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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31
The Plucky Peccarr.

Mexico has within its borders bess.
into whose narrow skull fear neve,
enters, says the Two Republics. Its
the peccary-the javalina of the Mer.
leans, the dicotyles torquatus of zoo.
logists. Bravery is a notable attribute
of man, and il was discovered 10 birds
beasts and fishes. don't claim the
quality for the brute i am about 10
describe, writes correspondent from
the frontier. / believe bravery canno,
be said to exist in senses devoid Of
fear. i conceive that an appreciation
of danger is a necessary menstrum 10
the nobler courage. 1t is not the man
of dogged Indifference | admire; il il
the man who refuses to fly when duty
bids him stand, and though he fears
death, fears dishonor more.
Now, the peccary has no particle Of
fear on account of any show OF odds
and appears to live only for the pur.
pose of mally dying when opportunity
offers. The game cock fights with
heroic valor, but one sees in his swim.
ming eyes when gaffed and bleeding in
the pit, glances of regret and nsmeless
fear. He shudders out his life be.
meath his Growing conqueror, aud his
tiny heart, perhaps, swells with woe a.
his last throbs. At least il looks that
way to me. The dying pachyjerm Of
the Ne xicau frontier forest dies "in 81
matter of course way" as il he was
meant to end that way and was glad Of
il. He looks up in the tree win ere the
man sits who shot him few meu OF ex.
perience ever shoot them from any
other standpoint) and anon h holds
up his cloven foot aud glances at it.
II the peccary regrets anythjng in the
hour of dissolution it is that ne was
made like squirrel--to climb.
Locomotive engineers occasionally
encounter droves of peccaries, aS | sup.
pose do all engineers who operate on
all railroads in northern MexicD. No|
whistle is sounded to frighten them
The engineers know that peccaries
cannot be frightened. The engine
rushes into the midst of the drove, and
those not killed outright die madly
charging and biting ut the wheels tina,
crush them. A peccary is in all re.
spects hog. He looks, smells. taste:
like a hog-and is Il hog, but for
thing of indomitable courage of the
lower type; for hater of quenchless
fury, aud a fighter to the last throb o!
his heart, commend me to the tiercs
dicotyles torquatus, the indigenou.|
Mexican hog, brute that would, if b
could, while riding in the midst of
cyclone, bite at the zig-zag flashes o.
the death-dealing lightning.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings Of Our Law
Makers at Washington
oSE uuSDREp AND THRTY-FiRsr DAY

oNE HUNDRED AND IHiRTy-FlRsT DAY.
SENATE Announcement that senator Cor
man would speak to-day upon the tariff had
the effect of bringing out larger attendance
than usual. senator Kyle introduced a resO-
luton declaring for non-intervention In
Hawaiian affairs which went over until to-
morrow. The rest of the time was consumed
by senator Gorman in his speech on the taril
bill.
HousE.-The onslaught ON the civil service
commission which was started yesterday was
resumed to-day. and several times during the
day this question was disposed Of only 10
break out moment later In another place.
Another amendment 20 the bill gives the see
retury OF the treasury discretion in the TEN.
porary appointment Of clerks to wind up the
accounts Of the divisions proposed TO he
abolished. instead Of taking them from the
classified service.
The house adjourned at sos o'clock after
getting half way through the Legislative bill.
oSE HvSpnND AND TuiRTy-sRCoSD DAT.
SENsTE.-The managers OF the tari0 bill in
the Senate grew somewhat restive to-day on
account Of the delay which had occurred
over the tarin bill during the past day or
two. There was q consultation between Sen
ators Harris. Joues. Vest. Brice. Cockrcll aud
Others at which II was decided 10 notify the
Republican side that the progress made was
not satisfactory and unless the bill moved
along little more rapidly longer hours
would inevitably result. But little progress
was made up till adjournment.
HOUSE,. Ia the Hosse to-day the amend
ment Of Mr. Enloe. iDem., Tenn striking
ont the appropriation for the civil service
commission. was lost, 10 yeas TO 1865 nays.
The Legislative appropriation bill was then
uassed and the House adjourned.
oSH HUNDRED AND rnrRTY-ruiRD DAY.
SENATE. Senator kylc's Hawaiian reso-
luton which came over from yesterday, was
considered again until the hour for consider
ing the tariff bill arrived. Not much progress
was made on the bill and at 5le the senate
adjourned.
HousE The lower branch Of Congress was
not IN session to-day.
oNE HUNDRED AND THIRrY-FouRrU DAY.
SENATE. Senator Voorhees, to-day iutrOduc.
ed an important pension bill. II provides
that all persons who receives pensions rated
10y existing laws at less than Sl2 per month
shall have their pensions increased 20 that
amount. Especial provision is made that no
widows pension shall bc less than Si2. The
tarii1 bill was then taken mp and discussed
until adjournment.
Iousg. Nothing Of importance was trans
acted IN the house to-day the session being
short.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31
THE LABOR WORLD.
THERE are 30. 900 union musicians.
CHICAGO plumbers get 1915 q day.

THERE are 30, 900 union musicians.
CHICAGO plumbers get 1915 q day.
SYRACUSE. y. Y, has a labor temple.
LoNGsHoREMES have thirty unions.
AKRON, Ohio, does not employ foreigners.
THERE are 5000 Brotherhood bookbinders.
NEBRASKA has a State Federation OF Labor.
BALTIMORE musicians have refused 10 join
the national union.
MFxIcASs ami Slavs are working under
guGd at Sophris, Col.
IN lint glass workers OF America meet az
Montreal. Canada, In July.
DETROIT unions are agitating municipal
operation az street railways.
HoEsEsHoERs have lust held their M.
uonal convention at Washington.
AUSTRIA contemplates revising her ira le
laws and establishing labor tribunals.
THE coal miners strike caused large de-
crease In the output of iron manufactures.
THFBE is said to be great scarcity OF
farm hborers In tho lower Mississippi Val
ley.
THT Berlin international Miners Congress
declared in favor OF an cight-hour working
day.
FALL RIVER (Mass.) weavers'. cariers'
gamate.
President McBRIDE. OF the Mine Work
ers' Union. has served .our terms in the
Ohio Legislature.
EudESE DEBs says the victory on the
Northern Pacific was won because the em-
ployes were united.
EAST LIVERPOOL (Ohio) striking potters
have bought large plant aud will run 1t on
the cooperative plan.
PUBLIC PAINTER BENEDICT proposes TO re-
duce the number OF employees the Govern
ment Printing Olice from 5000 TO 1900.
CHICAGO employers have raised S20. 900 10
test the :onstitutionaity OF the law fixing
eight hours as days work for women.
THE Chinese Government now tries strlk-
ers Tor high treason and promptly executes
them when convicted as they generally are.
LITTLE over 5000 book bin sars are or
gauized In the United States. Nearly sc. 600
find employment working at the craft In the
country.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31
THE NATIONAL GAME.

PiroVER KEErE has been secured by the
Chicagos.
LANCE, the Chicago centre-nelder. weigh1
220 pounds.
griffin captained the Brooklyns during
Foutzs illness.
CHICAGO has engaged Second Baseman
weddige, OF OIL City.
THE demand for nrst-class pitchers was
never 80 great as II Is now.
BosToN critics have requested Tucker to
tone down his coaching methods.
CoLcoLouGH. OF Pittsburg. gives promise
ofbeing rs great pitcher rs Rusie.
IL Washington they consider the Bati-
mores more speedy than the Bostons.
The Brooklyn team have been so far the
greatest disappointment in the League.
ROBINSON has thus far caught in every
championship game played by Baltimore this
season.
WHAT the New YorSs were thought TO be
strongest in-batting-is found TO be their
weakest point.
DALY's second base play for Brooklyn Is
equal. II not superior, TO any other second
baseman IN the League.
MuLLANE. OF Cincinnati. claims he hns
discovered u new ball, slow, high curve.
He calls It his "hypnotizer."
No THREE pitchers in any one club are be-
ginning TO do tho WORK OF Young, Clarkson
and Cuppy OF the Clevelands.
CLEVELAND has good extra man in vir-
tue. He can play either the out or inGeld,
and does his snare OF the hitting.
TERRY, the pitcher. formerly with the
Brooklyn and Pittsburg Baseball Clubs, has
been signed by the Chicago Club
THE attendance at the Polo Grounds games
has been remarkable. and New York is uu-
ques,ionably the banner city of tho League
In this respect.
BRourHERs. OF Baltimore. has developed
into quite sprlnter In Washington the
other day hs stole second base twice and
third base once.
BASEBALL enthusiasm, as q rule, knows no
one locality. II IS in the air and spreads
with greater rapidhy and more far-reachlng
scope than an epidemic OF cholera.
YouNG. OF the Clevelauds. promises to be
the winning pitcher OF the year. His record
SO FAR this season is already way ahead OF
Nichols, Rusie and the other star twirlers.
NEW YoRKERs are sorely grieved over the
stumbling career Of the Giants. OF the first
thirteen games played away from home this
year the New iorks won three. aud two OF
those victories were Won from Washington.
KELLER, Brodie and Kelley made up a
formidable outlield for the Baliimores. They
are all young players, but they know their
business. No, only do they do well in the
field. but they make themselves felt at the
bat.
The New York Club has been presented By
a,physician friend with q complete medicine
chest, containing liniments and bandages of
all sorts, To be used In case OF injuries TO the
players. II will be kept i'll the club house
ior emergencies.
The new rule, which prohibits the trap.
ping OF the ball at the hands OF any infield
player, does not apply TO fly ball dropped
by an outteld player for double play, but
IN this latter case the fly ball musy be taken
IRON the ground TO make the play legal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31

Thanks to the good sense aud mas.
terful control over his people of old
San Juan, the head chief OF the Mesca.
Zero Apaches, that once warlike and
dreaded Mexican tribe has remained
al peace with the whites for many
years. They number l2j families,
comprising about 500 individuals.
Most attractive in its natural features
~ their reservation, ninety miles
northeast from FL Paso. About two
hiths Of its $40, 200 acres of varied
surface is covered with timber forests,
largely pine, which include numerous
grassy spaces of parks; its plains
lands are covered with grama grass,
aud water is everywhere abundant.
These exceptional advantages for tim.
ber cutting, stock raising aud farm.
ing, together with its known rich
mineral deposits OF gold, silver, cop.
per and coal, have caused the Mesca.
lero reservation to be regarded with
covetous eye by white adyenturers.
who have long brought a strong pres.
sure to bear at Washington to achieve
their aims. 1t is proposed that the
Indian families aad adult males shall
receive allotments of 100 acres each.
and the remaining 550,0O0 acres be
thrown open TO settlement as Govern.
ment land. Under conditions of satls.
factory compensation to the Indians
for the land they surrender, some
such outcome, which will probably be
the ultimate one, would not be unfair
to any of the parties concerned
For the present the Apaches are likely
to retain their vast hunting ground,
except, perhaps, that portion of the
reservation that is known to be min.
erai bearing, an area of about 80, OOO
acres, which, it is generally believed,
will soon be thrown open to miners
and settlers.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31

A British nobleman who was sued
for breach Of promise is reported TO
have declared tina, IL was impossible
for him TO contradict a lady and that,
therefore, he would not deny that he
had made the promise; but he in
usted TINT the lady had exaggerated
the value Of his affections aud that that
value was fair question for jury.
The lady recovered one per cent or
20 of her original claim and the
mulctod noblcman declared that the
sross-examination Of her by his coun-
eel was amply worth the money.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31
lie Has Three Voices.

1t is said that there is a co,orad N
in Chicago who possesses two listii
voices, which he is able to use sim
taneously, and that he can, in n lar
hall, produce the effect OF n third.
fact, he is n whole choir by himsd
He was exhibited before the pd
graduate class of the Chicago MedI
College q day or so since, and
medical men declare that tuey wol
never have believed such a thing n
sible if they had not heard it. A
mans name is William Yancey, and
is about sixty years old. He says 4
when boy he was singing aud thou
he felt his throat split. 1t was \
for several days, and when it hes
up he had two voices. At the ed
bition the two voices showed pure1
sweet, the soprano being of wond
ful softness. The harmony is peri
While the test was in progress he
sured the medical gentlemen that J
was in larger hall he could prod
three voices. He was taken TO
Auditorium. Here the two 70
sprang from his throat simultaued
ly, but, more wonderful still, "A 4
echo returned from the walls and
its place between the two, giving
effect of trio. The soprano,
and alto formed perfect chord.
Carr says Yancey's case is the
ever brought to the attention of
medical profession. New Orleans
cvune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31

CRIPPLE GREER, Col Eleven men killed with
n strong probability that the number OF dead
will be increased when all IL known, Is the
record OF the first day OF trouble here.
Eleven men started TO work In the Strong
mine on Battle mountain. Shortly after
wards a large party OF strikers blew up the
shaft house with powder, causing "a loss OF
$4,000. and then dropped 100 pounds OF
giant powder down the shaft, which was also
expl, inmates. Not Lscre
than. Strong shaft house
eixteen men, VINO were engaged TO go 10
work in the Independence mine, were sur
rounded la their bunk house and after n long
party agreed TO surrender. Each one was
armed with rife and brace OF revolvers.
The arms are now In possession OF the strik-
ers
II Is rli,nured that the strikers attacked the
Anna Lee mine. overpOwering the guards,
after which they blew up the shaft house, but
the rumor had not been confirmed Us we
went TO press.
La Sale. H. This city Is In the hands OF
n mob OF striking miners. They have had
things their own way. and when Sherif Tay-
lor and his few deputies sought TO put out a
restraining hand. they turned upon him and
gave battle Not one Of the deputies escap-
ed injury and sheriff Taylor and Deputies
Walters. Hoolihan and Deyore were danger
ously, II not fatally injured. When another
force OF deputies arrested three OF the ring
leaders, the jail was entered by the infuriated
horde and the release Of the men accomplish
ed.
PANA. ILL.-It is feared that 1000 strikers
from Centralia, Odin aud other mining dis
tricts in this vicinity will make an attempt
to force the 500 miners working here to leave.
There have been $50 deputies sworn in.
EVANSVILLE, IND. Early Friday morning Il
gang OF miners held up n coal train ut Shell
bourn. Ind, and refused TO allow II 10 pro-
n.al fn rih Thay fora.I tba anpin.aF and
fireman of the locomotive, uncoupled the
ears and put out the fire.
ODlN. III.-Over 100 riotous miners have
been arrested here. An attack on the
authorities is anticipated. 100 Winchesters
We're received and the men on guard are arm
ed with them. Efforts are being made TO
form mob Of miners 10 so TO Centrslia to
release prisoners.
STEuBENviLLr, O.-Striking miners at New
comerstown took possession Of an eastbound
coal train and compelled the train crew %
run the train on Il siding. Later they allow.
ed the train TO proceed. The railroad
authorities have appealed to the sheriff 'or
protection
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31

New York and Boston capitalists are
Interested III Il gigantic enterprise,
which is TO construct ship canal
across the southern part of Michigan,
connecting Lakes Michigan and Erie,
announces the American Cultiyator.
Its eastern terminus would probably
be Toledo, though one of the pro-
posed routes is from Port Bento TO
Detroit. Either way the line would
be $50 miles long. Its estimated cost
Is $50. 900, 600, and when completed i.
wall save 700 miles of dangerous lake
navigation. Still another canal is
talked OF, which is to connect the mp
per Mississippi at st. Paul with Lake
Superior Mt Duluth. The country be-
tween these points is low, with many
small lakes furnishing abundance of
water, and making the construction
of ship canal both possible and easy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31
How One Woman Criminal Was Detecte

''lt is a good deal harder to convict
a woman OF crime than a man." said
James Tracy, the veteran detective
81 don't know why it is 50. unless il
be that women are slicker in conceal.
ing the evidence of their crime. l rel
member one case l had here in Stl
Louis about twenty years ago where d
woman had arrested nearly .escaAd
punishmept for her crime bu
finally landed her in an unexpec.S0
way.
The woman was servant in q
wealthy family living in the Wet
End. One night about $1,000 WORT
of diamonds belonging to the lady o
the house were stolen, and evidenc
went to show that this servan, was tn,
thief. / arrested her, but she stoutl
protested her innocence, AM Mt tb|
trial the jury brought in verdict
not guilty, claiming the evidence ws
not sufficient to convict. / WAS cor
WINGED in my own mind, howevei
that the woman was the guilty part
and had planted the diamonds some
where and sooner or later would TT
to dispose OF them. One day Will
standing on the corner of Broadwsl
and Walnut street with my partner,
saw her coming down ths stree
dressed in the height of fashiol
Thinking that probably she Ia
raised the diamonds, ! toll my par
ner to arrest her and take her to d
station to be searched. Thi> he Iii
and I, keeping out of siGnt, folIowd
behind to see that she did not drd
anything. As she walked along
noticed that she kept swinging
parasol in rather q queer way, a.
suddenly saw little package wrapp4
in cloth drop from the parasol in
the gutter. 1 immediately pound
upon it, and my suspicious were co
hrmei at finding the package 10 co
tain the stolen diamonds, which s.
had placed inside her para'oI. An
seeing that she had been detected d
woman confessed, and was sent to
penitentiary for three years. ~
Louis Democrat
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31
-FOUR MINERS SHOT DEAD.
MANY MORE MEN WOUNDED.
Another Fatal Riot of Miners in Fayette
County, Pa.

A riot occurred near Connellsville Pa, at
Washington run mines Of the Washington
Coal and Coke Company at daybreak Friday
morning. -Four men were instantly killed.
and a dozen or more were wounded. The
killed are: Barney McAndrews, single, Of
Woods Run; Joseph Golitho a Slav, from the
Van Meter mines OF Osborne. Saeger a Co.;
Omisky. Of Stockdale. near Fayette City; an
unknown German from Jacobs Greek. Those
seriously wounded nnI who will likely dieare
John Troy a coker, from Fayctte City; an
unknown italian from Bellevernon, and a
Hungarian from the Ellsworth mines at
Taylorstown. near Sutcrville.
The first shot was nred by deputy. who
In the excitement which attended the rush OF
the strikers. discharged his rife in the air
and fed. In an instant the conflict was on,
and before the shooting ended four strikers
were living in the road dead, and IL 10 IL
others were wounded. Among the wounded
IRE four deputies
The strikers assembled hear the works
about midnight. Nine hundred OF them
were from the works along the Monon-
gahela river. In the vicinity Of Fayette City.
the others were from the Banning, Whit
selt Smithton and other mines along the
Yough river. The two delegations met near
the works and bivouacked In the road, ready
to intercept the men as they went to work.
The united force numbered 1000 men. Many
OF them were armed with Winchesters, shot
guns, revovers or clubs. During the early
morning hour squads OF strikers marched up
and down the road. 10 the music of brass
bands aud hfes and drums. shouting and
cursing the deputies and worFmen, and fir
ing occasional volleys in the air
Committees were sent to the mon and the
deputies. warning them that any attempt
70 start the mines would precipitate deadly
riot. The last notice sent the deputies.
stated:
We are fully prepared To resist every effort
60 start these mines. We know the workmen
here would join the strike II they were no
intmiiated hy armed merccnaries. We are
heavily armed. and will return bullet for
bullet II the deputies fire on us. We are
American citizens and demand the protection
that is afforded the company.
All the demonstrations were closely watch
ed 10y the officials of the company. They had
been notified early IN the evening of the con-
templated attack. and massed all their depu-
ties IRON their other plants at the Washington
mines. At midnight 30 men were on guard,
and az 8 o'clock. the hour Of the attack, T5
men were on guard. These men were placed
in charge of Capt. Anderson, Of Pittsburg.
The coroner held an inquest Saturday after
noon on the four men killed. The verdict
was that these men came to their deaths from
gunshot wounds inflicted by deputy sheriffs
Of Fayettc county while said men had as
sembed with guns and other weapons for
the purpose OF melting IA riot. aud that said
deputies had acted only in the line OF their
lawful duty.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-31
BLOOD AT A MINE.
Two men Shot Dead and Five Wounded
in Riot at Evansville, Ind.

Al Evansville, Ind, news was received Of
serious trouble al Little's coal mines, at
Little station. on the Evansville & Indiana
polls railroad. Two hundred and fifty
miners from Washington aud other mines ia
Davis and Pike counties, armed with Win
chester rifles aud wagon load of ammuni-
tion, marched 70 Iittles mines for the pur-
pose OF compelling the force at work ut that
point TO join in the strike.
A battle occurred between the strikers and
those who have continued at work In which
five men were wounded and two killed. For
some days past deputy sheriiIs have been
were disarmed and driven away by the
strikers The strikers evidently intend 10 re-
main at Little. us they have gone into camp
and brought about 60 days provisions with
them.