Connecticut western news., 1897-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday. Aprn x.

The gunboat Nashville developed itA knots, or iis knots more than her con- tract speed, on a preliminary run.
 Edward R. Richards, ap undertaken of Pompton, N, J., was stabbed In the chest by a burglar, whom he subse- quently wounded after struggle.
 Daniel e. Griffin of wRtertown died of acute dyspepsia. He was leader among Democrats In New York State and last fall headed the state ticket cf the gold standard Democrats.
 Balidlni Piccanlni, while under the influence of liquor, prepared Co blow up an express train with dynamite at Mount Vernon. N. r.. but was rec strained before he could carry hls scheme into effect.
 Friday, Apru Q.
 The bill authorizing the expenditure by the state of New York Of si.00o. .aO9 for Adirondack lands became n law.
 Alonzo J. whiteman, who has been on trial on a charge of grand larceny In obtaining S5S0 from the Columbia National bank in New York, was ac- quilted.
 The bid of the Illinois Steel company was the only one received by the navy department for supplying 5000 tons of ai nor plate for the three battlc=alns Illinois, Wisconsin and Alabama. This bid of ,2so a ton was conditioned upon the government agreeing to purchase all its armor plate from the company for the next 20 years No award wa. made.
 Fire at Knoxville destroyed property valued at $150.o00 In the heart of the business section of the city. Five per. sons were burned 10 dea,h and many injured The dead are w. w. Holloway of Newport. Tenn; R. w. Hopkins of St. Louis. J. Robertson of Pulaski. Tenn; A. E. Weeks of Locke. N. Y. and s. E. Williams of Springfield. Mass. Saturday. April 10. It was stated in London that the Prince of Wales is anxious to sell the racing cutter Britannia to avoid rac- ing in German waters. Miss Alice Holmes. the blind poetess of Jersey City, who taught music tn she was 6s years old. was suddenly made rich blythe bequest Of her broth CT, who died in California Henry Homer. a discharged waiter. went 10 the restaurant of Charles Cor nell. Third avenue. in New York city. and shot and probably mortally wound ed John Russell. whom he held ao- countable for his discharEe. Mayor Strong of New York sent a message to the state legislature veto ing the Greater New York charter and suggesting amendments. one of them | being to place the police under a sin- | gle head and give the mayor power of | removal during his term. This wiil ne- | cessitate It's repassase by the lesisla- | ture, and 1t win he taken up at Mon day nights session.
 Monday, April Ia. Frank Lamont. a native of Brooklyn, | returned from Cuba, where he was a | prisoner of the Spanirh. Tn New York William Rosonbers. i7 years old, out of work. drank some To- | dine in order to kill himself. but an am- bulance surgeon soon placed him out of danger | The oidtown Indians In Maine have Issued an edict banishinr all white peo- | pie from their reservation In the Pcnob- scot river. This is the result of the mar | riage of their prophet to a white man. | Daniel W. Voorhees, former United States senator from Indiana, died at his home in Washington. He was born in Butler county. O., Sept 2s. 1927, and for many years had been a prominent figure In public life.
 Elliott F., the only son of the late Colonel Shepard and grandson of the | late William II. Vanderbilt, was mar ried in New York to Mrs. Esther Pots ter. There had been a civil ceremony three weeks before. The alliance did not meet the approval of young shep. | ards family.
 I Tuesday, Aprn tS. Both houses of the New York lssis- lature have voted 10 adjourn finally on April 24.
 Hundreds of persons are reported to be dying of starvation in China, on acc count of an extensive famine. | There was lively debate in the Brit ish house of commons on the Crctan | question, and a motion not Co adjourn over Easter was rejected by vote of a10 to &s. ... ..s
 Rev. John Hall McIlvaine. formerly pastor of a prominent New York Pres byterlan church. has withdrawn from the presbytery and win enter the Epis- copal ministry.
 Ella Cooper, m artist, died in op- scurity and want from consumption, in New York. after having studied In France and Italy. and her body was s1ken 10 the morKue. | Charles W. Pickett of New Haven | drank nux vomloa by mistake. He mounted his bicycle and rode like mad and reached a doctor in time to receive treatment that saved his life.
 President Mckinley and party rec turned 10 Washington from the yaca- ton trip. The president insisted upon paying the expenses of his guests and himself incurred during the i've day trip on the Dolphin.
 Wednesday, April Ia.
 The battleship oregon went aground while she was approaching the Puget sound drydock. but is thought not to be seriously damaged.
 The district attorney of New York has ordered an investigation of the h. S. Dean company. with view to bring ing the case before the grand jury. | It is charged that Rosa Masses. "a German woman, attempted to poison several inmates of home for frlendlesa women on Lexington avenue, New | York.
 Henry White. American charge d'affaires In London. has requested the British foreign office to take measures for stopping indiserimlnate slaughter of seals.
 William Tuttle. who was arrested on suspicion in the case of the shooting of his housekeeper Mrs. Caroline Booth. near Botsford station, Conn, was held in S5. GOO bail.
 Pugilist Fltzsimmons arrived in New York and was greeted by crowd that packed the down town streets and blockaded traffic. He said tha as would light no one for year
 Paul Genz and John Mackln were hanged at the Hudson county jail In Jersey City. The former Killed Clara Arnim. his sweetheart. 3i Aug. 2S, lssa, and the latter killed n.s wifs and moth- er-in.lsw an Fsb. sT. 1888 |
 | Rosebery May Succeed Salisbury.
 London. April l+.-Truth says "It is doubtful if Lord Salisbury's health will permit him to retain the posts of pre- | mler and pecratary of state for for~luu