Connecticut western news., 1913-02-27

Parts of Our Country.
 A comparison discloses that although the railways of the United States car ried 1000, 100000 passengers a total of 35,000, 100000 miles in 1912 they killed fewer persons than were killed by automobiles in New York city during the same year. There were 130 pas sengers killed by trains. while I40 died in New York by automobiles.
 All the union men employed by the Eastern Pennsylvania Power company. which supplies light and power to trol- ley lines and industrial establishments In Easton. Pa. went on strike. and trol. ley roads are tied up and scores of plants are either idle or badly crippled. The men are demanding more pay and better hours
 Thomas Downie, twenty-two years old. of Long Island City, N. r.. wns sentenced to serve not less than eight years and not more than fifteen years In Sing Sing prison for assaulting Nil chael McGrath. the aged proprietor of stone yard in Long Island City. and robbing him of $0s5 on Dec 9. 1912.
 Through a dispatch published in a Santa Barbara (CaLl : newspaper. James Wilson of that city learned that his brother. David O. Wilson. had died in Oregon City Ill.. leaving s1, 100000 estate to which he Is the nV.I.t hn4r had l.N brother in nine years
 J. B. Washington, aged eighty y-seven. the oldest prisoner ever admitted to the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan, began serving a sentence of one year and day on a charge of violating the federal liquor laws in Texas. He can not walk without the aid of crutcb and cane.
 Officials of the Lehigh Valley Coat company at Mahanoy City. Pa. are canvassing their employees for sent. ment on proposition to pay $75 to the widow or dependents in mine accidents provided the men agree to work on the days of funerals.
 The annual report of the department of mines shows that more than 1000 lives were lost in the production of 245, ,231 .555 tons of hard and soft coal in Pennsylvania. about half the entire output In the United States.
 A house bill providing for the aboli ton of capital punishment in Tennes see was defeated by the house or rep. resentatives. This practically means the death of the measure at this ses- sion of the legislature
 Twenty cottages. the Atlantic hotel. the Methodist Episcopal church, store and garage were burned at Reho. both. Del. The center of the town in Baltimore avenue was wiped out. caus- ing a loss of S15o.ooo.
 After having served more than three years in prison for crime which it Is now officially acknowledged they never committed, Salvatore Iemma and Ra- mia Salvatore of Greenwich. Conn.,. are to be released. ...
 Fire of unknown origin did $3O0O0O Sdmage in the retail business quarter of Winnipeg, Man. The principal loss was on block of buildings owned by Sir Daniel McMillan. formerly gov ernor
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 Joseph F. Tumulty, who is to be sec. retary to President Wilson. will move to Washington about March |. He has rented large house in the Mount Pleasant section of the city.
 Ed McNamara. Ed Gallagher and James Kelly. auto bandits who killed Leroy Bouker Thanksgiving eve in Cleveland. O., were sentenced to life Imprisonment
 John Beal Sneed, wealthy west Texas ranch owner, was found not guilty of the murder of Al Boyce. Jr.. at Amarillo, Tex, last September