Connecticut western news., 1900-05-24

James NJ. Lynch of Syracuse has been elected president of the International Ty- pographical union by plurality of about 2,S00.
 Heavy rains have put out fire at Fisher, Mich, which lasted three days. The loss is estimated at $500, 900; insur- ance, Si00.o00.
 County Attorney Putnam of Salt Lake City has decided to retry B. II. Roberts on the charge of unlawful cohahitation Tuesday, the 2ath inst.
 Mir. W. k. Corwine has returned from a tour of investigation of Porto Rico for the Merchants association and reported conditions improving rapidly.
 Captain O'Connor's company of the Forty-sixth infantry has captured 25 rifles and 800 Hotchkiss and 10000 Mau. ser shells at Silan, Cayite province, Lu- xon.
 The Central Railroad of New Jersey will have 10 pay Miss Hannah Collins of 236 Monitor street. Jersey City, S42. 500 damages for injuries received in an aeci. dent.
 Four Italians, three of them brothers, are dead at South Fork, near Altoona, Pa, and three others are in a critical condition as result of drinking wood alcohol.
 Edward Nj. Field and Clarence J. Law. renee, two Adirondack guides, have been drowned in Lake Placid. They were en' gagged in placing buoys, when a squall came up.
 General Benjamin F. Tracy of New York city has severed his connection with the law firm of Tracy, Bosrdman & Platt and become counsel for the firm of Cou. dert Bros.
 Sister Aiphonso, mother provincial of the sisterhood of St. Francis for the
 United States, Is dead. She was one of the original six sisters who came to this country in 1875.
 The first death of a white man from bubonic plague occurred Monday. The victim was a government teamster. Sey. en natives have died since the outbreak of the plague at Quiapo.
 William II. Hunt of Montana has been selected to be secretary of state for the island of Porto Rico. He is a son of the late Secretary Hunt and a lawyer of high standing in his own state.
 Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow has taken over the direction of the postal affairs of Cuba, relieving Estes c. Rathbone, director of posts, who has
 been formally suspended.
 Lhte iudh huNlStS IT0m mAullA say that the prison officials of Bilibid prison
 at Manila are under investigation on a
 charge of exchanging and releasing pris.
 oners and receiving bribes,
 Major John c. Gilmore and 100 men of
 the Forty-third regiment were ambushed
 May 6 near Pambugan, Samar. Seventy. five of the enemy were killed, and thers were no American casualties. Francis Truth, who advertised himself as divine healer" has been indicted in Boston by the United States grand jury on seven bills aggregating 20 counts foI alleged fraudulent use of the mails. The Lutz murder jury st Wilkesharre, Pa, found verdict of guilty in the first degree after being out 16 days. During
 all that time the ballot stood ten for first
 degree and two for anything except that
 verdict.
 Former State Superintendent of Insur. ance Louis F. Payn of Chatham, N. r.. is one of the directors and the principal shareholder of the Stonybrook Box Board mills. incorporated with a capital of $100,0OO.
 In fight at Catarma, island of Samsr May 1, about TOO Filipinos attacked the men of the Forty-third infantry. The Americans killed 209 of the rebels by
 actual count, and only three Americans were wounded.
 The Grand Army Home For Soldiers Widows at Hawkins Station, near Pitts burg, has been burned. The 10 inmates ranging in age from 50 to 95 years, es capped without injury. Loss, $20,o00 Cause of fire unknown. John Miller. postmaster at Mill Point, N. r., while crossing Invalle street in Amsterdam in his wagon was struck by the Continental Limited, on the West Shore road. Miller and his horse were killed. He leaves a family. Colonel wickham Hoffman, aged 70, who was in the service of the govern ment through the civil war and then as secretary, charge d'affaires and minister on the European continent from 1860 to 1SsG, has died at Atlantic City. Captain Tinio. q nephew of General | Tinio, and 23 other rebels were killed on | May IS by scouts in an engagement near Malibicong. province of Ilocos. There
 was no loss among the Americans. who captured rifles, men, horses and saddles. The statue of General Grant presented | by the Grand Army of the Republic to the nation was unveiled in the great TO- rate ceremonies commemorative of the event were held in the hall Of representa- tives.
 The will of William Kirkpatrick of Syracuse provides for three fountains for | the city, costing In all SlS,0O0, and the | residue of the estate, a sum estimated to | be nearly Sio0, 900. Is given for the cree | ton of a treproof building for the Ouon- | daga County Historical association. The towns of Hilongos and Maasin, is- | land of Leyte, have been occupied by troops of the Forty-third volunteer infan- | try. The insurgents opposed the landing | of the Americans and sustained heavy losses The Americans had three casu' | alties.
 Jacob Harnell, a nonuniou carpenter, | was attacked by strikers In Chicago and received injuries which may cause bis death. Three other nonunion carpenters were also badly beaten. The assailant. | escaped before any arrests could be made by the police.
 A. c. Bergum, a military prisoner st | the Presido, was shot and instantly kill | ed while trying to make his escape. The | dead man was a private of the Twentieth | United States infantry and was serving a
 three years sentence for sleeping at his | post during service in Manila. It has been planned to open in Manila
 in June a new Filipino college that will
 be nonsectarian. 1t will be the first of its
 kind in the archipelago. The provost
 marshal has approved the nroxnaotnA