Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-01
NEWS OF rHg WEEK.


letters
The pope will be requested to appoint
papal ablegate to Canada to settle differ
tnces there arising from the interference
of priests at the polls In the school ques
tion.
Friday. Sept. s5.
Baron Geer of Finspang, formerly pre-
mier Of Sweden, is dead.
James f. Joy, the railway man and
capitalist, died at his home In Detroit
The great Puget sound drydock was
formally accepted by the navy department
Gladstone said at a great meeting In
Liverpool that England has "a just title"
to threaten Turkey with coercion.
By keeping sober for FIVE consecutive
years George Crooker, son of the late
Charles Crooker, has earned $500, 600.
There was q clash OF authority at Lead
Vile, Colo, the provost marshal having
arrested a correspondent, whom the courts
will release.
Edward J. Ivory Of New York was ar
raigned In a London court, charged with
being in a dynamite conspiracy with Ty-
nan, Kearney and Haines.
Advioes from Madrid are that Cavite,
In the Philippine islands, is occupied by
$4,000 insurgents. Spain is preparing to
send 5000 additional troops
Saturday, Sept. 20.
The Dixon White 20 round fight for the
featherweight championship was declared
a draw.
The Rev. DIR. Parkhurst returned from
Europe and talked about the national
campaign.
Lord Salisbury went to Balmoral castle
last evening to see the ozar concerning the
Turkish question.
The demand to the French government
by England for the extradition of p. p. j.
lyman, the alleged dynamiter, is based
upon definite criminal charge.
Major Mckinley addressed four Celega-
tions which came from Pennsylvania, In
diana and Ohio More than pa, 600 visit
ors are expected In Canton today.
John Murphy, alias Whitehead, the SEQ
ond Of the Irish American released prison
ers, developed a dangerous mania. He is
TO be placed in an asylum
The faculty of Yale refused to say
whether they will take any official action
on tho anti Bryan demonstration by the
students. Sentiment in New Haven con-
demns the disturbers.
Monday, Sept. 2s.
Charles Gosler, a religious fanatic, was
drowned near Defiance, o., while trying
to walk on the water to demonstrate his
faith.
Spanish guerrillas maltreatod Peter E.
Rivery, an American citizen, on his plan
tation, near ST. Luis, Cuba He was mar
rowly saved from being shot by Spanish
scout.
Juan de Hovls an agent Of the Cuban
junta, was attacked near Bath Beach, N.
Y, by three men, who tried to throttle
him and who, he says were Spanish sym
pathizers.
Della O'Neill, a servant, has brought q
charge of grand larceny against her for
mer mistress, Miss Jeanne Held, New
York society woman, whom she charges
with taking her gold watch
The clipper chip Solitaire reached the
port of New York in tow, having been
dismasted in a cyclone In the same
storm the steamship Rosse was almost
wrecked. The steamships May and Nym-
phea came together In a fog in New York
bay, both being badly damaged.
Tuesday, Sept. go.
All the train dispatohers on the Cana
dian Pacific railway system were ordered
out on strike.
DR.. Johnston of Hazleton, Pa, shot H.
8. Henry three times and his wife once
Alleged infdelity was the cause.
Major Mckinley received a delegation
of oolored olergymen in Canton, o., and
eschewed politics In addressing them.
Patrick Quinn was killed and Andrew
Reilly and John Noonan injured by
cave In of earth In Fifth avenue, New
York.
Sylvanus Middlebrook, an aged miser,
was burned to death In his house. in Dan
bury, Conn, and the authorities believe
he was robbed and murdered.
Charges of unfairness in the selection Of
the savage rifle as the arm of the national
guard of the state of New York are to be
made before Governor Morton.
Miss Margaret jefferson, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. Charles B. Jefferson and grand
daughter OF the veteran actor Joseph JEFF
erson, and Mr.. Glen MoDonough the
playwright, of New York, were united In
marriage at Buzzards Bay, Mass. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland were among the
guests.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia has
purchased the entire establishment Of Hill
ton, Hughes g. Co., successors to A. 7.
Stewart, in New York and will conduct
a general department store, to be directed
by his partner, Robert q. Ogden. The
purchase price Is said to have been more
than 81, 900, 900.
Wednesday. Sept. 80.
Georss W. Aldrldge, superintendent Of
public works Is i'll and confined to his bed
at his home in Rochester.
Nathaniel II. Clement Charles F.
Brown, Thomas S. Moore and Stephen d.
Stephens we're NAMED as candidates by the
Democratic judiciary convention of the
Eleventh district, New York.
Justice Andrew Jackson Of Setauket,
N. T., fought prisoner who called him
fool. When the prisoner recovered con-
sciousness he was sentenced to six
months imprisonment for oontempt Of
court
During the celebration attending the
raising Of Bryan and Sewall banner at
Riverhead, n, y, William Butts and Al
fred Holmes were injured by the prema-
ture explosion Of a cannon cracker Butts
will lose a part Of his right hand and
Holmes two fingers from his right hand.
Herman Paul Schultz, alias Paul Smith,
whose wife was recently found at 5hOhola.
Pa, dead In he'd by his side, from pistol
shot wound in her head, was arrested ON
the complaint Of his son Charles, II years
old, who accuses him Of arson. The young
man will also try to have his father in
diotad for murder