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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-29
THEBIG GUN A SUCCESS.
The New l3-Inch Rife Comes Up I,
Expectations,

The New l3-Inch Rife Comes Up &c
Expectations,
The new big Is inch gan, the largest ever
made in the United States, was fired twice
at the Indian Head proving ground, near
New York city in the presence Of com
pany Of distinguished officials aud proved
TO be success.
The rifle weighs O. tons the brass saddle
upon which il rests 10 tons ant the ear
riuge upon which II mounted - tons The
iirst forging tor the gun WAS made IN 1890.
so that the weapon has been tour .years IN
bUIldlng.
Before firing the gun an experiment was
made io determine wheth "A naryeyi2ed
nickel steel nrmor plate - inches Ihck
could hc demo lsheI by a 10 iuch east steel
proleCtle Inc tfst shot fired WA, what il
known ~ the Johnson east steel shell. IL
weighed $40 pounds was propelled by III
pounds uf powder and struck the target,
about 800 IreI from The gun $ nozzle, WITH a
'eloclty of .'n Get n second. About tive
inches oi the prolcc' lie was driven INTO :the
plac, the rend,ud"r hcihg broseu into
fragments, sOIe oi which rpbuundrd two
pr three hundred yards The plate was
rrar rked TO TIA" two edges nearest the point
oi impact To an apparent depth of about live
inches
The second shot fired was Carpen.
ter ArmOr plate proeCli'e of the same
weight and wIih tie same charge as the
Johnson shell II penetrated the Plate tn
about The same deplh aud was alsb com
pleiely shaltc!eA, but the shock opeucd the
crack made hy the johnson shot clear
through the plate. looSening The PORTION ot
that shot Which had been imhpiGpd 10 the
mass and pretty thoroughly drmuli,hiug II.
Then l,l01 ponnd Iruiryue WAS ram
med iAto tsc his gun, upon iu3 rounds ut
heNssu nal brown pOwdrr aud fred, The
tnrunograph sh"Ne that tue shot travelled
AT the rare ni % 'eeia s.cord. For The
second shot thc charge of powder was in
crea'ed to iSJ pound y creasinE the velocity
lo l,1,j ie,t per second
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LIQUOR IN IOWA.

Provisions of the New Law Making
Iowa q Non Prohibiitve state.
Following are the provision, ut the liquor
measure that has just passed the Iowa leg
islatutc
tax Of 500 per annum IS to be issued
against every one engaged ~ the safe ot
in'uIicatInp liquors except registered pha'
maCiStS. assessments are To be- made IN DE
c,mber. March, June and september ana
returned ~ the county auditor by tho ds-
SCISSOR of each township il the assessor ia q
citizens uf the Cuuutv can pro
cure the li'tiug q! names and places
by verified statement addressed To the
county auditor. Any person - assessed
shalt have the firhi uf appeal Ia the h"irn
uf supervisorS Ether tnr petitioner or the
cOuny attorney may appeal ~ the dl>trici
court. IhctaN shall bc levied bv the board
at SUPERVISOR IA september ana shall be
payable semi annually ON or before the
first day OF April aud October OF each year,
and in case ui failure 4 penalty ot ~ per
cent shall be al icd together with pr cent
per month, tax sales shall he held by the
county treasurer the first MONDAY IN June
and Scpteubcr. AT which time all property
on which iaNes for the sale of liquor nave
become a lien shall be offered ior sale rev
enue from this tax shalt hp IaId into the
county treasury and one malt stall 90 TO the
general county funds ana one hall 10 the
municipality.
IL is made the dnty of the county attor-
ney tO zee that this act II enforced In cities
OF o 900 or more the tax may be paid quar-
ana such payment shall be Il har TO
eedlngs under the prohibiiUry law; IL ~
required that n resolution Consentng 10
such sales must be- adopted 10y the city cuuu-
els and IL together with n wIItten statement
Of consent of resident fIeehuiderS owning
property within fifty feet Of the premises
where the business is carried on must be
filed with the county auditor; no saloon
sha be located WITHIN 800 ieet OF II church
or school house; bond OF s3Olu must be
filed with the county auditor the sale ui
liquors must be IN single room with but
one entrance and that opening unB pub.lc
business street No games are to be allowed
IN this or al dlonng rooms.
Provision Is made for towns Of less than
5COO whereby the act may become operative
by % per cent OF the voters signing "a stale
ment of consent. city councils ar ma
Jorlty of voters may SUSPEND the clause
which makes the payment OF the tax opeT-
ate us Il bar under tie present Jaw.
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THE CROPS ARE KILLED.
Reports OF Losses from Cold Are Exten
sive and Widespread.

Reports OF Losses from Cold Are Exten-
sive and Widespread.
ST. LouIs-Ihe freezing weather that has
prevailed throughout this section of the
southwest is unprecedented for March.
Early vegetables had well advanced aud
fruit trees in many places had put forth
buds ns n result uf the recent warm spell,
h,T NOV tl,s iNro-,9eeir ..A"P good crai" .9?F
Gal en- ilai. IN some places IN Illinois, Mis-
sorri and Southern Iowa the temperature
tell 10 degrees below freezing. Ice AN inch
lhiCk formed ~ the city aud so far south az
san Angelo, Tex. II was II quarter of an
inch thlCk. The cold snap caught the fruit
orcbaltS IN full blossom aud will cut the
cfop short.
M,,rou,,H, III In two days the ther-
momet-r dropped from ~ degrees to -
above zero, The peach, plum AMI pear
crops have been ruined by the cold snap,
CARLYLE, lll.--A cold wave struck this
section. The entire fruit crop is killed and
ga den truck suffered considerably.
CHICAGO The cod wave has reached this
POM. Ia Michigan many thousand dolia
damage - done 10 early peaches. grapes and
black berries, strawberries are frozen ur
solid
CtN,ISN,rI, Untold damage has been
done the iruit IN tins valley by the severe
weather Hundreds ot acres of garden
truck up tue Mill creek valley are frozen.
II - believed that at least ~ gardeners are
r.ined by The freeze. lbe dam
age in this ismedia,e vicinity will reach
s.OOOO. All peaches, cherries and pears
are killed
SrSlNGrIFIp, O.-rhe thermometer here
Monday morning registered degrees above
zero. Peaches, pears and cherries are
killed. Apples are consderei all right,
ATLANTA, Ga s.-Repotls from the fruit
districts OF this state, tennessee and Ken
lucky say % per cent OF the fruit crop was
killed by the frost.
UNIoNrowN. Pa The cold snap has kill.
ed the cary peaches and ChrIrles. The ap-
plcs are not thought to be hurt. Peaches
were in bloom aud cherries very nearly So.
This il the third season in succession that
the cherry aud peach crops have been kill
ed by freezing,
dlspa ch from Benton Harbor says
thousands oi trees were just ready 10 BLOSSOM
but every bud - now back and dead. Many
farmers mad nut mortgages on their farms
during hard times lhls is without doubt the
worst calamity that has beialien the grow
eTs in this irtilt belt since the reach yellow
scourge of 1875 to lS11.
TIM coin WAVE ENTENus FROM NlcHIGAN
poWN To TINNissEE
DErROIr-DSpatcheS from various sec
tions of Michigan reported ;he temperature
Mt far below the freezing point, IL Was
below freezing ~ far south rs Tennessee
and Northern Arkansas, Fruit growers will
suffer almost universally.
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Coxev's Army Row.

CANr PErFTE. LOUISVILLE o When the
order 10 move was given at Camp Lexington
in Canton Monday there were Just III men
In CoXeys sarmy, counting officers. mule
drivers aud all IL was larger army than
left Massillon. There were deseriicns
during the night but they were more than
made up by the new acteSsions next morn.
ing IL the weather was anything such ~
IL was zen days ago this dirty gathering
would in all probability assume enormous
proportions
The first disorder laid To the door Of the
common veal army OCcurredMOnday night.
There was a shooting affair in which three
of CoGeys men aud u farmer were The par
ticipants. Three shots we're fred by the
agriculturist but no one was hurt. The
iarmer then charged the soldiers with rob
hery and there was a lively tilt over this
Everything was finally settled, but the
town is greatly disturbed and the citizens
are AFRAID vi the CUmmonweal followers.
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THE COXEY ARMY STARTS.
ONLY ABOUT 900 IN THE RANKS
Leaving Massillon 1t Proceeds Eight
Miles to Canton and Camps.

The army Of the Commonweai Is a reali.
v. The march TO Washington has been
aken up. one hundred Of the toughest
LOOK ing buns that ever rraced station
house or box car made the start from
Massillon. o.. at noon Sunday and tarrived
at Canton, eight miles distant, before stop
ping. Like rullng SNOWFALL the ranks
were increased ana when the circus reached
Canton about 20D crusiy bubues were
marching under the COmmonweal ban
ner.
Most OF the army are trsmps. A few are
crauks uf the Dr. kirtiand order, who have
variety of ideas about the money question
aud other live topics. fhe army will march
un 10 Louisville, SIX miles beyond Canton.
the police are watching the army very
closely. There have been desserton. but
the NCCessions more than CuunteTbalance
the lusses. The deserted have gone ~ they
Came-un the bumpers OF freight tfai 3. IT.
Wayne irainmtn say the entire distance
from Massillon, o., tO Allegheny, Ia is
lined with hoooes waiting tor the army TO
Ap. ear.
toXev does not sleep in camp, He rooms
~ the hotels along with the newspaper cor
respondents.
lie saws that IL is true that he will leave
the army tuesday night at lance for the
purpose VI Ru!uH W 'hlChso W at'e"u
horse sale. at which some of his bluoded
stock will be sold. Aud he says he shall
leave the army again On April - at Ridge.
vile, Md. aud go to New York on business.
After toiey leaves the army Tuesday
night the likelihood is that II will stand
closer watching than ever Browne, the
reiuCaruated one, will then be in command.
As an indication of how business people
regard cuIev "A Hartford accident insur &.
auCe company has telegraphed it, agent TO
cancel policy of $50 900 which Coxey has
carried for seven years and which he re.
nswed last week, giving his note in pay
ment of the premium.
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FIVE LIVES LOST.
Awful Explosion OF Ten Thousai
Pounds OF Dynamite.

Awful Explosion of Ten Thousand
Pounds OF Dynamite.
Ten thousand pounds OF dynamite blow
up al Blacks Run. near Hutton, Pa. Fri
day morning, and the oniy four people who
knew nythine about it are scattered in
fragments over quarter OF a mile of terri.
tory.
The dead are: William Arthur. nccd p:
Mrs. Belle Arthur, aged Il, wife OF William
Arthur Sadi" Rem,lev, Hsed 2l, sister OF
Mrs, Arthur; Charles Robbins. aged 10. of
Allegheny cty: Nellie RemL.v, aged 49,
sister OF the other women.
The Acme powder works the scene o( the
DISASTER. were situated IN a rayina about
one mile above Hutton on the \. V K, r.
There were four houses down near the
creek bottom. The employees began work
at O'Clock aud - minutes later the first
explosion occurred, blowing tie two Young
women and two uen into eternity. About
100 yards away from the pac King house
where the explOs on occurred was the
boarding house where the victims lived
housekeeping ,'si ...o rest. l. ,oaring
hous, was blown down, and i.sembles
hear ot broken lumber and from the
debris the young woman was rescued but
she was hurt too badly to live
The scene of the disaster resembles
batlsheid, debris and cartridge wrappers
being scattered all over the hillsides,
The ground was torn into bowl shaped
depression, trees stripped ot their branches
and buildings were blown 10 snljnters. The
warehouse q, the company, 800 yards away
beside the railroad track, was crushed in
and the ruot was b!oHn OH
he remains Of the four victims were
picked up on the hillside in pieces One
fragment could not be- identified from the
other, anu the men are not known from the
women Part oi the upper leg of IA man
torn aud stripped of ali clothing was found
ON top OF a bmli nearly quarter Oft mile
away.
II is supposed that match had been
carried into the works. contrary tu orders
aud III some way caused the explosion The
!"ss is estimated at sl50 Ihe work IT
reminding viii commence as soon IS the
debris is cle-rei SWAY
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MILITARY POSITION OF CANADA.
An English Authority Says American
Occupation Would Be An Easy


Matter.
Sir George Chesney the we'll known mill
itary expert, read all interesting paper on
the defense Of the British Empire before the
the Junior Constitutional Club, in London,
the other day. He is quoted by the New
York Post as saying that the British colon.
tes, as "A rule. were safe against successful
attack. with the exception II Canada, IN case
Ot war with the United States. lie said tnattn
tanada there is an enormous line of frontier
laced by anoiher great Independent empire
aud the serious question has to be consider
ed how defense could he maintained along
the great line in the event OF Great Britain
being engaged in hostilites with the United
states. No doubt in the event uf such q
sort oil quarrel as took place not many
yearsa when strong feeling was got up
~ certain parts OF America in favor of the
annexation of Canada, and when, small,
isolated bodies made eruptous into that
country, the Canadians would be able, as
they were then TO give a very good account
OF themselves. IL WAS impos sible, however,
TO douot II some great question or quarrel
arose involving the interest of the peOpe u
the United states, and u the feelings OF that
people were so aroused that they should de-
termine TO carry out aud quarrel to the
bitter end that the position could be any
thicg but an extremely serious one.
The people of the United States were cap.
hoie VI ume> OF great emergency OF great
things anu u there were 20 tao, go uf armed
peopl. against j, ,OOU 100 ut Canadisns-eveu
supposing the Canadians were united rs one
man-it wasa question whether he defense
Of canada would be possible, Would it he
possible for treat Britain to give such ehec.
tive aid rs would prevent the occu patton Of
canada Ivy the people OF the United States,
He believed 1t wonid by an impossibility.
Happily the attitude aud the feelings Ot the
people of the United States were essentially
pesCeiul;they did not - far as he knew,
desire To increase their military TesJousi-
biities or extend their empire. The present
was not the time when 1t would be useful
ar III any way practicable ior the British
Government TO take any actual measures
Tor the defense oi Causda. Unless England
were at war with the United States. Canada
was absolutely impregnable If England
should be AT war with the United States, he
believed IL would b. impossible to drteud
H. In regard. therefore, TO colonial de-
fense, he believed that, with the exception
OF Canada the empire was invuinerab.e,
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promo'ers ara shnuin ,oxevs dream ne
realized 81 far rs affects I'VE riocsssion alone
he will be gtee'ed by 10000 ot more men
nt the capitol meeting. and Washington
will be made ~ realize that all the men
with wheels in their heads did not break
into the present congress
Charlotte Smith. precedent of the Wo.
clnns National Industrial League of Amer.
lca. SAYS she has been appointed to rep
resent the league and wants to have an
army of women bearing white flags meet
the commonwpal AZ Washington. She says
they represent hafa million women.
MET WIN six SHOOTER
DFMING. v M.-rbe 80 called Industrial
army under command Of Co'. Aubrey.
reached Deming Thursday afternoon. 4
number of the army started for the hnsi-
ness portion Of the town, hut were driven
back at the point II six shooters in the
haEds OF local authorities. Nearly 200 have
left the ranks since starting from 10
Angeles.
GOV. MCKINLEY NOT ALARMED.
ColuNBus. q. Gov. Mckinley male an
official statement that he beletcd the
stories Of alarm over toxey's army eSagger-
ated. II trouble results he believes the
local authorities competent to handle II,
but he will give state aid II 1t is asked for.
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Prendergast Respited.

At Chicago Judge Chetlain postponed the
execution of Prendergast until Friday,
April 6 IL was on new point issued by his
attorneys that he has become insane since
bis trial. Il was 1880 p. ~, Thursday when
the Judge decided he could take up the
matter, The regular court venlre WAS sum
moued and the judges decision was IN ac-
eordance with the finding of the jury,
When the judge announced his decision
deEgasL's connIenanCe.
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CAPITAL AND LABOR.

The miners of the George creek Coal
Iron Company near Cumberland Md,
have agreed TO accept 10 per cent reduc.
tion.
All the miners of the Ksnawha. W. Va,
valley, resumed work. Abou, 1900 men
are now employed. There is no trace OF tn,
recent bloody disturbances left here.
At Peoria, H., the Hanna wagon works
which have been shut down several months
began operations on an order which viii
keep them running all summer Wages
have been reduced, however, much below
those formerly paid.
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LATER NEWS.
cRiNrs AND rrxstrrr4

At Chicago. Thomas Higgins murderer,
disd on the scaTold Friday. His neck was
broken by the fall and in short time the
attending physician pronounced him dead
He is the man who raised an objection to
being banged on the same rallows with As
sassin Prendersast. Higgins murdered pe,er
McCooey. an aged city employe. after
having been discovered burgarzing the
latter's house.
At Kalamazoo Mich, Stonewall Jackson
De France. formerly Of Mercer, Pa. con
victed OF swindling the First National bank
out OF 900 on forged DRAFT. was sentenc
ed to II years in the paniientiary.
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FIFTY-THlRD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings of Our Law
Makers at Washington.

SEVENTY risurH DAY,
SrNArt.-The tarin bill was TO dav fairly
launched on its way IN the senate. Mr..
Voorhees,. the chairman Of the finance com
mittee. reporting i and giving notice that
on Apr! he would mpve TO take IL up for
consideration. ine rest ui the day wa.
taken up bv senator George q. Mississip nj.
N a discus-ion Of ibe lrrai aspects of the
Hawahan question, defending the action Of
the president.
Ioysr- he House today passed the Sun.
dry CIvii bill The amendments agreed 10
increase the appropriations tn S2iI1Il.
hiaktne 'he total 80. 52i.i2i. A resolution
was passed revosing leaves of absence and
directing the Sergeant at Aimsto request
the presence OF absent m,nIUers and the
House adjourned.
SEVENTY NINTH nay,
SrNkTr-The senate settled down to roti.
tine business and number of bills we're
taken from the calendar ana passed. No
business of further importance was had.
At $50 clock the senate adjourned.
HoUsL-NOt in session.
IiGHrtrTH nay.
SrNArE-The bill for the purchase Of a
site FOR new government printing office
consumed nearly the whole morning hour
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
sought to secure immediate consideration
of the bill To provide for The destruction oi
the Russian thistle. The bill was read IN
full. .as was also the report of The e omniittce
At $50. and before tual action could he
taken on the bill, the senate went int,
executive session, the bill being made the
special order after the McGarrnhan bIl
snail have been disposed of on Monday
At iOj the senate adjourned until MONDAY
Housf-The House spent the entire day
in hlibusiefing over the q Neil Joy cnn'e-t.
Ell election case from the 81 LOUIS district
The House refused 10 adjourn over Good
Friday.
rl"urY riRsr DAY.
SrNArT-Not IN session.
Ho, Without disposinG Of the Neal.
JOY contest the house disposed of the
Whatley Cobb contest from the Fifth Ala.
bama district, confirming Mr. Cobbs title
title Ia his seat. A bill appropriating $40. 90
for the further enforcement of the Geary
Chinese Exclusion and Registration act was
passed and the house adjourned.
tlGHrY srCoNp DAY.
SENATE Not in session.
lloUsF-lnck Of "A quorum in the house
iO day prevented the passage of number
OF bills of local Importance for which
unanimous consent was asked. The house
went into committee Of the whole and with
only about 10 members present, took up the
ru'toihCe appropriation bill The bill
carries Ssi.iiu 90. which is 50 ll2, S5l less
than the estimates and - I66. ,sj more than
th" Appropriation for the current fiscal
year. After minor modification ot the
blu It was agreed 10. lhc committee then
rose aud at ! ~ u. IN. the house adjourned.
rtGHrN THIRD pAN
SrNhrr-At 1913 p. M. to-day the senate
asa tribute OF respect to the memory Of IA,
late Senator Alfred II. ColquiI,. uft tGeorgia
adjourned
Hotst-Atter passing some bills of minof
importance, upon the announcement Vi
senator Colquitts death the house al / y IN.
adjourned.
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WASHINGTON.

The Pollard Breckiuridge case having
developed the fact that there is no
law in the District Of Columbia for the
punishment of betrayal. Congressman
Morse, OF Massachusetts,. introduced bill
which contains the text OF the Massachu-
setts law ON this subject which fixes the
maximum imprisonment at three year.
and the fine at 81 .0DJ
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ALFRED HoIr CoIoulTr was born in Wal
ton county, Georgia, April 90, 1924;
graduated At Princeton college in lSiI.
studied law and was admitted to the bar in
1919, lie served rs stan officer. with the
rank OF major, during the Mexican war.
lie was elected and ser, ed as member oi
the Thirty third congress; was a memb Der of
the Georgia legislature in 1859; was a presi.
DENTAL electOr for the state AT large on the
Brecklnriuge ticket IN 1850; was a member
OF the secession convention of the State OF
Georgia, entered The Confederate service as
captain; was subsequently chosen colonel of
the Sixth Georgia infantry; served as bri-
sadier general aud was commissioned as
alor general. He was elected governor OF
the state OF Georgia in 1870 for four years
and was re elected under a new constitution
Tor two years; at the expiration of his term
States senate us Democrat ana was re.
elected in 1883.
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An Entrance Into New York

A measure intended TO give the Pennsyl-
vania railroad an entrance into New York
City was introduced in the New YORK
assembly by Judson Lawson Of New York.
IL provides for the constrnc-
ton OF bridge over the
North river ut New York. The New York
terminus OF the bridge is 20 be- between one
Hundred and Seventeen street and One
Hundred aud Eighty fifth street. The
measure provides Tor two spans, which are
10 be 100 feet high
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OF Interest to Publishres

The postotiice department at Washington
has issued an order that will create much
comment and opposition among publishers
The order is that advertising shee,s consist.
ing entirely Of advertisements or OF a
combination OF literary or pictorial matter
aud advertisements, issued by business
houses and furnished to publishers for the
purpose of being circulated with second
class Publications, are not regarded by the
department. as permissible supplements or
covers 10 such publications when mailed at
The second class rate OF postage.
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White horses are Ia be barred from
military service in Germany. The Em-
peror has ordered that uo more be
purchased for the army. and those now
in use are TO BE- sold. He thinks that
in war white horses would he ,spo.
cially conspicuous because Of the usc
Of smokeless powder, and would al
ford sE easy mark for the oueu,.