The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-30
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GENERAL NEWS.

vile, Kentucky, was destroyed by fire
Thursday. Loss, $4,000.
The pugilistic contest between Cor
bett and Mitchell took place at Jackson
vile, Florida, Thursday. and was won by
Corbett in three rounds.
Mrs. Stella Akeridge, of Savannah,
Georgia, walked into gun store IN Ma
con on Thursday night and selected a re-
volver, loaded it and committed suicide.
AS safeguard against fire at sea, the
White Star Steamship Company has de-
clded to discontinue engaging cotton
freights for shipment on passenger steam
eTs.
limited States Senator Palmer's resi-
dence in Springfield, Illinois, which had
been rented furnished to State Treasurer
Ramsey, was destroyed by fire Thursday
morning.
The Sagadahock House. two national
banks. a savings bank and about dozen
stores, at Bath, Me-, were destroyed by
fire Sunday. The loss will probably ex-
coed 100000.
The Democratic Statehood Conven-
ton met at Perry, Oklahoma. on Wednes-
day, and adopted resolutions demanding
the admission of Oklahoma and Indian
Territories as one State.
Joseph Anselm's was, on Friday. found
in vat of boiling water in leather house
in Indianapolis, where he was employed.
He was mentally deranged and chose that
method of committing suicide.
Jeremiah M. Mulvihill, Chicago AL
derman, was shot and fatally wounded
on Thursday night, in a saloon, by Mich
ael Frewer, who was drunk and from
whom Mulvihill attempted to take a re-
volver, which he was flourishing.
Additional advices by the steamer
Belgic, at San Francisco from China, an
nounce the complete destruction by an
earthquake of the town of Kuehan,
Persia. Twelve thousand persons were
killed. Ten thousand corpses have been
recovered. Fifty thousand cattle were
destroyed at the same time.
George H. Painter, convicted of the
murder of Alice Martin. was hanged on
Friday at Chicago. When the trap was
sprung the rope gave way and Painter
fell eight feet, to the stone floor. His
head struck heavily, and blood gushed
from his ears and nostrils. He was pick
ed up senseless and again strung up, and
the drop fell second time without fur
ther accident.
Our Minister to Hayti is said to have
sent to President Hippolyte communica-
ton setting forth his views as to how
Hayti should be governed, and criticising
the administration of affairs. President
Hippolyte is said to have been exceeding
y wroth over the matter, and to have
communicated with the State Depart
ment at Washington, requesting the re-
call of Minister Smythe.
The Mid-winter International Expo
sition, in Golden Gate Park, San Francis
CO, was formally opened on Saturday.
There was parade of civic and military
organizations. and at the Fair, addresses
were made by James D. Phelan. Cover
nor Markham, Director General DeYoung
and General w. H. Barnes. Bishop
Melodies offered prayer. Mrs. De Young
pressed the electric button which set the
machinery in motion.
"A very severe snow storm prevailed
throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut
and Rhode Island on Friday night and
Saturday, the fall varying from IA inches
to two feet Train service was badly
crippled. At New Bedford, Massachu-
sets, the fire alarm service was crippled
by reason of broken wires. and, as a pre-
caution, electric lights were shut off Satur-
day night. At Newport, Rhode Island,
the streets we're made imrassable by the
snow.
"A commission of experts appointed to
investigate the safe and vault construc-
ton of the Treasury Department have
submitted their report. The vaults in the
big Treasury building are characterized
as disgrace to the Government and Of
such obsolete character, inferiorty of con.
struction and minimum of security as
would cause them to be rejected as unfit
for use by any country bank in back
woods town The real safety of the
Treasury lies in its system of guards aud
police protection.
"A mob of dissatisfied miners, Huns,
Slavs, Poles and other foreigners, swept
through the Mansfield Valley, in Allie
gheny county, Pa. on Saturday, destroy
ing mine property and inhmidating men
who were at work. Tracks were torn up
cars were destroyed, and the Schultz tip
pie at BridgeyIlle was burned. At Brad
ling a fight occurred, in which Stepig,
one of the rioters, was fatally wounded.
A band of citizens from Bridgeville, led |
by a man whose store had been plumber
ed, armed themselves and followed, and
dispersed the rioters, capturing 10 of
them. The prisoners were taken to Mans
field. On Saturday night all the mines
In the district were guarded by deputy
sheritfs. !