The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-04-18
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Wednesday, April 3.

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Wednesday, April 3.
Wells. Democrat. was elected worlds
fair mayor of st. Louis.
r. E. Smyser. Of York, Pa, under 10
years old. has been promoted to nrst
lieutenant In the volunteer army.
! London's county council has decided
to buy 226 acres Of land on which to
build workmen's houses to accomme-
date $4,000. at cost Of fl.600. 900.
George F. Baer today assumed the
presidency Of the Reading railroad and
allied industries. Ex-President Harris
remains In the executive committee,
! The bill appropriating 100000 Tor
the construction Of hospital in the
Adirondacks for the treatment Of con-
sumptives was favorably reported In
the New York legislature.
Thursday, April 4.
! The elections In Denmark resulted In
overwhelming defeat for the govern
ment.
Mrs. Maria Todd, widow Of Ohio's
famous war governor, died last night
at Youngstown, aged IS years.
At Danville (Pa.) insane hospital
DR.. Johnson was stabbed to death by
an insane Italian patient named Capello.
Jones, the valet of Millionaire Rice,
testified in oren court in New York
that he murdered his employer at the
instigatlCn Of Lawyer Patrick.
Governor Odcll, OF New York, has
signed the bill authorizing the PAN
American Exposition company to issue
second mortgage bonds to the value Of
$500 0GO0
Robert Hayden Mouton, who shot
two theatrical managers while trying
to shoot May Buckley. the actress. is
/ in a pit7ble state in Bellevue hospital,
New York
Friday, April 8.
report Of another attempt on the
life Of Rus3ia's czar, and the suicide
of the assailant, lacks confirmation.
Dr. Alfred C. Lambdin has become
the editor OF the Philadelphia Times,
succeeding A. X. Mcclure, who retired
few days ago.
In a railroad wreck on the Jersey
Central near Elizabeth, n. j., last
night Fireman John Cronin was killed
and Enginocr Mahoney severely hurt.
Governor Stone yesterday reappoint-
cd DR.. Nathan c. SChaefler, of Lancas-
ter, to be superintendent of public in
struction OF Pennsylvania for four
years.
At Ncwkirk, o. T., Mrs. Ella Seglin
and Mrs Daushson fought a duel at
90 PAGES with revOlvers, Mrs. Sciglin
receiving two bullets in the breast.
She will recover, and wants to fight
again.
Saturday. April q.
A remarkable oil strike in Clay coun-
ty, Iowa, is attracting prosrectors.
BY a recoTnt Of Topekas mayoralty
vote Hughes, Republican, is elected by
II majority.
Chicken tamales and canned pigs
feet are to be added to our Philip
pines soldiers rations.
+. j. Wolters. who tried to black
mail United States Senator Kearns
was indicted at Omaha, Neb.
Governor Stone appointed A. n
Brown of Pittsburg and J. II. Murphy
of Allegheny recorders for those cities
| Another blizzard in northwestern
Kansas is increasing the sufferings OF
the people through lack of food and
fuel.
A resolution for constitutional
amendment legali2ing the use of voting
machines in Wisconsin was lost in the
state senate.
J. d. Snoddy is under arrest at Nc
Kenzie. Tenn, for using the mails to
defraud. He advertised to send $50 in
counterfeit money for 81.
Monday, April 3.
The Arbuckle- Woolson coffee fight Is
to go to the supreme court of Ohio.
A boiler explosion at Buffalo Satur-
day killed an Italian and injured four
John Gulick, who last week murder
ed his mother and brother at kliues-
grove Pa, is under arrest.
A life prisoner, James f. Hodgdon,
was liberated from prison at Thomas
ton, Me, by Governor Powers.
Quartermaster General Ludington
has resumed his duties at the war Ge-
partment after two weeks in Cdba.
Thirty telephone linemen struck at
BirminghaT, Ma, because the man
agement put negroes to work with
them.
w. A. Clark and wife and Lee i.
| Clark have been arrested at Buffalo by
postal authorities, charged witn swim
ding.
Tursdny, April ..
Imports into Cape Colony last year,
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EX-Cungrossman Matt d. Logan died
at New Orleans, yesterday, aged -.
At Odessa, Russia, there have been
I 1900 arrests during the last few days.