Connecticut western news., 1900-05-10

mcnt met and routed a pand or me enc my between Lcgaspi and Riago. province of Albay, April l3 Two Americans were killed and five were wounded. in- cluding two officers. The Filipinos lost heavily. The conditions around Legaspi and Sorsoson are reported 10 be still dis turbed.
 Nennona Parker, who resides near Hallsport, Allegany county, N. I., was called to his gate by two strangers. when one of the latter dealt Parker terrible blow on the forehead with blunt instru- ment They then robbed him of Sl00. He was found unconscious an hour later by members of his family and is in . critical condition.
 The American Az and Tool company has purchased Ss acres of river frontage at Glassport, near pittaburg, and win erect thereon n $500, 600 plant. the lar gcst of its kind ever built. IL is intend ed to ccntralize the plants of the com bine at this point The works will em- ploy 1000 men and will be in operation before the end of the rear.
 Westport, Pa, was visited by a de- structive fire on Wednesday. The foi- lowing buildings were destroyed; The general store and warerooms of Good man Bros, the general store, meat mar ket and residence of T. NJ. Robbins the general store of W. c. werts and the residences of Curtis Caldwell, e. w. Courier and C. w. Wilson, several barns and icchouses.
 Fire. entailinH loss of sl COG. 900 and with but a fraction of insurance, broke out Monday night on the Standard OH company's docks at Constable Hook, N. J. Two docks. eight barres, a full riRrcd aAt A. naf Am ts.la ing to Arthur Sewall, who was Bryan'a running mate, were burned. The only in- surancs was on the ship. The origin of the Ere Is unknown.
 James A. Robinson. well known throughout the country in connection with circuses and thentricals, died in Philadelphia, aged co years From 1864 until 1889 Mir Robinson was at various times connected with every circus of prominence In the country as advance agent, the last ten years of his active cir GUS career being spent in the service of Barnum and the Forepaugh circuses. A crowded car on the Suburban rAli- way in St. Louis was wrecked with nitro glycerin placed on the tracks. Six pas- scngers were injured. So far ns known | by the police no one was seen to place the explosive on the track. Several cars have been stoned Tn the suburbs since strike on the Suburban line was inaugu- rated, but the strikers say that no union man had a hand in these demonstrations. The president has practically decid- ed upon John C. Baird of Wyoming as United States attorney for Hawaii and
 Daniel A. Rey of Illinois as United | States marshal. The internal revenue
 officials are taking measures to extend to the islands the internal revenue system
 of the United States, and the probabili-
 ties are that Hawai- will be made . part
 of the first collection district of Cali
 fornia, with deputy stationed at Hono- | lulu.
 The American hotel at Geneseo, N. Y.,
 was destroyed by nre Tuesday morning.
 Most of the guests barely escaped. There
 were about 30 In the hotel. It was
 thought that all had escaped, but a
 search resulted in the finding of tho bod | les of Lafayette Carney and sherman Deboray of West Sparta on the third
 floor. The men had been suffocated. tt
 is thought a woman also lost her life. but
 her Identity Is unknown, and the body
 has not been found.