Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1895-11-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Sandringham, where he Is a guest OF the
Prince Of Wales.
Mrs. ID. p. Bowers, the we'll known ac-
tress, died in Washington after few days
illness with pneumonia.
The American Cotton Oil company de-
olared a regular semiannual dividend Of
8 per cent on the preferred stock payable
Dec. 9.
The oanalboat W. H. Swift, laden with
hay from Canada, bound to New York,
was burned In the canal at Whitehi u, N.
Y. Captain Larry Sutton of RondouO and
Steersman James Burke of Waterford
were burned TO death.
Independent reports received at Constan-
tinople do not confirm the official state
ments that the Armenians provoked the
different disturbances which have taken
place there. At Erzerum the bodies of 32O
Armenians have been found, and only
the oorpses of six Turks we're among
them.
Friday. Nov. 8.
At Richmond Miss Irene Langhorne
became the bride of Charles Dana Glib
son, the artist, of New York.
George Sherman of the firm of Wither-
bees, Sherman & Co., Port Henry, n. Y,
died suddenly of heart disease, aged TO-
Cards were issued for the marriage Of
Ellis Mills, United States consul general
and secretary of legation at Honolulu, to
Cora Ritchie at Bellevue, Rapidan, Va,
next Saturday.
Rear Admiral Robert W. Shufeldt re-
tired died at his residence in Washing
ton after a long illness, following an at
tack Of the grip and an accident while
driving about year ago.
The Ward line steamer Seneca, from
Mexico and Havana, while coming to an
chor off the Scotland lightship, New York
bay, during dense fog, colided with a
pilotboat, breaking the latter's bowsprlt.
The vault Of the burned Empire State
bank in New York was opened, and its
contents were found to be absolutely in
tact. The vault contained hundreds of
thousands of dollars and valuable papers.
A serious collision occurred at Windsor
Junction, N. S., between special freight
trains on the Intercolonial railroad and
on the Dominion Atlantic railroad, COM
pletely wrecking both trains and injuring
several trainmen.
Saturday, Nov. o.
Simon g. Reed, the we'll known horse
man, died at his residence in San Fran
cisco.
Joe Donoghue, the skater, decided to
winter in Montreal and train on the track
of the Montreal Athletic association.
Six negro prisoners in the county Jail
at Winston, N. c., overpowered the keep
er, knocking him down, and made their
escape.
Edward Mitchell, distinguished Citizen
ex-mayor and until recently an extensive
vessel owner, died in Oswego N. Y,
aged 5s.
A great fire occurred at Matanzas Gu
ba, in which three stores and many dwell
ings were burned, entailing a loss of
$780, 600.
j. W. Cadman, who shot himself sever
al days ago, died at the County hospital
in Chicago from the effects of a bullet
wound in his head. He was an Indian
agent in South Dakota and was an uncle
of Mrs. Cleveland.
Monday, Nov. IL.
The United States treasury statement
shows the gold reserve to be $g2, 766, 674.
The Ohio river steamers b. S. Rhea,
Sidney Dillon and Scotia were burned at
Riverside, o.
During quarrel at Port Santiac, Mich.
Albert Kinney shot and fatally wounded
George Belts and then escaped.
President Cleveland appointed Arthur
f. Delaney of Alaska to be United States
district judge for that territory.
At Seattle, Wash, James and John Mo
Cam, brothers, were convicted of murder
in the first degree for the killing of Joseph
Cicero.
James Newklrk, truckman, was in
stantly killed at the Dock street crossing,
Yonkers, n Y, by the Poughkeepsie ex-
press on the New York Central
st. Mary's Roman Catholic church in
Pennington, n. j., was broken into and
the contribution box stolen. The box had
not been opened for some time and il
known to have been almost full of coins
Tuesday Nov. 12.
A severe earthquake shock was expe
rienced at Katuna, Greece, and the inhab
itants were panic stricken.
Lewis Jefferson, the negro who attompt
ed to assault Miss Wilson Frobett, wal
lynohed at Chormersville, Ga.
Colonel Michael Shoemaker promi
nent business man and politician, died al
jackson, Mich, aged a years.
The schooner Moselle, owned and com
manded by Captain Durant, was totally
destroyed by fire at Tusket, n. S.
The Marquette Powder oompany's mill
situated about four miles from Marquette
Mich, exploded, killing two men.
Six desperate criminals broke out of thu
Hamilton county Jail at Cincinnati, ant
five Of them succeeded in making gool
their escape
\ general strike of plumbers was in
augurated in Pittsburg for a restoration
OF the 10 per cent reduction made SOM
time ago.
In the United States court Judge La
oombe handed down decision confirming
the sale of the New York, Lake Erie anC
| Western railroad, which was sold for $50
900, 900,
Wednesday, Nov. 13.
The large barns on the farm of Johi
Lance, in FTenchtown, n. j., were de
strOyed by fire. Loss, So, 600.
The steamboat Puritan, which wa
stranded at Great Gull island, was floatet
and found not TO have been seriously dam
aged. avs
George Buckingham, a passenger from
| New York to st. Johns, N f., on tn
steamer POrtia, committed suicide o.
miles off Halifax.
The Wells Fargo express agent on tn
Santa Fe railroad at Colorado Spring
was held up by masked robbers, who SO
cured about $50, 900.
Mrs. Magnolia Williams, who has beel
on trial at Saluda, Va, for the allege,
killing Of her husband in Northumberland
county, was acquitted.
John Baramiski was burned to dealt
and his wife and 24-year-old son Martil
fatally injured in a fire which destroyet
two buildings in Chicago.
The Lawrence Beach hotel at Law
renee, N. Y, one of the largest summe
hotels in that section of Long Island, wa
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