Connecticut western news., 1906-10-11
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Louis Wagner, driving the 110 horse power Darracq. bearing the French colors, won the third Vanderbilt cup race over the Nassau county (N. YD circuit. His time for the 29T miles over the speedway was hours 90 minutes 1925 seconds or at an aver age speed of CHI miles an hour. Italy took second place with Lancia, who drove 120 horsepower Fiat and made the ten laps in hours B minutes 2S 4-5 seconds. None of the Americans entered finished better than sixth. all though Tracy, who won the elimination race, made the fastest single lap of the contest, doing the 29.7 miles in 26 minutes 20 4-5 seconds. More than BOG, 1000 spectators saw the race. One man was killed by the ear of E. F. Shepard.
 Either central government bank of issue or the enlargement of the present note issue privilege of national banks so that their right of issue shall not vary with the ownership of United States bonds is the method favored by the commission appointed by the New York chamber of commerce last March to inquire into the condition of the cur rency and suggest changes.
 In Binghamton, N. r., from the body of the dead burglar who was shot and killed in that city Coroner E. L. Smith took a bottle of what he sup posed was oil. He placed the bottle in hiC homo ch around unconcernedly. Investigation showed that the bottle contained enough nitroglycerin to have blown up large building
 John Alexander Dowie's plan for an American colony in Mexico was aban- doned in obedience to a command re- ceived by Dowie in vision, according to Deacon Arlington, one of Dowies followers. The scheme was relinquish- ed in favor of another that contem- plates the raising of $1,OOO.OO0 In Chi cago for the purpose of restoring Dowie's power.
 Speaking on the race problem in Au- gusta. Ga, Senator Tillman of South Carolina said. There are some people who say that race problem settles it. self, but make the prediction that in less than ten years, 1 fear less than five, there will be an immense number of race riots north and south beside which the Atlanta riot will pale into insigniticance."
 c. A. MoSher of Wichita, Kan. re- ceived a commission as q general in the Cuban army and next day was asked to resign owing to American intervention. He intended to raise a the one led by Theodore Roosevelt in 1898. He received $1.20O compensa. tion from the Cuban government.
 Charles R. Sager of Madison. Wis. twenty-eight years old; his wife, who is the mother of his two small children. and another woman, to whom he was married unlawfully, have been living together since May, the lawful Mrs. Sager acting as servant. Although all three seemed to be contented, Sager was arrested for bigamy.
 With large white handkerchief fiuttering as signal of distress, Charles Jones and Herbert I. I;apson were picked up in Boston harbor. They were drifting out to sea on an old raft upon which they had made their es- cape from Deer island prison. They were returned to Deer island by the policeJ
 Dr. Frank Brouwer of Toms River. N. J., was placed on trial for his life | on a charge of wife murder. Mrs. Brouwer died Sept 2, 1905, after two weeks illness. The contention of the | state is that the woman was poisoned by her husband while he was pretend. ing to cure her of some trifiing ailment. Secret service agents are investigat- | ing charges that several of the largest ] and most costly battleships in the navy are equipped with thousands of boiler f1ues which were never subjected to government tests and that many of them were placed in the vessels after they had been rejected as defective. District Attorney Jerome of New York has had Frank E.. Xavier, editor 1 of the Yonkers (N. Y.) Herald, indict. ed for criminal libel. An editorial ap- l peared in the paper in which it was in ! timated that he entered into a con spiracy with life insurance officers not to prosecute them.
 The Phipps piaygrounds, which were fitted up for the poor children of Ale gheny. Pa. by Henry Phipps, the phi lanthropist, were closed forever be cause of a disagreement between Mir. Phipps and~ the officials of Allegheny about the payment of taxes on the property.
 Attorney General Malone of Massa. chusetts is trying to enjoin the New York. New Haven and Hartford rail road, the allegation being that the road has subscribed for the stocks and bonds of certain domestic street rail ways. n business not authorized by Its charter.
 The Chicago baseball team has won the pennant in the American league Both National and American league | pannantS will fly in Chica oO next yGnr