Connecticut western news., 1894-01-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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 Miss Hulda Arnold. aged Io0, died in Milford, Mass
 Chief of Police Douglass of New Bedford, Mass, was asked by Mayor Brownsll Co re- sign.
 Warden Bridge. of the Massachusetts state prison at Charlestown denirs that he has rsinned, as reported.
 A party of four left Spokane for the Clearwater country to search for George Colgate, cook of the Carlin party.
 President Harper of Chicago university announced that John D Rocksfsller had given the college tbo,o0o for books and equipments.
 The investigation into the sanity of Pro lessor Shortlidge, who killed his wife, came cy was appointed.
 Mayor Wanser of Jersey City announces that he has found the street and water commissioners guilty of malfeasAnOe and will apply to the governor for their removal Philip w. scully, collector for portrait company, was attacked near Glens Falls, N. r., by four men, who shot him, knocked him inscnsible and took his gold watch and about 800 in cash.
 The Massachusetts legislaturc convened. Hon. William NJ. Butler of New Bedford was elected president of the senate snd Hon. George Won l.. Meyer of Boston speak CT of the house of representatives
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 Two of a gang of gold coin trimmsrs were arrested in Chicago. Frederic T. Grconhslgc was inaugurAted governor of Massachusetts
 Two inmates of the Elmira State reform story at Elmira, N. Y., escaped. The old Dr. Richards mansion in High land Park, N. J., was destroyed by Are Governor Peck of Wisconsin denounc@s the American Protective association as am | American.
 The municipal authorities of st Petsrs- burg propose to hold an international ex- hibition there In 1908
 It Is charged that an applicant for the postmastership at Springfield. MaAs, has sent forged letters to Washington
 The negroes of Wayne and Winchester townships, O., arv up in arms to prevent the possible lynching of Murderer Parker. | A freight collision on tho Buffalo, Roohes- ter and Pittsburg railroad near Warsaw. N. Y., resulted in the death of two men and serious injury to another | Saturday. Jan4 @
 W. M. Evans was hanged at Bardstown, Ky.
 Ex-Governor Russell of Massachusetts is the father of -aby girl.
 The pope and the czar are exchanging let ters on religious subjects
 Fifty-two prisoners arc now in the Cook county jail, Chicago. charged with murder. The Victoria hospital in London was burned, and the patients were saved wtth great difficulty.
 Mir. Gladstone will go 10 BLarritH on Jan. 90, where he will be the guest of his friend Mr. Armistead.
 The trial of Valiant, the ansrchlst who threw the bomb in the French chamber of deputies, was begun In Paris
 The New York state Ash commissioners report that during the last year they dis tributed over 5000, ,ooo fry in the stats wAr terx
 Detective Sesver. who has been looking Into the North Attleboro (Masal tramp poisoning case, says there is nothing what ever that will warrant the holding reapon- sible of the drug clerk.
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 The Philadelphia ingrsin carpet mtils start up today.
 Another new witness in the Coushlin trial hRs turned up.
 A battle between the NiosrsguRns and Hondurans is reported ss having resulted indecisively.
 Susan Thomas, aged io5 yeAra and pc@si- bly the oldest person in PennsylvaDia, died in New Wilmington.
 Letters threatening the life of Governor Lewelling and other prominent Kansas officials have been sent
 Mrs. Frank B. Clark, president of the l Af. N.N- .a1 has gone abroad to enter a convent.
 The widow of the man murdered by James Alexander, the man who escaped from an insane asylum in Worcester, Msns, charges the asylum officials with having been bribcd to let Alexander go.
 Lambert W. Jackson was captured in the pine woods of Asbury Park, N. J., and was sent to jail to await trial upon charge of having tried to burn to d.ath Mrn. Mary K. Connect and her two smsS children
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 Smallpox has broken out in Nashville.
 Hammond, Ind, Is flooded with counter feit quarters and half dollara
 William Scheu, a brother of the late Mayor Scbeu of Buffalo, died. sged 6S
 Another rioh gold strike Is reported In the Black mountains, north of El Paso, Tex
 The Pollak company, one of the largest wholesale and retail dry goods houses in Atlanta, failed.
 Mir. Sprague Pearce. the New York art list, was decorated with the croaa of the Legion of Honor in Paris.
 Mayor Schicren of Brooklyn. in bis in- auauration message. stated that the net debt of that city was s4T, ,Ss7, ,sea.iL
 Albert knop, treasurer of the village of Riverside, O., is a defaulter to the amount of 900, leaving the treasury empty.
 The coming marriage of vtscount Dwcr- hurst, son of the Earl of Coventry, and Miss Virginia Bonynge of California ia an- nounccd In London.
 Alonzo Wright. for over 90 years rep resentative of Ottawa county in the Cana dian parliament and populariy known ss the King of the GatlneAu." Is dead.