The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-07-08
A WEEKlS NEWS CONDENSED

dispatch from Mecca states that $50
deaths from cholera occurred in that city
yesterday.
monument will be erected by national
subscription in st. Paul's cemetery, Lon.
don, to the memory Of the officers and men
who perished in the battleship Victoria.
Il is stated In Berlin that owing to the
scarcity OF hay, maize and folders, caused
by the long continued drought that pre-
vailed throughout Germany, the govern.
ment Intends to prohibit the export OF
those articles.
Saturday. July 1.
The Duke de Veragua left New York
yesterday for Spain,
The four mile boat race between the
university teams Of Yale and Harvard, at
New London, Conn, yesterday was won
by Yale by four lengths. Time, 25.0lN.
William Pinckney and Daniel Barber
both colored, were hanged yesterday At
Marlboro Md. for the murder OF Francis
M Bowie, a wealthy farmer on March 20
last
Reports received from Admiral Mark.
ham and officers Of the wrecked Vic
toria prove conolusively that the disaster
was the result OF the dead Admiral
TTyon's error
The paid admissions at the Worlds fair
on Saturday were l02,471
Seventy-siX persons are reported to have
died OF cholera in Jeddah yesterday, and
40 in Mecca
Hon Robert p Porter. superintendent
Of the census, has resigned to enter pri.
vAte business
Lieutenant Peary started from New
York last night on his trip TO the Arctic
regions He will make stops At Bangor,
Ne, and St. Johns, N B Mrs Peary 40.
companies the party
Tuesday, July :,
Edwin Mccarthy, a Brooklyn bartender.
aged 81, jumped of Brooklyn bridge and
sustained injuries which will probably
prove fatal He wanted TO emulate Steve
Brodis.
Edward OFT, aged 80. succeeded IN his
eighth attempt at suicide at Trenton. One
leg was broken and the other had been
amputated. but be hanged himself with
wire and nearly beheaded himself.
The Barnham post, New York, which
was recently disbanded by Commander
Weissert for its action on the pension
question. is out in a report explaining its
position and demanding its Reinstatement
by the @ A X. encampment,
"wednesday, July q.
Secretary Carlisle, Mrs Carlisle and
Logan Carlisle are visiting the Worlds
fair
Mrs. Peter Altgeld, mother OF Governor
Altgeld, Of Illinois, died at her home near
Mansfield. o., aged ~ years
BY the explosion OF the boiler Of a passen.
ger steamer on the Volga river, In Russia.
twenty-siN passengers were killed.
President Walker has issued q call for a
national convention OF the American Bi.
metallic leauge 70 be held at Chicago on
Aug /.
The Ohio Populists nominated a state
ucket and unanimously passed a resolu-
ton urging the impeachment Of President
Cleveland 'on the ground of high treason,
In that he, as a representative OF the Brit.
Ism money power, Is traitor 10 this
country"
Thursday, July 9.
The paid admissions at the World's fair
yesterday were 40 224
General joaquin Crespo has been elected
president OF the republic Of Venezuela.
The annual convention Of the Christian
hndeavor society is in session in Montreal.
The Camperdown, which sank the Vie.
toria, has arrived at Valetta, Malta. The
extent Of the damage 20 the ship has not
been made public
~ philadelphia 5year-old George Land
deliberately set fire 10 the dress Of Lulu A.
higler, one year his senior, who sustained
burns which resulted IN her death.
Governor Flower. Of New York. has
granted the requisition asked for by the
New Jersey authorities for the sxtraditlon
OF Louis Wood. the alleged boy murderer
In an interview DR.. MoGlynn stated that
he had been fully restored 10 the priest
hood that be had said mass In private.
and hoped soon 10 celebrate mass IN
public