Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
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Worth S20,000, GOO In her own right and heiress to $s0,0o0,oo0 more, Mrs. Julia Watt Morris Curtiss, who was forcibly prevented from boarding her steam yacht Osceola at her own pier, is n prisoner in her magnificent colo nial mansion at Sasco, near Fairfield, Conn, overlooking the sound. Deputy Sheriff George r.. Heisler. with fel- low deputy and two constables. is patrolling the grounds around her house under orders from Judge Elmer s. Banks of Fairfield, who was np- pointed conservator of Mrs. Curtiss' person and estate on the application of her son Louis, who alleges that his mother was fast dissipating her vast fortune. The son declared she was be- ing duped by persons who were trying to lure her from home in order to has, ten the transfer of her millions to their own pockets. The guards hnd orders not to permit her to leave Sasco.
 The most important ocean race In transatlantic steaming had a spectacu- lar finish in New York. The turbine driven Lusitania. In which was in- carnated the British resolve to win back from Germany the blue ribbon of the seas, arrived at Sandy Hook bar after failing to break all records of speed per hour or day. The Lusi- tania, however. did reduce the time from continent to continent by more than six hours. having come in 5 days 54 minutes from Queenstown. Her owners are confident that before long she will outspeed anything afioat. Fog. they assert. detained the turbiner, and she was not speeded to her limit. But her speed capacity. they main. tain. was shown not so much by her achievement as by her promise. Her mahinery and crew are all still new. No liner makes n record on her maid en trip. For short distance along the Irish coast, however. the new won- der ran more than 2S knots per hour. and all who crossed in her are convinc. ed that some day she will keep up that gait from shore to shore.
 Commander in Chief Burton of the Grand Army of the Republic hns made the following appointments: Jere T. Dew, Kansas City Mo-. adjutant gen eral: Charles Burrows, Rutherford, N. l., quartermaster general; Color n. R. Stowitz. Buffalo, inspector general; L. w. Collins, Minneapolis. Minn., judge advocate general; ]. Henry Hea- comb, Philadelphia. assistant adjutant general and custodian of records; I. Corey Winans, Toledo, O., senior aid de-camp and chief of stan. Retiring Commander Brown was made chair man of the committee on pensions. The council of administration will be as follows: Frank NJ. Sterrett, St Louis; Thomas W. Scott, Springfield. Ill.,; William Armstrong, Indianapolis; Philip Cheek, Baraboo, Wis; William !. Patterson, Pittsburg: Samuel I. Lawrence, Worthwhile. Mich, and James Owens, New York city. Miss c. Millie Leighton of Clinton, Mass. was elected president of the Daughters of Veterans.
 It was asserted in Judge Hammond's court in Boston that Henry H. Rogers of the Standard on company is fin weak physical condition, that his face is distorted and his speech affected, that his left side is not in its natural Sldl0 ulu lUHl ut lr to any business or even discuss ordinary affairs, by Mir. Rogers son-in-law, Ur. ban H. Broughton. H. H. Rogers, Jr., corroborated Broughtons statements and testified that his father had signed but three checks and a power of attor. ney to open a vault since July 22. After hearing this testimony Judge Hammond denied the motion to bring H. H. Rogers into court for the pur. pose of testifying in the suit brought against him. Counsel for C. M. Ray mond of Somervile, who is suing Rog. CTS for $50.oo0,000 for certain petro. leum royalties. sought to prove that Rogers was able to appear in court in spite of the objections of the counsel for the defendant