NEWS: Items from the Harrisburg Telegraph, January 9, 1892, Dauphin County, PA Contributed and transcribed by S Palmer Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ _______________________________________________ Harrisburg Telegraph, January 9, 1892 His Sister Ill and Parents Dead George W. Balsbaugh, clerk in the Adams Express office, Fourth and Market streets, attended the funeral to-day of a sister who died at her home in Port Royal, Wednesday, after a four hour illness, aged 23 years. Mr. Balsbaugh's aged father and mother are also seriously ill at present writing with typhoid pneumonia. His Revolver Gave Him Lockjaw Pittsburg, Pa., Jan 8 - Peter Wohleber, a young man living on Troy Hill, Allegheny City, died to-night from lock-jaw, the result of a trifling accident. On New Year's eve he fired off his revolver, which was loaded with blank cartridges, and received a slight wound, which to-day developed into an incurable case of lockjaw. A Sad Accident Chicago, Il., Jan 9 - Mrs. Keselwasky arrived from New York last night direct from Austria, having come to see her husband, whose address she did not know, and while she was in the police station she discovered that her eight months' old child had died in her arms. Killed While Playing a Joke Brice, Wis., Jan 9 - In way of a joke, Oscar Johnson pretended he was trying to steal a knife belonging to John Blazer, at whose house he had lunched. Mrs. Blazer handed her husband a gun and told him to shoot, which he did, killing Johnson. Crushed to Death Reading, Jan 9 - A shaft weighting 3,500 pounds fell on Charles Y. Garman, aged 23, at the Reading iron company works to-day, crushing the life out of him instantaneously and horribly mangling his body. Six Were Killed Berlin, Jan. 9 - An explosion of firedamp occurred to-day in the Wolfshank coal pit at Essen. Six miners were killed and seven were terribly burned. SHARPS AND FLATS Lykens has three brass bands. West Lebanon has a new band. Didn't our local amateurs do themselves proud this week? John Kurzenknabe directed the musical portion of the opera Mikado. There will be a song service in Bethlehem Lutheran church to-morrow evening. The resignation of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Binnix from the Pearl of Persia is announced. Some very snappy and catchy airs were sung at Tuesday evening's performance of "Natural Gas." Lack of attendance has resulted in the discontinuance of the Polyhymnia Society, Middletown. Frederick Hanlen, a member of the Juno club, has purchased a $100 banjo, which is a beauty. A band convention was held at Matamoras January 1st. The next one will be held at Waynesville, June 2d. Music-loving people from this city attended the concert given by the Darnrosch Orchestra in Lancaster this week. Miss Ida Klein, the noted soprano soloist, formerly with Glinfore, is now a member of the Damrosch concert company. Prof. F. de Echeunendia will give a grand vocal and instrumental concert in the Ridge Avenue M. E. church on January 28th for the benefit of the pipe organ. Secretary Samuel C. Welsh will lead a song service in the rooms of the Iron and Steel Worker's Association, 232 South Second street, to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The subscription list for the three concerts to be given by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra during the present month, March and April, can be found at Markley's. Mr. E. W. Yohn of Yohn Bros., was on a business trip north this week. Miss Lu Lona Warner, of Goshen, Ind., who is the guest of Miss Minnie Fink, West State street, has a fine soprano voice and sings with much ease and grace. Miss Annie Reel will resume her studies at the Conservatory of Music, New York, next month. Mr. S. V. Border, tenor of Market Square Presbyterian church choir, is rapidly improving under the direction of Prof. O. W. Miller. ___ Nadki-Poo, in Mikado, was a great success. Prof. Olin W. Miller's class in vocal music will meet in Zion's Lutheran church on Monday evening. A number of young folks will take advantage of this good offer. Pepperis orchestra, of Baltimore, played for a german given at the North Sixth street residence of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bennett last evening. Prof. Olin W. Miller has issued invitations to his musical sociables, which will be held at his residence and studio No. 220 Locust street, every Saturday evening until May 1st, from 8 until 10 o'clock. These sociables are for the development of confidence in singing, and for the practice of Duet, Trio, and Quartette work, thereby opening up a wider field of musical for his students. Organist Croa___ and Lerder Fleming having returned home, the mid-winter praise service, "The Light of the World" will be given in Market Square Presbyterian church to-morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. The musical portion of the programme will open with an organ prelude, "Overture for the Messiah" Handel. Then will follow the anthems, "Hark! Hear You Not A Cheerful Noise," "Sing, O' Heavens," "This Day Is Born," "Come, All Ye Faithful;" offertory, "Pastual's Symphony from Messiah," Handel, and postlude, "Hymn of life Apostles from the Redemption," "Gounod. Music at the banquet to be given at Chestnut Street Hill next Wednesday evening by Robert Tippet Council, Jr. O. U. A. M. will be furnished by the Paxton Military Band. Following is the programme for the second organ recital to be held in Bethlehem Lutheran church, Prof. Custor, organist, next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Organ - Sonata, Mendelssohn Song - "O Rest in the Lord" (Elijah) - Mendelssohn, Miss M. A. Douglass Organ - Overture to "William Tell," Rossiui (Transcribed for the Organ by D. Buck) Violin Solo - Religious Meditation, J. Eichberg Mr. M. DeForest Siple Collection Organ - Annie Laurie, Buck Song - Palm Branches, J. Faure Mr. Harry VanHorn Organ - (a) Largo, Handel (b) Gavotte, Thomas Song - "The Pilgrim," S. Adams Miss Annie Reed Organ - Marche Millitaire, Gouhoe (Transcribed for the Organ by Archer) College Foot Ball The College State League Meets in Harrisburg To-Day A dozen stalwart young men occupied room No. 117 at the Lochiel Hotel this afternoon and blew cigarette smoke rings and talked foot ball. They represented the State League of college football teams and came from State, Dickinson, Haverford, Swarthmore, Franklin, and Marshall colleges and Bucknell University. The meeting was private and involved the election of officers and the awarding of the championship to the past season's winning club, over which there is a dispute between State and Bucknell, and which promised to develop a lively word struggle compared to which the tussle on the rush line was nothing. It was quietly intimated by the more conservative members that State College would get first place, Bucknell second and Swarthmore third, and that Dickinson would be asked pointedly why she refused to pay off tie games? Late this afternoon the State College and Dickinson games were declared off. A German in West Harrisburg A german was given by Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bennett, North Sixth street, last evening, in honor of their guest, Miss Ogle, of Delaware city, Del. The large parlors were prettily decorated and the guests danced to the music of Reffer's [Peffer's?] orchestra, of Baltimore. At a late hour a supper was partaken of, covers being laid for thirty-six persons. Guests were present from Sacramento City, Delaware, Newcastle, Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Robbery in East Harrisburg The store of A. J. Lutz at 1849 Berryhill street was entered by thieves last night, who obtained ingress through the cellar door. They secured a lot of tobacco, cigars, meats, ham and other provision. In the dining room they got silverware and when Mr. Lutz came down stairs this morning, he found every thing topsy-turvey. Police Points Mary Ellen Lewis is held on a charge of incorrigibility. William Johnson was arrested on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, but subsequently discharged. Frank Eckerd has been held for court on a charge of larceny. Wm. Ream and Michael Schaeffer are held for feloniously assaulting Lung Sing, a Chinese laundryman, on December 24th, by stabbing in the back with a knife. CURTIN HEIGHTS IN REVOLT MR. DEMMY SPARED NOT THE ROD What the Parents of the Children Have to Say There is considerable excitement at Curtin Heights, this flourishing western suburb of the city, over the alleged ill-treatment of pupils in the village school by Mr. Demmy, the teacher. Complaint was made to Maurice C. Eby, agent of the Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, who made an investigation this morning, being accompanied by a representative of the TELEGRAPH. The general charge was that the teacher had flogged fifteen of the pupils yesterday morning in vigorous fashion, leaving welts and bruises upon the backs and arms of the children. Several mothers, whose children were whipped, complained bitterly of the unreasonable punishment inflicted. Mrs. Swanger said her daughter, Pearl, aged 12, was whipped across the back until there were great welts and bruises and she suffered intensely. Mrs. H. L. Work said her daughter, aged 12, had been choked by the teacher recently until the marks of his fingers were left upon her throat. Mrs. Benjamin Zarker, whose son, John, aged 11, was one of those whipped yesterday, showed the visitors her son's bruises. The boys legs were black and blue and showed the results of the terrible flogging. Mrs. Zarker remarked, however, that she had no complaint to make against the teacher. He had been provoked to it by the conduct of the pupils and their parents. He was found fault with because he didn't maintain discipline and when he tried to preserve order he was also censured. Mrs. Wharton's boy was punished but not so severely. She said if the teacher had treated her boy as some of the others she would have made it interesting for Demmy. George Wallace, aged 12, was black and blue from the whipping. Other scholars who suffered from the wholesale drubbing were Grove Wilson, Emma Strouse, Frank Shaffer, Mary Shaffer, 6 years; Chas. Mouses, Elliot Wharton, Henry Rudy and others. In behalf of the teacher, it may be said that several persons interviewed said that the school was a hard one to control; that one or two of the pupils who were whipped were impudent and disobedient, and that the pupils did pretty much as they pleased. One gentleman said Demmy was too easy and that the school took advantage of it. Mr. Eby will present the case to the School Board of Susquehanna township, which will probably make a full investigation. Marriage Licenses Ned M. Sherk, of Grantville, and Lizzie Kramer, of West Hanover; Harry Welcomer and Ada Snyder, of New Bloomfield; Jacob Gibbons and Lizzie Barnhart, of Middletown. Reorganization Necessary Next Tuesday the Kelker street market company will reorganize, this step being necessary. The Bomb Crank Again New York, Jan. 8 - The crank wave is still with New York. About noon to- day Frank Bush, a German, entered the office of H. C. Kerdlick, attorney for the German Legal Aid Society, in this city, and demanded $500. An officer was summoned and after a hard fight with the crank succeeded in overpowering him. He was held for examination into his mental condition. A. Moreller, another crank, sent a communication to the police board which met to-day. What is was all about nobody seemed to know, and it was placed on file. Mrs. Muench's Heroism New York, Jan. 8 - Mrs. Annie Muench, who willingly allowed the surgeons at Bellevue Hospital to cut her skin from her body that the life of her boy might be saved, was doing well at the hospital to-day, and probably in a week will be able to leave there. It is not yet certain, however, that the skin grafting will save her boy's life. His condition is precarious, and the operation cannot yet be called more than an experiment. DAUPHIN NEWS The sad news of the sudden death of David A. Shope, of Harrisburg, Pa., son of John Shope, sr., of this place, who fell from a scaffold 30 feet high, crushing his skull and breaking both legs and an arm, while engaged in the erection of J. S. Sibel's ice house at Cove Station, was received here yesterday afternoon with profound regrets. The funeral will take place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Harrisburg cemetery. The deceased was 42 years of age and leaves a wife and stepson. Samuel Riffert, our tonsorialist, will move to Reading on Monday. Geo. Kline returned home yesterday from Wilkes-Barre, suffering from the grippe. Wm. Sheets, who has been confined to the house for several weeks with the grippe, is convalescent. The religious services which has been in progress during the past week in the Methodist Episcopal church will be continued next week. A week of prayer service which was held in the Presbyterian church during the past week will also be continued next week. WOULD NOT GIVE HER BURIAL New Bedford, Mass., Jan. 8 - James F. Moore applied to-day to have a grave opened in his lot in St. Lawrence cemetery in which to bury his daughter Mabel, but Rev. Hugh J. Smith, pastor of St. Lawrence church, refused permission on the ground that the girl died without the rites of the Catholic church. Mr. Moore, his wife and other daughter are Catholics, but Mabel attended Grace Episcopal church. Mr. Moore secured legal advice and procured a man to dig the grave. The cemetery gates were locked, but the father expresses his intention to bury his daughter in his lot. Father Smith applied to the mayor for police protection and officers have been sent to the cemetery to prevent a breach of the peace. Mr. Moore is one of the best known sporting men in New England. CHILDREN AGAINST LICENSES Media, Pa., Jan. 8 - Judge Clayton's written reasons for refusing the license application of ex-Sheriff William Armstrong, to run a bar at the Buttonwood in Darby, were filed this morning. With regard to the 130 petitioners from Darby for Armstrong's license and the 224 solid taxpaying citizens (mostly Quakers) against it, in addition to 1,000 protesting women and children, His Honor gives legal right to the women and children as citizens, greater right, he says, than to some of the dissipated brothers or inebriated fathers. In Tinicum only one of four applicants is licensed, as entirely sufficient for its seventy voters. Graves to be Sentenced Denver, Jan. 8 - Information was received early this morning which gives credit to the assertion that the motions of the defence will be overruled, and that Dr. Graves will be sentenced to-day. If he is sentenced, it is likely the Governor will be urged to exercise executive clemency in behalf of the condemned man. The Country Over A new trail for Dr. Graves was asked yesterday. There were 445,290 immigrants landed at New York last year. The whisky trust is not scared by a threat at prosecution in Chicago. Treasurer R. W. Lane, of Appanoose county, Iowa, is missing, likewise about $24,000. A lone highwayman held by a stage and secured the express boxes near Mokelumne, Cal. Iowa's Republican National delegated will be chosen by the State Committee in March. In a railroad smashup at Bristol, Ill., Fireman Jackson was killed and an engineer badly injured. St. Paul thinks the Democratic National Convention has its weather eye turned toward the Twin City. An English syndicate, with $2,150,000, has purchased twenty-three of the twenty-one flour mills of Utah Territory. Henry George has a double who allows himself to be freely interviewed by the newspapers, and the single-tax Apostle is mad. Charged with embezzling $4,000, Parker C. Leonard, ex-treasurer of the Open Board Clearing House, New York, has been arrested. Michael Davitt Crowley, of Scranton, Pa., a nephew of Michael Davitt, has been appointed a page in the House of Representatives. A refuge has been found in Paddington, England, by Louis F. Wilde, defaulting cashier of the St. Paul trust company, Lockport, N. Y. Silver barons sold 1,095,000 ounces of their precious metal to Uncle Sam yesterday, 475,000 ounces at $.9448 and 620,000 ounces at $.9450. ___ vs. Stewart, from Pennsylvania, will be the first contest taken up by the House Election Committee. Reynolds vs. Shonk will be the third and Greevy vs. Scull will be the fifth of the six cases on hand. Business Conditions The business failures occurring throughout the country during the eight days ___ December 31st, as reported to Dun ______ [The "Mercantile Agency" in 1892 was known as the R. G. Dunn & Company which in 1933 became known as Dun & Bradstreet], the Mercantile Agency, number for the United State, 393 and for Canada, 42, or a total of 435, as compared with a total of 329 last week, and 292 the week previous to the last. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were 403, representing 375 failures in the United States, and 28 in Dominion of Canada. Summing up an article on the business condition the same agency says: "In brief, the business prospects of the country are remarkably favorable for the beginning of a new year, excepting at the South, and while the depression in that region may considerably affect some trades and branches of manufacture, the uplifting influence of large Northern crops and of unprecedented foreign demand for Northern products gives substantial ground for the great confidence which prevails." Is She Alive or Dead Doylestown, Pa., Jan 9 - The condition of Mrs. E. Levi Yost, of Ottsville, who it was believed died last Sunday, but who was afterward thought to be lying in a trance, remains unchanged. Her case is puzzling the medical fraternity because the signs of life are not pronounced enough to make it certain that life has not fled, yet they are of such a character as to lead the doctors and Mrs. Yost's family to believe that the woman still lives. In the meantime, efforts are being made to arouse if possible the apparently sleeping woman from her unconscious condition. Dr. Nice Was Naughty Hamburg, Jan. 8 - Dr. Benjamin Nice, son of B. F. Nice, a prominent young physician of this borough, was arrested to-day by Detective Matz, of Reading, on the charge of desertion and bigamy. Dr. Nice entered bail in the sum of $3,000. The arrest was made upon oath of L. H. Mickley, express agent at Hamburg. It is alleged Mickley's daughter was married to Dr. Nice about thirteen years ago and afterwards deserted by him at Norristown. The warrant also charges Dr. Nice with having married Miss Ada Derr, of this borough on January 1st last. The Doctor claims he has a legal divorce. Sick of Deadlocks for Congress New Castle, Pa., Jan 8 - Republican conferrees of this (the Twenty-fifth) Congressional district have met here and arranged a new plan of choosing nominees. All candidates for Congress must hereafter announce themselves publicly and pay the prescribed assessment or fee. Then, in choosing the nominee from a given county, each conferree shall vote not more than ten times for his county's choice, then voting as he shall see fit in the best interest of all the district. They're Here on Suspicion Chicago, Jan. 8 - President Williams, of the Olympic Athletic Club, of New Orleans, is in the city trying to get Slavin and Mitchell to fight somebody, but he can't succeed: He offered a purse of $25,000 if Slavin would fight Corbett, but Slavin said he would not fight anybody in New Orleans. Mitchell also refused to consider propositions to fight anybody, saying he was not over here for that purpose. Mr. Williams is much disgusted with both men. An Island of Aluminum Springfield, O., Jan. 8 - J. C. Stewart, the well-known comedian at the head of the Fat Men's Club, stated to-day that he owned an island near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, on which there was clay that would turn out pure aluminum at sixteen cents a pound. The clay has been examined by a Philadelphia chemist, and at the end of the season a company is to be organized to manufacture the metal. Englishmen Buying Up Mills Ogden, Utah, Jan. 8 - Joseph Clark, representing an English syndicate, has bought twenty-three, or all but six, of the flour mills in Utah. The transaction involves $1,800,000 for the plants and $350,000 for stock now on hand. The company proposes to erect a number of elevators and expects to control the entire wheat crop of the territory. Can Confirm Private Property Duluth, Minn., Jan. 8 - Judge Hart today decided that street railway companies have the right to condemn private property in order to extend their lines. It is the first case of the kind ever brought into court in this State. Woman Political Leader Dead London, Jan. 8 - Lady Victoria Alexandrina, wife of Baron Sandhurst, and one of the foremost women politician in Great Britain, is dead, aged 37 years. She was a leader in the Woman's Rights cause. A VESSEL IN PERIL HER SHAFT BROKEN IN MID-OCEAN Finally Towed Into Port After Many Difficulties London, Jan. 9 - The British steamer Llandaff City, from New York for Bristol, which was towed into Queenstown yesterday by the British steamer Regina, had a most eventful voyage, and it was only through the seamanship of the officers and crews of both vessels that the Llandaff City was able to reach the port. When the steamers reached Queenstown their crews were exhausted by the constant labor they had been performing for ten days. During the heavy weather that the Llandaff City encountered she was thrown on her beam ends, and it was while she was in this precarious position that her shaft broke. When this accident occurred the steamer was entirely helpless and for a considerable time there was every prospect of her foundering. Her life boats were either smashed to pieces as they hung in davits or their lashings were broken and the boats were carried away. With their boats gone and the vessel on her side, the officers and the crew made up their minds that they were on their last voyage. The wind was blowing with terrific force and the steamers rigging was in such a bad shape that it was with the greatest difficulty that the canvas could be set up. After a time however, some storm stay sails were spread and with this short canvas the steamer was brought around head to sea. Her deck was a mass of wreckage and she rolled and pitched so heavily that it was impossible to clear away the tangle of ropes, broken spars and fittings. On December 20th the Regina came up with the Llandaff City and took the latter in tow. The weather was still boisterous and it required incessant vigilance to navigate the vessel. Despite every effort made to prevent such an occurrence the towing hawser snapped several times. There were several very narrow escapes among the men on the Llandaff City from meeting their death by being struck by pieces of debris which littered the steamer's deck. The Regina was fortunate in getting her tow into Queenstown as upon her arrival there her coal supply was practically exhausted. A Misplaced Switch It Causes a Serious Accident on the Reading Reading, Jan. 8 - A serious accident occurred at Reyersford, on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, this morning, the result of a misplaced switch and the failure of the ___ brakeman of a shifting engine to properly guard the track. While the shifter was doing some work on the siding a fast freight train came along and ran into it. Both engines were upset. Engineer Charles Freck, Fireman George X. Huppo, and Brakeman James Campbell, all of the shifters, were injured; the two former quite severely. One of the Cigarette Trust Albany, N. Y., Jan 9 - There was to have been a hearing before Governor Flower this morning on an application by the authorities of Texas for the extradition of J. B. Duke, a cigarette manufacturer of New York, indicted in Texas for felony in conspiring with another to regulate the production and prices to be charged for cigarettes. The accused manufacturer appeared with his council and an officer from Texas was here, but no steps were taken to press the matter, it being stated that steps had been taken to bring about a settlement without making it necessary for Duke to make a journey to Texas. Pittsburg in Luck Pittsburg, Jan. 9 - It is announced by good authorities that plans for the new Carnegie library will be changed and that Mr. Carnegie will add to his donation $1,000,000 with which to build one of the finest libraries in this county. Mr. Blaine has Recovered Washington, Jan. 9 - Secretary Blaine spent the forenoon at his residence with his private secretary and dispatched considerable routine business. He has completely recovered from his recent attack of indigestion. Defiant Rebels Tangier, Jan. 9 - The French cruiser, Cosmo, has arrived here. The rebels in the vicinity of Tangier are displaying much activity. They demand that the Sultan dismiss the governor of Tangier. The Snow in England London, Jan. 9 - The railway trains north of Westmoreland are blocked by heavy snow drifts. PENNSYLVANIA NOTES Lancaster Republican primaries will be held January 26th. Scarlet fever has joined hands with the grip in Birdsboro. The snow and ice has cheered the hearts of Williamsport lumbermen. Calvin Keiser, a Reading lad, has been arrested for shooting arrows into street cars. Lancaster will borrow $25,000 to meet city deficiencies in paving and other departments. In the Clinton county court, Michael McDonald confessed the killing of Isra __. Mazerai, and his plea of manslaughter was accepted. The ladies of Lancaster will not be left in the World's Fair processing. They have organized with Mrs. A. J. Steinman, president. Officer Edward Kreft [Kroft?], of York, was falsely reported dead, and before the mayor had heard of it, he received applications for the supposed dead man's official place. Rev. George Gaul, of Columbia, is strongly urged to seek the appointment at the next conference to Grace M. E. church, Broad and Master streets, Philadelphia. Charfield's retiring Democratic postmaster, A. H. Rosatkraps, was notified by Federal Treasury auditors that he owed the Government 1 cent. He drew a check for the amount, sent it to Washington and has just got his receipt.