The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
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ers in Belgium failed.
The assignee OF F. r. Cordley & Co
Of Boston. finds unsecured liabilities OF
s365. t23.
Germany indorses Spain's proposition
for an international penal colony for
anarchists.
Birmingham. Ala. Is exerting every
effort TO have the proposed government
armor plant located there.
Chicago bakers have raised the price
of bread l cent loaf. This will make
pound loaf cost cents.
a derrick scoop on the steamer Fitz-
gerald at Chicago fell, crushing the
head of Andrew Kruper to a jelly.
President Mckinley visited the collar
factory at Troy. n. Y. last week where
1000 women and girls are employed.
Henry Hammett. aged 81. of Dan
Vile, Ill, committed suicide and his
wife died of grief few hours after.
The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and
Development Company was organized
in Trenton, n. j.. with a capital OF
So 600. 900.
While running at full speed, Pitts
burg trolley car crushed out the life
of s-year- old Willie Hoffman a few
days ago.
Simon Barents. an aged citizen of
Allegheny. Pa, committed suicide by
hanging Wednesday. Barents was %
years of age.
Miss Hemming, the negro girl who
graduated from Vassar last COM
mencement. will be employed in the
Boston public library.
One man was instantly killed and
another seriously hurt in the elevator
shaft of the Hotel Waldorf at New
York few days ago.
The fastest battleship ahoat was
launched in England the other day.
The Yashima is owned by Japan. and
at the trial trip made 1916 knots an
hour.
John II. Long, a workman in the Gin
clnnati Southern railroad shops at
Chattanooga was instantly killed by
the handle of jack striking him in
the head.
The Paris Figaro publishes a report
to the effect that the hey of Tunis, Sa-
di Ali, will shortly abdicate in favor of
his son and take up his residence at
Nice.
Capt. Gen. Weyler has not resigned,
but the Spanish government, 1t Is an
nounced, will shortly consider the re-
suits obtained by the campaign in Gu
ba.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
there is no doubt the Spanish govern
ment will be willing to extend the
commercial treaty with the United
States.
With a view to using oil for marine
engines, the secretary Of the navy has
ordered Lieutenant Nathan, Sargent
to investigate the oil fields of Penn
sylvania.
After a separation Of AZ years. Mrs.
Julia Triver and Mrs. Barbara Haller,
sisters, met a few days ago at Bridge
port, Conn. Each had thought the
other dead
a mosquito with a deadly sting bit
Otto Miller's 1Smonths old child on
the cheek at Union Hill. n. j., few
days ago. The child died from the re-
suits of the bite.
Miss Mary Mclean, daughter of the
Rev. J. X. Mclean Of the Pacific Theo-
logical seminary, has accepted the
chair of professor of English literature
in Stanford university
The man in whose arms Garfield
died at Elberon, n. j., 16 years ago
next month, Brigadier-General David
G. Swain, U. S. A.. retired, died at
Tuesday.
Three men. armed with Winchesters,
went into the Pineyille bank, at
Springfield, Mo-, Tuesday. forced the
cashier to hold up his hands and Sc
cured about 5000, mostly silver.
Having missed a train Andrew Her
nitz. of Williamsburg, Pa, flew into
such a rage that he adjusted u rope
around his neck and allowed himself
to be strangled to death last Sunday.
The government of Peru has ordered
its postage stamps made in the United
States. The first order is for 100000
scent stamps and another for 100000
stamps of other denominations will fol-
low.
John Il. Nowlin, a revenue informer,
who had been arrested for. breaking
into a sprlnghouse at Richmond, Va,
was taken from the officers in Runney-
bog. Franklin county, the other night,
and shot to death.
Charles G.. Dawes, of Evanston H.,
q member of the Republican Executive
OF that State, and a close
personal friend of President McKin-
ley, will succeed Mr.. Eckels as comp
troller of the currency.
MllllOUdlTe DeHJuiilH bouSldSS VI
st. Francisco had made arrangements
to marry his 37year-old housekeeper.
This shocked the friends of the aged
fnancier and the prospective bride was
induced to leave the city.
Two thousand cloakmakers at New
York. employed by Bauman & Sper-
ling. Wendorff & Co., the Syndicate
Cloak Co, Bernstein & Newman, Ru-
bin & We'll and Bloom Bros. are on
strike for an increase of wages.
A son chopped at his fathers neck
with an AK until the head was severed
from the body. The act was commit
ted at Winnipeg, Man, by Adam
Guga as the result of a quarrel over
the ownership OF some chickens.
Claus Snreck!es. the sugar king, is
becoming philanthropist according
to a rumor in circulation in New York.
II is reported that he has made do
nation of $4,000 to the Salvation army
to establish them in the business of
raising sugar beets.
The queen regent of Spain Friday
conferred the premiership upon Gen.
who is also minister of war.
The cabinet will not be modified.
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