Connecticut western news., 1895-09-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, Aug. go.

of life and property.
 Mrs. Langtry will not play in America this coming season, as she may be mar ried again soon in England.
 Near Lexington, Ky, J. R. and Foxhall Keene lost two of their five thoroughbred stallions at their farm by the burning of barn.
 It is reported that the porte has made complaint to France and Russia against the attitude of England in the Armenian question.
 At Pittsburg James Getty, an ex-coun- cilman and a wealthy wholesale liquor dealer, was shot and killed by Alexander Hutchinson.
 Lightning entered the telegraph office of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway company at Whitewater, Wis, and instantly killed the operator, Joseph O'Malley.
 The factional fight that has been going on for some time in Chinatown culminat- ed in tho disruption of the Six Companies in San Francisco, the most powerful or ganaation ever instituted by the Chinese in this country.
 Friday, Aug. 80.
 The report that three men were drowned in Onondaga lake during the storm is un- founded.
 A German torpedo boat capsized In the North sea, and 13 persons are reported to have been drowned. The secretary of the treasury extended the time for filing sugar bounty claims from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1, 1895. Burglars broke into the office of the Grasseli Chemical works. at Tramley, on Staten Island sound, and blew open the safe with dynamite. A tramp was found in the private office of Mayor Strong of New York city. He said he was waiting for the mayor to come and give him pair of pants. Alexander Lockhart Nelson, professor of tho Cincinnati chair of mathematics in tho Washington and Lee university, was sunstruck and his condition is critical. United States Commissioner Henry Fitz- gerald of Buffalo says he was overpowered by three friends of William Challenger, l the highway robber whom Fitzgerald de- fended, but who now is serving time at Auburn, and tied to bedfost until he drew check for S60. Saturday, Aug. 31. Alton F. Clark, stock broker, shot | himself dead in his office at Montreal. The town of Summer, Wash, was re- | ported almost completely destroyed by fire. The Women's Sanitary association of | Peoria, Ills, has decided to thoroughly cleanse the city.
 Lightning struck house near Croix, Mexico, killing five persons and seriously | injuring four others. Tho French fishing vessel Yacinthe foundcred on the Grand banks, but her crew of 19 persons was rescued. Monday, Sept. 9, has been definitely settled upon as the date for the opening of | the Canadian canal at Saut Ste Marie. Miss Helen Gould is touring through | Colorado ill company with the Misses | Warner daughters of Vice President War | ner of the Missouri Pacific road. A negro was hanged by indignant citi- zens for being the father of the baby of the | 14-year old daughter of John Mulligan, a prosperous farmer In Simpson county, Mo.
 The wives and lady friends of the Ma. sons of Bay City, Mich, worked as street ! car conductors for the purpose of raising money for the Masonic temple fund. Monday. Sept. g.
 The supreme court of Utah has decided that women cannot vote at the coming election in November. | George F. Fellows, prominent produce i merchant of Lyons, N. Y., was druggec and robbed in Syracuse.
 Dr. Forbes Winslow of London, the ia nous specialist in mental diseases, claims ] that Jack the Ripper is in jail there. ! Near Washington Court House, O., Johr Ramon, prominent contractor, was sho and instantly killed by Henry Sampson. In a freight wreck near Elk creek Frank Dunbar of Greenville, the engineer was instantly killed and brakeman named Gentleman was injured internally | Secretary Herbert ordered court mar tial for the trial of Captain Sumner fol negligence in the docking of the United States cruiser Columbia at Southampton | Ex- Mayor Hopkins of Chicago advised the great railroad strike of 1884, accord ing to George W. Howard, vice presiden and ex-member of the board of director of the American Railway union, and il confirmed by Eugene V. Debs. | Tuesday, Sept. 8.
 William Belcher, one of the most prom inent lawyers ill California, is dead.
 The first news from the Peary relief ex petition since it's departure was received at St. Johns.
 The strike of carpet weavers in Phila delphia is over all of the firms having signed the scale.
 The old shaft of the Pana coal mine near Pana, Ills, is on fire, and the live of three men are in danger.
 A gang of firebugs created reign O terror in West Brighton, s. l., Sunda, night and early Monday morning.
 Beerbohm Tree the we'll kno1n actor while playing in Fedora" at Hull, hat an accident by which he dislocated hi shoulder.
 Pillsbury, the American player, vol the game of chess with Gunsberg in tn international tournament at Hastings England, and therefore takes first prize.
 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Calvert, wife O Edward Calvert of Youngstown, N. Y. died under the influence of chloroform ad ministered by Dr. ". F. Falkner previou to having IA teeth extracted.
 Wednesday, Sept. 4.
 The American Society of Professors O Dancing assembled in annual session a Saratoga.
 In a riot at Dhulia, India, between Hindoos and Mohammedans five of tn latter were killed.
 A woman died at Grimsby, England whose disease is declared by the physician | to have been cholera.
 | It was announced that the Farmers Loan and Trust company of Now Yorl had deposited $2, 900, 900 in gold in tn subtreasury.
 George Stone, the convict who escapes from the Erie county penitentiary Apri 19, has been captured at the home of hi sister in Buffalo.
 It is reported that the Parisian polio have discovered an important clew to tn perpetrator of the attempt on the life 0 Baron Alfonso de Rothschild on Aug. 24
 The city board of health of Portland Or, held special meeting to take step to quarantine that port from the threat ened invasion of cholera now prevalent il Honolulu.
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