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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-02-02

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G NJ. ShIndel can always bo rc.
lied upon, not only to carry in stock
the best of everything, but to &c
cure tho Agency for ench articles as
have well-kuowu merit, and aro pop
ular with the people, thereby sus-
tanning the reputation Of being nj =
ways enterprising, and ever reliable.
Having secured tho Agency for tho
celebrated Or. KiLg's New Discovery
for Consumption, viii Sell it on n
positive guarantee. 1t will surely
cure auy and every affection of
Throat, Lungs, and Chest, and TO
show our confidence, VIC invite you
to call aud got q Trial Bottle Free.
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good woman was fearfolly frig bten.
ed. Tom had como home sooner than
be bad promised, and bad gone al
once to the haunted house for me.
She bad watched auxiously for oui
return, and WHOM. at last, We did
present ourselves, shawAs fsighten-
cd more than ever. Toms face and
cloths were covered with blood,
which had flowed from tie wound
in his bead. while 1preseuted nj
equally CORY appearance on account
of the red punt With which was
pleutifully bcsprinkled
Leaving Tom 10 acquaint hi
mother with the details OF our nd-
ventures, 1 made MY way to the Will
age, and soou had theproper officers
alert to their duty for / knew il we
wanted TO make haul we. mnst do
it before they would have q chance
to return to see their prisoner. Qni-
etly we proceeded to The old house,
and there found that which had
expected to 6ud, namely, tools
plates, and presses of gang oI
counterfciters, and q large amour,
of spurious currency, which they
bad all ready TO send to their agents
in various parts OF the country.
II was near morning when we goI
arouud upon my old FREUD, tn,
driver, aud it must be confessed
that we somewhat surprised tha
worthy when We accommodated him
with pair Of bracelets. When b,
saw me, he was convinced that
WAS in reality detective, and tba
| already knew oil 50 be made O
clean breast Of it apdliuplicaied al
Of his companions, whereby VIC wer,
enabled 10 secured thd whole gang
; and TINS break up . combination
which extended over allarge area o
territory to which no clue bad be-
fore been obtained.
IL was daylight when | got bacl
to Toms motors, aud found tha
neither OF them had ben abed, 81
anxious were they to beew how it al
! turned out, and when told IN.
story they were of oua mind, that
had done q good'highi's work, wbicl
conclusion aleo coincided in.
} / stayed in Wicltw nntil tb
villains bad their examination aut
been carried away to Jail, and wa
all the lion that bad imagiuej
should DO. Old lndics woud sto]
TO look at me in the street, and g.
would the boys but the. young Ia
dies, I must confess, though it hurt
my vanity to do SO, only gave me
look, aud then their eyes followe,
some other hriter~looking fello'
who Glanced to be going by.
! hear from Tom quite Often row
He says tho ghost no longer walk
in The haunted house, and that th
blood-staiu retains its dark hue frou
one years end to another. When j
cbanges it spots 'again | shall max
another trip to Wicklow.
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Fifteen thousand ducks are said
TO have been shot in . single day re
Gently in the susqnehauna field
William Dobson. Of Havre do Grace,
on the opening day eight years age,
killed 5i2 aud bnrst his gur before
be stopped He Kept Two lnen busy
all day picking mp esad duck H.
has the highest single record.
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Bilious aymptomg Invariably
arise from Indigestion, ."eh IS
frrr5dtougHl, ,VOMiiinEJi bile,
rldOineec, sick headache, ir-
regular bowels. Tho liver &C.
cretes the bll3 ana o3,c liHO q
filter o. sieve, 20 cleanse impu-
rifles Of the klccG. BY iTcegu-
larity in it's action or 5ugpan-
sioDs OF its functions, Tho bile
10 liable to overflow into the
blood, causing j5ur6'ce, sallow
complexion, yulicN oy3s, BIZ
ious diaPrtn9, @ lr TgiC f,
weary feeling ard many olhop
distressin g symptoms, Bilious
ness may b9 properly termed
an affection OF rne liver, and
can be thoroughly y cured by the
grand regulator CT The liver
and hillary organs, BUROCCK
BLOOD BITTEES. AGt upon tho
stomach, bowels and liver,
making healthy bile and pure
blood, ana opens the culveuts
and SluiGCWGyS for the outlet
of disease. Sold everywhere
and guaranteed C cure.
, 1888-02-08
A CLOSE CALL.
Total Destruction of the Opera
House Threatened.
A Blaze in the Basement Early
this Morning.
Inmates Crepe Through Smoke
From the Third Floor.

AS Joe Dilman was passing the Seven
teenth street entrance of the opera house
about 1870 o'clock this morning
he noticed a dense volume of
smoke issuing from the large door. The
gentleman stepped into THE LEADER Of
flee and informed a reporter of the circum-
stance. The latter at once fastened to
Inter Ocean and caused an alarm to be
sounded. He then ran to the Alert hose
house and assisted in dragging a cart to
the scene. The alarm failed to sound the
proper signal, but the Alerts we're soon
followed by the Durants and Pioneer
Hook and Ladder company.
Before water was flowing through the
hose smoke was streaming from every
opening in the large structure.
Considerable time was occupied in To-
eating the flames, but a blaze was finally
discovered beneath the stairway near the
Capitol avenue entrance and in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the furnace used in
heating the building. An aperture was
quickly made through the floor and the
place flooded. The flames spread rapidly,
but by judicious management the suffo-
eating smoke was forced from the build
ing and the fremen were enabled to APP
proach within a few feet OF the fire.
While excited men were shouting and
rushing excitedly about the basement,
sidewalk and first floor, at least five
frightened persons, terror stricken by the
yells of the fremen and sight of their
imprisonment and well nigh suffocated by
the smoke, were budding to the small
windows Of the rooms on the third floor,
struggling for a breath of fresh air. The
unfortunates were Mrs. Mullery, her
daughter and %son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Smith, Joe Downcy and VIM.
Strong.
One of the men shouted to the fremen
below that they could only escape with
the aid of a ladder. His request was
supplemented by the shrill and
piteous appeals of the womanl
Much delay ensucd before ladders
were spliced and leaned against the build
ing, or rather the telegraph wires running
along the side of the ediice. In the
meantime the inmates, confident that to
remain was death, faced the poisonous
smoke and descending the stairs emerged
from the Seventeenth street entrance and
took refuge in THE LEADER office. The
atmosphere Of this haven, though hazy
with smoke, was Il desirable resting place
for the wcll-nigh exhausted men and
women.
At 2:l5 o'clock the fire was under con-
troll, and twenty minutes later the flames
had been ~extinguished.
The damage sustained will aggregate
several hundred dollars. The loss is
covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
, 1888-02-08
San Franc1seo,s Claims.

WAsuINGToN, Feb. 7.-Ex-Governor
Rodmau II. Price of New Jersey, who is
now in Washington, sent a letter to-day
to every member of the national Demo
cratic committee urging San Francisco as
the place for the meeting of the national
Democratic convention next summer.
The letter was written at the suggestion
OF a number of prominent San Francis
coans, and declares that the selection of
that city would not only be a deserved
compliment to that youthful city and sec
ton, but q sagacious choice from q politI-
cal point of view.
The ]spaciousness of San Francisco's
convention buildings and hotels is referred
to as an important consideration and it is
stated that the price of tickets will as.
suredly be reduced so low that no objec-
ton can possiblp be made to the selection
of that city on the ground OF expense.
1t Is further suggested that by fixing
July 7 as the date of the convention the
occasion may be made a mighty com
memorative one, in celebration of the
first raising of the American flag over
California on July 7, 1916, the acquisition
of the territory under the administration
of President Polk and the wonderful de-
yelopment Of the territory since its acqui-
tiOn.
, 1888-02-08

New York, Feb. Some time ago
the Tribune of this city invited an expires.
sion of opinion by individual farmers,
agricultural societies and grangers regard.
ing the influence of tariff upon the agri,
cultural industry and the changes in the
tariff desired by farmers. The result was
the receipt of several thousand letters,
which the Tribune submitted to a com,
mittee consisting of Hon. Warren Miller
of New York. Chairman Cyrus G. Car
penter, John Trich, W. G.. Morse, Ed,
ward B%urrough, j. D. Lyman, VIM.
ticut, and james Wilson of Iowa. This
committee was charged with the work OF
making up the c%oncensus of the farmers
of the country as shown by these letters.
It's report, signed by all except Hale
and Wilson, the former having, however,
approved all the findings on which the
document is based, and the latter being
beyond reach In Texas or Mexico, will be
published in the Tribune tomorrow.
1t Is accompanied by the following pc,
titlon which embodies the findings of the
committee and which the farmers and
farmers organizations who favor its;prop.
o~sitions are requested to sign and trans.
NIT to congress or to the Tribune for for
wardlng a petition for the more effectual
protection Of agriculture:
TO the Speaker Of the House: The I'M
dorsigned respectfully pray that agricul-
ture may be more effcctually protected by
preventing fraudulent importations of cat
tie on the pretense that they are for breed
ing purposes only. By a duty of 20 cents
per bushel on barley, with a proportlonate
increase Of duty on malt. BY duties of
25 scents per bushel on potatoes and onions,
81 per 100 on cabbage, SO per ton on hay,
10 cents per pound On hops, 20 per cent
on beans and peas, 5 cents per dozen on
eggs, 80 per cent on fowls and poultry,
and on vegetables in their natural state
or in salt or brine not otherwise provided
for" with no removal or reduction of du-
ties on market garden products now duti-
able. By such increased duties on fax
and on linen goods as will effectually en-
courage the preparation OF fibre and the
manufacture of goods. BY abolishing all
duties on sugar, with a bounty to home
producers. By preventing the imports of
leaf tobacco suitable for wrappers at a
duty imposed on other leaf tobacco, and re-
pealing all internal tax on tobacco. By
restoring to wool growing the substantial
protection enjoyed under the tariff of
1867, so modified as to meet the later
forms of foreign competition and of inva-
sion.
The report proper is quite long, giving
statistics of farm and manufacturing du,
ties in the United States during the past
fifteen years, to show that protection has
brought immigration. and with it a home
market for agricultural products, which
permitted vast farm development, etc.
, 1888-02-08
The Walking Match.

New YORK, Feb. AT day light this
morning there were about 500 spectators
in Madison Square Garden. A number
OF fights were started in the early morn
ing and beer glasses sailed through the
air at q lively rate, but no one was seri-
ougly injured. AT 9 o'clock Albert was
in the lead with 10 miles to his credit.
He looks almost as fresh as when he
started. Guerror comes second with 100
miles covered. He also looks fresh. John.
son, Stout and Koran have withdrawn
from the race. At noon Albert still
led with 1873 miles and Guerror second,
TIA miles.
New YORK, Feb. ALBERT was the
first to score 200 miles and he was ten
miles in the lead when at sos Panchot
completed his 200 miles. He was fol-
lowed by Guerror thirty minutes later,
with Hart fourth at Gas. Between s
and 9 o'clock, Panchot spurted and
gained a mile and 4 half on the leader.
In the evening, rain set in and the at
tendance was light.
At the end of the first forty eight
hours of the match Albert led with a
score of 23S miles, twenty miles behind
the worlds record of 25S miles, made by
Rowell in 1882. His score. however,
was twelve miles ahead of the highest re.
cord by a winner of a six days race.
The fall score at midnight was Alberts
23S, Corners ia, Vint lG9, Sinclair 100,
Hart 226, Panchot 234, Herty 22I,
Guerror 222. Strokct POI, Moore POS,
Noremac 1877, Cox l93, Golden 2l2, Col
Inns I45, lilly l39, Day pol, Taylor 100,
Stout 1874, Sullivan 1862 and Dillon lG2.
, 1888-02-08
Foreign

LONDON, Feb. THE leading organs
Of Paris, including the Journal DIES DeJats,
the Post. and the Steele credit Prince
Bismarck with pacific intentions.
The North German Gazette says that
Mondays manifestation in the reichstag
reflects not only the agreement of the
whole German people with Prince Bis
marck's policy, but also testi6es to the
unity and strength with which they are
ready in every way to accomplish their
task and act as guardians of the peace.
In political and official circles of St.
Petersburg it is believed that the pro-
foundly pacific tone of Prince Bismarck s
speech in the German reichstag Yesterday,
which agrees with Russia's aspirations,
will produce an excellent and tranquilizing
impression everywhere.
The newspapers of Pesth regard Prince
Bismarck speech as q confederation of
the impression that the Austro-G erman
treaty was published with a peaceful in
t%ention, and an ending of the unsatisfac-
tory situation of European affairs is con-
fidently expected.
The committee of the reichstag has APP
proved the military loan bill without
modification.
, 1888-02-08

shall be disposed of to actual settlers only,
in quantities not exceeding 100 acres to
each settler at a price of Sl.25 per acre.
All persons settling on the lands under the
provisions of this act shall maintain a con
tinual personal residence of three years
before obtaining title. 1t opens all lands
not required for the use of any Indian
tribes to settlement. 1t makes it punish
able otfense tor any person or company to
directly or indirectly induce any person to
settle upon these lands with the view to
afterwards acquiring title for himself from
said occupants.
All the leases of lands belonging to the
United States or held in common by the
Indian tribes of Oklahoma, except such
as are held for farming purposes, are de-
clared void and contrary to public policy,
and the president is required to u
leases to be removed from such lands.
Laws granting lands for the right of
way to certain telegraph and railroad
companies, except for the right of way
and necessary stations, are repealed and
such lands forfeited to the United States.
1t prohibits any railroad company from
acquiring lands in such territories to aid
in the construction of a road.
Greer county is exempted from the
provisions Of the bill.
, 1888-02-08
The Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE bill form
ing the territory of Oklahoma, which was
reported favorably from the house com
mittee on territories to-day, provides that
what is known as the public strip and all
that part on Indian Territory not actually
occupied by the five civilized tribes of In
dams, shall be created into a temporary
government under the name of the Terri
tory of Oklahoma. The president is re-
quired to appoint a commission of FIVE
persons to open negotiations with the
Greek, Seminole and Cherokee tribes,
and when they shall signify their assent
to the provisions of the act and the presi-
dent has issued his proclamation fixing
the time for the same to take effect, the
u~noccupied lands coded to the United
States under the treaties Of June and
March, 1886, shall be open to settlement,
except the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sec
tons in each township, which shall be re-
served for school purposes.
Tho lands 50 thrown open to settlement
, 1888-02-08

Perhaps the very best thing to be noted
of the Italians-because, for Il thing, it
is susceptible of proof, and for another, it
is SO antagonistic to all vice-is their
thrift. OF that there can be no question.
There are about fifty prominent padroni
in New York, none of them worth less
than $40, 600, and one worth nearly
$500, 900. In the nature of things the
padrone is a self made man-it is not ex-
actly an occupation for gentlemen-and
his charges, his ''children'' over here,
certainly follow his example in money
getting. Around Mulberry Bend, Baxter
Bend and Five Points, names synony-
nous in the public mind with abiect
poverty and squalor, there are about six
teen Italian banking and money making
establishments, generally small places, Of
course, but thriving.-Viola Roseboro in
The Cosmopolitan.
, 1888-02-08
German Substitute for Hard Tack,

All the garrison within the limit of the
Seventh army corps Lower Rhine and
Westphalia) have now been provided
with larger samples of the new article of
food which is in future to form the so
called 'iron ration of the men in the
field. 1t is q peculiar kind Of bread in
the shape of small cubes the size of q
chocolate drop, made of fine wheat bread,
strongly spiced, and calculated to keep
for a long time. When taken into the
mouth it quickly s~oftens, and is both
palatable and nutritious. 1t is chiefly in
tended for forced marches, when there is
no time for camping and cooking.-Bcr-
lin Tageblatt.
, 1888-02-08
BIsmarcls,s Sleeping habits.

Prince Bismarck never goes to bed till
2 in the morning, and doesn't get up till
noon. In his bedroom a light is kept
burning all night, numbers of messages
often requiring his personal attention be-
ing brought in during the night. In
consideration of the late hours kept by
the prince, supper is served late in the
evening and seldom finished before mid
night. Besides the Princess Bismarck,
Count and Countess Rantzau partake of
almost every meal, regularly leaving the
palace at 10 :45 p. M, when second class
cab always takes them home.-Chicago
Herald.
, 1888-02-08
Miss Holmes Changes Her Mind.

CINCINNATI, Feb. Yesterday it was
agreed between Josie Holmes and the
district attorney, all authorities concerned
having consented, hat she should appear
in the United States court, plead guilty
and receive sentence, which the court
would afterwards suspend, she in mean
while to be liberated from prison. When
the time came to-day for this proceeding
Miss Holmes, through her attorney, in
formed the district attorney, that for the
present she had changed her mind and
that she would not enter a plea of guilty.
The significant thing in the conduct of
the government to-day was giving to the
grand Jury a recess of one week in order
to let the government prepare some fresh
Everybody understands that these cases
are those of President Means, Cashier
peCamp and perhaps n or two other
officers of the bank.
, 1888-02-08
BREVITIEs.

Exports, exclusive of specie, at the port
of New York for the week ending Feb. 6
amounted to $6,0S6, 900.
Queen Victoria held a cabinet council
at Osborne castle yesterday, and her
majesty signed the speech to be read at
the opening of parliament on Thursday.
No mails have been received in Mon
treal during the past week from Victoria,
b. G., and much anxiety is felt. Cold
weather and snowslides is assigned as the
cause.
The announcement is made in Cincin-
nat! that Etelka Gerster is in that city
taking a rest, that her voice is as good as
ever, and that in April next she will ap-
pear In concert with C%ampanini's Concert
COMPANY.
, 1888-02-08
MURDER and SUICIDE.
A Rejected Suitor's Horrible
Crime.
Canadian Insurance Companies
Suffer Heavy Losses.
Richard K. Fox Placed Under
Arrest.
Horrible d

STEwARTsvILLE, Mo, Feb. IA
frightful tragedy was committed on the
stock farm of j. G. Everett, six miles
south of this city to day. WIN. Bull, an
employe, shot and killed Miss Ella Ever
EFT, daughter of the proprietor of the
farm and then killed himself. Bull asked
Miss Everett to marry him and she re-
fused to do so. He then requested a pri-
vate interview with her, which was re-
fused. Bull then drew a pistol and shot
her in the head, killing her instantly, and
he then went to an adjoining room and
shot himself, dying In a few minutes.
Miss Everett was 20 years of age and was
the belle of the neighborhood. Bull was
about 25 years of age and had been a per-
sistent sutton for some time.
, 1888-02-08
Stocks and cattle markets.

New YORK, Feb. stocks were I'M
interesting to day, the bears attacking the
list unsuccessfully early in the morning.
The close was steady and dull.
Governments dull and steady. Mining
shares active. Money 24@3 per cent.
Congratulated steady. Lake SIG. so.
Petroleum opened firm at S9f and after
the first sales became strong and advanced
to 9Os. A reaction of one-halt cent then
occurred, after which the market became
dull and featureless and remained so until
the close, which was steady at 90. Sales
l, $50, 900 barrels.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's, l2Oi American Express, 1914;
Canada Pacific. 5G4; Canada Southern,
535; Central Pacific, SOL; Burlington,
1919; Delaware, Lackawanna, 1903; DEN
yer 4 Rio Grande, 2l4; Eric, 81; Lake
Shore, Oh; Louisville Il Nashville, 504;
Michigan Central, 50; Kansas & Texas,
l6@; New York Central, 1868; Northern
Pacific, 2lf; preferred, As; Northwest
ern, 1913; Oregon Improvement, 81;
Navigation, 93}; Transcontinental, 2Ig;
Pacific Mail, 35l; Reading, 654; Rock
Island, 1923; Milwaukee & st. Paul,
1853; Panama, -; Texas Pacific, 25I;
Union Pacific, $50; United States Ex-
press, ia; Fargo, 2S; Western Union,
7Sb.
CHICAGO, Feb. Misunderstanding,
5000; market about ten cents higher;
steers, 3.00(95. 25; stockers and feeders,
2.l0@3.6O Texas grass fed cattle, $500
@425.
Sheep-Receipts G,OOO; market slow
and steady; natives, $3.OO(@5.25; West
ern, $4,000 10; Texans, So. OOC04. 90.
Wheat Market easier. Cash, 75l;
March, 1853; May 81.
Corn = Market easier. Cash, 4G!;
March, 464; May 81 $40.
, 1888-02-08
A Big Company.

TOLEDO, O.. Feb. THE Bl1de pub
fishes a statement that a syndicate of New
York, Toledo, Chicago and Detroit capt.
~talists, representing $25, 600, 900, held a
meeting last night at Detroit and organ
lied to build a pipe line from the North
western oil fields to Toledo, and erect re-
fneries 50 as to compete with the Stand
ard oil company. They claim to own pa
tents IN a new process Of refining and can
place the product on the market at a
cheaper rate. The capital stock of the
new company is $4,000, 900. The only
name that has yet been publicly connected
with the enterprise is George f. Clark of
Chicago.
, 1888-02-08
California Blows Her Horn.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. The state
board oftrade adopted a circular to-day
concerning the condition of the laboring
classes in California, which will be sent
East for distribution. The circular re.
cites that work is assured all. That
higher wages are paid than for the same
character of work cast of the Rockies.
The circular also states that the prosper.
ity of the people is attested by the fact
that while California has but one fiftieth
Of the population of the United States,
the people have one twentieth of the total
savings.
, 1888-02-08

BY dispelling the symptoms so often
mistaken for Consumption. Santa Able has
brought gladncss to many a household.
By its prompt use for breaking up the
cold that too often develops into that
fatal disease, thousands can be saved from
an untimely grave. You make no mis-
take by keeping u bottle of this pleasant
remedy in your house. California Cat-r-
Cure is equally effective in Graduating all
traces of Nasal Catarrh. Both of these
wonderful California remedies are sold
and warranted by w. N. Hunt, at $1.OO
a package, 3 for 81. so.
, 1888-02-08
Richard X. Fox Arrested.

New York, Feb. Richard K. Fox,
proprietor of the Police Gazette, was ar.
rested this morning and taken to the
Tombs police court charged with violating
the penal code by encouraging prize fight
ing. Fox was granted a release until
Tuesday on his own recognizance.
, 1888-02-08
insurance Company Fallures.

MONTREAL, Feb. The insurance
companies lost 81, 500, 900 by fires in this
city last year, which is W or three times
as much as they received from premiums.
One company is already closing up bust
ness in this province, and it is not nm
likely that one or two moro will follow
their example.