Connecticut western news., 1896-09-03

Big Four railroad in Kansas City, kflIeo her three children and then herself.
 The excise agent In Long Island City, N. Y., has declared that a sandwich does not constitute a Sunday Raines law meal and threatens hotel keepers who violate the spirit of the act with prosecution.
 A yellow cat which had managed to get on the cornioe of bay window on Broad way, New York, jumped one story from a would be resouer, bit man and then leaped four stories to the street. It escaped unhurt.
 Monday, Aug. 31.
 c. s. Reinhart, the well known artist, died at the Players club in New York.
 The Kelly family in Jersey City escaped from their burning house by sliding down clothesline from the fifth floor.
 A social sensation has been caused in Baltimore by Mrs. Ella Mercer Peters suit for $60, 900 against Mrs. Sophia Gai- ther for alleged defamation of character.
 A great diminution in the number of seals in the northern Pacific is reported from the American commission on board the United States steamship Albatross.
 J. Everett Knowles son of wealthy resident of Armonk, N. Y., killed himself after an unsuccessful attempt to shoot
  jected Knowles suit for her hand.
 Policeman William Miller of the West Thirty fifth street station, New York, shot and killed James Bradley, negro burglar, who had been trapped while com mitting a robbery in a Chinese laundry.
 Tuesday, Sept. 1.
 The Rev. Sebastian Martinelli, Mgr. Sa- tolli's successor as papal legate, was made a special archbishop.
 Marie Snyder, fortune teller, was ar rested in New York for drugging Mrs. Ashcroft and her nephew and robbing their flat while they were unconoious.
 Ii Hung Chang, though he took trip from New York up the Hudson on the Dolphin to West Point, did not visit the Military academy because of the heavy rain.
 The Stockbridge House, the we'll known summer resort in Stock kbirdge, Mass, was burned to the ground. There were about 150 guests in the house, all of whom es- capped uninjured.
 Stephen A. Dutton, a prominent New York business man, accused of many i'm proper real estate transactions, was arrest ed on charge of swindling Miss Lily Alys Godfrey out of $150,000.
 A tiger, which is believed to have es- capped from circus, killed eight dogs In Baidwins, N. r., and terrified the inhab- itants, some of whom pursued 1t with guns. The animal was finally shot and killed.
 The Republican state committee met in New York and reelected Charles w. Hack cit as chairman. The advisory committee includes five instead of "big four"- Platt, Depew, Lauterbach, Hiscock and Witherbee. Warner Miller was dropped from the committee.
 Wednesday. Sept. ..
 The tug Dauntless, said to be owned by the Cuban junta, was seized as flibus- ter at Brunswick, Ga.
 One man was killed and three men were injured by the collapse of a building they were demolishing In New York. Major Mckinley received delegation of West Virginia editors at his home in Canton, O., and made an address.
 Daniel Spraker, the oldest bank rss- ident in the United States, died at his home, Fonda, N. r., aged 9S years. Charles E. Warburton, founder and pro- prietor of the Philadelphia Evening Tele- graph, was found dead In bed at Atlantic City.
 Secretary Carlisle had a notice posted in the subtreasury that officeholders were not expected to contribute to the party campaign fund.
 Kenneth F. Sutherland, who was con- vioted of election frauds in Coney Island, N. r., was released from the Sing Sing state prison and given banquet at Coney Island.
 MT. Bryan continued his trip through Ohio, speaking at various places en route from Cleveland to Columbus. He deliv- cred the principal speech at the latter oity and referred to the Indianapolis oonvsn- tion in sarcastic vein. The Columbus audience was estimated at 90, 900.