Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-06-26


Nine girls employed by Bloomingdaie
Bros. in New York are charged with hsv.
ing formed a ring for the purpose Of sys.
tematioaliy robbing their employers,
Democratic leaders expressed great
qualification that w. @ whitney had de.
oided TO go to the Chicago convention.
Many thought with his aid the gold stand.
ard might win.
The Republicans OF Vermont held their
state convention In Burlington Josiah
Grout was nominated for governor, and q
strong sound money and protection plat
form was adopted. Great enthusiasm wac
aroused by the mention OF MoKinley's
name
Friday. June 10.
The Yale freshmen crew was outrowed
by an eight from the University Of Wis
oonsin.
Lord Salisbury said there Is every hope
that Britain and America will sgree to
permanent arbitration.
Mrs. Edna Borrier, a bicyolist was run
over by a Madison avenue feed car and
died Of her injuries IN New York
II was announced that the Fleming
case, now on trial in New York, would be
given TO the Jury early next week.
Fighting between Venezuelans and
British in Guiana was reported to Caracas
by Nenezuela's consul at Trinidad.
IL is now known for a fact that only
three persons survived the wreck Of the
Drummond Castle off the coast of France
The federal senate subcommittee OF
finance began an investigation of the bond
issuesunder the Cleveland administration.
Saturday, june 20.
Hoouoo ~ yv,f.hk ,-o- a., A. ..otta, .s,.-t
in New York on the charge Of abandon
ment brought by the woman with whom
he had been living.
j. Pierpont Morgan testified before the
senate committee upon the sale Of United
States bonds at the investigation which is
being held 10 New York.
DR.. Leyds, secretary of state of the
Transvaal, demands that the English gov.
ernment shall bring Messrs. Rhodes and
Belt to trial without delay.
David o. Brien, one of the foremost law
yers In Cook county, Ills, committed sui
eide by asphyxiation in his office in the
Kinsie building in Chicago.
Senator Teller's name was formally pre-
sented to the people as a candidate fol
president by the silver men who bolted the
Republican national convention.
New York delegates stopped over in Can.
ton on their way east from st. Louis, and
speeches were made by Major Mckinley,
Warner Miller and John e. Milholland.
Fire broke out at Bradford, Pa, in the
Whitehead building, wooden structure
ON the south side of Main street, between
Kennedy and Chambers streets, burning
everything between those points, includ-
ing the Half Dime restaurant, Bay State
hotel and Sondheim building, Loss, $780,
900; insurance unknown.
Monday, june a2.
President Diaz of Mexico has been re-
nominated for the presidency for the fifth
time.
Frank ]. Harper, at the risk of his own
life, saved his lancee from drowning in
Jamaica bay,
Miss A. @. Rettig, q daughter of the
late Captain Rettig of the Ward Steam
ship line, will go to Cuba as a nurse
among the insurgents.
Perry Belmont has oabled to Chairman
Hinkley of the New York state Demo
| cratic committee that he will start for
home Immediately to assist in the fight
for the gold standard at the Chicago CON
vention. He will attend the convention
as delegate.
An unknown woman was entioed into a
deserted house four miles from Bridgeport
Conn, and was subsequently discovered
by two farmers, covered with blood and
| dying. They went for help, and when
they returned she had disappeared and nc
sign Of her or her assailants could bt
| found.
Tuesday, June 23.
American whist players begin theil
sixth annual congress at the Oriental no
tel, Manhattan Beach.
Five people were killed and a SCORE in
| jured by the collapse of a building in SaI
Francisco,
Seven people were killed and many in
| jured by the explosion Of tram engint
boiler in Texas.
Sir Augustus Harris, the we'll knowr
theatrical and operatio manager, died al
Folkestone, England.
The revolters in Iquitos, Peru, undei
Colonel Amaro Larosa, have captured
Moyobamba The fight took place on thl
I'd inst.
Highwaymen held up a conductor on
crowded trolley car near Bergen Beach
South Brooklyn, and took from him al
the fares he had collected.
Benjamin II. Bristow, former secretary
and in 1876 prominent candidate for thu
Republican presidential nomination, diet
in New York on his sixty-fifth birthday.
A duel was fought at Kummersdorf
near Berlin, between Lieutenant Buoh o
the Ninth regiment and Lieutenant Lueh
ring of the Sixth regiment The weapons
used were pistols. Lieutenant Luehrinl
was shot and almost instantly killed.
Wednesday, June "a.
Mark Hanna will conduct the Republic
an national campaign from headquarter
in Cleveland.
The household and personal effects o
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Coleman Drayton wer
sold at auction in New York TO a crowd o
bargain hunters
David Beasco, who sued N. K. Fair
bank, the Chicago millionaire, for S65, 90
for his services In preparing Mrs Lesli
Carter for the stage, was awarded veI
dict OF $4,000 in the supreme court @
New York.
In Cleveland Jennie E. Flynn sue
Frank j. Flynn for divorce on the groun
OF desertiOn. Since then Flynn has falle
heir TO $40 600. The common pleas cour
gave Mrs. Flynn her divorce and awarde
her $40, 600 allmony.
Three burglars entered the store of
d. Angel, In Lonsdale, r. l., and BILE,
open the safe, getting $3.50 and som
checks. They were pursued by oonstables
upon whom they fired, slightly woundin
one. The thieves escaped.
Democratic state conventions were he'll
In Illinois, Wisconsin and Texas. In Ill
nois Governor Altgeld was renominate
on free silver platform and chosen {
head the delegation to Chicago. In Wii
oonsin gold platform was adopted an