Connecticut western news., 1896-03-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday. March 19.


 has assigned at Grand Rapids Liabilities are about el75, 0oo.
 The president sent the following nomi- nations, of postmasters to the senate: James V. Crawford. Morristown. N. Y. Louis R. Benedict, Ellensville. N. Y.
 Hon. David A. Taggart of Manchester, N. H., was appointed assignee of the Granite State Provident association by Justice Wallace. Bonds were placed at tlo0, 0o0
 Charles Ryan of Buffalo who is wanted by the Canadian authorities for the rob bery and attempted murder of Edward Russell at Bridqesburg. Ont, last October, was captured at Easton, Pa
 A constitutional amendment has been introduced in the New Jersey legislature which provides for biennial sessions As semblymen elected in 1897 are to serve one year. after which assemblymen are to be elected for two years Senators are to serve four years
 Friday. March 20.
 Mrs R. Hammer of Union Grove, N. Y., jumped into the river and was drowned.
 The Compressor mills of the Poorman and Tiger mines, at Burke, Ida, were burned, causing loss of s200. 900.
 The Masonic temple and several small buildings at Providence were burned, en- tailing a loss of about sa00,o0
 The presidency of Rochester university, to succeed Dr. Hill has been offered to Professor Ben. amin lde Wheeler of Cor nell
 Gus Moses, an Indian of the Tonawan- - ia tribe, who was bandmaster for F. T. Barnum and a noted clarinet player and leader of Indians. died at his home In Shelby Centre N. r.. agcd aa years.
 James Cenroy. aged 70 years, an Onta- rio county (N. Y.) farmer. was found drowned In CanandaiRua lake, having evil dentiy driven Into the lake from pier In the village, his team of horses being found with him.
 Professor Thomas, who has been at the head of the German department in the University of Mich gan, at Ann Arb :, has accepted an offer from Columbia .ol- lege. Professor Thomas Is recognized .s the leading German scholar in America. Saturday. March RI.
 William C. Sproul editor of the Chester Pal Times, was nominated for state sen ator.
 In the byelection just held in South Loutb, England, Mir. McGhee, National ist was the successful candidate.
 A dispatch rum Cairo says 'holy war" has been proc aimed against Egypt, and that osman Digna, it is said, will quit Kassala and join the dervish forces around Dongola-
 The Delaware county (Pa Republican convention renominated Representative J. R Robinson and indorsed him as a candidate for United States senator to succeed J. Donald Cameron
 Over 100 students of Bellevue hospital, New York oity, who passed successful ex- aminations ce.ebrated their victories In a manner which caused the police to inter fere, although no arrests wefe made.
 Advices from Tokyo state that since the coup d'etat of Feb. II Korean rioters have murdered Il Iapapese subjects, and that the Korean executive Is unable to cope with the anarchy now prevailing on the peninsula.
 Monday, March aa.
 Hilton E. Doolittle, B years old. for the last IT years state attorney In Connecticut. died in New Haven.
 The venerable George Anthony Denison, M. A, archdeachon of Taunton, in the Aglican diocese of Bath and Wells, died in London.
 The engagements is announced of Miss Laura Crooker, a noted Washington suoie ty belle, to William Hayes Acklen, the prominent southern author. | oldest and most widely known coal oper- ators and rfsermen In western Peunsylva mia, died at his home in SewickIey. near Pittsburg.
 A disastrous fire in the smelting depart ment of the copper works of the Pennsyl vania Salt Manufacturing company, at Natrous, Pa, caused loss estimated at q. 900, 900
 Jessamine county, Ky, in Governor Bradiey's congressional district. elected delegates to the Republican district and state conventions and instructed tor Brad ley as first and Mckinley as second choice.
 Tuesday, March e4.
 An explosion occurred at Corey's torpe-
 works at Petrolia, Ont, killing two men. Mrs Louisa M. Giddines, widow of ex- Governor March Giddings, died at Kansas City, aged 77 years.
 Judge Thomas Hughes, F. s. A.. au- thor of From Browns Schooldays," died at Brighton, England Judge Hughes was born in 1899.
 Jennie Kimball of Philadelphia, the we'll known operatio and burlesque man. ager and stepmother of Corinne, died in a private car at the Union depot in St. Paul.
 The Glendon Iron company at Easton,
 
 ley, has made an assignment to !. T. Lea of Philadelphia and Francis c. Gray of Boston.
 Mrs. Charlotte Augusta Drayton. a daughter of the late William Astor, has been granted a divorce from her husband, I Coleman Drayton. A decree to that effect was handed down, the ground being desertion. Mir. Drayton had previously h. stituted suit for divorce. Governor Morton has signed the Raines liquor tax bill. In long message accom- panying the measure he argues that the bill is constitutional:. that there was DO need for its submission to the mayors of oities for their approval, and seems to find the action of the legislature generally meritorious.
 Wednesday March a5. Two more men have been arrested for alleged complicity in the robbery of the State bank of Savannah, Mo. Lovern. the leader of the gang of train robbers who attempted to bod up train last week, cut his throat In jail at Visa lia Cal, and will probably die. Fire occurred in the elevator shaft of the four story building occupied by the Washburn Halligan Coffee company at Davenport, Ia. The loss was si50. 1000. Fire practically destroyed the organ pipe factory of Feuelon McCullom located at Mansfield, Conn. The loss Is placed at SEQ, 900, partially covered by insurance. The annual election of the Pennsylvania Railroad company was held In Philadel- phia. There was no opposition to the pres ent officers of the company, and all were reelected
 Marshall Farmer has left Cedar Rapids, Ia-, to secure the arrest of Detective Hemp hill at FiDalsy, O., on the charge of en- ticing Goldie Neighbor from the home of her father, P. W. Neighbor, Linn coun- ty, Is-
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