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

ITEMS OF STATE NEWS
Wilkesbarrc. Pa. Jan. 2S.-A naked
lamp caused heavy explosion g.. ras
In the Parrish mine of the fam Sh
Coal company. ID. J. Reese, mi' hr.
James Davis. laborer and Wi.i1m
Young, driver boy, were badly burned.
Reese. who Is an eX-membcr of the leg
islature, is in Il serious condition.
Altoona, Jan. 29.-Scrgeant Peters
and Lieutenant Hetrick made two i'm
portant arrests today in the persons or
/ Dave Allison and Ed I.oudOn. Of Phil
! adelphia. Last night the two men, II
! Is alleged, robbed a hardware store in
! Mifiln. They were caught on street
car this evening with $500 worth Of The
stolen goods in their possession.
Norristown, Jan. 29-Grover C'evo-
! land White, a 10-year-old son of Will
lam White. who lives near Bridgeport.
was killed on the Trenton cutoff rail-
road, Upper Merton township, this
evening. Young Whites home Is with
in a few feet of the railroad, ard the
boy attempted to jump on a pRSSinc
freight train when he fell under the
cars and had his head crushed.
Hazeton, Pa, Jan. 3l.-In attempting
to get away fran a blast set IF yes
terday afternoon at the MilnesviIl.
strippings Anthonv Reilly. former
member of council, member of tine
board OF trustees OF the Miners' hos
pital and a prominent Democratic poll
tician in lower Luzerne county, was
hp nf
ing injuries which caused his death an
hour later.
Lancaster Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Dougherty, aged 80 years. the Oldest
woman in Lancaster county, died to-
day at her in Florin. She was born In
! this county. Thirty years ago she
went to Ashland. o., to live with her
son, remaining there until a year 80.
when she returned to her native mace
to end her days. She was remark
able woman and attended to l-h;
household duties until a few d~yS 20.
Harrisburg, Jan. 3l.-These gubarna-
toral appointments were yester 'ty
sent to the senate and laid upon .hc
table: Dr. John V. Shoemaker of Phil
adephia, to be surgeon general of tho
Thomas Potter. Jr., OF Phladelphil. to,
be quartermaster general Of the Ma
tional Guard: Edwin II. Robbins 'f
| Greensburg, to he commissary general
of the National Guard; Rev. DR.. George.
T.. Reed of Carlisle, to be state librar-
ian.
Chester. Pa, Jan. 31.-Sixty-seveu
cadets OF the Pennsylvania Military
academy were poisoned yesterday, pre-
sumably from eating turkey. III rapid
succession one after another g,Ls
stricken, and several Of the children OF
Colonel Hyatt the academy's PRINCIPAL.
were also taken III. Physicians were
called in. and the condition of the
sick gradually improved until all were
out of danger The doctors made IN
investigation OF the food, and dec, d
that the turkeys had caused the trouble.
They are believed to have been cold
storage birds.
Carlisle, Jan. 29.--'The succession to-
the seat Of the late Harry Manning in
the Legislature continues Il speculation
among the politicians of Cumberland
county. The Democrats will probably
place in nomination Edward Mann!ng
of MELVILLE a son of the deceased
member, but the Republicans have az.
yet determined upon no candidate
Frank c. Bosler OF Carlisle. Alfred
Felght Of New Cumberland and Hon.
Fillmore Maust, prominent Republican
workers, are spoken of for the place,
but none of them has as yet announced
his candidacy officially.
Pottsvile. jan 2S.-Misses Sallie We'll
Ter and Sallie Sherry. who are employees
in knitting mill at this place. are ly-
ing critically i'll from the effects OF
! inhaling gasoline fumes. The mill is;
run by naphtha engine and some 81
hands are employed at the plant. The.
gas escaped from a leak In the nipc
conducting the naphtha to the engine
The entire force of employees, after in
haling the gas for several hours, grew
so sick that they had to stop work.
Many of them tainted on reaching the
open air. Misses Weller and Sher-y
fell unconscious to the pavement while.
en- route for home.
York, Jan. 2S.-Chief of Police White,
of this city. today received n message
from Boston. announcing the surrcn--
der there Of exConstble Charles sem
Of York. Still has been a fugitive from
justice since 1895. Two years ago lie
was arrested at London, England but
efforts to brA; him to York failed
Still was convicted Of administering
stupefying drugs with felonlous In.
tent and receiving stolen money. The
county commissioners at the time re-
fused to advance money 10 cover the
expenses of his return on lesal grounds.
bill was then introduced in the legis-
lature authorizing the county COM
missioners to advance money for bring
Ing back the fugitive from justice, but
failed Of passage. and the London au--
thorities were instructed to release
Still. Until today his whereabouts
were unknown. His return Is attrib-
uted to III health, caused by the use
Of opiates. to which he was addicted