Connecticut western news., 1901-09-05
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 Snow fell In bllndng sheet for ai hour lu Alpiae pass. Colorado.
 Miss Henrietta Homeier of Ingleside, N. Y., dislocated her jaw while chew Ing gum.
 Over 15.GGo.ooo acres of public lands were disposed of last year for nearly S5,0O0.00o.
 Commander Schroeder, governor Of the island of Guam, has arrived at san Francisco.
 A receiver for ex-Captain oberlin NJ. Carter's property was appointed at Springfield. Ills.
 Two boys. aged 10 years, were com. mitted to jail at Camden, N. J., for highway robbery.
 The employees of the Standard Chain rompany at York, Pa, have struck for a new wage scale.
 The false roof over the supreme court chambers at Washington fell. narrowly missing tourists.
 The St. Lawrence Yacht club has ac. cepted the challenge of the Bridgeport Yacht club for the Seawanhaka cup.
 The gold production of Cripple Creek during August was S2,55s,ooo, the greatest single months record in the history of the district.
 ]. Pierpont Morgan and New York associate have purchased the famous Bassick gold mine, situated In Custer county. Colo, for ST0o.0o0.
 James II. Halls bank at Kinde, Mich. was burglarized. The thieves got only Si00. but blew up the bank building as well as the vault.
 Harhin l.. Morgan of English. Ind, 70 years old is dead from injuries in. fiicted by his grandson, Lewis Morgan, who assaulted him on Friday last.
 United States Collector of Customs Hoey, at Nogales, A. T., has been rear. rested on additional counts In connec. ton with the Chinese conspiracy case.
 John D. Lankenau, the well known philanthropist and member of the Drexel family, who was stricken with paralysis, died in Philadelphia, aged S4 years.
 The historic Lincoln homestead al Hodgenville, Ky, Is being Inspected by the St. Luke society of Chicago with a view to its purchase as n snnitarlum for inebriates.
 Miss Marion Jones. daughter of Unit ed States Senator Jones of Nevada, has won the ladies' international tennis championship by beating Miss Carrie Nicely of Chicago.
 Two attempts were made 10 hold up stage near Binghamton, \. F., and though they were unsuccessful there was n battle with the robbers that dis. counted many similar ntraIrs in the far west.
 The postal authorities have decided to place portrait of General Henry w. Lawton, the military hero who lost his life nt San Mateo, In the Philip pines. on one of the new issue of post age stamps.
 At Saratoga the Presbyterian general assembly committee on revision of the Westminster confession received re. ports of progress made by It's three sec. tions and adjourned to meet in Wash. ington on Dec. 4.
 The torpedo boat destroyer Bain. bridge has been launched at Neahe & Levy's shipyard The little war vessel was chrlstened by Miss Louise Adele Bainbridge- Hon, daughter of Captain Bainbridge-Hoff and granddaughter of Commodore Bninbridge.
 The wreck on the Great Northern forty miles east of kalispell, Wash. was the worst in the roads history and one of the most sanguinary In the annals of American railroadlng. Ac. cording to the latest reports thirty-four lives were lost, and ten persons were injured.
 The comparative statement Of the government receipts and expenditures during the month of August shows the total receipts from all sources to have been S45. .39I. 125 and the expenditures S39. 1851 .I97. leaving surplus for the month of S6.042, UPS as against deficit for the month of August 1900. of SS11.- AS.
 The president has appointed William H. Hunt of Montana governor of Porto Rico as the successor of Charles IT. Al. len. Mir. Hunt's appointment was de. clded on several days ago, Governor Al. len being one of those who warmly in. dorsed his candidacy. He will enter up. on the duties of his office at an early date.
 Cresceus failed to lower the worlds trotting record in his start against time at Providence, R. I. His time was 2:05 fiat. The attempt to break the rec. ord was not made until after o'clocl, when the wind had died down. The track was smoothed over and was in the best of shape for the champions footing.
 Robert Downing the actor. now in San Francisco. has decided to begin proceedings for divorce from his wife. Eugcnia Blair, who is in the east. The ground is desertlon. They have been separated for two years. They were married 12 years ago. and until recently she supported him in most of his plays.
 The family of Wilbur Alexander, a large contractor Of Albany, \. r.. met with q frightful accident A naphtha launch exploded on the Hudson river at The Abbey. a mile and half below Albany. killing Mrs. Alexander and her little daughter and burning Wilbur AL exander and his son. Wilbur Alexan- der. IT,. in a horrible manner
 The monthly statement of the public debt of the United States shows that at the close of business on Aug. 3l, 1901. the debt. less cash In the treas. ury. amounted to Sl.o36. .34e. .s66. a de- crease for the month of $5.460. .597. Tho debt is rccnpitulated as follows: Inter. est bearing debt. Sos2. .6I0. GOO; debt on which interest has ceased since ma turity. S1.3o3, ,620; debt bearing no in- tcrest. S3S2, ,2s7,4l1; total, Si,360. .32i,. l21. This amount however. does not include s7So, ,o33,GSo In certificates and treasury notes outstanding which arc