Connecticut western news., 1899-04-13


 mace at wrIgntsylne. The furnace nt | Wrightsville, which has been idle for | nearly ten years, will also resume op- | erations.
 All that now remains to secure the re- moval of two of the trolley tracks from Amsterah hm avenue. in New York, is for Mayor Van Wyck to approve the measure which has passed both branch es of the legislature and then have 1t signed by Governor Roosevelt. Friends of Mayor Van Wyck in the legislature say that he will approve the measure as soon as it reaches his hands. There Is no question that Governor Roosevelt will sign It. because the bill as 1t passed contains the amendments which he thought were necessary to make it an equita ble measure.
 A majority of the enlisted men of the Fourth New Jersey have signed an agreement to re-enlist in the new army provided the war department puts in command of the new regiment their present commander. Colonel c. O'M. Gilmore, who is a retired captain in the regular army and formerly an instruct or at West Point.
 A pitched battle with pistols fought in the streets of Brunson. s. C., by James Preacher, Archie Preacher and Aaron Preacher, brothers, on the one side. and George Ried. Mack Ried and James Ried, brothers, and Joseph Connolly on the other. resulted In the death of George Ried. Mack Ried Is probably fatally wounded. Joseph Con nelly is seriously wounded. and James Preacher Is slightly wounded in the hand.
 Secretary Hay has announced the United States delegation to the eZars disarmament congress, which will meet at The Hague in May, as follows: An drew D. White, United States embas- sador to Germany; Stanford Newell. United States minister to the Neither lands; Seth Low. president of Colum- bia university; Captain William Crozier, ordnance department. United States ar my; Captain A. T. Mahan, United States navy. retired: Frederick w Holls of New York, secretary to the delegation.
 Governor General Guy V. Henry has ordered each commander at the 16 army posts in Porto Rico to have 25 na- tives equipped and instructed in mili- tary tactics. The term of enlistment will be until July, 1901, and the men
 
 the United States army. Tis detach- ments so enlisted will afterward be united in companies of 100 men each until battalion of 400 men has been formed. The battalion and companies will be officered by American officers for the present.
 The Twenty-first United States infan- try, 1,400 men, has left Plattsburg bar racks for San Francisco on it's way to Manila in command of Colonel Jacob Kline. The regiment left on three trains. composed of fl sleepers and two baggage cars each. About 5000 peo- pie witnessed the departure, and great enthusiasm was manifested. The reg iment carried handsome silk flag pre- scented by Mrs. Mckinley two years ago during the stay of the president and his party at the Hotel Champlain. The troops are due in Manila about June 1.
 Warden Sage of Sing Sing state pris- on in all probability will sever his con- nection with that institution on May 1. The warden's resignation is now in the hands of Superintendent of States Pris- ons Cornelius V. Collins. The resigna- ton, 1t is said, is a forced one, and Colo nel Sage's only offense, according to his friends. is that he is Democrat. The resignation of Warden Sage was first asked for last December by Governor Black. Governor Roosevelt who is practically responsible for the manage ment of Sing Sing prison, has absolute ly no say in the matter.
 It is the confident expectation of off, cers of the signal corps of the United States army that within a very short time messages can be flashed to and from the war department to Fort Myer, five miles away. without the aid of wires. Important experiments already made at Fort Myer by Colonel James Allen. now acting chief of the signal corps, and Lieutenant George O. Squire have demonstrated that it is practica- ble to transmit messages by means of electric waves produced in the manner employed by Marconi. These officers have found that at distance of 1000 yards they can telegraph any message, and it Is intended to increase the dis tances gradually until the war depart ment and Fort Myer are connected.