Connecticut western news., 1905-11-30
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Subpoenas were issued for John D. Rockefeller, Henry M. Rogers, Henry M. Flagler and other financiers to ap- pear as witnesses in the two suits pending in Missouri to oust the Stand ard Oil company and two other oil companies from that state. The sub poenas directed the witnesses to ap- pear on Jan. ? before Frederick H. Sanborn of New York, who was ap- pointed by Governor Folk to act as commissioner for the state of Missouri. The ground for this action is an alleg- ed pool or trust agreement between the three companies to regulate the prices paid by retail oil dealers in Missouri. pr. Madison c. Peters of the Baptist Church of the Epiphany, New York, de- livered a lecture on What the Jews Have Done For America" in commem- oration of the two hundredth and fif- tieth anniversary of their settlement in America. Dr. Peters pointed out that two rich Jewish merchants supplied the funds for Columbus expedition. Isa- bella did not sell her jewels to fit out Columbus, he said, for she had already pawned or sold them to defray the ex- penses of the wars then devastating her country. The scientific inventions of the Jews alone made possible the voyages of Columbus.
 In New York the election officials are still busy with examination of ballots in order to determine whether there Is any foundation for the assertion of Mir. Hearst that he was elected mayor. Ed ward Meade, convicted of voting twice, has been sentenced to prison, and oth- CT arrests have been made. The police assert that William Harrington, an "al- legged repeater" was murdered to pre- vent his telling of election frauds. Mayor Mcclellan may hold over after Jan. 1 if no decision Is reached in the disputed election cases. A recount of some of the ballots has been ordered.
 That new clew has been discovered which is confidently expected to lead to important developments and possi- bly, to clear up the mystery surround ing the death of Mrs. Margaretta Todd, who was found dead near the Reading tracks in Philadelphia, was announced by Sinclair Tousey, brother-in-law of Mrs. Rosalie Tousey, daughter of Mrs. Todd. Mrs. Tousey's counsel has of fered a reward of $5,O00 for informa- ton of the manner in which Mrs. Todd met her death.
 The New York World said: Wall street hears from a source 1t believes to be reliable that while the visit of J. r. T. Hollister and other prominent finan- esa's to' tto' ttlfea taoofat.ry- house of@ WliI1am K. Vanderbilt was intended to be pure ly social affair, the assembled finan- ciers discussed informally the question of the formation as soon as financial conditions warrant of a holding com pany to take over all the so called Vanderbilt properties"
 The Panama canal commission, while admitting the charge that it is heavily In debt, denies the assertion that it's members are liable to removal from office and prosecution under the Hem- enway law, which provides that no de- partment of the government shall spend in any fiscal year sum exceed ing the amount appropriated for that year. The commission holds that as it Is operating under the Spooner act it is exempt from the provisions of the gen. eral law.
 Midshipman Minor Meriwether, Jr., of Lafayette, La, was put on trial in Annapolis before n court martial on three charges connected with his ring fight with Midshipman James R. Branch, Jr., of New York, in which Branch received injuries from which be died. The gravest charge is that of manslaughter. Other charges are using provoking words to and assaulting Branch and conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline.
 A verdict for tue plaintiff, fixing damages at $20,73S, was rendered by the jury in the suit of c. c. A. Loder, an independent druggist of Philadel- phia, against the National Druggists association, the Philadelphia Wholesale Druggists association and the Phila- delphia Retail Druggists association. Mir Loder brought suit for $10O,000 under the Sherman act, alleging that a conspiracy existed among the defend ants to ruin his business
 Harold P. Moore, halfback of the Union college team, met death in a football game between Union and New York universities on the latter's grounds. Moore was struck under the chin by the head of an opposing player. His death has add d impetus to the movement for the reform or abolition of football. Chancellor MacCracken of New York university has called meeting of college presidents to discuss the game
 "Wealth production on the farms of the United States h 1905 reached the highest amount ever attained in this or any other count1y-S6, As, 100000" In the first annual report of his third term Secretary of Agriculture Wilson presents an array of figures and state ments representing the products and profits of the farmers of the country which he admits dreams of wealth production could hardly equal"
 Three first class battleships of at least 1S,000 tons displacement and eighteen knots speed, besides other yes sels, are included in the recoInmenda- ti0ns of the general board of the navy in it's programme of new construction to be authorized by the next congress.
 The Albany county (N. YD grand jury has found indictments against John Dyer, Jr., the contractor. and ClarK l.. DaEgett. ms supervising arch itect, charging them with manslaughter in the second dcaree for the collapse on Aug. of the department store build ing of the John G. Myers company,
 when thirteen persons were killed or fatally injured and thirty others were hurt.
 The New York Herald's Washington correspondent states that the isthmian | canal commission will take adverse ac- tion on the sea level project. The Her l aid also says that Secretary Taft ex- 1 poets that the advocates of the con- i struction of canal across the isthmus ! al