Connecticut western news., 1898-09-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Happenings of the Wide World Brief
 and Tersalv ToId

Happenings of the Wide World Brieny
 and Terseiy Told.
 The contest of the will of Adolph su. tro was filed Tuesday.
 On Friday the gold reserve reached the highest point slnce It's establish ment.
 Milford Woodruff, president of tn, Mormon church. died in San Francisco on Friday.
 State elections were held in Arkansas Monday and resulted in a victory for the Democrats.
 Three persons were drowned in Long Island sound Sunday by the capsizins of small boat.
 A hurricane swept over St Joseph, Mo, Monday afternoon. Damage amounting 10 s120,000 was done.
 The St. Louis police raided a crap game Friday where the stake was s.. 900 and arrested ten players.
 Mir. Augustin Daly's London theater has been seized by Mir. George Ed wardes. owner of the building.
 Over 90 deaths occurred in New York as the result of the hot wave in the 2 hours ending at midnight Sunday.
 M. B. Marvin of Buffalo and Consta- ble Macken of Lewiston were drowned in the Niagara river at Lewiston Sun day.
 It Is estimated that the yield of wheat this year In Minnesota and North and South Dakota will amount to l50. .0o0. .00t bushels.
 Representatives Of large American in. dustries were heard by the Canadian. American joint high commission in Que. bee Thursday.
 Frederick w. Christian, an aged ma found destitute in New Haven wednes day. had $2.oo0 In savings banks Il was sent to an aimshouse.
 Richard Croker and Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck were among the,r .mnany delegates elected Tuesday to the New York state Democratic convention.
 The Murray Hin Republican club ol New York Wednesday indorsed ColonC Theodore Roosevelt for governor and Colonel John Jacob Astor for congress.
 John D. crimmins and party of friends in his steam yacht saved IA per sons from drowning on Oyster Bay, N. F.. Sunday morning after the capsixins of a yacht.
 Rev. James Stephenson of Jamestown, O.. dropped dead from heart trouble In the pulpit Sunday morning at the High Street Methodist church at the begin ming of his sermon.
 Two prospectors were recently am. pushed by Indians and shot while drift. ing down the Yukon in a boat, one be- ing killed and the other wounded. The Indians were captured.
 Fire destroyed the East Side Bouie- ward Horn. Rubber. Bone and Ivory works. in East One Hundred and Twen- ty-fourth street. New York, Sunday. causing a loss of s200 900.
 The Rev. Dr. Peyton H. Hoge of Will mington. N. c. is favored for assistant and ultimate successor of the Rev. pr. John Hall by the congregation of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, New York. it is said.
 The national convention of the Middle of the Road Populists opened in Cincin- natl Monday. Temporary Chairman Ig- natius Donnelly delivered a speech, in which he denounced General Wheeler, Grover Cleveland and Senator Butler.
 President and Mrs. Mckinley and Vice President and Mrs. Hobart drove through East Side park, at Paterson, N. l., Sunday afternoon. The presi- dent received an ovation from a crowd listening to a band there. and the peo- pie in their eagerness to see him tram pied through the flower beds.
 The national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened fin Cincinnati Monday, when Commander in Chief Gobin and stan took possession of Camp Sherman. The naval veterans threaten to withdraw from the reunion. as quarters were provided for them In Horticultural hall instead of on a boat
 By the accidental jibing of the sail of a pleasure boat on Presque Isle bay, near Erie, Pa. Friday evening four young women were swept into the wa ter and drowned. Their names are Ma ", Della and Ella Paradine. daughters of William Paradine, an Erie machin- ist. and Jessie Moore. daughter of John H. Moore, an engineer of the Erie and pfttsburE railroad