Connecticut western news., 1897-05-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thurs.lay. May q.

with delegates from 55 countries pres ent, began its sessions in Washington. President Mckinley made a number of nominations. including that of Stan- ford Newell to be minister to The Meth lands. w. J. Calhoun, the newly appointed special commissioner to Cuba, had conference with the president and will start soon for Havana. Charles Stearns, 2i years old. chem ist. with a small laboratory at May wood. N. J.. was literally blown to pieces while making fiashlIght ehemi- calls.
 The release of Melton and Leavitt, two of the Competitor prisoners at Ha- yana. Is expected shortly. Laoorde. the leader of the expedition, has not been able to prove his American citi- zenship it is asserted.
 Friday, May :.
 The yolksraad repealed the Transvaal immigration law, to which England ob- Jected.
 Minister James A. Mckenzie has re- signed. His health is improving. but he feels unable to return 10 Peru.
 Ex-Postmaster General James N. Ty- ner was appointed assistant attorney general for the postofhce department. The United States cutter Bear left Seattle for Boring sea with party on board who will survey the Pribyloff is- lands.
 The cruiser Raleigh started for Eu- rope to join the squadron in the Med iterranean sea under Rear Admiral selfridge.
 In a speech before the Primrose league in London. Lord Salisbury said that the peace of Europe was now on a better basis than ever before.
 T. s. Sharretts, an expert on tariff matters, estimated that the revenues from the revised Dingley bill will be sufficient for the needs of the govern ment.
 saturday. May 6.
 Yung Yu. former Chinese minister at Washington. planted a tree near Gen eral Grants tomb as token of respect from u Hung Chang.
 A reception was rendered to MT. Bay ard. the retiring embassador. by the American society in London. Embas- sador Hay was among the speakers.
 Mrs. Josiah M. Fiske gave Barnard college $40 900 for a dormitory, the last of the three buildings needed by the in- stitution. Women had previously given the other two.
 Governor Black signed the Lexow an- thrust bills. the bill reducing the price of gas to s1.20 per 1000 feet and making further annual reductions of cents until a rate of s1 Is reached and the bill providing for three additional city ma agistrates for New York city.
 Henri Eugene Philippe Louis de Or leans. duo d'Aumale. the fourth son of the late King Louis Philippe of France and his queen. Marie Amelie, died in Zucco, Sicily, from shock caused by the death of the Duchess d'Alencon In the great Paris fire. He was T5 years of age. It Is said that he left his estates in Sicily to the Duchess dAcosta.
 Monday, May 10.
 The Rev. James J. Monaghan was consecrated as bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Wilmington, Del.
 John Wesley Brundage of Rye blew out his brains in the presence of three men in the parlor of his house in New York.
 Louis F. Payn. state superintendent of insurance, declared for the nomina- ton of Cornelius N. Bliss for mayor by the Republicans of Greater New York. While practicins riding on a bicycle on a pier at Hoboken, N. J.. John F.
 
 Naval battalion, rode overheard and was drowned.
 The petition to the president to par don Broker Chapman, the contuma- cious witness in the Sugar trust inrss- tigation. was signed by three of the i've members of the senate Investigating con.mittee-Gray, Davis and Lindsay. Senator Allen refused to sign. and Sem ator Lodges decision is not known.
 Tuesday. May II.
 Electrical power was successfully used between Hartford and New Britain. Conn, on the New England railroad.
 At the international postal congress In Washington the representative of Korea announced that that country would join the universal postal union.
 Theodore A. Havemeyer. the sugar king of New York, died intestate, and his estate, estimated to be worth more than SIG, ,o00, ,oo0 foots up less than st,- GOO, ,000.
 President Gordon of Leland Stanford university has been appointed commits sloner to investigate the condition of the Boring sea seal herd the present season.
 In the supreme court in New Jersey Richard Stockton was granted leave 10 withdraw his suit for divorce. His wife had made a vigorous defense and sn- nounced that she would bring suit for alimony.
 The United States supreme court, in decision in the case of the government against the Bell Telephone company, declared the Berliner patent to be valid, thus continuing the control of the tele- phone by the Bell company for II years.
 Wednesday. May is.
 The Danish cabinet resigned, and ex- Premier Estrup was summoned by the king to form a new one.
 President McKlnlsy appointed Judge Albion w. Tourgee. the author and lec- turer consul at Bordeaux.
 Governor Black signed the bill per mitting New York city to bond itself for e 800, eco for four high schools.
 James Mcdonald was arrested In New York for attempting to kill Fay smith, who Is under indictment for causing the death Of John Mcdonald, James broth CT.
 Mrs. Eunice King, who whipped Will liam Blair when he called her ''an ag- gressiyely new woman" was convicted of assault in the third degree in New York.
 A statement In regard to the revenues expected from the amended tsriff bill was made by Chairman Dingley of the house ways and means committee. He held that the revenues would generally be reduced by the senate amendments. Fifteen thousand tons of grain con- tributed by charltably disposed persons for the famine stricken Hindoos are ly- ing in Brooklyn. waiting till Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and Collector Kilbreth unite the red tape that prevents its shipment.
 Discovery of Diseased Cattle.
 Montreal May l2.-Sixteen cases of cattle with lumpjaw have been discov- cred in the abattoir here. The animals are from ranches in the northwest.