The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-07-13
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
"Wednesday, July s.

Queen Kapiotani, widow of King
kalakauna, died In Honolulu, aged 65.
General Horatio G. Wright. hero
of the civil war. died in Washington.
aged 70.
The agitation in Belgium against the
electoral reform bill has forced the
goyernIient to withdraw the measure.
The Fourth was loyalty celebrated
IN our ncw possessions. In Manila
America" was sung by children Of
Spaniards, Filipinos and Chinese iu a
curious mixture of dialects.
Thursday. July q.
Bishop John p. Newman. OF the
Methodist church, died In Eew York,
aged 73.
The execution of Catlett Upton. a
murderer, was witnessed by his wife
and five children at Chattanooga, Tenn.
The American delegates at The
| Hague have succeeded In securing a
vote which will create a special con-
ference to consider private property az
sea ir time OF war.
A cyclone near Ainsworth. Neb., de-
stroyed several farm houses Mrs.
Lockmille. who had escaped to her cel-
lar, went out To save he: son and was
killed. The son escaped.
| Friday, July :.
/ General Joe Wheeler has been or
dcred for war duty in the Philippines.
Robert Bonner, the we'll known pub
Usher OF the New York Ledger, died
in that city. aged IS.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall YVES chosen
president OF the International Women s
Congress, succeeding the Countess OF
Aberdeen.
In triangular race OF 30 miles sailed
off Sandy Hook between the yachts Co.
lumbia and Defender, Columbia won
by 8 min. SO sec.
An alleged plot Of General Gomez to
invade San Domingo. kill President
Heureaux and have himself proclaimed
dictator Is published In Havana.
Ex-King Milan. while driving in Bel
grade, was shot and slightly wounded
in the back by an anarchist named
knezevic, who was captured.
Saturday. July y.
Tie miners OF the Blairsville, Pa,
coal region have gone on strike.
The Portuguese house of peers yes
terday adopted the commercial con-
vention with the United States.
Emil Smith has confessed that he
and Sigmund Bresche murdered Mar
tin Meier, the wealthy Chicago recluse.
Secretary Alger declares he has
formed no alliance with Pingree and
has no intention Of leaving the cabinet.
Head on collision between trolley
cars near Akron, o.. resulted in one
dead, two fatally and Ave seriously
hurt.
In the Henley regatta the diamond
sculls we're won by B. II. Howell, the
American student Of Trinity Hall,
Cambridge.
4 Thomas Ashworth, an ex-saloon
keeper Of Philadelphia, was kicked to
death and robbed by four young hood
lums, who were arrested.
| Monday. July 10.
A cooperative city is to be sstab-
lishe\ on the banks Of Lake Erie near
Toledo.
I Helen Lersch, of Trenton, 2 years
old. was bit by kissing bug" Blood
poisoning ensued and the child died.
William Reinhard. his wife and five
children went driving near Columbus.
o. All were killed by train except
14-year-old Clarence.
BY the explosion of a boiler on the
Moran oil tract. near Oil City, Pa.
James McCray was killed and John
Turk seriously injured.
Major Edward NJ Hayes. Of the
Fourth cavalry. succeeds Colonel Henry
Wagner, retired. in command OF that
regiment. at San Francisco.
A carriage containing William NJ.
Diem and Miss Lizzie PreQuesel was
struck by a train last night at Buffalo,
and both were instantly killed.
Tuesday. July IL.
Charles Mali. for the past SO years
Belgian consul In New York. died in
that city yesterday.
Cuban bandits kidnapped Gutierrez
Cells, a rich Spanish merchant OF San
Cristobal, and are holding him for a
ransom.
A Pretoria (Transvaal) dispatch says
five artillerymen were killed yesterday
by the explosion Of a powder maga-
zine in Magatoland.
The United States government has
declined to arbitrate the Austria Hun
garian claim for damages for the
deaths resulting in the Lattimer (Pa.
riots.
General Otis cables that he has about
1000 veteran volunteers for re-enlist-
ment They will form the nucleus for
the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh