Connecticut western news., 1899-02-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and Terse1y Told.

happenings Of thc "fuf "oFiu Briefly and Terse1y Told. Rudyard Kipling has arrived in New York. J. N. Holmes, a prospector, was frozen to death on Pike's peak, Colorado. The Cherokee-Dawes treaty has been ratified by the Cherokees by a majority of more than 1,500.
 Three persons were killed and four in- jured in a wreck on the Grand Trunk at Finlay City. Mich.
 Bishop Doane of Albany celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of his con secration as bishop.
 Trains in Colorado were held up in snowdrifts. One accident occurred and two persons were injured. The cruiser Buffalo has arrived at Manila, having made a record breaking run from New York in 54 days. It is reported In Havana that the American West Indies company will purchase the Matanzas railroad.
 It is reported that President McKin- ley will appoint Congressman Barrows of Massachusetts librarian to congress.
 Saturday, Feb. II, has been set apart by the house for paying tribute to the memory of the late MT. Dingley of Maine.
 Former Judge Elliot of the Colorado supreme court is dead. He was born near Mansfield, Pa, and was veteran of the civil war.
 Dr. and Mrs Henry Elmo Keys of 7f West Forty-sixth street. New York, were found asphyxiated in bed at the Ardsley Casino.
 Captain Charles E. Clark, formerly commander of the Oregon, has been as- signed to duty as captain of the navy yard at League Island, Pa.
 General Fitz-Hugh Lee, accompanied by his son, has gone to the Isle of Pines in order to inspect its sanitary condi- tions, with the view to establish a mili- tary sanitarium there. .E .. ...
 Andrew Carnegie has offered the city of Atlanta s100. 900 for free public h- brary, the conditions being that the city furnish the site and devote s5.OO0 a year to the maintenance of the institution.
 Premier Sagasta is quoted as saying he will immediately submit to the queen regent a decree convoking the cortes and declaring that he expects to have a major Ity of % favorable to the approval of the treaty of peace with the United States.
 Colonel James A. Sexton, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Re- public and member of the war investi- gating commission. died Sunday at Gar field hospital, in Washington, from complications resulting primarily from an attack of the grip.
 The Rev. Dr. Frank w. Gunsalaus, president of Armour institute and pas tor of Plymouth Congregational church of Chicago, will succeed the Rev. Dr. N. D. Hills as minister of Central church if the trustees of Plymouth will consent to his retirement from their organiza- tion.
 Colonel Hiram M. Bledsoe. command CT of the famous Bledsoe battery dur ing the civil war, is dead at his home in Pleasant Hill, Mo. He was one of the historic characters of the state. He served in the Mexican war and was present at the capture of the City of Mexico.
 The cold in Wyoming recently has been intense. For the first time since the storm all trains on the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific railway are blocked. It is estimated that 50 900 sheep in southern Colorado are dying of cold and hunger. Many fiocks have been abandoned by the herders.
 Right Rev. John Williams. D. D., L.L. D.. head of the Episcopal church in America, died at the Episcopal resi- dence in Middletown, Conn, Monday evening, aged s1 years. His death was quite sudden and unexpected. He had been attacked with the grip in a mild form about a week ago, but no fatal re- suit was apprehended.
 At a meeting of the anti-Parnellite members of parliament MT. John Dill lon, chairman of the Irish parliamenta- y party, announced his resignation of the leadership, his motive being expec- tation that the Irish national conven- tion to be held in March will come to new arrangements for securing the uni ty of the Nationalist party.
 A special from Vancouver. B. C., says the Indians are on the warpath in Alas ka One battle has taken place. and more fighting is imminent. Four In- dians were killed and several wounded in the fight which has already taken place. Four American deputy marshals were wounded. The Indians are drunk, and there may be a general uprising.
 The American Rice Food Manufactur- ing company at Mattawan, N. J., was entered by burglars Saturday night. and by blowing open the safe they secured $500 in checks and about S10 worth of postage and revenue stamps. The force of the explosion almost wrecked the building, the heavy door being blown through the side wall. The burglars es- capped
 Subscriptions to the stock of the Pan- American exposition have reached the million dollar mark. It is now proposed to increase the capital stock of the com pany from $1 ,0O0. 900 to $2,500, 900. The raising of s1 900 900 by popular subscrip- ton within five days is a feat. the incor- porators of the exposition say, that has never before been accomplished in this country.
 Colonel Thomas Moonlight, aged e7 years, died in LeaYenworth, Kan He was colonel of an artillery regiment during the civil war and was brevetted brigadier general Colonel Moonlight was appointed governor of Wyoming by President Cleveland during the latter's first term. During Cleveland's second term he was appointed minister to Bo- livia, remaining in that country for four years. He was a member of the Loyal Legion and a prominent Odd Eel low.
 A deal combining all the impor- tant distilleries in Kentucky into one great corporation has been about suc- nassfullv concluded in New York city