Connecticut western news., 1905-11-30
congress in advocacy of that route.

regulation and at the same time avoid conferring upon the interstate com merce commission or any similar body the power over railroad rates. The Record-Herald of Chicago says: An organized movement on the part of the railroad employees in every branch of the service has been put on foot to secure concerted action against the presidents idea of rate legislation. Rate regulation, in the opinion of many of the employees. means d subsequent reduction in wages for them.
 United States Senator Joseph Burton of Kansas was found guilty in the United States circuit court at St Louis of the charge that he practiced before the postottice department at Washing ton while United States senator to prevent the issuance of fraud order against the Rialto Grain and Securi- ties company of St. Louis.
 The supreme court of the United States affirmed the decision of the United States district court of Vermont in the case of Mrs. Mary Mabel Rog- CTS, who is under sentence of death In Vermont for the murder of her hus- band. Unless the state authorities in- tervene Mrs. Rogers will be hanged on Dec. s.
 United States District Attorney John c. Rose of Baltimore said that. with the hope of stopping ''shalghaiing," as the forcible shipment of oystering crews Is Ia1 hn ltfn aff f, apply to the oystermen the federal law forbidding the advancing of money to seamen before they ship.
 The total value of merchandise ex- ported from the United States to China in the ten months ended with October, 1905, was $50,1o4,7 ,767 against $2o,557,- 184 for the same period of 1904. which up to that time was the high record year In our export trade with China.
 A secret meeting was held in Phila- delphia a few days ago by the anthra- cite operators, says a pittsburg dis patch in the New York Tribune. They decided to fight the demands which will undoubtedly be made by the Unit ed Mine Workers of America.
 Mark Twain says that, although hu- manity has reason to be thankful this fall, he believes the Deity is not thank ful for certain mundane happenings, such as the massacres in Russia, life insurance revelations, etc.
 President Roosevelt removed from office William s. Lieb, assistant Unit ed States treasurer at Philadelphia, for alleged constant and persistent vio- lation of the civil service law while ID office"
 Samuel Gompers was reelected pres ident of the American Federation of Labor by practically unanimous vote. Minneapolis, Minn., was selected as the next place of meeting of the federation. Taggart, chairman of the G4elocratic national committee. has appointed August Belmont of New York treasurer of the committee, to succeed George Foster Peabody.
 Bishop Henry M Turner of the Afri- can Methodist church in m address at Macon, Ga, made an impassioned at- tack upon the government and the United States supreme court.
 The department of agriculture an nounces a growing market for guinea fowl as table birds and suggests that they might well be bred in the United States more extensively.
 By means of the brooches buoy and the heroic action of Robert Smith, life saver, the passengers and crew of the steamer Argo, wrecked near Hol- land, Mich, were saved.
 Protestant Episcopal Bishop W. c. Doane of Albany, N. r., in his annual address declared himself fin favor of a canon opposing the remarriage of di- vorced persons.
 The court of appeals, the highest tri- bunal In New York state, has denied the motion made in behalf of Albert T. convicted of murder.
 The fund raised in America to aid the victims, principally Jewish, of the recent massacres in Russia is rapidly nearing the $1,00o,000 mark.
 The state of Pennsylvania, through Governor Pennypacker, has presented a handsome silver service to the ar- mored cruiser Pennsylvania.
 D. T. Hurley, captain of the Harvard football team, is suffering from a seri- ous injury to the brain received In the game against Dartmouth.
 It is reported that Governor La Fol lette of Wisconsin intends to take the seat in the United States senate to which he was elected.
 John Alexander Dowie, "Elijah H." has returned from Mexico. His looks belle the recent reports of serious ill., ness.
 Governor Douglas of Massachusetts has been asked to run for congress on a tariff revision platform.
 The trial of the alleged beef trust in Chicago has been set for Dec. 12.
 The case of Reed Shoot, senator from Utah, is to be reopened.
 Atlanta will hold southern exposi- ton In 1910.
 The American National bank of Bos- ton, one of the smaller financial insti- tutIons ot that city, has closed It's doors.