Connecticut western news., 1902-03-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

on Tuesday.
 Geronimo, the old Apache chief, has petitioned to be released from captiv- ity.
 Twenty-four were hurt, none fatally, in a train wreck near Fortuna, Mo, on Friday.
 Rev. MT. Houst of Elizabeth, N. l., was murderously attacked by anarch- ists on Monday.
 A man arrived in Chicago on Friday after travelling TOO miles in a sack billed as potatoes.
 The resignation of William NJ. John son, first assistant postmaster general, has been accepted by President Roose- welt
 Governor odell has authorized the extradition of Joseph w. Blondin to Massachusetts to answer the charge of wife murder.
 St. Patrick's day was observed by the Irish population of New York city with a parade, festivities at Sulzer's park and dances.
 Hugh O'Nein, founder of one of the largest retail dry goods businesses in New York, died on Sunday at his resi- dence in that city.
 A Republican house caucus has des- ignated F. B. Lyons of Cuba. N. Y., as l doorkeeper of the house to succeed the late Doorkeeper Glenn. Governor 0dell has signed the bill of Assemblyman Weekes increasing from | ten to twenty-five years the punish ment for attempt at murder
 Both branches of the New York state legislature have adopted a resolution providing that final adjournment shall take place on Thursday. March P. W. J. Glenn of Cuba, N. r., the door keeper of the house of representatives, died in Washington last Wednesday | from pneumonia following an attack of grip.
 Governor 0dell on Friday sent to the | senate the renomination of George w Dunn of Broome county as railroad commissioner. The senate confirmed the appointment
 | The senate committee on isthmian ca- nals has decided by a vote of to to report the Hepburn bill providing for the construction of an isthmian canal | win the Ncaraguan route. Fire that destroyed the postofice building at North Pelham, N. Y., on | Friday caused the loss of a life and the serious injury of two persons. There were many narrow escapes; loss, $20,O0O.
 The president has approved the bill | granting an increased pension to Hi- ' N T., who is the last surviving soldier pensioner of the war of 1872. He is 102 years old.
 The United States supreme court has decided the Illinois antitrust statute to be unconstitutional because of the pro-, vision of the law exempting agricul- tural products and live stock from the operations of the law.
 Rear Admiral John A. Howell, presi- dent of the naval retiring board and. next to Admiral Dewey. the ranking officer of the navy, has reached the age of siIty-two and, in accordance with the law, has been placed on the retired list.
 The Emmanuel Baptist church, in Schenectady, N. r., was totally de- stroyed by fire on Tuesday. The loss Is $35, 900, which is only partially GOV cred by insurance. It was new structure, having been dedicated with in a year.
 At a meeting of the Fall River Man ufacturers' association it was voted to increase wages in all the Fall River mills 10 per cent. The meeting was at tended by all those who had signed the agreement not to advance wages more than 6 per cent.
 An explosion in the powder mixing department of the Fairmount Manu- featuring company at 2294 Euclid ave nue, Cleveland, on Saturday resulted in the death of one girl employee, while at least seven other persons were seriously injured.
 After two days of hard fighting the American chess team vanQuished the British team in the international cable chess tournament, this being the sev- enth of the international series of matches for the Newnes cup. America won 515 games and Great Britain A.
 Hon. Andrew D. White, the Amer ican ambassador to Germany, will re- tire next November, when he will reach the age of seventy years. MT. Whites health is not very robust, and in addi- l ton there are other reasons which in huence him in seeking the retirement of private life.
 Secretary to the President Cortelyou and Dr Rixey, close friends of the late President Mckinley, noted improve ment in Mrs. McKinley's condition dur ing their visit with her at Canton, O.. on Sunday. The visit of these old friends seemed to give Mrs. Mckinley much pleasure.
 Samuel Wilder, a prominent Roches- ter banker and business man, died on Sunday, aged seventy eight years. He was at one time prominent in dry goods circles and was one of the early directors of the Western Union Tele- graph company. He leaves an estate upward of $1 100000.
 William L. Elkins, Jr., died on Thurs day at his country home, Menlo Lodge. near Elkins Station, Pa, a few miles from Philadelphia. He was son of the millionaire traction magnate and was himself prominently identified with many business interests. He was about thirty years of age.
 The position of the commissioner general of immigration has been ten dered by the president to Frank P, Sargent, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen, to succeed T. V. Powderly, the present incumbent. It is understood that the reason for the | nraoid anfsa aftou in dpairtn0 fo relieve MT. Powderly is because he has not worked in harmony with the higher of. ficials of the treasury department which has resulted in more or less fric ton.
 Givera, the insurgent leader, has Is