The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-03
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

jamestown. Pa, Feb. 26.-Ray Fry
and Hugh Sewell. prominent young
men Of this place. quarreled about Il
young lady, and Sewell thrust a knife
through Fry's heart, killing him in
stantly. Horrified at his deed. Sewell
attempted suicide twice. first by cut
ting his throat and then by drowning.
He Is under arrest.
Hollidaysburg, Pa, March 1.-The
Blair county court awarded n writ of
preliminary injunction yesterday re-
straining the county commissioners
and district attorney from collecting
the taxes levied on the employees Of
foreign born laborers under the act of
1897. The injunction was issued on the
petition OF the Juniata Limestone com
pany. 1t Is alleged that the alien tax
act is contrary to both the l4th amend
ment of the national constitution and
article Q OF the state constitution.
Philadelphia March MRS. Leonora
Cushman. a bride of three months,
committed suicide yesterday by taking
carbolic acid. and DR.. Alexander Full
ton. a prominent physician in the
northeastern section Of the city. end
ed his life last night by shooting him
self. The motive In both ceses is un-
known. Mrs. Cushman was "a years
OF age. Her husband was Arthur
Cushman. an electrician. and they lived
at 942 North Twelfth street. Their mar
ried life was apparently harmonious.
but recently Mrs. Cushman showed
signs Of dependency.
Bangor Pa, March IA fatal &C.
cident occurred on the Portland and
Bangor railroad Sunday. While a To-
comotive was being taken to Port
land for repairs II jumped the track
near Bangor and fell over on the fire.
mans side. Fireman A. c. Packe,
jumped to save himself. but Engineer
Charles Stredor. who stuck to his post
was caught and crushed to death. He
had. however. previously closed the
throttle, reversed the lever. and ap-
piled the air brakes. He was badly
scalded about the body The deceased
was about 10 years old. and leaves a
family.
Erie. Pa, Feb. 2s.-Hon. Charles II
Noyes. president Judge Of Warrer
county courts. died last evening OF
pneumonia. after an illness OF week
at the age OF ~ years. The deceased
was a native OF Michigan: was admit
ted at the Warren bar in 1871. and wa.
| elected Judge In 1890. He was a dele
gate to the national Democratic con.
vention in 1854, and again in 1895. H,
was also the nominee OF his party FOL
the superior court bench three year!
ago. He was a member OF the Meth
odist church. a public spirited citizen
and an able jurist. He leaves a widow
and five children.
Pittsburg Feb. 26.-Five men wer,
badly burned by being splashed witt
hot metal at the Monongahela stee
works, at Mckeesport. about ? o'clocl
in the morning. While workmen wer,
hoisting huge vessel OF molten meta
the pot slipped and upturned. the con
tents running over the sides. william
Sample was burned about the face anC
body. while four others. named Sny
der. Chester, Mccarthy and Mcclure
received injuries. All the men wer'
taken to their homes except Sample
who was removed to the McKeespor
hospital. His injuries, however. vii
not prove fatal
Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. 26-Cnited State.
] Senator NJ. 5. Quay and State Senator
/ c. L. Magee met in conference at tn,
Allegheny National bank yesterday
The two leaders were closeted together
for nearly two hours. After the in,
terview Senator Quay and Senator Ma
gee were seen walking up the street
together. arm in arm. The two mer
have not been on the street together
in several years. When interviewed
separately afterward both gentlemen
refused TO discuss politics. Senator Ma,
| gee was asked; Did you not discuss
the governorship?" He replied: "Oh
yes, we discussed the matter. but really
have nothing TO say in regard to it."
Huntingdon. Pa. Feb. ga bur.
glary was committed at the Washing.
ton hotel early yesterday morning. The
hotel safe was blown to atoms and $500
in money stolen. The burglars were
tracked in the snow TO the Broad Tor
railroad, and the officers In pursuit
captured one of the robbers at Entri-
ken. The prisoner gave his name as
Philip Pagan, OF Latrobe, Pa. A por-
tion OF the stolen money was in gold.
On Fagan's person was found sl05 in
currency and $50 in gold, which was
recognized, by it's issue, by the hotel
proprietor. As the burglars ran from
the hotel they were fired upon by the
proprietor. Pagan has gunshot
wound in his right leg.
Philadelphia. Feb. 2s. - James O.
Caldwell, said 10 have been wealthy
iron master Of Fortyfort. Luzerne
county, Pa. died suddenly yesterday
while running for train at the Bal.
tlmore and Ohio railroad station. He
arrived at the Reading Terminal from
Wilkesbarre, and had 20 minutes to get
train for Washington, where he pur-
posed visiting his two sons. MIR. Cald-
well was accompanied by a friend
named William Bache. When the sta
tion was reached the train was about
to start. and the men had to run, MIR.
Bache reached the cars In time, and
turning around saw that Mr.. Caldwell
had fallen. He ran back and found