Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06
NEWS IN GENERAL.

York elevated roads.
 Secretary Tracy will urge upon Congress the adoption of positive policy with regard to the opening of navy yards long since closed.
 The sale of the Pilsbury Flouring Mills at Minneapolis to an English syndicate is now probable.
 A decision has been rendered at Washing ton to the effect that Chinese laundrymen are prohibited from returning to this country if they go home.
 The effect of the admission of the new States may be summed up as robbing New York of her prestige as arbitcr of the politl- cal fortunes of the whole country.
 George Francis Train emphatically refuses to be interviewed in his cell by experts to de termine his sanity. He says he knows his own mind better than any expert.
 G. A. Gillette of Boston, who forged a check on a Vermont Bank and secured over S3O00, has been sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
 The Mexican gunboat Democrat arrived at Guyamas with 300 men of the 24th infantry on board. These troops have been ordered into service in the campaign against the Yaqui Indians. The Yaquis refuse to sur render. The government is making arrange ments to transfer them from the state of So- nora to the state of Sinaloa.
 The Pittsburg Window Glass Manufac- turers' Association have decided to advance the price of glass five per cent. this fall. The manufacturers say that the Eastern, Western and Northern districts will make cores bonding advance in prices.
 A new gold field has been discovered along the banks of Put Princepalka river at a dis tance of 17O miles from San Juan del Norte. The field covers an area of several square miles. A company, with capital of $S0,000, is being formed in Managua to carry on oper- ations in the new gold field, and a police force has been sent thither to maintain order.
 Judge Butler of the United States Circuit Court in Philadelphia filed an opinion ill which he reverses the verdict of the jury for about $14 300 in the suit of the city against the Western Union Telegraph Company. The suit was to recover $13,OO5, with inter- est, as license fees for the years 1885, 'S6, 'S7, and '8S, at the rate of $1 per pole per mile, and $2.50 for every mile of wire.
 A few days ago Hon. Jesse NJ. Bowels, a member of the Penn. Legislature and prom inent Knight Templar, had his skull frac- Abrams, well-known steamboat man. The men quarrelled over freight bill, and Bow els called Abrams liar, when the latter picked up boulder and crushed BOwells's skull. He is still living, but will die. Abrams is under arrest. Both men are widely known ill river circles.
 A telegram from Charleston, West Va. gives details of second attempt to assassin ate Deputy United States Marshal J. O. Hager, who had but recently returned to his duties. He attended corn husking in Raleigh county, and while eating supper { man named Boal shot him three times with 2 revolver. One shot took effect in his left cheek, another entered the breast, about two inches above the heart, and the third the left arm. The shot in the breast will probably cause his death.
 The news from the Harhn county war if that Howard and his party are ill flight on Martens Fork, about F miles from Harlan Court House, and that the Law and Order crowd are in hot pursuit. It is evident thai Howard is losing strength, and it is only 8 matter of short time when he will be killed or captured and his gang broken up. It is generally believed that Howard will be killed before many hours.
 Affairs in Guatemala are in bad state. A revolution on large scale, said to be backed by New York parties, is imminent. The rev olutiOnists make pretence of counting or Mexican aid, but government officials say tha, Mexico will not back any revolution. Letters to Fl Pabellon Nacional (newspaper) state that war between Guatemala and San Sal vadOr Is imminent.
 |. The Nicaraguan government is disposed te found city to be called America, at the Allan tic terminus of the Nicaraguan canal. A com mission of engineers has gone to San Jual | del Norte to survey the locality of the pro posed city and set off building lots.
 The Supreme Court of Ohio have refused to grant 9 motion for leave to file petition in error to the Superior Court in Cincinnati | in the case of the Cincinnati, Hamilton anC Dayton Road against Edwin F. Evart. Int latter obtained judgment of 5000 against the company for being ejected from trair by the conductor, who refused to honor { ticket attested by the company's agent ant purchased in scalper's office. This decision settles the case and the money will have tt be paid.
 Foreign.
 | It is stated that Arch-Duke John of Aust | aid.
 The British ship Bolan, from Calcutta fol Liverpool, has foundered at sea, B lives be ing lost. Ara
 The death is announced, from Paris, O Charles Louis Marie Lambert dc St. CroiX | the French statesman. He was 61 years O. age.
 Dispatches from Athens admit the cruel | ties of the Turkish troops in Crete are ceas l ing, but say that the political persecution! continue.
 The jury in the case of Gallagher, charged with being implicated in the murder of Pc lice Inspector Martin at GweedOre, failed to agree upon verdict.
 Emperor William has offered the munici pality the sum of 300, ,000 marks for q monu ment in honor of his grandfather, Emperor William I, provided it be erected near th castle.
 In accordance with the convention be tween Russia and the Vatican, the bishop o Wilma will be pensioned and will resid in Rome, and the present vicar-general o Wilma will become bishop.
 Mir. Goschen, in speech at Hull, instance, the Cretan difficulties as an example of tn | f1,ofx nnrf, fn fol circumstances of the two countries bein almost identical.
 MT. Chamberlain, speaking at a privat caucus at Birmingham, referred to his desir to retire from political life. He said that considering the abuse that had been heape upon him, he had more than once redecte whether ''the game was worth the candle. Only love of country had induced him t continue ill public life.
 MT. John Morley, speaking at Bristol tn other night, referred to Mir. Chamberlain career as lamentable illustration of tn "rakes progress from ultra-Radicaism t ultra-T Toryism. He warned the Liberals no to be drawn by Unionist catcchising int framing constitution for Ireland, as the were under the fire of set of men who wer i only pretending to be acting ill good faith.
 A bill has been introduced in the Bundles q concession to German contractors for monthly steamship service to East Africa The bill provides that the subsidy to the lin shall be 900, 900 marks annually, but that til maximum period for the payment of the sut sdy shall not exceed 10 years. It furthe provides that Prince Bismarck shall seleC the ports at which the steamers shall call.