Connecticut western news., 1899-08-03
NEWS. OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World Briefly and TerseIy Told.


 Elihu Root on Tuesday formally sue ceeded General Alger as secretary of war.
 Lloyd Tevis, former president of the Wells-Fargo Express company, died at San Francisco, worth $20,o00,00O.
 Andrew Carnegie has offered to give S50,000 for a public library in San Diego, Cal, if a site be donated and the library maintained as at present.
 The United States transport Valencia. which sailed from San Francisco June 29 with re-enforcements for the American troops in the Philippines, has arrived at Manila.
 The former Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, upon which minor repairs are being made preparatory to starting upon cruise of exhibition. has come out of drydock at the Norfolk navy yard.
 Paul Corcoran, charged with the mur- der of James Cheyne, in connection with the Wardner udaI strike, has been found guilty of murder in the second de. gree and sentenced to IT years in the penitentiary.
 Captain c. K. Goodrich has been de- tached from command of the cruiser Newark and ordered to assume command of the battleship Iowa on Sept. l, reliey- ing Captain Terry, who is ordered home on waiting orders.
 President Mckinley has sent to Major General Otis an expression of confidence in his ability and judgment and nssur- ances that his conduct of civil and mili- tary matters meets with the hearty ap- proval of the government
 The cruiser Newark will 1t is an- nounced. probably remain at Callao for a fortnight and then proceed to San Fran cisco to receive Admiral Kautz. After ward she will proceed to Honolulu and according to rumor, may go to Manila. Edward S. Campbell, vice president of the Newark Banking company, has been appointed permanent receiver of the Mid dlesex County bank at Perth Amboy, N. J., which was wrecked by Cashier George NJ. Valentine His bond was fixed at $50, 900.
 A. Kyle, who was the leader of party of 2S Bostonians who wintered at Arctic City, Alaska, says that between 9 and 50 prospectors were drowned in the Ko- wax river last season. Their names were unknown to him. No gold was found on the Kowak.
 At Baltimore four negroes, Corne- Illus Gardner, John Meyers, Charles James and Joseph Bryan, have been hanged in the jail yard, the first three named for assaulting little Annie Bailey April 9 and Bryan for the murder of Mary Pack, | woman with whom he had lived.
 The 100 mile paced race for the cham pionship of America at the Manhattan Beach bicycle track Saturday was won by Burns Pierce of Boston, the present holder of the 100 mile American record. Frank Waller was second, finishing in 3h. Aim. 9 los. Harry Bikes was third and Miller last.
 Tupper Lake. N. Y., has been destroy ed by fire. One hundred and sixty-nine buildings were burned, including nearly every structure in the place. Sixty-four business places were destroyed The fire protection was very meager. The fire started in King X Pages store. The loss Is about S150,000.
 Rear Admiral William T. Sampson has filed in the supreme court of the District of Columbia a suit in his own behalf and also in behalf of the officers and enlisted men of the ships of the north Atlantic squadron who took part in the naval en- gagement of Santiago and the subse- luent captures for prize money. The suit is similar to that recently entered by Admiral Dewey In the same court
 Minister Merry has been instructed to represent to the government of Nicara- qua that in the opinion of the state de partment the 5000 collected by Gener- al Torres from the American merchants In Bluehelds should be returned to them. The merchants were required to pay this amount of money on goods that had been previously assessed by the revolutionary party while the latter wns in control at Bluehelds.
 Brigadier General Ludlow gives n very encouraging account of the situation m Havana. He says that the health con ditions of the city are such as to leave the doctors without employment to a great extent. The 2,200 troops in the Ha- vana command are in excellent condition. General Ludlow feels very much encour- aged about the government of the city and says the reforms instituted by the Americans are working successfully.
 A landslide on the Erie railroad near Lackawaxen, Pa, caused the derailment of 22 cars of an east bound freight train early Sunday morning just before west bound express No. was due. For some reason no signal was put out to warn No. [, which crashed into the debris. The engine of the express, n combination car and two slcepers were demolished and 
 killed. and several passengers were hurt, none fatally.
 The latest report from the volcano of Mauna Loa, received by way of Kalieha, is to the effect that a great change took place in the course of the lava flow on the night of July IS. The mighty stream of burning lava, which was steadily flow ing toward the town of Hilo and threat ening its destruction, has fortunately been diverted in its course SO that the danger of life and property Is less immi- nent than at the time of the previous mail advices.
 Our total army in the Philippines as now planned for renewal of action will be approximately 42,000 men, and it is believed that the president will gradually add volunteer organizations until 50,000 or 60,000 men are in the field against Aguinaldo. It is intended to send volun. teers over as fast as transports can be sent back and forth. so that there will be q fully organized force at Manila by the end of the rainy season, and there will be no delay in opening the campaign.
 Counsel has been retained by the 21 men arrested on July 10 after the dyna- mite explosion under the Fifth avenue elevated railway pillars at Thirty-sixth street. Brooklyn, for the purpose of in- stituting individual suits against the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company for false Imprisonment. Former Assistant District Attorney Isaac NJ. Kapper, who defended the prisoners before Magistrate Brenner in the police court and secured their discharge, will have charge of the cases.
 Eugene Pakahpuer, a graduate from the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa, shot and killed Edith Morell, aged i7. at the home of Mrs. ]. F. Morell in South Am herst Sunday. The Indian had been ems ployed on the farm for about year, and during the time he had paid much atten- tion to the girl. The murder, without doubt, was the result of jealousy through Miss Morelrs refusal of Pakahpuer's at tention. After the shooting he set fire to the house, barn and outhuildings, which were totally destroyed