Connecticut western news., 1912-04-11
GEN ERAL EWS
HAPPENINGS

HAPPENINGS. Pole, Charles Schomui la, attacked him with a club while the senator was speaking in Waukesha Wis. Judge P. c. Hamlin knocked the maniac off the stage before his blow landed. The senator, who could not see his danger. was unaware of the in cident until later
 Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder of the Christian Science church, left an estate in Massachusetts valued at S266,- 36O. This became known when the in Ventory was filed in the probate court The value of the real estate at Chest. nut Hill, where Mrs Eddy made her home for some time prior to her death is given as $125,OOO Her house on Commonwealth avenue, Boston, is ap- praised at $30,0O0, while she left $111. 360 in personal property. The remain der of Mrs. Eddy's estate, valued at more than $2,O00OOO, over which Iti- gation is pending in the courts,- Is To- cated in New Hampshire.
 Though all of the officers at the head quarters of the department of the east on Governors island are maintaining discreet silence, it became known that Major General Frederick Dent Grant, the commander of the department, had quietly left the island on four months sick leave. An attliction of the throat said to be similar to that which caused the lingering illness and final death of his father, General Ulysses s. Grant, is the cause for Gen. eral Grants sudden departure from his duties.
 The New York assembly passed Sen ator McClelland's bill designed to meet such cases as the Brandt case. It pro vides that where there has been judg- mentNOn plea of guilty upon the com mission of felony the case may be re stored to the status it was in before the plea, where it is shown that public interest justifies such action. The bill takes effect Sept 1.
 Announcement was made in Los An geles by H. Unruh, executor of the l estate of E. J. Nucky) Baldwin, that each of the Baldwin heirs, Mrs. Hull McLaughrey and Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker, would receive more than ! $10,OO0,OOO. The value of the estate is placed by Unruh at more than $2O,OOO.- 900.
 The Republican committee of New York state organized under the pro- vision of a new primary law. William Barnes, Jr., was reelected state chair man, H. H. Bender of Albany was chosen treasurer and L. B. Gleason of Delaware county was made secretary.
 Total damages of $26,OOO were awarded against the American Tobacco l company by jury in the United States district court in the antitrust suit brought by the Peoples Tobacco com- pany of New Orleans for alleged con- spiracy to destroy competition
 There will be no extra session of the New York legislature While by no means satisfied with it's treatment of his pet measures, Governor Dix posi- lively will not call the legislators back to consider direct primaries, conserva- tion or anything else
 For the first time in the history of aviation an aeroplane was used as an ambulance to carry an injured fier from the Nassau boulevard aerodrome on Long Island to hospital
 Captain Albert Gleaves, in command of the Newport naval station, will sue ceed Rear Admiral E. Fl. c. Leutze as l commandant of the New York navy yard on June 15.
 The 241 children sent away from Lawrence during the textile strike were brought back. to Boston and talk en across the city and sent to Law | renee.
 The Rev. E. Dunnigan, a Catholic priest, has been elected mayor of La peer, near Detroit, by a majority of 100.
 Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wiscon- sin retains his seat In the United States senate by q vote of 40 to B..