The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-29
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday. March Fl.

VI ltAdS.
Nearly 5000 people are being en-
ployed on public works in India's fam
inc stricken districts.
George Finch, a Chicago laborer,
, was shot dead by his l6-year-old wife
while assaulting the boys mother.
The British government has notified
the Beers that compensation will be
demanded for wanton destruction of
British property.
Maggie Riley, aged IL, died In a
Philadelphia hospital from burns re-
ceived by the explosion OF coal oil
which she used in kindling the fire.
Twenty-four peasants were drowned
yesterday by the capsizing Of boat in
which they were crossing the Danube
river from Kaloosa to Pays, Hungary,
during a gale.
Thursdny, March %.
A freight elevator in Chicago fell
three stories, seriously injuring 30
printers.
The Democrats of Alaska have call
ed a convention for May 25 to name
delegates to the national convention.
A locomotive jumped the track at
Altoona, Pa, killing Engineer Kauff-
man and seriously injuring Fireman
Shuman.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs will investigate ex-Consul Ma
crum's charges that the British censor
at Durham opened his official mail
j. Il. Allen, Chicagoan, has pur-
chased 100000 admission tickets to
the Paris exposition, paying half the
regular price. He expects to clear
100000
Friday, March 23.
A bill in the French chamber will
abolish public executions by the gull
lotine.
On Wooster's plantation, Houston
county, ex., four children of John
Borden VI Ire burned to death in their
home.
The Listowel, Ont gas works were
wrecked by an explosion which occur
red at midnight. The night watchman
was killed.
The rebellion which recently broke
out in the province of Entire Rios, Ar
gentina, has collapsed and the rebels
have surrendred their arms.
Crown Princess Stephanie of Aus
tria and Count Lonyai were married in
Vienna yesterday. BY marrying a
Hungarian nobleman the princess re-
nounces her rights as an archduchess.
Saturday, March -.
The New Jersey legislature adjourn
ed sine die shortly after midnight.
Exploding boiler in a sawmil near
Muncie, Ind, killed three men and
wounded four others, one fatally.
Incendiarism continues in Barba-
dos. There were nine plantation fires
during the week ended March II.
Near Media, Kan, Frank Garmont, a
wealthy farmer, killed his wife with a
neck yoke because she refused to live
with him.
Reuben Griggs (colored), 16 years
old. hanged at Cumberland, Va, for as
saulting q 7-year-old girl. had to be
carried to the scaffold.
Exploding collodium in a photo
graphic supply house in Philadelphia
wrecked the building, killed Herman
Wise and Charles Warren and injured
four others.
Ex-Alderman William Lyman, of
Chicago, was shot last night during a
political quarrel by ex-State Senator
John F. O'Malley, who was arrested.
Lyman is said to be seriously wounded.
Monday, March 20.
Amos Rusie has signed contract to
pitch for the New York baseball club
this year.
Richard Croker, the Tammany lead
er, will return to New York from Eng
land early next month.
J. b. Schwetzer, a young artist at
Reno, New, has fallen heir to $500 ,OOG,
left by an uncle in India.
III health caused DR.. William Yau-
die, state quarantine officer, to blow
out his brains at Ell Paso, Tex.
DR.. William A. Bisnau, who went
with Miss Harriet A. Clogg, the al
legged Baltimore swindler, to Europe,
was discharged from custody at New
York.
Cashier Frederick ]. Filbert, OF Pat
tons bank, Palatine, Ills, who was at
tackled with hammer by DIR. w. l..
Lewis, morphine fiend on Sept. 20, is
dead Of his wounds.
Tuesday, March ~.
Brazil Is making elaborate prepara-
tions to celebrate, on May 3 to 6, the
discovery OF Brazil in 1900.
Assaulted by unionists, Henry Hes
sci, a non-union Chicago bookbinder,
shot John Jenson in the arm.
Great Britain will give 276 army
commissions to the colonies and SO to
Lord Roberts for distribution to the
forces in the field
Walter Deucher, secretary to the
Swiss legation in Washington, has
been transferred to the post of secre-
tary of the legation at Rome.
Three stone masons lost their lives
while at work on the new Jail in
Bavaria. Seventeen were
severely injured.
Secretary Long has returned to
from Boston. where he de-
livered an address last week.
Charles Scott, after furiously as
his wife and her mother with
D chisel at Owosso, Mich, shot him
self dead. Mrs. Scott may die.