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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
COINAGE SUSPENSION.
Carlisle Carries Out the Silver Leris.
lation.

All silver coinage, except that OF subsidiary
silver. has been ordered suspended after No
sember ], next, by Secretary Carlisle In
carrying out this policy the New Orleans IN in
will be practically closed and dismantled
alter that date, and its seventy employees fur-'
loughed without pay. A letter con;nininc
these instructions as TO disseminating coinage
operations NJ New Orleans, was mailed 10
| superintendent Overton Cabe on Monday
uight Ot the employees In the New Orleans
mint 80 arc women and 40 meu
Secretary Carlisle. for some time past has
been considering the advisabiity Of stopping
nll silver coinage except that Of subsidiary
coins, and since he has been the head of the
treasury debartinent only 4. 3S2 32i standard
silver dollars have been ininted Since JuIy
last only 90 standard silver dollars have
been coined.
The treasury now holds Of silver bullion
purchased under the sherman act l37. GA, ,OUy
tne ounces. the cost OF Thich was sI2I O9O 4.
l23 the coming value OF this bullion in silver
dollars being SlI7,9H.000. II this bullion
were coined into silver dollars the profit 10
the government On its coinage would be
nearly 54,OO0,oO0, which sum could be pnid
out Tor the ordinary expenses OF the govern.
ment or against which silver certificates couId
be Issued. Under the act OF lS73th treasury
holds OF bullion purchased SGG5. ij9 In value.
The practical effect OF the action taken bv
secretary Carlisle IL TO convert all the silver
bullion hold by the government into gold oh.
legations, under the parity clause OF the Sher.
man act Secretary Window, In 1859. com
strued the law To mean that all sherman
notes issued neainst the bullion were redeem.
able IN gold.
This construction Of the law was concurrcd
In 10y his successors, Secretaries Foster and
Carlisle. and has been IN practical operation
during the past six years. Under It S7G. Ig3.-
522 have been redeemed.
The coinage OF silver bullion into standard
silver dollars operates TO prevent sherman
notes being issued upon them. silver certig.
Gates, however, are issued against the stan
dard silver do,lats and are redecmable only
IN silver. Thus from the same base, the sill
yer bullion. the sherman notes become gold
obligations aud the silver coined into stan.
dnrd silver dollars and the silver certificates
issued upon them become silver obligations
The suspension Of tho coinage of standard
silver dollars, therefore, leaves the bullion
silver Tree from any further liabilit- o. con.
version into silver obligations The closing
up OF tho New Orleans mint leaves only the
United states inints at Philadelphia and San
francisco IN operation. At these mints, ouly
gold aud subsidiary silver will hereafter be-
coined. unless congress should direct TO :he
contrary nnd Its action should be approved
by the president.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
Treasury Inveaiiratora.

An investigation which the auditor OF tn,
United States treasury for the state depart
ment Is making into the accounts OF the stat,
department has given rise TO rumors that the
accounts are mixed. and that the system o.
bookkeeping has been found faulty. The In
vestigation has been going on ut odd inter
walls since July, but it was not based on any
belief that there has been any wrongdolng IL
the disbursing clerks office, known US tn,
bureau OF accounts. AS u matter Of fact, the
inquiry comes up In the course Of regular
routine and this thorouehness with which Il
has been conducted Is due to tho Dockery re
organization law. which provides for q
searching investigation OF all accounts. 1t i.
said that some irregularities have been dis
covered, but these have been merely errors
perhaps OF carelessness in bookkeeping fol
which no employees OF the bureau Of accounts
Is directly responsible
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
Another Armenian OUTRAGE.

Disturbances of n serious narurear report.
ed from Kerasun. The Turks attacked tho
Armenlans inhabiting the village OF senlus in
the district OF Mudania. Twenty-four persons
were killed on both sides.
The grand yizier, Kiamil Pasha, has COM
municaied TO Shakir Pasha the scheme for re-
form to DO introduced In the valayetes OF
Er2eroum, Bills, Van, Sivas, Mamuretulaziz
and Dlarbekir, in Armenia The high com
missioner has been instructed TO maintnin a
scrupuIous watch over the execution OF the
reforms and 10 report the results by letter to
Constantinople. The communication also de-
fines In detail the functions OF the high com.
missioner relative to the amnesty 10 be grant
cd TO political prisoners, and the return OF
Armenian emigrants and exiles.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31

1t is remembered Of the lato Mr..
lloughton, the Boston publisher, that
he was wont 20 tell n characteristic
story OF Noah Webster. Houghton
was boy IN a printers shop when m
odd-lookins old gentloman came in
one day to make him promise that he
would always set up tho word Cen
ter not centre Tho dictionary
man is said to have traversed New
England on this crrand to printers.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
PROPELLED BY ELECTRICITY.
Successful. Test Mt Tonawanda in the
Presence of Many Men of Note.

Successful, Test at Tonawanda in the
Presence of Many Men of Note.
Saturday afternoon the official test OF elect
ricity as applied 10 the propulsion OF canal
boats on the Erie Canal was made, and found
perfectly satisfactory. Crowds lined the banks
OF the canal for an hour before the test was
begun, and when the staIt was finally made q
shout went up from 900 ,hroats II was a
great day for the states waterway. 1t means
that once more there will be- 4 practical con-
tinuous string OF Loats from the Niagara 10
the Hudson. The harbors now csowded with
totting hulks will again be illleu with in
coming and outgoing craft loaded with tho
nations commerce. A new era OF prosperity
has dawned Tor the Erie canal Seven canal
boats were used in the test.
The l2-year-old son OF Supt. AldridGe rode
behind the motor car md turned the lover
when the car started up. Everything went
we'll The boats hesita,ed Il moment. and
then forged through the water at rate Of
between three and four miles Rn hour The
average speed on the up-trip. against the cur
rent. was three and three-lllths miles au hour,
and returning, with the current, four and
one-tenths miles.
The system which was so successfully tested
and which It is proposed TO extend 10 the en-
tire length Of the canal, is remarkably simple.
Tho motors are merely electric mules, aud
take the animals places in towing the boats
Great motor cars are suspended in mid air
from immense cables on which the current Is
carried. man seated behind the motor di-
rects It's movements much as does the motor
man Of an ordinary trolley eur. The possible
speed OF these motors running FREQ is fifteen
miles an hour and nothing but the canal
itself can limit their reasonable speed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
LOOKS BAD FOR DURRANT.
Two Witnesses Say He Lacked Notes of
the Lecture

the Lecture
The defense closed its case Tuesday morn.
ing without introducing any further testi.
mony, and the prosecution Immediately began
to put In iis testimony OF rebuttul. This was
damaging TO Durrant and included evidence
as to the notes OF Or. Cheney's lecture on the
afternoon Of Blanche Lamcbt's disappear
ance, which he obtained from his fellow
student. Five trustees OF the Emanuel Bapt.
ist church denied that they had about the
time OF the murder given any instructions TO
Durrant to repair the sun burners. Among
the trustees was c. q. Noble, uncle OF Blanche
Lamont
Adolpn Hobe. an old school mate OF Dur.
rant. testified that he had seen him nj the
ferry on the afternoon OF April l2. the day OF
Minnie Winains murder. with young
woman OF the Williams girls stature and
with "A care such ~ she wore
J.. L. Giasser, fellow student OF Durrant
testified that on April 10 he, with Durrant
went into room at the college. and while he
read his notes Of the lecture on April 3, Dur
rant made notes In his note book. They dis.
cussed the points raised, and Chaser read
his notes entirely through. Though they dis.
cussed the points of the lecture, Durrant did
not read from bis notes during the three.
quarters OF an hour thoy were engaged.
Prot. Thog Price, the leading chemist Of
the city. said II Dufrant had inhaled gas over
The sun burners, Hs he said ho did, for four
or five minutes be would have been entirely
overcome. Had he remained two minutes
he wonli have been overcome.
Charles Morrison u reporter, testified that
Dufrunt had told him he went to the church
On the afternoon Of ADrll 3, between and
4:30 instead Of %, as DurrHnt had testified
J. ;. Dunnienn, another reporter, testified
that he aud DR.. q. Graham had visited Dur.
rant ia prison on April 20. lie was requested
10y DurranJ TO step aside. while Graham
talked privately with the defendant.
1t was Graham whom IL ls alleged Dprrant
asked for his notes Graham talked with
Durrunt for about half or thrce-quarters Of
an hour. Dunnigan said.
Dr. Graham testified that he hRd had such
an interview with Dutrant In prison. Dur
rant had asked Dunuigan to stepto one side
and then asked Graham ~ ho would not lent
him his notes OF the lecture Of Aprii g. lie
said he had no notes and with the aid Of
Graham's ho could prove an aIibL
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
FOREIGN NOTES.

The board OF health NJ Honolulu has u
the cholera quarantine.
The condition OF the Czarowtz OF u
has become very much worse. Bloody
pectorations ARE frequent.
The one-hundredth anniversary OF the
partition OF Poland was observed as q "a
mourning throughout Galicia.
In connection with the death OF
Waterford. who was reported TO have
mitted suicide, II is now believed lis
was accidental.
Famine prevails in the Smolensk
Pskow districts OF Russia, owing TO zoe
ure OF the crops. The minister Of the '1'l
recently set apart 10000 rublcs !o' u
lief OF the Inhabitants OF these dlsI'es'
the sufferers have not received any lo''
a.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
GREAT CUBAN VICTORY.
General Maooo Decoys Spaniard5 Ia;ot
Death Trap.

teneroi MaCco DecoyS SpanlQrQ5 Inob
Death Trap.
News received at Key West, Fla, states iaI
General Maceo has by forced marcaa
reached the province OF Ma;anzas, and Aa
last Monday, with 5000 Cubans. he cail;A
a cavalry force OF $500 SpGniards in TIE "a
Juan valley.
Early In the morning insurgout outrol
brought news Of the approach Of u Sia1sl
cavalry. General Maceo at once placed 4
army in position 10 receive the enemy.
hollow square was formed, and q force /
1000 men placed in ambush. The Sall
forces, unaware OF tho presence OF the clel1
marched into the trap Of death. aad II
only apprsed OF their perilous position wa
the Insurgents opened lire upon IheG.
The SpaniGrds made brave iIght 4
owing TO the thickness OF the forest gui 4
boggy condition OF the valley, the oanil
were greatly handicapped. Alter "a s;rls;I
OF four hours, the Spanish troops were ~
ed 10 retreat, leaving 500 men dead %
field.
Tue insurgents secured all the arms
ammunition OF the dead Sphniards u;
battle is the most important fight since
breaking out OF the revolution. The GU
colony here are wild with joy.
Private adyices confirm the repor. o'
landing OF an expedition in Cuba ulitf
leadership OF Col. GARLIC. The eXpeih
was landed at Boco del Toro. October q,
consisted OF As men. II pieces Of ARTILLERY
two gaitling guns. This Is n part Of 10,
pedition which was recently seized d
mington.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
CLAIMS ALL THE TERRITORY
An Official Exploration of the Venezuela
Matter.


In view OF the many reports In circulation
regarding the attitude OF Great Britain to.
ward Venezuela the following official an
nouncement was made Monday:
"In consequence OF Venezuela not Offering
an apology or reparation for the Uruan incl
dent the Marquis OF Salisbury has taken stops
10 Inform hor as TO what reparation Great
Britain requires But as relations between
the two countries have been broken or for
some years the communication was not sent
through the direct diplomatic channel AS
the document has not reached its destination,
It Is not considered desirable to give details
OF its contents. But it Is couched in forcible
terms, and points out that Great Britain will
not permit Venezuela 10 oversiep the bound
aries marked by the course OF the river
Cuyuni and Amacura but 1t Ia willing that
the question OF the disputed territory should
be submitted TO arbitration"
The 81. James Gazette, In leading edi-
toriai on the Venezuelan situation, says that
the case Is not one for arbitration. and
adds.
"The good offices OF the United States
would be rendered with greater authority
and better grace II that government paid the
Indemnity 1t is required to pay by the Berlng
sea awards. We were absurdiy overtaxed by
the Alabama decision"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
ARMENIAN REFORMS.
The Particulars are Published in Turkish
Papers.

An official communication, ombodying the
Armenian reforms, has been made public
through tho Turkish press. 1t is carefully
worded in order TO show that the reforms are
In perfect harmony with the existing laws, 80
as TO avoid exciting the Turks. In addition
10 the reforms already known TO have been
approved by the sultan, .the communication
SAYS that the inhabitants of Armenia will be
protected by troops when they visit the
mountain pastures, and that they will thus be
able TO obey tho law, which provides that
they are not 10 carry arms. The nomadic
tribes will le settled upon lands which will
be granted them by the government, the
Hamidian cavalry will be subjected TO special
regulations and four officials will be sent
yearly from Consiantinople TO inquire into
abuses OF the new administration.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31

A Western theorist thinks that if
all the farmers should agree not to
plant for one year the world would
staryc. Could such scheme be car
ried out the New York Sun believes it
might cause considerable discomfort
to Nations that depended for food
upon what they raise by cultivating
the soil, but there are vast inhabited
regions and millions of people who
live well and comfortably upon prodi-
gal nature, reaping what no man has
sown. 1t might be well for farmers
occasionally to combine in lesscning
tho acreage of certain crops, and
thereby keep well within the lines of
reasonable demand, for the purpose
OF securing fair return for their
labor, but whenever this has been at.
tempted the agreement has been ig.
nored by n large majority OF those
who subscribed to it, the chances for
obtaining high prices being too great
temptation 10 be resisted.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
CLEVELAND AT ATLANTA.
He Was Given Warm Greeting by tho
Masses.

Masses.
President Cleveland was the lion Of the
hour at the Atlanta Exposition Wednesday,
and the reception which was accorded him
has never been excelled in the South
The city was thronged with visitors from
points near and iHr, aud nj an early hour the
streets were almost impossible. The presl-
Dental party, however. avoided anything in
the nature OF street scenes by being driven
rapidly to the grounds 10y a ctcultous route.
AFTER hurried inspection of the buildings
President Cleveland was driven TO "a stand
from which he reviewed n parade Of troops.
lie was then introduced 10y President Chas
a. Collier. Of the Exposition Company. and
responded with a lrief speech, which was
chiefly congratulatory OF Southern enterprise
southern industry and Southern rec u peration.
The President was greeted by an ovation
which lasted for several minutes. His speech
though short, consumed considerable time in
delivery because OF the frequent interruption
OF applause.
At its conclusion Mr.. Cleveland held an In.
formal reception. \ line was formed along
the front OF the stand, and squad OF police
kept II open. President Cleveland took a
position on one OF tho steps and began
shaking hands with all the people who press
ed up to him.
The series Of courtesies extended 10 the
Presidential party was concluded with re
cep,ion at the Capital City Club, which put
Itself on record as the most elaborate social
function ever undertaken in the South.
After the reception the President and his
party boarded their special train and lett for
Washington.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
REVOLT IN TURKEY.
IN Alarming Revolutionary Movemep.
Aimed nj Turkeys Ruler.


Aimed NJ Turkeys Ruler.
Sinister stories are ailoat regarding the ven.
gence "reakel on the members OF the Youn,
Turkish party. leading Mussulmau law.
yer named I22et Whose arrest was reported
some time since was tortured and cas-, III
lni!diz prison on proof of corresponding with
the party. There Is an unconnrmci rep0rt
that 80 leaders OF this party were arrested %
saturday and were summary tried and exc.
cuted on charge OF eNcesses during the ra.
cent Armenian riots. The Young Turks con.
unue venoment ak among themselves bu.
II Is believed the sultan's yigor has nirrei
the agitation against the govern.
ment. Further, he has had his two bfo,her
Multad and Heshad, brought to Yildiz. to b
Kept there till matters have calmed down
IL Will be remembeiei that a dispatch fr5-
Constantlnople last Saturday told OF q wait.
ing received BY tho British ambassador Sr
Philip Currie, from an Armenian scarce, that
there was Il plot by the Young Turkey paty
10 Kill him, and thus bring disgrace upon ths
Armenian people.
hundred Turks were arrested on Saiur
day. and 80 Sofas and students Of ihs
military college on Monday. All are closely
connected with the Young Turkey agitation
The outlook is serious.
The foreign ambassador highly approved
the personnel OF the commission OF control Of |
che Armenian reforms. which the grand yizlsi
has chosen. But the sultan, prelctrng elias
tic instruments, is likely TO disapproye. Il
Armenian reforms, are cNecutsd. ~ Rpro
spirit'it Nill ga. sSN HIM
this should be done Is OF vital imporlance %
view OF the impending Macedonian diicgG
which is Tar moro menancing than was u
Armenian.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
Blame N.An.lon Leased.

Tho Blaine mansion on Dupoh'
Washington, ID. C.. which was LUX =,
Blaine in lscl while he was Secretary ~
uuder Garfield. has been leased to "
Westinghouse, Jr.. OF ritlsburs ~.
Mrs, Westinghouse have had arGr'm... !.
the Arlington for several winters, VIZ, w,
have entertained layishly Mr' W.
houses business keeps him ron 1,
much IN Washington, aud Mrs. NrsussIi
spends the winters here because het -il
iH-law's health ia not helped by NV
burg climate. Mr.. Westinl honsr
country home az Lenox. Mass. 4ne
house WAS occupied for several ~.
the Letters, they paying $4,000 '
IL
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
A Big Pay.r roll.

4 larger amount OF money was paid out in
Youngstown. Ohio. TO employees in industrial
establishments on Saturday afternoon than
ever before IN ono day In the history Of the
city. Tho total amount distributed by roll
inE mills and industrial plants was nearly
5000 600. The largest payroll at any one
Office was NJ the Brown, Bonnell Iron Com
pGny. sCj,O coo being paid out.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
Desperadoes LYnehed.

rwo more members OF the Seth Wyatt's
oand OF desperadoes have answered for their
many deeds OF lawlessness. They are J.rl
Umbra anu Mexican John, two Mexicanr.
They were lynehed by enraged cattlener.
cattle belonging to b. +. Chapman. and his
cawboys gave chase. They closed in ON the
desperadoes fifteen miles from CnnIonment,
and after a iusilade OF bullets the bandits
surrendered. The cowboys identified the
cattle, and taking rope pulled the two men
up to the first tree. A label was attached 10
their clothing warning other members OF the
band TO quit this work or suffer ira same
penalty,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31

Says the Boston Globe: "Thc old
battle fields Of the country bid fair to
become rs famous for the cloouenco
spoken upon them as they are for tho
battles fought upon them. Some OF
the best specimens OF American clo.
qucncc, beginning with Lincoln's
Gettysburg address, have first been
uttered upon tho sites Of old battle
fields"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31

The builders Of twenty.story sky
scrapcrs complain that it is difficult to
obtain tenants for the higher floors
and possibly this has done something
to discourage the erection of buildings
twenty, or even fifteen stories high.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31

Society gentlemen in New York City
have decided on plum color for even.
ing dress for men. Man is retreating
before the new woman, cxclaims the
Wichita (kan.' Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31
Miner Heir 10 a Fortune.

Otis Jaooby, OF Suterville, Pa, eS, G
In tho mines at that place, has becg~
denly rich by the death OF an aunI y
delphia, who bequeathed him pTopTYr
value Of S275.000. Accompanies
brother George, Of Ohio. he went y
delphia TO make arrangements " y
money and propertv