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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

John Conahan, aged 90 years, em-
ploycd as a fireman at No / Yorktown,
was painfully stabbed ON Saturday
night 10y lad named Heron whom he
was attempting TO eiest from the boiler
house for improper conduct and allow
him space toperform his tedious duties
The knife penetrated near the right
shoulder blade Co q depth of lai inches
from which the blood flowed profusely
for nearly am hour DIR. Farrar Of
Audenried, was summoned and eNerted
his abilities to alleviate the suHerings
of the unfortunate Young man who
suffered the most excruciating pain
until the wound was dressed
For sometime past bad blood eN-
listed between Frank Ton'ish aud
John Boloslt two of the most desper-
ate aud blood thirsty Hungarians in
Yorktown. On Friday last they
quarrelled over minor difficulties,
Boloski rendering his antagonist pros
trate by "A severe blow on the head,
with piece Of casting They met on
Saturday for the second time when
Bolosk drew a knife and stabbed
Tomosh in the cheek inilicting a gasb
about three and one half iuchef long.
a warrant was sworn out before squire
Haas, of Audenried and placed in the
hands Of Capt. Simpson, Of Jeanesville
who conducted Boloski to the Carbon
county free bed and lunch counter at
Mauch Chunk where he will likely
spend a few pleasant weeks.
Miss Fannie McGowen relict of
the late Bernard McGowau died at her
home in Yorktown ON Saturday even
ing at the ripe age of SO years. De-
ceased was highly respected and for
many years back lived with her grand
son Dennis Maloy, of Yorktown. The
funeral took place Wednesday after
noon at two o'clock. luterment in the
Frenchtown cemetry
Michael Bonner, young man en-
ployed in No. breaker Of the Lehigh
&Wilkesbarre CoalCompony at Auden-
ried, met with a shocking accident
Monday afternoon, While working
around the monkey roller he accident
ally fell in and had a leg so badly
crushed that it was necessary TO ampu-
tate it, The operation was performed
by Drs. Longshore and Mears. The
boy is in critical condition.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

The latest estimate of anthracite
coal yet in the ground is 1864 100000
tons, of which 2,4j0O or 40 per
cent, is on the lands of the Reading
Coal q Iron Company. The area OF
anthracite coal territory I'm Peunsyl
vauia is 236,5OO acres, of which Read.
ing Coal a Iron Company owns lO2uOJ
acres The Reading company 10y lease
or otherwise controls about ll,OOo more
acres of coal land.
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company
owns D., ,723 acres of coal lands and leas
es 1902 acres. It owns majority Of
stock in other corporations which own
ll,259 acres. Upon the jO,oIl acres
owned or controlled. there are fifty
four collieries, of which Lemgh Valley
operates seventeen. the others arc
operated by other companies and in
dividuals. All the Lehigh Valley Goa
stock is owned by the railroad company
The Lehigh Valley Railway Company
owns 3,6l0 acres of coal lauds, but does
not operate them
The Lehigh a. Wilkes-Barre Goa
| Company owns l3,JOO acres of coal lanC
and holds 5000 acres under lease. II
operates thirteen collieries and rent,
1000 acres Of land to individuals, who
operate collieries thereon. The capita
stock outstanding is S02l2,jOO, of whicl
tho Jersey Central owns S6,G00,OOO. Its
bonds and other obligations amount tC
5l2.O0OOOO, of which a small portion Is
guaranteed by the Jersey Central
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

In the month of January, 1871, and
just before the memorable freshct of
that time" remarked an old citizen
this morning, "we experienced just
such weather as this. There was a very
inclement day followed 10y just such a
heavy fog as overhangs the valley to.
day. The Lehigh was frozen over from
Easton to Mauch Chunk .aud there
live to-day several citizens who then
skated as far mp the river as Mauch
Chunk. Mild weather followed, the ice
broke, the stream in day rose ten feet
and there followed the freshet. / an
ticipate n freshet this spring but not a
big one. In 1911 the river was more
ice bound than now. There we're, be-
sides, more dams. 1t can never again,
without dams, become ice bound sufll,
cient for big freshet. But as I re.
marked first the present status of the
winter is in every respect similar to
the winter of Kodak Man in
Bethlehem Times.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

4 question which has been under dis
cusslun in the Lutheran church for years
was settled in Philadelphia, when the
Ministerium Of PENNSYLVANIA and adjacent
States made OF lis president what the op-
ponents of the change call a "bishop, aud
who will come as near being such as the
conditions existing in the church will per-
init, The debate Of the day showed thar
the house was divided into two parties re-
gardiug the settlement of the oversight
question. The more radical party favored
the Capitalization OF this Office on one I'M
diyidusl, some even going SO far as 10
openly declare for a Lutheran Episco-
pate" The conservative wing urged The
re adjustment and multiplication Of Dis
trict Conferences, supplying each Confer.
! euCe VITA n body OF visitors who would
practically have in charge all the oversight,
I The conservative party carried the first
question at issue-tle multiplication OF
/ Conferences, hut the main question, that
OF general superinlendencY, seemingly
/ much 10 every ones surprise, was carried
I bv the radical or progressive party, though
/ by very small margin. The Ministerium
/ has given the power OF oversight into me
T hands Of one man whose duties will extend
over a wide sphere Of congregational su-
. peIyision. The President of The minister.
/ ium Is % have the oversight OF an Tie
ministers and congregations connected
f with it, and they shall have due regard fol
] bic official requests, councils, recOmmen.
dauons and directions. To the President
shall belong the rights and duty Of pastoral
I visitation OF the churches belonging 20 th,
miuisterium, 10 confer and advise will
pastors aud people respecting the work
wants and interests of me church, aud
their own welfare.
The ministeiium now numbers 2-4 min
isieIs ami 1Gl congregations which al,
NOT an confined 20 penusYlvunia but ur,
scattered over this and adjacent States.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

Mine Inspector Williams report for the
Thiitl Inspection District for 1892 is nearly
completed and will be issued 10 full by the
first of March. The chapter relating to ac-
cidents is interesting. During the year
they numbered 263, 50 of them resulting
in the death of one or more The number
each month was:
January, 10; February. Il; March, 21;
April, 10; May, Al; June, 22i July, 2S; Au-
gust, 20, September. Is; October, 2l; No
vember, IS; December, p.
The nationality of those killed is as fol
lows: American, 12; Welsh, "a; Irish, 81
English, Z; Polish 30; Stays, s; German, 3;
Canadian, l..
The causes uf accidents may be thus
epitomized' BY explosion of gas, 25; falls
of roof and coal, SO; mine cars under
ground, 10; explosions, powder blasts, 4
miscellaneous, 5 on surface, 6.
These accidents LETT AZ widows and l37
orphans. The average numbcr of persons
employed during 1892 was l9,4ll, and This
makes about one in "a either killed or IN.
jured. The fearful disasters of one or two
years previous were unknown in 1892. The
largest fatality was that OF May 81 at
Mocauaqua when fle boss John ProtEeroe
and three others were killed. At South
Wilkes-barr July @ occurred one OF the
saddest of accidents by which three were
Killed under fall of coal, one Of them be-
ing Mine Inspector Williams son john.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

Easton's diphtheria epidemic is due
to carelessness, the Free Press asserts
at IS said by those who have observed
that n great deal of carelessness is
displayed in many instances in dealing
with diphtheria, and that the circulars
sent out by the board of health are dis.
regarded and thrown away Several
cases onWashingtonStreet are directly
traceable to carelessness on the part Of
families in which the disease has exist
ed. Much criticism is aroused because
children, having just recovered from
slight attacks, are not kept in doors
until all danger is passed, and because
bedding and apparel used by sick
children have been, after recovery, eN.
posed to the air where the germs are
caught up by the wind and scattered
broadcast. Many parents living in the
western part of the city are keeping
their children out of school"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

The FRIENDS of General VIM. Lilly, Of
Maueh Chunk, will hear with feelings
Of the deepest regret that the old war
horse is in an illness from which it is
perhaps impossible for him to recover.
The Gen. has passed his three score
and ten and can well be said to be in
the shadow Of the great hereafter. His
election therefore as Congressman-at-
Large, recognition of his many
services to the Republican party, long
DELAYED. comes all too late.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

Last week Mr.. Cooper introduced the
following important bill which was re-
ferred to his committee
Section ]. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA
IN General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same. That sixty days after the pass
age of this act, eight hours labor shall
constitute legal days work for all
skilled or unskilled laborers, workmen
or employees, who are now or who may
hereafter be employed in and about
the coal mines in this Commonwealth.
Section >. That employees for all
work performed in excess of eight
hours In any one day shall be paid for
such excess, pro rata daily ratio, and
in addition threto, fifty per centum of
pro rata daily ratio of the wages or
salary agreed upon per yard, piece or
FOOT, per hour. day, week, month or
year
Section 3. That in case any individ.
ual, hrm, corporation or association. or
other employer, shall refuse to make
payment when demanded, allowing
eight hours for a legal days work and
IS provided in Section . of this Act
Wage-workers, skilled or uushned, on
other employees, employed by or with
the authority Of such individual, firm
eorporation or association or other EN-.
ployes, the said individual, the mem,
bers of the firm, the directors. officers
and superintendents or managers of
said corporation shall be guilty of 3
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be sentenced to pay fine not tc
exceed two hundred dollars
Section 4. It is hereby made tn,
duty of the Mine Inspector of the Dis
trict in which the offence is committee
to bring action in the name of the
Commonwealth, against every indivi
dual, firm, corporation and association
violating the provisions of this law
upon request Of any citizen of thii
Commonwealth. Upon his failure {,
do so, any citizen of this Common
wealth is hereby authorized to do S,
IN the name of the Commonwealth
Section 8. All laws or parts Of laws
Inconsistent with the provisions Of thi
Act be and the same are hereby re
pealed.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

The proposition to establish a Depart.
meut OF Roads, with Cabinet officer at
the head OFF C., the Philadelphia ledger saws
was liule too radical 10 meet with favor,
Lut there Is room for O bureau OF roads in
the Agricultural Department, and this
suggestion meets with much more favor at
Washington, It's duties would be 20 col
lect information of all kinds, particularly
that relating TO good road making, the ma
chinery TO be used and TO collate and
cOdIty road laws, suggesting TO the LegIs-
latures Of the several States a uniform law
on the subject. The subject is one OF
prime Importance, for bad roads are q Sc
we're TAX on all who are required to use
them. The farmers particularly need edu-
cation ON this point Although they are
the chief sufferers from bad roads, they do
not realize the fact, and streuuOusly resist
the taxation that is necessary 90 give them
cheaper and better mcans OF reaching the
market IheG complain Of high railroad
charges, vet pay, Indirectly, ten times as
much per mile 10 get their products TO the
station as TO have these same products car
ried for them over the railroads.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

The Banks Township Democratic con-
vention convened In the Tresckow school
house on Saturday afternoon and elected a
ticket for the coming election. The con-
vention was one Of the quietesJ held iE the
township for some time. There is the best
of good feeling and satisfaction in the marty
throughout The township. The only offices
which were contested for were the tax col
iectorsnip and the constable. Richard
Coyle, Of Jeanesville, aud Michael Giles
pie. OF Tresckow, were the candidates for
tax collector Coyle was elected on the
first ballot John MulIigan. Of JeaEesyille,
and John j. Gallagher, OF Tresckow, were
elected scEoo' directors by acclamalion.
john McGee, Of Audenred, and John
Connell, OF Beaver Meadow, were the only
candidates for supervisor and were elected
by acclamation. John Mcdonald, 2nd, of
Jeanesvllle, was elected register and Frank
O'Donnel and Charles Dennion, OF Beaver
Meadow. were candidates for constable,
O'DOnnell was elected on the third ballot.
The following township committee was
appointed for next wear: james j. Bresln,
Patrick McGnrycy, William j. Gallagher,
Daniel Gallagher, James Gildea, James
johnson, Joseph McGrady. Alauus Nc.
Clatfery, Thomas Mulligan, Edward
Curry amt Barney Brady.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

If THERE isn't new bridge across the
canal at Weissport before the robins
nest again it will be the fault of the
supervisors of Franklin township,
These officials are vested with power
to make the bridges within their bail
wick safe to the travelling public, and
likewise in case of accident they also
would be responsible. This being so,
naturally these men will at once pro
seed to make the bridge safe. In the
meantime the people can look with a
smile of satisfaction on the Lehigh
Coal & Navigation Company and thank
the last grand jury for the instructions
received on this important matter As
we hays said before, the new bridge
will come.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

WEIssPORT HAS discarded the old
fashioned way of electing their chief
burgess and hereafter will let all the
people vote on who shall be their high
cock loram. This is a most excellent
move and we congratulate the lively
little town on their activity. New then
let the coming burgess be a hustler
and Weissport's interests are safe.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28
MEETING or THE LEmGH VALLEY
MEDICAL SOCIETY.


Tile winter Conversational" ut the uottl
Allen. Allentown. ON Thursday.
The nfth winter conversational meeting
Of the Lehigh Valley Medical Association
was held 40 the Hotel Allen, Allentown,
Thursday, The programme was as follows;
REPORT of the executive board aud action
on the report; The address ON surgery, j. l.
Cawley, NJ. D SprinCiown, Pa "Iru-
matte tetanus;' discussion, TO bc opened
by w. l. Estes, NJ. d., of ST. Luke Hos
pitai; the address on hygiene, by w. g..
Weaver, NJ. ID Wilkes.Barre, Pa, "Puri-
fca'ion Of and contaeiou through portable
wator;' discussion, to be opened by BEN
iamin Lee, NJ. d., secretary state board Of
nealth of Pennsylvania; the address ON
Laryngology Geo. J.. Romine, M. D.
LambertYjlle, n. y "Eehmatic phariI-
gifts, )" discussion. tu be opened b1 W. II.
Hauzell, 81, d., Allentown, Pa, address
on medicine, Edgar NJ. Green, nj. D Eas-
ton, Pa, "Gout'' discussion, TO be open
ed by Lewis H. Taylor, NJ. d., Wilkes
Barre, Pa final report OF the executive
board adjournment
The annual dinner was served 40 /
o'clock The officers Of the association
are:-
President, T.. l.. Relchard, Allentown
vice presidents W. H. Longshore, Halle
ton; G.. l.. Romne, Lambertville, n. j.
j. II. Wilson, Bethlehem; j.. Z. Muichlcr,
Struudsburg; secretary, Charles Mclnure,
Easton; assistant secretary, W. S. stewart,
Wilkes Barre; treasurer Abraham stout,
Bethlehem; executive cUmmittee-Berks
County, ID. ID. Beaver, Reading; Bucks
County, @. d. Fritz, Sellersyile; Carbon
County, j. G. Zern, Lehi ghton llunterdon
County, o. II. Spkoul. Fleminglon; Leba-
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

The total number of taxables In the State
in 1872, according to the return of the var
ious counties to the Department of Internal
Affairs, was 1,j76.I40 an increase Of 43,
254 over the previous year.
The Adjutant Generals department has
prepared the following statement, showing
the cost eff the Homestead riot to the State.
Individual pay Of troops, S317, ,053. II horse
hire, 1886 %; transportation. 1873. 80
quartermaster supplies, SIS, ,26j. As; surgeon
general, S92226: commissrry. S2l ,3iG oS
total, 34.SlS.S9.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28
A MoNuMnNr or CoAL.
To be Sent to the worlds Fair ny the lie.
high valley Coal Go.

To be sent to the Worlds Fair py the Le.
high valley Coal Go.
The lehigh Valley Coal Company pro
poses sending TO the World Fair munu
mcnt OF coal, constructed from coal mined
IA the Packer c0lheries near Shenandoah.
The monument, 70 is said, viii be lfl
feet high, ten feet square no the base and
four feet at the top. il will be constructed
In sections 10 feet long, aHd these will be
shipped TO the Exposition.
In preparing the coal, care will be taken
TO cut out pieces that will show, when
placed ia position, AN the connecting min.
erals that are found I'm the mining Of the
coal, some parts Of the coal viii be left To-
the rough state, while other parts win be
highly polished,
The coal used in The construction Of tLC
shaft is being selected from Packer collier,
les Nos. 3, and ., but principally from
the first named One piece sent 10 the sur.
face at No. 3, ON Tuesday. welghrd almost
two tons.
Considerable care must De iaken iu tho
preparation Of the pieces, and as a cOnse
quence the work ON IL will be very tedious
10 is not expected that the monument will
be completed before lhe first of April II
Is said by those who have examined the
plans that the exhibit will De one of tht
finest at the World Fair
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28
MARRIED..

BELTZ-HAHN-At LehightOn, ON Thursday
Jan. 10Th, 1893, BY Rev. j. A. Reber. lacoi
Reltz, of Wessport, TO Miss Sarah A. Hahn,
of East Weissport.
SMTTH-SHGNGLFR-A At Lehight0n, on Sunday,
Jan, 22nd 1893, by Rev j. A. Reber, Charles
Shingler, Of LehightOn,
hFMMERER-ST the IAN day
OF January. C. ID. Kemmerer, of East Penn,
and Miss Mantana Sieigewalt, OF West Penn,
by Rev. A Bartholomew
DRpPE-BAuER-At the Evangelical parsonage
ln slntngtun, "a, Jannary 23rt, bv Rev j. y.
NeWhart, Alr. wilson Deppe. OF East Mauch
Chunk, 10 Miss Mary Bauer, Of the same place.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

The CARBON ADVOCATE is contemplat-
ing a number of Improvements for the
benefit Of its hosts Of readers which
we viii be able to make by April lst
providing those who are in arrears will
kindly remit the amounts they owe MS.
win You do itg Let us see how many
will respond.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

The Bowmau-Esher faction of the
Evangelical Association have learned
of another victory. The following tele-
gram was received ON Saturday. "The
Des Moiues (lowal case decided ia ia
vor of the Bowmau-Esher faction i'm
magnificent opinion. Best yet render
ed. The decision was given to-day"
Thus the DCbsites have again been
frustrated in their second desperate
the Rev. Messrs. Aaggy aud lerger.
appointees of Bishop Bowman. and the
loyal Spartan baud of the three
churches of the Evangelical AssOcia-
tion iu Des Moines City The case was
heard before Judge W. Il. Conrad, the
same who bed denied these accusers
their prayer In june last
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

The genial, affable George Mortimer
Davies, of Lansford, has been duly
honored by the Republican County
Committee. At their pow-wow on
Monday he was elected County Chair
man. Merit is bound to be recognized,
and though there amt much in it, it
is nevertheless about the only thing
our excellent enemies have at their
disposal just at this time.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28

THERE IS bill before the Legislature
ef the state designed for the purpose
Of having the costs of juries in county
courts come from the state treasury.
The bill should become a law. This
expense alone on Carbon county for
1892 was sl,so5.26, and Carbon county
is not the biggest county in the old
Keystone state by a big pile.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28
at ! Cent Per Word.

The cent-a-Word column in the Cannon
ADVOCATE affords a cheap and popular
mode Of advertising.
Advertisements are inserted a the rate
of ! cent per word for each Insertion, but
no advertisement is inserted one time for
less than IS cents.
Out-of town residents sending advertise
neuis for this column, viii please accom-
rany their orders with the cash or one OF
tNO-cont stamps. The amount inYolYed Is
100 small % require MS 20 collect % through
the mail.
u YOU haFe anything 90 SELL ny this
Qilumn.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-28
DIED.

LIsToN-On the tith day of january, in Wes
Penn, Fatina May, daughter of Harrison anl
Mary Alice Listou. Aged years. u month.
and % days.
HoUSER-On the 18th day OF January, IN Wes
Penn, George, husband OF Barbara H0user
Aged 50 years, months and days
kRuM-In this borough, on the 2Ird inst. ,Gcorgt
Edward, son OF Josiah and Elizabeth Krm
aged nearly three years..
GROW.-Henry Grow, no Beaver Run, ON Mon
dayot last week, aged 10 years. months ant
> 10 days. lie leaves widow and fatherlas,
children 10 mourn his loss. Rev. j s. New
mart performed the last solemn rites ana
large cuucOurse Of people Mere iu attendance
of tle funeral. he was buried 40 the MahOn
ing valley Evangelical Church OF which DE-
was cOmmunlcant member.