Connecticut western news., 1908-08-06
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gave a short discussion of the possibil- ity of a general increase 'in freight rates in the United States. "The Amer ican people ought to be willing to pay the railroads proper compensation for a proper transportation service" he said Such service we are now performing. but we are not receiving an adequate return" MT. Hartman semed to favor a general readjustment of freight tariffs rather than a general increase. He believed that many rates were too low and should be increased. but he was opposed to straight 10 per cent increase in the carrying charges for all commodities. He would not discuss the question of a general lowering of railroad employees wages. Oyster Bay reports said that whether
 the dismissal from West Point of the eight cadets who had been found guilty of hazing Is to be made perma- | nent or the young men reinstated through congressional action or eXecu- tive clemency, is still undetermined. | This attitude of the government is set forth i'll an official statement issued by President Roosevelt through Act ing Private Secretary Rudolph Foster.
 The president has characterized as CT roneous contrary announcements made earlier by Secretary Loeb and Secre- tary of War Wright. He explains that the president has not as yet heard finally from the secretary of war as
 to the latters recommendations in the haf hn tive has reached no final decision.
 By arranging to furnish the Wabash railroad with funds to meet the SS- | 000,000 Wheeling and Lake Erie notes, +. H. Hartman has forced the virtual | abandonment of George Goulds at
 tempt to form competitive transcon- tinental line, consisting of Western IsPacific, Denver and Rio Grande, Mis-
 souri Pacific Wabash, Wheeling and
 Lake Erie. Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal
 and the Western Maryland system. A demurrer was filed in the United States circuit court in Boston by the
 New York, New Haven and Hartford
 Railroad company as defendant in the
 monopoly action brought against it by the United States government The
 main contention of the railroad is that
 the government is uncertain in its statements concerning alleged viola
 sions of the interstate commerce act Secretary Easley of the National Civic federation announced that John Mitchell, former president of the Unit ed Mine Workers of America, would
 hereafter devote his entire time to the interests of the trade agreement de- 0artment of the federation, which seeks the prevention of strikes. Mir.
 Mitchell is out of politics, by his own statement.
 The trade of the United States with
 the orient, Australia and New Zealand,
 amounting to over S250,000,000 an-
 nually. and Of Canada with the same
 countries has been dealt a severe blow by the transcontinental railroads,
 which have decided to abandon large
 portion of this business.
 Among the candidates for the Con. uecticut Republican gubernatorial nom
 ination Is Representative George l..
 Lilley, who will consider a nomination and election to be tantamount to a vindication of his course in Washing
 ton in trying to investigate the sub
 marine boat contracts.
 That Henri Farman, the little French aeroplanist would duplicate at tn. Brighton Beach race track, near Cones
 Island, New York, his remarkable ma. neuvers in Europe was indicated when he made several short flights. watched with great interest by crowds.
 unique combination of religion and agriculture is the series of conferences at Amherst. Mass, of the Federation of Churches of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the summer school of the Massachusetts Agricultural col lege.
 Vice Chancellor Stevens of New Jer- sey ruled that the New Jersey divorce law Is not retroactive, but that future marriages between legal minors may be annulled at the mere wish of q minor and on the ground of minority.
 President Roosevelt has been invited to attend the one hundredth anniver. sary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln at Springfield. H., on Feb. 12 Will. liam J. Bryan and William H. Taft have agreed to be present if possible.
 "President Roosevelt will not take any hand in the nomination of can- didate for governor of New York this fall" Republican State Chairman Woodruff declared on his return from Oyster Bay.
 The Soo railroad placed an order with the Minnesota free employment bu- reau for 1000 men. They are wanted as harvest hands in Minnesota and North Dakota at from $2 to $4 a day with board.
 National banks that conform to a state law by paying assessments foI the creation of funds for guaranteeing | deposits may have their charters for. feited, said Attorney General Bona. parte.
 John Mitchell may be asked to act | as mediator in an effort to settle the troubles which threaten to result in !