Connecticut western news., 1903-07-30
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 With one ounce of common salt, six ounces of prre water, six ounces of 90 per cent alcohol mixed in an ordinary glass dish and two ounces of aqua ann monia distributed in i've small plates, all covered by glass tube and air tight Dr. Charles w. Littleheld of Al exandria, Ind, has demonstrated that sands of atoms or animated substances similar to well developed germs of life and trilobites.
 Two important failures involving s. O0O,O00 or $9.O0OOOO were announced on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. The firms forced to make an as- Gignment were those of Talbot J. Tay- Tor x Co. of 30 Broad street and W. L.. Stow & Go. of A Exchange place. James R. Keene, father-in-law of the head of the first named firm, is said to have lost $1. 800. 900 by the operation.
 The dismissal of Charles Hedges, SUI perintendent of free delivery In all cit ies of the United States and long the right hand man of A W. Machen, the former superintendent of free delivery, was announced at Washington on Wednesday. MT. Hedges was removed for falsifying his per diem accounts as . post office inspector.
 A severe shock of earthquake was felt in parts of California on Friday night. The property loss through the disturb ance will reach at least $80,0OO. No one was hurt, but hundreds were panic stricken. The shock was most violent at Willows, in Glenn county, where many buildings were ruined.
 At Montgomery, Ala, Saturday the Jury in the case of the United States against R. B. Franklin, charged with causing Patrick Mills, negro, to be held' in peonage. brought in a verdict Of guilty. Judge Jones imposed the minimum fire of $1.OOO, which was promptly paid.
 Oliver T. Sherwood, the missing cashier of the Southport Conn@ Ma tional bank, who is charged with em-. bezxling the funds of that institution to the extent of $25O GOO, has been arrest 11 in Panama upon the request of United States Consul Gudeer.
 John Rockwell, a farmer living in Hutternnt valley, Otsego county, N r.. has found a pot of gold on his farm supposed to have been buried by early settlers during the Indian raids. The coins bear the image of George III.
 Frank " Labountie, confidential clerk and trusted bOokkeeper of Wilson & in Buffalo. has confessed that his ac- counts xre not cJrrert It Is estimated that there is shortage of $300,000.
 Estimates received from all parts of the state show that Nebraska's wheat crop will exceed any previous one. The acreage, which is 15 per cent greater than last year, will yield at least So,- 100000 bushels.
 A boy weighing twenty pounds was born Saturday to MT. and Mrs. Frank L. Bowers of West Medford, Mass, es- tablishing what physicians of long ex- perience say is record for America.
 The conference of the African Meth  Ga, passed resolutions commenting the southern whites for refusing social equality to the negroes.
 The cruiser Medjidia, the first war ship ever built for Turkey in this coun- try, was launched on Saturday at the Cramp yards in Philadelphia.
 Harvey Scott, owner of the Portland SI, n of the Lewis and Clark exposition.
 TILE EIDE Hobart, I. T., on the
 prcop1 Rock Island railroad,
 has suffered from a disastrous fire. The entire east side of the city was burned. Among the burn ed buildings was Burk's hotel, which was filled with guests, some of whom had narrow escapes. The loss is more than $1O0,000, partly covered by insur- ance.
 The Nags Head hotel at the North Carolina ocean resort of that name was totally destroyed Monday. The hotel had 140 guests, and all were saved, though they lost nearly all their effects.
 The Cascade Cereal company's plant and the Deming Berry pulley plant. adjoining, in Tacoma, Wash, were de stroyed Saturday, causing a loss of $15O,O0O.
 Tn Wilmington, Del, Monday, the large Eighth street market house was totally destroyed. The loss is estimat- ed at $100,000 partly covered by insur- ance.
 ing company at Lumber and Halsted streets, Chicago, were destroyed Fri. day. The loss is estimated at $500,0O0
 At Knoxville Tenn, Friday, the Southern Foundry and Machine com pany's plant was destroyed. The total loss was $60,000.
 The town of Landers, Okla, popula- ton 600, has been almost completely wiped out; loss, $200,0OO.
 DEATHS Suddenly, of ear oe NorEn failure, on Thursday at Yonkers, N. Y. Frederick w. Holls secretary of the American delegation to The Hague peace. conference ant more recently member of the inter national court. Mir. Holls was born al Zelienopie. Pa, July 1, 1857, was grad uated from Columbia college In 1873 and also studied at Leipsic.
 In Dunbar, Scotland, Tuesday, while on visit to friends, John G. Long | United States consul general at Cairo