Connecticut western news., 1906-09-20
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was retired, having reached the age of sixty-four years. General Corbin has had Il long military career. having entered the volunteer service in the civil war in 1862 as second lieutenant in an Ohio regiment. As adjutant gen eral of the army during the Spanish American war he was practically head of the military forces General Ar thur MacArthur. the hoy colonel" of the civil war, has succeeded General Corbin ass lieutenant general of the army.
 On the eve of his wedding day, when he expected to marry a young woman of Brooklyn. William Frank Thober of Newark. N. J., was forced to wed q girl whom he had deserted months be- fore in his home city. His intended wife acted as bridesmaid. and the cere- mony was performed in her home. to which the man all unsuspecting had come
 Municipal ownership won a victory in Chicago when Judge Wipdes in the circuit court refused to enjoin the city authorities from issuing certificates un der the Mueller law for the purchase of the street railway companies in any sum not over $T5O0O,OO0. The case will be appealed.
 After displaying rare heroism in the study of leprosy Eugene H. Plumacher, consul at Maracaibo. Venezuela. has decided that the malady is not con tagious, but Is hereditary to a degree not reached in any other disease. His report indicates that leprosy is curable.
 For twenty-five years Caroline Os- born of Bakerville, Conn, has kept the VOW she made when her father for bade her marriage to her lover. The girl declared she would never speak to her father or another man again or permit a man 10 look on her face.
 In Columbus, O., great crowd gath cred at the unveiling of the Mckinley statue to see Mrs Nicholas Longworth. daughter of President Roosevelt In the crush that ensued two women were injured. The exercises were postpon. ed for several hours.
 One-third of their deposits in cash and two-thirds in preferred stock of the reorganized Real Estate Trust com pany of Philadelphia is the proposition which depositors eagerly accepted, ac- cording to Receiver Earle's plan of re. organization.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said New York city was in danger of a meat famine unless preparation Is made immediately by nearby packers to act in conformity with the new meat inspection laws which go Into effect Oct. l.
 After rejecting many titled suitors, including prince, Miss Madeline Ives Goddard, the only daughter of Colonel Robert H. l. Goddard, the Rhode Is- land millionaire, has been betrothed to the Marquis Rene d'Andigne of France.
 The Star newspapers of Indianapolis. Terre Haute and Muncie. Ind. have adopted the new" spelling of 1S9 of the 300 words recommended by the Carnegie spelling board and indorsed by President Roosevelt.
 The New York Herald said that James E. Reynolds. who was one of the presidents meat investigators, Is inquiring into conditions on Ellis island under personal instructions from MT. Roosevelt.
 Vessels of the navy will pay no more unofficial visits to Portland. Me, be- cause enlisted men have been cluhbed by the police and have been discrimi. mated against hy theater and hotel keepers.
 Indictments have been found by the Pittsburg grand jury against Angus tus Hartje John s. WelShons and Cliff. ford Hooe. charging them with con spiracy to defame Mrs. Mary Scott Hartie.
 In view of the indifference shown by the American people toward the suf. ferers from the Valparaiso earthquake and fire it is probable that the presi- dent will appeal again for contribu- '.tionS
 Municipal ownersnlp Of street rau- ways, as represented in a proposal to bond the city of Seattle, Wash, for S4.2T2, GOO was defeated at d special election.
 The New Mexico Democratic conven- tion went on record in favor of joint 1 statehood with Arizona General Markets. New York. Sept IS. Ixr nt,fp Tgn