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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
AsSAILANT DEAD.
Nan confessss to Attempted Murder and 10
Cut to Pieces.

Anubo Arroyo. a violent character.
assaulted President Diaz OF Mexico
Thursday during the military process
sion in honor of Independence day.
The man was felled by a cane by a
companion of the president and was
Immediately taken into custody by the
authorities. The president was not in
jured.
Acting on the wish expressed by
President DiRz, Arroyo was taken un-
der guard to the police headquarters IN
city hall. Arroyo evidently felt ap-
prehensive of the crowd. who were de-
termined to seize and lynch him. ana
he was carefully locked up at head
quarters, when he appeared TO feel
less fearful.
He was asked how he could have
come TO make the murderous assault
on the president. knowing as he did
how severe the law would deal with
him, and especially as he had studied
the law. He manifested a cynical IN
difference and was in no way inclined
to regret his act. and declared he had
intended to stun the president and
then, taking the presidents small
sword. to kill him.
The apartment was still. except for
the murmur of the conversation be-
tween the officer and prisoner, who
seemingly enjoyed smoking his cigar
ette, when suddenly was heard the for
midable noise of the tramping of many
feet on the stairs leading to the floor
on which the office is situated, and
there were confused shouts of Long
live President Diaz," Long live Mex
leo and death to anarchists" etc.
Windows were broken, and the noise
aroused the officers of the secret serv-
ice i'm the adjoining room, who rushed
to the scene. but did not fire on the
crowd. fearing that they might kill
some of the comrades of the police In
side. So they contented themselves
with fierce shouts out the windows,
thus calling together the police on the
neighboring corners who We're ordered
to prevent any person leaving the city
building.
Meantime in the room above a
frightful tragedy had been enacted.
Many knives were plunged into the
body of Arroyo. who, of course, was
entirely helpless.
Inspector Velasquez had just left the
National peace palace when he heard
the flung. and went directly there.
Over 20 arrests were made. and all
were locked up incommunicado, and
have net been released, pending a
strict Investigation, which is to be
made
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
A SKILLED CONVICT.
New York Saves SO, 900 by Having an Organ
Builder Among Her Prisoners.

Confined in the state prison at Sing
Sing. y. Y, is a Canadian organ build
cr who has undertaken to build two
organs for the Roman Catholic and
Protestant chapels.o the new admins
tratIon buildings at the prison. 1t is
estimated that II would cost the State
s3 100 To have had each one of the or
gans built at outside manufactures.
The actual cost to the State for the
raw material needed to build both in
struments Is about $3.50 The saving on
the two instruments will amount to
S5g4O.
The drawings were approved by two
firms Of organ builders before the con-
viCt was set to work. He takes great
interest In his occupation.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
THE EFFECTS OF WAR.
Greeks Still Suffering from tho Ravages Of
the Cruel Turk

AS result of the Turkish occupation
of Thessaly, according to dispatch to
the state department from United
States consul Horton at Athens, there
are now over 100000 Thessalian re-
fugees scattered through Greece, most
ly in a condition of destitution. Even
should peace be declared and these re-
fugees be allowed to return to their
abandoned homes. several years would
be required to repair the damage done
and to re-establish life and industry on
their former basis. The Turkish army
of occupation reaped and appropriated
all of the grain, which amounted to
266, 400, 900 pounds of wheat, 53,2SO, 900
pounds of Indian corn and 59,2O0,000
pounds of barley. All sheep and cattle
not driven away by the fleeing inhabit-
ants went to feed the Turkish army-a
serious matter for Greece. as the prin:-
cipal meat supply has been hitherto
derived from Thessaly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
LYNCHED FOR BURGLARY.
Fine Men Strung Up by Determined Indiana
Mob

Five men in Jail at Versailles. Ind,
under a charge of burglary were lynch
ed Wednesday morning. Three hum
dred men masked and horseback, rode
into town at l o'clock, went to the Jail
and called out the deputy jailer, Tiff
Kenan. AS soon As the door was open
ed three of the leaders presented re-
volvers and demanded the keys to the
cells. Kenan refused to give them up.
Thereupon he was jumped on by sew
eral OF the mob and the keys taken
from him. Without delay the mob
surged into the cell rooms. and after
shooting down the five prisoners.
placed ropes around their necks and
dragged them out. The mob proceeded
to a tree, one square away from the
Jail. and Immediately strung up the fvc
unfortunate men. The men were lynch
ed in the following order: Lyle Levy,
Henry Shuler. jr.. Clifford Gordon,
William jenkins. jr,, Bert Andrews.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
GREETED WITH BOMBS.
utrage Attemted on Emperor Francis
and Emperor William.

Emperor William and Emperor
els Joseph We're leaving the statI
Budapest Monday when a sharp
alton was heard. which was foil
by a thick cloud Of dust and sl
The crowd took fright, broke thI
the military Gordon and sw@
around the imperial carriages.
peror Francis Joseph was great
tated and shouted to the police I'd
the people back. Some arrests a
ported, but owing to the silence
tained by the officials it is diffc
ascertain details Of the outrage
The "Neues Wiener Journar
confiscated for publishing telegra
to the occurrence.
Emperor William arrived at
pest Monday morning. He was
ed by Emperor Francis Joseph a
ministers and the Australian
dukes. When the two sovereign
met they kissed each other twice.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Union Pacific to be Sold.

1t is probable that within a few days
Attorney General McKenna will an
nounce the course the Government will
pursue with reference to the decree Of
foreclosure In the case of the Union
Pacific Railroad. 1t can be said upon
good authority that the chances are
very strongly against the Govern
nent's appealing from the decree. The
Cabinet did not pass upon the question
definitely. but, on the contrary, post
poned final determination Of 1t until
q future meeting; but there was so
much said by the various members In
favor Of allowing the sale to proceed
that 1t is considered by those familiar
with the matter that there is little
doubt as to what the final conclusion
will be.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
TRADE SITUATION
0rsstsrSrsp rrespssts Lever u. -,
wheat and Com

r. 9. Dun's Weekly Review q, ,
reports as follows: 7"
The end Of the bituminous cos,
and the return Of many thonsa
work at advanced wages adds
purchasing powers OF the neon,
the anthracite strike afYects Sp NO.,
as many workers. The s,ars
many mines and works. enor. ln
ports OF wheat and corn. the fayoy
news as to those crops and cot,o,
fall In sterling exchange and ,hJ
ports showing that gold imports
In August, exceeding exports nv al
5S1. while merchandise exports ~
ed imports by $4o.s53, 1853, have all
tributed to forward the imnrora
in business. '''eY
The wheat market has declined
. cents on account of cron
which promise larger prosper,,v
corn and cotton are both a lit,ie n
for like reasons. Atlantic eyno
wheat, flour included, We're marn
double last years. each week ,n
weeks, S,S2O,313 bushels. agains,
12l last year; and of corn NJ
bushels, against 3.9S7,S26 last,
From the Pacific coast whoa, .,
moving largely. % cargoes fron,
francisco this month and over
bushels In seven days from Por,
Corn declined over 3 cents w,,J
growing belief that the yield will
pass estimates. Cotton was denrl
from ~ to z cents with fayorahia
of yield, although mills are now
suming with great rapidity.
The stock market had another
reactions on Monday, but on Tu1
was higher than ever. The REM
thus far have been significant
the average of 60 active stocks
risen 81 per share ii fell 36 cents /,
days OF reaction in June. and thenI
again. After rising s. more n 4
cents August 3, then rose another
lar and had a serious reaction
cents on the 18th. but was higher
ever within a week. August "a al
ii fell 25 cents, but ii then rose 81
September 13 its reaction averar
cents and 1t since advanced 81 o.
The iron industry again show,
average of prices, nearly | per
higher, due to purchasing by con
ers. Buying of 100000 tons OF
mer pig at Pittsburg had advanced
price to $40. Gray forge Is hard ID
there at 80 10 and billets sch at
With output increased to ls2,4Sl
weekly, Connellsville coke advand
81 40 for furnace.
Textile mills are more fully cmu
than at any other time for years.
demand Is still very good for thu
son and prices are firm throud
with some further advances.
buying of wool by mills is incrs
at all markets, with the belief
foreign supplies are short.
Failures for the week have bes
in the United States. against 81
year. and 40 in Canada, against 1
year.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Collision on the Hudson,

The big Hudson river steam boat
Catskill and the larger excursion boat
st. Johns collided Wednesday even
ing on the North river of New York
Leonard p. Miller Of Hoboken, who was
taken from the water, had his right leg
fractured. He said that before being
rescued a small Doy, who was in the
water near him, was drowned. The
latter Is supposed to be Bertie Tim
norman, years old. of Leeds. N. Y.
Mrs. Maria Mcdonald. residence un-
known, and Susan Morris of Gutten-
berg. N. j., are missing and are
thought to have been drowned.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Dispensing With Savage Chiefs,

The trial Of the King OF Benin at
Lagos, West Coast Of Africa. and his
chiefs who surrendered on August to
the British authorities, and who are
charged with being concerned in the
massacre OF an unarmed expedition
under British Consul Phillips, Is pro-
ceeding at Benin City. Three Of the
chiefs have already been condemned,
two Of them were shot and their bodies
were displayed hanging in the streets
for twenty-four hours. The third OF
these chiefs committed suicide.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
American Aggressive.

A blue book has been issued Il
don giving the replies Of the g
Governors to the dispatch of the
tary of State for the Colonies, NJ
eph Chamberlain, In 1895, sent wi
view Of ascertaining the extent
displacement Of British goods d
eign goods. The main conc|
reached are that the British maj
turer Is still supreme in the best
of goods, with the exception q
chinery and tools of certain patti
supplying which the United st1
most successful. although Cana
often a successful competitor N
lines.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Courageous Soldiers.

The insurgents at Simla, Ind. cap
tured Sarhargarti police post Tuesday.
For six and one-half hours q Sikhs
fought off 1000. One Sikh defended the
guardroom, killing 20 of the foe. He
was finally burned alive at his post. The
signaller kept up communication until
the fort fell at 4.30. 1t Is reported that
he was the only Sikh who was spared.
The startling news comes from Fort
I.ockhart that the combined bodies of
the Afrdis and Orakzais number A.
900 men. They are now all collected
near Khan-Ki valley. and will advance
on the Notifications at Samana for an
attack.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
CAPITAL GLtANINGs.

Last weeks statement of the cond-
ton OF the treasury shows: Available
cash balance $2l7,352,067; gold reserve
STAG, ,435, ,032.
Consul Lee, who returned from Cuba
recently, will leave for the island in a
few weeks to resume his duties. He
does this at the urgent request of
President Mckinley.
The amount Of gold imported during
August amounted to S4,374.175 and the
exports to S1.983.588. The silver imports
during August amounted to N,491, ,76c
and the exports to $5.3l3,277.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
BULLET PROOF CLOTH.
A Coat Of Mail Saves Government Officers
Life

r. l.. Wooten. the deputy marshal OF
Jackson. KY, who went to Cincinnati
and hadmade a regular coat of mail to
protect himself from the bullets Of
moonshiners, owes his life to 1t.
Wooten and four other officers were
detailed to go to the top of q mountain
to destroy a still and capture some Cow
creek sinners. Wooten insisted that he
proceed to the still without the other
officers. He went on, the other officers
remaining in the rear. He called to
the sinners to throw up their hands and
surrender. Instead of that they, with
their companions, seized their rifles
and poured a volley at Wooten, which
was kept up until their ammunition
was exhausted.
Wooten stood like a statue and did
not fire shot. but when the firing
ceased he advanced to the men and
captured them without trouble. Woo
ten believes he was struck by at least
lS bullets
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Afflicted Cuba.

In his last weekly report OF Y
rine hospital concerning health
tions at Santiago de Cuba,
States sanitary inspector CO..
says: yellow fever is slowly 4
ing, and the cases now under tre|
generally take a malignant fcrI1
ing in death. Dropsy from and
very common just now, as y
scarce and high in price, ana
beyond the means Of the poorer 4
over 1000 people live on a 5,cenl
fare provided by charity htche]
beggars are as thick in the slrj
the falling leaves are in the wa
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Treasure Ship Arrives.

The long overdue steamer Exc clsiOr,
which left St Michaels, Alaska, for
san Francisco six weeks ago, but was
compelled to put back to Unalaska for
repairs, after having broken two blades
OF her propeller. arrived the other day
with 63 passengers and about 81 900, 900
In gold. The Alaska Commercial Com
pany alone had on board 100000 worth
of gold dust and nuggets.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Forty Drowned.

Two steamers. the Tsarevitch and
Malpitka, collided last week In the
River Volga, near Astrakhan Russia.
The former sank. and while she was
going down her passengers. panic
stricken. jumped into the river. Many
of them succeeded in reaching the
shore, but 40 persons were drowned.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Green Instead OF Red.

The secretary Of the treasury
postmaster-general, after cohs1
with the President, have decll
change the color Of the curren.
postage stamp from carmihe
of the shade now used on goVei
notes. The l0-cent postage
which is now printed In green,
changed to some other color
carmine. 1t Is thought tnat
n more desirable color than
besides saving the governm.p
$1,000 in the difference in COST
the two inks,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Marching on to Havana.

Gomez has at last begun his west
ward march. and Is striking straight
through for Havana. His attack upon
Placeta was the first indication that he
had moved from his old camping
ground at La Reforma, and since then
HIS army has been encountered several
uules by the Spanish.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Dazzling Not Tolsra's

Captain ]. H. Shields Oh VI = n n
c., who several weeks aso
Mayor McCoun to fight a uS, a,l
indicted by the grand Jury rynvicI| "
issued for his arrest, II aS goS m
Shields will be disfranchiisse,ss n
ing office or voting In la,s ans
viii be subject to both nn'
prisonment,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
pitt.burR Murdersr proxnsd.

Archibald Kelso, who was wanted In
Pittsburg for numbering his father In a
most brutal manner, and who has been
followed thousands of miles by detec-
tives, was chased into q lake near
Washington, WIS.,, Tuesday and II Is al
most certain was drowned.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Chinsman Frightened 10 p,s "

Lee Who On. q wealthy n 4
who has conducted a store ., ~
was frightened to death oy ?! .Ssa ND
appearance Of police In ms ,nIiu I'M
the progress Of a big gan0",] gam \
last Tuesday. Crowds u IA
from all over the city We,St1 We,,sto1
Ing In the game. The prog,mr pnsr
but one glance Of an ol'''e
back in his seat dead.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Shot . Negro oHies Co. ~

Isaac H. Lotion, the .tes pO''Ia IA
Hogansville. Ca, was sm s,.,c,,u
places and severely n
Thursday. Lotion wnen s m
still alive. but could n0s
assailants were.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-23
Fought q Bear.

Cy De Very. animal keeper, /.
coin park, Chicago, had ~, "
fight recently with a big prSs ,,
The man was armed with a nv ~,
Finally, after De Very had ,J,a os'l
meat Off his right calf and W. ~
was preparing to hug MN,
the beast q terrific blow undei Y
ear. The bear went down NY
Very managed to get ou. ~ ~
and then tainted from loss VI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-05
JOSEPH Is. MCULLAGH.
tLate Editor of the Globe-Democrnt1

threats TO thousands OF poor men that they
would lose their situations If they did not
Note certain way; it required all the
va!oling OF capital; the running Of free
Trans 10 Canton. the furnishing OF free
music and the making OF unusual holl-
LAYS 10 elect Mckinley. The State o;
ono was almost carried and If only the
hallte-hcrn Americans had voted in Wis
oonsin Minnesota. Michigan aud lnliana
an iuose States would have been carried
ioT Mr' Bryan. And hence the talk OF the
I'm. ana the talk o. CORES onden,s like
. harles Nordhon that there is any sectional
Split In this is not only utterly foolish
out II Is hlled to the hrim with malice ana
iucahess' ana We say to tho sun and 10 tho
hlnared sheets that Just now are DOM,
,meH nest TO estrange the South fran, mo
y, .s'; and to caiole the South into the he
~. mat 1t would do better by Joining its
.p't unes to the Northeast rather than 10
me West that IL they want TO aliav ali
eotonal spirit; II they do not want to rpe
ne nght renewed with infinitely more in :
,ehsity IMAM was felt this year. they mis-,
Keep the promises which they made ,ha
p'oi'e before election, and bring back nros-
Ierty; which the people need as they never
neeaed II before II they can do tha, Al,
me trouble will cease; il they can NOT ID
~ lhey VIII be showed under four vears
hencs' not only by the West and South
hnt by the East Itself, because there is !,
iimit 10 all mems endurance. and ,bo,
limit is about reached. JAW 'na'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-05
THE TEXAS PAPERS.

Tho Ararsas Pass Beacon issues a
twelve page suppiemscSt. giving the list Of
lands IN Arkansas county returned deln-
auent or reported scli TO the State since
January l, 1856.
Tho Texas sun thus defnes the pos tlon
of the hate gold standard candidate fol
president.
senator Palmer Is now the recognized
mead of an unrecognzable party.
The Mciregor News makes this com
plant:
McGregor is the poorest town In the
world 10 get advertising from only when
a fakr comes along Then we have a
class OF ~ liberal advertisers as can be
found anywhere.
Thy' Fort Worth Register says;
II the Iiol. n. Wright CuRey sharppnsd
any pse knives during hs stay n town
Yesterday the owuers have made no pun-
lie disclosure of the fact. but there l. .u
air OF intense satisfaction envclop ng sew
eral dusky CONTINGENCIES that betokens
hone NOT 10 be long deferred
Tho Texas Broncho throws gu, u few
n.nts to its agricultural readers,
THIS is good tine for ihs farmer 70
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-05
= GRATIFYING EXHIBIT


short time slace he papers generally
were referring to the remarkably praet.-
cal manner Ia which HlssnsipYi IVES soly-
ing the convic, question through STATE
farming which had yle.sed revenue o.
$4,000 for the yesr las' then passsa
The Poet took occasion ,hcn 10 remark
that TEXAS had sulYed me sane problem
before Mississippi had tsiei ~. and the
repor, published 10 va enizys Post from
the pen,teutisgy officials saors how we'll
Texas has hsudiet the yeraiols qaes-
tiou.
There are no other States "a the Union
where so large aumber 0, conyic,s arc
handled 50 proiilably as 80 Texas. and bu,
few communities 10 which the penal IN
stitutiors are even sustaining. This
peniten,iary problem has been one Of the
most annoying with which State govern.
Inents have had to contend. How to make
tho eonviets self-sus,aining. No as TO re.
Iieye the lax payers generally Of tho bur
den. and yet not iniure free labor by on.
posing TO II convict labor. has been the
question. 1t would DO impossible to pre-
vent competition in some lines OF labor
and still work the convlcts. 1t would be
an imposition upon the tax payers not 10
put the conyicts to work, 70 that course
has been pursued finally which seemed
to offer the least objection by Offering tho
least competition with Nee labor.
The State farm and share farms have
been worked to such successful extent
that even IN the past disastrous year on
sugar the profits have been immense. From
this account alone the returns have been
more than s25o,0o0. and the net profits
over 100000. while tho net profits from
the contract farms have reached $3.50 900
approximately. II this character OF prof
Its can be still further Increased and tho
sale Of manufactured articles decreased
the general result VIII be still more salts
factory.
II is extremely gratifying to see that
this immense convict establishment re-
mains Eelf-sustaining. and that emergency
appropriations are being returned into thu
State treasury. The fact is another evil
dence of the economy and honesty and
practical business sense that have SO long