FROM AROUNDTHE STATE
Happenings of Importance from
All Sections.
GATHERED FROM HERE AND THERE.
AOnntriToltlng flung Run Down at Phil
, adftlphlit Two Uodltt Rcrovrml from
,' Lanrfil Hill Mlne-Iollo Ofllcrr Mar.
y tin Murdered at Carlisle.
Philadelphia, April 8. Two countar
Mtlng dens run by Rumlang, were n
ajarthed by the police yesterday. The rnndy
aura of Siumifl Unrflnkel, 1643 South
street, wag raided iind tha proprietor and
Aree lals, bin ton Nathan, aged 14, Jacob
Htua, nKl 10, and Horry Sinclair,
!, wtre discorered In the cellar ruanufnc
taring bonus pennies. The cellar was a
1I equipped counterfeiting den, 1,3(10
flnlahed pennies, 8,000 partly flulshod and
1,000 reaily for a chemical process to
fcrlghten them being found, a were also
Uty pounds of copper and conlderable
'yaraphernalla. The counterfeiter were ar
MBted and the material confiscated.
! Beading, April 11. Smallpox has broken
cmt In the southeastern section of this city,
district which up to this time had been
aatnpt. Owing to carelessness the disease
la attain spreading. A mnu suffering with
smallpox was seen on the crowded streets
sn? this city on Saturday evoning and at
aaca taken to St. Joseph's hotipitnl. The
disease haa made its appearance in I.es
fjert, a village nine miles north of Heading,
which it was carried by a family from
this city. There are four cases in the ril
tae. Koaroit, April 12. On Tuesday last two
Vrya, Thonrna F. Parks and Smith Pearson,
a this place, aged about IS years, engaged
fak a quarrel. Parks drew u pocket-knife
and stabbed Pearson just under the left
boulder blade, Inflicting a wound an inch
and a half deep, from the effects of whioh
taa wounded boy died Monday. An infor
mation was made and Parks was arrested
and committed to jail for trial at Wash
tkgteu on a charge of murder.
Uwontown, April 10. The republican
central county committee met at the court
bouse here Saturday afternoon and agreed
upon June 17 aa the date for holding their
primaries and June 10 as the time for hold
rag the county convention. This la two
wVn later than the Democratic primaries.
An attempt to change from the delegate
ystem to the Crawford county system of
balding nominations was defeated.
HAZLETrm, April 10. Shortly after mid
Bight the body of Richard Williams was
tetrad in the Laurel Hill Mine, and at 10
o'clock this morning another body waa dis
covered a short distance from where Wil
liams was found. It proved to be that of
William Trembath. Re was badly cut and
mutilated. The search for Thomas Hodg
son who is still entomed la being pushed
Vigorously.
Philadelphia, April 19. Seven person
wore injured by a cable car colliding with
horse car at Franklin'street and Columbia
avenue. The brakes on the cable car failed
to work and the car attained a fearful
speed down Columbia avenue. When the
curve at Frunklln street was reached the
driver of the horse car could not get out of
the way of the runaway and the collision
fesulted. J
Reading, April 8. Pietro Buccleri, the
Italian murderer, will make a final appeal
to the board of pardons for a commutation
of his deatli sentence to imprisonment for
Ufa. A petition will be presented to the
board by his counsel ou May 28. Bnccieri
has written a letter for publication, but
his counsel has stated that it will not be
given to the newspapers for the present.
Hakrihhuiui, April 12. There wer
chartered yesterday Cresent Electril Light
Company, of McKees' Rocks, Allegheny
county; capital, $25,000. Armstrong Tele
phone Company, of Dayton, Armstrong
county; capital, $3,000, to do business in
Armstrong county. Columbian Building
and Loan Association, of Mauah Chunk;
aapital, $1,000,000.
Holudaykhuro, April 8. A largo sup
ply store at C'urlin, fourteen miles south ol
this city, was burglarized. The front doot
was buttered down with a crow-bar and
ledge-hummer. The door of the safe in
the store was blown twenty feet away by a
tremendous charge of dynamite and $")0(J
belonging to Hungarian laborers wa
taken.
Norrihtown, April 10. Rev. Eugem
Weber, who for four years pant has been
confined in the state hospital for the insane
here, and who was a parole patient, wm
found lying dead yesterday afternoon in
Oak View cemetery by a party of young
men. The dead man waa 47 years of age,
and was formerly a Methodist minister in
Bethlehem.
Carlisle, April 12. The coroner's jurv
In the case of Policeman Martin, who wai
murdered Saturday night, met yesterday
and after taking considerable testimony,
rendered the following verdict: "Thattht
deceased came to his death on the night ol
April 8, 18811, br a pistol wound inflicted
by some person to the jury unkuown."
Greenville, April 12. Grove City, this
county, has a smallpox scare. A son ol
Hon. W. J. Marsha died and was buried
hastily. The report that the disease was
amallpox has created great excitement
among the townspeople and the college
students. An investigation will follow.
Readi.no, April 8. A severe northeast
storm set in here Thursday night and yes
terday the earth was white with snow.
Snow, hail and rain fell at intervals dur
ing the day. Three days ago the tempera
ture was 80 in the shade. Yesterday it
was down to 'M.
Oil City, April 8. The subscribers to
Iho fund for the purpose of repairing and
keeping in repair fur one year the old Oil
City race course have effected a permauent
organization. The track is a regulation
half-mile and the new association has se
cured a lease of it for one year.
Pottrville, April 8. It is now tacitly
tmdertoixl among the individual coal oper
ators that their tonnage contracts with the
Reading are to be revised, and those lo
cated along the LehKh Valley railroad are
to be made out directly in the name of thai
com puny.
Frankly, April 12. About fortytailon
went ou strike yesterday fur a general in
crease, of 10 per cent, in wages. Amonjj
them are a dozen females who did not want
to go out, being witisiied with their pay.
The employers refuse to pay any increase.
Bradimk-k, April 12. Tho negroes whe
were brought here Irom the south u few
months ago to work ut the Edar Thomson
furnaces are thinning out. Not more than
bait ot the original uumlier remain. It 1
aid they could not stand the work.
Weatherlv, April 10. Nellie Brighten,
a little girl 11 years old, died lime yester
day, after a week of Intense paiii and suf
fering, cuused by ru tu.t due to rope Jump
togat school. She s.Jpptxl a rope IW0 times
jlthout iitv-ruiWon. '
Nrw Castlk, April 12. The authorities
of West New Castle found a man entirely
nude running about In an open field a short
distance west of town. He waa swinging
his arms and uttering peculiar cries. After
a hard ohaae the mad man was surrounded
by eight men and a terrific struggle ensued,
during which two or three cltiwns were
badly hurt. The man was bound hand
and foot and brought to the city prison.
He is a Slav and cannot speak a word of
English.
Orebkbruho, April 12. Ono of the most
extensive coal deals ever made In this
county was the transfer of the .Mutual Coke
Company's plant to the United Coal and
rVlltA f'nmtianv tn t'UWl nvl Tl.
J finiuV('U, Alio J HI I "
cbase Includes all interest of the first-named
company, consisting of coal, surface, tip
ples and sidings. The plant Is one of tho
best In the county and the coal and coke
find ready market. The deed of transfer
was left at the recorder's ofTica.
Watnehwro, April 11. The defendants
in the Morgan fratricide case have been
sentenced. Thomas Morgan was given the
maximum penalty of twelve years in the
penitentiary. Two of the sisters, Hclwcca
ana Caroline, were given ten years each
ana Jennie three years.
Yorx, April 10. Lalb Dunlnn. who
resided near Gatchelville, while felling
umoer on ine premises ot Abraham Hailev.
was struck on the head by a falling tree and
received Injuries from which ha died. He
leaves a wife and three children.
Ai.l.ftTOWfi, April 10. Harry Hairing,
who Saturday shot Mrs. Annie Collie four
times In a Jealous raga, and who then fired
a bullet Into his own chest, Is slightly Im
proved in condition and there is a good
chance for his recovery. The woman is still
prostrated from the shock.
Grkeshbcrq, April 10. Judge Doty
finished the liquor license list yesterday.
"Milk-Shake" Martin, of Jeannette, who
hod a license last year and applied again,
was among those refused. There were
twenty-one licenses granted.
Lancaster, April 11. Henry Eshleman,
a well-to-do farmer, committed suicide by
drowning himself In the cistern on bis
farm, No cause ! known for the act. He
was in good financial situation and enjoyed
excellent health.
McKebhport, April 8. A new water
gas plant for manufacturing gas for illu
minating purposes from water and crude
petroleum has just been completed here
the first of the kind attempted.
THE BIO STRIKE AT CHICAGO.
Strikers Offer to Submit tho Difficulty
to Arbitration.
Ckicaoo, April 11. Many men applied
for work yesterday and were at once given
employment. Fully 2,000 men remained
at work in spite of the order to quit. Pres
ident A B. Russell, of the building trades
council, appeared before tho World's Fair
council of administration in the afternoon
with a communication, which he said the
strikers wished htm to make. In this the
men stated that they did not wih to retard
the work of the exposition, and would con
sequently be glad to leave the settlement
of the trouble to arbitration.
They asked that the fair officials appoint
one man while they would do the same,
the two to select a third and all three to
act as a board of arbitration. This offer,
Mr. Russell said, would bo open until to
day at 4 o'clook. If It Is accepted the men
will return to work pending the hearing of
the evidence and the settlement of the
trouble. It was remarked, however, but
little attention would be paid to the offer
as the World's Fair officials hod been ex
pecting the strike, and bod made arrange
ment to secure 5,000 men who are now on
their way here.
Policeman Martin's Remains Laid to Rest.
Carlisle, April 12. In the old historic
graveyard, just east of which Policeman
George Martin met his death on Saturday
night and within a stone's throw of his un
pretentious little home on South East
street, the remains of the murdered officer
were laid to rest yesterday afternoon at
tended by half the population of the town
as mourners.
More Aid for Ir. Taliusge.
Jamestown, N. Y., April 12. Rev. Dr.
Talmuge has a great number of friends and
admirers in this city, and a subscription
paper has been circulated to aid him in
raising the debt on the Tabernacle. The
responses are generous and prompt and a
large sum will be sent to him when the
lists are closed.
Burned to Death In their Cabin.
Greenville, S. C, April 12. News
reached here last evening that the bodies of
E. W. Ilenesley, wi.e, grown daughter and
13-year-old son, were found Monday morn
ing in the ruins of their burned cabin.
They lived In a remote and secluded section.
Thornton Captured.
Morrilltih, Ark., April 8. Flanagan
Thornton, the negro who killed Constablo
Pate at Menifee on Tuesday, has been cap
tured near here and the town la full of
armed meu, whom It Is believed will lynch
Thornton.
A Famous Trotter Dead.
Beatrice, Neb., April 11. Tebasoo, the
famous trotting stallion owned by J. G.
Ladd, died yesterday of laryxisls. HU
owner refused an offer of $100,000 for him
after he broke the world's record last fall.
Shenango Valley Hospital Burned.
New Castle, April 11. The Shenango
Valley hospital waa destroyed by fire. The
building had just been completed, and was
to have been opened this week. It cost
about $18,000; insurance, $12,500.
Lincoln to Sail on April .
London, April 11. Hon. Robert T. Lin
coln, A mcrioan minuter, will sail for the
United States on April 22, leaving Secre
tary White in charge of the legation until
the arrival of Mr. Bayard.
Clot a Judgment for 13,000,
Tnr-NTOii, N. J., April 12. Merritt
Thorn, a Long Island boy 12 years old, re.'
covered $12,000 damages from the Western
Union Company yesterday for injuries re
ceived over a year ago.
Died on Her 8on' ft rave.
Frakkfort, Ind., April 12. Mrs. Au
gusta Wolf dropped dead on the' grave of
her son while in the act of putting flowers
upon it.
Democrats TV In at Camden.
Camden, N. J., April 12. For the first
time for years the democrats yesterday
elected lour members of council, with a
poMilble member fro-n unothcr wurd.
It Cuu ISculi It un! in Now.
WAKHlNiiKiN, April 12. The Warren
National b..nk of Warren, Pa,, capital
$1 ')(l,00(J was yesterday authorised to begin
business.
Davis Must lie Shot til Deatli.
Provo, April If. Enoch Davis, who
murdered Id wife at Ashley, Utah, In July,
18U2, baa been sentenced to be shot ou
June 0.
Excursion Tickets to the World's Fair Tia
Pennsylvania Kailroad.
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
The rcnnsylvania Railroad Com
pany announces that the Trunk Line
Passenger Committee has authorized
the railroad companies to sell excur
sion tickets to Chicago on account of
me worui s Columbia'i Exposition on
a oasis oi $40 lrom New York by fast
express i-ains, and $32 by express
trains scheduled to make the run in
thirty-five hours or more. Proportion
ate rates will prevail from all stations
in Irunk Line territory. The round
trip rale from Philadelphia will be
?.6.5o by fast trains, and $29.20 by
the thirty-five-hour trains, starting
lrom New York, trorn Washington
and Baltimore the rate will be $34.50
by fast express, and $27.60 by slow
trains.
inese tickets will not admit 01 a
stop-off en route, and can be used for
a continuous passage only. The tick
ets will be on sale from April 15th to
October 30th inclusive, and will be
valid for return trip until November
15th, 1803.
All the lines leading to Chicago will
sell tickets good for passage going by
one route returning by another, so
that a person may go out by the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and if he wills, re
turn by the New York Central, Balti
more and Ohio, Erie, or any other
trunk line, or go out by any other line,
and return by the Pennsylvania.
Hood's Cures.
In saying that Hood's Sarsaparilla
cures, its proprietors make no idle or
extravagant claim. Statements from
thousands of reliable people of what
Hood's Sarsaparilla has done for them,
conclusively prove the fact HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla CURES.
Hood's Tills act especially upon
the liver, rousing it from torpidity to
its natural duties, cure constipation
and assist digestion.
"More Tacts."
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Faul
Railway Company has just issued
another fifty page, handsome illus
trated pamphlet, giving "More Facts"
about South Dakota, regarding agri
culture, sheep raising, climate, soil,
and its other resources. It also con
tains a correct county map of North,
as well as South Dakota. It will be
sent free, to any address, upon appli
cation to John R. Pott, District Pas
senger Agent, Williamsport, Pa. Write
for one of them.
How's This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be enred by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.,
Toledo. O.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
West it Truax, Wholesale Druggist,
I oledo, O.
Waldine, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggist, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75 c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. ' Testimonials free.
Carter H. Harrison was elected
Mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, by the
uemocrats by a plurality of 19,000.
A boy's idea of having fun is to be
allowed to make all the noise he can.
The Scientifio Amercan, or Town
Topics for the coming year can be
obtained cheap at this office. tf.
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the confidences showered upon
her by thou
sands. Her
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" The jrreat
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her womb. Lydia E. Pink
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" I would have been in my
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