The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
WefinesdaY. Feb. %.

"wednesday, Feb. 22.
Our military officials in Cuba are show.
ing marked courtesy to Cuban General
Gomez.
Robert Il. McKisson was renominated
as Republican candidate for mayor of
Cleveland.
Tie Reading (Pa) Iron company has
voluntarily advanced wages of its 1000
employees.
A plot to exterminate all foreigners in
and about Manila was checkmated by
General Otis vigilance.
The first message OF President Loubet
to parliament has greatly strengthened
the French republic.
Thursday, Feb. 23.
Lord Charles Beresford of England,
predicts that China will be bankrupt in
four years.
The khalifa is advancing on the Nile
with 10000 troops against the Anglo
Egyptian forces.
The Spanish-Amcrican war passed
without single execution of soldier
for military crimes.
Tho French court OF cessation. it is
said will annul the conviction of Drcy
fus without n retrial.
A young woman was found dead in Il
New York hotel asphyxiated by gas. Her
escort had left her shortly before.
The body OF G.. Il. Mccks. the first
American soldier killed in the Spa ish
war. arrived at Clyde, o., from Key
West.
Commissioners from Ncgros lland,
one of the Philippines. have 'Surcd
to the United States.
Friday, Feb. 81.
Ex-Statc Treasurer Benjamin J. IIHy-
wood, of Pennsylvania, died at lis howe
in Sharon, aged 10.
F'ilipinos started several fire. in Man
lila and caused great destruction of prop
crty. Our troops arrested $50.
| A delegation OF Kickapoo Indians in
| Mexico are cndeavoring TO arran,r f.:
the emigration of their tribe to that
country.
The bill reviewing the grade OF adj
miral OF the navy, intended for Ecar Ad-
miral Dewey. passed the national house
with shout.
! Edward Yeakcr, Democrat, defeated
fer mayor OF Reading. Pa, by J8 votes,
will contest the election Of his Rcpubli
can opponent, a. II. Laucr.
The funeral of the late President
Faurc, in Paris. was a brilliant tribute
President LOubet and cX-Prcsidcnt CaSl
mr-Perier walsed in the funeral pro-
cession.
saturday, Feb. S5.
The national senate passed the river
md harbor bill by 30 to 3.
The entry into Havana of General
Mamimo Gomez, escorted by United
States troops, aroused the widest en-
thusiasm.
Admiral Dewey telcgraphcd to Wash
ington that, 'for political reasons the
battleshp Oregon should be sent to
Manila ut once.
Congressman johnson, Indiana Re-
publican, declared in a speech that the
senate was coercrd into ratifying the
peace treaty.
The Hamburg American line steamer
Bulgaria, supposed TO have been lost at
sea Feb. 8, arrived at POnta Delgada,
Azores Islands. Several passengers were
injured during the gales.
Monday, Feb. 81.
Ex-Congressman Levi Maish. of Penn
sylvania, died in Washington, aged 62.
Premier Dupuy is acting cncrgctically
in suppressing monarchist activity in
France.
Secretary Ailrr has abandoned his
proposed trip in a government vessel Ia
Cuba and Porto Rico.
Since the close OF the war the immi.
grafton of Spaniards to this country has
increased 100 per cent.
The report that Admiral Dewey has
had a collision with the German nava
commander ut Manila is without foun
dation.
Charles Frohlcin and Harry Morgan
boys of 16 and Ii years, were killed by
an explosion in fireworks factory nj
Grantevile, s. l., where they were en-
plOycd