Connecticut western news., 1908-07-09
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 duly elected mayor of New York city. Judge Lambert declared that he would not permit the jury, even if 1t saw fit, to find verdict busting Mayor Me Clellan. The election, he said, showed no fraud. He also stated that if legal voters could be so easily disfranchised as was sought to be done ill the suit 1n question our legal form of government could not long exist.
 In an address at Cleveland Boo'e" ' Washington said: "On the basis o. school population, each child in the northern states had spent upon him last year for his education for teaching purposes about $5. On the basis of school population, each negro child in the south had spent upon him for coaching purposes about 50 cents. At this rate it is impossible to educate the children of 10,000,000 people sufficient citizens"
 A splendid picture of America's fight ing strength on the sea was presented when fifteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet, led by the magnificent Connecti- cut, with Rear Admiral Charles s. Sperry on the bridge, headed out of the Golden Cate and bathed their bows in the blue Pacific on their way to con- tinue their cruise around the world. The Nebraska was detained by an out break of scarlet fever on board.
 "This expedition probably will be my last attempt to find the north pole. If 1 do not make successful dash I do not think I shall try again. Not because I have failed, but because I am growing old" Commander Pea ry made this statement speaking of his proposed trip to the north pole, which began with a visit of his ship, the Roosevelt, to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. N. Y.
 That organized labor in the future will lean more toward conservatism and will place it's main dependence on the trade agreement was the declara- ton made by John Mitchell, address ing the sociological conference at Saga more, Mass. The unions will become less disposed to enter lightly into quar- rels," said MT. Mitchell, "and more willing to see and hear the other side of the argument
 As was expected, the president ap- pointed Milton D. Purdy to be United States district judge for the district of Minnesota, to succeed William Loch- ren, retired. The nQmination Is a re- cess appointment, the senate having adjourned without acting in the case of MT. Purdy. He has been assistant to the attorney general and has been prominent in the prosecution of cor porations.
 William H. Taft relinquished the office of secretary of war and once more became a private citizen. He was the executive head of the war department for four years and five months. MT. Taft's final duty at the war department was the presentation oh the officials of the department to his successor, Luke E. Wright of Ten nessee.
 Seattle Japanese have decided to withdraw their children from the pub lie schools because, as was alleged at a meeting of the Japanese association of the state of Washington, the educa- tion given is not satisfactory to them. Japanese schools and Japanese in- structors will be substituted for Amer ican schools and American instructors.
 Plans for the enforcement of the act passed at the extraordinary session of the New York legislature, designed to aid the state department of agriculture in its campaign against bovine tuber culosis, were made. It was announced that the prospect of controlling bovine tuberculosis in the state were never so promising.
 The will of the late Grover Cleve- land was filed with the surrogate of Mercer county, N. J. Although no amount could be learned. it is known that the former president left a very large estate, enough to keep his widow and children in very comfortable cir cumstances.
 All nine of the balloons which left Chicago to race to the coast in an eff fort to establish a new record long distance mark came to earth. All of the crews landed safely. although three had narrow escapes from death. No records for distance were made.
 A magnificent highway extending from Washington to Gettysburg, Pa, as a national memorial to Abraham Lincoln is the recommendation made by James T. McCleary, second assist ant postmaster general, to the Abra ham Lincoln memorial commission.
 The will of Benjamin Rose, who died suddenly in London. was filed in Cleveland, O. Relatives say that all most the entire amount of $5,OOO000 is left for the founding of institutions in Cleveland for the aged and for de- formed children.
 Secretary Loeb denied for President Roosevelt the report that MT. Roose- welt would buy the building and lands owned by the Union Theological sem mary in New York city and erect a mansion on the site.
 The treasury statement of the gov ernment receipts and expenditures shows that for the fiscal year just end ed the deficit was $59,656,3 ,361 as q Uo it at SurpIus ono vaor o 0o of gQR