Connecticut western news., 1897-09-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday. Aug. 20.

vancement of Science closed Its meeting In Toronto.
 George Ernshaw of Philadelphia was badly sealded by falling into one, of the boiling geysers in Yellowstone park.
 The annual meeting of the American Bar association began in Cleveland. President woolworth read his address. An outbreak of race troubles and lynchings occurred in Arkansas Eight negroes are said to have been lynched within five days.
 In a speech before the volksrand of the South Africa Republic President Kruger repudiated British suzerainty of the Transvaal.
 Colonel J. J. Toffey of Jersey City re- ceived notice from the war department that a congressional medal had been awarded to him for bravery.
 Friday, Aug. %.
 R. D. wrenn won three out of i've games of tennis in Newport. R. l., thus retaining the championship of America. The alliance of Russia and France was officially mentioned by czar and president at Nj. Faure's farewell lunch con on a French warship.
 David J. Seligman. head of the bank ing firm of J. & W. Seligman Of New York, is critically III from an operation for appendicitis at the Hollywood, Long Branch.
 Governor Griggs of New Jersey de- livered the annual address before the American Bar association at Cleveland his topic being the growing evil of un- necessary legislation.
 Lizzie Humphrey was fatally shot at the home of her fance. John Hallen- back. In Brooklyn. He was caught with a revolver in his hand, but denies that he shot the girl. and she insists that he is innocent.
 The Nebraska Republican state con- vention met at Lincoln and nominated a ticket headed by A. Nj. Post of Platte county for associate justice of the su- preme court The platform contained no reference to the money question. the silver issue being considered dead.
 Saturday. Aug. Rs.
 A railroad car rolled down a Georgia mountain, fatally injuring three men and woman.
 Mrs. Annie Noe fatally shot her D. month-old baby boy and then tried to kill herself at her home. PCS State street. Brooklyn.
 David J. Seligman. head of the bank ing firm of J. & w. Seligman & Co. of 2l Broad street. New York. died at the Hollywood hotel In Long Branch.
 ogden Goelet. New York millionaire and society man. died on his yacht Mayfiower in Cowes Roads, off the Isle of Wight, of an affection of the chest.
 Dr. von Hollenben. the new German ambassador. is coming to Washington with specific instructions to support the German protest against the Dingley bill.
 David B. Haggerty. Poughkeepsie business man, became suddenly insane. tried to burn his mothers homestead ana threatened the family with a shot gun.
 Monday. Aug. 50.
 Three saloons were robbed and two men shot by negroes near Haverstraw, N. Y.
 The steamship Moana sailed from Sydney with 600.000 sovereigns for Sai Francisco.
 Fire caused loss of about s75.OOC in factory building at 47s and 4st Pearl street. New York.
 Fighting along the northwest frontie of India continues, scattered Britisl outposts being attacked by the rebe tribesmen.
 The long delayed treasure ship Port land arrived at Seattle. Wash. bringing down from the far north about s575. GOO worth of Klondike gold.
 The Hungarian minister of aRricul- ture estimates the worlds wheat harvest at 573. 76000O metric hundredweight. while the requirements are 6bb 150. COG hundredweight.
 
 riage in which were Dr. w. H. Pierson and his driver. Clayborn Carter. The driver may not live. One of the doc tors legs was sprained.
 A decision of the supreme court oi Georgia deprives that state of the right to hire out persons convicted of misde meanors and will probably cause the release of many such persons whose services have been sold and paid for in advance.
 Tuesday. Aug. 3t.
 Richard Croker sailed for New York from Southampton. England.
 Erastus Corning, one of the most widely known members of the New York state bar died at Albany.
 John Most. the anarchist. has decided to leave New York and go to Buffalo, where he will take charge of The Arr better ZeitunG.
 Considerable stir was caused in ChL cago by the report that 200 men and three carloads of ammunition were to be sent to Cuba in behalf of the in- l. surgent cause.
 The taking of testimony In the case of Adolph Luetgert. charged with the murder of his wife in Chicago, was be- gun. Louis Luetgerr, his son. testified that he heard his mothers voice after the time fixed for the murder by the prosecution.
 Wednesday, Sept. |.