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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
BUSIN ESS.
Prevailing Sickness Respons, BILE For @
Dull Trade

r, q. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Reriep Of
Trade says: An easier money market and
colder weather have helped business some.
but II cannot be denied that the opening
trade OF tho new year has thus FAR been
little disappointing. For this the widely prev
nlent sickness is TO some extent responsible,
ms ii interrupts operations of buy.
ers and sellers in every direction
and lessons retail trade except in drugs
In other branches, business has been fairly
active, but not up 10 expectations, though
the prevailing belief is that the lack is only
temporary, and that a large business is to be
expected soon. The large payments by the
Treasury have much relieved the money
market, the excess of disbursements over re-
ceipts during the past week having been no
lees than $4,000. Imports and exports
have both fallen OH much since January |,
and while either change may be but tempo
rary, there are some facts which point 10 a
different conclusion Cotton exports have
been remarkably heavy for three months,
aud are now falling behind last years. q
change which is natural and must be ex-
pected TO continue The movement of wheat
has not been large in December, with prices
comparatively low, and can hardly be ex.
pected to increase with higher prices.
In general the foreign demand for Ameri-
can products must have been TO some extent
satisfied for the present by the unpreccdent-
ed exports of the past quarter. on the other
hand, speculative disturbances at London
aud Berlin render il not impracticabe that
some realizing on American investments
may be forced and the action of the Read
ing company is likely to cause dstrtst
Reports from other cities are little less
favorable. The comparative dullncss in De
cember was cxpccte to be followed by ac-
tiyity after New Years and there is some
disappointment.
Respecting money and collections She
situation is about as last reported. Slow
collections in dry goods, clothing and gro
cerics at Philadelphia, with money easier
prompt collections in boots and shoes and
average in other trades at Chicago, with
money firm good demand at per cent.
and slow collections in at Detroit; some
s,rngency at Cleveland, with collections
better than was expected considering light
country trade; some improvement at Mil
waukee, rates : to per cent. at st. Louis
and some strinsency at st. Paul, are the
more prominent features.
The iron trade is still in doubt whether
the heavy increase in production has been
matched by the increase in consumption,
and while the prevailing opinion favors
higher prices, it may be noticed that mod.
crate lots are occasionally offered below cur
rent quotations, while in bar iron the feel~
ing is less confident of late; in plate iron
the movement is not very active, and no
sales of rails are reported. Undoubtedly the
enormou, building last year sustained the
iron trade, but construction at such rate
cannot be expected to continue. The coal
trade remains dull.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
A LIGHTNING SLIDE"
Details Of the Great Avalanche at eisrrs
City.

The first full details OF the great avalanche
Sierra City, buried seven persons and mar
rowly missed destroying the town have been
received.
The disaster took place last Friday, but all
telegraph communication was broken until
Monday, and even yet the town is wholly
isolated from the outside world, as the snow
lies too heavy for the stagerunners to reach
the nsarest town, II miles away.
Sierra City is little mining town which
lies in rayine by the side ofthe Yuba river.
Above it tower the mountains, 1900 feet
high. Snow drifts in the ravines of these
mountains are sometimes 100 feet deep and
1t was one of these drifts, /, LD0 feet above
the town, .on the side Of the mountain
which caused the fatal snow slide. The
slide started in ravins where the snow was
about - feet deep; then dashins down the
side Of the mountain, it gained enormous
volume.
IL was what mountaneers term eight
ming Slide; that is, the snow moves bodily
down the mountain side, As distinguished
from "hill slide" in which the snow takes
aglobular form and bounds downward, as a
ball would do The slide followed the course
OF the rsvine to tlie fiat, leap ng 40 feet at a
bound over country road, at which point
the accumulated snow of the Hat turned II,
and 1t then made straight for the upper end
of the town. A small hollow caused il TO
turn nearly at right angle, and take Il
course across the upper end of the flat.
The houses of T. 4. Mooney. Mrs. John
Rich and A. Lewis were instantly and
completely razed. Not timber was left
standing, and all tho occupants of the
Mooney aud Rich houses we're crushed 10
death. Seven persons in their houses we're
killed.
Those unacquainted with the action Of
snow on mountain sides can hardly realize
the awful switness aud the force of the
snow slides. This slide travelled mile and
aquarter in less than a minute No warn.
Ing was given and there was no chance
of escape Apparently, all the victim,
were killed without time to move
hand or foot. There were several miracu-
lous escapes, the most remarkable being that
of Mrs, Lewis and her four children. Her
house was smashed into matchwood and ey-
cry one supposed all the inmates were kill
ed. Soon, however, the mother came from
under the house carrying baby in her
arms slowly and painfully struggling through
tie snow, and followed by three little boys
IN some unaccountable manner she had
managed to lift upa beam, burro wed through
the snow and thus saved the lives of herself
and children,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
LABOR NEWS.
Items Of Interest to the Manufacturer and
the Workingman.

| the Workingman.
The Pottstown Iron Company have adj
vanced the wages Of their puddlers from,
81 so TO SO 75. All four of the iron oompan'
les of that place are paying So 75 per ton for
pudding
The Toledo and Ohio Central is shipping
out about 20 cars of ore day, but the pile
on the dock at Toledo still looks large and
will furnish plenty of work for the winter
| season.
The Missouri Secretary of State has revok-
ed the charter Of the "Quickmean Stove
Company, of 81. Louis. This action was
taken in accordance with the provisions OF
the Antitrust Law.
During the year 1889 the Pullman Com
pany employed on an average ii ,0d3 men,
the average pay being sis month. The
Pullman Loan and Savings Bank has ABOUT
1900 depositors, most of whom are in the
employ of the company.
The employees in the casting department
Of the furnace of the Lehgh Iron Company
at Aincyville, Pa, asked for an increase Of
wages of IL per cent, and, being refused,
went out They numbered 10. The strike
did not affect work in other departments Of
the plant.
The Everett Furnaces at Bedford, Pa. EN-
ploying over 400 men, have been started.
he fires were lighted by Mrs Thropp, wife
of the owner OF the furnaces These furna.
ces have been idle for over three years. All
the furnaces in the county are running full
blast.
The Graphic Process Company was com
PEELED TO close It's shops at Plcasantville, pa
on Saturday, FOR the want of sufficient capi-
tai. A meeting of TIA, stockholders will be
held in n few days to decide what will be
done with the type setting machine now be-
ing built.
In the Alpena region there are now skid
ded between 100000 and lOtOO0,OOO feet
of logs. AT date there is no snow, no ice,
and swamps unlrozen. Lumbermen are
beginning to feel anxious in regard to get.
ting the logs they have now skidded hauled
10 the various landings.
A company has been organized under the
style of the Ironton Rolling Mill Company,
to lease and operate the works of the New
York and Ohio Iron and Steel Company, of
lrontOn. The officers Of the company are:
J. ii. Moulton, President; c. NJ. Buchannon,
Secretary and Treasurer, and the product
will consist Of sheet aud tank iron.
Asyndicate of Minneapolis capitalists are
securing options on all the laster mills,
quarries and properties in the country with
the view of purchasing and consolidating
them under one management. They pro-
pose to organize company with Il capital
of 81, 10000 or S2ooOOOJ, and if successful
in buying the works as they desire, will
carry on the plaster business in all its
branches for the United States as q single
industry.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
AN AWFUL CRASH.
MOST FRIaHTFUL DISASTER IN
BROOKLYN.
A Church Wall Falls and Crushes o
Dwelling.
MANY REscUEns AT WORK IN THE RUIN.

An appalling disaster occurred in Brook
lyn Thursday morning.
The heavy winds of Wednesday night
shook the new Presbyterian Church at 26o
Throop avenue, to its foundation, and at 4:3U
next morning one Of the walls fell with n
crash on three-story frame building ad-
joining and brought with 1t death and de-
struction.
The ruined building was tenanted by the
Mott and Purdy families. They numbered
nine persons, all the victims have been TAX
sn from the ruins. Following is a corrected
list Of the casualties:
Killed-Mary Purdy, aged 10. David Pur-
dy aged 10,
Wounded-Mrs. Caroline Mott, aged 20,
shoulder hurt; Miss Sarah Mott, her daugh-
ter, cut about the head. Mrs. Emma Pur
dy. widow, and mother Of the two killed,
bruised and cut and suffering much from
the shock; Carrie, her daughter, aged II an.
kle and left shoulder hurt; Richard Poole,
cousin Of Mrs. Purdy, back sprained, head
and shoulders injured.
The tenants in the little frame house were
alarmed Wednesday night by the manner in
which the church walls shook Their own
dwelling was considerably shaken. and il
was with fear and trembling that they re-
tired. Twice during the night some Of the
inmates were al ouscd by the roaring wind,
but every one was in bed and asleep when
the disaster occurred. The heavy brick wall
of the church, of which DIR. Lewis r. Foote
4. usfy fl1l ,t-fs I, a
heap that broke through the cocklcshell
structure adjoining like n bsttering ram
The dwelling seemed to part in twain, and
instantly the shrieks aud groans of the in
jrred startled the residents for blocks about
The noise Of the falling wall attracted the
attention Of a policeman, and he sent in
fire alarm and summoned the reserve from
apolce station near at hand. A great crowd
gathered gazing blankly at the ruined dwell
ling and the shattered church. The house
had been torn in such u manner that bed.
room was exposed, and in the bed, within
plain view of those in the street, lay the
dead body of Miss May Purdy, borne down
beneath mass of debris The spectacle seem.
ell to stun those who witnessed it, and for "A
few moments nothing was done TO render
assistance 10 those within. Then the police
and firemen arrived and started in to the
rescue. They first found Mrs. Emma Purdy
lying in her bed, crushed beneath mass of
timber and bricks, and so seriously injured
that she could not speak or move even when
they had carried her out Of the charnel house
into the street.
Robert Poole was the next one found
alive. He is also so seriously injured that
no hopes entertained of his recovery. So
far as known ut this writing none of the in
mates in the house escaped death or injury.
he crowd about the scene numbered sever.
al thousand and the search for bodies is be-
idg hurried on.
Miss May Purdy's body, crushed and
mangled in fearful way, was brought out
and laid on the sidewalk under the blank.
kets in which she slept.
The church itself is rendered useless, ani
will have to be replaced by new one,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
Capital Notes.


Senator Vest has introduced bill ~
priat'ng s25O, 900, to be Immediately a'i
BILE, for clearing snags and other Ob'iTua
out of the Missouri river. between !. "a
and Kansas City.
Sir Julian Psuncefote, the British W
ter, and Postmaster-Gtnera. Walila
have been in conference on the qle''l
the establishment Of postotiiccs %
steamers plying between Great B'.iln
the United States.
The bill authorizing the aPPoiaiHa'
an assistant secretary OF war At s'"l
been reported by Senator Cockre.. h'-
committee on military aAan w
amendment and with a unanimol' "
mendation that it pass.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
BRIcE Is CHOSEN.
The National Democratic Chairman Mr..
Payne's Successor

The Democratic Senatorial caucus of Ohio,
met in the hall of the House of Representa-
tives, Thursday night. Senator Berry Ad-
ans, of Seneca county, was made Chairman,
and Representative John T. Monot, Secre-
tary in Chief
Ofthe 10 Dem ocrats elected to the Legisla,
ture, 10 were present Hon. +. w. Knapp, of
Defiance, had died, and Hon. John b. Law
Ter, Of Columbus, is dying. The other four
absent ones, prevented by sickness from
attending, We're Representatives Lot l..
SnSth, of this city; Munson, Of Licking;
Counts, Of Shelby; Brown, of Cincinnati,
who sent word they would support the nom
inee. Hence the caucus had 73 in it, After
the nominations were all made in short
speeches, the voting began, with the follow.
ing result: First ballot-Brice, -; Mcmahon,
II; Thomas, H. Seney, .; Baker, @; Hunt, 2;
Mcsweeney, 4; Geddes, ?; Neal, q outh-
waite, |.
Second ballot-Brice 53 Mcmahon, l3;
Thomas, 3; Baker, !; Seney, .; Cultivate, l.
Bricd was declared unanimously nominated.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
JAIL BIRDS I,oos,
How Seven Desperadoes F.c.u
Kentucky Ja; IRON

hehtucky Jail
seven prisoners confined in ,bo
jail at Pinevillc, Kentucky. mai countl
cape. The plan Of escape was a hn 'neH Z
and proved quite effective. One Of ,ba,,n NV on 1
sons Newman Johnson. and ", Iluer
were lett in charge during tho oh NVy
1aiier johnson. The turnkey b,I, v 4
placed the key in the Jail lock n,o,"u. a'l jug
TO admitting the "trusty" when ~ ' s'Of
seized him, and disarming him a.. iaNel
the door, bidding his Companion, :. ope1
on. CONT
hejoil contained nine priso,or,
escaped excepttwo, who were in 70. aua .,
ofienses and did not care 10 cL. "''no
Among the escaped were two Of ,ha~ h'1e Y
Turner gang, from Yellow Croor ,''uol
with shooting Crow Carr, in Mi5roh large
on Christmas day. A posse is in ,',. '..S
The Turner's are desperate mo-, r,su1
thought if they once get among tb,n.S' ~ "
they will not be rccaptured wi,bon, ','.n ..
fight. ha'i
Eight prisoners, all confined Z,
the County Jail at Spring6eld
They cut hole in the iron floor ~ -.
and knocked out part Of the var
escaped. Of the eight prisoner, q,
being held for trial on charge. o..
larceny The other two were cb,,,,i ''
murder. WI
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
Elevator Burned.

The recent high wind that prevailed a,
baltimore famed little fire in grain ele-
yator into raging conflagration. The gale
carried the flames on its wings and all ef-
forts against the two elements were unavail-
ing and a dire catastrophe resulted. The
flames started in elevator No. 3, on the
north side of the Patapsco river, belonging
to the Baltimore Elevator Company. The
entire elevator was burned with all its con-
tents and the total loss is between 500, 900
ana SoI'oOO The British steamship Sscro-
bosco' which was lying alongside, was also
totally destroyed, involving loss of 81 o 900.
Four of the steamer IS employees were burned
% death.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
WILLIAM KELLEY DEAD.
The Father oftho House Passes Away st
Washington.

Washington.
Judge William D. Kelly, the Father OF
Protection and Of the House of Representa-
tiyes," brcathed his last mt $50 Thursday
evening in Washington, d. C.. lie was sur
rounded by his immediate relatives, Mrs
Horstman, Mr.. and Mrs. Holmcsand his two
sons, William d. Kelley ,Jr., and Albert B.
Kelley.
Judge Kelley was born at Philadelphia,
April II, 1914. lie received a thorough Eng
ligh education and when quite young, was
proofreader in a printing Office. Subse
quently he became an apprentice in jew
elry establishment. lie then removed to
Boston, where he worked for five years rs
journeyman jeweer. At the expiration OF
this term of years he returned to Philadr!
phia where he studied and practiced law.
devUting himself also to literary pursuits.
lie was twice Prosecuting Attorney for the
city and county of Philadelphia, and
for ten years Judge of the Court
of common Pleas OF PnhadeIpnia.
In 1850 he was a delegate to the Repubi-
can National Convention at Chicago, and
was selected by the Pennsylvania delegation
to represent that State in the committee of
one from each State and Territory to inform
Nr. Lincoln personally of his nomination to
the Presidency. He was elected to the
Thirty seventh Congress, and has served con-
tinuously since. He was entering upon his
fifteenth term when he died.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
TRIPPED UP,
Charles HoGeo Tries Bigamy in Alabama
and is in Jail

una Is III jail,
Charles Honee left Carrolton, Ohio, a
couple Of years ago, lcayinga wife and two
children behind. Recently he elopcd with
Miss May Cheney, lGyear-old girl at
Brennan, Ca, and Is now in Jail for Bigamy.
Previous to marrying Miss May Cheney he
wrote TO hls wife asking u consent to tenn
porary divorce that he would marry the
daughter Of DR.. Cheney who was worth
about $4,000 and after he had
gotten possession of her money
he would desert her and procure a
divorce, and return and remarry his first
wife This his wife would not consent 10,
and he then wanted her to keep quiet and
not interfere in case she heard of his mar
riage 10 Miss Cheney until he had secured a.
much cash rs possible; but instead Of doing
as he requested she sent word To the authori-
ties that lac had "a wife living from whom he
had not been divorced, and, upon receipt of
the message, Hotiee was arrested and placed
in Jail. He lived high until his career lcd
him behind the bars, representing himse (
rs Northern capitaist Of great wealth,
looking for investment IN the South.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
FOREIGN NEWS
Another Chinese Disaster-P =, Y,
the King Of Corea.

Na''b VI SoItus
In addition to the accident in tho cl.
theatre. which resulted in the L., 81 :
lives, the steamer City ofPekinr. from, c,..
reports several other disasters. as l,l,,.
The German steamer Duburr vbi,t i,
Singapore october 25, with 400 cbi,.,,,
sengers for Annoy, via Hong Nom,
doubtedly foundered in the grea, ,ypbo,, !
November. Floating bundle, OF ,,,,,.
which formed par. of her CARO- a.. N
only traces seen of her.
The volcano of Shiranesan, near yllI
Japan, broke out November 5 ,n.I
like thunder came from the mountain n
the hot springs, at the foot of the mor,,,,
jets OF muddy water were thrown I'm 3,
and ashes were thrown out and s,,,,.,
over many miles, but no one wa, tn,
The volcano had been quiet for 4, ye,-
The export trade ia japanese sll,
America has grown immensely. Last -,
it was estimated at g., OOOOO aud mi, r.,
at 100000
The japanese will soon distance tb. ln-
leans in divorces. In 10 urban d,,,-.+,
Toxic, in October, the records shoR 5e md
riages and 25S divorces.
Another plot has been detected 10 ,,,,,.
nate the King of Corea and the roys ilB,
The chief consprator was betrayed By
wife, and he and two court official, NJ
were his accomplices, are to he beheldsi
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
Many Farms Under Water.

Dispatches report that many farms in
Southern Illinois are almost submerged with
water, the result of the long continued rain
fall. Thousands Of bushels Of corn in that
part OF the state remain ungathered, owing
to the fact that farmers have been unable to
arive into their fields TO make the harvest.
Much sickness has been caused by the damp
weather and the stagnant water.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
CHICAGO'S FIRE RECORD.

The Report For 1880 Shows igeerly
100000 Greater Loss Than III 1889.
The annual report of d. w. Gilen, the re-
porter OF the fire insurance patrol system
shows that the total loss in Chicago by fire
during the year 1889 amounted to S2,25l,
47l.9l, This amount exceeds the loss of the
year previous by about $4,000. The los.
and insurance is divided as follows: On
building, loss, 50: .b2', insurance, s., 1923. =
iSD, on contents, loss, Sl,7soii; insurance,
s6,O2S, 4i4. The total figures, therefore, are;
Loss, g. ?5l. .2ll: insurance, Sll ,35l .O33.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
A PAIR IF RASCALs
How Two Black Men Swindled yu-
Carolina Negroes.


Carolina Negroes.
Some weeks ago the negroes of Ei,sc,-
county, North Carolina, sent one Of IA
number, Gray Tyson, to Arkansas, to 4
how suitable that country was for en- saal
They had much confidence in Tyson, br !
latter has sadly abused it. On his raan
informed the credulous negroes that ths
was demand for labor in Arkaaas .
that the farmers of the State vogl q
special trains to North Caroill
negroes, and would transport I'D
free of charge. He also sad L
those who wished to go must give bin ID
names, with registration fee Of Nari
Many negroes are said to have regs,s;sl
paid the money.
Gray was aided in his rascll,y scAsa,
his uncle, John Tyson. They iUO'naI
negroes that trains would arrive Al Ia's
on January /. No trains came, and "
they became suspicious they found that
Tysons had fled The matter is c-eih
great stir, and the deluded negroes maj
the swindlers if they find them. Na'
the negroes sold their property aai n
ready for departure. Some OF then "
to Governor Eagle, of Arkansas. whjnP
that the Tysons had lied TO AMI 'H!a.
them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
PoRTUGAL'S MINISTRY OUT.
Dissatisfaction With its Course Toward
England.

England.
The Portuguese cab net has resigned be.
cause of the trouble with England in regard
to Captain Scrpa P.uto's actions in Africa.
Thccabinet fet Obliged to accede to England's
ultimstum touching the African situation.
This action aroused public sentiment TO
such degree that the cabinet felt it could
no longer remain in power. Senior Pimen-
tai, the Liberal Conservative leader, voted
with the minority at the meeting of the
council when the demands of England were
accecded to. The minority was in favor of
evacuating the Shire district. but opposed
the other demands made by England unless
that cosntry submitted the dispute to arbi.
ration forthwith,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
Wreck ona Canadian Road,

An express train for Quebec, over the In
tercolonial, met with AN accident near
Jacqiet river. The snow plow left the track
and the engine followed it and turned over,
Fireman Z. Gauget was taken out in a
dying condition. Engineer S, McGowen. ~
last accounts, was still in the wreck and is
probably dead.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
HURRICANE AT ROCHESTER,.
buildings Demolished aud Number OF
Persons Injured.

Persons Injured.
hurricane prevailed at Rochester n. Y.
The wind is said to have reached velocity
OF 10 miles an hour. Many buildings have
been partislIy demolished, and several per-
SONS have been injured by the falling deb
ris. One fatality has occurred and Others
are rumored, George Walter, the man kill.
ed, was struck on the head by falling
Chimney. George Seward, an express wagon
driver, was kicked in the head by his horse
which had been blown down by the force OF
the wind He fell and his horse rolled on
him, causing internal injuries from which
he will die. fhe south wall was blown out
OF the Joslyn block on State street, falling
on and crushing frame building next door.
No one was injured. The roof of the
Genesee Brewery malt-house, part of the
roof of Curtis Bros canning factory and
part of the spire of st. Johns church were
blown OIL. There were many narrow escapes.
Ehe wind died away at about 2 o'clock.