Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-01
EVENTS IN BRIEF.


At Monnessen. Pa, Tony Roman had
his back broken by a fall of slate In the
mines there.
Coroner Fitzpatrick, Of Washington, Pa,
was notified of the death at Monongahela,
Pa, Of Mrs. Van Yorhis.
Mrs. Hattie Harvey, a eolored woman,
was found dead at her home, No 81 Kirk
patrick street, Pittsburg.
Robert Aston, quarryman whe was in
jured in an explosion at McKees Rocks.
Pa, died of his injuries.
At the Cayuga eolliery, at Scranton, Pa,
George Osborne, door boy, was struck
by a fall of rock and crushed to death.
Four men are dead us a result Of minc
explosion in NJ. shaft of the Kingston
Coal company, at Edwardsyile, Pa, max
ing seven dead.
The Pennsylvania Sabbath association
met at Ganonsburg Pa. Resolutions
adopted denounced the liquor traffic and
Sabbath Dissertation.
At Washington, Pa, two coIored men
entered an Italians fruit store and seized
a small box containing $40 in money, ran
down an alley and got away.
BY the explosion of an alcohol vat at
the Homestead steel works, at Homestead,
Pa, Andy Dolike, Mike Dander and John
Harnetti were seriously burned.
At Jackson Corners, near Susquehanna,
Pa, the residence of r. NJ. Tucker was
destroyed by fire and the housekeeper. Miss
Ennis Harris, was burned to death.
3-year=old son of Michael shultz was
probably fatally burned at Canonsburg,
Pa, his clothing catching fire at bon
fire which some children had made.
At Beaver Falls, Pa, Chief of Police
Perry Strayor arrested Clarence Wise. 4
was recruit and left the post on Oct. u.
A powder magazine at Nankn, China,
has been exploded by lightning and it is
reported many persons were killed or in
jured and much property was destroyed.
Alexander Batterman, alderman lin the
Tenth ward Scranton, Pa, and an old
employee of the Dunmore Iron and Steel
company, was killed by a falling der
rick
At Duke Alabama, a young negro named
Alternately was lynched for criminally as
saulting the 14-year-old daughter of man
named Thompson, a section boss on the
railroad.
Two men, William Shepherd, miner,
and Calvin Connor, his laborer, were killed
by a fall of coal in the coliery of Angon-
quin Coal company, at Parsons, near
Wilkesbarre
At Washington, Pa. the coroner's jury,
after inquiring into the condition of the
boiler whose explosion killed William
Kelly, found death accidental and the cause
of the explosion unknown
Charles Spur, who jumped from the
Smithfeld street bridge, Pttshurg, and
was saved to battle for his life with
typhoid fever at the Homeopathic hos
pital, is a deserter from the British army.
Harry Earle. charged withdrawing and
nc inc Own In ha T. If An q
Akron, o., was found guilty Earle is a
member of Company b. Eighth regiment,
o. \. G., and wore his uniform on the
night of the riot,
Cornelius l.. Alvord Jr.. the former note
teller Of the First National bank of New
York who embczzled $4,000 of the bank $
funds, was rearraigned in police court,
New York. but his examination was adj
journed until today.
The six remaining companies OF the
Fourth Pennsylvania regiment and the
Governors troop broke camp in the Pan
Their Greek Valley, Pa, and left for home,
there being no further need of the pres
enee Of militia in the coal regions.
At Chicago, during quarrel between two
boys, George Waterman, years old,
raised Il shovel and struck Ernest Didier,
aged o, over the head with it. Dider
was able to 20 homo. bnt n few hours
later he died. His skull had been frac-
tured.
The Presbytery of Ptsburg held me-
mortal service for missionaries murdered
in China. Rev. Fern, one OF the suryiv-
ors of the Pekin seige spoke Miss Char
lotte Harris, an escaped missionary from
China, and others talked ut the session of
the PreSbytery.
An important meeting of the leading
steel manufacturers of the country was be-
ing held in New York. Only producers of
Bessemer steel billets were represented
and the object, it is reported, is for the
purpose of recognizing the steel billet
pool. II this is done, a stiff advance In
prices may be ordered.
The Shenango furnace at Sharon, Pa
which was idle on account of strike has
resumed operations Judge S. II Miller
who granted the preliminary Injunction
said: IF 1t costs every dollar in the
county treasury we will protect the hum
blest man that wants to work.. Some
strikers have been reinstated
On Unimik Island which guards one of
the entrances to the Boring sea, Charles
Anderson, sailor fisherman and hunter
starved to death waiting for friends who
deserted him. He died on June 10, 1892
and his skeleton in his bunk and his
diary beside 1t were found by two hunters
who We're driven on the island during a
storm.
Postofilce Inspector f. A. O'Brien made
information at Pittsburg against ]. X.
Patterson, charging him with using the
malls for the purpose of furthering
scheme to defraud. Patterson gave bail
for hearing tomorrow before United
States Commissioner W. L. Lindsey, Pat
terson conducts the National Advertising
company, ut 126 Sixth street, PittSburs.
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