Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
NEWS OF THE wEEK.

pointed bishop Of Scranton, Pa.
The Citizens bank at Connellsvilie
Ind, owned by ex- United States Treasurer
Houston. has assigned.
The president has sent to the senate the
appointment Of Charles II. Terhune TO be
postmaster at BinRhamton. N. Y.
The steamer Yumuri, which has arrived
from Havana, brought 81 600 600 in gold
coin for Lazard Freres Of New York.
DR.. Baxter T. Smeltzer, secretary Of the
New York state board Of health, has gone
TO Elmlra. where there Is an epidemic Of
typhoid fever
The Elm street system Of street rail
ways in Dallas, was sold at receivers sale
TO George W Davenport Of Boston, repre-
senting eastern capitalists, for 100000.
Harry J. Sargent, formerly a theatrical
manager, who was at one time connected
with dramatic ventures in the United
States died in extreme penury in London.
Lady Jane Francesca Speranza Wilde,
widow Of Sir William Robert Wills Wilde
NJ. D., surgeon oculist to her majesty in
Ireland, and mother Of Oscar Wilde Is
dead.
Friday, Feb. :.
Nine Eleanora Duse the actress, arriv-
cd in New York on the Majestic.
Allen Sharpless and his 15-year- old
daughter were burned to death at their
home In Montpelier 0.
The report hat Cardinal Rampolla, the
papal secretary Of state, had resigned,
owing to serious differences with the pops,
is denied in Rome
John Shea, a first class clerk in the rec
ord and pension division Of the war de-
partment and veteran Of the late war,
committed suicide in Washington.
Harry Howard, the last chief Of the old
volunteer FIRE department Of New York
and the best known fireman In the United
States, died at his home in New York.
Ignatz SPINNER of Vienna, aged 2S
years, a second cabin passenger on the
North German Lloyd steamship Spree,
which arrived in New York from Bremen,
died on Jan. 81 Of delirium tremens.
The supreme council Of the National
Farmersi alliance, in session In Washing
ton, elected the following officers: Mann
Page, Virginia, president; II. @. Snavely,
Pennsylvania, vice president; X. A.
Southworth, Colorado, secretary and treas
urer.
Saturday, Feb. 8.
J. p Morgan & Co. of New York has
deposited 81, 000 600 in gold at the assay
office.
Stephen Ryan of New York, convicted
of murder in the second degree, was sem
fenced to life Imprisonment.
r. g. Dun & Co. of New York report
that the failures for the week were 1928 in
the United States, against 2sl last year,
and SO in Canada, against 5s last year.
In the trial of Stanhope Royster for the
murder Of K. W. Mcfarland at Boone Ia,
the jury brought in verdic5 of acquittal.
Mcfarland was the seducer of Royster' 8
sister.
The Union Republican club of Washing
ton is arranging for a celebration, to be
held here on the 22d inst, of the fortieth
anniversary of the birth of the national
Republican party.
The jury in the case Of Thomas Elvin
Of Phenixville, Pa brought in a verdict
of murder in the first degree. Elvin killed
two of his children on Nov is by placing
arsenic in their coffee.
Monday, Feb. 10.
Rev. A. H. Milliken, a clergyman well
known in the three northern New England
states, died, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Arion, an aunt of Cen
eral Low Wallace and daughter of Hon.
John Test, died in Los Angeles
Fire destroyed the oil and glue works Of
George ]. Tarr & Co. at Fort Point, Mass.
The loss, which will reach $75, 900, in.
cludes valuable isinglass machinery.
Reinhold Rost, Ill. d., formerly orient
al lecturer in st. Augustine's college,
Canterbury, secretary to the Royal Asiatic
society and librarian to the India Office,
who retired in 1893 from active duty, died
in London.
The president has designated William
p. Mason, professor of chemistry in the
Troy IN. " Polytechnic institute and W.
W. Duffield, chief of the coast survey, as
additional members of the annual assay
commission.
Tuesday, Feb. IL.
William A. Parry of Philadelphia, who
was making an oriental tour accompanied
by his wife, died at Darjilling, India
Frederick Schlechter who was injured
in a boxing contest by ex- Policeman Pluck
fielder, died at St. Mary's hospital in Phil
adelphia.
The session of the National Assembly OF
the League Of American Wheelmen began
in Baltimore with good roads congress.
One man was killed, one was fatally in
jured and five others were slightly hurt by
the explosion of ITO horsepower boiler at
the Ann and Hope cotton mill, Lonsdale,
r..
Charles H. George& Co., hardware deal
ers, OF Providence have made a general as
signment for the benefit Of their creditors,
both Individually and as a firm, James A.
George being the company
The grand jury Of Crawford county,
Pa, has held Mrs. Kate NJ Nellis and Ed
gar c. Gardner Of Girard for trial on
the charge of administering poison to Pc
Ter II. Nellis the formers husband.
Congressman W. H. Grain of Texas died
suddenly in Washington at the home of o
friend. He was serving his sixth term In
the house of representatives and was one
of the best known members Of that body.
"wednesday, Feb. ~.
Charles G. Rogers. 26, son Of ex. Post.
master Rogers of Colchester, committed
suicide by shooting
James H. McVicker, the well known
theatrical manager Of Chicago, was stricl-
en- with paralysis and is not expected to
live.
wreck occurred on the Illinois Cen
tral, between DOngola and WestinR, Ills,
and Ave persons were killed and several
injured.
At a conference of the leading Pennsyl-
vania Republicans It was decided to pre-
sent the name OF Senator Quay at ST.
Louis for president.
Dennis O'Hearn. 2S, was arraigned be-
fore Justice Tighe in Brook "a on the
charge Of assaultng his mother, Bridget
O'Hearn, SO years old.
Fire did great damage ia the town Of
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