The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-01-26
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

HARRISBURG Jan. 23.-The week opens
with both Quay and anti-Quay men"
claiming that victory is nearly theirs.
The Quay men insist that at the proper
moment the additional votes needed
to give him a majority will be forth
coming, while his opponents declare
that ne will not again come within 13'
votes Of election.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. A.-Anthony
Rice. a Slav, was lodged tn jail here
last night charged with the murder Of
Peter Connell, OF Pittston. Rice and a
number of his countrymen, who were
under the influence Of liquor. got into
a wrangle in front OF Connells house
Sunday night. Connells sister was
very sick, and the brother came out to.
the door and told them to go away.
This angered the foreigners, and one
Of them, Rice, 1t is alleged pulled a
revolver and shot Connell near the
heart He died Is minutes later.
Lebanon, Pa. Jan. 23.-Three heavy
explosions at short intervals occurred
at the Bird Coleman furnace plant at
Cornwall five miles from here, Satur-
day night. Buildings were shaken and
many window panes broken through
out the town. The twin furnaces were
much damaged, and the loss Is heavy.
OF the many hundred workmen none
was seriously hurt, although number
suffered slight injuries. The explosions
were caused by molten metal eating its
way out of the stack and entering the
under pit, where II came into contact.
with water.
Harrisburg, Jan. 24.-Rev David Ell
ter, German Baptist minister, of East
Hanover township, aged "A years. died
Sunday in Manada creek, while bap-
tizing his niece by immersion in the
water He preached at Hanoverdale
In the forenoon, and Immediately after
the sermon accompanied the congrega-
tion to Casselrs mill, on the Manada.
creek. He had baptized nine people,
and the tenth person was his niece. As
he was in the act Of immersing her the
second time he fell into the water and
was taken out corpse. Hear, trouble
is said to be the cause of death.
Philadelphia. Jan. 23.-Charles Rueb-
linger, aged 10 years, yesterday after
noon accidentally shot and killed Edgar
l.. Winpenny, aged IA years. The for.
mer was shooting at a target on a lot
in the northern part OF the city and
fired just as Winpenny was crossing
the lot some distance in front. Last
night Walter Hopper, aged 81 years.
shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Jennie
Boch, aged "a years, in lodging house.
on Callowhill street. and then attempt
ed suicide by shooting himself. Hop
pers wound is slight The woman re-
fused to accept his attention. c. p
Wolff. aged about 90 years, Of Brooklyn,
committed suicide yesterday in hotel
by inhaling Illuminating gas.
Mahanoy City, Pa, Jan. 23.-Dennis-
McCarty. Of Bowman's. a small min
ing village near here, last night shot
and instantly killed his aged mother
and then attempted to commit suicide
by shooting himself. McCarty went
home very much under the influence Of
liquor. He Immediately began quar-
rel with his sister, and struck her a
blow in the face. The sister left the
house in order to get warrant for
arrest. She had gone but a
few minutes when the intoxicated man
began to abuse his mother, and In his
drunken frenzy he pulled a revolver
and fired twice. His mother dropped
dead, and he then turned the weapon
on himself. He was taken to a hos
pital to have his wound dressed and
was then placed under arrest