The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-21
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
INTERVENING HAPPENINGS IN VA- RIoUS PARTS OF THE STATE.

Tho State Indian Assoclation's Annual Moeting-The Diphtheria Epidemic in New Britain--Property Attaohed-Nauga- tuck Railroad Company-Fire in Water bury, Etc.
 Hartford, Nov. 2O.-The fourteenth annual meeting of the Connecticut In dian association was held at the Center church this afternoon, Miss Sara T. Kinney of New Haven, the president. presided. The report of Mrs. S, A. Booth of New Haven, the secretary, showed that there were 700 members. Mrs. Sarah T. Huntington, the treasur- CT, of this city, reported balance of $1,9S1 on hand. The receipts during the year were $2,990, and disbursements S2,547. Mrs. Kate Foote Coe of Meri- den read a report of the trouble with the Bannock Indians at Fort Hall last summer, in which she blamed the white settlers for the trouble Miss Maria E. Ives of New Haven related the doings of the Lake Mohonk confer ence Alfred Hendee, who has spent the summer among the Navaioe In dians in New MeXico made brief ad- dress, and three Oneida Indian girls, sisters, named Cornelius, made brief addresses One of the girls, Isabella, is a graduate of the New Britain nor mal school. There were about twenty five members present, among them be- ing Mrs. Coffin of Middetown, the wife Hof Governor Coffin. They were enter tained by the members of the Hartford branch,
 DIPFfTHERTA EPDDEMIC.
 New Britain. Nov 2O-The members of the board of health find themselves dn a quandery over the most expedient disposition of certain questions which have arisen in connection with the diphtheria epidemic. At a meeting of the board held last night the members were divided on political grounds over the proposal to close the schools. It is thought that the schools, however, will be ordered closed until after Thanksgiving.
 TICKET OFFICE ROBBED.
 Tu, NOV. lJ.-CulGL Ol OllCe Bill to-day received word that the tick ct office at the Manchester depot was entered by burglars last night. Tick ets and cash to the amount of $75 are reported stolen.
 HAS LEFT TOWN.
 Meriden, Nov. 2O.-saloon Keeper Kol- mansperger, over whose application for renewal of license there is dispute, has left town, and it is stated that he took $450 belonging to the Quinnipiac Brewing company of New Haven. His saloon was attached this afternoon at the instance of that company. This morning Deputy Sheriff Duis received a writ from Harrison & acher, lawyers, of New Haven, instructing him to at tach all the goods in the saloon and arrest Kollmansperger for fraud, if he could be found. Sheriff Duis attached and closed up the saloont but could find mo trace of the proprietor.
 COURT DOINGs IN TWISTED.
 Winsted, Nov. 20-Judge Shumway occupied the bench at the opening of the superior court here to-day. He gave a hearing in the habeas corpus case which was sworn out to secure the re- lease of William Long, who two weeks ago was jailed for jumping a board bill of nine years standing. Judge Shum- way denied the writ and sent Long back to Jail.
 Divorces were granted to Ella Ford from Reuben Ford of North Canaan, and to Hattie Shepard from Hugh Shep- ard of Pine Meadow. Shepard is now in state prison for horse stealing.
 John Simmons was awarded the re- ward of $10O offered for the capture of Robert Coon, the horse thief. He was opposed in his claim by ex-Deputy Sheriff M. B. Hitchcock of Plainville. FORTY-FOUR COWS INSPECTED
 Winsted, Nov 20.-Dr. E. M. Heath the veterinary surgeon, accompanied by Commissioner Foskett, visited Riverton to-day and inspected forty-four cows for tuberculosis. Ten of the animals were ordered killed Eight cows were killed at Colebrook yesterday.
 CARPENTER SHOP AND FIVE
 BARNS BURNED.
 Waterbury, Nov. 20.-A large car
  End were totally destroyed by fire be- tween one and two o'clock this morning and another barn was partially de stroyed. The carpenter shop belonged Ito William H. Smith The fire orig inated in a barn belonging to Joseph F. Sandiford, a carpenter, living at 2I North Vine street. No one seems tC have any idea how the fire started The onl theory advanced was that o1 incendiarism. A horse and a new wagon belonging to Balfe, the tea man which were in this barn, were burned The barn was worth $500 and was in. sured for S400.
 The flames spread to a barn owned by Morris H. Waas, then to another owned by MT. Sandiford. and to ont owned by MT. Barton and c. D. Brad ley The total loss will be $6,000