Connecticut western news., 1891-01-07
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 Charles Keene, the caricaturist, best known in connection with his work in Punch, died Jan. 1 at Hammersmith. He had been i'll for three years.
 The contest over the will of Joseph Rub sam, the wealthy Staten Island brewer, has bean commenced. The will has been con- tested by divorced wife and the latter's son. The estate is valued at $500, 900.
 Russell A. Alger, of Michigan; John w. Burst. of Illinois, and Ira M. Hedges, of New York, have been selected as the com mittee on transportation for the twenty fifth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.
 James Curley. aged 16; John Murphy, 21, and Edward McGee, 26, were arrested by the Long Island City police on charge of arson. They are accused of having set fire to large barn owned by Marcellus & Smith, at Steinway settlement, on New Years morning.
 The remains of Brig Gen. Reese, late of New York. were buried at Danville, N. r., Jan. &
 The Connecticut Democratic state cen tral committee have reelected Clinton B. Davis chairman.
 Secretary Windom has appointed A. l.. Drummond. of New York, chief of the secret service division of the treasury de- IT af oir a chief of division in the fifth auditors office, treasury departments.
 Admiral Mason s. Cooper. of the Haytien navy, the eldest son of Rear Admiral George H. Cooper, of the United States navy, died of erysipelas at Brooklyn, Jan. 2 He was 4S years old.
 Hon. Daniel Clarke, judge of the United States district court for New Hampshire, and one of the most prominent characters in the political history of the state for more than half century, died Jan. 9 He was S1 years old.
 Alexander William Kinglake, the cele- brated English historian, particularly fla nous as the author of tho History of the Crimean War;" is dead He was born in 1s1i.
 At New York, Dewitt Kemmerer, a fire man on the elevated railroad, was muti- lated to death in a collision on the Sixth avenue line at One Hundred and Fiftieth street.
 A fire and panic among school children in Wortley, England, has resulted in six death.
 Thomas Geoghegan, leader of the Stable gang" at New York, was fatally shot by Policeman George E. Jones, of tho East Twenty-second street station. He had fired three shots at the policeman.
 Michael Timothy, head farmer at tho Richmond County almshouse, New York state, who died Tuesday, it was thought from fall, proved to have been murdered by John Pluffer, an insane inmate.
 Kate Norton, 8 handsome young woman. was suffocated by gas while asleep after a New Years reception at New York, and Harry Hyles, of Philadelphia, was ren- dered unconscious from the same cause.
 More scandals have been developed in the pension office. 8 chief of examiners bartering good places for his subordinates in exchange for loans from them on prom issory notes which they were to neglect to collect. Part of the money is said to have gone to Commissioner Raum.
 Mr. IBlaine's note rejecting England's latest proposals was delivered to Sir Julian Pauncefote few days ago. He intimated to MT. Blaine that any seizure of British vessel outside the three mile limit would be met by immediate and forcible resistance. Gen. Francis E. Spinner, of Mohawk. N. Y., for fourteen years treasurer of the United States under Lincoln, Johnson and Grant. died at Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 31. He was S8 years of age.
 Heavy rains have caused . rise in the nd oft, r;r ( hat at various points. An ice gorge above Johnstown, Pa, causes alarm there.
 Alliance men have . big majority on joint ballot in the Minnesota legislature, though the Republicans have the senate
 John E. Walsh, agent of the New York state commissioners of emigration in 1888, died at Buffalo Jan. g MT. Walsh was a we'll known Democrat.
 The German flag was formally hoisted at various points along the Zanzibar coast to mark Germany's acquisition of that territory. The towns of Tanga, Pangini, Saadani. Bagomoyo, Dar-Es-Salaam, Kill wa, Lindi and Mikindani arc announced in the decree to be the sole ports of export and import.
 Fire in factory building, 241 to PAT Gen. ter street, New York, resulted in loss of t200. 900. Two firemen were injured.
 Members of the Kansas City council have been indicted by the grand jury on . charge of offering to accept bribes.
 Over sOO houses were destroyed in great firs at Yokosaka, Japan, Nov. 30. Three persons were burned to death.
 Dr. John B. Hayes, a we'll known physi. elan of New York, while walking down the street was attacked by highwaymeu, ,ha frso fo rah uA b . brass knuckle and received 8 bad cut over tho eye.
 The newsboys and bootblacks of Pitts owner of The Times of that city, with 6 gold headed ebony cane.
 The bodies of eight men which had lain in the South Wilkesbarre tPa.) shaft since last March were brought out and identified. A fire at Clinton prison, New York, de. stroyed a portion of the buildings, worth 600. 900. There was almost panic among the BIO prisoners, but all were transferred in safety to another part of tho peniten- tiary.
 as follows: Silver, $2O, ,259, ,9O00: gold, $, sl2:ls6; lead, s4,749, ,s52; copper, ss5o, 40. Total, $29, SSl 1928.
 The wife of Lieut.. Carnahan and he1 driver were drowned near Bennett, S. D., by the breaking of the ice in tho Missouri river, which they were attempting to cross. A band of White Caps called at the resi-. dence of Reuben Young, of Riverton, Pa. and took him out and gave him flashing l on New Years eve
 Some Democratic. papers are claiming thirty-two members, or one-quarter of the assent ply, for New York city, but the con stitutional requirement. that each county must have one member would reduce Nov York's quota to thirty. Dr. J. B. Hays was attacked on UnioI square, New York, by ruffisns, who at tam Dted ao rob him