Connecticut western news., 1899-11-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and Tersely Told.

Word has been received in Washington of the death of Chief Yeoman Charles R. D. Warlow of the cruiser Baltimore in the Philippines.
 The members of the Sixth infantry, which is divided into 30 garrisons throughout the island of Negros. are un- dergoing great hardships.
 Mir k. l.. Godkin. for many years ed itor in chief of the New York Evening Post. has severed his connection with that paper on account of i'll health.
 The Philippine commission. consisting of Admiral Dewey, Colonel Denly, Presi- dent Schurman and Professor Worcester, has submitted its preliminary report to President Mckinley.
 General Otis Is contemplating the send ing of an expedition to southern LuEon. The lack of land and water transporta. ton Is still the weakest point In the scheme for such a movement.
 The president has commissioned Colo mel Wilder s. Metcalf, Twentieth Kan sas volunteers, brigadier general by bre- vet for gallant and meritorious services in action at Guiguento river, Luxon.
 For the third time since 1892 Harvard triumphed over Pennsylvania on the foot ball field on Saturday. The Cambridge boys scored three touchdowns and kicked one goal from touchdown, which gave them total of 16 points. No points were made by the Quakers.
 dispatch from wardner. Ida, says Company H. Idaho national guards, has gone on guard at the prison. A dispatch from General Merriam says the federal troops will remain in their camps in the Occur d'Alene district.
 Judge W. s. Ely of the Texas court of appeals has affirmed the judgment of the lower court which forfeits the charter of the San Antonio Gas company because that company became a member of To- cal combination to control the private and public lighting of San Antonio.
 Rear Admiral W. s. Sehley was enthu- siastically welcomed to Atlanta on Satur- day. Governor Candler extended greeting for the state, and Colonel w. A. Hemp hin presented the loving cup bearing this inscription: "Presented to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley by the citizens of Atlanta. Nov. 4. 1S99."
 Right Rev. Michael wigger, bishop of Newark, has been chosen by the Vatican to say mass at the birthplace of Christ in Bethlehem on Christmas morning. Bishop wigger is the first of the Fran. ciscsn order of monks upon whom this honor has been conferred. The Rev. Fathers Lawrence and Carroll of Jersey City will assist the bishop.
 It has practically been decided that a colonial bureau will be established to take directly in charge all matters per taining to the outlying dependencies of the United States, The office will be a bureau of the war department and not a separate department, as has been sug- gested, and the matter has SO far ad- vanced that the selection of q chief of the bureau Is now under consideration.
 James J. Jeffriss Is still heavyweight champion. The fight with Sharkey at the Coney Island Athletic club Friday was a fierce battle from start to finish, 2S rounds. Sharkey stood up to Jeffries like a hero, but was punished SO hard that he Is now suffering from broken ribs, broken arm and all sorts of bruises. uhe victory was won on the umpire's de- cision, the fight being limited to 20 rounds.
 Gallant conduct medals have been given JAR. wilke, William Oakley and John Maxwell, who helped cut the Cienfuexos cable, and Samuel Triplett, who destroy ed the usefulness of Spanish mines. All four of the men were attached to the Marblehead in the Spanish-American war, and they received the medals be- cause their old commander. Captain Mo Calla, commended them for acts of bray cry and daring.
 In Chief Signal Officer Greely's report wireless telegraphy receives considers- ble attention. General Greely snys that as a means of connecting the islands of the West Indies, Hawaii and the Philip pines, which are in the range of its ac- tion. wireless telegraphy should prove of value. The signal corps experiments have shown that it's officers and men are sble to furnish a practicable system of wireless telegraphy.
 The war department has received from General Otis reports in the cases of three volunteer soldiers court mRrtialed in the Philippines and sentenced to death for assaults upon natives. It Is under stood that General Otis has approved the sentence of the court. as otherwise the papers would not have come to Washing ton. 1t Is possible the approval may be accompanied with a accommodation for a reduction of sentence.
 At Bacolod. In the island of Negros, the first autonomous government of the Fil- ipinos has been established. General | n, administered the oath of office to the judge of the supreme court, who in turn swore in the governor. three judges, 12 councilmen, the auditor and the secretary of the interior. Many natives of the Is. land attended the ceremony. The officers from Iloilo were also present.
 Ten men found guilty of interfering with the United States malls near Ward ner, Ida, during the riots of April p have been sentenced to serve p months each in the United States prison at San Quentin, Cal. and pay a fine of S1,oOO. with the exception of Dennis 0'Rourke, who on account of his youth gets on with 20 months and a fine of S1 900. Motions in arrest and suspension of judgment were previously overruled by Judge Beatty.
 A recently organized revolutionary movement has been discovered in north ern Negros. and the leaders have been forced to withdraw to Psnay. A number of bandits under the leadership of Papa Issio, a religious charlatan, have been driven into the mountains, but it is ex- pected that they will give more trouble. A force of 250 native soldiers, armed with Springfield rifles. are helping the Americans and are found to be valuable as scouts.
 -President Aguinaldo has just issued proclamation announcing that the American congress will meet in Decem- Der to decide whether or not 'the impe- riaiist policy" and "this bloody work" are to be continued. He exnorts his soldiers to conduct themselves so that congress will consider them worthy of independ- ence and requests the priests to abstain from politics and to redeem the church from the bad name the misdeeds of the friars have given it.
 The transport Ohio has returned from Manila via Guam and Honolulu. She brings oficer< and 70 men of the Ne vada cavalry and 215 discharged soldiers. Two deaths occurred on the voyage. E. c. Ross, correspondent of Leslie's Week ly, who was passenger on the Ohio, said that he did not understand the att tacks on General Otis; that he had never suffered from Otis reported changing of matter submitted to the censor. Mir. Ross reports very quiet conditions at Guam.