The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-09
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

Scranton. Pa. Feb. 4.-rhe Right
Rev. william O'Hara, the venerable
bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese
Of Scranton, died last night after .
lingering illness. He was 81 years old:
Lebanon, Pa. Feb. 6.-Dr Samuel
Weiss, the anti-Quay candidate for the
seat in the senate vacated by General
Goblin. has received majority Of from
1900 to $500 over DR.. d. p. Gerberich.
the Quay candidate. in q total vote Of
about 5000.
Johnstown. Pa. Feb. 7.-It was an
vance in wages had been ordered for
the employees at the Cambria Iron COM
pany's works. The increase amounts
to 10 per cent. and took effect Feb. !.
It Is a voluntary advance, and benefits
every one Of the 5000 men employed at
the works.
Pittsburg. Feb. "A two horse wa
Gon loaded with furniture. and on
which six persons. five men and a
young woman. were riding. was struck
yesterday by a fast Baltimore and Ohio
freight train at the crossing at River
ton Station. just above McKeesport.
Four Of the men were killed outright
and the other man and the young wo-
man were SO badly injured that they
died q few hours later. The dead are
Hudson Elder, Vest Wilson. George
Dawson, Sylvester Wilson and Mrs.
Richard Shaughnessy. The sixth VIC
tim is a one legged man, whose name
Is unknown.
Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-The most dis
astrous fire that has occurred in this
city since Jan. 26. 1897, when $4,000, 900
worth Of property was destroyed in the
block bounded by Market, Juniper. Fill
bert, Thirteenth street, broke out yes
terday at the northwest corner Of
Thirteenth and Hamilton streets, and
spread north. south and west until two
thirds Of the block bounded by Button
wood, Thirteenth. Broad. and Noble
streets was a smoking expanse Of ruins.
When. after a four hours battle. the
fire was under control. 1t was esti-
mated that the losses would reach not
less than $750.oo0.
Pittsburg, Feb. "A terrible gas ex-
piosion occurred on Sycamore street.
Etna. yesterday, completely demolish-
ing the brick residence Of Joseph
Ackerman. There Is nothing left Of the
building. which was blown to atoms.
One woman was killed and five per-
sons injured. The dead woman 10 Mrs.
Weaver. The injured are: Joseph
Ackerman, probably both legs broken:
Mrs. Joseph Ackerman, injured inter-
nally and bruised; two young women.
daughters of the Ackermans. SO badly
crushed that one may die. The ex-
plosion was caused by a gas leak In
the cellar. Ackehman was called from
his saloon across the street to inves-
tigate. He went into the cellar, lighted
q match. and the explosion followed.
Philadelphia. Feb. 4.-Mayor War
wick yesterday signed the ordinance
authorizing a temporary loan Of $780,
900 for the erection Of buildings for the
Philadelphia Museums exposition OF
manufactured goods Of the United
States, to be held in this city next fall.
This will enable the exposition man.
agement to comply with the conditions
attached to the congressional appro.
priation, sanctioning and aiding the
exposition. The congressional appro.
priation provides that the 5000. 900 ap-
propriated shall not be available until
an equal sum shall have been raised
for the purposes Of the exposition from
other sources. This Is now practically
secured. The state OF Pennsylvania
has given $50 900 and the balance is be-
ing raised by subscriptions.
Harrisburg, Feb. 4.-The managers
Of Senator Quay's canvass for re-elec-
ton last night gave out an affidavit
signed by w. 4. Leininger a Philadel-
phia detective. charging certain per-
sons interested in the candidacy Of DR..
Weiss. the anti-Quay candidate for
senator in Lebanon county with fur
nishing money and whiskey to voters.
Leininger alleges that he was paid SIS
BY George Woower, OF Lebanon. with
the Instructions to use the money
among the voters. and that Woomer
admitted to the affiant that he had
furnished money and whisky to po-
Ntical workers to influence voters in
favor of DR.. Weiss. The Quay man
ayers also furnished an affidavit from
James Graham. of Lebanon, who al
leges that B. Strauss. of Philadelphia,
offered him $3.50 to use his influence for