Connecticut western news., 1899-09-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and Tersely Told.

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 The presidents dinner for Admiral Dewey at the White House has been set for Oct. 3.
 The new battleship Kearsarge was noated into the drydock at the Brooklyn navy yard.
 Subscriptions deposited in the National Bank of North America for Porto Rican sufferers reached SAG, ,b33. 80. a.
 Charles A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis, the well known miller, has died of heart disease caused by ovsrwork.
 Frank Pugh, grandson of the late John Stephenson, car builder, has committed suicide at New Rochelle, N. Y.
 The assembly grounds of the New Eng land Chautauqua society at Montwait, Birmingham, have been sold for taxes.
 The Peary relief expedition steamer Diana, from Etah Aug. 2S, reached Syd- ney, Cape Breton. reporting the explorers well.
 The city public library, a church and several printing establishments in Lin coin, Neb., have been burned at a loss of over S500,000.
 Captain c. Reed Wilson, quartermas- ter of the Sixty-ninth regiment, N. G., s. N. r., has died from malaria contracted at Camp Alger.
 The First Methodist Episcopal church of Canton, O., has reelected President Mckinley a trustee. He has held the office for ten years.
 Lawrence Gardner, Democratic nation al committeeman for the District of Co- lumbia, is dead. Death was due to a com plication of dropsy and heart trouble.
 The appraisal of the personal property of the late Roswell F. Flower puts it's value at 3,7S1 ,96e.4 en the basis of what stocks were worth May IF last.
 A. B. Bostany, representing an eastern syndicate, has secured an option On 5000 acres of land in Illinois for the purpose of locating POO families of French colo nists.
 General Russell A. Alger has given out a letter written by himself in New York on Sept. 12, in which he announces his withdrawal from candidacy for United States senator.
 James Albro, for many years one of the best known newspaper men in Bufa- To, is dead. He was In his seventy- fifth year and retired from active work sev- cral years ago.
 Colonel Denby has sailed from Manila with Mrs Denby, his son and daughter and Professor Worcester of the Pbilip- pine commission, expecting to arrive in the United States about Oct. 28.
 The navy department has directed that the converted yachts Eagle and Ysnkton be completed at the Portsnouth navy yard by Oct. 15, as they are needed for survey work about Cuba and Porto Rico.
 Right Rev. William c. Doane, Episco- pal bishop of Albany, was robbed in the suburbs of Boston of about $1o0 and sew eral valuable papers. The police, to whom the case was reported, are of the opinion that the bishop was the victim of a pickpocket.
 The American gunboat Pampsngo has chased the British steamer Yuen-Sang from Manila to Hongkong. The gun. boat sighted the steamer during the night of Sept. 13, about 30 miles of the north coast of the island of Luzon, and sus- pected that she was a ilibustsr.
 Some time ago Rear Admiral Schley applied to the navy department for sea service. At present he is head of the retiring board. The navy department has now granted the request and has notified him to hold himself in readiness to com mand the south Atlantic station.
 Three of the largest hotels at Rocka- way have been destroyed by fire, entail ing loss of S75,e00. The flames were kept from adjoining cottages and build ings by hard work on the part of the Ere men, who were hampered by a lack of water pressure. The fire was the largest Rockawny has had in a number of years.
 Colonel Michael Cooney, Fourth osval- ", has retired after 40 years service. His regiment is now in the Philippines. The retirement causes the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Charles D. Viele of the First cavalry to be colonel of the Fourth, Major Thomas I. Lebo te be lieutenant colonel and Captain Alexander Rodgers to be major.
 Iroquois, premier stallion of the Belle Meade stud, in Kentucky, has died of an acute affection of the kidneys. He was 21 years old. Iroquois was the only American horse that has ever won the English derby. In his 3-yesr-old form he was raced in England and won, besides the derby, the Prince of Wales stakes, the Great Champion and the St Leger.
 Two transports, the Belgian King with troops and the hospital ship Relief with surgeons, members of the hospital corps, nurses and medical supplies, have sailed for Manila. The troops on the Belgian King are seven companies of the Twen- ty-fourth infantry and a few recruits. In addition to her regular staf the Relief carried 20 women nurses and 100 mem bers of the hospital corps.
 The Washington secret service depart ment has discovered a counterfeit y2 sil- yer certificate of the series of 1896. check letter "C;" Bruce, register; Roberts. treasurer It is printed on two pieces of soft, thin paper pasted together, no attempt having been made to initiate the silk fiber in the genuine. It is sp- parently a zinc etching. The lathe work and portraits are especially bad, and the counterfeit should be readily detected.
 The New York state commissioner of labor statistics, McMackin, has issued his second quarterly bulletin, April to June 1, which shows a steady advance in beth the number and the membership of un- ions. The total number of labor orgsni- zations was 1 1,210, which is an increase of 54 over the previous quarter and of 181 since June 30, 1898. The membership has reached the figure of 1SS, ,+o5. the lar gest membership thus far recorded by the bureau.
 With simple ceremonies the National Export exposition at Philadelphia was formally opened Thursday. Hundrsds of distinguished visitors from all sections of the country were in attendance, Including representatives of the diplomatic corps, officers of the army and navy, scientists and business and professional mon. Aft CT the benediction by Archbishop Ryan, which concluded the dedicstory exercises, a message was received from President Mckinley extending greetings and ofh- cially opening the great exposition.
 The new White Star line steamer Dee anic has arrived at New York from Liv- erpooi and Queenstown. The Oceanic Is the largest vessel ever built. She Is 7o4 feet leng. 72 feet beam and os feet deep, with draft, light, of 22 feet and loaded S2Jb feet. She registers 17,0o0 tons. Her engines were designed to develop 45, 900 horsepower. She Is riggsd with three masts and Is equipped with two tunnels each of 20 feet diameter and 80 feet above the Ire grates. Her passenger accommodation Is for 626 cabin and 1000 steerage passengers, and she carries crew of 450 men.
 Lieutenant Colonel John D. Miley, in-