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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
The Harrisburg Situation.

According to various information
made public respecting the late con-
ference between Senator Quay and
certain members of the Legislature,
together with the Auditor General
and State Treasurer, it was substan-
italy determined that the State is
now raising about as much revenue
by taxation as it ought to expect to
get; that it is not a good time to in
crease taxes, and that what seems to
be most necessary is a readiust-ient
and reduction of expenditures, says
the Philadelphia Press.
If this really was the conclusion it
is to be commended. The mistake
about it is that it was not agreed to
four or five months ago, and prompt
ly acted upon. 1t would be an ex-
ceedingly dangerous movement, from
party point of view, for the Legis.
lature at this time to enter upon the
policy of a next.to-wholesale in-
crease of taxation. Following upon
period of depression and business
stagl alton it would be looked upon
as almost crime. The proper course
for the State at such time is that
which the individual is compelled to
pursue. reduction of expenditures
to bring them within the revenue.
The practically unanimous popular
Endorsement Of Governor Hastings
ringing and admirable message of a
week ago is o revelation OF public
sentiment on this question which
must command not only respect but
obedience. None can afford to pre-
sumo upon the great party MAORI
ties of the past in year when a
State issue may become so COM
manding as to force aside the excep-
tional national issues on which re-
cent victories have been won.
1t has been estimated by the Au-
ditor-general and State Treasurer
that the net revenues of the com I.
monwealth for the fiscal years of 1897
and 1898 will amount to about Sl9.-
100000. BY net-revenues is meant
what will be available to the general
fund after returns Of a proportion
of certain taxes have been made to
the several counties. Comparing
with the expenditures for 1895 and
1896, which were large, it will take
about S7.4OO,OOO of the estimated
$40, 100000 to cover the expenses of
the State Government, including the
State departments, the Legislature,
the insane, hospitals and peniten-
tieries, the judiciary, National
Guard. public printing and binding,
interest on the public debt and mis-
cellaneous items. Assuming that as
much will be appropriated for the
above indicated expenses for the
next two years as for the last two,
there would still be left S12,1O0, 600
to be given to the schools and to
charities and out of which to get
$3.50, 600 to erect the new legislative
building.
The figures show plainly enough
that it is possible, with the exercise
of proper Judgment and little cour-
age, to adjust The expenditures to
the present revenues and not COM
pei an increase of taxation. We
shall hope it is true the recent con-
ference has reached this conclusion,
and that it will be demonstrated at
Harrisburg this week by prompt
and effective action which will end
tie humiliating decentralization so
long existing.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Sunbury & Lewistown Division.
In effect Nov Is, 1896.

Trains leave Lewistown Junction
5s a IN, 10 l3 q IN, l237 ms q M U7 IL IS m
Altoona, Pittsburg and the West.
For Baltimore and Washington 35 q IN 02,
So, 4 IS, 0? pm For Philadelphia and New
York s33 35 a m, / O2 83 4 45 and II l6 D m For
Harrisburg Q 30 u IN and s 28 pm
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
Reduced Rates to Milwaukee via
Pennsylvania Railroad on Account
of the National Educational As
sociatiop.

sOClatlOD.
The Pennsylvania RailrOad Company announ-
ces that on account OF the meeting Of the Ma
uonal Educational Association. at Milwaukee,
Wis. July to Dit will sell continuous passage
tickets from all points on Its line east Of Pitts
burg and Erie to Milwaukee at rate Of single
fare for the round trip. plus 81 90 membership
fee. Tickets viii be sold and W Ill be good going
only on July 9. q. and 4, and VIII be good TO re-
turn. leaving Milwaukee July 10. II, and IL. 1897
only. except that by depositing tickets with
joint agent at Milwaukee on or before July IL.
and ON payment OF nifty cents, an extension OF
return limit may be obtained to leave Milwaukee
until August 81, 1897. Inclusive. o-l7-at.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
REPVBLICIN TICKET. ,

Associats Judge, II. Q. .SampseU.
Parliamentary, q. NJ. .Mindel.
Register G Recorder, j. II. Wills.
District Ittorney, j. NJ. Baker.
Jury Con.n,., Jos. II. Hendricks.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
Philadelphia & Erie R R Division.
AND
NopruCpN rrNrcD pa,ru.y

Grains leave Sunbury daily except Sunday
35 IN for WllliamspOrt and Canandaigua
8 l3 a m for Belleonte Erie and Canandaigua
Q As IN for Look Haven, Tyrone and the West.
10 p IN for Belleionte Kane a. CanaBdaigua
B <op m for Remove and Emira
25 p IN for Lock Haven
Sunday 5 l3 m for Erie and Canandaigua
Q As m for Lock Haven and 925 p m for vii.
Transport
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
Dry Goods

S<S,
Stop, look at our fancy calico|
Staple Calico, 4c. a yard.
All best indigo blue calico &c
All Apron Ginghams, &c. |
All Fancy dress ginghams, &c
Fancy percals SO inches vi&
to. sc.
Also a full line of Fancy
Dress Goods, White God
and all o. N. T. Spool
4c. a spool.
GOODS SOLD At REDUCED A
Here we are, just returna
New York and Philadelpha
the largest and latest styles di
l ever had before and we aes
at half-price for what gcd
buyers are paying for it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
Trains leave Selinsproye Junction

Trains leave Selnsgrove Junction
10 90 IN, week days arriving at Philadelphia
3oopm New York 53p IN Baltimore 10 p IN
Washington 10 pm
54l m daily arriving at Philadelphia
IL Is IN New York 8 SO m, Baltimore 10 40 p m
+0pm, week days arriving at Philadelphia
80 IN New York 33 IN
Trains also leave Sunbury:
so a IN daily arriving at PHILADELPHIA SO a IN
Baltimore 20 a IN Washington 7+0 am New
York 80 a m Weekdays, 10 35 a IN Sundays,
30 am daily arriving at Philadelphia 10 20 m
New York; IS p m Baltimore s55a m. Washing
ton 10 Gam
50 pm, week days arriving at Philadelphia
90 p m, New York 30 p In, Baltimore 90 m
Washington l5pm
Trains also leave Sunbury at $50 m and 30
and 30 p IN, for Harrisburg Philadelphia and
Baltimore
J.R. WOOD.Genr Pass Agent
j. d. HUTCHINSON, Genl Manager.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-17
SHOES.
We can sell you Sh0a|
lower prices than 700
can huv o1spWbpr

lower prices than yol|
can buy elSewher
Mems fine dress shoe BalGnV
ress, 60 to 95c. /
Mems heavy working Oil 4
Balare'Congress, 6j to @
Ladies' No. l Kangaroo She
Or Button, 4 to 7, 9jc.
Ladies' No. | fine dress .he,
or Button, 4 to I, 9j. j
Boys and Messers, Lace or
70 to S1.00.
Youths fine shoes, Lace orb
so to 75c.
Children's Shoes, Lace or D
25 to SOC.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20

Portage, Wis, Jure 1S.-The badly de-
composed trunk OF woman minus head.
arms and legs. was found floating in the
Wisconsin river, four miles below .he
city today. There was not ves.ige Of
clothing or anything that would aid in
Identification. Some time ago young
woman disappeared in Such manner .
70 direct suspicion toward several people
and there is much excitement tonight
over the discovery.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20

No servant is employed in the house.
The inmates take turns to carry in the
coal In winter time they will turn out
on even the coolest day to shovel snow
off the sidewalks.
A son named Edward is the head Of
the waterworks at Bridgeport, Conn.
which were built and largely owned by
his father
Mr. Richardson was buried last Fri
day. It was his intention that his
corpse should be placed in coffin which
he bull, for himself thirty years ago and
had kept beside him ever since. He
would often say, 'If the coffin proves TO
be too large. why, fillit in with saw
dust"
Curiously enough, when the body came
10 be fitted into It's appointed case, it
was found that the coffin was. in fact.
too small for the purpose. The under
taher had TO screw the sides. top and boz
tom. TO another coffin. IN which me body
was laid.
Mr.. Richardson's will divided his en-
tire property equally among his widow.
his son and his daughter. The total
amount is estimated al more than s20.-
000, 900
II now remains 10 be seen what will
become OF those two curiosities Of New
York architecture, the Spite house and
the Prison house. II is well known mat
Mrs. Richardson had always had keen
sense OF the discomforts Of the former
AS 20 the opinions which its queer in
mates have held Of the latter no one can
form an idea
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20

an effort to draw closer the bonds OF
empire.
The marquis OF Salisbury, responding
for the house Of lords. confessed that
the misgivings he had when the colon
ialIal legislatures were first created
were entirely unfounded. He said:
IF those legislatures are able 10 ex-
ercise seif-control and TO fulfill their
high ideal. they viii produce an empire
such as the world has not yet seen.
There is talk OF fiscal union and Of
military union Both may, 10 certain
extent. be good things. but they viii not
be the basis upon which our empire viii
rest II viii rest upon the growth Of
sympathy and OF common thought and
feeling between the mother country and
the colonies"
The Right Honorable oJseph Cham
berIain, secretary OF state for the colo
nies. responded for the house Of com
mons. He made no allusion 20 the col
oniaI office
The whole proceedings were most en-
thusiastio. The prince OF Wales has
rarely. il ever. spoken so impressively
and feeling as in his speech toasrng
the guests.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
HELPED THE CANNONBALL MAN
How Barney Barnato Came to Go Out OF
the Circus Businesa

Oakland, Cal. June lS-Fred Ho,turn,
who lives il Berkeley, denies the story
by the sister of Barney Barnato that her
brother never played in a circus. Hol-
turn says that he and Barney Barnato
performed together in the same ring in
London many years ago.
II first met Isaacs, or Barnato. as he
afterwards called himself. while working z
in john Hol,urns Royal London Circus,
many years ago. Isaacs and mis- brother
Jake joined the circus at Leads. My
brother John, the cannon ball king" did
an &c. where be was shot al by a can
non which I fred. Barna,o held the
ropes that bound my brother. John
would give the order 10 fire al his had.
Ae the word fire" Barnato was sucpos-
I'd 10 le: loose the ropes tha, my brother
could catch the cannon bal
'tpr one occasion young Lsaacs. or Bar
naio, became 'rs,tled' and a. the signal
FIRE ne dill not loosen his hold on the
ropes. but ugh,ened /; instead. The big
ball plowsd along the top of johns head
and lei, him with an ugly soap wound.
From thar moment u this l have
never laid eyes upon Barna;o ard his
called them then. did not even wal: 70
i-ar the salary due them. and We never
heard ot Barney Ba-nato again until his
African success made him world fam
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
BARNEY BAHNATO's REMAINS
Arrival At Southampton and the Coroner
Inquest Held

Inquest HetO
Southampton, June IS-On the arrival
OF the British steamship Scott today,
with the body of the late Barney Barna-
%. the coroner's officers went aboard to
ascertain as 10 the necessity OF holding
an inquest
The inquest was held. and the jury re-
turned a verdict of death from drown
ing while temporarily insane.
The arrival ot the steamship confirms
The details already cabled by the Associ-
ated Press Of the circumstances under
waich Barney Barrato met mis- death
He was feeling very poorly when the
vesse. left Cape Town and often talked
quite irrationaIly.
The passengers subscribed a hundred
pounds as a reward for Mr.. Clifford, the
officer who tried 10 rescue him.
Sol Joel. Barnato's nephew. said:
''My unole showed no signs of sui
cidal tendency until that fatal day. I
decided a, o'clock in The morning not to
leave him ror moment"
The Daily Mail asserts that Sir Cor
don Sprisg. premier of Cape Colony.
VINO was a passenger by the steamship
Scott says that when Mr.. Barrato first
came into the saloon for his meals he
led TO such an extent that ultimately his
nephew, Mr.. Joe. who was virtually his
keeper, found it impossible TO continue
him al The table and had 10 have all his
meals taken 20 his cabin
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
COFFIN TOO SMALL
MILLIONAIRE RICHARDSON'S Re-
QUEST DID NOT EXACTLY FIT.

that Demand was That IL His Cofiin was
Too Large to Fill in the Empty Space
With sawdust-As il Turned Out He
Had to be Crammed Down Into 1t Like
Sa ardine-Bis Family is Fully as Queer
as He Was-Throw Water on curious
Peopls-How "Spite House" was Built
Story of q Tramp-Like Millionaire.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20

EAs1-Z EkaT A.Ss
Fszea tss s1sss - - sszs sxz1S
s1sv -. Esz-.sA a "a. Assays
ez1s-.SEs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
IrALY's FLYING SQUADRON
And What IL has Get to DO With Italy.
American Infercsts

Rome. July is--fl ne cha amber ot dep
u-.es today during the debate on the
naval estimates. Signo- Sa3;ini urged
hat the flying squadron be chiefly en-
ployed for he protection ot Italian COM
neree in North and South America
Signo- Fsriua 6issea;-i from this view
Of The duties % ne squadron, declaring
I: u De a grave mistake 20 suppose :ha;
differences with he American republics
could be decided oy force.
Admiral Bria- minister of marine.
agreed :ha1 Italsan naval manifestations
II large scale n American po-ts would
i1lps-.l Italian subjects. ouc. he pointed
oct. i was useless - send single YES
sess into American waters o. certain o.
-asf--S
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
ONE BROTHER IN THE PEN
Barney Barpato Died Just In Time to Save
Himself From His Kin.

Buffalo, y. Y, June 1s.-Samuel Bar
nett, who is serving a sentence in :he
Erie county penitentiary, declares shat
ne is the brother of Barney Barna,o.
Ronald Barnett of Montreal, who has
also claimed that he was brother of the
diamond king" he says is his brother
and the Chicago woman calling herself
Alice Esther ne believes 10 be his sister
Alice Esther Barnett, who went 10 AZ
rica several years ago 10 keep house for
Barney. Since then he had lost all track
of both
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20

Exearsi0u Train Wades Into . Freight on
SidetrAck.

Chicago. June s.-Generai Passenger
Agent Stone OF the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois railroad makes the following re-
por, Of slight accident on ne road:
While coming into the Danville. Ill,
yard al s:15 a. m, the Terre Haute and
Monence excursion train found the
switch leading 20 the hill freight yard
opened and fail ed 20 ge, the train stop
ped in time. striking engine No. 1l3
standing just north of the Hill telegraph
Office: knocked out the front end o. en-
gine No. s2. and baggage car. break
ing the pilot OF engines No. % and l1s.
A lady named Miss Sophie Broschsnitz
OF Terre Haute was leaning he- head ou.
OF the window and received a slight
bumb on the head No one else was in
jured. The train was again started
north at $50 a. m
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER
Cleveland Woman Not Content to be = sit
Rar

Cleveland. Ohio. June 1s.-Mrs. Black
man OF this city. who claims 10 be the
wife OF Barnato and who left for Lon
don about eight weeks ago, has mys-
teriously disappeared A letter which
was mailed in London about six weeks
ago was received by iler daughter, who
resides in~this city. In her letter Mrs.
Blackman said that she would in a few
days set sail for johannesburg. Africa.
10 attempt 10 establish her identity as
Barnato's wife. Since that time moth
ing has been heard from her. and the
theory advanced by Detective Sohgsohn
is that she has met WITH foul play.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
EARTH KEFP> UP ITS oUAKlNG
appsTtlnE RnEozsion OF Property IN the
Province of As<Sm

Calcutta. June iS-AnoS- re vaoie
vas-si 1y the earthquake. TIE ruia Is
appalling The cou-c- treasures taE
aid hospitals nave collapsed TIE loss
g food supplies IS sno-r0us- TIE c-5ps
s7s lsossi~ rGinet ani great scarcity d.
,soi : expected. A. t-ac.c Is d-ticul-.
as numbers % the -oz5s have been co1-
pieisiy demolished. Earthquake sa3-ks
s;ri continue - be tslt u ne Province
~ Assam sai nuoa s.ar-n Is te.;- esDe-
c.xlly As renewed sAocks have been -e-
Heavy rains are Immensely increasing
tae damage.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
POWDER MILL EXPLOSION
Three Operatives Killed sn. the BuiIdiI
Blown Pieces.

Three OPeFatfve< Killed ana the BuIIdin z
Blown to Pieces.
Windsor Locks, Conn, June lS-A,
/ 80 this afternoon a quantity OF pow
der in a building attached 10 the plant
Of the Hazard Powder company. a. Ha-
zardville, exploded and three men and
cne horse were killed The dead are:
RICHARD MAY, workman.
D. S. Stratton. head mechanic.
NJ ". PIERCE, overseer Of mills
All OF the men were married and had
families
The building IN which the explosion
occurred, known as the cracker house.
was blown 10 pieces.
Several other buildings were slightly
damaged and the whole village was sha-
ken.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-20
DOM PAUL Is CONC1LIATORY
In His Reply to Great Britain. Upon th'
Immigration Laws

Pretoria, June 1S.-The reply OF
the government 70 the recent dispatches
of Mr.. Chamberlain, the British secre-
tary o. state for the colonies, which
dealt with the recent alien immigration
act and other measures which have
raised issues affecting the foreign pop
ulation OF the Transvaal, was read to
day in the volksraad. II is conciliatory
in tone. and shows that the republic de-
sires peace. The government will ask
arbitration on certain points in contro-
versy. and the reply states the preced-
enls for such a course.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-11
A NEW STATE DIRECTORY.

A party of wide-awake, enterprising
business men of this city, are perfecting
arrangements for the publication Of an
entirely new and complete directory of
the State. 1t will be known as The
North Carolina Commercial Guide and
Business Index. 1t will be issued annu-
ally, and will contain an up-to-date list of
every living professional man, manufac-
turer, teacher, clergyman, farmer, and
all other matter of strictly a business
nature. The book will in no sense be an
obituary of dead individuals and indus
tries, but an accurate, reliable and trust
worthy publication. 1t will contain not
less than 100000 names, put in a con-
: densed form, paper cover, and will be
sold at one dollar. 1t is proposed to issue
such a book as the business world will
find great necessity; a book that will
be appreciated and therefore sought af-
ter. Work has already begun in this new
and important enterprise.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-11

an be carried indefinitely on same plan or
nay be exchanged to any other form at any
line without re examination. Note the ex-
rh1rInr
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-11
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EDITION.: "Servce Afloat" or the Navy
Battles of the Confederacy, by Admiral
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-11
Swinging Into Line

The Summer Holidays have come
The saddest of the year.
To read the above parodic effort one
might think the Grocery business was
going to the Bad man, but it is not so.
Mr.. Hervey says it would be impos-
sible to keep a double entry set of books
if he were expected to do so he counted
up forty-nine customers yesterday who
bought each a cake of yeast in the morn
ing and a quart of strawberries in the
evening besides other charges, and charg-
es of Smithfeld Hams, Culpepper Hams,
Old North Carolina Hams and Sides,
Ferris Hams and Strips, Star Hams and
other brands of hams, Old n. c. Roe
Herring, New n. G. Roe Herring in bar
rels, half-barrels, quarter-barrels and
kits, new Extra Shore Mackerel, Shad
Roe, Smoked Tongues, Whole Ok
Tongues, Lunch Tongues, Sea Turtle,
Baratavia Shrimp, Deviled Crab, Sal
mon Steaks, Star Lobster, Spiced Pigs
feet, Tripe, Sliced Beef, Corned Beef,
Shredded Goldfish, Boneless Chicken,
Richardson & Robbins Turkey, Chicken,
Tongue and Ham, French Sardines,
whole boxes, half boxes and quarter
boxes, Russian Smoked Sardines in Oil,
Olives, Olive Oil, Stuffed Mangoes (fn-
est pickle made), Crosse & BlackwelPs
Pickles, Condiments Catsups and Sauces,
and greater than all in "He No Tea,
mo iced drink equal to it; Glover Hill''
Butter, (true to name. freshest and
sweetesD; High Art" Coffee, On Aroma
and to the palate, perfection); "Roller
Champion Flour, (whitest and sweetest
made).
The quality of our goods is especially
what we wish to call to your attention
We sell everything as low as can be
afforded, and we fully warrant all goods
we recommend. Goods promptly deliv-
cred in city and depots.
w. C STR0NACH E. SONS.
Wholesale and Retail Grocers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-11
PERSONAL.

Miss Cora Holt is visiting friends in
the city.
Mr.. w. C. Stronach is back from a trip
to New York.
Miss Margie Overman. of Salisbury, is
visiting Miss Matte Pace.
Mrs Pierre Cox is visiting at Mrs.
Robert Jones' on Hillsboro street.
Mrs. J. B. Bachelor returned yester-
day from a visit to her daughter in Geor-
gia.
DIR. J. w. MCGEE, Jr., returned yester-
day from the Medical convention at
Morehead.
Rev. DR.. James A. Weston left last
night for Nashville, where he will spend
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Wright and chill
dren yesterday returned from visit to
Haw River.
Miss Alice Stronach, who has been at
school in Staunton, Va, has returned
home to spend her vacation.
Messrs Murray Allen and Burke
Parker. students at Trinity college, are
at home for their vacation. -
Dr. A. II. Gotten, of Morrisville, yester-
day returned from Morehead, where he
has been attending the Medical conven-
ton.
Judge Shepherd yesterday came back
from Asheville He represented the At
torney General in the railroad injunction
case.
Rev. DR.. J. w. Carter yesterday re-
turned from Elon College, where he
preached the sermon before the gradual
ing class.
Mrs. J. A. Burns, of Fayetteville, ac-
companied by her little son, is in the
city, visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles +.
Cooke, on East Cabarrus street.
Mr. and Mrs. George b. Carter and son
are in the city on a visit to his sister,
Mrs John e. Ray. Mr.. Carter represents
the Louisville Courier Journal Company
and is one of North Cardinals brightest
travelling men,
Col. A. B. Andrews is back from
Asheville where he went to attend the
hearing Of the injunction against the
Governor to prevent his testing the le-
gality Of the Southern's lease of the
North Carolina Railroad.