Connecticut western news., 1899-06-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World Briefly and TcrseIy Told.


 erty valued at half a million.
 The new government torpedo boat Stringham has been launched at the Will mington yards.
 After lying in a cataleptic state for 100 hours Viola NJ. Brown. aged 20 years, died in Philadelphia.
 Graystone. the mansion formerly be- longing to Samuel J. Tilden, has been sold at public auction.
 Nineteen persons were injured in railway wreck on the Missouri Pacific road near Atchison, Kan.
 A. ]. Cassatt has been chosen president of the Pennsylvania railroad to succeed Frank Thompson, deceased.
 The cruiser Newark. reported overdue in southern waters, was seen in the straits of Magellan May 2S.
 Major General Shafter has now at the Presidio in California ready for early shipment to Manila 2.400 recruits.
 Twenty-seyen deaths have been re- ported in New York city because of the intense heat of Monday and Tuesday.
 Charles W. Mead of Albany has been unanimousy elected deputy grand mas ter of the Masonic order of New York state.
 Jeffries' share of the receipts at the fight Friday night was s27. .o54 and Fitz- simmons share $35,5S1. The amount taken in by the club was $S5,2T0.
 Captain George B. Rhoads of Compa- ny k, Seventh regiment, president of the Stuyyesant Insurance company, New York, was run down and killed by trolley car.
 Captain Samuel Dewey, who was a cousin of Admiral Dewey and who cut the fgurehead of President Jackson from the frigste Constitution, died in Phila- delphia Friday.
 Mrs. Hester Sherman White Is dead at Asheville, N. C., aged "A. She was na- tive of New York state. sister of the late Isaac Sherman the New York hnan- cier, aunt of Mrs. Bradley Martin and greataunt of the Countess of Craven.
 The nude body of a man. with head, shoulders and arms missing and both legs cut off, one at the knee and one be- low it, hoated into the Crescent Athletic club basin, at Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. In- dications are that it Is case of murder.
 B. N. Duke has given Trinity college of Durham, N. O., $50 900, making a total of S1S0,000 given to that college by the Duke family in the past year. The gift is unconditional and probably will be equally divided between the endowments of the college and its library.
 Word has been received by the war de- partment that the Nineteenth infantry, under orders to go to the Philippines, which came back from Porto Rico only TOO strong. has been filled to its full quota of 1900 men by recruits enlisted at Camp Meade. The regiment will be sent to General Otis at once.
 Governor Roosevelt has been honored by Columbia university with the degree of doctor of laws, which was formally conferred upon him at the commencement exercises. The governor himself was present when the degree was announced, and the honor was greeted by the stu dents with tumultuous applause.
 Vincent Mclaughlin, publisher of the Philadelphia Times, is dead. Mir. Me Laughlin was 34 years of age and sue ceeded to the ownership of The Times upon the death of his father. Frank Me Laughlin, about IS months ago. MT. Me Laughlin has been suffering for several months from pulmonary and stomach troubles.
 According to a report made to Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief constructor of the navy, the battleship Kearsarge is 91 per cent advanced toward completion, the Kentucky is 80 per cent, the Alabama S5 per cent. the Wisconsin 70 per cent, the Illinois 65 per cent, the Maine 6 per cent and the Ohio per cent. The Albany, building in England, is 80 per cent ad- yanced.
 Archbishop Chapelle has received the following cablegram from Cardinal Ram pola: "The holy father authorizes you to consecrate Archbishop Barnada and Bishop Blenk on the 2d of July next, even though the apostolic briefs should not reach you in time" Most Rev. Fran. cis de Paula Barnada is the archbishop elect of Santiago, Cuba. Tue Rev. James H. Benk is bishop elect of Porto Rico.
 George H. Kinter, a Christian science healer, and James O. Saunders. charged with manslaughter in the case of 7-year- old Ralph l.. Saunders, the son of the latter defendant, who died at the resi- dence of Captain Semple of the Thir- teenth United States infantry at Fort Porter on May p of pneumonia while under the care of Kinter, have been held by United States Commissioner Robin son for the United States grand jury.
 It is reported that the United States cruiser Newark when entering the Pa cific ocean from the Atlantic recently met terrific weather. After working against the gale for several days her coal and provisions became nearly exhausted and she steered to Port Low, Guaitecas islands, where she anchored. A steam boat was sent to the Chiloe islands to re- port her situation. The Chilean govern ment has sent a steamer with plenty of coal and provisions to help the Newark.
 The list of prospectors who have lost their lives in the rush to the Yukon goldhelds is growing, and, if reports brought down by the steamer Laurada from southeastern Alaska are to be be- lieved, it will be very large when the full story is told. Fifty are reported to have been drowned in Great Slave lake, 20 have perished in the rapids of the Mud and Laird rivers, 10 have frozen to death and 25 have died from scurvy. The bodies of score who died of exposure have been found.
 A special from Ensenada. Lower Cali fornia, says: "The steamer St. Denis has arrived at San Quentin from San RoQue Landing. She will bring from 95 to 40 pounds of gold dust to Ensenada from the new placers. The reports now re- ceived from practical people do not justi- fy a rush of tsnderfeet to the Sierra Pin. ta fields, but confirm the previous state ment that there is gold in sufficient Quan- titles there to pay experienced miners. One estimate is that from Sb to S10 per day can be taken out"
 The Nyack and Southern Railroad company of Rockland county has been incorporated with the secretary of state at Albany with a capital of S50,000, divided into 500 shares at S1oo each. The railroad is to be operated from point at Sparkhill, town of Orange, ex- tending through the village of Pisrmont through the town of Orange, to Nyaek, about Ave miles in length. The directors are Eben B. Thomas. George M. Oum- ming. John A. Middleton. Andrew Don aldson, Charles H. Coster, Henry d. Marousnd and Arthur Turubull of New York city; Ahram \. Hewitt of Ring wood, N. l., and John c. Mccullough of Bennington, Vt. ..=.
 The steamer Augusta Victoria of the Hamburg American line has arrived at Na,.. Nork from Hamburg. Southamn-