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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16
DEATH SOON FOLLOWED DISGRACE.
Died While Being Taken to Prison In
a Patrol Wagon.

Died while Being Taken TO lrlsoh In
a Patrol Wagon.
Cincinnati, Nov. 14.-About seven
years ago the Rev. Adolph Foith came
to Cincinnati from Austria. He first
took charge Of Lutheran church here
as its pastor. He was soon made su-
perintendent of the "Altenheim," or
home for aged Germans. and subse-
Quently himself and wife were trans
ferred to the superintendency OF the
German Orphans Home. Here they
bore the titles Father and Mother OF
the orphans" A few weeks ago Mrs.
Toith died suddenly under mysterious
circumstances. Rev. Foith said she was
in the habit Of taking morphine. and
had taken an overdose. This hushed
further inquiry. The trustees OF the
asylum, after thorough investigation,
found that Father Foith had been
guilty of gross improprieties at the
Orphans Home. He was arrested. and
while in the patrol wagon on the way
to prison Father Foith fell in a vio-
lent convulsion. Then In rapid sue
cession convulsion followed convul-
sion until he died. One theory Is that
he took some quick poison. another is
that remorse and nervous excitement
caused his death.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov. 11.-Hattie
Fritz and Anna Eslich. aged II and Is
years, respectively. were arrested at
their homes in Luzerne borough yes
terday, charged with tampering with
the United States mails. The prosecu-
trix is Miss Alice Aregood. She al
leges that the two defendants got hold
Of a letter addressed to her and opened
It by the steaming process. The girls
were held In $500 bail each for trial In
the United States court.
Hazleton, Pa, Nov. 13. - Conner
Jones. superintendent OF the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre Coal company's work
irgs at Audenried and Honey Brook.
where the famous strike eliminated
In the Latimer shooting two years ago.
and at which mines there have since
teen numerous strikes. has been SUPER
ceded by William Mack. OF Wilkes
Larre. Several thousand men OF whom
Jones had charge paraded and gave
expression of their delight over the old
superintendent deposition.
Pittsburg, Nov. 14.-Five counties In
the Pittsburg diocese are affected by
the recent reapportionment Of the
state by the council of bishops Of the
Roman Catholic church at a meeting
held recently In Philadelphia. Thirty
parishes will be taken from Bishop
Richard Phelan's care and added to
the new diocese. the headquarters OF
which will probably be at Altoona.
The counties transferred are Bedford,
Huntingdon, Blair. Cambria and Som
erset. Several counties from the do
cese Of Erie will be contributed.a as we'll
as those OF Schuylkill and Carbon. Of
the Philadelphia diocese. and several
OF the Harrisburg diocese.
Irwin, Pa, Nov. 11.-A sensation
was sprung here yesterday in regard to
the absorption of the Youghiogheny
railroad by the Pennsylvania COM
pany. Local ofiicials of the former
line have received from Philadelphia
orders directing the local officers OF
the Penn Gas Coal comapny. operating
the road, to turn II over to the Penn
sylvania. Employees were ordered to
70 to Pittsburg for instructions and
the Pennsylvania rolling stock was
nut on the road. Now comes the re-
I port that the big corporation took pos
session WITHOUT ieSdi Tisnt, ueSauoo
the sale was not ratified by the board
of directors Of the company operating
the Youghhiogheny railroad, and q big
battle will follow. Il will be fight
between the Pennsylvania and the
Baltimore and Ohio.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10.-Complete ng-
ures from every county In the state.
nearly all of them unofficial footings
of the official returns, show that the
plurality of Barnett, Republican can
didate for state treasurer over Greasy.
Democrat. IL 106.217. The full vote
was: Barnett (Rep.), 436. 100; Greasy
(Dem.). 330.573; Caldwell (Pro.). 16.-
S63. The total vote. 7S4. .226. . slight
increase over the vote for state treas
urer In 1897 and 1884 less than the
vote for governor last year. Barnett
was the victim Of considerable cut
ting, he falling about 28.261 votes be-
low Brown. the Republican candidate
for supreme Judge. Barnett carried
10 out Of 81 counties IN the state. His
pluralities in the two large counties
Of Philadelphia and Erie were s9.64S
and 1l.7oo. respectively.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16
Murdered an Innocent Babe.

Caruthersville. Mo-. Nov. 14.-News
reaches here of a distressing tragedy
at levee camp below here. Charles
Pearman. 81 years old. who had for
some reason become angry with a fam
lily named Poe. came to Poe's tent with
q double barreled shotgun and fired
both barrels into the tent. striking and
dangerously wounding seven out Of the
family Of nine. One small child was
killed instantly, one has since died and
che mother is not expected to live.
Pearman was captured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16
uermans Punish Cannibals.

Liverpool, Nov. 1.-THE British
banner Volta. from the German
lmeroons, West Africa. just arrived.
ports that q German punitive ex-
EDITION In the Cameroons recently
kastised a tribe of rebellious canni-
bis who had besieged several trading
|ations at and near Kribi. The Ger
ans chased the natives into the bush,
bling 200. 1t was reported that num-
krs Of the slain were decapitated.
eir head being stuck on poles In the
Rterior towns to strike terror to the
)habitants.
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uopiup For MolIneux's Acquittal.

New York, Nov. 14.-The trial OF
Roland B. Molineaux for the murder
of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams was be-
gun today in the court of general ses-
sions. This case must be tried as
soon as possible" said District At
torney Gardiner before court opened.
"If Molineax is guilty he will be con-
yicted. and II he Is innocent he will
be acquitted as soon as all legal forms
can be complied with. II he should
be acquitted there will be no one more
pleased than I. because Of my long
friendship with his father. General
Molineaux."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16
Diamond Thieves Big Haul.

| Diamond Thieves BIG HAUL
Nov. 14.-Thirty thousand
bllars' worth of diamonds were stolen
(sterday afternoon from the store OF
)gler Brothers, at No. 354 Euclid
Eenue. Three men entered the store.
hich 10 on the second floor. One OF
|e trio stood at the elevator cage and
|s other two entered the office OF
Il. Sigler. One engaged the attention
clerk and the other talked to Mr..
)gler, at whose side was black box
bntaining the diamonds. Mr.. Sigler
(ys his attention was attracted for q
|oment, and turning to his supposed
kstomers found both had fed and the
u Of Jewels was gone.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16
Deadly Gale or New Foundland.

Deadly Gale or New Foundland.
Halifax, N. s.. Nov. ia heavy
bow and rain storm. accompanied by
klss of wind. causing loss Of life and
image to shipping, prevails in the
|artime provinces Of New Foundland.
/ Fort Hood. Cape Breton, seven
hing boats went out yesterday morn
3. ABOUT midday a northwest gale
lme upi ~uddenly. Five boats landed
ltely. "A sixth was swamped. The
|venth is missing. It is possible at
|ast q dozen souls have perished.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16

Three children Burned to Death.
Detour, Mich. Nov. 14.-On Sunday
e three sons Of Mrs. Kate Orr, aged
8 and s years. were burned to death
a fire which originated In their
pine. The mother. q widow. was
kay at the time. the boys being In
barge Of their grandmother. who ss-
4Ded unharmed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16
1.-Two Stock Markets.

New York. Nov. D-Steers steady to q
shade lower: bulls and cows steady;
steers, N.5oG6.26: oxen and stays. N65.25;
bulls. $2.e56%: cows. N.6564. Choice veals
steady; others weak: grassers dull: 100
calves unsold: veals. A0s.6o: tops. $s.b:
grassers. $2.5OG3: southern and western
calves. S2.5o635o. Prime sheep steady:
others weak: lambs active and barely
steady; about all sold: sheep. S25o0%s7h:
extra, $3.50: culls. 81: lambs. N.600Sx:
mainly, tl.62,tGs.25: Canada lambs. &.SS0
klk Hogs lower At N.s0t.A
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sutsnaps { Baglsy sM other Psnsioned
Warrington. Nov. IA pension Of
e month was granted yesterday
Commissioner Evans to Adelaide
Baglsy, mother OF Lieutenant
orth Baglsy. who was killed IN the
VIA ugean. Hae,kssas..s=s
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-16
Electric stages For Firth Avenue.

! Electric stages For Fifth Avenue.
New York. Nov. 1.-THE Fifth ave.
nue. stage line has been sold to the
New York Electric Vehicle Transpor-
tstion company by William G. Whit
ney. One Of Mr.. Whitney's business
q. associates said that the road would be
equipped with the latest style Of cleo
trical stages,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
III Luck of Gold Seekers.

FORT SCOTT, Kan, July 24.-The
members of the Sunhower Mining com
,any, who left this place for Alaska 1S
months ago, sailing in their own steamer
rom San Francisco, are stranded at st.
Hichael's on their way home. The COM
,any started with plenty of money and
PROVISIONS for two years. They spent
he winter on the Koyokuk river, 2,300
niles above st. Michaers and 400 miles
.bove the farthest point they could reach
" boat. News from them received yes
erday tells of suffering and hardships.
VI their money was spent in prospect
ng, but no gold was found. Two men
'ecame helpless from scurvy. The doc
or said only vegetable food would save
hem, and two companions went 11O
niles for potatoes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
FISHING OFF A MAN-OF- WAR.
One Particularly Exciting Catch
which Raised a Row Among
the Jackies.

The followers of Izaak Walton on
board man-of-war are wont to ply the
gentle art with line alonc) from over
the ships side during the evening. A
sublieutenant, who was not particular
ly liked by his junior messmates, was
one day so engaged, when a midship-
man, seeing the line depending from
the chains" above, reached out of one
of the main deck ports and gave 1t
couple of violent tugs, in imitation OF n
fish biting. Up the line was hauled with
alacrity, but of course with no result.
Once again the Sub" essayed to catch
this big fish that had given him SO
heavy a bite, says Cornhill Magazine.
This time the middy's plan was more
elaborate. for getting companion to
keep heAecessary strain upon the
upper portion, he hauled up the lower
part of the fishing line ana attached to
the hooks an old shoe, an empty bottle,
holy stone and sardine tin. Having
carefully lowered these to the full eX-
tent of the line, he gave 1t n more pow
erful pull than ever, and the expect
ant fisherman above hauled in as fast as
he could, hand over hand. But his lam
guage when he discovered the nature Of
his "catch" is too much to ask even an
unfortunate compositor to set up in
cold type.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27

FIOUR-State and western dull and
easy; winter patents. $3.65@3S5; winter
straights, $34093.50; Minnesota patents,
S3 75d3 S5; winter extras, $2.40q2.S0.
WHEAT-No. 2 red opened steady on
small northwest receipts, but weakened
under liauidation and lower French ca
bles; July, 75A975aic.; September, 70 5-l6@
70 13-16c.
RYE-Easy; state, 5sc.; No. western,
6Oa.c., (. o. b., afioat spot.
CORN - No. 2 opened steady with
wheat. but also sold off under liquidation;
September, 37d37 l-l6c.
OATS-Neglected; track, white, state
3OG36c track, white, western. 3OqS6c.
PORK-Quiet mess, $9,5O4lo; family
$40 50@l1.
LARD-Easer; prime western steam
S57 TO- nominal
BUTTER--Barely steady; state dairy
1SdlTc; state creamery, l5@lSc.
CHEESE Firm; large, white, Sssc.
| small white, Sc.
| EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsylvania
| 15416c; western, 10Ml5c.
| SUGAR - Raw steady; fair refining
S7sc.: centrifugal, 96 test, T-loc. refined
| steady; crushed. &C.; powdered. sac.
| TURPENTINE-Stead at 43q43iac
| Enthusiastically New Orleans $40
36c.
RICE-Firm: domestic, 4ss@7l5c.; Japan
4Ad45sc.
! TALLoW-steady; city, 4asqilAc. coun
try, 4is@i7sc.
HAY-Easy; shipping 55g6Oc. good t
choice, 76GlS5c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
A Daring DcsperadO.

MALONE. n. V. July 25.-Joseph
rugaw, lately residing in Burke, at
ampted to steal a horse of Charles Fer
:uson of Malone last Friday night. The
.nimal was vicious, and he was unsuc-
ssssful. He then went to Wooster
Ponds, another farmer, and secured a
inc horse and carriage. He was traced
q Saranac Lake, and an officer and Mr..
Pond caught up with the thief midway
ietween there and Lake Placid. Tugaw
Jumped from the carriage and ran into
he woods. Going to camp, he held up
he proprietor and relieved him of $40
md a gold watch. At another place he
secured nearly as much more money, No
race of this adventurer was found until
yesterday morning. when he was report
ID to have board-d the express train at
cake Clear for Utica.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
MILLIONS OF STEPS.
A London nus Conductor Does bit-
tie Figuring on His Extrnor-
binary Footwork.

You know how firing IL is to climb up
n fight of steps, even when they are
well made and nicely upholstered, but
the chances are that you have never
given the bus conductor IA thought, al
though he probably climbs more stairs
than any other individual in the world,
SAYS the New York Telegram. An
obhging London bus conductor has
gone into the matter, and, being an
adept at figures, as the majority of bus
conductors are, he quickly evolved the
following interesting facts:
"Thcre are" he said, mine steps from
the platform to the top of the bus. and
It is rather undertaking it to say that l
climb that flight of steps IL times an
hour during the 10 hours / am on duty
every day; 90 would be nearer the mark,
but to be on the safe side we will put it
down as u.
"Nine steps at 12 times an hour, Is
hours day, seven days week, makes
the nice little total of 11,340 a week.
45,360 month or 5s9,GS0 a year. The
number of times | step off the bus and
on again and the incidental number OF
steps l climb like any other individual
in the ordinary course of life brings the
annual total up, reckon, to 100000
steps year.
"Been at this job long? Well, I've
been working this route just 81 years
so that I've climbed quite 12,6oo,0o(
steps during that time. l don't notice
| it now but did at first Co off,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
Reduced Rates to Pittsburg
Via Pennsylvania Railroad. Account Young
Peoples Christian Union, U. P. Church.

On account of the Young Peoples
Christian Union, U. P. Church, to be
held at Pittsburg, Pa. August to I,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets from points
on its line, to Pittsburg, at rate OF
single fare for the round trip; minimum
rate, twenty five cents.
Tickets will be sold on August I
and 2, and will be good to return until
August 9, inclusive, except that by
depositing ticket with the Joint Agent
at Pttsburg before August 6, and the
payment of fifty cents, the return limit
may be extended to leave PittsburG
not later tnan August 81, 1899. For
specific rates and conditions apply to
Ticket Agents. ut
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that Robert received most Of his early ed
ucation. He went to the public school,
where he made n record as student, but
was noted as trouble maker for the
teachers. A few years later, when the
family moved to Peoria, Ills, Robert
speedily made a reputation as speaker.
1t was while he was living in Peoria that
he and his brother Ebenezer were admit
ted to the bar.
At the outbreak Of the war he enlisted,
and as he had taken an active part in
recruiting a regiment he was made colo
mel of the Eleventh Illinois cavalry.
During the war he changed his politics,
and when he returned to Peoria in 1894
he publicly joined the Republican party.
Two years later he was appointed attor-
ney general of Illinois.
His fame as an orator was becoming
national by this time, and Mt the national
Republican convention in 1876 he was
chosen to make the speech nominating
! Blaine. He did it, and in his address
gave life to the phrase ''plumed knight,
which was made "A campaign CRY.
AS reward for his work in the cam
paign he was offered the position Of min
lister to Germany, but refused 1t.
Shortly after this he moved to Wash
ington, which he made his home for some
time. Later he came to New York city
where he had since lived.
As all the world knows Colonel Inger
soil was nonbeliever in matters of re
ligion. To tear down the old religion.
notions seemed to be his chosen profes
| sion
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
PEACETALK RESULTS
Work of The Hague Congress
Summed Up.
MUCH LEFTFOR RFUTURE CONFERENCES
Conventions Signed For Arbitration,
Laws of Land Warfare and
Against Asphyxinting Gases
and Expanding Bullets.

THE HAGUE, July 25.-Thc general
act embodying the results of the lnterna-
tional peace conference. after cnumcrat-
ing the names and qualifications of all
the delegates, says:
ain series of meetings i'll which the
above delegates participated, inspired
throughout by the desire to realize i'll the
highest possible measure the generous
views of its august initator, the confer
ence has drawn up for the approval of
the respective governments the series OF
conventions and declarations appended;
Convention for the pacific settlement
Of international disputes.
Convention concerning the laws and
customs of war on land.
"Convention for the adoption of laws
against the use of asphyxiating or delete
rious gases and for the prohibition of the
use of bullets that easily expand in the
human body"
The general act contains five express
sions of opinion, as follows:
'sThe conference considers that limita-
tons of the military charges which at
present oppress the world are greatly to
oe desired for the increase of the mate
rial and moral welfare of mankind.
1.-THE conference expresses the opinion
hat the question of the rights and duties
II neutrals should be inscribed on the
programme of conference to be held a'
IN early date.
1.-THE conference expresses the opinion
that questions relative 20 the type ant
.aliber of rifles and naval artillery as ex
lmined by it should be the subject Of
study by the different governments will
view to arriving at a uniform solution
ny future conference.
""The conference expresses the wisl
hat an early convention be called to re
wise the Geneva convention.
"The conference has resolved that
questions relating to the inviolability o
private property in war on land and th'
1ombardment of towns or villages il
naval war be reserved for future confer
snces."
The convention is signed by all tn
Ylenary delegates.
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Niagara Falls Excursions.
Low. Rate Vacation Trips via Pennsylvania
Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
panv has selected the follwlng dates
ior its popular :en-ddy excursions to
Niagara Falls from Philadelphia, Bal
timore, and Washington: July ~,
August 10 and "a, September 7 and
81, and October S and 10. An ex-
perlenced tourist agent and chaperou
will accompany each excursion.
Excursion Tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclusive
of limited express trains, within ten
days, will be sold at $1,000 from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
and all points on the Delaware Div
ision; $II.a5 from Atlantic City; 5000
from Lancaster; $3.50 from Altoona
and Harrisburg; $500 from Sunbury
and Wilkesbarre; $s.75 from William
sport; and at proportionate rates from
other points. A stopover will be al
lowed at Buffalo, Rochester, Canaan.
daigua, and Watkins within the limit
returning.
A special train of Pullman parlot
cars and day coaches will be run with
each excursion. An extra charge will
be made for parlor car seats.
Tickets for side trip to the Thous-
and Islands alexandria Bay will be
sold from Rochester in connection
with excursions of July 81, August 10
and "a, September and 2r, good to
return to Rochester or to Canandaigus
via Syracuse within five days, at rate
Of $3.50.
Tickets for side trip to Toronto
will be sold at Niagara Falls for $I.oo
on July 2o, August IL, and 26, and
September 20. In connection with
excursion of September 7, tickets will
be sold to Toronto and return at re
duced rates, account Toronto Fair-
For time of connecting trains ant
further information apply to neares
ticket agent, or address Geo. w. Boyd
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
| TO ST
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27

A young man of Ellsworth, Me-,
recently allowed himself to be mes
merized by travelling hypnotlst, and
for twenty-four hours he lay asleep III
the show window of one of the prin-
cipal stores i'll the town. For this he
was to receive $40. Meanwhile the
tax collector, having found that the
sleeper was delinquent, filed the
necessary legal claim for the $40,
and the young man awoke to find his
poll tax the past three years paid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
RAIN QUIETSTH MOB
Cleveland Has a Rest From
It's Labor Troubles.
TROOPS ARE GUARDING THE CITY.
strikers Deny Any Connection with
Recent Destruction of Propcrty-A
Bishop Issues nm Address, which
May Result In Ending Violence.

CLEVELAND, July 2G.-Strikcrs and
their friends last night held a meeting,
and various speakers protested against
the presence of troops and the carrying
of arms by private citizens, meaning
nonunion street cur employees. The day
brought forth no new reports of rioting
and violence. Rain fell during most of
the afternoon and did what the police
have been unable to do-kept crowds
from collecting and molcsting cars. Elev-
en- of the II lines of the Big Consolidat-
ed street railway were in operation be-
fore { o'clock yesterday. The three lines
on which cars were not started werothe
Union, Burton and Clark avenue routes.
Adjutant General AXline is in COM
mand of the military here and approx
mates the force under him ut 20 compa-
MES. aggregating nearly 200 men. -Four
hundred of them, Columbus, Newark and
Chillicothe, arrived yesterday afternoon
and were distributed about the city at
points where it is thought trouble is
most likely to occur. Mayor Farley said
that he thought the force of police and
soldiers under General Axline sufficient
to overawe any mobs which might col
lect.
The executive committee of the strik-
ers' meeting yesterday issued state
ment denying any connection with recent
disturbances, including the nitroglycerin
explosion which Sunday wrecked a Eu-
clid avenue car and aver their dctcrmi.
nation to refrain from any unlawful acts,
Friends of the strikers are asked to with
hold their patronage from the Big Con
solidatcd company. President Bryan OF
the strikers association, to whom some
local papers have credited utterances ad'
vocating anarchistic tactics in prosecut
ing the strike, yesterday made a com
plete denial Of the published statements
Ralph Hawley, the nonunion conductor
who Monday killed Henry Cornwet o
boy, appeared before magistrate charg
ed with murder in the second degree. The
! hearing was. postponed and the defend
ant held without bail.
Right Rev. Ignatius f. Horstmann
Catholic bishop Of the diocese Of Cleve
land has issued an address that it is be
lieved will result in suhduing much o
the violence which has made the pas
week an epoch in local history.