Connecticut western news., 1906-07-05


 and Alton road aud two former orii. cia,S of the company. John \. Faithorn and Frederick X. Wann. was called in the United States district court in Ch.caSn. The defendants are charged with having grahtei rebates to the Schwarzch!ld and SulxlerSer Packing company.
 William H. Taft. secretary of war. was elected member of the Yale Uni. versiu corporation to succeed Chaun- cey NJ. nepew. United States senator from New York. At the alumni ban quet Supreme Court Justice David ]. Brewer during his remarks referred to Secretary Taft as fitted for the pneSi dency.
 Theodore Shonts, chief of the Pana- ma canal commission. and John F. Stevens, chief engineer of the canal have returned to Colon. MT. Shonts before sailing authorized this state ment: The work of building the canal will now be pushed. and within eight years the canal should he completed"
 President Roosevelt has named John r. Stevens to succeed General Oswald II. Ernst. retired. on the isthmian ca- nal commission. The secretary of the treasury offers 10 the public $Sooa.- O,O of the bonds of the Panama canal loan. The bonds will bear interest at the rate of . per cent.
 At the close of business on June So the governments total debt. less cash in the treasury. aggregated Ssss4. .4Sa.- tSSS. a decrease for the month of SlI.- 51a.oo5. The June surplus was SAo.- Qa4.ITa. and the surplus for the fiscal year ended June So, 12ri was S2i 1S1,- 1IO.
 Judge Benjamin R. Lindsey of Den yer, president of the National Juvenile Improvement association. has denied the reisort that he has rejected the offer of John n. Rockefeller of $5.ooo- oo to be used as a nucleus of q fund to carry on the work of organization.
 The Portsmouth (N. H. statue to Major General FitEjohn Porter, erect ed through the efforts of the Grand Army and presented to the city. was dedicated on the anniversary of the battle of Malvern Hill. in which Gen. eral Porter distinguished himself.
 The hattleship New Hampshire was launched at Camden. She was chris tened hy Miss Hazel E. NcIane. daughter of Governor McIane of New Hampshire. The launching was marred by an accident in which five workmen were hurt. one seriously.
 In it's final report to the trustees of the New York Life Insurance company the Fowler house cleaning committee whitewashed everybody connected with the company. The resignation of George W. Perkins as trustee of the company was accepted.
 President Roosevelt has sent to Sen ator Bcveridge the pen with which he signed the agricultural bill containing the meat inspection clauses, referring to the Indianan as the man who first called his attention 10 the abuses in the packing houses. ...r.
 Little Lolita Armour. who was oper~ ated upon a few years ago by Dr. Lo- renz of Vienna. the ''hloodleSS sur geon." returned from Europe with her parents She looks well. but still walks with slight limp. This will disappear. it is said
 The Mutual Life Insurance company has decided 10 withdraw from writing new business in France on account of the new French law compelling r,- serves To be kept there against all the French business both of the past and future.
 Maine is 10 vote in September on the prohibition question. the Democrats favoring reSubmission of the matter to the voters and the Republicans oppos- ing resubmission. Governor Cobb, Re publican. has been renominated.
 Timothy h. Sullivan has resigned as a member of the house of representa- tives from the Eighth New York dis trict Cthe Bowery district. Sullivan will be candidate for the New York state senate this fall
 Jesse James. son of Jesse James, the Missouri outlaw. is now a full tedged lawyer. having passed an examination ners. In q class of thirty seven Jesse James stood first.
 President Roosevelt has repeated to W. X. Conant. who was a delegate from New York to the first national Republican convention fifty years ago. his determination not to be a candidate for renomination.
 Before the largest crowd that ever witnessed a boat race on the Connecti- cut Thames Harvard's varsity eight triumphed over Yale. Yale took the freshman and four pared events.
 Attorney General Moody has direct ed that suits be brought against a large number of railroad companies for failure b keep their safety appli- ances In proper condition.
 At the convention of the Federation of Zionist Societies in Toronto It was announced that the sultan of Turkey had revoked the laws forbidding Jews to settle in Palestine.
 Major Edwin l. Bindaman of Terre Haute. Ind. was removed from office by the city council on charges of neg- lect 10 enforce the laws against saloons and gambling.
 Cardinal Gibbons has resigned from tine international policy holders com