Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

fire gun mandatory at st. Denis, France,
causing damage to the extent of 1 200, 900
francs.
Ambrose West and wife, both over 10
years of age, were found dead in bed in
Philadelphia, having been asphyxiated by
coal gas.
The athletic team Of the University Of
California has received challenge from
the Yale team TO engage in a number
of contests next May.
The rumor that the emperor of Germany
and emperor of Russia intend to have a
meeting at Laturbie is gaining strength in
diplomatic circles.
The Legislature of Maryland, in Joint
session, elected Congressman George l..
Wellington to succeed Charles II. Gibson
as United States senator on March 4, 1897.
The boiler Of an engine of the New York
and St Louis express on the Little Miami
exploded near Columbus, o., killing
Charles Trimble, engineer and James
Waters, fireman.
Friday, Jan. "a.
It Is announced that two first class tor
pedo boats will be sent from England to
Halifax.
By blowing open the postofilce safe at
Natick, 2. l., robbers secured more than
$500 in cash and stamps
1t is announced that by the terms Of a
treaty signed Jan. Is the island of NADIA
gascar is declared a French possession.
The Legislature of Utah, in joint session,
elected G. +. Cannon and Arthur Brown
to the United States senate, and they left
for Washington.
NJ. Jacques Anatole France the cele-
brated poet and essayist, has been elected
to membership in the French academy TO
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of NJ.
Ferdinand de Lesseps.
In an open letter to DIR. Emil Pretorlus,
editor of The Westliohe Post of st. Louis,
Mayor Cyrus W. Walbridge has announc-
ed his candidacy for the Republican nom
ination for governor of Missouri
The secretary of the Oakland (Cal }
branch of the American Railway union
has received letter from the private SEQ
retary of f.. V. Debs, in which the state
ment that Debs is to resign the presidency
of the union is denied.
Saturday, Jan. 20.
The queen Of the Belgians is seriously
i'll at Brussels.
Emperor William has appointed Prince
Bismarck knight of the Order of Pour le
Merite, for science and art, with voting
power.
One of the blanket mills of Dobson &
Sons extensive plant in Manayunk, Pa
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $50, 900; full
ly insured
r. G. Dun & Co. of New York report
that the failures for the week have been 373
in the United States, against 1868 last year,
and 81 in Canada, against SO last year,
Hon. John X. Cowen, representative in
congress from the Fourth Maryland dis
trict, was elected president of the Balti-
more and Ohio to succeed Charles f. May
er, who resigned in November.
The United States ambassador at Lon
don, Mr.. Thomas f. Bayard, sent Queen
Victoria message from President Cleve-
land, expressing the latter's sincere con-
dolences with her majesty upon the death
of Prince Henry of Battenberg.
Monday, Jan. 27.
Captain Marcus L. Taylor, u. S. A., re-
tired died in a hospital in Philadelphia.
John f. Van de Carr has been appoint
cd warden of the Tombs in New York to
succeed Mr.. Fallon.
Sir Frederick Leighton, the celebrated
painter and president of the Royal acad-
emy, died in London.
Japan is placing orders for ten warships
and plans for two dockyards with builders
on the Tyne and Clyde.
General Valeriano Weyler, the newly
appointed captain general of the island OF
Cuba, has sailed from Barcelona for Ha
vana, accompanied by 1000 cavalry, amid
wild excitement.
The American liner ST. Paul, from
Southampton for New York struck the
~ i nj \
Branch, and was stranded. All the passen
gers were taken off safe and with but lit
tie Inconvenience.
Tuesday, Jan. 2s.
President Bavier of Switzerland il
dead.
James Edwin Campbell of Chicago, dia
lect poet and story writer, died in Pom
eroy, o.
Hiram W. Brundago, president of the
village of Bath, n. Y, died suddenly OF
neuralgia of the heart at his home, aged 52.
John f. Wonson & Co. of Gloucester,
Mass, formally announced that they have
given up as lost their schooner John W.
Bray and a crew Of IA men.
The Southern Pacific San Jose express
ran into a washout one mile north OF
South San Francisco, killing the engineer
and injuring several passengers.
The Hotel Broadway, the largest hostelry
in Nanticoke, Pa, was destroyed by fire
The inmates barely escaped with theiI
lives, not being able to save their clothing
A terrible explosion took place in a col
liery at Tylorstown, near Cardiff, Wales
Seventy-fUur miners were below the sur
face when the explosion occurred, nearly
all of whom were killed.
At Swanse, Ala, Frank Jones, superin.
tendent of the Swanse Coal company's
mines, shot and fatally wounded his wife
a beautiful young woman 20 years of age
He deties any one to arrest him.
Wednesday, Jan. go.
Frederick A. Hobbies pleaded guilty o.
embezzlement at Pittsheld, Mass.
Hon. George Rider, leading Democrat
in Chenango county, n. Y, died at Nor
wioh, aged ~ years.
George NJ. Hobbs of Manchester, n. H.
was blown to atoms at Hooksett Will,
thawing out dynamite.
Sir Joseph Barnby, the well known mu
sioian and principal of the Guildhal
School Of Music, died in London.
Isaac W. Levan, president of the Penn
sylvania National bank of Reading, Pa.
was found dead in bed at his home.
Two children were burned to death anC
their mother was fatally injured in fir
at the home Of John Steele in Pittsburg
James n. Tatem, aged so years. rea
estate dealer who is well known through
out New Jersey, attempted suicide a
Camden by shooting himself in the temple
The decree of divorce obtained by Mrs
Pearl Craigie the American authoress ant
dramatist better known as John Olive
Hobbies, on July last was made absolns