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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
CRUELTY OF WEYLER
OPENS IN EARNEST HIS CAMPAIGN or
RAPINE AND eUTcHERY.

General BRADLEY =. Johnson's Views of tn,
Cuban situation-says That Maoeo Will
Ultimately whip the Spanish Troops
Hattie Reported In Havana Province.
KEY WEST, Dec. s-Weyler's threat that
he would starve the insurgents out seems
likely to be carried out, as from all reports
from Marlel near where the captain gen.
eral Is now, the work Of destruction Is be
ing carried out fully The Spanish army
sweeps everything before II, killing beeves
that It cannot use, burning canefelds and
small stores, with their provisions. and
leaving wide waste Of ruin and desola.
tion in it's wake People vainly implore
Weyier TO leave them provisions 10 keep
them alive, but his brutal officers refuse
with oaths and insulting words, IL not
worse. Over 800 refugees have come into
Mariel since Weyler went out this last
time, all giving the same story Of abuse,
plumber and murder of Cubans
A Spanish captain named Colzeazo Is 40
oused Of numbering over 100 persons In
the valleys, 100 miles south Of Mariel.
during the latter part Of November In
one Instance he Is accused of oonhning q
number of women and girls in a church,
and after they had been repeatedly abused
and maltreated by his men, burned the
building with them in IL. Many other out,
RACES, all as horrible, are charged 20 him
and his company,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
MRS. oRAYToN no wEn.
Tho Astor -Heiress. It u Said. WIN Take
OIL Another Huaband.


NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-A-It is reported mn.
on what seems the best Of authority that
Mrs Augusta Drayton, the eldest dauoh.
ter of Mrs. William Astor. is about to bs
married again.
The happy man Is Mr. George Haip. A
Sootchman Of position, now member of
the frm Of Haig & Haig, whisky mer.
chants, with headquarters in London.
Mr.. Haig is 40 years Of age, a favorite
and well known man about town. and has
been very devoted to Mrs. Drayton durine
her residence in London. His sister mar
ried Mr. Jamison, the head of the great
distilling firm OF that name, and Is a very
smart woman in London society.
During the latter part Of this season Mr..
6eorge Haig arrived at Newport and spent
a few days there without becoming gen.
orally known in society 1t now appears
that his mission was to see Mrs. sto,
and ask her permission to marry hen
daughter as well as to make some arrange
ments about settlement upon his intend
ed bride, as he is not a man OF much
wealth.
When his visit to Newport was con
oluded, he conilded to an English friend
here that It's purpose had been accomplish.
ed In an entirely satisfactory manner, and
ht EtbuTneu nOfnD llhineulutolV.
Only very few Of Mrs Drayton's old
friends arc aware Of her engagement &c
Mr.. Haig, which has not yet been formal
ly announced either in London or New
York The marriage win be happy end
ing to as pretty social disturbance as ev.
or agitated New York society," vet nobody
here has received word as to the date Of
the wedding
Without going into elaborate detail, II
will be remembered that Mr.. Coleman
Drayton sued his wife for divorce on stat
utory grounds, naming Hallett A. Bor
rowe as correspondent. The case dragged
It's slow and weary length through the
New Jersey courts until society was much
surprised to learn that Mr.. Drayton had
retired from the aggressive position he had
at first assumed and had permitted his
wife to obtain a divorce from him on the
ground of desertion and nonsupport.
Neither Of the parties to either suit ever
put in an appearance in court, and the
greatest influence was brought to bear &c
keep even the formal motions Of the law
yers as quiet as possible.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Borrowe was mar
ried to Miss Corbin, daughter of the late
Austin Corbin. Mr.. Coleman Drayton has
established a quiet home for himself and
children at Tuxedo, and when Mrs. Dray.
ton marries Mr.. Haig the last memory Of
a painful event will have happily passed
axUav
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
MADE MANlAcs i'm JAIL.
Grave Charges Against OnoiaIs of Eastern
Penitentiary of Pennsylvania.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "A sensational
Investigation of the condition of the pris-
oners in the Eastern penitentiary, this
city, will probably result from complaint
made in the quarter sessions court and the
consequent announcements by Judge Cor
don.
Application was made for an investiga-
tion into the mental condition Of a pris-
oner who Is alleged to have become insane
since his commitment. Judge Gordon an
nounced that he had visited the prison
hnd become convinced Of the man s insan-
ity, but, his individual efforts to have him
transferred to an asylum proving fruit
less, the judge appointed a committee of
expert physicians to investigate. Testl-
mony of these experts was heard in court.
II was to the effect that not only the pris-
oner In question is insane but great
many other prisoners are in a similar con
ditlon, one of them, who is under life SEN
tence for murder, being violent. There Is
no insane department In the prison, and
the unfortunates are confined in ordinary
cells. Many of these cells it was sworn,
were In filthy state, although in some in
stances this was attributable to the habits
Of the prisoners.
At the conclusion Of the testimony
Judge Gordon promptly ordered the re.
moval Of the patient in question to the
Norristown Insane asylum and declared
his intention to submit the matter to the
state legislature. Among other things he
said:
1T appears by the uncontradicted evil
dence by the evidence Of the authorities
themselves, that there are largo number
OF insane prisoners In the Eastern peniten-
tiary. am also confronted by the fact
that in no instance has any effort been
made, either. by the physician or by his
warden, TO have such priSoners removed,
and the added fact, in thE particular case,
that the effort TO remove this prisoner was,
II not obstructed, at least resisted.
The light / have already convinces me
that the administration Of that prison has
tendency to promote insanity, and that
for some reason, those who administer 1t
are not disposed to give Nhose facts that
publicity and force they ought to have.
From the assistance have already receiy-
ed shall invoke from the gentlemen who
have been at my side In this matter fur
ther assistance, and intend to call such
attention to the general subject, both by
the legislature and by other courts, that
something may be done to put Pcnnsyl-
vania in the line of civilization and hu-
manity in the treatment Of its criminal
insane" "
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

PLUM PUDDING.--One cup seeded
rasins, one cup currants, one cup
chopped suot, one fourth cup OF
chopped citron, five eggs. one table
spoon of brandy, one teaspoon Gin
namon, one teaspoon grated nut
meg, one fourth teaspoon of allspice
one-fourth teaspoon ground cloves
q little grated lemonpeel and about
a cupfull of flour will give the re
quired stiffness to batter. Grease
mould we'll with butter and cover
tight enough to prevent any water
from getting in and boil from six to
eight hours. A two quart ice cream
brick mould with fruit design on
top is easily and cheaply obtained
Put pudding in with design at the
bottom add the other lid and tie
tightly with twine and put the
mould in boiler with design at
bottom. If pudding is thoroughly
done it will turn out rich, glossy
brown, and can be served for Xmas
dinner with little brandy burning
on and about it which greatly inn
proves flavor, this can be made at
any time and heated over by putting
in boiler and boiling hard from
half TO an hour.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Dec 2.-Re-
ports from various portions of Chippewa
valley indicate a deplorable condition of
affairs. At the Flambeau farm, 15 miles
above this city, another ice gorge has
formed The river has overhowed its
banks and inundated the country 20 miles
on either side. Domestic animals have per-
ished by the thousand. Farms and farm
houses arc flooded, and the losseswill reach
into the hundreds of thousands. These re-
ports are meager and uncorroboratcd, but
1t Is safe to estimate that at least 8, 900
horses, cows and hogs have met death in
the flood
At the Chippewa falls the river is fully
three-quarters Of mile wide, and it's sur
face is covered with anchor ice to depth
varying from 10 to 30 feet.
Tho business portion of Chippewa has
practically been. abandoned, and great dam
age has been done by the high water to
buildings and merchandise
The most stubborn resistance offered by
the obstruction is in that portion of the
river between the wagon bridge and the
Central railroad bridge about half mile
in longth Mayor Lindley ordered an ex-
plosion of 500 pounds of dynamite, but
after 300 pounds had been exploded the ex-
pertinent was abandoned as failure.
Railroad officials who viewed the gorge
state that there is not sufficient dynamite
obtainable TO blast a channel for the river
through the frozen mass Of snow, logs
and ice.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
MILES OF ICE GORGE.
CAUSED A DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD IN
NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

Live Stock Frozen 20 Death In the Rlven
The city Of Fan. Claire In Danger Of In
undation-ETeots of the Biizzard Ia
North Dakota.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Dec IAN Ice
gorge formed at the mouth Of the Chippe
wa river, which caused the water to back
up rapidly Sunday morning. On the low,
lands below Durand the rise was so rapid
that many families had to fee In theiI
nightrobes To places of safety and leave all
their possessions behind them. The suffer.
ing among the women and children was
intense, and many are reported as having
frozen feet and limbs. Those who could,
fled TO the railroad track. There they
built fire and tried 20 protect themselves
from the frosty winds until relief arrived.
An engine and car sent out from Durand
yesterday gathered up about 40 or so OF
these unfortunate people, but so fast was
the water rising that the train had to 20
back to Durand. IL Is thought that some
OF the people were not reaohed by the res.
ouing party and have perished The bot.
toms are all under water, and the stock
and produce are complete lon. Dead
domestic animals can be seen about tho
neighborhood, frozen stiff in the water.
In most Of the homes were stored the win.
ter supplies, and these were lost.
Farms and farm buildings along six
miles Of the Chippewa valley are under
water The flood is being added TO hourly
at the rate of six inches, and unless the
gorge breaks soon this city will be inun-
dated. Easements of all buildings on
Spring street are already flooded, and In
several instances the lower floors arc under
water People'living In or occupying busi-
ness houses in the lower part Of the city
are hastily removing their personal effects
to higher ground.
In 1894 a similar flood occurred, oaus-
ing loss Of many thousands Of dollars.
great amount of railway property Is
threatened, and many highway and railway
bridges probably will be swept away.
Below the immense gorge the river ia
practically dry, and when the jam breaks
the body Of water in the reservoir must
carry destruction TO the valley below. Eau
Claire has every reason TO feel apprehen-
sive, as its danger begins when that OF
Chippewa Falls has passed. There had
been an average rise during the past "a
hours Of six inches an hour. The gorge is
five miles long
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

NEW YORK, Dec. FLOUR - State and
western dull and unchanged; city mills pat
ents, S5.2515.50; winter patents, S49O05lO
city mills clears, S495G5.l0; winter straights
S4.550D465.
WHEAT-No. 2 red declined all the morn
ing under lower cables and large deliveries on
December contracts; December, 80 7-l6G905Sc;
January. 50 s-l609054c
CORN-No. steady and active, chiefly
switching to later months; December 2s5sl1
s91Sc.; January, e9zsc.
OATS-No. ruled quiet; track. white, state,
e1G3Sc.; track, white. western. 2s9.Rc.
PORK = Steady mess. ss-s59s.7bs family,
SlO.509ll.
LARD-ouist; prime western steam, s425,
nominal
BUTTER.-Firm; state dairy, 1l9lsg6c.; state
creamery, lig2sc.
CHEESE Steady state. large. 7,68iO1Sc.
small 7Jf8lOI4c.
EGGs-Firn; state and Pennsylvania, Ssa
&c; western, l61f02ic.
SUGAR-Ra~ quiet aud steady; fair refining,
slkc.: centrifugal. % test. 3,<c. refined quiet;
crushed, &c.; powdered, 80.
TURPENTINE-Firm at astfQ27c.
MOLAssEs-Stoady; New Orleans. s80atc.
for new.
RIoE-stsady; domestic. @taoc.; Japan. "
0l)fc.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
SETTING THE RIVER ON FIRE.
Origin OF This Popular and Expressive
Phrase.

origin of This Popular and Expressive
Phrase.
Sometimes when person wants
to make an unpleasant remark in n
pleasant sort of way about n dull
boy he will say "That boy will
never set the river on fire" Now,
that is all very true, for even Che
smartest man in the world could
never set q stream of water on fire,
and so, perhaps, many of you who
have heard this expression have
wondered what is meant by setting
the river ON fire.
In England many, many years
ago, before the millers had machin-
cry for sitting flour, each family was
obliged to sift its own flour. For
doing this it was necessary to use a
sieve, called tense, which was so
fixed that it could be turned round
and roundin the top of a barrel. If it
was turned too fast the friction
would sometimes cause it to catch
fire, and as it was only the smart,
hardworking boys who could make
It go so fast as that, people got into
the way of pointing out a lazy boy
by saying that he would never set
the tense on fire.
After awhile these sieves went ou
of use, but as there were still plenty
of stupid boys in the world, peopl,
kept on saying that they lwoult
never set the tense on fire. Now,
the name of the River Thames i.
pronounced exactly like the wore
"temse, " and so, after many years
those persons who had never seen OF
heard of the fashioned sieve
thought that "setting the tense OF
fire" meant setting the River
Thames on fire. This expression be
came very popular and travelled fal
and wide, until the people living
near other streams did not see why
it was any harder for a slothful boy
to set the Thames on fire than ami
other river, and so the name of tht
river was dropped, and everybody
after that simply said ''river" mean
ing the river of this particular city
or town, and that is how it is tina
people to-day talk of setting th'
river on flre.-St. Nicholas.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

FARGO N. D., Dec. Fuller reports
OF the late storm show it to have been far
moro serious than was at first supposed.
Transcontinental traffic on the Northern
Pacific has been suspended for nearly
week. Drifts in the cuts are to IA feet
deep and frozen like ice. Dynamite is
used to loosen up. Small towns along the
line are out of fuel
serious accident Is reported beyond
Oriskaz. Two snowplow crews got their
orders mixed, and there was a terrible col
lision, in which one man, snow shoveler
named Hans Hansen of Mapleton, was in
stantly killed. A fireman and two section
men were seriously If not fatally injured
A trainload Of sheep-19 oars-was
caught in the blizzard at Grand Harbor,
six miles west of Devils lake, and the
animals were on the track In open double
decked cars during the entire blizzard.
Out OF 1890 sheep about 500 perished.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
oIsvsIana wnI Llve q PrInestou.

PRINCETON, n. J., Nov. 2s.-Professor
Andrew West in an interview concerning
the rumor current that President Cleve-
land intends at a future date to make
Princeton his home authorized the follow
pg statement: President Cleveland pur-
chased the former residence of Mrs. Slidell
on Bayard avenue, this town, and after the
expiration Of his term Of Office he will
make Princeton his permanent home Ne
gotiationsi which have been in progress
Tor about three weeks, were closed by the
purchase Of the property named. Numer-
Gus reasons were advanced by the presi-
dent as influencing him In making his
choice Of h0mes-Princeton' nearness TO
New York city, its quiet and undisturbed
home life" The amount Of the purchase
Is said to be between $50, 900 and $40, 600.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-Arthur Mayhem,
the colored man sentenced to die In the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison during
the week commencing Monday next for
the murder Of Stephen Powell In Hemp
stead on March last has secured through
his counsel, Charles w. Brooke and viii
liam L. Emmet, stay Of execution pend
ing argument for a new trial The stay
was granted by Justice Keogh Of the su-
preme court, who was appealed TO IN his
private Office In Temple court after Law
yers Brooke and Emmett had paid an un-
successful visit to Governor Morton In the
prisoners behalf
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
RIshon walker Aocant..

BUFFALO, Dec. 1.-Bishop Walker OF
North Dakota has decided % accept the
election Of the Episcopal diocesan council
as bishop OF western New York. He has
sent word to that effect to Rev. LobdelI
and is now, in fact, the head Of the do
eese, the standing committees Of a majori-
ty Of the dioceseses in the country having
concurred with majority of the bishops
in consenting to his election. The date Of
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

CANTON, o., Nov. 8O.-Charles Gates
Dawes Of Evasion, his, who is member
OF the Republican national executive COM
mittee, Is slated for President Eleot No
Kinley's private secretary. james Boyle,
Joseph p. Smith and Perry s. Heath have
also been mentioned for the place, but
they are all said 60 be slated for other po-
sitions. Mr.. Dawes Is former Cinein-
NATHAN and married daughter Of VIII
liam H. Blymer Of this city. He Is a son
Of ex-Congressman r. K. Dawes OF Mariet-
"a, O.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

LONDON, Nov. s0.-The Times. eorre-
spondent in Havana dwells at length upon
Captain General Weyler's failure to cope
with the rebellion. He adds: "It is stated
that the present issue Of banknOtes Is to
be withdrawn and a new issue based on
the value Of silver is to be substituted for
$50, 900, 900 intended for the payment of
the troops. As there is no metallic reserve
it is safe to predict that these notes will
soon fall to purely nominal value - The
Times says In an editorial on the above,
1.-THE gloomy outlook in Cuba makes it
impossible to exclude the possibility of
some kind Of United States intervention.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
ERNE is CHAMPION.
The Buffalo Featherweight Defeated Dixon
In Twenty Hard Fought Rounds.

In Twenty Hard Fought Rounds
NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-There is a new
champion in the tistio world Frank Erne,
the clever Buffalo boxer, received the do
cision over George Dixon at the end Of the
20 round contest for the featherweight
championship of the wcrld last night be-
fore the Broadway Athletic club. It was
one Of the hottest contests ever witnessed
in this country. Both men were In first
class condition, and the pace was fast
from the first round to the last Dixon
was favorite in the betting, but Erne's fol-
lowers were not lacking In the support Of
their favOrite, and thousands Of dollars
changed hands on the result.
The bout was purely a scientific one,
and Referee Sam Austin's decision was
based upon the fact that Erne had done
the better work from start to finish. The
arena of the club was filed with lovers of
boxing, and the men were frequently
oheered during their battle for supremacy.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

PERRY, o. T., Nov. Information
reaches here that a very destructive cyclone
struck the town Of Ralston, on the Arkan-
sas river, 80 miles northeast of here and
nearly wiped out the town Of about two
hundred houses. Nearly every house in
town was blown down and several people
were injured, but no names can be obtain
ed Ralston is in the Usage Indian nation
and 30 miles from telegraph Office.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-The supreme
council Of the American Legion Of Honor
was in session behind closed doors for 12
hours At the conclusion of the session
it was announced that the scale Of assess
ments had been changed so as to make
each member pay a larger yearly sum.
The change will 90 into effect Jan. ,
1897. Some other amendments were also
made, but their import could not be ascer-
tained
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
THE LADIES' COLUMN.

We wish TO suggest to the ladies that
this column is always open to any and all
who wish to suggest domestic SUBJECTS OF
any nature whatever, either % ask advice
or furnish information to others, ana we
earnestly hope all readers Of the PRiss and
who desire win avail themselves Of the Op-
portunity. and thus receive as well as con-
for benefits.
All communications relative to this col.
umn intend for publication Will be laid
over until next week If they reach this
office later than Tuesday.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

ALBANY, Dec 2.-Charles Lang, 25
years old, died here last night Of injuries
received at the hands Of Jerry Murphy, a
young man Of the same age. The men
quarreled on the evening Of Nov 16 over
a girl and the next day bad a flst fight to
settle the dispute
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

ASHLAND, Pa, Dec. 2.-The Centralia
oolliery, owned and operated by tho Le-
high Valley Coal company, has shut down
for an indefinite period. Five hundred men
and boys are thrown out Of work.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

NEWPORT, R. l., Dec. a.-Commander
Converse, president Of the board which Is
supervising the construction Of torpedo
boats Nos. and 2 at Bristol, has asked
the department 70 appoint board for the
trial "trip Of the former, which Is now
ready. II h said the boat will develop a
speed Of ~ to so knots.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

Boston, Nov. 2s--Professor Benjamin
Apthorp Could the distinguished astrono-
mer, died at his residence In Cambridge at
the age OF 7e. He was preparing to leave
the house In the evening when he iell down
stairs and received injuries from which be
died two hours later.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Dec. s.-The
town OF Breeden, Mingo county, has suf-
cred destructive fre, and but enc house
was left The village was small, and the
ioss Of el1, 600 wipes Il out Of existence
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

LONDON, Nov 3O-A Berlin dispatch
to The Times says that Princess Elizabeth
of Lippe is dead at Detmold She was
Princess Of Schwarzburg- Rubolstadt and
was the widow Of Prince Leopold of Lippe.
She was horn iu lS8a
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

HICKORY NUT MAoARooNs.- One
pint of chopped meats, one half pint
of flour, one pound pulverized sugar
four eggs, beat sugar and eggs to a
cream, add flour and nut kernels
last.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04

vienna, Dec. 3. - Countess Hoyos
grandmother Of the wife Of Count Herber
Bismarck, died on Monday at Gratz.