Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-09-19
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.


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The navy department has assigned |
Captain Eugene K. c. Leutze to com
mand the new battleship Maine
The new building of the Ottawa Uni
versity, at Ottawa, Kan, was burned
yesterday, entailing a loss of $50. 600
Henry Grady, of Atlanta. Ca, who
disappeared from Norfolk, Va. last Fri
day, was found in New York yesterday.
J. H. Address, cashier of the Helena
Water Works, Helena, Mont, was ar
rested on a charge of embezzling S1S,-
900.
The Democratic state convention OF
New Hampshire yesterday nominated
Henry F. Hollis, Of Concord, for gov
ernor.
Friday, September IL.
Senator Beveridge. of Indiana.
opened the Republican campaign in
Utah last night at Ogden.
Robert S. Mccormick, United States
ambassador to Vienna, Austria, will
sail for the United States on the 18th
inst
Garland Smith and Edward Cuddy
were arrested at Pulaski, Va. yester-
day charged with killing a mine guard
at Godfrey. W. Va, last month.
Fire caused by a spark completely
Quilted the Stonewall Cotton Mills. at
Stonewall, Miss, yesterday. The loss
will exceed $125,O00.
Saturday, September 13.
Alexander R. Shepherd, former gov
ernor of the District Of Columbia, died
at Batopilas, Mex. yesterday.
: Fire at Prentice. Wis, yesterday
burned out whole block and part OF
another, causing a loss of over $3.50,
600.
, President Roosevelt has appointed
Charles A. Bonaparte, of Baltimore, ;
member of the board of Indian com
missioners.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
e L. Fair, who were killed in an auto
5 mobile accident in France, wer,
4 buried at San Francisco yesterday.
!. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
r pany has placed an order for 20
q freight locomotives with the Baldwin
), Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, t
cost more than 100000.
Monday, September IS.
. The National Prison Association c
America held its annual convention
Philadelphia yesterday and today.
e President Roosevelt has been invi
ed to visit the horse show at Nashville
er Tenn, between October and II.
10 Lumber falling from a car whic
s. he was passing killed Captain Willial
al Goulding at Oakland, Cal, Saturday.
About 500 cigarmakers in the Anne
~. lean Cigar Companys factory at Tar
:, pa, Fla. went on strike for bett,
" working conditions.
y The 18th biennial convention of Il
lis United Brotherhood of Carpenters al
Joiners of America was held at
d. lanta, Ca. today.
Tuesday, September is.
III Free delivery postal service will
g established at Bristol, Pa, Dece
Der /.
y, President Diaz, of Mexoco, celebrt
v. ed his I'D birthday anniversary y,
n terday.
,is The transport Fitzpatrick has arriv
at San Francisco from Manila, wi
,io TOO soldiers on board.
Admiral Dewey and wife, who spe
the past two months at Pocono, ?
returned to Washington yesterday.
w Justice Horace Gray, who recen
Ith retired from the United States
preme court, died at Nahant, Mas
yesterday of paralysis.
Wednesday, September II.
ers The United States army transp
ice Sumner arrived at Manila from
esr Francisco yesterday with 29S enlis
lite men.
The 43d annual convention of
Pennsylvania Jr o. U. A. M. was h
JUi in Pittsburg, with over 800 delega
'"J present.
A dispatch from St. Johns. N
raj says ten fishing schooners, with I'll
orn cargoes and outfits. were wrecked
the past two weeks.
ak The coal bunkers and briquette
wn tory of the Tesla Coal Company,
rior Stockton, Cal, were destroyed by
yesterday. Loss, 100000.
ook Seven gamblers, arrested at R
bar mond, Va, in the police departme
Con- crusade against vice. were senten
to one days Imprisonment and a
Of 500 each.