Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-10-05
THE EAST,

Announcement was made on the 2Sth
ult. by General Secretary Baer, of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
that the international convention OF
1898 would be held in Boston instead of
San Francisco. This change was made
on account of the long delay of western
railroad managers in announcing de-
ctsion IA regard to special rates to the
Pacific coast.
-Four masked robbers broke into the
boarding house of Evan Kavan at Min
ers Mills, Pa, on the night OF the 27th
ult. kavan was aroused by the noise,
and Jumped out of the bed to defend
his home, whereupon he was shot dead.
The murderers escaped
Near Norwich N. Y, on the 3oth ult.
Jeduthan Newton, well-to-do farmer.
and Mrs. Edward Southern, a do
mestic in his family, were struck and
killed by an express train at grade
crossing on the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western road.
The Baltimore club woa the cham
pionship pennant of the National
League in the base ball season which
closed on the 30th ult The other
League clubs followed in this order:
New York, Boston, Philadelphia
Brooklyn, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Chicago,
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Washington and
Louisville.
A deal has been closed by which the
South Buffalo On. " Natural & as Com
pany has been absorbed by the United
Pipe Line Company. The price paid for
the fourteen wells twenty miles of
pipe, lease of 10000 acres of land and
the franchise to pipe Buffalo was
5000, 900.
lhe Lackawanna Iron and Steel Com
pany at Scranton, Pa, on the 1st shut
down it's steel mill for an indefinite
time because of no further orders.
throwing idle 1000 employees. This
makes complete closing of all the
steel works in that place and the idle
ness of over 5000 men.
Thomas W. Hedley, leader of the
National band, fell out of his carriage
near Providence, R. l., on the 30th
ult. and was instantly killed. his neck
being broken by the fail.
Birdseye Brakeman, of the New York
firm OF Ivison, Brakeman & Tavlor,
book publishers, died at his summer
residence in Stockbridge, Mass, on the
30th ult.
Municipal elections were held
throughout the state of Connecticut or
the 1st, resulting in heavy republican
gains.
At Homestead, Pa, on the 1st, JOSEPH
Tritt, machinist employed by the
Carnegie Steel Company, was fatally
injured while changing rolls in the 40
inch mill. His hands were caught be
tween the rolls and before they coulc
be stopped Tritt was drawn through tc
his neck. His arms and shoulders were
slowly crushed fiat.
At BroolSville, Pa, on the 1st tht
congressional deadlock in the Twenty
first Pennsylvania district was broker
by the denomination of G. B. IIeiner, O
kittanning, on the 295th ballot
: When the steamer Berlin arrived a
; New York City on the 1st, one of tn,
passengers thereon, Julins Rosendahl
of Munich, Germany, was arrested
charged with embezzling 10000 mark
belonging to Rudolph Schroeder, o
Munich.
Fire on the LIST destroyed the Miro
Lake house, on Lake Placid, N. Y
, Loss, S150,OoO; Insurance, $4,000
) The National Bank of Fayetteville
N. Y, failed to open its doors for busi
ness on the 1st The bank had a capi
tai of $4,000, owed depositors S36, 90
: and had outstanding 100000. 1t is sal
J that the banks suspension was cause
by shortage in the cashiers accounts.
, On being released from the peniter
tiary at Buffalo, N. Y, on the ist, Wi
liam Farrow received a bequest of SIS
? 600 in cash and 1000 in real estate
left to him by an aunt in Chicago.