Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16

It is charged that the new lessees of the seal fisheries are responsible for the delay in negotiations, that they caused the rejec- tion of England's proposal for an inter national convention, and that they have influenced President Harrison to consent to the orders for the Rush to seize British vessels, which the British minister de- clared to be virtual declaration of war"
 The president has approved the act for the admission of Wyoming as state of the Union.
 At Washington the house committee on labor authorized favorable report on the house bill constituting eight hours days work for all laborers employed by the gov ernment.
 A big hotel at Lake Elmo, Minn., was burned. Loss, $15O, ,0O0.
 The Paris Soir asserts that Gen. Boulan- ger has asked the government to pardon him and permit him to return to France
 The applications for pensions under the new pension law are being received daily at the pension office The volume is in creasing from day to day. It is estimated that about 5000 applications have already been received
 B. Bowser, of Connecticut, has been nominated to be consul of the United Stated at Sierra Leone.
 After hearing an argument by Mrs. Charlotte Smith the house committee on the library decided to report favorably the bill introduced by Representative Burrows approbriating ,0oo for the erection of memorial monument to Isabella of Spain, who pledged her jewels to enable Colum- bus to prosecute his voyage of discovery.
 Mrs. Nicholas Van Sant and her mother, Mrs. Wilcox, of Bloomfield, N. J., were seriously injured, the former it is feared fatally, in a runaway accident in that town.
 The postoff1ce at Millville, N. J., was robbed of $2, 900 in cash and stamps.
 The governor of New Jersey appointed J. c. Shock, of Rutgers college, to be the state geologist, vice Professor George H. Cook, deceased. The salary is S3,OOO per year.
 Mrs. Ellen Wuchter, of Whitehall sta tion, Lehigh county, Pa., has passed the tooth day of her fast.
 Hudson county's census returns show 1t to be the most populous county in New Jersey. It's population exceeds that of Els sex county by 11,OOO
 The First district Republicans of Yer mont nominated H. Henry Powers for congress.
 Henry Rockefeller, assistant engineer of the steamer City of Washington, who has been on trial on the charge of causing the death of coal passer by i'll treatment, was acquitted.
 Nettie Clark, the female forger of Provi- dence, R. l., has been taken to that city by Providence detectives.
 John w. Eddy, prominent citizen of Saratoga, N. Y., is dead.
 The Boston Art commission has formally accepted the model for the Admiral Farra- gut statue as submitted to the city govern ment by Henry H. Kitson, the sculptor.
 The board of pardons has recommended that the death sentence of John W. Rudy, of Lancaster, Pa., be commuted to life im- prisonment.
 The New York Press states that Hon. J. Sloat Fassett will endeavor to succeed Hon. William M Evarts as United States ssn- ator from New York. The Press says Eas- sett has the support of ex-Senator T. c. Platt.
 The Halifax and Bermuda Cable com pany announces that it will open for busi- ness on Monday, July IA. The rate will be seventy five cents word.
 Amos N. Withrow, clerk of Robert Hillis, of 399 Washington street, New York, pleaded guilty in court of general sessions yesterday to forgery, and was sen- fenced to six year in state's prison.
 Governor Hill has granted acquisition papers to Rhode Island authorities for the return to Providence of Nettie Clark, who forged 60, 900 check and fled to New York, where she was apprehended.
 At Monticello, N. Y., George T. Dorler shot himself dead and his wife drowned herself Both died within few minutes of each other. Financial troubles caused the deeds.
 Brigadier General Benjamin H, Grierson has been placed on the retired list of the army.
 Fire destroyed large business block in Cologne, involving loss of 1 ,O00, 900 marks. Three f1remen were killed by falling walls, and several others were seriously injured.
 The editor of The Berlin Army Journal has been sentenced to one months tm- prisonment for wearing decoration to which he was not entitled.
 At Buffalo, N Y., Ike Weir, of Boston, knocked out James Connor in the third round
 Cal Mccarthy announces his acceptance of the proposition of the Pelican club, of London, which has offered 5000 purse for a-fight between McCarthy and George Dixon, the colored pugllist.
 Stevenson Archer, ex-state treasurer of Maryland, pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement of state funds, and was sen fenced to the penitentiary for five years.
 Notice of appeal in the case of Fish, the Canandaigua CN. Y.) murderer, results in postponement of his death by electricity, which was fixed for the week beginning July 12.
 Ex-Postmaster Burt'a Son Indicted.