Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

preparations all along the line to rush upon the strip.
 A number of prominent Americans were at the Queens Drawing Room yos- torday afternoon.
 Two thousand grain porters employed on the docks at Liverpool have struck for higher wages.
 The Urgent Deficiency bill was reported to the Senate and it will be called up for action next Monday.
 It is reported that Andrew Carnegie will build a mammoth hotel at Brad dock Pa, to be occupied solely by his employees.
 T. Il. Miller, an extensive paper man. ufacturcr of Downingtown, Pa, has made an assignment. It is stated that his liabilities amount to S3j, ,OOO.
 The President has sent to the Senate the nomination of John A. Reynolds to be postmaster at Rochester, N. Y.
 John C. Gibson, a student at the Cen tenary Collegiate Institute at Hacketts- town, N. J., was brutally beaten and robbed by a stranger who entered his room.
 Carl Grundstrom at Qunsiganond Lake, Mass, stepped in front of a Providence and Worcester train in trying to avoid another engine and was struck and killed
 The late William Buclinell. of Phila- dclphia, left his entire estate. several million dollars, to his children. IL was expected that there would be large be- quests to charities.
 The motion for new trial for James Palmer of Portsmouth. N. H., convicted of the murder of Henry Whitehouse, was denied in the Supreme Court. Palmer will be hanged on May 1.
 It is rumored that Lord Randolph Churchill is so disgusted with the re- ceptlon on all hands of his latest speech that he intends to go abroad and remain away for the rest of the session.
 Catharine Elizabeth Hurst, wife of Bishop John F. Hurst, of Washington, died suddenly last evening of apoplexy She was the daughter of the late Will liam La Monte, of New York State
 Chesebrough X Burrows, dealers in hams at Front and Market streets, Phila- delphia, assigned to Hanson l.. With CTS, provision dealer No. 134 North Front street. The liabilities are said to be heavy.
 The Miners Federation of Eng land has resolved to order an imme- dlate strike throughout the country owing to the action of the mine owners in avoiding direct reply to the miners demand for an increase of pay.
 Mrs. Arthur w. Hamilton, died sud- denly at her home in South Boston. Mass. The police discovered evidence to suspect that she had been poisoned and arrested the husband. He says his wife died of alcoholism. An autopsy showed that she committed suicide by taking paris green.
 The old Laboratory building in Eos ter street, Salem, Mass, was destroyed by fire, causing the following losses: I. Putnam Simmonds on building &, ,OOO: insured. Burke and Kelsey steel shank manufacturers, So ,000; insurance Sl .OOO M. E. Fitzpatrick, machine belts, &, ,OOO: boiler.
 Cablegrams received in New York state that the strike of the sailors at the English Welsh and Scotch ports had re- suited in refusing orders for carrying passengers on any special dates. The steamships that were to sail as packets are now subject only to tramp orders. No vessel will leave on a schedule time while the strike lasts, except the mail boats.
 Dr. Frederick A. Frickardt, of Bethle- hem, Pa., one of the oldest and best known practising physicians in East Pennsylvania, died of heart dis ease, superinduced by spinal neural gla He was graduated from the Uni verslty of Pennsylvania when 20 years oid and practised medicine for GO years, apout 40 of which were passed in Beth lehem.
 The House Committee on Rivers and Harbors heard Representatives Flower. tracey and Quinn upon the subject of improvements in New York harbors. MT. Flowers statement embraced the entire subject of Hudson river and New York harbor improvements. He said that many persons who opposed river and harbor bills were unaware of the general benefit to the whole country of improvements that on their face seemed to be of local importance