Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-04-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide WORLD
RrIrnn and IarseIA Told.


brarion In Porto Rico.
The wages OF the employees OF the
Glasgow Iron company at Pottstown.
IA, have been raised.
Charles Momm. first assistant exam
liner in the United States patent Office.
has committed suicide
Billiards in western Nebraska and
eastern Colorado are reported 10 have
been very disastrous 10 cattle.
Calvin 4. Titus. the first soldier TO
scale the Picking wall. has been APP
pointed cadet at West Point.
The canals OF New York state viii
open between April Is aud May l and
as near the former date as possible.
The exports OF merchandise from the
port OF New York for the week ending
March 10 were valued at Sio.o69, ESQ.
The SECRETARY Of the treasury has
bought in New York S2.oo0ono OF
short term bonds for the sinking fund.
Twelve thousand Fnipinos have just
taken the oath OF allegiance TO the
United States in South Ilocos province,
Luzon.
Colonel Edward c. James, one of the
leading members of the New York bar.
has died at Palm Beach, Fla. OF pneu-
monia.
Colonel Robert l.. Meade. marine
corps, L. s. ~. has been made a brig
adler general by breyet for bravery at
Tien-tsin.
The IESon Journal, four page dai-
ly. has been established at Dawson.
News has been received at Dawson of
big strike ut Pelly.
A seat ON the New York Stock Ex-
change has been sold for $4,000.
which is $500 more than the highest
price heretofore paid.
The son of ex-Congressman Crowley
OF Lockport. y. Y. has been arrested
in San Juan, Porto Rico. in connection
with alleged postal frauds.
The Kentucky court OF appeals has
granted new trials to Caleb Powers
and James Howard. sentenced for the
murder of Governor Goebel.
Sam Jones. the golden rule mayor"
OF Toledo. has been reelected 10y about
1000 plurality over the Republican
candidate. General W. V. McMaken.
The Rev. John Jasper. the aged ne
gro Baptist preacher who held the
theory which he expressed as The sun
do move" died in Richmond at the age
OF 50.
The Hendrick Hudson hotel at Park
Hin. Yonkers, y. Y, almost completed.
has been burned. causing loss of
$4,000. The cause of the fire is UNI
known.
The Chicago Evening Post has been
sold by III. ii. Kohlsaat TO a company
headed by ]. {. Shaffer OF Evanston.
who will be president and publisher OF
the paper.
Neil Gilmour. former New York state
superintendent OF public instruction.
has died at Ballston. y. Y, from an
embolism arising from valvular dis
ease of the heart.
The state department has called Min
lister Loomis from Caracas TO Wash
ington. desiring to consult him regard
ing issues with Venezuela, which are
said to be growing more acute.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
demand made by the furnace workers
in Sharon and Sharpsville, Pa, for i'm
creased pay will be granted by the OPP
orators. The increase will affect about
1000 men.
Mrs. Mcpherson. widow of former
United States Senator Mcpherson OF
New Jersey. is dead at her home. 33l
Lexington avenue. New YORK city, OF
acute pneumonia. She was Ill but
three days.
An amendment Of the charter has
been filed at Trenton by the United
States Steel corporation increasing its
capital stock from $1,000 TO 81. 100. oO0.-
600. The $1,000 original capital was
only nominal.
Former Representative Thomas ].
Bradley is dead at his home in New
York city. Mr.. Bradley was 35 years
old. He was twice elected representa-
tive from the Ninth congressional dis
trict. his last term ending March A.
The transport Buford has sailed for
Manila via Honolulu and Guam with
the depot battalion of the Fifth infan-
try, Troops c and II of the Fifth cav
airy. 100 recruits and casuals. 81 hos
pital corps men and a number of pas
sengers.
The Norwegian steamer Krim. the
schooner Florene and the British aux
iliary bark Severn. all overdue at Phil
adelphia. have practically been given
UP as lost. The crews OF these YES
sells aggregate - men. and all are
believed to have been drowned.
George IL. Morrison OF Troy, n. Y,
who Is serving a term in Dannemora
prison for embezzling funds amount.
ing TO over 100000 while treasurer OF
Rensselaer, county I'm 1896, will be re-
leased on Aug. 1. his sentence having
been committed by Governor odell.
The civil service commission has de-
cided to request the Philippine civil
service board at Manila TO hold regular
classified service examinations 10 Sc
cure about Is well educated Philippine
men between the ages of Is and ~ for
service as aids in the coast and geodet-
ic survey.
Fire i'm Paterson, y. J.. almost total
IN destroyed the three story building
owned and occupied by the Guardian
Publishing company and badly damag-
ell three other buildings. Two iremen
were injured. but neither of them vas
seriously hurt The loss was $4,000.
covered by insurance.
The banking firm OF w. ]. Brewster
4 Co. OF Hannibal. \. A.. has failed,
with liabilities OF $4,000. The en-
tire village is affected 10y the failure,
and many small depositors in oswego,
Wayne and Cayuga counties suffer
severely. Among the depositors. IL is
| said. was the State Grange.
The following appointments have
been made by the president; Middle
! judicial district OF PsnnsylyaH.A y w.