The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-05
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday, January %.

requested a private audience with the
Pope.
John c. Spooner was reelected to
the United States senate yesterday by
the Wisconsin legislature.
John Gerfin, of Columbia, Pa, a
brakeman on the Pennsylvania Rail.
road, was thrown from his train yes
terday and killed.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure. of Philadel-
phia, last evening addressed the Penn
sylvania house of representatives in
support of a proposed monument to
General r. B. Lee at Gettysburg.
Republicans of New Haven. Conn,
last evening formed the Mckinley
Association of Connecticut" to observe
President McKinleys birthday.
Thursday, January 90.
The Maine legislature yesterday held
exercises in memory OF the late Thomas
b. Reed.
The Italian cabinet has adopted bill
providing a wireless station for mes
sages between Italy and South America.
The Kansas legislature yesterday
elected Chester |. Long to succeed Will
liam A. Harris as United States SEN
ator.
The torpedo boat fiotilla which took
part in the naval manoeuvres in the
West Indies arrived at Norfolk, Va,
yesterday.
Friday, January 80.
An American chamber of commerce
was organized at Berlin, Germany,
last night, with 101 members.
Seven Cinnamon, said to have been
smuggled into this country, were ar.
rested at Buffalo, n. Y, yesterday.
Chief Justice j. Brewster McCol.
lum, of the Pennsylvania supreme
court. is seriously i'll at his home az
Montrose.
Levi Ankeny, millionaire banker, Of
Walla Walla was elected to the United
States senate yesterday to succeed
George Turner, of Washington
Mr. Bristow, of New York. intro.
duced a bill in the house yesterday to
increase the salary of the president
Of the United States from $4,000 to
$1ooGo0.
Saturday. January 81.
Last evening Mrs Roosevelt gave
her usual Friday evening musicale at
the White House.
Mrs. Betsey NJ. Lewis, aged tO1 years,
died yesterday at the Harrisburg Homo
for the Friendlcss.
The sultan of Turkey received United
States Minister Leishman in private
audience yesterday.
The Maryland Telephone and Tele-
graph company was sold yesterday to
a syndicate for s.. 100000.
The Al"'"na legislature passed a
bill prohi y the sale of cigarettes
or cigarett per in the state.
James = .,och, Chicago manufac-
turer, choke to death while eating
supper y ~. A piece of mea,
lodged in 5indpipe.
I Jay, February 2.
RS. Ads.a Reichert, during family
q,:arrel on Saturday, shot and k.sa..
her husband at Hazleton, Pa.
About 600 carpenters and joiners
went on strike today at Wilkesbarre
Pa, for an increase of wages.
William j. Bryan will attend the
barbecue of the Jefferson-Jackson-L in
coin League at Columbus, O., Febru
ary L.
Former President Cleveland was
elected first vice president of the
Princeton On j. Fish and Game Pro
tective Association.
The Chicago authorities began the
sale of coal to the public at cost. and
the demand became so great that or
ders had to be limited to half ton
each.
Tuesday, February 8.
The United States Supreme Court
yesterday took a recess for three
weeks.
The Monroe Club, of Boston, has
endorsed Richard Olney as the Demo
cratic candidate for president.
w. d. Freedland, business man
from Clinton, n. j., dropped dead yes
terday at Riverside, Cal, from a para
lytic stroke.
While returning from church Sun
day evening Mary Williams, of Eek
man, w. Va, was shot and killed by
discarded sweetheart
! Jordan Coy, negro, was killed and
an Italian injured in the falling of a
| scaffold in the Princeton IN. j. Uni
, versity gymnasium yesterday.