Connecticut western news., 1901-04-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happening. of 1he Wide woris
Brieny aud Tcrsely Told.

ulke.
The war department denies the story
that troops We're to be withdrawn from
Cuba.
The Scientific alliance OF New York
city is to erect temple at cost Of
S5oo,ooo.
The New York senate has passed
bill compelling butcher shops TO close
on Sunday.
General George c. c"Tige'O Anderson,
the famous Confederate brigadier, Is
dead at the age of a.
Twenty eight business buildings and
many residences have been destroyed
by tire In Lisbon Falls, Me.
A mob prevented the city council OF
Kansas City from granting franchises
TO a street railway company.
The SECRETARY of the treasury has
bought In New York S2,0o0,ooo OF
short term bonds for the sinking fund.
Albert Priestman, a wealthy Phila-
delphian, is detained at Ellis Island be-
cause he has false arm and is not
citizen.
Colonel Robert l.. Meade, marine
corps. U. s. N. has been made a brig
adler general by brevet for bravery at
Tien-tsin.
Mayor Pedro Grinan OF Santiago,
Cuba, has been exonerated from the
charges preferred against him and has
been reinstated.
The torpedo boat Shubrick's trials
have been completed satisfactorily. She
was required by contract to make 20
knots Tor two hours.
General Macarthur cables that the
number of sick in the Philippines are
1883 in hospital and 90s In quarters,
the percentage being $50.
Six trotting horses, valued In all at
$4,000 and owned by Edward e. Per
kins Of Poughkeepsie, were burned to
death in Mr.. Perkins barn.
Rev. +. NJ. Haygood. a widely known
Baptist minister, is dead, aged "a. DR.
Haygood had occupied the pulpit In
nearly every southern state.
The navy department has decided to
award the contract for the construc-
ton Of the protected cruiser Milwaukee
to the Union Iron works at San Fran
cisco.
Governor odell has signed the bill OF
Senator Hill authorizing the Pan
American Exposition company to issue
second mortgage bonds to the value of
100000.
About 10000, 900 feet OF logs and be-
tween 5,OO0,0 900 and 6,000,0O0 cords of
pulp wood have been cut In the Adlron-
dacks for the different mills In Forest
port, N. Y, this year.
]. NJ. Gufrey OF Pittsburg has drilled
In another gusher near Beaumont, Tex.
This new gusher is the equal OF the
famous Lucas well and makes the
third this company has shot in.
Orders have been received at the
Boston navy yard instructing the com.
mander to have the gunboat Machias
ready for sea as soon as possible. She
was put out of commission here last
summer.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
demand made by the furnace workers
In Sharon and Sharpsville, Pa, for In
creased pay will be granted by the op-
orators. The increase will affect about
1000 men.
Complete returns show the election
by a plurality of 1885 of Rolla Wells,
Democratic candidate for mayor of ST.
Louis. The remainder OF the Demo
cratic ticket was also elected by about
the same plurality.
The postoffice at sun, Franklin coun.
ty, N. Y, was entered by burglars
The safe was blown open and $25 In
money and 800 worth OF stamps TAX.
en-. The burglars had a team and
were tracked south as far as Burke.
The transport Buford has sailed for
Manila via Honolulu and Guam with
the depot battalion OF the Fifth infan.
try, Troops c and ID of the Fifth cav
airy, 100 recruits and casuals, 81 hos
pital corps men and a number Of pas.
sengers.
The board of directors OF the Read.
ing company at a meeting accepted the
resignation of President Joseph s. Har-
ris and elected George H. Baer to sue
coed him. President Harris will re-
main with the company in an executive
position.
Osborn Deignan has been appointed
boatswain in the navy. He is one OF
the sailors who accompanied Naval
Constructor Hobson on the famous
Merrimac expedition into Santiago bay
while the harbor was being blockaded
by the American fleet.
Postmaster Van Colt OF New York
city has reported that the gross re-
ceipts OF his Office for the quarter end
ed March 81 were 50, 7i6, 700 against
81. 503, 967 for the corresponding quar-
ter a year ago. This makes an increase
OF 9.72 per cent In New York's postal
business.
Hiram Cronk of Utica, n. Y, the last
survivor OF the war OF 1912, who will
be 1ol years old on the Goth day OF this
month. is as well as usual He has
habit OF sleeping all day and lying
awake all night. 1t is intended 10 cele
brate his birthday by holding a recep-
tIon at bis home.
The Mexican ambassador has receiv-
ed from the secretary OF state a draft
for 1000 paid out of humane consider
alton and without reference TO the
question of liability ms full indemnity
TO the heirs OF Florentino Suaste, a
Mexicas citizen who was lynched in
Lasalle county. Tex, In 1895.
Five sailors OF the schooner Charles
II. Hodgdon. who were supposed to
have been drowned of the Cape Verde
islands last December, are alive. The
boats crew were towed ten miles by
an angry whale. They were IL days
adrift. On the seventh day they sight.
ed a school OF blackfish and succeeded
I'm killing one. They drank the blood
and ate the meat raw. On Jan. y they
were picked up by the French bark
Adolph, bound to Genoa.
Louis VonIand has died In Mamaro-
neck, n. Y, 103 years old. At the time
of his death he was one of the few
men who had seen Napoleon Bona
parte. Mr.. Yoilland was born In France
In 1898. He was still In France at the
time Napoleon abdicated and saw the
90. tt.F n. 81.