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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

The Mississippi house OF represen,
adopted strong free coinage resolution
declare IL would not favor the nomina,
any Democratic candidate for the pres
holding Views adverse thereto.
Adviccs from Abyssinia state that G.
Barntieri Is concentrating the Italian
near Adua and is occupying the pass a
ciOrka. near Mareb. in strong force. n
tire Abyssinian army has retired TO
and abandoned NIL contracts with the IL
Madame Modjeska's farewell tours h.
been given up and her engagements can
and whether she will ever appear on IT,,
again is doubtful question. Her con
mas been disbanded, and both acton
managers are now in New York CITY.
The MeNicans who tried TO preve,
prize hight gave an exhibition OF the slar
OF four bulls and two horses I'm the bu
sunday. The large crowd of Am
sports present were horriilcd and have
trying ever since to fathom the der,
Mexican inconsistency.
scator Allen has discovered that Of,
vice reform IL fast filling the Offices NJ
tarette-sinoking dudes. The Nebraska ,
man should Introduce "a bill 10 prohibit
from holding any office ofemoiument 4
or under the United States rovprnmru,
q law would doubtless bc constitg.
'udes have no standing except nj Tho
ioors Ot the thentpr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
GEN. WEYLER STILL ROASTFUL,
But Gomez and Maceo Are Mere Then
Holding Their Own.

Gen. weyler has been at the head OF affairs
In Cuba two weeks.
The first week he devoted chiefly to study
Ing the situation. When he arrived Gomez
was in HAVANA province and AIaceo was IN
Pinar del Rio. The Spanish' forces were
doing their utmost to prevent their Joining
forces Maceo crossed the alleged 'strong
line. or trocha. however with apparent ease
and joined Gomez.
Last week was ono of great activity on
both sides. Three Spanish columns. iuclud-
ing infantry, cavalry and artillery. under
General Aldcaco. General Linates and Col
Hernandez were In constant motion. chasing
the insurgents.
At the same time the Cuhans did more mis-
chief destroying more property than In any
previous week. They burned numerous
towns and Villages along the railroad between
Havana and Matanzas.
The Spanish soldiers marched probably
from 20 TO 80 miles every day. General
Weycr has cablcd to Madrid that the rebels
are closely pushed and that be- hopes for con
tinued success in carrying out the plan Of
operation he Has adopted. Sixteen cart loads
OF ammunition were sent out of Havana Sun
day.
At first the announced plan was TO keep
Nnceo west Of Havana province. Now the
proclaimed object Of the Spanish Is 10 pre-
vent Gomez and MacpO from "retrcatiug' in
90 Matanzas province, although Gomez Is re-
ported 20 have declared that he intends TO
fight II out In Havana province, and the
principal in-urgrnt generals In the east are
known TO bc moving westward with strong
forces, doubtless to join Gomez and Maceo
there
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
HOLOCAUST AT BALTIMORE.
smothcred, One Fatally Hurt and
Five Iniu'ed ina F'-a.

Seven people were asphyxiated, one iatai-
ly hurt, by jumping from window ana hV'
others more or less injured, by fire Ia the
residence Of James Il. Armigcr, prominent
irwclcr. M 1906 Charles street, sunday morn
ing The dead are:
James Il. Armgcr. aged j5
William H. Riley. his son-in-lnw. aSed 30
Richard Riley. son of W: B. Iiry, aSed !;
Marian Riley daughter OF W. D. hlley,hS'u
Mrs. Marian Chaplain. daughter oil james
Il. ArmiEcr, aged 80.
Jamr. Chaplain, her sou, aged >.
Horace h. Manuel, aged 90, OF New lorN''
guest.
Fatally injured
Alice Williams. colored servant, skull irac-
tur"d. aud other serious injuries.
Injured.
Mrs. William Il. Riley, burned about ta',
and arm, and suffering from inhalation ol
smoke. will recover. 1T.
Mrs. James Il. Armingcr. aged 90, shsh'
burns and suffering from shock anu expo
sure, u-,u,
Mis-, Eleanor Armigcr, aged Il, slight!
burned. ~ I'll
Miss Virginia Arminc"r, aged 70, anel
| slightly sprucd In jumping ,,,
Ida Whiting, colorcd, servant, slghH
/ burned and suffering from inhuIa'ioh u
/ smoke; will recover
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
TERRIBLY FATAL EXPLOSION.
SCORES BLOWN TO PIECES.
Eight Cars Loaded With Dynamite Let Go
Near johannesburg

An explosion Of dynamite occurred at vi
dcudorp a suburb Of johannesburg. Wcdncs-
day evening. and was most disastrous.
Eight railway cars loaded with dynamite
were being switched from one track 10 an
other when the explosion took place.
At the spot where the dynamite exploded a
hole 80 feet deep was made IN the ground
and every house within Il radius of half a
mile was razcd to the ground.
The number of persons killed cannot yet
h" even estimated.
Forty bodies have been found and the
search Is only just beginning.
Two hundred Injured persons have been
taken 90 the hospital where several of them
have died.
On the ground wcrc blackentd heaps Of
human remains limbs. hcads. trunks.
s'ur'hcd and torn. The victims were Maays
h.nIr~ and Cinnamon. the whites b"ina in Il
minority at Nindendorp: but Va spite IT this.
quite q number 81 whit" people. including
-iN girls, are among the many victims OF the
calamity.
Probably thc best idea OF the force of the
explosion can be- gath, rcd from IN" fact that
the iron aNic- Of the trucks upon which the
dynamite was loaded have been driven 20
feet into the hard ground.
Iluv the explosion occurred b. not known.
But belief prevails that thiryiug kallr
found his way t. she -hGutrd trucks and that
iu tryiEgto break open ono ut th' casr- OF
the explosive, being In ignorance OF what It
contained, hc brought about tE" disaster.
The "Nact extent of the disaster will never
hr known. According 60 thu estimates, how
oyer, about 100 persons have l"'n killed,
about 200 wounded severely. and about 100
NOR" have been less severely injured. Sever
uI ~ the injured have since died,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
COUNTED BY TEN THOUSANDS
The Roal Extent of the Atrocities IN AR
menia.

uov Newman Smythc Of Center church
New Haven, Conn. furnishes important
uey;s with reference to the Armenian mas'a-
crrs. n follows: s.,..,..
"iotters have been shown M from per
SONS engaged in relief work among 'hr NJ
menians, which give the following 'AFc'""A
prepared statistics concerning tn' I'''".
nnssacres by Turks under the lu!'ral'' 'i
Chi.tian powers. IN the year OF our Lprl
tsgi-G These statistics are given III u"lah
for the several villages ~ Huruoot province
| Give herewith the summaries, as ipluWsi
"KiIlcd. 3O,GOl: burned 10 death, l'f'o'
prearhers and priests killed, 81; died from
.tnryatiou. 2,iGl: died from l'lr, o'"oo'
wounded. 5000; houses burned. 2o'yJtz' i",I'- .,
bIe conversions. lj,0j6 women Hna Glr!7 ",-
du.t,d. 5.5iG: forcih" marriagrr' l,''l'
| churches burned, ~; d'siitGtt anu 7I'i'-
| ing, 97,45). ,,...-. mr. o.,
! "Ihe account does not add tae num'"f 1I
I English and American cannon Wl,h tA' t""-
b ,y,b. left oyer their mouths. OtN'r ittt''7
/ say that further massGcrus are l"drol III II A.
/ moot. The Turks say that they klll'N 10"
lew last time and will kill more IN tNr heN
| massacre. The Turkish government hhNlhI
learned that our mi-.ioHnrlr" we're siNmS
or 4 cents "A day to the d, stitut" In som, H.
stance, have taken this money away ny i"!''
of taxes, and trOm TINS ch'7'' wv W.
, states many are still starving ind dying
"Allnw mo also TO jl'knOwirdg" lh' re',lP
of S1l5 from students ui Yale Tor the reh"l "
AN Armenian student AZ Yale. ms lh'h',
has been forwarded 10 the American noaF"
~ SEWMAS SMNriiE.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
TXuF


Sena,c-Thc dis --ion Of tn, nate rcso-
luton 10 nccord the Cuban revol tiouists the
ri-ht uf leiiigcrcnts was continue ed In the
senate to-day. senator John NJ organ, oi
Alabama, who holds radical views on this
subject and who advocates war with spain II
She docs not cease her oppressive W ariare IN
Cula. held the Moor for most OF &c alter
noon. His speech was largely q 4 "a 10 the
tate wars in cuba aud the attitu - hirh the
Grant administration assumed more than ~
years ago. ,,
The House In committee of the whole, otter
mn interesting debate. hy a vot" oi % to 81
decided that none Of the appropriations IN
the lydian appropriation till for ludidn
schools should 20 tu the srrtarilu Schools
The unly -rctnrlan schools 10 whlth money
now goes are Roman Catholi' IN drnN NInna-
ton, and the light was led 10y Mr.. La ton, a
Michigan Republican, who Il the
most pronounced and Openly ayow,,d q
=. A. member on tn" noor Ia
m., wears lill the appropriation was cut
down 20 rrr cent, with the undrrsii mdin-
r.nt il should ,c r.du 'rd 20 per cent ca'l
,rnr until it ceased at the end OF hN'
,rar-. The committee on Indian ailhi rs,pui
-uiu, that policy. this year reromin"ndr,
that this appropriation Toe again reduced =
l,r cent. Nut M. Liuton moved AN am'hd
wrpt To the oNe't that uo portion oi TINS ap
rropriatiyu should go 60 srctarian schools
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
Miners Entom bed

~ the result of fearful explosion of gas
tn the Nul 'an coal mine at New Castle, Col.
On TIA" 18th IL Is believed that between nfty
and sixty men lost their lives. The mine Is
On fire and entrance through the shaft is i'm
possible.
A. soon as tn" news of the hrcNVi,sou roach
ed New Castle, Superintendent Blount closed
the mines Of the Colorado Fuel Il Iron
company and left for the Vulcan mine. where
large force Is actively engaged in aiding
the attempts AZ rescue. The cause of the cN-
plusion Is not known. II j. attributed TO
suhtcrrancan gassos which have been active
In the vicinity for many years. II i possible
that the origin may have been the breaking
into an immense pocket Of gas generated by
the external fires which have nccc~sitatrl the
flooding of many mines IN thi- noichh,rhood
On February : StUtc CUal ".
Griffith Inspect V.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
THE VENEZUELA SITUATION.
England's Claim to Indemnity Not Contest
ed by Cleveland

Tho London STANDARD understands that
Attorney General Sir Richard Webster has
revised the statement OF the British case on
the Venezuela dispute. prepared by Sir Fred
crick Pollock. Of oxford University. and that
II Will be- issued curly next week, with maps
and documents
I'VE believe. says the standard. THAT the
Government regard the British ease rs his
torically unas-ailahlc. although the diplo-
matte aspect Is by no means free from con-
fusion
The STANDARD also has an editorial on this
subject which, recognizing the rapproche-
mcnt between England and America, pro-
tcsts against undue haste in settling the
Venezuela dispute. II commends the Gov
"rnm"nt Tor going slowly, and believes that
th" American Government is equally circum-
spect.
The standard also claims authority 10 as
srrt that President Cleveland has refused to
sist President CrCspo In resisting England's
claim for indemnity, and 1t thinks the fact
that the Washington Government has brought
Sir Julian Pauncefote. into direct communi-
cation with Scnor Andradc, the Venezuelan
Minister, Is hopeful for the resumption Of re-
lntions between Venezuela and England.
Sir. :. G.. Baden-Powell, Conservative
member OF Parliament, who acted as Ca
madam Commissioner on the Joint commits
sion on the condition Of seal III pering
Sea in 1891. writes To the ti" IN 'nr
that before England agrr" Inst,
,,'-,,ii - - - i : to n Joint COM
"",',' "ii y. no"!'" ascertain how Venezuela
I',itri =. ~ its decision, and what ue-
yenczr mat degree OF responsipllly 'hv
.atcs assumes in the control oil
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
A SPLENDID RELIEF FUNI
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Raj,
the Explosion Sufferers.

Tho Transvaal Government has =,
$4,000 pounds, the Netherlands T.,
Company 10000 pounds aud the Dyr
omrany 5000 pounds toward the re!i.
II the explosion, which l. approaching
100 pounds.
The Netherlands Railroad Comropy'
'gulntions are shown To have been B.
several respects. notably in allowir
ucks ~ dctOnatUrs to be I'm proXifr
" dynamite. Frequent appeals hay.
ale To- the company to prevent lnrgn
ties of dynamite from being detained
dings.
a red hot bolt from the explosion III.
'a4azine belonging 20 tho Dynamite
my near town, whore 100 tons OF dvr.
As stored. The dynamite which rni!.,
plosion j. said 10 have amounted t. p.
ichily. the bolt fell into a tank of 4
le Government now mpditatps ora
removal OF the magazine ten mi.e
n
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
AMMUNITION FOR THE INSUk
AIDING THE CUBANS.
Fleets Of Vessels Laden With
Munitions Of War.

Arms aud ammunition for the ins
patriots are pouring into Cuba fro
United States Vessel after vessel is !,
the secret rendezvous near Philadclphi
each one Is laden TO the guards with
the patriots need most I'm their struyrl
freedom. The insurgents have plenty Of
but thousands of them are armed II
with the machete, and they need more q
i've weapons to successfully combat the )
ish troops. Coincident with the arriyi
this country OF DR.. Costello. Secretary %.
Treasury OF Cuba. the sending OF aid to-
insurgents has been progressing more ra.
ly than ever.
There sailed last Saturday afternoon f.
OF the Capcs OF the Delaware the Norwck
steamer Osteria, with an expedition OF
men and large quantity Of arms and
munition. The vessel has been purcha
outright by the Cubans. and will be used
them for future work.
She is so built that she can easily mako
knots an hour, and. Il il claimed. shs
show her heels to mos, Of the warships ~.
now has patrolling the island. The eNpt
tion Is In command OF Captain Edward
who served through the ten years
With him are number OF the son
wealthy Cuhans In New York city and 9th
parts Of the United States.
tanlegfhms IRON Havana say that Genot
Linares. while pursuing number Of insu
gents, met and attacked n force Of the encm
commanded by General Maceo, on Il
heights Of Porvcnir. near Chimbora2o mou
tain, 10 miles from Havana. The insurgen
occupied good positions, but they we
driven from them with loss Of Is killed m
n number Of wounded. the latter being ca
ried away by the retreating forces. Late
while accommodating, General Llnarcs can
across q force of insurgents commanded
Gomez. The latter were passing through
deflle when the Spaniards opened fire up,
the insurgents, the artillery being broug
gents lost six killed and had u woundc
The sound Of artillery firing was also hca
and IL was believed that the column Of spa
ish troops commanded by Colonel SegUra ~
General prats had been engaged with 4
cncmy
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
WORSE TEAM DYNAMITE.
Manufacture Of a New Explosive
gin Soon.

4 company has boen orSani@'d al
port. Conn, and tract OF land pu
t,r the building Of u plant to manu-.
cannon invented 10y william DoruS
NON Mil use the new explosive my
Thomas carroll" ...,.
II /. promised that the new cannon
toui.h the world because 1t can use
wonderful explosive, which the lnv,'
has an explosive force 10 per cent cent
than that of dynamite. In appear.
explosive looks like brown sugar
component parts by themrelyIs ,'',.,' 81, a.. !
carroll has contracted Win III.
s,nt"s government and Germany l
;h~m with large quantities OF his =
/ n. also made "A contract with me
su-gents to blow up the island
lie returned from Cuba about a o.
saying that it would be wise to "A s'' ,
upon Cuba, for things were bouhu
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
MAHER QUICKLY WHIPPED.
Fi,zsimmOns Knocks Him Out in Ninsty'
Ave Seconds.

II took Robert FitzsimmoRs just % seconds
Friday afternoon to deteai Pet'r Maher, ana
become the heavyweight champion OF the
world. The fight took place in bottom on
the Rio Grande river IN the Mexican sii'' u
nile and half distant from i-hhstry ugio,,
Ta,os Even 10 bl, friends II WAS evident
that the Irish lad was not IN 1t from the
the start. Before the round hal progressed
no seconds Maher attempted foul anu was
hcatedly warned by tho referee. fitzsllh-
mons coup was one of his famous upper
hooks on the point of the jaw, the sam h,nI
Of blow with which he knocked out Han ana
! broke the nose of Jack Stel2ener, his trainrr'
Maher made gallant effort TO get upon ms
| feet when time was called, but aiter HetuhG
| half way to u recumhent position ne yen
back and still had his head on the iioor wheu
time was called, aud tho decision wa
| awarded to the Cornishman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
HINTS ON VENEZUELA.
London Editorial suggestions on the Sails.
bury Government

An editorial in the London Times" con.
talns some important and interesting suggc-.
! tions on the subject of Venezuela. tn,
Times" suggests that Englund appoint a
| strong and Independent commission TO IN.
vestigate Nenezuela's dispute for the cEight.
eminent OF parliament and the public as ear!
as the Washington commission shall rcr"~'
| IL adds that there would IT, 80, a"
| finding eminent mon, no uIh''u.t "
| would be unhesitatingiS hose cyh'lu7'""7
! gests that the cNplary accepted. Ii hiso -ug-
! phrase. "a coml alton of Lord salisbury
! arbitration" hnation Of negotiation ana
reply TO fused 10y him IN his speech VI
! lord ord Rosebury In the mouse on
il that negotiation be employed 20
aottln the limits OF the questions when shai'
br admitted to arbitration.
..The "Daily News In an editorial rcHi'V7
,hot such n grave subject as Nene2ueia hau .
not heen raised by moro influential man
than L. Atherly Jones. the radical mrhpe'' /
,,bo noyed nm amendment expressing the r.
,rot of the house at the absence from lhe
.nueen's speech of an assurance that tht Nehc
1ueIan boundnrv lispr,e would be supIni,teu
10 arhitratio p,Iai '.',, Vorc,ueln .
= ,rr' --ith 'urN over N'h'""'i''
Tho Daily News continues. therefore IL ~
imnossibie that the house of commons should
nJppn. the ZONES amendment; IL would he
,,irti,nI vote of censure which would be uh-
rntriotic and absurd. The whole country
would we hope, welcome from Mr.. Baliour
nm nnnouncement OF general arbitration
with "A proyiso that, in the event ol th'
award going against us, England shoulu Pur-
chase the settled districts.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
RAvAGEs OF DISEASE.
ROentgen Rays Show Them Plainly on the
Negative.

Cathode rays will discover the hidden raw
nres of disease. tuberculosis was located
in the wri,. of patient by DIR. James BURY
and Electrician Charles +. Scribner at Chi
rago. The fun extent of the malady was
measured. This is the first time in inns
country. il not in the world, that the value
OF Roentgen's discovery In the exposing oi
internal ravages of disease has been illustra-
ted.
Burry's patients. A clear negative was de-
yeloned In half an hour 1t showed the ear
nal bones were matted together In the tuper'
cular growth so rs To stop the circulation.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
WENT THROUGH A BANK.


Three masked men cntnrrl tn" Market
street bank. a small institution ia theSpr'rN-
oils building, san Francisco, shortly after 10
a. H.. Tuesday and ordered Cashier Hopkins
npa Bookkccpcr Hayhur-t to throw up tnrir
bnnds Hopkins refused, and one ron"'r
Gr"d but NO one wa, hurt. The rohb.r7
thrn climbed through the hclr In the wire
screen at the cashiers winio" H9' 7'i..i ,i, w.
youi, \ piece oi carpet can;ht In IN" door
oI the vault, and the 'robhcr- did not take
time TO fasten the vault door. Hastily dump
Ing a pile Of gold ON the cashier r9hnlyr
into a sack. they lied with 1t. AIihonSl
Market street was crowded, the rppp'''
made good their escape. It's suppose" 'n'l
secured only $500,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
WRONG MAN LYHCHED
Rsal Culprit New in Jail COME
Crime.

Twelve years ago Mrs Gaiford, OF
Wash. was waylaid by an Indian NJ
man Creek, who assaulted and
brutaily, leaving her by the ro'
dead. Posses secured the counlr
a-.ailant, and an Indian answerin9,
cription given was captured anu
IL has been learned that he was =
the crime. TN
The real culprit is Low In jail
!. oue-to.Ouin. In "a drunken Tag
n lnifa and stabbed his frirnd, a
dian named Alexander. Inc Ia
spirit Of revenge, repeated TO the OF
IL was Que-to-Quin that IL years
mitted the deco Tor which another
cd. Que-to-Quin will TO prosefuj
crime.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
pUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.
The Expected Activity in Commercii
fairs Does Not Appear.

fairs Does Not Appear.
l.. G.. Dun Il co. = weekly revirW oil
saws: The restoration Of the treaSu
ssrye has been effected with remarkao'!
monetar, disturbance. though stringr-
MANY markets. greater elsewhere thAl
nuL grestrr in commercial circles il
ntbcr loans. has somewhat retarded hu
The rapid rise in the price of bonds sur
ems public confidence. While moh'l
kcts are growing easier ~ rlWdIy Us
be- expected after the withdrawn '
.70. COS 600 from the unemployed luA
expected activity in commercihi tuA
not apprar. H. offerings are small.
Bgascmcr pig iron and grey iort.
shade lower at PittsburG and s't'
beams and angles have been reduce"
cure business, but new orc"rS for i'T
are comparatively small, and some ."
la that region have been banked.
Failures for the week have been 2'u
United States against 3O2 last ear "I
Canada against 20 iast year.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
Tariff on Top Again.

Tro Populis, senators have now decld'H
that when the motion is renewed Tor the con
,Acratluu of the turiil bill they VIII cast lhv'r
vote iu IT." affirmative. II lh"l anh't' 20
tlu- d.,ision they will be- able 90 turn the re-
.,,lt from the negative to tho affirmative sld'
ol Inc scale. aud thus secure the ronsldrra-
tiun of the measure in the senate, proNlllhR
M large number Of Republican senators
vote in the affirmative as did Oh the mt o'-
,a,iun. The Populist senators say th'F nav,
,,,,,... l,,r nuunspd TO the consideration oi
thr bin. hut that they were taken 10y surprise
Lythu frat motion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
JAMESON IN ENGLAND
Tho FrsebOOter and Many of HIS Followers
Arrive Home,

The steamship Victoria, with Dr. jameson
aboard. arrived at Davenport Sunday from
Port Natal. ~ ,a.,,,,.
Two hundred and fifty of DR.. Jameson
men have arrived in London and have been
sent To their homes. In spite OF the s'crTy
which 1t was sought TO maintain Il" 70 W.
to receive them and greeted the the a with
acclamations. These men assert that the
peers lost $50 men Killed and wounded III
The neht at Krugersdorph, in which Dr.
| jameson was captured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
FATAL END OF THE CARNIVAL.
Fire and Panic Cause the Loss Of Many
Lives in Portuguese Town

During the progress Of a masked bah given
uy the Artists club. Of San,arcm. a town 80
miles from Lisbon. Tuesday night. Mt the
close of the carnival there. lire lrokc out In
the building aud the flames spread with
irishtful ralidity. \ terrible panic ensured.
and many OF the dancers and several cut
-ii"iS who went 90 their r,~ru", were either
turned 20 death or tramplrd IN the rush t.
escape from the burning building. Forty
bodies have been recovered.