Cabinet Official Says Gronje's Army Is Surrounded. EOECS CAPTDEE PROVISIONS. Uraml IJnller Has Achieved a Sne eeaa, Tcmporiirllj at Least, la rup turing the Ringr of 11111a South ot the Tuirrln. London, Feb. 20. A member of the ...kln.l tnlH U W I ii, -v loot nlcrht I bat the war office had received a tele gram announcing that General Cronje was hopelessly surrounded. Mr. Wynd ham was bese by anxious members of the house, but would only reply that the government's news was extremely satisfactory. The sole explanation of the government withholding good news Is that confirmation and mure details are awaited. The situation as disclosed by corre spondents over the Free State border is tantalizing to the public expecta tions. The elementary facts are that the Boers are trekkingeastward toward Moemfontein, with slow moving bag gage trains, and that they are pur sued by Lord Kitchener, with General AKelly-Kenny's division. General Mac- Donald, with the Highlanders, made a forced march to Koodoos Hand Ford and on Sunday pushed 20 miles east ward. General French lot Kiniberley Saturday, going eaBt ulorg the Modder river. Lord Kitchener is trying to outmarch and to outflank the Boers, thus checking their retreat, if possible. and driving them back Into the hands lof MacDonald and French. The war office message communl- Eated to Mr. Lucy seems to Indicate hat Lord Kitchener has either got head of the Boers or is about to realize his plan, and that the war of fice waits to announce a decisive re sult. Meanwhile Commandant Delarey, with the Boers from Colesberg, la hanging on to the right flank of the GENERAL KELLY-KENNY. tritlsh pursuing columns, seeking to lelay their movement and so to as set the Boer wagon trains to escape. A Daily Mail correspondent who was 1th the British convoy attacked by lie Boers at Rlet river ford wires: Ultimately the British abandoned m convoy, in order not to check the nee. Thus 200 wagons and 600 of stores fall into the hands of Jocrs, though it Is doubtful if they .11 be able to carry them away. General Buller has achieved a real uccess, seemingly, in capturing the ange of hills south of the Tugela. It lakes more feasible another attempt 9 relieve Iadysmtth. The Chleveley correspondent of The Dally News, telegraphing yesterday, Eye: we now occupy all the hills to e right of Colenso, on this side of the ugela, Including Hlangwane, which pe Boers evacuated Sunday night. his capture of Hlangwane hill is of treat strategical importance, as the ill commands the flank of the Boer Itfenses at Colenso. A successful ad- lance and the recapture of the railway bay be expected. According to advices from Pretoria he Boers are expecting a big battle on be Tugela. They claim that 70 of the nitshlres were killed at Colesberg. hey thus describe the fighting at dmberley: VThe British came through Blaun nk and attacked in two columns, klle the Boers were busily engaged Jh Lord Roberts General French, mh 2,000 cavalry and six guns, suc- slded in breaking through the Boer as. The Boers did not seriously op- e General French's advance, but fined their efforts to preventing the visions getting through. In this y succeeded, capturing 2,000 head of tie, 100 wagons of provisions and men." Frrrae Bcnclti Georgia Fruit. Atlanta, Feb. 20. State Entomolo- t Scott, who returned yesterday im the southern part of the state er a careful examination of the hards in that section, has given the statement that the freezing tther of the past week has had the :t of checking the unnatural ad- ice of the fruit trees caused by the ent warm weather, and the pros its now are that the crop will be the geet in recent years. A Maney Making; Swindle. Chicago, Feb. 20. A capias has ls led for the arrest of James Mullhall, 111 Wabash avenue, head of the irehant Commission comapny.charg- hlm with fraudulently obtaining credit consignments from commis- n houses, selling the goods for cash a eluding creditors. It is thought he secured over $50,000 from houses in irlous part of the United States. Of rs are searching for Mullhall. Mr. Talbert Determined. Washington, Feb. 20. Nothing was Icompllshed at last night's session of house, which was to have been de ted to pension legislation. Mr. Tal W, of South Carolina, made the point Iao quorum and blocked proceedings. house remained In session until o'clock In the hope ot getting a auo- CONSCIENCE MADE HIM A COWARD. Leopold Howe Coafeaam a Mnrder I Committed Seven Vnn Am. Reading. Pa., Feb. 20. Leopold ; Rowe, aged 52 years, who was serving a six months' sentence In the county Jail here io threatening to burn barns ! near Kutztown, yesterday confessed to , the prison officials that he had commit ted a murder near Campbellstown, Lebanon county, seven years ago, and as a remit of this admission he was taken to Lebanon last night and lodg ed in jail there pending a further in vestigation. Rowe, while In the Berks county : prison, sevral times attempted to com mit suicide. Yesterday he was In great j distress of mind and railed for the j prison officials, to whom he told the startling story of his having taken the I life of an unknown man for a paltry sum of money. Rowe said that he and ' a companion named Yo- k ey saw a man j nt a hotel in Campbellstown io seem ' ed to have considerable money. They followed him along a road, and Yockey I persuaded Rowe to shoot the man. ! After putting a bullet In tlm man they 1 hit him on the head with a dub, and i took $60 from his pockets. The two I men then bid the body, and made their way to Harrlsburg. Three days .ate! ihey road in the newspaper! that the body of an unknown man had been I found at Campbellstown. I The Lebanon authorities wore noti fied of Rowe's confession, and the sheriff of Lebanon came hero to Inves ! tlgate, lie believes Etowe'i story is true. The whereabouts of Yockey Is unknown. DIVORCE: ENDS THE: R0MANCF. Grlaanm WlthdriitVM l)u inn t; r Hull AualoNt Ilia Pat lnT-ln-l.nw. Kassas City. Fob. 20. -Arthur (iris som, a poet and editor of a society pa per published in New York city, yes terday dismissed his suit for $110,000 damages Instituted against his father-in-law. Dr. V. S. Woods, president of tho National Bank of Commerce, for alienating the affections of his wife and breach of contract. The terms of settlement are said to Include the pay ment to Mr. Grlssom of $,10,000, while Mrs. Grlssom was allowed a divorce, the restitution of her maiden name, Julia Stone Woods, and the custody of their 2-year-old child. Mrs. Grlssom filed her suit for divorce yesterday morning, and a decree was granted her within a few hours' time. The marriage of Grlssom and Miss Woods was rouur.it ic She and her mother went to New York In 1895 to prepare her trosseau for her marrlge to a wealthy young Missourlan. Mr. Grlssom and Miss Woods met, a schoolday fueling of mutual regard was awakened, and they were married hastily at the Little Church Around the Corner. On Dec. 9 last Grlssom Died a sensational suit here against Woods for $100,000 damages, alleging that the doctor had persistently work ed to set his daughter against her hus band, and finally succeeded, and an other suit for f 10,000 for breach of con tract. ANOTHER POPULIST BOLT. Bolter Call a National Convention In Clnelnnatl on May 9. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 20. A split and a walkout followed a turbulent meet ing of the Populist national committee last night, the anti-fusion leaders, af ter having a number of their follow ers turned down by the credentials committee, organizing a bolt and form ing a new committee. The members favorable to fusion, after adopting the report of the credentials committee adjourned until today, when, in all likelihood, It will empower the chair man or a committee of three to call the national convention for the same city and at he same time the Democratic convention is held. The bolters pre pared an address and called a national convention for Cincinnati on Wednes day, May 9. Oar t'nmnlMlonrra to Pari. New York, Feb. 20. Commissioner General Peck gave an Informal dinner last night at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in honor of the recently appointed com missioners to the Paris exposition. Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago, one of the commissioners, wired her re grets. Among those present were Louts Stern, New York; Thomas F. Walsh, Colorado; H. M. Putney, New Hampshire; Franklin Murphy, New Jersey; Charles A. Collier, Georgia; Edmond Bruwaert, consul general from France to the United States, and Adolph S. Ochs. Consul General Bru waert assured the commissioners of a warm reception in France. The Philippine Revenues. Washington, Feb. 20. The war de partment Issues a statement that the receipts of public funds of the Philip pine Islands, beginning Aug. 13, 1898, and ending Dec. 31, 1899, amount to 16,696,080. The chief Items are: Seiz ed funds, $473,366; Internal revenue, $443,434; customs, $5,515,680; provost :ourt fines, $53,625; matadero, $44,419. No Coke Company Snlta. Pittsburg, Feb. 20. Henry C. Frlck, In order to correct false reports con cerning suits he is supposed to be about to enter against the Carnegie Steel company in behalf of the Frlck Coke company, denies in the most positive and emphatic terms all re ports of contemplated litigation of that character. Hon the Chinese Get Here. Ottawa, Feb. 20. In the house yes terday Sir Richard Cartwright said that 4,366 Chinese came Into Canada at Vancouver and Victoria last year, compared With 2,175 the year previous. A good many of these went into the United States. Schooner CnpaUvd. Six Drowned. Norfolk, Va.. Feb. 20. It is reported that the schooner Hardcastle capsized last Friday at Roanoke marshes and all on board, with the exception of the septal n, were lost. The Hardcastle iarried a crew of seven men. Admiral Dewey Going- to Wheeling. Washington. tab. 20. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey will leave Washington to morrow morning to attend tho Wash ington's birthday celebration at Wheel ' tag, W. Va. j. 3 A Senator Clark's Expenditures in a Political Campaign. WANTED TO OVERTHROW DALY. For Tlint Itenaon He Kxpcnded l.t!. OOO In l.ecltiiimtr Kxpenaee I)r. Trncry Merely W noted to Tent Jm llea limit's Incorruptibility. Washington, Feb. 20. Senator Clark, of Montana, was again the stnr wit ness before the senate committee on privileges and elections yesterday, not withstanding Dr. Tracey, Justice Hunt's family physician, also was heard. Dr. Tracoy's statement con cerning his interviews with Justice Hunt corroborated the testimony of the justice in all essential details except that his recollection was that $50,000. and not $100,000, was the amount men tioned by him an the price the Justice WILLIAM A. CLARK, could get for having the Wellcome dis barment case thrown out of the su preme court of the state. He said that Justice Hunt was an intimate friend, and asserted that his motive was to test Justice Hunt's ability to with stand the corrupting Influence of money. He had received no funds from any source to pay the bribe sug gested, and had been promised none for that purpose. Mr. Clark necessarily went over much of the ground covered by him In his testimony Saturday. He was cross examined by Mr. Campbell, and In sisted that he had spent no money for corrupt purposes during the Montana senatorial campaign. He gave a de tailed statement of expenditures for po litical purposes during the legislative and senatorial contests, which footed up, as Senator Turley announced, $139, 000. He declared that his only purpose in entering upon the campaign was to overthrow the one man power of Marcus Daly In the state, which, he said, was so tyrannical that he would not desire to continue his residence In the state If It was to continue. Mr. Campbell said that Mr. Daly would go on the stand In rebuttal. He Is expected every day. Helped Son to Rob Father. New York, Feb. 20. Eugene Mona- han, 23 years of age, was arraigned in police court yesterday charged with grand larceny in the first offense. Mon ahan was a bookkeeper employed by John Collins & Son, cotton brokers. Monahan Is charged with acting in collusion with Oscar Collins, son of the senior member of the firm, and with doctoring the books to cover n de ficiency of abaut $30,000. Oscar Collins had the power of attorney to act for the firm on the exchange, and, ac cording to detectives, made fictitious deals which were always attended with large losses. Last Thursday young Collins and Monahan disappeared, but Monahan was arrested yesterdav. Mr. Collins will prosecute his son to the end. I Traetlon Ena-lnea to Replnre 'nmels. Bucyrus, 0., Feb. 19. James i.odrirk, a Callfornian, who has Just returned from Chins, Is here arranging for the purchase of a number of ten ton steel wagons and traction engines to draw them. He will establish a service across the desert In China, and will enter active competition for the carry ing trade, which Is now done by cam els. He says the camels can carry only about 600 pounds each and make only 20 miles a day, while his wagons will carry ten tons each and can make 60 miles. He expects to have 60 engines and 3,000 wagons actively engaged within a year. Snowfall In ('nba, Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 20. Yester day was the coldest recorded here, the temperature being 68 degrees In this city. In the mountains ten miles off the temperature was 40 degrees. Mount San Pledra, 20 miles to the northeast, with an altitude of 6,000 feet, la cov ered with snow. Old residents say that 30 years ago, during the war of that day, snow fell In the mountains, but none has been observed since until yesterday. A special excursion was run to a point where Mount San Pledra could be plainly seen, and hundreds of ) Cubans then saw snow fcr the first time. Fi-Mlnlatrr Phelpa Ont of Danger. New Haven, Feb. 20. The physician who has been attending F. J. Phelps, ex-minister to England, last night for the first time expressed himself au thoritatively that his patient had pass ed the crisis and was out of danger. Though Prof. Phelps Is unable to sit up yet, it is believed that he will markedly improve from day to day, and his complete recovery is but a question of a few weeks. British Ganboat Seises a Vessel. Port Elizabeth, Feb. 19. The Brit ish steamer Sabine, Captain Taylor, from New York Jan. 4, with a miscel laneous cargo, has been seised by tne British gunboat Thrush and brought to Delagoa bay on suspicion of having aa board articles contraband of war. A WEEK'S NEWS OONDENSIl) Wedaeadny. l'ti. 14. A bill In the Iowa legislature ad mits women to vote on the same terms us m;n. F.ng Sing, keeper of a Philadelphia opium Joint, was scat to Jail for a your and lined $500. L'd Sims, a negro, who snatched a white woman's pocketbook, was sen tenred in Kansas City to 40 years in Jail. Mrs. Roberts, aged 76, her 53-year-old son and 61-year-old d.. tighter were found murdered at their home near Jacksonville, Fla. A CuICAgo board of trade committee appeals to J. Plerpbnt Morgan to use his Influence to prevent violations of the Interstate commerce law by rail roads. Henry C. Frlck brings sviit to pre vent Andrew Carnegie from compelling htm (Wick) to dispose of his Interest In tho Carnegie Stool company at "a ridiculously low figure.1 TUttradayi i-vi. in. Pi-sla, It is asserted, Is forwarding troops with' a view of capturing Herat. C. EJ, Macrum, ex-consul at Pretoria, declares the British censor at Durban opened Ills official correspondence. The total subscriptions to New York's navy arch fund have reached 167,477, with assurances of $54,600 more Ex-Senator Gorman announces that he will support Bryan a i r bis nomi nation by the Democracy, "which is assured." The Chicago anti-trust conference declared In favor or seizure of rail roads "at actual value," and operation by government. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, of New York, was chosen to succeed Miss Susan B, Anthony as president of the National Woman's Suffrage associa tion. Friday, Feb. 10, The wages of Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineers are to be increased March 1. The senate's substitute for the house finance bill passed the tipper body by 46 to 29. In the Clark senatorial bribery case witnesses testified to attempts to bribe Montana supreme court Just li eu. Surrogate Fitzgerald. In New York, decides that the $5,000.0(10 Vanderbilt trust fund must pay Inheritance tax. Roland R. Molineux was today taken to Sing Sing prison to await execution the week beginning March 26 for the murder of Mrs. Adams, in Now York. John Seals, a convict, was released from the Kentucky state prison on a pardon signed by Democratic Gover nor Beckham. Republican Governor Taylor's pardon of another prisoner Is Ignored. Kilt Urdu ', Feb. 17. Toefel Wagner was killed and two other laborers overcome by sewer gas In Chicago. Frederick Wurth, his wife and 6-year-old daughter were overcome by gas la their New York home. The child died. There is a big Increase In coal prlcea in England, and the drain upon En glish mines Is said to have practically exhausted many of them. H. H. Vreeland, president of the Metropolitan Street railway, New York, has been presented with $100,000 by the principal owners. Advices from Japan report thnt the Japanese government has knowledge that Russia will place 50,000 troops at Port Arthur within two years. Mrs. Ida Rolls shot and slightly wounded State Senator Rradley at Jackson, Miss., because he violated his pledge to marry her, she says. Monday, Feh. 111. Having confessed that he attempted to assault Mrs. C. L. Weeks, a white woman, Will Rurts was lynched at Raskett Mills, S. C. Joslah Quincy, ex-mayor of Boston, was married in London on Saturday to Mrs. Tyler. Among the guests wns Ambassador Cboate. Minister of the Interior Gonzales Carlo, of Mexico, has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general for long and meritorious service. Dr. George S. Warren, who has been the organist and musical director of St. Thomas' church, New York, for 30 years, is to retire on a pension. The grand Jury at Louisville, Ky., has refused to Indict State Senator Harrell, charged with offering $4,500 to John H. Wallen to keep away from the Democratic caucus. Charles F. Steele, a Carlisle (Pa.) hotel keeper, sues citizens who remon strated against his securing a license, claiming $15,000 damages for Injury to his business and reputation. Taaaday, Feb. so. Marquis of Queensberry, who died In London Feb. 1, announced In his will that he died an agnostic. Marine disasters on the Spanish coast have resulted In the loss of at least 72 lives. Several cases of poisoning In Moablt, Germany, are attributed to American canned corned beef. Miss Annie Wheeler, daughter of General Joe Wheeler, Is to wed Lieu tenant W. W. Fiscus, of the Nineteenth Infantry, now In the Philippines. Japanese residents of Vancouver, R. C, have renewed their offer to raise and equip a corps of at least 100 train ed men, 60 of them formerly soldiers In the army of Japan, for services with the Rrltlsh forces In South Africa. THE PRODUCE MARKETS. Philadelphia, Feb. 19. Flour steady; Winter superfine, J2.30(2.M; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.15(3.25: city mills, extra, I2.60I&2.70. Rye flour quiet at $3.1S3.30 per barrel. Wheat dull; No. 2 red, spot, In elevator, 2'V7:tV- Corn quiet and steady; No. 2 mixed, spot, tn elevator, 39039c. ; No. 2 yellow, for local trade. milhi: Oats quiet; No. 2 white, clip ped, 3131c. ; lower grades, 28030c. Hay steady; choice timothy, 16.608fl7 for largo bales. Beef steady; beef hams, $2121.50. Fork Arm; family, $14614.50. Lard Arm; western steamed, $6.32tt. Butter steady; Srestern creamery, 20Q24C.; do. factory, 14 il9'.; June creamery, lS224c; Imitation creamery, 1722c.; New York dairy, 18ft 23c.; do. creamery, 2024c ; fancy Penn sylvania prints jobbing at 28031c; do. wholesale, 27c. Cheese Arm; fall made, fancy, large, 121413c; do. do., small, lie.; choice grades. 12i4124c Ess Arm ; New York and Pennsylvania, at mark, lSVift isc; western, fresh, at mark, lt.i southern, at mark, IfBGUc niK KENTUCKY CONTEST A Tieup in the State's Business Seems Inevitable. TAYLOR DEFIE8 LEGISLATURE. Tin- Democratic Majority liming itntined Their Action Deelarlae Uoebel t;overnor, the Itcpulillfiiii Governor Driitea Legality of Action Frankfort. Ky., Feb. 20. The Impres sion that the contest over the gover norship will not be ended till it is fought to a finish In the courts Ib not lessened by the action taken by the Democratic senators in their session yesterday ratifying their former action bj which Senator Qoebel was declared governor. The Republicans who spoke for Republican Governor Taylor s;iM that be would not recognize n.s legal the proceedings taken yesterday, and which were duplicated In the bouse to day, but lias told them that he looks upon these proceedings as Illegal and will not quit the light until the whole matter is passed upon in the courts of Ir.st resort. His position Is that, the former proceeding being void, the pres ent Eatlflcatlon gives them no legal vi tality, that the legal presiding officer, Lieutenant Governor Marshall, bad de clared the session adjourned when the vote In the senate was taken, and that tie vote should bave been taken by yeas and nays, as In the case of a bill or joint resolution. Negotiations to settle the conflict be tween Lieutenant Governor Marshall and Senator Carter over the chair in tin senate went on again yesterday af t moon, but no agreement has been leached so far. There is talk annum the Democratic senators of voting on the ratification of the resolutions to cay in the senate by yeas and nays, These resolutions yesterday received the support of L'l senators, two more tbnn a quorum. The statu contest board In expected to render a decision by Saturday seat ing the Democratl ntestants for minor state offices. The Democratic' contestants will then be sworn In and will make a formal demand for posses sion of the offices. This will be re fused by the Republican Incumbents and injunctions similar to those pend ing In the courts over the governor ship will be tiled. The most Important Immediate ef fect of this will be to tie up securely every branch of the state government pending settlement of the contests by the courts, as It Is generally regarded as certain that banks, county officials and everybody else who bave financial business with the state will refuse to recognize either set of state officials till the title to the offices is Judicially ascertained. J. L. Sutton, the sheriff of Whiteley county, who wa-' orrested recently on a charge of complicity in the Goebel assassination, was brought here from LoUiSVlIlC H. ...KUt, Hulir,; exam ination before County Judge Moran, and was admitted to ball. Sutton left for home last night in company with his uncle, State Inspector C. N. Lister. Harland Whlttaker, who Is also charg ed with complicity In the assassination, was also returned from Louisville and turned over to the local authorities, but no steps were taken In his case, and he is still in Jail. Lee Jones, an other aupect, Is also in Jail here. Three !' Jrrmey Storm Victims, New Brunswick, N. J.. Feb. 20. - P. L. McCarthy, a farmer living near New Rrunswick, while returning to his homo late Saturday night, was over come by the cold. He lay In the place where he fell until Sunday, when he was found frozen to death. James Apple gate, of Millstone, near New Bruns wick, was also overcome on his way home Saturday night. He was found anil sent to n hospital, where both legs were amputated. He died yes terday. Mrs. Mary 'roster, a young woman, wife of a mill band at Passaic, was found dead on Sunday night under a heap of snow In front of her home, having fallen exhausted Satur day night. Search was made all over tho town for her Sunday. Gratifying Patent stntiatica. Washington, Feb. 20. The annual report of the commissioner of patents for the year ending Dec. 31, 1899, shows that tiro total receipts of the office amounted to $1,325,457, a sum but twice exceeded since 1836. After de ducting the expenditures fcr tho year there was a surplus of $113,673. The patent office has now paid Into the treasury $5,086,649 more than it has drawn out. The number of patents Issued, Including designs and reissues, was 25,527, a number but once exceed ed. The number of patents expiring during the year was 18,135. In pro portion to population more patents were Issued to citizens of Connecticut than to those of any other state, one to every 945 inhabitants. f'liptaln Illas'a Marrow Kirapr. Oxaca, Mex., Feb. 20. Captain Por firio Diaz, son of President Diaz, has been paying a visit to tho camp of General liravos' troops, who are wag ing the campaign against the Maya In dians In Yucatan. Captain Diaz spent several days at the front. While out with a reconnolterlng party he had a narrow escape from being killed by the Indians. The detachment was am bushed and several were killed and taken prisoners. Diaz effected his es cape only by hard riding. 1 ruliiK Cardinal Rlrharila' Removal Paris, Feb. 20. The Gaulois gives prominence to a statement that the government has entered Into diplo matic negotiations with the Vatican to obtain the resignation of Cardinal Richards, archbishop of Paris, who re cently showed sympathy with the As sumptlonlst Fathers, whose order had been dissolved by the government on the ground that the members used their Influence against the Interests of the republic. Went Down In Gale, Fonr Drowned. New York, Feb. 20. The tug Nathan Hale arrived here yesterday with news tbat the barge Oaklands, coal laden, had gone down off the Jersey coast In the recent storm, four men on the barge prtsklng. , KKYSTOXE HAPPENINGS News Items of Interest From All Parts of the State. PDBLI0 SCHOOLS APP0PRIATI0H Alrrmly lllut rlliflti-ri l Mule T orrr Heacova for ilie Venr I'.itdlav: Muy III Kcranton ttniclal'a llivore Sult Centenarian I'ruir to lienth Harrlsburg, Feb. 19. State Treasure Beacom has completed the distribution of the school appropriation for the current fiscal year eliding May 31 next This Is the lirst time the school dis tricts have been paid before .March I since the appropriation was Increased to $6,600,000. The state fiscal officers estimate the state revenues for M00 at $12,121,448.60, or about 1600.000 le than the receipts for 1899. Mr. Beacom says if business conditions continue iu-. good for five years us they havi the past IS months the state will no able under the present revenue law. to meet Its obligations, but that even the present conditions will not justify any Increase of appropriations. The in crease in the state revenues the past year hae enabled the state treasurer to settle promptly all tiio claims against the commonwealth. Vnn. nt Shatter n fro. Wllkesbarro, Pa., Feb. 19. Vandals entered the cemetery of St. Trinity Lutheran church at Georgetown Fri day night and after breaking down u portion of the feme overturned ihe gravestones and mutilated those too heavy to throw to the ground, A large cross erected over the grave of Anthony Itegulls, nf Mill Creek, was chipped and broken. Regalia was mur dered in a row at Mill Creek about twe years ago, and bis assassins escaped. SikI Death In n Bos Cut. Johnstown, Pa., r h. 20. -Getscp Ptlblch, aged 30 years, an employs Of the Goenner Brewing company i;i thi--city, was burned to death in B box tar last night He was stationed in the cur to attend two charcoal heaters unert to protect a carload of beer frosi the Intense cold. It Is supposed thai he was overcome by the charcoal fumef and fell over one of the stoves. Hi bony was half cremated. He leaves family. Centenarian Frose to Beath, Kaston, Ha., Feb. it Samuel John sen, a colored man isheiit 116 years old. w: s found frozen to death Saturday In a small building on North Green street, this city, where he and Robert HI id;, a white man. lived together. Johnson was born iu slavery in New Jersey, nnd was owned byta family nemed (iodley. He obtnlnivl his free dom when slnvery was abolished by New Jersey, and then came to Kaston, residing here thereafter. a,on ( Moinl' Dlr "..It Seranton. Pa.. Feb. 19. City Assssi sor Phllln J. Rlnatand yesterday lustl tuted divorce proceedings ngainst ait. wife, Amy Rlnstund, accusing Iter of unfaithfulness, and at the same time began a suit for $30,000 damage against Edward Kverbnrt. a wealthy young man about town, whom he charges with alienating his wife's af -fictions. Urn It fine n Cniinril I'atnl Wreck. Wllkesbarro, Feb. 17.- The coroner's Jury Investigating the cause of the wreck and dynamite explosion on the. Central Railroad of New Jersey at Ash ley on the niuht of Jan. 23, by whleh six lives were lost, returned verdict last evening that the accident was caused by the failure of the brake men on the train to apply the bralin" at the proper time. Terrible lienth on n nrldici. Wtlkesbarre, Pa Feb. 19 Walter Gulsho, of Nanttcoke, was run down by a Pennsylvania passenger train While crossing a bridge Saturday even Ing. The man's body was found ira bedded in the machinery of the !roo motive, nnd It took some time to1 ex tricate It. He died a short time nftev belug taken out. Wedded Nearly SI 1 1 -Seven learn. Bcranton, I'n., Fob. 20. Thoma Richards, aged 88, died here last night, leaving a widow of the same age, to whom he was married April 1, 1833, nearly 67 years ago. Seven children, 22 grandchildren and six great grand children tire his living descendants. Judge II. M. Bdwarda is a Bon-tu-law. Mnv Destroy Slsrhl of Three fea. Lebanon, Pa., Keb. 19. An explo sion of hot Iron at the West End roll ing mill yesterday seriously burned Lincoln Felty, Edward Knockton and Conrad Wit man. The men were all burned about the head, and It Is feared they will lose the sight of their eyes pi:nnvi.v m A RBWI BRKVITIBB. Burglars raided the general store of Daniel Shade, at Hhnmokln, escaping with, Jewelry valuer! lit 150. Tracts of land nKKregat Ing fpfl.noo acres In Clinton county will be udded to thi; stnte forestry reserve. The establishing of a municipal elec tric llKht plant Is an Issue In tho borougl election at Shippensburg. At llamtnwn, a mining hamlet near Plttston, James Collins, aged 22, shot anc killed tlcorgo Dooner, 27, In a quarrel. The eight months' strike of tho Bloss burg Coal company employes, In Tioga county, ended In victory for the strikers. Grangers in Centre county have adopt ed a resolution asking the postofflce de purtniunt to give them free rural mail de livery. William Mclfullen, superintendent of the llonesdale branch of tho Delaware and Hudson road, was killed by a train near L'arboniJale. William Murray, aged 32. killed Mine TIosb Thomas Itudge at Noblestown, near Pittsburg, because Itudge refused to re instate him after an Illness. The Infant child of Mrs. Abram Dice of Min. i, Fotter county, was given a big dose of colic medicine by Its 4-year-old sister, and from Its effects soon died. Attempting- to chain a vicious dog. Mrs Frank Stoves, near Big Cove, Fulton, county, was badly bitten, and she kas been sent to tlm Pasteur Institute for. treatment. A young- woman, whose mysterious, death occurred In a restaurant at Pitts burg, was Identified as Millie Horn'kle. the daughter of Contractor August Hor sJkle. of aftUvala,
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