Connecticut western news., 1897-07-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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 was liberated.
 Mord A. Winslow, claiming to be the son of former lieutenant governor of Texas, surrendered to the police in New York and confessed that he had com mitted a number of forgerles. John Ridge, a former policeman of Morristown. N. J., attempted to cut his wife's throat. Then he tried to jump from a window, but she caught him and held him till help came. Father Zaboglio of the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii in New York and two other men were badly burned and bruised by an explosion of gas in the church while hunting for a leak with a candle. One will die, and the others are likely to be blind.
 The gold standard Democrats held Q convention at Louisville, at which speeches in the interest of harmony in the party in that state were made by Henry Watterson, John G. Carlisle and w. c. Breokinridge. James R. Hini- man was nominated for clerk of the supreme court.
 Friday, July 16.
 The president nominated J. Hart Brewer of New Jersey for assistant appraiser in the district of New York.
 Emma Symonds, the wife of an en- zine filter in London, cut the throats of her four young children and then her own.
 State Superintendent of Public Build ings Easton of New York was exoner- ated from all charges of extravagance by the capitol trustees.
 The seventh international convention of the Baptist Young Peoples Union of America began in Chattanooga with about 4,000 delegates and some of the most prominent Baptists in the coun- try present. An address was delivered by President Chapman.
 More American victories were won al Henley, England. on the second day of the regatta. McDowell. Ten Eyck and Howell each won victories, by which they are entered in the semifinals for the diamond sculls. New college de- feated the Winnipegs In the Stewards Challenge cup heat.
 Saturday, July IT.
 The indemnity to be paid to Turkey by Greece is now said to have been fixed at f4000.0 900.
 Queen Victoria has written a letter of thanks to her people for their manifo.- tations of loyalty and affection during the jubilee.
 The Rev. pr. E. II. Stokes, founder and president of the ocean Grove Camp Meeting association, died at Asbury Park, N. J.
 Two of J. Pierpont Morgan's prize collies saved a young woman from drowning in the Hudson at Highland Falls, N. Y.
 proclamation has been issued by Madagascar tribe urging the slaughter of all Europeans in the island except the English.
 The New York State Bankers asso- citation, in convention at Saratoga adopted a resolution declaring that there can be no return of prosperity without a reform of the currency and urging the retirement of all government paper and the substitution of safe bank currency under Government su- pervision.
 Monday. July 10.
 A violent earthquake occurred in the island of Stromboli, one of the Lipari islands.
 Edward Charles Barring Baron Revol- stoke. the noted English financier, died in London.
 Thorvald Solberg of Boston was ap- pointed register of copyrights by John Russell Young. librarian of congress.
 Reports from Maryland show that the peach crop will be about a quarter of last years on account of the ravages of the cureulio. Mrs. Amelia Kohler. who suggested "The Last Rose of Summer" to Thomas Moore, the poet. died of old age al Mount Vernon, N. Y.
 Storm did great damage at Elizabeth Newark, Arlington, Ellzabethport, N, J., and Yonkers, N. Y. Several houses were struck by lightning.
 The Central Labor union of New York denounced the appointment of T. V. Powderly as commissioner of immigra. ton and characterized it as "an insult to organized labor"
 Tuesday, July go.
 Lieutenant Peary and his party sailed on the Hope from Boston for Green land, where he will establish base of supplies for his polar expedition.
 The Rothschild's Sons company Of New York, manufacturers of saloon fix lures, made an assignment, with lia- bilties of Sl50,000 and assets s100,000.
 Dr. E. A. Ryder, who Killed his sweet. heart Miss Sallie owen of Columbus, Ga.. April 5, 1896. was lynched by a mob near Columbus on hls way to jail. A previous attempt at lynching had been made.
 Undersecretary curzon said in the British house of commons that the res quest of the United States for a confer ence to consider more adequate meas ures for protecting the seals had been declined as premature.
 The latest accounts from the Klon. dike goldfelds in Alaska are not lese glowing than were the first Some sto- e.. D. the limits of credulity. The rush for the fields continues from towns in Alas ka and from the state of Washington.
 Wednesday, July 2i
 A monument in honor of Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers was unveiled in Salt Lake City. Miss Jean Ingelow, the distinguished poet and novelist died fin London. She was in her seventy-seventh year.
 Both branches of the French parlia- ment adopted the direct taxes bill and a naval credit of 100000 francs.
 September wheat rose to 7sta cents on reports of short crops in Europe and possible demands on America from Arr gentina.
 The fishing schooner Elmer E. Ram dall was sunk in collision near Boston lighlship. The skipper and crew of the Randall barely escaped drowning.
 F. H. Sothcrn, the actor and his wife, who is known on the stage as Virginia Harmed. were rescued from drowning near Far Rockaway. N. Y. MT. sothern gave the life saver check for $500.
 Mrs. Mary Hansen. known to the po- lice as Dutch Mary, surrendered to the Brooklyn police, admitting that she is
  from Dr. Lott and others. She Is not Ellen Peck, the notorious confidence woman, as was at first supposed