Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thurstiay, Got 6.

lanta, and the exposition.is in full swing. Steamship advices from two Chinese villages report revolting case of whole sale cannibalism.
 General O. Nj. Poo, the we'll known United States engineer, died suddenlyat his residence in Detroit. .
 Emperor William of Germany and his brother, Prince Honry of Prussia, are said to be on very bad terms.
 Secretary Lamont issued an order do. tailing General Miles to duty in Washing. ton as general of the army.
 Riley Grammar, the race track plunger, placed three bets, aggregating SIS 600, on Ftzslmmons at odds of 8 to 6.
 A pardon Is to be asked for John Bards. ley, the convicted ex-oity treasurer, now serving a term in Cherry Hill prison, Philadelphia.
 Explosions and fire wrecked three houses on Vanderbilt avenue, New York oity, and the inmates had narrow escape from suffocation.
 George Fred Williams of Dedham was nominated for governor by the Massaohu- setts Democrats assembled in state con vention at Worcester.
 Friday. Oct. {. Daniel k Tilton, the postmaster of Linwood. N. J., is in jail on the charge of embedding funds from his office.
 Justice Gaynor of Brooklyn wrote a let ter declining his nomination for mayor made by Democrats at mass meeting
 John Czech, alias Fish John, who shot and killed his wife on the morning of June last was hanged in tho jail at Jer- sey City
 Mrs. Albane Radley of Greig, N Y, was indicted for the murder lS years ago of the infant child of her unmarried daughter, Mary Hews
 The leading Populists of Kansas have started an agitation for an carly national convention and will urge Atlanta as the place and Feb. sl as tho time.
 Harley Davidson of Toronto rode, un- paced, a half mile traightaway on bioy- ole in 53 4.5 seconds, breaking the worlds record of bB seconds held by John s. Johnson.
 Among the passengers who will sail for New York from Southampton on Satur- day next on board the American line steamship St. Louis arc Mir. and Mrs. An drew Carnegie.
 Saturday. Oct. 6.
 Three moro British subjects have been seized and imprisoned by the Venezuelan authorities.
 At Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. John D. MoPherson, the champion shot butter of tho world, fell 4a feet and was fatally in- jured.
 At Manitowoo, Wis, Chicago and Northwestern train ran down a haokload of citizens, one man being killed and two probably fatally injured. Miss Maud Steidel, the 16-year-oid girl arrested in Chicago, and Father Domi- nick Wagner. under. arrest for her abduc- tion, are to be married. The Secolo Roma and other newspapers assert that marriage has been arranged | between the Prince of Naples, crown prince | of Italy, and one of the daughters of the Prince of Montenegro. William s. Henry, the so called had son of the murdered miser whose dead body was found in the basement of his house at 95 South Portland avenue, Brooklyn, who, charged with the murder, has been in Raymond Street jail awaiting the ac- ton of the grand jury, was released from custody.
 | Monday, Sept T.
 Cleveland won the third game in the | Temple cup series. I General Miles went to Washington and formally assumed control of the army.
 The studepts of Brown university have raised 5000 for the support of the football team during tho present season. | John Kirkman, soap manufactures, while riding his bicycle in Brooklyn, wac struck and mangled to death by trolley car.
 The international college contest of track and field athletics between Cam. bridge (England) and Yale was won by Yale.
 Two passenger trains had a head end collision at Red Oak, Aln., and Engineer Alex. Adkins, who remained at his post, was instantly killed.
 At Pemberville, O., Louis and Charles Wegman, brothers, and Henry Fapel were overcome by poisonous gases in a well, and all were taken out dead.
 At Stapieton, N. Y., Mrs. Frances ], Lawrence who resided with her son, 10 seph D. Lawrence, New York broker, was suffooated by Illuminating gas.
 Tuesday, Dot s
 At Tonawanda, N. r., two mon were killed in riot among boatmen over the question of loading a boat.
 One man was killed and two others ip. jured at Sandusky, O., during fight over the possession of n child.
 Governor Morton appointed James A. Burnham of Ballston Spa as district attorD ney for the county of Saratoga
 Tho Spanish bark Joven Lolo has been wrecked near Rosario. on the Colorado reefs and five of her crew drowned.
 Mrs. Shaunoey Pierpont of Cassadaga, N. Y., while working about the kitchen stove had her clothing ignited and wa terribly burned.
 The Abingdon Presbyterian church, the home of the oldest Presbyterian oongre' gation in Montgomery county, in Abins ton village Pa, was destroyed by nrt with its contents.
 Later dispatches from wavre, Holland, where the collision between a crowded passenger train and an engine occurred yesterday, show that IS persons were kill cd and that 100 persons were injured.
 Wednesday, Oct 9.
 Japanese forces on tn, island of Forno sa have met and routed the main body, consisting of 10, 900 mon, of the Blaol Flags.
 About 5000 delegates attended tn, tenth annual New York state convention of Christian Endeavorers that opened In Brooklyn.
 Captain John Began, the veteran assist ant chief of the Boston fire department was severely injured by a hugo piece o timber falling on him. ;.
 Frank winkelman, aged years ana Robert Winkelman, aged g, were killed and their father, Louis Winkelmap, so rlously injured at railroad crossing 1T Chicago.
 The court of appeals at Albany affirmed the Judgment of conviction of murder 1T the first degree against Bartholomew She, of Troy, known as Bat Shea, for killing Robert Ross.