Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
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Mount Carmel (Conn. postofilce, having
FIRST tied the door Of nearby houses 80 thai
the citizens could not molest them. They
secured little booty.
The southern express on the Pennsyl
vania railroad crashed into a deraiied
freight train near New Brunswick, N. j.,
and was wrecked. The engineer and fire.
men were killed. Several passengers were
injured, but none seriously
In the libel suit Of Lord Russell against
his mother-in-law, Lady Scott and others.
endearinR letters from the earl to Lady
SCOTT were read, as was also one from Lady
Scott to o detective promising reward foI
proof Of her charges against the earl
Friday. Nov. 81.
Embassador Bayard and Mrs. Bayard
dined with the queen at Windsor CASTLE
agreeable 10 her majesty's command.
Walter NJ. Castle and his wife, Ella Cas-
tle, the wealthy Callfornians who were ar.
rested In England on q charge Of shoplift
ing, have returned to this country.
The dock strike In Hamburg increased,
there being IL, 900 men idle. Tom Mann,
the English agltator, is reported 10 have
been arrested while trying TO enter Ham.
burg
Dr. william Fisher Grier prominent
New York physician, seized with acute In.
sanity from overwork, fought three men
and was taken to Bellevue hospital In O
straitjacket.
The steamboat John e. Moore, with q
party Of 150 fishermen, sank on the Romei
shoal, about three miles outside Of Sandy
Hook. The passengers and crew were res
oued with great difficulty.
Leonard Mauffrand, aged n, who mur-
dered Gabriel Guarin, aged 81, on the
night of Nov. 4, died at Linn, Mo-, from
wounds inflicted upon himself on Monday
night while confined In the county jail
there. He frequently made threats Of Eui-
cide.
Saturday, Nov. ee.
The Venezuelan boundary commission
Is preparing the vast mass Of evidence col
looted by it for publication.
The tenth annual convention of the As
ISOLATION Of Colleges and Preparatory
Schools began in Philadelphia.
The strike at the Hamburg docks con-
tinues. The Warehouse company Of
Bremen has offered to compromise with
Its employees.
a lolph SlSyrnetski, who lived near the
poy ,rhouse of the Citizens Electric Light
col pany in Brooklyn, was driven to sui
OF by the noise
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Charles II. Skinner Of New York state de-
cided that teachers in public schools must
not wear any religious garb.
John s. Rankin, a wealthy timber dealer
of Detroit, was found dead on Fitzwilliam
island, Georgian bay, and, it is feared,
Thomas ]. Austin, his companion, was
drowned.
Evidence is being taken in Corning N.
Y, 90 prove the legality of Mrs. Mary
Dawson McCafferty's claim to the widows
share Of the fortune left by John MoCaf-
ferty Of Chicago
Monday, Nov. 80.
The death Of Baron Savile, the British
diplomatist, is reported from London.
Dr. Robert d'Unger of Chicago has in.
vented a machine for transmitting over
the wires pictures, writing and printed
matter By means of x rays.
A cablegram from Sydney announces
the death of Sadie Macdonald, member
of Hoyt's "a Trip to Chinatown" compa-
ny, which was playing in Australia.
In New York a 16-year-old boy apd q
1S-year-old girl arranged to elope, and for
the purpose of providing means the girl
stole $15o worth Of diamonds from her ia
ther.
A friend Of Samuel W. Allerton of Chi
cago said on returning from Canton, o., 4,
to Chicago that no was confident Mr.. AL
lerton would be Mr.. McKinley's secretary
Of agriculture.
Miss Minnie Selig, 1s years old and a
bride of ten months, died from the effects
Of paris green, which she took with sui
o4I al 4,k -
First avenue, New York.
-Four burglars attacked a night watch
man In coalyard near HoDoken, N. J.,
and tried to gag him. He fought them
and was dubbed unconscious, but not be-
fore he had made 80 much noise that the
neighbors heard him, and the burglars ran
away.
Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Ira shafer, well known lawyer, died
at his home near Poughkeepsie, N. x.
John Scott, ex-United States senator
from Pennsylvania, died In Philadelphia.
M. @. Blaine, an army chaplain sta
TONED at Fort Ringgold, Tex, and his
daughter, were burned to death.
Robert K. Marshall, superintendent OF
the Altoona division Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, committed suicide In Washington.
President Elect McKinley's callers In
cluded Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,
and General Horace Porter of New York
city.
William Steinway, the head of the piano
manufacturing house bearing his name
and a widely known patron Of music, died
in New York.
The g. A. r. executive committee So
lected Buffalo and the week beginning
Aug. 2e as the place and time for holding
the next annual encampment.
Friends of Joseph H. Choate OF New
York are urging him for United States
senator to succeed Mr.. Hill It is said
that he viii accept the office and allow his
friends TO make contest In his behalf
Wednesday. Dec. 2.
An intimate friend Of Mckinley at Cam
ton, o., says that Hanna will accept the
navy portfolio
The control Of the Postal Telegraph
company was placed In perpetuity with
the Commercial Cable company.
A fire, at which two firemen were badly
hurt, did about $780, 900 damage to the
buildings 746, 747 and 749 Broadway, New
York city.
Delegates from 12 cities met In Indian
apolis and issued call for a national cur
renoy reform convention TO meet in that
city In January.
The new cruiser BROOKLYN was turned
over to the government by her builders,
the Cramps Of Philadelphia, and placed in
commission at the League island navy
yard.
Inc glass manufacturers met In Indi-
annapolis, divided the country up among
the members deoidad n allovv f,,rnacaa eo
start up Dec. IA and left prices TO be fixed
by the trusts executive committee.
6oVernor Morton commutod the SEN