Connecticut western news., 1907-05-09
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President Roosevelt, army and navy officers and men prominent in civil life assisted in the ceremonies at. tending the unyeiling of the eques. trian statue of General George B. Mcclellan, erected in Washington by the Society of the Army of the Poto- mac. Hundreds of old soldiers attend ed the unveiling ceremonies. Of these visiting veterans about two-thirds were from the Army of the Potomac. of which General Mcclellan was con- mander. the remainder being members of the Societies of the Armies of the Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee. The height of the figure from the ground is thirty-seven feet, and the pedestal, which is of pink granite. rest ing on five steps of the same material, stands twenty-three feet high. Both sides of the pedestal are decorated with bronze trophies. The front bears the inscription, Major General George Brinton Mcclellan, 1S2G-1SS5." On the back of the pedestal are the words, Erected by the Society of the Army of the Potomac and the Congress of the United States, 190T."
 Appropriating to themselves as badge of honor the presidents designa- ton of Mover. Haywood and Pettibone as undesirable citizens" greeting with hisses. groans and shutliing of feet ev- cry mention of MT. Roosevelt's name cheering half haartedly the American flag and uproariously the red flag. the socialists of New York city and few labor organizations joined in a dem- onstration the most portentous of its sort that city has ever known. It was protest not only against the method of prosecuting the western labor lead CTS now about to be tried for their lives i'll Idaho. but against existing in- stitutions. Socialism played a leading role throughout. Anarchy as an or ganization was barred from the pa rade. but the red flags were more abundant than the stars and stripes. Down through Fifth avenue they marched. 30.000 from the north and 200G0 from the south, according to their leaders estimates.
 Cast uncaremoniously out of the church In which his future had been so bright. followed by the imprecations of heartbrokcn relatives and friends of the girl with whom he eloped and threatened with arrest on a charge of abduction. the Rev. Jere K. Cooke. rec tor of the fashionable St. Georges Episcopal church in Hempstead, \. Y, today is Il fugitive from the vengeance of the residents of that village. Be cause of his elopement with Floretta Whaley, seventeen years old, the eler- gyman was unfrocked formally by Bishop Burgess. Miss Whaley Is an orphan Cooke was asked to look after the girl by her father when the latter was dying. Mrs. Cooke is n daughter of Rienzi A. Clarke of 521 Prospect avenue, Hartford, Conn.
 The New York state senate voted not to comply with Governor Hughes rec ommendation that Otto Kelsey be re- moved from his office of state superln- tendcnt of insurance. The vote was 2T to 24. In detail it was: Yeas-Ag- new, Armstrong, Burr, Carpenter. Cas- sidy, Cobb. Cortez. Davis, Dunn, Elm erson, Foelker, Fuller, Gates, Gilchrist, Grattan, Heacock, Hinman, Knapp, O'Neil, Page, Sake, Taylor, Travis, Wemple-24. Nays-Ackroyd, Aids, Boyce, Cochalan, Cullen, Fanchoer, Franchot, Frawley, Grady, Harte, Haz- enhug, Hill, Hooker Mccall, McCarren. McManus, Mullaney, Owens, Raines, Ramsperger, Smith, Sohmer, Sullivan. Thompson, Fully, White, Wilcox-2T.
 After having tried on shipboard and after landing to conceal her presence, Mabelle Gilman, fiancee of w. F.. Co rey, president of the steel trust, admit ted in Il note sent down'to the reporters who besieged her at the Hotel Gotham, in New York, her identity. The actress subsequently issued d statement to the effect that she and Mir. Corey will he married in New York on May 13. And" she added. both MT. Corey's family and my family will be present" Miss Gilman crossed the ocean under the name of ''Fraulein shaw"
 Charles II. Rogers. who is charged with the murder of Willis and Freder- ick Olney, brothers and prosperous farmers, and of Alice Ingerick. nine years old. who lived on the Olney farm near Middletown, N. r., was brought to the scene of the crime. Rogers was caught in Los Angeles, Cal. after chase of more than n year. The legal official who captured him says Rogers has made a complete confession, saying that he committed the triple murder alone and that he secured SIG from his victims.
 The legislative committee appointed to probe the various state departments of New Jersey organized at Trenton. Attorney General McCarter was be- fore the committee and called attention to the fact that the legislature had ap- propriated no money to defray the ex- pense of the investigation. and If 1t was carried on the members of the committee would be obliged to pay the cost and take the chance of being re- imbursed by the legislature at its next session. The committee decided to take the chance.
 The First Congregational church of Danbury, Conn.,, big frame structure on Main street in the business section of the city, and a large chapel adjoin-