The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-15
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday, March z.

/ LOTu IduHCelOte, lNe bTltlSH dT'-
bassador, will remain at Washington
until further notice.
Commander-in-Chief Shaw, of the
Grand Army, is being cordially greeted
by Confederates on his southern tour.
| Il. r. Hit was renominated Tor con-
gross by acclamation at the Republican
congressional convention az Freeport.
Ills.
! Yesterday. at washington, the Law
! ton testimonial fund S9S,i32 OF, W.
turned over to the widow OF the brave
general.
! After hearing Harl"n Whit, 'o,
was held for trial on a ch2r"o of n
dering William Guphel. Dcnocr.,,
governor, at Frankfort, Ky.
Thwrsdny. Nnrc', \.
Smallpox in Hird5 county, ..is5.,
makes the death rate IS per cent.
A Providence Or. IL dispatch go
rounces the loss Of the schooner VIII
lam p. 4'cod and her crew Of O.,
j&meS and Amos Pierce were ila...-
ed at Media, Pa, for the murder g.
George b. Tyre. They VIII lie tr.cd in
June.
riage of the japanese prince imperial
will entail an expenditure of nearly
100000 yen.
Fire destroyed Shoncmans big de-
partment store In Philadelphia and
spread to adjoining buildings. The loss
is nearly $l,OOOO0O
Fridny. March ..
David w. Reeves. The VOL known
bandmaStcr, died in Providence yes
terday, aged -.
General l.awton's fortune at the time
Of his death was accumulated HImy pay
due amounting to about $1,000.
The VIII of Charles l.. Davis Calvin
Joslin. the actor manager. filed for
probate in pittsuurg, disposes of $l5O,-
0O0
The f;mous Theater Francois, in
Paris, was destroyed by fire Mile.
Henriot, a beautiful young actress, per-
ished.
Fire Yesterday at Lead S. d., de-
stroyed 40 wooden buildings and caused
$500, 900 loss stone and brick will re-
place the burned buildings.
saturday. March 10.
Sixteen miners were killed by mine
explosion at Besseges, France.
Hon. +. J. Phelps, ex-minir'er to
England, died in New Haven yeG Crda p.
Puddlers at Youngstown o., ave ~
get an advance to Sc a ton. the hisla1t
wages paid since 1880.
The Social Democrats convention a
indianapolis nominated Eugene V
Debs for president and Job Hartman
for vice president.
Oliver Payson Hubbard, LII. D., late
professor Of chemistry and geology at
Dartmouth college, died at his home
in New York yesterday.
The journeymen plumbers of New
port News, Va, have won the strike
inaugurated Wednesday, the employers
conceding them a nine hour workday
at SO a day.
Monday, March IL.
Captain Joseph w. Gelway, U. S. A.,
retired. died in New York yesterday,
aged 63 years.
In n speech in New York Governor
Roosevelt declared he would never be
a presidential candidate.
For aiding a Pekin syndicate to get
Chinese railway concession. WI
Shih-Chiu goes to prison for life.
An explosion in the Red Ash mine
at Fire Creek w. Va, Tuesday of last
week, resulted in the death of so men.
Senator Allen calls attention to the
fact that there are now 800 employees OF
the senate. drawing aggregate salaries
Of $5l0,0
of hn
Fifth Kansas district. one of the found
ers Of the Populist party, has become
totally blind.
1t Is proposed to impose heavy dis
eliminating tax upon the shipping of
any country that unjustly disCrim-
mates against American products
Inhalation of Illuminating gas killed
William l.. Cochrane, "a years old, in
New York. He was son of ex-Judge
Cochrane, of the Virginia supreme
court.
Six weeks in New York's Tenderloin
made Robert j. Graham, of Toronto
Canada, surrender himself to the met
rolitan police and confess to the embez-
element of 50, 600 from l.. Coffee a. Co.,
grain dealers in Toronto.
Tuesdny, March II.
The will of the late Archbishop Hen
messy, of Dubuque, Ia, disposes of ST.
100000.
A Maryland legislative committee
will investigate charges of bribery by
Mayor Hayes, of Baltimore.
The rising of Illinois rivers is de-
stroying much property and driving
many people from their homes.
In Scott county Ark. jealous CO.
year-old Zeb Leonard killed his 81
year-old wife and their 4-year-old son
and then killed himself.
Miss Edith Morton, eldest daughter
of ex-Vice President Levi p. Morton.
is to marry William c. Eustis, son of
the late chief justice Of Louisiana.
Mrs. Samuel Hunsberger, aged so,
and Mrs. Frank Savage, q, were run
over and killed while driving across
the railroad track at Pottstown, Pa.
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