Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-11
PENNSYLVANIA EVENTS,

Moses. of Osterburg, Bedford County,
was seized with cramp while in
swimming near his home yesterday.
His brother Ralph went to his assist
ance and before help could reach
them both were drowned.
Plymouth, July 6.-Miss Mary Con.
nell, who disappeared mysteriously
last Tuesday, returned today as the
wife Of John Rudge. also of Plymouth.
They went to Binghamton and were
married. There seems to be no reason
for the elopement. The young people
just thought it would be romantic.
Wilkesbarre Pa, July S.-John Mu-
home in Dicksville, near here. last
Friday night, was assaulted by foot
pads who robbed him. The man was
found the next morning in the road
with his skull crushed He died while
being taken to his home. Two men
were arrested on suspicion of being
the murderers.
Lancaster, July 6.-The court has
refused permission to the Young Mems
Christian Association to sell it's old
building and apply the proceeds to-
ward the payment Of the debt of the
new 100000 building. The court
rules that as the building Is no longer
used for Young Mems Christian Asso
citation purposes it reverts to the con
tributors, who paid for it. The build.
ing is worth $4,000.
Pittston, July 6.-The Seneca Coal
Company passed into the control of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company today.
The Seneca Company has been owned
and controlled by Edward l.. Fuller.
of Scranton. The transfer includes the
Seneca Breaker, the twin shaft and
CoXey shaft at Pittston, the Phoenix
Breaker and shaft, the Columbia shaft
and washery at Duryea, and the Sioux
colliery at Mt. Carmel.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 8.-While a
freight train on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad was nearing Pittston at
o'clock yesterday morning one of the
ears was found to be on fire. There
was danger of the flames spreading
to the other cars. The engineer
opened the throttle wide and pulled
into the Pittston depot at fast speed
An alarm was sent in and the city
fire department responded quickly
The burning car was one sheet OF
fame, but the fire was extinguished
in a short time.
Pttsburg, July 6.-Mrs. White, a
well-to-do young widow, was married
last evening to John Pratt. A chari-
vari party gathered before the house
during the wedding dinner, and sere-
naded with tin pans and horse fiddles,
and when admittance was refused
broke in and began to break up the
furniture. Mrs. Pratt stepped in
and fired bullet into Bert Pounds
shoulder, and the charivari broke up
The bride sat down to the table again.
was arrested half hour later, gave
bail and returned to the dinner.
Harrisburg, July Ga unique letter
was received at police headquarters
Policeman, Harrisburg, Pa" from
James M. Searles, of Nagle, Kingfisher
county, Okla. He manifests the de-
sire to become the husband of Har-
risburg woman, either a maiden,
widow, good or bad looking. just so
she is woman who will marry him
and look after his year old daughter.
Re prefers woman about 2S years
.uf age, and is not particular whether
she has children or not, providing that
there are not too many of them.
Eastern Monopoly Of Pennsylvania,
Vanderbilt and Morgan Roads.
Philadelphia, July 8.-The North
American today published story to
the effect that the entire coal trans
portation east of the Mississippi river
will be divided among the railroads
controlled by the Pennsylvania rail-
road the Vanderbilt and .ne Morgan
interests The Pennsylvania and V an
derbilt lines will carry all the coal
produced in the bituminous regions,
while the Morgan roads will control
the entire anthracite transportation.
This combination, the article goes on
to say, will bring about the consolida-
tion of all the bituminous interests
nerth of Tennessee and east of the
Mississippi.
The work of consolidation has been
going ON for year. and every avenue
of transportation of coal Is in control
of these three interests. Among the
bituminous group are the Pittsburg
Coal Company. the Illinois Coal Com
pany, the latter representing all the
coal properties in Illinois and na.ana.
and the Fairmount Coal Company of
West Virginia. The total capitaliza-
ton of the bituminous interest Is es-