Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-04-25

commissioner of patents.
Governor odell has signed bill pro-
viding for Sunday closing Of butcher
shops In New York state.
George w. Marion has been appoint
ed deputy assistant treasurer of the
United States at New York.
Methodist ministers at the New York
east conference declared women unfit
to act in legislative matters.
At Frankfort, Ky. the jury has ac-
quilted Captain Ripley of completely
in the murder of Governor Goebel
The president has appointed Charles
O'Neil to be chief of the bureau of ord
nance, with the rank OF rear admiral.
The engagement of Major General S.
b. NJ. Young to Miss Cornelia ID. Nc
Lanahan of Washington is announced.
The Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
volunteer regiments, recently returned
from Manila, have been mustered out.
General John G. Gilmore of the ad.
jutant generals department has been
placed on the retired list of the army.
In the Grout historical Grafton prize
contest at Colgate university Samuel
Howard Archer, colored, won first
prize.
The United States supreme court has
denied the application of former Cap
tain Oberlin NJ. Carter to be admitted
to bail.
The Lowell (Mass.) Democratic club
has pledged itself to work for the NOM
ination of Richard olney for president
in 1904.
The big mills OF the American
Worsted company ut Fulton, n. Y,
have been closed, and 1900 employees
are out of work.
Alonzo ]. Whiteman, ex-mayor OF
Duluth, has been sentenced in New
York to two and half years for pass
ing bad check.
The Ballston N. " Daily News
printing house and plant, Cole Il Burn
ham. proprietors, have been completely
destroyed by fire.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
just concluded the sale of 100000 acres
of its land grant in Minnesota to n
Boston land company for 81 an acre.
Comptroller Coler's report for the
year 1900, just made public, shows that
New York city for running expenses
and improvements spent last year the
sum of S135. 100000.
A match factory Independent of the
trust, having capacity of 10000, 900
matches a day, will be put in operation
in Terre Haute, Ind, June l. The build
ings are nearly completed.
The act establishing provincial gov
eminent in Cebu has been passed. Jul
lilo Llorente. justice OF the supreme
court of the Philippines, who is a IA
tive of Cebu, was appointed governor.
Albert I. Patrick has been indicted
for murder in the first degree, the New
York city grand jury charging him
with causing the death of William
Marsh Rice. the millionaire reeluse.
The New York state legislature has
adjourned sine die. Before adjourn
ment the legislature fixed the tax rate
for the coming fiscal year at 1.2o mills.
the lowest tax rate authorized since
1855.
Mr.. Emil L. Boas. the American gen.
eral manager OF the Hamburg Ameri.
can line, has been created knight Of
the royal Prussian Order of the Crown
founded by the emperor's grandfather
In 1861.
The division of insular affairs of the
war department announces that the
internal revenue collections in the de-
partment of northern Luzon, Philippine
Islands, for the calendar year 1900
were S106.791.
The president has decided TO appoint
William ii. Jenkins TO be governor OF
Oklahoma territory to succeed Govern.
or Barnes. whose term will expire soon.
Mr.. jenkins is the present secretary
of that territory.
A thousand troops in the island of
Cehu are unable TO accomplish the sur
render or capture of the 200 insurgent
rifemen who still are out Colonel Me-
Clernand says the terms offered by the
insurgents are impossible.
Joseph w. Brott. the village tax col
lector of owego, n. Y, who wns re-
moved a few weeks ago for alleged
shortage in his accounts, attempted
suicide at the Central House by taking
laudanum. He was resuscitated with
difficulty.
The annual adjustments of postofiice
salaries and allowances thus far made.
to take effect July l next, provide for
4,730 promotions Of postoffice clerks
and for the appointment of 1,SOO addi-
tional clerks at postotlices throughout
the country.
John Albert Skoog, alias Albert Jen.
son. one of the most skilled counter
feiters in criminal history, Is dcld in
Bellevue hospital, New York city, from
wounds self inflicted OH April 8 when
he was arrested for trying to pass spu-
rious 10 kroner notes.
The navy department has received
a letter from Rear Admiral Remey,
in command of the Asiatic station,
making known his purpose to be pres
ent at the ceremony attending the
erection of monument to Commodore
Perry at Kurihana, Japan, on July IL.
An order issued by Secretary Root
assigns Brigadier General james f.
Wade to command the department Of
southern Iuzon in. place of General