The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-05-19
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READrSo, May 17.-The Grand Lodge o.
Odd Fellows opened yesterday in the Acati
emy of Music, With over 600 representa-,
tives In attendance The public exercise
which it was Intended should take place al
the opening were dispensed with.
Grand Master Witherup, Of Philadelphia,
called the body 10 order, and delivered a
brief address. Most Of the session was taken
up In the receiving Of credentials Of mem
bers and appointing committees. The local
COMMITTEES Of arrangements have been kept
busy In assigning delegates TO hotels, all of
which are crowded.
The Grand Lodge degree was conferred
upon all past garnds who were unable to
be present Monday night.
1t Is expected that the Grand Lodge will
not he able to conclude its business until
Friday. Arrangements have been made for
excursions over the mountain railroads and
to other points Of interest at intervals dur
ing the week.
READING. May 17.-H. W. Straw. who
came TO this city from Philadelphia was
arrested on the charge Of false pretense and
committed to prison in default OF bail. II
Is charged that he represented himself a.
an agent for the Protective Mutual Life
Insurance Company, Of New York, and in.
duced parties 10 take out policies In this
company, charging them -, and promis-
ing TO forward the policy in few days
His latest victim was Hiram Young, who
paid Straw So several weeks ago, and was
TO receive his policy in a few days. A
week passed, and a. no policy was in sight
Mr.. Yeager became anxious. He wrote TO
the branch office ia Philadelphia, and was
informed that Straw was no agent II is
charged that Straw has been dsfrauding
people for some time In this city. and has
also acted In the same manner in Pottsville,
Lebanon, Pottsto~n, Birdsboro, and other
towns In this section Of the state.
LEBANON, May 15.-From an official
source IL Is learned that the explosion OF
the locomotive boiler here Saturday BY
which two persons were killed and several
others fatally injured was not due to a
shortage Of water, and some engineers are
inclined to believe that 1t was not due to
q defect in the material OF the boiler This
being the case, the company has ordered
the other engines Of this class to the shops
in Reading for thorough inspection. Tho
engine is the most complete wreck ever
seen By railroad men. This is the fourth
engine Of this class that has exploded.
HAzLEros, May 15.--while going to his
home in Jeddo on Saturday night, John
Senshock was attacked by highwsymen,
who, AFTER robbing him, threw him into
deep mine hole. Pedestrians going the
road yesterday traced blood marks into the
cave and found the unconscious man. He
was taken to the hospital last night, where
il was found that his skull was fractured.
He cannot live
WAYNE, May 15.-The body Of Mrs.
Maggie Young, aget 81 years, was found
lying on the roadside near here yesterday
with bullet hole in the head Beside the
body was q revolver with one chambe
empty. Mrs. Young lived in Philadelphia
and her husband Is a carpenter. The wo-
man has been victim Of mslanchola for
some time and she undoubtedly took he,
own life.
HARRISBURG, May 16.--The Pennsyl-
vania victims Of the green goods men who
are held prisoners in the Raymond street
jail New York, for shooting George
Phillips, the green goods man, are not Hall
brothers, OF Steelton, as first reported.
There names are Edward X and Robert X.
Hoerner. One of them lives in Steelton
and the other in this city
HosEsDALE, May 16.-The thirteenth an
nual session Of the Pennsylvania division.
Sons of Veterans, will convene here. under
the auspices Of Lieut. r. n. TORY camp. on
Tuesday, June 9Th and remain in session
several days There will be public re-
ception and camp fire on the evening of the
first days. There will be excursion rates
over all railroads.
WILKES BARRE, May 15.-To save the
bodies of Harris Bernhard and Isaac Rosen.
wig, who will be hanged at Tunkhanuock
next Thursday from the dissecting table.
Hebrews OF this uicinity met and raised
fund with which to bury the murderers.
They have no relatives In this country
They killed Jacab Marks, a peddler.
LANCASTER, May Mrs Emma Archie,
colored, died here aged 107 years. Her
ago is we'll authenticated. She was active |
and In complete possession OF her faculties |
until recently, when she was stricken with |
paralysis. She was born in slavery, and |
was the mother Of thirteen children, ter
Of whom are still living.
RAsroN, May 17.-Diphtberia, which has
such great destruction of life |
among the children Of this city during the
past year, has broken out anew, and SOW
sral new cases were reported to the board
.f health within the past few days. The
board Of health seems TO b powerlsss to
'tamp out the disease.
WEs7 CHESYxA, May 17.-Ths postofiics
1t Oxford, this county, was broken into
md the big safe, which stood in the Office
vas blown open. Nearly $50 in cash and
'tsmps In the once were carried OF. The
'Afe had bean heavily blankstsd before the
'xplosion, AID the noise was not heard out
dds.
CARLISLE, May 17.-Charles Salyards,
'harged with the murder of Officer Martin,
vas before court yesterday. His counsel
made strong effort to secure . continu-
nee and change of venue, but Judge Sadler
'verruled the motion and fixed TO. morrow
It 10 o'clock a. IN. for the trial.
LANCASTER, May 16.-The local tobacco