Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-20

~ eno - atm was cut on. A second later
even RIBS were broken, but he held on
ana sisvsd his legs, although he vac ter.
ntly squeezed. He died soon after beins
discovered and released.
SHAMoKIN, Ia. JAN 19-Stephen Goro
frank Baum, William Gurkis. William
isFedski and Martin Gorbia are under ar
rest on tho charge Of having murdered
Iheophilus Gurst. Of Mount Carmel. in a
street light on Saturday night. Their VIC
TIM asked them for a bottle OF becr and
they fractured his skull with o beer bottle
| and then brutally beat him Gurst recov-
erod consciousness and gavo the names of
his assailants before death resulted from
his injuries.
PHILADEI PHIA, Jan. 1Q-Charles Hem
zeroth, aged IS. a ineE,an employed by
the electrical bureau, died . dreadful
oeath at $40 clock In tho morning by
coming In contact with TN arc light elec
trio current at the southwest corner of I'm.
| niper and Filbers streets For over an
hour after the deadly current had shocked
MS lie away HelnzerOth's body remained
| suspended across the network of vires at
| the top OF the telegraph pole forty feet
above the pavement.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Jan. 1Q-While p,av.
Ing In his homo at Lost Creek Michael
Maley, aged years, found an old revolver
| In n bureau drawer. Patrick Munley. n
ied o: the same ags, was with him at tho
time. After playing with the weapon
Tor some time. Maley turned up the
trigger, ana, pointing it at Munley.
pulled. The weapon was discharged, tho
bullet striking Munley in the abdomen
and passing through his body. He died
several hours later. The Maley boy is
frantic with grief ard fright, and has to
be constantly watched.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 19-The LEGISLATORS
who voted for John Wanamaker in the
joint Republican senatorial caucus met
yesterday afternoon in the quarters Of the
business Mems League, and formed
permanent organization. Senator c. C.
Kaufman, Cf Lancaster, was chosen chair.
| man and Representative w. w. McEl-
| laney, OF Pittsburg, secretary. 1t was de-
cided no: to limit the mem bership to those
| who Lad voted for Mr. Wanamaker. but
to cndeayor to secure as many legislators
| as possible. The organization will be
| known as Tho Seventy-Six."
PHENIXvILLE, Jan. 1S.-Word has been
| received here confirming tho report that
Mrs John L. Jancway. of this place. has
been bcqueathed 81 500, coo by her uncle.
Augustus Smith, the millionaire paper
| magnato Of New York. who died some
| Gays ago. Mrs. Jancway was tho favorite
| niece OF Millionaire Smith, who was n
bachelor. Some yenrs ago she married
| John L. Janew;:y. About a year ago he
| died. since which she has lived with her
| children. The money is left to her in trust
ns long: as she lives, and after her death it
| goes to her children in equal shares
HARRISBURG, Jan. l9.-The work Of the
house has boon delayed another week by
! the inability OF the Republican state com
| mittee to nSrcc on y list of officers and
suOoril.nates. The committee had hoped
to bo able to report last night, but certain
complications have arisen within tho past
twelve hours to make it necessary to hold
| back tho list until rext Monday night.
| Tho standing committees will be an
| nounced Mt the same time in the house
and senate A short session OF both
| houses was held last night. A Cuban
| sympathy resolution was introduced and
referred in the HOUSE. In tho senate "a con-
stitutional amendment regarding cleo
tions was submitted, and Senator Grady,
of Philadelphia, presented a bill to punish
begg.rs.
PITTsBURG, Jan. IS-At saturdays ses-
sion of the State Labor convention resolu-
| tions We're adopted favoring legislation
| giving the mechanic equal rights with the
| contractor to issue a lien; making !. uc
lawfnl to discharge any en:rioye for be-
| longing to labor organizations; extending
to I,en the same protection in factories
that IS ncrT extended to women AID chill
Uren; enforcement OF the eight hour work
day on municipal work; favoring the ex-
tension and use of union labels; to regu-
late the manufacture of -four and meal
products; to authorize city officials to des-
ignate the maximum and minimum wages
| to lie paid and the kind OF labor to be en-
ployed on public works; to provide for
| improved sanitary conditions to bake
shops; prohibiting the use of the words
''United States Mail" on all street cars ex-
cept those used exclusively for mail pUr-
poses. A resolution was passed thanking
Boies Penrose for his advocacy OF Labor
measures. George Chance, of Philadei-
phia, was elected president, F. s. Bonsa!l
first vice president and NJ. j. Counnhan
secretary.