The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-29
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Tuesday, August 13.

The Boston American League Club.
with capital of 100000, was incor-
porated at Trenton.
Efforts are being made by twenty
leading hat manufacturers to form a
trust.
Mayor Ashbridge of Philadelphia left
that city yesterday to join Mrs. Ash
bridge, who is reported 10 be ILL.,
Tho National Transportation COM
pany. to carry freight over the Great
Lakes. will he incorporated with n
capital of S2.50O,0OO.
"Wednesday, August "a.
Dexter Gaslor, New Orleans CHIEF
Of police died last night
A dispatch from Moscow says Count
Tolstoy is going to the Crimea soon.
Ex-Presldent Cleveland is at Buzz
yards Bay on one of his old-time gun.
ming trips.
The Grand Rapids Fire Insurance.
company has been purchased by the.
Hartford Fire Insurance company.
The first bale OF now Louisiana cot.
ton was sold at the cotton exchange
IN New York yesterday for l5 cents a
pound
Thursday, August IS.
Fire at Chapley. Fla, destroyed half
the town. causing loss of 100000.
The Wabash railroad will purchase
the Omaha and St Louis road for
s3.5C0.0 GOO
1t is said that Lord Kitchener will
return from South Africa the middle
OF next week.
Commander Wise. who died yester-
day, was in charge Of the training ship
Enterprise during the Spanish war.
Jules I.iebon the famous Berlin
opera producer may come to this
country.
The West Point cadets are at the
Pan-American exposition, where they
will give daily exhibition drills until
Aug. 2S.
Friday, August 16-
Edward a. Allen, of Indian territory,
has been appointed assistant superin-
tendent of the Carlisle Indian School.
The American Protective Associa-
tion closed its convention at Atlantic
City by eleCting officers.
Former Judge John g. Stoom died
at Stroudsburg yesterday morning.
Colonel Clease. formerly insurance
superintendent of Illinois, was arrested
for stealing photographs and records
from the interior department.
Saturday August II.
1t is said that all the Omaha street
railways will consolidate.
The battleship Iowa has arrived at
San Francisco.
Twenty-four saloonkeepers were
each held in $500 bail at Atlantic Cay
for selling liquor on Sunday.
Bishop Shanahan, OF Harrisburg.
and half the priests OF his diocese will
enter Overlook Seminary for .:
weeks spiritual retreat.
Colonel Myron T. Herrick, an old
friend Of President Mckinley, called
upon the latter yesterday at his Can.
ton home.
The Houston and Texas Central. a
Southern Pacific property, has alb
sorbed the Central Texas and North.
western.
Edward V. Sheppard chief clerk OF
the patent office, was dismissed yes.
terday for alleged careiessncss in hav-
Ing lost certain moneys sent to the
Office by mail.
Insurance Superintendent Yates. Of
Illinois, refused to revoke the charter
OF the Aetna Fire Insurance company
OF Hartford, Conn, on the ground that
1t was not within his power. He was
notified that the Aetna was violating
the states laws.
Monday, August f9.
Queen Alexandra of England left
Homburg for Copenhagen yesterday.
Queen Sophia OF Sweden is again,
seriously Ill.
Edmond Audran. the French CON-
poser, Is dead. He was born April H.
1912.
A. W. Graham, first vice president
OF the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road, died yesterday at Petosky, Mich.
John b. Nickln, OF Chattanooga, was
elected president Of the Southern Base.
ball League last night.
1t is semi.otiicially announced that
the Kaiser will meet the Car within q
short time at Carlsruhe.
Tuesday August 20.
Forty leading mathematicians will
at Ithaca, ~ Y. today.
The Southern railway announces
that its lines are now all open.
Captain Eris NJ. Gabrielson, former
ly Of the United States revenue serv-
ice. died yesterday at Edgerton, Mass.
Receivers were appointed at Bati
more yesterday for the Parkton Lum.
ber company, of Baltimore county. and
the Chesapeake Lumber company.
King Oscar of Norway and Sweden
has accepted President Ioubet's invi.
Iation to witness the close of the
grand manoeuvres of the French army
1t Rheims.
"eRoTHERS IN OPPRESSION"