Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Saturday, Jnn. s.

The cabinet at Washington considered the eastern situation and decided that American interests were In no sense in- volved.
 Frank Hovey. a member of wealthy family of Rochester. was committed to Bellevue hospital in New York to have his sanity inquired into.
 Pierce English, driver of q ire truck. was thrown from his seat and crushed to death on the Boulevard in New York while trying to avoid a collision with wagon.
 Richard Crolker has secured the pres ent house of the New York Athletic club, at the southwest corner Of Fifty-fifth street and Sixth avenue, as a new home for the Democratic club.
 New York State Engineer Adams an. nounced that he was opposed to the suspension of work under the canal im- provement contracts. as suggested by Comptroller Roberts. He says he did not insist upon n larger appropriation than S9. 900 because he feared it might not be approved by the people.
 Monday, Jan. 10
 The French cruiser Duguny Trouin has been ordered to Chinese waters. Two Seminole Indians were burned at the stake by a mob for murdering an Oklahoma farmers wife.
 Dr. II. D. Joy has been placed tempo rarily in charge of Sailors Snug liar Dor in New York as governor.
 Frank Beckwith. railroad watch man, was murdered at Middletown NY. by Edward simpson. an ex-convict.
 General Thomas J. Shryoek. Mary land state treasurer Is looked upon as most likely to be elected as Senator Germans successor.
 A gift of slo.o00 to the Hebrew Tech nical institute in New York from Mrs. Esther Herman was announced at the annual meeting of the directors.
 George Manshanda, who is in jail at Elizabeth, detained as witness against Louis llosell, charged with assaulting Mary Davis and suspected of murder ing James c. Pitts. a wealthy farmer. near Summit. N. J., on the night of Sept. 9. has made confession.
 Tuesday. Jan. 1T.
 Robbers entered Ignatz Clicks shos store in New York and carted off his safe. which contained s275 In cash and s1, 200 in iewelry.
 Minister Angell reported to the state department that he had been unable to secure payment of the indemnity de- handed from Turkey.
 w. F. Goerdes. a broker, was arrested in New York for attempting to pass a fraudulent check for over SIS. 900 on ths firm of William Hawley & Go.
 NJ. Jules Cambon, the newly appoint ed ambassador of France to the unite1 States. arrived in New York on tha French line steamship La Gascogne.
 Senator Chandler announced that President Mckinley will reopen nego- tiatlons with European powers in an effort to secure international bimetal- lism.
 Gideon Granger. who was on his way from New York to Dunkirk to answer a charge of forgery. leaped from awindow of a Lake Shore train near Buffalo anl escaped.
 Count Esterhazy. the French ofiices accused of complicity in the Dreyfus case. was put on trial in Paris. The court decided that the hearing should be public. but closed the doors when Colonel picauart, the principal witness. went on the stand.
 Wednesday, Jan. I..
 Prince Hohenlohe read a speech from
  the throne at the opening of the Pras- sian diet. ..... Captain Reading, wealthy German American. died in Berlin. leaving S200- 900 for relatives in the United States. Dr. Herman F. Faust. formerly He brew rabbi was ordained a Presbyte- rian ministsT n the Allen Street Presby- terian church New York.
 The British treaty concluded with King Menelik of Abyssinia binds him not to allow any obstacle to emanate from Abyss'nia to block the advance upon khartum.
 A motion was made before Judge La- combe by counsel for the Leavenworth Topeka and Southwestern railway to stay the sale of sl6.oo00 900 Union Pa citic securities. Decision was reserved. Mrs. Eugenia Butler was killed by fall from a fifth-story winGow. It Is believed that she was either thrown out by her husband. William. or jumped te avoid death by his knife. The man s under arrest.