The Press., 1898-11-24

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 John W. Keeley, 81, the inventor of the Keeley motor. died at his home at Phila- delphIa Sunday.
 J. c. Keough. ex-tax-collector of Hol- yoke, Mass. has been arrested, charged with embezzlement to the amount of $t15,OO0.
 The southern cotton mills are having labor troubles. Over three thousand em- ployes are idle at Augusta, Ga, on ac- count of strike.
 Twenty-three lives were lost by the wrecklng of the British ship, Atalanta, of the coast of Oregon last week. Only three of the seamen were saved.
 "Dr." Nancy Gullford, the noted Bridge port midwife, who was arrested in Lon don, was brought back to Bridgeport last week. Her ball has been fixed at $1O.O 900.
 The Yale football team was badly beat on by the Harvard eleven last Saturday at New Haven by a score of 17 to 0. The game was played during down pour of rain.
 President Timothy Dwight has resigned from Yale, to take effect at the close of the present academic year. His reason for resIgning Is his intention not to serve after seventy years of age.
 United States Senator Quay of Pennsyl- vania, his son, Richard R. Quay, and ex- State Treasurer Haywood have been in- dicted with conspiring to use unlawfully public moneys deposited in the Peoples bank of Philadelphia.
 gang of trackmen were run down near Jersey City last Friday, and eleven were killed instantly and several were in- iured. The men stepped from one track to allow train to pass, but owing to & dense fog did not see train approaching on the other track.
 Frank King, 8 conductor on the En- field and LOngmeadow road, has been ar rested on suspicion of being the Thomp- sonviIle fire bug. He was found at c. D. Bent's livery stable with a box of hay in his hand. A fire had been started In the barn, but had gone out. King has a fam fly, and has had good character.
 The annual meeting of the board of management of the Holland County Tem. porary home was held at the home in Vernon Center last Thursday. The meet ing was largely attended, and nearly every town in the county was represented. The number of children in the home was 51 The youngest Is two years old; average age. eight years. Nj. F. J. Walker, sec retary of the board of county commission CTS, reported the expenditures during tho year as $4,320.14; receipts, s7 due from state, s1S3 27. Many complt ments were given to the superintendent and matron of the home, Mir. and Mrs. k s. Talbot. The home is in an excellent condition. The inmates are well clothed and healthy, showing good keeping. Al ter the business meeting a lunch was served to the visitors by the home matron Mrs. Talbot. After the lunch the visit ors were shown around the buildings by County Commissioners Walker ant Thompson. County Commissioner Buel of Hebron was not present, as he was de- tained at home.