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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
GREECE IND Turkey IRE SATISFIED.
SALISBURY YIELDS.
International constitlsi0 Il six rsvsrS to
Control he Hinaness Of Greece

The Marquis OF Safisbury's proposal
for the constitution Of an International
commission, representing the six pow
ers, TO assume control OF the revenues
with which Greece vii, guarantee pay
ment OF interest for the holders Of old
bonds as well as payment of the in
demnity loan. this step to be followed
by the prompt evasustion Of Thessaly
by the Turkish troops, has been ac-
cepted by the powers.
The only remaining question In the
dates for the payment of the indemni-
w. The powers desire to insert these
dates in the treaty OF peace. but the
British ambassador. Sir Philip Currie.
suggests that they leave the dates to
De determined upon by the internatiOn-
al commission. The ambassadors ex-
pect all the details of the treaty of
peace will be settled on Thursday next.
The London Times" correspondent
at Constantinople has telegraphed his
paper that II was owing to a note from
Count Muravfeff. the Russian minister
for foreign affairs. intimating that
Great Britain WAS responsible for the
"fncalculable evils from which Greece
and Turkey are suffering through the
delay in the conclusion OF peace be-
tween the two countries" that the
Marquis OF Salisbury submitted fresh
proposals for the settlement Of the per-
manent peace between Turkey and
Greece.
The Marquis of Safisbury's latest
proposal for the settlement of the
terms Of peace between Turkey and
Greece is generally regarded in Lon
don as victory for German diplom-
acy. and much bitter feeling is dis
played In England over the British
premier's backdown. A fresh proposal
was what Germany has been holding
out for. namely. the control Of the
Greek revenue In the interest of all the
creditors Of Greece. as well as for the
security Of the loan to Greece for the
purpose Of paying her indemnity to
Turkey.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
AFFAIRS In CUBA.
Consul General Lee Talks Concerning the
Condition Of the Island.

Consul-General Ftzhugh Lee, Jr., ar
rived from Havana on board the Sc
guranca at New York last Wednesday
When asked as to whether he would
return to Cuba or not, the general
shook his head and said: Il cannot
answer that, and would rather not
talk on Cuban affairs until i make my
report in Washington"
There is a good deal of suffering In
Cuba" said the General, but the
Americans, numbering about 1.400. are
being cared for from the fund of $780,
900 which was appropriated for that
purpose. They receive relief daily. and
UP to the present time about $4,000
has been expended"
rs there any sign of business i'm
proving or a change for the better in
Cuba?"
mo; I am sorry to say that there is
not" replied the General. And there
will not be any improvement until the
war is ended"
When will that be. General?"
To this question Gen. Lee replied in
Spanish. a free translation of which is,
That is too much for me, l cannot
say"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
NOT WANTED HERE.
European Anarchists Will Not Find IA
of Refuge In America.

Louise Michel, the notorious frsl
anarchist, Is going to the unl
States in October. She will be acco
panied by prominent English SIn I
chists. and they will undertaA11
speechmaking tour in America, iOl
purpose Of advancing the analV1
propaganda.
Mile. Michel believes that the
vailing labor troubles make the VI
ent time advantageous for splesSj
anarchist doctrines. In the meanI]
q fortnic'.'s similar campaign III I
gium ". be closely watched
European police. u,,Nl
The state department at Ws
ton has instructed all the nln
and consuls of the United s'a
promptly notify the home Gove,m
of the departure Of anarchists ~
United States. II Is undersloou
the authorities at Washington 'p
their representatives abroau,
communication with the Europ.ss'
lice, and are cooperating wmS ,am
European anti-anarchist now
which was inspired by the as''i
ton of the premier Of Span; ;,,,s
Canovas del Castillo, by Ahs'V"
Italian anarchist. .,rn
The United States COVE. ,hs
therefore. will be notified oil Ss
parture Of Louise Michel anv ,hsr
are expressed here as to whe''''
will be allowed to land.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
AWFUL DISASTER
nnty Livss Lest in Railway wreck st
New Castle, Cal

A terrible wreck was caused BY q
head-end collision between a Denver 4
Rio Grande passenger train at New
Castle, Col. Friday morning. running
at the rate of forty miles an hour and
. special Colorado Midland stock train,
running at a speed Of probably thirty
miles. So terrible was the concussior
that both engines. baggage and express
cars. smoker and day coaches and two
stock cars were totally demolished and
the track torn up for rods in both di-
rections.
To add to the horror of the scene. the
wreck caught fire from an explosion of
a Pintsch gas tank on the passenger
train and burned so rapidly that many
passengers, pinned beneath the debris.
were burned to death before help could
reach them.
The generally accepted theory as to
the cause of the wreck seems to be- that
Conductor Burbank Of the Midland spe-
cial. anticipating the time of the pas
senger, undertook to steal a station"
and beat the passenger into New Cas-
tie. Burbank escaped uninjured. and.
upon orders from Coroner Clark, has
been placed under arrest by the sheriff.
Many of the unfortunates viii never be
known and II is possible that the num-
Der killed will always be in doubt
From the best information obtained
now, fully thirty persons are believed
to have perished. while 1S5 were taken
out of the wreck suffering from serious
injuries.
The dead, as recognized. are: +. Kee-
nan. mail agent, OF Denver; Robert s.
Holland. fireman. Denver Rio Grande
railway, Salida; Mrs. Alexander Hart
man and two sons Of hers. of Herscher,
ILL.,; James Errick. of Chicago; William
Hines, fireman: William Gordon, en-
gineer passenger train; Charles Leeper.
of Clarion. Pa.
r. w. Shot. Of Leeper, Pa, Is reported
among the injured.
The body Of Robert Ostrander, engi-
neer Of the Colorado Midland stock
train. was found later in the debris OF
the wreck. The head and arm were
burned off. Rev. Alex Hartman. of
Hersher, ILL.,, whose wife and two child
rem were killed in the accident, died in
the hospital at Salida Saturday morn
ing
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
DESTRUCTION BY Wind lid IlE.
TOWNS WIPED OUT.


New Sabine pass. Old Sabine pass,
Port Arthur and winnite. Tex. are in
ruins. How many lives are lost II is
impossible to tell, but so Is q safe esti-
mate. A hurricane struck these towns
tuesday evening. carrying death and
destruction in its wake.
Sabine Pass was completely wiped
on the map. The new hotel and
number of dwellings were demol-
ished. Tea boarding or construction
cars were blown over and large num-
Der of the employees killed and in
jured.
The hurricane was accompanied by
tidal wave and the town of Sabine
Pass was covered with water to
depth Of three to five feet. The ship
ping suffered severely. Norwegian
bark sinking at her moorings. There
are only two houses left standing in
the little town of Winnite.
tornado, terrible in its velocity,
struck Port Arthur the same evening.
Six people are known to have been in
jured. Buildings were blown down
and great damage was wrought by the
cyclone. The dead are: Frank AL
bright, Kansas City. George Martin.
bricklayer, unknown man, aged 3s;
May Ainsworth. 13 years old daughter
of William Ainsworth; infant son of
w. ii. Johnson. blown from it's moth
er's arms and drowned.
Advices from Winnie Tex, say that
nearly all the houses there have been
blown down and torn away At Webb
all of the barns and one house were
demolished and scattered over the
country.
At Sabine Pass the loss is one
schooner fpnr fuUg MANY BUILDINGS
ten or more people drowned. including
Moore and Bettis. contractors. and
there Is six feet of water in Sabine
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
KEPT HIS OATH.
Having Promised to Find Murderer.AJ Jury
man Gives Himself Up

Edgar Stripping, a well known young
man Of Columbus. Ca. has surrendered
to Sheriff Cowles, confessing that he
was wanted for the murder of w. s.
Cornell. He was on the coroner's jury
which investigated the assassination
Of Cornell, who was shot from ambush.
Stripping says that Cornell had insulted
his married sister. Mrs. Howell Dur
ham, and that the killing was done to
avenge her honor. 1t is believed that
Howell Durham, the husband, was the
other assassin, but Stripling denies
this. 1t is said he can make the story
Of the Insult to his sister good. II this
is the case, there Is little danger that
he will be convicted for transgressing
the unwritten law. STRIPPING confessed
because he happened to be called to
the coroner's jury on the case, and
took an oath to do his duty. This was
to find the murderer. and nothing was
left for him but to give himself up.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
YELLOW FEVER.
Thousands Of Dollars Expended to Suppress
the Dreaded Disease

The announcement of the ninth case
of yellow fever in New Orleans was
officially made by the board Of health
late Tuesday afternoon.
The yellow fever has invaded Mobile
and has suddenly been declared epi-
demc in Barkley, Miss.
Atlanta promises to be the refuge Of
all people living in New Orleans and
along the coast who desire to get
away. OF the cities Of the south in
danger Of infection, Atlanta Is the on
ly one that has refused to quarantine,
and that has invited all refugees with
In her gates.
Yellow fever has appeared at Leon,
in Western Nicaragua. Several natives
have died of the disease recently and 1t
is spreading
The board Of health at New Orleans
Sunday declared six Of the suspicious
cases to be yellow fever, and announced
another pronounced case at Miro and
Esplanade streets. also in the lower
part of the city. The authorities do not
believe that the situation is materially
worse than 1t was four or five days ago,
ard they are s.ll confident of their
ability, with modern sanitary appian-
ces. successfully to quarantine the in
fected districts.
Y elbow FeVer existing, New orleans
Is to be treated to the most thorough
cleaning she has had in many moons.
Mayor Flower and President Olliphant
met the heads of the various depar.-
mcnts of the city, and the conference
resulted in the instant appropriation
of SO 90) with which to Le.in the worn.
with the understanding that any por-
tion of $4,000 necessary tc conclude II
would be forthcoming when required.
The Board of Health reiterated that
there had thus far been but one case
of yellow fever in New Orleans this
summer.
Nothing has been reported Of an
alarming character from the coast. A
few new cases Of fever have been dis
covered, but the scourge Is not spread
ing with the rapidity usual In yellow
fever epidemics.
There are 3S people sick in Ocean
Springs at present and 400 who have
not had the fever. Ocean Springs Is
still appealing for help and especially
for trained nurses.
Vicksburg Is quarantined against
New Orleans and every point at all
doubtful, and is cleaning up as fast as
possible. Steamboats, are not permitted
to land at Natchez or Vidalia, the
former place having the local militia
on guard. A dispatch from Biloxi
says two new cases have developed.
There have been no deaths. All parties
are doing we'll
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Three Locomotive Boilers Explode and Many
are Dead and Injured.

One of the worst wrecks in the his
tory of the Santa Fe occurred three
miles east Of Emporia. Kan, last We'd
nesday night. Twelve or fifteen per-
sons were killed and as many more
were badly wounded. The known dead
are: Jim Brennan, engineer, Topeka;
Nate Hollister, fireman, Topeka; ]. F.
Sours, Kansas City, express messen-
ger, body almost consumed by fire;
William Frsbey, engineer; r. A. Do
ran, Emporia, postal clerk; Con-
Zales, fireman westbound train: Brag-
man, first name unknown, Topeka; I;
Ben Water, st. Joseph. Mo-, fireman
on the westbound train, is missing
unknown man, tramp.
fast mail train going east and the
Mexico and California express collided
head on. The Mexico and California
express was pulled by two locomotives,
and when struck by the engine draw
ing the fast mail the boilers of all three
engines exploded and tore hole in
the ground so deep that the smoking
cars of the west bound train went in
on top Of the three engines and two
mail cars and balanced there. without
turning over. The passengers In the
smoking-car escaped through the Win
dows. The front end of this car was
and steam. belching up from the wreck
below, and the rear door was Jammed
tight In the wreck of the car behind.
The wreck caught fire from the en-
gines. The cars in the hole burned to
ashes in no time. Climbing out Of the
smoking-car several men fell through
the riffs below, and 1t is impossible to
tell whether they escaped or were
burned to death.
The westbound train carried seven or
eight coaches, and its passengers in
cluded many eXcursionsts, who had
been to hear Hon. W. J. Bryan speak
at the county fair at Burlingame. Mr..
Bryan himself was on the train, but
was riding in the rear Pullman, some
400 feet from the cars which wrecked.
He states that nothing but heavy
jolt was experienced by the passengers
in his coach,
Mr.. Bryan was one Of the noblest
men In the crowd Of rescuers. He help
ed to carry out the dead and wounded
and gave the greatest attention to
their care. One poor fellow who was
badly MANNED, called to Mr.. Bryan
and said: II went to hear you to-day;
am now dying and want to shake your
hand and say God bless you. II you
possibly can. Mr.. Bryan, get me drink
OF water"
Mr.. Bryan went into the fast mail
car, one end Of which was burning, and
came out with the drink OF water,
which he gave to the suffering passen-
ger He brought out cushions for
others of the injured and was every
where present to minister to the wants
of the suffering.
1t Is stated that the wreck was
caused by miscarriage of orders from
the train-master. At Emporia the
eastbound fast mail train received or
ders to pass the California express at
Lang. seven miles east. Another order
was sent to Lang for the California ex-
press to take the siding there. The
order was not delivered and the west
bound train passed on, the trainmen
expecting to pass the fast mail at En-
poria.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
FROM ACROSS THE SEA

-
A concession to complete the Panama
canal has been given to England.
A brother of President Barros of
Guatemala and the wife Of Senior Jefe
de Tolitico were killed the other day.
BY the explosion of boiler at a brew
cry at Hoenstaedt, near Olmutz, Aus
tria, eleven persons were killed and
many were injured.
The British steamer Polyphemus
from Yokohama to London, has been
damaged in a collision near Jebel-Tar
an island of the Red sea- Twenty
seven of her crew were drowned.
Missionaries returning from China
say that the government has entirely
ceased its hostility to their work, and
frequently consults them regarding
methods of advancing Chinese interests
The fishing fleet returned to Dunkirk
recently from Iceland and reported that
out of ninety EIGHT boats, six foundered
during the season, resulting in the
drowning Of thirty men and boys.
France has been appealed to by the
Pope to oppose the Zionist movement to
re-establish the Jews in Palestine.
DR.. Grunhua. master of the German
school at Jerusalem, asserts that out Of
30, 600 Hebrews in that city, $4,000 live
Inc CnlneSe GOVerninent Is neSOtlat-
ing with foreign syndicate for loan
of 10O0OO000 taels for the purpose OF
paying off the remainder of the indem-
nifty to Japan, and ii Is believed that the
matter will soon be brought to u sue
cessful issue.
The Norwegian bark Alette, Capt
Lorentzen, from Vancouver. via Port
Angeles, fell a victim to the fury of a
gale, at Yokohoma, last week. and was
wrecked off Nichiski Ten Of her crew
were drowned and the six survivors
were seriously injured. There is a pos
sibility of recovering portion OF her
cargo. The Alette was double-decker
and hailed from Drammen. Norway.
She had a tonnage of 1,306 and was the
property OF ]. Gullichsen.
The President Of the Senate at Lima.
Peru, has asked for the appointment of
commission to report Immediately
upon the proposal to legaliZe the mar
riage of non Catholics, adding that the
non existence of a law leaves hundreds
of children of foreigners deprived of
the protection Of law which ought to
exist in every civilized country.
The sultan has ordered commits
sion, composed of two Mussulmans.
three Armenians and one Greek to
visit the Armenian villages which have
been the chief sufferers from the mas
sacres and raise funds to rebuild the
Armenian schools. churches and mon
asteries and build orphanases
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
STILL ADVANCING.


xneouraging lsports rren a,I
esanszy sAsv Hany Han At vors
r. q. DON 4 Co.'S weekly rev,o,
trade REPORTS as follows: ~
There ~ halting in the asv.
Business grows better in an wav,
while its speculative end breaks .s VT
spicuous gamblers for a decline
steady increase in production in No., 4
ing force and in the power OF iha
pie to purchase is the feature ~,
overshadows all others. Rano winch
New York trade unions show az ot|
crease since one year ago OF ?, n
cent. In the number of men ar u Ut
and a similar increase among rsn
like position throughout the cn,,.. n|
would exceed 10000, while ever,, @
adds many establishments 10 the ,",,' ~sek|
list. e 1euve|
A gain Of II per cent. in one mo,,,
the output Of pig iron, from ls5 s-s ln|
August TO 1S5.506 September , ,GnsI
knowledge that half a dozen otbs- I'm
naces are preparing to resume and ,Sa
unsold stocks have been reduced - .aS
tons weekly in August. indicatinn
consumption of about 1eo, 900 tons n,ov
than explains the moderate advanna
prices of finished products, avera n
but per cent. since the lowest noin.
August i2. POiht'
Pig is shade stronger at Chicar,
but the proof that the advance is 49,
thy Is found in the growing demana.
OF consumers, especially for bars u'i.s
inquiries for 100000 tons reportea u.
Chicago, for structural work. inclua,r
I2.OO0 tons for Santa Fe bridges for ~,
sorts of car material. including ~ con
axles and for plates. especially for sh;n
yards on the lakes, so that the M,
prices have advanced 81 per ton. Pods
sheet and merchant pipes are In hso,',,
demand. Copper Is steady and lead
shade stronger at Also, and the nr,
duction Of coke has reached fss oNo ,nr.
with 12,7l7 ovens in operation.
Wheat has risen &c the past weel
not In furry, but In answer 10 n,
daily increasing foreign demanS
Though reports Of the crop now almost
wholly out of danger. indicate vel,
never surpassed but once, foreign ac
counts still strengthen the belief tha
the deficiency abroad will be abonS
loo,Ooo,ooO bushels more than usual, an,
meanwhile reports indicate that les,
corn than was expected will be ayaila
5-Sc ''u
Since the small corner in August co,,
ton has relapsed to 7lac, no rumors an
fecting prices much. Northern mill
are consuming very largely, with con-
tinuous demand for goods. which ba
advanced the prices of many. WIFI
enormous speculative sales OF woo,
which appear to constitute most Of M
market at Boston, there is ll.o NOR
buying there and elsewherr " M
woolen mills, which are ENJOYING extra
ordinary demand for odds AZ price
averaging not 10 per cent. hig or tha
was paid early in the year TIE aver
age advance for the week IN sure,Ie
has been 81 IL per share for iil0ad
and 79 cents for trusts. ug
Failures for the week h 0".' heen .,
in the United States, agaie. 3l5 Ia,
year, and 80 in Canada, again Il hs
year.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
wEYLER INNOCENT.
But He Declares that the Cubans are Respon
sible for Their Misery,

Gen. Weyler, on his return to Ha-
vana the other day, talked freely to a
number of leading Spaniards of his
policy, the first time he has done this
since he came to Cuba.
What means all the outcry against
my decree ordering the concentration
of pacificos? Only that 1t was a mil
itary measure, favorable to Spain. It
is not my fault II hundreds OF thou
sands of people have to die from ef-
fects of It. l did not provoke the war.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
TONS OF POSTALS.
Four Hundred Freight Cars Necessary
Transport the Cards to Washington

From present indications a West vld
ginia paper company will manufactu1
all the postal cards used in this cOud
try during the next four years. anl
the timber reserve or Northern We}
Virginia and Southwestern Pennsy0
vania will be drawn upon for the md
terial to be used in the pulp frol
which the cards will be manulacture(
When the bids were opened for tn
contract it was found that fOrm
contractor, ex-State Senator DaggeC
of New York, was the lowest bidder
about $4,000 per annum. AS he did n
own a paper mill, the third assista
postmaster general, Mr.. Merritt calla
upon him to designate the mill thi
would manufacture the cards. Th
was necessary, as the freight to be pa
on the cards would count in awardi1
the contract.
Mr.. Daggett named the West VI
ginia Paper Company, whose princip
mill was at Piedmont. with another
Davis. If all Is found to be satisfaI
tory the contract will be awarded
Mr.. Daggett. and 1t will commence
December / next and last for 70
years.
Few people realize the size Of u
contract. 1t Is estimated that dun
the four years the government VIII
Quire $500, 100000 postal cards. Thd
cards will weigh about 10000 tons,
nearly 400 railroad freight cars VIII
required to transport them from P'e
mont to the government supply depo
The government will send hve men
Piedmont to look after its Interests
the contract. The value of this g
tract is in the neighborhood of s'WV
OF this amount nearly all VIII 60
Piedmont, as Mr.. Daggett, the
tractor, will be satisfied with .
profit for his enterprise and pluck
making the bid. For the common
tai cards his bid was less than a ce
per thousand.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
CRAZE CONTINUES
Expedition Being Fitted Out to Proceed to
the Klondyke Gold Mines

The Klondike rage survives in Lon
don despite the discouraging reports
The steamship companies say that in
quiries still are active for spring de-
partures, one vessel being commissions
ed to take "a party by way OF Cape
Horn, reaching the Klondike by way
of st. Michaels early in June. The fare
for the double journey is $3.50. including
a $500 life policy. The idea Is to keep
the steamer in the Yukon district as a
floating hotel to avoid camping out.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-16
Disastrous Wreck.

A disastrous freight wreck occurred
on the Iron Mountain road at Hanson,
I. T., a small station west Of Vanbu-
rem, Ark, Sunday, resulting in the
death of seven men and the serious in
jury of six others, two of whom will
die. The dead are: William Fame,
Charles Fame, Douglass Anderson,
John Johnson. Bore Henderson, Frank
Hamilton, II. A. Walton.