The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22
Atthe time Of sbe explosion in the pOur


30 of whom were killed. Three of the min
ers escaped with their lives, but were serious.
ly wounded.
L. Grover R.od is under arrest at san
Francisco. He u the heal of a company
which has advertised extensively to take
Eastern laborers to California, and give
them good Jobs, as s6.4j per heal. The
money ones paid no more was heard from
the company.
MOTOR Loga1 and n number OF initial
States soldiers, who were arrested while
hunting in Mexico, have been recessed. They
complain of hardships in the Mexicin prison,
and say they went hunting on tho invitation
of Mexicin officers.
John Conow, Minneapolis real estate
doller, made an agreement with Miss Way
voight, pretty and respectable young lady
who tends the cigar stand near Conlow's
office. that II Harrison was elect,i he would
marry her. Conlow now wants out but the
girl is insisting.
i. Moore, of many aliases, wanted for en-.
bezzling $4,000 from the Northern Pacific
Express. was arrested on n train in British
Columbia. He had Sl2, IFS on his person.
Near Stlu1tol, Pa, rorterfi I'D Brock, n
well-to>do widower, was shot 10y his son,
who Immediately after committed su eide.
The father had bought wedding outfit and
was shortly TO be married.
During the last three months 173 agrarian
ou,rages have been committed in ireland.
At Meadville, Mont, boiler exploded,
killing four and fatally injuring four men.
Mc,,rs. j. T. Shepherd 6 Son, merchants,
of Covington. Ga, have failed, liabilities,
SG00O assets, about $1,000
The Beaver Falls Rolling Mill was burned.
Nothing was saved but part of the sheet mill.
Loss, $4,000. Six men were seriously burns
ed, two of whom will probably die. The fire
was caused by experimenting with Lima oil
for generating gas. The mill was leaSel by
Whitaker q Co., of Wheeling. a large NUM-
ber Of men are thrown ont of employment.
Madam Y. Gondar1, governess in the fam.
lily II. o. Bonucll, of Youngstown, Ohio,
set fire 10 her employers house and then
jumped out an attic window. Her skull WAS
tiu~lltu anu w uln WIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sir Francis Park Ford, English Minister
TO Madrid, is mentioned Us Loid Sackville
Wcst'5 successor.
John w. Keey's lawyers will apply TO the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court for the release
of their client, in jill for contempt.
a mas,ive granite monument has been
erected at Mount Moriah Cemetery. Philadcl.
pha, over the spot where John Mccullough,
the tragcdian, les buried. IL will be unveil.
ed Welncs lay, November %. Steele Mac,
kaye and others will speak
The ofiicill vote polled for the various can
ddates fer Judge of the Supreme Court Of
Pennsylvania has been filed at the State De-
pnrlmont. 1t is as follows: James r. Nit
chell, 5?3, ,jSj, J. Brewster McCollum. 4H, :
327; James Black, 2),70S; John Il. Young,
3,s7. a scattering vote of 5G7 was polled
In Ffeeport, Minnesota, John Pnom, n
bachelor, fatally shot Kate o. Malechs. a
widow, with whom he was in love. His
jealousy was aroused by seeing her chatting
aud dlncing with other guests. Tho muir
der / capCd.
The UmLria has made the fastest eastward
passage Gcross the Atlantic on reco d-d
days, hours and - minutes. Tn, best east
ward passage hitherto male was by the
Etruriu, in April, 1855, in 6 dnys,i hours and
40 minutes. The best westward passage on
record is 6 days, hour and 80 minutes by
the Etrura.
Eva Mitchell was founl murdered in the
streets Of Chicago, Sunday night. Thomls
Matterson, n. o. Gray, Robert Leyton and
IL. A. Stowell are under arrest.
Justice Matthews continues to steadily i'm,
prove in health, and it is now thought prob
able thlthe will be n le to take his place on
the bench again before the Court adjourns
in May next His disease, however, is one
which yields very slowly to treatment aud
much care is necessary TO build the patient
up. While Justice Matthews is likely to get
well again, he will always be liable to attacks
! of the gout or some kindred disease as the
result of any slight irdiscretion.
Within space of IL hours the lGl miles OF
tr ok of the Cleveland, Canton 81 Southern
Riilroa was changed from narrow TO stand
ard gauge. One thousand men were scatter
ed over the line from Cleveland TO Coshoc'
ton, and from another point to Sherrods'
vilc on the Currolton branch, performing
the work.
The u. s. Supreme Court has decided that
the beneiic aries of life insurance, when the
Insurer is bankrupt, are entitled to the pro
ceeds of the policy wthou, ny de luctior
whatever on IA count of premiums paiI
holding that husband ari a father has d
full right t. insure his life in the interest o
his wife ard children, and that whore sue
policies are effected in the name of the benc
II arles they are no part of the estate of I
deceased insolvent, and therefore cannot b.
REGARDED a' n fraudulent assignment of any
part of his estate when so effected.
The agitation for a six-year Presidential
term is spreading rapidly.
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