The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-23
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday, Feb. is.

The Louisiana bayous are frozen over
for the first time since the civil war.
The Car!ists In Spain vigorously op-
pose ratifying the peace treaty.
Charles Sommers. Philadelphia's old
est letter carrier, was frozen to death
while on his way to work. aged 81.
The governments Of the United States
and Mexico have agreed upon new
extradition treaty. which is retroactive.
Count Tolstoi the Russian philoso-
pher. declares the cars disarmament
scheme as only worthy of contempt
and derision."
Playing poker in a shanty near Moss
Grove. Pa. Juan Ferrio accidentally
exploded keg Of powder. The shant,
was destroyed and the players blown
In all directions. but none We're killed
Thursday, Feb. 10.
Thirty persons froze to death In West
Virginia during the blizzard.
President zelaya. OF Nicaragua. issues
decree declaring the republic in a
state of siege.
Claims amounting to sl23,342 have
been filed on account OF the destruc-
tion of the Maine.
Agoncillo, the Filipino envoy, now in
Montreal, declares the Filipinos will
never yield to the Americans.
Fire at the Brooklyn navy yard de-
stroyed machine shop No. % and caus-
ed loss to the government OF over
10000
American troops at Iloilo drove the
. .l.-Iz q L..
occupied the town. only four Ameri-
cans being wounded.
The Americans at Havana Commcm-
GRATED the anniversary Of the destruc-
ton Of the Maine by decorating tn,
wreck and the graves of her heroes.
Friday, Feb. IL.
\ French senate comm .ttee voted
five to four In favor OF giving DreyfLs
a new trial.
NJ. Felix Faure. president of the
French republic, died suddenly OF ap-
oplexy in Paris last night.
+. T.. Taft. Of Newburyport died a.
the Home Market clubs banquet t.
President Mckinley in Boston.
John Hill, a rescued passenger OF the
Bulgaria, now at Ponta Delgada, be-
lieves the vessel sunk on the night OF
Feb. g.
The navy department failed In its ef.
forts to secure bids within the appro-
priations for the proposed buildings at
Annapolis
Clarence Gross and Joseph Hill. col
ored drivers OF Washington, were killed
by the collapsing roof OF the livery
stable where they were employed.
BY a constitutional objection the $50.
100000 appropriation for Spain was
knocked out OF the sundry civil bill In
the house. A special bill will now be
necessary.
saturday. Feb. IL.
The naval personnel bill has now
passed both branches Of congress.
The British parliament will be asked
to vote $4,000 to General Lord Kitch.
ener.
Our government has instructed Ad-
miral Dewey to seize every island in
the Philippines.
The commission investigating Gen.
eral Miles 'embalmed beef" charges
have begun their work at Washington
President Mckinley today returned
to Washington from Boston, where he
spoke at the banquet Of the Home Mar
ket club.
Cracksmen at Oberlin. O.. connected
| a drill machine with the railway elec-
trio wire In front OF a bank. drilled
| open the safe. but got nothing for their
pains. They opened the wrong safe.
Monday, Feb. go.
Senatorial deadlocks continue in Penn
sylvania. Delaware. Nebraska. Utah and
California.
The recent cold snap in Nebraska has
caused a total failure OF the wheat croT
in some sections.
Agoncillo, the Philippines agent, has
left Montreal for Europe, where he will
appeal to the governments.
The war department issues an argu
ment in favor OF the Hull army bill AZ
against the Cockrell measure.
Relatives of Frank Pears. the Pitts
burger executed in Honduras by order
of military commandantc, ask Prcsi.
dent Mckinley to demand satisfaction
Miller. the cycling champion, won the
six day race ut San Francisco. covering
2,l92 miles. Six others beat the pre-.
vious record.
Mrs. Charles Fahrenkamp, her two
little children and Sarah Butler were
asphyxated by illuminating gas at the