The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-09
A WEEKS NEWS CJNDEIi.ahU.
Wednesday. Feb. 1.

Colo. in January aggregated n,542,O 900.
Princess Ferdinand of Bulgaria died
at Sofa of pneumonia. soon after the
birth of her fourth child.
A. G. Foster. OF Tacoma CRepD was
elected United States senator from
Washington state, ending the long
deadlock.
At Rochester, ~ H., Mrs. Lizzie
Provenchia. separated from her hus-
ba~' killed the latter's housekeeper,
1S-year-old Annie Cox.
Mrs. Mary A. Lawler. a 7lyear-old
widow of Philadelphia. was found
strangied to death in her rooms oT2r
her grocery store. She mad been rob
bed
Thursday, Feb. =.
Secretary Algcr is to make visit
OF inspection to Porto Rico.
Fire in Budapest. Hungary, destroy
ed 300 houses. Many lives We're los'.
Count Esterhazy hurriedly lef, Paris
to escape arrest on a charge of obtain
ing money under false pretensrs.
Lord Hallam TennysOn, son % the
late Sir Alfred Tennyson. has been ap-
pointed governor Of South Australia.
Mrs Amelia Lutz. of Chicago, was
saved from suicide seven times by her
husband. The eighth time she sue
ceeded.
The latest news from Samoa lays
further fighting is feared between the
forces of KING Malietoa and Chief
Mataafa.
Mayor r. T.. Mckisson, of Cleveland.
who was q candidate for United States
tts in
candidate FOR mayor.
The National Liquor league. Il Is
said. will close the saloons of Akron.
/ o., for two years as an object lesson
reducing the city's revenue.
Friday. Feb. ..
Extreme destitution exists in nine
counties OF Russia, following crop fail
ures.
DR.. James II. Canfield president "
| the Ohio state university. Is mentor u
as congressional librarian.
The Naval and Military Order of %
Spanish American war, with Governor
Roosevelt as commander. was estab-
) lished in New York.
Four members of an alleged gang
Of Italian counterfeiters were arrested
Prince at New York from Genoa.
The charges OF General Miles regard
in "embalmed beef" will be made the
subject of "A special investigation. when
the general must prove his charges
Two thousand soldiers left New York
for Manila on the transport sherman.
The river and harbor bill, carrying
over s3O,OOO,OOO, passed the national
house.
General Maximo Gomez, OF the Gu
ban army. announces his willingness
to disband the Cuban army, accepting
the So 100000 preferred by our govern
ment for his soldiers.
saturday, Feb. 4.
A two-horse wagon loaded with fur
niture and carrying six persons was
struck by train at Riverton, Pa. All
were killed.
Miss Ella Bowen, aged 20, shot and
killed Harry Deffenbaugh on the stree;
at Sistervile, w. Va. because he per-
sisted in woOing her
The Republican deadlock in Della
ware, II is asserted, may end in the re-
election OF Senator Gray, Democrat.
} unless Addicks withdraws.
Commodore Philip, for his work at
Santiago, was presented with a sword
of honor at New York. Governor RoJse-
welt making the presentation speech.
The national house judiciary commit
tee will report that General Wheeler
and other members who accepted army
commissions forfeit their seats as con
gressmen.
General Woodford eX-ministcr to
: Spain. explains that his recent speech
in New York was in praise Of the
navy department, though distorted into
adverse criticism.
Monday. Feb. q.
Colonel James A. Sexton, commander
. OF the G. A. r., died in Washington
yesterday morning.
General Brooke's order to reduce sal
aries of officials in Santiago has caused
much dissatisfaction.
Mrs. Botkin, the murderess OF Mrs.
} Dunning and Mrs. Deane. WIS SEN
! fenced at San Francisco to lie im-
prisonment
The Porto Rico cabinet has resigned
and General Henry will appoint their
successors. They objected to military
supervision.
A meeting Of the Canadian cabinet
was held in New York city, owing to
the presence of a majority in this coun.
try Of the arbitration commissioners.
Sixty soldiers of the Fifteenth Mime
sofa regiment. at Augusta, Ga. broke
open the ammunition stores and start
ed out to lynch a civilian who mur-
dered one of their comrades. They
were captured by cavalrymen and plac-
ed undnr Guard.