The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-10-26
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

Harrisburg, oct 2l.-Deputy Super-N
, intendent of Public instruction Stew-A
art Is arranging for the reunion Of thdt
members of the constitutional legls!a-3
ture Of 1875. to be held In this citys
this winter, Many replies to circu-S
lar letter sent out some time ago showsS
that about half of the members Of the :
session of 1875 are dead i
Conncllsvile. Pa. Oct. 2i.-While !
Anthony BousherGer and his son.,
| Anthony. Jr, were drawing a rib Ing
| the Davidson mine of the ii. c. Frick 4
Coke company last evening greats {
piece Of roof coal came down, and both !
miners were crushed to death under the :!
weight Bousberger was about to
years old, and leaves widow and !
SIX children.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. "a. - The.
double frame houses in Pittston town
ship owned by the Butler Coal cppl
pany, and tenanted by mine labores>
were destroyed by fire Sunday night. /.
The inmates were asleep at the time. 4,
and many OF them made their escape
ty jumping from the windows in their,
night clothes. All got out but JOSEPH
Sorro, aged AZ. who perished iu- ahr-
flames.
Shamokin, Pa. Oct. 23.-One hun-
dred and six delegates representing 2o.~
900 United Mine Workers Of NorthuM-
lerland, Schuylkill. Dauphin and. Co.
lumbia counties. met in Mt. Carmel
6 turday night and organized the lower
anthracite region district. Officers for
TIE ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows President. John Fahy, Potts
Vile: vice president. Paul p. Pivar-
aski Mt Carmel; secretary. George
Hartline. Shamokin; treasurer, Wilson
G. Yoder, Shamokin. A resolution WAS
adopted advocating strikes only as the
las. resort.
Dunbar, Pa. Oct. 24.-This section Is.
enveloped In heavy cloud Of snIoke,
caused by the mountain fires which
have been burning along the slope Of
the Laurel Ridge since last Saturday
afternoon. The fire has burned over
miles OF mountain land, extending
from this place to Bear Run. Many
OF the mountain people spent sleep
less night. lest the fire should steal
| upon them and destroy their homes.
Many of the farmers are at work rak--
! Ing the leaves and brush away froali
| their homes and fences. thus hanii-
Gaping the fire.
Plymouth, Pa, Oct. 24.-iestc'''T
afternoon heavy explosion of ga -.
Cured in the nottingham colliCrY Il
| the Lehgh and Wilkesbarre Coal "Jm
| pany here. Five men and boy wcr"
| badly burned. The boy and ttre" O.
| the men may die from their injuries
| The victims are William Hope, door
| boy; Peter LOleod. laborer; George
Romantic, laborer; Adam Jones,
miner; Thomas Davis, miner; Michael
| Dandish, laborer. The four first named
| were the most severely burned. The
force Of the explosion was so great
that 1t hurled the victims In all dt
rections.
| Connellsville, Pa, Oct. 2i-Connells-
| VILE is blinded with the terrific forest
fires which are raging without any In
terruption all along the crest and sides
| of Chestnut Ridge. The situation Is
| really serious, SO extensive and wide
is the area of flames. The air Is 80
laden with the binding blue smoke
| that the citizens Of Connellsville can
| not see across the Youghiogheuy river
| into New Haven. and every house is
| filled with the haze. The fires have
| crept down and are drifting their burn
| ing embers over South ConnellSrillc-
Ahead of the flames may be seen Hooks
of birds. squirrels and other game
Philadelphia, Oct 24.-ImmigraAioh
Inspector Rodgers, OF this city, has re
4 ,.r,- 10, -gl Dntty
derly the case of Maud Annie Marks.
a native of England, who. 1t Is said,
was aided in coming to this country
by the Salvation Army. Soon after her
arrival she was sent out on tho street
to beg for a Christmas dinner, and
through the exposure incident thereto
contracted severe cold, which has
developed into tuberculosis. She has
no relatives in this country, Is desti-
tute, and at her request the tmmigra-
ton authorities will return her to-.
England.
Huntingdon, Pa. Oct. A.-Tha vii
lage of Barree, this county, where, ex-
tensiye railroad improvements are be-
ing made, was the scene Sunday even--
ing OF the second murder within two
months among the Italian colony OF
railroad laborers. On pretense Of go
ing nutting Lorenzi Menicini lured
Cesari Curcici into the woods back Of
the village and there felled him with
q stone. Then taking up a heavier
stone, Weighing 20 pounds, he pounded
Curcici's head into an unrecognizable.
mass. After robbing his victim OF
about $3.50 Menicni fed to the noun
tains, and has not yet been arrested
Curcici leaves family in Italy.
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