Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
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mittee when William J. Bryan made his campaigns for the presidency In 1896 and 1900, has received q letter from MT. Bryan in which he announces that he will accept the nomination for president for the third time if it Is rendered to him. The Democratic con ventions of Wisconsin, North Carolina, the Eighth Indiana congressional dis trict and the Louisiana house of rep resentatives have indorsed MT. Bry- an. and John Sharp Williams says he will win in 1908. Senator La Toilette In praising President Roosevelt assert ed that as things stand this year he Is the only man who could defeat Bryan, New York reports say that William R. Hearst will come out for Mir. Bryan provided the latter agrees to combat August Belmont. William F. Sheehan. Thomas Taggart and others to whom the New York congressman objects.
 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 ". Perkins as trustee of the company was accepted. On the ticket to be presented to the policy holders of the New York Life at the annual election next December all the off cers of the company who are at pres ent members of the board of trustees are omitted except President Orr The international policy holders commit tee, which is seeking to drive out of power the present managements of the Mutual and New York Life Insurance companies, formally organized in New York. Richard Olney, former secre- tary of state, was elected chairman.
 Judge Banker of the probate court at Findlay, O., has issued a warrant for John D. Rockefeller In connection against the Standard oil company and MT. Rockefeller, in which 1t Is alleged that the Valentine antitrust law has been violated by the Standard or Its subsidiary companies. In Little Rock, Ark, Attorney General Rogers filed suit against the Waters-Pierce Oil company, alleging a conspiracy to con trol the output of oil and asking dam- ages in the sum of S2,OO0,0oO. The bill charges that the waters-Pierce oil company Is associated with the Stand ard oil company and others.
 Congressman William R. Hearst in a formal statement says: "I would like to state very positively that I am not candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1908. MT, Bryan said the other day that there were others besides himself who had claims on the nomination and mention ed pleasantly MT. Folk, MT. Bailey and myself. While appreciating MT. Bryan's compliment, I must decline to be considered candidate. Let the list stand. if Mir. Bryan pleases, Bryan or Folk or Bailey. For my part I would substitute Stevenson for Bal ley"
 Thomas Taggart of Indiana, chair man of the Democratic national com mittee, is accused of running gambling houses at the hotel at Ffench Lick Springs and West Baden, Ind, owned by the company of which he Is the head. The charges are made by w. R. Hearst and other opponents of Mir. Taggart and are denied by MT. Tag gart, swho asserts that the gambling has been done on property leased from his company. Suits have been brought to eust the offending tenant.
 William Hoge, president of the Com mercial Travellers Antitrust league, asked President Roosevelt to preside at the reception to William J. Bryan in New York on the latters arrival In September. MT. Hoge explained that the league is not partisan organiZa- ton and regards Mir. Roosevelt as be- ing as much opposed to the trusts as is MT. Bryan. The president declined the invitation, Secretary Loeb explaining that no invitations for the summer were accepted.
 Augustus Hartje of Plttsburg, mil lionaire, Is accused of conspiracy to ruin his wife, whom he is suing for divorce. Hartje has named as. CO., respondents two coachmen, Clifford Hooe, colored. and Thomas Nadine, white. Hooe has confessed perjuring himself for money, and 1t Is now said that love letters alleged to be written by Mrs. Hartje to Nadine are for geries. Friends of Mir. and Mrs. Hart je believe both are victims of a con spiracy.
 According to the Chicago Trfbune's ninth annual summary of the deaths and injuries caused throughout the United States by the celebration of h. dependence day, the figures are as fol- lows: Dead, Fl; injured, 3,551; fire loss, $66,450. Last year forty-two persons were killed outright. but when lock jaw and other diseases induced by injuries had completed their work over 400 lives had been sacrificed.
 ''I found the general conditions at the Chicago stockyards to be good" said Secretary of Agriculture Wilson after an inspection, and everything was evidently being hurried to place the entire yards in first class condition. There is an evident desire on the part of all those in authority to comply with the laws fully"
 Lyman ]. Gage former secretary of the treasury, says that he is interested in the work done at Mrs. Tingley's school at Point Lorna Cal but is not