Connecticut western news., 1900-08-23

from Nome With EdS1ces of the wreck of the steamers Merwin, Resolute and Dol lar on the beach during the fierce sterms of Aug. 2 and 8. The Mcrwin Is a total loss. One boat containing five people was overturned, and all were drowned. Fifteen people were drowned In all.
 Hon. Henry G. Burlcigh, cx-congress- man, has died at Whitehall, N. Y. He had always been very active in politics and had a large circle of acquaintances throughout the country. He was presi- dent of two banks, transportation com pany and director In many corporations. He had been very successful in business.
 Minister Storer, at Madrid, informs the state department that a treaty of smity, commerce and navigation and gem ernl intercourse has been signed pro- visionslly by the minister of state and himself. This practically marks the last step in the complete restoration of rcla- tions between Spain and the United States.
 Mise Anna ]. Neals of San Diego. Ernest Warner Oliver of Los Angeles and Maxwell l.. Mccullough of Irving ton, all graduates of the University of California of the class of 1900, have been appointed by Fred W. Atkinson, superin tendcnt of public instruction for the Philippines, to teach in the island schools. .- Mail adviees from Constantinoplc, dat | ed Aug. s, announce the arrival there of Professor II. V. Hilprecht, head of the University of Pennsylvania expedition | to Nippur, after having discovered the | library of the great temple with more than 17,Q00 tablets dealing with his. | torical and literary subjects, not one of | them of later date than 22S0 E. C. A cablegram has been received at the war department saying that Captain William l.. Murphy, Thirty-ninth United | States volunteer infantry first leuten- | ant Twenty-fourtb United States in- | fantryl, has been killed near Tanauan, | Philippine Islands. Captain Murphy was born in Iowa and was appointed from
 that state to the Military academy. | Attorney General John c. Davies has | prepared an opinion for the governor on \ the charges against Mayor James k. Me | Guire of Syracuse in which he declares that the charges have not been sufficient. \ ly substantiated 10 warrant Mir. Me | Guires removal. Mayor Mcclure Is n | Democrat and is chairman of the exccu.
 tive committee of the state committee. | J. M. Mclaughlin is dead at Metuchcn, | N. J., of kidney disease, aged 0S years.
 Mir. Mclaughlin was one of the first congressional stenographes. He was at one time editor of the Jersey City Times
 and for many years was correspondent \ ip New Jersey Of New York newspapers.
 He was the official court stenographsr of
 Middlesex county nt the time of his
 death.
 Lake Shore train No. 3, the fast mall,
 was wrecked at Bay Bridge, near San.
 dusky, O., by broken rail. Three cars,
 consisting of two mail and combinatio
 car, went over the bridge into SnnduKky
 bay, in 20 feet of water. Not life was lost, passengers and employers climb.
 ing through windows and doors and be.
 ing rescued from the water with slight
 injuries.
 Judge John Beverly, late of the supe' rior court of the state of Washington, ia
 dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
 John II. Bostwick, Amsterdam, N. II.
 He was born in oppenheim, Fulton coun.
 ty, N. r., June IS, 1923. He raised n
 company of the Thirty fourth regiment,
 New York volunteers, in the war of the
 febellion and rose to the rank of licurtn'
 ant colonel.
 ,l Exports of gold and silver from the
 port of New York Co all countries for last
 week aggregated SI51 ,3b5 silver bars and
 coin and SS, ,7S7,2 gold, a total of SH, b3S, ,634, against a total of S5S2, ,581 gold and silver in the same week last year.
 Since Jan. 1 exports of gold have been SI6, 530,4 ,45S and silver x30, ,465, ,0a1, ,
 against S25. 800. .73o gold and S29, ,D00. .902
 silver in the same period of last year.
 The jury in the case of ex-Sccretary of
 State Caleb Powers, charged with being , sn accessory before the fact to the mur. der of William Gocbel, returned a verdict
 of guilty, having been out only b3 mia |, utes. The vote in favor of life sentence
 was unanimous. When the jury retired,
 the belief was general that itS members
 would fall to agree, and In this opinion the defendant himself was firmly con. ] l uinccd