Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-02-09
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday, Feb. 2.

Wednesday, Feb. 2.
The president has named George M.
Powers, of West Virginia, as commits
sioner Of fish and fisheries.
The Alvord House at Gloversville, N.
Y. was destroyed by fire. Three men,
a woman, a girl and boy were cre-
mated.
Thomas L. Thompson, ex-congress-
man and ex-minister to Brazil, COM
mitted suicide at Santa Rosa, Cal, by
cutting hisdhroat.
In the contest for United States sem
ator from Tennessee Thomas b. Tur-
ley. now holding Senator Harris seat
. by appointment, was elected.
Thursday, Feb. 8.
Thousands of sheep have perished
from cold and starvation in western
Wyoming.
George III. Earle, receiver of Phila-
delphia's failed bank, expresses the
opinion that no one need lose anything.
The report that Great Britain had,
on the demand of Russia, backed
down" on the question of making
Talien-Wan a free port of entry, Is
officially denied.
At a meeting of over 400 Pennsylvania
business men in Philadelphia Senator
Quay's methodsMwere denounced. and
Hon. John Wanamaker was urged as q
candidate for governor.
Friday, Feb. 4.
At points in Maine and Vermont yes
terday the temperature was 40 degrees
below zero.
A bill prohibiting the marriage of
chronic invalids has been introduced In
Ohio's legislature.
Colonel Rend, who testified before the
Ohio senate trust COMMITTEES. said he
thought the senate trust might bear
investigation.
Governor Bushnell, of Ohio, says that
he was forced into the anti-Hanna
fight because he was told that he must
support the senator. Now that it 4, sver
he harbors no malice.
Saturday, Feb. 5.
One Of the passenger trains caught in
the blizzard on Long Island was stuck
In the snow for two days.
The immigration bill will be taken up
in congress with caution. owing to the
political antagonism it may arouse.
Seven men were killed and 36 others
injured in a collision on tn Glasgow
and Southwestern railway, near Troon,
Scotland.
Private letters received at San Fran
cisco tend to contradict the story Of
Captain Ray, U. S. A., that no new pla-
GERS have been discovered along the
Yukon.
Monday. Feb. Z.
BY the fall of a roof during a fire I'm
Boston six brave firemen were killed
and four injured.
Unless the telegraph and telephone
wires in Chicago and placed in sub
ways by March they will be cut down
by the city.
Highland Park hotel at Augusta, Ca.
the famous winter health resort, was
destroyed by fire yesterday. There were
no fatalities.
BrickIayer John Purdy fell eight stor-
les from building in West Thirty
eighth street, New York city, but es-
capped death.
A COW derailed a train on the ST.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
railway, at Hematite, Mo-, resulting in
the death of Engineer Francy and Fire
man Childs.
Tuesday. Feb. q.
Two hundred buildings have been de-
stroyed by fire at Manila. Philippine
Islands.
Lord william Nevill will be tried at
| London on Wednesday on an indict-
ment charging forgery.
The Austrian government has closed
| all the colleges until March 21, owing to
| the disorders among the students.
| Michael Varrish, who died in Bridge
| port, Conn.,. Is believed to have been
| poisoned by horse meat sagsaxes-