Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-06-12

mar del Rio province OF Cuba.
The Metropolitan club Of New York
was robbed of SB, 500, which Superlnten-
dent Callahan had placed in his desk.
A lion belonging to a small circus visit
ing Canarsie o suburb Of Brooklyn, es-
capped from its cage and put the spectators
to fight.
Sir Walter won the Brooklyn handicap
at Gravesend track, Clifford, the favorite,
being a close second. The race was wit
messed by 25, 600 spectators.
Turner and Dunlop, the Burden serv-
ants who we're arrested in London with
the family jewels in their possession, ar
rived In New York In charge of detectives.
The grand lodge of Masons - the state
OF New York have decided to lease the old
temple at Twenty street and Sixth
avenue, New York and build a new home
farther up town.
A Long Island City jury found YER
dict for S., 900 against Dr. Seigbert Bala-
ban for making a similar statement about
a woman patient as did Dr. Playfair, the
London physician.
Saturday, June @.
The Yale crew for the Henley regatta
sailed from New York.
Cecil Rhodes, in bold speech in Bula-
wayo, predicted self government for
Rbodesia.
Equestrian statues of Generals Meade
and Hancock were unveiled on the battle
field of Gettysburg.
The French expedition to the Niger has
been routed by the natives Many were
killed by poisoned arrows.
Consul General Lee called on Captain
General Weyler and interoeded in behalf
of Dawley, the imprisoned American art
ist
At the trial of Mrs. Fleming for murder
in New York Lawyer Brooke accused Ex-
pert Chemist Soheele Of having manufac-
tured the evidence of poison in the case
against the woman.
William Dunlop pleaded guilty to lar
ceny in stealing the Burden jewels. Wil-
liam Turner said mot guilty" The for
mer may be a state winess. The jewels
were held at the custom house on a tech
nical claim for S17, 500 duty.
Monday, June 8.
Arthur Padelford, first husband of Bet
tina Girard, died in Paris.
The papers in the Competitor case have
reached the supreme court of naval appeal
at Madrid
The baoilli OF tetanus are said to be very
prevalent in the soil of eastern and south.
ern Long Island.
Walter Street, young negro. went sud
denly insane on a Sixth avenue l. train in
New York and threw most of his clothes
out Of a window. He was overpowered aft.
er a desperate struggle and taken to
Bellevue.
The yacht Princess, owned by Vice
Commodore Frank Reade of the Bayswa-
ter Yacht club was oapsized In Jamaica
bay, near New York. The ten persons on
board we're saved by the promptness and
bravery of three Canarsie fishermen
Three wildcats escaped from their cage
in Bridgeport (Conn. saloon and made a
united attack on the cashier and ianitor.
After 90 minutes fight one of the cats
was killed and the other two were sub
dued.
Tuesday, June o.
Captain John G. Bourke, United States
army, died in Philadelphia.
Jules Simon, the eminent French states
man and former premier, died in Paris.
The national saengerfest of the North
American saengerbund opened in Pitts
burg.
Emperor Williams yacht, the Meteor,
won in the Royal Cinque Ports regatta at
Doren, England.
The Egyptian mixed tribunal decided
against granting funds for the expenses
of the Sudan expedition.
Jimmy MoNally, liking of green goods
men" was sentenced to three years in the
Illinois state prison under the name OF
Williams.
The administration has informed Spain
that the crew of the fllibustering schooner
/ NuaA ~ 1etrU hoo
martial, must not be executed.
Secret service detectives are searching
for oounterfeiters who disposed of their
handiwork in New York that was manu-
faotured in North Oxford. Mass.
A cable received by DE-. ]. B. Broderick
of Jamaica Plain, Mass, from John Hays
Hammond Of johannesburg, South Afri-
ca, says that Mrs Hammond Is improving
slowly, and that Mr.. Hammond expects
to be released from custody this week.
Wednesday, June 10.
Wysth City. Ala, was swept by tor
nado, and six persons were killed.
Cambridge university conferred honor
airy degrees on Professors Simon Newcomb
and Francis A. March
The congress of British Chambers of
Commerce was opened in London with a
speech by Joseph Chamberlain, colonial
secretary Of state.
Secretary Olney will press upon Spain
the claims of DIR. Jose Delgado and Pedro
Casanova, American citizens, for injuries
received at the hands of Spanish troops
in Cuba.
Mrs. Westervelt of Paterson, n. j.,
who had fed TO Asbury Park as the wife
of Peter Stein, killed herself when she
found he would die as the result Of being
kicked by horse
H. H. Bliss, the stepfathsr of Mrs.
Fleming, In her trial In New York for the
murder OF her mother, admitted that on
the day of his wife's funeral he practical
ly charged Mrs Fleming with murder by
asking her squarely "Dld you poison
herr" He told of frequent quarrels be-
tween the two women which might fur
nish possible motive for murder.
Three Killed by an Explosion.
KINGSTON, N. Y, June "A terrible
accident occurred in the Norton cement
quarries at Binnewater, near this city,
which resulted in the death Of three men
and the serious injury Of another. There
was premature explosion of blast while
several quarrymen were near, causing the
instant death Of Aaron Terwilliger, Thorn
as Ryder and Frederick Charles, whose
bodies were menRled almost beyond recog-
milton. George Ealey was badly hurt,
though not fatally. All the men killed
were married.