The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-08
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

Altoona, Pa, June 3.-The Altoona
Iron company yesterday posted no.
tice informing It's employees that the
price OF puddled iron has been increas-
cd from 50 to 1925 per ton. This Is
the second advance this year. About a
hu. dred men are benefited by the
raise.
Washington. Pa. June 6.-The Re-
publicans OF Washington county met In
annual convention yesterday and nom
mated q county ticket to be voted on
next fall. Resolutions we're adopted
strongly urging Colonel A. L. Hawkins.
OF the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment
for state treasurer.
Dubois, Pa. June 6.-Notwithstand-
ing the miners Of the entire region
+ were granted m advance Of five cents
last week., q strike was inaugurated
yesterday at Reynoldsville and FL
eanora which promises to extend to all
other mines In this section before the
end of the week Demands are made
for another advance.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. June 6.-Robert
Thompson. a repairman In the employ
OF the Electric Light company at Pitts
ton, was electrocuted Saturday even
INK. He was at work on the top Of n
pole when two wires became crossed
and the heavy voltage passed through
his body, killing him instantly. The
body was not burned much.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 6.-The state
cncampment Of the G. A. X. meets
here this week The city is gaily dec
Grated in honor of the occasion. To-
day will be taken up in the registering
Of delegates and assigning them to
| their hotels. This evening there will
| be a public entertainment at the Nes-
| bitt theater. Tomorrow the parade
will take place and on Thursday the
! election of officers.
Pottsville. Pa. June IA shooting
affray occurred at New Philadelphia
| last evening in which Harry Elliott,
aged about 40 years. who has wife
and eight children. received two bullets
in the neck and breast. The injuries
will result fatally. Elliott was fire
boss at the Silver Creek colliery. His
assailant was px-Constable Brennan.
The shooting was the result OF a po-
litical feud and labor troubles. Bren-
| nan was arrested and is now In the
! POttsville Jail.
Harrisburg, June 3.-Governor Stone
! accepted the resignation OF James
Sweeney as watchman Of the state Ii
brary yesterday in a letter in which
he denies that he has anything to do
with the contest in Tioga county for
delegates to the state Republican con-
: yention. The governor says he has
not requested Sweeney or any one else
| TO 20 to Tioga to assist In the cleo
tion OF delegates and that he has not
authorized or requested any one to ask
| Sweeney or any one else to do polit-
ical work in that county. He also
says that the people are sufficiently
intelligent and capable to elect their
own delegates without Sweeney's aid
or his interference.
Philadelphia, June s.-Forty Of the
2l3 passengers who arrived here yes
terday ON the steamer Aragonia, from
Antwerp. were detained by the COM
missioner Of immigration for this
port. The commissioner refused to as
sign any reason for OBTAINING the pas
sengers. saying that were publicity
given the matter at this time the in
vestigations that are being made
would be interfered with and the ends
of Justice defe- ed. II Is said that
special agents Of the government have
for q time been investigating charges
that certain manufacturers and mills.
particularly in the west, have for
months past had representatives abroad
employing cheap labor.