Connecticut western news., 1911-12-28

Rear AQmlFal haymOnQ +. hOugprS was placed on the retired list of the navy, having reached the age limit of sixty-two years.
 The harvester trust gave $5O0,0O0 in Christmas gifts to its employees.
 .-,an The Persian cabinet
 - has resigned because
 No' 'Go the national council re-
 INTEREST," fused to permit the dismissal of W. Morgan Shuster. American treasurer general It will be succeeded by a democratic cabinet. which will reject the Russian ultima tum demanding the removal of MT Shuster.
 Indications are that the dispute of Persia with Russia has reached ell max in a clash at arms at Tabriz which even a sudden reversal of atti- tude on the part of the national coun' cil cannot offset. There has been a serious encounter at Tabriz between Persian constituencies and Russian troops. It is regarded as only a fore. runner of Russia's intention to march upon Teheran as she threatened to do unless Persia dismisses W. Morgan Shuster.
 The kaiser, acting in his capacity as commander in chiCr of the German army, has forbidden all his officers to visit England without permission from the military authorities. German offi. cers visiting England as agents of the intelligence department hereafter will resign their commissions during the period of such activity, SO that if they are arrested they may be described as mere civilians.
 Although the trial at Viterbo, Italy, of the Camorrists is dragging some. what owing to public indifference on account of absorption in the war, the authorities will push the hearing through to the end. The jurors have made no request for the discontinuance of the trial. but they will be greatly relieved when it is over.
 A news agency dispatch from Dalny. Manchuria, says the Japanese do not conceal their delight at the contro- vesy which has arisen between Russia and the UniteJ States over the Jewish question. They perceive in this new ground for closer relations between Japan and Russia.
 Six hundred Moro outlaws have bar ricaded themselves on the top of the Buddajo. in the island of Jolo, and are defying the American troops who are surrounding them. Preparations are being made to shell the heights.
 All the specie and bullion on the steamer Delhi. wrecked off Cape Spar tel. Morocco. has been landed
 a,og-,n, Through a misunder-
 ooni .NA standing. the wres-
 NrrA'nS' ting match between Stanislaus Zbysco, the giant Pole. and Giovanni Raicevich, the Italian heavy. weight, came to a sudden ending at Madison Square Garden, New York. the referee, Tom Jenkins, refusing to give decision. claiming that neither man had compiled with the rules
 Joseph Folger of Brooklyn and Jackie Clarke, formerly IT Australia but now of Jersey City, were the win. ners of the nineteenth annual six day bicycle. race in Madison Square Gar den, New York. The winners covered 2,71S.9 miles, 1892 miles behind the record of 2,7311 miles made by Nc: Farland and Moran in 1908. This is the third time Folger has been one of the winning pair in a six day race. Clarke. with Walter Rutt as a partner, won the 1909 race
 Jake Stahl, newly chosen manager of the Boston American league team. found several surprises while making an examination of his roster of play err. One surprise was the purchase and sale of player named Lockwood. who is dead He also found that be had one pitcher less than he thought Fournier, also purchased from Van couver and thought by Stahl to be n pitcher, turned out to be catcher.
 Since the first minute of a fight in Bingham, Utah, with Jack Sunquest. Charles Ellis, young pugilist, has bNCh dh(OhSNlouos I1G IS dI d lOEal hospital, and there is grave doubt as to his recovery. Sunquest knocked Ellis down in the first round and bit him OF the head three times as he was staggering to his feet. Ellis suffered concussion of the brain.
 Playing for the soccer championship of the United States, the Tacony team of Philadelphia and the St. Leos of St. Louis battled to to tie at Athletic park. St. Louis. The contest was re- markable for the speed displayed on a field that was half foot deep in mud. The visitors especially were fast, and their kicking was much surer than that of the local champions.
 Princeton and Pennsylvania opened their intercollegiate basket ball sea son at Princeton, N. J., and Princeton was a 1 point winner in a 30-29 game. Pennsylvania only assumed the lead on two occasions and never had more fhan od on ha rr{oors