Connecticut western news., 1896-07-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, July g.

of the Christian Endeavor convention in Washington were held in that city.
 The resignation of Sir Charles Tupper as prime minister of Canada has been ao- oepted by the governor general
 Leander won its heat with New college at Henley. Dr. Mcdowell ot Chicago was defeated In his second heat for the dia mond souls.
 Clipper ships Henry Willard and Kenil- worth finished a closely contested race from tho Sandwich Islands to New York port with an undecided result.
 The headless body of Miss Jessie Schrie Der, IF years old, music teacher, was found on the railroad track at Elizabeth, N. J. It Is thought she was killed and placed there to prevent detection.
 William Johnson, a discarded sweetheart or jealous husband, shot at his success full rival, William H. Sutton, at Broadway and Twentieth street, in New York, and also at the woman, who calls herself Mrs. Sutton. He wounded Sutton fatally and was chased by the police and mob to Sixth avenue, where, in the shadow of church, he killed himself
 Friday. July 10.
 The state einvestigation into the Pittston (Pa. mine disaster began In that place.
 It is reported in Athens that Russia Is urging France to occupy Crete against Great Britain's tenure of Cyprus and Egypt.
 The South Dakota Republican conven- ton indorsed Mckinley and the St. Louis platform and nominated candidates for congress and state ticket
 The Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Boston entertained the British
  were the Prince of Wales and Mir. Depew.
 St. Petersburg dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeitung of Berlin reports that a passenger train has been derailed near Batraki on the Samara railway in southeastern Russia Forty persons were killed and injured. The accident was caused by Instructions placed on the rails. The authors of the act have not been traced
 Saturday. July II.
 Congressman Frank H. Hurd died at Toledo.
 Many meetings were held In connection with the Christian Endeavor convention In Washington.
 The army worm has made its appear anoe on Governor Morton's farm, Ellers- lie, and done considerable damage.
 The interstate commerce commission has summoned traffic officials of many leading western roads to give testimony concerning alleged illegal rebates.
 A dispatch from Havana says that a re- port Is again current in the capital that Antonio Maceo the insurgent leader in the western provinces, was killed in a re- cent action.
 John Golden, a conductor on the ele- vated road, New York, fired three shots at Mrs- Catherine Havoner at an uptown station and then committed suicide by jumping In front of moving train.
 Monday. July Is. A dispatch from Cairo reports the death of British officer from cholera at Am bukol
 Most of the members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Boston are visiting Paris.
 Nashville has been chosen as the city in which will be held the convention of 1898 by the trustees of the United Christian Endeavor societies
 The executive committee of the Ameri- can Bimetallic league issued an address indorsing the candidacy of William J. Bryan for president.
 A dispatch from Athens brings an ao- | missioner in Crete of atrocities committed in the island by the Turks. A fire, which attracted thousands of sightseers on Riverside drive, New York, destroyed the old Peter Cooper glue fao- tory on North river in Upper Weehawken. Richard Mansfield, the actor, was fined s10 in Yorkville court in New York for violation of park ordinance in riding his htcvcIe ou the fopcoursa mar tha Casipo An unknown Frenchwoman, said to be maid to Mime. Careful, a guest at the Hotel Lincoln, New York, died at Roose- welt hospital under mysterious ciroum- stances.
 Tuesday. July IA Many people are reported to have been killed by the blowing up of a railroad train in Cuba.
 The members of the new Canadian Lib- eral ministry formed by wilfred Laurier were sworn into office in Ottawa The Bimetallic league held a meeting | In London, at which Professor Francis A. Walker made an address, and the annual | report of the league was read. A fierce battle between Irish and Italian laborers took place in West Thirty seventh | street, New York, and many of the com batants were severely injured. One man was killed and another serious | ly injured by an explosion of hundreds of barrels of oil on a lighter In New York | harbor.
 Five young men went fishing in a boat at Atlantic Highlands N. l., on Friday | last and have not been heard from since | Their boat was found capsized. It Is thought that they were drowned Wednesday. July 16. Salem, Ills, aud its mayor are doing their utmost to honor William J. Bryan, who Is visiting his birthplace. | Frederick Yuengling, the New York millionaire brewers son, has been ban ished to Central America by his father. | Henry Harbison, one of he oldest of the Sandy Hook pilots, handed In his resigna- tion to the board of pilot commissioners of New York harbor.
 Mallory line steamship Colorado from Galveston, was beaohed on the west bank of New York bay to prevent sinking aft er collision with dumping scow in tow of the tug Runyon.
 | Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson are at Bowling Green, Ky. They will remain there fortnight and return to Blooming ton, Ills, whore they will spend the re- mainder of the summer.
 At St. Joseph's hospital, Philadelphia, Monday, sSO. 900 In money and jewels were stolen from MT and Mrs- Moore, patients. The valuables were taken from trunk. William H. Thompson, professional nurse at the hospital, has disappeared.
 Forest fires are raging in the Cascade mountains for miles on each side of the Northern Pacific railroad. Great damage has been done to timber, and at times the