The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-01
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
"Wednesday, July "a.

West virginia miners.
Contracts were let yesterday for the
new road which gives the Wabash a
Pittsburg entrance.
Russias wheat crop is reported al
over there.
Sarah Knapp. rs. and William
White. So elopcd from the Bing.
hamton. New York. almshousc yester-
day
The sixteenth annual convention of
the brotherhood of St. Andrew. an
organization Of the Episcopal Church,
will be held in Detroit beginning to
day.
Thursday, July 25.
w. Morgan Shuster left Washington,
D. c., yesterday for the Philippines.
with a revised copy of the tariff
Edgar w Abbott professor OF lam
guagcs at Butler University, Indiana,
was drowned while bathing yesterday.
Secretary Root is at his summer res
idence. Southampton l.. l., for three
weeks vacation.
into session at New York yesterday to
investigate the affairs OF the Seventh
National bank.
Joseph X. Hixson. general eastern
agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroad. died at his home in
Elizabeth, n. J.. yesterday. aged 60.
Abdul llamid's beautiful enemy,
Princess Haree llanem, wife Of Ali
Nouri Bey. consul general for Turkey
in Rotterdam, has escaped from Con
stantinople.
Friday, July 26.
Andrew Carnegie has presented tho
city of Winnipeg with 100000 for a
free public library which has been
accepted by the city council.
w. +, Samuelson. OF Provo, Utah,
broke the worlds unpaced mile bicycle
record last night. riding the distance
in 153 2.5.
Superintendent Of Philadelphia's
Mint Henry X. Boyer is seriously Ill
of typhoid fever at his country home
in Lower Providence. Montgomery
county.
Operations have been begun on the
proposed ship canal between st. Pc
tersburg and the White Sea.
The Colburn family offer reward
OF $500 for the finding of Mr.. Col
burns body.
Earl Spencer, chancellor of the Vic
toria University, yesterday severely
criticised DR.. Koch's theory to the ef-
feet that human beings were immune
from contagion from tuberculous cat-
tie.
Saturday, Juty 27.
Knights Tsmplers will ask Prest
dent Mckinley to visit their encamp
msEt next month at Louisville.
Minister WI Ting Fang says he has
no knowledge OF the fact that his coun-
try intends to recall him.
Signor francesca Crisp, who has
been dangerously Ill for several days
seems to be weakening gradually.
voorhees,, a pitcher for the Atlantic
City baseball club, was left 100000 by
the death OF an aunt.
Governor Stone has reappointed DR.,
J. l.. Forwood Of Chester, a member
Of the state quarantine board.
Mayor Ashbridge has returned to
Philadelphia. after a twoweeks' Va
cation, during which his whereabouts
were unknown even to the newspa-
pers.
Monday, July 2s.
There we're nine deaths from the
heat in Cincinnati yesterday. while
Louisville had three.
Surrounded by brilliant cortege
and in the presence OF the diplomatic
corps, President Romano opened the
Peruvian congress yesterday.
The Denver National Live Stock As
sociation has issued a warning against
hasty acceptance OF the Koch tubercu.
losis theory.
Pressed glassware factories OF the
American Flint Glass Manufacturers
Association started up today, giving
work to 10000 men.
High telephone rates In Chicago, ILL.,,
has caused court proceedings against
the Chicago Telephone company by
the Illinois Manufacturers Associa.
tion.
Congressman w. II. Graham, Allie
gheny DR.. N. c. Schaeffer, Lancaster;
Edward Bailey, Harrisburg, and Sena-
tor William p. Snyder, Spring City,
have been named as Pennsylvania
State Capital commissioners.
Tuesday, July 30.
Paul Alexis, the novelist, Is dead, In
Paris
Mormonism is reported to be making
rapid strides in Germany.
The Lyons Mediterranean railroad
has purchased number Of American
locomotives.
Henry L. Wilson, the United States
Minister TO Chill, will be rendered an
elaborate banquet by Chilian friends.
San Francisco is having a sixteen
weeks season Of grand opera under the
direction of Professor Steindorf
Congressman Burk, OF Philadelphia,
gave the leopard he received as a
friendly token from India to the
voolopical Cardpns