Connecticut western news., 1905-12-28

murder his divorced wife, Julia Watt, and Sir Reginald Beauchamp. ended with verdict Of guilty. Watt was sentenced to five years penal servi- tude. The judge in summing up said 1t was the most extraordinary case of modern times.
 According 10 a report of an eyewit- ness, Yladivostok was ruined in the recent revolt of Russian soldiers. Five hundred Russians and 2,OO0 Chinese were killed and property valued at S20,000,000 was destroyed.
 neArus John N. Erwin, former or no-ro minister to Portugal,
 ex-governor of Arizona
 and of Idaho and mayor of Keokuk, la, died at Hot Springs, Ark. He was born in Ohio sixty-two years ago.
 Mrs. Drusllla Hall Johnson, daughter of soldier of the Revolution, died at her home in Northampton, Mass, aged 100 years. Mrs. Almira Pierce John son. another D. A. R., has died at Mil ford, Mass, aged 101 years.
 Mrs. A. B. Dibble, first president of the National Woman's Christian Tenn perance union, who, with Miss Fran ces k. Willard, founded the organiza. tion. died at her home in Grass Valley, Cal. after long Illness.
 Judge Murray F. Tuley, the Nestor of the Chicago bench and one of the most widely known jurists fin the west, Ia dead. He was born in Louisville, ky, in 1927 and was a veteran of the Mexl. can war.
 Henry Harland, the American novel. ist who wrote "The Cardinals Snuff. box" and other we'll known works of fiction. died of consumption at San Re mo, Italy.
 Richard Hodgson. one of the fore most authorities in the world on psychical research, died suddenly in Boston. He was born fin 1855.
 Charles Pettingill, one of the wealth. lest citizens of Llvermore Falls, Me. died, aged seventy-fve. He lived Ave years Wlll u DTukcn neck.
 John Moser, millionaire stove manu. facturer, died in Newark, O. He began his career in New York city selling matches.
 ur,,. AT Information has been
 ,1 received that an at-
 oon tempt was made in NtisHeoHs. Bogota, Colombia, to dispose of President Reyes as an in- cident to a plot for overturning the government. In consequence there were many arrests of prominent men. The country Is tranquil.
 Rio Janeiro papers publish a report that Baron Rio Branco, Brazilian min. lster of foreign affairs, has refused to accept the explanations made by the German minister of the recent seizure in Brazil of a German deserter.
 cp,uro Abraham Hummel, one
 of New York's famous ~ criminal lawyers, was esooNI found guilty on charge of conspiracy in the Dodge Morse divorce case. He was immedi- ctely seIteneed to oDe year's tmprisoa- ment and tine of $500, the full pen alty.
 w. T. Horsnell and Royal B, stearns, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government out of lands in South Dn. kota, were found guilty In St Paul. Minn. The punishment of stearns was fixed at eighteen months imprison- ment with a fine of s1,ooo, and that of Horsnell at six months Imprisonment, with a fine of $500.
 Mary Kennedy, nine years old, of Washington, Pa, was killed by bullet as she stood at window of her homo In Hazelkirk cooing to the baby doll she had taken from her Christmas tree. The bullet, 1t Is believed, was intended for her father, mine superintendent, who had incurred the enmity of some of his workmen.
 Clarence Albright, one of the leading young cattlemen in southern Kansas, was found dead at his country home near Kingman. Death was due to car bolic acid. The young man left a state ment saying that he was forced to take the acid by enemies of his father.
 John K. Crested and Kenton w. At. we'll were blown to atoms at Cedar Blufr. W. Va, by the explosion of twelve cans of dynamite which they attempted to thaw.
 It Is said that indictments are to be sought against officials of tho New York Central and Delaware and Hud. son railroads for rebating.