Connecticut western news., 1902-05-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
 Briefly and Tersely Told.

Happenings Of the Wide world
 Briefly and Tersely Told.
 A snow and wind storm prevailed in the Adirondacks on Thursday.
 An explosion of an engine on the Lackawanna road near Dover, N. J., on Monday killed two men.
 1t Is estimated that between 12,oo0 and 13,o0o sheep were killed by last weeks storm in Wyoming.
 The United Copper company, with an authorized capital of SS0, 100000, has been incorporated at TrentoN N. J.
 A French sailor was arrested at Tou- lon on Thursday. charged with plotting to blow up the battleship Charles Mar tel.
 The Western Iron and Steel compa- ny, with a capital of $15,000. 900. was incorporated at Phenix, Ariz.. on Thurs day.
 Five men of the Chicago's crew were arrested at Venice on Saturday for causing a disturbance in St. Marks square.
 The president has virtually decided to appoint H. c. squiers, now secretary of legation at Picking. as the first Unit ed States minister to Cuba.
 Representative Champ Clark of Bowling Green, Mo. has been renomi- mated by the Democratic convention of the Ninth district without opposition
 Arthur Taylor, aged sixty years, member of the firm of Howell & Tay- Tor, furniture dealers and undertakers of Little Falls, N Y., died on Thurs day.
 President Roosevelt win attend the opening of the olympian games which are to be held in Chicago during the months of September and October in 1904.
 The great Singer Sewing Machine company strike, which has been on at South Bend, Ind, for ten weeks, is ended, the Singer company gaining a victory.
 President Roosevelt has signed the Chinese exclusion bill The pen used California, who has taken a deep inter. est in the bill.
 The citizens of Cleveland have $500. 900 to be wagered in race between the steamers City of Erie and the Tashnoo on June to settle long standing rivalry.
 Berry Howard, on trial at Frankfort. Ky, as the alleged principal in the Goe- bel assassination, was on Thursday found not guilty by the jury after two hours deliberation.
 A tornado passtd over Glen Rose, a small town in Somervell county, Tex, on Monday evening. killing eight per. sons, injuring forty more and demolish ing much property.
 George Nj. Passage, a well known merchant of Rensselaer,, N. r., was shot four times and probably fatally wounded on Thursday by an unknown burglar, who escaped.
 Captain Charles K. Clark has declined the appointment of special representa-. tive at the coronation of King Edward. and the president has named Rear Ad. miral Watson for that mission.
 Tom Shsrkey and Gus Ruhlin have been matched to box fifteen rounds to a decision before the National Sport ing club of London during the week beginning June 24 for a purse of s. 900.
 Emperor Joseph of Austria has ap- pointed Prince Henry of Prussia hon. orary admiral of the fleet. This act is considered here as an official recognl- ton of the renewal of the triple alli- ance.
 An agreement has been entered into among the 2.000 employees of the Chi cago and Alton shops In Bloomington. IL, which provides that none of their number will eat meat during the next thirty days.
 The resignation of Governor Murphy of Arizona, to take effect June 90, has been received in Washington. It is probable that A. l.. Brodie, lieutenant colonel of Roosevelt's rough riders. will be appointed to succeed him.
 By the explosion of the upper powder min of the Shenandoah Powder compa- ny at Krebs Station, about four miles from Shenandoah, Pa, five employees were instantly killed, and all the build ings of the plant were blown to pieces.
 The Midland New York Railroad company has been incorporated at AL bany with capital of S200. 900 to oper- ate a steam railroad from a point on the Delaware, Lackawanna ana Vest. ern railroad. near Savona, Ste1sen county, to Lake Keuka.
 The Mount Arlington hotel. on the Boulevard, Mount Arlington, Lake Ho patconR, N. J., was destroyed by fire on Thursday. Flying sparks and em bers set fire to cottage and an ice. house in the rear of the hotel, and both were consumed. The loss was $50.0OO.
 Brigadier General Fred Funston has been officially reprimanded by the pres ident for saying in a recent speech that Senator Hoar of Massachusetts "wat inflicted with an overheated con. science" The Kansan is ordered to cease further public discussion of the Philippine question.
 Edward +. Grose, former county clerk of Saratoga county, N. Y.. has been indicted by the grand jury. Ten separate indictments charging him with not paying to the county treas urer in full fees received for services from Jan. 1, 1900, when the office be- came salaried. were returned.
 President Roosevelt has determined the succession to the vacancy on the in- ternational tribunal in Egypt by pro noting Judge Batcheller from the court of appeals to succeed Judge Kelley, re- signed. Judge Van Horn of Utah has been named to fill the vacancy in the lower court caused by the promotion.
 At Herkimer, N. T., on Monday Joseph Brown pleaded guilty to mur- der in the second degree and was sent to Auburn prison for life. Brown murdered George A. Young fin an Ilion barber shop last August. His trial had lasted for week, and when the prose ..,,tInr, clnsnd RrnNun nlndn the nhnYA