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Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
What the Commissioner Says in His
 Annual Report.

W "SSe eAO N'VuH1SSiouCA says AlBS
 Annual Report.
 John J. Oberly, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has just submitted his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior. The Cor . missioner recommends some import ant changes in the methods of making purchases of Indian supplies. A much more satisfacto ry method, he thinks, would be for the h. dian Bureau to submit to bid ders standard sample of cacll article, instead of having submitted to it n large variety of samples of each article. Thus the question of price would alone have to be considered in awarding contracts, and noth- ing more would be required of the Commis- sioner than tue making of the award to the lowest bidder. To make the inspection of such goods ns blankets, cloths, clothing, etc., infnlIiblc, accurately adjusted machinery and other appliances for testing the strength of fabrics could and should be supplied
 The Commissioner favors the extension of tho provisions of the Civil Service law to the Indian Service and says that he would advise that this extension bc made immediately if he were not fearful that, if taken now, it would be robbed of much of it's effectiveness by being attributed to partisan motives. He, however, recommends that applicants for positions be required to establish their fitness by furnishing such evidence as the Commits sioner may require, not only from the ap- plicant himself, but from three reputable citizens personally acquainted with him.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
A Goat Runs a Train.

The overland fast freight train on the Union Pacific brought to Laramie City, Wyo, the mangled body of James Sumner a brakeman, who had been thrown from the top ofthe train by goat while the train was at n thigh rate ofspced. The animal belonged to Q theatrical company. and got on the train at Cheyenne, 1t IS supposed. from low shed ad- joining the water tank After the train left Cheyenne the g"at chcwcd the bell cord while and then drove two of the brakemen to the caboose, where they remained in mortal terror, believing tho animal was Q wild cut. Sumner w;,s on Inc front of the train and had not seen the goat until the latter rushed at him fnll tilt In the darkness he staggered, lost his balance and fell from the train His companions, pecring the top Of the car saw his lamp 20 out The train stopped as soon as possible and run back Summers body was found lying beside the truck His neck had been broken. A cowboy lassocd the goat and the Coroner ordered him to tue pound pending the inquest.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
Che atins the Revenue.

Last October the Montreal City Council gave contract to A. Allan for the supply of 120 tons of water pipes of lengths of 12 feet. The importation was made. but the pipes were only feet long, and they were accepted with the understanding that the contractor should pay one-half of the extra cost of lay ing Allan has since absconded, leaving forged paper which has been discov- 93 tons were received by the city and 6o were laid the discovery was made by the customs authorities that O bold attempt had been made to defraud the revenue by the con tractor, and the remaining pipes were seized
 The method of the dedication was very simple The pipes were imported from Lon donderry, Ireland, and transferred in bond by the Grand Trunk Railway. The customs authorities allowed permission to have them carted to the warehouse, but the contractor no duty
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
THE COUNTRY IS GROWING. A Proposition to Buy Lower CaIifOr
 nia from Mexico

The acquisition of Lower Cnlifornis s among the possibilities of the ncar future. Lower California has an area of four hundred miles in width. The soil in the valleys which slope towards the sea is rich and fertile, and is wei! adapted to tho raising of fruit The mountains arc filled with rich deposits of gold silver and copper, and the climate is, if anything superior to that of Southern Cali ifornia.
 Ourpopulaton is increasing so rapidly that a few years hence all our public iand will he occupied, and lower California, for that reason, will be necessary to meet the ncces. eities of future generations. Mexico will probably sell the entire peninsula for $2O,- OOO,OO0 It. is n purchase which, if made, would be more valuable to the United States than Alaska. This country paid the Russian government S1 800, 900 for Ile latter posses sion, and to-day would not part with it for $l0O, 900, 900. The McSicnns would be the more willing to sell the peninsula owing to it's location, which makes it. accessible (rom Mexico ouly through the United States.
 Senator Vandever, of California, will soon introduce n resolution requesting tile Foreign Affairs Committee Of the House to investigate the matter, and, if satisfactory, report a bill for it's purchase.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
THE OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.
They Are Prepared Lo Move aL a Mo
 mcnLs Notice.

George Washington LiIlic, or Pnwnrc Bill, as he is called, who proposes to lead a mot. ley crew of adventurers from Southern Kan sas into the Oklahoma country, is not the dangerous character he is reported 10 be, and therefore it 6 believed that the actions of hc boomers will be rontroled by forethought and good judgment.
 It is not u difficult job to recruit to or three thousand Oklahoma boomers at any given time and point on the southern border of Kansas. The country is full of them. They are ready to move at a minutes notice, and if they ever reach the promised land they will still be ready tu move. Every crude device which the ingenuity of man can suggest in he way of portable houses. portable hnrns DOT table pumps port able haystacks, and porta- bic cnmps is already in their possession In some places the boomers have their houses barns, md haystacks on a contrivanrc which supplies both wheels and runners, so that good time cnn be made in any sort of weather.
 The officers and men of the army whose duty it will Ln to chase these marau,le:s around the country are not pleased with the prospect. It is no hardship for the boomc.s to move. for that is right in their IInc If the soldiers to be effective they must hc on the move continually and this is d hardship to tlcm
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
The House.

The work of tho House has been impeded by a deadlock resulting from the proposition of the committee on rules to abolish the call of States on suspension days. Almost the entire day was taken up with this matter. The sundry civil appropriation bill was re- ported by the committee on appropriations. Itappropriates $22 100000.
 States was recommended to tho committee on rules, thus breaking the deadlock in the House. The committee on the election con- tost betw, en Col. Elliott and Robert Smalls, of South Carolina, reported favornbiy to Mir. Elliott. Mir. Hires, of New Jersey, intro duced joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to purchrse tract of land, consisting of 12 ,375 acres in Allan tic and Cumberland counties, N. J., as 0 suitable site for testing heavy ordnance, etc. The price paid is not to exceed $225, 900. The post-off1ce committee reported back the bill providing that omission to pay lawful postage on Q Especial delivery" letter shall not prevent or delay its transmission and de- livery, but that the lawful postage shall be collected on it's delivery. Passed
 The House spent the whole day over the Oklahoma bill, an effort having been made to secure an action on the bill, the result of which is another deadlock. No work what ever was done.
 The House is still in Q deadlock, the result of efforts to compel consideration of the Oklahoma bill. A resolution was introduced by Mir. Taylor, of Ohio, for a committee to ascertain upon "what terms and condi- tions' the member having the Oklahoma bill in charge will allow the House to transact bnisness. Mir Sherman presented petition Of citizens of New York asking for legislation to prevent shipment of intoxicating liquors rom the United States to hentben nations and that steps be taken by treaty or other. wise to unite nll Christian nations in 8, com plete suppression of that traffic.
 The House is still dcudlockcd No business whatever being enacted except the passing of two conference committee reports, upprCpri- nting $l 800, 900 for public buildings in Mil Naukee, Wis.,, and Omaha, Ncb.
 The deadlock in the House is broken. The member who had controlled 1t pgr6eing to make no more dilatory motions renting report from the committee on rules Confer encc committees were appointed on the Nicar- agua canal bill and the Panama canal bill The pension of Mrs. Elizabeth .J Scott was increased to $50 per month, $S5O,OOO wns appropriated for n post office site in San Francisco, on n conference report. In con- mittcc of the whole the following appropria- tion bills were considered, favornbly reported on and passed: The Military Academy bill $490, 900; diplomatic and consular service bill S1 APT ,OO0. Committee on coinage re. ported favorably the bill authorizing adop- ton of new designs for United States coins.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
SEEKIN A FORTUNE.
ASchoOl-teacher Holds Title to Seven
 Hundred Acres in a Village.

W. E. Paterson, school-tcacher of Port land, Oregon, one of the heirs of Zachariah Paterson, a resident of Stratford, Ct., before the Revolutionary War, has put into the hands of 0 New Haven lawyer claim for sev- eral hundred acres of Stratford land, includ- ing much of the territory now occupied by the village of that name.
 Zachariah Paterson made n will about 176O, leaving the property to his wife, but with the condition that if she married again after his death it should go to their children, Hezekiah and Mary. After Paterson's death Mrs. Paterson married n man named Gray, but that she might retain possession of the property, got the children, then quite young out of the way by giving them to man named Barnes, who lived in Delaware County, NY.
 The children grew up i'll ignorance of their inheritance, and it was not until 1S40 that a New York lawyer, named Jay, discovered the will while looking over the Stratford town records. He became convinced that great fortune awaited the Paterson heirs, and suc- ceeded in finding the descendants of the chil- dren Hezekiah and Mary. His own death put m end to the investigation now to be re. sumed.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
Wonders of the Dead Sea.

One of tho most interesting lakes or Sea, which has no visible outlet. It is not nero fancy that has clothed the Dead Soa in gloom. Tho desolate shores, with scarcely a green thing in sight, and scattered over with black stones and ragged driftwood, form a fitting name for the dark, sluggish waters, covered with perpetual mist and breaking in slow, heavy sopulchral- toned waves upon the beach. It seems as if the smoke of the wicked cities was yet ascending up to hoaven, and as if tho moan of their fearful sorrow would never lcavc that God-smitten valley. It is strange thing to see those waves, not dancing along and sparkling in the sun as other waves do, but moving with measured melancholy, and sending to the ear as they break languidly upon the rcck, only dolelul squads. This is, no doubt, owing to tho groat heaviness of tho water, fact we'll known, and which wo simply verified in the usual way, for, on attempting to swim, we went floating about liko empty casks. This experiment was moro satisfactory in its progress than in it's result, which were very unctuous skin and most pestiferous stingiug of every nerve, as if we had been beaten with nettles. Nor was the water we took into our mouth whit less vile than the most nauseous drugs of the apothccary.
 That fish cannot live in thi, strong solution of bitumen and salt is too obvious to need proof; but to say that birds cannot fly over it and 1.-Two is one of the congregations of travellers, who perhaps werc not, llko ourselves, SO fortunate as to seo flock of ducks re- posing on the water in apparently good health. And yet thi, was all the life VIC did see. The whole valley was one sccthing caldron, undor a moro than tropical sun. God. forsaken and man. forsaken, no green thing grows within it, and it remains to this day as strik- ing a monument of Gods fearful judg-
 ncnts as when tho fire from hoavon de- vourod the once mighty cities of the plain. .-[ Missionary H rald.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
Silver in Minnesota.

An immensely rich vein of silver has been found in Section 23, Township 50, Range IS, only few miles from Duluth, Minn. on the farm of Christof Hjnlmer. The metal will run about $2,SOO to the ton and is said to be incxhaustiblc. The owner was offered 1925 ,OOOin cash for for forty acres, but refused to sell. The vein is divided into three trends, which run together, growing purer as the point of junction is reached. The main vein where uncovered is nine feet thick and but a short distance under the surface. The course of the veins is like a lctter V, com mencing from northwest and running to southeast, thence from southeast to north east It is believed hat this is the same vein croppings from which have been found in the extreme western part of Duluth and prospect cd upon several years without success. A regular exodus of people to Iljalmer's place is looked for
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
Miss Garrett's Gift.

1t is not generally known that Miss Mary Garrett's, of Baltimore, Md, charity is most liberal and practical but so carefully does she guard it from public notice that the world rarely hears of her good work. Her latest gift is the Bryn Mawr School, now being erected on Cathedral street, Baltimore, and is intended to prepare girls for entrance to Bryn Mawr College, near Philadelphia. Miss Garrett is experimenting the building of the school in person. The entire cost will be about $2OO,00O. The building will have d frontage of S3 feet and will be 76 feet deep. It is to be ire-proof, the first floor being en- tircly of English cnamccd brick of different colors worked in figures. Physical culture is to receive as much attention as mental i'm provemont. It will bo endowed by Miss Garrett nftcr 1t is Finished.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
MINES IN CONNECTICUT.
Indications of Valuable Deposits of
 Gold and Silver.

Indications Of Valuable Deposits or
 Gold and Silver.
 People in and about Wood5ury, in Western Connecticut, near Waterbury, arc stirred up just now over the discovery of traces of val uablc ores and oil in that locality. It. is re- ported that lead has been found on the farm of William Allen, in quantities yielding an average of l,50O ounces to the ton. lntersperscd with this is silver which pays about 25 ounces to the ton, while there are also streak indications of gold. The field where the discovery has been made is now being dug over by mining experts, and it is believed that the finds" will prove of great value. The father of the present. proprietor of the land, Gideon Allen, was offered a hand some fgnrc for the property years ago by experts.
 Traces of galcnA ore have also been found in ledge nt the bottom of the Town House well in Woodbury, and in Southbury it. is re- ported thnt the prospcctors who have been looking along the bed of small stream for oil are very hopeful Of success The water now pumped to the surface has disagreeable smell, which is said to br excellent indica- cation. Little bubbles of gas have teen caught in it. occasionally, and these, when ignited with n match, burn freely Some authorities profess to believe that the gas arises from drcnying vegetation under the prOund
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
WRECK OF A BARK.
After being on the Water 20 Days,
 the Crew are Saved.

The steamship West Inian, from Liverpool via Caha and West Indian ports. brought to New Orleans the shipwrecked crew of the American bark Mamie T. Bell, of Boston, w. U- Patterson, master, which struck on a reef on her return voyage from Colon to Mobile They had taken cargo of lumber from Pas cagoula and were returning in ballast
 The disaster occurred at o'clock Sunday morning, Dec. 23. At the time there was 0 stif wind blowing, the vessel having been caught in the trades. The second mate was on watch. The seamen were startled by O great crashing of timber that brought every body on deck. Then it was found that the bottom of the vessel had been torn out, and that the water was pouring in, while the vessel was stranded on dangerous reef The pumps were put to work but the inrushing water gained rapidly, and it finally became evident that the men must leave the ship. The boats were got ready and the crew, consisting of nine seaman, left the sinking vessel, which was fast going to pieces The two boats were both launched, one being m charge ofthe first officer, Charles E. Brown The sea was heavy but the course of the boats was directed to Old Providence Island, where the first boat arrived go hours after they left the wreck. The Captain and the remainder of the crew arrived five hours later. The men then went to Colon, whence they were sent to New Orleans
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
Swallowed 8 Shawl Pin.

Little Annie Riley, aged four, is at the chil. dren's hospital, Philadelphia, in as comforta- ble a condition as child can be who had three-inch shawl pin, with large brass head, on the inside of her throat. Annie swallowed the shawl pin on Christmas day She did not say anything about it for fear of punishment by her mother. So sharp was this fear that when the doctor was called into her fathers house, she said it was only a little pin which she had swallowed and that it no longer troubled her. Spasms of coughing continued however, and the little girl was taken to the hospital. There. as she grew no better, trachetomy was performed. and a violent fit of coughing supervening, the tube which had been inserted after the opera tion was removed. The point of the pin then re- vealed itself to the astonished doctors. It was easily taken out, and the child will soon be out of the hospital
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16

The Name by Which a Gigantic Trust
 Will De Known

The Name by Which a Gigantic Trust
 Will Ue Known
 The conference of Western railroad mana gers at the residence of J .Picrrepont Morgan, in New York city, has resulted in tho forma- tion of an Interstate Commerce Railway As. socaton, or "Railway Clearing house. which, in other wordss equivalent to the formation of gigantic railroad trust, and the promise of the presidents of Western, South western and trunk lines to enforce the Inter. state Commerce law and to maintain ratcs fixed by mutual agreement. The raiIrond presidents bind themselves to personal y carry out these important conditions and to dismiss subordinates who violate instructions based upon this agreement
 Such is the conclusion reached by the rail roud men of the United States and approved by the principal security holders and by the lnterstat Commerce Commission. The plan of organization is simple and the provisions are stringent The agreement aims at the immediate inauguration of reign of peace and good will
 Tho agreement formulated meets the approval of the Intel State Commerce Com mission on one hand and of the bankers rep resenting domestic and foreign security hold CTS on the other.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
FREEING SLAVES
The Good Work of the British East
 African Company.

MT. Mackenzie, tho agent of the British East African Company at Zanzibar has pre- sentcd hundreds of slaves with papers giving them their freedom. His action has created much enthusiasm.
 This company is required by it's charter to discourage and as far as practicable abolish by degrees the slave trade within the con- pnny's territories, which have a frontage of l5O miles on the Indian Ocean and extend ill a northeastern direction to Victoria Nyanza. syndicate of thirty five English capitalists subscribed $l 100000 as the first step to- ward putting the company on it's feet. Mombasa, one of the finest harbors on tho cast coast, is in it's territory It has already despatched 6 large cavaran inland hundreds of miles to Lake Ba- ringo, where a strongly fortified station is to be established, from which trading parties are to be sent north, east. and west to buy ivory, lndia-rubber oil seeds, and other pro- ducts. The most strenuous efforts are to be made to bring under the control of the con- pany the famous Nasal tribe, who, though a pastoral people, possessing immense herds, are very warlike and dominate great region.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
2n-Afh1n~ NA-.

A now and very effective thing which is talk ing hold on the market is & valuable discovery Co.,, Baltimore, Md, propriotors of the re- nowned St. Jacobs Oil, and known as Diamond Vera -Cura, for Dyspepsia, Q positive cure for Indigestion and all stomach troubles arising therefrom. If not found in the stock of drug gist or dealer, it will be sent by mail on receipt of 25 ccnts G boxes SD in stamps. Sample sent on receipt of two-cent stump. It has been found on trial to be specific for sour stomach, heartburn, nausea, giddiness, constipation, nervousness and low spirits, and 1t is spoken of and recommended by hundreds who have used 1t and have found lasting benefits.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
More War Ships to go to Haytl.

telegram was received at the Navy De- partment from Rear-Admiral Luce, on board tho Galena, dated at Kingston, Jamaica, saying that due regard for the health of the officers and men on that vessel requires two more ships for relief during the Haytian rev. at the New York Navy-Yard Will prob ably be ordered to Port au Prince, to re- licve the Galena, as 1t is deemed prudent to have that vessel leave the infected neighbor- hood as soon as possible. Two naval vessels will cruise in Haytian waters until tho pres ent revolution is at an end, but no one vessel will be exposed to the danger of fever conta- zion for any great length of time. The Ossi- pee and Atlanta are esaid to be tue only avail able relief vessels. The Ossipee has already sailed for Port au Prince, and the Atlanta will probably follow her as soon as she can be got ready for seq.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
THE MAN-OF-WART TEXAS.
The Work on tho New Vessel Satis
 factory-Naval Promotions.


 The report of Assistant Naval Constructor Bowlcs, who has had charge of tho construc tion ofthe armored battle ship Texas at the Norfolk Navy Yard, shows the results of calculation of the total weight, the position of the centre of gravity and the trim of the ship. These calculations have been made from the detail drawings. one hundred and sixty in number, fur nished by the Naval Construction and Armn ment Company of Barrow-n-F Furness, Eng. land, except for the displacement and it's functions, which have been made from tho lines as laid down in the mould loft. The general result, according to Mir. Bowlcs. is n satisfactory verificacion of the designcr'scal- culations. Orders have been issued to pro- ceed with the work of building the ship.
 The Secretary of the Navy has issued new set of regulations in regard to promotions in the Engineer Corps. They provide that candidate for promotion to the grade of chief engineer must have served at least two years at sea as passed assistant engineer on board a naval steamer, and a candidate for promo tion to the grade of passed assistant engineer must have served at least three years at sea as an assistant engineer on board naval steamer