The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-03
4 WEEX's- NEWS CONDENSED,
Wednesday. July SO.

f..t, Wednesday. July SO.
William J. Bryan will be q delegate
to the next national Democratic con-
Nent!cn.
For criticixing the government.
French General De Negrier has been
removed ss Inspector of army corps.
All Yu. a sailor on Dewey's Olympia.
Is the first Chinese pensioner Of Uncle
Sam. at $50 4 month.
The total enrolment OF troops for
the volunteer army, not including yes
terday's recruiting. amounts to 4.792
men.
1t is said that the American troops
are almost unanimously opposed to car
rying on the Philippines war. and that
sending home the volunteers was the
only thing that prevented mutiny.
Thursday. July 81.
Two more deaths from yellow fever
have occurred among the American
troops in Cuba.
All the aspirants for the Democratic
nomination for governor In Maryland
are gold men.
Owing to the high price Of copper,
coins from India are being imported
at a profit. to be melted down.
General Otis has proclaimed a pro-
visional government for the Island Of
Negros, with Bacolor as the capital.
j. Danenhower. a Philadelphia elec-
trio light lineman. received severe
shock while fixing a street light. fell
to the street and died from his injuries
The American troops In the Philip
pines were victorious In another en-
gagement with bandits In Cebu. Five
bandits were killed and seven cap
tured.
Friday. July 90.
Ten-year-old Margaret Mason saved
woman from drowning at Cottage
Beach. Conn.
Kentucky Populists name Wharton
Barker and Ignatius Donnelly forpresi-
dent and vice president.
Adolph Luetsert. the Chicago wife
murderer. was found dead In his cell
in the Joliet penitentiary.
Mrs. William Y. Perot. Of Baltimore,
was arrested as she landed at Liver
pool. charged with abducting her
daughter.
Aeronaut Thayer was killed by a fall
from his balloon at Streator. Ills. yes.
terday. He was to have been married
last night.
President Heureaux. Of Ssnto Do
mingo. was killed by an assassin
Ramon Caceres. at Moca. A revolu-
ton u imminent.
SATURDAY.. July -.
Miss Adaiine Miller fell from Q whee
in front Of Brooklyn trolley car. and
both Of her legs we're cut OF.
During the year ending June 80 las,
the government expended &l.076.0 900 or
Mississippi river Improvements.
While cleaning tannery vat IN
Newark. N. j.. Jacob Choblowsky was
sunocatsd and Frederick Kaiser had &
narrow ESCAPE:
The tovaf.of Caiamba. Philippines
which was captured Thursday. was the
objective point Of General Lawtou
when he ,aeptursd Santa Crux In April
Subscriptipps for the Dewey home
will close 6Af6re the admiral arrives II
New York, and the house will be pur.
chased with the money on hand. what
ever the amount.
Monday, July 81.
There II . great demand for farm
labor In Minnosota's wheat fields.
viii LittlsAeld. who killed three Of
ficers at H0rA Lake. Miss. over q yeal
ago. has been captured at Memphis.
Our peace commissioners At The
Hague conference. Just ended. win un.
stintsd praise from British newspapers
In ten mile swim at Ottawa. Ont.
DR.. Newman. of Chicago. defeated NJ
McGlynn. Of Ottawa. in three and Z
half hours.
As q result Of frequent family quar-.
rels, Austin Stephens killed his father
in-law. Hon. BENJAMIN Finnel. q,
Morning View, Ky.
Three boys were buried In a sand
bank at Cuyahoga Falls. O. Russell
Jones was killed and the others buried
to their necks for hours.
The Nebraska volunteers. who did
the first fighting against Filipinos. ar.
rived at San Francisco and were greet.
ed with intense enthusiasm.
Tuesday, Aug. 1.
Near Petersburg. Ind. yesterday tn,
union and non-union miners engaged
In a desperate battle.
B. z. Alderfer. So years old, died a,
Norristown. Pa. yesterday. He Is the
3Oth victim Of the memorable Exeter
wreck.
A. A. Hansen. who Is after the 100,
mile cycling record at Minneapolis. vii
doubtless succeed. He broke the 60(
mile record by II hours.
It is believed In Perth Amboy thai
Valentine; ;the convict bank cashier. al
so stole $25. 900 from the savings bank
of which he was treasurer.
Harry johnson. . Yale student. who
was working during vacation as Q mo-
torman on q New Haven trolley line
was badly injured in collision.