The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-19
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German newspaper man of Pittsburg.
| Is dead.
The saw and planning mills OF the
Turis Lumber Co.. of Baltimore. were
destroyed by fire Sunday. Loss. $780,
600.
An attempt to arrest negro
charged with murder resulted In a
riot in which three men were killed at
Little Rock. Ark.
Saying that he would swim ashore.
Fred Nord. of Pittsburg. jumped from
boat in Ashtabula Harbor the other
day and was drowned.
For e6 days Elsie Dick. the 13-year-
old daughter OF Mrs. Thomas Dick, of
Louisville, Ky. has been asleep. a
consequence Of an attack Of typhoid
| fever.
In the presence of ten thousand peo-
pie, who were unable TO rescue him,
Thomas c. Laswell. of Princeton, Ind,
lost his life at Atlantic City Sunday
while bathing.
The price of oil continues to decline
ing at the tanks for 60 cents. with a
prospect Of further drop to so cents
In the near future.
Albert Kneeland, travelling artist and
alleged bigamist. according to letters
received at st. Joseph, Mo-, has ten
wives. nearly all of them living. He
was first married at Columbus, o.
carrier-pigeon message to the
Stockholm "Aftonblatt" announces
that Herr Andree, who went to the
North Pole in a balloon, has passed So
degrees. and thus far had good jour-
ney.
Anarchist Angiolillo. the assassin of
Premier Canovas of Spain, turned
deathly pale when the death sentence
was pronounced by the court at Mad
rid Sunday. He will be garroted with
in the prison.
The latest reports received at San
Francisco from the salmon canneries
of Alaska indicate that the run Of fish
there has been meager The Colum-
hia river catch is said not to exceed
10000 cases.
Henry F. Marcy, President Of the
the bathroom at his home in Belmont,
Mass. Tuesday. Death was due to
apoplexy. He had been In falling
health for some time.
President Seth Low, of Columbia
college, has practically decided to ac-
cept the nomination of the citizen
union for Mayor of Greater New York,
whether he is assured OF the support
of the republican organization or not.
Governor Jones and f. II. Brady
were hung in effigy Sunday at Harri-
son, Ark, because of the pardon Of
Brady by the governor. On August g
Brady was convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for one year for per-
jury.
Frank Stuttgen shot and instantly
killed an unknown burglar, whom he
found In his Ocean avenue saloon at
Jersey City the other day. Stuttgen
ordered the man to surrender, and
when he did not, fired. Stuttgen have
himself up to the police.
William Mclean, collector for the
Grand Trunk railway, at Detroit, has
begun suit against Joseph NJ. Bresler,
former chief consul of the Michigan
l.. A. w, for $4,000 for alleged aliena-
tion of Mrs. McLean's affections. Bres-
ier was arrested and gave $4,000 bail.
Joseph Ladue, the owner of Dawson
City, in the Klondyke. the land of
which cost him but n few nuggets, an
nouhced that he had sold all his pos
sessions in Dawson City and the Alas
kan gold fields to a New York syndi-
cate for $5.000,000. Ladue went to
Alaska poor man.
In the shadow of the Logan monu
ment, on the Lake front at Chicago.
in sight of 1000 wheelmen and pedes-
trians hurrying down Michigan ave-
nue.. Adolph Stein. financial agent.
fired a bullet into his brain few days
ago. He died without leaving a clew
to the motive Of his suicide.
Another body of rich gold ore has
been uncovered In the famous Ragged
Top at Deadwood, S. d. The ore will
keep the present force OF miners at
work for many months. and that II is
Of ha rio ctr ,iplx
on the hills no one who has examined
1t for a moment doubts.
Congressman Ashley B. Wright. of
Massachusetts, was found dead in the
sitting room at his home. on Summer
street. by his wife. Mrs. Wright found
her husbands body lying on the floor.
Physicians were summoned, but could
render no aid. Death resulted from
apopleXy.
Prof. Lincoln. of the State Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, Is suffering from the
effects of an explosion. which occurred
while he was at work in the chemical
laboratory last week. He was thrown
across the room by an explosion. and
when found by the janitor two hours
later was still unconscious. He will be
disfgured by the accident.
The Christian Herald, Of New York.
has received cable dispatch from
Calcutta saying that the cargo of corn
that was shipped from San Francisco
June II to the famine sufferers of In
was in good condition, and arrange
ments for distributing IL were per-
fected Thousands of persons through
out the union contributed to send the
corn.
Forty chests of adulterated tea,
which had been condemned by Inspec-
tor Toohey, at San Francisco, have
been burned in large furnace in the
basement of the Appraisers building,
the importer having to either appeal
from the inspectors finding or export
the stuff at his own expense. This Is
the first destruction of tea under the
provisions of the new law.
With elaborate and solemn ceremo-
MES the new chimes of ST. Patrick's
Cathedral. in New York, were blessed
Sunday by Archbishop Corrigan. as
sisted by number of priests and two
score acolytes, in the presence of 500
persons. The chimes, which are 10
in number. were made In Savoy, and
in weight vary from 300 to 700 pounds
Tbay coSt $40 OOO and ire said IN he