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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
A GREAT EXODUS.
sEvESTT-EIGHr THOUSAND NEGROES LEAVE
NORTH CAEoLGNA.

sENESTT-EIGHr THOUSAND NEGROES LEAVE
NORTH CARoLINA.
The committee appointed by the colored
emigration convention which met in
Raleigh, \. c., in April, to 20 TO the West
and Southwest examine the country and
learn what arrangements can be made for
the movement ofa large body of colored peo'
pie from North Carolina, expect to leave
here for the Southwest on Sunday. The
committee say that over 5000 names of
those who will move have been snrolled'
and that these have agreed to be ready to
start in IS hours after notice has been given,
providing the Commission makes a favor
able report.
1t is said by the committee that the people
in the Southwestern States have held meet.
ings, composed of farmers, business mea and
capitalists, who have appointed committees
to meet and confer with the North Carolina
Commissioners and to offer such induce
ments as will direct the tide of immigration
in that direction. Ifthe conditions are fay.
orable, and the committee shall so report, il
is thought that ut least $1,000 people will be
moved next fall. Louisiana, Tennessee,
Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and California seem
to be making preparations to increase their
cclored population at the expense of North
Carolina.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
KILLED THE SEA sEppr,.-

Captain William f. Smith. of,A
Nautilus, reports that when ~ o''t
Berkeley, Golapo Islands, the ,os uss
was seen about 30 yards from ~ 'epsa,
Captain Smith estimai ell the serpar,. 'e''el.
at 50 feet and he was twice as lar,o 'slsA
rel in the thickcst part. The head Vs.. 0a''
like snakes, only ON the extrero u.I~i
the upper jaw there was a ridge ., ,ua q
The head was about three feet l., sloea.
and about two feet back of tho h. seoh
a name of hair. No fins were So va
tail was long and spreading. ana 10.
like that of an eel. "apea
1--WE all lad good view Of him
while he was slowly coming ,nvs',
ship. The mate and loaded ,,o us
guns and banged away at him ,nS yYao
about 10 minutes there was quite "
the serpent lashing the water with ~ t''
and running his he d out four or sva Ul
At last he ran out his head, whiskel -. '0N
and sank, dead. Both bomb, IA, y,
When he went down he was no, me-. :, I''
~ feet from the ship and so, Of eon..' '"la y
had good look at him." We
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
WAR IN EGYPT.
WILD RoUT OF THE DERvIsuEs.
ALMOST ASNIHrL,rED iS BATTLE WITH GEN.
ERAL GRENFELL.

Wadel-Jumi, the dcrvish leader and l..
800 Of his followers were killed in an engage
ment with General Grenfcll and his Egyptian
allies at To'ki, Saturday. The battle took
place at o'clock in the morning General
Grenfell successfully drawing Wad-el.Jumi's
forces TO point near Toski, where he had
his troops concentrated, when general en-.
gagcment was at once begun. The dorvish.
es fought with great fury, throwing them.
selves upon the advancing Egyptians fire..
quently and refusing quarter. The forces
under General Grenfell acted admirably, and
completely routed the deryishcs after seven
hours hard fighting.
The number Of casualties suffered by the
British and Egyptians is surprisingly small
The total loss is II killed and l3l woundcd
a thousand deryish prisoners were captur-
ed.
The official report of General Grcnfell, OF
the battle near Toski, has been received. Ac-
cording to this report the dcryishes wore
themselves out by desperate and repeated
charges. The brunt Of the assault was borne
by the infantry line OF the Twentieth lIus.
sars, but the Egyptian cavalry and the Egyp-
tian horse artillery rendered excellent ser.
vice. The report places the number of fight.
ing men brought into the engagement by
Wad.el-Jumi at 5000. The British troops
will return To Cairo at once, there being no
further need of their services on the threat
ened frontier.
For years the fighting tribes on the Upper
Nile have been in "A state of hostility toward
Egypt, and since Great Britain has had
troops in TIE country their quarrel has also
been with the English These people are
now called dervishes. that is, fanatical Mus.
selmcn warriors. The impulse that has
driven them on is partly phys
cal, partly religious. During Gordon y
time they were led by the Mahdi. The
Mahdi, whose followers killed General Cor
don at Khartoum, is supposed to bc dead,
but the Khalifa Abdullali, though his rule
is not accepted so implicitly, had enough
strength and religious fanaticism to equip
Wad-el-N iumi and send him to invade
Egypt with thousands of his followers.
These men have an absolute, unreasOning,
ineradicable faith in their miss
sion, which is TO conquer the world.
In this task they know they must either
kill or be killed. The dervishes are the true
successors of those companions of the pro-
phet and his successors for three o. four
generations who swept over the north of
hlIlCd anu ASIA WIN lTIcSlsllhlt loTtts ltll
they carried all before them but now civili-
zation has found means, chiefly In the shape
of breechloaders, to check aud destroy
them.
As to the strength of the dervishes the ac-
counts are conflicting. The secretary of
Njumis chief Emir, upon July %. declared
that they numbered li,O)J, of whom 5000
were fighting men, the rest were slaves or
camp followers As many of these disau-
peared later it was estimated toward the
close Of July that the fighting forcS Of the
enemy numbered between 3,0)) and 1000.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
MoNTANA's FOREST FIRES.
THE SUN oBscURED FOR SIX DAYs-GREAT DE
sTRUCrIoN OF PROPERTY.

THE SUN oBsCURED FOR SIX DAYs-GREAT DE-
sTRUCrIoN or PROPERTY.
The forest fires which have been prevailing
in Montana for a week show no signs of
abatement. From Helens, west, north and
south great black cloud of smoke hangs
over the country, and for six days the sun
has not been seen.
Granville Stewart estimates the damage at
t500,000. At Missaula, in Western Montana
he streets, buildings and sidewalks are GOV,
cred with ashes, and the air is like blast
from a furnace. The atmosphere is filled
with crisp embers that have descended like a
1sht fs.l e snow. IL is estimated that the
loss in Jefferson county from forest fires this
season will aggregate in the neighborhood of
f25, 600, consisting of common wood cut and
prepared for market, in addition to which
An immense amount of standing timber has
been destroyed.
The fire raging in Boulder Canon, near
Bernice has been most destructive Of prop.
erty. The larger part of the cordwood con-
sumed in this place was contracted to the
Anaco da smelter. In the neighborhood of
.he great mining camp of Phil ipsburg the
damage has been immense, while the town
Of Granite is in imminent danger of being
destroyed. The mountains about the city
are all ablaze, and while no danger to the
city is feared, the heat and stihing smoke are
almost uubsarable.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
JOHNSTOWN RELIEF FUND.

A detailed statement of the sources from
which Sl,OsS0G6 Johnstown relief funds
were received by Governor Beaver illustrates
the universally of the relief movement
Thirty-seven States, eight Territories and the
District of Columbia contributed. This in.
cludes all the organized State and Territorial
governments within the American Union,
except the State Of Virginia whose contrbu-
tions were all sent TO relief committees oper,
ating distinct from the governor. In Gov
ernor Beavers list are also included contri-
buttons from Ireland (Which leads all for.
eign countries with sli,57S), Mexico Can,
ada, England, Germany, Turkey Italy and
Austria. The total cash contributions re-
ceived up to date are now stated at s., 800, 900
The history of the word has seen nothing
like this.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
OPENED HIS HEAD.

Herman Carman, the wealthy German Of
Chicago who put one bullet into his head
last Sunday and another Tuesday noon, is
alive and very much better than he was.
He was put under the influence of ether,
and Drs. Graves and Webster succeeded in
extracting the bullet in his brain. They cut
circular hole in the top of his head with a
trepan and removed the piece of lead that he
fired through the roof of his mouth.
The paralysis of his right leg was imme
diately removed by the operation.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
ELEVEN LIVES LOST.

The Pacific Mail steamship San Jose ar
rived at san Franc SEQ from New Yark via
Panama. The Chilian papers say that tel
egram has been received there from Castro
confirming the reported loss Of the steamer
Rapel, bound from Valparaiso for Monte
ydeo aud Buenos Ayres. The Rapel struck
on Huamblin Island, in Chonos Archipela.
30, on the 10th of April and became a total
wrock. Second officer Mclaughlin, Chief
Engineer Schneider and Purser Elliott and
eight of the crew were lost. Capt. Carnap,
two officers and three of the crew succeeded
tn reaching Castro lhe remainder Of the
crew remained on the island awaiting sue
cor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
WHERE MILLIONS LIVED.
RUINS or PREHISTORIC crrrKs DISCOVERED IN
MExICO.

RUINS or PREHISTORIC crrrKs DISCOVERED IN
MEXICO.
Explorers who have returned from the
State of Chiapas confirm and add to the re-
markable reports concerning important
archaeological discoveries. A fine, broad,
paved road built by prehistoric inhabitants,
ha' been traced from Tonala down into
Guatemala, and thence in curve up again
int Mexico, terminating at Palenque. All
along this road are still TO be seen the re-
mains of ruined cities and careful esti-
mate Of the population of these places is
about 30,00O,0O0.
On that part of the road near Palenque the
ruins are of great magnitude. Houses four
and often five stories high have been found
in the depth of the forest. Many of these
houses are pyramidal in form, and so covered
are some of them with vegetable mold that
large trees are growing from the roofs. In
some of the houses great employment has
been made Of stone beams of tremendous
weight, and the architecture indicates a high
degree of scientific at,ainments.
In some houses visited bronze lamps have
been discovered, and the interior and ex.
terror mural decorations of the more import
ant houses consist of panelings filled with
elaborately-carve figures, almost life size
two types OF men and women beng repre-
sented, some plainly Egyptian and others
genuine Africans. In front of one of the
houses the explorers found II sculptures of
gods with folded arms. The work of ex-
ploratiOn was one of extreme difficulty,
owing To the density of the forest and the
unwillingness of the Indians to enter ancient
ediiices, they ayerring that the buildings
were inhabited 10y spirits.
Another discovery was that an enormous
paved roa1 extends from Palcnque across
Yucatan 10 the Island of Gourmet, and is
continued on the island. The explorers went
TO Chiapas on private business, but inciden-
tally became interested in the work ofe
ploring the ruins, and they suggest that the
Government fit out an expedition to make a
complete map of this wonderfully interest.
region, regarding which comparatively lit e
is known even after so many years since the
white men became aware of its existence.
Palenque explorers assert that they have
discovered in the ediic~ before mentioned
examples of a perfect arch. One explorer il
a scientifically trained man who has recent
ly arrived from India, and by his account
the region from Chiapas To- Yucatan must
have been the seat Of densly populous ma.
ton.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.
fwo MASKED sES rAKE POSSESSION OF IN,
WABASH TRAIN.

One of the boldest aud most daring train
robberies ever perpetrtted in Missouri occur
red on the W"bash train, which left the
Union depot, Kansas City, Mo-, at SD
o'clock, p. m. The train which was made
up Of smoker, two sleepers for st. Louis,
an Illinois Central coach and the st. Paul
coach in the order named. had pulled out
of Harlem, where IL was due a.
s35 and had run about distance
of four miles, when two men entered
the rear door of the St. Paul sleeper
One of them had utilized white handker-
chief as mark, and the other red one.
They ordered all the passengers to hold up
their hands and enforced their order with q
brace of Colts revOlvers. one of them APP
preached each passenger and, while the other
kept watch of the victims, took everything
of value that could be conveniently found.
There were only q few passengers IN the car
and the work of robbery was soon complet-
ed. AS soon as all had been relieved of their
valuablcs, amounting to Sl75 in cash and
two gold watches, the robbers backed out Of
the front door of the car, being careful to
keep their shooting irons pointed toward
the helpless travellers. They stepped on the
platform aud just "a they were about TO en-
ter the Illinois Central coach, Conductor
Roach came out Of he door being on his
FIRST trip through the train TO collect fares.
one Of the robbers pushed his revolver under
the conductor nose, and with an oath order
ed him to throw up his hands. he con
iuctor supposed from the nature of their
disguise that n number Of railroad men who
hadtaken passage on the train were playing
practical joke on him With n laugh he
attempt 60 push past them and enter the
sleeper. Just thena gust Of wind swept aside
the masks of the robbers and then he knew
the affair was one of dead earnest. lie had
no weapon, but he carried his lantern in
his hand and with that he dealt
one of the men vicious blow on the
head, smashing the lanterns glass and cS-
tinguishing the light simultaneously with
his assault the other robber fired shot at
him from his revolver. The aim was bad
and the bullet missed its mark. The first
bbcr had by this time recovered himself
and lac too took "A shot at the conductor. His
aim was no more precise than his partners.
The robbers then, with one more parting
shot, swung OIL from the steps Of the car.
The train was running at the rate Of 25
miles an hour, too fast for any one, except
under desperate chances TO jump OIL with
ont njurng his life and Conductor Roach
did not attempt it. lie swung beyond the
side of the car, however and saw the robbers
arise and make with all haste for the dirt
road that leads to Kansas City. That was
the last seen of them
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
MISS GwEYDoLrsr CALDWELL.

500 0O0 toward the fund TO build the pro.
posed Catholic University Of America, now
being built in Washington. Her sister fol-
lowed this gift up with donation of $50, 600
for her share Of tho Caldwell estate.
The coming American Princess is petite in
figure and not so noticeable In social gather
ings as her sister, Miss Linda. She Is fond
Of travel, and has spent n good deal Of timc
in Europe When In this country she lives
during the summer at the Caldwell villa at
Newport She is at present in Paris with
her sister and Miss Donnelly, n relative, who
always accompanies them IN their travels.
Miss Caldwelrs mother was a Kentucky
belle OF the BreclIinridge family. Her father
was the son Of an English theatrical mana
ger, who made fortune in building gas
houses in Chicago. st. Louis aud Mobile
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
APPEAL FROM AN INDIAN TRIBE

The Puyallup Indians, tribe well ad-
vanced in education and intelligence, have
sent memorial to the Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs, asking it to urge the passage
of law removing the restrictions contained
in their deeds, 80 that they can sell or dis.
pose OF any part of their lani in order to
improve the remainder. Their reservation
Is near Tacoms. W. T., and will soon be
within the corporation limits The Indians,
Of whom there are 100 male adults, say
they are now able to transact their own
business and protect their own interests.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
CoLLIDED AT A WAsHOUT.
DAD sMAsH-UP on THE NEW YORK NEW
ENGLAND.

DAD sMAsH-UP on THE NEW YORK 4 NEW
ENGLAND.
A bad smash-up occurred on the New
York * New England Railro d, about one
mile east of New Britain, Conn. The pas.
senger train leaving Newbury at sos p. IN.
was delayed three hours by washout at
Newtown. When they were about to enter
the Now Britain yard, freight coming
west collided with the passenger train. The
two locomotives were completely wrecked,
and the baggage and express cars of the pas
senger train went clear oyes the engines
None of the passengers were seriously hurt,
Fred, Aler, engineer Of the passenger, and
his fireman were both badly bruised, and
Express Messenger William Hewitt and Con-
ductor Beers were slightly injured. William
H. Ripley, of this city, messenger for the
Adams Express Company, had one of his
legs broken in three places and was injured
internally.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

The public debt statement issued from the
Treasury Department shows an increase of
sl,Ol7 81 during the past month of July
That there was an increase is due to unusual
ly heavy disbursements during the month.
Pension disbursements were three-quarters
of million heavier than in July last year,
and expenditures for public works, such as
river and harbor improvements and public
buildings were nearly live millions greater
than in July lSSS. The total debt to-day
less cash in the Treasury amounts to 81 or,
663, 1872; the net cash in the Treasury is
s 5,S57,09O, against 81, i,Oi2 a month
ago.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
OHIO OIL FIELD.

Operations in the Ohio field, while apoar-
emily active during July show a slight fall.
ing of from the business of the previous
month. The Buckeye Pipe Line Company
reports for July, Sl,57i 3O2 barrels. The
shipments for the same time were $3.50, 1863
barrels For June the runs were SO, ,i23,69l
and the shipments 9G77,G6s barrels. Thi
shows falling off in runs of ,si9,3So bar
rels and in shipments Of S, 1885 barrels.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CENTRAL SrocK YARDS EAST Liberty, Pa
CATTLE.

The supply of common TO medium calls
have been in excess ofthe demand ana iAlS
grades ruled slow the decline Of 10 TO lN
per cwt., while good TO prime were scais
and sold at a shade higher range. We equ2k
tEe following as ruling prices, the mlIka
closing slow: Prime. ,3OOto 1900 ibs, a d
(ri 80; good, 200 % 400 lbs, 81 9l'i w
rough fat, l,l00 tol 300 lbs, 50 40d3 o. goa
butcher grades, 900 To 100 lbs g 21aJ ~
common 20 fair, SOC TO 1000 his, g ,1aj y
bulls and fat cows, 50 OO@2 70; fresh co"
and springers, so 0OCG3j W per head.
HOGS.
The supply of hogs since Monday hs
been light, but fully equal to the demand
ana the offerings were chiefly common ~
point of quality; very few good toThlri
hogs were on sale. We quote heavy ana
medium weights at 81 25di G5; good coiE
fed Workers, 81 G5Gi 10; grassers aud ''lS
lers, 81 4O@i 90; roughs, So 25@L
SHEEP.
The receipts of sheep pthis week were bel,!
and the market slow at about last "etA,
prices. We give the following US ruls
quotations: Prime Ohio aud Indiana weIlgn.
weighing here ITO 10 l2l lbs, 81 tJ9o"i
good, 81 To 100 MS, 81 3jGtI 80; iair 10 gov
mixed, 20 to 50 ibs., SO 6O00i 10; good leI,,
lings, 20 to 50 lbs. a 40Gll rs; cOmmon "
AR, 80 to TO lbs, S. 756tI 25. Yea! cA.'S'
10 To 10 ibs., al 0O95 w.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
WOOL.

New YoRK.-Wool quiet but steady 90
mestic fleece, 32@39c, pulled, 20@iJc; IeNN'
li0o2Sc. L.,
BosToS.-There has been n quiet ma'Es, m,s.
for domestic wool Notwithstanding tha1 ~. w.
sales foot up over 2,2O0, 600 pounds. olI.li I..l
large sales of Territory wool swell tue u't. i.
of sales TO good figures. But aside from ,,' ..s
very little has been done, and the sales Nss la,,
confined principally to small lots. Dea.,.
are more inclined TO come from Their WV. WV.
on most grades and are now asking pr y,
concerned for some time past. Ono AVN
Pennsylvania ileeces have been quiet. VIZ .ls
sales of 10000 lbs. of Y and above a a. y.
100000 lbs. OF XX aud above at 35c, 2Vn N. ~.
xxx choice at 374c aud No. at 'i>c' hnb
igan fieeces move slow at 33c for y. CVns
ing and delaine ileeces have been qu'~'
previous prices.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
AN AMERICAN PRINCESS.
Miss Gwendoline Caldwell Is En-.
gagged to Prince Murat.

EhReU 10 Prfncc Murnt.
The recent report Of the engagement in
Paris Of Miss Gwendoline Caldwell, Of New
York city, to Prince Murat grandson of
Marshal Murst, who was one Of the officers
Of Napoleon l., has been confirmed by cable
dispatch from Miss Caldwell.
Miss Caldwell is. ,ry well known In Now
York city. says TO uy. for her gifts 10 Ro-
man Catholic euf prises. She contributed
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-02-24

HELENA, Feb. 23.Ispecial to the
LEADER. About twenty members of the
legislature and number Of leading citi-
zens, including the mayor and a detach-
ment of the council, started for Three
Forks this morning at 10 o'clock in a
special train rendered by the Northern
Pacific railroad company, where they
will meet the Dakota legislature at that
point and return with them to this city
this afternoon, where they are expected
to arrive at four o'clock. The Dakotians
number about sixtyfour altogether,
among whom are a number of ladies.
The visitors will be shown over the city
in sleighs, and it is expected that they
will be given banquet this evening. A
trip to Great Falls Oh Monday will form
a part of the entertainment offered the
Dakotians by their new sister State.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-02-24

The courts sitting to hear and deter
mine causes arising under the constitu-
ton and laws of the United States are
held in the several districts of Montana
as follows:
In the first judicial district, ut the city
of Helena, on the second Monday in April
and the second Monday in October of
each year. ".
In the second judicial district, at the
city Of Deer Lodge, on the first Monday
in April and the first Monday in October
Of each year.
In the third judicial district, at the city
Of Bozeman, on the fourth Monday in
May and the fourth Monday in November.
In the fourth judicial district, at the
city Of Great Falls, on the first Monday in
June and the first Monday in December
Of each year.
The Territorial courts will be held i'll
the Fourth Judicial District In the
county of Meagher on the third Monday
in March and the third Monday in Sep
tember; in the county Of Fergus on the
first Monday in April and the first Mon
day III October; in the county Of Dawson
on the third Monday in April and the
fourth Monday in October: in the county
Of Choteau on the first Monday in May
and the first Monday in November; in the
county of Cascade on the third Monday
in May and the fourth Monday in Novcm-
her
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-02-24
THE LEGISLATIVE VISIT.

The very latest phase of the anticipated
visit Of the lawmakers to Great Falls is
that we shall not only have the happi-
ness of greeting our own illustrious body
of Solons, but also those of Dakota, who
arrived at Helena at S O'clock yesterday
afternoon and held 4 reception in the
evening at the Montana Club rooms, to
which all citizens, irrespective of politics,
religion, age, race, color or previous con-
dition of servitude were invited.
The dispatches also announce that the
Montana legislature had wired an invita-
tion to the legislature of Washington to
meet the Montana and Dakota legisla-
tors at Helena, where they would be
rendered the hospitalities of the capital
and accompany the Dakota and Montana,
Legislators on their grand excursion over
the Montana Central to Great Falls.
The Legislative train for Great Falls
will leave Helena on Monday morning
at 8 o'clock sharp, and will arrive in
Great Falls ut II 80 a. III.