Connecticut western news., 1907-10-31
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Louis. ended with the German bal loon Pommern winning first prize for the longest flight. The balloons landed as follows: Pommern, Germany, Oscar Erbsloeh and H. H. Clayton, Asbury Park, N. J., SS0 miles; LIsle de France, France, A. Leblanc and E. w. Mix, Herbertsville, x. J., STA miles; Dusseldorf, Germany, Captain von Abercron and H. Heideman, Dover, Del, S25 miles; St Louis, America, A. R. Hawley and Augustus Post, West minister, Md, T30 miles; America, America, Captain De F. Chandler and J. c. Mccoy, Portland, Md, 725 miles; Anjou, France, Rene Cashier and Charles Levee, Armenius Mines, Va, 700 miles; Abercron, Germany, Paul NIeckel and Ralph Denig, Manassas, Va, 6S0 miles: United States, America, Major H. B. Hersey and A. T. Ather- holt, Caledonia, Ont, 650 miles; Lotus H., Griffith Brewer and Lieutenant Brabazon, Ohio, 375 miles.
 Secretary Metcalf has just completed the compilation of the estimates for the maintenance of the naval establish ment, and as these show a great in- crease as compared with the current fiscal year. thereby promising to cause much debate In congress at the ap- preaching session, the president and the secretary of the navy are giving 1t their most earnest attention. The secretary advanced proposition to in- crease by $5,000.000 the standing ap- propriation for the payment of enlisted men in the navy. According to his es- timate this increase would admit of the recruitment of Nabout 5000 blue jackets in addition to the present force The proposition was received with fa. vor by President Roosevelt and his cabinet and will be included in the. es- inmates to be submitted to congress.
 The New York American published a story telling of how for three years of the pitiful seven since her birth Mar tha Mohr has been forced to live in the cellar of her home, clothed in rags, fed on moldy crusts and with none but a dog and scurrying rats for playmates. The tale. 1t is said, was told in the Flushing police court. Only when her mother brought her out to mutilate the shriveled body with lashings has the child got glimpse of daylight in all that time. Martha Is the daughter of Peter Mohr, a contractor of Corona. N. Y From the day of the child's birth in 1900 the mother apparently cherish ed against the helpless infant most unreasoning antiputhy. Mohr, the fa- ther, said that 1t took the form of neg. feet before the babe was weaned from her breast.
 Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon, who as the most active third term propagandist has offered $1000 for the best essay on why MT. Roosevelt should serve ''second elective term whether he wants to or not, heard thu riot act from the lips of the president. Senator Bourne declares that the pres. ident did not tell him to ''let up," and even if so requested he would not re- lent. But it is understood that tho president informed Mir. Bourne in no uncertain terms that he meant what he said in denying the possible honor of another nomination and did not pro pose to be dragooned into changing hia mind. There is no breach, but there i' no denying that Senator Bourne's prop. aganda does not meet with the presi. dents approval.
 The Carnegie Gas company, sub- sidiary of the Carnegie Steel company, drilled in a most remarkable natural gas well in Greene county, Pa, about six miles from Waynesburg. The gi- gantic well is belching forth gas at a rate of 1S.O00,00O cubic feet day. Consumers of natural gas in Pittsburs pay at the rate of 30 cents a thousand cubic feet. which means that the value of the gas flowing from this well. could it be saved, would be $540000 every twenty-four hours. The plants of the Carnegie Steel company at Homestead Braddock and Duquesne consume the whole amount of natural gas that is produced by the Carnegie Gas company.
 In the appointment of the Rev. John Keller, former rector of Trinity chap el, Arlington, N. l., to the important post of organizing secretary of the Protestant Episcopal church in the
 
 expression by the church of its abid- ing faith in the clergyman. Since Mir. Keller was shot six years ago in Ar lington by Thomas Barker, following a secret interview between Mrs. Bar ker and her husband, his friends have hoped earnestly for some official ac- tion which would reveal the attitude of the Episcopal church toward MT. Keller.
 Phineas c. Wright has had his grave reopened at Putnam, Conn.,, to place a case of whisky beside the coffin, which has been in the grave more than a year waiting for Wright's occupancy. Wright is seventy-five years old. Sev- eral years ago he caused a granite block to be placed over the grave with his bust carved on 1t. The cut of the whiskers did not please Wright. and he caused the sculptor to trim the stone enough to conform to his hir- sute adornment The inscription hc- low the name reads "GOlnC but know