The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-04-21

came here last winter from Cincinnati, q.
1t is said that she smoked dozen packages
Of cigarettes a day.
Two little boys named Nicman were
burned to death in their home at st. Louis.
Their parents had locked them in and went
visiting. It is supposed the children found
some matches and set the house on fire.
+. u. Campbell. professor in the Ann
Arbor, Mich, University, while at work IN
the chemical laboratory, over a glass re-
ceiyer containing hydrogen and oxygen, the
gas exploded and both his eyes were de-
stroyed. His eyes were removed by the
surgeons.
At Iron River Mich, an elderly Polish
woman, named Mrs Martin Foorski, was
arrested and looked mp in the small frame
structure used as Jail, where she was left
alone FOR the night. Next inorning the Jail
was found tn toe heap Of ashes in which
was found the charrct remains of the
woman.
At Saginaw, Mich, the bodies Of Mrs.
Hattie Ormond and her ninc-mpuths-old
son were found in q cstcrn az the fnInily
residence It is presumed that the drown
ing was accidental Nlrs Ormond was only
eighteen years old.
Washington News.
Part Of the Star newspaper building was
burned. Loss by fire and water, 81, ,oVo; in
sured. Sixty printers cscapcd with dihi-
Guilty.
Secretary Elkins directed the Department
Quartermaster at St. Louis 10 send immcdi-
atcly 800 tents to the Mayor Of Columbus
Miss, for the benefit Of the sufferers from the
recent floods.
The vessels to comprise the Bchrng Sea
1cct during the coming sealing season are
the Mohican, the Adams, the Ranger and the
Yorktown, two revenue cutters, the Corwin
and the Rush and the fish commissioner
steamer, the Albatross. England, it is un-
derstood will send three Cuuboats 10 assist
In police duty. The Thetis will not be taken
away from the submarine cable survey
work. All the vessels are to be under way
early in May.
The New Orleans affair was finally and
satisfactorily settled. The United States
government has paid to the families of the
victims the sum Of s2j 600. The diplomatic
relations between Italy and America are
restored.
Secretary Foster requested the resignation
of John f. Milholland, chief inspector of the
immigSatingu uh,veaGtIsfacy, York.
lain .,o,I9'.s gu SsRidy. Sre'oH
tatia c Springer, az Virginia Beach, stating
that his condition continues to improve and
he has gained twelve pounds since he left
Washington.
The condition OF Mrs. Harrison Is much
worse.
The House Committee on Postoiliccs and
Postroads completed its appropriation bill
for the next fiscal year. The bill carries an
appropriation OF about SsoOO0,coO, aRain,
s77,92l, ,222 appropriated forthe current year
This is about S32], 100 less than the estimate,
submitted.
Minister Albert q. Porter, who is now a
indianapolis Ind. ,rcceiv ed telegram from
Secretary of State Blaine instructing him {,
return 10 Rome. Minister Porter left fo
Washington. He expressed much salts
faction at the settlement OF difference be
tWttll lllN ''bN'IllllA'lll anu AlAlN.
A bill was reported favorably totbc Hous,
90 declare all Indians citizens who hay,
attended school ten years at the Govern
mcnrs expense, provided they are n year
Of age.
President Harrison proclaimed the exist
ence Of al international copyright agree
ment with Germany.
Capital, Labor and Industrial.
new organization to be called the In
ternatonal Federation of Machinery trade
was organized in Chicago, witha member
ship of 5000,
Beaver Falls pa merchant tailors hay,
signed their jourucymen's scale.
New Orleans street ear companies, 10 pre-
vent a tie-up, have conceded the demand o.
drivers for a reduction ofthcir working day
from II 20 II hours at the same wages
les.
Onion workman at the Piqua co. tin mil
are on strike.
A majority Of the Durham, England
miners now on strike have again voted I,
continue the strike.
The United Mine Workers Of district Il
West Virginia, have prepared their scale t,
be presented to the operators on May l. an,
sent it 10 the national executive board 70
approval.
Twenty-Five young women employed q
grinders and smoothers in the Beatty Gas
works at Titlin, o., have struck for an in
crease of wages. Their demand WAS no
granted and the firm is securing Others Il
take their places.
At meeting at London, the Durham
miners on the third ballot reiterated thci
refusal TO compromise their difficulties will
their employers.
over one-half ofthe miners employed q
Kidd's coal mines, near Quincy, O., hav
quit work, refusing TO take stock in the Join
stock company.