Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-11
NEWS or rAs'wssk.

on a tandem, beating the girls father,
who pursued them In a wagon, and were
married.
Joseph Chamberlain, the British colo
NAL secretary, arrived on the Teutonic,
with his wife, who was formerly Miss En-
dicott, and went to the home Of Mrs
Chamberlain's parents In DanveFs, Mass
He declared that his visit was purely per-
sopal and had no political significance
whatever.
In an interview In New York Ia Hung
Chang denounced the Geary Chinese ex-
olusion act as unfair and said America
would be better off n Chinese cheap labor
were imported to compete with Caucasian
He called at the oity hall, visited the navy
yard and wns entertained at the Union
League club in Brooklyn. He left for
Philadelphia this morning.
Friday. Sept. =.
Fourteen Connecticut men assaulted q
farmland near Munroe who was suspected
Of paying attention TO the wife Of one Of
them.
A large number of Republican deiega-
tions have made arrangements 20 visit
Major Mckinley within the next fort
night.
An impressive open air mass was held
In San Sebastian, Spain, on the eve Of the
departure of troops for the Philippines
and Cuba.
The Bridgeport day boat Rosedaie, load
cd with passengers for New York, was In
collision with the ferryboat Oregon Of the
New York and Brooklyn Ferry company,
off South Fifth street, Brooklyn, and sank
IN 10 feet Of water. The passengers were
rescued.
A wind, rain and electric storm Of un-
usual severity passed over New York city,
Long Island Staten Island and portions
Of New Jersey, doing much damage. VIII
liam Campbell, contractor, was struck
by lightning and killed at Yonkers, N. Y.
Several horses were killed at Stapleton.
Saturday. Sept o..
The meeting Of the American Social Sol
Snoe association In Saratoga ended
The Irish National league elected p. A.
McHugh vice chairman, in plaOe Of T.. d.
Sullivan.
II was reported that the Duo d'Aumals
had invited the ozar to Chantilly and thab
the latter had declined.
The first cure Of tetanus by aptitoxin
serum in a public institution took place
at Fordham hospital, New York.
Mrs. Nat Goodwin has retained counsel
10 bring a counter suit for divorce against
her husband. the noted comedian.
A dispatch from Cairo states that ohol-
era has suddenly broken out afresh, oaus-
Ing much alarm to the British sanitary
authorities, and that there have been 81
deaths during the last three days
DR.. Thomas Gallagher, released from
prison by the English government, arrived
In New York on the steamer st. Paul.
He was found to be violently insane at
intervals, and reception to him had to
be abandoned.
Monday. Sept. 7.
John Theurer shot and killed Michael
Murphy, who attacked Mrs. Theurer In
their home In New York.
Annie Livingston, former actress, the
common law wife Of John l.. Sullivan,
died at Bellevue hospital, New York.
DR.. Gallagher, the Irish patriot, who
was released from Portland prison a mad
man, showed glimmer of returning rea-
son.
AlonEo Sperling, 95 years old, died at
New Brunswick, N. j., from wounds self
inflicted Aug. 25. Sperling was suffering
from consumption.
J. F. Connelley, United States consul
10 Japan, has made O report showing that
American industries are in no danger
from the competition Of japanese labor.
A little girl, near Paterson, N. j., was
bitten by pet cat. She died with symp-
toms Of hydrophobia, and physicians quar-
antined those who touched the child.
| By the aid of ohlsels, secured In some
unknown way, John Love, who was
awaiting trial for murder, escaped from
the jail at Huntington, W. Va, accom-
panied by five other criminals.
Tuesday, Sept. 8.
The Canadian players won the interna-
tlonal cricket match In Philadelphia
Sir Joseph Archer Grove, the distin-
guished author and diplomatist, is dead.
Mrs Florence Maybriok, who is con-
fined In Woklng prison, is said 70 be ortiz
cally Ill.
| News from the Pribyloff islands is that
the seal herds are being rapidly exterml-
mated by pelagio hunters.
Deputy Excise Commissioner Clement
decided that wine given in church at COM
munion services does not come within the
prohibition Of the Raines law.
william H. Dubois, q bookmaker, held
mp the faro bank of John r. Bradley at
Rockaway Beach, N. Y, and at the point
Of a revolver compelled the proprietor to
give up 5000.
The New York state division Of the
League of American Wheeimen held its
fall meet on the Manhattan Beach track,
Pennook, Won Rodeok, Fuller and Owen
being among the winnerA
william Gallagher, the released Irish
political prisoner, who recently came to
New York from London, was adjudged
hopelessly insane and sent to the asylum
ct Amityville, N. Y.
EvaFisto Fernandez was stabbed In a
quarrel between Cubans and SpaniaFds In
New York. and detective had a desper-
ate struggle on fire escape In arrestinR
one Of the alleged stabbers.
Wednesday. Sept 0.
Mark McGoldriok of Fishkill Landing,
N. T., was found on the railway tracks
with his head split open with an AK.
An injunction was Issued by the su-
pFeme court preventing the Drug trust
from discriminating against customers.
Colonel Pattie Watkins Of the American
Volunteers was married TO her typewriter,
J. +. Lindsay, at Carnegie hall, In. New
York.
Edwin Gould bought the extensive
Stewart mills at Grovevilie, Dutohess
CooApYI ~ IL anu VIII use tuuA1I II A1
said, for a great match plant
Mary Hoffman, 1s years old, Of West
Winsted, Conn, was attacked by a bur
glar and beaten into insensibiiity. She
will probably die from her injuries
An unknown woman committed suicide
In Bronx park, New York, by taking car
boiic acid. She left few olews which may
lead to the disclosure Of her identity.
Christie Murray, 10 years old, and Nj
ohael Bazano, 2, were arrested In New
/ York Tor burglary and attempted cafe