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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
ELS RELATIVES vICTIMIzED.
An Alleged Dead Man Reports That Ho
is Alive and Well.

TRuSTov y. j.. July ls.-A remarkable
case Of tra1ickIng in the sympathes q. re-
!a,yes has come to light here.
Mrs Peter Stalmau, residing at No :@3
Ferry street, received Il telegraph over "a
month ago asking flads for the burial of
her brother Edward c. Boom, Of No. .
East street, kausa, City. She forwarded
the amount demanded by +. Stonc the
undertaken and requested a decent burial.
a letter was received last night from the
alleged dead man, stating that he was pros
pering anG would be in Trenton within
the mex; five days. This was naturally
a revelation to the family of Ed
ward Bloom, who have gone INTO mourning,
and his mother has been made III by the re-
port Of his death.
BESIDES the lc,,c-, announcing the death,
q letter signed by Fred A. Marso, OF Kansas
City. was previously received by Mrs. Stall
man, stating that her brother was very i'll
and wanted fun.s. Money was sent at once,
Later came letter from G. A. Wright, urs'
ing money to be sent for a consultation AMI
an operation that might save his life. This
also was sent Later came the dispatch an
nouncing his death The family sent in all
nearly s co. and they are now aware that
they have been duped by some sharpers in
Kansas tity who have traded on some in.
formation obtained from Edward Bloom.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
WELL GUARDED FROM WITCHES
A Child Imprisoned Six Years by Her
Buuatic Mother.

NEwBURo, n. Y, July l7.-Ei1a Steckler.
GO years old, was arrested to-day charged
with imprisoning her daughter Anna for the
past six years. Anna is . years old and an
only daughter and the mother declared that
she had locked her up as a means Of preserv-
ing her from witches. Mrs. Steckler seven
years ago lost a son, Joseph. Soon after
wards her husband died, while another son
had a portion Of his hand removed by acci-
dent. Her troubles turned the womans
head.
The girl was rigidly kept from speaking to
another child. Annas health was natur-
ally impaired By this seclu-ion. When
brought befo c the court she was almost as
much Of an imbecie as the mother herself.
She could not tell her own name or age, had
never had playmate in her young life and
did not know what u store was When a
dressed doll was given Anna, the child went
into ecstacies over it, willingly accompany
ing the officers when they told her they
would take her to play with other children.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.
HOME AND FOREIGN NOTES.
Condemned Items From Many Points of
Interest.

The Baltimore II Ohio railroad company
will erect the largest transfer sheds In the
world on their road 80 miles west of Wash.
lngton. They will be capable Of holding
$50 cars.
Pierre Miranda, wife and three children
were roasted to death in a burning house at
Quebec, the iremen being ignorant Of their
presence aud devoting their energies to saw
ing the surrounding property.
-Four Numbered deaths from smallpox are
reported to have occurred at Saltillo, Mexico,
in the last three months.
John NJ. Weber WAS yesterday nomin ated
for congress from the Twenty New York
district by the Republicans.
Richard oker, the Tammanv leader,
sailed from New York for Germany ycster-
day morning being accompanied by his wife
and children.
The President yesterday appointed o l..
spaldng, Of Michigan assistant secretary OF
the treasury, vice George G. Tichnor re-
sgned.
New York policemen are searching for
sCninaman named Tseng All Jen. who is
said to have the leprosy, and whom his
friends are concealing
The Democratic state convention Of
Wisconsin will be held at Milwaukee on
Augnst %, and that of Michigan at Grand
Rapids on September II.
Four Of the Belgian cigar makers who
were TO have been shipped back as contract
laborers, Wednesday, escaped from the
steamship Belgianland, and are still ia New
York.
Fred Meddlar, while drunk, was killed by
a train at Wheeling.
]. e. Todd's machine and boiler works at
Patterson, y. were destroyed by fire.
Loss $500 o.
The Servan Synod has rejected the pc,i.
ton Of ex.Qucen Natalie for rehearng as
to the legality OF her divorce from cx.King
Milan.
Wheat and oats are well under way in
North and south Dakota, and corn promises
finely, but rain is badly needed for small
grain.
The large planning mills, fa'tory, lumber
yard and sheds owned by -. w. Sherman
at Glcns Falls, y. Y, were DESTROYED by fir,
yesterday. Loss, $4,000; 10 insurance.
Joseph Glcssncr dealer in boots and shoes
at Massillon, O., was closed 10y the Sheriff
on an execution issued to satisfy a Judgment
note for $2GJO in favor of his wife.
The dead body of a man, supposed to be
Moses Slyerthorn, Of Camden, ~ j., was
| found at Fe,tcr's Hotel, Bethlehem, Pa ,
Sunday. Death was caused by asphyxia-
ton. 1t is supposed to be suicide.
A man named J. Kinsley, supposed to be
r resident of Greenville, Conn. was killed
by being struck by locomotive at Phila
delphia
| Negotiations are about concluded for the
! transfer OF the s. +. Hess Il Co cigarette fac
tory at Rochester, y. y, TO the American
Tobacco company.
DR.. r. C. Work, professor of physiology
Of the Southern Medical College, died at At
lanta, Ga. He was one of the best known
physican' in Georgia.
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TIE VALUE OF A WIFE.
John Haeberle Asks s5o,ooo of Char,..
Beyer.

PmL,DELrHrA, July i6.--John Haeberie
soap manufacturer, whose wife, Johanna
committed suicide on June %, 1889, brought
suit to-day against Charles Boyer for $50.
O0J damages, alleging that Beve,
caused the suicide and thus robbed
him Of an afTectionate wife not only. but ot
her services. which he deemed very valua-
BILE both in his home and in his who!esals
soap store. Haeberle alleges that because
his wi'c had refused in civil action to les.
tify against him and in favor of Boyer, the
painti II in that action (Beyerl had sworn
in the hearing ofseveral persons that bs
would bring Haeberles wife to the ground
and trample her under his feet" Proceed.
ing to elucidate in detail the ground ofasser.
ton, Haebere in his complaint says;
"The plaintiff says that his wife, although
strong c: will and Of physical powe,
sufficient 20 cope with the ayoca.
tions and necessary duties of life, was Of
nervous and delicate temperament, easily
worried. harassed and annoyed, and that
the defendant, knowing these things and
trying to worry her and destroy her peace
of mind and drive her to madne,
and death, accused her before him
and other persons, of having stolen
and sccre,ed e., COO and upward of monev
belonging to her husband, and that she bad
deposited such money with strangers, with
the intention of driving her husband to
bankruptcy and financial ruin; that Beyef
gave utterance to the false rumors to destroy
the martial relations and felicity exi.;in,
between them and that, knowing the tmd
nervous nature OF Mrs Haeberle, he inform.
ed her in person of these accusations, de-
clared he would find people to slbsiaut.s,e
their truth, and demanded Of the plaintiffs
wife the sum Of $500 as hush money O,
blackmail.
Mrs Haeberle th ereupon became dis
tracted with grief and trouble, was so wor-
ried and annoyed at the relentless pcrseca.
cutions that on June -, 1889, she wa, driven
TO take her life and terminate her existence
By poison
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QUITE A PENMAN.
A Man Just Out of Prison and Married
Again IN Trouble.

NEw YoEI, July TO- Charles Losce was a
prisoner to-day in Jefferson Market cour; on
a charge of forgery. lie is2i years o.d and
has served ioUr-year term in State prison
for forgery. Before he was arrested and
sent to prison he mot girl 20 whom he be-
came engaged. When he was sentenced she
promised 10 bc true 10 him. Four months
ago his ,imc -As up and he huniel
up the gin and week ago mar
ried her. While Losee was in prison prepl'
rations were made for kemmlers eectrocu'
tion, and Losee was detailed 10 assist the
electrician, who took a fancy 10 him and
promised TO get him work when his time
was up. lie kept his word and Losee Sc
cured employment; with the Arc Lamp
Company
on July he went ont with some friends,
and running short Of money forged check
for $40, and a few days later another for SiS,
on the sth he was married, and yesterday
he was arrested and he'd for trial HIS
wifeis the daughter Of "a wealthy Mott Haven
Camily.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
SHORT CROPS ABROAD.
An Unprecedented Amy Spell in En-
gland-The Russian Yield.

LoSDoN, July 30 A week ago it was fe,i
that the weather in England since the begin.
ming Of June had already become a too gro
tesqueiy ridiculous thing to be discussed in
ordinary language Since then there has
been the heaviest rainfall known in any one
week since 1878 and tue whole six weeks
record is the worst since 1915. TO have TO
go back nearly eighty years for parallel
affords the Briton sort Of gloomy pride in
the unique character Of the summer. but not
even Marx Tapley could pretend to comfort,
in its contemplation.
The havoc this continuous dowDuour ha,
worked in the fashionable world i regattas,
lawn fctes and riverside parties is Of no last.
ing consequence, but the direct pccuniary
loss TO farmers has become something terri.
Bile. | came in this morning from Shopper.
ton, some twenty miles up the river, and
saw literally hundred acres Of meadows in
which cooked hay was fourffths under
water. The Thames il "A swoo,cn and
muddy food like the Mohawk in March
frcshet. and all the low.lying stretches OF
land in the valley are swamped. Some
grass counties, Ike Cheshire, al.
ready report that practically the
whole hay crop is destroyed. Two bright,
hot days in the middle OF this week revived
a hope that the wheat might after all he
saved in something not too far below the
average crop, but the subsequent tropical
rains and the arctic temperature have dissi-
pated this. Everybody admits now that il
is likely to bc the worst yield since the un,
prece Tented disaster OF lS79.
The stock Of ENGLISH wheat IS now all but
cxhaus cd and underline influence OF this
and the evil prospects the grow.nc.cr"p
prices have advanced abYLt another shilling
per quart during the week. Much the same
stories continue 10 come from the Continent.
The Russian ruble went up on the Berin
Bourse yesterday in sympathy with the gen.
eral advance ia the wheat market, which j,
is now evident that Russia will largely con-
troll
A. to the real condition or the Russian
crop much uncertainty exists. The official
report Of the month makes vc-y gloomy
showing, but it is suspected in Berlin that
this is done to favorably Affect exchange.
and that Russia. in fact, las a ;ulcraul.c op.
If this be true, Russia ou,ht To- make great
deal Of money, because all Europe VII. per.
force be buyers
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KILLED BY A CONVICT.

The Attempted Train Robbery Near Van
Vert, o., an Act OF Revenge.
VAS WET o July 2n.-rhe reported at
tempted robbery Of train No, 4, on the Gin
cinnati, Jackson and Mic igan Railroad
Friday night, in which Engineer Nohfcyan.
der was killed and Fireman Roodhouse
beaten into inscnsiblity, turns out to have
been an act Of revenge committed by Blair
Mock an cN-conyict. Mock killed Vande.
yander's son, at Huntington, in IS l. Engi
the trial Of Mock for the crime, and Mock
swore vengeance against him in the court
room. Mock was seen at Enterprise, seven
miles south of here, yesterday, AMI also in
the city this morning 1t 3 o'clock. lie has
not yet been arrested
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
BURNED WITH HKaRosEvE.
The Horr. bic Crime ola Husband, Who
Commits Suicide.

The Horr. Bile Crime ofa Husband, Who
Commits suicide.
CoLruut>. :. c., July .c.---Onc ofthc most
horrlbl. crimes on record Is reported from
Colleen county. The crime was committed
on Mary's Island. an unfrcqGented spot
Paddy Grant lived there with his wife,
Phoebe and auothcr woman, supposed 10 he
too intimate with Grant, frequently visited
his wife. Wednesday last Grant Informed
the relations Of his wife that she had been
severely hurt the week before by the cxplo-
sion of kerosene lamp aud vas in bad
condition. The re atives found her
burned from her knees mp in front only, ter
ribly charred and specchless. She died when
an attempt was made 90 remove her No
traces OF oil could be found on the floor or
notraccs OF Burning below the knees Of tic
woman These and contradictory state
menls caused the arrest of Grant but he
escaped from his guards Having heen run
to earth again, he requested permission to
return to his room for shor, willie. Almost
Immediately the report of gan was heard
and it was found that he had placed the
muzzle Of his musket against his stomach
aud exploded il, blowinga a hole clear through
himself. II is thought kcroscue was poured
over his wife by himself and the other wO.
man, and that she was then set on Ire.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
THE BUTCHERS STRUCK.
They Would Sell Town No Meat Till II
Changed an Ordinance.

p,NviLLE, Va, July lT.--one Of the most
curious strikes on record has just ended here.
Several days ago butcher was imprisoned
for violating a city ordinance, vhereupon
ali the butchers closed their stalls and swore
they would sell no more meats until the
ordinance was changci. Since that time
no fresh mea, could be bought in the market
for love or money, and the people were put
10 great inconvenience. The butchers at last
decided that they were getting the worst of
the so-calei st IKE and all will open at the
Old stand tom ,rr,v
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ELEMENTS LET LOOSE.
A Terrific Storm Sweeps Over Parts Of
PennsYlvania Ohio and New Jersey.


PHILADELPHIA, July ia terrific thun.
der and hail storm swept over Philadelphia.
Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey
this evening, doing an immense amount OF
damage. The new agricultural works at
Hsllstown were blown down and John Free
man killed. Lansdale was flooded and sew.
eral barns struck by lightning and burned.
At Trenton, n. j., hail Of remarkable size fell.
Louis Schlacel and Michael Corcoran were
killed by lightning under tree.
Two passenger trains on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad narrowly escaped being wrecked
between Bethlehem and Allentown. Both
trains had to stop frequently 10 allow telc-
graph poles and trees to be removed from
the track
The storm was very severe at Chester, the
lightning doing much damage to buildings,
The yacht Richmond, with nine men on
board. was turned bottom upward off Port
Richmond, but all the men were saved.
Twenty persons In all were rescued from
capsized sailboa;s.
The Barbour thread mills stack at Allen.
town, 30 feet high. was blown down, "tush.
ing the engine house. Much damage was
also done at Reading.
NoRwALK, ONO, July IA violent wind
and rain storm struck Monroeville, this
county, at g o'clock tonight, doing terrible
damage. Lightning struck Otto Geldners y
house, killing his three sons who were
sitting ON lounge. The electricity came
down the chimney. Kate Smith. n neighN
bor who was in the house at the time, was
badlv burned about the arms.
ERiE, PA, July IA hurricane struck
Girard, west Of Erie, this afternoon and
came near demolishing the whole town.
Scores of houses and barns were unroofed
and the Presbyterian Church, costly
edificc, was unroofed and almost destroyed
The damage TO trees and farm property in
the wake of the storm will be large.
ALrooNA, PA. July IA heavy rain and
thunder storm passed over this city about
o'clock this evening doing serious damage
to property. Many cellars were filled.
Train men repor. a lire at Gallitzin, caused
by lightning.
RocKwAY, l.. l.. July l7.-Durine the
storm tonight a driver Of wagon was kill
led and his horse also killed. Several per-
sons were stunned hy lightning, and much
damage was done to buildings aud crops.
WLLlANsroEr, "a. July IA tornado
swept over and through this city this after
noon, the worst ever witnessed here. Many
buildings were blown down ami many un-
rooted, but no person was hurt.
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HE WOULD BRING RAIN.
A Young Lunatic Sets Fire 10 Church
for that Purpose.

NEVADA, No, July lG.-James Howard,
the ls-year-old son of A, II Howard OF Lake
township near here, who has been dcrsnged
for several years, and was a, one
time confined in the insane asylum here
left his fathers house uuday morning say
ing he was going to bring on rain 10
save the crops. lie went to country
church near by, which he set on fire, and
then started a blaze in a number hay ricks
half mile away. He was detected and
arrested. lie declared that 1t was his inten-
ton to have burned all the hay in the neigh
borhood, and also the new town of Richards,
in order to bring on q rain. The fire in the
church was discovered and erIinguished
before great damage was done. Howard
was taken at once before the probate colrt,
and again sent to his old quarters in the in.
sane asylum.
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sOFpENS IRON ORE.
A Discovery Announced by Westing-
house Agent

Sr PAUL, MINI, July lS.-%. A. Daigh,
of the Westinghouse Electric Company, has
been in Tower, Mimi, at the iron mines Sor
the last week, experimenting with electricity
aud iron ore in the interest Of his company.
He declares that he has discovered a pro.
cess by which he can centre the rays of an
arc light upon piece iron ore, aud thereby
soften ii TO such degree as to be able to work
it with greatly reduced amount of labor. 1t
has not yet been known with what success
his labors have been met
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THE WORK or BU aGLARs.

Shorrodsvill, o., Almost Destroyed by
Fire, Causing Loss of 100000
CAHroN, O., July 2O.-The village of Sher-
rodsvil g, in Carroll county, was swept ~
fire Friday night The loss is put at SdO.0OO.
John Jenkins and his son were probably
fatally burned. Bo.h OF then N,rc un-
conscious when rescued from burning
building, The yillag' was almost totally
destroyed qnd many Of the people are living
in barns Three of the burned buildings
are supposed to have been pluadered and
then set on fire by burglars, as two shots
were fired at the man who discovered the
fire A reward Of a. 900 has been offered for
the inCenaiaries
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A BARGE CUT IN TWO.
The Lake Steamer City Of Detroit DID
the Work

DETROIT, July l7.-rhis evening at $50 as
the steamer City of Detroit, with three ex-
cursion parties aboard, was just within the
city limits, her steam steering apparatus gave
out and she sheered about and ran into the
steam barge Kesota, owned in Cleveland,
cutting her completely in two amidships.
The kesota's cargo was iron ore and
it slipped into the river. Captain
Flick and a crew of II were rescued The
mother of the stewart was drowned and the
captains wife was saved by seaman diving
after her as she was sinking.
Judge Nichols Of Batavia, o., was quite
severely injured by the breaking Of some
shrouds. While the passengers were fright
encd, there was no panic. The damage TO
the Detroits hull is placed at $50 900, and
she will be on the dry docks for three weeks
The kesota was valued at s. 20, go and is a
'otal wreck
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An Old Lady Bests Two Rattlers.

GREESsBURG, Pa, July l7-An old lauy
named Burgler so years of age who was
strolling over tue ridge at I.aurclsville, came
across two hugh rattlesnikes this morning,
each with II rattles. The reptiles at once
showed fight, and for while a desperate
struggle ensued, but the old lady succeeded
in killing them both, and brought them
trIunIphantIy to town.
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DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
A Pleasure Yacht Run Down and Five
People Probably Drowned.

hLExANDRIA BAY, n. Y, July 1.-THE
steamer st. Lawrence, returning at l0II
O'Clock tonight from an excursion, ran down
the steam pleasure yacht, Cathlene, with 10
passengers on board from Bradford Pa.
Five are missing. The missing are Mr., and
Mrs. T. b, Pemberton, Mrs. w. ID. Hart and
Miss Maggie Henry, all Of Bradford, aud
John SENEGAL, the Areman Of the Cathlene.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
4 Mother and Four Children Perish by
Flame

VALPARAISO, IND, July lG--rhe residence
OF John Hamlet near here, was burned this
morning. Mrs, Hamlet, and four children,
the eldest about years old, were burned to
death. The house was totally consumed.
No person knows how the fire originated
Mr.. Hamlet was absent at Chesterton lie
has arrived here and Is crazy with grief.
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Fscaped by the Rope Route.

CAIRO, lLL., July s.-Eight prisoners con.
fined in the Pulaski county Jail, at Mount
City, seven miles above here, escaped last
night, Some outside party smuggled n roIc
to them. and they reached the ground
through the scuttle hole. None Of them EaNo
been recIptured.
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POISONED BY CANNED MEAT.
An Entire Family Taken Down AID Five
Children May Die.

EAU CLAIRE. WIS, July Ca poor fam.
lily named Kingbsrg, in Shawtowa, consist
Ing of father, mother, and seven children,
had canned meat for their Sunday dinner
this afternoon Two hours later they were
seized with violent sickness. The physician
is still working on them. lie thinks four
or live Of the children may die.
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Three Missing Bodies Found.

MISNEAPoLIs, July l6,-A searcher found
three missing bodies of the victims of the
Lake Gervais cyclone ea'ly this morning.
They were close together iB marsl.y por-
ton OF the lake, POO feet from shore. The
bodies of Charles Schurmeier aud Rov. NJ.
Pfaetle are mutilated, but that of Mrs. J. II.
Schurmeier was not disfgured.
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CHOKED THE GUARD.
Three Prisoners Escape From the Work.
house at Dayton.

house at Dayton.
DAYTON, o., July IS Prisoners In the
City Workhouse attacked the guard, last
evening, and, rendering him powerless and
then speeches. by choking HIM, took away
mis- keys aud revolver.
William Johnson, Frank Wilson and
Charles Jackson escaped, but Mrs. Martin,
wife of the Superintendent, barred the egress
Of the others. A trusty prisoner who gave
the alarm was attacked by some Of his COM
panions and almost killed.
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A Warwick farmer had gang of
tramps in his yard few days ago who
refused to obey his orders to 'moye
on" lie showed remarkable presence
of mind when he overturned hive OF
bees. The tramps disappeared, but
not until many had suffered.
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LIVESTOCK.
Movements and Pyices. at Central Drove
Yards, East Liberty, PA.

Good l,3OoGl ,4OO-ib. cattle at 45jd+ic
good /, 1000 - III, do, 4Gti!c. common
YOOGdl,C OH do 3.t5GC3 81; stockers as 70
quality, 9.d3!c, small thin shipping heleis
and steers .lm4ic, bulls and dry COWS as 70
quality, l!Il G; veal calves were again ~ ~
small supply and ruled strong SO ID at OG.N
by the deck and Gi607c in u small way w
not expected that these prices will De man
tainei during the week.