dr
Bill to Employ Noe bnt Amer-
ican Citizens on + Publi ic W ork.
—— ir isiriin s
WN. L wisn SUCCEEDS BISSELL.
Reece ves the Portfolio of Pustmwsier Gen
ernl #s Bis Reward,
HARRISBURG, Feb. 28 — The auditor
general, in complisnce with & reson’tion,
farpished the senate wih information as
to the cost of che State normal schools
It showed the approprist sve for build
ings have been $767,500, for education of
teachers, $516,000, avd geusrai appro
priations $620,060.
The senate nasged finally the bill
" establishing a department of agricultore.
' A sensation was created in the sevste
by Ksuffmso, offering a résolation to
recommit the Markbam pipe line com-
panies in order thet some independent
producers might have a chavee to be
beard on it. The till passed, yeas 29;
Daye 9
In the house 8 biil prohibiting b zing
and providing pensities for the same wae
reported tavorably by the eljunetion oom:
mittee.
Among the bills read in place Was One
by Hicke, Philadelphia, providing for the
employment of none bnt American
ethizens on public works and providing.
that violstion ehall work the forfeitare of
the contractors boude.
BisseL’ $ Successor.
President Cleveland Gives the Porlfotio to William
L. Wilson.
Wasairaron, D. 0. Feb. 28 — President
Cleveland to-day sent to the senate the
followirg nominations: 'Willism ~L.
Wilson, of West Virginia, to be post
master general. Joka H. Brickenstein,
of Perueylvania, to be exaniiner-in-chief
in the patent office.
1
FEW PuACES. Fue.
The New York Burling. Trader Rewgciation Wljag
to Arbitrate.
New York, Feb. 28 —Aflter the meeting
of the board of walking delegates of the
‘building trades to-day President O Brien
said reports bad been received from all
points where strikes had been ordered on
account of the dispute between electrical
workers and employers and that while
4,000 men had struck, only six non union:
ists bad been employed in their places.
President Seward, of the Fidelity and
Oasaality company, asked the strike com-
mittee whether they would soba’ the
trouble to srbitestors. The ocoamittee
replied favoring seoitration apd Mr. Sew-
ard said be wonld advise the contrastors
to agree fo the proposal.
A VICIOUS SPUEMAKER.
Fatally Stabbed Ww wad Himsedl And
Houmsorox, _ "Feb. 28. —Crazed
with liquor Jobkn H. Herree, a shoemaker,
lest evening fatally stabbed bhis wile,
Killed he 4-yearold davghter Favnie
————
aod then committed suicide A shoe
kvife was need.
Herres had a bad temper, but yester-
day be was more thsn ord marily vicioue,
"and shortly before 5 olelock startea sp
unprovoked actack on his wife. With a
knife used ic his shop be slashed sn ngly
gosh io ber thrust sod stabted ber re-
postedly in the reset. Believing her
dead be pest atiacked Faiiuie, almost
. gveriog ber head from ber rody and
then, with the same instrumes!, slashed
bis own throat fromi ear to sar, dying
almcat instantly. The other children
Wore abeent.
A SERATOR'AL SNARL.
iat Orbieonis.
CH angEs BASESCLL RULES.
Toe Big Mite Will be Confined 10 the Cetrh- |
er und First Baseman.
The following are the most impor at
ra'eé chavged by the Natiovul Leagoe
1 maguates st the New York meeting:
. Rule 6 has been changed éo tbat the
pitcher's plate will be 24 vy © ilclee 1D-.
stead of 12 by 4 che
Bale 14 —“ Lhe vew pail
the pitcher may discolored
but by po other player. In
noweyer, be ehisil Li
than ra ito
and
d-Jiversd to
i by Lam,
=
ey doo
1 oho
1 i
Jame? §
wkd pn
ti 11 leds
sured {rudy piayer Tu plaier
Ling bern sme deal
rth”
thay ent!
ed or
Rae
10g the word ‘eotirel)
the diameter of the bat je increased from
21 inches to 27; inches.
Ibe mach-taiked of glove or mitt guce-
tion was settied as follows: *'! be cutcher
apd nrst basemen ar: permitted to wears i
ix
shat
aud * it
ts pilin
|
wits
fs
All other piayers are reetricled to fhe ee
of a glove or mitt messonng same |
ference arcund the palm pot cve. 44 1.ches
and weighing not more then 1U OnRce 8.
Rale 40 —Is entirely stricken out nes |
tha following adopted. A bout bit iw ui
deliberate st'empt on tbe pari of the |
bateman to Lita bali slowly witbio te |
infield so thst it cannot be felded by svy |
infielder in tirne to retire the Latemarn. |
Rale 43 —A il pew Section 6: ** Ihe aw- |
pire will cali a strike ot ail Sipe
eanght by the catoher Withiio the ten fot
{ons .
pe.’
tarn will be declared ont ie the sabstaro
of another amesrdment,
One of the Fattion
The venerable RK H. Wigh
death vocurred at Philadeip!
day. and was noted 10 Saturday’
was born at Bproce =P
year 1818. Eis first coal
In 185, he
tion on Broad Lop mOLLtAID.
saceeasfal man, and
pieces, but his largest operations wera st
Broad Top ard Morrizdale.
tion with Wil i
igdon, sud PD. W. Hol, Fhilipsbare,
he opened Mosriedale mines in i:
was 8 very large and very fine operation,
and the gentlemen made a great deal of
money out of it. In 1876 Mr. Holt re
tira from the firm, snd in 1881 Mr. Wig- |
too associated his sons,
Ap rmiors
Ldiger,
it be |
¥
he, 5
resi. t
cperat:
Fae ¥
Al
C
Lf
oO
‘ i Fa
Hew. gn
operied 10 many
Iz conuee-
tam Dorris. Sr, cf Hant-
’
4
1468
William sand
Frank, with bim under the firm neme of
R. B. Wigton & Sone, which name cor-
tinoes to-day, although Mr. Wigton with-
drew from the eopoern several years ago.
Besides the coal operations at Broad Top
an] Morrisdale, the firm opersted oosl at
Paticn and Saitsbarg, in Indiana county.
They bave aleo s fine large fire brick mill
at Philipsburg and a large iron ore oper-|
ation at Gateltown. =Poitpwy Ledger.
: Met With Isstast peath,
Ringway, Ps.,
oocurred in the machine ehope of ibe,
Hidgway Manafactariog company sat 4:50
this afternoon which resulted io the in-
stant death of Robert Van Ormer; a young |
man shout 24 years of age, who but recent- |
ly came Lere from Altoona to work in the
stops of the above pamed company. :
The y ung mas was engaged with other
workmen 1n operating a $ravaliing irame,
‘by which a tight engine was being remov-
ad {rom a rairosd car to the shope. . Ibe
accident was cansed by the bresking of a!
jsrge bLesm sapporling the machinery’
with which the engwe bad beeu taken
from the car. Vas Ormer was stasdiog
on the euspetded engine aod Jowering it
and the other men were engaged in mov-
ing 1t forward wheo there was a sodden
| erash. The beam bad brokes ander the
weight of the engine and it fell on the |
bed of the unfortanate yourg mar, kil
ing him icstantly. :
"William Van Ormer lives near the works
sod the body was éarried to bis boose. |
The body will be taken for burial either |
to the young man’s f.rmer bome at Al-|
toons or fo McVeytown, Pa, where the
family burying ground elevated,
WITHSTOOD T The FLo0s. i
SL. Joseph's Church in Johnstown Dentraved »
i retorpn
feame slong a # bigh rite
| pine vo j
Oaly the bateman who playe cat of bie:
} ad
Ly
‘the river gorge holds them.
THE Be LT EROS.
of Wale: mives bay
= ; .
" Lowpox, Feb. 28. — Tus negotstions for’
s revision of the #i:divg scale in the Nouth
intled 6nd the vei
Sixty five Lives Lot in the MeXi- ong will notify the uu thst cottrects wil
Can Raiircad Wreek.
CARS PLUNSED DOWN (NTA A CANON.
te the Fos:
fut»
Cry
¥
An FE 5 rw dirg Crvshe
Fie} :
. Muros 1
Dy the wrecking of at
yakin
a (el Cur Now od
cyt The lntest
¥X ¢
jt of flied exour-
orate ratiromid
aaron tran
vo ter d :
Jiis} ud
gaty Se= a IND
if wi 0)
Wiis
from this ot
‘track and we
capop. T (rain wey 8
¢ roam the shrine al Sao
y 3
3%
-
: 53)
’.
In wid
los
tha
r 5
¥ Mrs oars of the tra
i8y i dusoward 3%
we with po tar os
sre Uwe nl,
A BEALING EXPRESS WRECKED
glove or mitt of any #za, shupe or weight | Crashed inte 2 Coat Car With Fala Resu'ls - Cobs ssid:
the Enginecr and Fireman.
New Yous, March 1. ~The six o'clock
BX ews Ul Lhe Resdiug wea wrecked wt!
| 8.40 thw eveutng st Buyouve.: A Jerve
1
ousl train going the same & rection on |
| another track broke spurt ard efterwurds |
cams together and. threw a oval Jmmy op
the passenger track jist as the + XPress
{he
the
i
ti
F
¥
# Oar Bi i FIX Ker 1
1iiete wreck)
gt 4 Ye
Bg.
engine, bagosy
exp Ped ware repudered a oon
the engiresr snd Srenien lied
FY
gpgers bas 3 bak sat
pases
san
DONGS AT HARAICBURG
ppt ”
Tawyry F
House
AY
The Ee. ARTY Rea Arg 1
tig
fear
re
La
dita mag,
der ¢ i gah
rol im
; =i ste
Ph lad al glia, rp he ad the
vate
und that t was a li of &
srvhis
the gro
naters ard affected bat tao
1
wile 1p his
commonwealth, Sach g bil, pe contend.
shonld pot be takep
the aatonomy of
nthe
nn In preferenos
the
to bil'e that sn Toct
stata. He oslied ?
a HAY EO
»
ang
or LEE and
rosa ation the vote resented, ayes M4;
pass 2. The bill in sovordaro= with the
i
+
spacial order then prased first reading,
Niles Tioga, fered
vidtog for the Brel adj
It wert over nunder
A reéonhion pre-;
mrnment of legis
intdre ou April Zh
the rules. re
‘Speaker Walton svpoung the ap:
pointment of Fow, Kankie sud Merrick.
as a committes to irquire into the adewi- |
bility of the state owning its electrie hight
plant. The bouee adj arved until Moo |
day es ning. :
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3
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i
!
S. nstors Betore the Governor.
Harsi=rveo Pa, March 1.— The gover- i
por had several senators before him to-day i
i to give him reasons why the hill to in-!
crease the number of employes sboaid be!
signed It wsesbown to bim that the |
| practically in e¢x‘s‘ence for yeas, ther |
{ salaries baviog been paid cat cf the ococ-
ticgeot fond, As Goverpor Hastic go dis-
| sonragad snch meathode 10 bie jsasaguar-
| a]; it wae thought wies to pass bills fxing
‘salaries fur the men neadad.
Jee Uebr
Kitrassisa,
n%e riéen only 1wo
begat. As it is thought ergit
will be peoesgary 10 uve lhe ROTA,
will sot go withoat more rein. Cr
and Rad Bank creeks are vre-sking
Ritrans
1
4
ken =»: sg
2a, Maren
fret
Siow $e
37 fel
Last
8 representative of Mese;s K («
Halinge, of Pittsbarg. prope ts
town ecouncii to start the gor.e with
dyoemite. His price was £3 00) Coaoetls
refused the offer,
el
Four Chiidren Barred.
i MoxTeouErY, Als, March 1. - Sew
received to day of the borrible death
four children, four to fourteen years of
s
ot
age, ou & plastation cear Glenville you
| terday. Tur: sod Dora Williams, left the |
children at home snd sttended a dance.-
{ When they retarned they found in the |
| smoking embers of their boase the charred
remains of the children.
: {
fie Was "Cosmdered ‘Honest. i
the scale wii expire
ag ht
a@
be terminated st the sod of Merch, when
unless revised.
Abogt 100,000 mivers are affected. Tbe
deuimion of the ocoers will cense much
bitterness and exoitement, :
Big Force of
Losoox, Feb 2B Tie ©
resphodent 1a Hei Cheng
{moese are pow Lelwes or
Lacon river. Their !
Oy (Wx
LB Ines
Lemire’
Fudy
Fon
: Cp
Cress Lo Rigtesis :
them have
Be Chang sipo- the 21st, 1
been no seriene attack
Des. Bred $e
vy
FE
Well Equipped Hewvole! 1%
Pritspuiraia, Feb, H—
Morsies, of the Untied Cabeap clots salen
asked to-day copoerning the outbre .& 1b
“It will be & bloody fi hy;
io the jest revolt our party WHS Lainpered
rie
Presrdent
oy isch of arma Now we have 10 ine 1
tsiavd saff nent stores to arm apd egoip
thirty fhonsend men.
Appointed Pustmaster at Comlport
WaisHiNGToN, Fen. 28. —Foartt-dlwss
poet masters wera apuotsted In western
Penney ivanis ‘o-dey as follows: Clear Jed
3. W. F. Wagner, Coal rt
county, Leooard Freeman, Crossing
ra nants, Brown:
atid Craw
ford
Yiile,
1s
B
sr: J
if
wh 3 LOFT
Hatley
eli:
U iste
i
- 1?
r i
§ %
ug
ne,
Passed Fir.
Feb.
« ‘abitehment inl!
» Rs
%, ~
Li xn
int n=a of comm
he }
oF
Farireme {ar nf the Kaif
Mass
Fdanrd
inst weask
of
F wits 1:8
wah Barry
iY
Pargotny
. Was taka
mad
J
Saat
tduy after
a danghter
Eurry, ung township, Who has been
satment gt the Adrian Hoe- |
home by ber father vers
beaith. For tha
Ig Prewegr i
improved i Sim
z
venra the yi lady
Lime
fares. tend free nae wah linsoky
to i
14]
med dad ali
afording
pb
ti $ ¥ - ge
31% La 3 ry ¢
8 fw howe . od
i DET, SnmelitThe wn
b
o>
tnre
.
A
$ . ” ia - hanson
rR TE relied. but seeming
nothing of a permavent ny aald
oy
i
‘y
§
3
done arrest tha r 2 tha Bas ©
that was
yoacg :
sloely but on ving ber
ghee was taken
wpitel a here sp
el F
As a jnst resort
to the Adrian H
wis per! i about fonreen weeks ago
1by Dr. Willinme and other members of the
bospiial staff, Fonr ribs on the right side
SHIT
sup
fe
rym ra fy
ror 471 3
were cut away sod so abscess was taken |
away from tte long. Since that time
Mire Barry las shown signs of improve
ment, the songh with which she had pre-
viously saffered, baviog almost disap
| peared, snd er frisnds sre bopefal of her |
a.limste recovery and besides are very
| gratefal to the members of the boepital |
"Feb. 28. —An seeident | | ploche sunght to be erested bave been, staff and to the nnress and all connected
with the inetitation for the kindness and’
"attention shown the yourg lady while
ander their care —Poanzsatawney Spire.
Popular Frieud of Edacati
A. E. Pattog, o
[Foesday cf igs?
of 217 cast
rector in Be harass
grescsviile. who
157
££
week Fob a iP |
oar cast |
df 1
34
cu ow
wa
Weduewday snd received the
ibe of bis!
piBgrain
Jrsman's J
res is — R yr-
uh wl 5
Miz
which was organ zad
The Natiopal gfartarers Aspire:
son; in Cineinnal;
120 representative mar n-
&i I the folowing
Tew sicg ibe Cotton
anu [.tersational Egpositicn:
“Whereas, the Natiopal Associsticn
Maoafacturers sees in the Cotton States
sod Ioternational Exposition, to be beld
in Atiaats, from September 18th to Dec-
ember 31st, 1295, a great opportunity to
extend the market for American wares |
inst week wilh
fastiurers present, adop
ation egdor
tes
5
tor
sa Lo
“3
of
‘and prodaets, to develop resources, and |
stimalste progress throagh edacstions!
exhibits of machinery sod metboda,
| fore, be it
Resolved, “That, representing every |
| part of the country, we congratuiste our |
Southern fellow citizens ob aa enterprise
|
!
TRAFFIC BLOCKER ON THE P. AND E.
‘trucks from Qaeen's Lan
i -8T,
CT be#wts Natur
“meres ‘ce gore it Linden,
-; frog Bere,
THES OF THD ORS...
id
Grn ile Ul Daag Ai
Ajong|
ihe Dy] ied ha. 21
TE sea Facts
Tru i he Sry bee he Sagres
Sax Fravcoseo, Mere The rogue
to the reported sergice 07 Amer can off
(cers of the United States gaubost Cons
Loord 1s brought by the stesser City of
Rerun « fey
y Pottite
in-
trate i
Me
The Big Gge wt W
ime tizhh Waler nl
: 4
iis
oid
«fii *
~ assig Wt i
Hever, sod
that it ale oont
1
the chau
west | of
i At
3
5
[80 SE
w Syig-day the divs
operation, awl
peg Teds iM
n it Tin coud ition, the
f Ry ar ran,
PiFCe 18
mouth 1 muti east of
Hever, the oe i» immed aud
overtiomiog the tracke, . and
Buu tha bridge 1s io imo seut danger
otog ont. The ce pried ap til =n
ate parked epaived ihe under side
ewer 1
ut
De
the bridge,
and water 1 backed np over the
toy
wife, mil the way fr m
sec) thie evening 1t 3a ptaty pesther
reing n The;
i
ary.
rfsh
Hg. 1
skont §
«ut [onden ems! in
Nhore
(rubs e
rie
s* Jory
which
ba tranke
Ciinlaod,
sosmaboning
from Drift-
*
*
: By onhle
td noy point
railroad
repsiriug
riiay he
ibe
tas Went
snow back
mihi wanther
it Ehonnd get
BIA
Wee hd Bs
*
I ioe nn wor fa snd
i deep LLe|lwster up. 111
Lider the odd wounid go down very rap-
1dly. All the shop Lands bers, who pum.
ber aboat #0 are held in resdinese to go
imwedistely to soy point where the need |
of their services is reported.
TANS conse UNSOVES.
1 Flood Continpes Grest Si. Weil 30 Dome oa
: Pittsburg.
Prrseres,
have not yet moved owing 'o s lsck of
water. :
A large gorge bss
Eddy, pesr Templeton. The water ia 5
feet higher than the ocd of 1N65. A por-
tin of the Hotel Thompeon 18 8 feet co-
stn! severs] hogses are mondat
to Ford City. Uo
tha ® corse heavy damage
dvr water
The river 15 clear
joss 8 radon
*
w Test,
2047S N VSE
Back ¥a'er from the Linden orgs Fiosgs 3 Portion
@ Waitiamsport
March Famifus re-
3.3 of Larry's creek
WILLI: Me PORT
ging pear Le u
mpriled to
lav alter:
above low walr mark,
of bacgwater frit an 10a
seven mies
e
their honses io
The river st
Wers euve
re.
OGL
want ia 103
pantie 10
being the resnit
tial
At Jersey shore there 15a 19 foot flood,
with the river risizg fonr inches sn Lour.
Te lower part of the town is submerged
sod the people are greatly alarmed over:
the ; t o ..
At Lock Haven yesterday morming’
the | when the beil rang for & session of court, |
| the people took it for a flood alarm sod ©
' rushed to the river.
In & moantain gorge ai Ferny, the!
Penneyivania tracks for five miles are!
this
Jock |
(J wes's!
od
of!
which mente that. it 29 fest!
migh und it sserme that shen the ine moves
the bridge most go too, By this j-m the 08 |
Furrsnde- |
to # {wet deep,
= at Mnger ran.
this point snes last oight the
March 3 — Reports ‘show |
that the lerge ice gorges st Kittanoing
'oresed ut Pearl's’
~ Peiing. The Concord arrived st
wing on Pebrosey 3 or 4 On the
lowing day three officers of the ship, 8
ealensot and (so ecasigor, and tee
satlors went gurning ou shore. By see
sdent ope of the sveums wonoded 8
Clitese ind in thé leg with a charge of
irisbut The paetives becumes grestly
exci ed, and demanded the srrvet of the
Tvder. The officers surrendered to the
sutbhoritiey, bo: seat the lanvel bar to
the whiz with wetroction to tf # cotrmunds
ig < fiser 1o cote to their wl, jo case
ruy tr smanle shoa'd ossmr. Toe esmer
Tstupg, of the Chinese merchant ome
pany was just shont to Aart south, sad
b-fore sha left she was hosrded by several
Amsroavs; who bavded the commander a
dwpateb, with the request to fie 12 to the
American newspapers. The dispstet was
the seusational cablegram recwived here
some weeks 80. A lsuvch Sled with
armed then was sent sshore sfter the
officers, with instrustions to sfford pro-
tect:on to the prisopers. By the time the
bost bed resched the landing the sfmir
hed been satisfactory expimived. snd
the prisoners were allowed to 20 back fo
their ship.
Susoay Riven ews.
! Situation wt ¥titanming Eurty = the Dav - Danger
of a Deluge
KiTTaxsiNG, Ma; March 3. — Ahibough :
the water 16 the river has falivp sop. mt
ert anti
to-day 15 810 | very threatening. ;
oot Hod and the ire here 1 atid
but at Ford City, thres miles hee
® moviog-ont. :
There 18 & great gorge 7 iniles above
thie place which 16 cansiag very high wa-
ter as far worth ss Red Basak sul! East
Brady, and it is the possibility of s sod-
dep hreaking awsy of the gorge that puts -
this town 1u sericoe dsoger. A sudden
preask wound release beck wales encnph to
. deinge Kittaboing. ;
ap 18
¥
it
ow,
816 FIRE ™ TORONTIM
Over 2 Withon Dollars Worth of Poaperts Destrmed
: Sumear Wormizg
Toroxt:, Marsh 3. Fire carly thes
etroved Simpson's departmed-
tal glore, Jamiesas’'s clothiog ore, Sat.
oliffw’s diy goods, McPhersov's boots
and shoes, damaged Wantiess’ jewelry, Bop-
pet's gevts. faru'shivge, Imperial bank,
Mise Brisley's milligary, Adams & Co,
house furnishings, Brown's carpet store,
Milpe & Co., hardware, Tremout boll,
' Kuights of Prthiss bell sad the Kuos
| Presbyterian cbarch. Three Sremen
were ivjared. Losses amoust to $1,300, -
000. Losursnce $580.000.
Jobooy Ball will probably notice thet
| there is considerable difference between
secnring sb swsrd snd ooliecting nel
money. — Washingtos Post. ;
“*Are_you the boss bere™ .
Mr. Meekiy—"Do I look like s men
that woald sllow be wife to get slong
ithoat 3 ook. “— Chicago Inter Ocean.
PETE TAYE
ng
. “I naderstapd there wasut x 4 7 eye
in the room whea Mise Elohats Soished
ter pstbetio recitation.”
“fh.re wasn't. There onec't acy ther
kicd of 8 eye ners, ether — Chicago
Record.
“1 ree to a gestion of persocal privi-
age.” exclaimed an agitated lady member
of the Colorado Legwintaure, asdiressiog
“the speaker. ‘ [+ my bat or strmght?"—
. Burlington Hawkeye. -
“Well some people have gall’
Booo Mubliso. : :
“What is the rouble” asked Vartan
“Rere is somebody writing to the psper
| over my signature” — Brrokiyn Lite
| “Does Georgie Jeaks evs rao ied
trom school?”
Robbie— “Nope; he doses a lof scree,
thous. :
“What is #7"
Robbie. —' ‘Why, be likes the teaches.”
| —Chicags later Ocean.
said Pro
1
i
| covered with ice and water. No trains on |
| that road have reached here from the
| north for two days. At this point there
Firs Tuo Spectators injured
Jomssrows, Ps., Feb. BooBt, Joseph’ "
German Cetholis church, which with |
i of truly national character, already large’
I ly international in the scope of its “exhib
its, and ove in which every Americas may |
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71. Locis, March 1.—J. J. Grucy, sesc-
Give s southwest Genrgle darhey »
Le Backeye Bailding snd Las | :
‘chaw” of tobaseo snd you're s “caps”
tood the brunt of the flood in 1889, wes |
barved this morning. Severs! firemen
After the fire was gotten under cootrol,
Louis Plarr was fatally injared and
man named Bolts badly injared by being
di Seagué under & tsling Wail wife ionlciag
‘| ot the rains.
Big Damage Clam Afirmed.
Corousos, O., Feb. 28. —Tbe supreme
court has sfirmed the decision of the
common pless court <. :ipox county in
the of Charles E. Sbarp sgainst the Clo-
| veland, Akron & Columbus Railway com-
pany. The plaintiff was isjared while
switching cars and sued the railway com-
pany for $35,000. A jadgwent for $10,-
000 was given in the common plees court,
which 1s now affirmed by the supreme
eourt. :
Progress of Grant Mosamest Fund, -
Nmw Yoax, Feb. 28.—At the annual |
meeting of the Grant Mooument associo
elected. The president's report states
‘that the present rate of progress indicates
one year's time. £
Telephone Company Chartered.
- Harnmswono, Ps. Feb, 38. —The Blaire- |
ville Telepbove company, of Indians
county, capita! $1, 800, wae chartered to-
dey.
tion to-day the forme: officers were re-
the monument will be completed in about |
asseuciation, ie missing, snd his sccounts | ***
‘are found to be short nearly $1,500. |
Grocby was suppose to be of bigh morsi |
character; wes 8 prominent church man, !
and st one time was president of tle,
Young Peoples Society of Christian Eo-|
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Death Warrants (oo be Signed.
deavor..
_Hazameres, March 1.—The pt,
will ot next Toesdsy sign the desth war-|
J. Bisemenger, Greene, sod Ches. Ger:
rott, Lebancs. The custom bas been to
fix the bour for the banging of murderers
60 days from tbe issuing of thedesth war- |
rant.
Trafic Sospended on the Cigde.
Grasaow, March 1.—Traffic oo the
Clyde is completely suspended owing fo
the vast quantities of moving ice. Eight
river passenger steamers were torn from
their moorings lest night, and one of
them was sunk. Many landing stages
are adrift, and » vumber of small craft
have been crushed snd sunk.
Jee Safely Away.
McKxnsrort, March 1.—The Yough-
iogheny river poured out its ice thw
morning. The ice began moving oat
about 6:30 o'clock snd po damige was
done. The gorges above the city were
scattered by the high water.
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take pride.” |
The Association voted to mest this fall, |
| at some place to be selected by the Ex-|
ecutive Committee, and it is not anlikely |
thet it may meet in Atlanta daring the:
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Wilson's Nominaties ( sefirmed. i
Wasarscrox, March 1. ~The senate to |
| day confirmed the nomination of William |
rants of D. Wesley, of Allegheny county; | i L. Wilson, of West Virginis, to be poet- | | pected.
master general.
Insecure Stractures.
New Youx, March 1. —Shertly before
10 o'clock this morning the foun floor
of a building st Forty-tbird street sod
Teoth avenue, known as the old malt
house, fell carrying down with it a dosen or |
more men st work apon it. Three men |
were killed and eight injured. The
| began falling last night snd stall
{9048 oir 403 ole: ball. Noo stage.
| Posple Nesr the Mouth of the Susguehanns are
. Moving to the Second Stories
Port Dercarr. Md, March 3 — Rain
contin-
ges. The Susqguebinns rive: bas almedy |
risen three fest. The most disastrous
‘flood ever kvown in this section is ex-
In the lower part of Port De
| posit people are moving their goods to
| the second aod third floors, preparing for
| a long siege. A Lock Haven dispatch
‘says: The ice ou the Susquehanna river
; is broken st various points between this
city and Resovo. The Philadeiphis and
Erie tracks between Farrandsville snd
: Glen Union, seven miles are covered with
ice and water, snd in some places two or
| three feet deep. All trains west are held
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| and you're s genersl for the rest of
| life. — Atlanta Covetitation.
| right sway; give him 8 gill of corn whisky,
oe.
| 8 Couiviatieg.
i Old Drywster—My boy, in all the cree
|tive you won't find aay suimal exengh
' man mabes 8 babsit of smoking.
Yoong Puffe—Yes, ar; but neither do I
goew any other szimal thet coches his
meals. — Harper's Basar.
at such times as be coaid be oconveniemls
ly let out for eserciss.—Chicago Ree
Pragtie—He— Woman is ¢
wonker vessel. .
: Sbe-—But I nutice thet
balding, whieh dix oinry sow wan be. | in thus esty, while ail traine east stop at | who is always :
ing torn down.
street fell withcat warning snd ro
of workmen were carried into the solar
with the falling walls. Oce msn is be- |
lieved to be dead in the ruins, two preb: | “Can. you tell me when the wil te of] Colonel Longbora— "Yer,
sbly fataily hart and eight others sericas- |
ly bart. The material used in comstruc-
tion is claimed to be faalty. The contrac |
tors have been arrested.
| Renovo. The mercary has dropped be- |
“Yaly— “Is Mra Blinks at bome?
Servant—“¥No'm.”
home?”
“As soon as she get the parioz dusted, |
mam, an’ she’s «most finished now.”—
London Ti*-Bite.
| broke.— Detroit Tribune.
‘| where in the bosom of my donk —New
| York Herald. #
| much fighting that whee 8 di
some kind is not taka plae
| gather to sve what is the
don Tid Bits. ’