The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-05-14
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday, May 9.

n. M. Olyphant, president or the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Com.
pany. will resign at the next annual
meeting.
H. E. Moresn, OF Helena. Mont. who
had been in Baltimore, Nd, for his
health. committed suicide there by
shooting himself.
The Royal Oak colliery at Shamokin,
Pa. is closed because 300 employees
went on strike for a cooper cent. in.
crease on contract work
New York custom house officials are
making strenuous efforts to stop the
smuggling of diamonds into this coun.
try by dealers and passengers on in.
coming steamers.
Thursday, May 7.
A bill granting women the right to
vote was defeated in the Connecticut
legislature.
The annual convention OF the Ma.
tional Congress of Mothers met in De.
troit, Mich.
During a free fight at hotel dance
at Bay City. Mich, two men were shot
and killed
Joseph Trepani. the head Of gang
of Italians who defrauded New York
insurance companies by bogus deaths.
was sentenced to four years imprison.
mCnt
Colonel Asa p. Stanford, brother Of
the late Leland Stanford, of California,
died in. New York He was once
millionaire. but died in absolute pov.
erty
Friday, May 8.
Rudolph Dodge, Of New York, has
been appointed a secretary for the
Caracas arbitration commission.
Willis Sweet, Of Occur d'Alene,
Idaho has been appointed attorney
general OF Porto Rico, to succeed ].
S. Harlan, resigned.
The American Medical Associations s
convention at New Orleans adjourned
after naming Atlantic City. N. j.. as
the next meeting place.
II Is announced from London that
the Transvaal. South Africa, loan OF
&l7S 900, 900 will be issued at par. with
iu'efcsN ~ d per SSut
Frank Roth and Conductor Bennett
we're killed in a train collision on the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
road at Shelton. Conn.
Saturday, May Q.
Tho arst meeting Of the coal strike
conciliation board will be held In
Wilkesbarre next week.
Secretary OF War Root was the prin
cipal speaker at the Lotus Club din.
ner in New York today.
II Is said John Wanamaker will
build a l6-story Are. proof department
store in New York. at a cost OF $4,.
600 900.
A disastrous FIRE swept the bust.
ness portion Of Colliersville, Tenn,
destroying four stores and entailing a
loss Of 800 900.
The r, r. Morris Manufacturing
Company. at Durham. N. c., sold out
to the American Tobacco Company
The Price paid was $l05,U00.
Monday, May II.
Lee S. Becker, Of York, Pa, while
at work, was caught in machinery and
almost skinned alive.
Secretary Hitchcock inspected the
government reservations at Sulphur
Springs. |. T, yesterday.
The Southern Cotton Buyers Asso
citation, organized TO control cotton
prices, will incorporate in Georgia.
Professor William H. Hall, famous
as a musician and vocal instructor,
died at Columbia, Pa. aged rs years.
The 18th annual convention OF the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
met in New York. with l,20O delegates
present
Albert Roberts, cashier OF the gov.
ernment ice plant at Manila, p. l.. is
short in his accounts $4,000 He has
been arrested
Tuesday, May IL.
The National Stove MAJ facturers'
Association held their ann! conyen.
ton in Chicago
The 28th annual meeting Of the
American Academy Of Medicine was
held L, Washington, D. C.
The submarine tohrpedo boats Gram
pus and Pike have been accepted by the
navy department from the builders.
Suit FOR $1,000 900 taxes was fled by
the state Of Kentucky against the
Southern Pacific Railroad company.
The National Conference Of Chari-
ties and Correction at Atlanta, Ga.
elected Jeffrey T. Bracket, of Balu.
more, president
A FIRE caused by hot band saw de.
stroyed the Scho6eld Lumber com
panys plant az West Superior, Wis :,
cntailing loss Of 100000.