Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, Oct. go.

Thursday, Oct. 20.
 Founders day was celebrated at Lafay- cite college, Easton, Pa famine in Great Britain.
 Pool and Billiard Champion John Rob erts sailed for his home in England. One of gaI,g of thieves was killed by a citizens posse in Pottersville, N. J., and another wounded.
 The old home of Stephen A. Douglas in Washington has been bought as legation home for Mgr. Satolli
 Rev. Dr. Duncan Macgregor of Philadel- phia, who is charged with falsehood and conduct unbecoming a minister, must stand trial.
 Rev. Benjamin Griffith, D. D., of Phila- delphia, general secretary of the American Baptist Publishing society, died suddenly of heart disease.
 Nathan Strauss, local manager of the New York branch of Levi Strauss dry goods firm in San Francisco, took his own life in his office.
 Friday, Oct. 27.
 Lord Dunraven arrived in England. Several tramps were killed in freight wreck at Stella, Tex.
  is tied up by 8 strike.
 The battleship Oregon was successfully launched at San Francisco.
 A Texas judge has declared the Sunday closing law unconstitutional.
 An American defaulter named Windell was arrested at Southampton. The Olympic club of New Orleans will try to get the Mitchell fight. Three men, with burglar outfits in their possession, were arrested ct Rye, N. Y. The Rev. Samuel w. Hathaway, chap lain of the house of representatives, died in Washington.
 Bud Harrington, a we'll known jockey, died in stable at the Brightwood track, near Washington
 Six workmen were buried and one fatal ly injured by the caving in of school house wall In Oshkosh, Wis
 Three train hands were burned to death by the wreck of freight train, in which oil tanks and coal cars caught fire near H amburg, Mich.
 Saturday, Oct. 48.
 Severin, the eminent Danish mathemati- clan, is dead.
 The threatened strike of plasterers in New York was averted-
 Jack Dillon and Happy Jack, two Cnur d'Alene outlaws, were captured.
 A woman and man were arrested In Richmond, Ind, while robbing grave. There are now 145 cases of smallpox in Muncie, Ind, and 65 houses are infected Ex-Judge William McKennan of the United States circuit court died at Pitts- burg.
 The New Yorker captured in England on charge of forgery was Ewald Quite mann.
 Captain Sheldrake, who was trying to cross the ocean in a Is foot dory, is believed to have been lost. The Fyfield church, near Abingdon, Eng land, which was built in the thirteenth century, was destroyed by fire
 The Winchester Repeating Arms com pany denied that the concern was mak- ing guns for either the Brazilian govern ment or the insurgents.
 Monday, Got. 30.
 Professor Dana of Yale college Is ILL Ex-Judge Cunning s. Bedford of New York died.
 The Brazilian rebels powder magazine at Mucangue has been destroyed by explo- sion.
 Erwin Beagle, wanted at Portland, Pa. for em bezzlement, was arrested at Water loo, la
 The Lyman gymnasium at Brown uni versity was robbed of jewelry owned by students.
 Mrs George Andrews of Washington cut her throat at Belvidere, N. J., in her hus- bands presence.
 Five train robbers were arrested at Park away, a suburb of Chicago, with plunder in their possession
 August Summerfelt of Pittsburg, who beat his 10year-old son until the boy com mitted suicide, is held for murder. Rear Admiral Stanton explained that he saluted Admiral Mello because the latter was the only Brazilian admiral afloat. William Scanlin of Oneonta, N Y, has been convicted of murder in the second de gree for killing his wife in 8 fit of jealousy. It is said that Alexander Richardson of Liverpool will design the yacht with which Mir. Jameson will challenge for the Amer ica's cup in 1894
 Tuesday, Oct. 31.
 Major Decker, midget, 82 inches high, died in Chicago.
 The yacht Navahoe has sailed from Lon don for the Bermudas.
 The Russian army Is tc be increased to a war footing of 16O, 900 men.
 Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria sc- cepted the resignation of his entire cabinet. President Peixoto purchased the De stroyer, submarine torpedo boat, in New York.
 M. Carnot, it is said, has resolved to be 8 candidate for reelection to the presidency of France
 The body of Frank c. Catfish of Union City, Pa was found with bullet hole in the head in park In Buffalo.
 One of the three desperadoes who at tempted to rob bank at Linden, N. D., was shot and killed by the cashier, while the other two escaped.
 Mrs. Paul Spearng attempted to kill herself and her two children by throwing herself and them In front of a railroad train at the Dawson street crossing, Phila-