The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday. March 90.


Thirty-three japanese coolies were
not allowed to land at San Francisco.
Wheelock G.. Veasey, ex-civil service
commissioner, died in Washington last
night.
County Commissioner Meyers was
convicted at Pottsville. Pa, on nine
counts charging misdemeanor.
Two steamers which reached New
York from foreign ports brought a
total of 1896 steerage passengers.
one man was killed and another ia
tally injured by a dynamite explosion
at the Kaska- William colliery, near
Pottsvlle.
Thursday, March 81.
Three Falmouth fishermen were kill
ed by gas in hotel room at New Bed
ford, Mass.
James Thompson and his wife were
burned to death in their shanty at
Fresno, Cal.
The oregon Populists threaten to bolt
the silver Republican, Democratic
Populist state convention.
Lieutenant Blandin, of the Maine.
has reached his home in Baltimore. He
is to be examined for the position of
lieutenant commander.
Friday. March %.
The building trades Of Milwaukee on
May / will make q united demand for
an eight hour day.
The Chicago city council has limited
the height of sky scraping buildings to
ten stories, or 130 feet.
William Roberts, a night driver in
the Bast coliery at Ashland, Pa, was
crushed to death by a car.
John Holiday IS in custody at Jer-
sey City. accused of inhicting prob
ably fatal injuries upp James Holden,
aged 81 years.
saturday, March 60.
Sixty Japanese, who came from Vic
toria, b. c., are detained by the San
Francisco immigrant officials.
The Illinois free silver Democrats
have organized the Monticello club to
shape the party's policy in that state.
Three citizens of Gibson Station, /.
r, have been indicted, charged with
the murder of e, u. Chalmers and wife
near Wybarll last Saturday.
The children Of DR.. Ruiz, who, it is
alleged, was killed by the Spaniards in
Cuba, will prosecute a claim for dam
ages against the Spanish government.
Monday, March IS.
The New York legislature will p
propriate $4,000 for good roads.
Commander Eugene d. +. Head, U.
S. N, died at Annapolis yesterday.
John Simpkins, member of congress
from Massachusetts,, died in Washing
ton Saturday night.
Reports of United States consl
show that 100000 people have starved
to death in Cuba.
The Paris Matin says the court of ap-
peal will quash the conviction of Emile
Zola and order a new trial.
+. w. Johnson, colored. has brought
suit against Montreal theater for
excluding him on account of his color.
Mrs. Della Tudor Parnell, mother of
the late Charles Stewart Parnell and
daughter of the famous American
naval officer, Charles Stewart, died at
Avondale, Ireland, aged 6S.
Tuesday, March go.
Inc VI L,
the actress, lying dangerously i'll in
Chicago, is slightly improved.
The unofficial section of the Japan
ese press is actively urging the gov
ernment to resist Russia's action in
China.
Freezing temperature in northwest
ern Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory causes grave appre-
hension for the crops.
A London dispatch states that ex
Premier Gladstone is calmly awaiting
death, having been informed that re-
covery Is impossible.
Edward Bowman, a F-year-old bicy-
clist Of Jersey City. is under arrest for
killing John Desmond, so years old,
whom he run down.
At Coe Hill, a small hamlet near
Belleville, Ont, Frederlca and Gran
ette Colboys, aged and 8, were killed
by wild hogs while going to school.