The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-04-16
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday, April 1.

Minnesota will build a new state
capitol at St. Paul at a cost of si,5OO.-
900.
The next annual convention of the
Pennsylvania State Grange will be
held at Wilkesbarre early in DeCem.
ber.
Henry W. Corbett, ex-United States
senator from Oregon died at his home
at Portland yesterday from heart
trouble.
BY a forryhoat breaking in two in
the Delaware river near Easton. Pa
yesterday. Nathaniel Ruchpr and four
horses were drowned.
Over 100 noR-uniun men from Balti-
more went to Pittsburg to enter the
employ OF the American Bridge Com
pany, whose men are on strike.
Thursday, April 2.
The union printers of Easton, Pa.
went on strike for an cight-hour day
and $3.50.
Solomon Stamey, a prosperous farm
er of Mont Alto, near Chambersburg,
Pa, drowned himself yesterday while
temporarily insane.
1t is announced from Berlin that the
German empress, owing to her injured
arm, will not accompany Emperor Will
liam on his visit to Rome.
Major General X. =. Hughes retired
from active service in the army yester-
day. He turned over the command of
the Department of California to Major
General Macarthur.
Friday, April 8.
Pietro MasCagni, the Italian COM
poser sailed for France on La Savoie.
John Mock, of Birdsboro. Pa. com,
mitted suicide by shooting himself
while in bed.
Rhodosia, South Africa, has accept.
ed an invitation to participate in the
st. Louis Worlds Fair.
Baltimore contractors and builders
have formed an association to oppose
the card system Of the Federation OF
Labor.
Two negroes were killed and II in
jured two fatally, by falling walls in
a brick tenement house at Louis
vile, Ky.
Saturday, April a.
Walter Dimock was convicted al
San Francisco of stealing 100000 from
the United States mint. Sentence de
ferred
Eightyear-old Walter Kruger and
his 10-year-old sister Ella were killed
by a trolley car in Chicago while or
their way to church.
John Imler, the Caroline county
(Md) farmer who was shot by hi!
farm hand, Adam Stewart, died in {
Baltimore hospital.
Baron Won Sternburg, the German
envoy at Washington, was the snes
of honor at the annual banquet OF the
Hartford Comm Yacht Club.
An explosion Of chemicals In The
laboratory of the Ursuline Convent il
New York seriously injured two yount
girls and caused panic among thu
students.
Monday, April 6.
Miss Alice Roosevelt has returned
to Washington from her visit to Port'
Rico.
The steamer Korea sailed from Sal
Francisco, Cal, with 81 900, 600 gold 70
Honolulu and $3.50, 900 silver for Japan
The German emperor is to be enter
tanned at Rome, Italy, May 2 by
grand illumination of the Forum.
In rear-end collision at Guade
loupe, n. NJ. caused by sand storm
three men were killed and one badl
hurt.
Eleven.year.old Harold Stouck O
Williamsport. Pa, attempted to Craw
under freight train, when 1t starte
and he was killed.
The enlisted men on the batteship
Kearsarge. Alabama, Illinois, Massi
chusetts, Indiana and Iowa will b
given lO-days leave d absence whe
the vessels are doCked.
Tuesday, April 7.
John Weaver has been inaugurate
mayor of Philadelphia to succeed Sam
uel w. Ashbridge.
Andrew Carnegie has offered Mans
field. o., $35 600 for new library unde
the usual conditions.
The Holland submarine boats Adde
and MocCasin were given their fna
trials today off Newport, X. l.
A general strike has been proclaime
throughout Holland of all labor er
gagged in transportation both by Ian
and sea.
The secretary of the treasury ha
purchased 236.5OO ounces of silver fc
account of Philippine coinage, at 49.S
cents an ounce.
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