Connecticut western news., 1899-10-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and TerseIy Told.

Briefly and Terse1y Told.
 Five persons were killed in a fight be- tween Americans and Mexicans at Waco, A. T., a border town.
 F. Tennyson Nicely, the New York city book publisher, has failed for S359, ,5S1. His assets are S414, T39.
 William P. Lord of Oregon has been appointed minister to Argentina, succeed ing W. s. Buchanan, resigned.
 Admiral Dewey has withdrawn his promise to visit Atlanta upon the occa- sion of a sword presentation to Lieuten- ant Brumby, pleading orders of his phy- sician.
 Immense forest fires, miles In extent, are raging In the mountains of West Virginia. Millions of feet of lumber are being burned up, and other property is in imminent danger.
 The Fifty-frst regiment of Iowa vol unteers, numbering 764 men and 46 off cers, under the command of Colonel J. c. Loper, has arrived at San Francisco from Manila on the transport Senator. There was no sickness aboard.
 The United States court of appeals has decided that suicide cannot be urged by an insurance company as its reason for refusing to pay a policy unless it can be shown that the person at the time of talk ing out the policy contemplated suicide.
 George Wanko, pugilist, of Washing ton, Pa, has been found guilty of man. slaughter in causing the death of Felix Carr of St. Albans, W. Va, in a glove contest near Parkersburg, w. Va, re- gently. The penalty is from one to five years in the penitentiary.
 General Otis has notified the war de- pertinent of the arrival at Manila of the transports Sherman and Elder. The for mer carried the Thirtieth volunteers and some recruits, and the latter had on board 19 officers and 4SS enlisted men. There were no casualties on either ship.
 Advices from Cape Nome, Alaska, brought by the steamer Lakme, which left there Oct. 6, are that typhoid fever has broken out in the camp in severe form. The hospital is crowded, there now being 250 patients in 1t. There have been five deaths, and others are expected.
 The New York state court of appeals has upheld the conviction of Howard Benham of Batavia, convicted of wife murder. Judge Haight wrote the opinion In the case, and all concurred but Judge vann. The bulk of the evidence claimed as being inadmissible by the defendants counsel is said by the court to be proper
 Eighteen bookmakers pleaded guilty in county court to the charge of conducting bedrooms in various parts of Philadel- phia and were sentenced to pay a fine of S100 each and serve three months in prison. It was under advice of counsel that pleas of guilty were entered, the bookmakers confidently expecting that no further punishment than a fine would be administered.
 City Councilman !. l.. Reilly of Cleve- land has just fallen heir to $S0000. Four years ngo, while in San Antonio, Tex, Mir. Reilly stopped runaway team, probably saving the life of the driver, wealthy farmer of Palmer, Tex, named John Wallace. On Satur- day Mir. Reilly received notice from San Antonio that Mir. Wallace had died and left him legacy of SS0,000.
 Secretary of the Navy Long has is- sued an order assigning Admiral Dewey to special duty at the navy depart ment. This was done because since his arrival in Washington the admiral has been on waiting orders only, but now with the prospect of the reconvening of the Philippines commission, requiring his attendance, it is proper to put him in active service with all of the emolu- ments pertaining thereto.
 A special to the Minneapolis Times from Great Falls, Mon., says nine men perished in the recent blizzard. Five bodies have been recovered, and 1t Is probable this is not half the list. The last body found was that of H. Herald, a sheep herder. The sheep had eaten off his beard, clothing and part of his boots. Several bands of sheep without herders have been wandering in that country and point to unknown deaths.
 The war department has made public the annual report of Brigadier General H. c. Merriam, commanding the depart ment of the Colorado. Only the most casual reference Is made to General Mer- riam's operations in Idaho during the mining riots. He states that this feature of the years work has already been fully covered in a separate report transmitted to the war department. This report has not been made public up to date.
 A mob near St. Anne's, Miss, captur- ed Joe Lehore, a negro, who confessed that he and Bob Anderson went to the house of J. H. Gambrill, at St. Anne's, tied Gambrilrs wife and four children to- gether, piled a feather mattress on them, poured oil on the pile, cremated the fami- ly and robbed the house. Lefiore was burned at the stake. Bob Anderson was caught and partly burned, but the fire was extinguished before he was dead, be- cause information which may clear him was received.
 The following schedule of transports to sail from San Francisco this month has been prepared by the quartermaster de- partment: Oct. g, Newport, with 60 off, cers and 512 men; Manuense, with 2S of ficers and 530 men; Tartar, with 45 officers and 1,161 men. Oct. 25, Kenmore, with 2S officers and 737 men; Picking, with 70 officers and ,065 men. The Olympia and the Pennsylvania will leave for the north early next week to take the Thirty y-ninth regiment from Portland. The Hancock will be ready to sail about the 27th.
 The publisher of Cincinnati trade pa per has just received an inquiry from Smyrna, Turkey, for ready made frame houses or cottages of two stories, with yeranda on the first floor, shingle roof, painted or in the white, complete in every detail excepting the window panes. The houses must have from three to five rooms, not counting the servants quar- ters, and range in price from S20o to S1, 900 and upward. They must be ship ped knocked down." From 1,U00 to z,OpO nOuSes ythf No ne oIueTtus
 The insurgents around Calamba and Angeles have bothered the Americans lately with repeated attacks on their camp from long range. Major Cheat hams battalion of the Thirty seventh in- fantry, three companies of the Twenty first infantry, battery of the Fifth ar- tillery and a Calling gun sallied out on Monday morning from Calamba, drove the Filipinos from their trenches and pursued them for three miles, inficting heavy loss on them. One American was killed and three were wounded of the infantry.
 General Otis has notified the war de- partment of another attempt on the part of Aguinaldo to obtain recognition through accredited commissioners. Gen. pral Otis declined to receive them. His is as follows: Message re- ceived at Angeles, under flag of truce, expressed desire of Honorable President Aguinaldo to send commission to Manila to arrange difficulties connected with de- livery of Spanish prisoners and to discuss matter of particulars. Reply returned .ls..