Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-20

sprung leak off wellheet Mass. and
soon went down, her pumps being choked
with sand and becoming useless. The
crew escaped in boat.
Friday, March IS.
The schooner Fairy Queen OF Portland,
Ne, with full fare of fish, went ashore
On Niger island, off Biddeford, and is a
total loss,
The Clarksdale oil mill at Vicksburg,
Miss, was burned, with an immense
quantity Of seed. The loss will approxi-
Hate 100000
A contract has been signed at Peking
with an Anglo-German syndicate for a
new Chinese loan Of ZIG, 900, 600 at per
cent. The loan is to be issued at "a.
The senate Of Cambridge university, by
. vote Of 1856 to III, has rejected the prop
O1ition TO appoint a committee TO consider
the question Of comforting degrees upon
women.
Hiram Pearsall OF Inwood, n. Y, was
eapsized with his boat, laden with oysters,
IN Jamaica bay, off Arverne He was
picked up unconscious by Cornelius Smith
and taken ashore.
In the international hurdle race at Cat
wick, England, Mr.. Rothschilds Bevil
won and the American horse Banquet II,
formerly owned by Mr.. Dwyer of New
York, finished second.
DIR. Arthur Duestrow, the so called mil
lionaire murderer OF st. Louis, who was
convicted in the circuit court here short
time ago Of killing his wife and baby, was
sentenced to be hanged ON April 80
Saturday. March IA.
The safe In James Schmldt's store at
Peoria. Ills, was blown up by burglars,
and the robbers secured $40, 600.
At the indoor bicycle tournament in
San Francisco Otto Zeigler, Jr. broke the
half mile indoor worlds record, making
" in l minute 80 seconds.
A secret treaty has been concluded be-
tween Russia and China giving the former
extraordinary rights in the way Of railroad
building in China territory.
A gas generator at the Goshen IN. "
gas works exploded The building was
wrecked, and Superintendent Frank Mielo
was blown through door, but he escaped
| serious injury.
Harry M. Fowle, defaulting bookkeeper
OF the Shepard & Morse Lumber company,
in Boston, was sentenced in the superior
criminal court by Judge Dewey to the
state prison for four years
I AECnAbblu VI dSuOof dkbu 70 yChEbf u
prominent resident of North Easton, Pa,
while standing on the tracks of the Lehigh
| Valley railroad, was struck by passenger
| engine and instantly killed.
Edward Donigan was killed by John
Stanley in front Of the latters saloon in
New York The tragedy grew out of a
quarrel about payment for drinks, in
which Donigan mulcted Shanley's wife.
Monday, March 16.
James Tinker, one of the most promi-
mont sporting men in Rhode Island, died
| In PRwtucket.
The Chinese government has purchased
| 90, 600 Bavariau army rifles of the type of
1884 for 81 apiece.
Kitchen g. Bros. shoddy mill, in Ger
! msntown, Pa, was partly destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $50, 900.
Colonel Thomas II. Nelson died at Terre
HAute, Ind, aged 76. He has been con-
! spiopOus leader in politics for over half a
csnsary.
The freight handlers in the Southern
railway yards at Alexandria, Va, are out
| on strike The men refuse to work with
negro labor.
Over $50, 900 in bills, coin, drafts and
bonds were found on Charles Stern, ar
rested at Halifax for alleged grand larceny
| In New York.
Tuesday, March II.
1t Is announced in Berlin that China
will refuse to cede Lappa or Quemoy to
Germany.
| Carl Neuheusen, a we'll known newspa-
per man, died in st. Paul after several
| weeks Illness.
| h. nf Of
| len Terry, the we'll known actress, is an
nounoed In London.
| Herbert Booth, the head Of the Saliva
| ton Army in Canada, will give up his
| command and leave the country on June l..
| DR.. Charles Massbaoher, a prominent
4 young physician Of Toledo, was found
dead in his bathroom with bullet in his
head.
| The circuit court has remanded jackson
and Walling, the alleged murderers Of
| Pearl Bryan, to the sheriff of Campbell
county, KY.
| Mrs. Ashmead- Bartlett, mother of Sir
Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett, NJ. p, and Mr..
William Lehman Bartlett Coutts. hus-
band Of Baroness Burdett- Coutts, died in
London.
John O. Graves its president, has issu-
Cd . call for a convention of the New York
State Municipal league. to be held in Al
hanE on Wednesday and Thursday, the
Goth and 26th of March.
Wednesday, March 1s.
The Salisbury government disayows all
sympathy with bimetallism.
The battleship Massachusetts, started
from the Cramps yards, in Philadelphia,
on builders trial trip.
Two persons we're killed and seven In
/ jured In a collision near Steelton, Pa, on
the Pennsylvania railroad
Premier Rudini announced that Italy
would continue the war in Abyssinia, ant
the chamber voted a credit of s17, ,O00, ,00C
therefor.
1t is announced in Albany that Cor
nolius Van Cott, ex-postmaster Of New
York city, will probably be state excise
commissioner under the Ra3nes bill.
Don N. Dickinson, the well known
Democratic leader. declares his belief thai
BanjamiA Harrison will be nominated foI
the presidency at the ST. Louis oonyen-
tion.
John McMellen, who, 1t Is alleged, stole
"a, 600 In diamonds from Mrs. Wolf, a
pAtFOness Of st. Bartholomew mission,
was arrested in New York city and wal
held for further examination
GIFT 20 American University.
The will of H. A. Massey, the Toron-
10 agricultural implement manufacturer,
was probated the ether day. 1t contains
30 bequests TO charitable and religious
institutions throughout the Dominion.
These bequests, with the sums given by
/ ak l. 10 l.