Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
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 Thursday, Aug. IT.
 The Navahoe was again beaten by the Britannia.
 Surgeon Branham of Brunswick, Ga., has yellow fever.
 Rev Dr. Deems of New York is slowly gaining in health.
 An ext ratlition treaty has been exchanged by Colombia and Spain.
 Reports from the Texas cotton belt are favorable for a heavy yield.
 It is said that Mrs. Frank Leslie is to marry Miron Calico, the actor.
 An official statement shows the finances of the Worlds fair to be in good condi- tion.
 The officers of the suspended Kansas City Safety Deposit and Savings bank will be criminally prosecuted.
 The Linden Blood Horse association ob- tained a license for a track from the Lin den township committee.
 The coroner's jury upon the Senate hotel disaster at Chicago brought in verdict against the proprietors of the hotel, hold ing them to the grand jury. Friday, Aug. IS. People are fleeing from Bombay in fear of furl her rotng.
 During military maneuvers of the Ger man army a count died of sunstroke. Thomas Ellis was arrested at Pittsburg, charged with beating his wife to death.
 The Oliver Iron and Steel company of Pittsburg went into the hands of a re- ceiver.
 The statement that Dr. Gallagher had been released was denied by the English home secretary. John Logan Chipman, member of con- gress for the First district of Michigan, died at Detroit. Barrett Scott, treasurer of Hall county. Neb., has been missing for two weeks, and his accounts are $9o, 900 short. Richard Moore of Hancock Bridge, N. J., while hunting cut himself in the thigh with knife and bled to death. The Standard Wagon company of Gin cinnati, the largest concern of the kind in the United States, filed a deed of assign ment. | Saturday, Aug. 19. The proposition to divide Kansas is again being urged. The West Point cadets arrived at the Worlds fair. The Indian government contemplates another change in the silver policy of that country. The tournament of the New York State Firemen's association was continued at Coney Island. A freight engine blew up near Rokabil O., instantly killing the engineer, fireman and brakeman. The Virginia state Democratic conven- tion refused to adopt a free coinage plank in their platform. | Dr. Carl Peters, the German explorer of Africa, now in New York, says that Emin Pasha is not dead. Frederick Schrader, assignee of the Peo- ple's Savings bank of Denver, has been charged with fraud. Iowa Prohibitionists are to nominate a candidate for governor because the Repub- licans repudiated prohibition Monday, Aug. 21. There are 5000 striking miners idle in Wales. The records of the Republican city com mittee of Indianapolis have been stolen. A crusade against Chinese labor has been begun in the vineyards of the San Joaquin valley. California. Immigrants from cholera infected dis tricts in Europe are entering New York by way or Niagara Falls. Mrs. Charles Frank of Newark is mourn ing the absence of her husband, a baker, who left home Tuesday. By the wreck of an express train at Whiting, Ind, part of s250,000 in gold coin was scattered on the tracks. George A. Beane, who played for many years the part of Cy Prim in Denman Thompson's "Old Homestead" dropped dead in his dressing room at Chicago theater. John Wingler, postmaster at Wake land, Ind, took peculiar method of resigning his office. He boxed up what government property he had and shipped it to Washington. Tuesday, Aug. ga. Over 900 longshoremen are on & strike in New York.
 Dr. Deems, the New York pastor. Is now out of danger.
 The attempt to redistrict Buffalo has proved failure.
 Black flags were carried In a parade of unemployed in Newark.
 A telegraph cable has been laid from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
 Two men fought with knives at a camp meeting in Parskill, Ky, and one will die.
 While playing baseball Peter Hyland of Chicago was struck and killed by pitched ball.
 It is rumored that New England manu- lecturers are to make & 20 per cent reduc- tion in wages.
 It was announced in the house of com mons that the monetary standard of India would not be changed.
 James K. O. Sherwood has been appoint ed receiver of the Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad company.
 Mrs. Andrew Foot of Brooklyn, who strayed from the camp meeting grounds at Merrick, l.. l., and was found insensible by party of searchers in a swamp, will live.