The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday. Dec. Is.


Alexander Mcdonald. ex-minister to
Persia. died at Lynchburg. Va. aged 10.
The American Federation OF Labor
passed resolutions opposing Hawaiian
annexation.
1t is said the Cuban Reformists will
demand General Weyler's trial at the
rsopening Of the cortes.
william ]. Bryan was enthusiastical-
ly received in the City of Mexico. and
addressed the Mexican congress.
At Chicago Commander and Mrs.
Booth-Tucker raised $4,000 for the
colonization scheme in Arkansas.
Thursday. Dec. 10.
The Russian barkentine Bering took
to San Francisco cargo of fur skins
valued at sl.00O,00O
1t is said that Professor King. of
Olivet college. Michigan. will be the
next minister to Siam.
Byron Gilbert, aged years, has been
admitted to practice conditionally in
the Kansas supreme court
Greece has asked a months extern
sion of time for the ratification of the
treaty OF peace with Turkey.
Ex-Governor John Gary Evans, Of
North Carolina, was married last night
at Waterbury. Conn. to Miss L. NJ.
Plume.
Friday. Dec. IL.
Hon. Benton Mcmillan. of Tennessee,
announces his candidacy for the United
States senate.
NJ. Alphonse Daudet. the eminent
French novelist, died at his home in
Paris last night.
The date of the national enCampment
Of the Grand Army of the Republic, at
Cincinnati has been fixed for Sept. s
TO 10.
President Mckinley sent to the sem
ate the name Of Attorney General Nc
Kenna for associate justice of the su
preme court.
Forty years ago los barrels of whisky
was lost in steamboat wreck in the
Missouri river, near Parkville, Mo. Yes
terday II was unearthed in sandbar
by searchers.
saturday. Dec. IL.
A new volcanic island has been dis
covered in the China sea near North
Borneo.
A treaty between the United States
and the Seminole Indian nation has
been signed.
The jury for the trial Of Luetgert, al
. legged Chicago wife murderer, has again
been completed.
Major Walsh, administrator of the
Yukon, is encamped at Big Salmon,
short of supplies.
General Lew Wallace predicts a war
between Japan and the United States
unless we annex Hawaii now.
The bill passed by congress prohibit
vides for the absolute exclusion OF seal
skins hereafter.
Monday. Dec. go.
. Washington Hesing. ex-postmaster Of
Chicago, died suddenly in that city on
Saturday, aged S.
Alfred Sanford. OF St. Louis. who was
once engaged to Julia Dent. now Gen
eral Grants s widow, is dying in that city.
Albert Hoff, arrested on suspicion of
killing Mrs. Clute, at San Francisco
is believed to have also killed Emma
Hawkes..
u. K. Parsons, of Chicago. has
gan, on condition that $4,000 more be
raised during the year.
The commission appointed by Gov
ernor Adams. of Colorado reports that
in the recent Indian troubles near Lily
Park the Indians were the aggressors.
Tuesday. Dec. 81.
The slverites of Kansas will ask the
government not TO retire greenbacks.
A restaurant at Chrisman. Ills, a
prohibition town, was blown UP by
dynamite.
Lewis Leland, one of the family OF
the famous hotel men, died in New
York. aged 65 years.
A bill is to he introduced in the Mary
land Legislature for the protection OF
the song birds in that state.
Polish seceders from the Roman
Catholic church in Chicago are said to
be gaining many recruits all over the
world for the Independent Catholic