Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
General News from All Quarters,

A gang of pickpockets worked an ex- cursion party while leaving the boats at the Fifth street dock, Hoboken, N. J. A dozen or more persons were robbed. One lady lost $4OO. Several policemen were aboard and one had his pocket picked.
 eThe Chinese are arriving in San Francisco by every Hong Kong steamer bound for Mexico. No less than sixty came a week ago, all destined for Mazatlan and Panama. They are reshipped here without landing, but once in Mexico there is no difficulty in smuggling them over the Southern border.
 The Austrian government, in reply to Greeces note on the Cretan question, admits the difficulties of the situation in Crete, but objects to the action proposed by Greece.
 The King of Hollands physicians have been suddenly summoned to his side. The Kings relapse seems to be very serious, and fears are entertained of a speedy turn for the worst.
 Candidates for admission to the Steam Filters Union, New York, have to undergo rigorous examination as to their qualitca- tions in the trade. A special committee con- ducts the examination, which includes black board exercises and theoretical as well as practical questions.
 Austria proper will have this year an aver age crop of about 5O, ,OOO ,OOO bushels of wheat, Hungary (at least 30 per cent below average), , about 90 1000 900 bushels, which will give the Austro-Hungarian monarchy 75 per cent of an average crop.
 Azarial Jackson Orton, a collector of cus- toms in the second division, of New York was held ill $25O0 bail on a charge of send ing scrurrilous matter through the mails. He has been sending religious letters on the people all over the country, enclosing cir cular slandering William Vogel of Brooklyn, for whom he formerly worked. President Harrison, Jay Gould, Henry George and ApRl ISh hnry 1ok%1 from him.
 Eleven one-armed switchmen on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad are on strike for an advance in wages. The other switchmen threaten to go out if new men are put in the places of the strikers. The French press is very much excited over the proposed abolition of French as one of the official languages in Manitoba. | Senator Stewart and Reagan of the U. S.. senate committee on irrigation, accompanied | by Maj. Powell, director of the T. s. geologi- | cal survey, arrived at BaZema, Mont, few days ago, and at once began work by the ex- | animation of a number of irrigating ditches that supply water to farmers in this neighbor- | hood.
 | Sanders. Brakemen Christman and Garren, was lying on a side track of the Lehigh Val | ley road at Penn Haven Junction, an engine dashed into it, wrecking the caboose, killing Garren ana IaJally ln)urlng Cnrlstman. The engineer of the engine was asleep and failed | to notice the signals.
 Stanley is coming down the coast with | Emin Pacha, 5000 men and an enormous quantity of ivory. The exact date of their arrival is uncertain. The Germans are doing l their utmost to create a disturbance and a rising at Zanzibar against all Europeans is not only possible, but highly probable.
 The Arlington Mills Manufacturing Go. of Wilmington, Del, gave notice to it's 300 em- ployees of general reduction in wages, rang ing from to 10 per cent. to take effect on Monday next. The company manufactures ginghams, and attributes general depression l ill the trade as the cause of the reduction.
 The addition to the block of the York Salt Co.,, at Ontario, N. Y., has been begun and is being pushed forward as fast as possible.
 The Morris Wire Weaving Co. at Ontario, N. Y., are about to begin the erection of a | large building on the lake shore.
 The collector of customs at Amherstburg 1 Ont, has reported to the customs depart ment that he is detaining at that port large raft of lumber got out from Georgian Bay by an American firm for export to the United States, upon which the duty has not been paid. The sum of $500 has been deposited in the collectors hands to cover the duty.