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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18
COUNTY CULLlNGS.
Breezy Items Picked up Here
and There about the Coun-
ty and Noted tor Your ;.
Enlightenment.


Clements Park on Wednesday OF
last week.
Jairus Roush has sold his farm in
Mddlecreek township to b. F. Kau.
Consideration 5000.
Jacob Hetrick is making prepara-
lions to erect a house for himself
west of BeavertOwn.
Miss Florence Dauberman, OF
Kratzerville, isattendingthe Music
al College at Freeburg.
Prof d. S. Boyer of Freeburg was
one OF the speakers at the Sunday
Scheol picnic at Chapman on Satur-
day.
County Commissioner IsaacSpotts
and wife leave this month for SIX
weeks trip as far west as Nebraska
TO visit friends.
The Freeburg Base Ball Team on
4he 9Th inst. defeated the Selinsgrove
Base Ball Team, designated No. D.
by score of II to l9.
Misses Lille Row and Mable
Kuster ofSalem, who were visiting
at Frackville the past two weeks,
returned home last week.
Geo. Stahl, m old pedagogue OF
Pittsburg and Il former resident OF
Beavertown, spent ashort time there
r.eeting his school boys and friends
Last Sunday morning Rev. W;
A. Haas of Selinsgrove preached
his annual harvest sermon to the
Reformed congregation at Freeburg'
The Adamsburg Cornet Band has
been secured to furnish music at the
Port Royal Fairon Sept. 10 and 10.
The bows will receive 500 for this
work.
Charles Yocum of Mahanoy, who
has been reading law with A. W.
Potter of Se,insgrove, expects soon
10 be admitted to the bar of Snyder
County.
Our army and navy are in good
condition to remove any unexpected
obstacle to peace, andthei efficiency
4, the best assurance that no serious
hitch villoccur.
Australia's best weapon IN reduc-
ing tie rabbit plagueis cold storage
BY IT, aid 100000 rabbits have
aeeu sent TO the London markets
his season and found a ready sale.
SeIinsgrovc is making desperate
effort 70 organize a cornel oahu.
The citizens of that town have al
ready Foid fer two or three sets OF
Instruments and still they have no
aaud
Llncoln Jarrett, of Luzerne Co.,
As visiting Snyder county friends.
lie made the trip on Tuesday a
week, distance of at least 40 miles
u Z hours and - minutes on his
,rhecl.
The benevolent citizens of Sellns-
grove have made valuable contri
button to the Red Cross Society fund
wlicj, was sent to Philadelphia and
from there forwarded on a boat to
Porto Rico.
II, \. Kantz, Of Washington, ID.
g., came to Selinsgrove after hearing
Of the burglary committed at his
fathers shome, and assisted in locating
tne men who are supposed to have
committed the crime.
1t is unlikely that Spain will
appoint Weyler as one of its repre-
sentatives on the peace commission.
But for Weylerism the Spanish
would have Jared much better in
settling their colonial problems.
Though Gen. Miles telegraphs
that he has troops enough to take
Porto Rico, he can find use for an.
other large shipment of flags. Th,
Porto Rican wants to be Yanke,
pig with the least possible delay.
James H. Hughes, native o
KantA, this county, was wounded a
,hs battle of Santiago during Shat
ter's advance upon that city inJuly
He is now serving in the regular
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18

he thinks, who wouldbc able to lick
the sixteen Spainards.
| DR.. A. r. Pottieger had an old.
fashioned barn raising Monday fore
moon. The structure is 4Ox4O feet
land when completed besides being
one of the finest barns in town, il
will be a complete horse hospital
with all the modern improvements
The doctor is a veterinary surgeon
of wide reputation and great ability
With this new building he will b.
able to take the best possible care o
all animals.-Selinsgrore Times.
| While leaning from the window
of the Shamokin Valley knittin.
works on Tuesday, Miss Jennie AL
lison, aged Is years, waselectrocute,
by her nose coming in contact witt
a telephone wire that had been cross
ed by a live arc light wire and thu
charged with 1900 volts of elec
trical fluid. She had her feet rest
ing on a coil Of steam heating pipe
at the time and must have receivet
the full shock, as she fell into tn
building and expired instantly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-19
The Official Count.

RATHDRUM, Nov. 1.-THE coun-
ty commissioners completed the
official count tonight in Kootenai
county. White and Mcclure.
fusion candidates for surveyor and
treasurer, were both declared elect
ed, the former by 80 and latter by
81 majority. all other fusion
candidates have from 200 to 500
majority. Robert S Bragaw, cand-
idate for secretary of state, lost the
the county by but five votes.
Mayhem, candidate for district
judge, received 1929 votes, while
Morphy, his opponent received but
245. But few republicans voted
for fusion district judge, as Mayhem
ete-ived but 81 more votes than
Bradbury, fusion, candidate for
sh eriff
John G. Callahan for Auditor,
and Fred II. Bradbury for Sheriff,
the former a silver republican and
the latter a democrat, raining on
the same ticket for the two most
Important offices in the county each
received 1172 votes, a remarkable
coincidence in this year of political
changes.
The total vote of the county
was between 1900 and 1900, fall
ing off of from 800 to 400 from
what was expected.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-19
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Psor.tbo +, The Kind You Have Always Bought
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The HERALD endeavDied to
secure the result of the official
count, but our Rathdrum cores
pondent failed to supply us with
the desired imfor nation.
Robert S. Bragaw received the
largest vote of any republican can
didate in Kootenai county.
The Great Northern finished
putting down the plank for the
crossings in Eaton today,
The Bonner Mercantile Co.
has marked their entire stock of
clothing down to cost price, III
order to make room for the next
seasons stock. For great bar
gains in clothing call and invisti-
gate.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-19

MIR. +. J. Dryden returned
home on Thursday. He has
been down the Pend d. Oreille
Valley buying cattle for the meat
market conducted by himself and
Mr.. G.. A. Martin.
The Knights of Pythias are
making elaborate preparations for
their ball to be given Thanksgiving.
See announcement in another col
umn. The supper will be given at
the international Hotel.
Hoods Pills are easy to take,
easy to operate. Cure indigestion,
oiliousness. 20 C.
Mr., M. M. Fry returned last
Thursday from Albany, Oregon,
where he has been for the past three
months settling up an estate to
which he was one of the heirs.
Mrs. Fry, who has been visiting in
Spokane, returned with him.
MIR. James Casey is having a
new addition built onto the Hotel
Casey, providing new family
rooms for his family.
Mr.. Geo, Alexander, manager
of the l. n. & 7. Co., wired here
today that the Alberta would not
make her run to Bonner's Ferry to.
morrow and that her run to this
port would be abandoned tenn
porarily,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-19
.EPITOME OF THE WEEK
Still Figuring on the X. V. Ry
Contracts,
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Mishap to the S. S. International
Interferes with our Boat Service.
Election Echoes.

The bids for the construction
of the Kootenai Valley Railway
we're opened and have been under
consideration this week, but up to
date there is no announcement that
the contracts have been let. Most
of the cOntl actors took their de-
parture on Tuesday, expecting to
be notified later by mail OF the de-
cision. Chief Engineer Knowlton
went to Kaslo on Wednesday to
confer with some of the promoters.
Vice President Billings of the
Kootenai Valley Railway company
went to Spokane Thursday on bus
mess connected with the new line.
"A report reached town today
that the main shaft of the steamer
International was broken Friday
and the Alberta was substituted to
take her place. Unless the Aims
worth can be secured to make the
run between this point and Kaslo
there is very little chance of further
river traffic this season.
According to toe Boise States
man the political complexion OF
the next legislature will stand as
follows: neutrality-suspicious., 9;
Democrats, 4; Silver Republicans,
5; Populists, 2. House-Demo-
Gratis, 81; Republicans, IA; Popu-
lists, 8; Silver Republicans, 6.
Total in both houses-Democrats,
26; Republicans, %; Silver Repub,
licans II; Populists, 10.
Go to Casey & Crane for the
celebrated Gold Seal brand Of rub
Der goods, manufactured by the
Goodyear Rubber Co.
Chairman Hoffman of the re-
publican Central committee of this
county made a gallant fight for the
party even if the party did loose, as
is shown by the increased repub
licsn vote.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-19
CA - TIT Cd RT a.
Bear, thu 4, The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf N<HZAzzm

MIR. J. Monroe Ieaton, Chair.
man of the Silver Republican
County Central Committee, was
Bonner's Ferry visitor OH Thursday.
Mr.. Heaton has been loyal work
err for the silver republicans and
the rank and file of the party
would be pleased to see his services
recognized in substantial way.
MIR. A. L. Jameson is now
located in Lewiston where he has
accepted Il position with one of the
mercantile houses of that city.
The Spokane Miner and
Electrician reaches our exchange
table under new management
Mr.. g. E. Shawler, formerly of the
Sylvante Miner, is the new editor
and manager. The publication is
ably conducted.
Mrs. T. J. Dryden is back from
visit to Rathdrum and other
points.
Capt. G. R. Gray left on Thurs
day to be absent couple of weeks.
His trip may take him to Great
Falls and Boise.
A report is currant that an
error has been discovered in the
survey of the Idaho-Montana state
line which throws the line $50 feet
further west, throwing all of Leonia
into Montana. If this thing keeps on
it will next be question as to which
side of the line Bonner's Ferry is
on.
If you have any disease due tc
impure or impoverished blood
like scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia
or catarrh, you should take Hood;
Sarsaparilla and be promptly cured
Mr.. J. G. Callahan, the gentle
man who will serve Kootenai coun
ty as Auditor and Recorder for tn,
next four years, came over from
the county seat during the weel
and was receiving the congretula
tons of his friends. Mr.. Callahan
received one of the largest majoritie
on the successful ticket, and cal
; take great pride in his vote hecaus
he had one of the best men il
Kootenai county for an opponent
besides serious opposition in hi
own party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13
MONUMENT FOR WINNIE DAVIS.

The Messenger has q sincere interest
in the proposed plan of erecting a
monument to the memory of Miss
Winnie Davis, the beloved Daughter
of the Confederacy." The heart of the
bleeding and bereaved mother yearns
for this accomplishment. We know
that she much desires to have the
monument to take the form Of a
statue, and we hope the fond and suf-
fering mothers wish may be gratified.
It is pleasant to see that the Richmond
chapter of Daughters of the Confeder-
acy has determined to erct a monument,
and that all Daughters of the Con-
federacy, Veteran Camps, Confederate
Organizationst and friends throughout
the whole country are cordially invited
to join in this work of love. No
solicitations will be made. 1t is asked
that all contributions in behalf of this
noble purpose shall be sent forward as
soon as it is possible to do so. 1t is
the purpose of the Richmond Chapter
to begin at an early day the good
work. In January next the contract
will be given out. Miss M. P. Harriss,
2O2 E. Main street, Richmond, is the
treasurer. Mrs. N. v. Randolph is
president of the chapter, U. D. c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13
THE DE LONE LETTER
How this Famous Document Got HI, %
the Hands Of the Cuban Juntn
Messenger Bureau

Chicago, December 10.-The Journal
Carlos Quesada Socarras, cousin of sec
rotary Quesada, of the Cuba junta and
son of General Quesada Y. Aguiar, who
commanded part of the Cuban forces
during the ten years war for indepen-
dence. According to the interview
Senior Quesada claims that the famous
"DeLome letter." written by the Span
ish minister, ridiculing President Nc
Kinley was stolen in the United States
and not in Havana. Quesada,, who
fought under all of the prominent Gu
ban leaders and who was present at
the death of General Maceo, says that
DeLome's gallantry led to his downfall;
that a omar in the employ Of the
junta learned many of the Spanish
minister's secrets.
These were man parties to the on
spiracy -hich resulted in the theft of
the DeLOme letter." be said. The
junta had worked trI ted agents into
the employ of the Spanish legation.
These clerks kept us posted on all mat
tiers which they could, but that was not
enough. So it was arranged that
oma was to start up a Irritation
with Senior De LONE and endeavor to.
gain his confidence. The woman Sc
lected to De LONE is now in
New York. De Lone confided many
things to her which he should not.
When Canalejas came to this coun-
try he was watched every minute
Through the influence of friends the
junta managed to get a Cuban as q
waiter into the hotel at which he was
stopping. He was supposed to be a
Venezuelan. AS he spoke Spanish he
was naturally assigned to wait upon
De LONE. When the Spanish minis
ter wrote that letter the junta was
promptly informed that a letter whose
contents were unknown had been writ
ten to C%analejas. The letter reached It
destination at the hotel but it never
got to Canajelas- The Venezuelan
waiter took IL out of the package Of let
ters and turned it over to the junta.
The junta sold that letter to a New
York paper. 1t was turned over on the
condition, however, that it should be
supposed to have been stolen In Ha-
vana, So as to avoid any trouble at the
postal authorities. Secretary of State
Day saw it before 1t was published"
About the time OF the De LONE in
cident Carlos De Quesda was In Wash
ingtcn in the interest of the junta and
passing as a Venezuelan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13

The new from Washington is indi-
cative Of a fixed purpose on the part
of the extreme republicans to inquire
into the late riots in North Carolina.
In the senate Tennessee Pritchard will
lead in the true Parson BrownIow style.
In the house bumptious George White.
the entire congress-alone in his glory
will lead the white radical cohort.
So far as the democrats of North Car
DINA are concerned they care very lit
tie as to the proposed investigation"
Let the Smelling Committee come and
if they are not corrupt, vicious and
false to truth and facts they will but
strengthen the cause for the long-suf-
fering whites of eastern Carolina, and
particularly of this city. There has
been nothing done on the part of the
citizens here of which they need to be
ashamed, but much may be put to their
credit. What the committee of TWEEN
ty-five did receives the Endorsement of
every white man of character here.
What was done by some particular
person acting on his own behalf and
upon his own responsibility may have
been wrong and may not be approved
of. So Pritchard and White may wax
hot and furious and get up a big blow
in the congress, and North Carolinians
will neither be dismayed nor even dis
turbed in thir equanimity. They have
a conscience void of offence against
humanity and good government. The
Atlanta Journal considering Jeter
Pritchard's plan for a fresh row, says
justly and most truly this:
"They have done just what the white
people of any other southern state
would have done under similar circum-
stances, and they have no regrets for
what they did to rid their state of the
rule of ignorance and corruption.
A thousand federal investigations
and as many federal force bills would
not prevent the white people of North
Carolina from protecting their local
government and their homes at any
cost. We have nc idea that congress
will adopt any such method as Pritch-
ard proposes, but if it should it's only
effect would be to intensity race feel
ing in the south and to make the negro
problem still more difficult"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13

Mr.. W. A Ireland has a paper in The
Atlantic Monthly for December en-
titled European Experience In Tropi-
cal Colonies 1t becomes of practical
interest because of the reaching out,
revolutionary policy threatening the
United States by reason of the late war
with Spain Our government went to
dom and independence, a government
of its own. Now the plan of the ma
jority perhaps is to annex all the many
islands belonging to Spain. We refer
70 this because Mr.. Ireland's paper
throws some light upon Tropical ex-
~periences' OF the nations. Many les
sons TO instruct could be drawn from
the past. The Colonial history of the
nations might be important in it's
teachings to the United States. MI. Ire
land gives two illustrative facts that
are both suggestion and commentary.
They bring UP a matter that might
provoke large discussion, while furnish
ing a commentary upon national ex-
plotting without first counting the cost.
Mr.. Ireland sums up in this wise:
W find that Holland has succeeded
in Java, where The population is COM
posed Of Malayans, and forced labor
has been exacted; that she has failed
in Surinam, where the population is
largely negro, and where no compul-
sion has been used; that England has
failed wherever the population is com
posed of negroes and has attained a
moderate success only where East In
dian laborers form a considerable
proportion of the population, and a
contract-labor system is in force; final
ly, tina wherever, in those colonies
which have been dealt with, any con-
siderable industries exist, the East In
dian in~dentured immigrant is found
doing the work.
/" Any attempt to govern the tropical
possessions of the United States on
democratic principles is doomed to
certain failure. 1t has been clearly
shown that without forced labor, or at
least some form of indentured labor,
large industries cannot be developed in
tropical colonies"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13

To Investigate Their Mo0uSaeSufe ~
Greensboro-A Gard from q Nesbo
County ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of County Bend. Gensured BY News
Board I'm Runcomec toansya
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, N. c., December 10.
The jury in the Ease of ex-Postmaster
Boddie, of Nashville, charged with
stealing letters. was out all last night
and at the opening of the United States
district court this morning it was stat
ed hat the jury stood ten for convic-
ton and two for %acquital- Mrs. Pat
tie d. B. Arlington. n OF whose let
ters was taken, vas a witness She
says that between l o'clock at night
when Postoffice Inspector Gregory
found the missing letters and sunrise
that morning. Boddie made an assign
ment. At 3 o'clock the jury returned
a verdict Of guilty.
The state chemist sent a man TO
Greensboro to ascertain whether min
eraline" was being made there by a
firm. He says it is being made, ne
does not know whether as an adulter-
ant OF -four or not The firm which
makes it advertised it as an adulterant,
but afterwards stated that ii would mo-
make ii for that purpose. The next
legislature will no doubt enact a strict
law against food adulteration.
One of the county commissioners or
Craven county is a negro and he comes
out in a card stating that he has de-
cided to do what the tax payers, the
white people think right to be done.
The republican board of county COM
missioners of Buncombe county
brought about reputation Of 500, 600
of bonds Issued in aid of the Spartan
burg and Asheville railway. The new
democratic board severely centuries this
action, acknowledges the validity or
the bonds and pledges itself to see that
they are paid. The population mat
ter during the fusion regime was about
/ to injure the fine credit Of the counties
and in fact to inJure the state gener-
ally.
Governor Russell while at Washing
tn will bring all the pressure possible
to bear upon the states war claim
against the government. The govern
ment declined to notice the claims OF
individuals and thus forced the state
to take them up.
News reaches here that Mr.. John IA.
Mills, for many years the superinten-
dent of the Baptis. ~~phanage at Thorn
vile, is at deaths door.
Professor D. H. Hill (son of the IaSe
General HID has prepared a histoDs
of North Carolir-- in the civil war.
Work on the Odd Fellows building
here begins in March. The site is
purchased.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13
POINTS AS TO THE MESSAGE

President Mckinley look care to
avoid discussion of the government
or the future of the new possessions"
A happy omission. He does not avoid
Cuba, but declares in the most positive
terms that Spanish rule Tin Cuba)
must be replaced by a just, benevolent
and humane government, created by
the people of Cuba" That is wisely
INT honorably and justly and humane
ly stated. Ee invites attention to the
Tooth anniversary of the establishing
of the federal government at Washing
ton in 1900. He wishes it to be cele-
brated. He gives but little considera-
ton to currency-a wise omission. He
urges preparation to take the Twelfth
Census in 1900. Correct. He is judi
ciCus enough to avoid that rock the
negro question:" and makes no refer
ence to the recent race disturbances in
the south. Well done. He is also ST.
lent as to his chief hobby, high pro-
WIN LC ChOi 1AOuO IL
tax does not pan out" as he and others
hoped for. Avoidance, therefore, was
wise. The message has an historical
value. He does not exactly indorse
the Nicaragua canal scheme. He wants
an army of 100, 900 men and more
navy.
The president no doubt favors ex-
pansion, but he does not say so in
so many words. He evidently leaves
to the old repudiated and most objec-
tionable system of ship bounties. The
New York Times, independent, COM
plains that Mckinley was not frank
and full in his exposition of policy in
the most important questions in his
message. He was unjust to Admiral
Schley as is patent. He is a Samp-
sonian and cannot conceal it. The
way he writes is unfair, unjust, and
makes a false impression.
The Philadelphia Ledger, republican,
says that the allusion to the mari
time policy of the country with refer
ence to the new possessions will chal-
lenge dissent in many quarters"
The widely circulated Philadelphia
Record, democrat, has a poor opinion
of the Major, as a writer. 1t says:
"A longer or a duller message has not
been sent by the presiden to the con-
gress since we first had presidents and
congresses. The dulness is not in the
topics discussed; it is in the discussion.
There are matters OF high import that
are barely touched as the message
SKINS owe them. The congress is left
practically to it's own initiative"
The New York Journal is moved to
rewrite the message for him and does
it in a paragraph covering all the
ground. We do, not read .be Journal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13
but find copied the following substi-
tute that will do to reprint:

but lind copied the following substi-
tute that will do to reprint:
We have thrashed Spain and re-
membered the Maine. / am running
Porto Rico and the Philippines. Cuba
can u herself as soon as we think
her ready. Foreign governments don't
like to have their subjects shot. Dig
the Nicaragua canal. Give a million
dollars for the Paris exposition. We
are trying to make up with Canada. 1
shall let you know what to do with
Hawaii as soon as l know myself.
When you give gold for greenbacks
don't give the greenbacks for anything
but gold. Give Alger loo. 900 regulars.
Build a mighty navy. Discourage yell
low fever. Drum up trade in China.
Take care of the next census Make
Dewey an ADMIRAL, and let me pick my
man for vice admiral. Preserve the
forests. Celebrate the centennial of
the foundation of Washington. Au
revoir,
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY."