Connecticut western news., 1898-09-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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 Briefly and T~r~~ly Toia.

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 Bri~ny and Ter~~iy Teia.
 Richard Malcolm Johnston. lecturer and novelist, died in Baltimore Friday.
 Fifty-Hine returning Kiondike miners brought less than tioo.ooo in gold dust.
 The financial showing of the Omaha exposition Is highly satisfactory 10 the managers.
 The common stock of the American Tobacco company has declined about p.oo0. 900 in market price in the last ten days.
 Dr. M. c. Harris, a California Metho- sist missionary, has been decorated by the Japanese emperor for work among his subjects.
 The Republican state convention at Helena, Mon, named a state ticket and indorsed the administration of Prsmi- dent Mckinley.
 The Tonawsnda cyclone was found 10 have done about sioO.oco worth of dam- age and killed sr people on the Canada side of the Niagara river.
 Mrs Charles Van Aistine. wife of e Klondike miner. has mystsriousiy dis- appeared, together with sss.ico in cash and certificates of deposit.
 A passenger train in st. Louis struck . spike and was deraiied Tuesday. A freight train crashed Into it. but no ons vas seriously hurt In either accident.
 Scott currier. it years old. son of a New York physician. was Killed In the Adirondacks by his fathers hunting party Saturday, who mistook him for deer.
 Secretary Aguirre of the cuban-Amer lean league, wired to President McKin- ley, protesting against the removal from Cuba of the remains of Christopher Coz lumbus.
 The safe of the rarmew' bank at Flora, fnd..s was blown open Monday night by robbers. who Eot si1.eo0. The cashier. who appeared on the scene. was shot and win probably die.
 A working woman In Brooklyn drew her savings. 1880 from the bank. in- tending to purchase some property. She dropped her pockctbook while going to church on Sunday and was unable to And 1t
 Residents of Somerviile, N. J.. have raised the point that the Brunmwick Traction company has forfeited its franchise for extension. as all of the line has not been completed within the time limit allowed.
 A dispatch from Lincoln. Neb., says that Mrs. William Jennings Bryan re ceived a telegram on Tuesday calling her to the bedside of her husband. who is sick in Washington. She left for Washington at once.
 One hundred and fifty miners who arr rived at Port Townshcnd Monday from the Klondike had little to show for their iabors and said they were thankful to have got out alive. They report 1000 cases of typhoid fever at Dawson.
 Miners who reached Seattle wednes- day from the Klondike report that George Bowman of Bridgeport, Conn. was murdered near Dawson during a snowstorm last winter by a companion named Johnson of Springfield. Mass
 Mss Louise King. who disappeared so mysteriously from the beach at Coney Island fortnight ago and was believed to have been drowned. returned home in New York and was married to g. l.. Chamberlain al the waldorf -Astorie-
 The American Racing Cyciists' union was formed Monday as an opposition racing association to the League of American wheelmen al a meeting held at Trenton. E. c. Bald was made chair man of the new organization and r. E. spooner secretary.
 Daniel suiiy. an actor. was arraisned Monday before United States Commis- sioner Romaine. in Jersey City, charged by Frank Gayior with spproprtating the title of a play. Uncle Bob" written by his father. the late Charles 0aylor. sul- ly was held for the United states grand jury.
 James o'Neili. yardmsster of the Prospect Park and Coney Island raii- road. shot and killed Mrs. Ella wii- son at her home in the park slope sec- ton of Brooklyn Thursday. He then turned his weapcn on himself and end- ed his own life. The cause of the trRx- edy is unknown. t
 Seth Low Tuesday, answering R. Full ton Cuttings recent letter, gave his reasons why the Citizens Union of New York should not nominate an inde- pendent state ticket this year. He de- clared that he could perceive no cause of general importance to be advanced by it and thought moreover that the movement was dangerous to the sound money cause. s
 A funnel shaped cloud appeared out of Lake Ontario Monday afternoon and. gathering force as it came from the lake. swept over the Niagara peninsula in Ontario from northwest to south cast. Running parallel with tke We'll and canal. tt cut a swath 800 feet wide from lake to lake. Five persons were killed. and 50 more were injured. The damage done to property may reach si.ooo.ooo. The greatest damage was done at St. Catharines and Msrfitten.
 A report comes from Liverpool to the efrect that a woman. supposed 10 be Dr. Nancy Guilford of Bridgeport. Coma. landed at Liverpool Tuesday from the steamer Vancouver. from Montreal. From Liverpool she went to London. followed by the police. Tn New York and at Stamford. Conn, it is reported that Dr. Guilford has actually been ar rested and that reouisition papers are now being prepared SO that she may be brought back to this country to answer to the charge of compncity In the Bridgeport murder.