Connecticut western news., 1897-01-14

Washington. The annual convention of the
 Commercial Travellers Home Association
 of America began at Binghamton, N. Y.
 The 18th annual convention of the National
 Board of Steam Navigation began at St
 Louis.
 IA. Accident: 5 killed and IS injured by troll
 ley collision at Hazleton, Pa.
 Business troubles: The Marine National
 bank of Duluth failed.
 Obituary: Ex-U. s. Senator Thomas V. Fer
 ", in Grand Haven, Mich. aged 6e. l5. Business troubles: The Bank of Commerce
 of Buffalo closed its doors. l6. Fires: Chemical warehouse and several sd.
 joining properties burned in Montreal ;
 loss, sl50,0o0; 8 fremen killed. Furniture
 factory burned at Holland, Mich; loss,
 s125, 900.
 Miscellaneous: Merchants National bank of
 Atlanta failed. The army correspondents
 memorial dedicated at Gapland, Nil. F. Personal: Cardinal Satolli, formerly papal
 envoy to the United States, saiIed from
 New York for Italy.
 Obituary Henry E. Abbey. theatrical man.
 ager, in New York city. IS. Obituary: Horace Rublee, distinguished
 Wisconsin journalist, in Milwaukee,; aged 1o. Business troubles: The Western New York
 Preserving company at Buffalo seized by
 the sheriff for debt; liabilities, sl67. .S2a
 Charles Bertrand & Co.,, merchants of Isle
 Veste, Que, failed, with liabilities of s236, : Obituary: William A. Richardson, noted ju-
 rist, chief justice o. ,.o court of claims in
 Washington; aged 75. Rev B. F. Foster,
 prominent Odd Fellow, in Indianapolis
 aged 76.
 20. Fire: Stoneware works burned in East
 Akron, O.; loss, s2OO,00o. 21. Miscellaneous: The U. S. cruiser Raleigh
 captured the flibustering steamer Daunt-
 less and her tender, the R. l.. Mallory, on
 the Florida coast. Dr. Henry s. Tanner,
 once noted as 40 day faster," burned to
 death at Akron, O.
 9. Gen. Fernando Primo de Rivero, captain
 general of Madrid, died in that city. 23. Obituary: James H. Greathead distin-
 guished engineer, in England; aged 61.
 Charles F. Crisp, ex-speaker of the house
 of representatives, at Atlanta; aged 5i.
 Columbus Delano, ex- secretary of the in
 terior, at Mount Vernon, O.; aged s7. "A. Obituary: Rev. J. Nj. Jacquett, known as
 the oldest priest in point of service in the
 United States, in Galveston; aged 7e. 25. Fires: Cotton warehouse in Galveston
 damaged to the, extent of sl4o,000. 20 busi-
 ness houses burned in Lodonia, Tex. Lum-
 Der yard and dwellings burned at Mill
 waulxee, nich. loss, $I75, 900
 Disaster: killed and 20 injured in a head
 end collision near Mesamic Highlands, Mo. Obituary: Gen. Morton c. Hunter, Feder-
 al veteran, in Bloomington. Ind. ;s 7l. 2. Fires: 2 grain elevators buened in Ch.cago
 loss, sl,2o0,000 A s300000 factory fire in
 Brooklyn.
 The annual missionary council of the Prot
 estant Episcopal church opened in Cincin-
 nati.
 2s Obituary: Michael Castle, a pioneer Cali
 fornia merchant, in San Francisco. 29. Disaster: 6 miners killed by an explosion
 in shaft No. at Wilkcsbarre.
 Obituary: Dr. H. Newell Martin, formerly
 of Johns Hopkins university, noted biolo-
 Rist, at Burley, England.
 Miscellaneous: Money 100 per cent on call in
 Wall street. The Mecosta County Savings
 bank at Big Rapids supsended. 30. Fire: Gharadelli's coffee and spice wof ks
 burned in San Francisco; loss, $l000 900. Obituary: Cardinal Hohenlohe, a German
 prince, ranking member of the Sacred col
 lege, in Rome.
 6l. Obituary: Gen. Joseph T. Terrence, Fed
 eral veteran and an iron magnate, in Chi
 cago; aged 5S.
 NOVEMBER
 g. Fire: The Globe theater burned in St.
 Louis.
 al at Havana, arrived in Washington from Obituary: Ansel L.. Nickerson, a veteran
 Rhode Island journalist, at Pawtucket. G. Obituary: Mrs. W. Fl. Vanderbilt, at Scar
 boro-on-the-H Hudson.
 z Fires: The Bost Bridge company, al
 Cambridgeport, burned out; loss, sl6O, 900
 Lowrie & Robson's dry goods store burned
 in Indianapolis; loss, Sl0o,000.
 Obituary: Napoleon Sarony, the well known
 photographer, in New York city; aged 76. B. Russell Smith, a venerable and distinguish
 cd scene and landscape painter, at Weldon,
 Pa. l; aged s.
 To- Obituary: John August Hugo Gylden, cele-
 brated astronomer, at Stockholm; aged 55. 12. Obituary: John Y. Foster, prominent ed
 itor and politician of New Jersey, in New
 ark; aged 6.
 l3. Obituary: Brother Francis, one of the
 founders of Notre Dame university, al
 South Bend, Ind. aged 77. H. Obituary: Coleman E. Bishop, a noted writer and editor, at Hydetown, Pa. l5. Fire: Several business houses burned al Elberton, Ga. loss, slOo,oJ0. Obituary: Professor Frank Gecks, noted musician and patron of musical arts, in St. Louis; aged e. F. Personal: Captain Alfred T. Mahan. the naval writer, retired from the United States navy after 40 years service. Obituary: Judge J, z. Parker, a noted Ark ansas justice, at Fort Smith. IS. Obituary: Hon. Eli H. Murray, ex-govern or of Utah, in Bowling Green. Ky. Shipwreck: The British steamer Memphis went to pieces the English coast; t lives lost.
 le. Obituary: Mrs. Scott Siddons, the reade,
 and actress, in Paris. %. Business troubles: The First National
 bank of Sioux City, la. failed. 2l. Obituary Benjamin Ward Richardson. celebrated English physician and author in London: aged 68. Sporting: Princeton defeated Yale at foot
 ball in New York; score, 24 to g. 9. Obituary: George W. G. Ferris, inventor
 and ilder of the Ferris wheel. in Pitts burg. Amos Grannis, a Chicago pioneer in that city; aged 7l. g. Shipwreck: Steamer San Benito wrecked the coast of California; deaths from drowning and exposure. Obituary: Italo Campanini the greatest tenor of his time, well known in the United States. at Parma, Italy. 26. Obituary: Benjamin Apthorp Gould, vel known scholar and astronomer. in Boston. | p. Fire: The courthouse at Eastland. Tex. destroyed; loss $65 900. | 50. Fire: The steamer City of Kalamazoo burn ed at South Haven. Mich: 8 deaths Business troubles: The Missouri Nationa bank at Kansas City passed into the hands of the comptroller of the treasury. The First National bank of Tyler, Tex, failed Obituary: Ira Shafer, noted figure of tht New York bar, at Poughkeepsie. William Steinway head of the piano firm, in New York city; aged co. DECEMBER. l 1. Fire: At Mason City, Ia. {; loss, s100,000 Miscellaneous: Earthquake shock at Cairo Ills. Gage 6 Fulton, bankers and brokers failed in Boston. | ?. Fire: At Atlantic City; St. Monica's churcl destroyed.
 3. The National Council of Women began its annual convention in Boston. | 1. Obituary: Capt William Bell, a California pioneer, at San Diego; aged 55 | 6. Date reported for tho death of Maceo, tho Cuban leader.
 | z. Obituary Col. John R. Fellows. the noted Democratic politician, in New York city aged e5.
 Shipwreck: The North German Lloyd steam CT lller foundered of the coast of Spain | about 5o0 passengers and sailors lost. 8. Fire: At Bay City, Mich.; loss, $95.0O0 Obituary: William Drury, said to have beer
 the largest landowner in the United States in New Boston, Ills. aged So. Nathan | Webb. veteran of the war of 1872 and o the civil war, in New York city; aged 100 | Miscellaneous: Resolutions favoring Cubar independence introduced in the United States senate. Scar Face Charlie, Modo'
 involved in the Canby massacre, died or