Connecticut western news., 1897-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK, Es
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Thursday, Dec 10.

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 Three men were killed and two women fatally injured as the outcome of a quarrel at n party in Jefferson ville, Ga.
 The Indianapolis monetary conven- ton will be called to meet again Jan. 25 to consider the report of the mone- tary commission.
 A syndicate has been formed In New York to bid for the construction and operation of the rapid transit subway. Nanderbilts. Astors, J. F. Morgan and others are interested. F. B. Esler. q member. explains how the road can be built without costing the city a cent, and that it will be the city's property at the end of 50 years. It is proposed. also. to connect Brooklyn with the sys- tenn by a tunnel under the East river.
 Friday, Dec. n.
 Alphonse Daudet, the celebrated French novelist, died suddenly while dining with his family In Paris.
 William Terriss. the we'll known ac- tor. was assassinated by a discharged super as he entered the Adelphi theater. in London, for the evening performance of Secret Service"
 President Mckinley nominated Joseph McKenna of California to be associ- ate justice of the supreme court of the United States and Charles c. Dawes of Illinois to be comptroller of the cur rency.
 ' Beverly Ward. Jr., a prominent young New York society man and heir to n considerable fortune. was found dead in the Baltusrol clubhouse. near Short Hills, N. J. Death was caused by an overdose of morphine. Whether taken hy fraiafaka or with anirfdal intpnt la n mystery.
 Saturday, Dee. IS.
 William Butler, workman at Long Branch, was killed by gas In n sewer and another man was overcome
 Seven Spanish fishing smacks have been seized by the revenue cutter Me- Lane and held at Punta Gorda Fla. for violation of the navigation law.
 Kid Mccoy defeated Dan Creedon in a fight for the middleweight champion ship of the world before the Puritan Athletic club at Long Island City.
 By an explosion of dynamite at Saw kill. near Kingston, N. Y., the head of 7-year-old Kate Brink was blown or, and several other persons were injured.
 Monday, Dec. go.
 Frederick T. wier a drug salesman committed suicide in the Manhattan hotel in New York.
 The Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry com pany, In St. Louis, was burned out. the loss being s3s5.ooo. fully insured.
 Two clever swindlers duped Mrs. so- phie Spitzer of Newark. N. J.. Into buy ing a pair of glass earrings for s45.
 It is announced that arrangements have been concluded for the formation of cracker trust, with s56. .ooo. 900 cap ital
 The trotting horse owned by Frank W. Hin ran away in Brooklyn and dashed into a train. The animal had to be killed, but three occupants of the carriage escaped injury. The district attorney and the police of New York are Investigating the death of Peter Doggett of 41 Spring street. whose mother. who Is now in Ireland, claims he was murdered by being thrown into dough mixer at a bakery in West Fifteenth street on Aug. 28 last
 Tuesday. Dec. aI. Heavy snows and sleet in Nebraska and Indiana impeded railroad traffic. A colored boy shocked the congrega- tion of Zion A. NJ. F. church. in Jersey City. by singing "All Coons Look Alike to Me" and was arrested.
 The United States cruiser Detroit has reached Port au Prince. The Marble head will sail for Key West. coal there and go to Navassa island. Several valuable dogs belonging to residents of Arlington, N. J.. have been poisoned. and the owners threaten sum mary vengeance if the poisoner is ap- prehended.
 Bishop Anthony Kozlowski. the lead CT of the Polish revolt from the Roman Catholic church, has returned to Chi- cago from Switzerland and commenced the formation of an independent sect.
 Philip F. Carter, a seaman, was con- victed of murder without capital pun ishment" in the United States court in New York for the killing of T. J. Ken ney on the battleship Indiana on June 30.
 District Attorney Olcott of New York announced that he had accepted the city court Judgeship offered to him by Governor Black. He succeeds Mayor Elect Van wyck. beginning his term of office Jan. l.
 William Hanson. a well known ng- ure among social agitators in New York, killed himself by taking prussic acid. He called himself "philosoph- ical anarchist" and committed suicide because he was an object of charity. A freight train became unmanagea- ble on mountain grade near Altoona. Pa, last night. and after running i2 miles in as many minutes crashed into another train. lnjuring several men, probably killing two, and wrecklng 60 Sars.
 Wednesday, Dec. a2.
 Princess Hohenlohe. wife of the im- perial chancellor of Germany, died in Berlin.
 Russia has placed orders in san Francisco and Chicago for large food supplies for her garrison in vladlvo- stock.
 Charles Helmbold of New York threatened to shoot United States Con- sul General Osborne fin London. He was arrested.
 A largely attended sugar beet Insti- tute was held at Union. Broome coun- ty. N. Y. A refinery will be erected at Binghamton.
 The state department is Investigating the killing of two American man-of- wars men in Japan. with view to de- mnnding reparatlon.
 The operation of the civil service law was discussed at the meeting of the cabinet. and the opinion was unanimous that the lay must be upheld.
 Julius A. Esrose, discount clerk for the State Bank ng company in Newark. N. J., was arrested, charged with being n defaulter in the sum Of S1,200.
 Richard Mandelbaum. who was shot and wounded by J. waldere Kirk. in New York. has brought suit for divorce against his wife. naming the western king of dudes as correspondent. ..
 Miss Elizabeth K. de Kalb testified al Norristown. Pa, that James A. Clem- mer shot Mrs. Emma F. Kaiser while the latter's husband held her armr Miss de Kalb and Clemmer were both committed for trial. Kaiser has been tried and convicted for murder In thu first degree.
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