The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-04-14
LATEST NEWS WAITS.

WIN NouiN bt SusItiutu utphItihth'c
excepting two until Monday, April is. This
suspension affects 1000 men.
Seyfert & Bros rolling mill at Seyfert
and Simon Seyfcrt's mill at Gibraltar, both
in Berks county, Pa, employing go and 100
men respectively, shut down this week in
definitely owing to the depression in the
iron business.
AT Mansfield, o., John Bowers. Earl
stuckman, Geo. Martin and Walter Ma
thews, striking stove moulders, were arrested
for melting a riot on the night of April 10
and were held for court.
At Belding, Mich, the Hotel Bricker and
Bricker block, containing five stores was
burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance about
half.
At Cincinnati, o., T.. w. Conants carri-
age wood work factory burned. Loss, *25,-
90; insurance, $1,000.
At Navasota Tex, Norwood & Hender.
sons warehouse with 1909 bales of cotton
was consumed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
James Hayes, lincman employed by
one of the electric companies, was killed at
Boston by receiving shock while trim
ming light.
For the first time in the history Of New
Britain, Conn. the Democrats to-day elec.
cd their complete city ticket.
About 2Oo electric bell wircmcn went on
strike in New York City for an increase of
wages. They had been working for sl.5I
and $3.50 q day and they now demand a
uniform scale s3.
corn dealer at Taganros Russia, sea
port town on the north shore of the Sea Of
Azof, has been sentenced To months ini-
prisonmcnt for selling to the starving peas
ants corn with which earth had been mixed
The low lands along Illinois and Sanga-
mon rivers in Illinois are completely flooded
and crops are badly damaged.
\ boat containing six army engineers was
capsizcd at Gravescnd, England, and three
of the occupants drowned. The Others
swan ashore.
Reports Of loss Of life and great damage
from the overflow of the Tombigbce river
at Columbus, Miss, continue to come in. II
is believed that at least ~ people, most of
them negroes, have been drowned.
The Tennessee Derby was won a, Mem
phis by Tom Elliott, Little Billy second Lew
Weir third Jim Murphy fourth and Phil
Dwyer fifth; time, 2o3i.
over 100 murdercrs escaped through an
Underground passage in Belcm prison, Civ
Of Mexso ,.,-
The Cumberland Md Steel and r
Plate, ompany has been organized with.
capitLl stock of $4,000. The steel worA.
will employ 2iO men, and the tin plate plant
with 4 capacity of | ,2OJ boxes of tin plate
weekly, will require the services Of 250 men.
Both departments will be in operation in
about 80 days. Philadelphia capitalistspGye
in coiSR61 OF the enterprise.
II. Hancock, of Winlock, Wash, whose
mind was affected with business troubles
and drink, shot and fatally wounded his
wife and then killed himself.
LATER WASHINGTON NEWS.
Mrs Mckee has been callcl to Washing
ton by the illness of her mother, Mrs.
Harrison, who, while not seriously indis-
posed, requires her daughters attention.
The House passed bill to compel the
street railway companies of the District of
Columbia to furnish seat for every passen.
ger paying fare.
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island resum-
ed his senatorial duties. lie was warmly
congratulated.
The United States senate in secret session
declared vacant the office of Executive
Clerk held by James Il. Young, of Pcnnsyl-
vania. Mr.. Young was charged with be
traying executive secrets, but no proof of
his alleged guilt was brought forward.
The President issued proclamation open
ing for settlement on the 18th inst, the
unaloted lands of the Sisseton and Wahpe-
The lands to be opened aggregate 57i, 257
acres.
In the Senate Mr. Palmer introduced a
bill to remove the limitations TO the pay
ment of arrears of pensions.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
will adjourn for the term May III, and will
close its docket for argument of cases on the
last Friday in April.
Attorney General Miller left Washington
Monday on a tour of inspection of the Ju-
dicial Districts in the South.
Rhenhald Pretzel, aged thirty-fve, Marx
Benz, aged fifty, and Louis Lewenstein,
aged thirty-five, members of a fishing party
of eight German bakers were drowned in
the harbor off Morris Cove. Conn.