The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-06
kWEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday, February 20.

mission boards in the United States
and Canada opened in Toronto yester-
day.
Parties out walking at Benham, Tex,
found the body Of a young girl con.
cealed in hollow stump. She had
been murdered.
The transport Rosecranz, with the
Third Battalion OF the Twenty second
Infantry. from Manila. arrived at San
Francisco yesterday.
Mrs. James F. Reagan. Of Wolfe
county. KY. was found in a tavern,
with her throat cut from ear to ear.
She charged her husband with COM
mitting the deed after quarrel.
Thursday, February 27.
Henry A. Taylor. of New York. was
found guilty Of conspiracy to bribe
Jury at Grand Rapids. Mich.
Henry G. Marquand. president of
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art, died
yesterday at his home In New York.
William Garrison, foreman at Fit.
ley's grain elevator. Camden, N. j.,
was caught between drilling cars and
crushed to death.
William Mullikin, a wealthy farmer
Of Keokuk, Ia. was killed by a bullet
which came through a window and
struck him in the head.
The president has appointed ex.
Congressman Myron McCord, OF Wis.
consin. as United States marshal of
Arizona. in place of benjamin. Dan.
iels. whose commission was revoked.
Friday, February 2s.
Columbus, Ca, was delugcl by rain
last night. which washed awav sew
eral bridges and did cons d4rable
damage.
Two small sons of Shaderich Jack
son. of Alexandria, Va, were burned
to death In a fire which destroyed
their home.
There were four deaths and nine
new cases Of smallpox In New York
yeserday and crusade Of vaccination
was begun.
O'Donovan Rosa, the celebrated
Fenian agitator. is dying Of blood poi.
soning at st. Francis Hospital, Colo
RADIO Springs. Colo.
Manager De Coursey, Of the Leaven.
worth. Kan. Street Car company. was
fined $50 for discharging an employe
for belonging to a labor union.
Saturday, March 1.
John L. Mason, inventor Of the Ma
son screw top fruit jar, died in a New
York hospital.
The cells In the Camden county Jail
were fumigated yesterday because Of
a case OF smallpox discovered on
Thursday.
A bill will be introduced in the Vir-
ginia legislature to allow women to
carry pistols, owing to many criminal
assaults recently.
The wholesale grocery establish
ment Of L. C. Younger & Co., at Rich.
mond. Va, was damaged by fire to the
extent Of $50,0OO.
John H. Barnes, of Baltimore, con.
ductor on the Royal Blue line, from
Washington to Philadelphia. was ar.
rested for embezzling tickets.
Monday, March 3.
The unemployed OF Paris started
rioting yesterday, when II policemen
were injured and many arrests made.
Fire yesterday destroyed the Office
and warehouse OF the ]. A. Case com.
pany. at Fargo. N. d.. entailing a loss
Of $S5,OO0.
Charles w. julius, aged SO, chief
clerk In the engineer department, u.
8. army, at New York, was found dead
In his ONCE.
Robert Downs, of Clayton. N. j.,
was shot in the left eye by an air rife
in the hands of a boy. He will lose
the sight Of It.
Lord Kitchener's name Is men.
toned in British military circles for
promotion to field marshal to succeed
Sir Neville Chamberlain.
Tuesday, March 4.
The census Of New Foundland,
which has just been completed, gives
the population as 220,249.
In q fit Of jealousy, Anthony Berry.
Of Detroit, shot and killed Mrs. Sarah
A. Thillman and then killed himself.
Professor Frederick James Wood.
bridge has been appointed to the chair
Of philosophy Of Columbia University,
New York.
Adjutant General Stewart, Of Penn.
sylvania, who was injured in a run
away accident last August, resumed
his duties. yesterday
Psnnsy's Increased Earnings.
Philadelphia, March 4.-The report
Of the operations of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company for 1901. which will
be submitted to the stockholders for
their approval at the coming annual
meeting. was made public yesterday.
The gross earnings Of all lines east
and west of Pittsburg for 1901 were
l19S,626.S7S. an increase compared
with 1900 of $23, ,S90.524. The operating |
expenses were $133,713.3S6. leaving |
he net earnings at $64.91S,491. an in.
crease over 1900 Of $10.175,414.