The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-08-23
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Wednesday, Aug. ID

publican campaign at Asbury Park, N.
J., on Tuesday next.
Senator Mason, Of Illinois. who has
returned from Alaska. announces that
he win support Mckinley.
Coils p. Huntington, multi-million-
aire and railway magnate, died sud-
denly in the Adirondacks.
The Republicans in the Fourth
Maryland congressional district nomi-
mated Charles r. Schrim, of Baltimore
Jacob Matthias, aged 73 years, q
prominent merchant OF Northumber-
land, Pa, while gathering pears, slip.
ped and fell to the ground and was
killed instantly.
Thursday, Aug. 10.
In Paris 35 persons were injured by
an electric car colliding with a horse
car.
Gen. Macarthur cables that there
are 5,129 sick soldiers in the Philip
pines.
Ex-Congressman Henry G. Burleigh,
Of New York, died last night at White
hall, n. Y.
SHlel JuStlCe Ilthls W. uiCCh, VA
Pennsylvania. died suddenly at At
lantic City.
Ex-senator John J. ingalls, died at Las
Vegas, New Mexico, where he had been
for his health.
The steamship Bermuda, OF filibuster
fame, was sunk at her wharf in Phila-
delphia by an explosion.
Another first class battleship Is
about TO he added to our navy. 1t Is
the Wisconsin, building at the Union
Iron workers. San Francisco.
Friday, Aug. II.
Herr Krupp will begin practice Aug.
% with cannon shooting IA miles.
Anti-Imperialsts, in convention in
Indianapolis, endorsed William J.
Bryan for president.
The American Window Glass COM
pany yesterday declared a 3R per cent
dividend on its s4,000,O00 of preferred
stock.
Forest fires are burning east Of
eouthfork. Colo. The fires have al
ready travelled 35 miles and the dam
age will run into the millions Of dol
lars.
The Peoples party Pennsylvania
state convention met at Erie yesterday
and nominated Robert Brigham and
George Main for congressmen-at -at-large.
d. o. Coughlin for auditor general.
M. X. McMullin, broker, who is a.
director in the Philadelphia company
and prominent in the organization OF
the Union Traction company, yester-
day purchased the West End Traction
company, Of Pittsburg, outright for
cash price Of nearly $4,5O0,O0O.
Saturday, Aug. IL.
John Fl. Bateman. editor of The State
Sentinel, Dover, Del, died at his resi-
dence, aged 70 years.
Henry Brown, Of Steelton. Pa, fell
from an electric crane at the Pennsyl-
vania steel works yesterday and was
instantly killed.
Mrs. Botkin VINO was convicted In
California for the poisoning Of Mrs.
Dunning and Mrs. Deane, Of Dover,
Del, has been granted new trial.
The big battle between Fitzsimmons
and Sharkey at Coney Island will be
decided on Saturday night, Aug. 25, in
stead of Friday, Aug. "a, as was origin
ally intended.
Monday. Aug. 20.
The population Of greater New York
Is 3,437,2O2.
The Prussian government is issuing
orders for $50 locomotives.
The shah Of Persia spent s1,600,O00
in purchases while in Paris.
The Paris consulate is overrun with
stranded Americans desirous Of get
ting back home.
Lord Roberts has warned all Beers
who break their oathS OF neutrality
that they will be shot.
Actor Robert Mantell has married
Marie Booth Russell, his leading lady.
This is his third venture.
James w. McKenna, Of Elizabeth,
sulting from mosquito bites.
William J. Bryan will be officially
notified Of his nomination by the Pop
ulists on Aug. % at Topeka, Kan.
Tuesday, Aug. Il.
Thirty planning mills in Chicago Will
60 into s4,000.000 combination this
week
Yesterday was the eleventh day Of
100 degree weather at Abilene, Kan,
and the temperature rose to us with
hot winds.
Sol Bloom. music publisher, has
sued the Union restaurant for $50, 90
for refusing to serve him while clad in
shirtwaist.
Boaz, a small town in Marshall
county, Alabama, was destroyed by
FIRE yesterday. Every business house
was swept away.
Senator William M. Stewart, Of Ne
vada, called at Republican headquart-
ers in New York yesterday and said he
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