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The Press., 1889-04-04

During tliis morning there arrived in |she ofing another syndicate vessel. This had started from northern part of the United States, before the repellers and the crabs, and it had been engaged in laying private submarine cable, which should put the office of the syndicate in New York in direct communication with its naval forces engaged with the enemy. Photographic connection between the cable boat and Repeller No. having been established, the syndicate soon re- ceived from its director-in-chief full and comprehensive accounts of what had been done, and what it was proposed to do. Great was the satisfaction among the members of the syndicate when these direct and official reports came in. Up to this time they had been obliged to depend upon very unsatisfactory intelli- gence communicated from Europe, which had been supplemented by wild statements and rumors smuggled across the Canadian border.
 To counteract the effect of these full report was immediately made by the syndicate to the government of the United States, and bulletin distinctly describing what had happened was is sued to the people of the country. These reports, which received world wide circulation in the newspapers, created a popular eiation in the United States, and gave riss to serious apprehensions and concern in many other countries. But a-.-s~r both elation and concern there was certaz@ aoubtfulnass. So far the syndicate had been successful. but its style of warfare was decaaadly experf- mental, and its forces. in numerical strength at least, were weak. What would happen when the great naval power of Great Britain should be brought to bear upon the syndicate, was n question whose probahle answer was likely t0 muse apprah< sion and concern in the United States and elafi1a n many other countries.
 The commencement of active hostil- ities had been precipitated by this syndi- cate. In England preparations were making by day and by night to send upon the coast lines of the United States, a fleet which, in numbers and power, would be greater tAan that of any naval expedition in the history of the world. It is no wonder that many people of sober judgment in America looked upon the affair of the crabs and the repellers as but an incident in the beginning of Q great and disastrous war.
The Press., 1889-04-04
rrassachusetts Toyyn Meetings.

MoNsoN. Moderator, A. A. Gage clerk, 0. M. Gage; treasurer, E. D. Cushman selectmen and overseers of the poor, A. A. Gage. John Leahy, G. H. Foskit; assess ors, B. Thresher, 0. c. Keep, A. H. White school committee, W. J. Ricketts; audit ors. F. B. Morris, R. F. Cushman; con- stables. J. H. Thompson, B. F. Newton, D. c. Potter, D. B. Needham, H. l. Whit ney. H. o. Squier, W. H. Underwood. Appropriations Schools, $70O0; library, 300: textbooks, 400; highways and bridges, $500: town debt, 1900; miscellaneous, 5000: discount on taxes, 1000; prosecut- ing illegal liquor sales, 500. Liquor H. cense: Yes, 127; no, 234.
 WALES. Moderator, A. 0. Shaw; clerk, Alvin Hubbard; treasurer, J. M. Lyon i; selectmen and overseers of the poor, J. M. Lyon, Leroy Squier, H. 0. Mcfarland :; assessors, John 0. Burley, W. H. Eager, W. M. Peck; school committee, Rev. H. Fl. Mansur for three years auditors, Charles Davis, O. 0. Switzer 1; constables, Frank J. Hewett, Charles Moore, Charles M. Gale, w. W. Eager; collector ot tax es, H. A. Mcfarland; supervisor of high ways, Ezekiel Dimmick. Appropriations Schools, $500; highways and bridges, $7OO; paupers, $1 ,OoO; fire engine com, pany, $lOU, LeAG-OOOhSs R4oOs oAnooAS salaries, $500; road scraper, $500; fencing Laurel-hill cemetery, $25O; discount on taxes, $15O. Liquor license: Yes, 29 no, 42. Voted not to unite with other towns to hire superintendent of schools. BRMF1EnD.- s. W. Brown clerk and treasurer, Henry F. Brown; se- lectmen, Oscar F. Brown, Josiah Stebbins, Orrin Hicks overseers of the poor, F. E. Cook, Chesley Newton, J. T. Webber; as. sessors, John Shanley, q. ". sherman, Is. w. Brown school committee, George H. streeter for three years; auditor, Ohas. A. Homer; constables, F. E. Cook, Orrlr I Hicks. Liquor license: Yes. 21i; no, 72. Adjourned for one week.
 I HAMpDEN. Moderator, G. T. Bulllard Iselectmen, George T. Bullard, David k
 McCray, John N. Isham; assessor, Moses H. Warren, for three years !; school com mittee, Miss Harriet B. Sessions, for three years, A. B. Newell, for one year con stables, N. V. Chaffee, O. s. West, D. J Twohig. Appropriations Schools, $12Ot and dog fund; highways, 700; paupers, 500 contingencies, 800; prosecution of liquo law violators, 300; school house repairs 100 textbooks, ,15O. Liquor license Yes 58; no, 62.
 HOLLAND. H. E. Wallis
 clerk, F. E. Kinney treasurer, William l.. Webber selectmen and overseers o the poor, George l.. Webber, William s Wallis, F. B. Blodgett; assessors, William l.. Webber, H. B. Wallis, A. Back schoo committee, William s. Wallis constable
 Lyman H. Howlett Liquor license :: Yes l3: no. 13.
The Press., 1889-04-04

Hartford Post The Eifel tower, which is to be one of the attractions of the Paris exposition, has been completed, and it is by all odds the most Sup in the world" structure yet erected, with the possible exception of the tower of Babel It stands 1,179 feet, and the ascent will occupy five minutes by elevator and forty minutes by the stair case. Some idea of the height of the structure, and of it's size as well, may be gathered from the fact that restaurant capable of seating several hundred people, has been placed on a level with the top of Notre Dame. The wind whistles through the iron girders and braces as it does through the rigging of ship at sea, and it will take great deal of nerve for the b he e1reme porm
The Press., 1889-04-04
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Assistant Secretary Bussey of the in- terior department has rendered decision in what is known as the Zimmerman pen sion case, overruling that of his preeeces- sor, Judge Hawkins. The question in- volved was whether or not the claimant was in the line of his duties when he re- ceived the injuries for which he claimed 8 pension. Zimmerman was a soldier in 8 regiment of Ohio volunteers, and one day in the fall of 1863 was standing in front of his tent. Several of the men were en- gagged in general frolic near by, and one of them, leaving the others, came up to Zimmerman and engaged him in converse tion. While his attention was thus at- tracted, another kneeled down behind him and his comrade pushed the soldier back ward after the fashion of small boys. Am merman broke several bones around his shoulders, and has since suffered greatly from the injury. His claim was rejected The case was appealed, and Assistant Sec retary Hawkins after hearing arguments deceded in June, 1886, that the rejection by the commissioner of pensions should stand, and the case was entered in the bu- reau's book of leading cases as exemplify- ing the principle that "the proximate cause of the injury must pertain to have g direct connection with service and the line of duty in order to give title to pension. |" Inasmuch as Zimmerman was not engaged in play himself, and was not in any way transgressing any of the ordinary rules of camp life, he still claimed that his case was good. MT. Bussey reversed the ruling of the office in this case, and ordered the claim of Zimmerman admitted. His posi- tion was that the claimants injury was connected as result with his military ser- vice, as the service placed him in a posi- ton where without fault on his part he re- ceived his hurt. Zimmerman, it is said, will now receive a large sum as arrears pension. Upon the precedent established by this decision will depend number of similar rejected cases.
The Press., 1889-04-04

Joseph Smith, a negro detective, who, it is reported, was trying to work up evil dence against certain parties at Hummer vile, Ark, in relation to the Clayton mur- der, was shot and killed Saturday night by Dan Richmond, white man. The killing has caused another sensation. Richmond says that Smith attempted to draw pistol on him. The killing occurred mile from town. The leading detective agencies of the United States have for weeks been working on the Clayton case, and it is gen. erally believed here that the web woven by them is about completed. A number of arrests will be made as soon as the newly appointed federal attorney and marshal for this district take their offices. Smith had been valuable assistant to the de- tectives since the Clayton assassination in working up evidence. Only few hours before he was assassinated he sent to the detectives in Little Rock some valuable evidence.
The Press., 1889-04-04

Waterbury Republican The law of Connecticut provides that no murderer shall be hanged within year of the time of his sentence. If this legislature ad- journs in May, and no special session is called, an interval of year and seven months will elapse before another legisla- ture convenes. If the authorities faxed around lively they. might be able in the interim to try, convict and hang one or two of the several murderers now in custo-
The Press., 1889-04-04

MT. Lincoln has accepted his appoint naent to England reluctantly. He is said to act more from sense of duty, in &C., cepting, than from any desire to go. He has law business amounting, for the firm, to $25, 900 year. He is not to go to Eng land before Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister, arrives in this country, which will not be before the middle of the present month. MT. Lincoln's instruc- tions, it is stated, will direct negotiations for new treaty governing our relations with Canada, and also for a new extradit:on treaty.
The Press., 1889-04-04

THE Connecticut legislature is in the high est degree an inconsistent body of men when it refuses to abolish capital punishment, and within the next few days votes to set aside the verdict and sentence of the court which condemned John H. Swift to the gallows. A law which is dead letter should be abolished, and it is certainly inconsistent for the body which makes it a dead letter to refuse to abolish it. few years ago the power of pardoning was vested in board of pardons for the reason that it was felt that the legis- lature had not the time to give to fair consid- eration of cases, and that it was not expected that it should assume duty not put upon the legislators by other states. And the pop uiar voice of Connecticut to-day says that it was wise to make the change, if it's action in the Swift case is specimen of the kind of work the legislature is to turn out. If the legislators do not wish to hang such men as Swift let them abolish hanging before other men are hung who less deserve it.
 The Pennsylvania railroad company is experimenting with an English locomotive on it's main line between Harrisburg and Altoona. In the run between the two cities the English machine consumes five to ten bushels of coal less than an Ameri- can engine, but experienced railroad men think that the foreign locomotive cannot compare with those made in this country. They say it takes more time to start, can- not haul heavy train, and, taking it all in all, cannot be depended upon. An off, cial of the company says it will be used until it has run out, but he thinks it will be the last of the English locomotives on that line.
The Press., 1889-04-04

A PROPOSITION to enlarge the number of state senators to 40 is finding favor. It will be harder for the great corporations to con- trol body of 40 than one of 24 members
The Press., 1889-04-04

That the general assembly is quite as likely as any other tribunal to err in judg- ment in exercising clemency toward crim- inals finds an apt illustration in the case of Joseph Kenney, who has just escaped from state prison. About fifteen years ago Kenney was sentenced to state prison for life for rape. In 1880 he petifioned the legislature for release, and the state prison cornmittee lent a favorable ear to his appeal Kennsy Was set at liberty, ana Wltnin less than five years was arrest ea o1 another charge of rape, and sent to Wethersisld for twenty years. These facfs suggest the idea that the legislature may sometimes err on the representations of lawyers and and personal friends of prisoners, whose appeals excite sympa- thetic feelings.
The Press., 1889-04-04

Springfield, March 20, 1889. WE are very exacting about black silks. Would rather do any other part of our business badly than silks. There are few sorts of merchandise that you can buy more more upon confidence in the seller few that can bring the merchant more credit for good management.
 An American maker said to us not long since: My idea is to place the silk fab- ric in the position that rightly belongs to it, .. e., at the head of all fabrics for wear. appearance, and necessarily for economy
 His silk you cannot distinguish from the best Lyons silk. It has the luster. the softness, the pliable readiness in drapery of an old fashion Bonnet. In no respects is it inferior in beauty of surface or soft ness of fabric to the ancient silk of the most famous maker of Lyons. It is called the Neverslip brand, of which we are sole agents for this vicinity. This maker wants his work better known {: and to get your careful scrutiny on it we are selling his silks 25 to 50 cents below proper value.
 We offer his silk with something sub stantial to depend on. We are authorized to guarantee them extraordinary for wear n every respect We do so guarantee them and this guaranty we ask to have interpreted quite literally; not so lib erally as to make it absurb; but so lib erally as to show high degree of confi- dence in the silks.
 It is not superhuous for maker and merchant to guarantee silks for wear. It only replacing defective work as soon as the defect is discovered. There is no other way to put the loss on the maker.
 Samples for the asking.
 Left aisle.
 FORBES & WALLACE. Main and Vernon streets.
The Press., 1889-04-04
Horn.

< West Stafford, March 31st, daughter to F. W. Preston.
 Stafford Springs, 1st, daughter to William Whitaker.
 South Coventry, March 21st, son Daniel William) to D. 0. O'Brien
The Press., 1889-04-04

Married Mansfield Center, March 27th, by Rev. K. B. Glidden, Wallace L. Durkee and Lena M. Lanphear, both of Ashford also James Nell son Wilbur of Ashland, Mass, and Emma Adell Backus of Ashford. March 21st, by Rev. w. O. Newell, Osborne o. Washburne and Amy I. Porter, both of Stafford
 Willington, at the residence of the brides brother, by Rev. Wilson R. Terry, finders Jacobson and Emile N. Madison.
The Press., 1889-04-04

A sStrong" locomotive on Monday haul ed the Buffalo day express the entire dis tance from Jersey City to Buffalo, 423 miles. This is the greatest run ever made by one engine. The train left Jersey City at 9.25 a. m. and arrived at Buffalo on time, at 10.3U p. m. This test of the re- markable power of this engine was in every way complete success. A speed of over mile minute was attained on several occasions
The Press., 1889-04-04

OFFICIAL LIST OF PATENTS ISSUED TO C1T1. HENS OF CONNECTICUT from the U. s. patent office for the week ending March 26th, 1889, as reported from the once of Simonds & Bur. dett, solieitora Of patents No. 2 Central Row, Hartford Conn.
 Willard D. Doremus, Washington, D. C., assignor to Corbin Cabinet Lock Co.,, New Britain, lock. Matthias B. Eaton, Boston, Mass, assfgnor to W. Eaton, Hartford, snow blow.
 James T. Goodfellow, Huntington, Pa., assignor to Iron Car Co. of Conn, end sill for railway cars. William I. Horne, Meriden, assignor to the Horne Vaenm 1 { O. Hartford, electric lighting system. Supply Co, Ansonia, galvanic pattern.
 Alex H. Lamont, Waterbury, assignor to Holmes, Booth & Haydems, New York, N. Y, duplex tubing Henry M; Lyon, Bridgeport, button-hole strip. John M. Marlin, New Haven, velocipede.
 William A. Neely, Lynn, Mass, assignor to Wheel CT < Wilson Mfg Co.,, Bridgeport, dresser foot for sewing machines.
 George K: Bowers, Bridgeport, assgnor to Bridge port Brass Co. of Conn.,, shade holder. Justus A. Traut New Heaven, bottle stopper. Thomas A. Maston, assignor to the Yale & Towne Mfg Co.,, Stamford, hoisting mechanism.
 DEsIGNss
 Henry Berry, assignor to Derby Silver Co.,. Shelton handle for brushes.
The Press., 1889-04-04

4 LL PERSONS ase forbidden fishing in A the Stoughton or Battey brook {so called), on land of Alvah Brown, in Stafford, the subscribers having leased the same. c. W. COMINS,
 BURT EATON. Stafford Springs, Conn. April 4, 1889.
The Press., 1889-04-04
THE Rhode Island state election was

THE Rhode Island state election was held yestesday. The republican candidate for governor has plurality but not majority, and the election will go to the legislature, the political complexion of which is not yet assured. But a majority of the legislators elect are pledged to re-submit the prohibitory amendment to the people.
 THE U. s. Senate greatly belittled itself in rejecting the nomination of Murat Halstead, of the Cincinnati Commercial, to be minister to Austria He was opposed because he had denounced the methods by which U. S.. senator from Ohio got his seat, charging brib- cry and demanding investigation. A few re- publican senators opposed his confirmation enough with the democratic members to pre- vent it. This small act of the senate will not the resentment Of the honorable senators was no abuse of the prerogative of the press. We are glad that our Connecticut senators were loutspoken on the right side in this matter.
 THE elements have made havoc among the American and German Eizsg It Samoa. A hurricane on the 1Ath aIk drove all the ship l Iping at Api Hpon tlls alsors except tho Brit ish steamer Claliapa s1aisls ssaasasa out to sea in time to savs sEssll Three German and two American steamers are wrecked beside the American steamer Nipsic, which is beach, ed and likely to be past saving. From the American vessels 51 lives were lost and from the German vessels over 100. Among the drowned was Frank H. Armes of the U. s. Vandalia, son of the late Rev. Dr. Armes of Norwich Town, and brother to Engineer Geo. H. Armes, deceased, formerly of Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1889-04-04
MARCH went out in white wrappings.

PUBLIC debt decrease during March $13,- 6o5, ,655.
The Press., 1889-04-04

In family residing at the South End is bright little one who is the life of the house. Whenever any one in the house. hold does a, thing which does not please him he retaliates by saying ''I don't love you" He had said this once or twice to his fond grandmother, and his father re- buked him for it by saying: ssn you ever speak to your grandma again in that way,
 I shall be obliged to punish you" A few nights later the family were at supper and the watchful grandmother removed from the boys plate something which she did not think he should eat. He regarded her sullenly for a moment, and then blurted out: 'I don't love you, grandma. His father glanced at him from across the ta- ble as much as to say: "I'll settle with you after supper, young man, 2 and the lit tie fellow immediately saw the necessity of squaring himself with his paternal par ent, so he quickly added, ''as much as love Jesus" Then he explained himself by saying: Of course, don't love any of you as much as love Jesus" It is need less to say that he was not punished. -Eg.
The Press., 1889-04-04

Frank Grant and s. M. Wheeler last week set nets in Bantam lake, contrary to law. Morris at one end of. the lake and Wheeler at the other. Each found the others nets, confscated them and made complaint, supposing all the time that his own were safe. Then came mutual ex- plosion. Meantime the nets are held by the justice. Both men are out and every thing so far seems to be as it should be.
The Press., 1889-04-04

0TORE TO RENT-Room just vacated by IO w. c, IT. U. LYMAN CUSHMAN.
The Press., 1889-04-04

The statement widely published to the effect that on or about April there would be special communication of the Con- necticut Masonic Grand Lodge, called for afhe express purpose of settling the difficult
 2etween the Grand Lodge and Hiram
 New Haven, is untrue.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-25
A Novel Refs,syeraton.

A young friend of mine, who has for sew
eral years each summer gone with his father
on q camping trip ON the south shore of Lake
Superior, tells me Of a novel experiment. they
often employed for preserving their veuison
in warm weather. In that country some of
the streams are fanked by locz rows of sand
hills, whose composition is 50 loose that they
shift about continually under a wind Of any
force In the winter time the high winds
often blow the sand over the great snow
banks which lie upon the north side Of the
sand dunes, covering up the snow TO depth
Of several feet TIE snow is thus kept IN
melted. and even in tho middle Of summer
one can dig down through the sand TO it and
ind the best imaginable sort Of natural re
trigerator. In this wsy, sid my young
friend, they buried their deer and trout, and
found them kept entirely fresh so hong as they
cared 10 leave them This is certainly new
instance of natures bo,tntifuiness with the
sportsnan.-Forest and Stream.
Wichita eagle., 1889-10-25

They enueavored to prevent his reaching
the Yellowstone. but as the distance was shor
and Allen was feet of foot that was impossi
ble Confident, however, that his scalp wa
theirs, they followed him with great eager
ness, making the most terrific and hideou
yels.
Their ugly shouts made Allen somewha
panic stricken, and yet he did not entirely
lose his presence of mind, but kinder fell
that providence would open lead by which
he could escape"
HOW HE ESCAPED.
On reaching the river it instantly fashes
to his mind that there was a sort Of log duff
out moored to the bank and fastened b.
means OF small rope, and which the thre
men had often used for crossing the Yellow
stone.
Running to this he drew his knife from hi
pocket, severed the rope, and catching u,
quite large limb Of cottonwood bush tina
was full of leaves he threw it over the litth
craft, entirely concealing the latter from
view Then he put in his gum and momen
later crept into the boat himself, pulling tn,
limb of the tree closely over him.
In less than two more minutes the boat hax
reached some deep rapids and was descending
gone but few rods ere the Sioux appeared
upon the bank, but never, perhaps were In
dams more greatly nonplnssed.
The white man had completely disappeared
been spirited away, as it were, and even tn
floating limb failed to attract their attention
and it was not until the bush was far out O
the reach of their rifles that they discovered
the manner in which the pale faced huntei
had escaped.
The tracks leading to the water and tn,
drifting limb were too plain to be misunder
stood even by the least intelligent Of the war
riors and they gave vent to their feelings il
many ''ughl" Of despair. Being fully as
sured that their prey had escaped, they re
paired to the hut, and after taking all thai
they deemed of any value out Of it, they re
duced the building to ashes, sending up th
most savage hurrahs Of slee and pleasure.
Allen had by this time steered bis littl,
craft to the shore, and was again ON land
but the Indians passing on down that way b.
was once more compelled to secrets himsel
from their sight, which he did by crawlin.
into beaver hole, and afterward returning;
to his companions when danger seemed over
The three men now went to work again
and in few days had another good strons
hut on the site of the former one, and equally
as substantial as the first Fortunately they
were not again molested by lndians.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.