Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
GENERAL NEWS EVENTS.
Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.

Parts of Our Country.
 While the full blooded Indian Is fast disappearing, the half breeds are in creasing in number, according to statement just issued by the census bureau and based on statistics gather. ed among the various Indian tribes of the United States. The report shows that the half breeds have the larger families and that the original aborig- ines rapidly are being assimilated by the white race.
 Heavy fighting is reported all around Kiukang province of Klangsi. China. on the Yangtzekiang, says a Pc king dispatch. The fighting is the re- suit of the occupation of the city by northern xSoops. The outcome has not been learned, but should success attend the Kiangsi troops, who num- Der 5000, civil war, according to the dispatch, will be inevitable.
 Denver now has its acute Japanese question. The trouble arose from a complaint registered with the park board that party of twenty-five Jap anese were bathing in the lake at Washington park, to the consternation of the white bathers. An order was is. sued barring the Japanese from bath. ing in the lake.
 Five small government craft en route to Henderson, Ky, to engage In lrw Ny destroyed by fire on the 0hks river front at Louisville, Ky. Three men were injured. The loss is estimated at $30,000. Sparks from passing steam. CT are blamed for the fire.
 The corn crop in Dodge City, Kan is threatened with destruction by grasshoppers, according to statements by leading farmers The hot weather of the last week has matched millions of the insects. and as most of the wheat has been harvested they are attacking the corn,
 Jewelry, silverware and family heir looms valued at S5,000 were stolen from the Cambridge CMass.) home of William E. Russell, son of the late Governor Russell. while members ut the family were out of town
 Raymond Raab, fifteen years old. was placed under arrest in Pittsburgh charged with arson in connection with fire on Dec. 13. He was employed as an elevator operator. Two persons lost their lives in the fire.
 Fire that originated in a box car loaded with sugar at Kokoma, Ind. | ,iI damage estimated at $25. 900 before brought under control The Lake Erie and Western depot and eighteen small buildings were burned.
 Independence, La, town of 1000 inhabitants, practically was destroyed by fire, entailing loss estimated as exceeding S2oO.o0o Only three build ings, small box factory and two dwellings. were left ..
 Theodore Frothingham of Los An i geles, Cal, has begun suit for a DOT ton of the $7,Oo0.OOo estate left by Mrs Arcadia De Baker, who was known as the richest woman in south. ern California.
 Judge Guy Williams in the circuit court at Quincy, H., sentenced Ray ! Pfanschmidt, slayer of his father mother, sister and Miss Emma Kaem. pen, to be hanged Saturday. Oct. IS
 Raymond Raab, fifteen, who con. fessed to setting fire to six buildings al Pittsburgh, was held for manslaughter Colonel l. l.. Taylor died in one fire.
 John Sullivan was sentenced to from twelve to thirty years for the murder of Mrs. Lena Medley in Gloucester N J.. on March 31.
 Thousands saw Aviator NJ. A. Evans GOO feet from the ground in a burning balloon escape by a parachute leap at Valley City, N. D.
 Widespread search was instituted fu' n rohber who entered the State bank oT Rigby, Ia., and took $3.S0O