Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1907-12-05
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Governor Hughes of New York will
nave many offices to fill within the
next few months. The following are
those whose terms will expire: Charles
A. Wieting, Cobleskill, state commits
sioner of agriculture, salary $4,000, APP
ril, %, 1908; Cornelius Burns, Troy,
and William Phillips, Albany, MEM
bers of the board of embalming ex
aminers, December, 1907; Robert t.
| Courtney, Troy, port warden, salary
] $1,000, Dec. 5, 1907; James f. Peg
nam, New York, port warden, salary
$1,000, Nov. 20, 1907; Jerome B. John
son, Oyster Bay, port warden, salary
$1,000, April, 1908; Michael Hines, New
York, port warden, salary $1,000, April
Is, 1908; Egbert e. Woodbury., James
/ town, state tax commissioner, salary
$4,000, Jan. %, 1908; Frank <. Perley,
New York, state tax commissioner, sal
airy 5000, Dec. 81, 1907; John HI. Barr.
Syracuse; n. De B. Parsons, New York.
and Thomas Ewing, Jr., Yonkers, vot-
ing machine experts, fees, April 10,
1908; Cornelius v. Collins, Troy, state
superintendent of prisons, April IL,
1908; John S. Shea supervisor of &C
counts for running race meetings sal
airy $500, April %, 1908; Harvey ].
Donaldson, Ballston Spa; ]. Edgar
Leaycraft, New York; George Bing
ham, canal appraisers, salary $1,000
each, April "a, 1908; John A. Sleicher,
New York state water supply commits
sioner, salary $1,000, June 8, 1908.
The report of the secretary of agri-
| oII1f CHI hot Ina Of fhe,
corn crop this year is estimated at ST.
350,000,000, or 26 per cent above the
average value of the five previous
crops. The grand total of farm pro-
duce reaches the stupendous value of
| $7,412, 100000. This is 100000 in
excess of last years product and more
than $1,000, 100000 above that of 1905.
The increase over 1899 is 81 per cent.
King Cotton, If the preliminary esti-
mate of the department is borne out,
has become a third rate monarch, the
value of the hay crop being computed
at $660,000000 as against $3.50, 100000
| for cotton. Wheat is fourth in the
| scale, with value of S500,000,0O0. The
| combined value of the seven cereal
crops is $2,31S000,O0O, an excess of %
per cent over the five years average.
The dairy crop is next to corn in value.
A less fattering picture for the con-
sumner is the increase in the wholesale
price of butter by Az cents pound
over 1906. Eggs attained an average
| price of 1872 cents a dozen as COM
4 pared with lilo cents In 1899. Dressed
poultry was 14.9 cents pound against
1918 In 1899.
The United States has taken her
place as the second naval power of the
world-at least so far as strength is
measured in the preponderance or tom
mage. This country today possesses
warships registering a greater tonnage
than any other nation on the globe
4 save England. This is shown by the
annual report Of Secretary Of the Navy
! Victor III. Metcalf, which was made
public. AS shown by tables submitted
by the secretary, the United States pos
sesses war vessels registering in the
aggregate Gil, 616 tons, and while Eng
land leads this with a registered ag-
gregate tonnage Of 1,633 116, Japan,
which was said to be striding into the
forefront of world naval powers,
stands fifth on the list. Her aggre-
! gate tonnage is only 374,7O4. France
is third, with an aggregate of 609,079
tons In warships Of all kinds, while
Germany is fourth. Her aggregate
register in war craft is placed at $780,
032 tons,
i Justice O'Gorman In the New York
supreme court dealt Sunday stage en-
| tertainment In New York city the hard
est blow it has yet received. In a
sweeping opinion he denounced as a
clear violation of law every possible
form of such entertainment, under
whatever title, from grand opera to
negro minstrelsy, from sacred con-
cert to jig dancing. The effect must
be to lock and bar every place for Sun
day amusement unless the managers
and their lawyers can find some new
loophole. There is no appeal from this
decision, and relief, If any, must be
found in new legislation. The opin-
ion was rendered In confirming the
report of former Justice Lawrence as
referee in the test case of William
Hammerstein, involving the question
of revocation of his license for the
Victoria theater on a charge of having
violated the law.
Locations of the Democratic and Re
publican national conventions were
practically decided upon in Washing
ton, though the two national commit
tees do not meet until later. The Re-
publican convention will be held in
Kansas City and the Democratic con-
yention in Chicago. Kansas City has
had a delegation In the national capi-
tai for several days. A st. Louis dele
CATION arrived later to attend the riv-
ers and harbors conference. 1t is rep
resented by Frank o. Lowden. The St
Louis people announced that their new
Coliseum would not be ready in time,
and they combined to help Kansas
City. The other convention will go to
Chicago without question by either st
Louis or Kansas City.
Former United States Senator Henry
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