The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31

Wednesday, July q.

Wednesday, July -.
oeorge L. Meyer. United States am
bassador to Italy. arrived in New York
yesterday ON the steamer Kronprinz
wilhelm.
Herbert d. Oler, returned Philip
pine soldier. was struck by train near
Baltimore. Nd, yesterday and instant
ly killed.
The United States monitor Arkan-
sas. now building at Newport News,
Va, will be ready for her official trial
trip on August 6.
Mrs. Ellen Turley, Of Madisonville.
KY, shot and killed her 4-year-old
child, attempted to kill two other chill.
dren, and then fired bullet into her
brain. dying instantly.
Thursday, July "a.
The Wesleyans, of London. have
raised $5,2O0,0O0 for the Twentieth
Century Fund" of the Methodist
church.
Emilio Terry, Cuban secretary of ag-
riculture, yesterday placed his resig-
nation in the hands of President
Palma.
Oyster packers of Norfolk and Ports
mouth, Va, have formed combina-
ton to regulate prices and for mutual
protection.
Patrick Briody who built the Beth
lehem Iron Company's first blast fur.
mace, 40 years ago, died yesterday In
Bethlehem, Pa.
Friday, July 25.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey left Wash.
ington today for visit to Mount Po.
como, Pa.
1t is announced that dedication Of
the st. Louis Worlds Fair will take
place in the Palace of Liberal Arts.
April 80. 1908.
Secretary of the Navy Moody left
Washington today on his summer va.
cation, and will not resume his duties
before September l.
The barn OF Jacob Zook, at Eden,
Lancaster county, Pa, was struck by
I lightning yesterday and totally de-
stroyed. Loss, 100000.
The United States cruiser Des Moines
which is being built by the Forey Ship
and Engine Company, of Boston, Mass.
will be launched on September 20.
Saturday, July 26.
Arthur A. Schneider. of Chicago, was
shot and killed yesterday by an un-
known negro, after quarrel over a
trivial matter.
Lieutenant General Miles has select.
ed Colonel John b. BabCock as his
chief of staff, to succeed General
Thomas Ward, retired.
Under ruling of the treasury de-
partment, Americans returning from
Europe can import free of duty sl0C
worth OF merchandise for personal use
The war department announced yes.
terday that the bodies of the -four
school teachers murdered in the Phil.
ippines will be sent to the United
States.
Monday, July %.
The Scranton Free Press. the oldest
Sunday newspaper in Pennsylvania
has suspended publication.
Populsts of Kansas will put {
straight ticket in the field against thu
recently named fusion slate.
The latest reports from Manil;
state that the epidemic of cholera ha
not abated any in the Philippines.
Sherman Dyer was shot and killed
by Berry Donahue, a justice of tn,
peace, of Luttrell. Tenn, during an al
gument over law suit
While repairing steam pipe at Dy
ersburg, Tenn, Saturday, Will Youn,
and Dan McAuliffe were cooked t
death by falling into boiler.
Tuesday, July 29.
Fire lSst night destroyed the shO
, factory at the Kansas penitentiary
at Leavenworth, causing a loss o
$4,000.
Elliott S. Dow, aged Z years, Will
gathering water lilies at Glenmer
Lake, n. Y, fell overheard and wa
drowned.
-, Colonel r. b. Weddle, o. Ardmort
, |. T., was killed in a runaway acciden
yesterday He was formerly wei
known New York politician.
John Wise, a negro, was hanged b
a mob at Pembroke, Ga. yesterda!
for committing an assault on Mr.!
John Smith. young white woman.
William J. White, cashier of tn
board Of public works Of San Fral
cisco, has disappeared, and 1t is give
out that he is short in his accounts.