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Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
The SamOanS.

The bread~fruit tree and the taro SUD- ply the Samoan with his staple articles of diet, while the paper-mulberry fur nishes the tapa cloth for his scanty cloth ing, and bamboo and rushes give the materials for his matched hut. Tine men are physically a fine race, their av,-- age height being about five fec: -0 inches, while their small hips, square shoulders and well-developed biceps make them models for gladiator. Their bodies, greased with cocoanut-oil, shine like polished bronze. The hair ia bleached light brownish red by an sp- plication of coral lime. The women are of small stature, usually we'll formed, with fine intelligent eyes, and some of them quite pretty, even according to Caucasian standards. .-Frank Leslie's
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
The Click O the Latch.

uc CllCh U Sllc AhUCAAs Oh, the click O tho latch! how pleasant its
 sound
 Whom at evening my father returns From his work on the farm and he smiles
 tosce
 The fire as it brightly burns And he secs tho table for supper spread, Prepared by his daughters hand; ''There is not another such housewife as
 she," He says, tin the whole broad land" "Click cl' 'ckr goes the latch with right
 merry sound As my brot, CTS return one by one, Each homes, fac, glowing with smiles at the
 thought
 Of the work of .he day well done. As my m ther smiles welcome to each as he
 comes,
 A g'ad woman is she, wecn; And as each stoors OCT her to kiss her dear
 face
 She 10 ks up as proud as queen. Oh, the click of the latchl as cheery it's
 sound
 As the chirp of the cricket at eve; Though the folks are all homo, yet listen
 for it As muse and sweet fanciei weave. I fancy see in tie twilight youth Coming up by tue blackberry patch. And list for the sourd of his footsteps and
 dream
 That hear the click O the latch Oh, the sweetest music that ever heard TS bo nfb V ira And the truest heart in the whole wide world Is tho heart of the lad of my choice An, that merry whist'e know it well, It comes from the blackberry Iatch.- He is hee at last! That st Pit is bel I hear the click O the latch!
 Good Housekeeping.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
A Curious Old Clock,

The astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace is the most curious time piece in England. An old inscription proves it to have been made for Henry VIII. in the year 1540. The designer is not known, but it IS supposed to be the famous German astronomer, Nicholas Cratzer. The clock was found only about three years ago in shed, where it had been for half a century, and was re- stored by the Secretary of the Board of Works. One of the stories about it is that if a resident dies it stops. The dial consis's of three copper disks of differ ent sizes, with common centre but turning at varying rates. The centre disk, the smallest, is three feet three and one-half inches in diameter. In its cen- Ire is projecting globe, panied to rep resent the earth. The larger part of this disk is divided into four parts, and it: outer edge is divided into 24 spaces. These represent respectively the quarters of the moon and the hours that it crosses the meridian, and they are indicated by a small red arrow, painted on the sec ond disk, which always points to the quarter in which the moon happens to be-.
 The second disk is four feet one and one half inches in diameter, but only the outer rim is seen, and that is divided into 29 spaces numbered from right to left, which represent the moons age in days. From between the numbers one and 29 is pointer that marks on the outer disk the time of the day and night as it passes the 24 Roman numerals, two sets of 12, painted on the stonework, within which it revolves.
 The third disk, or outer disk, which is seven feet 10 inches in diameter, has painted on it several sets of concentric circular spaces, first the names of the months, then the days of the month (only 2S for February), next the signs of the zodiac, each zodiacal space being divided into 80 degrees, and on the out side of this disc circle divided into the 365 days of the year.
 The weights that are used to run the clock have drop of 60 feet and it takes half an hour once week to wind it.. | The clock is set in stone frame about 15 feet square, with the badges of Henry VIII. above the portcullis and fleur de lis, and the rose and his initials, H. R. below.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
A Plausible Theory.

E-s. De Sweet-I cannot understand why so many cultured men are willing to leave all the happiness of home, all the blessings of civilization and spend life time in explorations in such countries as Africa.
 Col Warmheart (gallantly)--All men, madam, are not blessed with such wives as MT. De Sweet. -Ncw YorE Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

A queer st ry is told in the Atlanta Consultation of Radcliff Dobson, Penn sylvania oil millionaire. Dobson went 10 Baden Baden, where he drank heavily and lost large sums of money gambling. His wife heard of it and followed him. She cut off her hair, dressed like man, and gambled with her husband until she won his entire fortune. Then she re- sealed herself Dobson was overjoyed, and gave up all his bad habits, but two months later he blew out his brains in 8 public park.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
Locomotive and Photographic Relics

The section of transportation and en- gineering in the national museum, which is under the charge of MT. J. Elfreth Watkins, curator, has received a most valuable addition from the Baldwin To- comotivc works, consisting of minia- ture model of the "Old Ironsides," the first locomotive built by Matthias Bald win, in 1882, which was also the first locomotive to haul train in Pennsyl- vania. The workmanship, both inter- nal and external, is perfect reproduc- tion of the original, to the most minute detail. The inscription states that as early as 1832 this locomotive attained a speed of 60 miles an hour. It is cur ious fact that after century this model forms part of a collection illustrating the history of the locomotive, which also contains the original "John Bull," from examining the mechanism of which, in 1881, MT. Baldwin first became inter- estcd in locomotive construction. The collection in the section of transporta- tion and engineering in the museum has been materially strengthened during the last few weeks. The series, as now arranged, begin with bur den bearing by man and animals, and shows traction by sledges and vehicles with wheels; development of the Ameri- can and English system of permanent way; development of the foreign and American locomotives and passenger cars, and the evolution of the paddle wheel steamboat and ocean screw-steam- ship.
 The models and drawings are ar. ranged from historical standpoint en- tirely, the question of priority of inven- tion not being taken into consideration. A case devoted to electrical matters con- tains the original Morse telegraph in. strument through which the historic message, "What God hath wrought, " was sent; piece of the wire used by Alfred Vail in the early telegraphic ex. periments, a model of the blow used tc lay underground telegraph wires by Morse in 1S44; pieces of the Atlantic cable; medal awarded by congress tc Cyrus Field upon the completion of the first Atlantic cable and other objects of interest. - Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

A French savant, in curious investi- gation, has discovered that red has been the most prominent color in literature from the time of Lucian to the present day. Writers show marked tendency to discover red things, for the reason that s'blue in nature is not very conspic- uous, and yellow, though more common in flowers, has tendency to lose its in- dividuality in whiteness; but red is so conspicuous, because of its contrast to green, which is the preponderating color in m t,,ra p 5---s~=-=---------
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
VOL. XVIII.
A Paraphrase of Seneca.

Happy tho man that when his day is done Lies down to sleep with nothing of regret The battle he has fought may not be won The fame he sought be just as heeting yet; Folding at last his hands upon his breast, Happy is he, if, hory and forspent He sinks into the last, eternal rest Breathing these only words: 'I am con-
 tent"
 But happier he, that, while his blood is
 warm,
 Sees topes and friendships dead aboua him Bares his brave breast to envy's bitter storm, Nor shuns the poison barbs of calumny; And mid it all, stands sturdy and elate Girt only in the armor God hath meant For him who heath the buffetings of fate Can say to God and man: 'T am content"
 Chicago Ne,0s.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

The New York Graphic declares that it is Count Herbert Bismarck to whom we are particularly indebted for the pres ent disturbed condition of Samoa. He has made the affairs of the latter his pet hobby and has devoted much attention thereto. Indeed, the head of a large Hamburg firm who has been a resident of the Samoa islands for many years, and who during the recent Samoan troubles had an interview with Count Herbert, re- marked: II felt as if had been talking to somebody on the islands,
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

Cabanel, who died in France recently, perhaps more than any artist of his time, has impressed himself on American art. He was the favorite teacher of our artists. His glory was his draught manship; his color was indifferent. He could draw the human face with six strokes of the crayon.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

Colonel R. Ricketts, commander of the famous Ricketts, Battery in the American civil war, was recently in the English metropolis. He has been in 200 engagements, 57 of them regular battles, and he declares that he would sooner go through them all over again than face one London fog.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
Answered at Last.

"What's in name!" cried the cele- 6rated Norwegian orator Bjanstnje Bjanstjne Bjonsjon.
 "Chiefy consonants in yours,'' cried the man in the audience who had sprained his tongue trying to pronounce the oratss's name.-Basar.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

Says the Washington Star: ''We owe . Frenchman thanks for proving that America is an aboriginal name. Ves- pucci attached it to himself, dropping his given name of Albericus to exploit himself and his travels. People called him Amerigo just as they speak now of Chinese Gordon"
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
He Was Used to Solitude,

There is said to be a man in the peni- tcntiary of neighboring State upon whom solitary confinement makes not the slightest impression. It is bel;evai that before getting in the clutches of tho law he was the proprietor of store and did not advertise, thus acquiring the familiarity with solitude which now stands him to such good purpose.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
All the Good Ones Gone,

After the dinner. "Here. waiter! my hat.'
 "What kind of a hat Is it, mein Herr?'
 ''It is new top hat.
 ''Ah, mein Herr, all the new hats have been gone for half an hour.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

From 100, 900 to 160,0 900 infants die yearly in France from hunger, neglect, and like preventable causes, and the evil is growing. The first year death rate was 15.9 per cent. in 184O-44, and is now 26 per cent.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
Connecticut Western News.
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< C MCKLEH, Editor and Proprietor,
Local News a Speciality,
TERMS,

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Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

The Russian Government is preparing to introduce tobacco monopoly through out the kingdom.
Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20

As rule, war on China in this coun- try is declared by tho awkward waitrsss.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
TO ADMIT TERRITORIES.
FINAL ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE.
They Decide to Report FavorabIy the Omni.
bus Bill Providing Enabling Acts For
All the Territories Except Utah-A
Little Opposition.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The house commik
tee on territories held their regular meeting
this morning and took final action on the bill
for the admission of Utah and the omnibus bill,
providing an enabling act for the admission Of
the territories OF Idaho, Wyoming and Arizona
as states Of the Union. 1t was decided, although
not unanimously, in regard to the Utah mat
ter, to appoint a subcommittee of five men,
bers, with Representative Springer as chair.
man, to draft report, to the effect that, owing
to the lateness of the session, it would be i'm
practicable to secure the passage Of
the pending bill. The subcommittee
was authorized to make its report exhaustive
in order to give the public the benefits of the
hearings held by the committee on the propo-
sition to admit the territory. This report will
be submitted 10 the full committee as soon as it
Is finished. The committee also decided 10 re-
port favorably the omnibus bill providing
enabling acts for the admission of the other ter
ritories above named. The vote in COMMITTEES
was practically unanimous on this proposition,
although one or two members OF the COMMITTEES
expressed themselves as opposed TO the omni-
bus system, and preferred the admission of
these territories slngIy
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
The GREAT STRIKE ENDED.
All the New York Surface Roads Running
Disastrous Defeat For the X. of i.

All the New York Surface Roads Running
Disastrous Defeat For the X. of i.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The great tie-up is over
Some cars are running on all the surface roads,
and nearly all OF them the full
number are running. The reserve police
are still kept on duty, and the
patrol-wagons are still in readiness, but the
officers have been withdrawn from most of the
cars. The strikers are pouring back to the
depots in search of work. Generally speaking
the roads are glad to have their old hands if
they come as individuals. The roads are
unanimous in refusing to employ any man who
comes as the representative or a union or or
ganization. The Second-ave. line is taking all
the old men back. The Broadway line is re-
ceiving no applications from new men. On all
the lines the men who are given work have to
sign paper to the effect that they are not and
will not be subject to the order of any labor or.
ganization. The result will be that there will
not be union car line in New York. This
course was adopted by the Third-ave. line on
the last preceding strike, and they were able to
run all during the strike Just ended. The
K. of L. appear to be fully conscious of the
disastrous defeat they have sustained.
Charles Walker the Belt line conductor,
who yesterday shot and killed James MCGOWAN,
a striker who assaulted him, was arraigned in
court to-day and held to await the result of the
inquest The president and another officer of
the road were in court and offered TO 90 on
Walkers bond, stating that ne was justified in
the shooting,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
MR.. PoSEY IN CONGRESS.
he Takes His Oath-COnference Report on
the Nicaraguan Bin Agreed To.

He Takes His oath-COnference Report on
the Nicaraguan Bill Agreed To.
Mr.. Browne Ind } presented the credentials
OF Frank B. Posey, elected to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of A. P. Hovey.
The credentials having been read, Mr. Posey
took the oath as representative from the First
congressional district of Indiana.
The speaker having laid before the house
message from the president, giving the terms
of an agreement between the United States
and the Creek nation of Indians for the cession
OF portion of the Indian lands to the United
States, il was referred to the committee on
Indian affairs. and leave granted that commit
tee to report thereon at any time.
The consideration OF the conference report
on the Nicaraguan canal bill was then resumed,
1t being agreed that debate should be closed al
3 O'Clock.
Mr.. Chipman (1iich.l said that he had fay.
Ored the bill as il came from the senate. He
had not favored it as il passed the house. the
amendments which had been placed upon IL
having served to emasculate it They had
been incorporated on the idea that the United
States should be free from entangling alliances,
and that it should isolate itself. The day for
isolation had passed. Voices from oil parts Of
the world were warning the United States Of
this-voices from the Isthmus, from Canada
from Samoa, from wherever foreign nations
had planted their flags. The attempt to make
it impracticable for American enterprise to
plant itself in foreign countries was too late.
The day had passed and the time had come for
a naughty and dictatorial American policy and
certainly a wise American policy.
Alter further debate the conference report
was agreed to-yeas III; nays, 60.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

ings were not biased bystrong personal
interests in her which blinds you to CON-
mon facts. Forgive me, dear, if have
said too much"
at is precisely because we are his rela-
tives, not hers, that common Justice and
common honor call on us to defend her
against him." said Aubrey, passing over
her latter words. "Guilderov requires
neither pity nor support; he does what he
pleases; he would always do what he
pleased if the whole world was burning
He leaves his wife much as he would any
cOcotte. He offers a different price, it is
true. He has told his lawyers to give her
hall his income. But the feeling which
governs him is the same as if he were
paving off woman he wanted no more.
He deems himself quite par Ia bO1trss."
"And she refuses?"
"She refuses. She will live on the little
her father left her. confess l am amazed
that such choice in so yOung woman
does not move you to admiration"
81 cannot admire what is making the
whole OF society talk Ill Of q person who is
related to me-"
"You speak as if you were blameless." D."
mo; but ii every woman in our world
made such an an eScldndre as she, society
would be at an end"
'She has made none. She has simply
withdrawn herself to the life that she led
before marriage
"And pray. what is that but public
separation"
"It is a separation, certainly, but not a
public one. 1t would be utterly ignoble
if, because we are closely connected with
him, we upheld him against a wholly in
nocent woman. She may not have acted
judiciously, but she has most certainly
acted as only wholly innocent woman
would act; and she is as entirely sacrificed
to him as if be had killed her in the flesh,
as he has in the spirit"
His sister listened to him with sorrow
and apprehension.
81 hope to heaven you will not be sac
rificed 70 her in turnl" she thought, but
she forebore to say it.
Aubrey was disappointed and angered
at her want of sympathy, and took his
leave of her. failing, for the first time in
their lives, to influence her by his opin-
ions and his desires.
ITO be continued Yert 1reek)
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
LACK The RIPPERD
Or An Imitator at Work in Central Americi
Six Murders.

Or An Imitator at Work in Central America
Six Murders.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, via New Orleans, Feb.
6-Either "Jack the Ripper" of White Chapel
has emigrated from the scene of his ghastly
murders, or he has found one or more lmitators
in this part of Central America The people
have been greatly aroused by six of the most
atrocious murders ever committed within the
limits of this city. The assassin has vanished
and left traces for Identification.
All the victims were women of the
character who met their fate at the
hands of the London murderer. They were
found murdered just mysterously and the
evidences point to almost identical methods.
Two were found butchered out OF all recogui-
ton. Even their faces were most horribly
slashed and in the cases OF all the others their
persons were frightfully dis6gured. Like Jack
the Ripper's" victims they have been found in
out of the way places. Two of the victims were
possessed of gaudy jewelry and from that it is
urged that the mysterious murderer has not
committed the crimes for robbery. In fact in
almost every detail, the crimes and eharaeteris-
tics are identical with the White Chapel
horrors
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
AWcToRY EoR HE "TIMEs.n
Inspector Bonfleld and Capt. Setback In
definitely Suspended From Office.

Inspector BOnfield and Capt. Schaack In
definitely Suspended From Office.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Inspector Bonfeld and
Capt Setback were tonight indefinitely sus-
pended from office. Bonfeld and Setback are
the officials whom the Chicago Times has been
charging with corruption in Office the specifca-
tions being that the pair were virtually in
league with gamblers, saloon-keepers, thieves
and the demi monde. The first result of the
charges was the immediate filing of libel suits
against the Times, and these suits added
10 daily until the total amount of damages
asked from the newspaper by the officers and
others is nearly million and a-half dollars.
Suspended, in company with the Inspector
and captain, is Detective Lowenstein, the Off
Ger who, after a terrible hand-to-hand struggle
succeeded in arresting Anarchist Louis Lingg.
The suspension order is signed by Mayor
Roche, who was nominated by the republicans
in the excitement following the Haymarket af-
fair and elected on an anti-red flag platform.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
4 Chicago Reporter shoots His Wife and
Then Kills Himself,


CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-The police department.
was this morning notified that q man
named W. S. Bradley had shot and
killed his wife and then committed
suicide at the hotel Cortlandt, at the corner Of
Wabash-ave. and Adams-st. Both we're shot
through the head and died instantly Walter
s. Bradley was a member of an old and respect
able family in this city. w. H. Bradley, clerk
of the q. S court, and Francis Bradley of the
firm Of Baird & Bradley, dealers in real estate,
were his uncles. Mrs. Bradley was a Miss
Hathaway, and is a sister Of Charles H. Hatha-
way of the Corn exchange national bank.
The couple took rooms at the hotel Cort-
landt about about a week ago. Yesterday they
ouarreled and Mr.. Bradley left the hotel. This
morning he returned and requested an inter
view with his wife, awaiting her in the hotel
parlor. When she came down, the quarrel
was renewed and the result was death to both
OF them. This is the third tragedy of the kind
that has taken place here within a week. Both
were employed by morning paper-the hus-
band as a reporter and the wife as literary ed-
itor. Bradley was BLACK sheep" in the fam.
lily. He was at one time employed by the
Pullman palace car company, but was con-
victed of embezzlement and was condemned 70
a years imprisonment in the penitentiary,
from which he was released four or five months
ago,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
The BROOKLYN Strike OF.

BROOKLYN, L. l., Feb. 6.-The strikers to-
night accepted Deacon Richardson's terms.
They signed an agreement in which willingness
was expressed to return TO work only as indi-
viduals, and to take their places as nearly as
possible as they were before the commence
ment of the strike. The document also stipu-
lated that the recently engaged men should
have precedence over the late employees, who
pledged the newly engaged men and travelling
public on the different lines immunity from
further assault and insult, and closing, the
agreement declares the strike to be fully and
antiraIv off