Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
News OF THe week.

There was a parade Of visiting wheel
men and a watermelon feast for the cy-
olers at Louisville.
The British house Of commons rejected
Bome amendments to the Irish land bill
and sent It back to the lords.
Mrs Florence Backenhus of 81 Wyokoff
street. Brooklyn, oowed an armed burglar
with a rusty pistol. beat him and put him
TO flight.
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic seminary
In New York for the philosophical educa-
tion Of priests opened with q papal bless
ing by cable and an address by Cardinal
Satolli.
Friday, Aug. IA.
Cooper defeated Bald In the two mile
national championship bicycle race at
Louisville.
Sir John Millais, one of the most distin-
guished OF English artists. president OF
the British Royal academy, died In Lon
don
The United States Express company
was robbed Of t45O belonging 20 an Odd
Fellows lodge and of $500 belonging TO
bank.
The house Of lords agreed to the house
Of commons re-Rmendmsnts Of the Irish
land bill, and the measure will now be-
yoome Law.
1t was announced IN London that DR..
Gallagher, Whitehead, DevRny and DAILY,
the so oslled Irish dynamlters serving life
sentences In British prisons, are to be lib
Grated on license
Mrs Sarah Angel, who says she is the
widow Of Jay Gould, transferred her olaim
on his estate to Amos J. Parker Of Albany
and Margaret e. Cody Of Denver The
consideration named is "e1 and other val
uable consideration.
In q oistern beneath q house at Flush
ing N. Y, In which lived Mrs. Phoebe
Seaman, was found the ropebound skele-
ton Of her husband, who had been miss
ing for year. She was arrested on suspi-
Dion Of having murdered him.
Saturday. Aus. 10.
Secretaries Carlisle and Lamont visited
the president at Gray Gables.
The British parliament was formally
prorogued by the queen to Oct. 81.
Count Pallavicini killed himself at Blu
dapest because variety actress Tilted him.
Tom Butler of Boston won the mile ma
tional championship race at the Louisville
L. A. W. races.
Two cadets were dismissed from West
Point Military academy for hazing. Their
sentence was approved by the president.
A troop Of United States cavalry has
been ordered TO the Mexican border near
Nogales, Aria, to guard against raid Of
the marauding Yaquis.
IL was announced In the house Of oom-
mons that, owing to the proposal made by
the United States, the Venezuelan affair
would soon be satisfactorily adjusted
Gussie Eslofsky of rs Eldridge street.
who is 10 years old, ran away from home
to Brooklyn. She has been guilty Of such
esoapades nearly 90 times and once went
TO Texas
Monday, Aug. II.
Mr. Moody closed the Northf1eld Bible
conference with number OF addresses to
crowded congregations.
Fred Mead of Auburn, N. Y, student
at Colgate college, while boating on Lake
Cayuga at Ithaca was drowned.
Alois Dinkleman, onoe wealthy Citizen
Of New York, orazed by business losses,
killed his wife and blew his brains out.
At Detroit the Rev. Thomas e. Sher-
man, son of the late General w. T. Sher-
man, made the final vows and Joined the
Jesuit order.
More than 10000 Germans, members OF
the Plattdeutsohe Verein, gathered ct
Sohuetzen park, Union Hill, N. j., to be-
gin their annual festival, which will last
eight days.
Tuesday, Aug. Is.
In fight over game of ball between
two oolored teams in Arkansas four play.
ers were killed and several injured.
A reception was given In honor Of the
lord chief Justice Of England at Henry
Wizards country house near Dobbs Ferry.
In Eau Claire, Wis, men were killed
and 20 injured, some Of them fatally, by
the collapse of building upon whioh they
were at work.
Five burglars blew open the safe Of the
Beaohside inn at Greens Farms, Conn,
and stole 90, 900, after keeping the guests
in subjeotion by leveled revolvers.
In the Republican convention of the
Third Assembly district of Oneida county,
N. Y, Chairman Haokett of the Repub-
loan state committee was defeated by q
vote Of 30 TO "a.
Harry s. Henry, q well known million.
aire Of MOrrisviile, N. j., was horsewhip-
ped on crowded street In Atlantic City
by his wife, who was jealous Of his atten-
tion to another woman. Helm turn knock
cd her down. The affair created great
sensation In the fashionable resort
By the premature explosion OF 100
pounds Of dynamite at New Holland, Pa,
three men were killed outright, three were
fatally injured and several were badly
hurt. The dead and dying are G. II. Can
non, Il. Hammond, George Crossman, MI
chael Wade, Frank Lewis and Philip Law
renoe.
Wednesday, Aug. 10.
Francis Joseph, emperor Of Austria and
Hungary, celebrated his sixty-sixth birth
day.
Dispatches from Canea, Crete, says
that the Turkish imperial commissioners
has met the deputies, and that the prospect
is hopeful.
Mrs Henry T. Abbey, wife of the well
known theatrical manager, was awarded
One-third OF her husbands salary OF S10,-
900 year pending her action for limited
divorce.
Fire In q wholesale liquor store on West
street, New York, did damage TO the
amount Of $40, 900. Edward Gross, por-
ter. was so badly burned that his recovery
ia doubtful
George bronson Rae the newspaper cor
respondent OF Brooklyn, who, IL was re-
ported, bad been killed by Spanish troops
while with General MAoeo In Cuba, ID
alive and in good health.
The betrothAl is announced OF Vitorio
Emmanuel, prince of Naples, eldest son
and heir apparent Of the king of Italy, and
Princess Helene of Montenegro, third
daughter Of the reigning prince Of Monte
negro.
During the yacht race for the Woe
Commodore's cup at South Sea, England,
Emperor Williams Meteor ran into and