Connecticut western news., 1899-07-06

killed Rt rowhatan courthouse in Ricll. nond by W. c. rilkiuton. The shooting was the outcome of n quarrel over the recent canvass for the election of United States senators by a direct vote.
 As result of a street car collision Sunday night on the road of the Monon. gahela Traction company in Pittshurg two people are dead. five seriously in. jured and ten others moro or less hurt The dead are O. c. Opsion Of a54i Friendship avenue, Pittsburs and W. II. Kirkland, motorman, of Rraddock.
 Among the honorary degrees conferred by Harvard university nt commencement were those of doctor of laws upon Jules Cambon, the French ambassador to the United States; General Leonard Wood. n. \. A.. military governor Of Santiago, Cuba: Arthur T. lIadley, president elect If Yale university, and Admiral W. IT. Sampson.
 In row among eXcursionists from New York at Union Hlll grove. New Jer. sey. Sunday two constnbles were roughly handled and two citizens were knocked senseless. One of the constables had part of his eye torn away, and the other was stabbed in the neck. The entire bar at the grove, with all its fixtures. was demolished
 News has been received in Seattle Wash, that the members of the rolger party. supposed to have perished in the wilds of interior Alaska, are stil alive. Almost crazcd by hunger and hardships, they dragged themselves into Arctic City. where they were tenderly cared for by the Winthrop mining people and restored to health.
 The correspondent of the London fFFt.
 graphs that he has had an interview with Sir Julian Pauncefote, British emhaasn. dor to the United States and head of the British delegation at the peace confer. cnce. and been assured by him that he in. tends to retire from the Washington em- bassy in April next.
 The United States collier Abarcnda has arrived al Valparaiso. The Abarenda sailed from Old Point, Va, April 90 for pago Pago. Samoa. Besides the etruc. tural material for the wharf aud coal sheds at Pago PaHo the Abaronda has on board 2,l00 tons of coal for the coaling station which Is to be erected at that place and which is to be of the most permanent character
 Yale university has conferred honorary degrees upon Rev. Professor George Ad. am Smith, Glasgow; Hon. John w. Griggs, attorney general of the United States; Professor Charles $. Minot, NJ. D., Boston; Wirkiicher Geheimrath Franz von Rottenburg. curator of the University of Bonn, Germany; Admiral Francis NJ Bunce, II. S. N, retired, Hartford, and Captain W, c Wise, U. S. N, Norfolk.
 The London Society of American wo. men gave a luncheon at the Hotel Cecil in honor of the American delegates to the women's international congress. Mrs Hughes Griffin, the president of the 80 ciety, occupied the chair, nanked by Lady Aberdeen. the president of the wo. mems International council, on the right and Mrs. Choate, wife of the United States emhassndor on the left. There were 250 persons present.
 Captain Coghlsn will go to Puget sound as commandant of the naval station at Bremerton. The original order was suH- pended owing to the discovery of the in. ability of the navy department Co retire Captain Green, the present commander of the station, under the terms of the personnel act. Having already made Rr. rangements to give up his command. however, Captain Green will turn it over to Captain Coghlsn Aug. l next.
 Riding behind locomotive drawing one car, in what for n goodly part of the distance was true race against the ens zine. Charles Nj. Murphy Friday, Rt May. wood. N. Y.. pedaled his bicycle a mile in g 4-5 seconds He rode the first quarter in 15 seconds. the second in 1a 2-b sec. onds and the third in l3 4-a seconds. lt was his ambition to ride the mile in one minute or in slightly better time If possi. ble. His actual performance was very close to two miles In two minutes.