WSM r 'V • - • >"** ' ;-v. :- ,~ ".y •■ 4 -•- ;;v' -> ; -.-r' v - - • j"" iw"" r- ■;' ■• . ■ Rl ? ■' * ' , j VOL.XXVII OOLIDA* UtKDBB. Mrs. Paul Hubert shot Down in Colli Blood at Tarentam. Pirrsßiiian, PA., December 24.—Ta rentum is in the wildest state of excite ment that town lias experienced for years. A holiday tinged < was perpetrated in the little town last night which, in point of fiendishness and ghoulish work, far ex ceeds anything the town has ever known. About 10 o'clock last night Mrs. Paul Hubert, wite of a well-known Tarentum jeweler, was shot and instantly killed in her husband's store by an unknown masked man who was detected while rob blng the store. The woman was twenty seven years old and was newly married. The murderer escaped. Two other men, also masked, accompanied him and were parties to the robbery. The shooting of Mrs Hubert created the wildest excitement in Tarentum. A general uprising of the citizens followed the report of the cold-blooded killing, and determined vigilantes are scouriug the country in search of the murderers. In wagons, on horseback and on foot people, armed with revolvers, guns and clubs, left Tarentum, and it is confidently ex pected the murderous trio will be over taken before daylight. The police lie paitmcnts of Pittsburgh and Allegheny were promptly notified, and telegrams tie tailing the shooting and describing the outlaws were sent to all adjoining towns and boroughs. The police and detectives of Pittsburgh and Allegheny are keeping a close lookout for the three men. Mrs. Hubert was in the rear of the store when the crasli o! the shattered glass at tracted her atteution. The store was crowded with customers. She hurried to the front of the building, where she found the under pane of the show window broken and three men grabbing reck lessly at the rings, bracelets, watches and trinkets displayed there. She called loudly for her husband and attempted to save some of the goods. George Crawford at tempted to grab ooe of the men, when one of the robbers drew a revolver and fired. The ball aimed at Crawford missed him and took effect i.i the lady's fore head. The whole top of her head was blown off and her brains and blood were scattered over the window, show-cases and lloor. The husband, in responding to his wife's alarm, grabbed a loaded re volver. lie did not stop to inquire as to the injuries of his wife, but rushed out in hot pursuit of the robbers. He was fol lowed by a large crowd. He fired two shots after them, but to no effect. His shots were returned by the murderers. When Mr. Hubert returned and found his wife dead, his grief and rage almost mad dened him. and his cries and wails were pitiful. BKADDOCK. December 24. F his morn ing Chief of Police John Donovan, of Braildock, noticed two men walking east ward on the Pennsylvania Railroad track. They answered very closely to the de scription given of the escaped murderers of Mrs. Rudert at Tarentum. Mr. Dono van pursued them, and they started off on a run. On being followed too closely they wheeled around and opened tire. The chief of police dropped on the rail road track to avoid being shot. After the occurrence it was reported that lie had bean killed, and the greatest excite ment prevailed. Mr. Donovan fired several shots. The pursuing party was soon strength ened, and are now scouring the hills in every direction. The course taken by the fugitives was towards Murraysville. AN Kxnil/VtvivEs. A Strange Romance Disclosed in a St. Louis Divorce Case. ST. LOCIS, December 34. —One of the most pathetic [separations that lias ever been legally ordained occuered here yes terday, when Maria Miller received a di vorce from Louis Miller. The latter is a Russian, and was exiled for political reasons. He left a wife and child in Russia, whom be supported for five years after coming to America. Then came the Russo-Turkish war, and the wife and childjwere lost. Miller was no tified that they were dead and he mourned them as such. lie made a success in bus iness here, and in 1884 married the woman who secured the divorce yesterday. They lived happily. Meanwhile, Mrs. Miller, the original, and her boy, now grown to manhood, ar rived in this country and through some mysterious influence came to St. Louis. The same influence brought father and son together and though neither suspected the other's identity for several months, mutual friends spoke of the [likeness and suddenly the boy told bis story and there was a denouement. Miller visited his Russian wife, and there was a reconcilia tion. When wife No. 2 learned the story she quietly sued for divorce and the hap py union was broken. She bade Miller an affectionate farewell to-day, and he installed his first wife and son in his eld home. Mercantile Appraiser Appointed. The County Commissioners, on Mon day evening elected Mr. Harry Engelhart Mercantile Appraiser. There were about twenty other applicants for the office. JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1889. DAISY IS A MAGNET. Talk of Spirit-ISHppiiia After Yon Rend This! COLUMBIA, S. C., December 84.—Daisy Itobinson. an ordinary looking colored girl, twelve years old, Is exciting won der in the town of Sumter, S. C., by the inexplicable manifestations of some hid den force which seems to follow her every act. The first demonstration was the falling over of a sideboard upon the floor, and a short while after a water bucket was thrown from a shelf, striking the girl on the shoulder. Her mother, thinking that room was haunted, n cvel iuto another, when the same agincy moved tables over 'he floor, and dishes, pitchers, stnoothingirons and other house hold articles could not be kept in their places. Yesterday morning an investigation of thv strange power was made. In the girl's room were a bed, a bureau, a cup board and a small chair. The house hold crockerywaro—or rather all that was left of it, for it had nearly all been broken —was packed away in a bucket under the bed. For a tew minutes the party was silent, awaiting developments, but gradually a general conversation was indulged in upon the subject, each mem ber of the party keeping an eye on Daisy. Suddenly a large heavy teacup was thrown upoti the floor. It spun rsuud a few times anil rolled iuto the fire Place. Cups, plates, saucers, vases, shovel, tongs, candlesticks, kerosine lamps.and firedogs leuped iuto the centre of the room, some times being broken into atoms and at other times not being injured at all. The whole room was afterwards examined and was foiiuil to tie closely sealed above and all around. The floor is tight, and a carefull examination from the outside failed to reveal a crack that eveu a ten cent piece could have been thrown through. Daisy was removed to another room, ami the same singular Occurrences mani fested themselves in the new locality. While Daisy was eating, the bedstead in the room was actualy wrenched to pieces by an unseen power. Doctors of medicine and divinity were present at this strange sigt, aud througout the day the crowds that gathered around the house have been so large that a policeman had to be detailed to keep out the throng. As yet not the faintest hint at a solution of the matter has been given. CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOW. lIU Excellency'i* J*eneroßity—Where the Turkey Came From—Bttby McKee'a ChrlMtmiiH (.iftn. WASHINGTON, December 24. —80 th yes terday and to-dav have been busy days at the White House. Although there was very few visitors the doorkeepers and ser vants have beeu kept busy receiving boxes and presents. A large number of boxes addressed to Baby McKee and his sister have found their way to the White House and a Christmas tree has been pur chased and is in place. Mrs. McKee spent a great part of yesterday out shop ping, and Mrs. Harrison went out yester day alternoon 011 the same errand. The President is receiving a large number of presents from old friends in Indiana, and there are others in New York and else where wtio have remembered him. President Harrison has remembered all of the employes of the White House with a substantial Christmas present. The President will to-morrow eat his turkey with his family, withont the pres ence of invited guests. The Presidential turkey is the gift of an admiring friend in Maryland. The social duties at the White House to-mor row will consist entirely of official recep tions. LAWLESSNESS IN OKLAHOMA. o|>|lOß[ll£ Political Factions Begin a Reign ot Terror. WICHITA, December 24.— United States Marshal Jack Walker has been called to Oklahoma to quell the rowdyism now so prevalent (here, and which threatens to develop into a reign of tenor. The Kick apocs and Seminoles, respectively the ins and outs in the City Government, wage continual strife, and, as the date of the new election draws near—December 30— the feeling becomes more and more inten sified. The appointment of a deputy mar shal as city marshal lias added fuel to the flames, and the reports of the trouble sent out from here have still further separated the opposing factions. On Saturday evening a party of masked men, armed with Winchesters, stopped a newspaper correspondent on the street nnd asked him if he knew a man named Thornton. That was the correspondents name, and when they told him that they intended to riddle Thornton and every other newspaper correspondent with bul lets, he sent them in one direction after Thornton while he escaped in another. Threats have been made against the lives of the Deputy United States Marshals, and Marshal Walker is calling for support from all sections, in order to be fully pre pared for any emergency. The Iron Hand Smites at Last; Tlarrlsburg Patriot. At last, at last! A man has been killed by a companion on whom he played the Mcttlnty gag. Lt the good work go on. SEVENTEEN MINERS BURIED. A Horrible Entombment in a California Uine.| MILTON, CAJ.., December 84. —Messen- gers from Angel's Camp, Caliveras couu tv, report that about 3 p. M. yesterday a cave-in occurred at the Utica mine, locat ed at Angel's, by which twenty men were imprisoned. Three of them escaped without serious injuries. The remaining seventeen, with the possible exception of two, are supposed to have been killed outiight. The two possible exceptions were at work in a drift some distance from the main body of workmen and may possibly be alive. Tile cave was caused by the heavy rains soaking the earth, and the mine is said to have been improperly secured. Great excitement prevails, as many of the miners are married aud with families. The mine is owned by Howard & Ho. but, and is located on the west edge of Angel's Camp. The cave-in occurred on Sunday even ing. Nineteen men were seut iuto the drift ou the 400 foot level to repair the timbering, which had become loosened. They had not worked over an hour when the supports of the upper timbers sud denly swerved to the right, and the roof ing. earth aud rocks fell, burying 10 men under tlie debris. Thomas Corwin and two Italians were working near the mouth of the drift, and managed to escape, al though Corwin was badly injured. Corwin savs the partitions were leaning badly when he went into the drift, but no one suspected there was danger of a cave. When it came they were all unprepared. He and the Italians escaped as soon as they heard the timbers crack. The others also started to run. but were too far in the drift to be able to reach the shaft. A rescuing party at once entered the drift and commenced digging into the debris. They found the attempt almost useless, as the timbers seemed to have been woven together as though the sides of the drift had fallen toward each other and had been covered by the roofing. By last evening the rescuing parly had suc ceeded in getting eight feet into the pile of earth and timber, and none of the vic tims had been reached- There is no pros pect of getting the men out alive. PASTOK MACKLEV'S FIST. It Itched to Ilestou* H Pounding ou Elder Epler, LANCASTER, PA., December 24.— A meeting of the Lancaster Classis of the Reformed Church was held this afternoon to take action on a charge brought by the Consistory of the Maytowo church against Rev. J. F. Mackley, the pastor. The offense charged consisted of an alleged assault made by Rev. Mr. Mackley, who is over six feet tall and well proportioned, upon Elder Paris Epler. It appears from the testimony that for some time past a majority of the congregation has been dis satisfied with Rev, Air. Mackley and in favor of requesting his resignation. Eldor Paris Epler, one of the dissatis fied element in the church, visited the pastor and requested him to call a meet ing for the purpose of deciding who should fill the pulpit next year. Accord ing to Elder Epler, Rev. Mr. Mackley caught him by the neck and, holding him at arm's lengtli with oue hand, said: "If it wasn't Sunday and in the church, I would knock you down ; if we were out side I would kuock you down anyhow." Pastor Mackley, in giving his version of the affair admitted making the remarks, but said he only laid his hand on Epler's shoulder, liuving his cane in his hand at the time. He recovered himself shortly after, and the same afternoon apoligizcd to Mr. Epler, but the latter refused to acj cept the apology. Many witnesses testi fied to matters concerning the trouble, and the Clnssis by a vote of fournteen to one, three being excused, decided that the assault had not been made out, but fixed December 30 for the holding of a special meeting to fit" on the congrega tion's request for Rev. 31 r. Mackley's resignation. Who (lie Grumblers Are. From the Brooklyn Eagle. 3lr. Carnegie, in his speech at the Bos ton merchants' banquet, declared that if he were the doorkeeper of heaven he would keep the "grumblers" out. lie could scracely have reflected how much such a doorkeeper would have reduced the population of the celestial land. The part which the grumblers hsve played in the history of the world is so important that a distinguished English writer has called them the " Prophets of Progress." Socrates, Cato, St. Paul, Galileo, Martin Luther, William Tell, John Ilampdcn, 3larco Bozzaris, Paoli, Simon Bolivar, George Washington. Samuel Adams and the members of the famous Boston tea party were all notable grumblers. After Cliurcli on ChrlHlmat Day. Harper's Magazine for January. The Rector.—"You seem unusually happy this mornlDg, Miss Alice—the joys of Christmas, I presume ? " Miss Alice.—" Yes, the joys of Christ mas. I received twenty more presents than I gave. Isn't that enough to make m feel gay ? " WASH XtITOX LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 21, 1889. To (he Editor n their new calling, will devolve upon them. Across the Continent on a Goat Cart. DENVER, COL., December 24.—Vivian Edwards, after a journey of thirty days from Hastings, Neb., has arrived in Den ver on his trip to the Pacific coast in a minature wagon drawn by four goats. Edwards is a cripple and is attended by Charles Quackenbush, a boy eighteen years of age. Dick and Frank and Buck and Jim are the two goat teams, well aud strongly harnessed, that have pulled the little spring wagon and cripple from Hastings to Deuver, a distance of four hundred miles, making about twelve miles per day. The boy Quackenbush walked all the way, Edwards intended to remain in Denver for the winter and then resume his journey by goat power over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast and then publish his thrilling adventures. Suicide of 11 Rejected Suitor. AUSTIN, TEX. December 24. J. R. KE van, a wealthy Englishman fiorn Liver pool, committed suicide near this city yesterday. He was in love with the daughter of Captain Standiforth, a retir ed English officer, who resides a few miles from town. Yesterday, when Ke van called to see Miss Standiforth she flatly refused to marry him. Going about two hundred yards from the house lie placed the muzzle of a pistol in his mouth and blew the top of Ids head oft. He has a brother who is a wealthy banker in Liverpool. Kevan was laigely inter terested in the stock business and owned I a large sheep ranch thirty-five miles from this city. Remembered by Ills Men. Mr. Henry Fullmer, for the past six years foreman of the carpenter shop of the Gautier Mills, was Tuesday present ed a handsome gold-headed umbrella, a smoking case and a lot of choice cigars, by his force of men, twenty-one in num ber. It is needless to say that Mr. Full mer feels highly elated inthejthought that he so enjoys the respect and confidence of his men that they make such acknowl edgements of their good will. NO 36. FRENZIED lIY FEVER. A Woman drains Her Four-Yerr-Old Son After Hetini; Her MotherJAlmust to Death. HUNTINGDON, December 24.—Mrs. Brady, wife of a sea captain, came to Mt. Union, near here, a few weeks ago, to spend the winter with Mrs. Lazier, her mother. She brought with her three bright, vivacious children. On Monday of lust week Mrs. Brady gave birth to an other child. Three days after she wa seized with puerperal mania. In a parox ism • if this kind Mrs. Brady got out of bed and attacked Iter mother, beating her about the head and breast, biting a piece out of her arm and driving her out of the room. She is a stout and powerful wo man and her mother wa9 like a child in her hands. Looking back through the partially closed door her mother saw her go to the bud where her boys lay sleeping, and taking two of them up, one in each hand, rushed toward the stove as if to dash out their brains against it. Wounded and beaten as she had been, Mrs. Lazier ran back into the room to save the children. The frenzied woman threw them from her as though they had been sticks of wood and again rushed at her mother, this time driviug her out of the house, pushing her off the porch three or four feet high, and jumping from the porch upon her pros trate bo-iy, injuring her so much as to cause her to be confined to her bed. Then the demented woman, clad only in her night dress, went into the yard and lay upon the ground, stayiug there until men were called from the furnace to carry her into tiie house. In throwing the two children from her, Patrick, the four-year-old bo\, and the brightest of the three, received a blow upon the head from' striking the stove, which must have caused con cussion of the brain, and from which he died the next night after suffering great agouy. A lady who visited the house says that she has seldom seen so muce suffering in one small house at one time. Upstairs lay Mrs. Lazcr and her single daughter, the latter sick and the former suffering trom her , wounds and bruises. Down stairs were Mrs. Brady, her babe and her boys, the eldest boy too sick to be out of bed and the second boy dying in agony. Kind neighbors did all that could be done for ttie family, and the dead child was taken to Lewistown,where he was buried in the Catholic cemetery. The father, who came 011 Saturday night to see his family, did not know until he came that his favorite boy was dead. IILAIKSVILLB ITU M.S. Dedication or the New IM. 15. Clmroh—Find ing of the Itody of Miss I-iudey. BLAIRSVILLI, December 23, 1889. The beautiful new edifice of the M. E. Church was dedicated last Sunday. A large concourse of people attended the ceremony. Bishop Foss preached an elo quent sermon in the forenoon. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the platform ser vices were conducted by Uevs. Bcacora, Meachem, 11. J. Smith, Miles and Boyle. Au eloquent sermon was preached in the evening, by C. W. Smith, editor of the OhrintUni Adcvcate, of Pittsburgh. Dur ing the several collections of the day over eleven thousand dollar? were raised to help pay for the church building, leaving but comparatively little to be paid of the thirty-six thousand and ninety-six dollars and forty-five cents. The Ladies' Aid Society furnishes five thousand dollars to aid in the enterprise. The body of Miss Lindey, who sud denly disappeared a few weeks ago, was found yesterday in the river, about two miles west of this place. It is supposed that on the morning she disappeared she went to one of the Biairsville bridges and jumped therefrom into the river. The water being high she Iloatcd that distance, her body was brought yesterday to the undertakers and is being prepared for burial. There isconsiuerauie typhoid fever here and in the surrounding country and sev eral deaths have ensued. There is also some scarlet fever in the community. The young folks at Christmas Eve and New Year's wUI amuse themselves by dancing parties at Library Hall. The new bridge between Blairsville and Bairdstown is about completed. It is the finest bridge in the Cooemaugh Valley. A Very Strict I'renltlier. LOOKPORT, N. Y., December 24. —11ev. E. P. Marvin, a minister here,entered one of the publie schools last week, and with out much ado proceeded to give a lecture on heaven and hell. He brought maps to illustrate this subject, and succeeded iu terrorizing the younger pupils so that they were in a state of nervous excite ment for some time afterwards. The Board of Education promises that thi9 conduct will not be repeated. Marvin is a strict orthodox Presbyterian, and is very severe on all amusements. He would not even permit his daughter to have any frills on her dress or skirts, and flocked her up for desiring to dress similar to other girls. Santa Claus can't come down the chimneys now, but he gets there just the same.