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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
CARLISLE DECLARES HIMSE LF.
The Kentucky Statesman Declines the
Presidential Nomination.

Secretary Carlisle has written the follow
ing letter on the subject of his candidacy for
the Presidency at the Chicago convention.
addressed TO Charles Il. Long, Chairman Of
the Democratic state Central Committee OF
Kentucky:
My Dear Sir-Your favor Of March 30, in
which YOU say. in substance, that many Of
my friends in Kentucky and elsewhere de-
sire me 20 become a candidate before the ap-
preaching National Democratic Convention
tor the nomination for the Presidency. and
requesting me to give 'some authoritative
or definite expression" upon the subject. was
duly received and has been maturely con-
silcrcd.
Many communications upon the same sub
jcct and OF similar import have been re-
ceiycd from friends In different parts OF the
country, aud while very grateful for these
numerous expressions of confidence and
esteem upon the part Of my Democratic fcl-
low citizens, have not been able TO reach
the conclusion that the existing conditions
require me- 10 comply with theit requests~by
horlZing them to announce mo a. can
didate Tor the Presidential nomination.
While feel IA profound interest In the well
fare Of my party, am much more concerned
about its declaration Of principles than in
its selection of candidates. because in my
opinion, lis failure or success at the election,
as well IL its capacity for useful service IN
the country in the future, depends upon the
nositiou Il takes or Omits 10 take upon the
+ bile questions now engaging the attention
OF the people. and especially the questions
affecting the monetary system of the country
and the character and amount of taxation to
be imposed upon our citizens.
lts position upon these and other subjects
having been agreed upon and clearly and
distinctly announced, the convention ought
10 have no difficulty in selecting an accept.
able candidate who will fairly represent its
views and IN order that its deliberations may
be embarrassed ~ little as possible 10y the
contentious of rival aspirantS and their
friends. | think my duty to the party will be
best performed by declining to participate In
n contest for the nomination.
The obligations assumed when | accepted
my present official position require me TO
devote my entire time and attention to the
public interest committed to my charge, and
| shall continue 10 dlScharr the duties i'm
posed upon me TO the best Of my ability and
/ In such mdnner rs will, in my judgment,
most certainly promote the true interests Of
| the country and If, in the opinion Of my fell
| low Democrats in Kentucky, my services on
! title me To their commendation and approval
| would regard their endorsement ofmy pub
lie course rs an ample reward for the little
have been able To- accomplish in behalf of
able administration and sound financial
| policy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
THE INTERSTATE CONN
IUL.
LONG AND SHORT
The Supreme Court Decides
Railroads.
gainst the

An opinion was rendered by ie Supreme
Court Monday in the case know as the 'long
and short haul case, involving ne validity
Of the provision of the Inter-Std 4 Commerce
act, prohibiting higher charge or short
haul than long haul. appeal from the
decision of the Circuit Court Of Appeals for
the fifth circuit. The appeal wiz taken by
the railroads.
Its title was the Interstate Commerce
Commission W. the Cincinnati. r'w Orleans
h Texas Pacific Railroad Cclhpnny, the
Western and Atlantic Raiirodi, and the
Georgia railroad. The decision ~ the court
below was affirmed In the main, he opinion
holding that in cases OF shipmcnt from one
state TO another on through blu OF lading
railroad companies could not CN@mpt parties
and give them special rates Justice Shiras
delivered the opinion.
The dispute concerning this n after h one
that has been continually arising In various
parts of the country, and II has been OF great
public Importance. as well to the interests
of commerce as TO our railroads In every
part OF the country. that the question be- put
at rest. There was also drawn in question
in the ease the very important one OF the
power oi the Interstate Commerce Com
mission 90 fix maximum rates IL eases prop
crly brought before II, as distinguished from
n mere decision that Il particular rate Is eN-
ccSsiyc.
The three railroad companies are the con
Meeting lines running from Cincinnati TO
Augusta. Ga. This litigation began through
the complaint Of a seller OF buggies at Gin
cinnuti to the Interstate Commerce Conn
mission. that the rates 10 Augusta. at the
end of the Georgia Railroad, and 10 Social
Circle. which was point on the Georgia
Railroad. 80 miles below Atlanta, were such
rs 10 unfairly discriminate against Social
Circle
The Texas Pacific and the Atlantic and
Western railroads claimed in their answer
that the rate 10 Social Circle could only be
made 10y the consent Of the Georgia road on
which II is located. The Georgia company
admitted that the rates TO Social Circle were
the rate To Atlanta plus the rate from Allan
Ia g. Social Circle, and contondcd that they
were not unreasonable. the rate to Atlanta
being less than IL should be because of the
competition with lines from that city TO Bal
timOrr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
SUDDENLY SWEPT INTO ETERNITY.
FOURTEEN KILLED.
cloudburst Changes Kentucky Creeks Into
Torrents that Wrecked Many Homes

The cloudburst on Little Sexton and
Buffalo creeks. Ky. did more damage than
at first reported. Instead Of four there were
probably II persons drowned.
Sexton creek rises near Burning Springs.
and il one Of the feeders Of the Kentucky
river People little thought that the brook
would rise so rapidly, or was capable OF
gathering such n volume of water. The
cloudburst occurred up In the gorges, the
water gathering in "A moment, and the
wild flood poured down in "A solid wall.
Buffalo creek Is even more crooked and tor
tuous than Little Sexton. A great many logs
were hurled down with the tide, knocking
the cabins and outbuildings 20 pieces.
Will Burns's house went out on the waters,
and his two children were lost. Lige
Darretts daughter Mary was drowned. and
two unknown people also lost their lives in
that vicinity. little farther down the creek
the house of Mrs. George Gepson was de-
stroyed. and Mrs. George Gepson and three
children were drowned Next to them was
the home Of Jonn Crane. rafter which was
carried AWAY. with his family, OF wife and
three children. John Crane, fortunately, was
near. and managed To ride the drift and res
cue his family. although his wife was fatally
crushed between timbers.
On sexton creek and its tributaries five
were drowned. as follows: Captain j. ;. j.
Bull. Mrs. wade Mardors and child and two
unknown persons.
Jackson county suffered heavily. as did
Clay and Owslnv. II was the most disastrous
food In years. and came so quickly that IL
L. a wonder that any of the valley people cs-
paupd
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
BRIEF MENTION.

Charles l.. Clark, OF Omaha, has been ap-
pointed superintendent OF the Childs- Drexel
home at Colorado Springs, Col
The Wheeler 4 Co., shipbuilding firm has
gained it, point on payment by check and
most Of the l 900 Strikers at Bay city, Mich,
returned 10 work.
Osman Digma, the Madhist lender, IL
marching on Sinkat and the British Souda-
nese troops instead Of going up the Nile have
boen ordered to Tokar, on the Red sea.
A tablet In memory Of Rev. David X. Mes
bit, formerly Of Hazowood Presbyterian
church, Pittsburg, will ON sunday bo unyeil-
ed In the First Congregational church, Peoria
III.
An oiiicinl dispatch from Buluwayo says
the forces there aro sufficient for defence,
but will not suiiice 10 qucll tho rebellion,
which Ii likely 10 become general when the
Matabolos become organized.
Prince Alexander Albert, the lI-pear-old
son Of tho late Prince Henry OF Battenburg,
will, when no reaches his 18th year, bo made
captain general Of th Isle Of Wight and con
stable OF Carisbrooke Castle, with salaries
and loo amounting TO tA0, 900 yearly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
sranI.h nscnts have ordered so 900 Mause

Spanish agents have ordered $4,000 Mauser
iics In Berlin.
The Lawrence cotton mill at Lowell,
Mass. has shut down indefinitely, rendering
1000 people idle.
Both Kansas and New Hampshire Meth
Odist- voted for women delegates to the gcn~
cral conference.
An association for the promotion of female
emigration in the northwest territories has
been organized in Toronto.
The Interstate officials in Chicago are,
il il said, planning to make trouble for some
Of the large shippers who have been rcceiv-
ng cut rates from the roads.
Tho number Of immigrants from Italy has
jumped since last winter from about 5000 to
5000 This increase ~. il * said, largely
due 20 the disastrous war in Africa.
Colonel NciI. the Inspector and the deputy
United States marshal with him. escaped the
fate II their eight companions, reported
drowned In the Rainy river In Montana
VIM. Haley. coiored is in the Memphis
hospital. badly beaten and wounded with
bullets in three places lie had been mohhcd
10y whit"caps because Of smallpox in his
family several months ago
Lawrence sullivan, the 1s-yoar-old mail
carrier Of West Union. W. Va. who passed
u forged check ON the West Union National
bank. has becn indicted 10y the grand jury.
In" boy story that IN" check belonged 70 u
stranger was found to be false.
A peculiar case Of blood poisoning l. re-
ported at Niles, o.. the victim being J. Forest,
. cemetery sexton. who was taken to the In
Urinary IN u dangerous condition. For
est was digging Ia the cemetery and his hand
came IN contact with water from a grave
nearby.
At clinton. H.. Ed. Polen shot his wife
and mother-in.law In the head with a shot
gun killing them instantly. Domestic trouble
was the cause Pollen then attempted to
commit suicide by throwing himself in front
of train, but was only slightly injured, and
is now In jail.
A terrific explosion OF 30 pounds of pow
der occurred IN the Giles mines, near Ward,
Cob. in which three men were instantly
killed and two others badly hurt. The dead
are: james Furmort. Mart Branson and
Grant Rice; aud the injured: Jack Gala
CHER and Louis Smith.
Charles. Daniel. William and Ellen Harris.
thrr" brothers and "A sister, and William
Cleveland. composing gang Of freight ear
robbers. who have been operating along the
line of the Baltimore * Ohio road were in
dictcd at WCst Union. W. Va. The men did
the rohhing and the woman disposed OF the
stolen goods.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
STEEL POOL
A Combination Of the Principal Steel Com
panies in the United States

Twenty B"--"m"r steel companies, repre-
seutinp 100 900, 900 Of capital, and produc-
ing half the worlds output have formed an
organization at the Hotel Waldorf, in New
York.
The price Of steel hillets wa placed at 80
ton. Last week they sDid at III and Els
A pooling agreement Wa- reached by which
the output j. to b" appDrtiunei among the
members ~ the organization. probably on
the n-i- % last years output
Among those present al the conference
were President John Ga. Lci-hmann of the
Carnegie steel company Pitt-burg. President
George 7. oliver, of the Hau"-wOrth Steel
company Fitt-hurg; Wills L. King, general
manager 81 The Jones A LauPhlin-, company
Pitt-burg; j. j.. ~tH"khOu-r, of the Cambria
Iron company, John-tgwu, Pa; Tom l..
johnson. - IN" Johnson Steel company. II
Cleveland Cleveland Rolling NH company,
Cleveland. Ott- steel company, Cleveland, /,
Ohio Steel company. Youngstown; BcilAirc
Steel com rany, B.llhir", u. sh"langO valley
Steel CON pany, Scw Castle. Wheeling Steel
and Iron company.
An association WA formed With Maj. Bent,
u the Pennsylvania steel company as pr'si-
dent, and william e.. Rice. 81 the sh"nango
Valley company, ylcr president.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
ANOTHER BATTLE REPORTED.
Inclan's Forces Attacked in Cuba. One
Hundred Wounded.

Passengers arriving at Tampa, Fla, from
Cuba report that Spanish General lnclan's
forces We're entirely surrounded by the in
-urgents and a hHnd-to.hund conflict ensued
Tnc conflict ensued in vuclta Abajo district.
Nothing official has been published, but 100
wounded In this engagement were brought
into Havana Friday night. All the wounds
were machcttc cuts. Incan also was wound
ed. Quintin Banders, the insurgent chief.
has sent n letter 10 General Weyler request
ing humane treatment for helpless families.
The Cubans here intended 10 burn the Span
ish lng and weyler's picture last night, but
the police into rfcTed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
RIVERS BOOMING.
Driving Residents Along the Banks From
Their Homes

The winter rise Of the Ohio river is about
six weeks later than the usual time. The
river at Cincinnati reached i6 feet above low
water. Rat Row, near the Newport bridge,
and Sausage Row. near the suspension
bridge. were inundated to near the second
story. Some commission houses in the bot
toms removed their goods.
The Cumberland river is 5j feet deep at
Burnside. KY, and out of its banks. Many
families have been forced to the secohd sto-
rics of their houses. At Carthage. Tenn.
the water H. above the danger line
a Rochester. y. y. dispatch says: The
Gencssce river il higher than 1t has been for
2G years. Many houses are surrounded by
water and the occupants have had to desert
their homes.
The Mohawk river gorged below Canajo-
harie and the New York Central rondbed be-
tween II. Plain and st. townsville has been
washed out for several hundred feet. Her
kmer village Is under water and the resi-
dents have TO 90 about in boats. The food,
however. Is rapidly subsiding.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
BIsMARCK's slsT BIRTHI
Emperor williams Present 70
Ex-Chancellor.

Prince Bismarck was 81 years ..
and in his honor bands of musi'
he Schloss park all the morning
tativel Of the Hamburg senate 90
friends waited upon Prince Bisn
also received many lloral tribute
ents, and "A large number of tcle.
Guiding one from Prince Henry
Emperor Williams present to j
marck was IA photograph Of th.
family, In IA group, enclosed in q
frame.
Prince Bismarck entered the sal.
and was aifectionately greeted ny
Count Herbert bismarck, and 10y ,
ter, Countess Rantzau. After
prince appeared on the balcony, o.
sembled bands played "A choral.
marck said he was pleased at huu
the constant sympathy of the Ill
which he had never lost, IA he h
other sympnthies, In conclusiol
for cheers TOR Hamburg and its r.
Then followed u brilliant torchll
sion, which occupied i5 minntcs
Prince Bismarck stood most Of tia
tinually expressing his acknowle
those passing. He observed tina,
longer able 10 move as they did, y
heart went with them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
KILLED TWENTY MEN.
John selman, Who Had Record, is at
Last Brought Down Himself

John Srlman, tn" victor of not less than
twenty fatal shooting alfrays In Texas, the
eXtermina;or ot "bad men and the slayer
OF the notorious John Wesley Hardin, Is
lying with bullet hole through his body
About two or three months ago Srlmar aud
United States Deputy Marshal George Scar
brough had "a quarrel over game Of cards,
since which occurrence the relations between
them have not been very cordial
sunday morning at o'clock they met in
the Wigwam saloon at III Ia-O. Texas, and
both were drinking. Scarborough SAYS that
Selmau asked him 10 'cOmc out here, want
60 see you, and that the two walked out in
20 IN" alley beside the saloon and Selmnu.
Whose son is In the Juarez. Mexico. Jail on
the charge Of abducting young lady from
this side for immoral purposes, said to scar
borough: i want you 60 10 over the river
with me this morning We must get that boy
ont e.! iaiL'
Scarborough expressed willingness TO go
with Selman, bat stated that no bad breaks
had Teen made In Juarcz. scarborough
SAYS that Selmau then reached for his pistol
with the remark, II believe I'll xiii yon.
Scarborough pulled his gun and began
shooting. At the second shot Sclman fell
and Scarborough fired two more shots as
Seman attempted 70 rise. When Selman
was searched no pistol could b" found on
him or anOwhcrr around him He say, that
he had a pistol but that 1t was taken from
him after he fell and before the police reach
cd him. He was hit by every shot Srnr-
borough fired.
Scarborough t. about 3S years old, was
born In Louisiana, but was raised in Texas,
and was several years sheriff uf Jones county,
Texas H. j. now out of jail under bond.
He Is about - years old and has lived a
stormy life. When not drinking he was as
gentle and modest a. "a child, but he did not
know what fear was ami has killed not less
than twenty outlaws. II" was dead shot
and quirk a. lightning with q gun. Last Au-
gu-. IN this city tn" uutoriou, John Wesley
Hardin challenged him 10 a rec fight Ia the
Acm" saloon and .rimuu killed that danger
Gus outlaw.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
TEN LIVES WERE LOST IN A FIRE.
SUFFOCATED IN BED.
All Escape Cut off Several Jumped Through
the Windows.

Ten persons pcrishcd by su1ocation In a
Brooklyn tenement early Wednesday morn
ing.
The dead are: August Bruno. 40 years Of
age Marin Bruno. 80 years; Salic Bruno, 3
ycaus; johanna Bruno, IL months old; Lena
Trnin. "a years old; Nichoias Tralia, 2s years
old. Dominick Tralia. years old; their in
fnnt days o.d tOrnclia Marietta, % years
old.
The fire started in the lower hallway Of
the building, which l. u four-stOry tenement
In mon street. and before the sleeping ten
ant. could be- warned Of their danger all cs-
capr was cut of. The flames swept up the
stAirways and the halls and rooms were
quickly flied with smoke. Ten Of the ten
ants were -uilOcatcd In their beds
The section 0f IN" city where the disaster
occurred s near the water front. The ma
jority Of the residents are Italians ~ the
poorer class, and they form the biggest
colony Of that race In Brooklyn. The fire.
men succeeded in getting the fire under con-
troll after short time. The damage 60 the
building Is estimated at $1,000.
There were many exciting incidents con-
nertrd with the fire. One man. an Italian.
jumped from window In the third story
and escaped with only few burns aud
bruises. The family of Joseph Estosito,
living Ia the second story of the house. had
"A narrow escape from death. When aroused
they found their way rut of and the tiam"s
were sweeping into their apartments. E-to.
sito led his wife and three children To- the
cornice In front Of the house, and guided
them along 1t to the building adjoining
from the roof Of which they were taken by
Hr"mcn.
Each loor Of the burned building was di-
Vid,d into i've rooms. Their" was one large
front room with two windows opening on
the street. hall bedroom adIoiucd with "a
window also opening on th" street. In the
rear was another lars" room with two win
doWs. with u good sized kitchen adjoining
The front and rear rooms were connected by
"a hall and bedroom.
An iron ladder at the rear of the house ran
down hctwccu the kitchen window. IL had
been rendered 80 hot by the flames. how
ever that thcinmut,s of the house dared not
use IT, Except the lire escape the only out
let from the crowded rooms on the upper
floors was the narrow wooden stairway,
e-capc by which was cut OIL soon after the
fire started.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
GREAT FIRE AT MANILA.
-Four Thousand Houses Burned and 10000
People Homeless.

4 terrible fire has occurred at Manila, in
the Philippine Islands, by which 1000 houses
were destroyed and 10000 people left home
less
Manila is the capital Of the Philippine
Islands and has "a population Of 100000, or
with IA" suburbs 100, 900. IL Is one Of the
great cmpOriums ~ the east. The principal
public buildings ar" the cathedral, the pal
aces Of the Governor and the Archbishop, n
beautiful town h0u,", t"n churches Of diner-
cnt religious orders, several mOnastcrics,
young men. and two for young women, II
supreme Court, prison, civil hospital, uni
yer,ity a marine and a commercial school "A
large thcatcr, n custom house and barracks.
II has frequently been visited by severe and
destructive earthquakes.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
FOREIGN NOTES

Princes Maud II wal"s will 10 married At
o. jams, July 7, ~ Prince Charlie. Ot Den
man.
Fullerton dstsctlyes hAye bHen employed
~ npAln ~ watch yessels a. TeEhs pDrts and
pfsysI, ckfrylLR u arm ~ Cuba.
Tbs ds1lityiiDn and suffering in Armenia,
despite tbs rsllsf saiGBdsf by tbs Rcd CrOss
sDcisty u Gsseritsd as sDmsihiDg horrible.
Ths bDlIsr u the steam tug ylrginls sK-
tl0dsd On the sohsdt Pour n ths crew
vsrs killed, snd the shOek N the explosion
essss1 the Large ~ slns. drowning ths
bssgsfHsE's fsfliIy u eight persons.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
DIVINE HEALER BOUNCED.
Ordered by the Authorities Of Cincinnati to
Leave Town

4 man named SchrGder, calling himself the
Divine Healer, has been In Cincinnati since
Saturday last, freely healing the sick, as he
styles his work. He wears "a peculiar robs
and on his head rests a crown ot thorna the
inner thorns made harmless by cutting of the
points. Iis clnims that his power II trans
mitted from his hands, or even from his
clothing.
He was brought t-,iOre ths Mayor, Chief Of
Police and ths Health Onicer for eKamlHa-
tiOn. The Health Officer told him he was a
nuisance. and menhnce 10 ths Health Of
the community Ny passing his unwashed
hands over ths faces Of hundreds Of people,
many ~ whom ars diseased. The Health
Oiiosr ordered him b. leave the city At once.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
DR.. Lanahan Cries Fraud.

Rev. DIR. John LaDahan sprung n sensation
In the Methodist preachers meeting at Balti-
more. when he announced that IN IA few days
he viii publish In permanent form the Era
New York, Of which he was at one time an
agent Ho stated that the publication IL
made necessary by the repeated denials OF
the frauds by persons In official positions.
After the astonishment created by DR.. Lana
hans reiterated charges against the New
York concern subsidized, there was an almost
unanimous sentiment expressed among the
preachers that the general conference to meet
In Clevelund, Ohio, next month be compelled
10 give serious attention to the case.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-09
HEAVY SPANISH LOSES.
Eight Hundred Said to Have Been Killed
IN One Battle.

In fight in Pinar del Rio province, Tues
day between the forces Of Maceo and Colonel
Inclan, the latter was seriously wounded, it
Is rumored. and the Spaniard- lost 500 men.
The insurgent loss, also, 1t is said, was
heavy.
Torres acknowledges the less Of G7 msg by
an attack upon an exploring engine near
Espcran2a, Santa Clara. The insurgcnt lead
or Brunei has burned 22 houses IN the village
of Brcnas, Santa Clara. In an engagement
at Manicaragua, santa Clara, the insurgents
suffered loss Of ~ killed. In an engage
ment with Quemado, at Guines, on March
80. the insurgents lost % killed.
The EsperanZa de- Ccspedes plantation, in
tally destroyed.