Connecticut western news., 1899-07-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and Tsrsciy Told.

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 Minister wu Ting Tang of China re- turned to Washington from three months European trip. A 13-year-old boy in Alabama killed his mother and sister. having several weeks previously shot his father. Germany's approval of the proposal for a permanent arbitration tribunal was of. fcially announced at The Hague. Colonel Edward Moale has been ap- pointed military governor of Puerto Prin- cipe in place of General Carpenter. Four children were injured in Newark, N. J., by the explosion of gunpowder with which they were experimenting. Harvard. in addition to her aquatic and athletic victories over Yale this season, has also carried Aff the honors at base. ball.
 The cornerstone of the new state capi. tol of Montana was laid at Helena Tues. day in the presence of a large asscm. blaze.
 Captain Gosse of the steamer Tees, which has reached Vancouver from Alas. ka, reported S1,000,000 in Klondike goll on board.
 Philip T. Colgrove of Hastings has an. nounced himself a candidate for the Re. publican nomination for governor of Michigan.
 The 25 mile bicycle race between Bikes and Gardiner at the Manhattan Beach track, in New York, was easily won by the former.
 Dr. Gunsaulus of Chicago has been pre-. vented from preaching in New York dur. ing the summer, as he planned, because of i'll health.
 Ln announced the election of Professor George Harris of Andover as president of the college.
 The sloop yacht Blanche was wrecked at Coney Island Tuesday. Manhattan Beach sightscers viewed with alarm the danger of her crew.
 Secretary Long received dispatch from Samoa announcing that the joint high commission expected to sail for San Francisco on July IA.
 The Clyde liner Pawnee was burned to the waters edge cast of Cape Charles. Her crew was rescued by the George w. Clyde of the same line.
 Two additional cases of smallpox at Athens, Greene county, N. Y., have been reported to the state board of health, making four in all at that place.
 Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn of the war department Is announced as candi' date for United States senator from Ne. braska to succeed John NJ. Thurston.
 Policeman Aime Jelis of the West Thirtieth street station in New York res. cued two persons from a burning build ing Tuesday night at the risk of his life.
 The New York aquarium has been en, riched by large collection of rare fish brought from Bermuda waters by Pro. lessor Bristol of the New York univer. sity.
 Father Chadwick, who was on the III fated battleship Maine when she was blown up in Havana hRrbor, has been appointed chaplain at the Brooklyn navy yard.
 Mrs. James Platt, aged 16 years, of Union Mills, Ind, gave birth to four daughters. Three have since died, but the fourth will probably live. The mother weighs no pounds.
 Edwin Simonds arrived at noon Sun. day in Augusta, Me, from Hartford on a bicycle, having made the ride of 305g. miles in 29 hours and 37 minutes, which is under record time.
 Miss-Edith Maui Caldwell. daughter of Dr. William H. Caldwell of Providence, and Hon. Daniel ]. Riordan, member oi congress from the city of New York, were married on Wednesday.
 At Yonkcrs, N. Y., Camille Demaria, years old, was shot and probably mortal ly wounded Tuesday by Theodore Mer zierio, who attempted to kill man whc had stabbed him a year before.
 During an electric storm Victor and Ira Dubson, John Amos, Jr., and two unknown men were struck by lightning and killed at Ulysses, Neb. The team they were driving was also killed.
 More than 5000 exeursionists from the east side in New York spent Saturday night in the open air at Idlewild Grove on Long Island, owing to a blunder in the arrangements for their transporta tion.
 The general strike of the packing house employees in Chicago has been called of by the men, who feel the necessity foi complete organization before attempting to enforce their demands. All action has been deferred until September.
 Governor Pingree of Michigan has written letter to Secretary Alger deny ing the authenticity of the recently pub lished interview and declaring his loyal ty to President Mckinley, though he dis approves of the war in the Philippines.
 NlcolO ana SeNSTlo IoCls lWlhSs utthrth of homicide made a sensational escape from the West Forty-seventh Street DO. lice station in New York Sunday morn. ing. They lifted cell door off its hinges and walked out, but Nicolo was recap. tured.
 Among the passengers who have arriv- cd at New York per steamer Kensington from Antwerp was Edward Marshall, the New York Journal reporter who was shot at La Gunsima. Mir. Marshall is still suffering from the effects of the wound.
 The steamer Margaret Olwill, laden with stone from Kclly's island to Cleve- land, foundered in Lake Erie off Lorain in heavy storm. Nine persons were drowned. Four members of the crew have been picked up by passing steamers and brought into port.
 Eleven well known citizens of North vile, Mich, have been arrested charged with attempting to lynch Thomas Evans, who was charged with improper conduct with his stepchildren. After being actu- ally hanged Evans was cut down and finally eluded the lynchers.
 Heavy rains continue in Texas, and the floods are spreading Almost S6.000,000 in property has been destroyed, and from the number of persons missing but nine bodies have been found. Over 2,OOo road bridges are washed away, and railroads have abandoned all efforts to move trains.
 A collision of electric cars occurred Sunday night on the Willow Grove divi- sion of the Union Traction company near Branchtown, on the extreme northern edge of Philadelphia. ]. c. Carr, a re- porter for The Evening Bulletin, was killed. Herbert Fitzgerald, passenger, and William Alexander. the motorman of the second car, were seriously injured. and three or four others sustained severe bruises or contusions.
 The Yale corporation has elected to the membership of the corporation Rev. Newman Smyth, D. D.. of New Haven and Rev. Newell M Calhoun of winsted. Conn. Mir Anson Phelps Stokes, IT,, E. A., Yale, 1896, was elected secretary of the corporation Co succeed Professor r. B. Dexter.