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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
REIGN OF TERROR.
Invaders Seize Bank and osudarmss are
Shot Down In the Attack

Having suffered innumerable injur-
les and injustices at the hands of the
Turks. the Armenians have at last
undertaken to assert themselves. A
dispatch to the New York World
states that the widest excitement
| reigned in Constantinople "Wednesday.
| en- over series of bomb explosions
| and an invasion of the Imperial Otto
man Bank. Many were killed and
many others injured.
The explosions are attributed to the
Armenians. A bomb was thrown just
outside the police headquarters in the
Pera district. 1t failed to explode. AL
most at the same moment an Armen-
ian. whose name. II Is believed, is Gar
avebet. was arrested at the Imperial
Ottoman Bank. in the Galata district.
He was carrying package of explos-
ives, which he was trying to ignite.
A second bomb was exploded In a
private road between the office of the
Grand Vizier and the State Council
House. One man was killed and sew
eral others were severely injured. The
Armenian who was arrested at the I'm
perial Ottoman Bank was trying, 1t Is
reported, to place the bundle of ex-
plosives near one of the main entranc-
es. The crowd who saw him delivered
by the bank officials to the police would
have made short work of him II they
had not prevented.
Then the riot became general. Shops
were sacked bazaars looted and the
widest excitement prevailed. The
movement, which was revolutionary,
was started by the Huintchadists, n
secret society of Armenlans.
There were riots in the Galata quar-
ter, and the Turks killed many Ar
menians. The street between Dolma-
begtche and Tophanes resembled a field
of battle. Fifty bodies were counted
there. Hundreds of Musselmen armed
with cudgels and led by the softas
(students) overran the quarter and
killed or battered all the Armenians
they met.
Many shops in Galata were plunder-
ed and the panic spread over the whole
city. especially in the Pera quarter,
where the two bombs were thrown in
to group of soldiers, several of whom
were wounded. Bombs. bullets and
other missiles rained upon passers-by.
A bomb thrown from a bank roof killed
four Turkish women driving past in
carriage.
Sir Edgar Vincent, Governor Of the
bank, went to the Yildz Kiosk for an
audience with the Sultan on the sub
ject, and while he was there the Sui
tan received a message from the riot
ers announcing that they were willing
to surrender II allowed to leave the
country. He then returned to the
bank and parleyed with the leaders
through the open windows.
The Armenians declared that they
had seized the bank to make a demon
stTation against the Powers which had
abandoned the Armenian cause. They
finally surrendered and We're sent away
on Sir Edgars yacht Gulnar guarded
by the British guardship Imogene and
two British gunboats.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
CAPITAL GLEANINGs,

Available cash balances in treasury
220,915 1885, gold reserve. $l4S. S.o52.3.l.
The commission of Ethan A. Hitch
cock of Missouri as minister to Russia
was mado out at the White House FRI
day. The appointment dates from Aug
10
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
awarded to Macarthur Bros. Company,
of Chicago, the contract for the foun
dation work for the new postoflice
building at their bid Of s20s.453
The State Department has received a
report concerning the condition of
Lawrence NJ. Cottrell. an American
citizen, reported to be in i'll health and
destitute circumstances at Madras.
near Calcutta. Through the Consul
General at London it was found that
the condition Of Cottrell was as repres-
He was offered transportation home.
but refused II, even going so far as to
deny his identity.
The Ordinance Bureau of the War
Department awarded the contract for
building five disappearing gun car
riages to the Bethlehem Iron Compa-
ny, of q thlehem, Pa, at SIS. $50 each
This W, U the lowest bid and the quick
est time offered. The first carriage to
be ready in four months, and one is
to be completed every five weeks
thereafter. These carriages are to be
not only disappearing. but they are
to he set on a swivel for all-around
firing. They will mount twelveinch
guns
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
OUR TRADE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.
BRITAIN'S LARGE SHARE.
Compared with 1896 A Small Increase in I'm.
ports From England il shown.

The forthcoming annual report Of
valuation of the imports and domestic
exports of the United States by coun-
tries for the year ended June 80. 1897.
The largest trade was done with Great
Britain, the imports aggregating $751;
9i7. $50. and the exports, S1s, ,+is. 5e2. The
next in volume was with Germany, the
imports being sllO. .2l0,Olt. and the ex-
ports, 1928, 1Si.i53. France is the third
in the list, with imports amounting TO
se7,530, 2Sl. and exports, $50 2S7,63l.
The trade with other European coun-
tries is stated to have been as follows:
Belgium. imports, sli,OS2,ili; exports.
$50, 500 .02i; the Netherlands. imports,
Sl-.S2i, ,l26; exports, $50. .362. ll6. Italy,
imports. -sl9,067,3j2 exports, S2l,3U,
76l; Spain, imports. S363l. 972: exports,
$40, 0,Ss9.6ll: Switzerland. sl3,Si9.7 1872; eX-
ports, S70,32S; Austria Hungary. i'm
ports. SS,l5S.32s exports. S3,I59 700;
Denmark, imports, S356,3j5; exports,
$l0lS9,i53
The imports from the Dominion of
Canada during the year amounted to
$40 800, 3S7 and the exports. SIS. .i65 0iS
The imports from Mexico amounted TO
slS,5ll, ,512 and the exports aggregated
S22 726, j96 The imports from Japan
amounted TO $4,000, 756, and the ex-
ports. Sl3, ,233.910. The imports from
China reached total of $50. i03 SG2 and
the exports aggregated sll,9l6.sS
The percentage, as compared with
1896. show small increase in the i'm
ports from Great Britain, while the
percentage of exports remains the
same. The imports from Germany
show an increase of nearly $50 per
cent. There was also a slight increase
in the exports. The imports from Bri
tish North America increased from
5.29 per cent. to 5.39. while the exports
decreased from $50 to 62s. The i'm
ports from Japan decreased from 1926
per cent. to 3.li, and the exports in
creased from 81 to l.e6. About the
same changes in our trade with China
are noted.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
COMPETING WITH EUROPE.
American Engine Builders to Receive Quite
Number of Orders from Japan.

A statement prepared by the treasury
department shows that for the first
time in the history of trade. relations
with Japan the United StNes Is en-
titled TO be considered as n serious
Competitor with Europe. In the supply
of machinery, rails nails and pig iron
the United States assumed n leading
place. The British representative at
Toxic has pointed out that American
railway engine builders are likely to
receive a great number of orders dur
ing the present year. An unusual de-
mand for metals. textiles and raw ma
terials is noted. Our own official statis-
tics show that our exports to Japan
have risen from sS,2SS, ,2s2, to s13, ,233. $40
for the fiscal year just closed. This in
crease was mainly In cotton and manu-
features of cotton, manufactures Of
iron and steel, including machinery.
mineral oil refined, manufactured to-
bacco, lumber and wheat flour. The
increase in our manufactures of iron
and steel and in raw cotton is especial
ly noticeable. During the year Just
ended the value of Japanese goods
brought into the United States was
$4,000, 756, a decrease of sl,50ODOO COM
pared with last year OF the 113,343,175
pounds of tea imported by the United
States during the fiscal year 1897, Japan
supplied 1896, l6l pounds and China
56.tS3,924 pounds. japanese teas have
decreased one.half in price in 10 years.
The import OF chief value, raw silk,
was last year valued at $1,000, ,S3j.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
SORROW FOR JOHN P. LOWELL.
A General Expression Of Sympathy Called
Out by His Death.

Seldom has there been such a general
expression of sympathy over the loss
of one whose life has been devoted to
business pursuits, as has been called
forth by the recent death at Cottage
City. Mass. of that venerable land
mark of the business world, the late
John =. Lowell, founder and President
of the John y. Lowell Arms Company
of Boston. Almost numberless mes
sages and letters Of coincidence, on the
death of his hOnored father have been
received by Colonel Benjamin S. Lowell
treasurer Of the Lowell Arms Company.
The wide scope covered by these COM
munications Is in itself evidence of the
great regard in which he was held by
the leaders in business and public life.
These expressions of sympathy have
not been confined to NewVEngland, but
they have come from every prominent
business centre of the North. East
West and South-in fact, from every
portion of the Union: because the name
of John p. Lowell, and the corporation
created by him. have been for more
than a half century the synonym OF
honest dealing and business integrity.
Even from England from firms with
whom Mr.. Lowell had enjoyed the
pleasantest business relations for more
than fifty years. Colonel Lowell has re-
ceived messages of sympathy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
BOMB FOR FAURE.
Attempt to Assassinats the French presisr
Not Successful.

President Faure of France had
narrow escape from death or serIOlI
injury to-day, presumably at the hand
of anarchists. A leaden tube. ten inch
es long, filled with gun powder an
nails. was placed under a flower std
on the route which the president va
following. Fortunately the engine
destruction did not explode until fv
minutes after M. Faure had passed n
point at which 1t was placed. The eI
plosion caused material damage an
great excitement prevailed when
was learned that the president h(
been in danger. The explosion too X
place at the corner of the BOuevsr~
De Magenta and the Rue de Lafayette
The president was on his way 10 thS
Care Du Nord when the bomb was eI
ploded. evidently by some person
persons who had learned of his r0ut
beforehand. 1t was learned later tha
the presidents train had left tie s,aj
ton at the Care du Nord before the eI
plosion took place. A previous attemp
to assassinate President Faure b
means of bomb was made on Jun
1S last while the president was On hi
way to the race meeting at Lon(
Champs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
WHEAT ADVANCES 70 ONE DOlllR
CHEERING In NEW YORK,
Every Market In the World Notes an Increase
Except Paris.

| Just before the regular closing Satur.
day at New York wheat branched oul
into excited trading, with an attendan,
rise to the highest point Of the market
$1.05% for September. Later on the
curb It held very strongly at that figure
active and strong at 36ia cents for Sep
tember. 1t was reported that nearly a
million bushels of corn had been mark
| ed for export.
| Wheat scored a sensational advance
Friday at every market in the world
| with the exception of Paris. During the
regular session of the Chicago board
of trade September wheat gained 57sc
and December 53sc. On the curb. after
regular hours. another advance of SC
was made, September selling freely at
sec.
The advance was by no means merely
Chicago bulge. Liverpool started 1t,
the English markets showing a gain
equivalent to Az q 4%c per bushel.
Every American market followed the
example, New York gaining 5%c, st.
Louis &c and the northwestern markets
&c. The strength of the English mar
ksts was attributed to unsettled
Weather and covering by shorts. The
official report of the Hungarian crop,
showing II the smallest in ten years,
might have had some influence. Beer
bohm, the noted English statistican,
estimated European necessities at 1884,
100000 bushels. with 1S5. 1000, 900 bushels
of that amount required from America.
September wheat in the New York
market reached the long-talked-of goal
of 81 per bushel. Naturally enough the
.n,I al
sation on the floor of the exchange and
was greeted with prolonged cheers from
half a thousand throats, being re- echo
cd from the crowded galleries.
Cash wheat Friday sold at a dollar
in Minneapolis. the first time since the
summer of 1890 The price of cash
wheat had just passed the dollar point
when from down the hallway came the
sound OF martial music. There was a
rush for the door and the crowd broke
into cheer as up the corridor came C.
A. Pillsbury at the head of band of
music which was pounding out a dol
lar memorial march. Mr.. Pillsbury led
his band through the doorway and on
to the floor, while hats went up and
cheers proclaimed the entire satisfac-
tion with which majority received the
news Of dollar wheat.
Cash wheat sold for 81 a bushel on.
sample at st. Louis last week. The on
ly carload sold at that price came from
Sedgwick county. Kan. 1t was choice
grade and was bought for seeding pur-
poses.
Word has been received at Philadel-
phia that the Russian government Is
meditating the PRONUNCIATION of a de-
cree prohibiting the export of wheat,
owing to the small crops in Southern
Russia, and this report is causing
some uneasiness to those Interested
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
ADVENTURES IN CUBA.
Ira c. Farley Returns to New York After Hav.
ing Left Maceos Band

Ira C. Farley, of Cleveland, has been
released from Hoffman island and is
now in New York. He has several
times refused to talk. but his adven-
lures in Cuba, as described by his
friends, were remarkable. Farley,
like nearly all Americans who have
fought with the Cubans. is much ema-
ciated. He is but a shadow of his
former self. weighing scarcely 100
pounds. Farley reached Cuba by FL
clustering expedition. He made his
way into the interior and joined Ma
ceo's band The chieftain took a fancy
to him and made him an adjutant. Af-
ter Maceo's death Farley left the Cub
ans, got through the lines and after
many adventures reached Havana
There he was arrested as a suspect, but
by pretending not to understand a
word of Spanish he was released. Far
ley expects to return to Cleveland
shortly. OF course he thinks the Cubans
will win.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
STUDENTS RESPONSIBLE.
Jewish synagogues Attacked and Four Per-
sons Injured During Disturbance.

The disturbances begun on Friday
at Pilsen, Bohemia. by the opponents
of the Hebrews, were resumed Sunday.
They arose from quarrel of Ger
man Hebrew student named Hart
mann and n Bohemian student named
Schmidt. While the police were escorts
ing Hartmann from the town hall an
anti-Hebrew mob attacked them and
then smashed all the windows in the
synagogue, the Hebrew schools and
the houses of the best known Heb
reWs.,
The authorities called out the mill
tary to suppress the riots, and the
troops paraded the town until IL
in the evening, when a regular sys-
TEN of military patrol was established.
Thus far only five persons have been
injured in the riots. 1t is expected
that many additional arrests will be
made.
An order has been issued fortidding
public meetings of any kind, -
recting all householders to close their
houses at o'clock in the evening and
warning the heads of families to keep
their apprentices and assistants in
doors after 1880 =. NJ. The police have
made 20 arrests.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
LOST HER OAR.
Young Women Have Narrow Escape from
Drifting Toward the Ocean

Miss Hutchinson, a member of a
wealthy st. Louis family, and Miss
Cavanaugh, Of New York. guests Of the
Munnatawket hotel, had a thrilling ex-
perience on Long Island sound recent
ly. They started from the hotel in a
rowhoat. intending to skirt the shore
for half a mile or so. a brisk wind was
blowing and the ladies had barely got
out of sight when Miss Cavanaugh
who was rowing. lost an oar. The boat
drifted toward the Atlantic ocean.
Darkness soon came and the waves
threatened to swamp the frail craft
For more than eight hours the young
women were tossed about the sound
and then their boat drifted ashore bet
ween Mystic and Stonington on the
Connecticut shore. They managed to
find a fsherman's cabin. where they
were cared for. They arrived at the
hotel safe and sound and were received
with rejoicing by the hotel guests, who
had given them up for lost.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.

Indications point to Senor Sagasta
to be the new Spanish premier.
Information from Costa Rica is that
the coinage ratio established by the
government between gold and silver Is
80 to I.
A bomb explosion In suburb of Con-
stantinople. Several Americans were
arrested, and 1t Is said discriminating
documents were found.
Prince Henri Of Orleans. who was
wounded on Sunday morning in duel
with swords fought with the Count of
Turin, near Paris, has passed all dan
ger Of a serious outcome from his
wound.
The Gear a few days ago received
at the Peterhof palace a number Of
distinguished physicians, including the
American delegates. Messrs. Steven
son, Kayer and Terma, who are on
their way to the International congress
OF medicine. which is to be held at
Moscow.
A convention Is to be agreed upon
between Spain and the United States
for the settlement Of all claims on ac-
count OF wrongs and injuries commit
ted in Cuba. The result of this COM
mission will be the appointment of a
claims commission.
There Is great excitement over q
most extraordinary state OF affairs on
board the British battleship Royal
Sovereign, which Is about to sail for
three years service with the Mediter-
ranean squadron. Fifty men Eave de-
serted, all the cells on board ship are
full and the supply Of irons is not
sufficient for the large number UNDER
going punishment.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
WILL FIND GRAVES.
Thousands Of Poorly, Equipped Gold Hunters
Rushing on to Death.

Edward Marsden. a native Alaskan
Indian. who is also a missionary, is at
Youngstown, o., and has received let
ters from friends and relatives near
the Klondyke gold fields, telling of the
great sufferings and hardships that are
daily overtaking hundreds of people
who have already reached the gold
fields, or are on their way from the
coast The letters state that hordes of
people have arrived there and others
are on the way, who are lily equipped
TO be in such country at all. Mr.
Marsden said that the writer of every
letter he received wrote sadly of the
prospects and predicted that thousands
of unknown graves would be filed be-
fore spring unless something is done at
once to get to the interior enormous
supplies of provisions and clothing and
other things, to which the people of
the United states have been accus-
toned,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
TRADE IMPROVING
Agriculture Shows Great c.;,.
Marked Advance in Whs M

g. Dun & Co., In their w
viewo& the trade, reports as ky
Not Tor several years hava .vuowC
| graphic reports from yarion. ue te
all parts Of the country bssuu uues
couraging or shown as mt as
provement as this week. tn hm
are called crazy by some. ..but faIr,r @
present the people whose coneSay
the future Is strong and incrsass
Nothing appears to check 4, easl
OF injury to crops are not sus,"an s,un
supported to have much influeno.
one temporary hindrance Is The
OF bituminous coal miners. Whit ~
terferes as yet little with inSnaa
and seems likely to terminate w,,v,
week.
The demand for money im,.
taking from New York To the ny,
about 100000 more than was roo',l
during the week. and offerings n, Wv
mercial loans are much larger ,,o''
ing considerable iron and steel nsa
ana the course OF foreign eSchana1
generally interpreted as an indlcs,l
that specie imports cannot be lonr N
iayed.
The greatest gain has been for an
culture. Corn has advanced a ll,ue
price, but Is moving very largely
that the last years surplus NAV 60
be marked, unless the new crop trs
out better than many now expect "a
ton declined Il because OF an estimaI
promise the largest crop ever growI
but the goods market is decidedly NJ
proving. and some of the large mil
after Few weeks of suspension ba
resumed work.
other farm products are doing v,I
also, but wheat has advanced llssc n
the week on actual transactions, wi}
heaVy purchases Tor export. The officI
estimate OF the yield Is entirely dIsr
garded. except as an admission nm
the crop VIII be larger than that
last year. and Is commonly ASSUME
that the yield Will be 0,000, 900 bushsI
or more. though recent reports of n
jury indicating the possibility OF
somewhat smaller outcome. had
helped the advance In prices. Westa1
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
CRUELTIEs IN CUBA.
Spain Fears that Atrocities will Prevent Fur
ther Loans Being Granted.

The correspondent Of the London
Daily Chronicle in letter from Cuba
tells of further cruelty and distress in
that island. He says the pacificos are
dying by the hundreds. their bodies
tainting the air close to Spanish fort.
The Chronicle correspondent continu-
ing remarks that private letter has
been received at Havana from Senior
Sagasta the Liberal leader in Spain. in
which he says: The atrocities are rails
ing a thrill of horror in Europe and
fear 1t is impossible to raise fresh
loans, without which we cannot retain
Cuba" The correspondent further
says: German syndicates are buying
the devastated estates at nominal sums
and intend to go extensively into coffee
planting, abandoning sugar. This will
directly concern the United States and
French sugar trusts and will probably
lead to extensive sugar growing in
Georgia and Florida"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26

The great strike and lockout in the
engineering trades at London is now
entering its seventh week and the diff
ficulty is more serious than ever. The
number Of operatives who have
achieved their purpose owing 10 the
smaller employers yielding is insig-
nificant. compared with the growing
aggregate Of the unemployed Many
workers in the allied trades have al
ready beeen rendered idle by the strike
and the conflict Is rapidly approach
ing stage when the independent in
dustries will be at complete stand
stiIl.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
Millions Of Postals.

Bids for supplying the Go'er"n..
with postal cards during the -four y,s -,
beginning December ! next were ~
ed at the Postoffice Department! =. y
days ago. The estimated quannunsya ~ Y
quired during that period Is l,SoVN"1
Of the ordinary or single large
cards; 10000, 900 OF the double OF ~
cards, and $50. 900. 900 of the single ~
size. Albert Daggett. Of Wasnins
filed the lowest bid. Of 23.95 cens ~, r
thousand for the ordinary cards, w.
the lowest bids on the other TWO - e,S
40 and IS cents per thousand ,'op ,u
lively. were by Russell & Loue"'~
Rensselaer,. N. Y.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
INNOCENT ITALIANS LYNCHED.
Negro Murderer Confesses to Crimes for which
Others are Punished.

Richard Creole, the negro arrested
on the Wilmington plantation in St.
Charles parish. near New Orleans.
charged with the robbery and murder
of Louis Sciegler, is staggering the
authorities with the extent Of his con-
fessions. Creole admitted five more
murders. one OF which was the murder
Of Alexis. a Spaniard. last June. which
was attibuted to two Italians, who
were lynched. The United States De.
partment Of State paid damages to
the Italian government only the other
day for these lynched Italians, whom.
Creole now declares. were innocent. he
being the murderer. Including the
other two crimes he confesses in all
to seven murders, all being committed
with the idea Of robbing his victims.