Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Drieny and Tcrsely Told.

university prize for oratory.
Secretary Root has decided 10 give a
hearing to the dismissed West Point
cadets.
Conroy, the property of Messrs. ]. II.
and L. Il. Keene, won the Brooklyn
Handicap.
Lieutenant Governor Allen of Yer
mont has been arrested on the charge
of bank wrecking.
The Pittsburg ripper BILL" Quay's
measure, has been sustained by the
Pennsylvania supreme court.
Mr.. Thomas w. Lawson will charter
the yacht Independence TO a member
of the New York Yacht club.
Secretary Root has ordered the or
ganization of five additional infantry
regiments authorized by law.
Delegates of st. Nicholas society of
New York presented n silver cup to
Queen Wilhelmina at The Hague.
The Rochester Red Cross society has
decided to send $1,000 for the relief of
the sufferers by the Jacksonville fire.
Rev. $. Il. Dexter of Chicago, who
defended the army canteen, has been
forced TO resign from the Baptist Min
listers association.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Naramore, who
killed her six children in Coldbrook
Springs, Mass, has been committed TO
an asylum for life.
The attempt of General Hughes to
negotiate the surrender of the insur-
gent leader Lucban on the island Of SD
mar Is without result.
Millions of dollars damage has been
done and at least eight lives lost In
upper east Tennessee by the floods
caused by the recent heavy rains.
The New York Central railroad has
contracted for the erection OF the lar
gest operating grain elevator In the
world. 1t is TO be built in Weehawken
at the terminal of the West Shore road.
Adjutant General Greedy has left
Washington for San Francisco. He
will sail from there for the Philippines
to make an inspection OF the signal
corps and telegraph facilities OF the
islands.
Harvard carried away the Mott Ha.
ven cup at the twenty-sixth annual
meet Of the Intercollegiate Athletic as
ISOLATION. with n total OF "A points.
Yale was second, with 80 SO, and
Princeton third. with 10 10.
The transport sheridan has arrived
at san Francisco from Manila via Ma
gasakl With Generals John Il. Bates
and Fred ID. Grant. GO officers aud
1923 enlisted men of the Forty-hfth
ana Forty-siNth infantry regiments.
Passengers on late steamer estimate
the seasons clean up at Dawson ut
$50, 0Oo. 600. Gold Run creek. IL Is said,
will he the top liner of the Yukon gold
producing streams, while Quartz creek
Is giving indications of unusually rich
pay dirt.
Major General Henry G. Corhn, ad.
jutant general of the army, will sail
for the Philippines on the transport
Hancock, which leaves San Francisco
June %. lie intends to make n gen.
eral inspection of the military condi.
tions in the islands.
A statement prepared mt the internal
revenue bureau shows that the total
receipts from the war revenue act up to
April 30 were $500, 137, SS4, of which
sos. T02, 142 came from documentary
stamps. S04.36l. 12S from beer and S45.-
264. ia from tobacco.
Clara Rigo, formerly Princess de
Chimay, nee Ward of Detroit, has been
declared u spcndthrift and incapable
of managing her property In the pro-
bate court in Chicago. Thomas Il.
Lyons, her uncle, was appointed con-
servator of her estate.
Dave Reynolds, an aged miser. has
been murdered on his farm at Scotia,
suburb of Schenectady. The body was
found partly covered by hay In the COW
shed by neighbors. lie lived alone OH
the place, and robbery is believed TO
have been the motive of the crime.
General George II. Davis has form.
ally assumed charge of the duties OF
Judge advocate general OF the army
and will hold that office for the ensu-
Ing four years. General ]. w. Clous,
who succeeded General Thomas l..
Barr as judge advocate general, has
been retired.
Two claims for loss of life In the fire
school at Fredonia have been filed
against New York state. Samuel \.
Hathaway claims $4,000 for the death
of Bessie G.. Hathaway, and Albert q.
Jones claims like amount for the
death of Inez Jones.
At the Richland mine Of the Dayton
Coal and Iron company, two miles from
Dayton. Tenn. n terrific explosion OF
gas resulted In the death of 81 men.
all white and most of them married
and with families. The explosion was
caused 10y what is known among min
ers as blown blast"
The Lukens Iron and Steel company
has Just closed a contract for the cree
ton of 1l6 inch plate mill at Coates.
Vile. Pa. With the exception OF the
Carnegie company's mills this will be
the largest I'm America. When com.
pleted. the plant will have a capacity
of 100000 tons Of finished plates n
year.
John Alexander Dowie. "overscer OF
the Christian Catholic church." has
been arrested In Chicago pursuant TO
the action Of the coroner's jury, which
has declared him "crimlnally response.
BILE" for the death of Mrs. Emma Lucy
Judd. ii. Worthington Judd, disci.
pie of Dowle and husband OF the alleg.
ed victim, also was arrested.
Gactano Brcsci, the Paterson anarch.
list who asSassinated King Ilumbert
tore his underclothing into strips. OF
which he made n rope and strangled
I -.
wnrders entered the cell next morning,
they found the body. Bresci recently
wrote to King Victor Emmanuel, the
ministers and his wife. declaring that
he repcnted OF his crime and could not
survive the remorse he was suffering.
Three Rutgers college students have
received appointments under the gov.
I prnmpnt I'm the philnplnc Islands