The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-24
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday, March 10.

Sir Henry BeSsemer, the inventor OF
Bessemer steel. died In London last
night.
During February the exports Of the
United States increased $i5.500. 900 and
the imports decreased $6.O00.000 COM
pared with February. 1897.
The ashes of william Appleby, a
Hampstead. l.. l.. farmer. were scat
tered to the winds by his wife. In ac-
cordcnce Win App,eby's wishes,
Tire In n cheap lodging house on the
BoToiy, New York. resulted In the
death 81 IL sleeping inmates. while
several escaped In a nude condition.
Thursday. March IL.
The senate confirmed Hon. T. V
Powderly as commissioner OF immigra-
tion.
Nine. Dreyfus has been refused per-
mission to share her husbands i'm
prisonment on Devils Island.
Fire destroyed big manufacturing
and office building on Wabash avenue,
Chicago. and 20 lives We're lost.
The price paid Brazil for the war
ships Amazonas and Almirante Alb
rouall is said to be something over 81
500,0OO
Unless the government modifies the
quarantine law. II is said, 100. 900 head
of cattle will starve to death in Cali
fornia this year.
Friday. March Is.
The United States court at Calves
ton. Tex, ordered the deportation Of
five Cinnamon under the Geary act
Two negroes who have been repeat
edly arrested at Glasgow, KY, for vag-
rancy will be sold into bondage on
Monday.
Burglars broke into the summer home
Conn. and stole a wagon load of costly
bric-a- -brac.
Hon. Blanche X. Bruce. register of the
treasury, died in Washington yester-
day. He was born n slave In Virginia
81 years ago.
In a speech in the national senate Mr.
Proctor, of Vermont. corroborated III"
stories OF destitution in Cuba, and urged
speedy relief.
Saturday. March 10.
In the Missouri lunatic ASYLUM is a
man whose skin absorbed gold dust In
the Klondike.
The Pennsylvania Democratic state
convention is likely to be held at Har-
risburg on June 20.
Two Indian sealers have reached
Crescent City. Cal. after great hard
ships In an open boat.
The winters output Of the Klondike
l. snl To-, Ia, 4, i,l
will be sent down by the first steamer.
The house committee on coinage will
report favorably on the proposition to
change the designs and materials for
the minor coins.
Monday. March 81.
The British government has 30 to 40
war vessels in Chinese waters.
William NJ. Taggart. of Taggarts'
Times, Philadelphia, died Saturday
night, aged &c.
Mrs. Burnett, author OF Little Lord
Fauntleroy." has sued her husband. DR..
Swan NJ. Burnett, for divorce.
The Diamond Match company has
been sued by Lewis Riedenger. at Mar
Quette, Mich. who claims $4,000 for
breach OF contract.
At Waybark. !. T., Ed Chalmers (cOl-
ored and his white wife were killed by
regulators, one OF whom was killed by
Chalmers In defending his home. Six
arrests have been made.
Tuesday. March 22.
Naugatuck. Conn. is alarmed over
the appearance Of wild man who
looks like a beast.
The government has not relaxed its
efforts to capture the murderers of col
ored Postmaster Baker In South Caro-
lima.
Frank +. Yuille, who was known on
the New York Bowery as the "Old
Man Bountiful," WAS found dead in his
lodgings.
Black Jacks band of Mexican out
laws was almost exterminated by
vigilance committee Of the Mormon
colony, ne9r Casas Grandes.
The Pennsylvania railroad depot at
Jersey City, was damaged to the ex-
tent Of 100000 by fire yesterday. Sew
eral hremen and others were slightly