The Press., 1895-05-09

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 THE annual Holland county convention of the W. c. T. U. will be held at Rock vile May 18th.
 THE senate, after putting the cost of the Hartford bridge back upon the state, yes terday reconsidered and made the five towns, Hartford, East Hartford, Manches- ter, South Windsor and Glastonbury, re- sponsible as before. A commission is also chosen to settle with the Berlin Bridge company at an expense not ex- ceeding $40, ,0OO.
 SEE what it is to have live, wide-awake business man for governor. The Whipple school has had the state treasury on tap for many years, and it's grossly fraudulent character has never been discovered. All the state papers are saying nice things about the governor, and his judicious and conscientious official work.
 THE Japan-China war is likely to be prolonged by the interference of Russia, which power objects to the cession of Chinese territory to Japan as an indem- nity. There is little patience felt by the rest of the world in move which is in the interest of Russia solely, not of hu- manity. Japan is willing to compromise by taking less territory and more cash from China, but Russia objects to the transfer of any Asiatic soil to the now recognized great empire of Japan. AS a result China will be encouraged to prolong the war, and Russia threatens to take a hand. There may be enough spirit of flair play" among other European na- tions to see that Japan is not bullied by the Russians.
 THERE is no question as to which side of the anti-pool and law and order league bills the money and buster is on. As to which side the people who think but don't buster are to be found, Senator Chandler of Windham county will find later. Though we admit there is room for de- bate as to whether the state should sub- sidize an organization like the law and order league-the preponderance of evi- dence seeming to us to be in favor of its perfect propriety, so long as it's sole ob- ject is to enforce existing and needed tenn perance legislation. If we concede the claim that laws are sometimes made with out intent to enforce there is no need oi the law and order league, but the class who believe that open saloons in no-li- cense towns, or unlawfully conducted sa. looms in license towns, are not necessary evils, is quite large one, and composed of people who pay taxes, and who are not always asleep.
 Lawyer L. B. Cleveland of Putnam committed suicide last Saturday by shoot other troubles, caused chiefly by his drink ing habits, led to the act. He was a son of Henry Cleveland of Brooklyn, Conn. grand nephew of Ex-Governor Cleve- land, and a graduate of Columbia Law school and from the office of Tracy, the we'll known Brooklyn (N. Y. ) lawyer.
 The Citizenship Club of Wesleyan Uni. versity, Middletown, has arranged for 8 joint debate on the question, 'Does tariff for protection benefit the United States? p at the college chapel next Saturday night between Hon. Roswell G. Horr of the New York Tribune and Congressman Michael D. Harter of Ohio, member oi the committee nn ways and means in the last congress. Governor Coffin will pre- side.
 By enlargement between States At torney: Hunter of Windham county anc Henry c. Robinson and Charles J. Cole counsel for School Fund Commissioner Jeremiah Olney, the trial of Mir. Olney has been set for Tuesday, June 4, at Il. 3( a. m. The trial will be held in the supe. rior court in Willimantic and Judge Shum way is expected to hold court.
 
 Defender Document, Mo- 73, just is- sued by the American Protective Tariff League, is 8 new edition of the splendid speech of Congressman c. H. Grosvenol of Ohio, entitled "Protection to Ameri can Industries" delivered in congress or February 7th. Will be sent to any ad dress for two cents each. Address W. F Wakeman, general secretary, Nc. 13t West 23d Street, New York.
 People sometimes wonder where all tho bicycles go to, but the wonder ceases when it is known that in the one city O. Rochester, N. Y, where there is a new bicycle registry regulation, it has beer found that 10000 bicycles are owned Millions of "machines'' would be required to provide an equivalent number for the whole country.
 People who think it wise to break dow1 our American Sunday may see what theil efforts lead to by looking toward France United States Consul Angell at Roubai1 says that throughout that country Sunday is nowhere regarded as a day on whicE workmen have legally guaranteed righ to be exempt from labor.
 The Chicago News has railroad hog story that is new and good: A railroad hog" the other day piled the space next to him in a car seat with his bundles, and when a gentleman asked him if any one was to occupy it replied that the bundles belonged to man who was temporarily in the smoking car. ''All right" said the gentleman, II will sit in the seat till he comes," and he proceeded to remove the bundles. Pretty soon the owner ot