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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
THE BLUE GRASS PLATFORM.
Free Silver Coinage and Blackburn For
President

The Kentucky Democratic state conven-
tion completed its business Thursday after
noon and adjourned sine die 1t proved n
remarkable victory for Senator Blackburn
and the free silver cause. He was indorsed
for president. the delegates bding instructed
10 vote for htm. lie was unanimously elect
ed delegate from the Statc-at-large 20 the
Chicago convention. as were General T.. Wat
Hardin, who was defeated for governor last
fall hy the Republican. Bradley: John II.
lihea. the noted Kentucky free silver orator.
and oN-tOngrcs- ". L. Ellis, Of padu-
cah.
"The Democracy Of kentucky. In conyen-
ton assembled, do rcaiilrm their allegiance
TO the principles Of the party as enunriatrd
by Jefferson. We are IN favor Of an honest
dollar worth neither more nor less than
100 cents. We favor biuetalism. and 20
that end We demand the free and unlimited
coinage Of both gold and silver at the ratio
of l6 to /. ~ standard money with equal lc-
gal tender power, mdepcu lent Of the action
OF any other nation
I'VE hold that the secretary Ot the treas
uary should exercise his legal right TO re-
deem all the cola obligations in gold or sil-
yer. u- may Dee more ruuyruiH ut. and We are
opposed t. the issue Of bonds IN time of
poHc" for the maintenance oi tn" gold r"-
servo ur Tor amy other purpose. W" ar" OiI-
posed t. tine national hnukiug system. and
to any enlargement Of IT, powers. We ara
OPPOSED O. any contraction ~ the currency
uy the retirement ut grrcIUu"ks or other
Wise.
I'VE declare 10 60 he q Fundamental. rr,u-
ripir of democracy that tL" Federal govern
n,rut has uU constitutional power 90 imp0-"
and collect tariff duties except for the Tut-
posses of rcyruu" only and the collection uf
such taxes should hr limited 90 the A"rr-s.-
ties ui tn" roy 'rumrut honestly AMI ''gI.u-
l'iily Administered.
"lhnt the democratic party has ever h"cn
the party OF personal liberty aui religious
freedom. AMI IL is now. AMI has always boon
opposed To- any union of church ana -tHt'.
II T. opposed Co the enactment Ot all laws,
TIA" purpose ur design of which j. 10 sustain
or "utorc" any religious belief or tO apply
any such test a. qualification for public
Office
I'VE condemn the action Of Governor
bradley, ia calling out the state militia, u.
unwnrrantrd. without sanction " law nni a
mrunncr Co the civil liberties and rights Of
the people of Kentucky.
I'VE declare the support OF the party
nominc" 10 bee th" true tr-t II party iealty
and that every nominee il cntitled to the un.
divided support ut the party.
"Brsolyrd. That the delegates chosen hy
this convention To- the national Democrat,
convention. 90 be- held nj Chicago. July =
1896, be-. aud thuy are hereby instructed :,
east the vote Of IN" state of Kentucky IN tn,
convention ~ q unit for !. ;. &. Blackburn
for President of the United States. aud {,
us' all honorable means 30 secure his nomi
/ o. inn
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
CL0UDBURsT IN KANSAS.
Four Persons Drowned and Much Damage
Done 70 Property

-Four persons wcrn drowned and consider
abl" damage To- property done hy cloud
burst near Lrayrnw nth, Kan. Water fell in
torrents. smashing windows. tearing oil
signs. etc. and ilooliug cellars and bottom
lands Dennis and Michael ID -nond and
D"nni, and Eugene Cummings, al. under II
years, We're drowned by going into stone
ruiyert 10 "scap" the storm The water
washed their bodies into the Missouri river
and they have not yet been recovered.
terrific haiistoim ~ an carly hour sun
day morning destroyed thousands Of acres of
growing corn In Southern Kansas, with hail
stones cuttings stalks ol like a moving ma
chine. The storm was so severe that the
road-ide- are strewn with dead birds. The
storm was APP arently general all over
southern Kansas and extended oyera part Of
oklahoma.
suuday'- storm dana ge Ia the Northwest
will reach 100000. &. W. Castleton, OF Ash
Lake; T.. ". Hunter, of Adrian. and Moses
Chadwick. Of Mobiles county, were drowned.
At least 1000 cattle pcrished In the Hood.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
THE CONSUL UPHELD
secrstary Morton Says French Cattle Can
not Come 70 Amnricl

Secretary u Agriculture Morton has just
Transmitted his r"pIy To- Secretary Oln"y on
the Tsrurr oatt" question. the French slip
per- at Uayrr having mad" complaint some
time ago that ~" United States consul thcr,'
has refused iu permit five rattl" 10 b" ship
ped 10 America. seer, tary Morton uphold-
the consul uul calls attention 10 official re-
ports of Ia" agricultural department Of
France. showing the prevalence ot disease AT
various times Ia th" provinces. 10 allow
cattle from Franc" 90 enter thl- country In
view of th"s" reports, ~ well ~ other Hu-
thOritptiyo statements, the secretary holds,
would iuuTc our own trad" and violate the
provisions of the law designed to protect
our stock from the rayag"s Of foreign dis
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
WILL FIGHT THE A. P. A.
A New Catholic Political Society Organ.
lied in New York

The New York sun says that a number Of
young and aggressive Roman Catholics in
that city have iccn quietly ut work FOR about
four months organizing a society which It Is
Intended shall D." national IN scope and the
primary object of which l. tp meet the \. T.
\. Organization. The new society l. known
~ the American order Oi United Catholics.
II has already uiur cOuucisih the city. the
last of which wa- organized In the parish of
IT. Ihcrr-a's church, one OF ia" largest
Catholic churches ON the lower east side
II h. th" intention of the founders % the
new society that u shall make - influence
felt next fall In the election Of President,
members of congress and Of the state lccis-
laturc. They will b" asked 10 give assur-
Hncc that they are not IN accord with the
purposes of th" \. J.. \ and that they will
not support any measure of discrimination
against Roman Catholics Arrangements
have already been made 10 send two dele
gates g. interview Major Mckinley between
now and the assembling u the Republican
national convention with view u a-r"r-
tanning whether It t. true. ~ reported that
he assured delegation from the \. T.. \
that h" was in sympathy with tn purposes
ot that organization.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
FOREIGN ANARCHISTS AGAIN ACTIVE.
KILLED SIX PEOPLE.
Awful Work Of a Bomb Thrower in BARGE
lona-Fifty People Injured

bomb was thrown into the crowd during
the Corpus Christi procession at Barcelona
sunday, and its explosion resulted In the
killing Of six persons and the injury Of fifty.
The pcrpetrator Of the deed "a az yet un-
known. and his motive Is equally a mystery.
The news Of the throwing Of bomb into
the procession Of Corpus Christi spread like
wildilre over the city and caused a panic
amongst the great crowds drawn to the
streets by the religious festival and the sun
day merrymaking usual to the city. The
story grew ~ It travelled and I'd led 20 the
fright and horror Of those who heard IL.
The explosion occurred just as the Corpus
Christi procession was entering th, beautiful
and ancient church cf santa Maria del Mar.
which j. the grande,t. after the cathedral ia
Barcelona. This Is the heart Of the old city
not far from the water front and quay. and
almost looking upon the Plaza del Patacio--
one Of the most thickly populated quarters
ot the populou- city. The sound ~ the cN-
plo4iJu and the distressed cries ~ the in.
jur"d and the friend, ~ the Killed created an
iud"sofihabic panic among the great crowd
tn th" procession and looking On. The peo.
pl" Wrr" terror-~trickeu with dread and
and dr"ui pf other bombs being thrown. and
it was with difficulty tha' were restrained
from crushing each other 60 death in th'
stampede.
Two dynamite potlr!s were exploded In
front ~ Oh" hpu-" ot priest nj Orieuian
near san sebastian. on the bay of Bl~'ay
Much damage resulted from the explosion
tut there was no fatality.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
GRAVES
OF Con!edcra,es Who Died in Prison Are
Decorated

There wa beautiful service at historic
old Camp Chase, near Columbus, Ohio, in
memory of the =. .1GO Contrdrratrs who died
while prisoners \ committee of prominent
CltiIDu-, many 81 whom are members oi the
q. \. A.. assembled at the Camp Chase Gem
otcry, anl wthHlVrH pirate ceremonies, drou-
rated with flowers the gray,s Of the Coulr1-
crate soldier.
The aidre, a. the occasion was delivered
by ". X. kugu~-. OF Columbus, June Il. sun
Camp Chase uy the Fourteenth regiment. o.
y. g., which is prompted IN the matter by a
rememurauc" of the generous treatment IL
received NJ The hands Of the cN-Coufrdrratc-
while serving Ia the ceremonies incident to
the Chioknmauga monument dedication a
year ago.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
EIGHTY.FIvE MILES.
Some Facts and Figures on the Irsl
the ST. Louis Cyclone.

There wero just - miles Of str.s.
structed by debris Us rcsuit OF tin l
in IT. Louis. All of these streets ha, b
made passable and will be cleaned %, .1
days. In the city there are $50 milo- %
proved Streets. so 1t can be- seen 10 w' g
tent tn" tornado interrupted tram.
storm district. on it, outside lines, rNien
from the river on the cast TO Tower N
avenue on the west and from Olive ~ g
the north, to Lynch street on the south
This comprises an area OF six square l
The extreme limits were three miles rl,
two miles west and north. An al-1
idea Of the damage can bee formed whrl
stated that all the houses damagsi
blown down were on both sides Oi ,h.
streets, that street would he Just sj l
The figure i given out by the street '0-i
sioner who has been through the ru,.-
trict and from the reports Of hi, .-s
uperintendent, who has cut ru4u
through the Sj miles OF streets. In d
tion to this there were many streets ub,,r
ed by wires and the like, whica lr
counted in the total.
II has been feared that a large mum u
the people now reported missing from
II. Louis found watery graves.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
Killed a German Officer.

The London Globe publishes a dispatch
from Shangai. watch SAYS that since the re-
turn ot the Niceroy Iiu Kun VIII. 10 Nankin,
the German officers who were lent 10 China
boy Germany 10 drill the Chinese troops. have
been repeatedly insuted, hope being enter
tainrd that they would resent tho insults by
re-igning. This practice not having the de-
sired result the Chinese have resorted %
violence, ending I'm the murder OF German
officer named krause by the Human body
guard Of the yiceroy and the German squad
ron nas been ordered 20 proceed % Ngnkin
forthwith. II Is believed the dispotch says
that all OF the German Officers In the Chi
nese service will resign.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
Jolned tho Federation.

The Federated Association Of Wire Draw
ers decided 10 affiliate with the American
Federation ~ LABOR, and indorsed Eugene
United Statr-. The proper officials were in
structed TO organize the employees OF the
eastern wire mill.. Tho following officers
were elected:
President, William Lane. OF New Castle, Pa;
ylce-pre,ihent, T. I, Dunleyy. OF Cincinnati;
secrctary-tTea-urcr, and organizer, Walter
Gillette ~ Cleveland; executive committee,
August Wcisenhach, Ira W. Griggs and Adam
Bei--. of Cleveland.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
OVER 1000 DERvIsHEs KILLED,
Their Force Completely Routed in Battle
at Firkct

The Marquis of L1u-lowuo, Secretary of
State Of War. has received telegram dated
Aka-hoh, June :, from sir Herbert Kitchen
cr Srlar, of the Egyptian army, saying:
eve surprised the enemy at dawn at
Firkct. They resisted calamity. holding th"
hills and village. but were completely no
i"ated and their return cut OH We raltut-
ed their camp aud all thrir rumol-. horses
and provisions. our casualties were slight.
The troops behaved rNrrll"utly."
over 1000 trryi-hrr- wrr' kill"i, inoIul-
ins their commander Emir llammuda The
Egyptian loss Wa 20 killed Hud - wounded.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
MAINE DECLARES FOR REED.
The Mention of HIS Name the Signal for
Applause.

The Maine Republican convention unani-
mously nominated Llewellyn Powers, Of
Honeton, for governor. The platform
adopted declares for protection, opposes
free silver coinage. and adds:
"Wc renew our unswerving loyalty TO
that great champion Of protection and
sound money. Thomas i. Reed, in the hope
that the coming National convention will
recognize the urgent demand of the business
interests of the country for his nomination
The plank referring to speaker Reed. and
the cuOIy paid him by Harold NJ. Sewall Of
Bath, chairman OF the convention, evoked
long applause.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
A Renorter Detaotive.

The most important testimony in ihe' y
ing trial yet gwen was that Of Ell All
newspaper reporter, who said We
told him in an interview, in which be- u
scented himself To bee "A defective, that lai
had said TO him ,Wallingl Immediately
the Christmas vacation that he had int!
to bring Pearl Bryan here aud Nd.
When asked II he told Pearl Bryan d"
threat he answered that he did not. aal
he would not DO so on account Of hI- n
ship for Jackson. A motion 10 rui" obi,
timOny out Is pending
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
BRIEF MENTION.

l.. l.. Rodehayer has been appointed post
master at Wahondng. CoshOcton county,
Ohio.
Austin Corbin and his coachman, John
Stokes, were killed, and his nephew, Corbin
Edgell, and DR.. Paul Kunzler badly injured
in a runaway at his home, near Newport,
n. ii.
The House committee on Commerce has
the construction Of bridges across the Mon
ongahea river from McKeesport to Mfin
township, and from Braddock 10 the same
place. The bills, however will not be passed
this session.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
CAPITAL CHAT.

The House passed resolution by Mr..
Grosvenor, Republican, Of Ohio, calling upon
the heads of the executive departments for a
statement Of all the removals and changes in
their departments since March 1, 1898.
The proposed constitutional amendment TO
have United States Senators elected by the
people instead OF by State legislatures, was
formally discussed in the Senate Friday by
Messrs. Mitchell. of Oregon; Perkins, OF Calf
fornia, and Palmer, OF Illinois, in favor. and
Hawley, Of Connecticut, and Chandler, OF
New Hampshire, In opposition.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
Three Armenians Murdered

The bodies Of Steve Shamarian, age
his son Benjamin. aged Ii. daughter H
aged 80. Armenians, were found ilye
from Fresno. Cal. all having been .h
the back of the head. The murdered
sons lived on small ranch. The
were found mile from home near ~ Z
tion ditch. The sheriff believes be-
clew To- the murderer. The father wa
OF the eldest Armenian settlers In the q.
and was wcil-known.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
Conductor Got Damages

An important suit was decided in the Knox
county, Ind, circuit court at Nincennes.
william DrummOnd, formerly IA freight con-
ductor on the Evansville and Terre Haute
railroad. sued the company for damages, al
legng that he had been blacklisted by Super
for him to secure employment on ans other
road since the Debs strike, in 1894, at which
time Drummond lost his place The jury
awarded him damages in the sum OF 80, $50.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
A Town Burned.

An official dispatch from Antnnanarivo,
Island of Madagascar. dated May 80, say,
that body OF l.jOO Fahavalos bandits has
burned Antrirabe. For three days the band
ill., Dockaded house in which detachment
OF French troops We're protecting the Nor
wrgiau missionaries. The French resident.
with detachment OF Ioyas, eventually
raised the blockade, after some hard lighting.
during which POO lahavnlps were killed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
FIVE MORE MILLS TO STRAIT.
Another Section of the New Castle Tin
Plant To Go On.

Five more mills in the new addition 10 the
New Castle tin mill are to be started under
the direction Of Superintendent Hodgctts
This will give employment to fifteen more
rollers. fifteen more doublers. ffteen more
heaters, fifteen more catchers and fifteen
more screw boys.
This will make ten Of the new mills going
aud six In the old department. The plant Is
turning out some OF the best tin made in the
world and there Is no more prosperous plant
Of the kind anywhere. II Is not generally
known that the New Castle tin mill Ia the
largest institution OF the kind In the world.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
Wages Advanced Ten Per Cent.

The employees OF the nut and bolt factory
Of the Oliver Iron and steel company at
Pittsburg have been notified, that dating
from June /, their yes would be advanced
10 per cent. The advance was voluntarily
on the part OF the company, and restores the
amount which wages were reduced March /.
Oliver said the advance would affect about
1000 employees.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
Arizona fOr Free Silver

The Democratic Territorial convention
met In Tucson ON June 3 All the counties
except one elected delegates who are un-
equivocally pledged 10 elect mono but free
silver delegates 10 the Chicago convention.
The present administration was refused in
dorsement In every convention.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
Bradley Denies il.
Sailing Their Chiliran.

Correspondence received by the steamer
Alameda from Japan says Tokinn is suffer-
ing from terrible famine. Last year the
rainfall was so meager that this years har-
vest is failure, and as the Annamites are
improvident, living from hand 10 mouth. the
distress Is now very great. The parents are
selling their children for a few cents and pill
lage Is rife.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
Wiped Out By Fire.

The village OF Selkirk near Winnipeg, was
almost wiped out by fire early Sunday morn
ing. Twenty-one stores and dwelling houses
were consumed with most OF their contents
The loss cannot be estimated at this time.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
LOOKS MORE CHEERFUL.
81. Louis Rapidly Assuming shape Relief
Stations to De Abandoned


Affairs in ,torm-riiicn district Of the
two cities ARE taking on n more cheerful as
poet The first rush for relief Is over. aud
tharr l. evidence ot q general Improvement
In the condition II tornado sufferers ut the
district relief stations. There i "a noticeable
dccrrl-" IN th" number Of applicants for aid,
and II IS III" opinion that the stations in 81.
81. Louis will b" closed. With the abandon
mont ot the district stations, however, the
relief work Will he far from finished. What
ever remains from the general fund will be
loft In the keeping 81 the Merchants EX-
change committee, who will continue the
work wherever necessary. The relief fund
continues To- grow until IL has reached SlS3.-
53l. In all parts Il the tornado district
houses are being made habitablc once more
and demolished buildings are being rapidly
rebuilt.
In East St Louis the work Of restoration
gor, on steadily, and there Is no abatement
uf a." rclirt committees work. Many pro-
Pile, who were compelled 10 live In tents un-
III thcr demolished homes are repaired, are
become accustomed TO their new environ
m"utr In some places tenants live In box
cars. william tOSnn, popular engineer OF
the Baltimore a Ohio railway who was in
iur"d In the storm, has died al the home Of
friend ~ result Of his wounds. None Of
the patients in the hospitals have died dur
ing the past two days aud. according to the
Slht'n'hl- OF attending phNS'NhS, no more
! fatulitie, will bee reported ,from these insti-
tutons. Mrs j. II. Ramsay, sistor-in-law Of
10 u. q. Ramsay, eN-chirf Of the order OF
Railway Tolcgraphrrs died at her home in
East st. Louis. Mrs. Ramsay's death was
| due to the heroic efforts she made in rescu-
! ing her husband from the ruins OF the Van
dalia freight house on the night Of TIE recent
| tornado. Mr.. Ramsay still hovers between
! life aud death. Mrs. Ramsay's body will be
! shipped to Nint0n, Ia, for burial.
Bradley Denies it.
Gov. Bradley denies that he has withdrawn
IL n presidential candidate, and that his
! name will be presented to the st. Louis con-
| ycntion. lie also denies that Chairman Bar
| nett went to Washington TO confer with Gen
/ Grosvenor about cabinet position or any
| thing else In consideration Ofthe withdrawal
| The special states that movement has been
J started Meantime II can be stated that the
| announcement Of GOV. Bradley's withdrawal
! in the Associated Press dispatches last Wed
ursday came directly from the governor
! through member OF his staff who gave out
! the interview that appeared in the Louis
! willie Commercial and al'o the Interpretation
! of IL that was published
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-03
Trouble In Cape Town.

CAPE TOWN, June 24.-The Natal
contingent today defeated with heavy
loss 1000 Mashonas.
LONDON, June 25.-Dispatches from
Cape Town announce that Salisbury
has been relieved by the arrival of a
small body of imperial troops, bringing
a Maxim gun, rifles and ammunition
A Cape Town dispatch to the Times
says that John Hays Hammond will
sail from there for home today. The
dispatch also says: telegram from
Salisbury says the whole country about
that point has arisen, and relief is anxi-
ously awaited, many outlying places be-
ing defenseless. Stations along the UNI
alti and Salisbury road have been at
tackled and Motundella's store has been
looted and six of its defenders killed.
A number of isolated men along the
road have also been killed. 1t is feared
that $4,000 aMrtini cartridges fell into
the hands of the rebels
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-03
viotoria,s Long REIGN

LONDON, June 30.-Little public no.
tice has been taken of the fact that
Queen Victoria today enters upon the
sixtieth year of her reign over this
kingdom. Personal kilograms of con-
graduation have been showered upon
her from many quarters and new
statue of her majesty was unveiled in
London. Should she survive another
year-and there is no good reason to
fear otherwise-the completion of her
sixth decade upon the throne, no doubt
will be splendidly commemorated.
There is some talk of taking public no
tice in September next of the date when
she will pass the record of the longest
previous reign by any British sover-
eign. George III. was King nominaIly
for fifty-nine years and ninety-seven
days, but for the last ten years of his
reign he was monarch only in name.
Victoria will pass that limit on Septem.
Der 25th. The Queen must live until
she is 80, however, in order to pass the
longest European record. Louis XIV.
governed-or isgoverned-France for
Seventy-two years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-03
Cure for Leprosv.

FORT SCOTT. Kan, June 21.-Mayor
c. M. Bowie of White Castle, La, has
written to DR.. Dolphin of this city, who
claims to have discovered a cure for
leprosy, asking him to demonstrate his
cure at the leprosy hospital six miles
from White Castle. The doctor will
leave on Tuesday for that place. There
are about twenty patients slowly diving
OF this disease at the hospital: the
mayor says, and the doctor assures him
that he can cure them.