The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-24
TERSE TELEGRAMS.


EX-Queen Lilioukalani. of Hawaii, is
not in favor of annexation.
An Italian boot black was driven to
insanity by Il mosquitoes bite.
Walter Foley's two children were
killed by a rattlesnake at Joliet, ILL.,
The great talors' strike in New York
City has ended with a victory for the
men.
The library of the Iowa State Univer-
sity was struck by lightning. Loss,
800. 200.
Louisville, Ky. experienced an earth
quake shock, followed py terrific
rain storm.
A school devoted exclusively to the
Hebrew language has been opened in
Chicago.
Frank Karns, of Pit,sburg. fatally
shot his wife. of whom he was jealous
and then committed suicide.
Mike Warsell and Peter Cokshow
were killed near Pittsburg by fall of
slate in the Panhandle mines.
Twenty head of cattle standing be-
side a wire fence during storm were
killed by lightning at Nevada, Mo.
Charles Spalding, ex-treasurer of the
State University of Illinois. was ac-
quilted on charge of embezzlement
Miss Fonter, of Lagrange, Ind. was
carried half mile by the wind during
n cyclone and received slight injuries.
Two earthquake shocks We're felt in
San Francisco. Clocks were stopped
and suspended lamps and decorations
broken.
Four men were playing cards at
l!inesville, Ga. They quarreled and
John Dillon and Thomas Clark were
shot dead.
Frank X. Campbell. once prominent
operator on the Chicago Board of
Trade, committed suicide in a hospital
In that city.
Damage to the extent of $4,000 was
done to the natural history building of
the University of Illinois at Cham
paicn by lightning.
Willie Schneider. 6-year old boy. in
an ugly mood set fire to the clothing of
S-year old Josie Miller at Evergreen,
New York. The girl is dead.
one hundred and ten members of the
Springfield, Mo, bar have petitioned
GOV. Stephenson to pardon Amos Jones
and William Stanley, two murderers.
Walter Norris. aged 16 years. was
killed by lightning at Bogart, Ga. He
was standing On his front porch and
had baby in his arms at the time. The
baby was not injured.
Fire destroyed the home of joseph
Melcnski, in East Buffalo. His dauyh-
ter Sophia, aged 10, died from her
burns; four younger children may die,
and he is frightfully burned.
The steam yacht Ellida, built for f..
burgess Warren, of New York in its
trial trip over a measured course of
mile, made the mile in | minute and so
miles an hour, the fastest time on re.
cord.
The bronze figure Of Winged Victory.
the gift of Massachusetts to the battle
ship named for the state. was present
ed on board the ship yesterday by Gov.
Wolcott and accepted by Secretary
Long.
Having lost her situation. despondent
Julia Tohil of New York, jumped into
the river. william Robinson. an un-
employed workman. without money or
friends rescued her.
Isaac Norton, cashier of the United
States internal revenue office in San
Francisco. committed suicide when
notified that his accounts were to be
examined. The limit of his shortage Is
placed at $4,000.
The annual report of the state geolo-
gist states that the average gas pres
sure of Indiana has decreased about 20
pounds in the past II months. The
state geologist says that the supply OF
natural gas is slowly but surely. fail
ing.
Capt Boycott died in London at the
age of 80. He was an Irish land owner
and dspleased the people with his
harsh methods. They determined to
ignore him in all matters and thus
came the term now generally used,
boycott"
During a thunderstorm at Spring
field H., Christian Gonalt. alias Chris
Minenkin, was killed by lightning
while plowing in field near Farmers
Vile. IL was discovered on searching
Nis person that he had about $4,000 in
rash. He had been living miser's
life.
John II. Miller. counsel for Alonza y.
Bowers, of California, and +. Brown,
of Illinois. filed a petition in the Court
of Claims demanding judgment against
the United States for 100000 for the
use by the Government of patented
dredging machine owned by the
claimants.
Lewis Henderson arrived at Shelby
willie from Cincinnati to visit Miss Min
ME Sampson. who was at the depot to
meet her lover Henderson jumped
from the train before ii stopped He
was thrown under the wheels and his
head severed before the eyes of the
young woman whom he was to marry
July 4.
John Gugenheimer Of Davenport, Ia,
has murdered his wife by mixing
strychnine with an eggnog and giving
her the drink. He then committed sui
eide in the same manner. Neighbors
found his body in the kitchen and that
" his wife in the cellar. Gugenheimer
was n farmer and had formerly been
insane.
Nelson's flagship, the Foudroyant,
which is now touring the coast as a
show ship. has been driven ashore I'm
the fierce storm that ravaged the
north of England and Scotland. and is
expected to be lost Liverpool and
Glasgow suffered severely.
President John w. Thomas. of the
Nashville Exposition. has received
from President Mckinley letter ex-
pressing the pleasure resulting from
his recent visit and congratulating
him upon the beauty, scope, perfect
ness and success Of the Exposition,
and the thanks of the President and
party for the pleasures afforded and
courtesies shown by officials and citi-
Zens