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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
PENNsYLvANrA pAv
The Observance at chic ig to b. :.
cant. Gov. :Pattison Issue,
Proclamation

cant. Gov. :Psttison Issue, n
Proclamation. Il
Governor Psttison issued n,.I
ton notifying the people Of the s,,,.
Thursd y. September Z. will be "p.,j
vania Day" at the Columb.cn erp.|
aud inviting the citizens OF Penn,,lJ
and the representatives OF all her ~
participating in this exposition. 81
officials OF all the municipalities ana
political sub divisions Of the state, 10 !,
making this occasion worthy Of III. ]
mon wealth in whose honor II has h.
vised.
He recommends and request, the u
OF Pennsylvania to visit the worlds n
that time. and to assemble at the N
syl,ania state building To pNrticipat, n
commemorative exercises. lie
cially invites the peope OF oths, u
formerly citizens OF Pennsvlysb,1
kindred with our I eoule IN blood. syn.
or interest. to Join with the resident. \
common wealth in this celebration
invokes for II the interest and he,r,
operation of all who honor aud reio,,.
prosperity OF Pennsylvania. The p,
refers TO the magnii.c!nce Of the la,
adds:
"rhe different states ~ the feden !.
represented IN a national nssoCi ala,
each through its own com niis,ios
executive officer. have united in III
rivalry to q splay The best ;Suits If \
material wealth. their mechanical ~
their natural resources and their n'o,|
ovation. The great monveAlth Of !
sylyania, second to none In all elem,,,l
ma mighty state IL represented N
magnificent Gel sbration OF our Co.
discovery and its history by M
imposn exhibition of its mines an
mills, liz transportation and comrl
interests. the produces of its fields it \
it's oil we'll. and its workshops. by h, \
work OF artisans and the creations =,
splendid showing OF Its advanced edrs
nj institutions and rs humane char,,l
combining elevate our cltizenshlp
ennoble our statehood.
Pennsylvania has contributed t,,
thousands to the citizenship Of o,hs, q
and the sons aud daughters OF bg|
scattered through out the realm Of n,
west aud northwest feel a iilial and IA
interest in all that makes for her g,,]
The board OF worlds iair managerd
sylvania have appointed THURSDAY. "A
ber I, as "Pennsylvania day ab
executive commissioner for this Coz,
wealth has received the pledge and \
assurance of the worlds fair authofts|
representatives that they will co.ott,l
make the exercises and celebration /.
imposing and significant"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
MANY PLANTS RESUMINa.
Iron and Steel Mills in Various Sections
Start UP, and Hundreds are No
Longer Idle.

OlhTt Op, anu uTe NO
Longer Idle.
At Philadelphia the Reading rolling mill
company has gone on double turn. giving
employment to over 800 hands. Enough
orders are on hand, to leep it going 70
weeks.
The Bessemer steel works Of Pueblo, Col,
which closed down three week, ago, reIum.
ed operations and 80 men went to work
again.
The wire nill OF the Carnegie COM
rany at Beaver Falls, Pa, went on double
turn for the first time in three years. The
nail mill OF the same company resumed
Oterations alter shutdown of several
weeks The Thompson Run coal works.
situated up the Beaver Valley, which have
been closed for six weeks. has resumed
Thre hundred men are employed there.
The New Castle (fa.) wire nail works and
steel mill will resume in u few days. In all
iron works aud glass factories extensive
impToN ements are being made, thousands
Of dollars being thus expended.
At the Sharon pa iron works the fires
were started Wednesday morning and %
pudding furnaces and the bar and l2.inch
mills put in operation. Every department
is expected to be running full in few
weeks
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
TRAIN FALLS THROUGH
A Bridge. Rilli-s Seven Persons. The
Engineer =. IS Too Late to Save


! Them,
An accidsn' -ur"'Miiid Miiddfs County Line
cay iEC.....e, oy "nIcn two passenger
coaches and sleeper were rrecipitaied 60
tinto the creek below, killing seven per
outright and wounding number Of others
The killed are: II. MoRRrs. conductor
Portsmouth, Va: w X. ELLISON. Alton, Va.
J. G. DAVIS. farmer of Baskerville, Va !;
w. X. ELAN. Durham. y. c.; JANIS 5.
LOWE, a railroad conductor from the West,
who was passenger; Thomas LEE, co.ored
Winston: \. c., FRANCIS JENKINS colored,
Salem, y. G..
Tue wounded are: Mrs Harvey Giersch
Of Salem, y. C.. j. L. Sizer. Richmond Va;
J. H. Townes colored AMI Davis Frank
man.
The little lS year old daughter of Mrs
Glersch not realizing the danger through
which she had passed. SAID To the reScuers:
Don't mind me; am not hurt, but please
take mamma out
The engineer Peyton Tunstan, felt the
trestle give under the engine and opened
the throttle to run quickly. Only the en-
glIe and one car got across, the others
breaking through.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
ATLANTIC CITY FIRE.
$4,000 Damages Done. Pane
Hotal

Fireat Atlantic City. y. j., des;ro!t
City hall, Grand opera house and p
Of the train sheds of the Pennsylvana
road. The loss is estimated at aboutS
with not over 5000 Insurance.. The
OF man known as jimmy, the spjf
supposed to be in the opera-house
The fire is supposed to have been Of .
diary origin. The guests NJ SchauillH
ku.hnle's hotels were aroused whea
hire broke out, and many of them 4
panic'stricken. Some rushed haltt'
into the streets, while others hastily 2
ed their trunks, valises AMI other pro-
Fortunately there was no loss OF l!'s q
the hotel guests
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
RUSSIA At THE FAIR.
THE CZAR'S EMPIRE MAKES
A GORGEOUS DISPLAY.
Arts and Industries Shown in n Char
acteristic Paviiion--The Russian
Fur Exhibit Alone Insured for
One Million Dollars go Beautiful
n..l.a.

One Million Dollars 49, Beautiful
Products OF Siberian Mines.
No foreign 20 yer makes larger, more
valuable or more interesting display In Jack
con Park than the Empire OF Russia. This
was done at the particular request OF the
Csar TO express his gratitude 10 tho entire
republic OF America for Hs generous help
during the late famine tina. earned for the
snow-white country the name OF Starving
Russia"
In that great and inexhaustibls building
the liberal arts, n large and imposing space
is occupied by the Russian exhibit. The
pavilion In which this great display OF Rus
sian arts and industries is housed, writes
Catherine Cole in the New Orleans Picayune,
T. made OF dark. carved wood, wrought into
those peculiar ornate arches aud corntces
that even the most casual observer recog-
nizes directly "a being Characteristic OF Rus
sinn churches and Russian palaces. How
over. only the initiated know that this gor-
geous pavilion, with is richly stained glass
windows In the ycstibule. Is q reproduction
on n small scale OF the facade OF the palace
in which tue august Peter the Great first
opened his eyes 10 the light OF the Russian
sun.
catering this section through the cross-
corner opening under the high arched grand
tower that surmounts the pavilion, one pauses
Just moment 10 noto two superb windows
illustrating by figures OF richly clad men and
women. Russian life ofthe nristocratic circles.
Beyond this small vestibule is sort OF ter
race with double flight OF easy steps Lend
ing to the main floor. on which. In cases.
stands and shelves and against the walls, the
treasures OF fur, enamel. bronze, papier
mache and marbles and carvings are housed.
This terrace itself Il fine display, for
about It, here and there. are set enormous
basins, vases and pcdestals OF lovely red
porphyry. At the further end II superb
cabinet nicely decorated, OF that papier
mache work for which Russian artists are 80
famous.
The Siberian mines yield malachite and
jade, and lapis lRzuli and rhodonitc and por-
phyry, each rare and precious, and quarried
with infinite suffering by the extlcs. Hero
were several vases, one OF lapis lazuli. one oi
mslachite, which came from the winter pal
nee OF the Gar These are valued at siOOJ
each, and are copies OF two OF finer fabric.
also owned by the Czar and worth 1000
each. The lSpis lazuli IL very dark, rich
blue stone mottlei In blue. The darker tue
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
Weatner Crop Bulletin.

In Observation-Disclosures Continues un-
broken and has seriously shortened all
early planted crops; corn and potatoes In
,ome sections ruined; late planting may i'm
rrove II rain comes.
In West virginia-Drouth severe on corn;
growth OF tobacco checked.
In Ohio-Corn and tobacco suffering and
injured BY drouth; threshing progressing
wheat good yield; oats fair.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
y TI9T IT ITsl ;
SrNArr-Not i'm se.sinn-
The National Bank statement.

The abstract OF the reports made to the
comptroller Of the currency. Washington,
showing the condition OF national banks in
the United States July |, last ha, been
made public. comparison with the state.
ment OF May t. last shows decrease IN
individual depodtsof si93. 900 OOJ. in loans
and discounts of sl3IO)o,Oo); in specie OF
s2i,OOO,0oo and in undivided profits Of
ll3 600 OOO.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
Wasltlnutou News.

The Commissioner Of Pensions has de-
:ded to aocede TO the request Of newspapers
correspondents to publish in the daily
bulletin the postofiice ADDRESSES of those TO
whom pension certificates are issued. Sec.
re,ary Hoke Smith has under consideration
the advisability Of the publication of the
names Of applicants for pensions.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

tants on the Duluth, South Shore * Allan.
tic railway, twenty five miles south Of
Ontonagon. Mich, was almost entirely
wiped out by fire. The people saved little,
being compelled to tiy for their lives.
The Coatsworth grain elevator in Buffalo
\. Y, capacity l,2OlOoO bushels, was de.
stroyed by fire at a loss of s700,O0) Two
fremen were injured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

II thu m Hall Oi lhs Womln's Building
hangs e collection % photographs oirsmArk-
ably DTasty Utah g.rs-lll IOrmOns. II IL
much maryslsi AZ. But the interest tho
photographs excite II nothing 10 the rush 10
sas the real i've MgrmOn girls IN another
part Oi the same building. Utah. 20 the as
lontshmsni % some people who thought they
were gsil Informed. has been making SILK for
thirty y9tn. And Mormon Yiris have come
70 the Worlds Fair 20 snow how 1t is done.
Que Oi them fs.'is mulberry leaves 10 hun
dresis 0i worms on large tray Another
T-eis upon spOOls the silk from the cocoOns.
Two OthsrS manage a hAni loon. and Wis
fOrs 49, the silk woven while they wait.
This Utah siia looks well. That II will wear
Il shown by the sIhihit o. shaws made by
Morn4On women twenty ysans ago. The hrst
sllk dress produesi ~ Utah and worn by the
fayortis wife o. BFiZhsn Young, more than
thirty y-ars ago, " shown. People look
once a, the silk mskihy ant several times AZ
the hOraaon girls bsfOfe they pass on.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.

Queen Victoria is enjoying the best OF
nealth. She took short cruise on the
royal yacht Tuesday.
French and Italian workmen fought In
Aigues- Mortes. department Of Card, France.
The fight began in the street at noon
and was carried on intermittently for
aesrly two hours. Ten men were killed
and % wounded severely.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
sl5o, 900 FIRE INILLINoIs

scvepjy Buildings In Benton Bun
Only $4,000 Insurance.
The most disastrous fire that ever y
Benton, ILL.,, occurred Saturday. se''1
business buildings were burned, req
In loss OF sl50,000. The total insgf'7
only 81 800. One fourth Of the n
square is swept clean.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
,er..AccIarnt. nnd rntnlilIn.

The boiler Of the Wellington roller mills
at Lexington, No. exploded, instantly kill
ing Engineer Richard Johnson. aged S5
years, and boy named Frank Albin.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
Two Killed by a Nebraska Tornado.

Two Killed by Nebraska TORNADO.
John Turnbull's house south OF Pawnee
City, Heb., was destroyed by tornado.
The hired girl and baby were killed. Five
inches Of rain fell and many bridges have
been swep, away and other damage
done. -r
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
BANKS RBsUMING.

Start Again.
The Armourdale bank at Armoa
Kansas City, which suspended one
ago resumed business. There wasa p
scramble to deposit.
The First National bank OF Fof'
Kan. which suspended on July. Is
resumed business.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

A freight locomotive on the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern Railroad exploded
while drawing train near Rockabi, O.,
Engineer Baslm, Fireman Roberts and
Brakeman Quinn were instantly killed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
Cholera Adyices

NEw YoRK-The health of the passengers
detained in quarantine continues 10 be
good. There are no new cases.
RoNr-Ten fresh cases OF cholera and
six deaths were reported in Naples. In
Sumona, province Of Aquila, there. were
two deaths from cholera, but no new cases.
Several cases of cholera developed in Com
pobasso, a small city IS miles from Ma
pies
VIENYA-Seven fresh cases Of cholera and
II deaths were ported today in Nadworna,
a town Of GOO inhabitants in Austrian
Gal.cia
Sr. PETEEsBrRG-Ofic cial returns indicate
a further increase of cholera. The epidemic
is especially severe in Moscow, where l60
new cases and 81 deaths from the disease
were reported from August to August IL.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

TIE Algerian village ami tbeatsr arc In
the hznls Of the Sheriff. Ths seizurs was
made oa a sEii by the Exposition % eoliset
$3.50, said % te >Es - : .erccaisgc IRON
the eon&exe,oa
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
Financial and Commercial.

The Back bone Of the currency famine in
Eastern cities appears to be almost broken.
The First National bank. Of Rico, Col,
which suspended payment in June, on
Thursday reopened its doors for business,
The First National Bank, of Dubuque, Ia,
has suspended.
AZ Leadville, Col, the American National
Bank which closed July /, opened its doors
for business.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

his peasants. These are painted by woman
OF note, and the carving was the work OF q
great artist. The bookcase is 70 belong TO
Tolstoi when the Fair is over
We had looked At the SamoIns, had en-
Wed the unknown owners Of the enamel and
silver. had priced a gold punch bowl. and
found II was TO be had fo- $4,000, and just ne
We were coming ont We wero drawn into the
dainty Circassian nut wool pavilion con-
tanning the exhibit OF the Imperial State
Paper Mlnuiactory. This exhibit was made
AT the request o, the Car. II shows all tho
various materials used IN papermaking, such
as hemp, rlmie, cellu'oso, flax and cotton
iibre. Here are cases Of drawings by Rubens,
c0lored photographs and copies IN copper
and iron electrotyp's OF busts. helmets and
shields belonging TO the Government. II is
a large ani curious exposition OF the arts OF
prutinY. aui the worl wall give one littlo
obiert lesson in all the phases OF pspcrmak-
inS and decorating
THE KITCHEN GARDEN.
"The kitchen gar ien" ups; airs in ona cor
ncr OF the Chilir.n'- Building il place
wher" forty little girls put on white pinaiorcs
AMI play at hOusa'.e-p,n: every day 20 ~
mAuy people as can lOOS in. Only ideas
grow IA this garden Low tables occupy tho
center OF the room. and little beds complete
IN all details. arr pu: upon them. At tho
signal the little gIrl- leave h'.r chairs aud 60
through the periormauc" O. bedmaking. two
70 . bod. They turn and punch the mat
tr-sses. They siretl the sheets with the
hen the right way. They put on the blank
cts Hni the spreads. Tncy tuck in the
covers 50 that the lanes are straight and not
. wrinkle can be seen. Then they put on the
piliow-slips and arrGny' the shlms. Out OF
confusion these little maids create q bed that
j. restiul 10 LOOK upon. sweeping and scrub
ling and even was Iing OF doll clothes in
small iuts follow. Tne children thmk il ~
great fun, nni ~ DO the visitors who 20 TO
sec them. Yet IL j. educational in @ direc-
tiou good deal neglected. thes latter days
Down stairs IN the Cnil lren's Building ls
a gymnasium. More little girls from Turner
societies sgiHg Indian ciu4ls. put Uy dumb
bells. climb poles ami vault horses. When
there isn't dozen visitors In tho acres OF
space devoted 20 the s'aoOl anl college OF
exhibits IN Liberia. Ans Building You will
fini people stan iing On tip-to,. stretching
their nerks AMI worrying Ons another with
their elbows 10 the efforts to ses the daily
per urnAuc-s AZ tue Childr-n's Building. II
is the life % ths Pair that draws.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

ausrsntins Against Florida Raisen.
At Montgomery, Ala. Governor Jones
Tdered the board OF health to raise the
quarantine against Florida, all danger being
East.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

A great drouth is prevailing in New Jer-
sey, New York and Long Island.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
Hane Ball Raoord.

The following table shown the stand
the different base ball clubs up 10 dsh
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-25
ALL HANDS LOST
Two Sehooners Went Down on the
Jersey Coast, and the Crews ofBoth

Two Sehooners Went Down on the
Jersey Coast, and the Crews ofBoth
Vessels Were Carried Down.
NEW YoRK, Aug, a.-The fishing schoon-
ers Empire State, with a crew of ten men,
and Ella N. johnson, with a crew of eight
men, went down last night off Msnasquan,
on the Jersey coast, and all on board were
loet.
These vessels were In company with the
fishing schooner Chocura. The storm
struck the three vessels about midnight,
and at l O'Clock the johnson disappeared.
About 1:30 Captain John Perry and First
Mate Joseph Francis of the Chocura were
swept overheard by q gigantic wave. The
lights of the Empire State disappeared, and
this morning at dsybreak her mas,s were
seen projecting out Of the water about
three feet. The crew of the Choeurs say
that no small boat could possibly live in
the sea that was running at the time, and
the dories on board could have been of no
possible use 70 the crews of the two vessels
The captain OF the johnson was John
Connors, and of the Empire State, Captain
Ericsson all of the boats were from New
London and were owned by their respect.
i've captains. The three boats had only
been out seven days, and were to have
been out for two weeks longer.
The newa of the accident was first
brought to the city By the Cohcurs, which
is now tied up at the foot of Fulton street,
in the East river. Sailor Dick Kelley, who
Is in charge of the Cohcura, thinks they
were lucky to come out alive. They had q
hard time of 1t getting to this city. The
Cohcura was badly battered. Her fore
mast was eplintered
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-25
WEST HAVEN NOTES.

The violence of the Storm In the
BoFough-Brown, the Baker, 10
Erect a Large New Bakery on Rfrrt
Avenue Tho illumination Last
Night.
The storm of yesterday did much dam
age to the gardens and small farms In the
borough. The growing corn was every
where looking well nigh ruined. One
feature of the devastation but little de-
plored was the blowing down of several
unsightly big advertising signs An &C.
count of the damage done by the storm Is
given in another column.
At Browns bakery a temporary building
is being erected for bakery purposes sd
joining the brick building which escaped
the FIRE. The new building will be of
brick and win be erected In q short time
for immediate needs The debris Of the
cellar where the bakery stood which was
destroyed By ERE is being removed 10
make way for the foundations Of the new
temporary structure. CronEn, the mason
builder, will do the work and expects to
have q force of men busy there today.
ises, who started the bakery basi-
meas fifteen years ago, said yes
terdAy that he would bsgin erect
ing the new buildings very soon. The
business had suffered no interruption by
the ere as his son, Bort d. Brown, who
now carries on the business, had been En-
abled TO keep their customers supplied
through the courtesy Of S. S. Thompson,
the New Haven baker, by having bis baking
done st Mr. Thompson's large bakery
during the interim since the Gre, and
until this week, when they had started up
again at their old place The new bakery
building to be erected Eoald, he said, be
thoroughly equipped, and would front On
First avenue, directly or The street TIE
present bulldogs are far In the rear. Els
son, Burt D. Brown, would conduct the
business in the new structure, which
would be ready for occupation before next
winter
Rsv. c. 81. Dickinson and wife leave
West Haven Saturday for 9 tgo Eeeks'
stay 81 the worlds fair
Rev MI Abbott led the devotional sK-
ereisss at camp meeting st PlsiuviIle
Wednesday.
The g:a1d illumination Of the grove wsa
held Last evening There wAs 6 large crowd
present All tbs places in the grove were
brightly illuminated.
The large spple tree hack If HGlfs
Homestead was topping over and nroba-
bly, wcnli hsve bsen blown down If the
men a. the house had no. brsced Il mp IN
such way as 10 break the force of The
wind
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-25
LAID IT REST.
Funeral of Bishop EIe,Iahon.

HARTFORD, Aug. 24-The funeral of
Bishop MoMshon was held from the csthe.
drsl at 1890 this morning. About go
priests were In attendance. Arcbb!Ehop
Williams of Boston celebrated requiem
mass. Bishop BsvIn Of Springfield
preached tie sermon.
Immediately FLOWING the mass came
the procession of high diguitarles of III,
arch diocese, to Handels Dead March IL
Saul on the organ and the solemn requiem
mass was sung, the cslebrant being tn,
Most Rev. John Williams, D D arch
bishop of Bcston, assisting priest, Rev.
Leo Da Sauacena, o. 8 F., of Winsted
deacon Of honor, Rev. FL De BTucyker oi
Willimantic and Rev Mr.. Irving of New
Britain; descons of the mass, Rev. Thorn
as Broderick of ST. Peters, this city. and
Rev. Thomas Shshon, d. D., of the Catho
lie university, Washington, d. C., censor
| bearer, Rev. E Broierick. During tn,
mass a select choir of fifty voices rendered
the music of Scmid's Requiem.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-25
THE OLD 18TH v.
Their Reunion To-day in Old Milford
- Gala Time for All.

To-day the annual reunion of the old
18th c. V. takes place in Milford by in
vitation of the towns people, and u royal
welcome awaits the veterans. a large turn
ont is expected. The comrades will fall in
the replies received by the secretary, Wal
ter II. Lord, the presence Of msny of the
members from distant places Is expected.
And from the indications /. will be one of
the bes. reunions the regiment has ever
held.
Chief of Police George L. Minor of West
field, Macs arrived in town last evening
and quartered at the Tontine. Chief Minor
served in Co. A, 18th @. v, Captain Bias
sett's company, and enlisted from Meriden.
His genial face will be warmly welcomed
by the old comrades.