Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
A WEEKS. NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursdav. March ii


Mrs. Mary Pollard Espy, aged 1O1
years, died at Harrisburg, Pa, yester-
day. She was a native of Virginia.
After several conferences among high
officials, Austria has decided not to par
ticipate in the st. Louis Exposition.
J. H. Brown, private detective, was
shot and killed near Wynne, Ark, yes
terday by a negro he attempted to ar
rest.
The general committee of the G. A.
r. has invited President Roosevelt to
attend the annual convention in San
Francisco next August.
Friday, March 10.
Professor Charles W. Shields, of the
chair of harmony of science and re-
vealed religion of Princeton Univer-
sity. has resigned.
Richard P. Stoll, one of the wealth.
lest whiskey manufacturers in the
south, dropped dead at his home at
Lexington. Ky, from apoplexy.
John D. Rockefeller will give Arcadia
College, Halifax. N. s., one dollar for
to 100000 before January l, 1908.
Work was commenced yesterday
near Shamokin, Pa, to sink a 1000
foot shaft for the Reading Coal and
Iron Company, which when completed
will employ 500 men and bows.
Saturday, March IA.
The launching of the battleship Col
orado, building at Cramps ship yards,
Philadelphia, has been postponed until
April %.
William Connell, aged 10 years, of
Wilmington Del, accidentally shot
and killed himself yesterday while
playing with a loaded revolver.
Yesterday near Odenton, Nd, Clar-
ence Carrick went to the house of
William Conway, called him to the
door and shot him to death. The mo-
tive for the act is not known.
The Ocean Steamship company sign
ed contracts yesterday with the Della
ware River company. of Chester, Pa,
for two 4O0O-ton steamships to cost
$1,00OOOO.
Monudy, warren TO.
President Roosevelt nominated Er.
nest Lyon, OF Baltimore. Nd, to be
consul at Monrovia, Liberia
Italy has decided to officially par
ticipate in the st. Louis Exposition
and will appropriate 100000 for that
purpose.
Two men were killed and several in
jured in a freight wreck Saturday
evening on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad at Lynchburg, Va.
The box factory and lumber yard of
Thomas B. Rice & Sons, at Philadel-
phia, were destroyed by an incendiary
fire yesterday. Loss, $75,OOO
Nearly 1000 men in 13 cities of
Indiana were thrown out of work by
the closing of factories of the Ameri-
can Window Glass Company.
Tuesday, March II.
Secretary of War Root, who has
been absent from Washington for over
a week, resumed his duties yesterday.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, of Chi
cago, was re-nOminated for a fourth
term by the Democratic city conven-
ton yesterday.
Governor Pennypacker. of Pennsyl-
vania, yesterday appointed William
B. Hays recorder of Pittsburg, vice J.
o. Brown. deceased.
The safe in the postofice at Lin
colnton, n. c., was blown open early
morning by robbers. who
secured S7O0 in money and stamps.
L. 3. Brewer. of Harroldshurg. XIV,
took an overdose of morphine by mis-
take on a train near New York yes
terday, and was removed to a hos
pital in a serious condition.
Wednesday, March 1s.
The war department has sold the
Did indianapolis. Ind, arsenal prop
erty for $150,OOO.
President Roosevelt yesterday ap-
pointed William R. NJ. Finn United
States marshal for Delaware.
Admiral Tyrtoff. Russian minister
If marine dropped dead of heart dis
ease at St Petersburg yesterday.
A great dinner was given yesterday
II Lne lTlSu COlleSe at nome IN nOQOr I
)f St Patrick's Day Several English .
participated.
Lewis Roulson in a fit Of jealousy
shot and killed his wife and fatally .
wounded his mother-in-law during
party at the latter's home at Find .
ay, o.. last night
me statement Jnat ue1 ,ii5,si -
las offered the Chinese government
15.O0O.00O annually for the exclusive
lights to sell opium throughout the
mpire is significant for the evidence
{ affords of the hold which the opium
urse has upon the Chinese people. 1t
5 quite as consistent for the Germans
o secure Il monopoly of this miserable
tutf in the future as it was for Eng
md to force it upon China in the first
lace, but i'm neither case is the trans
ction creditable to professedly
nation. says Leslie's Weekly
he use of S15.0O0,OOO worth of opium
er year will go far toward offsetting
Il the good that all the missionary
orooe Of otbor uafi0na can do in Chi