Connecticut western news., 1898-01-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ThursdaY. Dec. 80.


 President Mckinley signed the bill prohibiting pelagic sealing by citizens of the United States. which was pass ed by congress before the holiday re- cess.
 A fire destroyed 500 houses hotel and a church in Port au Prince. A few which created a panic, but did no great damage.
 The trustees of Sailors Snug Harbor in New York finished their investiga- tion of the mana cement of Governor Trask and voted unanimously that an immediate change was necessary for the benefit of the institution. and agreed that the governor should be given a few days time in which to resign.
 Friday. Dec. 31.
 Corbett has challenged Fftzslmmons. offering to pay him s5,00o to fight.
 Brigadier General Louis Fitzgerald has resigned the command of the First brigade. national guard of New York.
 J. B. Haggin. the wealthy turfInan. aged "A. married Miss Pearl Voorhies of Versailles. Ky, aged 2s, niece of his former wife.
 The Duke and Duchess of Marlbor- ough appeared In amateur theatricals at Blenhelm palace In an entertainment given for charity.
 The Metropolitan Street Railway company of New York has announced that it may bid for the contract to con> struct and operate the rapid transit road
 A wealthy colored contractor of New Rochelle, N. r.. was perhaps fatally tn- jured by the explosion of a stick of dy> namite he was trying to thaw out, and his son was seriously hurt.
 James A Jordan. formerly a special pension examiner in Washington. was arrested in New York on charges of forgery and bribery in connection with a pension case on which he had report ed favorably.
 Saturday. JAu. 1.
 Heavy snowstorms prevailed in north- ern New York and Pennsylvania.
 A French expedition has occupied Fashoda. on the Nile, 400 miles south of Khartum.
 The yacht sylph of Boston was wreck on Waiting island. in the Bahama group. but no lives were lost.
 Governor Lowndes of Maryland with uTCN HUH lLic IOIllCSl TUT seat in the United States senate.
 China Is said to have demanded the evacuation of Kiao Chau by Germany owing to British influence at Peking.
 A stay of proceedings was obtained in the case of Martin Thorn, sentenced to die in the week beginning Jan. 10 for the murder of William Guldensuppe.
 Two women were attacked after dark in street in Pelham, a suburb of New York. by highwaymen, who seized them by the throats and made them surren- der their pocketbooks.
 It Is reported that the Mexican gum boat Democrata landed an armed force of marines on Clipperton island. in the Pacific, who hauled down an American flag that had been hoisted by employees of guano company.
 Monday, Jan. 8.
 The S7 men of the abandoned steamer Gerona were reported at Halifax as having reached land.
 A mattress factory in Brooklyn was destroyed by fire, the damage amount ing to $50. 900. Adjoining buildings were damaged.
 Miss Bessie Potter. cashier of the Ho- tel Normandie. killed herself by taking carbolIc acid at the Windsor hotel in New York. She died a few minutes after being taken to the Flower hospi- tai.
 Sixteen paper manufacturers have en- tered into combination. with capital stock of s50,Oe0, ,000 Five more compa- nies are expected to come in. The price of paper Is to be advanced and the cap tfo1 rtth1fShar- fA ha n
 Mir. and Mrs. Adolph Reich and fouI of their six children were killed hy a fire in their cottage at 3I7 Germania avenue. Jersey City. Two sons who es- capped with their lives are suffering from bruns. and Chief Conway. while explor- ing the house, fell through floor and was injured.
 Tuesday, Jan. 4.
 F. Triplett, president of a colored col lege in Mississippi, was fatally shot from ambush.
 It is believed that c. R. Robert. a New York millionaire, killed himself at the Rochelle apartment house while insane.
 A judgment for about si00, 900 was d. rected by the appellate division of he supreme court. in New York, against Amzi l.. Barber in a suit against him and others by General w. w. Averill of the American Asphalt Pavement com pany.
 The steamer Corona, from Alaska which has arrived at Port Townsend Wash. brings s1.200 900 in gold from the Klondike, 1t is said. She had 45 pas sengers. who say that Dawson will need supplies in the early spring. although there is food for this winter.
 The annual report of New York State Superintendent of Banks Frederick D. kilburn shows a marked improvement in the condition of the state banks dur ing the fiscal year ended Sept 30, 1897, the gain in resources having been about s55. 800, 900, or nearly 20 per cent.
 Wednesday, Jan. s.
 President Harper of the University of Chicago announces the receipt of a gift of s200, 900 from John D. Rockefel- Ter.
 The jurisdiction of the federal courts over the five civilized tribes in Indian Territory went into effect with little friction.
 Don Teixeira's second wife, from whom he got a Dakota divorce, eloped with another man after getting s70, 900 from him.
 Dr. J. w. Green, once a successful practitioner in New York. expired in a shanty near wading River. N. J. His wife claimed the body and will give 1t proper burial.
 Charles H. Byrne. the baseball mag nate and president of the Brooklyn club for Is years, died at his home. l07 West Eleventh street, New York. of a compli- cation of diseases.
 AdJutant General Tillinghast has rec commended to Governor Black the ap- pointment of Major Charles Francis Roe as major general of the reorgan- ized national guard of the state of New York.
 The will of Henry NJ. Taber, which was filed for probate, denounces all re- ligion. including Christianity. and asks that his body be cremated without re- ligious services of any kind. He was president of the board of trustees of the First Presbyterian church.