Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
A WEEKS NEWS coNpENsEp.
Thursdav. March 1a.

iil oAtlVg Aficl|l las
Nelson Morris & Co, the packers,
will erect a 100000 plant near tho
Kansas City stock yards and employ
1000 hands,
The Pettebone colliery at Wilkes
barre, Pa, shut down yesterday, and
900 employees are idle. Extensive re-
pairs will be made.
George Merkle, a butcher, shot and
killed John Genkinger, a well-known
citizen of New Castle. Pa, yesterday.
Jealousy was the cause.
Cheyenne. Wyo., yesterday expert
enced the worst blizzard of the win.
ter, more than six inches of snow
fell, accompanied by S0-mile wind.
Friday, March 20.
The Delaware legislature adjourned
yesterday afternoon sine DE.
The annual convention of the Wom-
ans Suffrage Association opened at
New Orleans yesterday.
William Crozier, the Manila editor,
convicted of libeling General Davis,
was sentenced to two months impris-
onment and fined $1,000.
Fire yesterday destroyed the big
shoe factory of NJ. C. Griffin and a
score of other buildings at East Pep
perell, Mass, entailing a loss Of $780,
600.
Henry Rodee. aged 70 years, 'one of
the wealthiest residents of Ogdens-
burg. N. Y, committed suicide yester-
dav by throwing himself into the st.
Lawrence river.
Saturday, March Fl.
James Ruffin and Jay Green, colored,
were hanged at Star City, Ark, yester-
day for murder.
Secretary Hay returned to Washing
ton Yesterday, after two-weeks' stay
at Thomasyille. Ca.
President Roosevelt has accepted
an invitation to attend the National
Saengerfest at Baltimore, Nd, on
June 10.
The naval collier Alexander, which
was disabled at sea and towed to Ber-
muda, arrived at Hampton Roads last
night for repairs.
John Barrett commissioner general
of the st. Louis Exposition, arrived in
New York yesterday on the steamer
Cedric, from a trip around the world
in the interest of the fair.
Monday, March %.
Burglars took about $4,000 from the
Deposit Bank of Bardwell, Ky, and
escaped.
Secretary Shaw Saturday named Mar
Gus Braun as an immigration inspector
at New York.
A treaty of peace was signed yester-
day between the Uruguayan govern
ment and the rebels.
A gun playfully pointed by his little
sister, who supposed it was empty, ia
tally wounded George Klinedenst, Of
Spring Grove, York county, Pa.
Three masked robbers attempted to
hold up a trolley car at Los Angeles,
Cal, Saturday night and in the fight
that followed one passenger was killed
and three others wounded.
Tuesday, March "a.
Three inches of snow fell yesterday
at Des Moines and other points in
Iowa.
Frank Russell and L. G. Grail, rail-
readers, were killed at Cleveland yes
terday by a freight car topping over
on them.
One woman was killed at a fire
caused by a lamp explosion in New
York yesterday, and another went in
sane from excitement
Governor Pennypacker, of Pennsyl-
vania, yesterday appointed A. Nevin
Pomeroy. of Chambersburg, to be su-
perintendent of public printing, vice
T. G. Semple, removed.
The meeting of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee has been post
poned from May to October 10, at
Washington, in order to have Presi-
dent Roosevelt present.
Wednesday, March IS.
Admiral Dewey is to review and IN
spect the North Atlantic feet off the
Virginia Capes on its return from
southern waters.
Asa and Charles Bigelow, aged
and years, were burned to death in
a fire which destroyed their home at
Kansas City, Kan, yesterday.
The Spanish government will sign
protocol with Minister Bowen pro-
viding for a commission to adjust the
claims of Spain against Venezuela.
While attempting to arrest a negro
for murder at Greenville, Miss, yester-
day, two officers were killed. Posses
are in pursuit and a lynching may
follow.