Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-03-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TsrseIy Told.

erick Il. Coyne, now collector at CHI
cago, postmaster OF that city.
The exports of merchandise from the
port of New York for the week ending
March 20 were valued at S1o,O69, $50.
The transports Thomas, Rosecrans
and Lawton, with volunteers, have
sailed from Nagasaki for San Fran
cisco.
Colonel Edward G. James, one OF the
leading members OF the New York bar,
has died at Palm Beach, Fla, OF pneu-
monia.
The Buffalo Pan-American exposi-
ton stamps will be placed on sale ut
postoffices throughout the country on
May l next.
Slgmund Hertz alleged to have sto-
len 100000 from his employers, has
been brought to New York from Eng
land a prisoner.
Charles Z. Clark, former president of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad, died at the Hotel de
France, in Nice.
BY the explosion of Stag at the open
hearth furnace No. l Of the Carnegie
Steel company at Homestead seven
men were seriously injured.
Amos Rusie, the baseball pitcher,
who for two years has been out OF the
game, has signed a contract to play
with the Cincinnati team this season.
1t il officially estimated that the
wheat yield of Australia will reach IT,
T90,5T6 bushels, or an Increase of
2,552, 62s bushels over last years yield
Mrs. Carrie Nation has signed a con-
tract for six lectures TO be given In
Cincinnati. She will receive 800 for
each of the lectures and all her ex-
penses.
The people OF the island of Negros
have sent In almost unanimous petit
tlofis for the establishment of provin-
cial government under American au-
thority.
Contracts for furnishing the United
pounds of meat for use In the Philip
pines have been awarded to Chicago
packers.
Two steamers, the Monmouthshire
and Carmarthenshire, have been placed
on a new line OF direct Manila service
established by the Oriental Steamship
company.
The st. Louis Steam Forge and Iron
works, better known as MoDonald's
Forge works, have been burned. The
plant was valued at about 500, 900 and
was insured for $4,000.
The armored cruiser New York has
arrived at Gibraltar. She will proceed
to Tangier to demand the settlement
OF the claims of the United States gov.
eminent against Morocco.
Companies | and NJ. Eleventh United
States infantry, and regimental band,
Colonel Isaac De Russey commanding,
have left Washington for San Fran
cisco en- route TO the Philippines.
The new postoffice In Buffalo has
been dedicated with appropriate cere.
monies. Hon. Charles Emory Smith,
the postmaster general, was the guest
OF honor and delivered all address.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea. the
largest vessel ever built for the Amer
lean merchant marine service, has
been launched at the yard OF the New
port News Shipbuilding company.
General Fulton and $50 OF his com.
mand, armed with rifles, have surren.
dered to Colonel Scott of the Forty
fourth volunteer infantry at Antique
island of Panay, Philippine Islands.
The Sharon Steel company will erect
complete pipe and skelp mills at South
Sharon, Pa, to cost at least 81, 1900. 600
The new mill will have capacity OF
400 tons of basic steel tubes OF all
kinds.
A disastrous fire at Rlchville, st
Lawrence county, n. Y, on Sunday de
stroyed the Carpenter House, Sher'
man Bosworth's barber shop, Bsaman's
drug store and several other buildings
loss, $4,000.
The West Park Ice palace at Fifty
second and Jefferson streets, Phlladel
phia, has been entirely destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss OF about 500, 900
on which there was an insurance OF
about $4,000.
George w. Aldridge has closed n
contract with the Rochester Citizens
Light and Power company and taken q
considerable financial interest. He will
act as general manager at a salary OF
$4,000 year.
1t is understood OH high authority
that the president has decided TO ap
point Mr.. p. c. Knox of Pittsburg e
ill the vacancy in his cabinet that vii
be caused by the retirement OF Attor
ney General Grlggs on April /.
The California Cured Fruit associa
ton has, IL is said, cornered the entire
prune crop OF the state. All prunes
not in the hands of the association
some 100000 or 100000 pounds
have been purchased outright
Brigadier General John c. Bates
now In command of n force OF volun
teers I'm the Philippines, has been or
dered 10 return to the United States e
relieve Major General Merriam, In com
mand OF the department OF the Mis-
souri,.
The president has appointed ex-Rep
resentative w. A. Rodenberg OF iii
nois a member OF the civil service com
| mission to succeed the late Mark II
| Brewer and +. |. Allen of Auburn, n
Y, commissioner of patents TO succeed
| Commissioner Ducll, resigned.
Secretary Hay on Saturday gave "a
the Spanish minister. Duke d'Arcos q
treasury warrant for 100000 In pay
ment for the island Of Cagayan ant
| other islands near the Philippine group
| The payment was made In accordanc,
| with the terms of a treaty negotiated
| last November.
General John +. Rathbone, adJutau'
general of New York under Governor
| Dix, Ia dead. He was born In Albany
| Oct. o, 1919. and has been largely In
strumental in the city's commercial and
educational advancement. lie was a
the head of the firm OF Rathbone, sart
| & co. OF Albany.
In the province of Cavite 4 insur
gent officers and SO men, with 80 rides
have surrendered TO Lieutenant Colo
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