Connecticut western news., 1901-03-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

BREEZY .@d Ter.eIy Toid.
A mob ut Scranton, Miss, has lynch
ed a white man.
A large number OF silk ribbon weav-
FRS have struck In Paterson, N. ],
John ID. Rockefeller has given s1io.-.
200 TO vassar college for new dormi.
tory.
Governor odell has appointed DIR.
Daniel Lewis OF New York city state
health commissioner.
The plans to connect New York and
Philadelphia by trolley via nomsrville.
N. J., are fast progressing.
Carter ii. Harrison has been rsnomi.
mated for mayor of Chicago by the
Democratic city convention.
General Aaron \. Daggett, recently
appointed brigadier general In the reg.
ular army. has been retired.
There have been Al deaths from
smallpox reported In New York city
since the disease broke out on Nov. Ia
last.
Judge Brown at Boston has decided
against the American Bell Telephone
company In the famous Berlinsr patsns
case.
An order has been issued by the wax
department placing Brigadier Generals
James III. Wilson and Fitz-Hugh Lee
on the retired list of the army.
Three children locked In the home OF
their parents at Cold Spring Harbor.
N. ", while their mother ran out on
an errand were burned TO death.
Five men were killed and two otherm
seriously injured In mine accident at
the Engleside zinc mine In Center VAL
ley, eight miles east of Joplin, Mo.
Four children, to 1e years of age.
were burned to death In the destruction
of the residence of Jacob Bait at Litch-
field, Pa, nine miles south OF Wayerly.
NY.
Rosslyn Terrell has been executed In
Ohio for the murder OF Express Mek-
senger Charles Lane last August. Fer
rell killed Lane to get money to be
married.
Governor odell has signed the bill
appropriating $4,000 for the rebuild
donia, N. ", destroyed by FIRE two
months ago.
Fire has destroyed the three story
frame tenement on Market street, Pat
erson, N. j., which was formerly the
home OF Bresci, who assassinated King
Humbert OF Italy.
DIR. Richard James Dunglison. an em-
inent editor and author of many vaIua-
BILE medical works, has died In Phil&~
delphis OF dropsy and heart failure.
superinduced by pneumonia.
Jesse II. Davis. one OF three nurses
charged with manslaughter In causing
the death OF Louis billiard, a patient
in the insane pavilion of Bellevue hos-
pital, New York city, has been declared
not guilty.
Isaac NJ. Gregory, editor of Judge
since its establishment, has died In
New York city of Bright's disease.
aged about 85 years. He was born at
Johnstown, N. Y, and began his news
paper career on the Fulton County.
Democrat.
1t is understood that the president
has under consideration the name of
former Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire for the position OF chair
man OF the Spanish claims commission
Just created by congress. Mr.. Chan
dler's term as senator expired March 4.
The amount OF gross gold In thu
treasury is S4s9. 412, 1bs, the highest
point ever reached In the history OF
the government This amount includes
the S150,oO0oo0 held as reserve.
s27e, 01e, $50 held against gold certih-
Gates and S83,s92, 100 In the general
fund.
Four thousand Ave hundred insur-
gent prisoners are now held at Manila.
The new prison on Grande island, In
Sublg bay, 90 miles west of Manila, In
the province of Zambaies, has been
completed, and 1000 prisoners will be
sent there from here on the 7th of this
month.
William Smart's grocery store In Mill
burn, N. j., was entered by burglars.
They blew open the safe and got sSo0
In money and stamps, most of which
belonged to the Short Hills postofYice,
the postmaster having placed his cash
and stamps In the safe. There is no
clcw to the burglars.
General Macarthur has cabied the
war department that the transport Lo-
gan sailed from Manila on the LIST inst.
with Generals Young and Hare, %
officers aud 100 enlisted men of tina
Thirty-third volunteer infantry and "a
officers and TS5 enlisted men OF thu
Thirty-fourth volunteer infantry.
1t is feared six lives have been lost In
a fire which destroyed the Leary Dye
works In Rochester, a Ave story build
Ing, the upper door OF which was occu-
pied by the Seneca Camera company.
which employed large force of men
and women. Several bodies have been
removed from the building and many
injured have been taken 20 the hos-
pitalR