiveh
would have defaulted upon Readings gen.
eral mortgage bonds in order to pay divi
dends on Lehigh Valley stock "a pre-
pOsrerOus auachronism" Is the term an.
piled to the purchase of coal after the
failure OF the coal combination Mr. Harris
should have noted, Mr.. Rice contends, that
the United States is on the road to bank.
ruptcy because of its effort to keep up the
price of silver, whose production they do
not control, by means Of the purchase of
that mineral Mr. Rice calls for a change
in the management, which might avert a
reorganization, and, in conclusion, says of
the 81 100000 which Reading has tied up
in coal and coal accounts, it owes about
$4,000 900. Computing $20OO,00O az sufii-
cient TO carry OF its business of selling
coal, the remainder, he contends, should
be used to pay Off the principal creditors
and the interest in default.
Miss Kreider Seriously Ill.
HARRISBURG, July 49, "A friend Of the
family in this city says that Annie Kreider
whose parents and four brothers and sis.
ters were murdered in Dakota last week,
will probably lose her mind. She is now
at her grandfather's, near Elizabethtown,
and her condition is pitiable She has slept
little since the tragedy, and cannot eat
The attending physician is of the opinion
that she will not recover, and il she does,
that her mind will be shattered. A brother
Of the murdered man, who lives at Cone
WACO, Lancaster county left fer Dakota 70
superintend the harvesting of the crop and
the sale of the property for the benefit of
the surviving children. 1t is believed now
that the reason Bomberkef did nB kin
Annie and the two little ones was because
his ammunition was exhausted
Destructive Barn Fires.
NoRRIsTOwN, July 1s.-Barn No. 9 Of
Brewer John f. Betz at BetzwOod, this
county was-totally sestrpyed by Are and
with 1t were consumed the Crops OF wheat
from twenty-five acres and thirty tons of
hay. The loss is estimated Mt S12,0O0
BETHLEHEM July ls-Lightning struck
the barn of John Wilson at Milford suuare.
The barn and entire contents, consisting oi
this years hay and grain harvest, and all
the agricultural instruments and three
horses and two cows were burned
HARRISBURG, July ls.-The barb on Null
ugan's farm, near Newport, was struck by
lightning and burned with all its osn-
tents, including this years. crop, hee
horses, seven COWS and farming imple-
ments.
Mrs. Meyers Precarious Condition.
BETHLEHEM, July l7,-Mrs. Levi Meyer,
living near Lower Saucon church, who
was bitten by a oopperhead snake while
picking blackberries is still in preoarious
condition. Pieces of hesh of live chickens
are being constantly placed on the bitten
SWbllluR
and relieves the patient Of pain. Each
portion of the chicken flesh when removed
from the wound Is copperish in color. be-
ing saturated with venomous poison. To
add to the woman's mental sufferings she
has twin babies, who need the mothers
attention.
Twenty Men Fall from a ScafoId.
WILKEsBARRE, July 1s.-The scaffolu-
ing at the oil pumping station of the new
pipe line gave way, and twenty men we're
thrown to the ground. The men fell
twenty-five feet, Owen Lavelle was
fatally hurt, sustaining seven scalp
wounds. Elmer Johnes, Michael Hastings.
David Lewis and Matt Cooper, of Parsons,
sustained more or less severe injuries.
Smallpox in Conshoho oxen.
CONsHoHOCKEN, July 1a-Smallpox has
appeared In this borough, and the yellow
flag is floating here again, the first time In
ten years. The only victim thus far is Mrs.
George Stecl, 35 years old. The family re-
moved to this place about two weeks ago
from Reading The local authorities fear
an outbreak, and are resolved upon heroic
measures for its prevention
Singers at wiIkesbarre.
WuKEsBARRE, July 1S.-Visitiug Ger
mau societies are here to attend the great
SaengerfesU Of the combined German sing
ers of Pennsylvania, which began las
night and will last until Thursday. This
afternoon the grand concerts will be give !
Tomorrow and Thursday will be given to
excursions and sight seeing The city Ia |
prepily decorated.
Fell from the Roof of His House.
READING, July 1S.-Charles II. .Steckline, !
aged 85 years died at the Reading hospital, |
the result of rolling from the roof Of his |
house during his sleep. Steckline was
found on the pavement in front of his res
idence with his skull fractured. He died |
without regaining consciousness. His |
widow and four children survive him
Alleged Murderer Caught,
SHAMoKIN, July IS.- Officers arrested a |
man here answering the description OF Al |
bert Clouso who shot and killed q. w. |
Pickett, of Lucy Furnace, on the 10th inst. |
Union county authorities have been noti- |
fled TO identify him He says his name is
c O'Brien, Of Luaerne county
Pennsy lvauia Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, July ls.-The postmasters |
just appointed in Pennsylvania Rrei j. A. |
Macarthur FreehoId II. NJ Snyder, Hick- |
ory c, rners; L. II, johnson, Louisville; {. |
+ Reed, New Sohefiield W. f. Devers
Parkwood; c f. Gibson, Washington |
vile
New Corporations Chartered.
HARRISBURG, July 1S.-The following |
concerns have just heen chartsredI The |
Buffalo Edge Tool works, Of Ridgway, |
, spital, $4,000; Beauohard Manufaotur'
ing company, of Erie, capital t95, 900; Wat |
son Park Land company, of Allegheny, |
capital, $4,000
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