Connecticut western news., 1896-12-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thur.dHy, Dec. a

The proposal to settle the strike of tbs Hamburg dock lAborurs by arbitration was rejected by the employers
 Chaunccy Johnson, well known thief and burglar, was sentenced In New York to one year In the pcnitcntiary.
 The trial of ex-Assemhlyman Eugene Vacheron of Queens county, N, r., ao- cuscd of accepting bribo, was begun in Albany.
 against MorRue Keeper White of Now York for Illegally disposing of bodies com- mittcd to his care. The funeral of William Stcinway wac hold in Liederkranz hall, New York Carl Schurz made an address, and Edouard de Reszke, Mme. Flames and others sang.
 Friday. Dec. q. The striking dock laborvrs in Bremen will return Ia work, their differences with thoir employees having been adjusted x rays were used to locate a bullet, which was successfully removed from a mans neck at the Post Graduate hospital New York.
 Women attendants st the New Jorssy School For Feeble Minded Children sN yineland, N j., roscued all tho inmates at the burning of school building Congressman Dinglay, Senator Thurs-
 
 Mckinley. They agreed generally that there was no hope of passing the Dingley bill.
 The battlcship Texas was 1oated. but 10 is said, will have to undergo ox.cnsive re- pairs before At for service. lt Is assorted that the great battie.hip Is structurally woak and may never bo scaworthy. Colonel Mapleson' 's Imperial opcra oom- pany Is stranded In Boston. No perform Al. tho orchestra for salaries, and the Boston thcatcr was closed. Saturday. Dee h The federal grand jury in Chicago b~gan an investigation of the Dressed Beef trust Tho defense closed its case in tho trial of Maria Barbcri in New York for numbering her faithlcss lover.
 Dr Depew was presented with a historic cane at the Windsor hotol New York. hy | the Sons of the American Revolution. Two young women attacked burglars | who were robbinp a safe in Sandy Iake, Pa, shot one and drovo the band away. English Harry, n noted confidence man, who swindlcd General Ben Butler and many lawyers, was arrested In New York
 It is generally believed In Albany that most of the members of Governor Morton's staff will be rcappointcd by Governor l Black.
 Albert Aronson, associate manager of the Bijou theater died suddenly st his rcsi- dcnce, 2ls West Forty fourth strest, New York.
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 The announcement is made that Gov ernor Elect John R. Tanner of Illinois will hc married Dec. 30 Co Mrs Cora Edith English of Springfield, Ills
 Daniel O'Conncll attempted to kill his | wife and her children with an Ax near Lockport, N. r., and compelled a deputy sheriff to retreat and escaped. but was finally captured.
 Two young New York lawyers. Measrs. Hotchkiss and Clark, were arrested on n charge of trespaSs while collecting n bin and forced to spend night in cells Mag istrate Mott fined each @ for disorderiy | conduct
 Tho Union National bank of New Or leans which was robbed by It's bookkccp- CTS of over 5000, 900 and forced to suspend last September resumed business. tho de- positors being paid in full.
 Tramps, angored by the refusal of two sisters, the inmates of house at shelby vile, Ind, to give them food and sheltsr. set tho house aflre The house was de- stroyed. and one of the slstors received in- iurics that will cause her death. | Tuesday, Dec. N
 Thomas Canary, the theatrical managcr. is dangerously i'll in Chicago
 Two men were stabbed. one fatally, by highwaymcn in Newtown, N. Y.
 Tho five editors on trial In Berlin for libelinR the minister of foreign affairs wore found guilty and sentenced.
 It was announced in Conntantinople that England and Russia had entered Into | an for snfaf,cfnf rs.fartaa In | Turkey.
 Two white men, Jesse Warmer and James Nelson. suspected of murder, wcro taken from a jail at Lexington, Mo, by a mob and hanged.
 President Elect Mckinley, surrounded by a group of friends, rcad the presidents message in his home at Canton, but made no comments upon it
 Representative James r. McClcsry of Minnesota hss announced himself as candidate for secretary of the treasury in President MoNinley's cabinet William ]. Bryan, latc Democratic can | didntc for the presidency, wns asked his views of the presidents message but de- olincd to express an opinion until he had thoroughly road and digcstcd it
 It is stated that Louis F. payn will bs the next superintendent of insurance of the state of New York. Governor klect Black has said he would appoint him, and the ox marshal has decided to accert
 Colonel John R Fellows, the district | attorney of New York county, who was widely known as an eloquent orator, died at his home In New York oity after two weeks Illness, aged 6S years Wednesday. Dee. a
 Ernest Enrcl. tho German stafisticiAn. died in Losscwitz.
 The revolution In Uruguay, according to n Mexican cable dispatch from Monte video, has been suppressed by the govern | ment
 Abrnm I. Eokert, who was to have becu hanged in wilkesbarro, Pa, for the mur- der of Frederick Bittcnbcndcr, took poison in his cell and died. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst. at the din- ner of the Now York City Vigilance league nominated Joseph II. Choate for United States senator and attacked Tbom. as c. Platt
 In his annual report, submitted to >on- | gress, Comptroller Eckcls recommended establishing branches of national banks in small towns, such branch banks not to have the right to issue circulating notes | Republican Senators Dubois os Idaho, Cannon Of Utah, Mantle of Montana, Pet tigrew of North Dakota and Squire of | Washington TtfuNta oNASHl tHS fNepuN" | lican caucus. Senator Dubois resigned aa secretary of the caucus
 Timothy Porter, n millionaire who is suing in Bridgeport Conn, to recover damages for an alleged attempt to put him in an asylum for the insane, tcstihed that his son had cursed him because he wished to marry again. | | MutIiated ei~v.iapd.. rtotur~s | CHICAGO, Dec s.-The picture of Prcai- dent Cleveland. which hung in tho rooms of the Cook County Democratic club, hAs