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Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT PLAN.
A Suprcmc Court Decision which
 will Operate Against It.

In the Orange County, N. '. Supreme Court. Special Term, Judge Joseph F. Bar nard, has rendered a decision of great inter. est to all persons concerned in life or accident insuranc" on the mutual assessment system Isaac Myers, of Port Jervis, died in 1884, holding policy of insurance on his life for 8 900. issued by the Masonic Guild Associa- ton O! New York City. a mutual benefit con- pnny, in which policy Emmct Myers was named as beneficiary.
 The association levied tho customary as- Sessments authorized by it's bylaws at s1 zach upon members, but realizing thercfrom only Sl 400 which it paid over to Emmet Myers and accepted by him, he being then unaware of his rights, in full Sntis action of ''is claim.
 Subsequently Myers brought suit against the th:ce-thousand dollar policy, passing his 'laim on the ground that the association had on hand on the date of the elder Meyers death, according to the sworn statement filed by it's officers with the State Insurance Department, a general fund of ST, 900, out of which he should have been paid in full.
 The association defended on the plea that 1t was only required to pay, under the mutual assessment plan, the amount realized from the assessment levied in the particular case in hand
 Judge Barnard decides that where a specific sum is named in policy issued under such circumstances, the association issuing it is bound to pay the full amount, without regard to any deficiency in the returns of the assess ment, and he gave judgment to the plaintiff for the $l 600 claimed. with costs.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
ABOUT DOCTORS BILLS.

Many a struggling family has all it can dc to keep the wolf from the door, without being called upon to pay frequent aud eXor bitant bills for medical advice and attend unce
 True the doctor is often a necessary though exptslsive vistant of the family circle; never thelcss, pure and we'll tested remedies-kt Warmers Safe Cure-kept on hand for ust when required, will be found a paying invest ment for every household in the land
 Sickness is one of the Icgaces of life, and yet every i'll that flesh is heir to has an anti. dotc in the laboratory of nature. Hon. H. II. Warner of Rochester, N. r., President oj the Chamber of Commerce of that city, was few years ago stricken with kidney disease, which the physicians declared incurabe. In this extremity a friend recommended to him n vegetable preparation now known through. out the civilized world as Warmers Safe Cure. He tried it, and was quickly restored to perfect health The incident led him to begin the manufacture of the wonderful pre- paration. and to make its merits known in all tongues and among all peoples.
 He has now laboratories and warehouses not only in the United States, but in Canada, England Germany. Austria, Australia, and Burmah. His preparations meet the requlre- mcnts and effect the cure of variety of dis eases, and are allcompounded from medicinal plants of the highest virtue.
 Mir. Warner is a man of affairs, of wealth, culture and the highest standing in his own city and throughout the State. His charac. ter is the best guarantee of the purity and excellence of his renowned Remedies, which may be found in every hrst-class drug store of EurODe and America
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
COMMERCIAL UNION.
The Debate in the Canadian Par
 liament.

The first member of the Canadian Parlia ment to come out squarely in favor of com mercial union is Mir Armstrong, representing an Ontario constituency. In the House, at Ottawa, continuing the debate on the resolu tion favoring closer trade relations with the United States, he contended that such 8 measure was the only correct solution of the trade question between the two countries. Can ada would go into negotiatios as a free anc Independent party, and could accept or reject any proposals, while shc would have an equa right in suggesting tariff arrangements. One advantage of commercial union would be the total abolition of customs-houses along the boundary and the dismissal of an army oi officials The Government had contended that the people of the United States were op- posed to extending commercial relations with Canada unless through annexation. Recent events at Washington killed this argument as evidenced in the Hit resolution.
 The Government, in opposing unrestricted trade relations with the United States had built largely upon the argument that it would prove ruinous to the manufacturing industries of the country, which, under their high protective policy, they had endeavored to foster. Was every other industry in the country to be sacrificed to promote the in terests of the manufacturers? The fisher man, the farmer. the lumberman the stock raiser. must all yield to the pressing demands of the wealthy manufacturer for q high tariff and no free trade with other countries. The Canadian people were loyal, but they were once before in the history of the country driven to seek refuge under the Stars and Stripes from oppression of Tory government, and the movement which threatened to sever the tie which bound Canada to Great Britain only checked by the ratification of re- eiprocity treaty with the United States in 1851. History might repeat itself.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
A Preacher Nearly Sixty Years.

The Rev. Jeremiah Porter, who has been in attendance at the Congregation al Convention, has been ill the ministry nearly sixty years. The first sermon ever preached in Chicago, or on the site where the city now stands, was preached by Mir. Porter. His wife, who died in California last year, was the first school teacher ill Chicago, and taught the first school organized there. MT. Porter has done more missionary work than any other minister ill the Northwest. In his kindly ministrations he has fairly been in advance of civilization. He not only greeted the first white settlers at Chica- go, but he preached among the earliest settlers at Green Bay, and was for number of years in Texas. He has preached ill almost every State and Ter ritory west of the Mississippi, never faltering on account of hardships, and never losing his zeal because his finan- cial returns were small. Mir. Porter is on the bright side of eighty, having some time ago passed the mark of four score years. He Is in comparatively good health, though he does not preach much. He had one daughter, Mary, and one son, Henry, who have been missionaries to China.-JantsuiIe (WH.) (I1eeffe
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
The Worlds Hebrews.

An estimate accepted at the opening of Jewish Young Mems Club ill Glas- COW lately, says the PaU MaU Gazette, as the lowest that can be entertained, stated the number of the ubiquituousr race at 6,0000oO. With the exception of half a million they are all ill state of political bondage. But the Young Men's Club just opened in Glasgow means to strike to cure that evil. "Did it not occur to them," asked fervcntly patriotic speaker of his more fortunate countrymen, "that, having obtained their own emancipation, great deal fell upon their shoulders; that the Jews of the British Empire, and of France and America, if they were men with any
 thing like pluck in their souls, would never rest content till they fought the battle for the great mass of their race who are still writhing under persecution. That was quite sufficient reason for the formation of Jewish associations, and he trusted that they, the young men of Glasgow, would not forget that in Rus sia alone there were 100000 of their race whose every step was dogged by that curse, that abuse of Christianity, religious hatred and persecution.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
8, 3,OOO,OOO Acres of Land Which
 Have Been UnlawfulIy Held.

Commissioner Storkslager, of the General Land Office at Washington, rendered a decis ion in the Tumacacori and Calabazas private land claim in Arizona. He holds that there is no authority for the reservation of the 52 900 acres of land included within the pre- liminary survey of said clam, for two req sons:
 First-That theland, being within the Gads den purchase of 1853, is not operated upon by the act of July p, 1851, in aid of the treaty or Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1S4S.
 Second-That the preliminary survey of a private claim does not of itself operate as a withdrawal of the surveyed lands from set tlement and entry. even in cases covered by said act of 1851 the legal withdrawal being only of lands actually claimed or which could be legally claim cd.
 Under this holding nearly 3,00oO00 acres of land in New Mexico an'l Ariznnn arc in q state of ualawf reservation from settlement by reason of excessive surveys made for the benefit of grant claimants, irrespective of the question ns to t he validity or invalidity O! the claims themselves. Nearly all the private claim: :;n Arizona are within the "Gadsden purchase"
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
4A White Cap Outrage.

Antoine Belanger came to Raymond, Dako ta, much bruised. with chain attached about his neck with a paddock. At his home about 20 miles north of Doland, he was reused from bed by noise at the barn As he approached the barn door tivemcn masked with white caps rushed upon him with drawn revolvers and guns, put d chain on his neck and q rope and raised him twice to the ioist of the barn, threatening to kill him if he did not confess that he burned his neighbors building last fall. To save his life he confessed They then hound his hands behind him, blindfollcd and took him to the house. The men broke the furniture, put ker- osene on everything. took his money, and put him and his trunk into his own wagon behind his team. Two men on horseback with drawn revolvers followed him nine mile into the hills, promising him death on his return. The others burned his house. He says he knows them all and that the officers after them
 He disclaims any knowledge of how his neigh bors fire originated Some trouble existed heretofore between him and that neighbor
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
YEAR, OR ANY OTHER YEAR
A Cripple Gambling on the Ice.

A pathetic incident was witnessed the other day up on State street, neal Twenty ninth. In a vacant lot there was quite an extensive sheet of ice: frozen over after the recent thaw. Thi: slippery surface was covered with rag ged urchins living near by, and the ma jority of them were on skates. All ot them were apparently having a gooo deal of fun. Right in the midst of the crowd was an unfortunate little fellow whose legs had both been amputateo near the hip. Upon his hands were strapped an old pair of skates, and he skillfully glided over the ice on then with his little companions. Apparently he asked no odds of them, and they gave him none, tumbling over the poor little fellow and he tumbling over them. He shouted with glce and joined in theil laughter, and the boy with no legs had as much fun as any of the other skaters. -CHicado HeraM.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
The New Italian Ministry.

Acting under the advice of Sigs. Blanchcri and Farni. the former of whom declined the task of forming a Ministry, King llumhcrt has acrrpted the Cabinet arranged by Sig Crispi The new Cabinet is composed as fol lows
 President of the Council, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs-- Sig. Crispi Minister of Financc-Sig. Doda
 Minister of the Trcasury-Sig Ziolctti Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs Sig Zanardclli Minister of War-Gcn Vale. Minister of Marinc-Sig Erin. Minis ter Of Commerce., Industry and Agriculture Sig. Miceli. Minister of Public Works-Scna- tor Finah. Minister of Posts and Photographs Sig I.acavg. or the new Ministry, Sigs Crispi. N;lic B,in Micci and Zanardclli re- tain the portfolios held by them in the last Cabinet.
 It is believed that the Cabinet will com. mand a conSidcra blc ma jority in the Chamber Of Deputies, although it will be confronted by the old hight aud the Extreme Left.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
Educational Test for Voters.

The Legislature of North Carolina has passed bill providing for an election law much similar to the famous South Carolina law, in that it has the educational quafica- tion. The bill provides that all boxes shall be labelled, and that voters shall approach the polls one at a time and place their several ballots in the proper boxes. The bill will seriously affect the illiteratc negro clement in the State and will mako Democratic majority assured The Democratic majority in the State was greatly reduced in the recent cam- paign, and tho Democrats, who have good majority in the present Legislature, passed the bill. which makes their supremacy certain for the future Several negroes in the Lcgis- lature made bitter speeches on the bill, saying that tho colorcd people of the State would not submit to the law. and that the whites would be sorry for having passed it
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13

pumping machine. At 17 he entered the Swedish army as an ensign, and was rapidly promoted. He invented in three years forty different mechanical contrivanccs, two-thirds of which were patented.
 In 1889 Ericsson came to America, and in 1S41 began to build the Princeton, the first naval vessel to carry her machinery under the water line and out of the reach of hostile shot. This vessel caused the reconstruction of the fleets of the world.
 The famous Monitor. which had so import ant an influence on the civil war was launched with steam machinery complete, 100 days from the laying of the keel plate, and arrived in Hampton Roads just in time to defeat the Confederate ironclad Mcrrimac which had destroyed the Cumberland and Congress, and was about to sink or disperse the rest of tho governments wooden fleet.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
The Samoan Controversy.

The Bocrscn Zcitung of Berlin says the United States has proposed to refer that DOT tion Of the Samoan question concerning Ger many and the United States alone to arbi tration. Germany is not avcrsc to this, but adhcrcs to tho opinion that the conference should settle the questions involving Ger many, Great Britain, and the United States.
 In the British House of Commons Sir James Ferguson said in reply 10 t question, that the Government had not heard of any truce between the German Consul of Apin and Chief Mataufn. Eugland, lle said, had no right to interfere i'll tho matter. He had no doubt that 0srmnny bud tycatVd MnlietQa well,
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
OKLAHOMA'S RAIDERS.
They Will Enter Shortly and Fir
 the Prairie if Pursucd.

They Will Enter Shortly and Fire
 the Prairie if Pursued.
 Advces from southern Kansas are that the intending settlers ill the Oklahoma country are making preparations for grand raid into that section within a few weeks un- less President Harrison issues d proclama- ton opening the country before that time Oklahoma Harry Hill is expected to be in supreme command. with Col. sam Crocker in charge of the 5000 men about Purcell, 1. T.
 Soldiers stationed along the Indian Terri tory line now demand a pass from all enter ing the country If the proposed raid is made Hill declares that he will tear down all tho fences of tho cattlcmen and burn all the grass in the Cherokee strip
 Mayor Riley, of Caldwell. says that soldiers have been increased on the border, and that no one can HOW get into the Territory with out permit from the Cherokee Cattle Strip Co He also produced q letter from Col. Sam Crocker, written at Purcell. in which he says that the boomers in fhe Chckasaw Nation arc clamoring for a forcible entrance into Oklahoma. He is in constant fear of trouble and it is beyond his power to quell the present spirit ofinvasion.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
MURDERED IN YELLOWSTONE.
Alleged to be Indians but Outlaws SuSDecte(1

Alleged to be Indians but Outlaws
 Suspected.
 A despatch from Cheyenne, Wyo says that party of French tourists, two women and three men, in charge of a guide, have been murdered in Yellowstone Park. The guide, Hank Ferry, escaped, and, after telling the story of the massacre disappeared. There is no likelihood of the bodies being recovered until spring, as the park ia closed to visitors and the French party was travelling through in defiance of the regulations. The Indians party, but it is now believed that Montana outlaws followed the tourists for several days Into the interior of the park and then de- scended upon the camp with the suddenness of an Indian attack and massacred the par ty. securing theit booty. Henry Ferry, guide, was shot, nearly brained and left for dead upon the ground but escaped alive.
 The party consisted of Paul Cert, an el- derly merchant of Lyons, France, and his niece, Mrs. J. Vincent and her husband, and M. and Mme. NJ. Leclaire, nll middle aged Ferry secured an overland outfit, consisting of two wagons aud eight mules. Provisions were taken with them. The party entered from the west. They spent several weeks in the park
 They camped two days and nights at Rat tlesnake Canon. The men all fell asleep in the open air after drinking heavily. When the guide awoke at daylight of the third morning he found the mules stampetled. While inves- tigating he was nearly brained by horse man who dashed passed. He fell to tho ground and remembers hearing only an Indian war whoop, evidently from large party. When Ferry came to his senses his leg was bleeding from a bullet wound The mules were gone, the wagons had been p!undcred of every thing of value, and the bodies of the five French tourists lay in heap riddled with bullets and hacked by knives. The two women had been scalpcd. Wolves were al- ready at work on the bodies. Ferry had hard journey t, Canon City. where he arrived crazy from fever and rain and very incoher- ent in his statements. He was nursed for a week and finally his story was obtained
 The miners here believe his assniants were not Indians, but wEte outlaws.
 The miners will organize a party to the Park and will make every effort to capture the murderers of the unfortun#t French people.
 If, as is surnTsed, Ferry party to the crime, it will go very hard with him if cap tured. He is well known throughout this Territory and in Montana and Idaho, and it will be difficult for him to remain long con cealed. The amount of plundcr secured from the murdered French people has not been as certained, but it is supposed to have been considerable.
 The Governor of the Territory will be ap- pealed to for aid in pursuing the criminals, whether white men or Indians. It may be some time before the party of citizens who will go to the Park to give the bodies of the murdered French people scpnlchre is able 10 return, as the distance is great and the roads at this time of year almost impossible at some points.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
ORAT0RS|
Exploded in His Pocket.

despatch from Akron Ohio. says that John Greedy, J ohu Costigau, Will McGinns and Fred Shrank, aged about Is, stole a quantity ofblastng powder to day and start ad on t he railroad track into the country to cx- plodc it. On tue wayit caught lrom matches iu the pocket or one of the boys and, cNplOd- was fairly cooked from his waist down, and the flesh hung in shrcds. He will die. Fred Shrank's baked and torn His side was blistered and his clothes burned from him He is in d critical condition. The other two came running to the city witt their hands and faces bleeding and torn. Their wounds are not fatal, although Costigan suffers terri
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
Fragrant Corn Frauds.

The freshets of last fall washed away nearly the entire corn crops of several of the upper counties of South Carolina. As a result every day carloads oi corn arc being received. in that section. The great bulk of this comes from Cincinnati, though some comes from Chicago aud St. Louis. The farmers complain that the sacks Of corn are short in weight aud that coal, rocks, iron and glass are mixed with tho com to increase it's weight The Fa rmc!s' Alliance will Investigate the charges A farmer lost horses from injuries received in eating shci,cd corn with glass in it.
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
Our BOOdlers Frightened,

John c. Enc and Boodler Kecnan are ex- pected to do some lobbying in Ottawa, against the Weldon Extradition bill, and in behalf of the scores of fugitivcs who are now making Canada refuge from United States justice. There will be some opposition to he retroactive feature of the bill, although it will hardly bs strong enough 10 accomplish its object. IL b expected tho bill will go tSr0uSh all Siehk
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
Purify Your Blood

Itis true economy to buy Hoods Sarsaplrills, fo, 'lol D seS Ons Dollsrn Is original with and truc only of this popular medicine. If you wish to prove tSis buy bottle of Hoods Sarsa rilla an m its contents. You will find it to ld 100 teaspoon. fuls Now read tho directions, an you will find that the average dose for rsons of different is less than q aspoonful This is certainly conclusive evidence of the peculiar strength and economy of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
 Hoods sarsaparilla purified my blool, gave mo strength and overs the headache and dizziness, so that now I am able 10 work again. I recommend Hoods Sarsaparlla to oth whose blood is thin impure. and who feel out run down, LUTHER MASON, Lowell. Mass
 Hoods Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists Sl; six for $ Prepared only by C. I HOOD X CO. Apothecaries, Lowell Mass.
 100 Doses One Dollar
Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13
KING MILAN ADVOCATES
His Son Succccds---Queen Natalie
 May Now Return.

Ills Son SuCCccuS--tSueen Natal1e
 May Now Return.
 A dispatch from Belgrade says that King Milan has issued a decree formally ahdicat ing the throne of Scrvia in favor of his son Alexander, who will reign under the title o Alexander l. The decree appoints M. Ion Ris tics and Gems. Protitch and Bclimarkovit Regents during the minority of Alex ander, who is thirteen years old
 King Milan, at q reception to officials. for mally announced his abdication and said that his son Alexander would be crowned King. X banquet was given at the palace this evening and the town was illuminated.
 King Milan will remain commandcr-in-chiet of the army during his sons minority.
 A rumor is current that ex-Qucen Natalie will return to Servia and take up her residence at kraguyevatz.
 King Milan is only thirty-fve years old He succeeded to the throne of Scrvia after the assassination of his uncle. Prince Mchail, in 1S6S Heis the fourth Of his dynasty which was founded by Milos Obrenovc, leader ot the Servians in the war of instruction to throw off the yoke of Turkey, a war that lasted from 1915 to 1S29 when the Turkish government was compelled to grant virtual independence to Servia. The family has had a hard timc on the throne, political coniro- versics in Servia being very bitter, and often leading to violent outbreaks. Of the four ulcluDCfS Ol uIlc ltlullN WHO HitNe lIlC throne, the first was compelled to nbdicate but three years later recalled to the throne again; tho second was banished, the third was assassinated and the fourth has just abdicated.
 Some fourteen years go he m arried Natalie Kechko, the daugher of a Russian Colonel His conduct towards her was so outrageous that, after innumerable scandals, which have rendered the Court of Belgrade a by-word ir Europe during the past ten years she was forced to leave him. The manner in which he caused the young Grown Prince to be tor r from her side and the means which he adop ted for obtaining O more or less legal divorce from Queen Natalie last year, are still fresh il the minds of all.
 The Queen was very popular in Servia, ant as an insurrection was on the eve of breaking out in her favor,' he sought to divert tn, minds of the people by proclaiming new Constitution andincreased electoral suffrage The only result of the latter has been to in crease the majority in Parliament opposed to his foreign and domestic policy and his abdica ton is the result