Connecticut western news., 1899-06-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and TerseIy Told.

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 Leo Richter, a cigar dealer, supposed to be poverty stricken. died in New York city worth SS5,000.
 The Cramps have decided to enlarge their Philadelphia shipyard to one of the largest in the world
 A dispatch received at the navy de pertinent announces the arrival of the cruiser Newark at Castro, Chile.
 Funeral services over the body of Au- gustin Daily were held In St. Patrick's cathedral, New York, on Monday.
 Application of the single tax 10 Mich iKan cities escaped enactment by the state legislature by only onyyote.
 Imp won the Suburban handicap at the Sheepshead Bay track Saturday In 2:05 4-5, the best record for the race.
 Judge Simonton. at Harrisburg, Pa, has ruled tkat liquor cannot be sold at army canteens without a license from the state courts.
 The dismembered portions of s human body found in the water near Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, a week ago have been buried In the potter's field, Flatbush. uniden- tified.
 A temporary injunction has been grant ed in Camden, N. J., restraining the Fed eral Steel company from plying any divi- dends on common stock until the further order of the court.
 The Manhattan snd Jersey City Rail road company has been incorporated at Albany to operate a railway between New York and Jersey City through n tunnel under the Hudson.
 c. H. Forbes Lindsay has been arrest ed at Londonderry, Ireland, on board .Ix vxshf aA from New York June for Glasgow. He Is charged with embezzlemsnt in Phils- delphia.
 Peter N. White, who served in the Spanish h-American war in Company A, Second Massachusetts regiment, has re- eeived a pension for disability of $S per month. He was wounded in the shoul- der at San Juan hill.
 Justice Fursman has ordered the case of Roland 5. Molineux submitted to an other grand jury. Colonel Church, fore man of the May grand jury, has filed an affidavit replying to Assistant District Attorney osborne's attack.
 The Michigan house of representatives has passed the Sayres antitrust bill, which was passed In the senate several weeks ago If constitutional, the aot will very effectually shut out of the state all trusts and combinations. The legislature has adjourned.
 Charles B. LittlsHeld (Rsp.) of Rock. land, Me, has been elected to congress to succeed the late Nelson Dingley, Jr., de feating John Scott of Bath by an over. whelming majority. Scott boiled a smaller vote than when he stood against MT. Dingley in 1S9S.
 Much alarm is felt throughout the lake region of New Hampshire by the appear. ance of the maple worm and the elm caterpillar in large numbers. Nearly ev' cry shade tree in the city of Laconia and many of the maple and fruit trees in the surrounding country show the effect of their destructive work.
 The Santiago Indenpsndencia Is pub. lishipy a number of signed articles from prominent Cubans advocating annexa. tion to the United States. In it's edito. rials 1t disclaims any approval of such a policy. The articles are causing viz. orous discussion. El Porvenir bitterly opposes the American occupation.
 Mayor Jones has given out a letter in which he states that he may or may not become an independent candidate foi governor of Ohio. He will become a candidate if he finds the reform move. ment sufficiently strong. He states that he is not working with either party and that if the sentiment found and created by the Columbus labor convention de velops he will be in the field.
 Mrs. Stewart L. Woodford, wife of the former United States minister to Spain, died Cf neuralgia of the heart in her apartments at the Hotel Margaret, Columbia heights. Brooklyn. Mrs. Wood ford had been i'll for four months. Mrs. Woodford, who was a daughter of Hen. " T. Capen of New York, was married to Stewart L. Woodford on Oct. IS, 1857. She was the mother of three daughters.
 From adyices received at Seattle ii would seem that mining expedition in which Prince Luigi of Italy is interested has struck it rich near Port Clarence, Alaska, d government reindeer station, A letter from Charles 10. Chard of Seat tie, one of the party, says he and two others took out S20 day from Discovery claim with a rocker. He says a man could have worked out $10o day by sluicing.
 The United States practice vessel Chcs. apeake has been launched from the Bath Iron works yard. She was ehristened with American champagne by Miss Elise Bradford, daughter of Rear Admiral Bradford chief of the bureau of equip ment at, Washington. The launching was successful in every particular. The Ches. apeake will be taken to the Charlestown navy yard where she will be rigged and fitted for sea duty.
 A special to The Omaha Bee from Herman, Neb., says: "Ten persons dead and 9 injured, five of whom will die and half of the remainder suffering from very serious wounds. sums up the list of casu- alties resulting from the tornado that wrecked this place last Tuesday night The loss of property aggregates S150,OoO, which means something appalling for the inhabitants of the peaceful little village. One hundred buildings have been com pletely destroyed. Only six structures re- main intact--four residences, the school house and one church.
 When Congressman n. R. Henderson of Iowa has been elected speaker of the house of representatives, he will in the main reorganize the committees without changes in personnel. The chairmanship of the committee on rules. which Con gressman Henderson himself has held, is m exception. When the Iowa statesman is elevated, this chair will go to Con- gressman James w. Babcock of Wiscon- sin. This has been agreed upon after conferences between Colonel Henderson and Congressman Babcock and other leaders.
 Fifty hospital ambulances which were shipped to Tampa, Fla, over year ago by the local army officials, to be forwarded to Cuba for the use of the United States troops, have been lost The matter has been brought to the attention of General Anderson by letter from Washington stating that the war depart ment's search for the missing property has been unsuccessful and suggesting that the Chicago officials join in the hunt. What makes the loss all the more astonishing is that it took freight train of IT cars to haul the ambulances from the city.
 Dr. A. F. Doty. health officer of the port of New York. Is much elated over the results of the experiments with serum produced at his laboratory for the pre- vention of yellow fever. For the past IS -..h. n,- nntv onA htS aSeiufa Inf ha 70