Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-22
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, November 14.

President Roosevelt has been elected
vice president of the Long Island Bible
Society.
An American lawyer is endeavoring I
to have Aguinaldo released by habeas
corpus proceedings.
The delegates to the Pan-American |
Congress have agreed to end the con-
ference before Christmas.
The annual convention of the United |
Daughters of the Confederacy is in |
session in Wilmington, N. G.
The General Assembly OF the Par
sons faction of Knights of Labor met
in Pittsburg but adjourned without
doing business.
The American Iron and Steel Asso-
citation has notified Chairman T. c.
Search that it will not be represented
at the reciprocity convention at Wash
ington.
Friday, November IS.
Brigadier General Robert H. Hall
was placed on the retired list today.
Swift & Co., packing house owners,
will build big plant at Laramie, Wyo
The annual convention of the South
ern Cotton Spinners' Association con-
veued in Atlanta, Ga.
The Fauquier White Sulphur Springs
Hotel, at Warrenton. Va, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
Miss Helen Gould was rendered a
jubilee dinner by international commit
tee of Y. NJ. c. A. of North America in
New York.
Saturday, November IS.
The First National Bank Of Spring
Lake, N. j., was robbed of $4,000 yes
terday.
Mayor-elect Seth Low of New York
was the guest of President Roosevelt
last night
Admiral Schley has been invited to
attend banquet in his honor at Bing-
hamton, N. Y.
The war department at Washington
announces that vacancies in the grade
of brigadier general will not be filed
until congress meets.
The transport Grant sailed from San
Francisco for Manila yesterday with
two battalions Of the Twenty-eighth
A4AelnNAg anu 1OO A6Cl ullS.
Monday, November IS.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii.
arrived in San Francisco Saturday, on
a trip for her health.
A match in a bale of cotton caused
an $4,000 fire at the Culber furniture
factory, at Lock Haven, Pa.
John G. Leishmann, United States
minister to Turkey, arrived in New
York Saturday evening, on his annual
visit.
Elmer Null, a Philadelphia and
Reading brakeman, was killed neal
Lebanon, Pa, by being run over by q
train.
Santiago Iglesias, organizer of the
American Federation of Labor, under
arrest in Porto Rico, was released OF
bail today.
Governor William H. Hunt and DR.
M. B. Brumbaugh, commissioner o.
education, arrived in New York from
Porto Rico.
Tuesday, November 10.
: The new Hay-Pauncefote treat!
was signed yesterday.
: Kansas City's first annual flowe
/ show opened in Convention Hall yes
! terday
The New York Horse Show was at
/. tended by large and brilliant assem-
blage last evening
Labor unions in Cleveland, o., will
nominate a full municipal ticket TO
the next city election.
The Irish leaders, John P. Redmon
and party, had an audience with Pres
D dent Roosevelt yesterday.
e In a freight collision on the Bait
more and Ohio railroad, near Cumbel
t land, Md, Conductor Samuel Hous
S was killed.
Wednesday, November 20.
Thomas Meehan, noted botanis
Z and member of Philadelphia city couI
ellis, died last night.
General and Mrs Corbin returne
to Washington from their bridal tou
/ through Canada yesterday.
r Peter Reid, a wealthy mill man, ha
l. given Passaic, N. j., $4,000 for tn
r erection of a public library.
e President Roosevelt's message
e congress was read and discussed a
d yesterdays cabinet meeting.
s Fire yesterday at Lake Crysta
e Mimi, destroyed -four mill, electri
o light plant, water works and telephon
r system. Loss, 100000
Negroes in Jacksonville, Fla, ar
organizing a company to operate
stage coach service throughout th
4 city exclusively for negroes.