Connecticut western news., 1901-08-29
NEWS OF TIE WEEK
Happenings. of tLe Wide World
 Briefly and T.rseiy Told.

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 The steamer Oregon brought to Seat tie s5oo. ooo in gold from Nome, Alaska. The government supply boat Elfrida went ashore near Montauk, N. I., in n fog.
 Tiptonvllle. Tenn. county seat of Lake county, was almost destroyed hy fire.
 The San Francisco wnalers are re- ported to have made good catches this season.
 The treasury department reports a large increase in Philippine import and export trade
 President wetmore of New York ad- dressed the American Bar association at Denver on state laws.
 F.. C. westall. chief of the money or der bureau of the Havana postofiice. has been robbed of SI.00o.
 The steamer Roanoke. with Sl,0oo, 900 gold dust. reached Port Townshend, Wash. from Nome. Alaska.
 The missing link in the telephone cir. cult between the Atlantic and Pacific Is likely to be constructed soon.
 The College of Heraldry company of New York city was Incorporated at Al. bany to supply coats of arms.
 A head on railway collision occurred near Prentice. Ills. killing five train men. The passengers escaped.
 Four boys were drowned at Long Branch. \. ]. Two of the bodies wer, recovered soon after tue accident.
 Six Chinese students from Canton have been admitted to the University of California for further education.
 Dr. Louis Knapp of St. Louis left his wife and children to nurse Chinese leper in order to study the disease.
 It Is said that William Ridgeley of Chicago Is likely to succeed c. O. Dawes as comptroller of the currency.
 Secretary Hay made a short visit to the president at Canton, but the trir was not deemed particularly signih- cant.
 The National Steel Refining compa. ny has been incorporated in Della. ware as a rival to the Crucible Steel company.
 United States Judge Moves of Nome, Alaska. reached Seattle and will ex. plain in court his connection with min Ing eases.
 The body of the late Chilean minister. Morla Yicuna. who died In Buffalo, was placed In a vault at Washington with many honors.
 Samuel Strong of Cripple Creek. Colo. millionaire mine owner. was shot and killed by & gambler in a sa. Icon Thursday.
 The American Par association, in ses. sion al Denver. voted to hold univer- sal congress of lawyers at the St. Louis exposition In 1903.
 The transpor Thomas. with 6O0 teachers on board. arrived at Manila from San Francisco. Their landing was delayed by typhoon.
 Three white men were shot. two of them fatally. m an attempt to get pos. session of convicted negro in charge of a sheriff at Ashevllle, Ala.
 Lewis Warmer, local politician and c. X. R. man of Utica. wrecked the sa. loon of Mori,z Slcgman because the proprietor sold liquor to wanner's wife after being notified not 10 do SO.
 Lieutenant Hazard. commanding a troop of Macahehe scouts, has captured the American deserter Howard. who as a leader of the Filipinos had been annoying the Americans for many months.
 Francis Schlatter. who assumed the role of divine healer and has played |, more or less successfully for several years. has been sentenced to three months in the workhouse In a New York police court.
 The Royal Mail Steamship company's steamer Nile has just bought a supply of American coal in preference to the Cardiff coal sold by the company's OWL agents. This Is the first instance of the kind in the history of the company
 The correspondence between Admiral Schley and the navy department rela tive to Admiral Howison's competency to serve as member of the Schley court of inquiry was made public. Tn, question will be left to the court fol decision.
 Mrs. Charles Williams. wife of a farmer of Franklin county. Tenn, was shot and killed by Henry Noles. a ne. gro. who attempted to assault her After shooting Mrs. Williams the negro fired upon her little son, the bullet grazing his head.
 William A. Larned won the tennis championship of the United States al Newport by defeating Beals c. Wright in the finals of the all comers' tourna ment and taking the challenge round by default from Malcolm n. Whitman former champion.
 The torpedo boat destroyer Rain bridge has been launched at Neafie X Levy's shipyard. The little war vessel was chrlstened by Miss Louise Adele Bainbridge-H Hon. daughter of Captain Bainbridge- Hon and granddaughter oi Commodore Bainbridge.
 Miss Maude Coleman Woods ha, died In Charlottesville. Va. Miss Wood, was pronounced the most beautiful woman In America by a committe, from the Pan-Amerlcan exposition, and her profile adorns all of the medals Is sued by the board of award.
 The Columbia gave the Constitution good sound beating twice around the Seawanhaka triangular course of Oyster Bay, N. Y.. on Long Island sound, Thursday. On corrected time tn old defender won by Pm. 5s. and on elapsed time by Inn. 39s, An unsucccssful attempt was made at Lebanon. Ky. Friday to lynch Dan Hotten aud Charles Shipp. who rre confined In the Marion county jail. charged with murder. The mob called 1t the house of Clayton. the jallor. but ais wife refused to give them the keys to the jail. They then went to the jail snd began to batter the doors, when an officer named Brent. who was sscreted in a coal shed. opened Are upon them Tue pob returned the fire. but no one was hit. They then dispersed.
 Henry Nolcs. n negro. was burned bJ a mob for crlmlnally assaulting ant | shooting to death Mrs Charles VII