The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-15
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday. June :.

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Frederick o. Prince, a Massachusetts,
Democratic leader and thrice mayor Of
Boston. died in that city, aged 81.
Admiral Dewey will accompany
President Mckinley to Chicago on
Oct. 9. g..
In a farewell manifesto to Cubans
General Gomez urges them to Coop
crate with the Americans.
Ex-Consul to Havana Ramon O.
Williams, Just returned from Cuba.
notes the wonderful improvement In
Havana.
Sheriff Hazen was killed while lead
ing his posse after robbers who dyna-
mited a Union Pacific train near Cas-
per. Wyo.y
ThursdRy. June =.
Augustin DAILY. the we'll known play
wright and manager. died In Paris.
aged 61.
Gonzales de Cuba hes been appointed
by General Brooke as Cuban commits
sioner at Washington. Salary, $4,000.
Senator Mason. of the pure food in
vestl"ating committee, declares the
glucose trust has threatened to ruin
him.
An automobile race between NJ
Charron. OF France. and Alexander
Winton, Of Cleveland, from New York
to Chicago. will take place in August.
Friday. June n.
Senator Hanna and family will sail
for France June IA.
| Ten thousand miners are on strike
In the central Pennsylvania coal re-
gion.
Special dispatches from Manila to
London declared that Aguinaldo has
proclaimed himself dictator
During the past three days Nere
have been IS deaths and nearly hun
dred prostrations from heat in and
about New York.
The kidnappers Of baby Marion
Clark--Nurse Bella Anderson and Mr..
and Mrs. Barrow-are now awaiting
trial in New York.
| Saturday, JUNE 10.
A monument to the late Fred Doug
lass. the famous colorea orator. was
unveiled yesterday at Rochester.
General Otis has decided not to enlist
Filipinos as an auxiliary force. for the
reason that they cannot be trusted.
American products are already find
Ing an enlarged market In Cuba. Ha-
wall. Porto Rico and the Philippines.
A. J. Cassatt was elected president
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany to succeed the late Frank Thorn
son.
Jim Jeffries. the 24-ycer old Cali
fornia giant. at Coney Island, defeated
Bob Fitzsimmons for the heavyweight
pugilistic championship.
A freight train on the Norfolk and
Western ran into . washout last night
near Suffolk. Va. Conductor Sewers
and Fireman Poole were killed.
Joe w. Harris shot and instantly
killed n. r. Bennett near Odum, Ca
Both are white. Ten days ago Bennett
10 said to have ,nsulted Harris w1fN
Monday. June 10.
Near 6alix. Ia. . tornado killed three
persons and caused heavy property
damage.
Admiral Dewey arrived at Singapore.
whence he will continue bis homewasN
Journey on June Is.
Mrs. Ray Higgins. who had Just been
married, was shot and killed by one Of
q party Of serenaders at Watongs. o. T.
The survey for the German-Ameri.
can cable, from Baden to Coney Island.
has been completed. 1t will cost S5.-
O06.COO
Sailors OF the cruiser Brooklyn are
perfecting arrangements to celebrate
"Schley day" July 3. Admiral Samp-
son will be invited.
Tuesday. Juno 10.
A party Of children from Jersey City
spent the night In Q sailboat. which
was becalmed in New York bay.
A colored man who attacked Mrs.
Roberts at Stratford. Conn. has been
captured and put in the village lookup.
A desperate struggle took place in an
ambulance. between a lunatic and two
surgeons OF Bellevue hospital. New
York.
Brigadier General Charles King was
lovercome by exhaustion while making
a speech at Tacoma. His condition Ia
not serious.
fortified his property with cannon and
dynamite bombs against invasion By a
trolley company.
The federal grand Jury at Juneau,
Alaska. in It's presentment. accused the
general agent Of education OF wasting
the school fund In needless tsunts, and
establishing schools where they are
mot required,