Connecticut western news., 1899-02-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and TerseIy Told.

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 The first anniversary of the sinking of the battleship Maine was commence rated at Havana with simple ceremo- nies.
 Professor Stephens, convicted of set- ting fire to Pardee hall. Lafayette col- lege. has been sentenced 10 nine years In prison. .E.
 President Mckinley has announced the appointment of Congressman sam uel J. Barrows of Massachusetts as H. brarian of the Congressional library.
 The Boston Fruit company's new steamer Admiral Dewey, which was ashore on Cuttyhunk ledge. on Bux- zard's bay. has been successfully hauled of.
 The American Canadian joint high commission has adjourned to meet at Quebec Aug. ? unless the chairmen of the respective commissions agree upon another date.
 The war department has honorably discharged Major Generals Butler and Sumner and Brigadier Generals Kline. Mckee. Wiley, Lincoln and comba. all of the volunteer army.
 A number of young men in Sacramen- to are organizing a colony 10 settle on the island of Guam. They propose to engage in the raising of the staple products of the island.
 Mir. Ethan Allen Hitchcock of Mis- souri. recently United States embassa- dor to Russia, has taken the prescrlb- ed oath and entered upon his duties as secretary of the interior.
 The state department has been in-
 
 Gudger. at Panama. that a compromise has been effected with the strikers at Colon. and work has been resumed.
 The officers and enlisted men Of the Tenth battalion, which formed the nu- cleus of the First New York infantry. United States volunteers. have been mustered out of the service of the Unit ed States. ...... ....
 It has been announced in Toledo that Robert J. Burdette. the humorist. Is to marry Mrs. F. c. Baker. very wealthy widow of Pasadena, Cal, who has been his lifelong friend. The ceremony will take place al Pasadena about Easter.
 Luther Chapin, the founder of the Senior Order of United American Me chanics. died on Sunday at his home In Philadelphia. He was ss years old. r. Ills organization of the first lodge fol- lowed the Native American riots of ls44.
 The American Cereal company. with an authorized capital of s3S 000, 900. has been incorporated at Trenton. The com pany is empowered to buy, sell and grind and otherwise manufacture oats. grain and cereals of all kinds. as well as to buy. build and operate elevators, mills and structures.
 Linus W. Dexter, one of the wealthi- est residents of Plainfield. N. l., died from pneumonia at the age of S6 Dexter was the originator of angel food" A baker by trade, he laid the foundation of his fortune In the confectionery and fancy bakery business in New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore and Boston.
 The postonice department has shipped to Porto Rico 4.000. 900 United States postage stamps with the words Porto Rico on each. The shipment consisted of 100000 one. 2O0O. 900 two and 500, 900 each of five and ten cent stamps. Arr engagements are being rapidly completed for a distinctive set of Cuban stamps.
 It is authoritativeiy announced on the part of Mrs. Henry T. Sloane of New York, whose arrangement from her husband has filled SO large a share of social gossip recently, that all her furniture and household effects are to be sold at auction. Then she will sail for Europe. to be gone for many years.
 The navy department has received a dispatch from Admiral Dewey announc- ing the arrival at Manila Of the gunboat Helena. The Helena left Boston on Nov. 3, going to Bermuda and from there to Funchal, Gibraltar. Algiers. Naples Athens. Port Said. Alden, Colombo, Sim gapore and Manila. The trip occupied l09 days. . ......
 The torpedo boat Fox has been given her official trial trip on the Columbia river. The trial proved successful In every particular. the Fox making an av- craze of 23.l3 knots for two hours and the propellers turning at 3s1 revolutions II more than required by contract. The contract required the Fox to make 22.b knots per hour.
 The American Car company has been incorporated at Trenton with a capital stock of s60.0o0. 000. The company will manufacture and sell steel cars and trucks and appliances. The capital stock Is divided into 600,000 shares at s100 each. one-half is preferred. bear ing a yearly noncumulative dividend of I per cent. The incorporators are Adrian H. Larkin, F. l.. Patton, Jr., and William II. Fain. all of Jersey City.
 The six day race at San Francisco was ended at 10:l5 Sunday night, 3e minutes ahead of time. It was obvious that the men could not change their rel alive positions by riding longer. and the management concluded to call the race at an end instead of riding through. The final score was as follows: Miller 2,1s2, Aaronson 2146. Fredericks 2,0s0, Hale 2062, Glmm 2.06o, Nawn 2o12. AL berts 1928, Barnaby 1.7s2. Pilkington 1,729. Lawson 1885, Julius 1.50l, Ashin- ger l,500.
 A fire in Philadelphia Tuesday night destroyed three six story business build ings on Market street below Thirteenth and a number of smaller structures in the rear entaiIing an aggregate loss of little short of si00,0000. The locality of the fire Was only a few yards from wanamaker's big department store. but the intersection of Thirteenth street for tunately prevented the flames from reaching that establishment, and the only damage it suffered was a trifiing one from water.
 Lewis Miller of Akron. O.. is dead. He uitu at lns fObt GTaduate hO8pital Tn New York city after having under gone an operation. He was 70 years old and leaves a widow and seven children. He was the father-in-law of Thomas A. Edison. One of his sons was Theodore Miller of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, who was killed in action. Mir. Miller was best known as the joint founder, with Bishop Vincent. of the Chautauqua as- sembly and at the time of his death was its president.
 Carl Noreross. a we'll known and well to do young man of Union, Pa, is In jail on a charge of trying to murder his brother Allen. aged 10 years. A few hours after his arrest Norcross swal- lowed poison, and little hope of his re- covery is entertained. Norcross and his brother inherited a fortune of s25.- 900. and a large part of the formers share. 1t Is said, has been disslpated. Ths arrost was made upen the confer