Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
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Trade reports continue irregular. with pronounced gains in some sections and no improvement in others, the net result being encouraging, however, and sentiment regarding the future grows more confident each week, says k. C.. Dun X Co.'S weekly review of trade. In the iron and steel industry there is a steady increase in active capacity Of furnaces and mills, footwear forward ings from New England factories are once more of about the same weekly volume as a year ago, and building op- erations are larger, but the primary markets of the textile industries are unsettled by the big auction sales. A call for the organization of Demo- cratic clubs in every voting precinct in the United States to aid in MT. Bry- ans campaign was issued by the Dem ocratic national committee. MT. Bry an, 1t is said, uniformed Chairman Mack | and other members of the committee that he believed that the Democratic cause would derive its greatest im- petus from the formation of these clubs throughout the country. Mayor Charles J. Fish, who as chair. man of the New Jersey state excise commission has conducted an active campaign against violators of the eN- else law, was the recipient of Black Hand letter. The letter, which bore an Elizabeth (N. J) postmark, threat ems Mayor Fish with bodily harm be- cause, it says, he expresses the poor liquor dealer and protects the pros porous liquor dealer.
 President McCrea of the Pennsylva- mia railroad made public a letter he had written to the Cleveland chamber of commerce in answer to request for information regarding the probahil- ity of an increase in freight rates. MT McCrea in his letter says. "There has been at no time any intention, so fa- as we are advised. of making d gen eral increase in all rates of freight" | Miss Annie s. Peck of Providence R. l., the mountain climber, signaled her arrival at an altitude of 25,000 feet on Mount Huascaran, the sum- init of which is covered with perpetu- al snow. The energy displayed by Miss Peck in scaling this mountain has brought forth expressions of astonish- ment from the natives. She is accom- panied by two trained Alpine climbers
 Deputy Sheriff Curtiss Rice at the county jail in Wheeling, W. Va, ar rested Jailer William McGannon. charged him with conspiring and aid ing in the escape of q prisoner. Me Cannon in default of bail was com mitted to the jail over which he has presided. It is expected that he will be able to furnish bail.
 What is thought to be a specimen of the great auk, bird supposed to have been extinct several hundred years ago, was captured near Basin. Wyo and has been taken to the University of California by the finder, Charles Metz, student of that school, who has been in Wyoming studying Orni- thology.
 Finding that the field where he Is conducting his aeroplane trials is too narrow and too small for his require ments, Wilbur Wright of Dayton, O., is negotiating for the use of a large military ground seven miles from Le Mans, France, where he plans later to conduct a series of long distance flights.
 A feud originated in one of the se- cret societies of Russia, which was transferred to New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburg in turn, eliminated in Pittsburg when Morris Horvitz, thirty five years old, while walking along Center avenue was shot by Max Schol- nick, twenty-six years old.
 Flour is going up and bread with 1t. according to an interview given out by John Washburn, vice president of the Washburn-C Crosby Milling company, in Minneapolis. This rise, according to the Minneapolis bakers, will bring the price of fourteen ounce loaf of bread up to cents.
 The New York state board of chari- ties announced that it has just com pleted census of the children con signed to charitable institutions. both private and public, which shows a large increase. due to the increased number of assertions by fathers.
 Proof that prosperity has really re. turned to the Pittsburg district was shown when Pittsburg officials of the New York Central railroad properties "ompleted reports showing that tia" "oal movement this year is shaTterinT I'll records.
 Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyve- sant Chanler will. it is declared. h" the Democratic nominee for governor of New York.
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