The Press., 1898-03-03

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 Nine lives were lost by a fire In a teLe- ment house at Charlestown, s. C., early Saturday morning.
 The report of the court of inquiry as to the cause of the destruction of the Maine will probably not be given for q number of weeks.
 Ten men were killed by an explosion at q Are In q laboratory at Kalamazoo, Mich, Saturday night, and many were seriously Injured.
 The Holland County Leader has changed to the Rockville Leader. This paper has been much improved in appearance since its new owners have taken possession.
 The British steamer Legislator was burned at sea February 18th. The fire broke out on the 18th, and burned flercely for three days. Six of the crew lost their lives. The two passengers and thirty of the crew were rescued just in time by the steamer Flowergate.
 Thomas A. Lake of Rockville, recently appointed internal revenue collector for the district of Connecticut and Rhode Is- land, has received official notice of his ap- polntment and acceptance of his bond, and will assume his duties next Monday before business hours.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made at Athens Saturday to assassinate King George of Greece. Two men shot at the king a number of times while he and his daughter were out riding. The king rose in tks carriage to shield his daughter, but both escaped being hit. A footman and one of the horses were slightly wounded.
 The Warwick Cycle Manufacturing company of Springfield has made vol untary assignment The business will probably be wound up by an assignee, and the concern will go out of business. The liabilities amount to about $225, 900, and the assets of the company, as inven- toried last fall, were S425 900, but this will probably shrink somewhat.
 It Is a credit to the country that no in- suit or mlshap happened to the Spanish war ship, Vizcaya, during her visit. The vessel sailed for Cuba last Friday, after spending week in New York harbor. The precautions taken by the United States officials to insure her safety while remaining there proved adequate and ef- fectual.
 The French liner steamship La Cham pagne was lowed into Halifax Sunday, having had thrilling experience. The II and all went well until the l7th, when the screw shaft broke beyond repair The ship drifted for five days of New foupdland, when she was picked up by steamer Roman of the Warren line and lowed to Halifax. On the 18th boat containing an officer and nine sailors left the steamer in life boat to make land or sight passing steamer. The men were In the boat six days and nights befroe being picked up by the steamer Rotter- dam, and were in helpless condition, having suffered terribly from the effects of the weather.
 For the first time in six years the Feb ruary receipts of the national treasury have exceeded the current ordinary ex- penses of the government in the same month. The total receipts for the cur rent month amounted to S2S, ,572 ,35S. and the total expenditures to $27, ,627 ,OOO, leaving n surplus for the month of $045,- 359, without taking into account the B9O0, 900 to be returned to the treasury on account of the deposit made fin Decem- Der, 1897, to qualify the government as a bidder for the Kansas railroad. Adding that amount, the surplus of the month is swelled to 6 1 ,S45, 35S. The expenditures include an item of S3, 100 GOO on account of interest, which ls about $500. 900 In px- cess of the usual amount of interest charged to February.
 The supreme court decision was handed down yesterday on the appeals by the executor of Doremus D. Chapman from the action of the probate court of Filing ton in refusing to appoint an administrator do bonis non in the estates of Elijah $. Chapman, deceased, the appellants obtain ed judgement in the Holland county supe- rior court. This judgement is sustained. The two appeals are treated as one. The opinion is by Judge Torrance.
 The two cases of Cham berlln's appeal were argued in the supreme court at Hart ford recently. These are cases in which James F. ChRmberlln of Stafford Springs. exeoutor of the will of Doremus D. Chap man, late of Rockville, appealed to the superior court from the judgment of the probate court for the district of Ellington (Roekville), denying his application for the appointment of an administrator, de 60Gts non, upon the estates of Elijah $. and Eunloe Chapman, who were the par ents of DoTemus and Alkaline l.. and Mary E, Snow. Doremus died in 1898 leaving widow but no children, and A will giving all his property to his wife. Elijah died In 1879, willing the income of his property to his wife, Eunice for her life, and then gave all his property to such persons as she by her will should appoint. Eunioe died in 1884, leaving a will, giving the income of her own and that left by her husband to Gelon w. West us trustee, to pay the income to her son Doremus during his life for his sup. port, and after his death she directed the trustee to deliver the principal to the helrs-at-law of DOremus. Those heirs would be his two sisters above mentioned and they now claim 1t. The executor of Doremus, however, claims that the gift over to the heirs of Doremus Is void as contrary to the statute of perpetulties, and that, therefore. the estate would go to all the heirs of Elijah and Eunlce, thus claiming one-third for the wlGow of Doremus. Gslow W. West resigned the trust before his death, and George Nj. Paulk was appointed trustee in his place The estate amounts to about Sl5, The superior court reversed the judg- ment of the court of probate, and directed that an administrator should be appoint cd, sustaining tho glnima of Mir Cham berlin, The sisters appealed to the su- preme court. Wm. Waldo Hyde Of Hart lord and J. II. Reed of Stafford Springs argued the case for Mir. Chamberlin, and Lewis Sperry of Hartford and Charles Phelps of Rockville for the sisters.
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