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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09
A Drifting Buoy.

The chart of the North Atlantic
Ocean just issued by the photographic
Office records most remarkable drift
of whistling buoy. This buoy broke
from its moorings off Martha's Vine
yard just one year ago, and started
southwark, since which time it has
been twice reported. Its total drift
was little over 1000 miles. 1t was
firstreported February 2 last, 500 miles
due east of Bermuda, where it struck
southwesterly current that set it to.
ward the Haytien coast, and on July
7, when last reported, it was rapidly
making its way toward this islam, and
unless it strikes the gulf stream and
is swung around and sent north again
will probably next be heard from at
some of the eastern islands of the
Windward group. Washington Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09

In some of the cities of Europe the
cost of putting out fire is made a
charge upon the property of the per-
son for whose benefit the fire depart
ment is called out.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09

Prosperity in agriculture is the
basis for prosperity in all other lines
of business. When the farmer is
well rewarded for his labors the mer-
chant and the manufacturer, the en-
ployer and the employe all pros
per, observes Farm News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09

Statistics disclose the fact that the
United States consume annually about
GAO, 900, 900 pounds of wool, or about
nine pounds per capita of population.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09
White is the heat OF the fire

white Is the neat OF tne Ilre
Where the strong steel blade
Is forged and tempered and maae'
Sharp must the chisel be -, os,,
Whose stroke shapes the marble ~
To the statue that ages admire;
And shall man be afraid, "A,
When his Maker. using, never ID ,''
The flame of trial. the tool OF pam IN
Shapes him, through anguish, ye'
To nobler uses and higher -, ,.,a
Priscilla Lev
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09
The MIDDLEBURGH POST.
GEO. W, wAGENSELIER,
Editor and Proprietor
MIppLEBURGH, Pa, SEPT. ., 1897.

Turkey owes seventeen per cent.
Cf her national debt to German capi-
talists.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09

1t has taken an English authority
to discover that our Indians make the
best policemen of modern civilization.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09
Charres For PARK seats.

Paris manages to make $50, 900 year
from permits to let chairs in the squares
and g2rdens for the accommodation Of
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09

Russia has abolished the compulsory
domestic pass regulations, which were
introduced in the last century, 90 IN
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-09

Bass-Was that baby talk your wife
vas talfirg "a ! came in? Fogg--That
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Cuban league has been formed in
Norfolk to aid the insurgents.
Populists yesterday organized the
Nebraska House of Delegates and the
Senate was organized by democrats
and free silver republicans.
The coal mine owners will appear
befor the House WAYS and means COM
mittee and ask that the duty on coal
be restored to the Mckinley rate.
Mr.. Brosius, chairman of the COM
mittee on reform in the civil service,
yesterday introduced in the House o
bill for the retirement of employees in
the classified civil service.
William II. Pancoast, A. NJ, NJ. D.,
an eminent physician and surgeon,
died at his home in Philadelphia yes.
terday after an illness of several weeks,
aged GA years. He was member of
learned societies in London and Paris
and was the first president of the To-
ternational Red Cross Society of Phila-
delphia.
A few days since Mr.. Harry Alley
was before Justice Vincent in Henrico
county for sending challenge to NOR
tai combal 70 NJ. E. Langley. The ac-
cused adm. t,! 80 charge, and in
stead of senulug The would.be duelist
on to the grand jury for trial, the jus.
t!ce fined him the Insignificant sum of
$3.50 and discharged him.
Arepublican caucus of the Pennsyl-
vania legislature last night to choose a
candidate for United States Senator to
succeed Senator Cameron resulted in
1873 votes for State Senator Penrose, Of
Philadelphia, rs for exPostmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker, for Senator Cam
eron. A democratic caucus was also held
last night and ex-Lieut. Governor
Chauncey F. Black, of York, was chosen
as democratic candidate for Senator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
THE GAZETTE.

The GAZETTE, Alexandria, Va, with
its issue of Friday last, entered upon
the ninety eighth year of its publica-
ton. In making this announcement
the GAZETTE says: "That's a pretty
long life for newspaper in country
of such changes as have occurred in
this; but during all that time save only
when the Union army seized, suppress
ed and finally burnt and utterly de.
stroyed its Office and all its invaluable
contents, it has never failed, on every
week day, to give its readers the local
and national news and all of that from
abroad that was of any interest. !"
Though venerable in years the GAZETTE
is young in pointed editorials, news
matter and interesting correspondence,
and is welcome visitor in many house
holds. May it have many more years
of prosperity and usefulness.-Balti-
more Sun.
Well on toward the century mark is
the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, news.
paper that has rounded out ninety
seven years of usefulness. Apparently
our contemporary is not oppressed with
the infrmities of age. 1t has outlived
all its earliest readers and now ripe in
years and mature in judgment, it ex-
hibits ell the vigor of youth.-Peters-
burg hder-Appeal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

MRS. AsToR's BRILLIANT BALL
Mrs. Astor on Monday night gave the
first large private ball of the season, at
her residence, No. $40 Fifth avenue,
New York. 1t was q very large, as
we'll as o brilliant affair, the guests
numbering close to 500. The adjoin-
ing house of Mrs. John Jacob Astor
was thrown open for the occasion. This
is possible as the two houses are under
single roof and is effected by the
dropping of q sliding door in the main
hall of Mrs. Astor's home.
Mrs. Astor received the guests in the
salon unassisted. She was magnificent
IL attired in white satin and brocade,
with point lace. The low corsage was
almost covered with diamonds and she
wore necklace and tiara. Standing
near her were Mrs. John Jacob Astor,
Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson and Mrs. Astor's
granddaughter, Miss Van Allen.
The supper at midnight followed the
first informal dancing, aud afterward
there was a cotillion. Nearly 100
couples danced in this. Elisha Dyer,
ir.. and Richard Peters led. Miss Van
Allen was Mr.. Dyer's partner and MIR.
Peters danced with Mrs. NJ. Orme VIII
son. The favors for the men were ST.
yer cigarette cases, match boxes and
fancy leather pocketbooks, and for the
ladies trinkets, sachet bags, fans and
other knick-knacks.
During the entire evening buffet
supper was served.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Death From Shock.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Achille Errani,
a prominent professor of vocal music,
died early this morning. His death is
said to have resulted from shock caused
by the shooting at his home on est
Twenty-sixth street, last night, of Kate
Dunn, q chambermaid, by her lover,
Michael Miniter, during a lovers quar-
rel. Miniter then shot himself. After
the shooting, Miniter walked away and
the girl was removed to hospital,
but later she was able to return to the
Errani residence. Subsequently Mini.
ter presented himself at the hospital
and was arrested. The wounds of both
Miniter and the girl are slight. PROBES.
sor Errani was seventy-three years OF
age and suffered from heart trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

The DETERMINATION of the demo
Gratis in the New York legislature to
refuse the usual compliment of re-
to U. S. Senator retired
by the defeat of his party. to Senator
Hill, is just and proper. Senator Hill
deliberately forfeited all claim to con.
sideration from his party by the course
he pursued in the late campaign, aud
should now look to those he then help
ed for compliments, not to those whom
he deserted in their time of need,
though he processes to be party man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate yesterday passed the
House bill abolishing the death penalty
in large number of cases. The bill
reduces capital offenses to 6ve-trea-
son, rape, murder and two offenses APP
plicable to the army and navy.
The House took up the Loud bill to
amend the laws relating to second-class
mail matter. The whole day was de-
voted to general debate on the meas
ure, under special order, which will
bring the bill to vote this afternoon.
The principal features of the bill are
the denial to the mails of book publ.
cations at one cent per pound rates and
the stoppage of the newspaper sample
CODY privilege.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

LOOKING FOR 4-11-44.-A dispatch from
Brooklyn yesterday says policy shops abound
in the Myrtle avenue neighborhood, and there
arc no end of players, but money is scarce.
This is due to tho fact, as was explained Ivy
one of tho experts that the famous Niger
Gig" as All Al is called, is long overdue
1t generally turns up around Christmas or
New Years but this time it has gone astray
somehow and all the poke" players are
wearing long faces. There was temporary re.
lief on Saturday when the 'eating gig
2.11.29, turned up, but all the players are
plunging on the niger gig" and unless it
turns up there is likely to be serious distress
in Brooklyn's coored colony. All the coored
servants have been investing, and one
young man, who is educating himself in g
Southern university, said yesterday evening
that unless the niger gig turned up soon he
would have to give up studying and 20 to
work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

HELL's PLACEIN GEoGRAPHY.-Sam
Jones opened the revival week in Bos-
ton on Sunday. He amazed his hear
ers by saying emphatically that Boston
was within q half mile of hell. This he
thought was the result of too much
solemnity in the preaching of its minis
tiers. Boston ministers thought more
of titles than of soul saving. He did
not care for titles, unless the title ''D.
D." meant "Devil Driver" and he did
not believe it did, else Boston ministers
would not court it. Turning to the
choir be said: "Singers for the choir
are selected with reference to the
quality of voice, no attention being
paid to the piety of the singers. Just
imagine" be continued, "a theatre. go.
ing, card-plsying girl singing Come to
Jesus when the little fool has never
been there herself" Mr.. Jones also
said that it was no SANDER to say that
the churches of Boston were at peace
with the devil. Boston wants broad
minded, liberal ministers who will read
the commandments this way: Thou
shalt not steal-if likely to be caught at
IL F"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 6, 1887

THE armor plate manufacturers hav-
ing been detected in robbing the gov
ernmenu, as means of disproving that
charge. and of showing that their prof
its are not too great, offer to sell their
plants to the government. Such an
offer is preposterous and ridiculous,
and the purpose for which it was made
is puerile. The way for the govern
ment to get its supply of good and
cheap armor is to remove the tariff on
it, and thereby prevent the combine
of it manufacturers. 1t could then be
bought in an open and competitive
market. The government favors COM
petition for its supply of employees, but
is opposed to it in respect of it's sup
plies of plate armor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

AT THE humbug hearings before the
WAYS and means committee of the o.
S. House of Representatives yesterday,
people appeared who asked for pro:ec
ton not only on wool and hides, but on
all sorts OF farm products. Of course,
if the existing high protection Northern
manufacturers receive shall be in
creased, there is no good reason why
some protection should not be afforded
Virginia farmers; but the idea Of i'm
posing tax on grain. beef, mutton,
butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables and
other farm products. of which there is
a large and increasing surplus, is RI
dicuously absurd. Farm products are
exported, not imported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

ALABAMA furnaces are at work now
on European orders for forty thousand
tons of iron, and their business is
cramped by lack of ships. Their prod
uct is better and undersells that made
abroad. But, for all this, the iron
manufacturers of the North demand
that the tariff on iron be increased, 80
that they can raise the price Of their
product to American consumers, and
as they were promised pay in kind for
their contributions to, the republican
campaign fund, their demands will
probably be complied with.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
The Pardon Record Broken.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Governor Altgeld
yesterday granted freedom to nineteen
convicts, one of whom is John
McGrath, for decade one of the most
notorious criminals in this section. The
sentence of Mamie Starr, life prison
er at Joliet, sentenced from Chicago in
1890 for poisoning her employers, was
committed to - years, and allowing for
percentages of she will soon be free.
The other murderers were granted par
dons by the retiring governor because,
since their conviction, their innocence
has been established.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
The Mississippi Rising.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6.-The rise in the
Mississippi river continues at the rate
of nearly an inch per hour and at nine
o'clock this morning, the gauge regis
tered 25 feet inches. So far over 49,
900 feet of lumber have been washed
away and considerable damage has
been done to cotton and other goods,
stored along the levee. River men pre-.
dict that the flood will go as high as p
feet and it is feared an immense loss to
property will result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
Relinauished Her Fortune.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Jan. 6.-Mrs.
Emma Spreckels. Watson, the only
daughter of Mr.. Claus Spreckels, the
millionaire sugar king, who was secret
ly married to Mr.. Thomas Watson, q
San Francisco grain broker, last week,
has of her own volition returned to her
father all property, bonds, etc., which
he had placed in her name. These
gifts amounted to nearly $4,000 600.
Mr.. Spreckels was opposed to his
daughters union and upon his Gliding
her for her seeming ingratitude in
marrying against his wishes, she de-
cided to give up her fortune, it is un-
derstood, upon the advice of her hus-
band.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

THE HEARINGS before the ways an6
means committee of the U. S. House OF
Representatives are altogether perfume
tory. and apparently are held merely to
pass away time, as the republican mem
bers of the committee have evidently
done as they were expected to do, de
termined to raise the tariff, and proba-
bly, have already prepared 8 bill for that
purDOse
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
From Cuba.

HAVANA, Jan. 6.-General Arolas,
while accommodating in the vicinity of
Caya Jabos, in the eastern part of the
Pinar del Rio Province, met and com
pletely routed number of rebel par
ties, killing seventeen insurgents and
taking twelve prisoners. General Aro-
las also destroyed several rebel camps
and number of huts.
1t is reported that $50 insurgents
nave surrendered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

IT IS well-known to all the residents
of south Fairfax street, and to those OF
all that part of the city, that the rail
road track on that street, as the cars
on it are now run. is of no use either to
them or to the railroad company, and
as its removal would enable the CON-
pany to have better local service on
both King and Royal streets, there
seems to be no good reason why it
should not be taken up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
Lynching for Barn Burning.

COLUMBUS, S. c., Jan. 6.-At an
early hour this morning negro who
had been arrested for burning barn
belonging to Mr.. Wannamsker, was
lynched at Orangeburg. The body could
be seen by passengers on p3s'ing trains
1t is said that the negro was given
preliminary hearing the afternoon be.
fore and that only weak case was
made ont against him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

VIRGINIA's ELECTORAL VOTE.-The
electoral college of Virginia will meet
next Monday to cast the vote of the
State for president. The Governor has
just issued the certificate of election
setting forth the result of the session Of
the board of state caDvassers, closing
with the following paragraph:
ut was further ascertained and de-
termred on comparison of said votes
that James w. Marshall, w. B. McIll-
waine, n B. Wescott, j. F. Hubbard,
Charles NJ. Wallace, jr., DR.. w. b.
Hening, N. II. Hairston, A. P. Staples,
H. V. Strayer, A. A. Lipscomb, D. S.
Pollock and B. r. Harrison, having re-
ceived the greatest number of votes
cast at said election, were duly elected
electors of president and vice president
of the United States of America"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

A NORTHERN gold bolter says, had it
not been for the fear of an increased
tariff. Mckinley would have been elect
ed by an almost unanimous vote. AS
Mr.. McKinley's election was bought by
Mr.. Hsnns's twenty million corruption
fund, the fear either of high or low
tariff had nothing to do with it. And,
besides, every man with sense enough
to keep out of the fire, who voted for
him, knew that his election meant a
high tariff.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

TorEKA, Kans. Jan. 6.-Tho custom of
kissing the Bible at the Inauguration Of State
officers in Kansas will not be observed by tho
popuists next Monday. Tho chairman of the
arrangements committee objected to the Gus
tom on the ground that the germs of disease
might DO carried from one person to another
by kissing the Bible, and a resolution to do
away with this part of the programme Was
adOpted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

For THE first time in the history OF
the State Governor O'Ferrall has ap-
pointed notaries public on account OF
their partisanship and on the applica-
ton of political parties. At the request
of the republican managers he has ap-
pointed republican partisans to take
dispositions in contested election cases.
Such thing was never done, even by
any of his few republican predecessors.
The democrats of Virginia drew prize
when they got Colonel O'Ferrall for
their Governor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

The Virginia Law Register for Jan.
uary has been received from its pub.
fishers, the A. P. Bell Company, Lynch.
burg. It's contents are: Alex. II. H.
Stuart, Proceedings by Motion under
the Recent Amendment, The Present
State of the Law, Virginia Decisions
reported in full-Columbis Accident
Association vs.. Rockey, Kaufman VS..
Charlottesville Wooden Mills, Mills VS..
Commonwealth-Digest of other recent
Virginia Decisions, Miscellaneous Notes,
For the Juniors, and Book Notices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

WHILE BANKS are failing and wage s
are falling and the public debt increas-
ing, is certainly not favorable time for
going to war, especially for matter
with which the country has nothing to
do. Therefore, the resolution for the
recognition of the negro and scalswae
insurgents of Cuba had better be kept
in the room of the Senate's committee
on foreign relations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

INA speech in London last night Sir
Charles Upper, of Canada, said:
II feel q great admiration for the
United States, but do not desire to
possess their institutions. feel that
there is greater security under British
institutions for life, property aud
liberty"
Unfortunately for the future welfare
of this country, there is too good ground
for Sir Charles feelings. in respect OF
the security of life, property and liberty
here
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06

MAY WIN BACK His WIFE.-It is
reported that Sidney Lascelles, alias
Lord Beresford," pardoned by Cover
nor Atkinson, of Georgia, last week,
may win back his wife. She was rich
New York girl named Maud Lilienthal.
She never faltered in her love for him
until it was reported that he was found
in disreputable house at Macon. Then
she secured a divorce. Her mother
recently died, leaving her an income Of
$4,000 year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
Fatal Burning of a. Convent.

RoBERvAT, Lake st. John, Que, Jan. g.
The convent at this place was destroyed by
fire last night. Mother Dopositsire and sew.
eral OF the nuns are missing, and undoubtedly
ucrished in the flames. The fire is supposed
to have hcen caused by tho upsetting Of a
lamp The convent and school are mass of
ruins. Tho loss is S75, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
Collision and Loss of Life.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 6.-The steamer
Howard from Boston, colidcd with the tug
Job Wilson, of Richmond, Va, in the Patap-
SEQ river this morning The tug sank and
tho engineer and steward were drowned l..
The captain and five others were picked up
nv the Howard
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
Reported Spanish Victory

MADRID, Jan 6.-Dispatches from Havana
give details OF the recent victory achieved by
Gen. Luque over the insurgent leader Maxine
Gomez in the province of Santa Clara, the sd
vices saying that Gomez left JOG dead on tho
field at Arroyo Blanco
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-06
Sc CIGAR.
B. B. S SMITH
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Jan. GA better demand pre-
vailed for stocks during the morning session,
and the prominent issu 8 as rule scored ad.
vances of Las. per cent The Improvement
WAS due to the postponement of action by the
-enate in the matter of the Cameron resou-
ton and the more favorable railway returns
for the fourth week of December At II
O'clock the market was strong in tone.