The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

MOSES hanOy, OF llunOiS, special Sofh-
missioner OF the United States to the
Paris International Exposition OF 1900.
Thomas Renberger and William But
Ter were drowned in the Mississippi
river about twelve miles southeast of
Wabash, Ind, when seining for fish.
Ex-United States Senator Doolittle.
of Wisconsin, died Tuesday at the home
OF his daughter at Edgewood, near
Providence, r. l., of Bright's disease.
He was So years old.
A non-union iron worker was killed
during a riot at Scottdale, Pa, Satur-
day. His name was William t. Cum
mings, and he was a recognized leader
OF non-union workmen.
Thomas W. Zimmerman, one Of the
best known hotel men in the country.
died at Cincinnati Saturday. He was
% years old. For years he was mana
ger of the Burnet house.
Samuel Lewis. aged 80, said to be the
oldest iron master in the United States,
is dead. He founded the Allentown
Pa) iron works in 1864. Mayor F. L.
Lewis of Allentown is his grandson.
During a test for speed on a trolley
road, operated by the Pennsylvania
railroad. between Burlington and Mt.
Holly. one mile of the seven-mile run
was made in the unprecedented time
of As seconds.
Adolph Wise of Union Hill, n. j.,
while walking in the streets the other
day touched a telephone wire that had
been blown down by the storm and
had become crossed with an electric
light wire. He was roasted to death.
Reports have reached Juneau from
Prince Lungi's st. Elias expedition.
The reports come from Iakutat and say
that all preliminary arrangements had
beeen made for the climb and that the
party had already made good progress.
Paskuclle Dadario was hanged in the
county prison at Philadelphia Tuesday
for the murder of Modestino MOTTO. The
victim of the murder was a three-year-
old child. The crime was one of the
most brutal in the police records OF
Philadelphia.
The lO-year-old son of Richard Fall
lon was found in n dark room at his
fathers home in New York with a
heavy ball and chain attached to his
leg. The parent had adopted this
means to keep the lad away from evil
associations.
The president has commissioned T.
V. Powderly as commissioner of immi-
grafton. Powderly's nomination had
been sent to the Senate, but was not
acted on, and the President, therefore,
has filled the Office by a recess appoint
ment.
The Metropolitan Electric Company
of Chicago failed the other day. The
liabilities amount to about S3o,OOO; as
sets. 100000. The concern is capital
lied at 100000. Poor collections are
said to have been the cause Of the as
signment.
The members Of the administration
believe that Judge Day, Assistant Sec
retary of State, Is much more likely
than Mr.. Reid to become Secretary OF
state in the event that Mr.. Sherman
should find it necessary to relinquish
the duties OF Office on account OF Ill
health.
Leslie G. Niblack, editor OF the Daily
Leader. of Guthrie, Okla, fell from
street car in Cleveland, alighting on his
head He died shortly after. He was
major on the staff Of former Gov. Rem
frew, of that territory. He was en-
route to Washington.
United States Minister Baker has
cabled the State Department that
United States Consul Otto MUNICH
meyer, at San Salvador, committed sui
eide there a few days ago. Mr.. Baker
says that he will appoint Vice Con-
sui to take charge of the office.
The President and Secretary of War
have decided to establish a military
pest in Alaska, to be garrisoned by a
company of troops. 1t will probably be
placed at Circle City, and the govern
ment is anXjoVst to, establish 1t before
the winter begins In that region.
Max Grugo, a blacksmith, of Pitts
burg. was at his forge the other day.
when the bellows burst and the hot
ais were thrown into his face, badly
burning him. He was sent to Mercy
Hospital, where II was discovered that
one of his eyes had been burned out.
A dispatch from Constantnople says
that as the result of the initiative of
Germany, backed by Austria and Italy,
a clause has been drafted for embodi-
ment in the peace treaty whereby Eu-
ropean financial control will be estab-
ushed at Athens. The various foreign
Offices are now considering the clause.
While postal employees were trans
ferring mail from one cart to another
at Berlin recently, in front OF the post
office one of the parcels exploded, In
turing on employee severely. The ad-
| press on the package could not be de-
Ciphered from the fragments. The po-
! lice are making investigations.
A curious misdemeanor has been es-
| tablshed by a criminal court at Berlin.
| A professional marksman was arraign-
|
| ing his fiancee with Il pistol while per-
! forming the William Tell trick The
! Judge sentenced him to six months inn
prisonment for "pandering to the popu-
! lar lust for excitement
Snow fell at Middletown, n. Y. We'd
nesday, while several persons were
prostrated by the heat at st. Joseph
| Mo.
Representatives of Eastern hop buy
ing firms have been in Chohalis, Wash
several days and displayed great eager
ness to make contracts for the 1S9,
crop. Last week the best quality sold
for cents. but now Sl2 and even II
cents a pound is offered. and the latter
figure has been refused by several par
ties. The prospects for the growing
crop are exceedingly good.
There Is a growing sentiment at f.
| Paso, Tex, against consumptives flock
ing to the southwest, and the desire fol
sanitary measures against persons witt
that disease is rapidly gaining ground
Thousands of consumptives from the
north and east come to the mild anC
dry climate of the southwest every win
ter and since their disease is known tC
he infectious the people are in dread Of
II.
A disnnfcb from ST Petersburg saw.