Milford chronicle., 1885-05-01
NEWS OF THEDAY
GENERAL rrElfs


American forces occupied Panama as a case Of
necessity. / understand Washington orders
are to Withdraw as soon as possible. This will
be fatal il carried out. will withdraw every
American employee and proceed with them to
New York. Transit cannot be kept open unless
Panama is held by United States forces or by
good government
that baggage arriving at the New York Barge
Office belonging to travellers destined for in
land ports Of entry may be shipped through
and examined al its destination.
General Henry j. Hunt, retired, has been
appointed Governor Of the Soldiers Home at
Washington, vice Colonel Samuel ID, Sturgis,
Seventh Cavalry, aud Captain Robert Catlin,
retired, was appointed Deputy Governor, VICE
Captain W. Lyman, Fifth Infantry.
in the case Of the Mormon Bishop Hiram
B. Clawson, Of Salt Lake, the defendant said;
s'Mr Commissioner, 1t is not necessary TO ex-
anime any witnesses in this case. admit all
the facts as set forth in this complaint" The
Bishop had said before that he would not run,
neither would he permit any member Of his
family to run.
Mr.. Isaac W. England, publisher Of the
New York Sun and one Of its largest stock
holders, died at his home at Ridgewood, n. ].
He was fifty-three years old. He was born in
England in 1892, and came to this country in
1916. He was a printer and editor and most
successful publisher.
An epidemic of disease resembling
typhoid fever is raging in Plymouth, small
town three miles from Wilkes Barre, Penn.
There are upward Of eco cases Of sickness.
TWenty-nine deaths occurred in two days. The
disease is due 10 the bad sanitary condition OF
the town.
Eighteen more bodies have been taken
from the ruins Of the Vicksburg Hotel, making
80 found thus far. It is now feared that there
are many more buried beneath the ruins, as
the city was full Of strangers from the sur
rounding country who visited the city to Wit
ness the fremen's parade.
Three Russian barlls are in Hampton
Roads for orders. They have unbent sails and
are waiting until war is declared OF peace as
sured.
by tornado on Wednesday. Gus Posey, son
of Can't POsey, was lifted into the air dashed
against tree and instantly killed Several
dwellings were demolished and two lifted up
and carried several hundred yards and de-
posted without being seriously shattered
George Smithley, a young married man,
died from over exertion caused by roller skat-
ing in Pittsburg, Pa.
while a strong barricade was being erected,
entirely enclosing the Central and South
American Gable Companys office at Panama,
and great preparations we're being made for a
fight the Americans arrived, kntcked down
the barricades, and took charge Of the town.
The insurgents we're recalled to then barracks
by bugle
Martin Mitchell shot and killed three men
who had been trespassing on his groEds-and
one Of whom had previously wounded him
hear Memphis, Tenn.
Two troops Of cavalry have been ordered
to the Cheyenne Indian Reservation to pro
tect cattleMen from depredations by the In
1Ssans
Tho bill establishing Labor Bureau was
passed ihthe Connecticut Legislature, and that
body adjourned sine die.
Tho search for bodies among the ruins Of
the late fire in Vicksburg, Miss, leads to the
belief that twenty persons lost their lives, Six
were recovered, two of which, the bodies OF
negroes were recognized.
Prof, Ludeking, to whom the stomach Of
@. A. Preller, the victim Of the st. LOUIS
tragedy was submitted for analysis, has made
a partial investigation, and will testify before
the Coroner's jury that Preller came to his
death by inhaling chloroform.
Margaret Shaw, under life sentence in
Rhode Island, for the murder OF her husband
by chopping of bis head with an AK in 1878,
died at the State prison.
-Four men in the Chickasaw Nation, FOL
whose arrest on a charge Of hOrse-theft war
rants were issued by the United States Commits
sioner have all been shot dead by cattemen II
the Indian Territory.
The Isthmus Of Panama is well guarded By
United States troops, but great fears Of anarchy
nt Panama are entertained when Genera
Aizpuru, the rebel leader, is attacked by the
Colombian forces-an attack which is daily
expected.
"A wave eight feet high came rushing down
the Rio Grande with terrific force carrying
away a portion Of the Mexican National Rail-
road bridge. In a few hours the water in the
river rose twelve feet and then rapidly sub
sided. The high water resulted from great
waterspout which fell some miles above
Laredo.
Calvin Porter, a travelling agent, was
burned to a crisp in a hotel fire at Lyons,
New York.
Frank Watson and Francis Copeland
settled horse race dispute in the Indian Ter
ritory with Winchester rifles. Both men were
killed.
The suit Of Kennard Philip against the
New York Tribune Association TO recover
sbO,oO9 d,1mages for alleged Libel in charging
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