Connecticut western news., 1895-12-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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John Gillen, . lineman, while repairing . trolley wire at Oswego, N. F., fell from ladder 90 feet high and was instantly killed.
 It has been discovered that almost nine tenths of the West Creek district, Colo, one of the new goldflelds, is in United States timber reservation.
 The New York State Dairymsn's asso- ciation elected the following officers: Pres ident A. Chase Thompson of Owego; vice president Dr. L. L. Vanslyke of Geneva; secretary, H. D. Gilbert of Clayville; treasurer. George T. Powell q Ghent.
 The New York State Sheep Breeders association elected the following officers: President, Peter Martin of Rush; vice president Chollett Collins of Victor; sec retary and treasurer, J. Fl. Earl of Ska neatels; executive committee. G. C. Hickox of Canandaigua, H. c. Smith of Marcel Jus and R. NJ Lee of East Bloomfield.
 Friday. Dec. 1a
 John Mulholland, IL. b, first Baron Dunleath, died in London, aged S6 yeara
 The worsted mill of Brossingham & Patton, located in Germantown, Pa, was destroyed by fire Eoss, $50, 900.
 The schooner Collector. bound from Boston for Passport. is ashore at Quoddy head. Me. The crew has been landed.
 The Hotel Kensington In Charlotte, N. Y, caught fire. apparently from the out side and was destroyed. Loss, S10, 900.
 M. Adrien Lachenal, who was vice president for 1895 has been elected presi- dent of the republic of Switzerland for 1896
 The jury In the Padget murder trial at Schenectady, N. r., rendered a verdict of manslaughter in the second degree, and Padget was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
 Miss Emma Rockefeller, eldest of the four children of William G. Rockefeller. one of the Standard oil magnates, was married to Dr. D. Hunter MoAlpin, Jr., son of David Fl. MoAIpin, the millionaire tobacco man, in the magnificent Rockefel- Ter mansion. Redwood Hall, near Tarry- town on the H udson. N. Y.
 Saturday. Dec. 1k
 The southwestern express on the Penn sylvania road was wrecked in Philadel- phia. John Shenbefeer, the engineer, was killed.
 At Newark, N. J., Mira Mary Good of New York, aged 60 years, was killed while crossing the tracks of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, being struck by . rapidly moving train.,
 The parsonage of the Central Methodist church at Yonkers, N. r., was partially destroyed by fire A servant had emptied lot of hot ashes in a wooden barrel in the cellar. which set the barrel on fire.
 R. G. Dun & Co.,, New York, report that failures for the first week of December show liabilities of s3, 104, ss1, against $4, 036, 866 last year and "A, T61, 40e in 1893; in manufacturing s1, 157, 760. against sl, 4s7, 415 last year and sl. 730. 044 in 189a, and in trading sl 1899, sa1, against $2, 401. 451 last year and s2, 591, 365 in 1898. Fail ures for the week have been 8SS in the United States against s49 last year, and 54 in Canada against 40 last year.
 Monday. Dec 16.
 Charles Mayne, the millionaire banker of San Francisco, died in that oity.
 Farr, Ward & Co's chemical laboratory at Syracuse was burned. Loss, s12, 900.
 Judge Thomas L. Nugent the Populisl leSier In Texas, died at his home in For' Worth, Tex. ~s3
 Baptiste Fraser, 60 years old. was killed by . train near the railroad station al Fall River, Mass.
 Edward MoPherson, for many yeari clerk of the house of representatives ai Washington, died at Gettysburg. Pa.
 Angus ID. Gilbert, the murderer of tn. little girl Alice M. Sterling, was sen fenced to be hanged in Boston on Friday Feb s1 next.
 Samuel Gompers of New York wal elected president of the American Fedora ton of Labor in place of John Mcbride O Columbus O ,.r,- ,.,--- --..----
 Miss Helen Culver of Chicago has giver t1.000 900 to the University of Chicago the entire gift to be devoted to the In crease and spread of knowledge withiI the field of the biological souross
 ut .Tuesday, Dec- IT.
 The daughter of Secretary of the Int rior Hoke Smith Is dangerouslJ i'll il Washington. -,tE saFs
 Miss Clara Hazel Busch, daughter O the wealthy brewer. and Captain Pau won Gontard of Hagen, WestphaliA wer married in St. Louis
 Dr. George w. Fraker, the alleged in surance swindler, who had been in jail a Richmond, Mo, since his capture, ha been released on bond 4s In fire at Winnipeg, which destroye' the Canchon block. Major Morrios sn' his wife were burned to death Two oth CTS were seriously injured. John Robinson, aged 2b years, shot an fatally wounded May Eckert, aged 9 years, his alleged wife, and then commit ted suicide in Philadelphia Chief Justice T. L. Snodgrsss of tn Tennessee supreme court fired two shot at John R. Beasley, a prominent lawye of Chattanooga, one of which took effec 1 in the arm.
 Secretary Carlisle submitted his an nual report to congress- It shows tha the total receipts of the governmen from customs, internal revenue, the post | al service and other sources for the fiscs year ending June 80, 1s9b, were e990, 87S, ; 203 30. The total expenditures for th i same period. including pensions, interes | on the public debt, etc, amounted t e433, IFS, 426. 4s, showing a deficit of s42. s05, asS.1s.
 Wednesday, Dec IS.
 William H. Mccall died at his home fl | Saratoga. He was 34 years old and wa I leading lawyer of that place.
 The marriage of MT. Clifford Hartridg | of New York and Miss Jessie Russell, elS est daughter of Justice Leslie W. Russell took place at Canton, N. r.
 Floyd Mcconnell. one of the wealthies citizens of Hornellsville, N. Y., died | his home in that place He was vice prei ident of the Mcconnell Manufaoturin company.
 The American ship Ivy, Captain Low ell, hailing from Bath. Me, and boun from Newcastle, N. s. w., on Septembe IS for Manila, is ashore at Santiago Philippine isianda
 At a cabinet council in Paris M. Locl roy, the minister of marine. informed tn ministers present that the French gur boat La Fleohe had left Salonica bay fo the island of Crete and Macedonia
 In London the Stock Exchange was du on account of a rumor from the bourse of Berlin and Vienna that Spain woul default the amount of the coupon on he debt due Jan. l. In consequence Spanis securities fell H.
 One principal reason why men are s