Connecticut western news., 1897-11-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, Nov. II.

Miss Fink of Woodbridge. N. J.. was surprised to find that the man arrested while pswning her watch. supposed to have been stolen by burglars. was her fiance.
 At the dinner of the Home Market club, in Boston, speeches were made by Congressman pingley. Congressman Deliver, Congressman Russell and others.
 The will of Charles A. Dana, the late editor of the New York Sun was filed for probate. It leaves to his wife all of the estate except The Sun stock, which goes to his son Paul in trust. The estate Is said to inventory nearly S1, ,oOo,ooo ....
 Friday, Nov. 19.
 Tod Sloane won the Liverpool Stew ards plate, riding D. Ssymour's mare Sapling.
 Charles Page Bryan of Illinois was appointed minister to China by the president.
 The president of Nicaragua Is sending a commission to the United States em- powered to sell the National railroad and steamboats of thsS country. An other revolution Is imminent.
 Marshal Blanco ordered the civil and military authorities in Cuba to be ener- getic in persuading the farmers and planters to resume work, promising full protection and every possible aid.
 Civil Justice William F. Moore was thrashed in Sixth avenue, New York, with an umbrella wielded by Mrs. Abraham Levon, who claims to have lost money through him in a real estate transaction.
 Saturday, Nov. Is. Mayor Warwick of Philadelphia sign ed the ordinance providing for the lease of the city gas works. General George s. Batcheller was ap- pointed to represent the United States on the Egyptian mixed tribunal President Mckinley issued a procla- mation suspending the collection of dis eliminating tonnage dues on Mexican vessels.
 Henry A. Hicks of New York was unanimously elected general mastsr workman of the Knights of Labor. at Louisville, to succeed James R. Sovsr- eign.
 Brooklyn men have incorporated a turnpike company and a cross country railroad and 1t is understood that they are planning to build a roadway on piles across Jamaica bay, with car tracks and cycle path. John c. Bullitt. recently prosperous as a lawyer in the west and of good family, killed himself by taking acid in a room of the Central Railroad hstsi in New York. He was a son of sx- Judge Joshua R. Bullitt of Louisville. Monday. Nov. IE- Annie Neidlinger. a woman of means and high reputation, was arrested on charge of shoplifting in New York. The bishop of Majorca, who recently came into prominence by sxeommuni- eating a Spanish minister of finance, ks dead.
 A Philadelphia museum an2eonda coiled itself around a watshman and broke his ribs and then crushed n pony to death.
 Lieutenant Stoney, United States navy, has written to Secretary LanE. urging the sending of a naval sSpsdi- tion to the Yukon country ts represr lawlessness.
 Mary Treflinger, a half orphan sf H years, unable to longer bear the burden of caring for her little brothers snd sis ters. tried to kill herself with poison in New York
 Alexander Coudot, Indian half breed: Paul Holytrack and Philip Ireland. full blooded Indians. the first of whon was sentenced to death for the murdes cf six members of the Spicer family last February and had just been granted q new trial. the latter two self confessed accessories Ia the murder, were taken from the jail at willismsport. N. D. and lynched.
 Tuesday. Nov. 10.
 President Low of Columbis univsrsl- --l. .N. tntn nation. and he did so.
 It Is believed in Cuba that trouble win follow any attempt in Spain to disci- pllne General weylev on his arrival in that country.
 M. scheurer Kestner has written letter to the Paris newspapers assert ing that he has documents proving the innocence of Captain Drsvfus.
 The wife of John c. Van Schaaok wos a verdict for 365, ,00e in a suit in Brock lyn against her fsther-in-lew, Peter Van Schaack, for alternating her hus- bands affections.
 Dr. Thomas W. Evans. the Amsrioan dentist, died in Paris lssvina . large fortune. He attained espseisl distine- ton for the part he took ip aiding rhs escape of Empress Eugsnis frsm Tl'snos after the fan of Sedan.
 The conference of American nritiuS and Canadian sealing experts at WAst ington will be concluded tonight, after which the diplomats win enassvsr ts agree upon a settlement of the Bsrins sea question. Fssrs are esprssssd thst the negotiations wiu result in failure.
 Wednesday. rev. n. Jacob Messner of 5ts East Blsvee4 street, New York, committed su,ctds because of the loss of a position ~hfSA he had held for 27 years.
 Earl Cadosan, lord lieutenant of Ire. land, was elected president sf the Na- tionaI Union of Conservative assSc4s- tions in England. succeeding the Earl of Derby. General Rempstsr's brigade "a ths Maidan valley, was attacked by the tribesmeu on Monday evening" The en- emy were driven back with the ala of star shells.
 President Mckinley s,Gnsd the trsaty adopted by the universal postal osu- gress recently held in Washington, thvs completing its ratification s~ the part of the United States William E. Kissoiburr sf Bunale, . deputy in the office of Attorney General Hancock, has resigned, owing, it ts said, to a disagreement over the preparation of the papers in the Coal trust case. Fritz Meyer, or Constantine stviwsr, was convicted of the willfui murder sf Policeman Smith, in New York, snS afterward admitted that ks slew Bell ringer stelz in Brooklyn, but refused ts name his accomplics. Count Esterhazy. who is scsuyea 10 connection with the Drcyfus ansfr hss written to the French minister for war demanding an investigation. ThSl~in- ister said in the ehanaber sf sspuuss that the accusers would have ts prove their charges.
 Mrs. MoCusker Found GutIty.