The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-07-27
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

NOlcS.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Brownsville, Pa, July 25.-An e7-
plos!on Of gas yesterday In the Red
stone mine at Grindstone five mics
from here. resulted in the death of soar
men and serious injuries to two others
The dead, all Slavs, are John YAs-
kora, aged II. leaves mother in Cleys-
land. Stephen Skleaner. aged 40, uA
married; Joseph Lucas. aged IS, and
George Laryin Hutnick, aged SO. each
leaves wife and two children in ths
old country.
Scranton. Pa. July 25.-After hay
ing been practically idle for nun
Der OF years the North mill Of tn'
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company
resumed operations at its full capacity
yesterday on single turn. manufaeS
turing steel billets. The South miN
Is working night and day. and the pay
roll for the past two months was tls
largest in the history Of the mill
Every record In the matter Of outSSs
Vas broken last week.
pellefonte. Pa, July 25.-The furnaces
OF the Bellefonte Iron company wcss
lighted yesterday by Miss Mary 4.
Gephart. daughter Of J. w. Gephsftt
the president and general manager St
the company. This furnace has beck
idle since the financial depression 9.
1898. The company has been reorgaa-
ICED, and 10 composed largely Of east
ern capitalists. When In full operation
the furnace will employ 400 to 500 meA,
and the annual capacity is about 4b.ooe
tons.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, July ga heayy
explosion OF gas occurred In No. =
shaft OF the Kingston Coal compaR
yesterday. by which two men were bad
" burned. Walter Duncan, q compau,
hand, was burned about the face a1sr
head. His condition is said to be ss.
rious. Michael Pitchinski, mineI
was frightfully burned about the bodg
He will die. David Morris. q drivel
boy, was cut about the head by flynn
coal and rocks. The slope was badls
wrecked.
Lebanon, Pa, July 25.-The Penn
sylyania Bolt and Nut works. the Leb-
anon rolling mills, the East Lebanon
Iron company, the Lebanon iron work.
and the West End Rolling Mill coIn-
pany yesterday announced an increar
of wages in the puddle mill depart
ments of Is cents per ton. This Ia u
sixth advance since April l. This ID
crease, which raises the rate OF wager
from 1915 to 81 per ton. will 20 inw
effect Aug. l. Over a thousand mex
are affected.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 25.-The mes
senger boys employed at the Western
Union and Postal telegraph Offices hew
went on strike yesterday for an in
crease of wages. When an attempt
was made to hire new boys the strikerr
intimidated the boys and In two or
three cases assaulted them. The po-
lice were finally called upon to pre-
serve order. The strikers, who stanc
! guard at the Offices, say only two boys
have accepted places, and that th'
strike is we'll in hand.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 25.-At Ran.
som, small station on the Lehisb
Valley railroad, five miles west OF this
| city, local passenger train from
Wilkesbarre arrived at the station las'
evening about the time the BLACK
Diamond express from the west wai
due. Among the passengers were Mrs
w. L. Gerton, the vile OF a farmer, ANA
her 6-year-old son Fred. The mothe'
carried the boy in her arms and started
to cross the eastbound track just a.
the express train, running 40 miles az
hour, came laundering along. Ths
boy was thrown under the wheels o.
the big locomotive and ground II
pieces. The mother was hurled In thf
air and picked up unconscious. II
thought she will recover.
! Philadelphia, July 24.-The police o
this city and physicians Of st. Joseph
hospital were mystified over the sud
den death Of Charles Bueggerman
aged So years, and his wife Katherine
aged so years. The couple lived il
rooms at No. 1872 Oxford street. Las
Thursday Bueggerman complained o.
pains In the stomach, and a physician
was summoned, who prescribed fol
him. On Saturday Mrs. Bueggermar
dlsO COIupldlueu VI s,onldcH pains IL
attending physician had both OF then
removed to the hospital early yester
day morning. where they died within
few hours Of each other. What thu
cause Of death was is a mystery to al
connected with the affair. There are
several theories, among them being
starvation and poisoning. The ply.
sicians refuse to issue death certih'
cate and the coroner made thorough
Investigation. This resulted in a ver
dict that the deaths resulted from heSt
ana rho1npn unhrhua