Connecticut western news., 1897-11-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday. Nov. IS.

Thursday, Nov. IS.
 William E. Kisselburg of Buffalo. deputy in the office of Attorney General Hancock, has resigned. owing. it is said. to a disagreement over the preparation of the papers in the Coal trust cass.
 Frederick F. West. charged with at- tempting to assault the 6-year-old daughter of the Rev. Eli Pittman at Fully. N. T.. was saved from a mob by the pleading of the child's father that the law might be allowed 10 take its course.
 Arthur B. Moody. member of a woll known New Haven family, was arrest ed in that city for the alleged swindl'na of an English artist and two young so- ciety women of New York out of bonds and money in glittsring but apparently bogus investments.
 Friday. Nov. Ie.
 Lizzie Boyce, a child whose parents live in Brooklyn. was burned to death while trying to initiate her mother start a fire.
 By the derailing of a train on the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis railroad one passenger was fatally in- jured and about 30 others were some what hurt.
  captain of artillery convicted of treason in France, allege that he is the victim of a Jew batting conspiracy, in which an attempt was made 10 extort money from him by means of forged docu- ment purporting to be In his handwiit- Ing.
 Saturday, Nov. 70.
 The Canadian cabinet agreed to the proposal of this government for a joint commission to settle existing contro- versies.
 Yale defeated Princeton In the foot ball game at New Haven. 6 to O: Penn sylvania beat Harvard at Philadelphia. l5 to 6. .a An alderman in Minneapolis was found guilty on the charge of soliciting bribe of slo000 in connection with a contract.
 The Tammany Hall executive com mittee on Richard Croker's motion. voted to give 10000 to Cuba and a like amount to the poor of New York. The Henry George memorial fund committee in New York has already re- ceived s7.ooo and announces that it is assured of contributions amounting to $50, 900.
 Fred W. Pugsley. a former Sunday school superintendent and politician In Poughkeepsie. who disappeared, has been indicted for felony on i5 counts. He leaves a large deficit. One of the most disastrous fires fin recent years occurred in London. caus- i ing a loss of SIG. 900 900. Over l5o busi- ness houses between Aldersgate and Red Cross streets were destroyed. and | 2.o0o persons were thrown out of work. Monday. Nov. 2a. A destructive fire occurred in Mel bourne. Nearly an entire block waf burned. and the damage is estimated | at s5. .00o. 900.
 President Eliot of Harvard issued a statement defending intercollegiate football against those who desire to have it prohibited by law. The twenty-flfth anniversary of the | founding of Jerry McAuley's Water | Street mission was celebrated with meetings in Carnegie hall. New York. Miss Florence E. Coonley, & singer. of New York. killed herself by cutting her neck with a knife and a razor at her sisters home on Staten Island. When nearly exhausted from loss of blood. she carefully lay down on her bed to die.
 General Albert ordway of the United States army died at the Hoffman House, in New York. The end was hastened by grief over his daughter. | Bettina Girard. the actress. and the | excitement of the reconciliation with her. Tue.day, Nov. ga.
 Partisans of the exiled Captain Drey- I fus in the French army have been pun- ished.
 Fire at Bainbridge, N. Y., destroyed the Hynds and watmore blocks. Loss. S35, 5,0o0
 Rumor has it that the Sugar trust 7 and the ArbuclSies have composed their troubles.
 1 The City National bank of New York received a check for s1s.645. 2b0 from the Union Pacific reorganization commit tee.
 ! China has asked Russia to exert in- fiuence to compel Germany to withdraw ! her force from the Shan Tung penin- sula.
 The man who murdered John M Clayton in Arkansas in 1888 is said to be serving a sentence in a Georgia con vict camp.
 Sir William Lockhart. the British commander on the Indian frontier. has Issued proclamation announcing terms of submission to the rebel Afridis.
 As a condition to secure the suspen- sion of pelagic sealing for one year tho United States has consented to sus- pend sealing for that time on the Pribi- lof islands.
 The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Will lis S. Paine, who was Samuel J. Til- den's niece, have begun a contest for her s500,000 estate. alleging that win favoring them has disappeared. 1 Wednesday, Nov. s<. The Buffalo City Gas company was ! incorporated at Albany with a capital | of s7, 1000. 900. 1 James F. Brandt. a painter. fell from the south dome of the general postof- flee building. New York and was killed. The Countess of Lathom was killed by being thrown from a trap while re- turning from a shooting party in Lan. cashire, England.
 : Charles T. Ritchie. president of the British board of trade. in a speech at Croydon. warned Englishmen against American commercial competition.
 An aged Brooklyn woman was found dead from starvation in a rear tene- ment. and near her body was a law yer's letter giving notice of dispossess.
 Richard Croker announced that he recognized United States Senator Mur- phy and not ex-Senator Hill as the leader of the Democratic party in the state of New York.
 Mrs. Adrian Iselin of New York. in the belief of her family and many friends, owes her recovery from a dan gerous illness to the efficacy of the prayers offered by the children in a parish school she established.
 The annual dinner of the New York Chamber of Commerce was held at Del. monlco's. among the speakers beins Alexander E. Orr. Secretary Gage. Gov. ernor Black. General Merritt. Commo. dore Bunce. Mayor Strong and Presis dent Gilman of Johns Hopkins uni. versity.