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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-03
NEwSY NOTES.

The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad has leased
the Ksnawha & Ohio line, which extends
from Corning, o., TO Charleston, w. Va.
Mr.. Nathan Amman, of Sandy Lake, was
found dead in his bed, having died during
the night OF heart disease. He was 20 years
old.
Three brothers, Diedrick, John and Henry
Backfeeld of New York, were killed 10y an
Erie train at Red Cross, seven miles west of
susquehanns, Pa.
Hon. Charles Danforth, aged "a, Justice
oCthe supreme Court, of Maine died from
la grip which developed into pneumonia.
Vice Admiral Stephen c. Rowan, L. ;. ~,
died of Bright's disease, aged 50 years lie
had been in the United States service for 90
years.
A Protocol regulating the appointment OF
Bishops on the Islands Of Malta and Gazo
has been signed by the Pope and the British
Special Envoy, General Sir John l.. Sim
mons.
For weeks there has been concerted dis.
tribution of patriotic handbills pamphlets
and proclamations all over Russia, scattered
in bundles in the churches theatres, hotels
and barracks by unseen hands and utterly
defying the efforts of the police to prevent
their dissemination. II is clear enough that
the recent circulation of u large number OF
detailed, voluminous accounts Of Siberian
uutrages among the foreign press is a part OF
| lie same plan. Needless TO say, everybody
will wait with sympathetic eagerness to see
what it brings forth.
| The Kanawha and Ohio Railroad has bsen
| easel by the Chesapeake and Ohio Road.
The Royal Geographical Society, of Lon
don, will tender u reception 10 Harry NJ.
Stanley on May 3.
William Kemmler, who brutally murder
! cd his mistress Mt Buffalo, was sentenced to
be hamgcl the first week Of April.
The Maryland Legislature prepared arti e
clcs OF impeachment against state Treasurer
Archer, who is Sl27,OVO short in his ac
counts.
Thctowboat Nail City, with her tow, was
caught by the cyclone on Thursday night at
Gayoso 49, miles above Memphis. The en-
tire tow was lost, including coal, one fuel
and two produce barges Six Of the crew
were lost The Nail City was not injured.
Ths steamer belongs to John A. Armstrong,
OF Point fleasant.
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LABOR.
Poor Prospects for the Eight Hour Move
ment in England.

II Is very doubtful IL any progress Will be
to the eight-hour movement. LEGISLATORS
are for the most part chary of IL, the country
is not ready for IL, and the movement
itself cannot be said to be popular. In GER
tain branches Of labor, especially in
mining. an eighthour law might be
available and promote the welfare
of the men; but in any employment
such law would he felt to be distinct in
reference with the rights of the working
classes As . mass the latter do not regard
the movement with much favor and few Of
their representatives are agitating with a
view Of Its accomplishment.
The few members of Parliament who have
undertaken TO father the movement, have
but little real influence, that of Lord RAN
dolph Churchill, one OF its pronounced pro-
moters, having decidedly waned since his
recent attack upon the Government. 1t
Is felt that voluntary moye-
nent in favor OF eight hours as
working day would be grand thing,
and would do much to aid the condition Of
the working classes, but compulsory law
would work untold evil and carry much
distress in its train Notifications of the bill
are being considered by many labor repre-
sentatives, w are endcayoring to solve the
question of how TO benefit some without
harming others. Mr.. Cunningham Graham
intends, when the London ami Northwest
ern Railway bill comes up for a second read
ing, TO move that it be an instruc-
ton to the committee on the bill
10 insert clause limiting the
hours of labor to eight per day, but not cI-
! cluding working IN shafts Of eight hours.
Railroading and mining are two employ
ments in which the measure can safely be
applied, as the arduous aud trying nature Of
the work renders IL impossible for q man to
faithfully perform more than. eight hours
consecutive labor. II is in especial cases like
these that the promoters expect TO launch
the movement, and then extend its applica-
| ton as necessity and opportunity arise.
The West Virginia oil fields are the scenes
of very lively operations. Whenever well
| is struck there it generally turns out good
one, and dry holes are not large in number.
The largest well in the West Virginia fields
is the Island gusher at Eureka that is now
doing 700 barrels day-a decided increase in
the last few days. The heavy output Of the
three new wells recently brought in has
proved too much for the pipe line from the
! Eureka field 10 Parkersburg and oil from
the Two Brothers well is now being
,anked at the rate Of G barrels day. All
the tank cars in the territory are in use.
The pipe line managers announce that they
will Immediately lay 6 inch line from Bel
| mont or Eureka 10 Pittsburgh
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-03
HOW BISMARCK WAS OUSTED.
Reduced in Rank and Importance He Pr
ferred to Resign.

Reduced in Rank and Importance He Pro
ferred to Resign.
The direct issue between the Emperor and
the Chancellor was raised by the Emperor
on the question Of ministerial responsibility.
All Ministers were to report to the Emperor
in the first place and no longer through
Prince Bismarck in the first place. The point
cannot be made too clearly or its importance
overestmatcd Prince Bismarck has been
Prime Minister Of Germany. He
has made and unmade all other
Ministers, always observing forms and
aoing nominally as the agent Of the
Emperor, but with the real pOweri In his own
hands and the real responsibility for every
thing resting on him. All Ministers have
reported 10 him, and their communications
with the Sovereign have been carried on
through him. No other system prevailed
during the long reign of the boys grand
father or the few short months while his
father lay on that sick bed which was his
throne. II was under this system first that
Prussia became first among the German
States, and then that Germany was created,
solidiiied and established on the rock which
is now the immoyahlc foundation of the
German Empire.
All tins method of doing business present
ly became oiiuus to this Emperor lie struck
at the roo. Of it by insisting that Ministers
should send reports to him direct. PfinCe
Bismarck ceased from that moment to be
Prime Minister; he became the mere equal
of his colleagues, and sank into a mere head
of department. He had been Chancellor;
he became clerk. lie had ruled Empirs
and the Emperor, he was now to be ruled
Ho preferred resignation To seryitudc and
disgrace, end that is the true history of thi:
| crisis.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-03
COMPLETED AT I,Asr
The Tariff Bill Submitted to N. ~,
Committe. WI


The tariff schedules have at last boo
pleted in manner satisfactory to a.
publican members Of the commit, "et
Chairman Mckinley submitted tho IuS Sn
the whole Committee on WAYS and A.
The Democrats on the Committee -,
allowed 10 days to discuss its feature, :. \
prepare the amendments. It il un1o.'d d
they will take the Mills bill as the h,.,I
their antagonism, but will enlarre A.. II
list and go further in the dircc ion - eeSl
trade than ever before.
The bill according TO Chairman Nc,,,.,
will effect reduction of si5,OJJOjj in 1'l
evenues.
The sugar and tobacco schei,'o,
greatly changed. The duty on the c,.,..a''
greatly re iuced. Under the sugar s.b.i.,'
the standard is changed from 80. .s o., NV
16. II is provided that all sugars l5,v. "
10 Dutch standard in color all tank L.,
toms, all sugar DRAWINGS and su.,- ..o..
ings, sirups of cane or OF beet Juice r,s,,5l
concentrated melada, and concret, and ,,..
centroted mclosses, shall ply dy,y NJ >.
per cent al valorcm, instell OF "A .,....e
duty as under existing law. All sugar ,,,v.
No 1G, Dutch standard, are placed a. a. ~.
c ent ndvalorem. The existing la,v -,
vidcs that these sugars shall pay a, ,ba -,
of 75.1 0 cents and cents per pound
Molasses testing above 80 degree, ID, r,,,.
iutiable at . per cent, change from m.
specific duty of eight cents per gallon. T. /,
also provided that # an export duty ,b,n
hereafter be laid upon sugar or m1'a.,s,b- |
any country whence Il is imported t .b,l
be subject to duty as provided by the prs..,, |
tariff law. Glucose or grape sugar is m,l,
jutiable at three-fourths ofa cent p.-p}ga5
The duty on leaf tobacco suitable f-.,,,
wrappers, stcmmed and uns,cmm.l .,..,.
siderably increased. The stcmma. 1r,r,,
is increased in the Mckinley bill Go s. IS rs,
pound. The duty on unstcmm d 3. ....q,,.
ed from 20 cents 10 e. per bound
Tobacco manufactured and Of all ..a.r.i,.
tons, not specially enumerated ur r-.,tJ
for. is placed at 10 cents per pound a o.a-g.
from the present duty Of 80 pee cent,
al valorem. Cigars cigarettes and cher,a,
ofall kind are made dutabe at ipa-p5lrd
and at - per cent al yalortm UnI,r or.
isting law they are dutiable at $3.50 r.,
pound and 25 per cent ad vaIorem.
Hides, raw and uncuTed, whether .aI,el
or picked, and other skins cxesw sheen.
skins with the wool on, are taken from the
free list and made dutablc at l,p,rcen,
ad valorcm, with the proyso that there
shall he allowed on leather or b as man.
ufacturcd Of imported hide. " sNas
on which duty has been pal when exp lrd
a drawback equal in amount To .Ae duty
paid on these hides or skins,
The following additions were uale the
free list: Acids, used for mciic.ull ahom.
cal or manufacturing purpose no. ,aacaly
provided for; agates, unmtnHia"urei an.
Der unmanufacturcd, or crude gum alaias
salts; any animal imported specially ts
breeding purpose, providing that 80 such |
animals shall be admitted free except q bs
pure breed, Of recognized breed, and has
been duly registered in the book oi record,
established for that breed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-03
JERSEYS MEANEST MAN.
Tie is Jailed for Refusing to Support His
Fa nily.

The most miserable human being in Hud-
son County, y. j., is probably Bentley
Arme a Swede, whose home is in Arling-
ton, seven miles from Jersey City. Arme is
at present an inmate of the County Jail. He
was taken there, charged with refusing to
support his family.
Arme is said by his neighbors to be
worth $1,000. His wife complains that
he has only given her o. in one year, and
she is therefore compelled to support
herself This sshe does by going out to work
ty the day. Arme owns ahouse in Airing
ton, which he has rented, and lives in shed
in the yard. liis money is sewed up in his
clothing. 1t is related of him that he re-
Gently took home four pigs feet. His wife
placed them on the fire to boil, but before
they were cooked Arme removed three Of
them from the pot, with the remark that
one pigs foot was enough for meal. When
Arme was taken TO Jail he carried with HIM
q large quantity OF ham, cake, pie, tea, cof-
fee and other eatables, together with knife
and fork.
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,r...i,,i
A Lunatic Fires n Hospital

George w. Tobias, an insane Pa"'A'
tempted to burn the Montcyue ho't"A~
Frederick, Md He scraped the p.He1s
OIL the partition wall Of his room VIA
spoon, pulled ont several laths am DIV. %
them into kindling wood. Forcing tue a'I,
he seized lantern hanging on the va" =, :,
with it ignited the kindlins' III, ga. n,
soon filled the corridors ami WE"
watchmen hurried TO the burnn'To'| ~ 4,
found Tobias dancing about the IRE ,'. 81"
bare feet. lie grappled with the ""'',.I' ,-I,,
but was soon overcome. They su''ee'+.
extinguishing the fire and in the eA '''D'~
the crazy man escaped.
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REPORTS SLOWLY ARRIVING.
Many Towns in the Path Of the Storm
Suffered in Lors of Lives and in
IrOperty.

A dispatch from Hopkinsville, KY, says
report. ofs most distressing nature continue
to be received from this and adjoining
counties that were swept by the cyclone.
In some places entire farms, hou.cs, barns
aud fences were laid waste. Loss in prop.
erty is beyond computation. The town OF
Caledonia was entirely destroyed.
4 dispatch from Gallstin, Tenn, says
business there is suspended. The loss to
property in that district will be s2,o0O,tO0.
\ dispatch from Marion, Ky, says that
large portion of that town was destroyed and
is lives lost At Enterprise Ind, the Meth
odist church and four dwellings were demol-
ished but no lives reported lost.
At Clovcrport, Ky, ths storm Of wind,
rain and hail passed over the city Thurs lay
night shout . o'clock, doing considerable
damage 10 property. The roof Of the South.
crn Methodist church was blown oil and
considerable damage was done to the builds
ing. At sulphur Spr ngs the storm did con-
siderable damage.
4 Pooles Mill, Ky, special says; The nt-
mosphere had bc 4 sultry for the whole day
and every one was predicting storm: but
no one had the faintest idea of the
dreadful work that was destined to result
later in the evening The fearful work was
begun in the extreme southwestern portion
Of the county, and rs the tornado rolled on
! in It's course everything gave way 10 its
touch and behind was left broad swath oi
death and destruction, scarcely ve'tige of
! timber or property being left. Buildiuga wero
J torn into atoms, and their fragments scatter
| ed for miles. Only a meager account of the
| damage to human life has been gathered as
! yet.
Terrible reports Of the destruction and suf
! icring in the country between Ihornburg
! aud Clay have been received. Seventeen
! deaths are reported.
The tornado of Thursday passed over
Webster county, XIV, and It is estimated tha
eight persons were killed and thirty wound
cd and about S9jOOOJ worth OF property de
! struyed.
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BY WIND AND WATER.
Hundreds of Houses Destroy ed .-Tidings
of Disaster Still Coming In.


Over 100 houses in the bottom lands be
tween Evansville and Mount Vernon, Ind,
were swept away by the wind and water in
the recerH storm, the farmers losing all their
household goods and stock and barely escap-
ing with their lives.
One entire family, who were living in
small farmhouse between Fairplay and West
Franklin, Ind, are reported to have been
carried or in their home.
The officers of the steamer John S. Hop
kins, which arrived from Paducah, report
great damage in the vicinity of Bayou
Mills, where the tornado swept through that
portion of Illinois, reducing dwellings and
barns in its track into kindling wood. Be
fore crossing the Ohio river, it picked up o
frame school house, and, carrying it bodily
across the river. dashed it to pieces against
the timber on the Kentucky shore.
Additional particulars Of the storms raw
ages in Webster, Crittendon and Union
counties, Kentucky, are coming in. The
list Of dead and injured is greatly in
creased Scores 81 residences in the vicinity
of Blackford, barns and outhouses were de
stroyed and many people were badly in
jured.
A report from Hibbardsville, KY, says
that section sustained great damage. Nearly
every building and most Of the timber in the
line of the storm were destroyed The los
cannot be estimated, but will not fall short
OF $4,000.
The officers Of the steamer City OF Clarks.
vile, arriving from Green river report that
the work Of ruin by the storm was appall
ing. The tornado ssed Green river in five
different places, leaving a clear track about
200 yards wide In the county just back OF
Point Pleasant, - houses and large num-
ber OF barns were blown away. Several per.
sons were fatally injured.
At Bremen. Muhlenberg county, Ky, ev.
cry dwelling in the place was destroyed. Six
people were reported killed and nine badly
injured.
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A REFINERY EXPLoDEs.
Three Lives Lost and Sixteen Persons
Wounded.


A disastrous explosion occurred in the
Chicago Sugar Refinery Company's plant,
corner Of Taylor and Beech street. The ex-
posion resulted in the loss of at least three
lives and the wounding Of sixteen Others
The dead are laborers; Frank Graf of
South Union street ; one Tiedman, OF l9i
Dekoven street, and an unknown. Louis
Neltshorst and Frank Baptistc, both labor
ers, are badly burned and mangled and will
probably die. Three others-Albert Hess,
Frank Hollish and Michael Hauer are miss
ing.
The explosion occurred in the starch-dry'
ing room. Spontaneous combustion is sup
posed to be the cause. About year ago a
similar explosion occurred in the same build
ing resulting in the fatal injury Of one man,
but no fire.
The bodies were twisted into the most gro
tesque shapes, the legs and arms nearly be
ing Off entirely, and one poor fellows head
was crushed out of all human shape.
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KEYSTONE STATE cULL1YGs.

The Irwin postoflice was ourgilr'd and
a large quantity Of stamps and S.0'u casA
were stolen.
The lockout at the Overton coke wo's, st
Scot,dale has ended, and some J. mnn
turned to work
The miners strike at Port Royal mns
near West Newton, inauguratcia q lew ila
ago, was discontinued wednesday
Sixteen italians were discharged l~mM
rod mill at New Castle for shirS.n. eo'k
In consequence they made thrca.' ~;aaa
Foreman Watt.
Mrs. Freburger, Of Eyerton gave .'fan
healthy triplets. She is Sweie. Tbs
makes five mothers living near 'l' place
who have recently giyer birth to u y1o!s'
Bert Davis accidentally shot John YAH
with shotgun at their boarding A'f' 10
Johnstown. The men had been great i'end'
The trustees Of the college at Wa,Hni'n
will lay the cornerstone of the ne" iymAf
stun in June, at which it is expected '1''
James q. Blaine will be present
Pittsburgh and Clarion capitalists AN'
formed land and improvement r'NwI
The capital stock of the company is ''''"'
They will operate in Alabama.
Albert Rxer was discovered d'1I heA
Bridgeport The deceased had oe'a M.S,"s
since Thursday, and it is supposed i' 'I'
himself after a quarrel with his i''le'
The managers of the Sixth Aycai' ID"
ter, at Beaver rails, were acquitted Oh '"4
day for posting alleged obscene p.'.i's "
the Lilly Clay Company in pdyhi "''~
but were ordered to pay the costs
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-03
HICKS PROPHECIES.
Storm Periods Predicted During April.
Earthauakes Probable.

earthquakes FroDaplo.
Rev. Ira II. Hicks, of st. Louis, who has
achieved more than local reputation as
weather prophet, and who predicted the late
storm with wonderful accuracy, now gives 8
forecast for April which includes numerous
marked changes in temperature and three
distinct storm periods. He says the month
will open with summer temperature and
vernal storms will occur on the lst and ID,
especially on the ID The 9Th, 9TH, sth and
9TH are designated as danger days,
when there will be heavy storms
Of lightning wind and hail. with snow
in Northern sections. About the 18th IL will
be cold, with much frost. Active and vio-
lent storms will again occur on the 10th,
10Th and DIST, moving from the West to the
East. From this on there will be the usual
April showers, and the month will go out
with high thermometer. The dates Of
greatest earthquake probabilities are given
as the 5th, 10th 10th and 81.
Prof George Root, Of Canton, Mo, another
nuccessful wheaJher prognosticator, predicts
a tornado period from the 10Th to the 25th OF
April, and says 1t will be the worst storm
period Of the year. lie says this has not
pecn predicted by any other meteorologist
and asks that phenomena occurring between
the dates named be specially noted by
weather observers nnI reported to him. He
thinks il will establish the existence Of the
nero planet Urbunus
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A Convent Burned

A fire broke out in st. Joseph NV.
on Greenfield avenue, Milwaukee w. =.
the entire building and its con'e"N !.
burned, the seventy-iive occupants u y.
building barely escaping with 'lst i.
and having no time to save any o' Wv n,..,,
longings. The fire started from u, '',-t t-it
and was carried quickly through ~, IN
ing by ventilator shafts, Sister B'ahAu, ID,
was on the fourth floor, finding e''I N N
off, jumped from a window, breaN'"s .,,s
ribs. She cannot live. Two you"' ,mrs
dates, Rose Minet and Mary Werner !.s. ~, n,
from the third-story windows and "''
iously injured.
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Poace and Quietude in Brazil.

Late information received by ir. 'dlente,
the Brazilian Minister, shows that affairs in
Brazil are quiet and peaceful The Govern
ment, it Is said, is endeavoring TO arrange
matters so that the first general election un-
der the Republican form of government can
take place if possible earlier than next Sep
tember, the time originally fixed. Mr.. Va
lente gives no credence to the various re-
ports of trouble in Brazil.
A decree has been issued ordering that
persons guilty of publishing or telegraphing
false alarmist rumors shall be tried by court
martial.
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JACKSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Tho Disaster Swept the Entlre county,
Killing from Thirty to Fifty.
The tornado played havoc in Jackson
county and killed 30 or 20 people. Sixteen
are reported killed near shiloh and north of
Campbell, while in the northern part Of the
county many deaths were reported.
At Poplar Ridge, in the southern part OF
the county, several deaths are said to have
occurred.
The killed in and around Grand Tower, so
far as known, are John Gebright, George
Meyers, boy; George Burrows Joseph
Meyers and wife and George Heinrich,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-03
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Signs of Improvement Not d in tho Vol
anne of Business.

Signs of Improvement Not d in tho Vol.
ume of Business.
r. c. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade
says:--At Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Mil
waukee and Omaha some improvement in
the volume of business WAS seen, and In Chi,
cago, especially, the receipts Of corn have
averaged half u million bushels of corn daily,
and dressed beef receipts were 3, 10000 lbs,
against SO 600 for the same week last year
with dealings in clothing heavier, but in
dry goods, boots aud shoes somew lat lighter.
At Kansas City there was no marked inn
provcment; at st. Louis the volume of trade
is fair at Louisville all communication has
been Cut or by tornado, which
has caused great loss and at Pitts.
burgh both the iron and glass
trades are depressed, with no change in coal.
Philadelphia notes some rally in iron, stag
nation and concessions in wool, many looms
idle in textile manufactures generally, and
fair trade in other branches. At Boston
the weather has brought better trade. The
money markets of the interior are fairy sup
piled, easier at Boston and Philadelphia,
without much pressure to place commercial
paper; steady ut Chicago, little closes at
| Cleveland and rather embarrassed at Salt
Lake by the licking up of large amounts in
real estate speculation. but at all other points
reporting sufficiently supplied for the present
demand, which is generally moderate A,
New York 3 per cent. has been the ruling
rate on call, and treasury disbursements ex
ceeding by S.. 10 900 the receipts ofthe week
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PHOTOGRAPHY IN CoLoEs.
Tho Discovery Made by an Expsrinen,
in Austria.

Fuller reports from Klauscnburg in Aus
tria, where a photographer named Veress
nearly a month ago hit upon discovery of
photography in colors, show the event to be
more important and definite than it was at
first thought. Specimens both on glass and
on paper have now been exposed to the light
for three weeks and are in no way affected.
The colors obtained range from u deep, clear
ruby red to light orange and there is also
brilliant French blue; but thus far no sug
gestion whatever of green, no variations of
blue, and no approaches TO violet or brown.
The Viennese professors are much impressed
with the discovery and are confident that we
are on the eve of u revolution in camera
work