Milford chronicle., 1903-05-08
a WEEKS news coNDENsED:
Thursday, April 80.

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tives Of mountaineers placed in Jail by
him.
Edward Frank and William Wycth,
miners in the Oak Hill coiliery near
PottsviIle, Pa, were killed by fall Of
coal.
The first case Of sunstrole is report
ed from New York, where Jesse Gold
was overcome while at work on the
roof Of hotel.
Postofice inspectors arrested A. p.
Russell, a clerk in the Knoxville, Tenn,
postoffice, on the charge Of stealing a
sack of registered mail.
The advance guard Of an army OF
Chinese coOlie laborers, who will be
employed in the hemp fields of Mexico.
have arrived at San Francisco.
Friday May I.
DR.. H. Lee Paige, of Dover, Del, was
found dead in his Office from a stroke
of apoplexy.
All the union carpenters Of New
port News, Va, went on strike today
for an increase of wages.
Chief of Police G. E. Cornes, of
Cleveland, o., has resigned and will
be placed the pension list.
Fire at the Brighton Abattoir, at
Boston. used as a slaughter house and
butterine factory, did damage esti-
mated at $175.OO0.
One man was killed and six in
iured in a head-on collision on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad near Fishkill Landing, N. Y.
Saturday, May 2.
Fire at West Point, Va. destroyed
two blocks of buildings, entailing a
loss Of over S125.C0O.
J. Wells Champney, a well-known
artist of New York, was killed by
falling down an elevator shaft.
Commander Edward Hooker, U. S
N, retired, died at his home in Brook
lyn, N. Y, after a long illness.
The child labor law, by which nc
child under 10 years of age can be en-
ployed. went into effect in South Caro-
lima
Bishop Randolph S. Foster, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, died al
Boston, aged So years. Death was due
to apopleXy.
Monday, May 4.
Secretary Root attended the meeting
Of the Interstate National Guard al
Columbus. o., today.
Secretay Moody left Washington fol
California to Join Preident Roosevelt
for the remainder of his tour.
Alfred Mask, aged 8 years, swallowed
strychnine pills for candies at Halle
ton, Pa. and died in an hour.
The ninth conference on information
al arbitration will be held at Lake Mo
bonk. N. Y, May q, 2S and 29.
Admiral Dewey and staff have re
turned to Washington from the nava
review of the North Atlantic feet.
The 11th international convention o.
Railroad Young Mems Christian Asso
citation adjourned at Topeka, Kan.
Tuesday, May 5.
Over 200 hat fnishers in the foui
wool factories at Reading, Pa, are OF
strike for an increase in wages.
The business section of Berlin, Md.
near Frostburg, has been destroyed By
fire, causing a loss of 100000.
Major James w. Warren, secretary t
the executive department of the Geor
gia state government, was killed by
train near Atlanta.
Detectives for the United States EX
press company have recovered tn,
$4,000 stolen from the Britt, Ia, ofiic,
last week. The money was found hid
den under the office.
Walter S. Bronston, a Lexington
KY, politician, accidentally shot him
self while taking a revolver from
grip. the bullet entering his stomach
Wednesday, May 6.
The Pennsylvania Grand Lodge O
Orangemen met in Philadelphia, will
over 900 delegates present.
R. NJ. Olyphant president of tn
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Com
pany. will resign at the next annua
meeting.
H. E. Morean, of Helena, Mont, VIII,
had been in Baltimore Md, for hi
health. committed suicide there b.
shooting himself.
The Royal Oak colliery at Shamokin
Pa, is closed because 300 employe
went on strike for a 20 per cent in
crease on contract work.
New York custom house officials ar
making strenuous efforts to stop tn
smuggling of diamonds into this cOun
try by dealers and passengers on in
coming steamers.