The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-03
A WEEKS NEWS ccEDENSE.
"Wednesday. Jan. go.

The national senate confirmed John
W. Griggs, Of New Jersey. as attorney
general. vice Joseph McKenna.
Widows of soldiers who die OF disease
contracted In the service In time OF
peace prior to March 4. 1861. are not en-
titled to pensions.
The contest for United States sena-
tor from Maryland. to succeed A. +.
Judge L. Z. McComas. OF Hagerstown
A strong effort will be made to save
John Anderson. the mutinous sailor
under sentence OF death at NoSolk for
the murder of Mate Saunders. of the
schooner Olive Pecker.
Thursday. Dec. 81.
Hon. Joseph McKenna, ex-attorney
general, yesterday took his seat as a
justice of the supreme court.
Mrs. Daniel II. Hanna, the senator's
daughter-in-law, is suing for divorce
on charges Of neglect and gross cruelty.
The conference of miners and oper-
ators in Chicago resulted in an agree
ment allowing ten cents per ton in
crease and an eight hour day.
The bodies of 300 infants have been
found within the past couple of weeks
at weehawken and West Hoboken. n.
]. The police are trying to capture the
murderers.
Friday. Jan. IS.
Spain has decided to send the cruiser
lnfanta Maria Teresa on friendly
visit to United States ports.
Detective Larkins. of Jersey City,
while hunting for burglars. was himself
mistaken for a thief and nearly shot.
Brigadier Nester Arangueron. the
Cuban leader. was killed in fight with
Spaniards near Taparte. province Of
Havana.
A bill will be introduced in the New
Jersey Legislature for the appointment
of state and county commissioners to
look after dependent children.
Angelo Carbone, an Italian awaiting
electrical death in the prison at Sing
Sing, ". Y, has been saved by the con-
fession of Alexander Ciaramello. the
real murderer.
saturday. Jan. 30.
Claude Wilson was killed at Denver
Colo. by Edward NJ. Calkins. who felled
him to the floor with a fist blow.
Druggist Charles Shertich OF Brook
lyn. was badly burned by hydrochloric
acid while trying to remove cork from
a bottle.
Crazed by overwork and fear OF vac
cination, Miss Lee Miller. of Atlanta
fled in a storm to swamp, and is now
critically i'll.
In the alleged bribery investigation
hou 4
to show that Hanna or his agents were
connected in any way with the alleged
briber Boyce.
Monday. Jan. 81.
Ex-Governor Harris NJ. Plaisted. of
Maine, died this morning.
Guido Muller 20 years old son OF a
wealthy man. burned himself to death
in barn at New Hyde Park. n. Y.
President Diaz, OF Mexico, is arrang-
ing to visit Philadelphia and all the
other leading cities OF the United States.
: Count William Won Bismarck. second
son of Prince Bismarck. has fought a
duel. Is the report in a cable dispatch
from Paris.
The Philadelphia Inquirer publishes
a purported confession OF Charles o..
Kaiser. awaiting the death sentence at
Norristown. Pa, for wife murder. which
declares that J. A. Clemmer fired the
fatal shot and Miss De Kalb is limo .
cent OF completely.
Tuesday. Feb. I.
Several ConviCts in the Indiana peni-
tentiary have become insane because OF
a lack OF employment.
A child was burned to death in an
alleged incendiary fire on BeeChwood
boulevard. Pittsburg.
Mrs. Phoebe Banker lost her life in
trying to save her son from their burn
ing house in New York.
A monster meteor. which fell near
Dubois, Ia, caused the impression that
an earthquake had occurred.
A l3-year-old boy was in New York
police court, charged with beating his
mother and threatening to kill her.
/ John Loughney Of Pittston, Pa. was
/ shot and killed by a Polander last night.
They had Quarreled over trivial mat
ter.
Enoch Acker. a young man living in
Paterson. \. J., has become violently
insane from the excessive smoking OF
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