Connecticut western news., 1905-02-02


 
 Ten deaths in the steerage of the Rec Star liner Naderland were reported when she arrived at New York from Antwerp and Dover. All died of con gestiom of the lungs and were buried at sea.
 A Lehigh Valley locomotive of the compound type drawing a freight train, exploded at Gratwick. Pa. Fri day night and three men were killed.
 On Thursday thirty persons were in jured. one probably fatally, in a col lision on the Central Railroad of New Jersey at East Freehold, N. J.
 Four men were killed in a quarreI over a poker game at the Palace sa loon, in Nogales, Arlz.. Friday.
 EopEInN The largest diamond
 ,,o-re ever discovered has OF INTEREST been been found S'1., near ,I,s Pre . The stone weighs 3.032 carats and is said to be pure white diamond oI good quality. It is locally valued al $3,500,00O to $4OOO,OO0.
 Frightful disclosures of Turkish bar parity, Involving the massacre of 5.O0G Armenians in one district last sum mer. are made in a report to the state department at Washington by Dr Thomas H. Norton, American consul in Karput, Turkey. The appalling facts were gathered by Dr. Norton in a tom of investigation which he made in the vilayets of Bitlis and Van under in structions from the state department. The Azcarraga ministry of Spain, or Thursday, resigned, and King Alfonso invited the Marquis Villaverde to form a new cabinet. Yillaverde was pre- mier before Premier Maura, who re signed on Dec. II last.
 The defeat of the government at the recent election In Hungary appears to have been complete. The Opposition secured I'll seats out of the SIS results so far known.
 pornce or The senate on Thurs
 day passed the army appropriation bill aft CT modifying the provision concerning the assignment of retired army officers to active service with militia organiza tions. The effect of the change Is to re lieve General Miles from its applica tion. The agricultural appropriation bill was considered in the house, but the debate turned principally on the topic of restricting railroads in the mat ter of freight rates, the Hepburn bill forming the basis of the discussion.
 An important measure which is the result of conferences held in the last two months between President Roose welt, Attorney General Moody, Com missioner of Corporations Garfield and representatives of labor organizations and corporate interests has been intro duced i'll the house of representatives It provides that in labor disputes an in junction shall not be issued until op portunity shall have been afforded to the adverse party to the proceedings te he heard --. ---.- On Monday the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce by party vote authorized a favorable re port to the house on the bill extending authority to the interstate commerce. commission to fix rates, increasing the size of the commission from five to sev- en members and creating a court of transportation" The bill is combi- nation of the Townsend measures, with amendments taken from the Hep burn bill. The senate, on Monday. agreed to vote on the joint statehood bill before adjournment on Tuesday, Feb. [, the amendments to be considered on that date under the ten minute rule. After a protracted debate the house adopted the conference report on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill. AS agreed to the bill carries S29,- 132, PAP.
 The house committee on naval af fairs has decided upon the naval in. crease programme to be incorporated in the naval appropriation bill provid. ing for but two battleships. They are to be of 16,000 tons each, representing the largest type and carrying the heavi. est armament and armor. The vote was 13 to 4.
 The trial before the senate, sitting as a high court of justice, of Charles swayne, United States judge for the northern district of Florida, was be gun on Friday. Senator Platt of Con. necticut presided. The attendance was full. and the galleries were crowded with spectators.
 On Saturday Secretary Taft made an argument for q reduction of the tariff on Philippine products before the house committee on ways and means Self government, he said, was the ultimate object of the administrators Philip pine policy.
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