Connecticut western news., 1905-12-28

calling for the resignation of United States Senators Platt and Depew be- cause of the insurance scandals.
 ''In the employment of young chill dren a new kind of slavery has grown up in the last few years" said Pro- lessor Felix Adler of New York. "In southern mills there are 60,00O children less than fourteen years old working ten to fourteen hours a day"
 Irwin Baxter, United States district attorney for Nebraska, has been re- moved summarily from office by Presi- dent Roosevelt. The president was dis of case involving the illegal fencing of government land.
 W. r. Snyder of Pittsburg has com pleted the purchase of iron properties valued at between S50,000, 900 and S75.- 000, 900 belonging to the estate of the late James B. Oliver, thus making one of the largest deals on record in the
 The fight for the light heavyweight championship between Bob Fitzsim- mons and philadelphia Jack" o'Brien at San Francisco resulted in a victory for the latter in the thirteenth round. Fitzsimmons' wife Is said to have left him.
 It Is stated on good authority that the administration will shortly displace General Luke Wright as governor gen eral of the Philippines and will appoint General James F. Smith, now on the Philippine commission, to succeed him.
 Minnie Evelyn Killingbeck of Anso- mia, Conn, was killed by mistake of her sweetheart, Frank Tucker, a drug clerk, who sent her a pill box labeled headache tablets" which really con- tained bichloride of mercury tablets.
 Bishop Robert Goldman of the Epis- copal diocese of Maine and the Rev. Robert W. Plant of Gardiner, Me, are to be tried in January or April on charges of criminal libel made by VII. liam H. Gardiner of Camden, Me.
 Judge Gaynor, sitting in the equity term of the New York supreme court in Brooklyn, denied that the Royal Ar canum had the right to increase its as- sessments of members or change their rates. An appeal will be taken.
 To George Poell of Grand Island. Neb., has been awarded the first medal of honor given under the act of con gress, approved Feb. 23, 1905, for con spicuous bravery in saving the life of child at the risk of his own.
 It is announced that pr. George W. A hao End tn nf the presidency of the Pennsylvania State college. III health is given as the reason. pr. Atherton is past six ty-eight years of age.
 Captain Herbert winslow, son of Rear Admiral John Ancrum Wlnslow, who commanded the sloop of war Kearsarge during the civil war, has been appointed to the command of the battlcship Kearsarge.
 According 10 the Evening Mall of New York Wall WslnA street has heard rp- mors to the effect that the present S1O0. 1000, 900 of capital stock of the Standard oil company is to be increas- ed to 5000, 100000.
 W. J. Bryan arrived in Manila and was given an enthusiastic reception. Mir. Bryan has given up his Idea of a trip to Australia. He will remain in Manila for about two weeks and then sail for India.
 Governor Douglas. Governor Elect Guild and the members of the execu- tive counsel of Massachusetts have signed an illuminated memorial urging congress to save the frigate Constru- ton.
 Senator W. A. Clark of Montana has presented S1,Oo0,o00 to the newly born daughter of his son, c. w. Clark. The senator presented the same amount to each of his grandchildren at birth.
 Rainss law hotel keepers in New York state are interested in the deci- sion by Supreme Court Justice Stover that the Amber law relating to such hotels Is unconstitutional. It was announced that the men who operated the i'll fated lightship No. 5s, which sank recently of Nantucket shoals, have all been given employ ment in the service.
 Recognized through his counterfeit presentment in Q moving picture, George Gebhart, New Yorker, was reunited after ten years to bis brother In Lincoln, Neb.
 It Is stated In Boston that the Car negie foundation for teachers pensions Is to be increased to s15,0O0. 900 and is to benefit sectarlan and state aided in- stitutions.
 President Roosevelt's birthplace, 2S East Twentieth street, New York, has been bought by tke Roosevelt Home club and will be presented to the na- ton.
 Libbie Garrabrandt. the Paterson (N. J.l murderess, was granted a parole by the New Jersey board of pardons. She has been in jail thirty-four years.
 Friends of the president are suggest ing that congress ought to provide him with a private railway car for hls trips, personal, official and semiofficial Joseph s. Weave, said to be worth millions, has been decided on for super intendent of the Cincinnati (o) city street cleaning department.
 A report that historic Plymouth church, Brooklyn, Henry Ward Beech CTS church, was in want was denied. A seat on the New York Stock Ex- change was sold for s95, 900, the high est price on record.
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 ra,u,,, Advices from Tokyo sr say that Viscount Siu- ~ 20 Aokl has been ap- UT 'N Inrsi' pointed Japanese am bassador to the United States. Vis- count Aoki is member of the privy council and of the first class order of the Rising Sun. He Is of the highest diplomatic rank and has been minister of foreign affairs at Tokyo and Japa- nese minister to Great Britain. Adyices from Picking say that NIceroy