The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-02
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

return to work at the old rate pending
arbitration. The vote was l5S to 95
against An attempt to make the vote
unanimous failed.
Lock Haven, Pa, Oct. S0.-Rains
Saturday night eXtinguished the noun
tain fires which have been burning
furiously for over q week. Much of tho
land burned over contained scrub tim
ber. The only valuable timber de-
stroyed in this county was on tract
of 200 acres near Loganton, entail
ing a heavy loss.
Pittsburg, Oct. S1.-A syndicate OF
New York capitalists has purchased
sc, 900 acres of coal land in Westmore-
land county. The money value of the
territory Is not made public, but ii is
known that Real Estate Agent Cope
land and his local syndicate received
from the eastern people considerably
more than S1,00O,OOO.
Dubois, Pa. Oct. 3l.-The miners OF
the Dagus mines of the Northwestern
Mining and Exchange company held
meetings yesterday and decided To re-
turn to work. With the Dagus men at
work all mines in the Toby valley re-
gion will be in operation, after strike
continuing more than month. The
miners of the TiOga region are e&-
pected to resume work AT an early date.
Wilkcsbarre. Pa. Oct. 3l.-William
Gordon aged 40. a we'll known resident
OF Pittstou died yesterday from in
juries received in a fight Saturday
night He entered CorcOran Brothers
saloon and got into IA quarrel with the
bartender. He was put out of the
place, and when he got into the street
was knocked down. His head struck
the asphalt pavement and his skull
was fractured.
Philadelphia, Oct. 30.-The trianru-
lar block bounded by Canal and :, 'OHG
streets and Germantown avenue was
almost entirely destroyed by iiIy yes
terday, cntailing a loss of over 5 80 OOO,
on which there is partial insurance.
The fire is supposed to have originated
In the warehouse of Wundrrlich
Brothers, at Nos. l79 and ISL Canal
street Twelve horses belonging to
Wunderlich Brothers were burned to
Pittsburg Oct. 2S.-The Commercial
| Gazette says the Pennsylvania Com
pany and the New York Central Rail
| road company have just placed orders
for coal and freight cars to the number
OF 1900. the aggregate cost of which
WI aggregate about $l2,000000. Both
ctI.panies endeavored to get steel cars
| 4 ,S their orders could not be filed
within year they were compelled to
take wooden cars with steel equip
ments.
SusCuehanna, Pa. Oct. 2S.-Two
farmers, Patrick ORourke and Michael
Creegan OF Windsor township, Broome
county, New York. met death suddenly
| Thursday night ut Windsor Crossing.
on the Erie railroad. six miles from
| Susquehanna. They were on the cross
| ing when their wagon was struck by
| a train. Both men were instantly kill
| ed. The horses were also killed and
the wagon wrecked. Both men leave
large families.
Irwin, Pa, Oct 30-Hahntown. Ir
wins suburban mining village. was the
scene of bloody riot yesterday at
| ternoon. The Hungarians were hold
| ing the usual pay day celebration, and
| had gathered in big boarding house.
| About O'Clock fight was started,
| and all sorts of weapons were brought
into use Mrs. Mike Bailicand had hcs
skull fractured and two fingers chew
ed Off. while her husband is in a serI-
GUS condition from Il fractured skull
Three arrests were made.
Philadelphia, Oct. 3O-Fcr the trst
time in the history of the Schlt,All
| arsenal in this city there is To Ue q
suspension in the work OF making anu
forms for the United States armv It
| is understood that the official order for
the suspension OF work was lercNcd
by the commandant Of the arsenal q
week ago from Washington. and thar
the notice to the employees Will he
posted this week. The effect of the
order will be felt by many widows OF
soldiers In this city, as it means the
laying off of over 800 women work
| ers.
| Pittsburg, Oct 3l.-Ten men, two
of whom will die, were burned at the
| Carnegie steel works at Duquesne yes
terday. The fatally burned are Robert
Baxter and Thorval Nelson. The mer
were working in a pit engaged in
making connection for a meter fOr
the new gas house being erected. l.
| seems that the main had sprung .
| leak, and when the yard engine pass
| ed, hauling a train of hot ingots, the
gas was ignited and a terrific explo-
sion followed. completely shattorinr
the old gas house and hurling the
workmen in every direction.
| Nanticoke, Pa, Oct. 27.-An attempt
/ was made yesterday to resume work
at the collieries of the Susquehanna
Coal company, which havo been idle
three months. owing to a strike, but
| without success. Not enough of the
striking miners applied for work t.
warrant the company in keeping the
collieries in operation. The company
officials say they will close down ali
the mines until such time as the men
are ready to resume work. The com
pany has 1000 men and boys on its.
payrolls. Business of all kinds is par