The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-01-25
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday, Jan. ~.

hSiO . "a Q OoS Suutho anu lVO hmCIl~
ems in Cuba's postal service.
The national senate ratified the Sa-
moan treaty without division.
President Logan. of the New York
Bar association, advocates limitation
Of inheritances to Sl0.000.000.
The senate committee on interoceanic
canals agreed unanimously to report
a bill for the construction of the Mica
ragua canal.
At Frankfort, KY, in feud began
Turing the Spanish war, cX-Congress-
man David G. Cclson killed Lieuten-
ant Etheibert Scott, Charles Julian and
Luther Demaree, the latter two acci-
dentally.
Thursday, Jan. Is.
; Kentucky legislature elected J. C.
S. Blackburn United States senator.
( Chicago's big drainage canal has
been opened. and st. Louis brings suit
to prevent sewage entering Desplaines
river.
The senate confirmed Robert NJ. Nc
Wade, of PHILADELPHIA, fer consul to
Hong Kong, succeeding DR.. Edwin S.
Bedloe.
Captain Sigsbee has been formally
detached from the command of tie
Texas and assigned to the head Of the
naval intelligence bureau.
The Virginia house Of delegates
passed the Jim Crow car bill, a
measure requiring separate cars for
whites end blacks on railways.
Mrs. M. j. Patterson, the ory child
Of Andrew Johnson, is critically i'll at
her home in Greenville, Tenn. and not
expected to live. She is over so.
Friday, Jun. 10.
! Boquests made to priests for saying
masses for the repose of the soul are
liable to a legacy tax.
Masked robbers murdereda bartender
In Leadville, Colo, saloon, because
he would not throw up his hands.
Tidal waves, higher than have been
known for long time, have swept
the coast Of Chile, doing considerable
damage.
In New York storage warehouse
: five men fell 140 feet with an elevator
Michael Mclean and Patrick Ledely
! young men, were killed.
The YaQui Indians of Sonora, Mex
leo. say they will not molest Ameri-
cans In that state since they appreci-
ate the Indians struggle for independ-
ence.
Saturday, jan. 20.
Canon Henry Twells, a well known
writer OF hymns, is dead in London.
Plans are under way for the con-
struction Of 300 miles Of trolley lines
in Hawaii.
The bubonic plague was introduced
into Honolulu by means Of merchan-
disc from the Orient.
John Mitchell and w. c. Pierce were
reelected president and secretary
treasurer Of the Mine Workers union
Martin Bergen, catcher of the Bos-
ton baseball club, while insane, killed
his wife. two, children and himself at
Brookline. Mass. s.
A baby born In Brltimors last Mon.
day, the corbne.'s JUICY, says, WAS 1urn.
cd and stratgied to death. The moth.
er. Mary Borderley. will be arraigned
The John w. Gates, the first 500.
foot steamer built on the great lakes
was launched at he yards Of the Amer.
lean Ship Building company. at 10.
rain, o.
| Monday, Jan. ~.
Richard D. Blackmore. the English
novelist, died at Teeddington, England
aged rs. d.
Lorenzo .Borgomast and Baptists
Rodeschi. stone cutters, were asphyxi.
ated in New FORK. having gone to bee
intoxicated.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon. author ol
"In His Steps," will run the Topeka
(Kan.) Capital as a Christian daily
paper the week beginning March IL.
Charles L. 'Foote. formerly post
master and city treasurer Of Fal
River, Mass, who is alleged to have
embezzled $1,000 four years ago, was
arrested at Chicago.
Mrs. Annie Ellsworth Smith, widow
Of the founder of the Century com.
pany, died in New York. aged 73
When a girl Of II she sent the first
telegram from Washington to Balti
more.
A Sunday fight between Italians In
| IL NcW lOIh tcHcucut ulSlTlCl ToSullcI
in the death of Antonio and Caspal
Colletti and David Salvatore. Vincenzc
Spilleti and 17-year-old son Frank, the
alleged murderers, are In Jail.
| Tuesday, Jan. Is.
| Eleven men were entombed and one
killed by the caving in of a tunnel ir
Los Angeles.
1t is reported in. Copenhagen thai
the Danish West Indies are to be final.
ly ceded to the United States.
The Chinese government has &C.
quiesced In French demands for ter.
ritory at Kwang Chan Wan bay af,eI
two more Chinese defeats.
The British royal commission ap.
pointed to inquire into the cause Of
railway accidents recommends the
compulsory use Of automatic couplings
Though living in poverty alone
Mrs. Margaret Harold, who was burn.
ed to death in Philadelphia on Satur.
day, had amassed q considerable for.
| tune.
The United States government ID
threatened with a grave situation In
Cuba unless 1t speedily replaces the