Connecticut western news., 1902-09-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
HapT entnEs of the Wide worls
 HrIeHy Rul TPrseIy Told

Hapr eninEs of the Wide World Briefly and TerseIy Told. Fraser c. Hall, editor of the Catskill (N. Y.) Recorder since 1874, died on Sunday. He was fifty years of age. Nearly half a million dollars In new gifts to the University of Chicago has been announced by President Harper. Major Generals Corbin and Young of the United States army, who are to at tend the German military maneuvers, arrived in Berlin on Wednesday.
 The American line steamer St. Louis sailed from Southampton on Saturday for New York, having on board the re- mains of Mir. and Mrs. Charles l.. Fair.
 The battleship Oregon is expected to sail for Chinese waters in about two weeks. She recently came on the dry dock and Is said to be in splendid form. William F. Howe of the firm of Howe & Hummel, the oldest and one of the most celebrated criminal law yers in America, died in New York city on Tuesday.
 Representative Lucius N. Littauer of Gloyersville, N. r., has been renomt mated by the Republican district con vention. The vote stood: Littauer, 23, and l.. w. Emerson of Warren county, II.
 John A. Drake's colt Savable won the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay on Saturday, with August Belmont's Lord of the Vale second and the Keene lilly. Dazzling, third.
 A passenger train on the Northwest. | ern railroad was blown on the track | by tornado near Owotanna, Minn.. on Saturday, and three persons were killed. Four were fatally injured and thirty-four less seriously hurt. By the will of Frank R. Hoyt of Mottville, N. r., just offered for pro- bate, Syracuse university will get xl0,. Is payable during their lives to the widow of the testator and his sister.
 For driving their automobiles faster than the law allows W. K. Wander | bilt, Jr.; W. A. NJ. Burden, captain of the Harvard eleven in 1890; Robert | Cutting and w. Watson Sherman have been fined $10 and costs in the New port (R. I) court.
 The monthly statement of the gov. ernment receipts and expenditures shows that for the month of August the total receipts were $4s,6o5, SIP. The expenditures for the month were S43. l13,610, leaving surplus for the month of $5, ,I92,202. The navy department has accepted the torpedo boats De Long and Wilkes which have had their final trials. Tho former boat was built by George Law. ley X Son of Boston and the latter by the Gas Engine and Power company Of Morris Heights, N. Y. a...
 ''I know that the strike will be ended within two weeks" said Senator Qua, to reporter at Atlantic City. N. ]. on Monday. The senator would say nothing further on the subject Sena tor Thomas c. platt has also declared that the strike will end within tw, weeks.
 The monthly circulation statemen Issued by the comptroller of the cur rency shows that at the close of busi ness Aug. 30, 1902. the total circulation of national bank notes was x361 ,2S2, 691, an increase for the year of $3. SUB. .530 and an increase for the montl of S2. 29S,507.
 A special cablegram from Ha vana says that 1t has been decided by the new republic of Cuba to decorate Congressman John F. Moody of tn, Tenth North Carolina district and oth CT Americans who rendered notable services to the Cuban republic in SC curing self government.
 The monthly statement Of the public debt, just issued. shows that at the close of business Aug. 90, 1902, the debt, less cash In the treasury, amount. ed to $9tsS, ,091 .321. decrease for the month of $5,S1S.646. This decrease is principally accounted for by core, spending increase in the cash on hand
 I. Hansen and Lizzie Bjornesta were drowned at Belmar, N. l.. on Monday and two companions were rescued with difficulty. The four women were bath ing when they were swept out by the | undertow. One of them was saved by James Corsdaden of Mlddletown, Conn A boat put out and rescued another but the two others sank.
 Ten members of the Filipino con stabulary were ambushed at point near Magdalena, in the province oi Sorsogon. Luzon, by a band of sixty | ladrones. The latter were armed witt rifles and bolos. and a desperate fight | at close range took place. One member of the constabulary was killed, two were wounded, and three were cap tured.
 The sultan of Binidayan, who was held as hostage by the American forces at Camp Vickars, island of Mindanao. attempted to escape from his guards and was shot and killed by sentry. The sultan had been arrest. cd after the recent murder of Ameri can soldiers In Mindanao and was be ing held pending the surrender of the murderers.
 For the third time in eight years Eng. lish aspirations for the American ten nis honors in singles have been dashed when they seemed almost within reach of the persistent foreigners. William A. Larned of Summit, N. J., has sue cessfully defended his title as cham. pion by defeating Reginald F. Doherty of England sets to 1. The scores were 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 's-0.
 A fire started from spontaneous com. bustion in the hayloft of Llveryman W. ]. Collier, on Railroad avenue, Port Jervis, N. Y., on Saturday. and before the flames were subdued they had re, duced three-quarters of a block Co ashes and entailed an estimated loss of T5,OO0, covered by S20,O00 insurance. Twenty-two horses were in the barn under the hayloft, and seventeen per. lshed.
 The war department has received . cablegram from General Chafree re porting a series of earthquakes on the island of Mindanao. Twenty personi were killed by falling walls, the vic tins all being Moros. The AmericanI | fin the vicinity escaped and the dis