Connecticut western news., 1896-10-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday. Oct. I.

Annexed district of New York city.
 William !. Bryan made speeches In Harpers Ferry, Martinsburg and other cities in West Virginia and arrived at Grafton
 Ships stores belonging to the Lamport & Holt South American line and valued at $3, O00 were seized by customs officers in New York.
 About 25, 900 rioting coal miners. who are un strike in Bohemia, wrecked the mining companies buildings. Troops were called out
 Elizabeth s. Mead, president of Mount Holyoke college, issued an appal for money with which to replace the buildings burned on Sunday night:
 It is reported at Victoria, B. c, that the British cruiser Wild Swan struck submerged rock in Callao harbor while under full speed and was wrecked
 It is reported that the Standard oil company will enter the ice business in New York city next season with view of gaining complete control of that industry.
 Friday. Oct 2.
 James Tompkfns was arrested at Mount Vernon, \. Y., on the charge of assault ing Miss Sadie Mum, a member of the Salvation Army.
 A youth of Is swindled two score com- mission men at West Washington market, New York, out of about $500 by the spu- rious freight bill game.
 Several Cuban officers bearing dis patches, who attempted to land surrepti- tiously in Jamaica, have been arrested and held for violating the quarantine law.
 Walter Harris, 15 years old, of 329 East Fifty-seventh street, New York, while rid ing bicycle at Forty-fourth street and Lexington avenue, was run over by an ex- press wagon and killed.
 Thomas Newkirk and Henry Ashcraft fought duel with winchesters on the long fork of Shelby creek, in Kentucky. They were both suitors of Mary Dean. Beth men were killed.
 In a wreck caused by collision of freight trains on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Philson, Pa, two tramps were killed and four trainmen were badly injured Fifty freight cars were derailed and both engines badly damaged
 Saturday, Oct. 8.
 Edward J. Ivory, alias Bell, the alleged dynamiter, had another hearing in the Bow street police court in London and was again remanded.
 Mrs Clark, the wife of a wealthy New York merchant returned home to find herself locked out. and she sued for di- vorce and $s0, GOO alimony.
 Two men attempted to rob iewelry store in Newark, N. J. One was captured by the storekeeper. The other escaped on stolen butchers wagon aftsr a thrilling chase.
 At the Catholic club in New York Lord Russell of Killowen, chief justice of Great Britain, and Lady Russell received more than ,, 900 guests on the eve of their de- parture for London, and his lordship made a speech.
 William J. A. MoKim, a young club man and secretary to Justice Henry Bisch- of, Jr., of the supreme court was found unconscious in a cellarway at Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street, New York. He says he was sandbagged. His watch. chain, money and shoes had been stolen.
 Monday, Oct. 5.
 William Morris, the celebrated English poet and art worker, died in London.
 The great international chess tourney for a prize of SEQ, GOO, offered by the em- peror of Austria, opened at Budapest. Pillsbury represents America
 Constable James Coe of Lodi, N. J., was attacked by two footpads, armed with knives and blackjacks, and captured both of them after a desperate fight Edward Sheehan, wealthy Brooklyn book binder, was found dead in his bed room asphy xiated by gas, and his brother in-law, Michael Sheehan, was arrested, charged with homicide
 The czar and czarina left Portsmouth on board the imperial yacht Polar Star, bound for Cherbourg, France Elaborate preparations are made in Paris for the reception of the Russian sovereign. Cardinal Satolli celebrated his last high pontifical mass sn Washington, which the new apostolic delegate. Mgr. Martinelli, attended, and later clergy and laity ten dered a farewell reception to the cardinal Tuesday, Oct. 6. Secretaries Olney and Herbert returned to their duties in Washington. A new electric motor was successfully l tried on the Thirty fourth street branch of the elevated railway In New York.
 Columbia university in New York be- | gan its scholastic year, President Low ad- l dressing the students at the opening exer- | cises.
 The United States cruiser Newark has been ordered to watch the Three Friends Dauntless and Commodore, suspected Of filibustering intentions. George w. Van Name prominent so- ciety man, has disappeared frem Port | ] s, 900 in his accounts collector for the | grocery firm of R c. Williams & Go. Thieves answering the description of | the famous "long man and short man. of l Chicago broke into Paul Salvin's clothing | shop, in Park <pw in New York, and se- cured s4oo worth of cash and jewelry. William H. Clough was arrested for grand larceny as he left the jury box in l general sessions in New York, and Farrell i O'Garrell while in the grand jury room to charge two men with highway rob- bery, was dragged to police court to an- | swer a similar charge. Wednesday, Oct. 2.
 The people of Cedar Keys, Fla, issued l an appeal for help.
 The statue of Governor Clinton was un- | yelled in Newburg, N. '.
 Ex-President Harrison spoke to 15, 900 ! people in Charleston, W. Va
 Fire destroyed the Pavonia or Erie rail- road ferryhouse, foot of Chambers street, l New York. The damage is placed at s75, OOO
 The legislature of British Guiana has granted a concession for a railway through the disputed territory to the Barima gold | fields
 The work of the Venezuela boundary | commission IS nearly completed, ana It IS expected that its decision will be an nounced in President Cleyeland's message to congress
 Mate Gillespie and four others from Ar thur Sewall's wrecked ship Willie Rosen- field arrived at New York from Santos The vessel was lost in August, and seven sailors are supposed to have perished.
 A cattle dispatch from Spanish sources from Havana states that the insurgent forces were defeated in two Important and fiercely fought battles in Pinar del Rio province by General Bernal and Lieuten' ant Colonel Granados-
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