Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-03-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Happenings of the wide woria
BrieAy and Tersely Told.

Brisay and Ter.eIy Told.
Adelbert Hay, United States consul
at Pretoria, has arrived In New York.
The New Jersey senate has voted
TO side track the Morris canal abandon
ment measure.
Governor odell has signed bills tax.
ing New York savings banks and In.
surance companies.
Cloyerport. KY, has been burned.
and 1000 Inhabitants are homeless.
The loss is 100000.
The Standard OIL company has paid
20 per cent dividend, amounting TO
2o,ooo0oo, on all the stock.
Mrs. Lola Reed OF Greene, Chenango
county, n. Y, is dead. She had lived
100 years, / month and Z days.
The transport Fitzpatrick. with 400
sick soldiers. has arrived at San Fran
cisco from Manila. Four privates died
on the voyage.
The sale of 2l,oOo,ooo acres of land
by the Northern Pacific railroad lying
west of the Missouri river for $40, oOo.-
COZ has been contaminated.
Colonel William Cary Sanger of New
York has been appointed assistant sec.
rotary of war and has entered upon the
discharge of the duties Of his ONCE.
Amos Rusie, the baseball pitcher.
who for two years has been out OF the
game, has signed contract to play
with the Cincinnati team this season.
Governor odell has signed the Nor
gan bill which repeats Internationally
the extraordinary rights granted in
1895 TO the Ramapo Water company
The Aston military company of
Rhinebeck, n. Y, which was equipped
by Colonel John Jacob Aston, has been
disbanded because OF lack of interest.
Former Representative Martin H.
Glynn of the Albany district will bc
one of the United States commissioners
to the St. Louis Worlds fair at a salary
Of $1,000 year.
The commissioner of patents, Charles
II. DUEL of Syracuse. has rendered to
the president his resignation to take
effect upon the appointment and quail.
fication of his successor.
The st. Louis Steam Forge and Iron
works, better known as McDonald's
plant was valued at about Sloo, 900 and
was insured for $4,000.
The charred bodies of Jeff Hill. his
wife and five children were found In
the smoldering embers OF a burning
house. Hill and his family lived I'm q
log cabin near wellston, o.
The United States transport Bufort
has arrived from the Philippines. Sh,
brought rs discharged soldiers and civil
employees from Manila and sb5 mer
Of the Thirty-seventh volunteers.
Carlos Rolos. Cuban. has been ap
pointed treasurer OF Cuba. Mr.. Rolos
previously had been connected with tn,
fiscal branch and is considered wei
qualified for this important post.
The total receipts from the Philip
pine customs for February were $3.50.
600. The internal revenue receipts 70
the first quarter exceed the receipts 70
any similar period during the Spanisl
regime.
An order has been sent TO Genera
Chafree for the evacuation OF Chin,
by American troops. leaving only a lie
cation guard OF $50 men. The troop
will be removed from China the las
OF April.
Northern papers received by tn,
steamer Amur, which has arrived from
Skaguay. contain news OF the frs
thaw of the season at Dawson ans
announce activity In mining al
through the Yukon.
BY the will of Charles A. Convers,
Of Norwich. Conn, one-half OF his es
tate OF 100000 Is left for benevolen
and educational purposes. Including
$4,000 TO the Norwich Free academ,
for an art collection.
The California Cured Fruit associa
ton has, IL is said. cornered the entir,
prune crop OF the state. All prunei
not in the hands OF the association
some 100000 or 100000 pounds
have been purchased outright.
The factions in the Baker-Howar,
feud in Clay county, KY, have beer
pacified, including the Whites, the al
lies of the Towards, and the Garrard
and the Philpots, the allies of the Ba
ker clan. The feud dates back 20 1914
Rev. Elijah Kellogg, author an,
preacher. whose fame rested on hi
books for boys and his composition
"Spartacus 10 the Glsdiators." which
nearly every schoolboy has learned a
some time, has died in Harpswell. Me
Memphis, Ind, has been almost TO
tally destroyed by fire. Only ten houses
remain. and scores of families ar,
homeless. The fire started from
spark falling from a stair factor!
smokestsck. The loss is estimated n
500. 600.
Orders have been issued designating
the fourth provisional battalion OF In
fantry now organizing at San Fran
cisco as the First battalion OF the Thir
tieth infantry and directing that |
be prepared for early service In tn
Philippines.
John Enoch Pond has been appointe,
| the first naval cadet from the Ha
waiian Islands. The appointment wa
secured by Delegate Wilcox. Younl
Pend is the son of Lieutenant Com
Il
| of the Iroquois, now stationed at Homo
lulu.
Three boys In search OF wintergreei
on wintergreen hill, near Sharpsville
Pa, ate a quantity of poisoned berrie
and died in terrible agony about al
hour later. They were Claud Morford
| aged Is years; Fred Morford, aged i
years, and Howard Miller, aged i
| years.
The building in which the BostoI
Advertiser is located was partially de
stroyed by fire on Friday. All OF tn
composing room and editorial force
had narrow escapes. Three proofread
ers were burned to death, and seyera
Advertising agents were badly burt b!
Jumping from the fourth story win
dows. Three firemen were injured
The total loss on plant and building
the latter owned 10y the Massachusstt
Real Estate Trust company, is owe
| 100000.
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