Connecticut western news., 1889-09-04
THE NEWS IN GENERAL.

North China and Japan have been visited by series of typhoons of unprecedented se- verity. At the lOwestestimate, 5000 persons have been drowned.
 Emperor William has bestowed the decora- tion of the order of the Black Eagle upon Prince George of Wales.
 The Washington Post claims to have in- formation that if there is anything like general or concerted movement among the veterans of the Grand Army looking to the reinterment of their illustrious Commander at the national capital, either at Arlington or the Soldiers Home, Mrs. Grant will bow to their will in the matter, and interpose no objections.
 A. G. Spalding X Co. of New York have | bought out the large factory and sporting goods house of A. J. Reach x Co. of Phila- delphia.
 The announcement is made that Demo- cratic weekly paper will be published in Washington by a company under the charge l of Edmund Hudson, with Fred Perry Pow CTS chief editorial writer.
 Emperor William, in an interview with a member of the provincial council. declared | that the existing laws for the protection of laborers in Prussia were deplorable. They | were insufficient, he said, to protect work men from the greed of capitalists, and re- form was urgently necessary.
 A meeting was held in New York to ar bitrate the matter of differential western | New England roads, from various New England points to the Vest The matter was referred back to the respective roads, Messrs. Futile and Blanchard deciding that harmonious feeling existed between the diff | ferent companies.
 Governor Melette of North Dakota, has issued proclamation ordering an election by the people of the proposed State of North Dakota for the first Tuesday in October next for the usual State and local officers, and for the adoption or rejection of prohibition, as well as the Constitution as whole.
 A bold case of Kidnapping occurred on South Water street, Chicago. Henry Rosen- berg, a pedler, went into a market house to buy his supplies, leaving in his wagon his two sons, aged 10 and years. While he was gone an unknown man appeared, and, taking the younger boy from the wagon, ran rapidly away with him.
 few nights ago at Satartia, Miss, being | riddled with bullets as he was entering his own house. Newbaker was a prominent politician and a candidate for the state Legis- lature before the last county nominating con- vention. About year ago an attempt was made to assassinate him.
 A special from Moberly, Kansas, says Four tramps arrested here for vagrancy were put up at public auction from the court house steps. The sale had been duly advertised according to law, and there was a large crowd present. Two of the tramps went to farmers for $2 head, and another was bid for 75 cents. The fourth tramp could find no purchaser and he was returned to jail. The three who were sold must serve their purchasers for four months.
 The last steamer arriving at Victoria, B. C., from Alaska, brings word of the abandon ment of the Great Bears Nest gold mine, re. gently purchased by the Duke of Sutherland and a syndicate of English capitalists, which has turned out perfectly worthless. The loss to the syndicate will foot up to nearly $2, ,O0O,- GOO. It is stated that several other mining properties in Alaska for which high prices have been paid are likely to prove failure.
 Representative Owen of Indiana, just from Deer Park, where he had a long talk with the President, is quoted as saying that the extra session of the next Congress will be called for October 20.
 James Hope, the bank burglar who was arrested last week after his release from Auburn state prison, was brought to the dis trict attorneys office on charge of compli. city in the robbery of the Manhattan Say were the names of James Hope and his son John Hope: William Kelly, Pete Luthry alias 'sBig Pete;'' Abe Coakley and Police man John Nugent, all of whom were arrest. ed, except J. Hope, ST. He will be arraigned before Recorder Smith Sept. ?. Hope looks l a good deal like country farmer.
 The ex-Confederate soldiers of Missouri met in their seventh annual reunion on Tuesday. Senator Vest was present and addressed his old comrads. Col. J. T. Crisp also spoke. During his remarks he euo' gized Lincoln and Grant, when some one in the crowd asked: ''What's the matter with Jeff DavisY' Col. Crisp answered that he had no admiration for the eX-Confederate President, when Gen. Joseph Shelby, nc was Col. Crisp's superior officer during the war, interrupted him and rebuked him fol speaking lightly of MT. Davis. An animated dialogue followed, and the two former com. rades were only kept from resorting to blows by their friends.
 The water ill the river is getting very low at Johnstown, and, as a consequence, great deal of pestilence-breeding matter is being exposed. The stench along the river bank is becoming unbearable. There are quite likely many dead bodies in the sand along the banks and at the bottom of the river Through the carelessness of some of the em. ployes the graves of flood victims in Grand View cemetery do not correspond to the numbers of the morgue records. This was painfully illustrated when James W. Shu. maker, prominent merchant of the town identified some jewelry as belonging to his wife, and when the grave corresponding to the number was opened the body was found to be that of man.
 The cruiser Charleston has arrived from the southern coast from her trial trip. She made an average speed of thirteen knots on 4OO-mile run from San Pedro. Rough seas were encountered on the return trip. During the run the hydraulic steering apparatus was given careful test A full circle was turned in tritle less than seven minutes. The shiI was stopped from full speed ahead in 8 seconds, and was backing at good speed in PIP minutes. During this test the engines were reversed from full speed ahead to full speed astern in eight seconds. The engines were reversed again and the vessel had full speed ahead in four minutes.