Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26

Stallment OF new tWenty-dollar pieces, IN
all s2.80O0OO. has been shipped from the
mint to the sub-treasuries. On one side
is an eagle flying. on the other a figure
os Liberty" The coins were made con-
cave, nine strokes of a hydraulic press
raising the figures in high relief Here
after only one stroke will be used. and
thus the coins just circulated will be
different.
YoRK-Three hundred quarrymen, en-
ployed in the slate belt near Delta, this
county, struck. causinf the seven quarries
Of the United Peach Bottom Slate Man
ufacturing company to be shut down. 1t
Is said to be likely that the strike will
spread through the entire belt. The men
had refused to consent to decrease in
wages.
CoALDALE-Returni from a celebra-
ton Charles Lombard attacked his wife
with a butcher knife, inflicting five
wounds that probably will prove fatal.
When detail Of the state police went to
arrest him they found his body swinging
on the end Of a piece of rope, tied to a
beam In the attic of his home Jealousy
was the cause of the affair
SCRANTON = Fifteer-y ear-old Isaac
Kseynzcy, employed In the Morse Hill
breaker at Carbondale. while standing
near the roll, lost his balance and toppled
headforemost into the machinery. He
was almost unrecognizable when taken
out dead.
HARRISBURG-Stat Treasurer Berry
received from the American Surety COM
pany of New York a draft for $50 600 and
interest, the amount of the state deposit
in the Fort Pitt National bank OF Pitts
burg. which closed a few days ago.
NEW CASTLE-George w. Johnson
was appointed receiver for the New
Castle Stamping company upon suit of
local creditors. The company employs
400 men, has 100000 capital and s15O,00O
bonded indebtedness.
READING, Pa, Dec. 25.-Closely fol-
lowing the conviction of his son-in-law,
Frank Palmer, on the charge of first de-
gree murder, Samuel Bilger. IA years old.
died of heart failure. Shock over Pal
mers crime is supposed to have has
tened his end. Palmer's attorneys filed
reasons in court for a new trial for the
murderer, although he has declared that
he will not submit to one.
YORK-It was announced that the York
and Diamond mills of the York Silk Man
ufacturing company VIII resume opera i,,.
tions at early, date. The mills
suspended November l6 on account
Of the financial stringency, and receivers
were then appointed. The latter will OPP
crate the mills for the present.
NEW CUMBERLAND-Joh Neid-
hamer, aged 40 years. a well-to-do car
penter and citizen Of this county, at
tembted to kill his wife with revolver
and then committed suicide. The Neid-
hamers had not been living together on
account of former attempt OF the man
TO cut his wife's throat with razor,
PoTTsVILLE-Rev. w. r. Rentz has
resigned the pastorate of the English
Lutheran church at this place to accept
that of the much smaller congregation OF
ST John's Lutheran church at Williams
port. Rev. Mr.. Rentz has been pastor at
Pottsville for nine years.
RI,OOMSBURG-Jaco H. Lutz Of Ber-
wick, aged Sc years, secured a marriage
license to wed Miss Katie Schug OF the
same town. After he had secured MS
license he asked of Clerk Terwilliger:
"Say. mister don't you give calendars
with these?" He got his calendar.
CHESTER-By cutting out large plate
glass window in q department store at
Second and jeffrey streets. thieves gained
access to the building and when they de-
parted took with them goods valued at
about $3.50
SOUTH BETHLEHEM-Whil Stephen
Urassick was smoking in bed the house
caught fire and he was burned to death.
The firemen had four hours fight to
save the block in which the blaze orig
mated, and several people haG narrow es-
capes.
EASTON-Jacob Wescoe, So years old
was stricken with heart disease while at
tending the service in Bethany United
Evangelical church, on the south side,
and died before he could be removed
from the edifice.