Connecticut western news., 1898-02-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, Jan. a7.


 heard the Texas antitrust law cases argued.
 It is announced that Governor Black will visit the Elmira reformatory "to look into some matters that have been called to his attention"
 Charges of culpable neglect of duty. in connection with the Brooklyn drydock are made by the navy department against Civil Engineer Menocal.
 Alexander Ciaramello was arrested in Natalie Brogno, for which his cousin, Angelo Carbone, Is under sentence of death. Carbone, who was to have been executed on Monday, Feb. '. may be saved from the death chair.
 Friday, Jan. es.
 The National Stock Growers conven- ton at Denver completed Its work.
 The Rev. Dr. William N. Mcvickar was consecrated bishop coadjutor of Rhode Island in Holy Trinity church. Philadelphia.
 Kentucky's lower house adopted a resolution calling on Senator William Lindsay to resign If he cannot support the Chicago platform.
 The steamer City of Duluth was wrecked at the entrance of the harbor at St. Joseph, Mich. The passengers and crew were rescued by life savers.
 President Dole of Hawaii arrived in Washington. He was met at the train by Secretary sherman and escorted to the Arlington hotel. Later he exchang- ed brief calls with President Mckinley.
 Miss Natalie Burleigh Conl1ling. daughter of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Ma thaniel Conkling, was married to Baron Johannes Leopold von Ohnesorge. a t-great-grandson of General von Butcher, at her parents home, in New York. The Rev. Dr. John Hall off, ciated. The brides engagement ring was the same that General von Butcher once used.
 Saturday, Jan. 29.
 Gold to the amount of s5o.000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England for shipment to New York.
 Comptroller Dawes announced that he would appoint a receiver for the Chestnut Street National bank of Phil adelphia.
 Frederick Cook, who confessed to set ting fire to the Tontine hotel. in New Haven, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
 It is estimated that the engineers in Great Britain lost s2O. 900, 900 in wages and spent g, 000, 900 besides by reason of the strike just ended.
 A bill was introduced at Albany by Senator Wieman to abolish the Brook lyn Shore Road commission and have Mayor Van Wyck of New York appoint . new one, bipartisan in character.
 Monday, Jan. 31.
 Mrs. Phoebe Banker a widow, 54 years old, lost her life in fire in New York while saving her son.
 Daniel Lawrence Braine, rear admiral in the United States navy, retired, died at his home in Brooklyn from heart failure.
 The British force under General West macott, in India. suffered serious loss at the hands of the rebel tribesmen on the Indian fl ontier. Many officers werI reported killed.
 A grandson of the late Edwin A. Ste vens of Castle point, Hoboken, N. J., separated from his family by his mar riage. was reconciled after an heir hal come to him.
 r. H. B. Maple, the English oarsman. proposes to bring a crew composed o! Oxford and Cambridge graduates u meet Cornell. Columbia and Pennsyl- Nailld at odTdlOSd next June.
 United States Consul General Lee en- tertained the officers of the battleship Maine at a banquet in Havana. After ward some of the officers attended a bullhght, occupying a box provided b. Acting Captain General Parade. Gen. eral Blanco, at a banquet in Santiag de Cuba, urged all elements of the pop- ulation to contribute to the establish ment of peace.
 Tuesday, Feb. 1.
 The body of Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz, former aid-de-camp to Captain Gen. eral Blanco of Cuba has been found anI buried.
 Terrific heat in Australia, our antip. ode. is costing many lives and destroy. ing an immense amount of propertJ through spontaneous combustion.
 Miss Kate Le Noir of Washington was found dead in the Sturtevan: House, New York. She had committe suicide by inhaling Illuminating gas. No reason for the act is assigned.
 The British steamer Tourmalin wal intercepted by a Riffian steamer whil, attempting to land arms on the Marco. co coast. She opened fire on the Moor- ish vessel, and one of the British boats was captured.
 General Merriam has decided to land the entire KIondike relief expedition at Dyea and send it over the Chilkat pass. He will probably go as far as the past himself to direct operations. A larger expedition, he thinks. will be needed next year.
 The ferryboat Nevada was run down by the steamer Portia, in the North river, New York. one of her paddls vvh ar,d he were badly wrecked. The 40 persons aboard were panic stricken and taken off by tugs. The ferryboat was dam- aged to the extent of S10,000, and a horse was so badly hurt that it had to be shot.
 Wednesday, Feb 9.
 Foster M. Voorhees, was sworn in as acting governor of New Jersey.
 An elaborate dinner in honor of Presl- dent Dole of Hawaii was given at ths White House.
 Ex-Governor John W. Griggs assumed his duties as attorney general of the United States.
 Thomas L. Thompson. formerly Unit ed States minister to Brazil. commit ted suicide from despondency at Santa Rosa, Cal.
 The Channel Queen, which ran be- tween Plymouth and the island of .ger- sey. struck on the rocks off the island of Guernsey and sank. Nineteen peo- pie were drowned.
 The Democrats of the Tennessee leg islature nominated Thomas B. Hurley for United States senator to succeed himself and to serve out the unexpired term of Isham G. Harris, deceased.
 The tsung-li-yamen proposed to di- vide the Chinese loan between Great Britain and Russia. It Is reported that England has definitely witt 7rawn her demand for the opening of ,4a-nen-wan. Germany has demanded further conces- sions from China as indemnity for the killing of a German sentry. Japan is believed to be making active prepara-