Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
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Simultaneously with the filing of the ! will of Mrs. Lulu B. GroveI Nor pro- bate in the New York surrogafc's office two claimants appeared to contest the document, which made President Roose- velt the sole beneficiary. The will fol- lows: 'I. Lulu B. Grover, now residing at 23S0 Lexington avenue. New York, declare this my last will and testament l give to Theodore Roosevelt at my death everything that Is mine, house. hold furniture, personal property, jew elry. diamonds, estate. all money in bank to my credit and my cat Snow drop Low, and everything that Is mine. l owe to Theodore Roosevelt debt greater than 1 can ever pay In this world, and in this way wish to show l am not ungrateful. He has been my good angel, who spread his wing of shelter OCT my peace through life and was my only true friend in trouble. gladly give my little all to him and only wish it were millions instead of so small an amount. I hope he will ac- cept it in the spirit I give 1t and with Gods blessing. In witness thereof I have hereuuto set my hand this a3d day of November. 1906. in the presence of witnesses"
 John w. Kelley of the associate coun- sel for the plaintiffs in the original bill in equity, Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy versus Frye. filed a supplemental bin alleging that the Christian Science leader was not competent to execute the trust deed, by which 1t was at tempted to have Mrs. Eddy transfer all her property to Archibald Mcclellan of Boston. Henry NJ. Baker Of Bow and Josiah F. Fernald as trustees. Tho bill says that the scheme to transfer the property is part of the general conspiracy by which Mrs. Eddy is sur rounded, against her will and her property in some instances wrongfully disposed of. The bill seeks to add the trustees named to the list of defend ants named in the original petition.
 Assembled for peace evening"" representatives of capital In evening dress and delegates of labor unions In Sunday clothes were entertained by Andrew Carnegie in his home on Fifth avenue, New York. The canny Scotchman shook hands with briclslay- CTS, longshoremen, holders, puddlers, stonecutters, actors, butchers and rep- resentatives of every form of union h. Dor in the city. They In turn shook hands with August Belmont, who as chairman of the meeting prophesied an approaching period of hard times. MT. Carnegie made a plea for arbltra- tion and said that 1t is not wages. but lack of regulation of his men by the employer that causes most strikes.
 The New York American says that through its attorney, Clarence ]. Shearn, William Randolph Hearst served on Benjamin c. Franck, secreta- " and director of the New York Times company, a summons and complaint In suit for $50,000, instituted because of allegations, branded as false and ma licious in the papers, printed in the New York Times to the effect that the president himself declared that Messrs. Hartman and Rockefeller had joined hands with William Randolph Hearst to form a conspiracy and were ready to assist Hearst in getting the Demo cratic presidential nomination if neces- sary to carry out their plans.
 The New York court of appeals by Il vote of Q to upset the new apportion- ment of the senate districts adopted by the legislature of 1906. The whole act, the court declares, Is unconstitutional and void. The decision caused some consternation in the legislature. Its political effect is farreaching, as it makes necessary, in order to overcome the constitutional defects resulting from the combination of Queens and Richmond into one senate district, Il readjustment of many up state senate districts. This, 1t is pointed out, will put Governor Hughes in position to force recalcitrant senators into line for his reform measures.