Connecticut western news., 1915-04-15

Parts of Our Country.
 The United States Atlantic fleet from Guantanamo arrived at Hampton Roads for target practice.
 Assemblyman Christopher Paulus leaped from the tenth floor of the First National bank building at Milwaukee and was instantly killed.
 Karl Bitter. a widely known sculptor, who. with his wife. was struck by an automobile in New York city. died a few hours later from his injuries. His wife escaped serious injury.
 Two men were shot to death and sev- eral others seriously wounded in a bat tle between strikers and strikebreak kers of the firm of A. Hollander & Sons, fur manufacturers. of Newark. N. J.
 After voting unanimously for a sur vey of the government of the city of New York and naming the necessary subcommittees. the constitutional con- vention at Albany. N. T., took a recess until April 26.
 While officially characterizing as "premature'' the declaration that Pres ident Wilson soon would start on a western tour, friends of the admins tration admitted that such trip was in serious contemplation.
 The Rockefeller foundation has an nounced that it will shortly begin work on the construction of a new plant near Princeton. N. l.. for the study of animal diseases. The ground. build ings and equipment of the new labora- tory will cost $1,0OO,0O0.
 By a vote of 124 to 106 a resolution proposing a state wide referendum vote on an amendment to the state constitution granting women suffrage by eliminating the word male" from the present constitution. was defeated in the Connecticut lower house.
 Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court was exonerated of all charges of misconduct in report of the county grand jury. Frank l.. Rose was indicted on a charge of criminal libel in connection with affidavits re- fecting upon the character of Judge Lindsey.
 On reports from Minister James NJ. Sullivan of a new revolutionary out break in the Dominican republic the navy department ordered the cruiser Des Moines to Santo Domingo city from Progreso, Mexico. The gunboat Nashville already is off for the Domini can capital.
 Governor Whitman of New York signed the so called widows pension bill of Senator William Fl. Hill of Bing. hamton. The measure provides for the. creation of a board of child vel fare in various counties of the state to supervise the distribution of relief funds to dependent widows with chil- dren.
 Attaches at the British consulate in New York city voiced vigorous opin ions. which are said to be shared by all English official representatives in that city. regarding the report that Col. Iector of the Port Malone had discover e6 that New York Is being used secret lv as a base If supplies for British warships off Sandy Hook in violation of the United States neutrality laws.
 A strike that would have involved the electric transportation service in Syracuse. Rochester. Buffalo and inter. mediate points was averted at Syra- cuse. N. Y. by an agreement reached between the Empire United railways and the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employ ees whereby the existing strike is to be declared off at once and disputed labor questions submitted TO arbitration. s-v--.--yzx--sg----