The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-24
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

company. at Nanticoke. who are oux
on strike. received their pay for JuiF
yesterday. There is no change in the
strike situation. both sides being firm
Lancaster. Pa. Aug. 2l.-Returning
from fishing trip William Hense7-
aged Is years, boarded freight trais
to ride to his home in this city. He fen
of near town and his left arm and ies;
hospital.
Lancaster. Pa. Aug. 22.-Whi1e
working on a pole. 10 feet above the
ground, Frank Dewalt, aged 81, a Penn
sylvania Telephone company linenGIn.
received a shock. by his climbing spar
touching live wire, that threw him ta
the street. His skull was fractured. He
died at st. Joseph's hospital withon
having regained consciousness.
Lancaster. Pa, Aug. 22.-Rut-.rs
Warden, aged "A years, q farmer Ey-
ing in Fulton township, plunged head
first into barrel half full OF rainwarer
and deliberately held himself there.
standing on his head. until death ell
sued. His wife found him. A week aga
he attempted suicide by cutting tIse
veins in his wrists. but was discoyeIed
In time to thwart his purpose. q
Chester Pa, Aug. 19.-John Drairzs
was arrested charged with setting hNe
, to the barn OF Joseph Laird, IN Uplauti.
He was caught In the act by Williaus
Terry. who happened to be sleeping IN
the barn and was awakened by the
glare OF the flames. Drains was rtN-
Gently released from Jail for the thrE
OF Laird's chickens and was heard tr-
say that he would get even for th~
prosecution.
Chester, Pa. Aug. l9.-Seventy -tivC
weavers struck and caused the stop
page OF George C. Hetzel 4 Cos largs
wooden mills. at the foot OF BroomaH
street. The addition of strands of hnr-
ness to the looms greatly reduce the:
weavers' opportunity for making
money. It Is claimed, and to abandUu
the method and grant the concessions
desired by the employees would cripple
their business and cause permanent
shut down, according to the statement
OF member OF the firm.
; Lancaster. Pa, Aug. 22.-Martin
Kreider, aged "a years, on Saturday
leh his home in LititZ for walk, tax
ing his dog with him. Yesterday kreid
er's dead body was found in corn
field near Lititz. and the dog was
standing guard over It, evidently hav-
ing watched over his dead master since
Saturday. when the man died suddenly
OF apoplexy. Sunday boys saw what
they thought was a man lying In tho
field but the fury of the dog, when
they appeared. scared them away.
Harrisburg, Aug. 22.-The state He
publican convention will meet in the
Harrisburg Opera House on Thursday
to nominate candidates for state treas
urer judge OF the supreme court and
judge Of the superior court. Colonel
Quay and his friends will control the
conver tion. which means the nOmfua-
tion Of Lieutenant Colonel James K
Barnett. Of the Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment. for state treasurer; j. Hay
/ Brown. Of Lancaster, for supreme
Judge. and Josiah r. Adams. Of PhiIA-
delphia. for superior court Judge.
| Huntington. Pa. Aug. 21.-A prob
able double murder was committed
here last evening. Basil Bell. a licensed
colored preacher. who has been living
with a white woman named Mary
Winters for several years. while In =
drunken frenzy. attacked the womaH
with an axe with which he knocked
her down. He then kicked her In "A
brutal maner Bell then called on Jotrr,
Rumsport, a neighbor, whom he ac-
cused of making love to Miss Winters
and cut him dangerously with the axe.
Neither Of the injured persons is eE-
pected to recover Bell Is in Jail
Reading, Pa. Aug. 22.-To spite her
friend, with whom she had quarrele6-
Mrs. Sarah Machamer, Il widow, aged
80 years. made desperate attempt ts
end her life by throwing herself on the.
tracks before an east bound frciShT
train, near the Third street crossing %,
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
In this city. Fortunately the engineer
had slackened speed. and, having OBJ
served the woman's form on the track.
was enabled to stop the train. When
the engineer and crew attempted to re
move her she made a stubborn resist
ance. but finally yielded to persuasion
Philadelphia. Aug. 2l.-While driv-
ing with his family through Holmes
burg, suburb of this city, Frank Rad
cliffe was killed by bullet fired by
some unknown person about O'clock
last night. The ball struck him in the
breast and he fell dead in his wifois
arms. The occupants Of the carriage
heard no report, nor could they see
anyone in the vicinity. Paul Spiel. Of
Holmesburg, was arrested on suspicion
of having caused Radcliffe's death
Spiel had been firing a rifle in the
vicinity about the time Radcliff was
killed. Detective Geyer is of the opinion
that the shooting was an accident
Pittsburg. Aug. 21.-Arrangements
have been completed for the reception
OF the Tenth regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers, upon its arrival from Cali
fornia next Monday. When the state
line is reached a committee will meet
the train and welcome the members
home and upon the arrival of the resi-
ment in Pittsburg there will be mun-
ster military parade over the principal
streets OF the city to Schenley Park,
| whore dinner will he served and swordE