Connecticut western news., 1899-10-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and TerseIy Told.

Briefly and Terseiy Told.
 Nine hundred men have gone on strike 1t Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia.
 The Atlanta city council has decided to invite Admiral Dewey to Atlanta.
 The gold output for the Cripple Greek district for September amounted to $l,- 731, 900, surpassing all records.
 The steamer Montfort has brought to Halifax 250 passengers of the steamer Scotsman, which is ashore in the strait of Belle Isle.
 Hon. Joseph Black, former consul to Budapest and one of Cleveland's best known business men, is dead, aged 62 years. Death was due to an acute at- hack of Bright's disease.
 Max Schlenaugk, major of United States volunteers in the war with Spain, has been arrested in Berlin and charged with forging postal orders while residing in the United States. Arrangements will be made for his extradition.
 The stevedores and wharfmen who had been on strike in Havana have returned to work, and the operation of loading and unloading vessels is now in full swing. The cartmen are also working, as are al- SO many of the cabmen, the latter having refused to strike.
 Mayor Quincy of Boston has in his of- flee the colors flown by the cruiser Bos- ton at Manila. The colors are a present to the city from the crew of the cruiser and were brought here and presented to the mayor by Douglas Halgren, quarters master of the vessel.
 Thirty days further stay of execution has been granted to Mrs. Cordelia Bot kin of San Francisco, who was found guilty of the murder of Mrs. John F. Dunning of Dover, Del, by sending her poisoned candy through the mail. Her appeal to the supreme court is not yet perfected.
 Two persons lost their lives, three will probably die, and numerous others were seriously injured in collision at Man haitian crossing, Parkville, Brooklyn. An oil train, running from Manhattan Beach to Bay Ridge, ran into trolley car of the Brooklyn Heights Street Railway company.
 Amos l.. Allen has been nominated for congress by the Republicans of the First Maine district. In his speech of accept ance he came out squarely in favor of supporting the president in the prosecu- tion of the war in the Philippines. Mir. Allen formerly was private secretary to Hon. Thomas B. Reed.
 General Henry Heth, the Confederate chieftain and historian, has died at his home in Washington from Bright's dis ease. General Heth commanded a divi- sion of General A. F. Hills corps in Vir- ginia and rendered notable service at the battle of Gettysburg, at Charlottesville and throughout the campaign of 1864 and 1865.
 The famous cruiser Hartford, flagship of Admiral Farragut in the memorable battle of Mobile Bay, has been placed in commission for the second time at Mare Island navy yard. Enough of the frame work of the old wooden ship is left to preserve her historical identity, but for all practical purposes she Is a new, up to date cruiser. The commission ceremonies were quiet, but patriotic.
 Harry Lee of Chicago has returned from m exploring trip along the western coasts of Alaska, where he has gathered a collection of Alaskan animals and birds for his private museum. He brings news that at least three volcanoes have been in eruption this summer in western Alas ka and are still supposed to be active. These are the one on Unga island and two others known to the natives as Pay loff and Accutan, west of Mount St. Elias and north of Cook inlet.
 Captain Albert s. Barker has been as signed to command the Norfolk navy yard, relieving Admiral Farquhnr, who takes command of the north Atlantic station. Captain Barker will become a full rear admiral within a month At present he is on waiting orders. Captain Barker commanded the battleship Ore gon on her memorable cruise from New York to Manila in answer to Dewey's appeal. and during the Spanish war he was one of the leading members of the war board.
 The Buffalo and Erie Electric railroad, with q capital stock of S1 900, ,000. has been incorporated with the secretary of state at Albany. The railroad is to be built, maintained and operated from and through Buffalo to Erie, Pa, a distance of 70 miles. The principal office Is to be in Buffalo, and the directors are c. V. Boughton, A. c. Schmidt, Thomas c. Fremycar, Paul Herner, W. A. Calhoun, A. Schmidt, Sr.; ]. F. Weber, H. F. Queal, all of Buffalo, and W. ". Cole of Elmira, who have ten shares each.
 A Topeka newspaper nominates Gen eral Funston for congressman at large. It says that Funston's nomination will bring thousands of volunteers to the Republican ticket and insure it's election in Kansas. The paper calls upon the people without regard to party to rally to the support next year of General Funston. The Populist lead CTS say that if Funston is nominated for congress at large they will run Lieuten- ant Colonel Little of the Twentieth Kan sas for the same position.
 The differences between organized la bor in Chicago and the festival and fed eral committees have been amicably adjusted and it has been announced that the cornerstone of the new post office would be laid on Oct. 9 in ac- cordance with the original programme. The compromise was reached after two days of conference between members of the federal committee and representa- tives of organized labor. Under the terms of agreement the cornerstone will be cut by union men from block of Illinois limestone.
 The remaining companies of the Thirty second regiment have sailed from San Francisco for Manila on the transports Glenogle and Charles Nelson. Compa- nies A, E. k, G, K, l. and Nj and the regimental band, under command of Colonel Louis A. Craig, went on the Glenogle, and Companies c and D, under command of Major Charles E. Calbell, went on the Nelson. The GlenoEle and the Nelson are of about the same speed, IA knots an hour. They will touch at Honolulu and are expected to reach Ma nila together.
 Captain Streeter, who for years has been q squatter on an island in Lake Michigan, has been indicted by the grand jury, with several of his followers, charg- cd with conspiracy. Captain Streeter, years ago, was wrecked on an islet made by dumped refuse. He built n hut and asserted that the land was virgin terri tory and under federal control alone. His territory grew as dumping continued, and last spring he presided over 40 acres of land, worth, it is estimated, more than $1,000,o00. He declared the territory formed the district of Lake Michigan A court and other instruments of govern nent were formed. Half hundred colo nists cast their fortunes wAth him. One Inv the policp declaring the government