Milford chronicle., 1902-02-07
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Thursday, January 30.


talists bought the Consumers Light,
Heat and Ice company at Newport
News, Va.
To escape arrest, J. NJ. Walsh,
charged with burglary, committed sui
eide by blowing out his brains in a
Chicago hotel.
President Baer, of the Reading Rail-
way, denies that his company has
made an offer to purchase the West
ern Maryland railroad.
Captain Charles Barr, who sailed |
the Columbia in her victorious race
against Shamrock H., has been en-
gagged by August Belmont to sail his |
70-foot yacht Mineola.
Friday, January 81.
Rev. Madison G. Peters, Of New
York, has accepted a call to Emmanuel
Baptist Tabernacle, Baltimore.
The navy department announced
that Rear Admirals William T. Samp-
son and B. ]. Cromwell will be retired
on the 9Th of February.
In a rear-end collision of freight
trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad at Deerield, Ill,
Hugh Cox was killed and three others
were badly injured.
A bill introduced in the United
States senate provides for the union
Of Oklahoma and Indian territory and
their admission into the Union as
state, to be called Oklahoma.
Saturday, February 1.
There are rumors of renewed diff
I ferences between Queen Wilhelmina,
of Holland, and Prince Henry, her
consort.
A. J. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, was yesterday
elected president of the West Jersey
and Seashore road.
The Treasury Club, composed Of
officials of the treasury department,
gave a farewell dinner at Washington
/ to Secretary Gage.
The senate committee on building
and grounds made favorable report for
an appropriation of 100000 for an ad-
dition to the Nashville, Tenn, public
building.
Monday, February 8.
King Edward of England will organ
ize a bodyguard of native Indian cav
> airy.
f J. Santos Zalaya was inaugurated
, president of Nicaragua for his third
term yesterday.
Jacob Christman, of Summit Hill
Pa, died suddenly on Saturday. Arts
ing in the morning in good spirits, he
foretold his death.
Relatives of James Lee, a resident
. of Calhoun, Mich, who died yester
: day, have found over $4,000 in gold
3 buried in the cellar of his home.
1t is feared at st. Johns, n F., that
many American fishing vessels bound
for Gloucester, Mass, were caught il
S last Thursdays storm and are lost.
S Tuesday, February 8.
= Through misleading of orders
e passenger and freight train collideC
e near Savannah, Ca, killing one per
if son and injuring three others.
IL A fire at the Cook & White Goa
mine, at Madrid, N. NJ, caused tn,
q death Of two men and did great dam
y age to property.
1t is stated Emperor William 0
e Germany will present Miss Alic
d Roosevelt with gold jewel box on tn
e occasion of the launching of his yacht
.r lockout in the four large mills o
t ';ican Nioollen Company, a
Qseyville, R. L, took place yestel
day. More than $500 operatives ar
% idle.
'e The second annual sportsman
/ show of the International Forest. Fis
and Game Association opened in Oh
X cago, with an attendance of 1000
people.
Wednesday, February 5.
= James L. Hall. of Scranton. Pa,
l. commercial traveller, was found dea
# in a hotel at Albany, N. Y.
1t Burglars entered the postoffice &
Canal Winchester, O., and secure
s4OO worth of stamps and $40 in casl
The Dowie-Stephenson suit for r.
orship of the Zion lace industrie
ago, has been settled out {
'uck, of Carlisle, Pa. ha
an aide-de-camp t
Of Terrence, of til
oe of member
of pardon
ndefnite
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