Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-24
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wreaths of victory to the successful com
petitors in the Olympic games. Eleven
Americans secured trophies
James Walsh, a New York banker, and
his son, Thomas, were arrested on a charge
OF larceny made by Cooper Walsh, who
says they have more than $4,000 of his
money.
The italian immigrants confined in
Commissioners Senners stookade on Ellis
island, New York harbor, broke out, but
were cowed by the keepers armed with re-
volvers
President Clevelands brother, the Rev.
DIR. W. n. Cleveland. filed protest against
his dismissal as pastor Of the Presbyterian
church in Chaumont, n. Y, and will ap-
peal to the synod.
Friday, April II.
A branch of the state Mckinley league
was formed at a mass meeting in Utica,
N. Y.
II is reported in Rome that the Abys-
sinians were defeated by the Italians at
Adigrat.
A Mussulman was appointed governor
of Zeitoun in defiance of the Zeitoun
agreement that the governor should be a
Christian.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of
the exohequer, made speech in the
house of commons introducing a remark
able budget.
Further details of the battle at Lechuza,
Cuba, on Tuesday show that the Spanish
forces met a crushing defeat at the hands
of Antonio Maoeo's men.
Cuban delegates in Washington say that
the presidents offer of mediation is unac-
ceptable, and that only the independence
of Cuba will satisfy them.
Marquis Yamagata, the Japanese field
marshal, visited the city hall in New
York and was received by the mayor and
the heads of various city departments
Saturday, April 1s.
A campaign button inscribed Harrison
and Success" has appeared in Indiana.
The New York legislature adopted a
concurrent resolution fixing April 80 as
the date of final adjournment
Five children were sufrocated in Tur-
ner's Falls, Mass. and three men were
killed by an exp osion in Peoria, Ills.
Lizzie LEM of New York, 10 years old,
ran two blocks in her bare feet and alarm
ed the police, who captured three burglars.
Field Marshal Yamagata of Japan sail
cd for Havre on his way to Moscow where
he will represent Japan at the coronation
OF the ozar.
Two men were injured by the explosion
of a gas main In Hartford, and for two
hours the column of flame shot up higher
than the city hall.
A poll of the New Jersey delegates elect
ed to the Republican contention at St.
I L -eIn s,F 10, H.,
Kinley, are undecided and is for Reed.
Experts testified before the house COM
mittee on interstate and foreign commerce
that the building of the Nicaragua canal
according to the plans and estimates pre-.
pared by the company was impractioable.
Jay Dowd once a rich broker on the
New York Consolidated Exchange was in
the police court, charged with housebreak-
ing. He said he sought place to sleep in
a yard, and, being shot at, orept into a eel
lar.
Monday, April 30.
Rev. Thomas O'Gorman was eonsecrated
bishop of Sioux Falls.
Tony Firia, a laborer, was called from
a secret meeting in Baxter street in New
York by Antonio Suonatore and stabbed
in the neck. Police believe it Malta case.
A Philadelphia dispatch says that Sena-
tor Quay refused to recognize David Mar
tin as the price of harmony in Philadel-
phia, and Republican factions in that city
are still wide apart.
The retirement of the president the
managing director and the New York
manager of the Cotton Oil trust is follow
ed by rumor of the intended passing OF
scaling of dividend.
The battleship Indiana made her first
visit to the port of New York. Tests made
during the trip prove unfounded the sto-
ries that the arrangement of her batteries
made them dangerous to those on board.
1t is stated that President Cleveland s
special desire Ia the nomination of a sound
money man on sound money platform
by the national Democratic convention,
ard he will be satisfied If Ex-Governor
Russell of Massachusetts, is chosen.
Tuesday, April FL.
A mass meeting in favor Of Mckinley
for president was held at Syracuse.
Juan Urralde San Martin, accused OF
being the man who robbed August Bel
mont & Co of S24. 900, is being taken
from Spain to Havana.
Emanuel Ninger, the supposed expert
Of New York in $50, 600 bail on a charge
of passing counterfeit money.
A bill providing for the reduction oi
rates on agricultural land was introduced
in the house of commons and passed TO It's
first reading with much opposition from
the Liberals.
The governor of Yakutsk reports moth
ing is known about DIR. Nansen by the
inhabitants of Ust- Yansk or the ivory
seekers on the New Siberian islands This
pretty thoroughly discredits the story that
the doctor had found the north pole.
The case of Mrs. Mary Alice Almon'
Fleming, who is accused Of poisoning hei
mother in New York, was put over till the
May term of the criminal branch of the
supreme court, as District Attorney Eel
lows declared that the peoples case was
not yet ready.
wednesday, April 2s.
The German reiohstag calls upon the
government TO combat the practice Of
dueling.
Efforts to explode 20 cans Of high grade
powder IN a train were discovered In Lam
bertville, n. J.
Baron de Hirsos, the philanthropist,
died on his estates near Prassburg, Hun
gary, from a stroke of apoplexy.
Reports received from Havana state that
Spanish troops under Colonel Villa have
defeated the Insurgents in several engage
ments.
Maria Barberi of New York condemned
to death for the murder of Domenioo Ca
taldo, has been granted a new trial by the
court of appeals.
The French senate refused to vote the
Madagascar credits because Of want Of
confidence in the Bourgeois ministry, and
another crisis is imminent.
President Cleveland received a petition