The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-22
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.


agement Of the Lebanon chain works.
The employees were notified that begin
ming July wages will be increased 10
per cent. making the scale the highest
paid in many years. About 60 chain
makers are effected.
Monongahela City, Pa, June z0-An
explosion of gas occurred yesterday In
the Catsburg mines, operated by James
Jones 4 Sons. Dominick and Martin
Rosena, brothers, who were at work In
the mines driving an entry, were seri-
ously burned but 1t is thought not IA
tally They were taken to the Mercy
hospital, Pittsburg. Both are married
and live here.
Reading, Pa, June 19.-The grand
Jury submitted to court report uf its
deliberations during the week. The
last cases considered were those IN
which Harry Orrell James J. Rourke,
Augustus Mcgee and Daniel Wilder
muth were implicated for causiuS the
Exeter wreck. The jury ignored all
the bills and placed the costs OF the
county. The men were at once Sc. at
liberty and their bondsmen released.
Wikesbarre, Pa, June ia muir
der was committed at Duryea SGjur-
day night Thomas Lambert wJE
beating his wife. when the wowaa's
brother, Joseph Tomkinson, interforcl.
Lambert attacked his brothcr-ia-luw.
when the latter struck the wife heater
over the head with n billy inlicting
injuries from which he cd n sAo:r
time afterwards. The murderer rave
himself up and was lodged in the
county Jail.
pittsburg, June 17.-Thc Pittsburs
district miners, who have been in con-
ference for two days to settle the quo5-
tion Of differcntial between the thirN
and thin vein scales. have failed Ia
reach conclusion. At the earlier con-
ference between the operators and min.
ers 1t was decided to leave the Sc
tlement Of the question to the miners
district executive board. its decision 10
be final. Yesterday the conference
pfgscd resolution 30 defer "a" mat.
ler until July 90 when another con-
veutiou will be Lc!d
fittshurg, June 2U.-EnCch Evyan-
cski's young wife i..i.l". AID mis- in
fart daughter Emma "c1c burned 70
explosion Of an oil can, with which tae
woman attempted 10 start fire aJ
their home on South Thirteenth street.
The husband was SO lady burned in
trying TO save his family that he wiz
be confined to the hospital for some
time. The husband was in bed at tn.
time the explosion occurred, and be-
fore he could reach his wife she had
lCen mortally wounded
Scranton, Pa, June 2O.-Representa-
t.veE OF the BrOtherhoods OF Engineers,
I.cemcn, Trainmen, Conductors, Tole
Er.pacrs and Switchmen from all
along the line of the Delaware, Lacka-
! wanna and Western road are in session
here, endeavoring to effect n fedora
tion. The meeting is secret and will
last three or four days. Should the
federation movement be success u
general mediation committee will be
appointed to present Simultaneously
the grievances that each branch OF
the service is complaining of since
| the advent Of the new regime repre-
sented by President Truesdale.
Scranton, Pa. June 20.-The threat
ened general tieup of all building
trades is on. 1t was ordered by the
Building Trades Council yesterday
morning at O'Clock, when no over
lures were forthcoming from the mas
| ter builders for an adjustment of the
trouble with the carpenters, plastercrf
and timers, who are now entering
upon the third week of their strike for
| eight hours and increased pay. There
| of ril ~
tieup increases the number on strike
by 1000. The Master Builders Ex-
change has adjourned to July 2, by
way of emphasizing its disregard for
the strike or strikers.
Philadelphia, June 20.-Therc is
every probability that the American
| Railways company, Of this city, vii!
lease the Consolidated Traction com
pany, of Pittsburg. and the Philadei
phia company, which controls the
United Traction company. Of pittsbury.
and also the electric light and natural
gas concerns Of that city and vicinity
State Senator Masec, Of PiusburG.
who is prominently identified with the
traction interests of that city, had 4
| lengthy conference yesterday with u.
| n. ID. WlueItI, WHb ldS St tIttllDu
interests in Pittshurg. Senator Magce
said today that the negotiations had
reached a stage of certainty. w. l..
Elkins, A. A. Mcleod and William L,
Harrity are also in the deal
Plttsburg, June 2O.-Major General
Nelson A. Miles has accepted the in
! vitation of the combined labor or
ganzations Of western Pennsylvania
to address them on Friday night oi
next week at the Grand Opera House
here. The week is known in Pittsburs
as all organized labor week. 1t is
| movement to create harmony and good
fellowship among the different labor
organizations, and it is being enthusi
astically entered into by workingmeB
to the number of $4,000, located in
western Pennsylvania. Terrence V.
| Powderly will address the organiza-
tions Wednesday night. Mayor Jones,
of Toledo, will be here Saturday night,
and other men Of distinction in ma
tional affairs will come on the other
nights.
Lancaster, Pa, June 1.-THE stock