Connecticut western news., 1902-04-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happening. of the Wide World
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Countess Boni de Castellane. former ly Anna Gould of New York, has given birth to son.
 John Whitehead, head of the White head torpedo factory at Hume, Hun gary, died in that city Thursday.
 The Republicans of the Eleventh district of Ohio have nominated Hon. Charles H. Grosvenor for congress by reclamation.
 The Edinburgh university has confer red honorary degrees on President Schurman of Cornell and Professor William James of Harvard.
 The president has sent to the senate the nomination of James k. Garfield of Ohio to be civil service commissioner He Is the son of President Garfield.
 Rear Admiral Norman II. Farquhar has been retired. His retirement pro- notes Captains Joseph B. Coghlan and James Hoban Sands to be rear admi- rals.
 Joseph Dempsey, who was brevetted colonel of volunteers for bravery at the battle of Gettysburg, died in 0swe- go, N. Y., on Monday, aged seventy three years.
 Surgeon John F. Uric, U. s. N, has been selected as attending physician at the White House to succeed Med ical Inspector Presley NJ. Rixey, ap- pointed surgeon general.
 President Raymond announces that Andrew Carnegie has given $40,0o0 to Union college at Schnectady, N. Y. The entire sum will be devoted to the completion of Nott Memorial hall
 The house on Saturday passed the bill granting a pension to the widow of President Mckinley of $5.000 a year. It had previously passed the senate and now goes to the president for signature.
 The London Daily Chronicle pub fishes a rumor that Lord Rosebery is going to South Africa to study the sit uation there with view of submitting bis impressions and advice to King Edward.
 MT. Steyn, the former president of the Orange Free State and who Is taking part in the peace negotiations in South Africa, Is suffering from se- we're ophthalmia and is threatened with total blindness.
 The Orchard Grove, located in Mon ticello, N. Y., one of the best known summer resorts in Sullivan county, was completely destroyed by fire on Mon. day. The loss of s10,O00 was partly covered by insurance.
 Casper Kruger, the eldest son of for mer President Kruger. and twenty four other relatives of MT. Kruger bearing the same family name are among those who have recently taken the oath of allegiance to Great Britain.
 Major Littleton W. T. Waller of the was tried by court martial in Manila on the charge of killing natives of the island of Samar without trial. The court stood II to 2 for Major Walters acquittal.
 Emperor William has bestowed the order of the Red Eagle on Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, the former British naval commander in chief on the China station, as a recognition of the admirars services with the China expedition.
 Diplomatic relations between Italy and Switzerland have been ruptured. This action arises from the refusal of Switzerland to give satisfaction regard ing an article, published in Geneva, in. sulting the memory of the murdered King Humbert.
 Governor Murphy has rendered to ex-Governor Voorhees, the appointment of chairman of the New Jersey com mission of the St. Louis exposition, and the latter has accepted. The other members of the commission have not yet been named.
 The president has appointed Arch bishop Ryan of Philadelphia member of the board of Indian commissioners He succeeds Bishop Whipple. an emi- nent Episcopalian, who died recently, and is the first Catholic priest appoint ed on the board.
 Isaiah Rhodes of Baileys Gap, Ulster county, N. r., announces that his daughter, Mrs. James McGowan, aged twenty-eight of Fuckers Corners, q hamlet in Ulster county, gave birth on Monday to five children, all girls, and that dll are uOlIE Well.
 Mir. Anthony Matre, national secreta- " of the American Federation of Cath ollie Societies, has confirmed the report of Bishop G. Messmer's appointment as archbishop of Manila. Bishop Mess mer is one of the spiritual advisers of the Federation of Catholic Societies.
 The largest quarterly receipts in the history of the postal service are re- corded for the three months ended Jan. last, figures for which have just been completed. The receipts were $S2, 2,005,- 621; expenditures, $30,947, ,l31; excess of receipts over expenditures, S1,05S, 400.
 The senate committee on pensions has ordered a favorable report on n bill granting increases of pensions to soldiers who have lost arms, legs or feet. The increase will be $15 per month each and will increase the an nual pension approprla ton bill sl 300 900.
 By the terms of Frederick Sutton's will. fled for probate in the Lake coun. ty QllD court on Monday, John Alexan. der Dowie, head of the Zionlsts and who styles himself Elijah H., is made heir to an estate of $5o00O. most of which is in New Zealand, whence his benefactor comes.
 On Thursday morning the president visited SummervilIe, &. C., where he was entertained informally by the citi- zens. The special train left Summer vile for Washington at p. m. Stops were made at Columbia and Charlotte. At both of these places the president made short addresses.
 Julio Jose, marquis de Apeztegnia, a Spanish grandee and former leader of the conservative party in Cuba, died Monday after lingering illness at his home, 505 Park avenue, New York city. Prior to the Spanish American war Le was one of the central figures in the affairs of Cuba.