Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-02-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the wide worid
BrieHy and Tsr.~iy Told.

Ny
Mira Stevens. president OF the Ma
tional w. c. II. u, has Endorsed Mrs.
Nation.
Addieks has gained four votes In the
Delaware legislature for the short
term senatorship.
DIR. William II. Egle, a noted geneal-
ogist and historian. formerly state H.
brarian OF Pennsylvania, Is dead at
his home in Harrisburg OF pneumonia.
II. II. vandeusen. superintendent OF
the Remington Typewriter works at
Ilion. y. Y. died very suddenly at bis
home there Wednesday evening from
heart failure.
The British steamer American. Cap
tain Howell. under charter OF the Brit
ish government cleared from New Or
leans for Cape Town with 1. 100 horses
for the British military service.
Joel e. Rumble has been sentenced to
Sing Sing for life for the murder OF
Arthur Morgan In July last In the
town OF Greenville. N. u. Rumble is
50 years old and a veteran OF the civil
war.
Mrs. q. Henry Barnhart OF Middle
town. n. Y. announces the recovery of
her eyesight through the ministratlon
OF Christian Scientists. She had been
blind since Christmas as the result Of
grip.
In Freeman. Steuben county. N. Y,
the house In which Mrs. Cora Fish re
sided with her three children was de
stroyed by fire. and Mrs. Fish and her
daughter Annie. aged 4 years, persisted
In the flames.
Connecticut, louisiana. Tennessee
and Washington have been selected as
the names OF the four warships au-
thorized by the house and the bin for
the construction of which is now pend.
ing in the senate.
DR. William Rice, one OF the oldest
practicing physicians In Trenton, died
suddenly at his home there on Wednes-
day night from heart trouble. aged 6S
years. DIR. Rice was mayor OF Trenton
| in 1879 and 1880.
Captain Nehemiah NJ. Dyer. who
commanded the cruiser Baltimore dur
ing the battle of Manila Bay, May L,
1898, has been placed on the retired
list OF The navy by operation OF law
| ON account OF age.
Fire has swept silver Greek. a sub
urb Of Sugar Notch. adjoining Wilkes
barre. Pa, destroying Is houses. IL
threatened the Sugar Notch town hall
and other buildings. Many families
| are made homeless.
Alexander w. Longfellow. brother
of the American poet. Henry W. Long
| fellow, has died In Portland, Me-,
| aged SO years. Death was due to old
age. He is survived by a widow, two
sons and two daughters.
The Delta Phi fraternity OF Cornell
university has purchased the home OF
| ]. Collin Forbes. a well known portrait
painter, who resides on Stewart ave
nue. in the heart OF the fraternity dis
trict The purchase price was $4,000.
The monthly statement issued by the
bureau OF statistics for January shows
that the imports of merchandise
amounted TO 500. 100. 1874. OF which S27,-
| 3I3, asa was free of duty. This was a
decrease from January, 1900, of S.
100000.
/ The New York state assembly has
passed the single headed police bill for
Buffalo by a vote OF "a TO 3s after an
amendment 10 strike out the clause
| affecting veterans had been defeated
| The bill is similar 60 the New York
city police bill.
General Macarthur has Informed the
war department that the transports
Hancock and Fitzpatrick have left Ma.
Mia for the United States. The Han
cock has the Thirtieth volunteer infan-
try on board. and the Fitzpatrick carries
400 sick soldiers
| At Rocky Hnl. n. j., burglars enter
ed Williamson 4 Griggs' general store
and wrecked the safe with dynamite.
| The men then set fire TO the store and
escaped with several hundred dollars.
| The store building and contents. valued
at $4,000, were destroyed.
Fire In Syracuse has caused damage
amounting to $4,000. the losers being
as follows: ]. NJ. Andrews, groceries,
$4,000; Dibble & Freeman, restaurant.
$1,000: s. Rosenbloom < Sons, furni.
ture. $4,000; Andrews and whitlock
blocks, $1,000: other tenants. $1,000
The American Linseed oil company
has filed a S6,000,0o0 mortgage in the
office Of the register OF deeds at oma-
Ia. The mortgage covers "A mills In
Is states, runs five years mt a rate OF 3
per cent interest and is In favor OF
the Martin Trust company OF New
York.
The Rev. John h. Mullaly. s. j., for
mer treasurer of Holy Cross college,
has died from apoplexy at Frederick,
Md. Father Mullaly was born In Ire
land and came 10 America In 1850. He
had been Jesuit 80 years and eele-
hrated his golden jubilee at Frederick
a few months ago.
High price records for a seat on the
New York Stock Exchange were bro
ken again when Charles 1. Gates. a son
OF John w. Gates OF American steel
wire fame. paid $4,000 for a mem.
bership. To this price must be added
the initiation fee OF $1,000. making the
total cost OF the seat $4,000.
The Saugerties IN. " Manufacturing
company has divided the profits with
its employees. The total amount die
tributed was $4,000. Each employee
received per cent OF the amount of his
years wages. The dividend was a sur
prise TO the men and was paid only
after the stockholders dividend was
paid.
The plant in Cambridge, stores and
warehouses in Boston and the mer-
chandise wherever situated OF the John
T. Squire corporation, the provision
packing concern which failed for S..
100000 In December, 1899, ha. been
sold at auction. The property was bid
in by the reorganization committee az
81. 100000 a.a
Ralph White, an aged farmer. who
was recently convicted of murder In
the second degree for the killing OF his
nephew. Joseph White at Sweet Val.
ley. Pa. committed suicide In the coun-