Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-06-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
happening. of the Wide Worl
Briefly and Tersely Told.


The Academy of Music at Kingston,
N. Y, with its contents, has been com
pletely destroyed 10y fire.
The transport. Hancock has arrived
at San Francisco from Manila with 81
officers and l,o42 enlisted men of the
Thirty-first volunteer infantry.
Hon. j. II. Manley has announced
that he is a candidate for the nomina'
ton for governor OF Maine at the con-
clusion of Governor Hills term.
The second section of Buffalo Bill's
show train ran into the first section at
Bellwood. Pa, wrecking six cars and
probably fatally injuring one man, a
tent man.
The go machinists I'm the employ OF
Coke Bros. < Co. ut Drifton, Pa, have
struck upon refusal of the company to
grant their demand for nine hour day
and ten hours pay.
General Trlas, In company with
Senior Lucban. brother of the insurgent
leader still operating In Samar, has
gone to Samar island and will attempt
to induce Lucban to surrender.
An order has been issued at the war
department directing the organization
of five batteries of field artillery and
three companies of coast artillery In adj
dition to those now in the service.
An extra freight train on the Erie
road broke I'm two west of Hornells.
vile, n. Y. and Brakeman Henry Din
geldy of Buffalo was killed. and Con-
ductor Mitchell was seriously injured.
Governor Mclean OF Connecticut has
sent to the house the nomination OF
David Torrance of Derby TO he chief
Justice of the supreme court of errors
to succeed Chief Justice Andrews, who
has resigned.
The rough riders have decided 10 hold
their annual reunion in Colorado
Springs during the quarto centennial
celebration. Aug. IL. IL is expected
that Vice President Roosevelt will at
tend the reunion.
Edward Moran. whose name has been
conspicuous for nearly half n century
among those of the leaders OF Ameri-
can art. has died at 3S4 Fifth avenue.
New York city. Mr.. Moran's work was
chiefly in marines.
The navy department has received n
complete set of plans for the rebuilding
of the Reina Mercedes, one of the cap.
tured Spanish ships. but II has not yet
been decided whether the proposed
changes will he made.
Rev. Chester ID. Clapp. rector of st.
Johns Episcopal church In Toledo, has
been appointed to take charge OF the
work In the Philippines for the Amcrl.
can board of missions. He will begin
his work about Sept. 1.
The annual report of Collector Smith
OF the port OF Manila will show that
the amount in gold OF duties collected
is as follows: Imports for the 81 months
of the American occupation, S1i,315,'
600; exports. s1.6os,250.
Major General S. Il. NJ. Young, who II
now in this city, viii assume command
OF the department OF California on the
30th inst. relieving Major General
Shafter. whose commission as major
general of volunteers expires ON that
date.
Senator NJ. A. Hanna has been APP
pointed n colonel on the official stan of
General Rassieur. commander In chief
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
Senator Hanna was recently mustered
into the G. A. X. as member OF Memo
rial post in Cleveland.
A party OF six persons. three men and
three girls, while sailing on the Della
ware river off North Essington. a few
miles below Philadelphia, We're thrown
into the water by the swamplng OF
their skin during n squat, and the
three girls were drowned.
Made insane by reading blood and
thunder" stories. Leroy Groves, IL
years old. of Napoleon. o., stabbed "a
death his sister, aged "a; strangled his
brother, 13 years old. and finally, after
setting his fathers barn on fire. shot
himself and then leaped into the flames
Andrew Carnegie has signed deed
transferring S10.O00,000 In , per cen
steel trust bonds TO trustees for til,
benefit of the universities OF Scotland
The amount becomes Immediately
available. The next installment OF In
terest can be used for the October
term.
Major George Arthur. assistant pay
master of the United States army, who
recently returned home from the Phil
ippincs, has died suddenly Mt the Wed
dell House in Cleveland. The deceased
was son of Il. NJ. Arthur, grand chief
of the brotherhood OF Locomotive I'm
gineers.
In a battle with the insurgents nj
Lima. province of Batnngas. Luzon
Lieutenant Anton Springer of th,
| Twenty-first infantry was killed. ant
Captain william III. wilhelm, Lieuten
ant Walter Lee, Lieutenant Charles X
Ramsay aud five enlisted men OF The
same regiment were wounded.
Lieutenant Wray's command has ha,
six engagements with the insurgents II
the province of Sorsogon, Luzon, Kill
ing six. Twenty-three insurgents were
captured at and near Atimonan, prov
ince OF Tayabas, and several minor cap
lures are reported from other parts 81
southern Luzon, where the insurgents
are still active.
John Lawrence OF New Brunswick
1
mander OF the New Jersey q. A. II
Mt the encampment at Asbury Park
defeating Oscar +. Clifford OF Newark
Silas w. Volk Of Camden had n cleal
field for senior vice commander Hen
ry Chayene OF Salem was elected as
sstant surgeon general
Edward Emmons. who was prisoner
In the Sing Sing prison, has been re
leased having been parioncd 10y Gov
ernor Odcll Emmons was sentenced {,
life Imprisonment from Ricbmon,
county. where he murdered his com
mon law wife while living Mt New
Dorp. He was sentenced In 1883 an,
had served little over II years.
Captain Fred j. Kountz. son of Gen
eral ]. =. Kountz, ex-commander II
chief Of the q. \. r., died very sudden
ly In Toledo OF acute pneumonia. II,