Connecticut western news., 1900-09-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MappentnGs of the Wide worIs
 Briefly and TerseIY Told.

Happenings Of the Wide worfd
 Briefly and Tersefy Toid.
 Rev. E. M. Cravsth, a founder of Fisk university, died at St. Charles, Minn.
 The steamship Umatills brought s1,- 100000 of Klondiks gold to San Fran cisco
 The National Letter Carriers associa- tion assembled for their annual meeting in Detroit.
 Alabama coal to the amount of 1S0, 900 tons was sold in New Orleans to replace the Pennsylvania product.
 W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., won the auto mobile championship in the series of races near Newport, R. I.
 NJ. c. D. Borden of New York surpris- ed the cotton trade al Fall River by buy ing ooO,0O0 pieces of cotton at PTS cents.
 New York city departmental estimates SO far received show that the eIpendi- lures next year will amount to $100 0,000,- 900.
 Governor Roosevelt began his western campaign in Detroit on Thursday even ing, addressing a large and enthusiastic audience.
 The National Tube company of Pitts burg has advanced prices on merchant and wrought iron pipe per cent, to take effect at once.
 Mise Anna Gordon of Clyde, N. r., a teacher in the Packer College institute of Brooklyn, died suddenly on . Central train at Syracuse.
 Priscilla Higgins. IA years old, swan across the bay from Fort Hamilton to st- George, N. r., eight miles, In two hours and Eve minutes.
 American miners in disputed Alaska territory received notice from Secretary Hay of protection under the Anglo American modus vivendi.
 State Senator Samuel A. Losch oi Pennsylvania is dead. He was bS years old. Senator Losch was prominent in Republican politics of the state and also In O. A. R. circles.
 Three persons have been poisoned In Chicago by drinking Ice cream soda. The victims are Clarence Smith. 5 years old, condition critical; Mrs. T. c. Smith and Mrs. B. Smith
 William J. Bryan completed . three days campaign tour In Maryland and West Virginia on Thursday night st Wheeling. where was gathered a great audience to hear him.
 Demands of the Pennsylvania anthra. cite coal miners as formulated and pre- ssntsd by the Mine Workers' union have been refused by the producers, and g general strike is threatened.
 The one hundred and twenty third an. nivsrsary of the battle of Brandywins was celebrated Tuesday on the battle. field where on Sept. II, TIT. for tn, first time the Continental army carried the stars and stripes into battle.
 William J. Bryan spoke on wednes day in Shspherdstown and Keyser, w Va. to large audiences. A letter wa. read at Shepherdstown, in which former Postmaster General William l.. Wilson reiterated his opposition to q colonial policy for the United States.
 The Whitehall and Granville Railroad company of Washington county, N. Y. a street surface railroad to be operated by electricity or other power except To comotives. capital S750.0O0, has been in corporated. The road will run from Whitehall to Granville. a distance oi about 1411 miles.
 State Comptroller William J. Morgan who had been siling for the past two weeks, died in Albany ea Wednesday night of heart failure. Death occurred bst . few hours after be had been hon ored with a renomination by the Repub lican party in convention at Saratoga He was 90 years of age and had beer prominent in the public affairs of ths state of New York for many years.
 Assembled In convention h Carnegie Music hall, in New York, the Nationa party nominated for president of ths United States Senator Donelson Caf fiery of Louisiana and for vice president Archibald Nj. Howe of Cambridge, Mass A platform was adopted declarinS against both Mckinley and Bryan and affirming the belief of the convention oi the general inadeouacy of all the othei political parties.
 After a hard fought battle In the Con necticut Republican state convention be tween the organization and the Fessen den contingent. In which the former wal victorious. the following nomination. were made: Governor, George P. Me Lean of 6imsbury; lieutenant governor Edwin O. Keeler of Norwalk; state sec retary, Charles c. R. Vinai of Middle town; treasurer, Henry H. Gallup o