Milford chronicle., 1901-08-23
. WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,


Wednesday, August "A.
pexter Castor, New Orleans chief
# nolice. died last night. s
A dispatch from Moscow says Count h
rolstoy is going to the Crimea soon. q
Ex-President Cleveland is at Buzz
,ard's Bay on one of his old-time gun
ming trips
The Grand Rapids Fire Insurance
company has been purchased by the
Hartford Fige Insurance company
The first bale of new Louisiana cot
ton was sold at the cotton exchange
in New York yesterday for Is cents a
pound.
Thursday, August IS.
Fire at Chapley, Fla, destroyed half
the town, causing a loss of slOO,OOo.
The Wabash railroad will purchase
the Omaha and St. Louis road Tor
SO, 500, OOO =,
It is said that Lord Kitchener Will
return from South Africa the mldole
of next week.
Commander Wise, who died yester-
dav was in charge of the training ship
Enterprise during the Spanish war.
Jules Liebon, the famous Berlin
opera producer may come to this
country.
The West Point cadets are at the |
Pan-American exposition, where they |
will give daily exhibition drills until
Aug. 2S.
Friday, August 10.
Ar1ov of T,Ifar, farrifOrW
has been appointed assistant suDerin-
tendent of the Carlisle Indian School.
The American Protective Assoeia-
tion closed its convention at Atlantic
City by eiecting officers.
Former Judge John B. Stoom died
at Stroudsburg yesterday morning.
Colonel Clease, formerly insurance
guperintendent of Illinois, was arrested
for stealing photographs and records
from the interior department.
Saturday, August II.
1t is said that all the Omaha street
railways will consolidate.
The battleship Iowa hats arrived. at
San Francisco.
Twenty-four saIooDkeepers were
each held in $500 bail at Atlantic City
for selling liquor on Sunday.
Bishop Shanahan, of Harrisburg
and half the priests of his diocese will
enter Overlook Seminary for
weeks spiritual retreat.
Colonel Myron T. Herricl1, an old
friend of President Mckinley, called
upon the latter yesterday 1t his Can
ton home.
The Houston and Texas CeA&ral, a
Southern Pacific property has alb
sorbed the Central Texas and North
J western.
Edward V. Sheppard, chief clerk OF
the patent office, was dismissed yes
terday for alleged carelessness in hav
ing lost certain moneys sent to the
Office by mail.
Insurance Superintendent Yates, OF
Illinois, refused to revoke the charter
of the Aetna Fire Insurance company
: of Hartford, Conn, on the ground thai
1t was not within his power. He was
notified that the Aetna was violating
, the states laws.
a Monday, August 10.
Queen Alexandra of England lef
Homburg for Copenhagen yesterday.
Queen Sophia of Sweden is agaiI
k seriously i'll.
Edmond Audran, the French com
a poser, is dead. He was born April II
= 1912.
d A. w. Graham, first vice presiden
:; of the Louisville and Nashville rail
D road, died yesterday at Petosky, Micf
4. John B. Nicklin, of Chattanooga, wa
re elected president of the Southern Base
q. ball League last night.
D 1t is semi-oficially announced tina
g the Kaiser will meet the Car within
short time at Carlsruhe.
Or Tuesday, August 20.
I'd The Southern railway announce
that it's lines are now all open.
N Captain Eris M. Gabrielson. forme
n ly of the United States revenue ser
do ice, died yesterday at EdgertOn, Mas
g. Receivers were appointed at Bait
tn more yesterday for the Parkton Luz
"a Der company, of Baltimore county, al
At the Chesapeake Lumber company.
ge King Oscar of Norway and Swede
w has accepted President Loubet's inN
d tation to witness the close of Il
grand manoeuvres of the French arm
at Rheims.
Wednesday, August Fl.
4" The new Wagner theatre in Ma
III. ich was opened last night.
Clark Gibbs, the old-time black-fa
30 minstrel, died yesterday at Trento
A M.
81 Destructive forest fires are report
p in large tracts of pine timber in Grim
o. county, Texas.
s. American agents are busy in B
E. GUM recruiting Belgian glass blowC
A. for service in the United States.
81 Lieutenant Colonel Marchand,
l6 Fashoda fame, has been promoted
O. the chief command of a brigade
81 French troops in China.
ins At the Winona@ Bible conference J
nm night the conference sermon y
,tb. preached by the noted Scottish eTi
M. gelist, Rev. John Mcneil, of G1asg'