davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05

INDIANA DAY AT THE FAIR.


Elk President Harrison Stops Panic in
the Indiana State Building,
lndianas celebration at the worlds fair,
Chicago, was nearly marred by serious
accident wednesday afternoon and To the
cool-headeiness OF 'ex-president Harrison
Isdue in large measure the fact that il was
ayerted.
General Harrison's presence at the Indi-
qua DullulhB drew large number VINO were
curious to see him. When he had been
speaking but few minutes the people
surged forward IN their eagerness TO hear
his words.
Suddenly there was scream from por.
llon of the crowd, A panic was threatened
The eX,president realizing the danger, ceas.
ed speaking and wi, h perfect GOODNESS urged
the people TO remain quiet, at the same time
motlonng them back, A fainting woman
was assisted by General Harrison and Com
missioner Haven't 10 the platform, and the
ex'pfesdent mounted u chair so the people
could see him aud continued his speech
The crowd soon ceased struggling two other
women who were ON the pomt Of fainting
were carried out and cared Tor by ambul-
Ance surgeons and the panic which had
threatened TO assume serious proportions
was over.
In point of enthusiasm and possibly in
numbers Indiana can lay claim to the IN ost
,uccessiul state day at the Fair. When
joyernor Claude Matthews and staff, ex-
President BEN jamn Harrison. James Whit
,omb Riley and Others were escorted TO the
Indiana bun ding at II o'clock by Commis-
noners Hayens. Stndebaker and Others
guards were compelled TO force back the
great mass of humanity which was packed
Ogether in front OF the State building,
ieneral Lew Wellace and ex.SecTetary OF
ihe Navy X. W. Thompson were TO have
made addresses but both were detained at
some.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
A MANIAC AND HIS PISTOL,
A Terrible Occurrences in the Chicago
Board of Trade.

IerrlDlo Occurrence IN the chicago
Board of Trade.
Cassius Belden, an insane carriage painter,
entered the south gallery of the Chicago
Board of lrude about noon Wednesday, and
drawing revolver, deliberately fired twice
toward the ceiling and three times into tho
crowded pits of the floor below, and the op'
posite gallery.
A panic Immediately cnsued, everybody
seeking safety IN light or concealing them
selves behind bulletin boards and other
objects ON the floor.
Ipree persons were struck by flying bull
lets. They were; Amri VI. Bennett, Board
of Trade operator, shot through the neck;
Charles ". i;osewell, assis,an chief opera
tor Of the Board OF Trade telegraph, jaw
broken by ballet; Mrs. w w. Lewis. Of
TilusylIle ra. Worlds Fair visitor, a Sc.
were flesh wound.
Tne man VINO did the shooting refused TO
give any name but Chicago" at first but
subsequently he said he was CasSius Beld-
en-, a carriage painter, living at 365 La Sale
avenue His incoherent talk and apparent
indifference TO the deed made 1t evident that
he was insane
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
NOT UP TO HxPHoTAT1oNs.
Dun's BusiTess Review Does Not Make
the Brightest of Showings and Offeis
Much Food For Refiest on.


r. G. Dun Co.'S Weekly Review o
Trade, n. Y. says; complete ststemen,
of failures for the quarter now closing is
not possible. but the number thus far re
ported is about 1900 and the aggregate of
liabilities about $3.50, ,0O0, 00O, greatly surpass.
ing the record of any previous quarter. Fol
the p; st week the failures have been 800 in
the United States, aginst l77 last year, and
in Canada "a against 81 last year.
Business has not entirely answered ex
pectations, Many works which have re-
sumed operations do not find orders as large
or the demand as vigorous as they antci-
pated, and with some it is a question wheth.
er they will not close again. While money
on call has been abundant an d cheap, and
about si,5OOO 600 Clearing House certificates
have been retired, there Is perceptibie great.
er caution in making commercial loans
here and at some Western points.
Railroad earnings for September show a
decline OF l3 per cent CO npared with last
year, which is not better than the August
report Eastbound shipments from Chicago
show decrease OF IA per cent. for the last
week.
The cotton manufacture is gaining more
than any other and there Is a stronger mar
ket for print cloths and prints. Sales Of
wool last week were 4,02J, 4b0 pounds, again
~ onfo.OoO last year. ana for Tour weeks
l4474, 275 pounds. against 81. .0S0 500 last
year, but ii believed that many purchases
are for investment rather than for manu- d.
facture
While rs manufacturing concerns are re-
ported as starting wholly or in part, against
20 closing or reducing force, more than n
third of the increase has been in cotton
mills and another third in machine shops.
na,l mills, manufacturers OF stoves and
hardware, tools and cars, while in the iron
manufacture proper only seven concerns
have started, against three that have stop
ped, and the outlook does not seem bright
er.
In foreign trade exports again exceed last
wears AMI for the month about 2i.6 per
cent. while imports show decrease for the
month OF about - per cent, The return of
money from the interior continues large,
nd plainly reflects less activity than usual
az this season in domestic trade and indus.
~.
The total clearings of the United States
were s112, ,06S 725, decrease of q per cent;
lhe clearlngs exclusive Of those of New
York were S35S ls7, 1872, decrease Of q per
cent,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
AFRIGHTFUL WIND STORM.
Mobile Almost Entirely Wrecked by
Fearful Gale.

Mobile Almost Entirely Wrecked by
Fearful Gale.
south eatt gale broke at Mobile. Ala
on Monday morning about o'clock an
the wind has been increasing in yeloct
ever since. The barometer is still falin.
The wind has blown the water in from th
gulf until the river has reached Roy.
street, which is four blocks from the rive
and at an elevation of about Is feet irol
mean river height.
There is no possible chance OF sestimaun
the money damage. All the wholesale al
great portion Of the retail district Of tn
city is ssomc four feet under water, an
Thousands Of ollars' worth Of goods hay
been damaged.
Ielegraphic communication is cut of !
almost every direction. Houses were M
rooted. trees blown down and one cotto
warehouse has succumbed to the fury oflh
gale.
The southern par, of the city present
SUCH scene of wreckage that il looks as
1t had been bOmbarded. The towers on th
court house and Chrlsts Church are tOttel
ing.
The storm reached its height about p II
when the wind reached velocity Of
miles an hour.
At Morgan's baths an attendant name
Graham was swept away with five bai
houses and drowned Two unknown u,
groe' were drowned IN the cotton wards
Houses all over the city have been unroO
ed and fences blown down. IL is sImp,
impossible at this writing TO give details.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
A PREsIDENTIAL LETTER.
President Clevelsad'e Views on tn,
Monetary Situation.

President Cieveisad'e Views on the
Monetary Situation.
In reply TO letter from Governor North.
en-, OF Atlanta, Ca, asking the president TO
give his position on financial matters, Mr.
Cleveland sent the following reply:
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WAsHfNEroH, ID. @.
Hon. w. j. Northen:
MY DEAR sR-I hardly know how TO
seems to me that ! am quite plainly on rec.
ord concerning the financial question. My
letter accepting the nomination to the pres
dency, when read In connection with the
message lately sent 10 Congress in extraor.
dinary session, appears to me 10 be very
explicit want currency that Is stable
and safe in the hands OF our people. Twill
not knowingly be implicated IN condi ion
that will justly make me in the least de-
gree answsrable to any laborer or farmer in
the United States for a shrinkage in the
purchasing power OF the dollar he has re-
ceiyed for good dollars worth OF work, or
for good dollars worth of the product Of
his toll. not only want our currency to
be Of srch character that all kinds OF dol
lars will be Of equal purchasing power at
home. but want II TO be Of such charact-
er rs will demonstrate abroad our wi dom
nd good faith, thus placing upon firm
foundation our credit among the nations Of
the earth. ] want our financial conditions
and the laws relating TO our currency so
safe and reassuring that those who have
money will spend aud invest II in business
and new enterprises instead Of boarding it.
You cannot cure fright by calling II fool.
ish and unreasonable, and you cannot pre-
vent the frightened man from boarding his
money.
"l want good. sound and stable money,
and condition of confidence that will keep
II in use.
within the limits of what have written
am friend OF silver, but l believe its
proper place in our currency can only be
fixed by readjustment Of our financial
iegis lntion and the Inauguration of a con-
sistent and comprehensive financial scheme
| think such thing can only be entered
upon prohtably and hopefully after the re-
peal OF the la " VIII ich is charged with all
our financial woes. In the present state Of
the public mind this law cannot he built
upon or patched in such way as to relieve
the situation.
II am therefore opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver by this country
alone and independently, and am in favor
OF the immediate and uncondi ional repeal
Of the purchasing clause of the so-called
Sherman law.
II confess / am astonishe1 by the oppo.
sition In the senate to such prompt action
as would relieve the present unfortunate
| situation.
"My daily prayer is that the delay occa-
stoned by such opposition may not be the
cause OF plunging the country into deeper
depression than it has yet known. and that
the Democratic party may not be justly
held responsible for such a catastrophe.
Yours very truly,
"GRoyE CLEVELAND"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
HOW THEY FINISHED.
End ofthe Greatest Season in Baseball
History.

End of the Greatest Season in Baseball
History.
For the sixth time since 1876 the Boston
team has been voted the champion basebal
players OF the country, which puts them on
an equality with the Chicagos, who have
also won the tenant on six occasions in
that time. The finish of the first Fix clubs
in the race is very interesting, being equally
divided bttSeen the East aud tho West
Cincinnati crept into the first division nj
the last wag OF the hammer on miserable
huke. The Brooklyns had fought for and
won their place in the first division, but
when they came to Chicago, where they
would have undoubtedly have clinched
matters, the rain knocked them out of the
games until Cincinnati tied them. To make
ALT easier foI Cincinnati, on Saturday
Washington did not show up at the grounds
and so the game wa, given TO the pork
eoters without lifting hair. They line up
as follows at the close of the season OF 1893:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
TWENTY EIGHT DROWNED.
DEATH INsTANTANEous.
An Awful Accident in The Lake Super
Tor Mining Region.

A mine CASUALTY without parallel in the
try u not the word. occurred Mt Mansfi Id
the only producer Of Bessemer ore IN the
Crystal Falls mining district, aud located
six miles from Crystal Falls City. Mich, at
8 o'clock Friday night. The mine caved in
from the top to the bottom, burying %
workmen and entniling loss oft0j0,0 600.
The Mansfield shafts are located on the
west bank OF the Michigamme river and the
working levels Of the mine ran directly un-
der the stream and parallel with II for a
distance OF several hundred feet The first
level was 80 feet fellow the bottom of the
river. and the lower levels FIVE In number,
ran parallel to the first, the bottom being
~ feet below the surface of the water. The
five upper levels have been sloped out in
the progress OF the work leaving only tim
bers anu pi lars of ore TO bear the mighty
weight Of the floors o; ore above.
The accident is supposed to have been
caused by ;he givilH way Of the timbers on
the fifth level, allowing those above TO
follow, and NJ last the river TO pour In upon
the men.
After the cave In the river bed below
the mine was dry for an hour and 40
minutes.
The names OF the drowned miners are.
.
Pierce. Charles Pople Ole Carlson and Joe
kula. all married men. and Swan johnson,
Mike Harrington, Frank RockO. Al Torresa.
nj, Frank Johnson, Samuel Johnston Shel.
limo Iadra, Peter Turrcy. Nicolo Fontani,
John Resula, John HolmstrLm, Ross Fort.
mato, John kirshe, John Randall, John
Randall, John Warner. Oscar Lundquist,
John Arcanmelo Anto Stefano, August Co
logna o. Constant, Nigilis Zadra and Cele,-
ii Negri.
None Of the bodies have been recovered.
and 1t IL believed IL will be necessary to di-
vert the channel of The river before they
can be secured. IL is believed TO have been
the worst disaster that ever occurred in the
Lake Superior iron region.
There were 40 men IN the mine when the
accident occurred. but IS of them who were
working in the lower levels managed TO
escape.
The Mansfield was developed about six
years ago and has been worked continually
since. IL was producer OF highgrade
Bessemer ore and it is estimated To have
contained 100000 tons when the accident
occurred. To-day 1t is a worthless pit on v
marked by n small bay sunk from the nat.
ursl bed Of the Mlchigamme by the cave-in
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
-
RAILROAD STRIKERS,

Chesapeake aud OHIO Men Tie Up the
Road at Many Points,
Trsinmen, switchmen, yardmen and coal
beavers on the Chesapeake and Ohio went
out on a strike at Fulton. KY, against a
reduction in wages. Work in the railroad
yards has suspended and no thing except
passenger trans are moving
At Coyington, Tenn. All the employees of
the station agent aud the telegraph opera.
tors, weht out Oh strike. This action was
taken as a result of the recent order reduc-
ing salaries 10 per cent No trains, except
passengers are moving.
Al Dyersbnrg, Tenn. the Chesapeake and
Ono was tied np Saturday bv strike OF all
trunu en- and switchmen. Passen GER trains
carrying the mails are allowed " run.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
D.n,,rr., Accidcnt.


BY the collision of two trains on tn,
Grand trunS railroad at bellevue Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Newland were killed,
and cashier Mereiith, of the road and hi;
wife badly hurt. Mr.. Newland was
wealthy merchant Of Detroit Mich.
An Eric train struck hearse at North
OlenG, y. y. aud smashed it to pieces I'm
dernker Woodward was, perhaps, fatally
injured aud James Goodale was instantly
killed.
For three days a prairie fire has been
burning in the western part of the Cherokee
Strip. John BAKER, Henry Thomas and
family, two children named Harrison, aud
Mrs Thompson and two children perish ed
in the flames.
The Mattress factory OF W. H. Foster, at
New Orleans, was destroyed. and Foster
and Noah Alexander burned to death Loss
$4,000.
A collision occurred on the Chica,o. Bur.
hneton and Quincy near Streator, III. VIII
liam GribbIe was xii e1 and 10 others seri
ously injured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
LATER NEWS wAIFs.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.

The steel plant Of the Riverside company,
at Wheeling, w. Va, and additional de-
partments at the Aetna Standard, at
bridgeport, o., haze been put in operation.
About 1000 men are thus given employ
ment.
OF the 80 900 workmen usually employed
IN the textile mills of Philadelphia, $1,000
are idle.
AT Pottsville Pa, the committee of the
schuylKill Coal Exchange has fixed the
rate of wages for last half of September and
first half Of October at per cent above the
$3.50 basis, or 6 per cent. increase over
wages paid last month.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
csp,,ni. Labor Ind..ri,,.

tapttnt Labor md tndu.trtrt.
The American Wire Nail mills at Ander
son, Ind, have resumed with COO men on 0
non.union basis All but three OF the old
Amslgamated Association men went te
work.
The Whittenton mills at Tauton, Mass,
started up giving employment to more tnan
1000 persons.
The naiers employed at the Laughlin
works, Martins Ferry, o.. agreed to accept
10 per cent. reduction. Work will resume
at once.
The entire plant Of the Cumberland Glass
Company at Brdgeion y. j., has resumed
operations
Judge Reed. Of Wichita Kas, declared
the 8 hour law unconstitutional Claim,
aggregating hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars, for Nertime under this act are pend
ing against every county and city in tn,
State.
The miners in the Jackson. o.. coal dis
trict have refused the operators proposition
20 pay monthly, aud nearly $500 men ar,
idle.
The Bellairc. o., steel plant closed dowt
indefinitely owing % Jack OF orders About
GOO men are out Of employment.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
son, shot In lhe brIdge Of the nose.


At Brunswick, Ga, there was one deatl
from yellow fever on Tuesday, that of Mrs
Stokes. Six patients were discharged. Then
are now under treatment II cases. tho
smallest number at any one time since the
epidemic was declared. The outlook is
favorable for the continued decrease OF
malignant cases and low rate Of moriali
ty,
Thirteen new cases Of yellow fever wer,
reported at Brunswick, ia, on Friday, five
whites and eight blacks. The situation Il
exceedingly dstres,lng.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05

The much-coveted cup was originally
offered as q prize for race around the Isle
OF Wight. open 20 yachts OF all Nations.
The prize was offered 10y the Royal Yacht
Squadron. The cup is OF solid silver. II Is
,ewer-shaped and elaborately ornamented. IL
stands little over two feet ip height and
weighs one hundred ounces. Around the
centre. the broadest part, arc medallions
bearing different inscriptions. Tho first
reads as follows
cone hundred guinea cup, won August %
1851, at Cowes. England, 10y Yacht America,
lat Royal Yacht Squadron regatta, open TO all
Nations, beating Beatrice, Volante, Arrow,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
THE AMERICAS CTR.

Wyvern, lone, Constance, Gypsy Queen,
Alarm, Mona, Brilliant. Bacchante, Freak,
Eclipse and Aurora"
Another medallion bears this inscription
"Schooner America, 40 tons, Commodore
John q. Stevens built by George Steers,
New York, 1851"
On other spaces are inscriptions record
dng the results of the races with the schoon-
ers Cambria, Livonia and Countess OF Duf-
ferir, and the sloops Atalanta, Genesta, Gal
atea and Thistle.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

'''' NNN''HN'H AM rNINLlilNs'
An open slope which lies between Char.
lesion, S. c., and Jump Island was capsiz-
ed in Ashley river and three persons out OF
passenger list Of seventeen were drowned
Fourteen were rescued by the tug Otto, Cap.
tain John JoaneIl All ;he passengers and
crew were negroes from James island. The
names of the drowned are Samuel Gour-
din, Morris Lemon and Thomas Davis.
At Fort Edward y. Y, Mrs. Daniel Grif-
fifth of Sandy Hill, n. Y, and her daughter
in law, Mrs. l.. L. Griffith, of Tenn pcoe H.,
were instantly killed by being struck by a
locomotive Of Delaware and Hudson
train
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
Miscellaneous.

The Roanoke (Va.) Coroner's jury rem.
dcred a verdict that the men came to then
death by weapons in the hands Of men or
soldiers Of the Roanoke Light Infantry and
that the evidence showed that Bierd was
acting under instructions from Mayor
Trout
At Boston, John L, Russell was nomina.
ted for governor by the democratic conyen-
ton OF Massachusetts,, For lieutenat gov
ernor James B. Carroll was named. Both
nominations were made by acclamaton.
The tic'et was completedas follows; stcre,
tary OF state J. W. Mcdonald of Marlbor-
ough; Attorney general, Charles S. Lille,
OF Dudley; auditor, John d. Wheelwright,
OF Rnstnn-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05

Henry Coleman, Jr., colored who at.
tempted to assassinate Capt. Thomas Lyles,
was taken from Jail at Benton, La, by 50
men and lynchei.
At Chicago, after shooting and seriously
wounding three men. James McGrath, a
notorious West side character, was shot
twice and killed by the Maxwell street OH
GERS while resisting arrest. The injured are
Officer Michael Flemming, shoRin the lef
eg.rh'r'" Z through th'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05

contestants in an international race for the
Americas cup. The Yigilant is owned by
syndicate OF New York yachtsnen and the
valkyrie by Lord Duntgven.
Forty-two years ago the famous old
schooner America won the cup that is now
the emblem OF the yachting championship OF
the world. The cup IL now held by the New
York Yacht Club. and since the Americas
victory has been successfully defended by
American yachts in sixteen races The last
race for the cup was In 1887, when the
Thistle. now called the Meteor, and owned
by the Emperor OF Germany. came over only
10 be defeated by General Pa.nes yacht.
the Volunteer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05

A decision has been rendered by Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Reynolds, holding
that certificate of discharge is the most val.
liable evidence in pension cases
The salaries of the government officials at
Washington aggregate Sl3, 1854, 1896,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
WnsiiinuIon Nexx.

Astatement prepared by the Treasury
department shows the collections from in
ternal revenue for July and August Of thi,
year to have been $25 OJ2. S3i as compared
with receipts of S2s,57IGil during July
and August of 1892.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
.Japan's Awful Floods

BY the recent floods in Gifu, Japan
6s2 houses were swept away, l4,025 housei
flooded, 33s people killed and So2o5 people
rendered homeless
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
Value Walt
LL ~
Monetary

OSE OF tho largest cheese deals ever mai'
In Canada has been closed by ID. A. McPhef.
son, Montreal dealer, who sold 40, 900 bois
OF TALL make to the representative OF an Ens.
lish house. The total value involved Is sSN'
900. The cheese market Is strong, owingp
great demand In Great Britain for Canadi''
cheese.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
Finnncininnd Commercial.

A list Of banks in Southern states which
have suspended since January shows tha
out of suspensions aggresatng in rounc
numbers $ld,9SO010 in capital, bank,
representing Sl2 500, 600 have or are aboa.
10 resume
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
CHOLERA ADyICEs

three fresh cases of cholera and one
death wore reported at hamburg during
the q hours ending at noon Saturday.
Since Sept 10 there has been ll9 cases here
and 5S deaths. The epidemic is now losing
ground rapidly,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
WORLDS FAIR ATTENDANCE.
The following are the official figures fo
the paid admissions 10 the fair:

IRISH DAY at the Worlds Fair was gaily
celebrated on saturday in spite OF the rain
After a long alteration between various Of
Heals the Irish fag was displayed on the
fair buildings.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05

A WEST VII GINA father told his little
'rl that chestnuts were poison, to keep her
rom eating too msny. The child became
frightened and In her efforts to vomit those
he had eaten blood vessel was burst, and
G died few minutes later.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05
Five Hanged on One scafold.

Five negroes were legally hanged for
murder at Mt Vernon, Ca, on one
scanold. Their names were Hirman Jacobs,
Hiram Brewington, Lucian Manuel, Weldor
Gordon and Pearse Strickland.