The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-11-17
ITEMS OF STATE HYWe,

Wukesparr0 fa-s NOV. Ix.-10e eopo~
ner's jury investigating the Hxsess
mine accident returned . verdict ne.
terday afternoon placing the blame on
Engineer Price and Brakeman An.
thony. They had charge Of the coal ears
which fell down the shaft and killed
the eight men on the carriage.
Harrisburg. Nov. 12.--0overner Aass.
ings issued a writ to the sheriff Of Al
legheny county last evening authsris.
ing him to hold a special election New.
20 to fill the vacancy In the Twenty
third congressional district created by
the resignation Of 0overnor-elect Will.
lam A. Stone. who rendered his resisna.
tion the day after his election.
Philadelphia. Nov. 1c-Thursday Sem
ator NJ. S. Quay issued an address an
nouncing his candidacy for United
States senator and Offering a reward of
$4,000 for the conviction OF any leg
islator accepting a bribe or any per-
son offering a brlbe. Today ex-Post-
master General Wanamaker offers a re-
ward Of $4,000 for such conviction.
Pittsburg. Nov. Is.-window glass
factories, with a capacity Of about
1.l00 pots. started work yesterday. and
nearly 10000 men and boys are earning
their first money In over half a year.
OF the total number OF about 1890 pots
controlled by the American Glass COM
pany only about SOC were operated be-
fore the agreement was reached Sun.
day. The remaining idle pots Will be
In complete working order early this
week
Sharon, Pa. Nov. Ian explosion
Of Stag occurred at the Buhi steel mill
at midnight. the concussion Of whfch
shook houses all over the city. JohA
Van Horn, who operatss tire electric
crane. was perhaps fatally burned. and
John Shipp and George Addicks serf-
ously injured. The explosion was caus.
ed by water coming In contact with the
Stag. Fire followed the explosion. ana
the mill was damaged slightly.
Canonsburg. Pa, Nov. 1s.-rhis tswn
was visited yesterday by a furious fre,
which, before II could be gotten uNdsr
control. wiped opt fully q third Of the
business portion. two Of the principal
hotels. many dwellings and dM dam
age estimated at 3l6o.ooe. No. lives
were lost, as far As can Be asceftalneA.
During the progress Of the fre thieves
reaped rich harvest IN the west end Of
the town. After the fire q dozen Or
more families found their homes torn
upside down on their arrival, almost
everything portable being carried
away.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Nov. lS.-Two pas
senger cars were wrecked. siK tralA.
men killed and Ave injured ~ . Aeadoa
collision On the LehiGA VALLEY railroad
nine miles east Of this oity. iast pNlsy
The names of the ifiled ars.
John EcEa,,y. engineer. LehigAssa:
Toxheimsr, AreAsA White
Fred Glasssr, fireman, AAuoh
John Mecrssssr. express nes-
senger, wiikesbayrs; JassS Hnsisaan.
brakeman, Easton; D. q. Prioa, snel.
neer, EasteA. The latter died iast night. !
The accident was due to the faAlUrs Of
the air brakes 70 work.
Erie. Pa. Nov. lA-Hn court ysster- |
day Attorney Highly filed . formal pre-
test On behalf q Mr.. 0eDrgs NlessaA |
candidate feP congress. wAs |
was defeated on the fass Of the re- |
turns. against the count q tho votes |
In the FSsst ana Second wards of the
city Of Cory. he aiisgss that ~ |
election boards were net ergaatssd as-
to law. that they recetved ths
votes Of persons not satitieA to vete.
that they received the votss Of miners. |
did not attend to their duty. closed the
polls during the Aours they must be
open. and allowed persons to be present
IN the booths anl talk - voters.
Pittsburg, New. l3-suit was entered
noon against H. SelIsrs McKea. MUIR
ray A. Werner and sthsrs By the Pitts
burg ana birmingham fraotlon com
pany charging them with frAudulentiy
recurring the sum Of 81. .o0o. 900. The bill
chargs conspiracy, and alleges that in
the reconstruction and equipment OF
the road for operation by electricity
81. 700. 600 was paid to Werner, when
1900 eco ie said TO have besn fair prios
Tor the work. The court 10 asked for
decree ordering An accounting and to
b oAN a VA VA NV W
A decree that the pretended contracts
were devices TO obtain the oompany's
money.
Pittsburg. Nov. lI-Edvard Bell
stein. brother Of Bertha Beilstein. who
killed her mother and attempted to kill
herself six weeks age. ADDED another
chapter to the tragedy which surrounds
me family by killing himself Sunday
night on the grave Of his mother. His
body was found yesterday. oold ana
Itiff. and beside II was note which
indicated that he had committed sui
eide by poison. Bertha 10 still living.
Jut cannot recover. Edward Beilstsin's
widow y n . dyisS ssnAltisn from the ,
Effects Of the Shssk. fho nsws Of hsr
ausband's svie!Ss snassl . collapse -
she has bssn II . A4N ssnAltisa - |
ZONE weeks past. Her 1aosA - sDoDa.
ID momentarily.
HolliGaysburg, Pa. Nov. n-DWO |
homicide eases In the Diak
county courts ended yesterday. when
Frank Wilson and iJames Farrell
charged with the murder Of Henry
were discharged. Both men
had been convicted OF the charge. but
he supreme court ordered nav trials
n their cases. District Attorney Ham
nOnd claimed that ths second trial was