The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-17
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday. Feb. o,

Wednesday, Feb. o,
Salt sr d. Wofden, sentenced to death
for train wreckipg In California, has
confessed his guilt
Presciliana Corpio. a Mexican. has
been married to Mrs. Matte u. PEBBLES,
OF Dispatch. Kan, who as matron OF
a prison secured his pardon.
The captain and l6 men OF the Nor
wegian bark b. ID. Metcalf, which
foundered In midocean. were taken to
New York by the steamer Burgundia.
Counsel for Charles o. Kaiser. the
Norristown wife murderer. will make
no further effort to delay the execu-
ton Of the law. One of the attorneys
advises him to confess.
Thursday. Feb. 10.
Paul Kruger was reelected president
of the South African republic, defeat
ing his chief opponent nearly four to
one.
President Barrios, of Guatemala, was
killed by an assassin at Guatemala.
The murderer was shot dead by an Of
iicer.
A Peoria Qlls) distlllery yesterday
TcttlNtu dh lIOHi
burg. Germany, for 10000 barrels Of
alcohol.
Adolph L. Luetgert was convicted at
Chicago of the murder of his wife. The
jury fixed his punishment at life i'm
prisonment.
Friday, Feb. II.
DR.. William c. Cattell, ex-presidsnt
- Ia, y
phia. aged Il.
Charles Brown, l7-year-old boy,
shot and killed Clint Suites at a dance
near Atlanta, Ga.
Professor Andrew J. Seymour, OF
Utica. N, V, proposes to have himself
buried alive for three months.
Cornelius Lang. 75 years old. is uead
from starvation in a Chicago hospital
and his S5-year-old wife Is dying from
the same cause.
The fire which destroyed the Chau
tauQua Ice company and adjoininl
buildings in Pittsburg on Wednesda.
resulted in many deaths. Twelve bodic.
have been recovered and IS are believed
to be buried In the ruins.
saturday. Feb. I2.
There Is possibility that boil
branches Of congress will adjourn abou
Mayl.
NJ. Ferdinand Fabre. the FrencI
novelist, died In Paris yesterday. age
6S years =
A r&ce war Is threatened between tn
whites and q colony OF negroes rscentl
takpp IN nlackvell q r.
England has bought up al, the Wells
coal available at Chinese end Japanes
ports for the use " Brlttsh warships.
General Marroquin. the chief sur
porter Of General Morales. Of Guate
mala, was killed In u fight which 70
lowed Barrios' assassination.
Monday. Fob. IL.
! Rich quarts oas been discovered
the Pembina mountains. in souther
: Manitoba,
The state central committee Of Il
National CGold) Democratic party vi
: meet at Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. %.
Abraham Smith. aged 9s. an inma
Of the Vassar Aged Mems Home,
Poughkeepsie. N. Y. is heir to $50. 900.
Mrs. Mary Maschin, who kept a Ne
: iYosk boarding hduse. has been sent
The workhouse for begging food
: watch to feed her dodgers.
Steamer veendam. OF the, Hollan
:, American line. sprung . leak and W
:. wrecked at sea. The American liner
Louis appeared Just In time to resc
!, the 207 passengeA and crew.
, Tuesday. Feb. 10.
r A Revolutionary musket. probab
: loaded over a century ago. went
while being sold at auction in New Yo
h Richard Powers, of the Trinid
Z (Colo.) Rifle club. broke the worl
= record by shooting IS out of posi-
=, 100 birds.
o Two representatives OF the Japan
y government are on their way to NJ
= leo In the interest vi a colossal coloni;
r ton scheme near San Benito.
t From all parts OF { nina come repo
Of attacks by the natl, e rough elem
on foreigners. The "hoie coun
seems to be in a state Of 'nrest
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