Connecticut western news., 1906-04-05

Judge Alton B. Parker asserted that he would not serve as a member ot the proposed special commission to in vestigate the New York state banking department even If the bill creating such Il commission should be passed.
 The beef trust cases will be reopened in Chicago Sept. 10. President Roose welt is said to be contemplating mak. ing an appeal in the case to congress and to public opinion. He will proba- ply send u message to congress dealing with the whole question.
 New Jersey State Senators Martens of Hunterdon county and Shinn Of Ocean county are charged by Philip Krimke, Newark pawnbroker. with attempting to extort money from him to influence legislation.
 The interstate commerce commission is to have various shippers of New York criminally prosecuted for alleged underbilling and misdescription of goods in order to obtain low freight rates from railroads.
 By defeating George Slosson, the ia, nous billiard expert, Willie Hoppe, "the boy wonder" clinched the title of worlds champion, which he won re gently by defeating Maurice VlgnuuX, the French player.
 By decision of the Massachusetts supreme court women in that state are granted the right to sue for alienation of their spouses' affections. This right has heretofore In that state been re stricted to men,
 A Holstein calf was born in Ware Mass. wrong side out The heart. lungs, kidneys and other organs were plainly visible The calf lived an hour An incision with lance revealed the outer skin.
 The greatest representative body of American athletes that ever competed across the seas sailed for Athens to take part in the international Olympic games during tho latter part of this month.
 John Alexander Dowie. Elijah TIL, has been busted from Zion City, H.. and Wilbur G. Voliva has been chosen to succeed him. Mrs. Dowie and the prophets" son. Gladstone, support Vo liva.
 Otto c. Hagen of Des Moines. la. has asked the president to annul his naturalization as an American citizen. He is dissatisfied with the current in. terpretations of the constitution.
 Mrs. Roosevelt and three of her chil dren, Ethel, Archie and Quentin. are cruising in West Indian waters on the Mayfiower. The party was welcomed to Havana by President Palma.
 John Quincy Adams of Philadelphia announced that he desired to give the government the Betty Ross home in Philadelphia. and d bill will be intro duced in congress to that end.
 In contest against male sculptors of note Evelyn B. Longman, western woman. won the award for the bronze doors of the new chapel of the An napolis Naval academy.
 The battleship New Jersey on her standardization trip exceeded her con- tract speed of 19 knots by almost half a knot. She will be America's fastest battleship.
 The Cassidy Lansing bill, which would have made betting at race tracks d felony, was killed in the New York senate codes committee.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad has raised the pay of 2.000 conductors. trainmen, yardmen, etc, from 10 to 15 per cent.
 Senator Depew is not recovering. ac- cording to the New York Herald. He Is at the E. +. Shepard estate, near Scarboro. N. Y.
 Immigration records were broken by the arrival of six steamers in New York, bringing 11,3S3 immigrants in one day.
 Governor Jefferson Davis of Arkan- sas has defeated Senator Berry for the nomination for United States senator.
 In Manila Henry C. Ide was inaugu- rated governor of the Philippines with much pomp.