The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-06-03
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED


The president has recognized Jose Maria
Borta as consul general OF Ecuador at New
York.
Professor Moses G, Farmer, of Boston,
the widely known electrician, died In Chi
cago, aged rs years.
The Prince Of Wales cutter Brittanin
won the Thames club race, defeating Lord
Dunraven's Valkyrs, built to contest for
the Americas cup.
The president has appointed William L.
Quinby, of Michigan, to be envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary OF
the United States to the Netherlands.
Fred McGibney, aged IA, and Thomas
OiBrien and Joseph GillinsLy, each IL
years old, were drowned in the East river,
their boat being upset by the swell from
tug.
Saturday, May sT.
The official barrooms of the state Of
South Carolina will be opened for business
on July l.
Two masked robbers held up a train at
Coleman, Tex, and secured several thou
sand dollars
Arrangements are perfecting for the i'm
migration of Mohammedans from India,
who will oolonize in the southern states.
Italy has notified our government that
her legation at Washington has been
raised to an embassy, and our minister to
Italy will now become an ambassador.
Monday, May 30.
Brigadier General Charles Sutherland,
surgeon general of the army, was today
placed ON the retired list.
Fire in New Brunswick, N. j., late on
Saturday night burned number of stores
and dwellings, sntaillnR a loss OF SIPS 600
George Morris, colored, of Camden, n
j., convicted of numbering Ella Ford hi
housekseper, has been sentenced to twenty
yesrs' imprisonment
The speed attained by the cruiser New
York on her trial trip, from close oompu
tRtions aud correction for tidal currents
is officially announced rs 81 knots an hour
Tuesday, May 80.
The dowager Duchess OF Sutherland ha
been released from confinement in H0llo
way prison, having served the term i'm
posed on her for contempt of court.
THE president has apt nted Colone
George NJ Sternberg to be susgeon gen
eral, United States army, to succeed Gen
erRl Sutherland, retired yesterday.
Frank p slavin was easily defeated b.
Jim Hall at the National Sporting club il
London. The fight lasted only sevel
rounds. II is believed that Slavin wa
druGged
A fatal cyclone Is reported from Georgia
Az Chambers Hill George Barker's wifi
and daughter were buried in the ruins Q
their home At Gillsville James Kinsle
was killed, aud in Banks county Georg
Dowdy was mRnEled to death.
wednesday, May 81.
The government of Holland has sea
out a denial Of the report that Queen Wi
helmina's health is falling,
Thomas NJ Keely, a prominent youn
member Of the Philadelphia bar, died SUI
denly OF heart disease, aged 80.
Purcell Thomas, while making al uu
brellA descent at Buffalo, lost control
the parachute and was killed.
Mrs Marie Blaine was married yesterda
ia New York to DIR. w T. Bull, who a
tended her In her recent illness.
Horace g. Clark has been appoints
Kensral superintendent Of the Nilsson
Pacific railway, vice A. w. Dickinson, =
signed
Miss Bertha Manchester, 22 years oil
was murdered with an AK in her home
Fail River The body was horribly butte
cred No olew
Thursday, June 1.
Sixteen houses were destroyed by fire
sugar HILL n II.
The executive committee OF the Nation
Republican league will meet in Chical
June 15
The statement that Fred Gebhard VI
engaged to Miss Lulu Morris, balumo
belle, Is denied
Near Pony Moore's resort in Londo
Eng, Charley Mitchell aud jim Hall e
gagged in a quarrel, aud rough and tul
bic fight ensued Hall got decidedly C.
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