Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-25
PENNSYLVANIA EVENTS.


was made to blow up the large general
store of j. c. Harman, at Penf1eld,
near here yesterday with dynamite.
The building was wrecked.
Harrisburg, Pa, July 22.-The an
nual report of James M. Clark, chief
of the bureau of industrial statistics,
for 1900 show that during the year
Lawrence county produced nearly half
of all the black plate for timing made
in Pennsylvania, and came within less
than one-half of l per cent, of pro-
ducing all the tin and terne plate made
at the black plate works.
Philadelphia, July 18-The supreme
court yesterday handed down the de-
cision sustaining the verdict Of 1925 900
in favor of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Reading
against Mrs. Anna r. Gazzam fer the
alienation of Mrs. Readings husbands
affections. The supreme court, how
ever, was not unanimous in its decis-
ion. Justice Brown delivered the opin-
ion of the court, and Justice Mitchell.
Fell and Potter had noted their dissent
on the opinion, without the expression
of any views.
Harrisburg, July 1S.-The annual re-
port for the year 1900 Of James E..
Roderick, chief of the bureau of mines.
shows that in the ten bituminous coal
districts 109,O1S persons were employed
at the mines and the coke ovens. The
number of deaths by accident was 265.
and there were 1854 non-fatal acci-
dents. In the eight anthracite districts
there were employed in and about the
mines 1886 men and boys. During the
year All persons were killed and there
1857 non-fatal accidents.
Scranton, Pa, July Ex-senator j.
c. Vaughan today print letter an
nouncing the withdrawal of his candi-
dacy for orphans court Judge. Ex-
City Solicitor A. A. Vosburg, who was
making a canvass for the Republican
nomination for common pleas judge
against Judge ]. W. Carpenter, an
nounces his withdrawal in the interests
of Judge Carpenter. Mr.. Vosburg will
be appointed to the orphans court
iudgeship, and Judge Carpenter will
have the united support of the leaders
for the nomination to succeed himself.
Lancaster, Pa, July 22.-The closing
meeting of the Christian and Mission
airy Alliance for the district of Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland and ths
District of Columbia, which has been
in session for the past week at Rocky
Springs, was held last night. In the
morning Rev. A. B. Simpson, of New
York, made a special appeal for con-
tributions Twenty-eight thousand dol
lars was raised in money and pledges.
Some enthusiasts took of articles of
jewelry and threw them into the con-
tribution box Pittsburg headed the
list of cities with $4,000.
Altoona, Pa, July 1S.-Mrs. Mary
Martha Patterson, who created SEN
sation in New York by claiming the
millions left by Jacob S. Rogers, be-
cause M. NJ. stood for Mary Martha and
Metropolitan Museum, is an Altoona
woman, who lately figured in dis
patches from Greensburg, where she
attempted to secure the Beers estate
because she had seen a black rabbit in
her dreams some years since. The
Westmoreland county court could not
see what hare culture had to do with
the Beers estate and turned her down
She is likely to meet the same sad fate
in New York. Every time some man OF
money dies she sets up a claim for the
estate.
Harrisburg, July 1S.-The report OF
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eral of the National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania, on the spring inspections, was
made public yesterday in general ord
ers issued by Adjutant General Stew
art. General Stewart says that matters
that were the subject of unfavorable
comment at the spring inspection OF
1900 seems to still exist, this being
particularly noticeable in the fault to
forward enlistment papers and the
proper care of state property. The re-
ports indicate, in some instances, thai
captains of companies fail to avail
themselves of the help that the adju-
tant general says should always be
rendered by lieutenants and thus make
their positions unnecessarily irksome
Philadelphia, July 1S.-All the lead
ing -four mills in Pennsylvania and
Maryland have just been consolidated
under the name of the Eastern Milling
and Export company, with capital
stock of $$4 900, 600 The 2' mills that
are included in the new company are
as follows: Paxton mills, Harrisburg
Steelton mills, Steelton; York Milling
company's MILL York; Loueks' Codorus
mill York; Philadelphia Milling com
pany's mill, philadelphia; Isenbesv!
Milling company's. mill, Huntingdon
Lancaster Milling company's mill, Ian
caster; Mountain City Milling COM
pany's mill, Frederick, Nd; Hanover
Milling companys mill, Hanover; Penn
Milling companys mill, Hanover; Fair
view Milling company's mill and Co
lumbia Milling company's mill, Co
lumbia; Seaboard mill, Reading; Grey
bill mill and Gochnauer mill, Carlisle;
Lakeview Milling company's mill
Chamhersburg: Moul mill FELTON,; OK