Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-02-27
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED


Mlcnlgan legislature passed Dill leg
islating Detroit's board of health out Of
office.
The woman suffrage bill passed the as
sembly of the California legislature by
vote Of As to 20.
Martin Meyers, IS years old, was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment at Oroville,
CAL, for robbing a stage coach.
Brazilian revolutionists, well armed and
well mounted, are massing in Rio Grands
do Sui under Admiral Da CANA.
Oklahomas legislature passed a bill
abolishing all usury laws, and leaving
money loaning open to free competition.
James B. Gentry, the actor who muir
dered Actress Madge Yorke in Philadel-
phia, on Sunday, was arrested in that city
early this morning
Thursday, Feb. FL.
Despite the prohibitory order of tho
faculty, Harvard's football team is prac-
ticing.
For losing Port Arthur to the japanese
Ex-Taota Kung and General Yeh Chi Goa
will be beheaded.
Mr.. 2. Bogdanoff, first secretary Of the
Russian legation, committed suicide by
shooting in Washington
While lecturing on Turkey and the
Turks in Chicago General Lew Wallace
was hissed by Armenians in the audience.
The steam ferryboat Idaho, which was
being towed to Jacksonville from New
York, foundered off Hatteras Crew res
cued
The bill to prevent the manufacture,
sale or other distribution Of cigarettes has
passed both branches of the California
legislature.
Friday, Feb. 22.
Chicago Republicans nominated George
B. Swift for mayor
A masked burglar went into faro bank
at Tucson, Ariz., held up the dealer, and
escaped with $3.50. },
Legislatures of Massachusetts and New
York passed resolutions of respect to this
memory of Frederick Douglass. I.
Rev. William II. Heard, colored min
lister of Pittsburg was nominated for min
lister to Liberia by President Cleveland /
The Idaho legislature presented mem
orial to congress urging election of United
States senators by direct vote of the people.
j. b. Morris, Of Fulton, Ky, who killed
a negro for attempted assault on Mrs.
Morris, was exonerated by the coroners
jury. |,
1t is positively announced that tbs
daughters of the late Senator Fair will
take no part in the contest of their fathers
will
Saturday, Feb. 23. I
Chicago Populists nominated Bayard f.
Holmes for mayor.
The body OF Isaac P. Gray, late minister
to Mexico, was inferred at Union City,
Ind, yesterday.
Ell Monitor. Republican newspaper Of
the city of Mexico, in one Of its editorials
denies that Mexico intends annexation Of
Central America or any portion thereof.
At Omaha, John Matthews discharged
private of company B, Second United
States infantry, shot his wife and after
wards himself. He died, but his wife will
will live.
Albert Wallace, who shot three mem
bers of the Bowlby family at Pekin, His,
on Wednesday, was taken to Peoria and
placed in jail. Mrs John BorIby, enc OF
his victims, is dead.
Monday, Feb. 25.
In some parts of Ohio miners have
worked but eighty five days in year.
Ella and Fred Brooks, 10 and 20 years
old, were killed by train at Mansfield, o.
OdoHoAlC 1olouOp w dtutroOu SpOke UelOr0
the Y NJ. G. A. at Columbus, O., yester-
day.
Mr.. Thomas Henderson, of the Anchor
Line Steamship company, died in Glas-
gov yesterday.
Manuel Ruiz Gorilla, the noted Spanish
Republican, while on his way to Spain
after many years of exile, was stricken
with apoplexy on the Spanish frontier.
Tuesday, Feb. 26.
There has been no agreement yet be-
tween Mexico and Guatemala.
The western turf congress refused to is
sue a license to the Alexander Island track.
A dispatch from Tucson, A. T says that
Southern Pacific train was held up last
night at Stein Pass.
The trial at O'Neil, Neb,, of the alleged
lynchers of Barrett Scott has been post
poned until March co.
Citizens of Little Rock Ark, have organ
lied themselves into vigilance COMMITTEES
to suppress lawlessness.
Captain Stewart, of the British steamer
Duchess of Coxburgh, was washed over
board and drowned during voyage from
Galveston to Liverpool