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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
LAST TICKS.

The senate agreed on the Alaskan bound
airy treaty without change.
BY the falling OF a wall in Fec, Morocco,
$50 workmen were killed.
william Drury. the millionaire land owner
Of %Kcithsburg, ILL.,, died on Saturday, aged
81.
1t is now reported that Nansen may try to
explore the polar regions in his new-fangled
flying machine.
On n little Georgia coal road an engine ran
into II washout, killing tho engineer and
fatally %wounding the fireman.
The upper house OF the Arizona legislature
has passed q bill making Legislative sessions
hereafter to be ut ten-year intervals.
Governor Bradley wrote refused across
the back Of tho petition and record In the
case of Scott Jackson, the murderer OF Pearl
Bryan.
Two children OF William Stureman, In.
porte county, Indiana, were poisoned to
death by eating patent pills, and three Others
are critically Ill.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
Killed Them Both.

stephen Horton, q wealthy farmer, who
resides in the little village OF Rutland, six
miles from Mansfield, Pa, is lying dead in
his home, while in another part Of the house
lie the remains OF his wife. Tn death Of
both has been attributed to poison, and the
coroner's jury has found that Mrs. Horton
administered it to her husband, and then
ended her own exlstance with the remainder
OF the deadly powder. Thu Horizons lived
quietly, and rs far MS can be ascertained,
were happy and contented in their domestic
relations. The only known trouble existing
in he family has been the frequent periods
OF demen,ia exhibited by Mrs. Horton, and
it is thought she accomplished the terrible
deed while temporarily deranged. o
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
|nFIY-FIFIH CONGRESS CONVENES.
EXTRA SESSION.
The Public Galleries Were Packed and 60
Senators Were in Attendance.

There was an abundance OF flowers on the
desks of senator's when at IL o'clock Monday
Mr.. Hobart called the Senate to order.
There was an exceptionally full attendance
Of senators. The public galleries were pack
ed and the reserved galleries were filed. The
chaplain's opening prayer invoked divine
grace and blessing on the senators and men,
bers now about to take up the work OF the
extraordinary session and on the President
and Vice President.
The roll call disclosed the presence OF 6s
senator's. The new senator from Kansas, W.
A. Harris. took the oath Of office. Mr.. Me-
Bride, OF Oregon, presented the creden-
by the Governor OF OREGON to Ill
the vacancy caused by :he failure to elect
a successor TO Mr.. Mitchell. The governors
certificate was read. and Mcbride requested
that the new senator be sworn in IL there be
no objection, but Mr.. Gray said some unusal
circumstances attended the appointment
and the credentials should be scrutinized.
He moved the credentials be referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, and
II prevailed by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Cockrell were named a
committee TO wait on the President and ir-
form him that Congress was In session and
N'eJ " 49, avn
him.
The Senate then at 1920 took a recess I'M
I'll 2 O'Clock
At twelve O'Clock Monday Maj. Mcdowell,
the clerk OF the House, raped for order.
Rev. Mr.. Couden, of Michigan, the blind
chaplain OF the house, then delivered an in
vocation, appealing 10 the throne for Gods
blessing on the work of the new congress
and the new administration The clerk Of
House then read the proclamation conven-
ing congress, after which the roll of mem
beers was called.
Speaker Thomas b. Reed was reelected,
the vote standing: Reed. 1893; Bailey, Demo
crat, Texas ia; Bell, (Populist, Colorado,
81, and Newlands, (Silverite, Nevada, /.
At 3 O'Clock the session was resumed. Mr..
Hoar and Mr.. Crockrell reported that they
had called on the president. Secretary
Pruden of the White House staff thereupon
stepped forward, message in hand. 1t was
sent to thedesk and the reading immedi-
ately began amid the close attention OF sena-
tors. 1t took but ten minutes to read the
message, and Immediately thereafter, on
motion Of Mr.. Allison, the senate adjourned.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
INCREASE OF rRADe
The Gain Possesses the Element, =,
/A nsssL

aemen H.
h G. Dun 4 Co, says in thei,
view OF trade: II is q curious lin.
human nature, this continued a.
ment. even while the increase O, ,.s
industries and Of legitimate b-psins'N
grows. No genuine or lasting ir,.
could come otherwise than slowls
step, after such n depression as II. 50
years have witnessed, and the mos,p&i
feature Of the situation is that ,hs ~
nearly devoid OF elements which ,sias1
soundness and probable Reaction ~'0Ns
The money markets contipps
favorable to industrial recoyerv seal1
is no such speculative epidemic ,ug =
an excessive share Of available cs,,~haJ
annual statements OF wheat in ,arfnAl y
on March l have not stimulated - ~
Those commonly considered wo,,SNusa
tentfon indicate that farmers 800
mercial supplies, together, ls n y
FOG, 000, 600 buehels, exceed the ON, ioa :
mate of home demand I30, 600 On, hsNaps
July !, by much more than ,bs aes(
likely to to be wanted for expor, ys9a
the continued outgo OF corn, amourns' I.
the past two weeks to 6,S9i,sss In,
against l,59l, 475 bushels last wear ''ad
Corn is also a fraction lower. r,.
lation in wool continues and salss ~
two weeks have been II, 9OS Goa IN
whereas the largest previous sales ffvss9
same period were l2,0l7, 676 pounds ~
While there is much trade between ~
manufacturers show by purcbs.say
beyond their present wants. the hsliss 1
larger business Is coming.
The demand for finished product an,
behind the supply OF pig iron. excen. !.
great steel works whose stocks a,a
ported, but their orders withou, DOM,
full production for several month, Nv
mer pig Is Il shade lower. but No y
change In quotations appears. and ,S..
gradual increase In the demand ~.
sheets and all the wire family Of n,a
With the advent OF spring weather and
door work much more business il CIV
The starting OF the Maryland rail wo,t. !
der contract with the Carnegie comma, }
order to make shipments by yats,
cheaply, is suggestive. The reports n,
road earnings in February cove, ;
miles, As per cent OF the total mileage |, \
country, and the United States ROAD, -
show earnings In that month OF sNyai
only q tenth OF one per cent. les, tb,,
year, but 1913 per cent, lees than in n
March earnings thus far reported shs,
increase Of 80 per cent over las, YEA, ,
the tonnage west bound, rs well as ibo p,
class OF east bound tonnage. is rnju,
gaining. Failures for the past yeek !
been 25G in the United States. araips
last year, and 81 In Canada, agains, d
year.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
A Terrible Voyage.

The Beaver line steamer Lake Winnipeg
Captain Taylor, rs days out from st. Johns,
n. b.. arrived safely at Liverpool. Captain
Taylor reports having had II terrible voyage,
during which his vessel had such u large
quantity Of water In her engine room that
the passengers had to be- called upon to as
sist in clearing her and in righting her cargo,
which had shifted during the heavy weather.
The fires Of the Lake Winnipeg were out for
over a fortnight and S07 head Of cattle, %
horses and "a sheep hnd to be thrown over
board owing to the scarcity OF drinking water
on board and the inability Of the engineers
to work the condensing apparatua
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
A Business Myth.

Secretary North, OF the National Associa-
ton OF Wood Manufacturers, contributes an
article to the Forum" in which he shows
that England's industrial supremacy is a
myth, and that she will eventually De out
stripped by Germany, rs she is now out
stripped by the United States. In this con-
nection II is best to quote the exact language
OF the writer. Says Mr.. North: machinery
IL the single item OF manufactures In which
English exports show an increase during
these 20 years. Even in machinery the Ger
mans have latterly discovered that they can
make a better article than the English, while
In the iron and steel industries generally the
English no longer dispute German supre.
macy"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
PORTS ORDERED BLOCKApED.
Russia Issues Instructions to Close Both
Creten and Greek Cities.

The following semi-cc fetal statement was
published In Vienna:
Russia instructed the commander OF the
Russian squadron in Cretan waters to take
steps, in conjunction with his colleagues. to
blockade the Cretan and Greek ports. Ger
many and Austria had previously sent SINH
lar instructions to their squadrons. and
Great Britain and Italy are ready to partici-
pate. A similar decision upon the part Of
France Is awaited with certainty.
The Russian government has dispatched a
circular note to the six powers proposing
that each OF them send Immediately 1000
troops 10 Crete to e~f1ectually occupy the
island and compel the Greek troops to with
draw. The powers are considering the pro-
posal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
TERMS OF SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Will Permit the Tariff Bill to Pass If No At
tempt is Made to R%eorganize the Senate.

Senator Pettigrew, OF South Dakota, in an
interview said; The five Silver Republi-
cans. Senators Mantle. Jones OF Nevada;
Cannon, Teller and myself, will not do any
thing to delay or hinder the adoption OF "A
protective tariff law. There are a number of
Democrats who will be just rs considerable.
II there is an attempt to reOrganize the Sen
ate, we may be in session ali summer, and IL
there is a serious attempt TO seat the three
new senators that have been appointed, n
great breach will be opened and the tariff
and everything else may be lost sight OF.
There is also some talk OF passing other
Legislation than tariff and appropriations. 1t
is not my opinion that it is tac:itly under
stood that the Senate will not be reorganized:
that the new senators by appointment will
not be seated, and that there will be no gen
eral legislation. In that event the way is
clear TO IN early passage OF the tariff law,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
REED RENOMINATED.
The Maine Man Will Again wita
Gavel in the House.

A caucus OF the Republican menlei'+
OF the Fifty-nfth congress, held Sirj
night, voted by reclamation to renonl1
ex-Speaker Reed and al the officer, p }
last house to serve during the Fi'ty'nh
gress. The slate chosen follows:
Thomas b. Reed, speaker; Rev heu1
Couden. Chaplain; Alexander Np0'
clerk; Benjamin I. Russell, sereeanit'x
W. J. Glenn, doorkeeper; Joseph [, Aa1
postmaster. ~
Mr.. Reeds name was presented y
Payne Of New York. who made a veg
speech, which was replied 10 by W. ~
a short, telling address in which heesa
the wants OF the incoming adminls'Iaas
Chairman Dingley Of the ways and /,
committee made an address on u'.
measure, now being prepared.
The result Of the Democratic cau,s
considerable Significance. US showllsm
tent Of W. J. Bryan's influence ana+
Democratic representatives in CCso
Benton McMillin, OF Tennessee, was y
candidate, and he received 80 vo,es
20 for Bland and 56 for Bailey. boa
and McMillin had served In coDgfess
than Bailey, but the majority OF tGe w.
preferred the leadership oil te
young Texan.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
SUPPLIES LANDED AT vOLO.
The Greek Soldiers Destroy Bridges on
the Railway.

The reply Of the Greek government to the
ultimatum OF the powers having been
delivered to the foreign representatives.
at Athens, preparations fer hostilities be-
tween Greece and Turkey, which are appar-
emily inevitable. are being hurried forward
with all possible speed.
Crown Prince Constantine is about to start
for the Greek frontier to assume command
of the Greek troops there, and several Greek
transports have landed great quantities OF
war material and large numbers Of horses
and mules at Volo, Thessaly.
1t is reported that Greek bands have de-
stroyed a number of bridges on the railway
between Monastir, the present headquarters
OF the Turkish army, and Salonica.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
FEBRUARY OIL RECOEp
Higher Production Noted Than !"

February was a favorable mOh'n :
production. The average dan! rf,.
runs was 94,2O6 barrels, IN Increls y
barrels compared with January N's
averaged 50, 1856 barrels a day, a''.;i
compared to January. In the "a
daily runs averaged ~, S24 barfeS~
ments "a, i3S barrels. y
There IL no abatement in 'ne ei.
over the strike on Elk Fork. LeSsl
tive and territory has been secu'''
bonus. ..,h
The Former farm we'll in GFeeS"
Pa. is holding up at 46o 6arrels
Phil Former farm, consisting :
and to the south OF the gusI'',
leased for 4 bonus Of $4,000 anu
royalty. II is reported thai Wv \
Former farm gusher have pusne
price for the we'll and leases
The new we'll northeast oil u"
pool on the Schambaugh farm Su1
county, establishes the certain9 M
east extension. II was drilleu
increased to 80 barrels al hout
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
WRECKED BY THE WIND.
The Towboat Hawk Overturned and Her
Pilot Drowned.

The towboat Hawk, owned by the McKin-
ley Coal company, was overturned by the
high wind on the Ohio river shortly before
1901 Sunday. William +. Devers, the pilot
on watch. was drowned, but the rest of the
crew escaped by climbing upon the boat ms
1t turned over. Devers was 80 years old.
and resided at Freedom, Pa. He leaves a
wife and two children.
The Hawk was returning from Bellaire,
o., where she had taken three model barges
of iron, and was on her way back to Pitts
burg to get the balance OF her tow. The
boat encountered heavy winds coming up
the Ohio, and just as she steamed past Belle
vue the wind caught her and turned the
boat over as though 1t were a twig.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
Fire Costs Three Lives

The Chicago hotel. corner VT Z
Exchange streets, Buffalo, \ n
aged by fire. Three persons ,s,d 4
and two were injured. The yea a
ward 0'Donnell, Paddy Brsrh',n M
list; William Hanahan. Inc
liam Wilson and wife. O'DonS%
ahan were suffocated In then
nan jumped from q window any,
juries from which he died.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
IN SCIENTIFIC INTEREST.
An Expedition to Search for Light on
Mans DEVELOPMENT

Morris X. Jessup, president OF the Ameri-
can Musem Of Natural History in New York
is fitting out an expedition that will be put
in charge OF Prof. Frank W. Putnam and
DR.. Emil Boaz to secure anthropological
specimens and information. The North
western coast will he visited first to the north
of British Columbia, after which the expedi-
ton will proceed along the Alaska senboard,
crossing Boring sea to Asia, work down the
Siberian and Chinese coast to the indian
ocean and proceed to Egypt. The expedi-
ton will be absent six years and its cost OF
$50, 900 will be betrayed by Mr.. Jessup.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
Four Women Drowned,

Mexican woman named Luz Santos Rod
criguez. and her three daughters were
drowned at n ranch 20 miles from Browns
willie, Tex. One OF the girls, while bathing in
n lagoon went beyond her depth The two
sisters rushed into the lagoon to save her,
and also began to sink. The mother then
threw herself into the water to save her
children, and was drowned with them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
Ths Battleship Wisconsin.

The keel has been laid ut the Union Iron
works at San Francisco for the battIeship
Wisconsin, the contract for which was let by
the government six months ago. The WIS.,
consin is to be one OF the same class as the
Oregon, which was built In the same city,
though larger and more heavily armored.
She will be one Of three war ships OF the
same pattern, the other two being the Ala
bama and the Virginia, which will be- con-
structed In eastern shipyards. The con
tract price OF the Wisconsin Is about 50. 900,
600.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
Dr.. Hunter the Nominee

The Republican legislative caucus at Frank
fort, Ky, nominated Congressman W. God
frey Hunter for United States Senator by 80
votes 20 IL for Holt. 5 for Lewis, 5 for Bowie
and 2 for Yerses. All the candidates Joined
10 supporting DR. Hunter for election. Lieut..
Gov. Worthington ruled that no ballot for
senator can be taken until March 90. the
second Tuesday after the assembling Of the
legislature.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
Stall Raila for Ianan.

The FIRST cargo Of steel rails from this coun-
try for Japan is now being loaded on the
British steamer Fortuna, Philadelphia and
Reading railway coal warves, at Philadel-
phia, together with u large CONSIGNMENT Of
locomotives built In that city and intended
for Japan. Three other steamers have been
chartered to carry engines and rails from
that port to japan.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
Collision in Kentucky.

The northbound Illinois Central st. Louis
express collided with u freight train at East
Cairo, KY, killing Fireman Walter Rodgers,
colored. Telegraph Operator Goodwin Boas
was injured. He was In the station, which
was knocked over into the back water by the
passenger engine. The train left the track.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
THREE LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
Wreck on the Missouri Pacific Caused by
HorseS.

Five horses on the track ditched the north
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train at
Wolf Greek, Kan The engine, baggage car
and two coaches were wrecked. The killed
are: Engineer Edward Nye, Fireman Law
renee O'Connor. J. Meadow, travelling sales.
man for Simms Grocery company, was badly
scalded and had his leg crushed. He died.
The injured are +. +. Bacon, travelling
passenger agent for the Santa Fe, cut shout
the head; II. A. Kemp, express messenger;
burned; N. NJ. Austerland, Oklahoma; v. p.
Piper. Kansas City.
The engineer and fremen were pinned un-
der the baggage car. The fireman was In
SANITY killed, Nye died ten minutes afte-.
ward
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
Deaths From Plague.

The total number Of cases Of bubonic
plague In BOMBAY up to date is 1882. Of
which 1886 proved fatal. In the whole
presidency to date there nave been IA, $50
cases OF the plague and II, 2O4 deaths record
al
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-18
R KILOGRAMS.

AT Danvllle, KY. Taylor Stevens and John
Bayley were crushed to death by u fall OF
slate.
A rolling mill at the Dupont powder works,
Wilmington, DEL, exploded. One mat was
klled.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-08
SHOWN BY THE TABLES ISSUED
FROM THE TREASURY DE-
PARTMENT BUREAU.
IMPORTS DURING AUGUST
SMALLER BY TEN MILLIONS THAN
FOR CORRESPONDING MONTH
IN 1896.
BIG GAIN SHOWN FOR EXPORTS.
Larger Than for Any Similar Period
Since the Customs Records
Have Been Kept.

WASHINGTON, Oct THE bureau
of statistics has issued tables showing
the exports and imports for August
the first full month under the new tariff
law. These figures show for that
month the largest exports of domestic
merchandise of any August in the his
tory of the government. The exports
were $79, AGO. 64, against $66, 6S9, 9S1 for
August, 1896. For the first eight months
of the year. the exports were SCI, $40, 900
in excess of the first eight months of
1885, so that the bureau officials believe
that the exports this year will far eX-
coed those of last year, which was it's
record breaking year in the matter OF
exports
The value of all imports, dutiable and
free, for August was $39,S4S,312, of
which $1S,629,607 were free. These fig
ures show a decrease of about 100000
600 below those of 1896. The decrease
was due to a heavy reduction in the
creased from 1861 600 pounds in August
last year to 2S77,S77 pounds last Au
gust; manufactured wool from $780,
600 to $639,000; wood and manufactures
thereof from 81 1858, 600 to 81, 271 900; man
ufactures of cotton from 81, 553, 600 to
81, 623,000; manufactures of jute, fax,
hemp, etc, from $2,221 900 to 1898, 2S9;
iron and steel from 81, 766,067 to $685., 344
and sugars from $5,34O,O0O to S2956, 900.
The following table shows the bal
ance of trade with the several CONT
npntC.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-08
THE TOWN OF NOGOOD.
My friend. have you heard of the town o
Nogood,

Nogood
On the banks of the River Slow
Where blooms the Waitawhile flower fair,
Where the Sometimeorother scents the air,
And the soft Goeasys grow?
1t lies in the valley of Whatstheuse
In the province of Leterslide;
Misunderstanding is native there
It's the home of the reckless Idon tcare
Where the Givetups abide
1t stands at the bottom of Lazy HILL
And is easy to reach | declare
You've only to fold up your hands and glide
Hwn the slope of Weakwills toboggan 81 dc
To be landed quickly there
The town is as old as the human race
ANA It grows with the fight of years
1t is wrapped in the fog of idler's dreams.
1ts streets are paved with discarded schemes
And sprinkled with useless tears.
The Collegebredfool and the Richmans heir
Are plentiful there no doubt;
me rest of its crowd are motley crew
with every class except one in view
The Foolkiller is barred out.
The town of Nogood is all hedged about
By the Mountains of Despair
No sentinel stands on it's gloomy walls
No trumpet to battle and triumph calls
For towards alone are there.
My friend, from the dead-alive town No
good
If you would keep far away.
Just follow your duty through good and i'll,
Take this for your motto, II can. I will
And live up to it each day.
William Edward Penny in the New Haven
Register.