The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-07-13
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

crushed by a fall OF coal In No. 6 COL
liery Of the Pennsylvania Coal COM
pany at Pittston last night. The
younger Michael was killed and the
father and other son seriously injured.
Harrisburg, July 11.-Ralph Bing-
ham, aged IA years, died last evening
OF lockjaw at his home In this city.
While playing with some companions
last Tuesday a firecracker exploded In
Bingham's hand and burned 1t slight
ly. Lockjaw set in Sunday. and last
evening the boy died.
Harrisburg, July 1l.-Albert Smith.
colored, was hanged here today for
poisoning his wife. There were no reiig-
ious services on the scaffold, this be-
ing Smiths desire. His paramour. An,
ME Winston, who poisoned her hus-
band is serving 20 years in the peni-
tentiary.
Altoona, Pa, July l1.-Five persons
were injured, two fatally, by an eXpo-
sion OF gas In the Loughman mines, at
Ehrenfeld. yesterday. They are Henry
Hoyer, James Hoyer. David Wallace
Joseph Wallace and Charles McClenan.
Henry Hover and his son James. aged
Is, died at the hospital. The eX-
plosion was due to defective lamp,
carried by Henry Hoyer.
Philadelphia, July s.-A special
meeting OF the Atlantic Baseball
League was held at the Hotel Han
over here yesterday. The situation
that confronted the league through the
disbandment of the Paterson club was
discussed, and the Scranton franchise
a.
son club dropped, the circuit thus being
reduced to six clubs. The Richmond
, club was awarded the championship.
, A new schedule was prepared for a
second series and new championship,
the season to begin July 10 and close
Sept. 10.
Allentown, Pa, July 10.-Charles A.
Knauss, aged IS, shot and seriously
wounded Mrs. Edwin Diefenderfer, 26.
; yc Is Old. Saturday midnight, then shot
end instantly killed himself in Knauss'
fathers paint shop to which Knauss
hyd called Mrs. Diefeaderfer. They
Ii ii been intimate fOr two years. Mrs.
l H.cieIderfer Vas trying to break up
Tnauss' infatGation and refused to
elule with him, which made him des-
Diefenderfer has husband and two
children. one Of whom is sick with
scarlet fever.
: Philadelphia, July S.-Thomas Ash
Q worth, AZ years, a former saloonkeeper.
= and lately United Gas Improvement
A cor lpany employe, was picked up dead
3 from the pavement in front of 54lA
q Nyalusing avenue shortly before
q Thursday midnight. Ashworth was at
: tackled by four drunken young men and
kicked into insensfbilty. Their names
n are Elmer Wilson, John Kennedy, Al
: bert Kelly and John DAILY. They are
+ under arrest. and Ashworth's watch
n was found in Kelly's possession. 1t is
n asserted that the gang went through
g Ashworth's pockets as he lay pros
trate.
Shamokin, Pa, July 11.-A special
policeman Of the Philadelphia and
:. Reading railway yesterday arrested
~ Arthur and Henry Henninger, Richard
Weikel. George 'Grier, Raymond
u Brightbill and Phrom Troutman for
tampering with the wires Of signal
q switch at the Herndon branch of the
: Philadelphia and Reading company.
" two miles west Of this place. The ages
Q OF the prisoners range from IA to II
J. years Several Of the boys confessed
l. that they wanted to wreck passenger
4 train. A brakeman observed them at
!. their dastardly work, ana a wreck was
= thus averted.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, July Sit now
70 looks as though the strike Of LOO en-
u ployes OF the Lehigh Valley Coal COM
II pany would be short lived. commit
- tee OF the striking miners waited on
~ General Superintendent Lathrop yes
~ y terday to ascertain II some compromise
o could not be agreed upon. Supern-
tendent Lathrop said the company
would insist on the use Of safety lamps.
q and that there could be no compromise
=, on that point The committee report
j. ed the result of their visit to meet
II ing OF the strikers, and many of the
at latter signified their intention of re-
L turning to work.
10 Pottsville, Pa, July l1.-An attempt
r, was made last night to wreck Phil
ID adephia and Reading passenger train
m near here, loaded with passengers from
lg this place Kuskie McKuskie, aged 8,
" William Auman and Robert Evans, z
le years old, of Gilberton. were arrested
r charged with the crime. They were
Is arraigned before Alderman McCool and
le placed under heavy bail. 1t is charged
a. that they placed heavy brake shoe
and heel, weighing about $50 pounds.
on the track at place where the rail-
lroad embankment was very high, but
a. the front wheels Of the locomotive
n, pushed the obstruction away.
~ Philadelphia, July S.-A prominent
~ official close to President A. j. Cassatt,
40 of the Pennsylvania railroad, denied
~ the published statement that the Penn
~ sylvania and the New York Central
III railroads had entered compact by
which the two systems had practically
u become one. To a reporter he said:
~ "The story is too absurd to receive any
d consideration There has never been
" any thought of consolidating the two
C. systems. The statement is simply re-
IN hash OF story published some time
l. ago. The New York Central is prac-