Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-03-29
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED


Thursday, March 81.
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
and York, on q tour of the world, ar
rived at Gibraltar yesterday.
The bill DISTINGUISHING illiterates
and the bill ordering a state census
passed the Maryland legislature.
A movement is said to be on foot to
consolidate the coal producing inter
ests of Illinois into one mammoth COM
bine.
The first discovery of oil in the
southern portion of West Virginia was
made yesterday in 800 barrel oil well
drilled at Milton.
T. R. Oatman, a railroad switchman
at Holland, Mich, has fallen heir to
$4,000 600 by the death of a distant
relative in Virginia.
Friday, March %.
Near Clinton, Me, J. d. Mari,
farmer, killed his three children while
insane.
The bill prohibiting the manufacture /
sale or giving away of cigarettes has
passed the Minnesota legislature.
Commandant Philip Botha. brother
of the Boer commander. was killed in
the recent fighting at Lydenburg.
At Coldbrook. Mass, Mrs Lizzie
Naramore, aged so, while insane. killed
her six children, the eldest 10 years.
The Delaware and Hudson Railroad
| company has increased wages of train
men from five to twenty cents a day.
The Sharon Steel company viii erect
complete pipe and skelp mills at South
Sharon, Pa, to cost at least $1,000 ,000
Valentine Botz, of Buffalo, after be-
ing totally blind for % years, had his
! sight restored by an operation per-
formed by Prof. McConachie, at Balti-
more.
Saturday, March 23.
The death rate in Havana was 1892
per 600 in February, against 1922 for
the last February of Spanish rule.
The Australian federal elections the
first since the formation of the COM
monwealth, will be held March 80. The
main issue is protection against free
trade.
The New Hampshire house of repre-
sentatives voted against a resolution
declaring for the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
Inspectors at San Francisco, CAL,
. nave DldtGu the responsibility lOI the
wreck of the stamer Rio de JaneirO, on
Feb. %, on the late Capt Ward and
Pilot Jordan, and have revoked the
license of Chief Engineer Herlihy.
Monday, March 20.
Attorney General Griggs retires from
the cabinet next Monday.
Russia's car, dismayed by the riot
ing, called a cabinet council to dis
cuss the situation.
It is said that President Kruger, Of
the Transvaal will visit this country
next month. health permitting.
: The Arkansas house of representa-
f tives has passed a bill imposing a fine
Of from $500 to 81 900 for gambling.
Earl Cadogan, lord lieutenant of Ire
land of Ireland, authorizes the state
ment that he will retain Office for an
D other year.
= J. Pierpont Morgan has donated I
collection of minerals valued at $500
600 to the Museum OF Natural History
at New York.
+ A settlement has been reached will
e the 400 strikers at the Macbeth glas
S works, at Marion, Ind, and bushes
was resumed today.
Leading New York Republicans, in
t Guiding Senator Platt, decided not t
u urge police legislation for New Yorl
It city. A decided victory for GOverno
O Odell
Tuesday, March 26.
The New Jersey court of errors an
l. appeals decided the anti-spring cleo
is ton law constitutional.
e Storm Bull a nephew of Ole BIZ!
o. the celebrated violinist, was nominal
! ed for mayor Of Madison, Wis
The president appointed George +
Is Baldwin, of Ohio, United States cor
e. sui at Nuremberg, Bavaria.
n The widow of Preston S. Brooks, VIII
caned Charles Sumner in the Unite
!. States senate, died at Columbia, s. c.
Mr.. Johnson, the trolley promote
proposes making the fare on his line
\. from New York to Philadelphia
\. cents.
Charles Friedman, who while insar
70 killed his two little children in Ne
y York, died in Jail He had not slel
y for week.
Tuesday, March p.
s. The Buffalo Pan-American expos
=. ton stamps will be placed on sale
pOstoffices on May next.
,s Gen. George w. Crook, Of Denver,
y seriously i'll with catarrh of the ston
ach at the New York hospital.
The second oil gusher in the Beal
mont (Tex) field was struck yesterda
It's flow is estimated at 10000 barrel
The bondsmen of r. G. Rathbone, 70
of in nh