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Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

M. Jovis a wcll-known French aero naut, is preparing aa Atlantic air-ship with which he hopes to cross from New York to some point in Northern Europe during the Autumn. The bal. loon in question, which will be called tho Atlantic, will be about 200 feet h height, and have Q cupid measurement of 25, 900 meters. It will only weigh about 4, 800 English pounds avoirdu- poi', and with tho car, rigging. passen- gers and apparatus adout double that amount. The car will be square, and will be divided midway by a wooden deck, nbovo which will rise a quarter deck, both being connected by lad der. M. Jovis, who will be accom- panied by five passengers, hopes to mako 70 miles an hour Ho may land in Norway or Sweden, if not in Ireland, in three and half days after starting. Every conceivable accident is believed to have been provided against. M. Jovi, docs not hope that the scheme will have immediate practical result. Il . pnrsiy scientific, and will cost e40,.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
BURNED TO DEATH.
A Hotel Fire in Small Texas
 Town.

At few minutes before o'clock, a. n1., the Mundine Hotel, a three story brick building in Rockdalc, Tex, was found to be on fire. Inside were thirteen persons, only two of proprietor, was pulled out with his hair and beard singed of, and he was otherwise badly burned, leaving behind him his wife and four children, who pcrishcd. Hemberton Pierce, representing the firm of George H. Zeigler of Philadelphia, jumped from the building and was killed. D. M. Oldham of Dallas, repre- senting the firm of F. Cannon X Co. Of Gal- weston, escaped badly singed.
 The mystery is that so many should have perished when none was higher up than the second story and there were galleries and exits on both sides of tho building. No one was heard to call or scrcam all dying without cry for help, though great crowd quickly gath cred and exhausted every effort to rescue tho victims. The remains of several have been re- covered from the ruins but they are unrccog- nizaLle MT. Pierce is the only one of tue killed who WIS not resident of Rockdale.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

Senator Blto of Tennessee has, says tho Atlanta Constitution, a peculiarity, in that he invarilbly appears with a cigar in hi, mouth, but no one has yet seen him smoking. While he used to be an iuvcterate smoker, for the last twenty years he has never lighted 8 cigar. Convtr=ing with some of his friends he told them the story. In 6 battle during tho war Scnstor Bate and his brother, Colonel Bate. were together. sThry were in conversation, when the Senator drew from his pocket cigar, and struck Q match with which to light it As he did so Q cannon ball tore Ii, brothers head completely from his body. The cigar was not lighted, and to this day he has never lit one, and probably never will.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
Her Letter.
"So here I am writing at home, dear.

"So here am writing at home, deor, And you so far away, And when you read the letter,
 wonder what you will soy. The green leavcs whisper around nc, The nightingales sing above, Just es they did that day, dear,
 When you told me all your loveI" "I can see her, he fondly whispered, As he sat by the far camp-frN And read and read her letter
 With heart that could never tire "I can see her true eyes shining
 As she leans on her lttlc hand, And gases and dreams about me
 Here in this distant landl"
  The bugle rang out at midnight,
 The fight wes lost ere morn, He fell, with his old battalion,
 Leading hope forlorn; While at home the sun is shining, And the roses of Juno unfold, But the maiden Is quietly weeping
 As she dreams her dream of old. 1Cassell's Magonin4
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

According to MT. Mookcrjec, Hin doc authority oa li'ciculturc, the re- suits of fsh-farming arc remarkable. Professor Huxley has stated that an acre of land will produce in year ton of grain or two or threo hundred weight of m at. The same area of water, how ever, will yield greater weight of fl h in a week. Thero seems to be no good reason, says Public Opinion, why fl h should not bo mado Q more important part of the diet and with welLman- aged fish pond on every farm large amount of nutritious, valuable, and ex- ccllent food could be easily produced at a very small expense. Tho subject is we'll worth the careful attention of thoughtful farmer.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
Inc Oregon Election,

Portland despatch:-Th' c. unt isproceed- ing slowly, and tho returns arc still coming ir, with several counties 10 hear from. Muitno- nah couuty, including Portland, returns are nearly complete. These give Hermann (Re- publican) fer Congress 20 0. This will give him over 4,OO0 Republican majority. Lord,
 the Republican candidate for Judge of tho Su- rrcmc Court, has majority nearly as large as Hermann's From present indications the Re- pubiicans will have sixty five in tn. Legislature and the Democrats twenty, five. Every Repub- lican State Senator in Oregon is probably elect
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
An UnaMbitiOus Man. No hot ambition, wild and wan,

No hot ambition, wild and wan,
 Deforms my life so fair, I'd like to be selcctm1n,
 And have folks call me ''suuire" But I'd not climb tho topmost height, The wind of Fame's wild sport, But yet 'twoul be no moro than right. Iwent to General Court; And so I'd live and die content In modest, shy retirement. 'Tis true, I may move into town
 Before my hair is grayer, An then hope to gam renown
 And be elected mayor; 7, But woald not be grand and great To make the people stare, E But were I governor of the state, z I th nk I would not care, Nor let Fams's tempes.torn control. Mar my sweet quietude of soul E I'd live the most contens of men, A Far from Fame's maddening roar, .s::i And could go to Congress then,
 I tn nk I'd ask no more Of course the Presid mt must be
 The man the people choose, And should the people turn to me, 1 could not vol. refuse. But still ambition would not harm My soul S serene, transcendent calm. wish no splendor whom die,
 But all things neat and plain, A catafalquo of ebony,
 A six milo funeral train; And would rest in p ace content. If my loved land should raiss A million-dollar monument,
 To speak to future days. Let others toll and strain for fame, am content without a Ilame.
 -[S. w. Foss ill Yankee Blade.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

It IS said that ai.roads in this country arc returning to lcmon color for tho body of passenger coaches. The Provi. dcncc and Worcester and the Piiiia- delphia anl Reading roads have made tho change. Experience shows that yellow outwcars any other color.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

In a papcr read Iy Baltimore phy- sician it was said that persons accept medical charity who would not accept it in any ether form, and who are able to pay ths doctor Tho reason for this condition of things lies, in great ms a;urc, il tho willingness of phY- ticians, especially young physicians who want practice, to slvc their services. No ether profession IS said to be so charit- .: lo us tho medical.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
Pasted Six Weeks.

From Seattle, Washington Territory.
 comes tho tale of man who can evil dontly givo long odd, to D.. Tanner ani sti win ia a contest. Ho is John Lcasy, Q, Irishm,r, who, while in searcn9f work, was st icAcn with par alysi. of tho lower limbs out in tho woods, yet managed to r,ach deserted cabin, whcro ho lay for six weeks en- tircly without foo or fire. and with no water until it rained, which MI ae1Re
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

The Jackson Memorial Association, of Lexington, Va, has given MT. Valen- tine, the Virginia sculptor, aa order for astatue of General "Stoncwall' Jack son, of heroic size, eight feet high, in full uniform, made of bronze, and to cost 5000. tho model to bo ready by September It The pedestal is to cost G3O00
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

M. P,rrotin, the Preach astronomer, has been osseiving the planet Mars very closely oflato through powerful gllsscs, and has como to tho conclu sion not only that our nci ;hbor is in habitod, Lut that gAntic canals alter the custom of men of the earth.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

Ex-Myor Morgan IL Bulkclcy, O. HlrtfoId, Conn.,, celebrated his retire mcnt from eff 70 ths other day by avery grace ul sot. II; presented to the city portraits of all its mayors for tho past 100 years which hc had collected and
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

The Ru sian mi itary chiefs recently assem- biol at St. Petersburg uuanimou'- ly d. clarcd that the country would not be ready for long time to attack any European powra Three new railways lea ling to tho Austrian frontier wcro decided upon.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

W. L. Wildsr says in Scicrca: 'It is . fact not generally known thqt if one holds his breath, wlsps, bces anl hor- nets can be handled with impunity.
 The skin tccom-s sting proof, and,
 holding the insect by the feet and giv- ing her full liberty of action, you can sec her drive her weapon against the imrenetrable surface with a fore, that lifts her body with every stroke, tut let tho smallest quantity of air escape from the lungs and the sting will renc- trate at once. I have never seen an ex- ception 10 this in 9 years observation
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

A few days since jury in the United 6tstcs court at G ,iveston, Texas, gave . woman a verdict for damages against tho slayer of her hus band, nlth ugh he had boon acquitted by jury in crim. insl prcsccutlon.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
NO. 51.

Deiegate Turpie, of California, offered the name of Allen G. Thurman Half dozen delegates seconded the nomination, and then Senator Voorhees, offered the name of Cover nor Gray. It was evident that the Conven- ton was iii favor of Thurman and his nomi- nation was then niade unanimous, amid cheers and the waving ot bat1dannas.
 The Convention, at 2:l0, adjourned sine die.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13

The Chinese government, at the insti- gation of Prime Minister Lii Hung Chang, has decided to erect a monu- mcnt to General Gordon on the sceno of his victory over tho Taipius rebels.
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
Prof, Borst Accents.

Prof. Charles A. Borst, assistant astronomer III tho Ltchfeld Observatory, Hamilton Col ment of Mathematics and Astronomy n John Aoplins Unisersity. Fl lti1nokp All N
Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
Connecticut Western News.
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EVERY WEDNESDAY, MORNING.
Local News a Specis ?,
TERMS,

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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
CT IT Y N N0TICE.
Notice for Judgment
OFFICE OF THE City TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 6, 1888. !
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,


G.
Twill application the district
special held
of
of
The descriptions follows:
- ASSESSMENT CHANGE OF GRADE
TWEEN STREET,
Irvine's Enlargement St.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
OF II Y N oTICE
Notice for Judgment
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, /
ST. PAUL. Minn., August q, 1888. {

Mimi,
will make application to the district court and for the county Ramsey
the house ST. Paul. Minnesota Judgment against the
follows:
*x*ASSESSMENT CONDEMNING EASEMENT
ADJOINING FAIRFIELD AVENUE
Robertson's Addition o
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
q i Y N O oTICE
Notice for Judgment
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, |
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 6, 1883. (
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 6, 1883.

Ramsey
The and description of real follOws
+4*ASSESSMENT CONDEMNING AND TAKING EASEMENT
LAND ADJOINING AND ON THE STREET,
FROM LAUREL AVENUE CLAIR STREET.
Rrvant dtiOn
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
CIT Y NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 6, 1883.


ST. Mimi, Aug 6,
special be held Saturday
interested -
The descriptions of al
"ASSESSMENT FOR OPENING
STREET. AVENUE TO NORTH CITY LIMITS
Baan
r.tocitv
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08

1.-THE improvement costing paid
in city o. Paul, Ramsey county. Minnesota
e2l21
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08

Fches Rice
s. Addition ST.
| Supposed and Balance Balance
S1O0
Supposed Balance Balance
Ganln i a if
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08

utScTIptlOn.
Mary Wagner. Commencing at point on
the southeasterly line of College avenue
S4.S9 feet nelly from Oak street; thence
thence to the left Is deg 33 min, 46 s.
feet: thence S to the right "a deg 43 min,
along the west side of an alley 21.375 feet;
thence to the right 80 deg 38 min, 6S feet
to the Sc line of College avenue; thence
to the right 80 deg So min, along
said line of College avenue to the place of
beginning, being part of lot of Fischer's
rearrangemet of part of block 81 of IT.
vines enlargement of Rice & Irvlne's ad-
diti0u tO ST PauI
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08


the law.
II he of Ramsey Minnesota.
GEORGE REFS, City Treasurer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
HIGHEST AWARDS.

Geo. l., burst, Wheeling's King OF Confec-
tioners-A Little Business Talk About al
Establishment That Is q Pride to the
City and Which Received Seven First
Pr.m lums on Its Goods.
The tale this article will unfold IS not a
new ore to many, and in fact it is no
tale at all, but a plain business statement,
without ths slightest exaggeration. The
public knows that Geo. L. Durst's Goa
fectioneyy, at 1917 and 1919 Market street,
is the finest establishment of its kind in
the State, and for that matter in the
United States, for a city of Wheeling's
size.
Now Christmas ia coming and people
must have candy aud cskes, and they are
bound 30 20 where they can get the best
and purest. That is at Durst's. Mr..
Durst manufactures everything he cells,
aud if you can ird a b tier class Of goOds
i'll the countiy-why, you can't do it
that's all. He mas two fiue candy makers
from Huyler's, New York; has had them
fer some time and intends to keep them,
because the public appreciate his enter
prise.
When we state hat Mr.. burst makes
the purest and finest csndieS, cakes and ict
ere am, the assertion is not based on the
opinion of one p 'rson bat of ell.
He received the seven fist premiums al
the State Fair for Ice Cream, Fancy Cakes
Bride Cake, Fine Candy, Mountain Cake
Fruit Cake.
No one wants better eviderce of thu
quality Of his goods. And, by the way,
he has some Of those fist premium fruit
cakes left. How nice they will be with
Christmas dinner. AS many people vii,
desire to send candy to distant points, Mr.
Dlrst will put mp packagss to be shipped
by express, to be sent by mail or delivered
by messenger. He accommodates his pat
rons.
1t is not the intention of this article to
detain the reader lang, but merely 10 re-
iterate some facts that have already been
stated, becs uss Christmas il almost here
and the public should be kept p7sted as to
its own interests. Nj. Durst's candy palaces
isst 1917 and 1919 Market street. Keep
this in mind.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
The New Loan Ordinance.

The first thing the committee did, on
assembling, "a to take up and consider
the provisions of the proposed loan .ordi
nance, to be submitted to the voters ct the
coming charter election. This ordinance
was chalked ont at a meeting of the COM
mittee held several months ago, at the
time provision wsS icing made for the
reconstruction of the stone bridge, ard its
provisions embrace, in addition to the sum
of $74, 600 to be devoted to the coDstruc-
ton of the bridge, a further sum Of $101,-
600 to be applied to the funding Of the
outstanding bonds OF the loan CT 1877.
About q month ago Council passed a reso-
luton instructing the Committee 70 fur.
Their insert in the ordinance the sum of
$25, 600 for the improvement and strength
ening of CaldWell's run. As originally
drawn, this ordinance was to have bsen
submitted to the Peep e at the November
election, bat the measure wa allowed to
90 over to the city election. The new
bonds were to bear Al Fer cent. interest
Chairman Dobbins preeided at the meet
ing, and the ordinance as or n ly pre-
pared, was taken up and read. The sum
originally fixed, $I75, 0G0, was simply TO
provide for the TWO items Of bridge and
of the old bonds, bit soon after
the discussion of the document was in
auguratsd, Mr.. DVbbins called attention
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
lTTLEsCHEME
REPUBLICANS CHALK OtT THE RBAPPOR'
Observation-Disclosures
At Last Nights Meeting Of The Ordinance Committee
Three Members Cut 0f-Ths New
Loan Ordinances.

After allowing it to lie dormant for Ht
months or 30, the Republicans have
brought to the front their little partisan
political scheme to redistrict the city into
wards, fix anew the basis Of representation
for members of the Second Branch Of
Courcil, and re Appropriation those mem
bers among the various wards.
The plain object and ayowsd purpose OF
this thing is to 70 fix things rs to per-
petuate the Republican majority in COun-
ell, and they have figured the probable re-
suit out in q way which is very comforting
to them.
They simply drop out three members Of
Council from Democratic wards, and the
thing is done.
Under the plea aud pretense Of masking
an honest respportionment of Councilmen,
the Republicans propose to found their en-
desyor to perpstuate themselves in power
upon an alleged census, taken six or eight
months sgo, and which actually shows q
population no greater than that credited to
US by the Federal csnsu of 1889. Con-
scious that the people, if afforded a fair
opportunity, would turn them cut, bag
and baggage, for their mal-admiuiItratiOn
Of the past two years, they realize the
necessity Of a desperate remedy, and this
they find in gsrrymandering and disffan-
chisement. Their census of the city is
a fraud on it's face. There is NJ doubt
but that the actual population of the city
is from 1900 20 $500 in excess Of the
figures sdduced at last nights committee
meeting.
Readers of the REGISTER will remember
that away back last winter, TO wit, on the
18th day ofFebruary, Mr.. G. B CIldwellin in
PRODUCED q resolution in the Second Branch
of Council, providing for an enumeration
of the population Of the city, the re-
division of the city into wards, and
the re-apportionmeDt of the mem
bers of tie Second Branch of the Couu.
Gil, which resolution was passed. Under
this resolution, enumerators were appoint
ed, and the census of the city taken. 81.
G. Chew was the enumeration in the First
ward, T. NJ. Jones in tie Second, Harry
HOuser in the Third, Ralph Whitehead in
the Fourth, W. H. Rogers in the Fifth,
W. T. Hartman in the Sixth, J. T. Max
well in the seventh, and August Koff, Jr.,
in the Z gbth. The results of their labors
were kept very c'ose, only scattering figures
being obtaiCable by representatives OF the
newspapers.
At last evenings session Of the Commit
tee on Ordinances, the looks Of the enum.
orators were produced and the figures rad.
TIE totals were as folio vs.:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

When the totals were read in committee
last night, Mr.. Maxwell moved to proceed
to make The reapportionment cOnten plated
by the Republicans when the matter was
first put under way.
Nj. Dobbins thought it would be best
to equalize the size Of the wards first, in
which Mr.. Maxwell, upon second thought,
concurred, and pencils were set to work to
see how the thing would cone out. After
a good deal Of ciphering, Mr.. Max we'll
moved hat the wards Forth of the creek
the First, StcJnd, Third, Fourth and
Seyenth-be allowed to remain as at pres
ent, and this was agreed to. Mr.. Maxwell
then called attention to the size of the
Fifth ward, and expressed the opinion that
there ought to be q change there.
Mr.. Tracy proposed 10 add the total
population of the Fifth and Sixth wards
together and then divide by two, but this
brillIsnt suggestion was combatted by Mr..
Wheat, who wanted to know where
would you draw the liue?"
This matter was discussed at consider
able length, and the it was determined to
cut of from the Sixth ward all the terri
tory lying between Twenty-third and
Twsnly-fourth streets, and add it t) the
Fifth ward. after going over the books Of
the enumerators, it VAS found this would
take 1850 people from the Sixth ward,
and add that number 20 the Fifth. This
action was taken, the result being to in
crease the population of the Fifth ward
from :. 469 to 1929, and to decrease the
Sixth from 1854 to 4 ,423.
1t was then proposed to cut off a slice
from the r publican Eighth ward and add
il to the Democratic Sixth, Ostensibly 20
make the Sixth and Eighth wards even az
population, but in reality to zee if a Re-
publican ward could be inside out of the
Sixth. Mr.. Caldwell proposed To drop tie
dividing line from the B. IL o. railroad
track, where it is at present, to Thirty
third street, but after goipg over the emu
m~erator's book, it was found the change
would add but loo population to the Sixth
not enough to effect the desired result.
The boundaries were according allowed to
stand as at present.
Having arranged this to their s~atisfac-
tiou, the committee proceeded to chsnge
the basis Of representation in the Sec,nd
Branch. At present this basis is one men,
Der 10 every !, 100 population, and the to-
tai membership of the Branch is twenty
eight, the law limiting the number 10
thirty. Mr.. Maxwell, after some more
ciphsIiug, moved t. make the basis of rep
resentation 1900, but bis att sntion wa
directed to the fact that that wouldn't
come out right" and he amended bis me-
ton by making it 1900, with an extra
member for every fraction in excess of $50
Upon this basis, q apportionment of
members was made, as follows: