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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
FOREIGN NOTES.

4 Rome cable says that whatever be-
tit.s th" Government Crispi will remain
Premier
rnoma. sexton. nuti-parnclitc has been
offered 'he leadership Of tn" Irish parliament
AIRY arty, 10 succeed Justin Mccarthy r.
signed.
The examination Of the Utlaudcr PRISON
Dr- arrested In Johannesburg, charged
with rebellion has been begun in Pro
tDria.
The Canadian government has rcinquishod
ni claim TO Coleman Island. an official
survey demonstrating that II lies in United
states waters.
The British steamer Lnurrstna. which
sal cd from Baltimore. December for Sligo.
II reported lost. with capt. J. Gavin ami
crew Of 20 10 % men,
The Japanese government has issued for
mai notice Of Tn" opening mp TO trad" and
commerce Of the island of Eprmosa recently
aCq uitcd 10y japan from China.
Cecil Rhodes, lat" premier of Cape Colony.
i to return 10 South Africa, to resume
hts work for the Chartered company. The
charter OF the company will not be- ~
yoked
The Chinese Government has signed a cgn-
tract with Colonel JciI"rds, rrpreg an
Anslo-Amcriaan syndicate. for.C's M
structIOn Of railroad ro,Li.. " Z. Pc
kin. A.. i'N a.
u. .Fn6tss i,ishrav.smcnt ,las4" ,T,,.adl.-
patrh stating tldt the BritisS hategl two
Victories over tn state slave traders ou' u
tral Africa. and tht.li Arab chiefs hpyn
taken prisoner
.Thc owners Of the British stean'he'
have appealed against the Judgment Of ,...
court AZ Rotterdam. which found thnt steam
q O. blame iorthc sinking by collision IN
!anuary ot iho North German Lloyd steamer
Eliu.
The combination OF scotch oil trade rs-
ullt
the object Il maintaining rates, ha, hrru
broken and rat" cutting trguu. Tho stan
dard oil company IL flooding the market,
with 1t products.
The Gcumv. Government says It will
rc'o.lui1H tho Monroe doctrine, hut will not
release Nsuuaurla from Just debt Germany
dcmGu'e that the railroad claim bc paid bat
does not threaten force II Is stated that
Venezuela viii pay the claim.
The Canadian Pr',- Association uuapi-
mously passed a resolution placing on record
it, devotion o. the British Empire AMI DO
termination A. Canadians To stand hy the
mo'hrraAi when the latter is mclaurcI hy
war IN any part oi the globe.
A movement will soon bee made by the
bankers section OF the Montreal Board "
Trad" 20 secure Information r'yardn. the
amount of United Stat, silver and silver
certificates In the Dominion of Canada,
with Wow To- restricting it, circulation.
An earthquake shock, ~ IN alarming M
ttS' "a- experienced al santa Cruz del sur
province OF Puerto Principe on the 9TH.
House ro 'kcd and fuuiturr was thrown
about. causing the people OF the city and
vicinity 30 run In terror into the streets and
fall on their Anc", in prayer for mercy.
DR.. Scllc, "A prartrins physician Of Brand
burg, Germany, has contriyni u Photographic
ic instrument which will ia minute details
produce the various color- - objects, per-
sons aud landscapes brought within u sp"ri-
He'd range Of the camera What is most sur
prisng in this now experience Is that on the
photographs the colors lose none OF their
original trillilucy and shade.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
.ADV|CES FROM THE CUBAN WAR.
FIERCE FIGHTING.
cuSans Uuder Maoeo Charged the Spanish
Forces in Face.

Details Of the fight at Paso Real between
between General Luque and Maceo are COM
ing in from Spanish sources.
Gencarl Luque left Pinar del Rio January
81 passing Photos, where the rebels had been
the day before, and hanged one Of their cap
tains and a lieutenant, and arrived at
Juguiarra only three hours behind Maceo.
At the last named place the rebels had Kill
ed, by Mncco's orders. fourteen yoke Of
oxen because they were found hauling grain
TO Consolation for the Spanish army.
AT Up. m. General Luque reported Arroyo
de Aqua and camped five hours. He then
broke camp and at n. m. reached Candle
laiia MaceO had not cnmped there. but had
left at o'clock for Herraduo. General
Luqup made forced march there and found
the rcbclr were still fleeing.
General Luquc pushed cf to Paso Real ar
rving there at 2. 80 p. IN. The country pco-
pie were seen flying for refuge and the tn-
surgonts were found occupying the town.
Colonel Francis, In command Of the van
guard. and General Luquc. In command of
the center, prepared for battle, sending 80
guerillHs through the main street, charging
upon four squndrons of insurgrnt cavalry,
playing havoc with them and following them
700 yards out Of town.
General Luqur then ordered Colonel Ruez
and three companies 90 charge upon place
from which some insurgents were hOtly
firing. \ bayonct charge di-lodgcl the reb-
els. who frll back to NUreo's main line which
was coo var Is long.
The iusurg, nis held touuciously 10 n group
ot palms. tulOue! Ba'nsterro. of tho san
Qulutn regiment. charged it successfully.
after General Luqun had directed the fire vi
on" piece of artillery against the position.
The rebels charged NJ one time, but the
Spanish formed u square and ropulsed
them.
The insurgents displayed great couragp
some falling within 80 yards Of the spanish
line under whitening fire from Mlusrr
rifles. When the rrhcls retired MaroO's
whole division moved away towards the
West.
General Luquc was wounded before the
town was entered. but hc remained In COM
maud during both actions.
An important battle T. said 10 have occurred
between Colonel Scgufa, who commanded
the spanish forces. and Maroo. who was M
the head Of the insurgents. The conflict
took place at san trstohnl. and the insurg-
cnts lrft 80 dead on the Held as they retired.
Moro than 300 Of the CuhanS were wounded.
An aidc-de-camp OF Marco was killed. The
troops lost one man. a captain ~ the staff
being shot 10y the insurgents. Three other
officers were wounded
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
A MICROBE KILLER.
DR.. Edison, Of New York, Makes a Wonder.
ful Discovery. go

II was In the early part OF 1895 that DR..
Cyrus Edison, formerly health commissioner
OF the city and county Of New York, began to
study the problem OF making the blood is elf
a disinfecting agent. That contagious dis
eases had. as their cause, the presence of
minute organisms, called germs IN the body,
Dr. Edison, with all physicians knew He
also knew that colonies OF these germs cuti-
waited outside the body would be destroyed
10y disinfectaDts. and he reasoned that IL the
blood, circulating In every part Of the body,
could be made disinfectant. the germs In
the body would be- destroyed.
In studying the disinfectants DIR. Edison
learned that phenol carbolic acid is az all
times 90 be found In the blood. He also
learned that nature itself In disease in
creased the amount OF cnrbolic acid over
1000 times He reasoned, therefore, that
carbolic acid was natures remedy. The in
lection into the blood however, of any
known solution OF carbolic acid generally
produces an abcess. The problem before
DR.. Edison was 10 find the form IN which the
acid could be- injected without this effect. for
he was confident there must be some such
form. The results Of his investigations are
told In n letter, which will be published In
the Medical Record.
As was seen from the summary the asepto-
lin is credited with the cure OF about 40 per
cent. Of cases OF cOnsump ption-accordn 20
the results 40 far. The nscptolin Is made in
DR.. Edsons laboratory. ~ Whitehall street
New York. II Is a colorless liquid, smelling
Of carbolir acid. aud II is injected sul'cutan-
eously. Any physician can administer t,and
the patients while taking IL can continue
their daily work
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
COEFEssING TO THE MURDER.
Two Men Arrested in Cincinnati For Pearl
Bryan's Death

Scott Jackson, accused OF the murder Of
Pearl Eryan, Of Green Castle Ind, confess
ed his guilt 10 the police of Cincinnati and
he duplicates Alonzo NJ. Waline. Walling
has also conf 'Sed 90 n personal knowledge
of the murder Of the girl last Wednesday
night Mailing tries 10 lay the whole blame
ON Jackson. jackson made his confession
by small installments. Not word of details
OF the crime has he spoken.
Wednesday week Pearl Bryan left Green
castle, Ind for indianapolis, ostensibly to
visit friends. Failing To return, her parents
sent to Indianapolis and learned she had not
been there. The brother Of the girl, Frank
Bryan reported his sisters disappearance
II City Marshal Starr. Starr reported this
story 10 Cincinnati detectives who were in
Grrencasile. The detectives took the dead
girls clothes to the homo Of the Bryans.
whore they were at once Identified M
those which Pearl had worn when she left
home.
Pearl Bryan was the daughter of Alex
ander Bryan, n wealthy farmer living near
Grccncustlr. She was "a blonde, aged n
years, and graduate of Greencastle high
school.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
BRIEF MENTION.

The San Carlos Apaches are again on the
rampage
Grace Presbyterian Church OF St. Louis
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000
Peter Atkins and Maud Kelly were drown
Cd near Middletown, N. y, while trying TO
cross the Waikiki river In light wagon.
The plant of the tri-City Packing company
at Davenport, Ia, was totally destroyed by
fire sunday morning, entailing loss OF
$4,000.
A man supposed To be Schlatter, the alege d
divine healer, has been arrested at San Ber-
nardino, Cal, as a yagrant.
1t Is said that w. w. Astor discharged the
editor of his Pail Mall Gazette because the
latter insisted ON writing sneering articles
about America.
The suit OF Birdie Sutherland, an English
ballet girl, against Hon. Dudley Churchill
Majorbanks, for 100000 damages for
breach OF promise, commences at London.
Lossem, an American outlaw, has beer
captured after several OF his band were kill
ed, aud will be shot for robbing ranch Ia
Durango, Mex, and killing three cattle
! men.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
Death Of William H. English.

william IL. English, capitalist, politician
and literateur, died on the 7th in his rooms
at English's hotel, indianapolis, after an i'll
ness of six weeks. He was at first attacked
by grip. This was followed by infamma-
tion OF the air passages and the membranes
OF the throat OF this he almost recovered,
but two weeks ago he was seized with iniiam-
matory rheumatism. which, with organic
disease Of the heart, completely exhausted
him. He leaves an estate estimated at from
{ 8 5,000, 900 to $4,000, 900. The funeral took
place Sunday. William Hayden English was
born In Indiana August n, 1922. Ho was
postmaster at Lexington, his native town,
before he was OF age. He was speaker OF
the llrsi legislature after the adoption Of In
diana's constitution In 1851. Under Folks
administration he was treasury clerk, and
IN 1852 he was elected to Congress, where he
served until 1861. Ho was the author on
compromise measure In relation to the D
mission OF Kansas AS a state, which becai i,
a law and was a prolific theme OF contr
versy In tho political contest OF that dey.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
vENEzUELANS GROW BRAVE.
WIZ War Vanishing They Want to Become
Soldiers

The WAR feeling still runs high. General
Barrios lha. pctitioned President 'Crcspo TO
allow b i'm to organi2' two battalions Of
.Yplunt/cr scou,s composed Of Ss6dns- nisn
lsaatdtc OF standing fatigue. tho cnlistmcnts
Make place on sundays in Washington
Pea, and 10 name the soldiers Grover
nHv"land's scouts. Tho fashionable clubs
of Caracas also have asked permission 90
form "a battalion.
The English consul NJ Barcelona COM
plains to the Carara, consulate OF serious
injury to his bushes, owing To- the petsacu-
tluns pf Venezuela officials hocaus. he would
not resign hi Office. He Is Venezuelan
citizen.
Tho request Of mothers and daughters for
tie ipoHse uf political prisoners has been
answered hy IA" liberation of a largo mum
hrr. But few now remain In prison
TIN" government has granted n concession
of Il vast territory 20 Guiana, on the upper
Oriuu'u, 'hr richest region Tor minerals and
vegetable products la the world. 1t Is not In
the disputed territory. American capital
will develop IL.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
NICARAGUA CANAL REPORT
The Estimate Of the Government Board for
Its Construction.

Ia the Judgment Of the United States gov
rrument Board Of Engineers, which invcsti-
gated the subject, II will cost sl33.i72. .s93 to
construct th" NicHruuguau canal. This is
SGi. .O0O. 900 in excess Of tn" estimates Of the
company. which now holds charter from
Nira'augun To- build the water way. For
obtaining the necessary data. for the infor-
nation u u canal project. II months time
an' $3.50. 900 will to required.
Tho most serious problem affecting the
construction of the canal D. IN" rainfall. \
record ~ nearly % fr't of rainfall In year
on 'hU caribbean coast. diminished to o. 4
foat between the lake and iho Pacific. indi-
rH.C. The important results thar must cnsue
with reference o. local drainage and cngi-
uHHtiug construction.
The report of ,ho board. which consisted
oi iau'. Cot. William Ludlow, L. :. A.;
M1rtc'ai Eulirot. civil engineer T.. :. ~.
aud Alfred Noblc. civil engineer was sent
hy President Cleveland 60 the House.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
A REVOLUTION IN BUSINESS.
The Bond Bids Have Stimulating Effect
on AL Lines Of Trade.

on ~ LlHes OF IEhde,
r. q. Dunn 4 cos weekly Review Of
Trade says
Failures for the wees have been 1913 in
the United States against zsl last year, and
63 In Canada against j5 last year. The Won
derfui sucr"-s of ID" popular loan alters the
face ~ events. January operations become
ancient history as the nation mounts above
all doubts and fear, tO "A solid certainty that
the people ruL and will uphold their govern
ment.
With such a revolution in business sudden
ly effected, tn" customary records OF the past
week and month are OF less value than usual.
But there have been signs %! improvement in
the iron manufacture. Although the aver
age OF pric" IL nearly per cent lower this
week. orders Tor wire nails are stimulated by
decision TO advance the price agaia March
|. Their. II also "A morv active demand for
plates and sheets. Southern competition
lowers coke iron at Chicago, and prevents
advance at the Ea4t, while sales Of last year :
specuatiOus in the Pittshurg region still de-
press Bessemcr. The ore pool Is expected TO
FIX the price for the year al "a. or possibly
81. 30 and IN" coke pool still reduces the out
put
The speculative market has been largely
Influenced by rumors og injury 70 the coming
crop and by foreign aiyicrs. Corn has beer.
comparatively quiet. Cotton Is practically
unchanged. Tie stock market has been
growing stronger all the week. until the sale
Of bonds, though yielding "A little on realiza-
tiOn. Railroad earnings In January have
been 1916 larger than last year but S.3 less
than In 1898, and the tonnage oHst-bOund from
Chicago was IN January nearly per cen,
larger than iu 1898.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
Mas Barton En-Route,

Miss Clara Barton, president Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross society; Mr.. Pullman, her
secretary and the rest of the party ,leftYictor-
la station. England, Wednesday morning en-
route for Constantinople. The railway com
pany reserved a carriage for the exclusive
uss OF the party and a cabin was also reserv-
cd for them on the channel steamer. In
addition TO this, the steamer wired its agent
In Calais, instructing him to show the party
every possible courtesy.
Miss Barton will remain In Paris few
days end will also take brief rest and con-
salt with United States Minister Trpp. Al
Vienna she will take the Oriental express
through TO Constantlnople.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
THE IRON TRADE.
But Little Doing at the Present Time
Though Prices Hold Up

The Iron Age says: The iron trade Is drift
ing. There is comparatively little doing.
Some Bcssemer pig is selling from second
hands at :l2 TO 1926 Pittsburg, while steel Is
peddling at Ell. 20 to SIS.
There has been some inquiry for and mod
crate selling Of wire rods, and IA moderate
run OF business in finished iron and steel all
over the country, but there is no vim In tho
business.
II Is estimated by good authorities that in
the aggregate the orders for steel rails In the
books Of the mills figure up between $50. 600
and 100000. In foundry iron there has been
some activity. The Chicago furnaces have
lowered their price and have captured con-
siderable business In their own market.
Quite a large business has been done In
copper for future delivery, and tho market
has decidedly stiffened. Lead, too, has
shown rising tendency, and spelter Is un-
questionably In better shape.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION
May Send Agents TO Examine Foreign
Archives.

The Venezuelan commission held ts weekly
meeting Friday, and took up the enormous
mass Of official documents bearing on the
boundary controversy !: has been aheady
,acticHliy determined that Secretary Malct-
,'revost will shortly proceed 10 Madrid TO
ransack the Spanish archives for records that
his experience leads him to believe are in ex-
i'tpnce, but have not up To this
time. been connected with the
case. satisfactory assurances have
been given that every facility will be afford
ed him for his researches, and no one has any
idea that the British government will attempt
% gplgcc SGy- obstacles, i!p,;Ae way o, the
commission.
One Of the commissioners, or an expert Sc
lcctcd 10y them. will, in all probability. be
sent 10 The Hague. TO study the DEtch ar
'hiy"s. AZ II Is known that historical data Of
the highest importance Is IN the possession
Of French national libraries. 1t is likely that
number Of the commissioners or their
agents will 90 To Europe In the next two or
three months To- hole meeting.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
BY CABLE FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
REPLY FROM THE PORTE.
The Sultan Tells Victoria the Armenians
Struck First

Tho reply Of the sultan TO the letter recent
learned. expresses the sympathy Of the sui
tan with the humane sentiments conveyed in
the queens communication. but declared
that the massacre ~ Armcnians by Turks
have originated with cvil-disposed persons.
The Turks, the sultan says, We're first at
tackled 10y Armenians while they were pray
ing In the mosques, and did nothing more
thnn 90 defcnd themselves as best they could.
In every part of Asia Minor, the sultan AS
sorts, everything IS perfectly tranquil. He
says negotiations for the surrender 10 the
Turks are proceeding. aud without doubt
thu Iei'ovnitts will soon resume their peace
iml NnnILilns.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
CHANGED THEIR MIND.
Congressmen Bring Out Another Public
ISud BILL

The House Committee on Public lands re-
considered it, action Of last week in adopt
ing bin to carry ont the recommendations
of President Cleyclnnd's message that the
limitation 81 ily" y"nrs for bringing suits TO
annul titles 20 uut'uts established by the act
of March, 1891, ho repealed
Another bill, cmbodying the views Of dif-
fercut members of the committe" and intend
ed 10 furnish full protection 10 purchasers in
good faith drawn 10y Mr.. Allen, OF Utah. was
substituted for the i,rst bill. Chairman Lacey
will report IL to the House. As this lcgisla-
tion may affect the title 10 90. 600 900 acres, it
has been difficult for the committee To- draw
a satisfactory bill. Tho new bill provides
that suits brought by the United States to an
nul patents TO lands erroneously issued under
n special grant shall only be- brought within
five years from the passage of this act. and
suits TO annul patents hereafter issued must
be brought within ten years after their date.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
ENGINEER TO BLAME.
Stock Train Coliides With a Passenger
and Injuries Fifteen People

hurt, and one cannot recover, as n result OF
"A collision betw"'u an eastbound Wabash
stock train and II St. Louis, ,keOkuk 4 North
western passenger train coming south. The
collision occurred near tunnel one mile
north of Hannibal. Mo. Tho stock train,
which had just emerged from the tunnel,
struck the passenger train, crushing in the
side Of the ladies coach and throwing It over
an cmhankment almost. into the Mississippi
river. There wor" fifteen passengers ia the
coach and that mono were Killed is a mira
cr.
Responsibility for the collision il alleged
% rest with the engineer Of the Wabash train
lie did not stop, ~ law and Instructions re-
quirc, before approaching the crossing. lie
stated that tn" air brakes failed, but II wa,
found that the engine was not reversed. Tho
damac" will approximate $4,000.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
The Bond Issue.

Assistant Secretary Curtis announced that
"A complete analysis of the bids for bonds
showed that bids Hgregatng SGG. rs $50
above llO.bsi7 hai been received, and the
$50 persons making those bids would be-
awarded bonds. The Morgan syndicate bid
of llOGs77 for $780, 900, 900 bonds or any
part thereof would bee accepted for the bal
ance-s33.2ll $50. All below llO.6s77 are re-
jcrted. The syndicate will pay $3.50, 529
and the other bidders about s7,5O0,OO0 in
premiums. making Il total In the neighbor-
hood Of Sll 600, 900. The issue will there
fore net the government about Sill 100000
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
Overturned by Wind.

The regular passenger train which left
Denver az 8 O'Clock sunday morning was
blown from the track half n mile from the
depot at Georgetown. Fred Van Sickler, Of
Chicago, editor OF Fowler Truth. a bicycle
paper, was badly cut about the head. Mrs.
Sckler, l.. A. Eager, OF the Union manu-
featuring company, Toledo; $. g. GillaTd, of
the Dunlap tire company, Boston, and j, i.
Dazey, Of the Referee, n bicycle paper, were
more or less hurt. The train was blown
over at "a point within 800 feet Of where
similar accidents have occurred several
times before.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
CAPITAL NOTES.

President Cleveland returned TO Washing
ton Saturday evening after his cunning trip
down the Potomac, the party having bayged
32 ducks.
Congress has passed law prohibiting
pugilism In tho territories and District OF
ColuInbia, under penalty OF from one 10
Ave ycars imprisonment.
The Populst Senators held caucus on
Saturday and resolved 70 present the naHle
Of Thomas Watson, OF Georgia, for secretary
Of the Senate, and TaubeReck, Of Illinois, foI
sergoant-at-arms
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
AVAILABLE NATIONAL GUARD.
Standing Of the Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia National Guard.

The Adjutant-Gencral's report as to tho
strength of the national guards of the several
States was sent TO the House on the 4th. The
figures for Pennsylvania are as as follows
Generals and stan, 64 cavalry, 1853; artillery,
244i infantry, 1854 The total number OF
men available for military duty in the State
Is sl2, ,3l5.
The Ohio guard number IA follows, GEN
erals and stan, 10; cavalry, n; hospital
corps, 1873; infantry, 5Sl4. The total mum
ber available for military service Is estimated
at $50 900.