Connecticut western news., 1898-07-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of tho wido World DricGy
 and Tersciy Told.

and TerscIy Told. A tornado in Wisconsin is reported to have done considerable damage Tues day.
 Ex-Senator Edmund o'connor of Binghamton, N. r.. died at his home in that city Friday.
 The National League of Republican Clubs elected Colonel George Stone of California president.
 Frank w. Anthony, a Brooklyn law yer, was arrested Tuesday for defraud- ing by use of the mails. The president has appointed Freder- ick R. Spriggs of New York agent for the Indians of the Nevada agency. General John 8. Williams, ex-United States senator and hero of the Mexican and civil wars, died Sunday at his home near Mount Sterling, Ky. The schooner Samoa arrived at Seat tie, Wash, from St. Michaers, Alaska, on Tuesday with 36 KlondIkers, who brought with them from s300,000 to siO0,O0O in gold dust.
 The General Electric company hns called a meeting of stockholders for Aug. 10. fin New York, to vote on a prop osition to reduce the capital stock from s34, 712. 900 to s20. s27 200
 James A. Roosevelt, banker and ex- Park commissioner. on Friday died on a train on his way to his summer home, in oyster Bay. He was an unclo of Colo mel Theodore Roosevelt.
 Seventeen miners who left Dawson City June 2s arrived at Seattle. Wash, on Sunday. bringing with them gold dust and drafts estimated at $600, 1000. Of this amount SiS0,000 is in dust.
 Governor Black appointed as the com- mission to inquire Into the causes of the decline of commerce at the port of New York Charles A. Schieren, Andrew H. Green, c. c. Shayne, Hugh Kelly and A. R. Smith.
 The Rev. Father John Spencer Fur ner. an Episcopal clergyman who was received into the Roman Catholic church at Paris on Sunday last. is a millionaire and a member of O well known Brooklyn family.
 William Enterline a miner living at Lorberry, Pa., shot and killed his wife and fired shot at his sister-in- law which did not take effect. Enterline then placed the revolver to his head and blew out his brains.
 Leonard Dingman's cottage at Stony Creek. Warren county, Pa., was struck by lightning Tuesday. Mr. Dingman's daughter Sarah. aged IS, was instantly killed. and his mother was so badly shocked that her life Is despaired of.
 The president on Saturday appointed Nathan O. Murphy to be governor of Arizona to succeed Myron W. McCord, who resigned to become colonel of n volunteer regiment. Mir. Murphy has held many offices In Arizona, represent ing 1t as delegate In the Fifty-fourth congress.
 George Alfred Pillsbury of the firm of Pillsbury & O., president of the North western bank and one of the best known men in the northwest. died at Minne- apolis on Sunday, aged s2 years. He leaves a large fortune, and his public bequests in the past have aggregated over $500, 900.
 A collision occurred in the East river New York on Friday, between the Wall street ferryboat Columbia and the Iron Steamboat company's steamer Pegasus, The Pegasus. which carried GOO passen- gers, had a portion of her woodwork torn away and the galley demolished. She was able, however, to continue on her trip. The Columbia escaped practi- cally unin1ured,
 
 agara Starch works, at Buffalo, Thurs day afternoon, the building was wreck ed, six persons killed and 20 injured. some of them fatally. The cause which led to the explosion of the boilers will never be known. The engineer and fire- man. who were both killed. were the only persons who could hove possessed any knowledge on the subject. or the five tubular boilers not a fragment could be found.
 The steamer St. Paul arrived at San Francisco from St. Michael's, bringing men and treasure from the Klondike. There were i76 passengers on her list. and the amount Of their earnings In gold dust, nuggets and bank drafts Is estimated by ships officers at S90o0, 900.
 Four men were struck by lightning and instantly killed and five others were badly injured while seeking shelter from the storm under a tree near Boon- ton, N. J., Tuesday. The dead are James Quick of Boonton, John Rvs zchynsh of Hoboken. Clarence Todd of Boonton and John Valentine of Boom ton.
 The North American Trading nnd Transportation company's steamer Ro- anoke arrived nt Seattle, Wash, Tues day evening from St. Michaers, Alaska, with 2i0 passengers and between N,- 500,0 ,000 and s2.o0000o worth of gold. Probably 50 per cent of the returning miners have fortunes averaging at least $10,000 each.
 The president on Saturday appointed Ave commissioners who are to meet an equal number of representatives chosen by the Dominion Of Canada to adjust. if possible. all outstanding causes of dif- terence or friction between the govern ments of Canada and the United States. The American members of the proposed joint conference are: Senator Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana. Senator George Gray of Delaware, Representative Nel- son Dingley of Maine, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house; John A. Kosson of Iowa and John W. Foster of the District of Co., lumbia.