KEYSTONE NOTES. Igus of Real Interest Pre- sented in Condensed Form, WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS DO AND KNOW. Gleanings of Importance from All Fields of News, Picked Up Here and There Through the State. Political, Military and All Other Departments, Allentown has 3,802 children enrolled in the public schools. There are ib fSacners, Frederick D. Keighley, mine inspector of the Uniontown district, has resigned, and will be succeeded by Wilham Dan- ern, of Buena Vista. John Blake has been arrested on the charge of having robbed the resi dence of Mr. Herbert Cox, in West Whiteland, Chester county Even Clinton Hess, rthampton county at his thel, of apoplexy, aged William West. the colored man on trial for the murder and robbery of the Crouch family, was i murder in the first devree. He was remanded for sentence, Abram S. Hull of the No nddenly home In £5) convicie master mechanic of the Cnmberland Valley railroad for thirty vears past, fell dead ia front of his residence, | {1 He was 4 vears old. While watching the workmen at one of his oil wells performing some labor James Mcllhaney, a well known oil pro- ducer of Butler, was instantly a board falling from the top well derrick. James March had a writ of attachment for £35,000 issued against the South Mountain Railroad company. Sheriff Miller will make levies in Dauphin, Lebanon, Berks, Lehigh and Northamp- ton counties. In an agray at an unlicensed liquor saloon, or ‘‘speal 4 heny City, John Bothw death by William Flix from Louisville. Ths by a dispute over ! jail, OAR f.1 OL employe Peni killed being The 20 per cut 13 jars, t from 15 to } i sf ana a big » price of 1 i Liass are reaping a Manufacturers’ associa- i iufacturer 18 » he can get, ile engaged one of the mills . Mt. Holly Paper company, at Mt. ings, six Carl- lore Sweigert, aged 41 years, by a fly wheel and instantly s body was mangled terribly. 1 four small children survive ‘ \ niles south of r in Phil wi Timothy 1 3 in a quar- r the hire of a team and Wilson Shay with the hfork, break- ] «1 and taken coroner's miners iis % 1. 1s killed at ti Uniontown. on a handear and were Four of the men jumped o heard the engine whistle for 1 it, but McElroy stayed on the car and wa tally injured. He was 50 years old and unmarried. The building burg, occupied street, Box, ionamin, her firms. r Friday t ¢ 815.000, ; divided between the different ta and is covered by insurance. Chief Evans and two firemen were in- jured at » fire, Albert Bowman, a shoe dealer worth £15,000 and doing a good business had be come partially insane by the fear, as he said. of poverty, and for some time had almost starved himself. Some time ago he honght a pistol with the intention of } himself, but 3 wife took it an him yesterday morn- and cried, ‘Give ne my pistol, quick! Th are bur- lars in the store.” The woman, not uspecting his intentions, gave him the pistol. He ran down stairs and then shot himself fatally. i ing away It Early ing he ran to is w y i or = % The corning mlil of the large Dupont powder works at Wapwallopen, seven niles below Shickshinny, was exploded ith terrific force from some unknown wnae, The explosion took place before we employes had assembled for work. Three men engaged at the magazine, who were near by when it ocenrred, burned. The force of the explo- sion was distinctly felt over an area of eight miles. Houses shook until the windows fell ont, while large trees in the vicinity of the mills were torn from their roots and carried clear across the river. A serious freight wreck occurred at Cresson Saturday in which a brakeman named Fee was instantly killed. A number of cars were piled up and the four tracks were blocked for several hours. The wreck was cansed by a west bound train crossing from one track to another Another west bound train crashed into it. At the same time an east bound freight came crashing along and piled into the first named trains, About filt:en cars were knocked into kindling wood. Passenger traffic was considerably delayed in con. geuence, fn the United Brethren conference at Montville the committee on grievances reported that Rve. Z. C. Mower had, after due consideration, been found guilty of “immorality and fraudulent transietions,” and recommended his ex- pulsion from 44¢ conference and church; ala, that Rev. P. H.. Garrett was fount guilty of eanduct unbecoming a Christian minister, and recommended his expulsion. Both recommendations were were adopted. H. T. MeNally war granted a license to preach. J. A. Sy ter, J. F. Smith and U, 8, G. Renn, having finished the three years course of reading, were passed and reterred to the committee on ordination. The com- mittee on boundaries reported, making a number of changes in the circuits, James M. Dougherty, the insane lover of Mary Anderson, who murdered Dr. Lloyd at the Kings county lunatic asy- lum, New York, was four years ago a telegraph operator at Dundaff,a summer resort in Susquehanna county, six miles from Carbondale. While there he claimed that Dougherty was but an as- sumed name, he coming east from Nevada, where he said he was interested with Mackay in silver mining opera- tions, in order to get a quiet place where ne could perfect a perpetual motor on which he wus working. He contributed many articles en this scheme to local papers, and left Dundaff, after two yours’ residence, because of an alleged futimacy with & voung woman. He went first to Scranton and then to New York THE BREWMASTERS They Meet in Annual Convention in I“hitadeiphia, PiiLADELPHIA, Oct. 14. ~The 600 mem- bers of the Union of the United States, who came to this city New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis to hold a three days’ con- vention. begun business by registering their names at the Philadelphia German society's headquarters, Franklin and Fairmount avenue. This morning the convention opened formally at a meeting in Mamnnerch + hall, at which an address was delivered by Bund. President Will- iam Gerst, of Cincinnati, At this meet- ing officers will be elected to serve duar- ing the year. This evening Amberg’s company will give a special performance in the Grand Opera house for the visit- ing delegates and their friends. To-morrow afternoon 600 brewmasters will drive through Fairmount park, stopping to inspect Brewerytown. In the evening a banquet will be given at T{orticultaral hall, the estimated cost of which is $5,000. Yesterday afternoon there was a meet- ing of directors, and last evening there was a Students’ Festival” at Horticul- tural hall. Jrewmasters’ from Chicago, was A Saspicious Accident, AZLETON, Pa., Oct. 14.~Flora Mal- loy, a beautiful 2§-year-old girl, was found yesterday afternoon pinioned down by a fallen tree at the buse of a large rock, one and a half miles wrth of the town. The manner in which she was fastened and the utter absence of rents in her clothing or scratches on her body or limbs confirms the suspicion that she was stolen, kept pwr until Sunday and put in the place where she was found. The child died last evening at 8 o'clock. The mother's condition is serious and it is feared that her reason will be dethroned. An Important Case Decided. WiLkesparre, Oct. 14.—The contest between the heirs of Thomas Lazarus, late of Hanover township, was decided by Judge Rhone, who handed down a voluminous opinion. The case involves more money than any similar action ever brought before the orphans’ court of Luzerne county—no less a figure, in- deed. than £1.250.000. It has for a long time been discussed by prominent attor- neys of this section, not less on account of the great amount involved than be- cause some very important legal points are at issue regarding coal leases. Two Hungarian Rows. dernrenes. Pa... Oct. 14.—Two Hun- garians got into a quarrel at Chapman borongh over a watch which one had stolen from the other. A fight followed, during which the alle red thief was pounced upon by three Huns, and, be- sides being beaten unmercifully with fists, was hacked in several places with a hatchet. He is now at St. Luke's hos- sital, and it is feared he will die from Bis injuries. Two Huns got into a fight in Bethlehem, during which ‘ne cut a frightful gash in the other's head with a shovel, The injured man is in the hospital. Mr. Powderly's Aims, Prrrsevre, Oct. 14. Joseph L. Evans, master workman of the Pittsburg dis- trict of the Knights of Labor, has re- ceived a letter from Mr, Powderly. The grand master workman desired to know when the national convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers would open in this city. Mr. Evans be- lieves tiat Powderly wants to send a letter to the engineers either relative to the late strike on the New York Central or else to propose an alliance with other branches of the business. The conven- tion will open to-morrow with a secret session. Harrisburg Terminal Bridge. Harmissura, Oct. 14.—~Nolan Bros, of Reading. the contractors for the masonry on the Philadelphia, Harris burg and Pittsburg railroad, general known as th- Harrisburg Rein . completed the mason work on the road, from its connection with the Paxton creek bridge to the créssing over the Northern Central railroad, on the west bank of the Susqueinnna river. This is two days ahead of the contract time. The distance is 6,100 feet. The bridge across the river is 3,450 feet long, being comprised of twenty-three spans of If feet each. Killed by the Cars, Aspren, Pa., Oct. 14.—A woman was struck by a sonth bound express train below the tunnel at North Wales. The engineer saw ner walking towards the approaching train, He applied the air brakes, but not in time to save the woman's life. One limb of the woman was broken snd she was injured inter- nally. She was picked up by the crew and taken to the Pennsylvania hospital, wheres she died. A Grist Mill Barned, LANCASTER, Pa, Oct. 11,~The four story stone and frame grist mill of E. Stauffer, operated by Aldus Groff, near Chestnut Level, this county, was completely destroyed by fire, The con- tents, consisting of several thousand bushels of grain and chop stuff, were all consumed, Loss, $20,000; . insurance, 84,000. The fire was caused by friction, Catasangna Strike Ended, Catasavgus, Pa, Oct. 14: = The strike of the plush silk weavers at Unicorn Sitk ill ended in uw compro mide, and 3k but three the strive returned to work, Tinse three started the strike, and will leaye for and, THE HISTORY OF A WEEK *Vednesday, Oct, 8. The British parliament will come together Nov. 2. The actual count of visitors to the Trenton state fair shows 92,905 for the week A Polish miner was instantly killed near Wilkesbarre by a fall down a 550 foot shaft The First National bank of Dushore, a. has applied for authority to begin business The Ancient and Honorable Artillery, of Boston, celebrated their 233d fleld day in Philadelphia. Bill Howard, a convicted murderer escaped from jail at Greenville, 8. C., by changing clothing with his wife, John Newman, of Absecom, N. J. rid- den for over ten minutes on a barbed wire fence because he would not discharge his housekeeper at the dictation of his neighbors, Thursday, Oct, 9, Gen. Joubert. ex-president of the Bouth African Republic, arrived in New York, The City of New York beat the Teutonic by one hour in the passage from Quecnstown to New York. James Atkins, a lawyer and prominent Re- publican politician, was found dead in his office in Savannal. William Sprague, Jr., grandson of Salmon P. Chase and son of ex-Governor Spragne, o Rhode Island, committed suicide by inhaling chloroform at Seattle, Wash, It is probable that an indictment will be found against Schweinfurth, the self-styled “divinity.” The sheriff at Ro kford, iis, has served papers on the dwellers In “heaven” to appear before the grand jury. Friday Oct, 10, The census bureau places the population of of New Jersey at 1.441.017, an increase of 309, 901 in ten years. The Pullman Palace Car company has been successful 1 its vestibule sult the Boston and Albany railroad, At a meeting of the Flint and Lime Glass Manufacturers’ association in Pittsburg an advance of nearly 5 per cent. was made in prices, Eight Asbury Park druggists and the pro- prietors of the Neptune club are being charged before the grand Jury al Freehold with violating the law by the sale of Intoxi- cating liquors, While miners at Humboldt mine Jamestown, Colo. were un blacksmith shop several sti ks of POW - der exploded, instantly killing Mack Miles, Hugh Morgan and Harry Atkinson, and seri ously injuring Tom Richardson Saturday, Oct. 1L snow of Wis against near eating 3 in the tant The first Clty, Cal The Belle City street Wis... was sold to a New York $100,000, The interstate deep water tion met in Des Moines, Ia. Oni delegates were present. The Rev. Dr. Booth, of Eaglewood, N. J bas declined the presidency of the theologica seminary at Anburn, N. Y. At the annual session © } Knights of Honor, in New Je Newark, BR. C, Jones was elect tator. The amended constitution « Sons of America was adopted in most important change the word “white,” making born citizens eligible for A murderous attack Fisch, a masnfacturer o was lured from his home by a boy to look at some windows, an a short distance away was nearly beat death by some person who had | cealed. the season fell in Slerra rail harbor conven about thirty lodge y. held al grand di was Lt men Monday, Oct. 13. The military works at Forts Pike comb. La. have been ordered aband A fire in La Harpe, 1 i the Gon cher block and several wi® $15.00, The steamer John E Tygert was b her docks in Baltimore, where she up for repairs, Lows, $40,000, John D. Nicholls, late assistant postmaster at Berien Springs, Mich, has pleaded gulit) to embezzling postal money orders, Andrew Schmitt was shot and killed by John Turner, a bartender, at Idlewild, asub. urd of Cincinnatl, The cause of the murde: was an old quarrel At St. Louis, the firm of Ketzinger Tuhols ker & Nicholstein Frolichatein, clothing manufacturers, confessed judgment in the sum of $5.72; assets unknown, The war department has fssugl advertise ments for proposals, under the recent fort fication act, for furnishing the ordnance de partment of the army with twenty-five § inch, fifty 10 inch and twenty-five I2 incl steel guns, and ammunition for their test or proof: all to be of American manufacture. Tuesday, Oct, 14, The New Jersey conference of the Methodist church will convene at Pennsgrove on Oct. 21. The reported drowning of five men in the Delaware river, near Kinkora, N. J. proves 10 be erroneous. John Rea, s seaman of Philadeiphia, was drowned in Baltimore while attempting abandon his ship, The twelve Trenton brick yards have closed and 10000000 of pressed brick will have 0 be carried over to next season. The breaking of a derrick in the yards of the lilinois Steel company, Chicago, resulted in the injury of six men, one of whom will probably die, The Siate and Metal Roofers’ union, of Poston, have decided to demand an advance from $3 to $3.35 per day and eight hours on Saturday on and after Oct, 22 The following population of states is an. nounced by the cansus office: Illinois 3 818.598; increase, 140,865, aistana, 1L116,53% increase, 176.808 Mississippi, 1L284.587; increase, 1548, 290, The sixty-eighth annual meeting of the Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey will be held in the First Preabyterian church, at At. lantie City, commencing on Monday evening, Oct. 3, at § o'clock. destroye stocks of go Laws sraed al was laid THE MARKETS Prices on the Stock, Produce and Petroleum Exchanges, Puitapeermia, Oct 13.