Connecticut western news., 1907-02-21
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Alexis Aladyin, who is known as the leader of the group of toll in the Rus sion douma, came to New York to en- list American sympathy in the strug- gle to obtain constitutional govern ment for Russia. Born peasant ho speaks English, French and Italian as well as his native tongue. Aladyn said that within the next three months 100000 persons would die from star vation in Russia Unless the douma grants the constitutional rights de- manded he prophesled there would be one of the greatest strikes the world has known.
 Senator r. c. Knox of Pennsylvania addressed the senate in opposition to the resolution reported from the com mittee on privileges and elections "that Reed Shoot Is not entitled to a seat as senator of the United States from Utah" He contended unalterably that nothing less than two-thirds of the en- tire membership of the senate could unseat the Utah senator and defended the latter's right to his seat. Senator Shoot addressed the senate in his own behalf
 President Roosevelt sent to the sen ate the following nomination of mem bers of the isthmian canal commission: Theodore r. Shonts, chairman; John ! +. Stevens, chief engineer; Mordecai T. Endicott, U. s. N; Brigadier Gen. eral Peter C. Haines, U. & A.. retired; Benjamin NJ. Harrod, Jackson Smith and Colonel William c. Gorgas. T. S.
 
 chairman. although it is known that he will retire March next.
 J. B. Jaggers, farmer of Hart coun- ty, Ky. thinks he has the largest fam fly in the United States. Jaggers, who is eighty-nne years old. is the father of fourteen children. Two of the chll- dren are parents of eleven children each, and all of them have large fami- lies. Jaggers has 100 grandchildren. Many of his grandchildren are mar. ried, and he has 134 great-grandch.!. dren. His descendants so far nun. Der 24S.
 The lower body of the Pennsylvania legislature unanimously passed the . cents a mile fare bill to defeat whiei MT. Baer sent his protest. The Dins- more railway commission bill has also been slated for passage. This meas ure provides for supervision of tho roads by commission named by tho governor. The railroads, 1t Is said. fear this bill more than the two cent measure.
 John Armstrong Chanler, cousin of the Astors and brother of New York's l hng 1AI If fc ancestral estate in Virginia to the Uni versity of Virginia. MT. Chanler de clared that he felt justified in putting \ his property out of the reach of hls relatives. He alleged as a reason that they conspired to incarcerate him for life in Bloomingdale Insane asylum.
 President Roosevelt sent to congress a message on the public land situation. He advocates the conservation of coal | and other fuel resources on lands still belonging to the government urges government control of the western public land pastures and asks for an appropriation of $50o,000 in addition to present estimates to aid in detecting and preventing land frauds. Startling testimony concerning alleg- ed plans to massacre colored soldiers at Brownsville. Tex, by men from the town firing over the barracks to stam- pede the Soldiers and challenges to them to come out of the barracks was given by former negro soldiers at tho investigation before the senate commit. tee on military affairs.
 After Professor John A. Brashear of the Allegheny Pa) observatory m. nounced the discovery of monster sun spot and predicted m electrical disturbance Pittsburg and its vicinity were startled in the midst of heavy blizzard by Il vivid flash of lightning and several loud peals of thunder. A band of Pulajanes attacked and burned two towns in Negros and killed