Connecticut western news., 1905-11-16

Judge Wentworth of the municipal court of Boston issued warrant for the arrest of Thomas w. Lawson on Il charge of criminal libel preferred by Mir Barron. The case results from statements alleged to have been made in d magazine article by M". Lawson.
 After posing as n man for fifty years Charles" F. Baubaugh has been found to be a woman. This startling discovery was made at San Rafael hospital, Trinidad, Colo. During the fifty years Miss Baubaugh has been clerk, laborer, bank cashier and sheep herder.
 Through the confessions of nine boys under nineteen years of age. four of whom are sons of professors, suspicion that Cornell students were the perpe- traitors of the greased street rails prank, which endangered a carload of passengers, has been removed.
 John Alexander Dowie, self styled prophet of the Lord and head of the Zion enterprises, is reported to be i'll very feeble health at Fl Paso, Tex. He assembled his lieutenants, 1t is said, afid asked them to swear allegiance to his son as his successor.
 New York's horse show, which was opened in Madison Square Garden on Monday. is considered one of the most successful affairs of the kind ever held. Among the visitors of the first day were Miss Alice Roosevelt and Prince Louis of Battenberg.
 In his address before the American Hardware Manufacturers association last Thursday Chairman Theodore r. Shonts of the isthmian canal commis- sion declared that the canal would surely be built and would be built at Panama.
 "He is my friend. The Bible Is pack of lies, but Old Nick always tells the truth" said Merriam Menz, a con- tracting stonemason of Detroit. He was defending a statue of Satan which he has unveiled in front of his house.
 The government crop report shows that the corn, buckwheat and faxseed crops show improvement over last year as regards yield per acre and quality, while the potato, hay and tobacco crops show losses.
 President Roosevelt has informed a delegation of residents of Oklahoma that he will recommend in his forth coming message to congress single statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
 Private Michael NJ. Jansen, at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, has fallen heir to $100,000 left by his father, who moved to Australia sixteen years ago and be- came wealthy in the cattle business.
 Governor Higgins of New York has appointed Surrogate Louis w. Marcus of Buffalo supreme court justice in the Eighth judicial district in place of Ed ward w Hatch, resigned.
 At Memphis, Tenn. Dan Patch. champion pacer, in an exhibition mile lowered the worlds pacing record without wind shield by 1A seconds, coFhring the mile in :5S.
 fn r.<rw York city Judge Giegerich in the laupreme court has handed down al decision in which he holds that the New York state mortgage tax law is constitutional
 Irish and German societies in New York city planned demonstrations to shoH their disapproval of the courte- sies shown to Prince Louis of Batten- ber,E
 Nfs. Leonidas Hubbard, Jr., who has been exploring in Labrador and for whose safety fears were entertained, has reported the success of the expedi- tion
 Pennsylvania State Insurance Com missioner Martin and Federal Internal Revenue Collector McCoach have join ed the reform movement.
 The Grand Army of the Republic vet erans of Allegheny county, Pa, are to have fine memorial hall to cost not less than $1.5OO,O00.
 Governor Pennypacker has called an extra session of the Pennsylvania leg islature for January to consider reform legislation.
 The Washington Post says, No gen eral river and harbor bill will be pass. ed by congress at the approaching ses. sion."
 The twenty-fifth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor was opened in Pittsburg on Monday.