Connecticut western news., 1907-11-07

old son at N0rrlSt0Wn, Pa, and wounded his wife. King was examining a revolver when it was dis charged. Mrs. King was holding the child in her arms and the bullet pass ed through its head and wounded the mother slightly in the arm.
 Several persons were injured, none fatally, and property loss of $25,000 resulted when the magazine of the Petroleum Torpedo company, sixteen miles from Butler, Pa, exploded. There were 800 quarts of nitroglycerin in the magazine, and the cause of the explo- sion Is not known. The factory build ing of the company, 100 yards away, was completely demolished, trees were moved down and a number of dwell fngs were partially destroyed. Within a radius of two miles windows were shattered.
 A chambermaid in hotel in Syra- cuse, N. T., found the body of young man who had committed suicide by in- haling gas. He was registered as "J. W. Wilson, Syracuse" but is believed to have been a stranger. His under clothing was marked HI. D. Lothrop." In his pockets were found the business card of w. Ellsworth, loan broker, Utica; the photograph of young wo- man, a clinical thermometer and trim kets.
 Pursued by foes all the way to this country from Italy, Raffalle Ruffano and his wife, Antoinette, were mur. dered in their home in Harrison ave nue, Garfield, N. J. The murderer es- capped. The New Jersey authorities are almost certain that the crime is yet another to be laid to the Black Hand. It is certain Ruffano was rob- bed of $400 or $500.
 Henry Carey, an engineer of Scran- ton, Pa, was killed and two others were seriously injured by the wreck ing of the Quaker City flier on the Jersey Central railroad about half a mile north of Pittston.
 Robert Phillips of Au Sable Forks, fifty years old, was struck and instant ly killed by a New York Central train at Newton Falls, N. Y. He deliberate ly stepped in front of the approaching train.
 1--,o The Rev. ID. l.. B. Hartman, one of the
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 pEorLE. Baptist ministers in New Jersey, died in Trenton, at the age of seventy-one years. He was born in Wooster, O. After moving to Philadelphia he was for a time minis ter of the denomination known as the of firct pS n Baptist minister was Grace church, Philadelphia. He was author of ''Di- vine Penology," Republic of America and 'The Business Aspect of Christian Stewardship" besides many less pre- tentious works. .a-
 James l.. Miles, eX-sheriff of Phila- delphia county and formerly mem Der and for years president of the se- lect council of Philadelphia. died at his home after a long illness. MT. Miles was a member of number of | leading clubs and one of the Republic an leaders. He was born in the | Quaker City in 1S4S and was gradu- ate of the University of Pennsylvania.
 Judge Oliver Perry Temple, noted old time southern jurist, died in Knox vile, Tenn, at the age of eighty-seven. Judge Temple ran for congress in 1S47 and was defeated by Andrew Johnson. He was appointed by President Fill more in 1850 a member of commits sion to visit the Indian tribes.
 Isaac D. Surratt sixty-six years old, whose mother was executed for alleg- ed complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln, died at his home ill Baltimore. The body was buried in Washington beside that of .:2 mother.
 E ill Scotland that twen-
 ty-one steamers have OF INTEREST. haen chartered fin Glasgow to convey coal and supplies for the American fleet which is to visit Pacific waters.
 The results of the farcical electione for the third douma are now known in B95 out of 442 districts. So far the 1ouma stands: Monarchists and other Rightists, 1S9; Moderates, including Octobrists, 113; Constitutional Demo- .rats, 33; Leftists Radicals), 34. Eco dor Golovin, Constitutional Democrat, of Moscow, who was president of tn" last douma, has been reelected. The elections are complete, and on its face the new legislature is favorable to the existing government.
 The Philippine assembly Is discuss ing bill providing for the removal of restrictions on Chinese immigration. The radicals favor the measure on the ground that the immigration tax will relieve the burdens of the people.