Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thur-siay. Nov. 10.


 convention met In Rochester.
 The office of Senator Marion Buffers newspaper In Raleigh was seized by the sheriff.
 The British steamer Memphis, from Montreal for Bristol, England was wreck ed of the coast of Ireland and was a total loss. Ten of the vessel crow werc drowned. William Bowly, n young prisoner In the Tombs in New York under sentence to the Elmira reformntory, was parioned by Governor Morton because of his mothers entraties. She will take the boy to their Vermont home.
 William k. Valentine, one of the syndi- cate of note and check forgers who have been operating extensively, plesded guilty In Brooklyn. Sentence was deferred pcnd- ing the indictment and trial of his confed- crates, some of whom arc in jail.
 Friday, Nov. ao
 Thirty mon were killed by nredamp explosion In oolliery at Reoklinghausen, westphalia
 The Maryland court of appeals sustained Mayor Hooper of Baltimore in his fight with the city council
 A complete list of representatives elected to the Fifty fifth congress shows malori- ty of 47 for the gold standard.
 President Elect Mckinley, 1t is said, will appoint Joseph F. Smith, ex-state h. brarian of Ohio, marshal of the Distriot of Columbia
 Chaunoey NJ. Depew announced that Cornelius Vanderbilt is steadily improving and expects soon to resume control of hls business interests
 1t was brought out in the .rial in New York of Colonel Nunez and Captain Dick man for being concerned in a hlibustering expedition to Cuba aboard the LsuradA that somebody In Philadelphia is paying a weekly stipend to two of tho chief witnesses for the government
 Frank F. Arbuckle, chairman of tho Democratic state committee of Colorado and wealthy mine operator, was found dying at Eighth avenue and One Hundred and Fifty second street. New York, and expired before an ambulance arrived. He had been robbed. The affair Is shroudsd in mystery.
 Saturday. Nov. si.
 otto count of Stolbcrg. wcrnlgcrods, died in wcrnigcrode, Germany.
 Governor Levi P. Morton is taikcd of aa Canton, O., for embessador to England
 The Rev. Oliver Booth of Montrosi wa~ found almost on the verge of dolirium tremcns in lodging house in West Fourth stroct, Now York, and was sent to Belle vue hospital.
 John F. Kngour is suing the Port Jcr- wis (N. Y.) National bank, and claims that while he was temporarily insane and was wandering about the country the bank took possession of his property and mis- used it Mir. Ktlgour was known tho bluestone king.
 The announcement was made in Baiti- morc that the pope had appointed the Row. Dr. Thomas J. Conaty, pastor of tho Church of the Sacred Heart, Worcester, Mass, to be rector of the Catholic univers sity at Washington in succession to Bisbop John ]. Keane. Dr. Conaty is a teacher and an editor of a weekly religious jour nal
 Monday. Nov. sa Jem Mace, old time prize flghtcr, arrived in New York from England In fine trim for his boxing bout with Donovan. David Ingram, a wealthy dyer of As- toria, N. r., fell on steam pipe and was burned on ono hip. Lockjaw sot in, oaus- ing his death.
 The Southern Pacific steamer San Bs- nito was wrecked of Point Aroma, Cal and, with her cargo, is a total loss. Eight of the crow of 44 men were drowned. Arthur Wesley Campbell, SO years old, | who has been deacon and leader of prayer meetings. nnd who s aocuscd ok having five living wives, was arrested in | Paterson, N. J., on the charge of bigamy. An unknown man and woman who had rcgistercd as George Wilson and wife. as the Standard hotel. New York, wcrs found dead In their room, death bclns caused by suffocntion from escaping gas. | They had evidently committed suicide. | William A. Mcstayer, tho well known comedian and playwright, died at his roxi. dence, 337 West Twenty. third strcct, New | York, of Bripht's discase. He had been i'll for several months Ills principal plays wore Tourists In Pullman Car, "*swe. Us & Go, "Tobogganing" and 'Ths Grab Bag"
 Tuesday. Nov. sA
 A subtorranean fro has destroyed many ncrcs of land near Columbus, N. J. Chaunccy NJ. Dcpcw delivered an sddrc~< to the Vermont Sons of the Revolution in Montpelier, Vt
 The United States cruiser Marbichcad dropped anchor of staten Island, N. r., after thrcc years cruise.
 The trial of Lady Tina Scott on charges of criminal libel preferred by Earl Russell, her son.in-law, began In London.
 The president has appointed Judge Nots | and Charles B. Howry of Mississippi to be . judge of the court
 The Prince and Princess of Wales. so companicd by their daughters, arc visiting the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough sa Blenhcirn, whcrc they will spend the week.
 The war between the company that ha. the contract to supply Bayonne. N. J., with water and the city council culmi mated in fight over the laying of mnins
 Countess Jarocke who for 90 years ha. vainly pressed claim for t2, GOO, 900 held by the government belonging Co her an. ccstor, General Pulaski, has weariod oI the struggle and throatcned suicide. | Wednesday. Nev. as.
 The death of Lieutenant Governor Fra scr of St Johns, N. B., Is reported from Italy.
 Dr. Heber Roberts of St Louis, in sx perimenting with the x rays, has demon stratcd that the blind can be made to ses even if they have no eycbails
 Lee Stephens, aged IS, son of Congress man Elect John II. Stephens of the Thir teenth district of Texns, was accidentally killed in Texns while hunting.
 J. Picrpont Morgan, Kiddcr, Peabody q Co. and others obtained control of ths West End railroad In Boston, with tho re ported intention of changing tt to an ele vatcd road.
 William c. Whitney bought the Stewart house In Sixty eighth strect, Now York and transferrcd his old home at Fifty scr cnth strcet and Fifth avenue to his son. Harry Payne Whitney.
 stephen A. Dutton, now on trial in New York for fraudulent operations, tried tws years ago to swindle Colonel William F Guines of Texas out of sa2h, GOO and or ganizcd title guarantee company so aiC In his operations
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 Bry.n Carried seuth D.h es. hy tet.
 NKw foRs, Nov Ia--A special to Tn. World from Aberdeen, s. D., says; oftcia returns fran all the counties in the stat. give the Bryan electors ipi majority. Tn