Connecticut western news., 1898-08-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings Of tho Wide World Brief,
 aud Torsely Told.

Happenings of the Wide World Briefly
 and TorseIy Told.
 Bank robbers secured nearly slo.ooo at Richland, Mich. Friday night.
 Cornelius N. Bliss Is talked of as a candidate for governor of New York state.
 Mrs. de Peyster. wife of General John Watts de Peyster. died at Tivoli. N. Y.. Thursday.
 There wers three deaths from the heat and many prostrations in Now York Thursday.
 Congressman Joseph D. Savers was nominated Thursday for governor by the Democrats of Texas.
 Striking woodworkers nt Oshkosh. Wis, on Friday attacked police who were defending nonunion men.
 William Rockefeller has purchased 25,0oo acres of forest laKd in Franklin county. N. F.. for private park.
 Miss Geraldine D. Harrison of Phila- delphia saved William Thompson from drowning at Long Branch Friday.
 It wae announced in Washington Fri day that naval coaling station is to be established at Pago-Pago harbor. Samoa
 Dr. James Hall, New York state seol- ogist since 1887. died on Monday at Echo Hill. N. H.. where he was spending the summer.
 A monument to Francis Scott Key. author of "The Star spangled Banner" was unveiled In Frederick Md, on Tuesday,
 The United States Hawaiian commis- sioners have arrived in San Francisco. Fruits and flowers greeted them along the route
 The losses by the Are which destroyed the greater part of the business section of the city of Bismarck. N. D.. amount ed nearly to s76o.oOo.
 The commissioner of immigration at San Francisco discovered Japanese society there whose purposes are very similar to those of the Chinese High bindera
 Isidor Bernstein. who says he Is a professor of languages was arrested on the French line pier, In New York. Mon- day. and held for smuggling. Ills pock- cts bulged with jewelry. =
 Russell Sage celebrated his eighty second birthday anniversary on Thurs day by working seven hours as usual. President Mckinley was among those
 
 It was announced In New York that Maurice Grau had selected Herr sehalk of Prague to succeed Anton Seidl and conduct in grand opera in this country during the coming season
 James Carney. IF years old. of Cam den. N. J.. saved Frank Post play mate. from drowning Friday, and then. exhausted by his efforts sank from sight and did not rise again
 Commissioner Peck of Chicagu. head of the American branch of the Paris ex- position. dismissed the employees in the New York offices on Thursday and moved the headouarters to Chicago.
 Jim Jefrries. the California pugalist. broke his arm Friday niHht In his ten round bout in New York With Bob Arm strong at the Lenox Athletic club and was unable to meet Steve o'Donnell
 About 25o weavers and so spoolars em- ployed at the Clifton silk mills, Union Hill. N. J.. went on strike Monday They objected to a rule under which opera tives are fined for tardiness in reporting for duty. -
 It was announced in New York that Colonel John Jacob Astor will be the Republican nominee for congress in the Twelfth district, which George B. Mc- Clellan, Democrat. carried by l.777 plu- rality in 1Ss6.
 William Calhoun has entered suit In New York against John Petit, a real estate dealer. and others for the recov- cry of valuable properties which, he alleges, were fraudulently conveyed. Petit is missing from the city.
 Ex-Mayor Adolph sutro of San Fran aA fF.s hat nkt Mw tro had been III for a long time, and a few weeks ago it was hoped he might recover. as he had a rallyins spell. He left an estate estimated to be worth $50 000. 900. ... .-. .-
 The report of the New York canal investigating commission has been made public at Albany. and Governor Black has referred It to the attorney general to consider whether there was enough evidence to warrant judicial proceedings.
 During a fit of temporary insanity George Tod, brother of J. Kennedy Tod. New York banker. jumped from a tenth-story window af the Hotel Ma testic In New York and was instantly killed. He had been suffering from nervous prostrauon.
 The steamer Dirigo, which arrived at Seattle, Wash. on Friday from St. Mi- chaers with 100 passengers. some of whom went north recently, but. being unable to get up the river. returned. About 70 were Klondikers. They brought down s2oO. 900 in dust and mug. gets.
 Three men were killed and several mall clerks severely injured and badly shaken up in an accident at Canton Junction, Mass. Monday. in which the express mall special from New York to Boston jumped the track. The dead are: James Sheldon. engineer; c. Knowlton. fireman, and James Sohufeldt. engineer. riding In the cab.
 The announcement In Los Angeles on Monday that Mrr. John Bradbury. wife of young millionaire. is hopelessly in. sane brings to pititul climax the story of her elopement about a year ago with w. Russell Ward. a middle aged Eng iishman and a married man. Like Mrs. Bradbury. Ward became a maniac and finally killed himself by jumping from a window of the Overland express on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad near Wheatland. Ia.